I enjoyed this book very much, and I am not even Canadian

Edith Fowke collected much Canadian folklore and folk songs during her life, and wrote many books about these subjects. This is a good introductory book. Fowke carefully includes songs, jokes, stories, etc, from each part of Canada, showing that Newfoundland and Quebec do not have a monopoly on our folklore.

Far too often, Canadians downplay their rich cultural history and undervalue their store of folklore. Hopefully, more books like this one will help us to learn and appreciate our folklore and will whet a thirst to discover more.

This is an excellent novel! I was immediately engaged in Fiona's story. Miller successfully blends the world of back-stabbing academia with Edith Wharton's biographical tale. I found myself riveted by both stories and the Tarot readings are simply delightful. I have already given copies to my friends and relatives--makes a great graduation gift!

Not only is The Fool's Journey a delightful read, it isalso wonderfully constructed--the mixing of Edith Wharton and Fiona's story works well.
The book is wise about the vagaries of academic life. It is an absorbing and invigorating read that says so much, so well, about how to make the journey from academic enmeshment to autonomy. And it says it without becoming didactic or simplistic--instead, it is a witty, tender and insightful account.
I'm already recommending this to all my women colleagues.

Excellent choices. Highly recommended for your Womens Studies research or just for a pleasure read. I particularly love "The Yellow Wallpaper." A fascinating look in the shackled mind of stifled feminine creativity.

This book is inspirational as well as educational by transitioning between Romanticism and Realism. The work challenges the reader to decide whether it refers simply to the prospect of salvation for a man convicted of stealing. Also questions are raised that is it possible that through the naturalistic view that Hugh's theft he can be excused by his unfortunate environment and heredity. Davis is an insightful and thoughtful writer, and this book represents that.

A Garden Carried in the Pocket by Edith Nisberg is a delightful story about Russell and Joy, two teenagers on a quest to understand the volatility of the stock market.

Ms. Nisberg has an incredible ability to navigate the reader through the perplexities of the stock market by presenting its components through the eyes of the inquisitive main character, Russ. Russ and his sister, Joy, decide to use the money that their grandmother gave them in order to buy 100 shares of Latitude and Longitude, a brokerage house that they encounter after pressing a magical elevator button that leads them to the company's location, the North Pole. Their hopes are soon dashed when they discover that shortly after their investment deal is made, their shares originally priced at $1.00 are now worth only 2 cents a share - a significant loss of $108.00.

Russ and Joy's initial despair turns into hope as they master a plan to not only get back the money that their grandmother gave them, but to also benefit other college-bound youngsters. Their plan entails marketing Latitude and Longitude's latest book with one twist - those who find the picture of the four-leaf clover in the back of the book would be entitled to 100 shares of Latitude and Longitude. Moreover, the profits would be earmarked to go into a college scholarship fund. Therefore, Russ and Joy set out on their dream endeavor. Their father, initially dubious about the execution of their plan, finally agrees to contact his good friend, Mr. Flound-Ar, the president of the publishing company of Latitude and Longitude. (Their mother also has an active role since she is on the Board of Latitude and Longitude.) After negotiating the advertisement at school and on the web, the responses for the book begin to pour in. As planned, a young person from every continent wins 100 shares of the company, thus providing a source of money for the college scholarships.

As in the real-life situation, Russ and Joy discover that the profit from their plan is not instantaneous, but slow and gradual. However, they learn the true lesson that "the stock market is not an exact science" (p.58)

This book is a useful and fun guide for readers of all ages who wish to learn about the stock market. Enjoy!

The book has an excellent story and offers important information about Wall Street and the stock market for young people. I highly recommend it. There are additional activities at the back of the book for young people to indulge in.

I found this book in 2002, apparently about 15 years after it was printed, and it looks brand new. That's a combination of great craftsmanship and a lack of use. As for the latter - I don't know why it hasn't been used that much. It's a great reference book if nothing else. The summaries are great for even casual reading, as they are only a couple pages long for each woman mentioned (from the first century A.D. to the 20th century).

An excellent biographical book on Christian women from the second to the ninteenth centuries. A revealing and personal account of their struggles, sacrifices and commitment to their families and Christian faith. A thorough and historical report on their missionary work at home and/or abroad. Enjoyable reading, perfect reference book or gift to share.

If you are a fan of emotionally charged page-turners, Edith Marks' new novel, Ground Cover, is not to be missed! Following great success in the non-fiction realm, Marks' debut in fiction will leave you clamoring for more.

Filled with compelling action, gripping emotional depth and suspenseful plot twists, Ground Cover follows the lives of the Harts, a passionate and rapidly disintegrating family plagued by tragedy. Marks has done a masterful job of developing emotionally rich, true-to-life characters and a compelling plot that never wavers. Throughout the story, you find yourself not a mere observer of the Hart's lives but a participant in them. Her ability to describe feelings of guilt, loss, betrayal, confusion and love with stunning accuracy and clarity combined with an expert ability to keep readers on the edge of their seats has resulted in not just a book, but an experience. By the time you are finished with Ground Cover, you will know what it is like to have loved and lost, to have given up your life for your convictions, to find peace in the midst of tragedy and to have survived experiences you hope only to read about. Ground Cover is a must read.

This book is full of suspense because you care about the characters and can't figure out what's going to happen to them next.
Cleo, the main character, is an artist. But creative as she is, she is quite an unaware person. She doesn't know whether she is at fault because one daughter takes drugs and the other feels totally unloved. She senses her marriage is on the rocks but hasn't a clue as to why.
As Cleo discovers the dark side of herself, we begin to ask ourselves a few questions about our own motivations.
In contrast, her husband Adam, is an intuitive man who is a hero to the world as well as to his children. But is he truly a hero? Or is that selfishness we glimpse under his motives?
And the third person of the triangle is Gus, a Prince Charming of a man who uses his money and power to grant all Cleo's wishes, be it buying all her paintings, having her roof fixed, or bailing her daughter out of jail. He satisfies her every need, but you come to wonder if she is selling her soul to the devil.
And these real people have today's issues to deal with. The destruction of our forests and medicinal herbs for one. But the main issue is vengeance, which makes the author almost clairvoyant, for this book was written before September llth.
The book has a satisfying ending. For though it is about the dark side in all of us, it shows transcendance of hate, anger and vengeance and the reaching of unconditional love.
Bernice Hunold

This is the best historical novel I have ever read. The villain, Ralf Isambard, is the most complex character in any book, and at the end, you will find yourself feeling sorry for him. Fascinating.

The Heaven Tree is the first book in a trilogy; it is continued by The Green Branch and The Scarlet Seed. In these books, Pargeter not only tells a great story, but deals with the themes of the artist's place in society and the permanence of art. The quote above is from Pargeter's introduction to the 1993 edition, in which she calls this trilogy "the work that came nearest what I wanted it to be."

The Heaven Tree takes place between 1200 and 1234, in Shropshire, Wales, and Paris. The story centers on Harry Talvace, second son of a knight, who has a gift for carving stone and a strong sense of the injustice of English feudal law. Harry and his best friend Adam are falsely charged with poaching, and they escape to France, where they find work helping to build Notre Dame. Ralf Isambard, lord of Parfois on the Welsh border, offers Harry the chance to build him a cathedral. Despite the dangers of returning to Wales, Harry accepts. Isambard's mistress, Madonna Benedetta, falls in love with Harry, but he refuses her in order to marry his childhood sweetheart. The book ends with Harry's death, but Benedetta, his wife and child, and his cathedral (almost a character in its own right) live on.

A bare outline of the plot can do no justice to Pargeter's skill with character. Harry, possessed by his art; loyal Adam; haughty, honor-obsessed Isambard; and proud and passionate Benedetta are all larger-than-life, unforgettable characters; their clashes of will, honor, and love are brilliantly written, not a word in the wrong place.

One of the delightful things about this book is that it treats children as thinking beings, yet still manages to contain all of the magic and adventure of childhood. As in all of her work, E. Nesbit tells an exciting story while encouraging the reader to consider the meaning of things. One of the best books written by one of the best children's writers of all time.

Two 10-year-olds are the last survivors of a long line of english aristocrats.The family castle lies in ruins, but the children are determined to restore it to its former glory with the help of the long-lost family treasure. The task seems daunting, but they soon discover there's some intricate, powerful magic in the family crest.. Subsequently the treasure hunt hurtles along at breathtaking pace. The magic includes frequent trips into the turbulent (and dangerous) times of England's feudal past to discover the exact time and place where the treasure was hidden.. This book and it's sequel (or prequel?!) "Harding's Luck" can't be recommended enough. They are children's classics of the nicest kind - not the least bit sirupy - but full of adventure and magic

Edith Warner's own words exceed in beauty and simpicity anyone else's account of what her experiences were like in Northern New Mexico during the era of the making of the atomic bomb. Captured for the reader are the feelings of an anglo woman being accepted by Native Americans, the difficult life a woman making it on her own, and her intense feelings about how the war affected pueblo people.
Editor, Patrick Burns, has done a fine job of editing and staying true to the spirit of these wonderful writings!

Edith Warner came to New Mexico from the East in 1922, seeking a place to regain her failing physical health. Rather, she found a place ideal for her spiritual health, an ancient land where she felt at peace. She settled into a little house beside the Rio Grande at a lonely railroad siding called Otowi, where she supervised the off loading of freight. Ironically, in that out-of-the-way location, fate placed her at a crossroads in time, to live between the pastoral life of the neighboring Pueblo Indians and the frenzied pace of nearby scientists ushering in the atomic age at Los Alamos. In the midst of these different worlds, Edith completed her personal journey and touched the lives of everyone who passed her way, from sheepherders and potters to world-renowned physicists. Her story has been presented in two previous books, THE HOUSE AT OTOWI BRIDGE, a memoir and southwestern classic by Peggy Pond Church, and THE WOMAN AT OTOWI CROSSING, a fictionalized and altered version of Edith's life by Frank Waters. Now, IN THE SHADOW OF LOS ALAMOS offers the story through Edith's own writing, with a preface to set the stage.

As a reviewer, I am suppose to tell you whether or not you will enjoy this book, but such a prediction would be based solely on opinion. What I can tell you is that Patrick Burns, the book's editor, was passionately dedicated to his project on Edith Warner and that his admiration of Edith, despite never having met her, shows through in his work. Burns pursued lost documents in dusty archives, salvaged old letters that were about to be destroyed, and talked with Edith's friends and relatives from around the country to gather and preserve this record of her writing, which includes published and unpublished articles, letters, and surviving portions of her journal. IN THE SHADOW OF LOS ALAMOS is the result of years of in-depth research into a remarkable woman and a place in time. Edith's story leads the reader to wonder what might have become of her had she stayed in Pennsylvania, never having found her little house by the river, but we will never know because Edith recognized that she was right where she was suppose to be. She pursued her destiny. Through this book, she continues to inspire others to do the same. My opinion? You will more than enjoy IN THE SHADOW OF LOS ALAMOS.

Reading music is easy thanks to this book. I recomend this book to anyone who wants to learn who to read music. Its easy and fun.!

Matt Sabato

This Book taught me how to learn all the chords. I can open a piece of music and be confident I can read it. Reading music is as easy as 1-2-3 now. I HIGHLY recomend this book for anyone who needs to learn how to read music and chords.

Edith Felker is A GENIUS!

-Matt Sabato