For some reason, this visionary book has kept its relevance for over fifty years (revised early Sixties). A work of Goodman's youth, around the time he taught at Black Mountain College, Communitas is by turns common sensical, prophetic, poetic, absurdly idealistic, & frequently (deliberately) hilarious.

What was so terribly dehumanizing about American cities (the model here is New York) in the Forties has not been corrected in any major way. In the aftermath of 9/11, with that horrible, gaping hole where the Towers stood, one turns again to Communitas & reads about banning cars from New York, making the the city's avenues pedestrian & bike friendly, preserving good neighborhoods with indigenous personalities, & transforming other harsh, declining or gentrifying areas into safe, humane areas that are welcoming & which provide homes, schools & shopping areas that erase racial & class divides.

The Goodmans eagerly to take on Frank Lloyd Wright, Bucky Fuller, the international & all the other various schools of designs for living then current. They reach back to earlier American, British & European models of community that showed promise through their partial successes.

This is a deeply felt & humane call for holistic, human-sized communities within our cities. Ultimately, the solutions may not be so grandiose as some of those suggested here. But the World Trade Center Towers, awesome as they were, were coldly & absurdly beyond human scale; symbols of our subservience to a system of economics that is usually blind to basic human requirements; gigantic obstacles to the simple warmth of an afternoon's sunshine. I suspect Paul Goodman despised them.

This book is similar in setting to that of Wren's best-seller, "Beau Geste". General Jason disappears for two years after telling his wife he will be gone for six months. She gets Jason's best friend to find him. Does he find Jason? What is going to be like after being gone years? And does his friend really kill him? All this is included in this book.

As a historian, I love history, particularly medieval and ancient history. Unfortunately, most people find history boring and just something they have to do in school. Percival takes a subject that is wonderful and interesting to some of us, namely Greek history, and makes it into something that everyone can access and experience. He gives life to names in text books that most people never think twice about. In addition to bringing history to life, his style is very unique. His use of Vlepo as a point of departure from "normal" point of view story telling is truly awesome. The ancient world has never felt more real.

P.C. Mowle's, Pioneer Families of Australia, was printed in five editions between 1939 and 1974. It is a genealogical history of Australia's pioneers, focussing on families who arrived between 1788 and 1838, and who played a leadership role in opening up the continent. Consistent with this approach, and given the nature of Australian development, families listed tended to have agricultural, business, and professional backgrounds. Short biographies are included for many of the first two generations, but thereafter comment tends to be limited to a statement of occupation. Subject to family interest, the descendents are included up to late 1974. Details of marriages are also included, but tend to lapse after about 1955. The 5th edition, updated by L.M. Mowle, was limited to 1001 copies, and I am not aware of plans for an update. As a genealogical record of the first two centuries of European settlement in Australia this book is unsurpassed.

MR. EVERETT DID A GOOD JOB OF SHOWING A DIFFERENT SIDE TO THE OLD WEST IN THIS TRULY HILARIOUS TALE OF TWO TOTALLY OPPOSITE MEN. CURT, A SIMPLE MAN WITH LITTLE COMMON SENSE AND BUBBA, AN AFRICAN AMERICAN TRACKER, TRAVELING TOGETHER IN SEARCH OF CURT'S WIFE AFTER SHE WAS ABDUCTED BY A TRAVELING GROUP OF THEIVES. THE MISADVENTURES ARE SURE TO LEAVE YOU TICKLED. MY FAVORITE SCENE IS WHEN CURT IS BURIED STANDING UP TO HIS NECK IN THE GROUND WITH HIS HORSE ALSO BURIED THE SAME WAY NEXT TO HIM IN THE DESERT OF THE WEST. IT WILL BE A WHILE BEFORE YOU'LL FORGET THESE CHARACTERS. HAPPY READING

This book guides the marketing enthusiast through the paths of communication, relationship and loyalty programs, planning, branding and other fundamental tools to succeed in a highly competitive business world. It should also be published in english so the foreign executives that come to Brazil can have a "helping hand" to better understand the complexities of this country.

On the dinner table, Callaloo is a stew rich in spices that is made from the leaves of the African dasheen plant. On the bookshelf, Callaloo is a literary journal that has highlighted work from the African Diaspora for the past 25 years. Edited by Charles Henry Rowell, it has provided the literary community with the profound authorship of its contributers. Making Callaloo, a compilation, celebrates these 25 years by showcasing some of the best pieces of prose and poetry that have appeared in the journal during this time.

Included in the compilation are works by talented authors such as Ralph Ellison, Helen Elaine Lee, Percival Everett, Leon Forrest, and Terry McMillan. One of the works of short fiction that I thought was particulary compelling is Octavia Butler's "The Morning and the Evening and the Night." In this short story Butler tells the tale of a diseased group of people, known as "the DGD's". The existence of the DGD's is heartwrenching, and the story lingers long after the last word has been digested.

The poetic voices of Alice Walker, Cyrus Cassells, Rita Dove, and Sonia Sanchez are heard loud and clear in Making Callaloo. Cassells' piece "Sally Hemmings to Thomas Jefferson" paints a vivid picture of the taboo love the two struggled with. Cassels' verse is deep and rhythmic, digging a virtual trench, penetrating the readers' very being.

Just like the Caribbean stew callaloo satiates the body's hunger, Making Callaloo is a collection of work and authors that enriches the mind and spirit. This is art. This is literature. This is Callaloo.

Reviewed by Candace K

This book is a concise explanation of some important topics from Percival's 'Thinking and Destiny'. More Light on Regenerative Breathing, Thinking to isolate Feeling and to gain more Light, the Perfect Deathless Body, the 'Fall' of the Conscious 'Doer', Biblical Symbolism and the way to Everlasting Life. Also, there is a special chapter addressed to parents that gives a simple method to help young children keep open the channel of communication with their 'higher Selves.' The method: Proper answers to significant questions (e.g., 'Where did I come from?') plus special questions put to the child - to help draw out the child's inherent Self-knowledge. That conscious Self in any human who can discover the inner Light, especially from childhood, will open to the world the source of knowledge great beyond the most exalted dreams of humans.

These letters are a rare glimpse into a soldier's thoughts during WWII. Pieces of history, many forgotten are brought to light. Experience a pass to Paris, how wonderful after months living in the field in the cold and mud. A simple watch was one of the few items this man requested from home. That his letters, often written from the battle field were delivered home and responses returned is a wonder of army mail service. The photos of home and family and notes from the author, the letter writer's brother enrich the book and add perspective. Highly valuable as a teaching tool for students. The book is short and hard to put down until you've gone cover to cover.

This work was first published in 1975 and one can justly wonder if it is at all possible to write a biography about someone so young. Nureyev was at that time only 37 years of age and at the absolute peak of his career. Yet, John Percival has written an interesting account of Nureyev's early years. There are also numerous testimonies from a lot of prominent ballet personalities, amongst them Sir Frederic Ashton, Dame Ninette de Valois, Maurice Bejart and others. Arranged in chronological order, there is a complete list of all his roles from 1955 to 1975. Also, an appendix of Nureyev's productions from 1962 onwards. Highly readable and absolutely devoid of all scandals.