This book is very personal--my late mother- and father-in-law were two of the founding members of the Mill Reef Club (they are both buried on the island in St. Philip's Parish) and it's wonderful to study the old photos and see the genesis of one of the most beautiful places anywhere. Robertson (Happy) Ward created something unique and lovely in the club itself and in the houses--the open uncluttered living spaces, the soothing pastel colors and, always, the inviting views of the beach, the bougainvillea, the expanse of impossibly unique blue of Caribbean water. If there is a paradise, for me always it will be the remembered aspects of the club; the mornings under the huge thatched umbrella on the beach when everyone gathered to visit--periodically getting up to walk into the shallows to cool off. In the struts supporting that umbrella were stored flippers, snorkeling gear, forgotten sunglasses, suntan lotion, odds and ends. Residents and guests, visitors invariably found their way to the umbrella--an ever-elastic gathering that was the focal point of the farthest end of the beach from the club. Everyone made the long walk along the sand, back and forth to the club, admiring the houses fronting the water--those pastel creations that looked almost edible. It was an intimation of what heaven might be like. And this book offers portraits of the original members, insight into Ward's creative gifts, and a singular view of another time in another place.

Wow! I was amazed, especially how Sutherland revised his essays on Wuthering Heights and Mill on the Floss. What marvelous insights? What does Lady Dedlock die of? Why doesn't Laura tell her own story in the Woman in White? Read this marvelous book to find out.

I was recommended to read this book by a friend. I have to say that I was very disappointed. You'll learn that the five 'Life Priorities' are Spiritual, Physical, Relationships, Mental, and Financial. And you will get a list of recommended reading (from best-selling authors) for each Priority. With that equipment, you are supposed to get started setting personal goals for each priority and to manage your goal attainment on a long term basis.

But let's not forget the plot of the book, which is supposed to motivate you to do this. Five individuals, depicting the five Life Priorities, go through an ordeal in a Latin American country. There they come across the teacher who teaches them about the priorities, and gives them individual reading recommendations along with his wish to impose himself on them as their mentor and spiritual leader. The teaching consists of poorly understood left/right brain theory interpreted to explain more than it can account for, along with references to many likewise superficially digested theories. After the traumatic ordeal, this teaching is supposed to set the five characters free to explore life's possibilities.

If you haven't thought about setting goals for yourself, or prioritizing between different goals and activities, and if you haven't been inquiring much into life's wonders, then this book might be of some value to you. If you are happy with scratching the surface of things rather than getting to the core of the subject, that is.

There are many good books about spiritual, physical, relationship, mental, and financial issues, if you want to learn or improve in those areas. This is not one of them.

It's sad that there's a market for a book like this.

This is a unique book that helps one take an honest look at their developmental pathways. Yes, the novel could appear somewhat "cheesy" to some, but one may need to get rid of the self-righteous attitudes that afflict so many people in this world to be able to synthesize this material into practical application. It is a great story that keeps you reading until the end...not unlike many "cheesy" Hollywood stories that people pay many dollars to watch at the movie theaters. It is just as entertaining, but with much more there for those who wish to see it. When is the movie coming out? Thanks Dr. Hill!

Living At the Summit is a tremendously thought-provoking, well-written self-help book which offers solid, concrete, and simple principles for living a life of excellence and reaching one's human potential. Unlike any other self-help book I have read thus far, these principles are taught in the midst of a riveting, fast-paced, and fast-reading fiction story that grips your attention from the very first page to the last. I read this book in one sitting and could not put it down! A real nail-biter! Appropriate and entertaining for teens to seniors. Everyone can identify themselves in at least one, if not several, of the characters in the story, so it teaches in a personal way. Definitely to be read - and studied - more than once, with a bibliography included for further study, if one desires. This is a MUST READ for anyone interested in breaking out of a life of mediocrity. Kudos to Dr. Tom Hill!

Another excellent medieval historical from Elizabeth Chadwick! Her books never disappoint the reader. This is the sixth novel I've read by this author and it is one of her best yet!

This story involves the lives of Miriel Weaver and Nicholas de Caen. Miriel is physically and verbally abused by her stepfather continually until he decides against her will to dump her in a nunnery. She eventually escapes with the help of Nicholas whom she had nursed back to health in the convent infirmary. He had been a prisoner with King John's baggage train in 1216 carrying all the royal regalia until the fatal tide and quicksand ends everyone's life but his own. He then takes a chest unknowingly containing a fortune in silver and Queen Matthilda's crown.

Literally down the road, Miriel parts Nicholas' company with some of the silver and Queen Mathilda's crown. He finds this out and becomes enraged and vows to one day get revenge. However, for much of the story they live out different lives with different people until they fatefully meet again.

I loved the detail and descriptions particularily concerning the wool trade, especially the manufacturing of the different types of wool fabrics and colors. This book had me turning pages until 2 a.m. anticipating what would happen next. A very exciting read!

English author Chadwick is the only author I can think of who manages to blend historical fiction with historical romance seamlessly from start to finish. I liked this novel better than her prior one, "The Love Knot", because this one gets to the story's central conflicts faster. Set in medieval times, like all of Chadwick's novels, Miriel and Nicholas are the lead characters, brought together when she nurses him to health in the convent where she is a novitiate. Miriel escapes from the convent and follows Nicholas, only to steal part of the treasure he recovered in the marsh so she can make a new life for herself. This sets the stage for a very rich tapestry of medieval life to unfold, which has a full complement of characters including various people to whom Miriel and Nicholas are married. The central villain is Miriel's second husband, Robert, whose evil acts as a wealthy merchant were common in this time period. Nicholas and Miriel come together and apart throughout the novel. For those readers who don't like lead character separations, this might be a problem but it was not one for me. If you like this novel, also read Chadwick's "The Conquest" and "Daughters Of The Grail," other five star novels by her.

In 1216 England, Nigel Fuller roughs his stepdaughter Miriel Weaver for her disobedience and disrespect. Wanting her out of his life, he dispatches Miriel to live in the St. Catherine's-in-the-Marsh nunnery.

Nicholas de Caen is a prisoner due to King John's false accusations of treason. The monarch destroyed Nicholas' family before branding him a traitor to the crown.

Nicholas escapes and finds refugee at St. Catherine's. Later he helps Miriel run away from her unhappy captivity among the Sisters. Although Miriel and Nicholas are attracted to one another, they depart on bad terms. She trusts no male and he is a wanted soldier of fortune with no name or future. Over the next few years, aristocratic roadblocks continue to insure no relationship forms between them.

THE MARSH KING'S DAUGHTER is an entertaining medieval romance that highlights the abuse of power that dictates much of the early thirteenth century noble lifestyle. Miriel is a brave woman, but her gender leaves her a victim as men make decisions that she dislikes for her. Nicholas is also impotent to help because he too is a casualty of the monarchy. Fans who enjoy an insiders look at a bygone era will gain immense pleasure from Elizabeth Chadwick's wonderful historical romance.

Harriet Klausner

The last installment of the "A History of the Plantagenents" succeeds admirably. Costain has a way of transferring is love and excitement of a subject onto his pages. It's a method that has yet to be rivaled. He gives each character a distinct personality no matter how trivial. William Caxton being a prime example. About half the book is concentrated on Richard II, which is fine because most historians either concentrate on the Black Prince or Henry V and skip over him. Here we see a sympathetic monarch who was easily bullied and who made some bad decisions early in his reign. After Richard II, he continues on through the kings until Richard III. Here he breaks protocol and gives evidence in defense of Shakespeare hunchback, citing Tudor propaganda as the catalyst. Normally, Costain is careful to present detailed accounts of both sides to an arguement, but here he takes a stance. It is quite refreshing and readers will eat it up. Highly recommended as well as the others in the series. My uncle gave me these books and I plan on returning the favor when the next generation comes my way. Treasure these.

English History at it's finest. You feel as if you are there with these people, living their lives. Always in good form, this is one of Costain's best.

Mr. Costain is a very good historian. His scholarship is thorough and his conclusions are always logically wrought and sometimes surprising. His sensibilities are surprisingly contemporary, although I would not term him a "revisionist," (he wrote this history in the 1950s). For example, in his defense of Richard III (in this, the final book in this four-volume history) he travails against conventional opinion to demonstrate why King Richard was, indeed, not the Richard III of Thomas More as popularized by Shakespeare and held true to this day. And in the first volume, the author dashes myth and idle folklore to side with those historians who portray Eleanor of Aquitaine as the wise and effective check on Henry II and her sons that, she no doubt was. In so doing he disperses, through well-reasoned argument, the rumors and "Entertainment-Tonight" kind of fluff (History-Lite) that many still believe. I had been told these four volumes were classics. After reading them, but without being a scholar of history, I think those critical readers might be right. Certainly, Mr. Costain opened my eyes to a different kind of history telling, one in which an historian does not hesitate to conjecture or opine openly and to honestly make his case and then leave it for a reader's judgement. From front to back, from first through fourth volumes, this is a valuable and pleasurable experience. Mr Costain, presents, argues, harangues convention and, always entertains with a use of the language that is as sharp as his reasoning and as precise as his scholarship. Mr. Costain is a very good story-teller.

Corrie ten Boom never knew that one day, her life would be dramatically different of that of a single woman who lived quietly with her sister and father in a Dutch town above their watch shop. In the start of the this book, Corrie affectionately chronicles her growing up and early adulthood years, showing us her loving family and introducing us the solid foundation of faith that made the next part possible. For soon enough, Germany invades Holland, and the country is plunged into the Second World War. And this is when the life of Corrie, her sister Betsie and their father undergoes a transformation. The ten Boom family has always lived out their beliefs, and now that means defying German laws by hiding Jews and stealing ration cards to feed the Jews. For a while, they stay safe, because of God's protection and their surprisingly large network of fellow "resistance" workers. Yet finally, the ultimate test comes, and Corrie and her family are sent to a depresing Dutch prison, and ultimately, a concentration camp. "The Hiding Place" is more than an account of Nazi terror, it is the inspiring story of Corrie's faith. It clearly shows how her faith grew as adversity did. She recalls with seeming fondness God's provision for "just the right person" to help with the resistance work, and lets us in on her constant prayer life. When prison experiences are described we are inspired by Corrie's love for the Bible and thankfulness in any situation. And at the concentration camp? Once again, Corrie and Betsie band together to minister to the women around them, and still giving thanks in every experience. It is a remarkable memoir, filled with real-life stories of faith and giving an example of how even existence in a concentration camp can be almost joyful. After reading this, I thought, "What I wouldn't do to meet Corrie and Betsie."

I admire people who really take a stand for what they believe in, no matter what the cost, and Corrie Ten Boom is one of those amazing people. The story of her family, pre-concentration camp, is inspiring, because they really are willing to give up everything so that God's children are not harmed. This is truly one of the best books I've ever read...I copied a lot of phrases out of the book and into my personal journal so they could touch me later like they touched me then. There's a lot of love in this woman, mixed with comapssion, honesty, and happiness that made me reconsider my own standards in the midst of the peacetime life I live, and makes me ask the question: Would I truly risk my life for another's? Everyone should read this.

I've been aware of this book for a number of years, and finally read it when my friend Ann said I was missing a great story. Now, after reading it, I'm encouraging everyone to do the same.

The story begins in 1937 when a Dutch family is preparing for the 100th birthday of the family shop, Ten Bloom: Watches. Flowers are being delivered and friends are calling to help celebrate the day. The conversation centers around Germany and the Jews who are coming to Holland for asylum. The Ten Bloom's and their guests could not have foreseen what was to come. Their world had changed.

This is the autobiographical story of Corrie Ten Bloom and how she and her family worked for the Dutch underground movement during World War II. The family were Christians and took a very strong stand against the Nazi persecution of the Jews. Corrie's father, a kindly, religious man, summed up his thoughts on the Nazis by saying, "I pity them Corrie. They have touched the apple of God's eye."

Corrie and her sister, Betsie were two ladies aged 45 and 52 years of age, respectively. They are the unlikely heroines of this story. Never married and rather innocent of the world, they proved the old saying that "you can't tell a book by its cover." Both sisters risked everything they had including their lives to save people they didn't even know.

In today's world of "me first", it's so encouraging to read a story of a family that truly lived their faith and practiced the Golden Rule.

This was a great book! Todd, Elizabeth's 1st love, is back with Liz, bye-bye Tom! And Tom's with snotty Dana Upshaw, with fits his "Wildman" lifestyle perfectly. Meanwhile, Jess slams into Rhoda Fox's Lexus on an exit ramp on the way to meeting Nick. When she finds out its his mother, along come the migranes. After many false starts adn searching, Todd and Liz foreva! And Nick and Jess too

Tood and Elizabeth ae finally back together, but Todd's ex (who he never really broke up with) comes back to Sweet Valley just as Todd and Elizabeth are getting close. Tomm Watts feels guilty about how he treated Liz when she accused his long lost father of coming on to her. Now he knows the truth and he's doing what he can to apologize and to see of they could have one more try,but Liz has Todd...doesn't she? One problem,Tomm is now dating Dana a musician at SVU. I could really connect with the book's story. It was realistic. I would recommend this to anyone who reads SVU or Just likes a good book!!

This book was totally cool! I think Todd and Liz should stay together forever! They are the cutest couple ever! Jess and Nick are so much alike it is scary! They both enjoy adventure, you can tell by Nick being a cop and Jess always following him around on his cases. When Jess ran into that car and said she would never see her again, I knew right then she would then. But when I found out it was Nick's mom, I had to read what was going to happen so I read until I found out. She is a good author. I love all her books. Keep up with her new books she puts out! I know that I will!

i rate this book 4 stars i mean come on what in the world jessica was thinking anyway? she shouldn't have done that to tom 'coz she did not even thing of what will happen in the future. And what was scott doing anyway the day he and liz leaves it was like scott wanted to be at denver before they even ride to the plane. elizabeth's decision is good also because she's going to making a big mistake if she have the wrong choice.

I am soooo happy that a book like this was published. I have read every book in this series and this was probably the best one! It's about time Liz and Tom got back together. This book was sad as Liz relived all her memories of the time she and Tom shared. I almost cried when it looked liked Tom was headed for a nervous breakdown. Jessica was hilarious when she admitted to Tom that he was a good kisser. I just hope she doesn't develop a crush on him in future books. I doubt she will though. Liz and Tom better stay together from now on, now that they have reunited. That was the best part of the whole book when he recognized the locket and he went onto the plane. I'm so glad Dana and Scott are out of the picture. They were so annoying. I can't wait until 'Elizabeth-New York' comes out so I can see what happens with her and Tom!!

This book was probably one of the most exciting SVUs that I have ever read (I've read through the whole serious including thrillers...u could say I'm OBSESSED!) well anyways....I'm soo happy that after all this time Tom and Liz FINALLY got back together! Its so romantic and exciting how they finally confess their true love to each other exactly as the plane is about to take off whisking Elizabeth away with the evil and horrible sleaze also known as Scott Sinclair. I was realieved when they finally told each other they Loved each other because I mean I have been reading "Your not my sister", "Breaking Away", and finally this one "Good-bye Elizabeth" and i am so glad they are finally together again because i definatly think that Tom and Liz belong together (this sounds tacky but its like they have a spiritual connection as well as a physical one) So newayz..if u like the SVU books this is a must read must have book! Enjoy peoplez!

I have not read the whole book yet, but I was anxious to let people know that IF you read *real* books (not just novelizations of movies like this) be FOREWARNED! The writing is sub-par, complete with sentence fragments, weird diction, and hackneyed descriptive passages. Like Grisham novels, though, the story itself -- leaving the writing out if the discussion -- is interesting. A page-turner. This book is helpful if you had trouble figuring out what was going on. Don't expect Norman Mailer or Maya Angelou though.

I've only got to Chapter 5, but it is an AWESOME book! It is full of action and mystery, and some parts are confusing. It's great for all you X-philes out there. I want to read the book first so I know what is going on in the movie, cause sometimes I get mixed up in the movies. A must have for every X-Phile's shelf. The truth is out there...in the book.

This is one of the greatest books I've ever read. This is the greatest book for X-Files fans and fans of the movie. I would definitely buy this book if you are an X-Files fan who wants the inside look at the plot of the movie. THE TRUTH OF SAMANTHA IS REVIELED IN THE BOOK BUT NOT IN THE MOVIE BECAUSE IT GOT CUT. See the movie then read the book and you'll know what i mean!!!!

Max makes his move in this installment of the series...but will it lead anywhere? Vanessa continues on her quest, but is unsuccessful...Lavinia parades her wedding dress & extraordinary veil, to Liz's dismay, and everyone awakes the next day to find the veil slashed and ruined! Elizabeth is accused, but will someone save her before she is deported? The superficial sister Sarah has her sights set on another dog, classmate William. The book moves slower than previous books.

Ok, first of all I would like to say that this book was just a bit like the others so far. Where Vanessa is still continuing looking for proof that she is actually the earl's daughter, while Elizabeth & Max still has eyes for eachother never wanting to look away from one another, and Sarah who is still having little puppy loves, though she is no longing with Nick whom she found out what his REAL personality realy is like. She now has eyes on William,a boy that also attends her school. The only realy big event that happened in here was where Max could no longer take it and had the biggest urge to kiss Elizabeth. She knew it was wrong herself to wanna do the same, but in the end she gave in. They had the most passionate, dreamy kiss. But it cut short when they heard an angry voice coming near which was Lavinia's, the fincee of Max. So this was a good book but just a bit slow. Hopefully it will speed up a bit.

I really like this Elizabeth series. I read the regular Sweet Valley High for a long time, then the spin offs Senior Year and Sweet Valley Junior High. I started reading this series and now I am hooked. In one day I bought #3,4,5,6. I'm pretty sure that this is #4.

The story revolves around Elizabeth Wakefield who moved to London after a big fight with her twin sister Jessica and her parents. Elizabeths hopes of attending the University of London on the full scholarship were dashed when she learned that she had not responded to the deadline on time. By chance Elizabeth is hired as a scullery maid for the Earl of Pennington and falls
in love with his son Max. But Max is getting married to the horrible Lavinia in two months, and as a royal he would never be allowed to date a commoner, Elizabeth. The books just follow each other as this storyline keeps going.

Really entertaining books for light reading, I recommend them to girls ages 13-16.