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The quotes are excellent, the writing superb...and despite the constant notes that this is NOT an Infernal Players Guide...guess what, that's what it is. So go ahead and follow the Path of Screams, tell em Ken sent ya ;)
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Dr. James Herriot, a veterinarian in North Yorkshire, England, wrote Cat Stories. He lives in a beautiful estate on a hill with a large wall around it. He visited many animals and is well known by many people for his many adventures and his style of storytelling. Cat Stories is an autobiographical book, so Dr. Herriot is the main character in most of the stories. He has written several books including All Creatures Great and Small, All Things Bright and Beautiful, All Things Wise and Wonderful, The Lord God Made Them All, Every Living Thing, and James Herriot's Dog Stories. He retired after 50 years of treating mostly domestic farm animals. The conflicts in most of his stories are man to self or man to nature, because he tries his best to try to think of what to do for the animal and has to remember something. He helps all kinds of people, from young farmers, to wealthy old ladies. Dr. James Herriot is a good man with a large heart. In one of the cat stories, He visits an old lady, Mrs. Ainsworth who owns two basset hounds. She calls Herriot whenever one of her dogs does anything unusual. In the story there is a stray cat that comes to visit Mrs. Ainsworth. The rising action started when Herriot saw the cat and inquired about her. The Mrs. Ainsworth told Herriot that the cat was a stray and she had named her Debbie. The climax comes on Christmas Day, when Dr. Herriot gets a call from Mrs. Ainsworth about Debbie. He then proceeds to her house to check on Debbie. She was stretched out on the floor and motionless. However, she had brought a kitten in with her because she knew that it would be well cared for in the house. In the falling action this kitten grew into an energetic cat, which Mrs. Ainsworth called Buster. On one of his later visits, Herriot finds out that Buster would chase a rubber ball and bring it back to whoever threw it. He was a Feline Retriever! Mrs. Ainsworth said that Buster was the best Christmas present she had ever received In another story, Olly and Ginny, the Herriot's adopted cats, are fed and cared for by Mr. and Mrs. Herriot. He has to treat them, so they think of him as the bad guy. Later, He tries to make friends with Olly, and succeeds. Days later, however, Olly dies. The Herriots were devastated. Mr. Herriot then decides to try to make friends with Ginny, although she was the more skittish of the two cats. He slowly makes progress and begins to make friends with Ginny. After several months, He starts to pet the cat from head to tail. The two were finally friends. Mr. Herriot considered this one of his greatest triumphs. In conclusion, as you may see Mr. Herriot does many great, and strange, things. I believe this is why so many people love his books. His books seem to be larger than life, but they are actually true. I feel that his many adventures capture and mystify many people, and that is why his books are so well known. Dr. Herriot died unfortunately in 1995, but I believe he had a great life.
This is a good book for people who like animal stories. The story is full of stoires that evoke different feelings. James Herriot tells you eventful tales of his social life with cats. He is a vet and lives with his wife in a little town. They also have a cabin in the hills a couple miles away. It's modern time so every one has running water, electricity, etc. He talks about his feelings, emotions, and actions he has to take concerning his cat patients. He also explains his encounters with two strange kittens, called Ginny and Otis, that he encounters at his cabin . He tell about how he tries to protect them from the cruelness of the world when their mother leaves them. Some of these events are predictable so you won't get blown away if something terrible happens. For example, when one of the cats James adopts runs away for the first time, or when you know the mother cat will have kittens and it's really not a medical problem. When you read this story the theme James Herriot is trying to tell you is to take all of the time you're given in the world to enjoy everyone and everything around you, because you'll never know when you will be able to see or love them again.
James Herriot's Cat Stories is a one of a kind book. It is full of wonderful stories, and will be very much enjoyed by anyone interested in cats. It surpassed my expectations as a great book, and I think anyone who has read it would agree.
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Joseph and the Old Man is easily read in one sitting. it is reminiscent in many ways of Isherwood's A Single Man.
Joseph is the much-younger lover of a famous author whom he calls "The Old Man," and in this chapter-less story, it turns out to be the Old Man's story, but told in the third person. How they met, how they love each other, and how they become the center of a loving circle of friends on Fire Island, and what happens when tragedy (sudden, and not AIDS) strikes, is told with stunning simplicity. I read this book in two days. It was hard to put down.
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This is a splendid example of the poetry of witness and I think it belongs in the company of Akhmatova's Requiem. When she was asked "Can you describe all this/and I said I can".
That is what this writer did, with words of power and grace, that will linger in anyone's head. It is fortunate to come upon them.
The poems on London filled me with longing for that city one never tires of.
Buy this book. It will change your life.
It also left me speechless with regard to myself. It reminded me of what is important in life and how important it is, at whatever level, to do the right thing, no matter how difficult.
The poet's tale of incaceration for his writing in Nigeria's old regimes is a humbling one. It is also an inspiring one. No other book in the last ten years has moved me as much.
The poems are beautifully balanced pieces with a clear narrative. The Language, while simple, achieves a complex poetic form - the rendering of life into words.
This book is a must read!!!!
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The Christian theme throughout the book demostrates values. It shows how thankful a young child is for the world around them. A lesson some adult could learn.
Little Lumpy is a priceless keepsake for generations to come. I look forward to the line of children's books Ms. Lewis has to share with our young readers. -LC
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I guess my qualm is more with what I expected thebook ot be based upon teh fathers and not with the book as such, but the title should really be something more like "Selected themes from selected fathers". But who, besides geeks like me, would read a book with that title?
Enjoy the read!
It is not "easy beliveism" but is rich with the words of the Apostles and those who sat at their feet.
Both comforting and challenging, it is a most valuable resource for a serious seeker.
This is the book they were scared of.
In the pages of "Infernalism: The Path of Screams," the writers explore why sane and intelligent people would embrace evil, what it means to be evil and the cost. It's not pretty, it's not attractive, but it's some of the most thought-provoking reading I've come across, game-related or no.
It's absolutely essential for the wonderful "Mage: The Sorcerers Crusade" game, incredibly useful for the whole family of World of Darkness games and is, frankly, worth getting for any RPG game master whose game features servants of darkness (I'm planning on dusting it off and using it for an upcoming Dungeons and Dragons adventure, for instance, to add some weight to the classic evil wizards and clerics).
This is a book for genuinely mature readers not because there's blood and gore and bare breasts -- none of that has anything to do with maturity in modern society -- but because it asks you to think hard about moral choices and the impact they have on a person and their world.
Quite simply one of the best RPG books of all time.