Emily Becket was swept away by a seductive Yankee professor. He made her feel beautiful, sexy and loved. But she had a deep dark family secret that she didn't know if she could tell him...and she was afraid she might lose him if he found out. What should a girl do? Read it and find out...

Professor Noble McEntire wants to go through some of Emily Becket's family papers to prove that his great, great grandfather wasn't the thief that everyone thought he was. Emily has been putting off Professor McEntire, as she's tired of historians always wanting to go through her great, great grandfather's papers looking for the missing "Union" gold. The two of them meet, for the first time, in a cemetary on Emily's 30th birthday, not realizing who the other is. Their next meeting takes place at a benefit Ball, and this time, they disover who the other is. Each time the two of them are together, the character of Emily is hilarious in her thoughts, the things she says, and the things she does. May Kay wrote Emily in a way that has you able to imagine your best friends with Emily discussing Professor McEntire and all his charms while giggling and laughing like school girls. The passion in the park scene will have you in stitches. Adding some mystery to the plot, Mary Kay keeps the reader in suspense about the elusive gold. Does it exisit?

The title says it all: I've read perhaps twenty different Feminist humor collections, every one I could find, and this is the best one. I would recommend this to every woman, feminist or not -- Pick up a used copy, it won't set you back much. And enjoy.

I remember getting this at a used book sale, and I've always regarded it as one of the best finds I ever could get. Very funny, a great anthology with everyone from Rita Mae Brown to Gloria Steinem, it's a good to book to have around to show to people who claim "feminists have no sense of humor!"

I have just read this book and loved it! Congratulations to the author on what should prove to be another bestseller. You have found wonderful humor in the experiences you have shared. It was inspiringto read about what comes with age in your lives together. There is such wisdom. Nothing can change who you've become because of where you've been and what you've experienced.

I loved the book! Two very brave women through kindness, respect and patience survive twnty years of friendship and love. What a great story.

Experienced shared prepares the attentive heart. The Advancement President and the Academy is truly a shared experience, an opportunity to walk in the shoes of former and present-day college presidents. This book is as much an instructional guide as it is a spirited song about the resounding values, the significance, and the essence of leading today's academic institution. The Advancement President is more than just a collection of essays; it is a rich knowledge base reflecting those things that are tried and true about the office of the campus chief executive.

I started this book with the fancy idea that I wanted to become a college president. I finished this book with a sense that I had just completed an internship with America's friendliest and wisest college presidents. From the start I felt personally mentored while touring the hallways of higher education and the communities that they both affect and are affected by. This collection of essays reads like a personal dialogue between mentor and mentee, and even though each author addresses a different subject area, each essay is anchored in the uncovering of the work of the advancement president and how this experience better equips one to lead in other capacities.

The "advancement president" refers to the officer in higher education institutions who, in varying degrees, is responsible for cultivating constituency relationships, promoting a positive image, and fundraising to support institutional priorities and growth. (In most cases this is not the office of the college president, but a staff position in the service of the president.) While no one area of the advancement office is left unexplored in this book, one of the major themes throughout many of the essays is that of the primacy of interrelationships between the executive office and various constituencies.

It was the uncovering of these relationships - their function, importance, and their challenges - that I found most interesting and meaningful during the reading. The Advancement President and the Academy has much to say about interacting with publics such as governments, philanthropists, parents, students, faculty, media, civic leaders, corporations, alumni, staff, and one's own family. These constituencies all play a pivotal role in the day-to-day activities of the advancement president. One essayist pointed out that decisions regarding the many constituencies "must not be left to chance" or be treated "superficially." The vital job of the president, then, is to give thoughtful and adequate attention to these relations so that the parties become willing partners working to strengthen the school's value to the community and its ability to meet new challenges. Another essayist added to this point that "every constituency looks to the [president] for leadership." What a fresh revelation this was! It helped to understand the principle that leading from without is just as important as leading from within.

A portrait of this quality of leadership is detailed in the book. My traditional view of college presidents is of starchy talking heads, of men and women babbling about educational philosophies with their faces almost devoid of any human emotion. On the contrary, this reading reveals the human side of the chief executive. Good college presidents and advancement officers are people of warmth who work toward laudable goals that serve diverse needs. College presidents are not just salesmen of institutional vision, they are men and women who care enough to commit their lives to help others expand and fulfil their personal visions. They are a passionate people, generously devoted to the institution's values and the people that create them. These leaders possess highly developed personal strengths, not unlike those required in ministerial or social leadership. Michael Adams, President of the University of Georgia, discussed some traits that include "a love of people... a sense of personal integrity, supreme competence, an innate desire to give something back to society... a sense of humility... and the mind of a servant." Another college president showed us a glimpse of the integrity required of the executive officer when he wrote, " My signature on every letter or note was genuine..."

Considering this description of the executive officer along with the many practical insights shared about institutional advancement, some heavy implications are left for me to reflect on. The implications of this reading for my life and career primarily have to do with mapping my route to the executive office. After reflection I cannot help but to think that the wisest approach to the executive office is through the doors of the advancement office. The essays provide fantastic examples of men and women who have taken this same route. The president of John Hopkins University wrote, "No president can avoid full engagement in the work of institutional advancement... [or] long serve in office unless he or she raises support for the institution," and Elizabeth Lee wrote, "I think that many heads of schools would say that at least 50 percent of their time is spent on advancement... the best training I got for headship was working in a development office because it prepared me for so many of my day's activities." I take these statements as personal advice and wisdom for pursuing my goal of becoming a college president.

From my own perspective, the fruits of The Advancement President and the Academy and of every contributor's labors culminates in the personal challenge I feel to ready myself for my future in the executive seat. My newfound respect for the office and for those it serves helps me to recognize the many personal changes I must make during my season of preparation. As I work toward personal transformation to ready my being for this type of leadership, I will cling to The Advancement President and reflect on it regularly. I will continue to grapple with its truths, its wisdom, and the spirit of the profession portrayed in the stories shared by each of the contributors, for in my opinion, these are some of the best men and women our country can boast to have ever known. I sincerely thank them for their tutelage.

I reserve no commendation for this book. Mary Kay Murphy has collected the consummate companion for those such as myself who desire to engage with the principles of leadership in higher education and the accumulated knowledge of many experienced leaders. The contributing authors render to readers many pearls of great price as if they were personally mentoring their readers and for this great contribution we owe our gratitude. There are truly not enough stars to reward them in kind.

The Book entitled American Revolutionary Biogrpahies was an extreme pleasure to read. I reccommend it for any reader who is interested in the Revolutionary War and the people of that time. Included in the book is George Washington, Benedict Arnold and Paul Revere among others. The three authers did a superb job outlining the major points of the war and also writing an informative and easy reading book. Would be a great tool for teachers studing the Revolutionary Times. Gives good background information along with strong detailed biogrpahies of the major political, diplomatic and military leaders of the war. A great book to purchase and share with your family to discuss one of the most important periods of the history of the United States.

Sydney Wiesman has picked Tom Ghorman for a date from a video-dating show called Electra Love. Their date starts out with Tom being 24 hours late, and esculates from there. Mary Kay knows just how to reach your funny bone as she spend 3/4's of the book on that first, unforgettable date. You keep saying to yourself, this can't be happening, and yet, you find yourself believing every word she writes. She doesn't let up until the end, which I might add is quite a kicker.

It was "bound to happen" that one day, Leslie Roth would fall in love. It was "bound to happen" that the man she would fall in love with would be Joe Bonner. Virtual strangers, until they run into each other, literally, Joe and Leslie are forced to spend time with each other waiting to be rescued following their accident on an unused mountain road. The story of their relationship jumps from anger to cordiality, to passion, to friendship, to humor, to love, and to heartbreak. Mary Kay leaps from one emotion to the next as she smoothly propels the story along, taking the reader along for the ride. This book is the type of book that once you finished it, all you can do is release a long sigh of pleasure.

Handy chartbook for planning a boat visit to the Bahamas, indispensible for cruising around the islands. The charts show water depths and placement of rocks, hidden shoals, tidal shallows and other such hazards to your hull that might not be visually obvious. Many different charts cover Bimini, Berry, Andros, New Providence and the Grand Bahama islands, show common travel routes with waypoints, lon/lat and helpful hints. Interspersed are pages of text which cover money, groceries, medical services, police, marine supplies, restaurants, radio frequencies, where to buy propane, everything a traveller could want to know about a particular island or area. Well worth the [money]; it should pay for itself on your first cruise. Mine certainly did!

Beth Simms has been hurt too many times by men to risk falling in love with Jack Reardon. However, she finds his charms too much to resist, as does her two-year old son who calls Jack "daddy" the first time he sees him. The opening chapter is one laugh after another as Beth and Jack meet for the first time at a car wash. Another hiliarious moment occurs when Jack wants Beth off the roof she's trying to repair, and Beth, while proclaiming she can do it herself, decides to put her foot through the roof. From that moment of hilarity, comes a tender moment between the two of them that expands as the book continues. My favorite thing about this book was the clever way Mary Kay uses "cliches" at the beginning of every chapter, and writes the chapter around those "Familiar Words"....

This is my favorite Mary Kay book. The humor in this novel surpasses any of her other novels. The plot centers around Ian Walker being hired to protect Trudy Babbitt. Their very first meeting is a sign of things to come as Trudi ends up falling on top of Walker while attemtping to pick up some branches she had dropped. From that point on, Trudi does bodily harm to Walker whenever he's about. Accidentally, mind you, and of course, it's his rotten luck to be in her line of fire. On top of Trudi being a klutz and unable to cook, she also has a house full of zany borders that Walker must contend with too. And to add to the laughs, the two seem unable to connect sexually, for one reason or another. I was laughing hysterically through the whole book.