Few historians have the stomach to tackle an in-depth historical survey of the Nazi Holocaust. Even fewer have the depth and intelligence to look deep into its many figures and faces to create a work of literature which deals with the ontological essence of humankind. Such an effort would seem like an unreachable and naive goal if it weren't so beautifully examined in Des Pres' book, in which he uses a wealth of haunting voices from the Holocaust to introduce his readers to a new chapter of the human spirit: the Survivor.

I have never read a more important or more accurate account of life in a concentration camp. Des Pres gives a new and important meaning to the word 'courage.' Des Pres' analysis of courage provides the lie to the depiction of Jews succumbing like sheep to the Nazi horror. He clearly demonstrates the courage it took to stay alive, to bear witness, to resist. Furthermore, he provides a base for understanding the meaning of the courage it took for Jews to survive 1,000 years of Christian efforts to debase Jews in their European diaspora- the courage to survive and live as Jews. I am only sorry that I did not discover this book earlier in my life.

A close and penetrating look at how the survivors of the Nazi and Stalinist death camps came through such horror in human ways. Des Pres explodes the myths about the Jews going to their deaths "like sheep;" of survivors saving their own lives by becoming amoral; of those who lived suffering from "survivor's guilt." Rather, says Des Pres, survivors felt an obligation to the dead to bear witness; survivors lived by maintaining their moral sensibilities and by cooperating with one another and sharing in each other's tribulations and successes; to survive in the conditions of extremity found in the death camps was, in itself, an act of resistance. Humans are social by nature of their very biology, says Des Pres, and this is perhaps our main hope in this century. His depiction of survivor as "hero" is a welcome contrast to the numerous dead heroes of Western literature -- and a necessary one in this century of atrocities. Des Pres also wrote _Praises and Dispraises: Poetry and Politics, the 20th Century_ and _Writing Into the World: Essays 1973-1987_ -- both important books about the social and political role of the poet (and other writers). It's unfortunate that these two volumes are currently out of print.

By the time I reached this final volume of Proust's "In Search of Lost Time" I was exhausted. I had steadfastly followed the advice given in my college French Literature course: I would go into a quiet room with no distractions and loose myself in the beauty of the language and the images.

I did find myself referring to this final volume frequently while reading the others. The "Guide to Proust" is a great tool for remaining focused and maintaining the unity of the work.

While I am no scholar, I can say that I do appreciate Kilmartin's Translation. The language is beautiful and musical. As with any masterpiece, the original is beyond compare.

"A la recherche du temps perdu" begins with the word "longtemps" ("For a long time") and ends several thousand pages later with the word "temps" ("Time"). How's that for unity!

The lists of characters, and of persons and places referred to, at the end are useful even if you are planning to read A La Recherche from page one, so I'd recommend buying this volume first. I am lost in admiration of the immense task of the translators but some comments are in order. They had the problem of translating slang and mispronunciations and the translations of these are often based on British usage of the 1920's. Scott Moncrieff dealt with some of them by leaving them in French. He had a style that was slightly archaic, even for his time (see his translation of the Satyricon of Petronius Arbiter, where he left the dirty bits in Latin). Some of the translations are in British English, with expressions such as "lift boy" and "bowler-hatted" that might need translation of the translation, although I suspect that the sort of people reading Proust and reading a review like this are anglophile as well as francophile.

Time Regained is the splendid payoff of Proust's plot development, so carefully built up over the course of the
preceding six volumes of his novel. It is here that it all comes together, and he integrates his concept of involuntary memory with time and creativity, demonstrating the joy of escaping
the coils of time to relive the past unencumbered by the accumulated intervening thoughts and feelings. This liberation
enables creativity and suggests metaphors. He describes how this has inspired his vocation, his dedication to writing the book you have been reading, and hands to the reader the same gift of regaining time.

Definitly the first one to read, if not the only one. Action packed and really good at keeping the pages turning. The scenario is more interesting then his books with conflicts against the "Big Bad Russkies". Douglass has more depth in both the American and Indian characters in the novel and is very descriptive in the weapons systems and tactics.
The battle scenes are exciting. A couple of surprises here and there. Most of the action happens in the foreground except for at the end when some seemingly major events happen with a "by-the-way" attitude with an after the fact account. (An entire carrier battle group sunk!) After this book Douglass seems to sleep through the rest of the series as they turn VERY predictable and cliche with lots indestructable heros that never seem to run out of ammo or bad jockular dialogue. Tombstone Magruder must must think he's in the wrong place at the wrong time every single time the U.S. Navy fires a shot. Why doesn't he retire? Read this one though.

I had the chance to read this book first, for me it was the first in the series and let me tell you it`s the best for the action and the story.

You can predict the outcome but not the way things will happen. It should be the first one you should buy in the series.

This book is one of my favorite textbooks ever. The storylines are interesting, though perhaps not hilarious from a modern standpoint. They do however make excellent fodder for research papers and for a deeper understanding of the ancient world!

Terence's character development is superb. He takes stock characters of past Greek plays and turns them around so that the reader sees that people are not black or white. They are rather gray with good and bad qualities. His stories develop around his characters and in each comedy there is a message that is as timesless as the dialogue and interaction between characters in his plays. I didn't really know what to expect, but I was pleasantly surprised with the mastery with which Terence took Greek plays and adapted them for his Roman audience. The editing was good, and I think that there is a little something for all readers in the comedies of Terence. They are timeless classics that draw a quiet smile from the reader rather than an outright laugh.

This is volume 1 of a series of books by Simon r. Green concerning Owen Deathstalker. DeathStalker is a Lord in her majesty's empire but now has been outlawed by her and is marked for death. As he makes his escape from his home world where long time friends and employees have turned on him, he meets up with Hazel Dark a clone smuggler who also is outlawd by the empire. the story is full of action and the audio production drew me in. Being a huge Star Wars fan I kept looking around for another sci-fi series to listen to between Star Wars books. I have found such a series with Deathstalker. Although it borrows heavily from the Star Wars universe it nevertheless has its own distinct plot line and characterization. I also might add unlike the Star Wars books these are written with a more adult flavor when it comes to four letter words and sexual encounters. Yet such things are used sparingly throughout the book. I really did like the villain in this one that being Empress Lionstone though Owen Deathstalker is pretty likable as a hero. The book is also filled with colorful characters and non-stop action. It was an exciting book to listen to and I will buy Episode 2 which is coming out soon. Deathstalker is no Star Wars of course but it is a suspense filled space opera all the same. This audiobook contains 2 cassettes it is narrated by a variety of readers and has a few sound effects as well but nothing like a Star Wars audiobook. It is also nicely priced.

Deathstalker is the first of a superbly performed and highly recommended series of abridged science fiction audiobooks by Simon R. Green. Her Imperial Majesty Lionstone XIV has ruled the human Empire with a harsh and ruthless hand. Owen Deathstalker is the unwilling head of his clan and a marked man who must flee an imperial death warrant. He arrives on Misworld for the purpose of building a rebellion that seeks to topple the despot from her throne. This is his destiny and one that he quite like will not survive! Simon Green's riveting story is brought wonderfully to life in a full featured radio drama style production under the direction of Richard Rohan and featuring a cast of talented performers including Richard Rohan, Terence Aselford, Colleen Delany, and Nanette Savard. Other highly recommended episodes in the Deathstalker series include: Friends, Enemies and Allies; Under the Ashes, The City; Hostile Takeover; and The Darkvoid Device.

This is a well organized cookbook. I like that it goes through talking about the customs, ingredient, preparation methods, and recipes. Recipes are workable, and many use common ingredients. Some cookbooks of this genre do not offer reipes that you can actually cook. The honey glazed vegetables are good, as are the leeks in white leek sauce. I would highly recommend this book if you enjoy medieval recipes.

I bought this book a few years ago and it was the best cookery book I could have received. Scully uses "Viandier of Talievent", "The Menagier de Paris" and "Du Fait de cuisine" by Chiquart as his sources. As well as giving a little history on the sources he provides a quick lesson on the history of French Cookery and a worthwhile section on ingredients and preparation methods. The recipes in the book are heavily documented (2 or 3 sources) and the reader is provided with the original recipe(usually from Menagier). Then they given a modern easy to follow and adapt for large numbers recipe. This book is a must have for SCA and Medieval Re-enactors who enjoy cooking medievally

An excellent and well documented introduction to Weston's oeuvre and philosophy. One of the true and underrated innovators in photography. If you love Adams, Depardon or Cartier Bresson's landscapes,welcome home ! Some stunning pictures of the desert. Very very good repro quality. Buy with confidence.

This book will appeal to all of those who appreciate high quality reproductions of Edward Weston's finest works. Dunes, cypress, nudes, and portraits are all conjured up by the name of Edward Weston, and each is well represented in this gorgeous volume.

Before going into a description of this book, let me further caution those of you who do not know Edward Weston that he much favored nude photographs of women and had intimate relations with many women in his life which are described in Terence Pitts' interesting essay. If such things offend you, I suggest that you avoid this volume.

"Edward understood thoughts and concepts that dwell on simple mystical levels." -- Ansel Adams

It is appropriate that this volume contains some comments by Ansel Adams about Edward Weston. The two have many similarities in their work, and were friends. Both were attracted to the underlying grandeur of nature, and looked for the connectedness in all things (a sort of fractal-based perspective on unity). Weston was especially successful in integrating images of people with his nature images.

The works speak for themselves. "Edward Weston, contrary to so many now practicing photography, never verbalized on his own work." -- Ansel Adams

The potential for each of us from considering these images is very great from Adams' point of view. "You might discover, through Edward Weston's work, how basically good you are, or might become."

Edward Weston was formally trained to be a studio photographer, and soon sought to escape the limitations of doing commercial portraits. He was very skilled in this area, and there was always demand for his work. After 1930, he was able to stop retouching portraits which was a great relief to him.

Nature always fascinated him, and in the latter part of his life he was able to focus on the potential of his work rather than on eking out a living. In the 1930s he received the first Guggenheim Fellowship to travel for photography, and made good use of this to see locales he would not otherwise have reached.

Weston's influence is important in the 20th century for establishing photography as an art, rather than as representation.

Weston did his best work in California and Mexico, where he traveled extensively. I was also impressed with his industrial photography, which I had not seen much of before. He had an amazing eye for form in industrial settings and in designs of mundane objects.

The images here are well reproduced in almost all cases, and the size of the pages is excellent for the images involved.

Here are my favorites from the images in this superb book:

Epilogue 1919

Sunny Corner in an Attic 1920

Ruth Shaw 1922

Armco Steel 1922

Lois Kellog 1923

Rose Roland, Mexico 1926

Shell 1927

Shells 1927

Cabbage Leaf 1931

Cypress Root, Seventeen Mile Drive 1929

Cypress Root and Succulents, Point Lobos 1930

Bedpan 1930

Charis 1934

Sheels and Hill, San Juan 1934

Dunes (5), Oceano, 1936

Iceberg Lake 1937

Juniper, Lake Tenaya 1937

Nude (#4 and #5) Oceano 1936

Dante's View, Death Valley 1937

Church Door, Hornitos, California 1940

Potato Cellar, Lake Tahoe 1937

Stonecrop and Cypress, Point Lobos 1939

I believe that a rewarding way to enjoy this work even more is to give yourself the equivalent of a Guggenheim fellowship for a shorter period of time, and visit many of the locales where Edward Weston produced these images. Take along your camera, and see what you can capture for yourself. It will increase your appreciation of what he saw, and the issues of capturing it for others.

Enjoy the beauty around you, in all of its natural forms.

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"True Hallucinations" remains as much of a sentimental, "favorite book" as I have; if I do still in fact have just one. I met Terence, albeit relatively briefly, at a conference in NYC in 1996, and his eloquence and ideas absolutely changed the trajectory of my whole life. This is a work that is an edge of your seat adventure tale that unfolds within the most gorgeous prose style you can possibly imagine. The fact that it is a true life story makes it all the more moving(especially in light of his recent death: April 3, 2000)and mind blowing. I've read, and reread this a few times over the years, and it still moves me as much, as any work I have ever encountered; probably even moreso.
"Archaic Revival" is the best "one-stop" place to find an overview of many of McKenna's major ideas. The book contains interviews, essays etc. on so many different subjects that I doubt that I could recommend a better book; unless it would be "True Hallucinations". While "True Halluciantions" is a story/novel, "Archaic Revival" is a more varied piece; though equally challenging and moving in it's own ways. The fact that these are available as a "twofer" is just great. Don't miss out. Order a couple to give out as gifts ! I did.

This is an excellent compilation of two books by Terence McKenna. The price is cheap and the quality and quantity have yet to be challenged. True Hallucinations is about Terence's journey to the amazon. The second book included is The Archaic Revival, which is collection of essays and interviews relating to this great man. Terence was a great mind, who knows what he would be saying now if he were still alive. Perhaps we should take it upon ourselves to utilize this material to help us grow some synapses. This book makes you really think, and it forms moments of enlightenment with each page. Fans of McKenna should definitely check this stuff out if they haven't already. Great read.

I'll echo the first reviewer's sentiments about the general quality of the selections: mostly excellent, some even masterful (especially Hynes' "Flights of Passage"). I would like to read the full-length versions of at least five of the 12 or so selections Willis excerpted. If you especially like oral history, or first-person accounts, this is a good sampling to whet your appetite for other, complete works.

Clint Willis has now published a number of books that are good collections of interesting subjects. "The War" is one of his best. Of course there are some entries that are better than others, but there are some absolutely wonderful pieces. The strength of his collections are that he has great diversity, and "The War" shows this by picking out stories from all aspects of WWII. And on top of that, Clint Willis is giving you a sampling of great stories that will direct you to other books you never knew existed. If you're interested in WWII, and like good stories, take a look at this collection.

This book is stunning! almost all my friend s have read it and they think it was great! STUNNING!