Highly recommended! Everything I have tried in the cookbook has been fabulous. I had purchased this baking book years ago. Using it so much I had to purchase another one, this time I am laminating the pages. Living on Long Island I discovered Kathleen's Bake Shop by accident. One day I stopped by a local farm stand that was selling some of her baked goods. That's how I found out that she had a bakery out in Southampton. I went to Kathleen's Bake Shop to then discover that she also had a cookbook, I was in heaven. Since then I have given the Kathleen's Bake Shop Cookbook to others as gifts to spread the joy of my discovery. Take my word, you will not be disappointed!

Every recipe I have tried in this book is fantastic, and I have tried many. I had first purchased Kathleens cookbook many years ago. It has been used so much I had to buy another one. This time I will laminate the pages! Living on Long Island I discovered Kathleens baked goods at a local farm stand. I then went in search of her bakery and discovered that she also had a cookbook. Was I in heaven. Since my discovery I have been giving this cookbook to others as gifts. My favorite recipe is for the blueberry muffins. Highly recommended, you will not be disappointed!

My husband purchased this book a few years ago. He loved visiting Kathleen's Bake Shop enroute to Shelter Island and decided to buy the book. He met me a few years later, and, when he found out I enjoyed baking, showed me Kathleen's recipe book. It is simply the easiest recipe book to follow. I've made several of the tasty treats in the book and have never been disappointed with the results. The brownies are "to die for"; many of my friends can't believe how delicious they are yet incredibly easy to make. The oatmeal-raisin cookies always come out deliciously moist. They are a favorite of my husband, father, brother, and nephews! I'm sure my infant son will enjoy them when he gets older. And most Sundays I make a loaf of cranberry or blueberry (I use the cranberry nut recipe but just substitute blueberries) nut bread as a special breakfast treat for my husband at work. His co-workers are quite envious! If you enjoy baking as much as I do, you must add this book to your collection. You won't be disappointed!

"Kathleen has packed Spirit Incorporated with so much truth and so many practical examples that I hope this book is marketed as widely as possible." -- Jim Collison, President of the Employers of America: the National Association for Workplace Leaders, and the Senior Editor of Smart Workplace Practices

"I am in awe. SPIRIT INCORPORATED is the first book on spirituality that I have read that is so REAL and doable. So many of the others give you ideas but they are sometimes hard to apply to real life. I keep having to stop reading SPIRIT INCORPORATED to write down ideas that I want to remember and don't want to lose. What a great book by a great writer!" Patricia Boyd, Consumer Real-estate Advocate, Certified Finance Specialist, and author of How to Buy and Sell Your Home Without Getting Ripped Off! PBSem@aol.com

"SPIRIT INCORPORATED is a thought-provoking book that's practical and inspiring -- a winning combination! It'll help you explore your relationship to the ever-changing world of business by asking smart questions of yourself and finding inspired answers." --Nido Qubein, Chairman of Creative Services, Inc., and author of How to be a Great Communicator

This may be the best book of any kind that I have ever read. Finneran's profound exploration of family love is so true, so wise, so powerful. In line after line I recognized truths about my own family that I did not realize I knew. Her own family comes alive in this beautifully written memoir, but it is our family that we end up thinking about in new ways. What a gift.

Kathleen Finneran's magical book The Tender Land: A Family Love Story is absolutely breathtaking.

A warning to the faint of spirit: Do not venture into Finneran's Tender Land, unless you are prepared to open yourself to raw emotions.

Prepare to be stripped down to the bare essence of your being and know that you will experience life in all its unadorned forms. Your emotions will run the scales from deepest grief to glorious release. By the time you finish this slim volume, you will know and love the Finnerans -- each and every one.

Most of all you will know that the missing Finneran, Sean -- a suicide at age 15, still serves as his family's angel 18 years after his death.

Take a magical journey to The Tender Land. When you have reached your destination, you will know that you have experienced the rare privilege of being enthralled by a gifted storyteller, who generously has shared her life and memories of that portion of her life which helped forge her transcendent talent.

Read this book. It will clarify your spirit and validate the wonder of human connection regardless of individual backgrounds.

This is an incredibly beautiful book. I found myself actually making noises out loud (sighs, wistful "ahs") while reading it! It is that beautifully written and that beautiful in its sentiment!

The author does an amazing job in detailing her struggle to come not only to accept herself, but also to accept her brother's death (by suicide). She slowly peels away layers of her family history and the details of what led her brother to commit such a desperate act. I found this very moving as it allowed me more time to feel I understood him and to question (as everyone does when something like this happens), "Why?"

I really cannot recommend this book enough. I hope you simply do yourself a favor and buy it.

I found this book and the ones that followed both charming and delightful. I strongly recommend them to anyone who wants a good story about people like themselves, rather than fantastic ones. Though set early in this century, you're sure to find a character to identify with: weather it's uprooted orphan Christina, trying to make her way in a male-dominated society; sensitive, intelligent William, who's love of the budding airplane industry no one seems to understand; bold brassy Mark, who's every bit his fathers son; strong trusty Dick, struggling against his poor birth and servant status. The "Flambards" series will delight anyone who loves horses, airplanes, or just looking for a good read.

I was first exposed to these books as a yet un-born child. My parents named me after the main character, Christina. Years later, my mother gave me the book and bought the videos. I was enthralled. The story is so well written and just captures the essence of the English countryside. The tale of Christina, William, Mark, and Dick is the most intricate, emotionally taut book I have ever read. The videos are also so well acted. You can't read the book without placing yourself there in the Flambards dining room during one of Uncle Russell's tirades or on the airfield at Elm Park watching William take Christina up in the air in the Bleriot or in the stables at Flambards watching Dick teach Christina to ride. I highly recommend this book and these videos to anyone who wants good, quality writing and acting.

This moving story of the struggling relationships between Mark, Christiana, William and dick will touch the hearts of anyone who reads it. I finished reading the whole series a few days ago and i cannot forget the effect that these books had on me, i admit that i did cry at times. The book tells the story of christiana, an orphan, who is sent to live at the crumbling Flambards. It tells of her life and loves in the old manor. An excellently written story and a must read, especially for a country lass like myself!

This was the first book I ever read in Spanish and was a magical, captivating read. I was in Guatemala and my Spanish teacher suggested that I could read it over the course of two weeks, which I sincerely doubted at 300+ pages. But, it drew me in and I couldn't put it down -- I was amazed that I could cry from reading a novel in a foreign language. I did have to finish reading it within two weeks, because I didn't own it, and I couldn't buy it at the time in Guatemala (1992) because it was too subversive. I did buy it in a later trip to Mexico, along with other Latin American books. For the woman who asked whether anyone knows where to get the Spanish version -- I'm unwilling to sell, but mine was published in 1989 by Editorial Diana, S.A. de C.V., Roberto Gayal 1219, C.P. 03100, Mexico, DF -- ISBN 968-13-1280-5

The Inhabited Woman is a thought-provoking book that takes you on an adventure you won't want to end. Lavinia is a Nicaraguan architect "inhabited" by the spirit of Itza, an indigenous warrior killed centuries ago while fighting for her country. With Itza in her blood, Lavinia finds herself torn between her "normal" upper-class existence and her sense of social responsibility, which, together with her love for the revolutionary Felipe, sends her into a new world of danger and heroism. Analysing and challenging social norms of class and gender, The Inhabited Woman is an excellent combination of theory and story that entraps you so that you won't want to put it down.

I found it interesting that Belli would use the character of a Native American woman to be the emotional narrator of this book. At first, it would seem unlikely that a Native American woman who lived a few hundred years before her modern counterpart would have much in common with each other. Yet, Belli does a marvelous job of tying the emotions of the two women together. As a result, the reader is left with the impression that human beings are basically the same despite differences in circumstances and time periods.

While this theme isn't new, Belli presents it in a manner that is very typical of Latin American authors. The book displays a very strong narrative, well-defined characters, and a touch of mysticism to make things seem slightly otherworldly. I did find the revolutionary angle of the text a little dated. But, that fact didn't detract from an otherwise magnificent book. It should be read by anyone who's either looking for an introduction to Latin American literature, or looking for a reminder about the universality of the human emotional experience.

This book found me, so to speak. I am a bookseller and so quite often input used books online. My husband had stacked Eesoo with a whole bunch of other books for me. Well, after I checked the ISBN, wrote a book description, and went back to check the book for any markings, I was severely intrigued. Not only intrigued, but hopelessly hooked! In the process of inputting this book in I had read the first page and skimmed over the rest of it. This book covers EVERYTHING- Suspense, Adventure, Romance, Sci-Fi- what else?? In short, it was the BEST adventure/romance/sci-fi etc. novel I had ever read so far. Sure kept me on my toes! It met my expectations-- AND MORE!

Eesoo is the best book I have ever read. The way Kathleen Boettcher combines romance, adventure, mystery, and science fiction into just ONE book is totally amazing. There is something for everyone in this book. I can hardly wait for the next in the series to be released. Get this book, you will not be sorry. It's great!

Eesoo was one of the best books that I read this summer. It was kind of like Pride & Prejudice meets Star Wars. It has romance, sci-fi, action, and mystery. I could hardly put the book down.

This is one of the best books I have ever read on AD/HD! I think every teacher in every level of school elementary through high school should read this book. It truly describes what is like to live with the AD/HD girl. Which looks and feels totally different the a boy with AD/HD!

It is the only book I have found that deals with the issue from just the female point of view. So much is written about boys this is an excellent source for parents and teachers of girls.

Thank you Nadeau, Littman and Quinn for this book! It is written by women, for women, about girls who will grow up to be women, which I loved. After all, whether or not you have a liberated husband or partner, here in South Africa it's usually mum who actually sits and oversees daughter's homework each day, shleps her to occupational therapy, speech therapy, remedial, physio or whatever and bears the brunt of the classroom problems and emotional follow-up. This book also covers the dreamy or distractible AD/HD girl quite thoroughly, which I personally was looking for information on. I found the chapter on brain development was a bit technical, but I presume professionals would appreciate it. Overall the clinical tone is a bit sobering, as the authors don't hold back with all the bad things that can happen to a child suffering with AD/HD. It's scary to think what the teenage years of my AD/HD seven-year-old may throw up (drug and/or alcohol abuse, promiscuity, eating disorders, teen sulks and temper tantrums de luxe), but also reassuring to hear that others have walked that path and survived. It's also fascinating to think my child's tactile defensiveness may be linked to AD/HD, and not a separate issue as we had thought. Similarly, the link to learning disabilities, all of which goes towards building up a better understanding and more appropriate interventions. What was so weird was that I could see parts of my daugher and myself in so many of the case histories, aspects which I'd never really noticed in other readings on AD/HD. My only problem with this book is that it was very expensive for a South African customer to order - the postage alone cost more than $22, which is about R200, and import tax a further R56. It would have been cheaper to order from the authors' addvance.com website, but I only realised this after getting the book. However, it's a reference I'll use for years to come and will lend to other parents of AD/HD girls (and our paediatrician, our occupational therapist, school psychologist and whoever else!).

I have worked with special need children for almost 25 years. This book is groundbreaking, easy to read, practicle and will help parents stratagize better in dealing with their ADHD daughters. It will also be of great use to professionals working with these children. It shows clearly the differences for ADHD girls. Buy it right away, don't wait for this special knowledge that can help your child.

The first book I bought from this series was People of the Mist.I really enjoyed it so I bought People of the Wolf.After reading the second book I realized the story followes through from one book to the next.I went out and got the entire series.I am now on my third time reading these books.I never get tired of them.There is history,romance,action,adventure and mystery all wrapped up in every book.Well worth the investment.Not for young readers,adult content.

I have read all of the "The People" series and just started "The People of the Mist". I anxiously await each new book. They are entertaining and informative at the same time. When a book can make me feel like I'm there, the author has hit his mark. Keep them coming

People of the Wolf is such a good book. It has everything, love, adventure, hate, passion. It is mind blowing....cant wait to read People of the Lightning. I would recommend this book to everyone. The authors should take a bow...

The visual imagery in this collection is terrific, enabling readers' memory, longing, wisdom, regret, sorrow, enormous admiration (of the subjects and all that they represent)- and wonderment. The people and the settings resonate. These are important images. You might well be moved to tears. There is no shortage of emotional appeal to the viewer. One cannot be unaffected by this collection, and all that it represents.

In addition, historically important works of art (engravings and paintings) are reproduced - although unfortunately none in color. The captioning is - for a work of this scope and size, and for illustrations of such power - inconsistent and therefore disappointing, though.

Because it's published by an academic press, I expected a more careful and rigorous treatment. Books of this scope and ambition are few and far between, and one treasures the illustrations - the historic visual record - in and of itself. It's dicey to criticize a collection that has as its focus such a compelling (and neglected) subject: the history of African American women.

The subject matter is terrific - but the book is less so. One wishes that the editors had had an editor. (Why, for example, is the "b" of "black" capitalized? To my knowledge this is not conventional usage, and it detracts.)

So what happened? At times the work seems rushed. For example, three people are photographed, two are identified by name, the third called "unknown." In fact, the writer means "unidentified." Accompanying a photo of a shoeless farm worker is the caption telling one, redundantly, that she is barefoot. A number of captions identify the subject as "Unidentified woman, [location, date.]" That seems lifted directly from states' historical societies' archives. One expects more - or less - but not words that merely interfere with one's experience. One does not need to be told that a photograph is a "photograph."

Occasionally, the editors engage in assumptions regarding the illustrations that, in my view, interfere with the power of the imagery, and reduce the value of this compilation. Guessing as to the subjects' activities in a photograph by Jack Delano, they write that a woman and several children are "possibly waiting for the husband and father to get his hair cut." In fact, one cannot know, and do not need to know, what the people were doing that day. The photo is about much more than that. Another incredible photo of a woman and a girl is accompanied by more guesswork as to the relationship of the subjects (mother and daughter?). There is wordiness to many of the captions. Worst case, there is sometimes unintentional patronization: subjects are identified as "lovely young women," (p. 81) or "fashionable," "attractive" (p.4). The end result is a sense that this book was rushed, and that - despite the impressive pool of archival material from which it was assembled - some corners were cut. The editors use interesting and illuminating quotations in places - but meagerly. There is brief index of names of subjects, and names of quoted women, omitting place names and more.

I wish that the authors of this work either done more, or less. Mostly, I wish that they had more convincingly respected the ability of these powerful and important illustrations to speak clearly to the reader, and had also trusted readers to make the connections between text and visual imagery that is so satisfying and essential to the meaningful experience of organized archival material.

Painstakingly and obviously LOVINGLY researched, this book is a compendium of magnificent archival photographs and editorial commentary. Despite the fact that this is a non-fiction piece and a seemingly narrow area of focus, this book will appeal to every reader regardless of race or sex. The Face of Our Past reads like a juicy collection of information and glimpses into the life of someone famous, which makes the humanity and "ordinary-ness" of these women really stand out. I couldn't get enough! I'm also ordering the first book Ms. Thompson wrote called "A Shining Thread of Hope". I glanced at it recently in a local bookstore and (even though it's a non-fiction history piece) it reads like a NOVEL! I can't wait to see how the story is woven! Wow what a pair of books!

This book is absolutley amazing. Some may be shocked to find that it was written by two white women. I am not African American and I do not feel that this book is exclusively for African American women, it is for all races. This book shows the struggle of women and all women can learn from this book. It is a wonderful work of art for all women in every country.

I was given this book by a dear friend and am so glad she shared it with me. The story of the survival of Manya and Meyer is one I will not soon forget. This book reads like fiction, so it is easy to forget that the story is TRUE.........and all of the horror and sadness was real. It broke my heart - though the strength of both Manya and Meyer ought to be inspiration to us all. Great read!

"Until We Meet Again" was a wonderful, true Holocaust story that, in my opinion, ties with "Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl" as the best Holocaust books.

When two Polish Jews, Meyer and Manya, both 17, and their families decide to go into hiding from the Nazis, there troubles are just beginning. Manya and her 14-year-old brother, Chaim, decide to leave her family's dangerous hideout and go with her boyfriend, Meyer. Together, they go through various hiding places and worsening concentration camps all over Europe. Trying to survive day by day, they often wonder if they will ever be free again. Meyer and Manya survive, however, with their great faith and love for each other - but how? Will they ever see their families again? Can they ever be happy... and free?

This was a great, inspirational story, written by the couple's son. It can be read and enjoyed by a large age group, anywhere from middle schoolers, teens, and adults. It really helped me to see the true horror of the war, and I would highly recommend it!

This book really helps me learn about the Holocaust. This book is very touching and I wonder how come people treated the Jews like that. I think that the two lovers int his story are very strong and won't give up. They have faith in themselves. That is why thet were not killed. It is also hard to believe that it is a true story. It is so violent and touching that I thought it was make-belive. I really enjoyed this book and I thank all the people that forced me to read it. I really think that Manya and Meyer are two really strong people. I love this book.