The directions in this book were easy to follow, but some of the ingredients didn't blend well according to my tastebuds. Others however were quite delicious and all were easy to create.

"This true picture of the African presence in Scripture is portrayed in an historically accurate and decisive manner. The lessons learned from the teachings of the African experience in the Bible also address many contemporary issues for people of all races."
- a review from The Journal of Christian Nursing, Summer 2000

I have been teaching Spanish to preschoolers for the last year. When I read this book, not only did I enjoy the story, I loved the way it was written. Ms. Ciavonne uses Spanish terms throughout the book. She allows the children to figure out what they mean from the context of the story. It also teaches about a tradition from a culture my students were not familiar with. Education through story is great for children. It is a creative, educational, enjoyable book. I would highly recommend it for older preschool children and elementary school children (and ADULTS :-).

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Holy Pictures is set in Dublin, probably around the turn of the 20th Century, though it doesn't say exactly when. The novel centers around the Cantwell family, notably daughter Nan.

Papa Cantwell owns a (blush) corset factory. But ladies are turning from steel-belted, all-weather laced corsets to rubberized, comfortable (well, relatively comfortable) models. Mr. Cantwell is as inflexible as his corsets and seeks to contour the past as tightly as cinched waists. Modernize? Not he! And there are predictable consequences to his business. He's a boor and a brute. His wife is a typical gentile booby, drifing along or actually drifting downwards with her husband. She's hapless against the tides of ruin that are washing up on their middle-class conventional life. She goes to the hairdresser, neglects the housekeeping and the kids.

Nan does well in school and tries to make sense of the increasing disorder in the family. For Mr. Cantwell, it would seem, has a past, a past that comes back in the shape of a bundle of letters written in spindly green ink. Nan's coming-of-age as a woman is shot through with the sins of the adults in her life. Truly, the sins of the fathers are in this case, visited on the children. She notes that "grownups get money for nothing." and that they take advantage of the weak, even children, whenever they can. The "nothing" is of course, not "nothing", and Nan finds out about the facts of life a bit too late as always.

This is a fine, fine first novel and really has only the flaw of being over-ambitious and a bit exotic. The events are crammed in, doubtless from the author's incredible creativity and observant eye and ear. First novels sometimes are a bit over-stuffed, and despite the fact this is not a long book, it is very packed with events, characters, and imagery. But this is a minor literary criticism. This is a wonderful book to read, and if you can find a copy of it, do so. You will probably enjoy it as much as I did.

I'm comparing "Holy Pictures" to Angela's Ashes (which was a memoir.) So the comparison is only that Boylan writes of tough times growing up in Ireland, and that the protagonist is a bright, worthy character surrounded by less-than-sterling adults. There, the comparison ends. But if you liked Angela's Ashes, you will very probably like "Holy Pictures." Unfortunately, it is out of print, but used copies are available, or maybe your librarian was of a literary bent and bought a copy for your town. I hope so.

Wilbur Edel's book "Kekionga" is in fact not a detailed description of the worst defeat of the American army led by general St Clair against the Native Americans in the late 18th century. The story of the battle itself merely takes one page in this book. So people mainly interested in pure military history will not find a satisfactory answer. But I don't thing Edel, who is a Professor Emeritus of Political Science, intended to write a book focusing only on the military aspects of this dramatic battle , which is in fact not that well known in American history.

The author prefers a global approach of this battle which was the direct result of white settlers penetrating in the Ohio-lands of the Wabash Indian tribes after the American War of Independence.

Edel clearly explains the relation between Native Americans and their white opponents from the start of white colonisation untill the present. He indicates the role of the different European nations in the New World who played a important role in the Indian-white relations during the 18th and 19th century. So one can learn in fact each nation (European and Native American as well) had their own hidden political agenda. For example during the War of Independence, both Americans and English tried to use Native Americans for their cause. Indians tried to use them to obtain better trade-goods. Some tribes tried to form alliances with Europeans to protect their homelands from invasion of other Europeans. The author gives a clear inside in this processes which indicates that international politics in that period do not differ that much from the way international politics are run nowadays.

In a vivid description he brings back to life the voices of the people who played a decisive role in this confrontation. Fortunately he retains from giving too many details and keeps this book to the point. Nevertheless he is very accurate and each statement is linked to a bibliographical note.

I enjoyed reading this book, which gave me (as a European who is not that familiar with the American history) also a better understanding of the sometimes stressed relations between the American Federation and the individual States of the Union. In my opinion this book can be used as a standard introduction to understand the complex relationship between the Native Americans and the American Federation.

Jan Everaet Winksele / Flanders BELGIUM

St. Clair uses brillant style in this text that defends his character. After reading this work, it is quite clear that the defeat of St. Clair's army at the hands of Little Turtle was not the old general's fault, but blame should be directed at the government for corruption.

This is a great book for anyone interested in early American history, or US - Native American warfare.

I feel this particular book enlightens your mind and lets you in on the unusual. This book also gives off somewhat of a tingling sensation in some areas of reading due to the way this author lets you in on the knowledge he has captured. I felt it was GREAT reading material. I would strongly recommend this book! The Author is a great man and has written many great books.

this is a very good book for begineers and might help a middle leval pigeon fancier. has a lot on feed,sicknesses,and care.well worth the money.I'm a beginer and it helped me.has a good list of books and has very good photos of Foy's Pigeon Farms. a good all around book. espiecilly for me(a 11 year old)sice I don't have ton's of money to spend. done by Daniel A. Jacobs age 11

While I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE David St. Clair's books, I was dissapointed by this book. I was expecting more of a how-to book (like his book INSTANT ESP), but this reads like a guide book to various phychic healers, and is a recounting of David St.Clair's interviews with them. More like a series of short biographies. That and the fact that the book is almost 30 years old, almost all of the psychic healers mentioned are dead, so unless you are a St.Clair collector, this book will have little value.

** I would really give this book 3 stars, but since his other books are so enjoyable - I can't force myself to do it.