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Living in the Moment: A Guide to Living a Full and Spiritual Life
Published in Paperback by 1stBooks Library (2002)
Authors: Mary Ann Morgan and Michelle Fitzhugh-Craig
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Amazing
I tend to be a cynic when it comes to mediums and connecting spiritually with the dead. However, Mary Ann Morgan's book, Living in the Moment, has made me question my cynicism. Ms. Morgan's book is one of peace, understanding, and unconditional love. It teaches you to open your heart and mind and to share it with others. I appreciate that Ms. Morgan took the time out of her busy schedule to pass on her words to others. A great buy for you and a great gift for those you love. I am now a believer!

A guide to making a better life for yourself
I just barely got this book,have not finished it, but just had to comment on what I've read so far. It inspires me to think about my actions and the meanings behind them, and makes me want to be a better person in every aspect of my life - one step at a time. I hope more people read this book and come to terms with their inner spirits and hopes and dreams, it would sure make this crazy world a better place for all of us. Ok, now to go back and finish reading!

Awakened!
There's a place within each of us that once awakened never sleeps again. "Living in the Moment" awakens that place within me.

Christmas Cookies (Wee Pudgy Board Book)
Published in Hardcover by Grosset & Dunlap (1993)
Authors: Wendy Lewison, Mary Morgan, Mary Morgan-Vanroyen, and Miniature Book Collection (Library of Congress)
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Kids Favorite
I originally bought this book for my son when he was 2. It was his favorite for many years. It has been passed down and now my youngest daughter has me read it to her every night. After 6 years it is finally starting to fall apart. I would love to replace it as I can see it will get much more use, before it is finally retired from our family. No other book has gotten this much attention from all of my children!

Christmas Cookies
When my twins were two they wanted to read this book every night for almost a year! It is a very cute book. My boys are now four and we just got this book out for Christmas again. I wish it was in print - our copies have fallen apart from reading them so much!!

Adorable little book
Lewison's writing is very sweet and endearing. This is one of my favorite books for my child.

The House at the Edge of the Jungle
Published in Hardcover by Thomas Dunne Books (1999)
Author: Mary Morgan
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A book you will read to the end. I enjoyed it immensely.
This book is so much better than I had imagined it might be. It's great, it's literature, not just another book. I enjoyed it immensely.

A haunting and vivid tale
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. All of the principal characters are brought to life in a deeply compelling way. It's unfortunate that so few readers appear to be aware of this extraordinary work. It is as evocative as the best stories of Nevil Shute and H. E. Bates. Superb.

Superb family drama from a unique perspective

In the 1940's, the war in the Pacific hit home for the many British citizens living overseas. In 1942, the Japanese military invasion of Malaya leads to the capture of many foreign expatriates, including the British. The Cartwights managed to send their two small children, the infant Victor and his seven-year-old sister Isabel, safely back to England. However, the older Cartwrights disappear without a trace.

For the next three decades, the events in Asia still haunt Isabel. When Victor has to go to Malaya on business, he invites his sibling to accompany him. Without consulting her spouse Adrian, Isabel eagerly accepts. When they arrive, Isabel's obsession takes full root and she begins to investigate what happened to her parents. Reluctantly at first, his sister's enthusiasm and spirit snag Victor, who soon joins her quest. As the truth begins to surface, both of them realize that they must finf out what happened even though they might not like what they ultimately learn.

HOUSE AT THE EDGE OF THE JUNGLE is an incredible family tale that provides a unique perspective on life. The story line is brilliant as the Cartwright children return to their birth place in a worthy quest to find closure. Mary Morgan is a magician as she succeeds on several levels, making this must reading for those who enjoy reading about the impact of war on the younger generation.

Harriet Klausner

I Wear My Tutu Everywhere (All Aboard Book)
Published in Unknown Binding by Grosset & Dunlap (2002)
Authors: Wendy Cheyette Lewison, Mary Morgan-Vanroyen, Wendy Cheyette Lewison, and Mary Morgan
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A dancer's delight
My 5 year old received this for Christmas and it is her new favorite book. She practices the dance moves shown in the pictures while wearing her own pink tutu...the story is delightful, the pictures bright. Great for any dance lovers...

Good advice
I bought this darling book for my granddaughter, aged 4 ... and then decided I should recommend it to my clients. I'm an EQ coach and I love the attitude of this book. We should all have our dreams and wear our tutus everywhere -- if not in reality, in our minds. Who knows what you can grow up to be if you keep envisioning your dreams, and it's never too late, and you're never too old.

Excellent, excellent, excellent...
For every little girl starting at age 1. I can't stop reading it to my 3 year old. It's very up to date in the illustrations and has cute tones! Just change "Mama" and "Papa" to "Mommy" and "Daddy" and it's the perfect story to read to your little one. Short and sweet.

The Narnia Cookbook: Foods from C.S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia
Published in Hardcover by Harpercollins Juvenile Books (1998)
Authors: Douglas H. Gresham, Mary Kate Morgan, Pauline Baynes, and C. S. Chronicles of Narnia Lewis
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Delicious, child-friendly recipes
We checked this book out from the library again and again. We loved it. There are seven very 'American' children in our family, and we ate or drank every recipe we tried from this cookbook.
The illustrations and descriptions were delightful. The recipes were tasty and appealing to all literary-minded children who have been permitted or encouraged from babyhood to have adventurous palates.
Several recipes have been oft requested birthday favorites.

Yummy. Wish it were still in print.

Delicious Food, Wonderful Fantasy
I LOVE the Chronicles of Narnia, even as a "grown-up".So I jumped at the chance to learn how to make foods described in the books.

The book is supposedly aimed at kids. I will say though, that the taste of the foods is really more adult (or English). They taste great, don't get me wrong, but kids (unless they are really excited about the recipies being Narnian) will likely think them wierd. I made the Tea Cakes with Lemon Curd Filling for a friend's kid's Communion Party, and all the adults raved--but the kids wouldn't even go near them. (Incidentally, the Tea Cakes are DELICIOUS. A wonderful treat).

A note of advice, you will need stuff like double boilers and parchment paper for some of the recipies. Plus you will have to make some trips to specialty food stores. However, most of the stuff is middling easy to make.

Overall, this is a wonderful book. I am so glad I have it. The recipies are very tasty, and the book itself provides a wonderful cornicopia of foods and ideas that Americans are not very familiar with.

Transport your family to Narnia
Having a 7-year old boy who loves The Chronicles of Narnia, this book really caught my eye. He has pored over it, and we have already made two of the recipes: Lucy's Roast Apples and Marmalade Roll. They both turned out very well, and were quite popular with the whole family.

This book has approximately 68 recipes divided into categories such as Breakfast, Lunch, Afternoon Tea, Dinner, Dessert, and Drinks.

In my opinion, the mark of a good cookbook is the percentage of recipes that one would actually make. In this cookbook, there is a high percentage of the recipes that I would try.

Each recipe has a bit of commentary from Douglas Gresham, Lewis' stepson, and a quote from one of the books that lists the dish the recipe is for. The commentary is interesting and informative. There is also a foreward written by Gresham. At the end of the book are some menu ideas so that you can have a Narnian dinner party with your friends.

Bloomers!
Published in School & Library Binding by Atheneum (1993)
Authors: Rhoda Blumberg and Mary Morgan
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Bought before she was born and now a favorate.
I bought this book for my daughter when I was 5 months pregnant with her and over the years I have read it to her once and awhile, but now she is 6 years old and it has become one of her favorate books and we are always on the look out for more good age approrate Women's History books because the good ones and few and far between and this is one of the good ones.

Liberating, Inspiring, Educational, and with Humor!
A woman dressed in ankkle length blomers arrives in Seneca Falls, NY, in 1851. People are shocked. Women have been bound by corsets and floor length dresses "that sweep the floor." The town fathers read a book called, "Ruling a Wife," which praised wives who "submit and obey." Excuse me! Elizabeth Stanton embarrassed her son by wearing bloomers to his school. Amelia Bloomer printed a picture of these liberating and comfortable garments in her newspaper, "The Lily." "Women needed freedom not only from drunken husbands but also from cumbersome, crippling clothes." Women were "not parlor ornaments or mere playthings for man," and that a woman is "man's equal, and not his slave." Allowing women to run for office and to vote was Bloomer's radical thought. Elizabeth Stanton and Susan B. Anthony traveled the country speaking for woman's rights, wearing bloomers. Before theeir speeches began they were spreading the concept that women be allowed choices and equal rights. I am 50. When I was a child, women were not allowed to wear pants in the workplace. No pantsuits. No kidding. Rhoda Blumberg's book makes this piece of history come alive. Mary Morgan's illustrations are a treat.

Jake Baked the Cake
Published in School & Library Binding by Viking Press (1990)
Authors: B. G. Hennessy, Mary Morgan, and Mary Morgan-Vanroyen
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Jake Baked the Cake
What a joy of a book. The illustrations are so soft and beautiful and really help to tell the story, as they should. The story is about a town getting ready for a wedding. There's just a line or two on each page, and they rhyme, periodically reverting to, "while Jake baked the cake". Both boys and girls 7 and under should enjoy this. My five year boy included.

A toddler favorite
"The bride's gown was made in town/the groom's pants arrived from France/the champagne came from Spain/while Jake baked the Cake!" As everyone in town gets ready for a big church wedding, we keep checking in on baker Jake, who isn't quite finished with the fancy wedding cake. Will he finish in time? Toddlers cheer him on by chiming in with the chorus "Jake baked the cake!" A delightful picture book to prepare youngsters for all the preparations that precede a wedding.

Morgan Stanley the Internet Report
Published in Paperback by HarperBusiness (1900)
Authors: Mary Meeker and Chris Depuy
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A MUST BUY
Simple no nonsense approach. Cuts thru all the hyphe and explains the market in laymans terms

Essential book to understand the Internet and related tech.
"The Internet Report" is excellent and will give you the most timely and accurate picture of everything involved with the Internet. As one who teaches Internet classes, I can tell you that this book is just full of great facts about Internet history, Internet infrastructure, Internet technologies, and where various Internet-related businesses will succeed (and fail). If you only buy one technology book in the next six months, it HAS to be this book! It is essential to read this book because your competitors and your customers will read it

Patient Rosie
Published in Hardcover by Hyperion Press (2000)
Authors: Mary Vanroyen-Morgan and Mary Morgan
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Patient Rosie is a good example!
My three-year-old daughter and I love this book. Recently after reading it, she was wiggling around while I brushed her hair. I asked if she would be patient like Rosie was while her mother brushed her fur, and she sat still!

Patient Rosie
Patient Rosie is a warm and wise book for very young children that celebrates patience without being preachy. Rosie the mouse shows us in wonderfully child-appropriate ways just how patient she is... she waits for her turn; she sits very still while Mama combs her fur; she lets the cookies cool before eating one. A very sweet book -- my preschooler loves it!

Willful Neglect
Published in Hardcover by St. Martin's Press (1997)
Author: Mary Morgan
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Proving the obvious is never simple
Since you know the what from the very beginning you're left with finding out the who and confirming the why. Morgan throws in just enough plot twists and turns to keep you turning the pages. Well crafted characters and a subject that needed to be addressed. This short novel can be read in one sitting but won't easily be forgotten.

A splendid and compelling first novel, but no mystery
This novel captured my interest from the start and kept it throughout its short 244 pages. Mary Morgan explores the complex interplay of the legal and medical professions both sensitively and even-handedly. There is no mystery, because what might have been so, the death of a black child in hospital, is revealed right at the beginning, but the actions and emotions and the players, parents, nurses, doctors, lawyers, and the rest, keeps the interest level high until the last dramatic scene (not to be divulged in a review)

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