it is a very beauty book i like all things in the book

I thought this book was wonderful. Filled with names and descriptions that helped me pick the pirfect name for my little "Montana Savanna" I suggest it for anyone.

This is an excellent, well-written exposition relating to the important role General Nathanael Greene played in the American Revolution. Greene was an overlooked, but absolutely key leader, who was given the difficult task of preventing the British from winning the South. Due to extreme circumstances, Greene was needed for his ability to employ a "guerilla" style of warfare. At that time, 1780-82, there were no understood rules concerning this type of warfare - Gen. Greene had only his wits, and humility (he had to accept that he would win no Great Victories) to guide him. As it turned out, he was the man for the job, and this small, readable book captures the similarities between Greene, a tyro at this, and Mao in China, and Gen. Giap in Vietnam, who had decades of theory to draw on, 160+ years later. An important addition to our understanding of the best leaders of the Revolution.

"Here is a book everyone wanted but was afraid to ask for. Lande has surveryed the field of psychology, psycholotherapy, metaphysics, and the sciences, and has come up with a buyer's guide to what's happening in this world. He has included reviews, commentary, analysis by world authorities...and those of you who follow Frued and Jung won't be short-changed. Lande has done a remarkable job." West Coast Review of Books

"This book by Nathaniel Lande is a whole cosmos catalog" Los Angeles Times

"A momnumental and comprensive overview of today's new lifechanging philosophies. Mindstyles/Lifestyles makes for compulsive browsing and irresistible reading. You will find interviews and contributions by a stellar array of lleading advocates, doctors. and scientists." Psychology Today

"From Buckminster Fuller to Hans Selye, Mindstyles/Lifestyles is the most comtempory overview of our time. It took a six foot six Oxford University graduate named Nathaniel Lande to put it all together in an encyclopedic book that is a graphic affirmation of Tom Wolfe's thesis." New York Times

This book makes you think & appreciate life. This book is food for the SOUL!!! You won't be disappointed...

In her book, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Louise De Salvo presents Hawthorne's ambivalence toward women in his life and in his novels. He saw women as ethereal beings who were less intelligent than men (12). He felt that if a woman suffered, it was her own fault for deviating from society's norms (5). This belief is evident in his depiction of Zenobia in The Blithedale Romance. Still, though critical of feminists such as Anne Hutchinson and Margaret Fuller, Hawthorne admired intelligent women such as his sister-in-law Elizabeth Palmer Peabody. Also, he encouraged his wife Sophie's work in painting and helped her cook and take care of their children. Hawthorne shows this simultaneous rejection and admiration for women in his works. De Salvo focuses her discussions about Hawthorne's works on the treatment of women. In Fanshawe, women are admired when they are passive and helpless and punished when they are assertive (46). About Hester's portrayal in The Scarlet Letter, De Salvo argues that Hawthorne depicts Hester as a heroine to divert attention from the cruelty of his ancestors toward women (65). In The House of the Seven Gables, Hawthorne's protagonist is a man, rather than a woman, who is persecuted for witchcraft. De Salvo points out that Hawthorne's version of the legend ignores women's suffering in Puritan New England (80). Through De Salvo's discussion of The Blithedale Romance, one can see Hawthorne's personality and ambivalence toward women through his narrator Coverdale. Hawthorne lived on Brook Farm in 1841 and wrote to a friend about a group of people that he saw in costumes; Coverdale saw something very similar (98). Hawthorne and Coverdale are also similar in that they are both described as shy, Hawthorne by a contemporary and Coverdale through his speech (99). Additionally, both showed admiration and exasperation for intelligent, assertive women. Still, as De Salvo says, it is scary to see how Coverdale assumes a misogynous point of view so indifferently that he makes it seem normal (99). She asserts that Coverdale is an unreliable narrator and that even he admits it when he says that his narration was "nothing but dream-work and enchantment" (qtd. in De Salvo 101). In fact, De Salvo doubts that Zenobia has committed suicide and suspects that Coverdale may have murdered her. De Salvo's book provides valuable insights for feminist readings of Nathaniel Hawthorne. She has plenty to say about his works and supports her assertions convincingly. The only statement that may be controversial is the one that she makes regarding Hawthorne's attempt to de-emphasize his ancestors' persecution of women in The Scarlet Letter. She points out the relevance of Hawthorne's beliefs to her analyses of Fanshawe, The Scarlet Letter, The House of the Seven Gables, and The Blithedale Romance. Anyone assuming a feminist point of view when reading Hawthorne's works should read Louise De Salvo's Nathaniel Hawthorne.

As a poetry teacher, I was delighted to find "Nathaniel Talking" at the library. It is rare to find fun and readable poetry about contemporary children that is also honest and serious. I loved Nathaniel! He raps, mourns his mother, views his father as a hero, ponders how heavy the weight of the world must be and still remains childlike. Well, done Ms Greenfield! The illustrations, as in "Night on Neighborhood Street" are wonderful. I hope that the publisher will make "Nathaniel Talking" available for purchase again soon.

When I first read this book, I had a magical experience of literature and music combined. In short, I really recommend this book for kids 8 and under but it's a nice read for all ages.

The book was very inspirational and motivational. It focused on a young man trial and tribulation to growing up as an African American in the inner city. The outcome of this young man life was exceptional and uplifting.

This book can be given as a gift to a friend who is going through difficult times to encourage them to stay motivated. "Just because their are bad times today, there is always hope for tomorrow"