This is a marvelous book. It has all the poems plus some new ones (new to me, and I thought I knew the work); the clear textual apparatus would have pleased the great textual scholar-poet himself. Moreover, the notes are truly helpful, adding information about botany, the classics, astrology, and other references that give the poetry additional depth and make these seemingly simple verses richer.

...Housman, Graves's biography tells us, wanted his books inexpensive so as to be widely available. Surely plasticated paper over boards in a perfect binding, no matter what the costs of storage and overhead may be, can't justify this steep a sum.

This book is similar to Piper's God's Passion for His Glory in that iit contians a commentary on Edwards and tthe text of one of Edwards' books (although this book is an infinitely easier read than Piper's. Sproul and Parrish do a fantastic job in the introduction where they give the background to the state of revival in New Engalnd. At the end of the book are exercises for those who would like to prepare for revival

The text of Edwards, Concerning the marks of the Spirit of God is much easier to read than his other works (although Sproul modernizes the text--this probably a good thing for many of Edwards' sentences would go on for pages). I would recommend this book for the challenge it offers Bible Believers (who else could be involved in a revival?) as they pray for revival. May God raise up another Edwards to combat the secularist, charismatic, postmodern onslought facing our churches!

I bought Spirited Minds for a friend who was desperate to steer her twelve-year-old son from video games to reading. Not only did we find great books for him, but the book descriptions prompted us to revisit some classics for older readers. Now my friend, her daughter, and I are eagerly waiting for the young women's edition to come out this summer.

What a great book to get kids excited about summertime (or any time) reading.

The Stream Garden is a truly inspirational book designed to help the gardener design and create a stream garden. The photographs are superb and excellent examples. Clear direction is given for building the stream and there are plenty of plant suggestions to make the stream look natural. This book complements Water in the Garden by James Allison - which in my opinion is the best pond book on the market. Both of these books combine inspirational photographs with practical knowledgeable directions.

This title in question, i.e., Strong Souls Singing : African American Books for Our Daughters and Our Sisters by Archie Givens (Editor), Marian Wright Edelman (Introduction), is an awesome guide to books for African American women and girls. In here one will find short synopses of important books that African American girls should read. The descriptors are well written and to the point. Highly Recommended.

This book describes how a number of Christian and Jewish congregations have experienced and responded to the changes that have taken place in the contemporary American family. In particular, it addresses a number of questions concerned with the possibilities and limits of congregational response to rapid social change. Each essay involves a practical theological case study of a congregation and seeks to articulate the congregation's "family theology" and how those theological convictions are manifest in congregational strategies, programs, and family culture.

Beyond merely describing the congregations, each essay also provides a evaluative perspective on the prophetic appropriateness, moral fruitfulness, and basic adequacy of the congregation's response to a number of contexts and issues surrounding the family. Attention is given to four "markers," or sets of issues throughout the essays. These markers are the congregations' location of families within a broader moral and religious community, provision of emotional skills and symbolic resources to sustain intimate relationships and support the self, socialization of children and adolescents, and relation of historical tradition to issues of contemporary life. The essays uncover a variety of views on these issues both between and within congregations.

The selection of congregations is as diverse as the issues addressed. The essays cover one Jewish congregation, three African-American churches, a Pentecostal megachurch, and a church ministering to a large gay population, in addition to more traditional Baptist, Catholic, and Presbyterian congregations. Many are urban churches facing a host of pressing social issues. The histories and narratives of these congregations are fascinating reading and will provoke much thought as to the meaning of family ministry.

This eloquent and deeply engaged collection of Green's essays (some previously printed)covers topics ranging from the expressive nature of labor lore and the intersections between ethnicity and labor, to folk music and cowboy culture and the words-often implicated in cultural politics--used to describe them, to the archival detective work necessary to illuminating such strands of culture. Green's work in these articles is etymological and historical, tracing the development and current use of a term, idea, or practice. This is a book that is an essential read for any professional folklorist, be she "academic," "public," or "applied," as it is a primer for committed fieldwork and arts advocacy. Green himself has long advocated for public programming that is culturally equitable, and his knowledge of public sector work and his contributions to it helped pave the way for National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities support for vernacular arts. This book is a testament to the variety and art of people he has long championed.

A Book That's worth the money. Beautiful Story about Betty's cousin named Candy who has truoble getting friends of her own. Archie and the Gang helps cheer her up.

This book is small and light and quite an easy read,too,but its value is indescribable.There seem to be a distinct lack of new biographies about the great Travis,although his eventful and exciting life ought to interest any biographer who take pride in his work.
McDonald stresses the fact that he does not want Travis to appear as a godlike hero,he wants to show us Travis as a real man.He succeeds in doing this,and what is even better is that he maintains his respect for Travis and treat him with dignity,even though he becomes more human than most people could accept.(In South Carolina,according to McDonald,some people shake their heads and wonder why Travis didn`t end up in hung instead of a hero.)He also weighs both sides of the matter very carefully.Travis might have been a man who took the law in his own hands and because of that,became guilty of a severe crime(he is said to have murdered a man he thought guilty of having an affair with his wife),but at the same time,he was a man who fathered and befriended all children who came to need him,a man who loved fun and games,a man who was worried about having to do legal work in a foreign language when he arrived in Texas,but who rose to the occasion and taught himself Spanish(he even spoke Spanish to his men during the battle of the Alamo),a man with Mexican friends as well as Anglo-American friends-in short,a man who would never say no to a challenge and who always did his utmost,though his means were small. It`s a terrible thing that he should perish so young,but he was where he was needed when we needed him there.He was a great man, great not meaning perfect,something which McDonald shows in this fine book.
My only complaint is that the book appears to be an introduction to Travis,something which it isn`t-you ought to have read a little bit about him on beforehand.In addition,I sorely miss information on Travis`choice of weapons,both as commander of the Alamo and in his younger years.These are merely trifles,though,and I assure you that you are going to love this book,just like I do.

Archie Carr was the Godfather of modern sea-turtle biology and an outspoken advocate of turtle conservation who did more than anyone else to bring our attention to these creatures. The Windward Road is a masterpiece of Natural History writing, capturing a magical moment in time as Carr delves into the secret lives of the great green turtles and takes us with him on journeys to Caribbean islands as yet largely unspoiled by the wave of development that was to come. Anyone interested in conservation biology or with a love of a good yarn should get hold of this book, sink back and hear the trade winds blow -and then get out of your chair & do something to carry on the struggle that Carr waged for so long to preserve turtles and their habitats. This is a book that you will come back to repeatedly & pass on to friends and students with enthusiasm.