This wonderful book is a rich portrayal of the Oneida people. Young readers and adults will enjoy learning about Oneida Indian nation's history, culture and family life. Readers are well served by this book's co-authors. Gordon McLester guides readers through the life of his Oneida people and Elisabeth Torres shares her teaching skills with a story that is both interesting and chock full of lots of facts and details - even recipes. The Oneida is a delightful book.

This is an awesome, lively, and inspiring book. I couldn't put the book down. If you are dealing with issues of guilt, fear, anxiety, jealousy, and struggling with who you are--this is a must read!!!

From Enron to the September 11, 2001 disasters, it is apparent things are changing in our world, much as we would like to keep things as they were.

In "The Prosperous Way Down" H.T. Odum does not give us feel-good babble.

Instead, he delivers to us a coherent and timely way to do the hard work of knowing how our world works, the changes that are already upon us, and some of the things we may do to increase our opportunity for security and satisfaction in a world that may be very different from what we know today.

There is a lot of contention about Odum and his eMergy methodology. This is to be expected. Odum brings things together, where others are content to be expert with parts.

The bottom line is that with the intellectual tools Odum lets us discover, we can learn to manage far more complexity than any would normally think possible. He lets us first recognize the problems we have with the signals our society sends out through economic and other circumstances of social behavior. And then the tools he provides let us clean up those signals, so we may make better use of the energy and other resources, the environment, and all the benefits (and problems) inherent in our diverse cultures.

The difficulty in all this is indicated by the fact that there is no Nobel prize for looking at the whole of our world. Those fabulous awards go to those who are very good at knowing parts, with very little idea of how the parts come together.

Instead, there is the very quiet Crafoord Prize for those who try to let us know more about the systems of our world--which of course H.T. Odum and his brother Eugene won back in the early 1980s.

This heart-lifting volume collects the storytelling talents of some of Signet's most beloved Regency authors, all spinning tales with Christmas carols as a central part of the yarn. These talented ladies pack into less than one hundred pages each an emotional wallop that is rarely found in novellas--sure to please even readers who do not usually find the depth they hope for in anthologies.

Mary Balogh starts us off with "The Bond Street Carolers" in which Lord Heath, who dislikes Christmas, stops in his tracks on Bond Street to hear a boy's angelic voice raised in song. Lord Heath decides that this young man must perform at his annual winter concert--but the boy's mother, Fanny Berlinton, does not want her son exploited. Little Katie Berlinton sees the tall man enjoying her brother's singing, and renews her wish for a Papa for Christmas. Even readers who do not normally care for children intruding on their romance will be enchanted by the parts these two take in this delighful story.

In "The Earl's Nightengale" by Edith Layton, a young woman pawns a musical mechanical bird left to her by the grandmother she never met--a gift that her grandmother said would bring her happiness. When she goes back a week later, as promised, to pay the loan and reclaim her heirloom, it is gone. She catches up with the Earl of Elliott, who purchased it, because it is her only link with her grandmother, and because she and her mother could certainly use some happiness right now. Ms. Layton's Nightengale is a charming gift to her readers, topped with an extra-special bow of an ending.

Next up is Elisabeth Fairchild with "The Mistletoe Kiss." On St. Thomas's Day, five days before Christmas, governess Constance Conyngham is convinced by her young charges to take them "a gooding"--but they did not expect to encounter Lord Deleval at The Devil's Keep, and everyone was even more surprised when he showed up the the bell-ringers' rehearsal. This is a heartening story of two wounded souls who can perhaps heal each other.

In "Make a Joyful Noise" by Carla Kelly, Lord Wythe is charged by his mother to help recruit new choir members for the annual competition between the churches of the neighboring shires. One of his first requests is to Rosie Wetherby, but soon he is ent ranced by more than just her beautiful voice... and Ms. Kelly's readers are entranced as well with the relationship that blossoms.

Anne Barbour concludes this collection with "Melody" in which American Josh Weston, now Earl of Sandbourne, meets his match in Melody Fairfax, companion to the dowager countess. We are emotionally involved from the beginning as we watch these two meet and quickly find a fearsome affinity towards each other. In a collection of masters of the Regency subgenre, Ms. Barbour shines as the star atop the tree.

Kimberly Borrowdale, Under the Covers Book Reviews

I usually am disappointed in books that are anthologies, but I was pleasantly surprised by this book. The first three stories were very good and I would have rated them 5 stars but the last two stories were not as good. My favorite story is the one by Alison Lane HEART'S DESIRE and I became interested in an unseen character, Emma's brother-in-law James. I hope she does his story in the future.

Beautifully-illustrated account of how a little boy comes to terms with the death of his beloved dog.
Scrumpy is a huge, cheerful, lovable and lively hound who's almost bigger than his young master Ben, who is left desolate by the loss.
His mum tells him "it's good to cry" and explains the dog is in no more pain.
Also good is the end - when Ben realises a new dog is "not a replacement" for his beloved Scrumpy.
Yes I found this book very sad - but it's not without humour.
(I reckon the illustrator must have a real affinity with dogs!)
And would make an ideal tool for parents struggling to explain the loss of a pet.

I found this book a good resouce for preliminary research into health problems. There is a very long list of various concerns; a chapter for each one, in alphabetical order. The chapters are brief, but have a lot of information. It is easy to read and uses personal anecdotes, which makes it reader friendly. There is enough information to figure out if that particular concern may be your problem. For a couple of the problems that relate to me, I am going to do further more indepth reseach elsewhere. This book gives a great start, as well as suggestions for help/possible remedies. I hope they keep the book up to date in future publications.

The title of this book makes for me some misunderstanding: there are many words but generally not about music. These words are about performance practice and recording problems. I think this book is interesting primarily for those who concern performance practice and recording history of 1930-50s by HMV (EMI now). The book contains some Legge's articles from magazines and many letters and telegrams to and from prominent musicians such as Beecham, Furtwangler, Karajan and others. It's a mosaic of impressions, events, thoughts, directives, reminiscences but not a continued story. If you like it you may try this book.

Anyone interest in near death experiences or life after death should strongly consider reading this book. The research involved here is some of the most extensive, albeit exhausing I have ever read on any subject.

The authors, all MD's, have exercised the utmost diligence and honesty in researching, compiling, and analyzing data from both India and the U.S. on this very vital, but often abused subject.

The reading can be tedious at times and very much text book in nature. Also, don't expect any profound conclusions or revelations about the research from the authors either. They have opted for a very conservative and non-commital conclusion to their vast research. The reader must draw his or her own conclusions.

For those who desire a well-researched and documented book where the author expresses an opinion in no uncertain terms, read Tom Harpur's outstanding "Life After Death" ... .

Psychoanalysis as a necessary and reasonable practice is defended and reviewed.. Roudinesco's book neatly narrates the contentious 20th century history of psychoanalysis in France and the United States. The author describes psychoanalyis as a deeply human(e) practice, a practice allied with democratic freedoms and care of the self. This small but thoroughly provocative book, raises questions about the chemical and genetic reducibility of the individual that medication as remediation readily assumes. Also assumed is the existence of a soul or psyche as an entity ready for care. The existence of this "given" does not meet discussion. The author evenly and smartly makes a thoughtful contribution to the discussion on caring for depression and addressing the person not just the chemical.