Last fall I took a class from Dr. Bruland. She is one of the greatest instructors I have ever had. Her openness, intelligence and ability to communicate led me to figure out what I believe in many areas that I had either ignored or (worse) in which I had accepted the thoughts of others as my own. It was only after completing her course that I decided to pick up one Dr. Bruland's books: "Regathering."

"Regathering" has challenged my ideas every bit as much as Dr. Bruland's class. Once more, I am struck by her honesty and openness. Once more, I have been given the opportunity to figure out exactly what I believe.

"Regathering" is a book full of testimonies. Christians from varying backgrounds discuss what they think Christ's prayer for unity among believers means not only for their lives, but also for life within their traditions.

Several of the participants chose to remain anonymous; some give their names and backgrounds. Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestants all weigh in with their thoughts, fears, experiences, and dreams.

I myself came skeptically to this book. All too often, "ecumenism" has struck me as something that Churches which no longer function do to pass the time--an excuse for one more committee and some self-important busy-work. The testimonies in this book, along with the insightful commentary by Dr. Bruland have partially convinced me otherwise.

I still feel a lot of Ecumenism is misguided. Yet "Regathering" itself is a strong witness to the growth that can happen when different kinds of Christians sit down and discuss the things that bind, as well as divide them.

I give "Regathering" my highest recommendation.

Last fall I took a class from Dr. Bruland. She is one of the greatest instructors I have ever had. Her openness, intelligence and ability to communicate led me to figure out what I believe in many areas that I had either ignored or (worse) in which I had accepted the thoughts of others as my own. It was only after completing her course that I decided to pick up one Dr. Bruland's books: "Regathering."

"Regathering" has challenged my ideas every bit as much as Dr. Bruland's class. Once more, I am struck by her honesty and openness. Once more, I have been given the opportunity to figure out exactly what I believe.

"Regathering" is a book full of testimonies. Christians from varying backgrounds discuss what they think Christ's prayer for unity among believers means not only for their lives, but also for life within their traditions.

Several of the participants chose to remain anonymous; some give their names and backgrounds. Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestants all weigh in with their thoughts, fears, experiences, and dreams.

I myself came skeptically to this book. All too often, "ecumenism" has struck me as something that Churches which no longer function do to pass the time--an excuse for one more committee and some self-important busy-work. The testimonies in this book, along with the insightful commentary by Dr. Bruland have partially convinced me otherwise.

I still feel a lot of Ecumenism is misguided. Yet "Regathering" itself is a strong witness to the growth that can happen when different kinds of Christians sit down and discuss the things that bind, as well as divide them.

I give "Regathering" my highest recommendation.

This long-awaited collection of letters, diaries, articles and speeches, most of them never before published, were selected with an eye to telling the story of a remarkable life--a life consumed with the quest for women's sexual liberation. The Selected Papers of Margaret Sanger (Volume 1) gives us, with dramatic immediacy, the first 28 years of Margaret Sanger's quest.

The birth control crusader, feminist, and reformer Margaret Sanger was one of the most controversial and compelling figures in the twentieth century. This first volume of The Selected Papers of Margaret Sanger documents the critical phases and influences of an American feminist icon and offers rare glimpses into her working-class childhood, burgeoning feminism, spiritual and scientific interests, sexual explorations, and diverse roles as wife, mother, nurse, journalist, radical socialist, and activist.

These letters and other writings, including diaries, journals, articles, and speeches, most of which have never before been published, have been selected and assembled with an eye to telling the story of a remarkable life, punctuated by arrests and imprisonments, exile, love affairs, and a momentous personal loss--a life consumed with the quest for women's sexual liberation. Because its narrative line is so absorbing, volume 1 may be read as a powerful biography.

Volume 1 covers a twenty-eight-year period from nurse's training and early socialist involvement in pre- World War I bohemian Greenwich Village to Sanger's adoption of birth control (a term she helped coin in 1914) as a fundamental tenet of women's rights. It traces the intersection of her life and work with other reformers, activists and leaders of modernity on both sides of the Atlantic, including Havelock Ellis, H. G. Wells, George Bernard Shaw, Emma Goldman, Max Eastman, and Eugene Debs, as well as many leading radical artists and writers of the day. It highlights her legislative and organizational efforts, her support of the eugenics movement, and the alliances she secured with medical professionals in her crusade to make birth control legal, respectable, and accessible. This volume also includes letters from women desperately in need of fertility control who saw Sanger as their last hope. Supplemented by an introduction, brief essays providing narrative and chronological links, and substantial notes, the volume is an invaluable tool for understanding Sanger's actions and accomplishments.

The documents assembled here, more than 80 percent of them letters, were culled from the Margaret Sanger Papers Microfilm Edition, edited by Esther Katz, Cathy Moran Hajo, and Peter C. Engelman. Two subsequent volumes will address later periods in her life, and an additional volume will cover her international work in the birth control struggle.

This long-awaited collection of letters, diaries, articles and speeches, most of them never before published, were selected with an eye to telling the story of a remarkable life--a life consumed with the quest for women's sexual liberation. The Selected Papers of Margaret Sanger (Volume 1) gives us, with dramatic immediacy, the first 28 years of Margaret Sanger's quest.

FROM THE JACKET
The Selected Papers of Margaret Sanger
Vol. 1: The Woman Rebel, 1900-1928
Edited by Esther Katz
Cathy Moran Hajo and Peter C. Engelman, Assistant Editors

The birth control crusader, feminist, and reformer Margaret Sanger was one of the most controversial and compelling figures in the twentieth century. This first volume of The Selected Papers of Margaret Sanger documents the critical phases and influences of an American feminist icon and offers rare glimpses into her working-class childhood, burgeoning feminism, spiritual and scientific interests, sexual explorations, and diverse roles as wife, mother, nurse, journalist, radical socialist, and activist.

These letters and other writings, including diaries, journals, articles, and speeches, most of which have never before been published, have been selected and assembled with an eye to telling the story of a remarkable life, punctuated by arrests and imprisonments, exile, love affairs, and a momentous personal loss--a life consumed with the quest for women's sexual liberation. Because its narrative line is so absorbing, volume 1 may be read as a powerful biography.

Volume 1 covers a twenty-eight-year period from her nurse's training and early socialist involvement in pre- World War I bohemian Greenwich Village to her adoption of birth control (a term she helped coin in 1914) as a fundamental tenet of women's rights. It traces the intersection of her life and work with other reformers, activists and leaders of modernity on both sides of the Atlantic, including Havelock Ellis, H. G. Wells, George Bernard Shaw, Emma Goldman, Max Eastman, and Eugene Debs, as well as many leading radical artists and writers of the day. It highlights her legislative and organizational efforts, her support of the eugenics movement, and the alliances she secured with medical professionals in her crusade to make birth control legal, respectable, and accessible. This volume also includes letters from women desperately in need of fertility control who saw Sanger as their last hope. Supplemented by an introduction, brief essays providing narrative and chronological links, and substantial notes, the volume is an invaluable tool for understanding Sanger's actions and accomplishments.

The documents assembled here, more than 80 percent of them letters, were culled from the Margaret Sanger Papers Microfilm Edition, edited by Esther Katz, Cathy Moran Hajo, and Peter C. Engelman. Two subsequent volumes will address later periods in her life, and an additional volume will cover her international work in the birth control struggle.

"Mesmerizing letters from the days when birth control was legally obscene and jail sentences were regularly given out for talking about it in public. Nearly a century ago, Margaret Sanger was defending woman's 'ownership of her own body' and linking access to contraception to civil liberties and personal freedom. Rights we take for granted have a long and sometimes surprising history that comes clear on these pages. Required reading for our own time, whichever side of Roe v. Wade you are on."
-- Linda K. Kerber, author of No Constitutional Right to Be Ladies: Women and the Obligations of Citizenship

"These wonderful letters, diary excerpts, and essays dramatize women's long struggle for respect, self-awareness, independence, influence, and control over our bodies and our lives. To contemplate Margaret Sanger's harsh reality and the enduring vision of this courageous pioneer--while the war against women escalates on every front--is a heartening and galvanizing act of rebellion. Esther Katz and her splendid team have given us all a very great gift."
-- Blanche Wiesen Cook, University Distinguished Professor, John Jay College and the Graduate Center, CUNY, and the author of Eleanor Roosevelt, volumes 1 and 2

"This engrossing volume, meticulously edited and selected, captures Margaret Sanger in all her complexity during a formative period in her long career. Open to practically any page, and something will grab your historical attention."
-- Susan Ware, editor of Notable American Women, volume 5

All the other slang dictionaries, even those online are organized to define the slang terms themselves. As an older writer I'm not particularly knowledgeable about slang much past my own generation. It is a great help in creating more realistic youthful dialog to be able to look up a "regular" word to find the various slang synonyms.

Even for a 1995 edition, mine appears to be very current and comprehensive. I hope the editors keep this handy writer's tool up to date with new editions.

Somebody really needs to develop an online slang database, searcheable by words on either side of the index. This is really the only way to compile something as changeable as a dictionary of slang. I'd pay to subscribe to one kept up to date.

The best dictionary of slang out there because it is arranged by the word you're most likely to know instead of the slang word you're not likely to know.

I was handed this book in 1985. It was required reading for my training as a follower of Wicca. I can not recommend it highly enough. Dr. Harding's book was difficult to read at times, but very necessary for me. The way she wrote about intuition and history changed my life.

Please do not let this book fall into the Out-of-Print Abyss! This book is a must for anyone studying or wanting to comprehend the feminine nature, personally and archetypally. The forerunner of all current Woman Studies, its a fundamental must. Why start with the copied, watered - down versions? A classic stands the ultimate test of time, expresses the Eternal. Most women- oriented movements have given way to a Full Moon biased, illuminated consciousness, once again letting the Darker, Waning Moon consciouness disappear out of sight. Harding presents a very insightful piece on the darker more instinctual feminine, "Our women have learned human manners and emotions-pity, consideration,love;but not so far beneath the surface, slumbering in unconsciousness, the old primitive form of feminine instinct lurks, ready to spring up again and perhaps even to reassert its power over consciousness in any critical situation(p50,1971)." It takes not only someone who has achieved great Logos through her scholarly background, but someone who has lived it as well. Esther Harding is a lesser known American Treasure that needs to be brought back to life so she can continue to inspire all women striving to connect to their true feminine nature.

Based on the New International Version, this detailed commentary includes analysis of the major interpretations of each passage. Hebrew knowledge not necessary, but helpful. Language notes are separated. Each 'book' includes Introduction and Outline, NIV Text, Commentary Discussion including all major views, and Language notes. Emphasis is on what text meant to the people it was originally written for. Does not include practical application, as the primary goal is to fully understand what the text says and means. College and Graduate Level Reading.

it is very difficult to get hold of a copy, but it is definately worth it! It takes you around the world of web ads and how teh consumers react to them. The Authors conclusion though tend to understimate all the other papers that were published in the book. Well deserved 5 star.

This book was an absolute hit with an audience of Spanish-speaking children! It is a retelling of the Jewish folktale that has become familiar through the Caldecott award winner, "Joseph Had A Little Overcoat." The illustrations provide an intimate dollhouse view inside Joseph's home, including a parallel story that goes on under the house among a family of mice who become the resourceful recipients of the scraps of fabric that fall through the cracks in the floor. The text is repetitive and invite choral participation on the part of the listeners. Joseph's undying confidence in his grandfather's ability to salvage his beloved blanket-turned-jacked-turned-vest, etc. holds out until at last he loses the last prized button. Nevertheless, Joseph seems to have inherited some of Grandfather's abilities to create something from almost nothing.

Stencils of Ancient Egypt and Nubia is a "must" for teachers of social studies who enjoy doing "hands on" projects. Not only are the symbols of Ancient Egypt clearly explained, the stencils can be used over and over to create many projects in the classroom. My students have used these stencils for the last four years and they are still in good shape. Teachers looking for a simplified and concise teaching tool for Ancient Egypt will find more than enough information to share with their students in this book.

In our gift basket business, we specialize in sympathy baskets for people who are grieving. These books have proven so popular, we put one in every gift basket we send out.

Popularly known as "The Muffin Lady", Esther Brody has selected more than 250 of her most original homemade muffin mixes that are delicious, nutritious, and as much fun to make as they are great to eat in Another 250 Best Muffin Recipes. From Currant Nut Whole-Wheat Muffins, Apple Honey Muffins, Peanut Orange Breakfast Puffins, and Fruit Muffin Buns, to Ham and Cheddar Muffins, Blueberry Bran Yogurt Muffins, Banana Crumble Muffins, and Creamy Pumpkin Nut Muffins, Another 250 Best Muffin Recipes offers a welcome variety of tastes and is a "must" for the kitchen cookbook collection for all muffin fans. This superbly presented cookbook is enhanced throughout with muffin-baking tips and techniques and features 8 pages of full-color muffin photography.