This is an exceptional book that should be read by any serious student of Shakespeare. It provides an insightful look at Shakespeare's legal knowledge and insightful looks at how Shakespeare saw the larger issues of truth, justice, law and equity in the dramas. His analysis of the Merchant of Venice is especially pithy and noteworthy.

The major fault of the book is Kornstein has the wrong man as the author. His attempts to explain how the man from Stratford acquired this deep, profound and technial legal knowledge are woefully inadequate. Kill All The Lawyers? maintains that the man from Stratford acquired his knowledge by hanging around the Courts of Law and in "Legal London" is woefully inadequate. I suppose by the same token, the author acquired his legal knowledge by hanging out in coffee shops in Harvard Square.

Kornstein is aware that the legal knowledge of Shakespeare have been a long running dispute since the beginning of the Century. The case that Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford was a lawyer, sat in Parliament, sat as a juror in the trial of Mary Queen of Scots and sat as a judge in other civil matters is ignored by the Author as he seeks to avoid the entire Oxford vs. Shakspere contretemps.

With this caveat aside, it is a book well worth reading.

Paul Streitz Member Shakespeare Oxford Society

Though perhaps defensive about his title and possibly a little hard on Portia, Kornstein, in true attorney style, effectively demonstrates Shakespeare's interest in and knowledge of legal problems that still are of concern today. He makes the reader aware of Shakespeare's multi-faceted view of human nature--a characteristic easily overlooked in a superficial encounter. Weakest is his theory concerning Midsummer Night's Dream, strongest is his concluding chapter with its brilliant appreciation of Shakespeare. This is an author worth knowing, a book worth reading. --Margaret Demores

It's amazing to me that this wasn't written from a hospital bed. The incredibly wild adventures described in Kiwi Extreme make me jealous in that I don't live this sort of life, but at the same time make me appreciate the comfort and safety of home a great deal more. This is a true page-turner, with both danger and humor on every page. I couldn't put it down. I laughed, I cried. Better than Cats! No really, a very good book and well worth reading.

This book relates adventures of what the reader would like to do through the eyes of an exciting young man. With the world growing smaller and travel getting duller, this book will want you to hop on a plane, and go "down under."

The conversational tone is most enjoyable, and entertains the reader through the author's many exciting adventures.

A quick and fun read!

This book is a fairly general overview of running a company. It doesn't really delve into anything too difficult and a lot of its bulk (number of pages) is made up by repeating the same material (as forms) with minor variations. Clarity could be greatly improved if a single iteration of the form was given, and the areas that were subject to variations were so indicated. The way it's done you have to compare 4-8 variations to see what changes between them. Another serious failing is the lack of an index for the forms on the CD. They are simply labeled Doc1, Doc2, etc. You have to open each one to find out what they are. The book does not refer to them by the names on the CD, and there is no index in either the book or on the CD. This is a mediocre book, not bad, not great.

I find this book to be one of the best on the subject of LLC's. I myself invest in real estate and run everything through my LLC's. This book has pretty much all you need for running your company, every single form is incredibly useful. I personally do not use the Residential/Commerical lease forms because I use my own and each state and cities within the state have different rental regulations and laws. I strongly disagree with Mr. Bingham's review about the CD-Rom because in the book on pages 9-12 contain a list of the forms found on the CD-Rom and which form lable goes with which topic. An example of this is:

"Chapter 2: Business Start-Up Checklist"
Form 1: Business Start-Up Checklist (text form)"

The forms on the CD-Rom are in text and pdf format. I wonder if Mr. Bingham even opened the book because this is discussed at the beginning of the book with the "List of Forms-on-CD" section and throughout the rest of the book. I think this is a must have for those either considering forming a LLC for your business or running an existing one. This book is saving me a lot of time and effort and will do the same for you!

I wanted to teach my children about morals but I was not sure how to go about it. So I picked this book up at a locate bookstore and read 1 story to my children each night. The liked the stories and started to use them in everyday life.

I read the book with my 5-year old boy and he loved it. He could identify with the issues like "do I have to share?". The book helps to draw him to think about how Jesus would want him to respond in each of these tough spots. It helps to make the Bible relevant for him.

If you are having a difficult time establishing a romantic relationship with someone because of past wounds and failures of one type or another, this book can surely help. It can help you heal those wounds, improve your self-image, and teach you the principles of self-love. There is a lot of uninhibited discussion in this book on sexuality and ridding oneself of guilt feelings assocated with pleasure and self-love. There is a lot of insight crammed into this book for the cover-price. What most impressed me was the honest depth of the discussion. This is not a book of fluff or jargon. It takes a hard look at the difficulties involved in maintaining a relationship. Should be read and reread.

In a crowded, often cheesy category, this guide stands out for its clear-headed frankness and for making a monogamous relationship sound so darn sexy and worthwhile.

The authors approach sex as a part of life that is essential to human well-being, and attempt to guide readers to exploration and integration of sexual desires. It is their sincere wish to return the spirituality to bump & grind; for readers to see their sexuality as something so utterly natural, that to imagine a sex life without love and commitment is to imagine a meal of divine pasta without sauce.

There are chapters on healing and getting over blocks. These are written with great compassion, but without perpetuating a victim mentality. The techniques they suggest one take to awakening desire without shame are written logically and sympathetically. They make the recipe for that "divine pasta" seem effortlessly easy and fun.

This is a self-help book that does not belabor the reader with thoughts of, "That's all well and good, but it seems like too much work." This is one self-help book that has no need to urge you to put it down and get started. Believe me, you'll be eager to get busy!

When rating Shakespeare, I am comparing it to other Shakespeare. Otherwise, the consistent "5 Stars" wouldn't tell you much. So if you want to have this book rated as compared to the general selection of books in the world, it probably deserves five stars, certainly four. But as Shakespeare goes, in spite of being one of his best-known plays, it truly isn't one of the best.

Certainly, there are the bones of a fine plot here, but the play is very short and thus doesn't really give us the smooth development of plot and character that we usually see in Shakespeare. Nor, given how entirely unappealing the main character is, is it properly a tragedy when he dies; granted, one can consider it tragic that good King Duncan is killed, and Banquo as well, to say nothing of McDuff's family. But can a play in which the unequivocal "good guys" categorically win (and several of them even survive) be properly called a tragedy?

There are certain similarities between the plot (or at least, the theme) of this play and that of the novel "Crime and Punishment" by Dostoyevsky. If you liked that book, you may enjoy this play. If you like this play, you will probably enjoy that book (it is a much more in-depth character portrait). Granted, the issue of Kingship never comes into play in Dostoyevsky's work, but the concept of the effect a murder has on the murderer is there, and actually handled rather better.

Of course, being Shakespeare, there is much beautiful language to be found here, and as Shakepearean plays go, the language isn't too difficult for the modern reader; there are only a few places where the footnotes are absolutely essential to an understanding of what's been said. But truly, it is hard to really like this work, and while it can be interesting, it would have been better if it weren't so rushed.

a tragic story of death and betrail. A great play to watch, read, and perform. Read this play!

This German-born Martin Luther was the most prominent of all the Sixteenth Century reformers (as well as counter-reformers). His life became his religious struggle. Though he won some and lost some, he became a symbol of religious defiance to his adversaries, and an anchor-point to his disciples.
This book did not detail us on the reason why some of his co-reformers parted ways with him; but I did enjoy the time I invested on reading it.

I picked this up at a Christian book store for half price. This is an abridged book in a series on famous Christians (mostly Protestant). The author, who is clearly sympathetic with Luther's cause, devotes more attention to Luther's personal relationships and political struggle than to his theology. However, this is probably appropriate for the intended audience (the book store located it near the young readers' section). I can't compare the book to others since this is the first I've read on the topic, but I've personally found it to be an enjoyable read.

My fiance and I purchased this book as we are planning a medieval wedding. The title and description of this book implied that we would find lots of valuable information on that topic. Well, we found lots of valuable information for feast planning, or putting on a re-enactment (a la Society for Creative Anachronism), and very little concerning period wedding traditions. The most interesting parts were the recipes/redactions and the instructions for medieval dance steps. There are also several pages that contain sheet music for period songs. If you are looking to put on a reenactment or feast, this is the book for you. If you are looking for anything else, I suggest you look elsewhere.

If you are planning a Medieval Celebration of any kind this is a great book to buy. My Fiancee and I have been looking for medieval books to plan our wedding by and I stumbled across this one its been very helpful and I'm sure it will get alot of use. It has many tradations recipes and lots of fun games a must have.

This, like the previous reviewer, is my favorite book by the author. It is enjoyable, but do not expect a "great" book.

Many Regency writers do try to set books outside England, and the few who do often mess up (Clare Darcy is an exception). Megan Daniel's description of Vienna is wonderful, as is her casual mentioning of important personages. She is wonderful at knowing just how much to describe. One is told delicious little details, but she never bores me with excessive information.

The characters are entertaining. Miss Pennington is a lively, lovable, and spirited heroine. However, she is not incredibly sweet, naive, stubborn, and outspoken. She has polish and friendliness. Robin is nice, but he does need the livening up that his socialy adept twin is determined to give him. The other characters are believable and sometimes entertaining.

The basic plot is that Miss Pennington (Georgina) and her widowed diplomat father are going to Vienna for the conference. The light-hearted Earl of Kitteridge and his scholorly twin brother have made a wager and agreed to switch identities. Events proceed from there, complete with balls, horseback rides, masquerades, and a few complications. Enjoy.

I enjoyed it and it is my favorite book by that author. Miss Pennington is refreshing and the twins are very funny. I liked it that most of the book was set in Vienna, as it added a twist. The dialogue was a little stilted, repetitious, and boring at times, especially between Georgia and Robin. The descriptions of clothing and sights are detailed and excellent. Not a great book, but a fun read.

Board your Goldstream Fighter spacecraft, launch and deploy for combat! Join the Earth Task Force with your benevolent alien allies, the Mit-Ro-Don, and courageously defend the Earth from all but certain destruction at the hands of the evil Chit-Chit-Kunak!

Spires' first science fiction novel is a big hit, a thoroughly engrossing read, at a very quick pace. Action on almost every page! A thrilling, highly creative tale of desperate space battles of gargantuan proportions. And the good, hard science will appeal to many readers.

Spires personal aviation and military experience shows frequently, as we follow the day-to-day military adventures of Earth volunteer Jim DeLucca, in a manner reminiscent of Heinlein's Starship Troopers (but without the fascism!).

The action is so fast and furious that one does wish at times that Spires had slowed down a bit to flesh out the characters, but this is but a minor criticism. All in all, an outstanding debut, and we eagerly await more, much more from Dan Spires!

this is one of my favorite novels of all time. it has everything! flying saucers, alien wars, shocking plot twists, and even Bob Hope! it's the story of a guy who joins forces with an alien culture living on Earth who convince the world to join up with them to stop an evil alien armada hell-bent on destroying the world. if you like 'war of the worlds', you'll enjoy this even more. it has mr. explosion!'s personal seal of approval, and what more could you ask for than that?