I love the Anthropos books, but this one was quite different in tone and writing style, and just doesn't feel like a part of the series. That, plus the fact that the allegory is just WAY too blatant in this one. Sorry John, love your other stuff, but I'm not too sure what you were thinking with this one.

I thought that it was a great book. Throughout the whole book I was just totally enveloped in the plot. Also, I could kind of guess where the people were and what they were about to do better than in his other books. If you like C.S. Lewis, you'll love John White's "Quest for the King" or any of his other Archives of Anthropos series books.

Sorry if I spelt your name incorrectly but what you said was untrue and gave off the wrong impression of the book. I wonder what you were thinking when you wrote this interviewI loved the book and was deeply enveloped in the story, I think it is a good reference to the story it was based on.

Though it's not the worst book I've ever read, I had the hardest time getting past the third chapter. With promises that this book was interesting I was quite disappointed. The book reads like you are reading a geneology chart instead of a book of scandals. It throws in a name, and then EVERY person they are related to, who they are related to and so on. The story is interesting...if you can get past all the [crud]. If you're looking for an interesting book with history you've come to the wrong place. If you are looking for a history book with a few interesting high spots...you'll love it.

I was required to read this book for a history class in college this semester. I am usually not a big fan of history, it's not my specialty, but this book kept me interested and hooked to the story. It reads rather quickly and is very enjoyable. It is not boring as I find many accounts of history. I do not know what other books are out there about the Margaret Eaton controversy, but I think this one is tops. I definately recommend it.

This book is well-written and difficult to put down. The author did his research well. It is a good explanation of the Margaret Eaton Affair and of the social mores that women were expected to live by in the 1820s and 1830s. It is also a classic example of the theory that "men get their identity by what they do; women, by their family." Margaret Eaton could not escape that she was the daughter of a "tavern-keeper" and many of the slanders against her were merely based on the prejudices of the time concerning the stereotypical behavior of the daughters of tavern-keepers.

Biochemical Techniques : Theory and Practice by John F. Robyt, Bernard J. White Although this book centers around solid biochemical techniques, it never seems to adequately describe the theory behind the techniques. This problem is compounded by an incomplete index. Many of the techniques discussed in this book are extremely dated. As a biochemical graduate student, I was extremely frustrated with the usefulness of the material covered in this book. The book does describe in good detail several "classic" experimental protocols, and as a result I feel the book would be best utilized by a instructor to design laboratory sections for undergraduate biochemistry classes.

This book is best for undergraduates or for those learning an unfamiliar technique; advanced practitioners will be disappointed. I rely heavily on this book for a thorough understanding of the basics, which are frequently glossed over (or omitted completely) by other authors. I purchased this book as an optional text when I enrolled in undergraduate Biochemistry, and it remains the first book I reach for when I must review the theory behind a technique.

Part of learning something new is being able to keep your eyes focused on the text. Unfortunately, even with some of the titillating recipes, I found it very hard to follow it. There are no photos, no quick reference at the top of the page to which section I was in (i.e., Kennedy).

HE should redo this book with photos to make it a keeper and a classic, like the recipes itself.

By the way, meeting Mr. Hanny briefly, I can see why he has bloomed to 300 pounds. With recipes like these, one could sit around and easily gain weight just by looking at the food!

Wow, if you ever wanted proof that US Presidents are just folks like the rest of us, you'll love this look into the eating habits of White House denizens! Mr. Hanny's anecdotes and asides make the reading enjoyable even if you don't plan to try any of the recipes. This is not food for the timid or the health-nut. This is real American Fare. Wonderful book Mr. Hanny, I'm looking forward to more!

If you want to discover a beautiful and wild French region through the eyes of a Scottish writer, read Travels with a donkey. Stevenson, before he became famous, depicted his journey in the cevennes, with his donkey "Modestine". Rediscover the excellent style of a young writer about to become world-wide-known.

R.L. Stevenson writes here the first account of a touristic journey in France. He is the first modern tourist. He penetrates and discovers the country and the people of what he calls the Lozère, this mountain range in the south of The Central mountains in France, a range of mountains that was the locale of a protestant rebellion at the very beginning of the eighteenth century, severely repressed by Louis XIV. These protestant insurgers are known as the Camisards. Stevenson tries to discover the landscape, the natural setting of this insurrection and tries to show how the insurrection was connected to the very nature of these mountains. He also shows how no repression can change a person or a population. These old Camisards are still alive in the memory and the customs and ways of the protestant population of this region. It is the survival of this faith that interests and fascinates Stevenson. He also notices that the catholics and the protestants, at the time of his travels, lived in harmony but with an absolute divide between the two communities. A young catholic man who married a protestant girl and changed his faith in the process was unanimously condemned for this breach of loyalty. This book is also a perfect example of what tourism can and must be : the discovery of the visited people's mentality, culture, way of life, and the connection of these with the surrounding nature, and not only a quick look at monuments and other (un)perishable. One has to live with the people, no matter how little, to eat the people's food and to be in contact with the people in order to discuss general and particular subjects and to understand their way of thinking and behaving. Thus tourism becomes an adventure even in the heart of the most civilized country and only a couple of miles away from a railroad.

Dr Jacques COULARDEAU

This book is extremely limited in discussing how these genetic disorders manifest themselves clinically. I would not recommend this book for students who plan to apply their knowledge in the clinical setting. Explanations of certain genetic terms are not always clearly defined nor are certain biologic processes such as meiosis. Overall, a poorly written book for anyone but a graduate student of genetics.

I think the book is fine,but there ought to be detailed explanations about various genetical disorders in human genes.

This book was intended to prepare medical students to understand the basic science principles that form the foundation of clinical genetics. It is not intended to be a clinical handbook. It does an excellent job showing how the clinical genetic diseases illustrate the scientific principles of genetics. I think that it is very well written, and forms a foundation to pursue more clinical studies.

Very general information but none of the desparately needed specifics. Reads like someone's vacation monologue.

As another reviewer notes, this book is a general review of the entire BC west coast. I have used it to get the flavor and identify areas for trips. Then I hit the charts and look for local contacts. I have never been disappointed in the information. Ince's recommendations are absolutely sterling. My view is that specifics like campsites and itineraries are best discovered not copied, so this book has exactly the level of detail I look for in a guide book. There are quite a few sort of goofy anecdotes, but they usually contribute to painting a picture of the area's aesthetic qualities. This is a narrative from the paddler's perspective, not a Michelin Guide. It is the best guide for remote areas of Vancouver Island that I know. I'd like to see it updated.

I have used this book as a guide for over 10 years. It has helped and never failed me.

This was one of the worst SVU books in the series. Sure, it seems intriguing by the summary on the back of the book, but hey, it ain't all that. (Excuse the slang.)It lacked the suspense and excitement that usually pushes the reader to keep on turning those pages. I found myself dreading each chapter and anticipating the final conclusion of the story. I didn't even get the conclusion. The book is a two-part series, so if I wish to read what happens to Elizabeth and the gang, I have to drag myself to the nearest bookstore (preferably Amazon, wink, wink) and purchase Part Two. And so far, I haven't seen Part Two on any bookshelves yet. Overall, this book seemed to drag on monotonously with Elizabeth freaking out over William White halluciations. Half the time I didn't know if she was dreaming or if she was seeing reality. I suppose Part Two will finally put an end to my distress when the hallucinations are explained and a conclusion is found. After all, I can't read a book and not find out the ending, can I? (Even if it does mean buying a second part.)

Listen. This book is good. I don't care if lovely William has returned for about the fifth time. I like him. I also know the fact that Tom and Elizabeth were born to be together not that wussy ugly Todd. So what if the book isn't dwelling much in the old reality area. You don't read books for reality, you read them to be entertained (otherwise you'd read an encyclopedia instead) and this book is highly entertaining. I live in England and my friend got it over to me. Bravo to the writers. I look and londg for the next installment of wonderful Will.

This book is definetly good it's more interesting to read than the second one but I really enjoy this book more..

Elizabeth and Tom Watts (her boyfriend) seem to be having trouble in their relationship. Elizabeth ex-boyfriend William White who Elizabeth thought died in a Car Accident really didn't. William White and Elizabeth were really in love until one day Elizabeth finds out that he is a racist and was involve in an attack of her bestfriend Nina and her boyfriend Ryan. Elizabeth expose the news all over campus. But when William White returns is he looking for a second chance or revenge?? This book will leave you amaze!

Caution: If you like looking at lots of photographs of early 1960s designer dresses, you will probably like this book. Otherwise, this is probably not the right book for you.

During the presidential election of 1960, Ms. Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy made an immense impression on American society. At 31, she was a dramatic contrast with the vice president's wife, Ms. Patricia Nixon, and recent first ladies (Ms. Mame Eisenhower, Ms. Bess Truman, and Ms. Eleanor Roosevelt). She was much younger than these women, was pregnant with her son, John, and seemed like someone who came from another world. Ms. Kennedy was highly cultured, interested in the fine arts, attractive in a way that showed up well in photographs and on television, and wore gorgeous clothes of the sort usually only seen in the best fashion magazines.

Once in the White House, her differences from other first ladies became more apparent. A major effort to redecorate the White House with authentic pieces ensued, Lafayette Square's appearance was conserved, entertaining began to feature people from the world of fine arts, the Rose Garden was redesigned, and the clothes she wore became even more magnificent. A great deal of the sense of Camelot certainly came from Ms. Kennedy.

I was disappointed in the book. For someone who had such a wide and important influence on America, the book barely seemed to scratch the surface. It is almost as though a decision had been made to create a book about her dresses on state occasions, and to mention and show all of the other influences she had as little as possible.

This book minimally and partially captures the impact she had on our national consciousness. The best essay is found in the foreword by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. who provides a good overview of the influence of Ms. Kennedy (as described above) and her husband, the president, more broadly on the arts (including efforts that helped lead to the National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities, the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and providing a temple from Egypt to the Metropolitan Museum in New York). Most of the book is visually devoted to her clothing during state occasions, with notes about those who created the clothes. A typical section has color photographs of the clothing on mannequins, Ms. Kennedy wearing the clothes at an event, and a black-and-white image of how she appeared in the context of the whole event.

The clothing captures what was called at the time, the Jackie look. Most of the dresses are by Oleg Cassini, Givenchy, Chez Ninon, and Gustave Tassell. There are also lots of examples of her hats (often pillboxes by Halston). The outfits are usually as simple and conservative as possible in solid colors, made special by perhaps one elegant bow or sash. Unfortunately, these sections have little material about Ms. Kennedy's views on these apparel, designs for the clothing, or thoughts about how to coordinate them with shoes and accessories.

What was most impressive to me was the success with which she selected outfits that fit in with the nations she was visiting. In France, the elegance of Givenchy enveloped her. In India, bright pastel shades made her look like part of the jungle flora. I'm sure the host nations were delighted to see their specialness magnified in her efforts to be an attractively dressed guest.

But these clothes are unremarkable without Ms. Kennedy. Like a well-known fashion model, she enhanced the clothes enormously with her youth, vitality, personality, and trim figure. So, for me, the book's real value was in seeing the many photographs of Ms. Kennedy. I especially liked the candid photographs, either talking with guests or playing with her children.

How can we recapture a sense of uniquely American style and good taste in ways that will bring approval?

What are the ways that the president and first spouse should set a good example for the rest of us?

This is a "must have" book for anyone who loves the beauty, style and grace of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, fashion and history. The beautiful fashion photography with insightful essays showcases the former First Lady as one of the 20th century's fashion icons. Her clothing, simple and modern, yet classically elegant, created by major designers of the time such as Oleg Cassini and Givenchy, reflects her visionary fashion savvy. This book will make you ask do clothes make a person, or does the inner soul and outer beauty of a person, such as the former First Lady, make the clothes?

Excellent EVERYTHING!!!
A must for jackie AND caroline fans...i figure she did a lot for this and chose some GREAT photos...esp. the last one, in my humble opinion.
THE BEST PHOTOGRAPHY!!!
I LOVE IT!!! and was shocked when i actually saw it after the few not-so appreciative reviews.
TOP SHELF BOOK/TOMB.
THANKS to everyone who was behind putting this out. As my grandmother would say about such a great book, "It lifts you up." (she said that about the Sotheby's Auction catalog of JBKO's Estate.
THANKS and LOVE TO ALL!!!

As an ardent Susan Isaac fan, and like most of her admirers, I was excited to find she had finally written another novel. I bought the book and looked forward, with relish, to the usual great read. The first (and major) part of the book dealt with the ancestry of the two (supposedly) main-characters-to-come. It was interesting, but just as I became involved with each new group of characters, they were gone. When we finally got to Charlie and Lauren, it felt as if everything moved along way too fast so the author could finish the book in the publisher's alloted number of pages. The fact that they were in bed together in a flash was very disappointing. I did not relate to them at all. And where was the tie-in with the first section of the book? What was the point??? It would have been nice if Charlie and Lauren had, at the very least, discovered their common ancestry. By the end of the book, I didn't care if they lived happily ever after or never saw each other again. The whole storyline about the white surpremacy group, Wrath, seemed very contrived, innocuous, and open-ended.

My advice to readers new to Ms. Isaacs is to start with one of her other novels. After reading "Shining Through," which I LOVED, I couldn't get enough of her wit and great writing style and read all the rest of her published books in succession. This one was such a letdown.

Ms. Isaacs, PLEASE go back to your former style!

I never seem to be able to read S. Isaacs's books in a normal state of mind. It always turns into a verbal binge. I started last night while trying to elude the annoying strains of the excessively amplified top forty guitarist playing at the cafe outside the bookstore, and read straight through to the next day until the book was over. Isaacs's characters remind me of Elmore Leonard's: nice, smart, an interesting combo of tireless and the least bit fearful of becoming tired. They are sweetly ready to be inspired by love and adventure.

I was reading the other day that Isaac, in hebrew, means something like he who laughs, which seems fitting because Ms. I's books definitely display a sense of humor. There's an effortlessness to them. They reveal the ease of an adult who knows herself well and doesn't feel the need to pose or proove herself.

I found myself a little freaked out that the principals were both younger than I. It was so cool when she wrote about women in their forties. The 27 year old thing left me feeling a little lonely.

Ms. Susan is the only bestselling author I read consistently. As soon as I see her book on the shelf (this time under the pretext of sending it to my sister for Hanukkah), I either read it right there at Barnes and Noble or snarf it up, unable to tolerate the separation anxiety of it lying in the store overnight just as I'm getting involved.

The first thing I check is her pic. Over the years her image has transformed tastefully. I see she decided to stick with the spare and elegant Lily W. photo where she appears very much the tasteful, sexy, earthy Jewish woman writer.

I keep wondering when Hollywood will make some of these books into movies? I know, I know, Compromising Positions (who can forget such a great cast?) and the one with Melanie Griffith and Michael Douglass (WHICH star is supposed to be the jew?!) But I want to see After All These Years, where the abandoned wife has an affair with her son's drug dealer friend in the course of tracking down her husband's murderer.

Two more things: In the acknowledgements, Ms. I thanks Woody Allen. Are they friends? Do she and Elkan and Woody and Soon-yi meet for sushi? This cat is curious.

Also, I feel a little uncomfortable evaluating this author who feels more like an extremely cool aunt/cousin than a disembodied presence, I honestly do not know how to rate this book. In terms of companionship and entertainment, it proved a 5 star deal for me for sure. In terms of prose style, historical detail, intricacy of plot and character development, and layering of metaphor I find myself reflecting on how this book compared to another bestselling historical novel/ murder mystery, Alias Grace, by Margaret Atwood. Judged by the aforementioned criteria, Isaacs's book is not, in my opinion, nearly as profound an accomplishment.

In my ideal world, Margaret and Susan and I would discuss the subject openly and without rancor. This is because R, W & B, like all of Isaacs's books, inspires in me the desire to hang out and shmooze with the author. So if you're ever in San Diego...

To the author: Thanks so much for continuing to provide such engaging work. My goal for your next novel is to read it sanely and moderately rather than devouring it like a bag of chips ahoys soaked in heroin.

I loved Red, White and Blue for the same reason I loved Almost Paradise by the same writer...that beside the two main characters lives, you get their families' history. You literally know where they come from and what formed them.

Lauren, the NY reporter, and Charlie, the FBI agent from Jackson Wyoming couldn't be more different. Yet as the book shows, they share values and the past (tho they don't know it). I couldn't get over how they are descended from the same people who came to America 100 years earlier. Lauren and Charlie are investigating a bombing and I was so caught up in their lives! In large part, I think it's because I knew so much about them and their families it's as if my own relatives were up against the radicals who set the bomb. But I guess that's the point of the book, that we could be family, that one way or another, we Americans are all related. One more thing: The ending was one of the best I've read. So many times you read a good book and the last pages let you down. Not here!