The value of C. S. Nott's books in the study of Gurdjieff is first of all due to the lack of other first hand reports from Gurdjieff's teaching in the early European and American times.

Orage's commentaries on Beelzebub gives a presentation of Gurdjieff's All & Everything with the knowledge and understanding of the man who was mainly responsible for the English version of the book.

This book became important for me when I entered into correspondence with Stanley Nott and after three years of exchanging letters moved to London to join the Work.

Stanley Nott lived to the age of 91 and passed away in 1978. His wife, Rose Mary Nott (Lillard) was the first American to enter the Gurdjieff Work. Mrs. Nott taught music and movements to a great number of people.

For those trying to understand Gurdjieff as a teacher, this is one of the best accounts available. For those who have been involved for some years in the Work, and have been reading and rereading Gurdjieff's All and Everything, the third part of Nott's book, Orage's commentary on Beelzebub, is the best you will find as a guide. It is well worth the cost just for these 90 pages. I would strongly recommend this for all interested in a glimpse of what might life have been like at Fontainebleau with Gurdjieff. Additionally it gives some account of A.R. Orage who may have been Gurdjieff's best disciple and in Gurdjieff's own words "his brother." A quote from page 51 "...a question about 'freedom', and Gurdjieff began: 'Freedom leads to freedom. That is truth, not in quotation marks but in the real sense. Truth is not just theory, not just words; it can be realized. The freedom I speak of is the aim of all schools, of all religions, of all times. It is a very big thing. Everyone, consciously or unconsciously, wishes for freedom. There are two kinds, the Lesser Freedom and the Greater Freedom. You cannot have the Greater Freedom until you have attained to the Lesser Freedom. The Greater Freedom is the liberation of ourselves from outside influences; the Lesser, from influences within us."

Herbert Lottman is the most loving and I believe the most authoritative of all students of Albert Camus. This short book is a treasure for anyone who cares about Camus' literature. If you are serious about Camus, you should read this book as well as Lottman's excellent biography of Camus, which was the groundbreaking work in all Camus scholarship and remains the best Camus biography.

Lottman's work on Camus has not been as well received as one might hope, and that is a great shame. Ironically, I think his reception by Camus scholars mirrors the incivility which the French elite reserved for Camus himself. I think the treatment both men received from the literati is explained by the fact that they are both outsiders. Neither man was a French native (Camus was an Algerian of French-Spanish descent and Lottman is an American expatriate living in Paris) and neither was a professional academic (Camus was a newspaper editor, a novelist, and a man of the theater, while Lottman is a journalist). It seems that the elite are simply never willing to admit any reason to listen to an outsider, no matter how worthy that person might be. That is so at least in retrospect, anyway; I think that as time passes the elite will recognize Lottman's greatness, just as, with time, they recognized the greatness of Camus.

Anyway, this book is a touching, very readable glimpse into the life of a fascinating man, by an author who himself clearly loves Camus and has taken great pains to paint him truthfully.

Well, several books were published in recent years reviewing the Satmar community. However, this splendid work was a job well done. The photos are so meaningful, and there is a whole lot of them. It shows the Satmar community in a light, rarely seen in the major media. Reviews about their costumes, holidays, and family life, portrays them as law abiding citizens, as well as, well educated pious Jews. Those of you who are interested in learning about Satmar, will get a sure bet by purchasing a copy of this outstanding book.

If you are an attorney, judge, or social worker who works in this area, this book is a must. It will save you time and guide you to the correct answer.

1859, in Santa Fe, army captain Jean Benoit cannot escape the dark rumors of war filling Fort Marcy's dusty air. A southern born soldier must decide which side he will fight in the upcoming war. But before he can decide Benoit is drawn into a battle far closer to home, a bloody conflict in which a beloved friend's life hangs in the balance. a great story.

This synthesis of the Cambrian through lower Middle Ordovician in continental slope facies in the Taconianan allochthons proposes three regionally extensive changes in lithology and rock color. The area covered includes eastern Pennsylvania, central New Jersey, eastern New York, northwestern Vermont, southern Quebec, and part of western Newfoundland. The publication has iii + 40 pages, 12 figures, 2 appendices, and 81/2 x 11" format.

Along with her good friend Henry James, Edith Wharton was an expert at studying the stiff social fabric of New York in the 1800's. In this collection of some of her best work, the reader is invited into the lives of characters who struggle against the confines of society, for love and/or their own sanity. The House of Mirth is one of the best novels I've ever read, with the thoroughly captivating character of Lily Bart taking center stage. Wharton proved that she could see love and all of its tribulations through the eyes of a man when she wrote The Age of Innocence. No matter what she wrote, she did so with unerring detail and an almost uncanny knack for "the right phrase" for every situation. This collection is an interesting study not only of "old New York" but of characters who stay with you long after the last sentence is savored.

This book is a real page turner. Author Anthony Strollo writes of his experience on the hostage rescue team during the Attica prison riot, which resulted in the death of about 40 hostages and prisoners. Strollo's main goal is to get his brother Frank, who was one of the hostages, out alive. He keeps the reader in suspense right up until the last moment.

Frederick Carder and Steuben Glass by Thomas P. Dimitroff is a monumental book. The photographs are fully documented with dates, shape numbers, descriptions, measurements, etc. The text is complete with footnotes. It is a beautiful coffee table book as well as a scholarly text. Information relating to identification and the relative rarity of the various types of glass Carder designed is examined in detail making it a "must have" for collectors, appraisers, or anyone with an interest in Steuben glass.