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I picked "Relating" by Liz Greene on the advice of a close friend of mine who has been a practicing intuitive astrologer for over 20 years. He said that he had "cut his teeth" on the book. I must say that I was not in the least disappointed. Liz Greene speaks in a clear language I had no trouble understanding, and unravels mysteries of life including knowing oneself (the crux of unravelling all of life's mysteries), relationships with parents, siblings, lovers, spouses, friends, bosses, G-d, the mystery of human sexuality in its myriad forms and suggests how we may meet the challenges presented by life. This is an absolute must read for the self-aware.

I picked up this book almost two decades ago while on a Spa Retreat near San Diego. At the same time, I bought my first I Ching. It would be hard to say which book influenced me more. Liz Greene's interpretations and explanations were so fascinating they forced me to go out and learn astrology so I could understand even more -- and one day I was a professional! Watch out for this book. It is amazing!! (Obviously you don't need to know astrology to understand what she says.)

Wonderful book! Liz Greene touches on the areas where most need the work after the Eros stage and help with understanding "the self" in relationships.

An excellent introduction to the synthesis of modern astrology and psychology (mainly Jungian) that characterizes much of the highly influential writing by author Liz Greene. The complex subtleties of both astrology and psychology are clearly explained and interwoven throughout. The style is balanced, intelligent and imaginative.

A key theme is that what we meet in our external reality is very much a reflection of our inner life. Liz Greene draws on both the astrological symbols of the birth chart and psychological concepts such as projection, shadow and anima/animus to outline a path towards greater understanding and increased individual responsibility. This approach to life offers an alternative to blaming our parents, partners - or even astrological birth charts - for our problems! Wisely, there are no easy answers here, but there is a great deal of insight into the human condition. Example charts and case histories are used to great effect.

Not everyone is a fan of Liz Greene and her psychotherapeutic perspective on astrology, but "Relating" is one of many major contributions that Greene has made to the cosmic science. It is well worth a read, particularly if you are relatively new to astrology. Apart from anything else, there's plenty of general advice on relationships that just about everyone can benefit from!

This book tells me a lot about the human phychology when dealing with people, lovers and enemies. It reveal some traits of myself which are destructive to relationship. It gives me some suggestions to improve myself and to become a more whole person (although not a perfect person). Hopefully you would read this book before age 28 - when the Saturn Returns.

I picked up Naida West's "River of Red and Gold" at the California State Fair in August 2006 on one of the days she and other authors were promoting their books. She explained how she researched the historical events in her story and my interest was peaked. I'm no history buff, but, I found it intriguing and difficult to put down. Her descriptions of living conditions and the characters put a clear picture in my imagination. I didn't want it to end.

As I've previously written for a review for Eye of the Bear, these books are essential reads for historical novel buffs. Both books are long but fast paced page turners. Read my review of Eye of the Bear that living here among "Grizzly Hair's" people is exceptionally unique when reading these books. A lot of the places in the book still stand today IE: Sutters Fort in Sacramento and Sutters Hock Farm in the Yuba City area.

This book reminded me of Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry except that it was written more from a woman's perspective. The character development was thorough and they came to life in the imagination. The stories were rich in detail and haunted the mind even after the book was put away. It was an experience to read the book and I feel fortunate that I had the opportunity to do so. I finished the book last night and immediately ordered The Eye of the Bear, this book's prequel.

As a great, great grandaughter of a 49er (JOHN GARLAND RICKER) I can now more fully appreciate the absolutely deplorable living conditions in the mining camps that Naida so eloquently describes in her wonderful narrative. Now I can understand why he spent less than two years seeking an elusive fortune in the gold camps of the Sierra Nevada foothills.

I feel this book is a reading must for my daughters and grandchildren so that they too, can better understand and value their heritage

Carleen Leise, Shingle Springs, California

I was so completely engrossed in this story that I had dreams about it each night as I was reading it. I found myself charged to learn more about mid-19th century California history. I looked at maps, researched the history of Indians in my area, found web sites on the Donners. I also felt completely horrified, on a physical level, at Ms. West's depicton of how white settlers raped and pillaged the people and the land. I felt compelled to somehow change history...the mark of a well-written and effective historical novel.

I also appreciated the author's choice to present her perspective of events from women's points of view (not to mention an ancient oak tree and the trickster, Coyote.)

I have a renewed inspiration to honor the land on which I live, and to honor those who lived here before me.

(a warning: be prepared for much sex...I started reading this with my young teen, and then opted out...he can read it in a few years!)

The editor of the anthology in which I first read this story says that Quinn intended it as a Christmas card to his friends. I like to think that I might have been one. My copy burned on Christmas 1993. Since then, I have combed through numerous stacks trying to locate it. No matter what you have been raised to think, this story will change forever how you view the miracle of life, and the pagentry of the Christmas season.

A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS STORY THAT EVERY ADULT NEEDS TO READ. THE WAY MR. QUINN WAS ABLE TO TIE TOGETHER THE FACTS CONCERNING JESUS AND THE LEGENDS OF SANTA ARE SIMPLY PHENOMENAL.

Roads is a facsimile reproduction of the 1948 first edition, Roads is a fantasy novel by pulp fiction pioneer Seabury Quinn. First published in the January 1938 issue of "Weird Tales", Roads is an "adult Christmas story" that offers a daring re-interpretation of the legend and tradition of Santa Claus, drawn heavily from the inspiration of original Christian legends. Renowned fantasy artist Virgil Finlay illustrated the 1948 edition, in this gorgeous reproduction that is the next best thing to owning the original. "Roads" comes packaged in a stiff cardboard box, and retains its classic and timeless charm, as well as a sense of wonder and imagination to look beyond boundaries. Highly recommended.

_Roads_ is the best Christmas story since the original one. Had I been the first reviewer, I would have only given clues toward the ending, where Klaus the Barbarian becomes Claus the good, because it is meant as a surprise ending. But this is a book I wish I could read in a church Christmas festival to show doubters how "Santa" - St Nicholas, who even if he wasn't real, should have been - is a symbol of Christ, and good; loving, giving and caring, not an anagram of "Satan".

Even if you cannot afford the Arkham edition, it was republished in a paperback collection of the _Best of Weird Tales_, and may be again someday. This story deserves the same kind of wide renown and affection as Richard Paul Evans' _The Christmas Box_ and O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi". Rankin-Bass's animation is cute, but this is the kind of fiction that ought to be true.... Santa SHOULD be real, and this SHOULD be his story.

I first met Seabury Quinn through "Weird Tales" in the early 1930s and was lucky enough to meet and to know both him and his wife when I was stationed at the Pentagon during the Korean War. We stayed in touch and every year or so we got together at his apartment near Dupont Circle or in downtown Washington for drinks, good food and great conversation. I valued his friendship. We were both in the intelligence business, Seabury with the Air Force and I with the Army. I was saddened when the hostess at the Dupont Plaza where we often met for dinner called to tell me of my friend's death. I cherish his memory as I do the signed copy of "Roads" he gave my mother for Christmas when it was published. Many Christmas eves have come and gone since I first opened "Roads' and savored the tale and its completely fresh look at an old and well loved Yuletide legend. Dickens set the scene and Seabury Quinn came along to tell a story with a cast of characters to touch hearts young and old. Ebenezer Scrooge shows how we can keep Christmas well. Klaus, the man from the Northland who once saw a child in Egypt and years later watched the death of a mon on a hill called Golgotha shows why we keep it in our hearts today. From Amahl and his Night Visitors to that Other Wise Man the simple yet powerful story of "Roads" has already taken its place up there with the best.

This is one of those books that grabbed my attention from the start. Having lived in Racine, WI all my life, it was fun to be able to relate to the area as the story progressed. Mike Miller has quite a talent for character development throughout the story. I hope to see some more books from him in the future.

It took no time at all for me to know "I have to find out what's going on with this kid". I did and it was worth it all the way. This book is absorbing, often unnerving, and balanced by the author's off-beat sense of humor. Excellent real-life dialog. The ending was perfect.

I usually stick to non-fiction science or psychology books. But this book had enough interesting action to keep my attention. I would recommend this to any of my friends!

A great thriller that kept my attention. I do not read alot of books, but this one developed the characters very well and had a number of interesting turns that made the book a very easy read.

This book is a real page turner. I couldn't wait to find out what would happen next. Even though it is a science fiction book it felt like it could really happen. I highly recommend this book for people who like thrillers. The characters seemed to come alive on the page.

Dr. Messay gives a detailed, down-to-earth, and honest account of the survival of Ethiopia and her Church, and the reasons why and how. The illustration on the cover of the book, I believe, is quite appropriate: the protective, feminine hands unmistakably belong to Our Lady - the guardian and keeper of Ethiopia, a country she had been given by Her Son at the time of their visit during the Flight to Egypt.

Thank you very much Dr. Messay! May God bless and give you many more years!

Your humble student,

Perhaps I, as but a very amateur student of Ethiopian history, have no business labelling any book as seminal, but I can't think of a better description for this book. I find this book an excellent extension to Greater Ethiopia, by Donald Levine. Messay establishes the sociological foundations of Ethiopia, and then goes on to construct an explanation of how this foundation explains Ethiopia's survival as well as its struggle with modernization. Finally, given this explanation, he gives a recipe for how Ethiopia, instead of dismantling this foundation, can creatively use it to successfully modernize. No nation develops by uprooting itself or imitating others, he reminds us, and we do need reminding.

Dr. Messay Kebede has written a book that I think is more of a discovery than an explanation of survival of Ethiopia.

The author is able to express a dilemms with a sharp logical reasioning with a beautiful and almost poetic language while tackling this sophisticated philosophical question. He has successfully and dilectically researched the History of Ethiopia from different angles to prove his philosophical discourse. Some of us who are familiar with Ethiopian history are amazed in his ability to uncover those deep seated traits of the Etiopian mind and use his philosophical discourse to analyze them.

It is a powerful book, especially for Ethiopians and other nations, who are experiencing some kind of identity crisis in the national level. If they anlyze their society in detail, they might come up with a solution to their crisis.

Sorry I am 43 years old. I got the wrong format to write my review.
Thank you!!

The book is written with vigor, clarity, and decisiveness. It first raises the alternative theories meant to explain Ethiopia, then it works beyond those easy answers to convincing insight. The highlights of these insights include: Survivial as the essence of Ethiopia. The Solomonic disposition as allowing multiple claimants to rulership. The absence of racial, ethnic, and color lines, matters upon everyone else in the world seems to insist. The special quality of Ethiopian Christianity as an authentic spirituality rather than an imposed system. The self-defense of the empire under the pressures of European colonial expansion. Yet, for all this outstanding history, spirituality, independence, and even geography, Ethiopia is sinking, having failed to modernize in a way that respects its soul. This book is original in its confrontation of the crisis of modernization. Every page glows with intelligence and passion, as befits a philosophical treatment of the world.

In this book the author, Prof. Messay Kebede, has left no stone unturned in his thorough examination of Ethiopian myth, language, life, history, culture, system of church and of government, as seen and documented by historians, poets, painters, and novelists; all the good, the bad and the ugly. He has spared no effort in wielding the philosopher's scalpel, in opening up and cutting into new, as well as old wounds, in exposing the healthy, as well as the sick and putrid flesh, the positive as well as the negative aspects of it all. Through all of these examinations, Professor Messay attempts to find an answer as to why it is that Ethiopia has failed to modernize. He compares Ethiopia with two similarly old cultures: Japan and Great Britain. The deep questions he raises in the book, perhaps, will prove far more valuable than any answers that might have been given. These questions are sure to provoke more answers from future historians and researchers. This work will be `the handbook' for scholars on Ethiopia for many years to come, and I recommend it to any person interested in learning in depth about Ethiopia, any person that is, who would like to have more than just a passing glimpse of the country and its problems. This book goes deep into the crux, and the `heart of the matter,' and examines the root causes of past and present day difficulties as it attempts to find what it is that must have, seriously and fundamentally, gone wrong and resulted in Ethiopia's failure to modernize. Without a doubt, this book will soon be recognized for the masterpiece and the classic work that it is, a landmark against which many future books on Ethiopia will be compared and judged. Sir, I doff my hat and salute you. You have accomplished a great work. I anxiously look forward to reading your next book. Keep up the good work.

From one of your Admirers,

G. E. Gorfu.

Ethiopian Poet, Novelist, and Philosopher.

I found this book so annoying when we first got it but my kids loved it. My 10 month old would find it anywhere and bring it to me to read over, and over, and over again. Now that they are older they still love it! I need to get another copy because ours is so tattered from all the wear.

This is a very cute repedative book. That is perfect for a bed time story or a lesson on apples or farm animals in a preschool classroom. My students loved this book, the more I read it the more they we able to read it along with me, until they had the whole story memorized.

This is currently our son's (turns 3 next month) favorite book. Minutes before bedtime he says, "Red apple book time". I love the book, but that is probably mostly due to my son's enthusiasm for it. I also get the sense that he understands what is happening in the book (and story) to a level he hasn't understood books and stories in the past. But enough about my son, the book is wonderfully sing-songy, bright and fun. Great illustration and a lyrical text.

This is a classic counting book with the same "characters" from Pat Hutchins other famous picture book, Changes Changes. The repitition and the silly rhyme help youngsters learn to count and make the read-aloud extra fun.

Ten red apples hanging on a tree
Yippee, fiddle-dee-fee!
Horse came and ate one,
chomp, chomp, chomp.
Neigh, neigh, fiddle-dee-fee
"Horse!" cried the farmer.
"Save some for me!"

Languagewise, this is a lively, rhyming book and as you can see, those were the only basic words used throughout the story except of course, each page would have a different number and animal that came to eat the apple. Definitely great for your baby and toddlers especially if you read it in a sing song fashion. Not only the young child will learn about the numbers, but also the animal names and the sounds of the animals. And since some of the words are repeated page by page until there's no apple left, this book is great for shared reading between you and your child. As your child goes into kindergarten, it is time to whip up the book again and learn subtraction!

Michael Quadlund has written a good novel on the subject of broken relationships and the way the past reaches out and spoils the present. As William Faulkner wrote, "The past isn't dead; it's not even past." I guess you know what you're getting into when you take a book off the shelf that's called THAT WAS THEN--a complicated time scheme that juggles three different chronologies, each of them interdependent on the one before. Basically Corey was a well-liked boy of a small town in New England something like Peyton Place with a steady girlfriend, Gina, who is rather like Allison Mackenzie in Peyton Place, while Corey falls victim to the oldest trick in the book, sexual enslavement to his music teacher, a male predator who befriends his targets first, then manages to make them love him to a certain extent. His early teens form one set of references for the reader, and the next thing you know, without really finding out what happened between Corey and Mr. Dean, it's years later, Corey's all grown up and he meets and marries Gina when they are seasoned adults.

Little does he know that his life is about to take an enormous turn when he becomes involved in a same sex relationship with an actor, Jack, a man whom he regards as his "twin," a man who seduces him by tending to a wound Corey receives in his leg that entails Jack having to remove Corey's pants--we've all been there!--and next thing you know Corey and Gina are bidding each other goodbye and Corey starts a new life with Jack. Everything is rosy for a few years until doubts set in: is Jack seeing somebody else on the sly? All of these storylines are being told at the same time--the 1960s, the 1980s, now--not to confuse you but to mimic Corey's increasing self-knowledge. I won't spoil the ending but believe me, you will either be throwing the book off the bridge, or cradling it to your chest in awe. Individual sentences are sometimes very moving, but due to the requirements of the plot some of the characters, Jack especially, are opaque like frosted miniblinds.

I didn't want this book to end. I identified with every character. Each one had a little piece of me, and I loved them all. It was so refreshing to read a book about a gay character that was accurately portrayed. This author knows how humans think. The book was modern, sensual, and thought provoking.
PLEASE don't make me wait to long for another book!!!!

That Was Then.......GREAT READ !!!!! I loved this book. To me the sign of a good book is not wanting the book to end. I found myself reading much slower towards the end because I didn't want to loose Gina, Corey and Jack. Mr Quadland did a wonderful job developing these characters.

I plan to give this book as a Christmas gift to 3 of my friends. Hopefully, they will read it fast and we can have an in depth discussion.

This is a book you want to reread.

A remarkable accomplishment, That Was Then was unbelievably Michael Quadland's first novel. The character development is rich; the writing style, engaging. There is a depth of perception about life that is exhilarating, amusing and poignant at the same time. Getting to the last page was bittersweet. Although the book was satisfying, I was already missing Corey, Jack and Gina.

If reading is one of the main pleasures of your life you will remember this book. It's a story of life's complex choices and their emotional costs. The writing is wonderfully descriptive but totally concise...not an extra word anywhere.

This item is wonderful!!!!! I think everyone should get a chance to redad it! Even rented on the library.Really!

The book The Haunted Hotel by Ron Roy is part of the A-Z Mysteries series. I have enjoyed many books written by Ron Roy. In The Haunted Hotel there is this ghost that terrorizes the hotel and three kids try to figure out who the ghost is. The main characters are Josh, Dink and Ruth Rose .The book is set in a hotel. It shows how hard it is to be a detective.
My favorite part was when they found out who the ghost was. The book is very exciting and fun to read. I recommend this book for people who like mysteries. That's what I think of the book.
By Hilda

The time that I read this book I felt so thrilled for the ghost that tortures the Shangrala hotel.This book is the one reason that I bought the entire series. Ron Roy is a person that loves mystery books. I am glad he made those books because if he didn't then I wouldn't be thrilled by any other book.

This book was great. I liked it because it was a good mystery for younger kids! My favorite part was when they found out who the ghost ...was! I think it was a good book and I hope other kids enjoy reading it like I did!!!!!!!

It was the first book I ever read in the A to Z mysteries. I like it because it was short and there were map in the front page. It about three kid, Dink, Josh and Ruth Rose who solve the mystery of the ghost in the hotel. Read it, you will like it.

Great songbook to use for your church or at home with your children to teach them hymns.

There are few hymnals out there that are trustworthy and sound. While researching various hymn books, I found that most of the hymn books available today are filled with me-centered or I-centered hymns; but that is not the case with this hymnal. The Trinity Hymnal is truly solid from cover to cover. As with all hymnals some of the hymns are better suited for personal worship rather than corporate worship.

The Trinity Hymnal is organized by theological category (e.g. His Sovereignty; Creation; His Atoning Work; His Death; His Resurrection; etc.) The Scripture reference above each individual hymn is helpful for deeper study.

In the back of the Hymnal you will find a plethora of useful aids. Psalter Readings; The Apostles Creed; The Nicene Creed; The Westminster Confession of Faith; The Shorter Catechism; along with a topical and scriptural index- to help you with hymn selection. If you have these at your church in the pews or under your seats, any devout Believer would be tempted to take one of these hymnals home for personal worship or just for personal enrichment; it's that good!

Now only if the Psalter readings were in the ESV translation! That would be even more excellent!

For the most part I have been pretty pleased with the Red edition of the Trinity hymnal though I was very sorry to lose some of the great hymns that were found in the blue Trinity hymnal. Also, several alterations in the words of some of the hymns such as "How Sweet and AWESOME is the Place", instead of "How Sweet and AWFUL is the Place" were sort of annoying to me. But, on the whole, it's a fairly good hymnal and I enjoy using it.

This is one of the best hymnals we have available to us today. It is used by the PCA Presbyterian Church and is very easy to use. It is filled with Biblically sound hymns and don't worry, it has all the classics. It also contains many hymns that are psalms taken from the various psalters.

I also encourage you to read the introduction and use the psalm readings in the back. This hymnal is such a good resource that if you have a Bible, a catechism, and this hymnal, you have all the books you need for family worship.

I also recommend that you look at purchasing either the "Trinity Psalter" or the "Psalms for Singing."

Being a dyed-in-the-yarn Southern Baptist, I've always known about the Baptist Hymnal in its various editions. Having used the latest edition in a church for about three years (as a Minister of Music) I began to long for a hymnal that had more substance. Since I have found the writings of the Reformers to be challenging and deep, I thought I would order this hymnal, which I was told contained many of their hymns. I was NOT disappointed! The Trinity Hymnal, while barely larger than its Southern Baptist counterpart, has many more hymns. In addition, it also contains responsive readings, selected Psalms, the Westminster Confession, other creeds, and the Shorter Catechism.

By the way, I purchased my copy from Great Commission Publications (www.gcp.org). It is a hardback version (as opposed to the ring-bound version pictured). The cost for the hymnal and Trinity Psalter (which I also HIGHLY recommend) was under $30, UPS shipping included!

A historic tract that lives up to its reputation.

It's hard to think that one would read any regency romances without also reading this book.

This was required reading for a graduate course in the Humanities. Wollstonecraft is not easy to read however, she makes a compelling argument. Mary Wollstonecraft viewed the institution of marriage simply as legal prostitution. She believed this to be the case for several reasons. First, the marriage laws in Britain at the time gave men legal rights over their wives including their property. The law also gave men custody of their children in event of divorce, and a woman could not even obtain a divorce without their husband's consent. For women divorce meant having to leave everything of importance in their lives behind. Thus, Wollstonecraft observed that Britain's laws left women in the unenviable position of being treated as mere chattel by their husbands. Second, Wollstonecraft argued that women's downtrodden position in society was not the cause of religious or moral teachings. She was emphatic in her assessment that it was women's denial of the same educational opportunities that men received that made them seem weak and inferior to men. Finally, she believed marriage only chained women to a life of drudgery in the home.

Armed with this information, Wollstonecraft set out to propose in her book A Vindication of the Rights of Women the idea, that equal education for women was the only remedy for this grave injustice perpetrated against them, and education for women would actually strengthen the institution of marriage. She made several prescient arguments to support this idea. First, Wollstonecraft believed schoolchildren needed the contact and interaction with other schoolchildren to develop properly. So, she argued against Britain's system of elitist education, especially its private schools and boarding schools. She advocated for the creation of national public schools, funded by the state, and attended by children from the entire socio-economic strata. Second, she thought it was imperative that both boys and girls must be educated together. The reason Wollstonecraft believed in coeducation, was that when both boys and girls get to know one another from an early age they would in turn, build friendships, and learn to respect one another. Therefore, when women get married, they will be able to serve as companions to their husbands and not just as trophy wives or sexual objects. "Nay, marriage will never be held sacred till women, by being brought up with men, are prepared to be their companions rather than their mistresses." Third, Wollstonecraft asked the question, how society could expect mothers to rear healthy boys capable of functioning as confident and productive men in society if their mothers, who raised them, were uneducated. She was horrified to think of the damage already done to children by uneducated, weak-minded mothers. Wollstonecraft articulates in beautiful fashion her argument for the need to educate women in the following quote. "If marriage be the cement of society, mankind should all be educated after the same model, or the intercourse of the sexes will never deserve the name of fellowship, nor will women ever fulfill the peculiar duties of their sex." This argument only enhances women's roles as wives and mothers. Finally, Wollstonecraft argued that the implementation of her educational reforms would prove to be a key element leading to the improvement of the institution of marriage in particular, and for family life in general. "Contending for the rights of women, my main argument is built on this simple principle, that if she be not prepared by education to become the companion of man, she will stop the progress of knowledge and virtue."

Recommended reading for anyone interested in history, psychology, philosophy, and feminism.

It is interesting to teach this book and track how students respond to this book, and how differently male and female students respond to the issues Wollstonecraft raises and discusses. We contextualize the book, and then extract it from its time and place and try to place the issues in our own time and place. A lot of great questions can be raised as we contemplate how far we have and have not come, and what can or should be done about that. . .and who shall do it. It is also an arresting exercise to ask students to apply different literary theories as they discuss this text. The idea is to encourage them to step out of their own shoes and into someone else's as they consider these issues. And it gives great opportunity to ask students to try to separate themselves from their own assumptions and stereotypes about gender and gender behavior, and reassess the issues in Wollstonecraft's time and place, and in light of today's assumptions and stereotypes, which can be harder to quantify than some presume.

If you need to read this for a college or high school class, or as part of a women's studies project that you are doing for some other purpose, then I'd like to assure you that it won't be all that painful. You may even enjoy it and wish that you'd found this book sooner, all on your own. I was only assigned to read parts of it, but I finished the book by choice.

It's interesting and well writen. Some of the language and nearly all of the issues that are brought up are inflamatory. In class discussions I compared the book to "Fight Club," and was nearly laughed out of the room, but I am at least partly serious. It does have the edge of a social visionary who wanted to shake things up and blow old fashioned society out of the water. No soap bombs, though, but that's only a technicality.

If you have any choice in the matter I would suggest that you choose this book over stuffier works by less forward thinkers. I swear that reading it won't hurt that badly.

As I read this book, I find myself comparing the authors examples of the treatment of women by their fathers/husbands with the way women are today treated by the media.

Mary discusses how women are to be kept ignorant of all knowledge and only to be valued for their physical charms (almost every ad on TV/in print). The examples of her contemporaries that she quotes are frighteningly familiar.

Why is this so? Who determines that the education of females is not relevant to society. Sure they are allowed to go to school now, but they are still treated with amazing patronization and condescenscion? The amount of my (intelligent) female friends that insist they are dumb/ignorant/stupid/an idiot is disturbing. Maybe now females are allowed to learn, they should also be allowed self esteem.

I think I got sidetracked. This book is a complex and well written argument for the emancipation and education of women. It is as true today as much as it was 200 years ago. It is, however a slow read as the language is couched in the vocabulary of the late eighteenth century and many of the terms are unfamiliar.