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The Saddle Club's number one practical joker, Stevie Lake, has decided to reform. The only problem is, nobody believes her. Maybe that's why no one in the cast of the movie Stevie is shooting for school will cooperate. 'Cinderella on Horseback? Puh-leeese! It has to be a setup to make them look stupid and give Stevie the last laugh. That's when the stars of the movie-Stevie's best friends, Carole Hanson and Lisa Atwood, and Stevie's boyfriend, Phil-plan a few tricks of their own. They're going to show Stevie that what goes around, comes around. The only problem is, the jokes are having a ripple effect. Everyone at Pine Hollow Stables is about to get a taste of practical joking, Saddle Club style.

I thought that this book was really good. I recommend it for children 8-12 years or over who likes doing pratical jokes and if you like horses. It has a bit of romance in it between Phil and Stevie but that is all. This book definitely gets 4 stars from me!

This was an excellent addition to the series. the prank on stevie was enormous and I couldn't stop laughing when I read about her origional report fairy tale documentary titled SLEEPING BEAUTY. And she filmed her brother sleeping in his kiddie pajamas. This book was Great!

this book is great. It is a normal saddle club book. If you haven't read it read it. Stevvie giving up practical jokes? Yeah right!

This is the best book I ever read. And that part when Stevie said she was going to give up practicle jokes that is impossible.I just want Bonnie Bryant to keep up the good work.

At first I didn't think this would be a good book. Stevie giving up practical jokes is almost impossible! However, I was wrong, this Saddle club is terrific!Personally, Iloved Sleeping Beauty even if Stevie's teacher didn't!!!!!Suzan

This is my favorite childhood book. I am now 26 and was discussing favorite childhood books with my husband when he said he had never heard of Chester. I ordered the book, we read it together, and he's now a Chester fan too. Can't wait to share this with our future children!

In this book, I learned not to belive in what other people say. Chester was a wild horse, he lived with other horses out in the west. Chester wanted for someone to take care of him but the other horses said that it was better to be a wild horse. Then people with ropes came and Chester asked them if they could take him but they did not take him they took the other horses. So it is better to do what you want, not what other people say.

In this book, I learned not to belive in what other people say. Chester was a wild horse, he lived with other horses out in the west. Chester wanted for someone to take care of him but the other horses said that it was better to be a wild horse. Then people with ropes came and Chester asked them if they could take him but they did not take him they took the other horses. So it is better to do what you want, not what other people say.

In this book, I learned not to belive in what other people say. Chester was a wild horse, he lived with other horses out in the west. Chester wanted for someone to take care of him but the other horses said that it was better to be a wild horse. Then people with ropes came and Chester asked them if they could take him but they did not take him they took the other horses. So it is better to do what you want, not what other people say.

Chester really wants to be caught by the cow boys, but to his surprise they only want the wild horses that run away. this takes him on an adventure through town trying to find out what he can be helpful with. Easy to read story. Great for the beginner ready.

This book answered all of the questions I had about investment clubs. Written in a casual, easily accessible way, this book gave precise and detailed information about founding or finding a club.
In the book, you'll learn about what work is actually involved with club membership; tips on assembling a group of committed people to be in a club with (plus tips on how to deal with troublesome member issues); and how to find and use investment and investment club resources to learn more about investing and to help keep your club running smoothly.
Whether you are simply interested in what investment clubs are and how they work, or you are serious about starting or joining an investment club, this book is a clearly written and fun way to learn about clubs. By going through each step of starting or becoming involved with an investment club, by dissecting the language of the legal documents your club must maintain, and by providing examples of actual investment clubs, this book covers it all, and will be an invaluable resource for the life of your club.

I just got through reading a number of books on investing. I had heard of the investment club movement. I did not know much about them. This book is a gem.
True to the series, it does have a gentle learning slope; there is nothing overwhelming, no challenging concepts. But it does break down the process of starting and running a club into clear, manageable pieces. I now want to start a club!
The investment philosophy is compelling. I would certainly encourage anyone interested in starting an investment club to read this book.

A great book on all aspects of starting a club. This is just what some friends and I are doing now - and I am so grateful that this book is available. It serves as a step-by-step "how to". Plus, it has great information on avoiding pit-falls and keeping club life fun and interesting.

As usual with the 'For Dummies' books, this one takes it easy. You can read it pretty quickly, it starts out quite simply and builds slowly. You don't think you're getting as much information as you are until you've finished.

Again as usual, this book is written by a couple of people who combine personal experience with a casual relaxed writing style. (For what it's worth, I've tried writing like this and it isn't easy.)

Most of us thinking about investment clubs already have some investing experience and think that we might be able to teach the club a lot. Most of us learn that the other people in the club can teach us a lot. Investment clubs attract the advanced amateur who bring specialized knowledge, their own experience, and above all enough questions that you might have forgotten to ask to make it well worth your while.

Great Way to Get Started.

If your looking to start an invesment club - This book is a MUST have! Already have an invesment club - This book is a MUST have! It will prove to be helpful and informative for new and existing clubs. This book along with information provided by the National Association of Investors Corporation (NAIC) will help clubs become successful, long-term investors.

Jessi is accepted to Dance New York for a three week time span. She feels sad about leaving her friends but when she gets there she feels she's in another world. After three weeks is up of dancing at the acadamy she given a chance to dance there permanently now she has two choices stay with her friends or follow her dream.

Jessi is going to New York. There she will dance in ballet. But does this mean it's the end of the BSC.

This is the first book about Jessi since book #103 Happy Holidays, Jessi. It was really good though. Jessi gets accepted into Dance New York, a excellant ballet school. She gets to work with one of her heroes, is reunited with Quint, and makes great new friends! Jessi love living in the city and has a hard time coming back. Meanwhile at home Mallory misses Jessi like crazy! Becca is furious at Jessi for leaving her. This book really tells you that home is where the heart is. I loved this book and I hope you do to! :)

In here, Jessi Ramsey, an eleven year old fantastic ballerina, is offered the chance for a two-week class in New York--a dancing class! Go Jessi! And it's away from school! So Jessi is psyched and all her friends in the Babysitters' Club will miss her but they are excited for her as well. When she gets to the city, she is reunited with an old friend and makes new ones, plus she's staying with her cousin and his wife. They're very nice to her. She also likes it that they're artists and her cousin's wife plays the piano! New York City is very exciting but everyone's waiting for Jessi at home--right? Plus Jessi wants to go back--right?

Wrong. Jessi is accepted to be in the full-time program for the experts and has a very tough choice to make: her #1 goal or her friends and family back in Stoneybrook, Connecticut? What will she decide to do?

Jessi is going to New York to do ballet. In the book, Jessi meets Quint and likes him. Unfortunately, Quint has a crush on Jessi and she has to go home.

This is essential reading for anyone interested in conservation and those who simply love nature writing. I read this book before reading "The Wild Muir". In comparison, this one is obviously a more thorough overview of Muir's life. Reading this book first makes "Wild Muir" more enjoyable....kinda like reading a novel before watching a movie based on it.

This Autobiography of John Muir was a look at the life of an amazing man. He was the type of writer that could take you to the place where he was living and make you feel like you were right there with him. His childhood experiences in Scotland and the farm life of Wisconsin formed the basis for how he viewed and related to the rest of his life and those around him. He was a world traveler who looked through the eyes of creation to observe ecology and invention. As a world traveler I also observe through the eyes of creation and as a native Californian I have had extensive experience hiking and camping in the Sierra Nevada's. John Muir's writing style took me back to the places I have loved and remembered.

A great writer writing about great things - you'll feel like you're in the middle of the Sierra yourself. Endlessly enjoyable.

"American forests! the glory of the world!"
- John Muir, 1901

Of all the extraordinary men and women that have made our nation great, one stands above all others for his dedication to preserving its unequaled natural beauty: John Muir. Founder of The Sierra Club, this lover of the western forests' legacy to our generation is the National Park system, through which millions of acres of unique ecosystems have been set aside for everyone's enjoyment.

"Muir: Nature Writings" is a collection of the writings of this Scottish expatriate who first stepped foot in America in 1849 as an eleven year old brawler and budding naturalist. Blessed with a childhood mastery of Latin and Greek as well as a discerning and disciplined eye, the learned boy possessed a poet's heart, a scientist's mind, and a theologian's soul. A genius, who as a teen whittled precision wooden scientific instruments, Muir used his diverse skills to vividly portray nature's life and death struggles on his family's Wisconsin farm in "My Boyhood & Youth." Here we find Muir learning to swim by observing frogs or recollecting the mindless slaughter of the Earth's most numerous bird, the now-extinct passenger pigeon, a forlorn tale that foreshadows the conservationist he was to become.

While in college polishing his mechanical skills, Muir was detoured into studying botany. Dropping out to make powered tools for factories, an accident left him rethinking that detour; he forsook the factory and walked across America. His journey led him to the Sierra Mountains, chronicled in "My First Summer in the Sierra." Now working as a shepherd, Muir drove his flock through Yosemite while making detailed nature studies. Marveling at the natural beauty of the land he would eventually champion as one of the first National Parks, Muir wrote: "We are now in the mountains and they are in us, kindling enthusiasm, making every nerve quiver, filling every pore and cell of us. Our flesh-and-bone tabernacle seems transparent as glass to the beauty about us, as if truly an inseparable part of it, thrilling with the air and trees, streams and rocks, in the waves of the sun, - a part of all nature, neither old nor young, sick nor well, but immortal."

Muir's writings here run the gamut from analytical to thrilling. In "Stickeen", the author and a canine companion cheat death while stranded mid-storm between crevasses of an Alaskan glacier. (A self-taught authority on glaciers, Muir would eventually have one in Alaska bear his name.) "The Mountains of California" is an in-depth look at the geologic formations, plants, and animals of the region. In this piece, he tells of being stuck on the side of volcanic Mt. Shasta, staying warm in the bitter cold by nestling up to steam vents. Muir also laments the loss of the vast meadows of the San Joaquin Valley as he discusses how to make a living post-Gold Rush by raising bees for honey.

What makes Muir so unique when compared with today's environmentalists is this belief that we can live in harmony with Creation if we take simple steps to prevent despoiling it. In "The American Forests" he wrote: "No place is too good for good men, and there is still room.... Every place is made better by them. Let them be as free to pick gold and gems from the hills, to cut and hew, dig and plant, for homes and bread...." Muir's balanced view of Man's place in the wilderness overwhelmingly reflects his Christian faith, for he never fails to stand in awe of each living thing God has made. That our government leaders were so swayed by Muir's writing attests to the power of his "holy" persuasion. All of us are indebted to John Muir's single-minded devotion to America's wilderness.

("Muir: Nature Writings" is part of the Library of America series. This diverse collection of the writings of great Americans ranges from sermons of early American preachers to analysis of the Vietnam War. The works of Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain, Ulysses S. Grant, Flannery O'Connor, and James Thurber are but a few that comprise the series. An invaluable lookingglass into the heart and soul of our nation, this collection is essential reading for anyone who longs to know what makes America unique.)

John Muir was one of the founders of the early 20th century conservation movement and godfather to today's environmentalism. This collection of three books and shorter works demonstrates the reason. Muir's description of the natural world is at times scientific, at others spiritual. Here nature is not some remote thing but the living manifestation of God's love. This is not a religious book as such and yet he finds that all parts of the natural creation from rocks and mountains to trees and animals have inherent within them a life force which makes them precious. Humans are neither removed from nor a "higher" part of nature. Muir shows that we are part of this larger whole - a radical concept when he proposed it and radical still. Muir set the standard in calling for preservation of the natural world. He was a genius as an inventor and scientist and, in addition, is one of our finest writers ever. These collected Nature Writings are simply beautiful and wonderfully presented in this Library of America edition.

Move over Pat Conroy. The plot really starts in Charleston, SC and ends in Charleston, SC. Could you have survived? This is a must read book. The scene changes are superbly managed and the plot is definitely spellbinding.

Robert Mixson is destined to be a sucessful rising Southern writer. His topic research is thorough. He writes with passion, as if he is Joshua. This is a book that holds the reader's interest and the scene descriptions are vivid. I felt as if I was witnessing the scenes. A wonderful and promising writer. A book that should be in every library. Thank you Mr. Mixson...look forward to your next book.

Robert Mixson weaves a tale on intrigue that keeps your attention and keeps you wondering where Joshua Senate is headed next. Joshua can't seem to be "just" a journalist - he finds adventure at every turn. The story has learning value as well: true friends are those who will drop everything and come running when you are in trouble and perseverance pays off. This story should appear on the big screen!

Mr. Mixson shows his exceptional writing abilities in this chronicle. It is truly a "sleeper" and should be on the bookshelves of many readers. While it may sound trite, the term "pageturner" comes to mind. I give two thumbs up to Robert Mixson's first novel and eagerly await the next one.

A fast-moving entertaining adventure story with something for everyone, Joshua Senate's story goes beyond the typical action tale. The author takes us inside the hero's head...and heart. Exotic locations, sinister enemies, reversals of fortune, love and tears...they're all here. What a movie this book would make! Joshua's adventures make for a real page-turner of a novel that never disappoints.

This book is scary but really good! I really like mysteries. When the Krushers are leaving a game, the bridge is flooded and the only place to stay is in a HAUNTED MANSION! They find a mystery in the mansion and end up finding out that the person involved in the mystery lives right in their own town Stoneybrook! I like this book because like I said, i love mysteries!

ISBN 0590449583 - I haven't been reading the BSC books in any particular order, which sometimes makes it confusing. Dawn and Mary Ann are stepsisters, they weren't in the last book I read; Stacey is in Stoneybrook, she was in New York the last I knew... It doesn't impact the book, as each one does stand alone, but I'd read them in order if I were to start again! That said, the Mystery books aren't numbered the same way as the others, so my only complaint is that I wouldn't have any idea where they fit into the series!

Kristy is the coach of a softball team named the Krushers. Bart coaches the Bashers. They form an all-star team from both of their teams and dub them the Krashers. Travelling home from Redfield after a game Kristy, Bart, Charlie and eight kids find themselves stranded by a storm. The only house in sight is a mansion where they had seen lights, so they head to it, hoping that they can call home to let their parents know they're okay. A smaller house on the property is occupied by an old man, who tells him he's the caretaker and lets them stay the night in the big house.

While they're there, the kids find a diary and other clues to a mystery. Owen Sawyer's portrait scares Jamie, who has heard that the Sawyer house is haunted - and now they're IN that house! Owen's daughter died on a night just like this, the night she had planned to elope with her boyfriend, Will. How long will they be trapped there? And will they meet Dorothy Sawyer's ghost while they wait for the storm to stop?

Very good story, not too scary but very interesting reading. I like that the BSC books always reference other books (and sometimes, movies) - in this case, Beezus and Ramona, Little Women, The Wizard of Oz, The Little Mermaid, Frog and Toad and Ghostbusters. I did find a few things odd. For one, Kristy says "I'm always reading these articles about people being struck by lightning and having their zippers welded shut and stuff, and the idea just scares the daylights out of me." Her greatest fear, if struck by lightning, is that she won't be able to open her zipper? That's stupid, and the BSC books aren't usually stupid. Also, having read a bunch of these books and never having come across the mention of a group hug before, it was a surprise to read "... a group hug. That's a BSC tradition..." On the positive side, I liked the reference to Resurrection Mary's story, even if she was never named, and even if her story gets told all over the country with a different name! And I really like that Martin pays attention to details, like remembering their horse-craziness by having Mallory and Jessi looking at a book of horse pictures. All around, just a teeny bit better than the usual BSC books, which are great to begin with!

Kristy and the haunted mansion is one of the best baby-sitters club books that I have read so far. I love baby-sitters club because it's always an adventure to experience. Kristy and her softball team got stuck in a thunderstorm and had to sleep in a big spooky mansion on sayer road. they snoop around and find out a lot of stuff about the people who used to live there and even met one of them. But they survived the night. The members of the baby-sitters club threw a party for Kristy when she got back to Stoneybrook.

When Kristy and the Krashers are forced to live inside a creepy mansion with a creepy mystery. One of Kristy's Krusher gets scared. They have to sleep there because of a terrible rain. Is Jackie's ghost story true like lights going on and off, a dead woman, ...

Kristy team has a softball game and when they are on there way home Charlie can not see where he is going. He takes the wrong way he crosses over a bridge. A storm is going on at the same time. when they cross over the bridge the bridge falls down. kristy and Bart's team have to spend this night at a old house that they think is hauted. will they make it though the night? Find out when you read this great book

I have never been a fiction fan, so when I started reading Regina Pounds book "Lord Eaglebeck" it was with some scepticism, but the canny way in which the writer entwines her fictional characters in with the actual history of the time the story appertains to, thus cleverly making the characters create an illusion of reality.
As with any good book the author's research into history and the imaginative story gives the novel credibility. If you like a good read, whether you are a fan of fiction or not, "Lord Eaglebeak" you will enjoy.
RSB.

Counts, Earls, Ladies-the titles of nobility conjure up wealthy, decorous sorts, waltzing quietly through carefully patterned lives. Elegant, foreign to our informal world, and occasionally rather annoying, when brought back to life in the pages of one or another regency romance-unless, of course, the book treats that titled world with well-deserved irreverence and wit. Lord Eaglebeak, by Regina Pounds, captures that intricate world of complicated social mores with dazzling command of language, bursts of sly wit, and the great attention to accuracy and detail commanded by a historical, regardless of its sub genre.
Pounds' characters capture readers immediately, creating the warm tapestry of a story not soon forgotten. Spirited Henrietta-Hetty-is vibrant, determined, and vulnerable, forced by the social rules of the day to wed, whether ready to do so or not. Hetty refuses the demands of the high-ranking Lord Ashton, her best friend's father, but jeopardizes her future and safety as a result. Faced with a young stepmother's manipulations, she finds herself forced to accept the offer of protection from Richard Darby, whose German title and beautiful German ward have drawn comment from less than charitable tongues.
Hetty routinely finds names of "affection" for those around her; she dubs her fiancé Lord Eaglebeak, much to his chagrin-the famous nose earning him his nickname is a family trait, shared by the eccentric Lady Pembroke, Richard's aunt. Vengeance is sweet, though, and his own reluctant betrothed becomes the prickly Lady Hedgehog. What more aristocratic-or mutually unsuitable-pair than Lord Eaglebeak and Lady Hedgehog?

Pounds' dialogue sparkles, while her characters engage readers, leading them towards unsuspected mystery and revelation. Lord Eaglebeak will captivate, entertain, and charm-not a bad list of accomplishments by any means. Brighten up your January reading with this foray into the world of aristocracy, social graces, and unfailing wit.

If you like Regency Romances, then you MUST read Lord Eaglebeak. If you don't like Regency Romances, you still MUST read Lord Eaglebeak!

This book is easy to read, yet, the author, Regina Pounds, stays true to the time period in which the story takes place. I fell in love with the heroine, who is in the habit of "secretly" nicknaming everyone. So funny! And I fell in love with the hero, because, well...he is just that, a hero.

So, again, read this book. You wont' regret it!

It's obvious quickly that this author is very familiar with history, at least with the era of the Regency, and with the language that's appropriate for that time. Just read the prologue, and you'll see. What I didn't see right away was the author's great sense of humor. It becomes clear soon, though, this book was written for the fun of it. Throw in drama and secrets and a cast of eccentric characters, who all are so human you forget they lived in a different 'world' and you've got a terrific read.

Love this delightful author and her great sense of humor! Ms. Pounds, award winning author of "Theo's Ghost" draws on her obvious love and vast knowledge of history in this 'MUST READ' Regency Romance.

"LORD EAGLEBEAK," a love story so entertaining the readers will find themselves literally glued to their cozy chairs excitedly turning the pages of this book as swiftly as they can.

Ms. Pounds has done an excellent job with her vast love for and obvious knowledge of this (the Regency time period) -- Her characters are delightful and the dialogue appropiate for this era, and the plot has just the right mix of suspense a combinaton that I find very appealing.

The reader can sum the entertainment level of this story up in the first line of 'LORD EAGLEBEAK's' BLURB -- 'Can love turn a coward into a hero and a wise man into a moron?'

An Excellent Read by a wonderful writer!

"LORD EAGLEBEAK" could very well be the next 'Box Office Smash Hit!'

John Savoy
Savoy International
Motion Pictures Inc.

Penny is excited about a new school year. She and her best friends, Cher and Tamika, will be attending a brand new middle school, and she is sure that things will be great. She soon discovers things are nothing like she expected. Tamika moves away, and when Penny tries out for cheerleading with Cher, she is rejected because she is overweight. To add to her misery, she is made the team mascot and is teased by all. Penny becomes depressed and deals with her depression by binge eating, which makes her even more overweight and puts her health in jeopardy.

LOVING PENNY allows the reader a glimpse into the psyche of an overweight young girl. The book describes the cycle of being depressed because of obesity and overeating because of depression. Yet, the book shows the strength that Penny exhibits to gain self-esteem and to learn to love herself. I was also impressed with the approach used for Pennyýs transformation and by the recipes included. Diane Dorceý has done an excellent job describing Penny and the anguish she experiences. I recommend this book to all preteens, so that they can see how harmful bullying and name-calling can be. This book may also be especially helpful to those who may be overweight or have other issues with their self-esteem.

Penny had it all worked out in her mind. It was going to be the best year ever at her brand new Middle School where she would attend with her two very best friends. She also had the best homeroom teacher ever and expected a truly terrific year! Then she looses out for cheerleader and becomes the team mascot instead. Then she lost her a friend, couldn't stop eating, and become depressed. For the first time in her life she had to admit she was fat and feels it's everyone's fault that her life has taken such a down turn. Penny's got some growing up to do and some important life changes to make -- but at what cost? Loving Penny is a unique and exceptionally well written novel for the pre-teen reader as author Diane Corce addresses the problem of childhood obesity and its emotional impact within the context of an engaging novel that is entertaining, thoughtful, and revealing.

Loving Penny was a joy to read. It brought back memories of those difficult times many of us faced while growing up. I think this is a must read for young teen and pre-teen girls. It will enlighten and hopefully cause all to focus on what's really important. Finding and loving oneself!

It usually takes me about a week or more to read a book this size. I was glad my Momma gave me Penny for Christmas. I really enjoyed it. I can identify with Penny, since I am also a little bit overweight. But, really i just couldn't put the book down!

I am ten years old and my name is Torrie, and I think the words are easy enough for a six year old to read ...

Please write more books on Penny...

I found this book to be very encouraging for middle school age girls and boys. I purchased two copies. One for my child and one for my nieces. Everyone enjoyed the book and the message.

I hope this new author continues to pursue writing, more and more.

Shaw has packed many high-level topics into this play, while at the same time keeping long portions of the dialogue fairly low-level. Two topics jump out most frequently: hell and enjoyment. His take on each respective topic is fresh, seemingly from an entirely new perspective.

In the third act, the characters' conversation stands out in a couple ways. The explanation of hell from Don Juan, the Statue, and The Devil's point of view is unique. From a Judeo-Christian standpoint, it reeks of blasphemy, twisting around the traditional views to show things as they really are: The devil finally gets to tell his side of the story; heaven is boring; anyone can go between the two afterlives whenever they please. What is interesting is that Shaw's hell can fit with the Judeo-Christian/Biblical facts, something that the blasphemy police certainly will not give any credence to or spend any time investigating. His idea that heaven and hell are created for those who are going there matches perfectly with Biblical theology. A person not living in the grace of Jesus would hate heaven just as much as a person living in his grace would hate hell. Biblical theologians would not agree (if one could get them to listen) that people can choose their own eternity, nor would they agree with the concept of non-believers enjoying themselves in hell, even if one could get them to voice their belief that they will be given over to all the desires of their flesh.

What is fascinating about Shaw's hell is just that idea - that if life is about your passions and enjoyment (namely, the flesh) then your afterlife will be personal to those same passions and enjoyment. At this point, the conservative Judeo-Christians would be sharpening their inquisition equipment in a fervent rage because much of the play speaks to that idea of personal enjoyment during life, specifically the English. Don Juan says that humans live to try to understand life more but later adds to that idea by saying that understanding only helps us to know that we are enjoying ourselves. Life then becomes the pursuit of enjoyment, and hell mimics that pursuit as a sort of eternal amusement park. In a statement that seems like a pre-response to his opponent's case, Don Juan then says that although he spent his whole life looking for pleasure, he never found it. If it could ever happen, it is that response which could appease the frantic theologians. The devil, being the father of lies has pulled the eternal wool over everyone's eyes, both the living and the dead, and has gotten them to abandon their real purpose.

Shaw's flirtation with both sides of the controversy is what allows this play such success. He angers both the proponents and opponents of Christian "myths" and then offers possible solutions to appease both sides.

Reviewed by Jonathan Stephens

In this title, G.B. Shaw outdoes himself. Not only does he manage to turn up with a Don Juan play in our modern day and age, which is full of cynicism, and doesn't give in to 'medieval' codes of behaviour, but he even manages to turn around the table. Here, the hunter becomes the hunted, forced to flee from his pursued/pursuer. Shaw includes in this play an ingenious conversation between the original 15th century characters, which not only explains about Don Juan's philosophy, but shines a new light upon our own lives, here and today.

In this title, G.B. Shaw outdoes himself. Not only does he manage to turn up with a Don Juan play in our modern day and age, which is full of cynicism, and doesn't give in to 'medieval' codes of behaviour, but he even manages to turn around the table. Here, the hunter becomes the hunted, forced to flee from his pursued/pursuer. Shaw includes in this play an ingenious conversation between the original 15th century characters, which not only explains about Don Juan's philosophy, but shines a new light upon our own lives, here and today.

The writings of Bernard Shaw in this particulat play, invites to you use your mind to understand life and philosphy. It has such great insight into many aspects of human nature and at the same time is exteremely funny and really takes you into it's pages. The writing has impecable style and this is truly a classic play.

George Bernard Shaw was called, with good reason, the "English Nietzsche". Though Nietzsche was an aristocrat and Shaw a socialist, both cherished the dream of the superman and looked forward to the day when he would be realised. Both, however, were characterised by their mordant wit and intellectual cynicism, in which "Man and Superman" abounds. Shaw manages to compress a number of disparate themes into a relatively taut dramatic format, even throwing in a scene in which Don Juan, the Devil and a gang of anarchist brigands make an appearance. The central event of the plot involves the wealthy Tanner, a member of the "Idle Rich Class" making himself subservient to the Life Force and seeking the perfect woman to marry, who would guarantee him a very special offspring, his ideal, the superman himself. Though Shaw was not known to have read the works of Bergson at that time, nor to have been conversant with his vitalist doctrine of the Life Force, his use of the Life Force motif and the philosophical underpinnings of the play attest to a pure Bergsonism. The most delightful part, however, is the "Revolutionist's Handbook" at the end, which contains Shaw's most scandalous anti-Establishment jibes. For instance, "Do not do unto others as you would them do unto you. They might not have the same taste."