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A magnificent achievement, thoroughly researched, easy to read, sensitive, tragic, heroic. Blends grand strategy with how it was for the troops doing the hard fighting at the platoon and company level. Full of historic photographs of the battlefields with photos of the same areas taken in more recent times. The contrast between the devastation and the tranquility brings out the futility and waste of it all. When old men fail at their jobs, young men die.

What is the soul? Where is it located? What is the influence of the glands on human behavior? What is the Etheric or Vital Body that is so oft mentioned by those persons, who seem to be in the know? Behind these questions are forces, which Alice Bailey manages to explain comprehensibly in 150 or so pages. Easy to read, a bit more difficult to digest. Anyone interested in the human body will learn a bit more about the glandular system and the important part it plays in our natural and spiritual life.

These books written by A.A. Bailey can be described as one of the more difficult if not the most difficult books out there, regarding spiritual books in general.

It contains advanced material describing advanced commentary on several topics which are in the interrest of the aspirant, adepts of the Path. These are persons that have dedicated or are seeking dedication of their selves to the service of soul, and to advancement of the planet as a whole.
Service.

One may be tempted to buy this book based on the interresting titles and/ or subjects spoken about, but for many these will be a bridge to far, for the way dealing with these subjects are not similar to most new age book, but far more hermetic of nature. So dissapointment can be a result.
However Not the least to say that these books are one of the greatest jewels written as an inheritage to those aspiring serious spiritual progression.

Advanced material but precious to those ready for it.

Spiritual Warfare is a polically incorrect book which tells about demonic and satanistic cults in the United States, most of which goes on under the radar and unnoticed. Dr Bailey give accurate and documented accounts of things he has experienced.

Annie is tired of studying for the big spelling bee.She wishes she could just spell every word with out even trying.So,Kilmer's Great-uncle Nilrem casts a spell to make her wish come true!Now Annie is worried.She doesn't want to cheat.What's worse,Issy has overheard the whole thing-and she wants to report Great-uncle Nilrem to the police!

The author tells us the truth about life, love, and relationships, all of which require the risk of experiencing both joy and pain. "Stand Up and Be A Woman" is a moving, captivating story filled with candor about the life and times of a strong, resilient--- woman. It will make you think and put you in touch with the things that really matter in life. Without question, this is a book which should be shared with friends and loved ones. Review by: Fred Seamon, Ph.D - Florida A and M University, Tall. Florida.

Kristen J. Nelson and Kim Bailey's STARTING STRONG: SURVIVING AND THRIVING AS A NEW TEACHER appears in its second edition to provide time-tested classroom strategies for new teachers just beginning their first year. College-level libraries catering to educators will find it a basic and popular pick covering everything from easy classroom layout suggestions and practices to promote positive individual and group behavior to samples of oral and written communication with parents, tips on creating classroom newsletters, and ideas for incorporating web-based learning into the curriculum. It's an excellent beginning teacher's guide highly recommended for any venturing into the classroom for the first time.

Publius Papinius Statius is the sort of Latin writer who is known only to devout classical scholars and students of Dante. Born in Naples Statius (45?-96 A.D.) was one of the principle epic and lyric poets of the Silver Age of Latin literature during the reign of the Emperor Domitian. His reputation was high during both his lifetime and through the Middle Ages, and he was actually considered to be second only to Virgil among Latin writer (although later critics dismissed him as a imitator of Virgil). His main works are the "Silvae," thirty-two occasional poems (circa 89-96 A.D.), the incomplete "Achilleid," a charming account of the life of the Greek hero Achilles, and his masterpiece, "Thebaid," of which the first seven of twelve books are collected in this second volume of Statius' work edited and translated by D. R. Shackleton Bailey, and published by the Loeb Classical Library.

"Thebaid" is an epic poem recounting the conflict between Polynices and Eteocles, the two sons of Oedipus, for the throne of Thebes. The break after Book 7 is somewhat unfortunately simply because the twelve books divide neatly in half with the first six covering the events leading up to the war between the two brothers and the last six telling of the events of the war and its conclusion when Polynices kills his brother and then dies himself in the fratricidal war (events covered in the Aeschylus play "Sevean Against Thebes" and which provide the background for the Sophocles tragedy of "Antigone").

Book 6 is probably the most noteworthy, giving an account of the games held by King Adrastus as part of the funeral rites for the dead Nemean crown prince. On their way to Thebes the Argives arrive at Nemea and are told by a woman where to find water. However, while she leads them to the spring the infant Opheletes, the crown prince, is killed by a serpent. Considered an omen of their doom, the Argives give the child, now called Archemorus ("beginning of doom") a funeral. The games contested during the funeral are seen as being the first of the Nemean Games, which were one of the four great athletic festivals of ancient Greece, along with the Olympic, Pythian and Isthmian games. Consequently, for classical scholars Statius is an importance source for information about Greek athletics (or at least the Roman view of Greek sports).

In terms of style Statius is more self-conscious that either Homer or Virgil, employing many of the same poetic devices associated with Homer (e.g., using epithets and describing works of art) but without working them in as naturally. To be fair, Silver Age writers were preoccupied with the conventions of literary form, but it does require some effort to follow the narrative. But in addition to providing information about Greek games (Naples was a center of Greek culture when Statius was growing up), "Thebaid" is an exploration of the passions of civil war. The epic poem concludes in the third Loeb Classical Library volume devoted to Statius, along with the extant portion of the unfinished "Achillied." As always, the Loeb Classical Library provides both the original (Latin) text and Bailey's translation side-by-side. For those interested in the tragedy of the House of Laius "Thebaid" provides a new perspective on the tale.

Publius Papinius Statius is the sort of Latin writer who is known only to devout classical scholars and students of Dante. Born in Naples Statius (45?-96 A.D.) was one of the principle epic and lyric poets of the Silver Age of Latin literature during the reign of the Emperor Domitian. His reputation was high during both his lifetime and through the Middle Ages, and he was actually considered to be second only to Virgil among Latin writer (although later critics dismissed him as a imitator of Virgil). This is the third and final book in the Statius volumes of the Loeb Classical Library. Volume I contained the "Silvae," thirty-two occasional poems (circa 89-96 A.D.), Volume II had the first seven of twelve books of his masterpiece, "Thebaid," while Volume III has the final five books and the incomplete "Achilleid," a charming account of the life of the Greek hero Achilles. All of the volumes are edited and translated by D. R. Shackleton Bailey.

"Thebaid" is an epic poem recounting the conflict between Polynices and Eteocles, the two sons of Oedipus, for the throne of Thebes. The break after Book 7 is somewhat unfortunately simply because the twelve books divide neatly in half with the first six covering the events leading up to the war between the two brothers and the last six telling of the events of the war and its conclusion when Polynices kills his brother and then dies himself in the fratricidal war (events covered in the Aeschylus play "Sevean Against Thebes" and which provide the background for the Sophocles tragedy of "Antigone"). There is a nice touch when the brothers are placed on the same funeral pyre but the flame divides in two as a symbol of their undying enmity. The lesson is clearly about the destructiveness and futility of war and violence, but there is also a viewpont of humanity as being both powerless and ignorant.

The "Achilleid" is a most ambitious epic poem, intended to tell the story of the life of Achilles, but Statius died while writing it. What we have are the completed first book and the start of the second, telling how Thetis hid her son Achilles on the island of Scyros to have him avoid his fated death in the Trojan War. On Scyros Achilles falls in love with the beautiful Deidamia, but, of course, he loves the idea of fighting in a war even better, and when the Achean princes show up looking for him Ulysses (Odysseus) and Diomedes are easily able to see through his feminine disguise. The result is an interesting look at the nature of gender by Statius.

In terms of poetic style Statius is certainly more self-conscious that either Homer or Virgil, employing many of the same poetic devices associated with Homer (e.g., using epithets and describing works of art) but without working them in as naturally. To be fair, Silver Age writers were preoccupied with the conventions of literary form, but it does require some effort to follow the narrative. As always, the Loeb Classical Library provides both the original (Latin) text and Bailey's translation side-by-side. For those interested in the tragedy of the House of Laius "Thebaid" provides a new perspective on the tale.

We love this series. It's explained in a very kid-friendly way. We used it to counter the creationism they were getting from their friends. It's a keeper.