Virginia Books

This is a very enjoyable book. My daughter loved the surprise ending, and I liked the example of young girls with goals and dreams. A little taste of the woman's movement before there even was a woman's movement, too.

C. Brian Kelly and Ingrid Smyer have put together yet another volume in their short story collections series. This one is entitled,"Best Little Stories from Virginia." It's number seven in a series that covers such diverse topics as World War II, the White House, and the Wild West. Kelly and Smyer wrote this book in anticipation of the 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown, Virginia. Published by Nashville based Cumberland House Publishing these books are a welcome addition to any library. I found this volume to be quite interesting. There is something about reading about the early days of our country that fascinates me personally. I urge all "History Buffs" that love "personal eyewitness history" to add this one to your book collection. The story about old "Route 5" towards the end of the volume makes for interesting reading too.

If you are of appalachian descent and you want to understand how you got the way you are; if you read Oxford magazine and are amazed that someone from your background can write great literature; if you are amazed that you left the country but the hills never left your soul, this is the book to start with to begin to understand yourself.

The food in this book is simply wonderful! It has a good selection of both Tidewater Virginia recipes and also of cuisine from the Shenandoah Valley and the mountains. I grew up eating a lot of these foods and this book describes how to prepare them in a way that is very easy to follow.

This is one of the best books I have ever seen on land use planning and growth management. It is filled with color photos of conventional(i.e. bad) development and its alternatives. The book provides great data and arguments for improving the quality of new development.

I had to read this book for a course on Contemporary Religious Thought. And while it is densely philosophical and theological, I also found it to be a surprisingly accessible study of 20th century philosophical theology. I recommend it to anyone interested in the present and future of philosophical theology!

whether you live in st. louis or just drive through fairly often, this book is a must have to find the best places to eat.

Joe Pollack has been a st. louis restaurant critic for many years and has watched restaurants come, go and mature. With his partner, Ann Lemons Pollack, the two look for the unusual with an eye toward the practical, including such things as handicap accessibility.

this is the kind of reference travel book i'd keep in a car seat pocket so i could pull it out and find a place to go - whether for lunch or dinner and, since it is indexed by location, it's easy to find a place to eat.

These books are wonderful and a must read for EVERY woman and man for that matter. Very enlightening, insightful, and informative.

I read this collection of "Big Bend" lore (relating to TransPecos Texas south of the first rail line, roughly south of the Davis Mtns) during a recent visit to the region, and was able to pick up on a lot of the cultural elements of this fascinating country. The publishing date (1955) gives it a peculiar added interest, namely that of a snapshot of west Texas at the outset of the "civil rights" era; Ms. Madison, like most intelligent white Southerners (yes, Texas was a "Southern state" at that time), varied between cultural liberality and defensiveness, a "we have problems, but we can solve them ourselves" sort of thing. She is a skilled discursive writer, and people with an interest in this area should find the book enjoyable.

Very pleased with this book. Page after page of pictures. Super resource for looking items up. Will use it year after year.