Blair Books

Elizabeth Robertson Huntsinger published her first book of Georgetown ghost stories in 1995 and followed it with this volume in 1998. In many ways this book resembles it's predecessor except that the writing style is much better in this entry. It is indeed very obvious that Mrs. Huntsinger has grown as an author and that is quite a feat considering that her first venture was very well written.

Her first book contained hardly any first person accounts of hauntings and although this entry could use a few more of these eyewitness accounts they are certainly more in evidence in this book than in the last. There are a couple of chapters that don't deal with ghosts in a real way but those chapters aren't all that distracting and the chapter dealing with Hags and Plat-Eyes is completely understandable since these two entities are such a staple of Southern lore.

The area around Georgetown was a leading rice producing area before the Civil War and many of the stories contained in this book come from the old rice plantations of Georgetown County. Throw in a pirate or two, a haunted lighthouse and a headless British soldier and you have the recipe for a very good ghost book. One would have to wonder how this author could fail to produce an interesting book with such fine material to work with but I can assure you that many authors could fall flat on their faces with this material. Mrs. Huntsinger does an admirable job of telling these stories and she does so with the charm of a real Southern lady. She has an enthusiasm for her subject and a fondness for the area that come through loud and clear in her writing and this combination is always a distinct plus in this genre of book.

This book will definitely accompany me on my next trip to the South Carolina low country so that I can follow the directions the author so kindly provides to the sites she discusses. Then maybe, just maybe I will see the Terriers of Pawleys Island or the floating coffin of Kinloch Plantation for myself.

After reading "Ghosts of Georgetown" for the first time, I had to read the second one. This was even better.

This book presents the life history of an ordinary- -yet very unique Kabyle woman. Fadhma Amrouche was born in 1882/1883 in an Algerian village. Never legitimized by her father, she was subject to endless ridicule by the villagers, prompting her mother to send her away to convent school for her own protection. It was at another convent where her future husband first noticed her, and where they were married, necessitating her conversion to Christianity. In the pages of this book, Amrouche describes her schooling, her marriage, and her children. Her personal and family struggles are the clear focus, while world wars, epidemics and the war of independence flicker through the background. She never had it easy, and she never felt at home, not in France, Tunisia, her husband's house, or even her own village. But when you consider the time period she lived through, how different was her experience, in the end, from those of her compatriots? This book is well worth reading for the wealth of information it contains about conditions in late Nineteenth Century Kabylia as well as for its story of simple endurance.

Fadhma Amrouche became a well known Berber poet and singer in Paris in the 1960's. She is the mother of the famous writer Marguerite Taos, and the Berber singer Jean Amrouche. Her detailed autobiography explains what it was like to grow up the illegitimate outcast of her village. A bright and strong-spirited girl, she was educated in French an age when few women were educated. The book describes her constant worry to provide for her eight children, a fascinating look at traditional family dynamics in a polygamous household, and a passionate love for Berber culture. It ends with a collection of some of her poetry.

This book is the standard. If you are installing NDS this is the book you MUST read before you begin. Critics of NDS are typically those who do not understand what a directory is and what it can do for you. This book will set them straight. Complaints about NDS installations arise due to poor installations. This book can prevent that. This book breaks down the information and is very easy to digest. This is an amazing book, and if you can find a copy of it, buy it. It's all about doing it right the first time, something far too few IT professionals understand. If you work with Netware and NDS, this is book should be in your library.

This book is for real world NDS applications. This book wont help for taking the Novell D&I test as this book is how it should be done. Novell's test is not interested in the right way.

It was an enormous thrill for me to provide a review of "The Erotic Elfin Art of Nymphettes" by Barry Blair and Colin Walbridge. Barry and I go way back, almost twenty years. We've never met, never even spoken by phone, but when I put out my fledgling fanzine "Alter Limits" back in 1986, Barry's comic company Aircel was one of the most helpful independent comic companies to a young writer, supplying me with review copies, artwork, even paying to advertise in my little zine and I've always appreciated it. I've been an admirer of his work ever since he first produced his legendary fantasy comic, Elflord. Influenced by both Wendy Pini and Wally Wood, with a touch of Anime, Blair has carved out a nice little niche for himself and garnered a legion of fans with his comic works over the past two decades.

This 48 page over-sized book feature Blair and his partner Colin Walbridge presenting an extraordinary collection of full-color paintings of erotic and sultry Elfin art, all with the wily and spry humor we've come to expect from them. One thing I love about the book is that the each piece is titled. I wish this was done more in art collections. Blair and Walbridge use colors that are as bright and feisty as the characters they illustrate.

Dark Elves are popular character in fantasy fiction these days and one of the standout paintings in this collection is "Rosehawk" featuring a dark elf female, clad in contrasting red leather, holding a sword and ready for battle. In "The Lynx and the Serpent Lagoon" a beautiful red-haired elf battles for her life against a monstrous sea-serpent. Showing off their wry humor is a piece called "Now you will tell me" depicting an elf buried in sand up to her chest as a female pirate waits for her to spill her secrets.

"Unexpected Visit" is an aptly named painting. A cute elf is lounging in a refreshing bath when she's suddenly startled by the appearance of an unwanted companion in her bathtub. And in a nod to playful pin-ups of days gone by, "Bad Bianca" shows a pretty little elf on the receiving end of a good spanking while several other elves laugh and giggle in the background. It's a superb collection by one of my favorites from the "golden age" on independent comics. Well worth checking out for fans of fantasy or erotic art.

Reviewed by Tim Janson

First off, some people need to be able to know what is and isn't an elf. Pointed ears usually means the character is an elf. Round ears, they aren't.

Work is mainly pinups. Many characters from Blairs other 'Elflord' and 'Sapphire' series appear here, including the brief 'Bianca' series in 'Sizzle'.

Fairly tame erotica for this artist. Wonder when we might see v2?

Every place as special as Ocracoke should have a writer like Pat Garber to bring it to life.

Pat Garber has spent years getting to know Ocracoke, its beaches, marshes, seas, seashells, seasons, storms, and wildlife, and in this book and its companion book, Ocracoke Wild, she tells Ocracoke's story with knowledge and with heart. Each chapter stars a different character, maybe a dolphin, a pelican, a turtle, a bear, a storm, a comet. Garber tells their stories through accurate natural history, through personal encounters, and through a deep sense of wonder. She loves the beauty in nature, but she also feels the pain of an injured bird and the terrible power of a hurricane. She sees great dramas in the smallest things. She sees with the eyes of a poet. She quietly teaches the value of a life immersed in nature.

She encourages us to wander and to wonder and to find ourselves in a seashell or a flower: "It is slowing down, allowing not only the feet but the mind as well to wander where they will; to turn down new paths with no specific destinations in mind. It is a way of opening the soils of our minds so that new thoughts, new ideas, new dreams can take seed and flower; not the ones we deliberately plant, but those that may float in on a wisp of seaform or a moonbeam."

I'm not much of a "nature" reader, but I really enjoyed these Ocracoke books. The descriptions of wildlife are clear cut and organized in fascinating anecdotes. Ocracoke is truly a magical place; you can feel it's gentle pulse the minute you set foot in this island. I especially loved Ms. Garber's accounts of being a woman alone on this island...her realization that she is on a journey of spirit. Wonderful!

This book worked good for me, I also had a good teacher though. Never found mistakes in it. Good beginning book to learn Pre-Algebra concepts

I have been below average in Math for most of my life but thanks to Prealgebra by Blair, Tobey and Slater my grade went up considerably. I managed to maintain a B average thanks to this comprehensive and easy to follow book. It set a steady foundation for me. Thanks

I found this book really good for the social reader. If someone reads alot of books than this probably will be too small. It really helps to go back later and refresh the book, and if you have loved ones they can get a brief summary of the book to see if they would want to read it.

I bought this journal for my reading club and was pleasently surprised by the structure it provided. First of all I never thought of setting a goal of reading and recording one book per month and that was one of the first things among many that I most appreciated. This is a great guide for anyone of any age. I recommend it highly!

I bought "The Restless Spirit" by Jessica Blair due to the fact that I am a fan of war-time book. This was a really great book! Ms. Blair gives her characters a great voice, that keeps the reader wanting to read more. She also show that there is loss as well as joy. This is a must read for any fan of war-time books.

This is a poignant tale of a group of friends,all from a small seaside town in England,and what becomes of them and their friendships as the country is swept by W.W.2. Some friendships are strengthened and others wane as war takes it's toll of lives and loves.Two of the girls come from families who are already feuding as a result of misunderstandings and bitterness,brought about by the ravages of the previous conflict,W.W.1. This is a good easy read with lots of descriptive passages about the famous aircraft of the day,the Spitfire,and the calls on the brave young pilots who sacrificed their lives for their country.

Three 'Rich Dad's Advisors' audios are available in one audio package for the first time: SALESDOGS, OWN YU OWN CORPORATION and ABCS OF BUILDING A BUSINESS TEAM THAT WINS. These interconnected business audios pack in a wealth of tips on building a better business: while individually they are hard-hitting, together they provide a far more uniform strategy and thus are a top pick not only for general-interest collections but for high school and business lending libraries at all levels.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

There are three audio books in this collection that really helps you get started in business. There is an audio book on how you can set up your business (c-corp, s-corp, llc, llp...) which does a rather good job of going through the different types and the advantages of both. It also talks about how and where you can set up your companies.

Another audio book is on Sales, which talkes about using your style to your advantage instead of trying to do something you really are not set up to do.

The final audio book is on creating a good well rounded team to help with the business and how to set up that team in a good way so that when times are tough, everyone knows what to expect.

All in all, a really good set of books on business and a good start for anyone starting off. Plus being audio books, it's easy to get through them all quickly.

I usually read paperback teenage supernatural-romances just for a laugh, but I couldn't believe it when I actually found myself enjoying this book. Somehow the author manages to turn the typical beautiful-and-popular heroine meeting the dark-and-brooding-mysterious-stranger formula into something that wasn't quite as yawn-some as I thought it would be. The reason that this book works better than fellow novels in this genre is it's atmosphere - the craggy and cold coast of Oregon and the ancient forest that borders the small town. The mysteries and legends of the Native American culture is churned in for some extra intrigue. 'The Seduction' is the second part of a trilogy but I've never read the first half and followed along fine, so don't feel that you have to track it down. I learnt the scoop of what happened in the first book pretty quickly and I don't feel as if I missed much.
The story itself is of Miranda, the popular young girl who falls in love with Garth - who happens to be under the terrible curse of the werewolf, forced to shapeshift under the light of the full moon, and plauged by strange visions. Miranda vows to unravel the secrets of his past, but evil forces are closing in, and they've targetted Miranda. Now it's up to her whether she wants to resist them, or give in and experience the power of becoming a werewolf herself.

This book held my attention from the first chapter! I read it in 1 day! While reading, you can feel the icy breeze from the ocean, hear the wolf howling and see in vivid details the Indian's totem of long ago. Your heart will race and skin will craw as you seem to walk with Garth and Miranda as they face an evil that could possibly try to destroy their love, a love that defies everything.