Boone Books

The following review of Adventures in Kinship with All Life was published by The Book Reader, an "Independent Review of New Books:"

These essays by the gentle Boone are about the silent communication that exists, or can exist, between people and animals. Boone was an adept at interspecies communication, at "the science and art of right relations." He plunged right in to universal vibrations and discovered man's unitive experiences with all things living.
"When one's heartbeat is in tune and in time with the universal heartbeat, everything that he meets will want to cooperate with him and be his friend," wrote Boone.
The book includes many stories of folks and animals coming together, discovering each other. Of earth reverberations, of dogs and plants, of a man who lived in the jungle for over forty years. "He had mastered, to a superlative degree, the science and art of right relations."
Here are high level adventures in kinship, life, and love. "Love, then, is the supreme attractive force. Humans who possess this capacity to love their pets and other animals must have within them a sort of love-magnet, a particular magnetic pole of affection."
The publication of these adventures is a good and brave act by a woman who rescued the manuscript from the trash after Boone passed on. She is Bianca Leonardo, editor, and owner of Tree of Life Publications.
"ADVENTURES..." is the sequel to Boone's earlier book, "KINSHIP WITH ALL LIFE" (Harper & Row), which has sold 300,000 copies since it was first published in 1954. The sequel is nicely done. We wish it the same success.

If you've ever wondered what God put animals on this Earth for, reading this book will give you an immensely practical and satisfying answer. Animals are our teachers, says Boone. Great teachers, too. Intelligent, aware teachers. What have I to learn? you may ask. Reading this book will give you example after example in the form of fascinating true stories written with clarity and humor. A must read for the spiritually open or for anyone who loves animals.

This man is irrepresible. Another biography you have to thank the publishers for realising it was worth reprinting.

There has been a lot of interest recently in the Peninsular War - and it seems the laconic and witty officers of the 95th (later the Rifle Bridgade) were amongst the best in retelling their experiences. Perhaps it was that they were a different breed of officer - the 95th starting off as an experimental 'light' regiment, a corps established as skirmishers. They didn't fight in line, column and square and so didn't need to spend the hours on the drilling square. Instead they were encouraged to think for themselves and trained to take advantage of every piece of ground for harrassing the enemy.

And for light and witty reflections on Peninsular life, Kincaid is the master. He has a marvellous line in self-deprecating wit that you just can't help liking. For all its humour it is nor short on detail though and it is easy to take your mind back to life as they must have experienced it - at war in a foreign country 200 years ago.

A must buy!

Kincaid's thoroughly entertaining account of his participation in some of the major campaigns on the Peninsula during the Napoleonic Wars makes for lively, sometimes funny reading, though Kincaid never loses touch with the grim realities of warfare. His self-depricating humor, heart-felt patriotism, and sensitive reactions to death and destruction bring him to life, and makes the reader wish he/she had known him. He spends most of the book describing every-day life in Wellington's army, the hardships of traveling with an outnumbered and ill-supported force. His accounts of the battles are vivid and engaging. This work was extremely well-received at the time of its first publication, and is one of the sources for the popular Sharpe's series by Bernard Cornwell. It makes a wonderful companion book to anyone who appreciates Cornwell's ragtag officer.

I just signed up for the Air Force, so I bought this book to tell me a little bit more information on the Air Force.There is a lot of good information in this book for recruits as well as veterans.

Intended for anyone going into the Air Force, their families and others who by interest or other relationships are involved with air force personnel. That's quite a sentence, but it's true.

For instance, if you are thinking of joining the Air Force, but you have a tattoo - what's the Air Force policy. What about educational opportunities, a lot of people enter the Air Force directly from high school and come out with masters degrees. How do you get the assignments you want.

These kinds of questions are things that the old hand master sargeant knows all about because he has been there for many years. This book was written by just such a sargeant and covers nearly any question possible. Anyone thinking about the Air Force should get two copies of this book, one for himself or herself, and another to leave with his family.

Kent Oehm (the illustrator for this great book) has a wonderful eye for the region. We lived in the NC and VA mountains for almost twenty years before moving to South Carolina. His glimpses into mountain life help our family recall so many good times there. Your children will love (and learn from) this book.

A true picture of the Appalachian Mountain's natural surroundings while teaching the ABC's. Pictures of the familiar scenes the children of this area know and love relating to the learning process. A beautiful book and a keepsake.

Jack W. Boone has told seventeen widely varying--but quietly gripping--stories. He avoids such tempting tools of telling as profanity, wild sex, bizarre settings and weird people. But his stories make wonderful reading when you're by yourself, with time for reflections. Suggestion: to get the flavor of Boone, start with "Laura"--last in the book. You'll find you can't avoid reading the rest!

---Easy to read. Hard to forget. The author touched a nerve with his characters. I loved them all.--- A. Goss. Atlanta

A stunning example of the old time stories with no obscenities. A rare sight these days.--- John Adams, Teacher

Stories that will touch your heart. He did it eloquently. You'll never forget them.---A. Morrison, Editor

One of those wonderful books to read in front of a fire on a cold winter evening. It will bring back great memories to the elderly and entertain the young. There is something for all ages in it.---Mary Ellen Smith, Editor

What a delight to find a book with clean dialogue that expresses such a beautiful message.---Eddie Thompson, Columnist

Just plain, old fashioned, good stories. This one is a jewel.---Thelma Rains, Book Reviewer

When I say this book is totally sweet I mean this book is TOTALLY SWEET!!!! I found this book to be a great introduction to the fascinating civilization of the Aztecs. The text stays vivid and colorful through the skill of the author and with the help of engaging first hand accounts. The pictures add a lot to present a detailed and interesting view of Ancient Aztec civilization. Yeah, this book rocks so hard I put it on my wishlist, even though I already read it.

This is an admirable example of how to introduce non-experts to an ancient culture without being pedantic or boring. In one hundred and fifty pages, Boone gives us a very readable summary of Aztec history, culture, religion, economics, and politics. While she describes the horrors of human sacrifice, she also lets us see the more positive sides of Aztec life, including the glory of Tenochtitlan. She helps us to understand how a small number of Spaniards brought down the empire. The book is well illustrated in color.

The era of the modern "retro" ballpark for professional baseball started in Baltimore. Author Peter Richmond does an outstanding job weaving the history of the city in sports with the movement to design a new ballpark for the Orioles.

It also ushered in an era where public-private partnerships through tax dollars and other incentives became the means to new facilities. Richmond aptly shows the controversies that follow pro franchises when team owners & league representatives sit at the table with politicians, along with the oftentimes very loud public opinion being heard through the door.

There is a hidden gem in the history, and it concerns Art Modell, the move of the Colts to Indianapolis and the Cleveland Browns. Richmond writes that Modell wanted to move the Browns to Baltimore after the Colts fled the city in the midnight hour, and wanted to time the move with Cleveland receiving an expansion franchise.

The plan - that never got past the idea stage - was years before Modell moved the club to Baltimore and the book was published before the Browns did move to the city.

Books such as Ballpark may unfairly receive the tag of interest only for a reader from that region. At the time of its publication it could have been read as a news story. The text has held up well over the years and now a reader has an excellent history on how the era of baseball stadium construction got started.

A fascinating look at every conceivable aspect of the building of Camden Yards, from the political and legal fighting and the Orioles' crucial demand for and use of design oversight to the farm where the grass was grown. If your community is considering building a ballpark, you'll find the book interesting.

All right; I hadn't planned on writing a review for this book, but no one else has, and it definitely deserves one. The characters in these many short stories are all too human, from the man who liberates his wife from her sister only to suffer the consequences of a newly independent woman, to the psychotic cowboy who laughs at his pathetic state and battles a woman who keeps her deformed son under lock and key. The situations are almost all surreal, but the characters seem like people you know, only more honest. Hannah shows us the delight people take from cruelty, but also shows us how these people are no worse than us, and their transgressions simply make life more interesting. It's been a few years since I read the book, but I constantly find myself remembering stories, characters, and even lines. Where else would you find a story about a thinly-veiled William S. Burroughs that becomes a South-American voodoo tale? Where else do you find a story that is written solely to fit to the title, "Upstairs, Mona Bayed For Dong"? Also notable is the one about the man whose friend longs for a tragic ending, but the narrator himself ends up involved with the mistress of a German Nazi in the American South. The stories' endings are also worthy of comment: never does a story end the traditional, fairy-tale way, but somehow the stranger, more cryptic endings seem perfect. I admit that there are a few I had to trudge through, but there are also enough gems to make this a necessary purchase.

I love to imagine a little mewling ANONYMOUS dope at Publishers Weekly taking Barry Hannah to task! Saying that Barry Hannah spends more time on his titles than his stories! What a cutesy, preening little canary, packed into his sad cubicle. And anyway, the titles he mentions are anything but pompous... "Upstairs, Mona Bayed for Dong." There are a lot of adjectives to describe that title, and "pompous" is far, far down at the bottom of the list. I would love to give Mr. Anonymous a fat lip, entirely metaphorically. These are big, exciting stories, whole novels crammed into compact packages, bombs of insight, literature as fireworks, dangerous and irresistible.

Terrific! If you do want to be a winner in the net age,do not hesitate to read it!

I am doing Masters in Business Admnistration. I read this book and found it the best book written on the subject of Marketing. Mr. Boone is simply the best, so is the book. The problem is that this book is too expensive for me to purchase. I issued this book from library. Being a student i can't afford this book.

Debby Boone creates a delightful addition to her series of children's books with "Counting Blessings". The subject of the book is obvious: recognizing the good things in each of our lives. What isn't so obvious is the type of blessings she highlights for the younger readers: the simple, ordinary things in Life to which children will be able to relate easily. The reading level of this book appears lower than that of Debby's earlier books. There certainly is less text to read, so this book may appeal to even younger readers. The book is illustrated by Gabriel Ferrer, Boone's husband. His style in this book is less fanciful than earlier books. The blocks of color in the backgrounds are bold, and the characters are less realistic. Together, Boone and Ferrer have created another excellent book to add to any child's library.

I love this book! It is written for younger children to help them learn to be thankful for all that they have...not the "I want more" to be happy, but be happy for what you do have. It also teaches children to open their eyes to what they do have...sight, sun, fresh air etc... This book is for younger children, but as an educator of middle school aged children, I would also give this book to someone of that age who often feels the world owes them something, and doesn't often take the time to be thankful for what they have. This book would also be appropriate for a child of any age that is feeling sorry for him/herself, or one who is depressed in many ways, to lift their sights and spirits. I think this book could also be used as a spring board for family discussions around the dinner table...what are YOU thankful for?