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A searing indictment of white racial hatred, gross stupidity, avarice, and a cultural superiority complex bordering on madness, which forced Colorado's Ute people, like other Native people, off their ancestral homelands. White American history has too often had a grandiose view of its origins, conveniently omitting or minimizing duplicitous government policies and the general mood of the populace, with a few exceptions, calling for the extermination of the Utes and other tribes to make Western expansion and wealth possible. This book reveals these omissions in gripping detail and sets the historical record straight. Our children need to know that having fought and won freedom from the British and for black slaves, the US fell flat on its face and became the very tyrants they despised when dealing with Native people. This book should be mandatory reading for every high school student.
We all live on both forcefully taken and sacred ground long inhabited and revered before any white man set foot on these shores. We know where the Utes and Lakota are, but where are the Agawam & Nipmuc (MA), the Ponca & Kansa, the Chinook (WA)? Native people today have yet to fully recover from the sordid beginnings of the US. We owe an immeasurable debt to them, not only financially for treaty funds mismanaged but spiritually as we belatedly see the wisdom in their deep respect for the land that guided them to live in harmony with it and the greater circle of life, of which humans are but one member. I pray we wake up as a people before the initial and unabated greed for short-term profits fouls our nest irreversibly.

Written by Peter R. Decker (Professor of History and Public Policy at Duke University), "The Utes Must Go!": American Expansion And The Removal Of A People encompasses three centuries of Ute Indian history, as it chronicles the involuntary removal of the Ute Indians from Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming. Its title drawn from a newspaper advertisement championing the removal of Utes in the Denver Tribune, "The Utes Must Go!" is a powerful true drama of a proud people who suffered from pioneer settlement and racisim, and who also experienced tragedy from misguided intentions, such as Indian Agent Nathan Meeker's ill-fated attempt to turn Indian hunters into farmers, which brought about tragedy at Milk Creek in 1879. A colorful and detailed account, offering glimpses into figure thats made their mark on history such as Colorado Governor Frederick Pitkin, General William T. Sherman, newspaperman Horace Greeley, and much more. A well-researched, fact-filled, and undeniably attention-gripping in its depiction of raw territorial and colonial greed.

Peter R. Decker has written a magisterial, riveting work about the removal of the Ute Indians from Colorado. He paints the American West of the mid-to late-19th century with such colorful, vivid strokes that one can't help but be transported to the "scene of the crime."

This is truly an impressive and important accomplishment of documentation and narrative. Decker's biographical sketches of the key players in the drama -- from Ute leaders Ouray and Captain Jack to hapless Indian agent Nathan Meeker, to Interior Secretary Carl Schurtz, are masterly in themselves. For sheer energy and artistry, nothing I've read on the subject approaches it.

Unfortunately for book lovers, the earlier editions of this book have been cut up so the handsome plates showing the plans and elevations of stately English country houses could be framed and displayed as interior decoration. This book, a replica of the original contents, provides a valuable reference for those who appreciate a resource of classical architecture at an affordable price.

Anyone interested in domestic architecture, especially 18th century British, must have this book. I once priced the original (published in the 1700's)--it goes for about $20,000! That makes this a pretty good deal.

It's been a long wait; as the previous reviewer pointed out, until recently any one interested in this greatest classic of English architecture would have needed to deplete his bank savings in order to get a copy. Fortunately Dover (who else?) finally issued this beautiful reprint of the complete three volumes of Vitruvius Britannicus. For anyone interested in 18th century architecture or the English country house, there can be no greater delight - the reader, as Mr. Campbell in his introduction says he hopes, is indeed 'agreeably entertained' with a rich array of elevations, floor plans, interiors and perspective views. All the greatest houses (Chatsworth, Blenheim, Castle Howard, Grimsthorpe, Drumlanrig, Houghton) are featured, as are many more modest ones, and some that were never actually built, were dramatically changed in later years, or were lost altogether (Lowther castle seems a particular painful specimen of the latter category, by the look of it). In addition, several public buildings (e.g. the Royal Hospital in Greenwich), as well as St. Paul's cathedral and, somewhat incongruously, St. Peter's in Rome, are portrayed. The plates allow detailed study of the composition, proportions and decoration of these masterworks.

As always, Dover also provides the full text of the original, which allows interesting insights into the social world of the early 1700s. The introduction, in which Campbell scolds Borromini for 'debauching mankind with his odd and chimerical beauties', and proudly proclaims Britain at least the equal of Italy in matters of architecture, is an entertainment in itself. The lists of subscribers show that no fashionable nobleman of the time could afford to go without his own copy.

The plates are clearly and beautifully reproduced, on lightly cream-colored paper, without blemishes. My only niggle concerns the two-page spreads, of Castle Howard and Blenheim for instance, where inevitably the centerpiece of the composition is lost in the center fold of the book. Otherwise this is as good as it gets.

Campbell again shows himself to be a master of mood and atmosphere with a collection of tales of a wide variety of setting and tone. Studied and effective, understated horror. In fact, he accomplishes better than horror (revulsion at something that has happened) and instead achieves terror (fear of something that *may* happen), which is Stephen King's stated highest goal. Thouroughly recommended.

Ramsey Campbell is the scariest writer of fiction there is. This collection of short stories once again proves that well known fact. A student from the H.P. Lovecraft school of horror, campbell takes the reader on a phsycological journey through the most sacred and untouched realms of our minds, the realm of fear. If you read one book of horror short stories this should be it, because once you've had a taste of campbell you're hooked.

When it comes to chilling examinations of the decaying mind, no one does it better than Ramsey Campbell. Whether the decay is literal (i.e. his mad killer stories) or symbolic (the supernatural stuff), no other writer can summon of the level of dread, isolation, and despair that Campbell can. Waking Nightmares gathers together stories from Campbell's early years (i.e. Jack In The Box) as well as his more recent work. Although some of the stories are a tad predictable (especially if you have read a great deal of Campbell's work), each is powerful in its own quiet way. I can't think of a better way to give yourself the heebie-jeebies than by reading anything by Ramsey Campbell. Highest recommendation.

I picked this volume up the same time as I did the first volume. While I love this series so far, the second volume didn't thrill me as much as the first one did. Everything seems to be character development, but no real plot progression (at least until the very last chapter or two of the book, that is).

This book continues the story of Cleo & her friends. We learn much more about them in this second volume and we watch many of the secondary characters (who may become main ones eventually) finally get introduced to Cleo. It's interesting, but it's just a little slow coming along. Don't get me wrong, I like it, but as a slice of life series it just lacks something I can't put my finger on. Even so, this series is a gem that's sure to please the indie comic fanbase.

This one's as good as the first "Wet Moon", so stop worrying if you thought the sequel wouldn't hold up. Campbell's art is second to none, and the characters ring true and close to home.

The continuing adventures of a group of girls, some boys and a mysterious monkey-owning FBI agent, who are (mostly) students at a college on the outskirts of the marshy and gothic southern town of Wet Moon.
The heroine is Cleo, her occasional diary entries add so much to the character of both volumes, but all the characters get a chance to shine.
This volume takes up the story where vol.1 left off the story is very much about characters and relationships and all the story threads feel like sub-plots such is the delicate touch of the authors style.
The drawing and presentation of the book is beautiful and indeed qualifies as a mini work of art.
Like the first book you need to let yourself become immersed in the atmosphere of the place/characters and as with the first book you will find it finishes far too soon.
I would suggest that it is essential that you read Vol.1 first.
Roll on Vol.3(Which is out now!).

the title of this review is stolen from the new ditty bops cd which makes a great soundtrack to this volume.

well, it was a little while in coming, but ultimately worth the wait. wet moon 2 is another dose of goth froth in the supiciously savannah-ish hamlet of wet moon. fans of the first volume should be very pleased with this latest installment, especially all the folks who hoped ross would stick to his guns and keep things ambling along at a remarkably slow and steady pace.

this volume, remarkably enough, seems even less plot-oriented than the first book. i found it refreshingly spontaneous and closer to what life is really like (er, from my perspective anyhoo)at art school. little moments take on great significance while larger events are glossed over. all the main characters are simultaneously sympathetic and/or mysterious, annoying and/or adorable.

the art, it almost goes without saying, is simply gorgeous. others have already pointed out that ross is one of the very few comic artists who actually draws REAL women. some are waifishly thin, others are downright chunky...but all seem perfectly comfortable in their own skin and you never get the idea that ross is mocking anyone for refusing to conform to stereotypical concepts of physical beauty. most comic artists have only one template for "cute" girls and this usually calls for long, long legs and balloon shaped breasts that defy physics. in addition to this, the storytelling in wet moon is just right and some panels made me physically gasp with surprise or joy.

i am not an objective reviewer as i have known ross for a number of years. still, if i really thought wet moon 2 wasn't worth your time i could always just refrain from commenting here...and yet i took the time to write this because i genuinely enjoyed this book. support this series and buy a copy for a friend you really like.

i had seen this book reviewed in a quilting magazine, and made a vague mental note to look into it. then, i found it at a local quilt shop, looked into it, and bought it.

the author is an award-winning quilter, and it is her work that is featured in the book. her quilts are breathtaking, varied, and beautiful. the photos and illustrations are first rate. the instructions are detailed and straight-forward. the author assumes her readers have functioning brains and the desire to learn and excel. there are instructions for specific quilts in the text and also many additional quilting designs. the author also includes suggestions for adapting designs to quilting which are very helpful.

highly recommnded.

I HAVE PURCHASED JUST ABOUT EVERY HAND QUILTING BOOK THERE IS, AND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY BEAUTIFUL BOOKS, WITH GREAT PHOTOS, AND INSTRUCTIONS, BUT THIS BOOK, WAS THE ONE TO INSPIRE ME TO ACTUALLY TRY MY HAND AND ACTUALLY HAND QUILT MY FIRST WHOLE CLOTH QUILT. THE AUTHORS WORK IS SO MOVING AND BREATHTAKING. HER INSTRUCTIONS, ARE SO CLEAR, AND PRECISE, AND COVER EVERY ASPECT OF HAND QUILTING. I COULDN'T WAIT TO GET STARTED, AND I MUST SAY, IT TURNED OUT GORGEOUS, AND I HAVE BEEN HOOKED EVER SINCE, NOT TO MENTION ABSOLUTELY THRILLED WITH MY PROGRESS! THIS IS A DEFINITE KEEPER! AND WELL WORTH ANY PRICE! ONE OF THE BEST HOW TO BOOKS, I HAVE EVER PURCHASED!!!

One of the best finishing books I've ever seen. The work by hand is absolutley gorgeous. A true professional we can all learn something from. Really wonderful just to look at photo's. A uniquely wonderful book.

An excellent resource for those wishing to incorporate different types of shapeshifters in their World of Darkness stories. It does have numerous references to ideas and setting material from Werewolf: the Forsaken, but should also be useful for those who don't own that book. The first chapter introduces a player option, the Skinthief, with character creation rules and a large selection of traits to use for customization. Ten sample varieties of skinthief are included, usable either as ready made NPCs or to help showcase the kind of variety available for these types of characters. The second chapter focuses on shapeshifters who are possessed by spirits, and seems to be mostly drawn from real world legends (Japanese fox spirits, vengeful ghost leopards, etc). As a note, Spirit rules are not included here, nor are there character creation guidelines. The third chapter is mostly a gathering place for npc and story ideas, focusing on wierd combinations of humans and animals as drawn from classical and modern horror stories (animals who have been genetically altered, people who have been cursed to transformed by a curse, that sort of thing). Finally, the Appendix has a brief overview of various animals describing how they have been used in myth and legend.

This is a book that many people who were a fan of the Bastet, Kitsune, and other shapeshifter breeds in the old World of Darkness was looking forward to. And with good reason- it was touted as the new World of Darkness answer to shapeshifter breeds. It delivers admirably.

However, keep in mind that the shapeshifters in this book are meant to not have the same political structure that the werewolves in Werewolf the Forsaken have, and often are strange loners with no understanding of their powers.

This is especially true of the Skinthieves of Chapter One. These people, for whatever reason, are able to take the pelt of a killed animal (usually they have to kill it) and wear it, and can then become like the animal from which the skin came. So, for instance, there are Elk-men, Bear-men, Dog-men, and so forth. Unfortunately, this activity takes its toll on a person's morality, as hunting, stalking, killing, and sometimes torturing beasts will harm you mentally after a while (at least in the WoD system.)

The other two chapters deal more with creatures at home in a Werewolf story. It really shows that this was originally slated to be a Werewolf supplement, especially in the chapter about Ridden-like characters (Chapter 2), although the character creation rules are quite different and make for a more challenging antagonist than a standard Ridden or Host character.

The Third chapter is also great, and deals with Unique Skinchangers. Nobody knows where these things came from, or how to get rid of them, but one thing is certain- they are dangerous. Each one of them is great, and the chapter also has a small section about how to make these creatures more individualized.

The Appendix is also helpful- it lists some basic behaviors of major animal types, which can be helpful if you're not that into animals or just want a quick reference guide. Unfortunately the book gives no stats for the animals.... you need the WoD core book for that- although since you need the WoD core book to be playing anything in this book anyway, that works out fine.

Another great supplement for the new World of Darkness, this book focuses on humans who transform into animals (or sometimes the other way around...). Those familiar with Werewolf: the Forsaken will probably get the most kick out of this, but theres no need to include werewolves at all. It works perfectly fine with other World of Darkness games, whether your running vampires, mages or just plain mortals. These creatures are not werewolves, not like werewolves (beyond changing shape that is), or anything of the sort. They are people who change shape, the book does a great job showing how diverse and unique these shapechangers can be.

The opening fiction shows an encounter between werewolves and a skinchanger, highlighting the strangeness and unnatural essence of these beings. The introduction goes on to explain what shapechangers are (and aren't), how to make your own unqiue changers, and so forth. First, we are presented with skin-thieves, humans who wear animal skins to change shape, sacrificing part of their humanity in the process. There are character creation guidelines, and powers to construct your own unique skin thieves. Theres also a discussion of how they have a relationship with a totem animal, but not in the same way as werewolves with their totem spirits. There are also a number of sample skin thief templates, such as the black eyed toads (humans who put their eyes inside toads to spy on their surroundings), the invisible man (who becomes a swarm of ants), the coalbacks (an inbred New England family who wear raven skins), tusk runners (who sew themselves inside elephants to take control of their bodies), and the rather disturbing scavenger wolf (a spirit wolf who wears human skins....), amongst others.

The next chapter focuses on spirit-possessed changers, and as such works best for those using Werewolf: the Forsaken or Mage: the Awakening. We get all manner of things like serpent guardians, hyena changers, leopard men, and even a race of fox-shifters similar to the Kitsune from Japanese myth. Lots of good stuff to play with here, and still unique and interesting enough to keep players on their toes. But the next chapter is even more interesting, focusing on unique and unexplainable shape changers (which is one of the real beauties of the new World of Darkness). Things in this chapter don't neccessarily have a rational explanation, they simply exist, even if only to baffle players. Things in this chapter include a serpent woman who may be the devil's daughter, the cursed seventh son of the seventh son, and demonic familiars summoned from Hell. There are even some examples of science gone amok, with animals that have taken on human traits (and vice versa). Guidelines at the end give suggestions for adapting these ideas to just about any culture or location.

The book closes out with a very useful appendix that gives some examples of animal symbolism, listing off associations (and interesting natural facts) about a wide variety of mammals, birds, reptiles, fish and even insects and arachnids. Things like Hawai'ian myths of sharks changing into men, Chinese stories of foxes as cruel tricksters, cranes as symbols of death in Celtic myth and the Egyptian god of centipedes. All very useful not only for those wanting to create new shapechangers, but also those who want some ideas for unique spirits in Werewolf or Mage. Theres also a bar mentioning why Coyote isn't in the book, the answer being that he is too vast and unique as a trickster god to lower himselt to being a mere shapechanger.

All in all, a very cool book, and a great example of the sorts of strange things you can run in the new World of Darkness. As I said before, the book will probably appeal most to those running Werewolf: the Forsaken chronicles, but it works equally well with any of the other games. Indeed, those who want to run a different sort of werewolf game, perhaps one drawing more from European folklore or Hollywood movies, might find this book up their alley. Either way, it's quite an enjoyable resource, and I strongly recommend it.

I usually read mysteries and Garfield comics, so I wasn't sure I would like this book. The cover made me think it would be just boring facts about snails, but it turned out to be an exciting story and I learned lots of cool things about wolfsnails. The photos were excellent and got right up in the wolfsnail's face so you could really see everything. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn more about wolfsnails.

I usually read mysteries and Garfield comics, so I wasn't sure if I would like this book. When I looked at the cover, I thought it was going to be just boring facts about snails. But it turned out it was an exciting story and I learned cool things about wolfsnails. The pictures show just what wolfsnails do, and they get right up in the wolfsnail's face. I think the photos were excellent. I recommend this book for anybody who wants to read a neat story about wolfsnails.

A "day in the life" of a cannibal snail or wolfsnail, Euglandia rosea, is the topic of this children's book. Authors and photographers Sarah and Richard Campbell bring this day to life with clear text and crisp photos.

What is this Euglandia searching for? "The wolfsnail eats meat" (p. 9), and by meat, the authors mean other snails and slugs, hence the "cannibal snail" moniker.

The search is on for prey, and "The wolfsnail leaves behind an empty shell" (p. 24). It's then off to a safe hiding place to rest until another day.

Pages 30 and 31 contain facts and factoids about Euglandia, and page 32 is a glossary of "snail words" (vocabulary used throughout the text and the descriptions of its natural history).

The text and story is written for both pre-readers (children being read to) and readers probably to the 2-4 grade level. The factoid pages are more sophisticated.

The Campbells write "State agricultural officials in Hawaii imported wolfsnails in 1955 to try to control another invader, the giant African snail [imported illegally for starting a food snail industry], which was eating farmers' crops. But the wolfsnails ate native Hawaiian snails instead. Wolfsnails have wiped out many of the native snail species" (p. 31).

The native snail species on Oahu (genus Achatinella) are all listed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) as endangered. The FWS states "The most serious threats to the survival of O`ahu tree snails are predation by the introduced carnivorous snail (Euglandina rosea), predation by rats, and loss of habitat due to the spread of nonnative vegetation into higher elevation forests." Half the species are now extinct.

One of my relatives introduced Euglandia rosea to Oahu from Florida, and received accolades from all for combatting the giant African snail. Sadly, Achatinella snails were not on the radar screen as a concern at the time. We should be wary of all current relocations and introductions for all species, since what seems to make sense today may be a model of folly tomorrow.

An influential writer of philosophy and just about everything else. These complete works are an essential component to any thinking person's library. I highly recommend this collection.

So what do you get for your money?

Volume I:

Life of Berkeley - by Fraser.

Commonplace Book - Berkeley's notes from 1705-08.

An Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision.

A Treatise Concerning the Principals of Human Knowledge [Part I].

Three Dialogs Between Hylas and Philonous.

De Motu - this is in Latin and is NOT translated.

Volume II:

Alciphron; or, the Minute Philosopher.

The Theory of Vsion, or Visual Language, Shewing the Immediate Presence and Providence of a Deity.

Volume III:

The Analyst; or a Discourse Addressed to an Infidel Mathemetician.

A Defense of Free-Thinking in Mathematics.

Reasons for not Replying to Mr. Walton's Full Answer.

Siris: A Chain of Philosophical Reflexions and Inquiries Concerning the Virtues of Tar-Water and Divers Other Subjects Connected Together and Rising From One Another.

Three Letters to Thomas Prior, Esq., and a Letter to the Rev. Dr. Hales, on the Virtues of Tar-Water.

Farther Thoughts on Tar-Water.

Volume IV:

Arithmetica Absque Algebra Aut Euclide Demonstrata - this is in Latin and is NOT translated.

Miscella Mathematica... - this is in Latin and is NOT translated.

Description of the Cave of Dunmore.

The Revelation of Life and Immortality.

Passive Obedience: or The Christian Doctrine of not resisting the Supreme Power...

Essays in the Guardian.

Two Sermons Preached at Leghorn in 1714.

Journal in Italy in 1717, 1718.

An Essay Toward Preventing the Ruin of Great Britain.

Verses on the Prospect of Planting Arts and Learning in America.

Notes of Sermons Preached at Newport in Rhode Island and in the Narragansett country in 1729-31.

A Sermon Preached before the Incorporating Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts...1732.

The Querist, containing several queries, proposed to the consideration of the public.

A Discourse Addressed to Magistrates and Men in Authority.

Primary Visitation Charge Delivered to the Clergy of the Diocese of Cloyne.

Address on Confirmation.

A Letter to Sir John James, Bart., on the Differences Between the Roman and Anglican Churches.

Two Letters on the Occasion of the Rebellion in 1745.

A Word to the Wise: or, an Exhortation to the Roman Catholic Clergy of Ireland.

Maxims Concerning Patriotism.

Appendix: The First Edition of the Querist.

General Comments:

The books are very well produced. Cloth bound, acid-free paper, burgundy colored, with a simple and elegant design. All in all, this is a handsome edition that will physically grace your library.

Fraser's commentary and footnotes are helpful and abundant (note: this is a reprint of a 1901 work, so there is of course no commentary on how Berkeley has been read in this century).

The only thing I would have wanted different than what I got would have been translations of the Latin essays into English.

Insofar as Berkeley the philosopher, he is one of the major philosophers of history, and one of the clearest writers. He is also often scathingly funny.

Since Berkeley is best remembered as a philosopher and it is therefore highly likely that anyone interested in this is interested in that part of Berkeley's collected works, that is where I will focus this review.

The most important work of Berkeley is "A Treatise Concerning the Principals of Human Knowledge [Part I]" (there is no part II - the partial manuscript for it was lost while Berkeley was travelling). "Principals" has two principal sections: one epistemological and the other metaphysical.

In the epistemological section of "Principals", Berkeley argued that when we use words to describe entities which we literally cannot imagine, we block our own understanding - "that we have first raised a dust and then complain we cannot see." We can use words to stand for a multiplicity of different entities (such as "triangle" to stand for all possible triangles), but that an abstract triangle, one that is "neither oblique nor rectangle, neither equilateral, equicrural, nor scalenon, but all and none of these at once", (here he was quoting Locke) is an impossibility. The significance of this is subtle, but critical to his argument since he came back to it again and again throughout his works to differentiate between meaningful and meaningless words.

Having laid out a differentiation between meaningful and meaningless words in his epistemological section, Berkeley then proceeded to the metaphysical section, in which he attacked the idea of matter, principally as expounded by Locke. Berkeley argued that matter is a meaningless word, signifying nothing that we can imagine. He argued that all of the properties that materialists ascribe to matter are either perceptions (non-existent in the absence of a perceiver) or utterly meaningless. Thus, Berkeley argued that a theory of matter to account for our perceptions was a meaningless proposition. Our perceptions of the world (our ideas of it), however, still required an explanation. To this end, Berkeley argued the things we perceive are ideas that are put into our minds by God. They differ from things that we imagine by our lack of control over them, and in their consistency and vividness - properties that are the result of their being the product of a mind other than and vastly more powerful than our own. In this argument, Berkeley felt that he had discovered a powerful counter to atheism, that his theistic idealism could account for the world whereas atheism, with its dependency on matter, could not.

"Principals" did not meet with the acceptance that Berkeley had hoped for it (to say the least), so he presented his metaphysics again in a more accessible form in "Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous." "Dialogs" is easier to read, but not as good a source as "Principals" for really understanding Berkeley. In either form, the critical side of his argument against matter had and has great force, even if his proposed alternative has never attracted many adherents.

Berkeley also presented his metaphysics again in less detail in two other works: the fourth dialogue in "Alciphron; or, the Minute Philosopher" and in "The Theory of Vision, or Visual Language, Shewing the Immediate Presence and Providence of a Deity."

"Commonplace Book - Berkeley's notes from 1705-08." is a collection of short notes that Berkeley jotted down while he was working through his philosophical ideas and preparing to publish them. "Commonplace Book" itself was never intended for publication but is of interest in understanding how Berkeley's thought developed.

Berkeley also wrote on scientific matters, consistent with his views as laid out in "Principals", on vision in "An Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision", (which he actually wrote before "Principals" which he hoped would soften the audience for the presentation of the full theory in "Principals" and also in "De Motu" (On Motion).

Berkeley also wrote on mathematics, again consistently with his philosophical writings in "The Analyst; or a Discourse Addressed to an Infidel Mathematician" and the follow-on works "A Defense of Free-Thinking in Mathematics" and "Reasons for not Replying to Mr. Walton's Full Answer". "The Analyst" - an attack on the foundations of Newton's calculus, set off a furor in British mathematics that lasted a century.

"Alciphron" alluded to earlier, was a work of Christian apologetics, and was Berkeley's longest work. It is not without interest today, but it has not aged as well as his other works mentioned above.

"Passive Obedience: or The Christian Doctrine of not resisting the Supreme Power", was a work of political philosophy. It is not at all connected with his other philosophical works and was regarded as dangerous and somewhat subversive.

The last work of Berkeley that deserves individual mention is "Siris: A Chain of Philosophical Reflexions and Inquiries Concerning the Virtues of Tar-Water and Divers Other Subjects Connected Together and Rising From One Another", a curious (to put it mildly) work on both "tar-water", which Berkeley held to be a panacea, and metaphysical speculation inspired by reading classical sources (if you don't know what tar-water is, don't worry - you can get the recipe in "Siris"). "Siris" was written near the end of Berkeley's life. The metaphysical speculation in it did not constitute an abandonment of his earlier ideas, but it did not strike me as at all developed - he was going somewhere new but had not yet arrived when he wrote it.

Apart from his intellectual endeavors above, Berkeley also led a full life and was an active Anglican clergyman. He travelled, wrote on purely religious matters, and also wrote in support of social justice and tolerance. These works round out the man, as does "Life of Berkeley", Fraser's biographical essay at the start of the collection.

The collection is not without its flaws. Chief among these is that "De Motu" is left in Latin and untranslated both it and "The Analyst" really require more extensive introductions to be easily understood by a contemporary reader. Douglas Jesseph's "De Motu and The Analyst", Volume 41 of "The New Syntheses Historical Library" is a highly recommended supplement to the "Works".

This romance also has a good story. The majority of romances, I find, do not.
Ms. Campbell is a gifted writer. Enjoyed this one! Sit in comfy chair with hot coffee and read about Beth and her sister.

Oh, no! A train wreck? Beth and her sister are on board? Who survives?

We meet a pair of twins: Anne Farrell and Beth Montoya.
Anne is independent and a bit of a swinger. And single.
Beth Montoya is married, to Rafe and a homemaker and nurturer.

Rafe Montoya is a lawyer trying to help kids get out of the gang cults. He has had a hard life getting himself out of a gang when he was younger. And most everyone he has known or loved has left him. He does not let himself "need" anyone.
Not even his wife whom he loves.

When his wife and sister-in-law are homeward bound from California to Arizona there is a train derailment. He is told that his wife, Beth did not make it. Jake Roth pulled Anne out of the wreck. Rafe is determined to take care of Anne as he knew Beth would want him to.

Therein lies a wonderful story of shared grief, found love and emotional growth. Rafe has to take care of everyone, therein lies his survival. And the possible breakup of his marriage.

Beth was a doll designer for Downs-syndrome girls. Anne operated the business for Beth out of Chicago. And was acqainted with Jake Roth. Anne seemed to know that Beth had problems of dependancy.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - great characters - emotional upheaval and growth.

Laurie Campbell has mastered the concept of writing an excellent book around a delicate subject. One of my biggest peeves is reading a story and not being able to believe in the characters. NOT the case with this book. Laurie makes her concepts believable and her characters sympathetic. For instance: What would any of us do if we suddenly found ourselves in the place of our twin sister? Moreover, what if we really believed that we were that twin? Without being a spoiler, I will say that identity loss is not the only issue in this book. You'll just have to read it to get the rest of the story. Laurie has penned another winner.

Anyone whose life has been touched by kidney cancer needs to read this book. It is a thorough explanation of the disease, answers all the questions many doctors are too busy to explain completely, and you can read and re-read at your own pace. It covers the latest treatment options in this rapidly changing branch of oncology. The glossary and index and the illustrations are especially helpful. Interspersed throughout are real-life comments of patients and caretakers who have walked this path.

I found this book to be very informative (maybe a little upsetting for those who face Stage 4 - like my husband). It's straightforward, easy to understand, and divided into Stages very well. It covered everything we'd forgotten to ask the doctor when we were there!