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This is an amazingly passionate and touching story about love and war and what happens to the people involved. (I don't want to give away the plot!)

For a beautiful and unusual change of pace, the story is told in sonnets which are read by 2 actors (male & female). Their voices and the way they emote make it easy to understand the story, even if you haven't read any poetry since high school like me. In fact, the sonnets make the story even more powerful and the author really understands, and shares with us, the beauty of language. It's almost like listening to music. And it comes with printed text, so you can read along.

The images were strong and descriptive, the themes made me really think about passion, love, war and relationships. I truly felt for the main characters, especially the children, as the story unfolded. I thought it was really a very moving and unique "read."

Simeon's days in his Amish community are ordered and well-regulated. Divided between domestic chores and his work on the farm, his life centers mainly on his large family. A few hints of the outside world do hover over him. For example, his oldest brother Sylvan is experimenting with "running around" --- the year the Amish get to explore the world before deciding whether or not to be baptized --- and Simeon himself thinks he might like to become a veterinarian like Dr. Tom Brubaker rather than a farmer like his father. Certainly he has an almost magical connection to animals, especially Lena A., the cow he was given on his eighth birthday.

Still, the outside world seems remote until a rash of fires break out on Amish property. For the first time, Simeon feels less than safe at home. That doesn't stop him from going out late one night to check on Lena A. --- and catching two men in the act of setting fire to the family barn. "You better forget that you ever knew anyone was here, because if you don't, we'll be back, and we'll burn your house down."

How can Simeon protect the family he loves? Reporting the two men to the fire marshal would only put his family in danger. Can he solve the mystery on his own? Only by growing up and learning to deal with his emotions and responsibilities can Simeon determine the right course of action.

In SIMEON'S FIRE, Cathryn Clinton presents a compelling story about one boy growing up Amish in a rural community in Pennsylvania. Filled with rich and satisfying detail, it is an opportunity to peer into another, different world. Both Simeon's questioning and his dilemma are believable, and he and his father in particular are compelling characters. Clinton portrays the Amish in a positive and even fascinating light, and leaves the reader wanting to know more about the community and their values.

--- Reviewed by Paula Jolin

I love books like this one, mainly because they are so functional and useful in a variety of settings. The quotes selected show an editor with an extensive background in the field of psychology, covering many significant areas. Any quote may be taken alone, for meditation or similar focus, or incorporated into graduate school studies to specify particular points in the curriculum. Overall, simply excellent and inspiring.

This is simply put a superbly crafted anthology of pieces about the first lady as viewed by the people who know her best. The editor, Susan Flinn has brought together people who have not only interacted extensively with Mrs. Clinton--they also demonstrate remarkable insights into what makes Hilary tick. Emergent from this process is a picture of Mrs. Clinton that is at once both authentic and complex. I particularly enjoyed the final essay by former Congresswoman Pat Shroeder, "You Go Girl."

If you are interested in understanding a large part of why the past eight years shaken out, then you should immediately purchase this book.

It's been interesting, especially today, the final day of thecongressional impeachment hearings; to be able to look up thesespecific items on this book and of course, the starr report. Objective interpretation, is not as difficult as you would think, if you considered the $MONEY$ involved. Interesting as it may be to some, and equally exciting or disgusting to others, I know in my heart that no REPUBLICAN is going to walk away clean. They have been the ones to force me to lock out news channels (i.e. Fox) because I didn't appreciate my young sons watching cartoons in the afternoon, with newsbreaks busting in with "B*'s" and the like. In order to throw dirt, you must get dirty; the Republicans have wallowed in it for too long and it is obvious they are not concerned with the conduct of the OIC, our opinions, our hard earned dollars, or the supposed conservative people they represent, like me. If you don't like a dog, fine. If the dog is down, don't be seen kicking him. You look worse than that bad dog. Remember folks, someones watching.

The Starr Report is something that, once read, you do not easily forget. I first read the lengthy report in 1998, days after it was completed. I found it to be absorbing, VERY detailed and quite fascinating. Does it intrude upon privacy? Absolutely. Did that make me want to read it any less? No. All in all, I think that the report is something that should be read by anyone wishing to learn about the private lives of Presidents and the people who work for them. This edition is notable because it contains the full report, along with both rebuttals from the Clinton lawyers. Other editions contain only the preliminary rebuttal, due to the fact that they were rushed to publication.

The Starr Report is very well written- despite its overly detailed accounts of the most intimate moments between Clinton and Monica Lewinsky. The attention to detail given the report by Ken Starr and his investigative team is commendable. It takes a lot of patience, intelligence and experience to produce that kind of work. Everything flows well and ties into everything else. It is a perfectionistic dream. The footnote sections of the report would garner a perfect evaluation from the most demanding English professor.

The report also goes a long way toward setting a tone for the reader. You feel like you are right there, in Washington DC, listening in on the conversations of the most powerful people in the nation. A reprieve from normal reality, you might say.

Bottom Line: This report/book is not for everyone and it DOES push the envelope as far as disclosure of intimate sexual acts are concerned, but go ahead and read it (guilt-free) if you want to.

Do I recall incorrectly or were quotes from this book used in chicago at the democratic convention to re-elect Clinton? Regardless of your political offiliations or your personal feelings about this President,Clintons record is 'His record' and it's layed out for you about his first four years, in this book. This is a useful tool for our children and their schools. The report format makes the process and Clintons accomplishments easier to understand. This is also a useful tool for our new americans learning the process. Buy this and pass it on to a young person.

In the centuries long story of the European war of extermination against the Native Americans, there is none sadder than what was done to the Cherokees. The most "civilized" of the Native American tribes, they had a written language, a tribal government modeled on that of the United States and had been allied with General Andrew Jackson in the war against the Creek tribes. However, President Andrew Jackson demonstrated that he harbored deep hostility against all Native Americans. When gold was discovered in Cherokee lands and white settlers began violent encroachments, Jackson moved to remove the Cherokees.
The Cherokees fought back using the American federal judicial system and the case went all the way to the United States Supreme Court. When the court under Justice John Marshall ruled that the Federal Government must protect Cherokee property rights, President Jackson's response was, "John Marshall has rendered his decision; now let him enforce it." He then ordered the forcible removal of the Cherokees from their ancestral home in Georgia to the "Indian Territory" of Oklahoma. Allowed little time to prepare and forced to walk, approximately one-fourth of the Cherokees died on the journey. This journey has gone down in history as the "trail of tears."
This book is an excellent explanation of the forcible relocation of the Cherokees, how they tried to cohabitate with the whites, adopting much of the European culture and social traditions. However, nothing could change their racial structure or the insatiable desire of the Europeans for land, gold and their firm beliefs that the Native Americans were less than human. It will always be a sad example of what can go wrong in the United States and every child should be exposed to this event. This book should be required reading in elementary school history classes. It is an element of the "Cornerstones of Freedom" series and you understand the value of freedom by studying the times when it was devalued.

There is a copy of this book in the Macomb County library here in Michigan. This is the only book I'm aware of that tells the story of the early parks along the Clinton River in Macomb County, north of Detroit. The elderly author does a fine job relating his memories of these parks when he was quite young. It is a soft bound book and the 5000 copies were quickly bought up by local history buffs.