Farrell Books

I've read, re-read and look forward to re-reading this book again just to savor the author's choice of words that he uses to weaves a tapestry of textures for the senses as he and his partner restore their "least worst" land to health over 20 years. He describes their joy and surprise of constantly making new discoveries, "it's like receiving lovely gratuitous gifts that you didn't even know you wanted." They "engaged in the contemplative exercise of watching" the effects of the wind blowing the grass, the texture of seasonal changes, marvelous sunsets, and wildlife, sometimes at arms reach. His descriptions bring back memories of enjoying my favorite, frequently, visited forests in a similar manner, wondering what new gift will be presented to me as I quietly listen to the sounds, feel the wind in my hair, and watch the shadows play with the sunbeams.

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Somehow it was fitting that I found this book sitting patiently among a thousand others in a second hand shop. The photo on the back, of an interracial gay couple, and that on the front, of the swampy sandhills of Mississippi, brought up visions of racism and homophobia in the rural deep South. After a few chapters, though, these stereotyped expectations gave way to a story unlike any other I've read. Don Schueler's unique and relentless focus on nature, his deft writing that switches from humor to suspense to tragedy in the turn of a page, the enduring scope of his chronicle - 27 years that witnessed 80 acres of logged countryside once again blooming and burning, building and blowing away - begets a book of life that speaks for the individual, the region, the planet.

From human neighbors Roddy Ray, Lurlee, and Hovit, to pet dogs Sammie and Schaeffer, to Fafnir the alligator, Griswold the baby owl, gopher tortoises, wood storks, cottonmouths, black widows and countless species of flowers and trees, A Handmade Wilderness leads the reader through land hunting and house building, tree planting and grave digging, from Hurricane Camille to the inauguration of the Willie Farrell Brown Nature Preserve, all the while spinning a tale of the seldom seen and sometimes forgotten fauna, flora, and men of The South.

Why this book doesn't have a bigger following is beyond me. For anyone who's ever dreamed of owning a place in the country, this is a delightful, funny, informative and beautifully written book. Refreshingly, there's not a self-indulgent sentence in the entire text. Schueler delves into all facets of the city/suburban person's adjustment to country life. And because the memoir takes place over the course of 25 years, you get to see the impressive results of he and his partner's devotion to their land. I highly recommend it.

Very few books about nature can compete with time actually spent in nature. But this comes very close. Don Shuler tells the story of his 20+ year careful and loving relationship with an abused and exhausted piece of land in the Mississippi sand hills. His simple storytelling style makes vivid the plants, animals, birds and human beings that he finds in this special place. These encouters are so carefully described that I felt that I was experiencing them along with him. And I wanted very much to read all that he might have edited out of this volume. The book is sweet, poignant, and filled with an animist's sense of humility and wonder. I am very surprised it is not more widely known and up there with the A Sand County Almanac.

For anyone searching for an entertaining book concerning nature with an amusing cast of characters both human and animal, A Handmade Wilderness fits the bill perfectly. Schueler is a fantastic story teller who is simultaneously funny and sincere about his mission - creating his own private utopia (on limited funds).

This is a great book for adults and children. It kept me completely glued from beginning to end. Although a fiction, it is very credible, well researched and historically accurate, making it very easy to wrap your immagination around. This book would make a unique american history teaching tool helping younger and older folks to appreciate the experiences of the Great American Immigrants.

Johnny Farrell's Journeys was written from the heart and soul. The novel is a blend of every kind of mood from fear to romance. You can almost hear the characters talking in your mind as you read the southern dialog, and imagine the life-threatening situations Johnny and Picker (along with Mathias, and the children from the Manley's wagon train) get into. Page by page, the characters are introduced into new breathtaking situations, such as being held hostage on the Mary Louise ship to being caught in the middle of a tornado. The ending is surprising! This novel is well written and humorous, straight from the imagination of Gene Hopwood. His love for the wilderness and knack for writing has allowed him to compile wonderful work. The novel is educational in allowing young readers to get a glimpse of life in 1852. Though this novel is targeted to young readers, I can tell you the novel is good enough for adults to read! I highly recommend this book.

This is a great book for adults and children. It kept me completely glued from beginning to end. Although a fiction, it is very credible, well researched and historically accurate, making it very easy to wrap your immagination around. This book would make an interesting american history teaching tool helping younger and older folks to appreciate the experiences of the Great American Emigrants.

I'm not a reader of books, but once I started this one I couldn't put it down. I can't wait for the next book. Excellent book for children and adults.

Johnny Farrell is a young man with his eyes on the future. Having no ties left in Pennsylvania after his pa is killed on a logging raft, Johnny sets out to see the world on a raft of his own toward the great Ohio River. From that moment on, Johnny will have few peaceful days as trouble stalks his every step on the way to the Gold fields of California. Poor in everything but spirit, Johnny fights back and learns fast how to stay one step ahead of evil bounty hunters, enemy Indians, posses, revenge seekers, the hangman's noose, and pure bad luck. Along the way Johnny's good deeds pay off in the form of some great friends, Picker, a runaway slave, and Sarah, whose life the boys save on the long road to freedom. If you like action books and Western history, Johnny's Journey is for you. The accents in the book are a little hard going until you get used to it, but don't let a little thing like that stop you from a fine tale of courage and unforgettable characters.

I HIGHLY recommend this text as a supplement for any pharm class. It's condensed enough so that it's not overwhelming, very well organized, and it covers the fundamental pathophys associated with each type of drug. It filled in the gaps left by my pharm class, and I think it'll prove to be useful in clinic as well.

Exceptional for learning the basics. I had a few all-important concepts that I just couldn't get: G-proteins, the anterior pituitary hormones, and the alpha/beta/cholinergic agonists and antagonists. After struggling to learn each of these several times from lecture notes and other books, I turned to this book. It worked well for me because it teaches in a conceptual way and helps develop your understanding of the material. It will take a little more time, but if this is the way you learn, it will really help.

I went back to this book many times when I ran into difficult questions reviewing for Step 1 and realized that I didn't really understand the basic concepts.

Not the book to use the night before your pharm exam: for that, I'd use the small Katzung and Trevor.

Professor Golan used his copy notes for this book in our class this year, so we basically had the book without the cover or index, but otherwise it was all intact. Almost everyone in our class really loved the book--it gives a basic overview of each area of physiology and pathophysiology and then described the therapies used to treat the pathology. The book was mostly written by students, and it shows b/c everything is super easy to understand and is really geared towards a medical student. Also, this seems to be the only comprehensive textbook of pharmacology that divides the drugs by pathophysiology on the market, as everything else (Katzung, etc.) are laundry lists of drugs, albeit providing more information on each separate drugs. I think I would supplement this book with Katzung (or vice versa.) In any case, I recommend it!

The second edition is usually better than the first one, and the first one was simply excellent! A great book, with a problem-based learning approach in mind, updated and with many new and important chapters (Protein Therapies, Drug Delivery Advances, Pharmacogenetics, among others). The good thing with this book is that any chapter deals with the necessary coverage of anatomy, physiology, pathology and so on before coming to the drugs facts. With the early med student in mind, the book will be useful for any health related career. The book is clear, is concise -notwithstanding comprehensive-, and with a complete set of drug facts tables at the end of most chapters. Simply said, the kind of book I'd liked to write myself.

One more thing: The book is brilliantly complemented by its companion book, "Principles of Pharmacology Workbook", by S. Farrell, a great account of more than 100 clinical cases regarding each chapter of the main book, with no less than five questions -and their corresponding answers- for every one of the cases. The ideal complement to make this couple of books the best pharmacology books in the scene today. I work very actively with both of them in teaching my own pharmacology courses.

Armen(Tashjian) and others have invented a unique type of pharmacology textbook in collaboration with Harvard Med Stud! Each chapter begins with the short introduction of a case report, relevant to each drug. This may give an easy undestanding of clinical significance of the drug to med stud, interns, pharmacologists and even clinicians. I believe that it will evolve into the classic of pharmaocolgy textbook!!

This book of poetry is well-written and addresses some of the everyday issues faced by all of us. Eric, an outstanding word artist, touches them rhythmically and in beautiful timbre. This is some outstanding modern poetry that speaks from the heart of God to God's people.

Renae Spencer, Author of Pearls from the Soul

this book is one of the best ones i have every read! each of the ones i have read, has a similar style when it comes 2 peoples' lives. once u read this, u can get pictures in your mind on what he's saying and u can get an idea on what each one can represent like, how he described about his books and reading it kind of comforts you.

Your Verbalizions Of Enlightenment Book is sitting on a little easel in my living room. I refer to your words from time to time, especially when I need to step back and take a deep breath.

Farrell takes us out of this world full of negativity and shows us the light in his book, "Verbalizions Of Enlightenment: The Secret To The Pain". I found myself going through life altering situations right after I bought this book. I would grab this book and take my daily dosage of therapeutic words. Now upon completion of the book, I finally know the secret to the pain.

Eric Farrell's Verbalizions Of Enlightenment: The Secret To The Pain is an 80-page compendium of soul-stirring stories and powerful messages showcases in a poetry written to convey a process of healing from the stresses and abuses that life inevitably imposes upon most of us. Lotto Motto: Look at that airplane/That's your role model/You played like you was plane/Since babies tipping bottles//You'll crash just like a plane/When "We Get High!" turns to your motto/You admire rich planes/But they just played the lotto//I got something to say/Right now, for then/When you play the lotto/You either lose, or you win//Listen to me now/Or listen to me when/You could win a whole lot/Or your life could end...Take heed.

This book reads like a dream. The language flows effortlessly and the imagery of even the simplest scenes creates vivid pictures in your mind.

It is a psychological tale, yet the pages turn like a mystery. The two main characters are sisters Jane and Blanche. Both past middle age, lamenting the loss of their youth and the personal injustices life has befallen them. Blanche is crippled and at the mercy of Jane - wonderfully delusional and unbalanced. The terror mounts as matters get slowly but progressively dark, as Jane spirals into a deranged world. Jane reminds me of a sinister child in many ways... selfish, cruel, spiteful and completely delusional. And like a child - actions have no consequence, feelings are flippant and opinions are made on a whim. A situation that is a living hell for Blanche, crippled in her room cut off from all contact to the outside world.

As Jane becomes increasingly unhinged, Blanche is subjected to the horrors of Jane's mind that manifect themselves in the most creative of psychological tortues. i.e There is an instance where Jane brings to Blanche's room her lunch tray, and leaving it pointedly covered, exits the room. When Blanche uncovers her lunch tray and settles in to eat... "She saw now what she had not seen before; the entire meal had been carefully sprinkled over with fine, white sand." And therein, the chapter ends. It leaves you to ponder the mental state of a person who would prepare a delightful meal, deliver it on a silver tray and go to the effort of painstakingly covering it with sand. Horror? No... but that's just the beginning...

Clearly, the reader sides with Blanche and waits with baited breath to see her escape, yet Jane is at times portrayed achingly real. You find yourself empathising with this sad, disturbed, fragile creature.

Having seen the movie, i can say in this instance the book and movie complement eachother. Both offering different things, both fabulous!

The two most interesting things about the novel are that
given the film's popularity the book has been out of print for
so long and that it demonstrates how ingeniously the filmmakers
used the components to create a film that stands on its own.
For nowhere in the novel are the descriptions of Jane or Blanche
in any way representative of Bette Davis or Joan Crawford. To
be sure, the key elements are here--the vaudeville prologue,
the rat and the parakeet, the relationship between Edwin Flagg
and his mother, the dance on the beach at closing--but the novel
has very little dialogue and none of the film's wit. Readers
waiting to read Baby Jane saying "But ya are, Blanche, ya are!"
will be sorely disappointed. The novel takes itself serioiusly
and is rather dark and frank about the physical abuse of Blanche
by Jane that at the time must have been shocking. Of course
what made the story shocking is something we know now all too
well--that aberrations of all sort take place behind closed doors
with neighbors unaware--and while the baroqueness of the setting
and the characters lives are the stuff of which ficiton is made,
the abuse factor gives 'Baby Jane' its one salient point of
credibility. Those fascinated by the film will learn much
by reading the novel.

The two most interesting things about the novel are that
given the film's popularity the book has been out of print for
so long and that it demonstrates how ingeniously the filmmakers
used the components to create a film that stands on its own.
For nowhere in the novel are the descriptions of Jane or Blanche
in any way representative of Bette Davis or Joan Crawford. To
be sure, the key elements are here--the vaudeville prologue,
the rat and the parakeet, the relationship between Edwin Flagg
and his mother, the dance on the beach at closing--but the novel
has very little dialogue and none of the film's wit. Readers
waiting to read Baby Jane saying "But ya are, Blanche, ya are!"
will be sorely disappointed. The novel takes itself serioiusly
and is rather dark and frank about the physical abuse of Blanche
by Jane that at the time must have been shocking. Of course
what made the story shocking is something we know now all too
well--that aberrations of all sort take place behind closed doors
with neighbors unaware--and while the baroqueness of the setting
and the characters lives are the stuff of which ficiton is made,
the abuse factor gives 'Baby Jane' its one salient point of
credibility. Those fascinated by the film will learn much
by reading the novel.

I absolutely loved baby jane it was such a great book nomatter how bad it was lol. i love the movie also and its soooo hard to find that soundtrack i love that hip song they play when blanche is trying to throw the letter out the window it was hilarious baby jane is one of the all time best thrillers !

Film fans who love the movie version will enjoy the book on which it was based, but should be prepared for how very different the novel is. Readers will see what an arduous task it was to adapt as a screenplay...and what a commendable job they (and the director & stars) did, as well. Since virutally no one nowadays will read the book first, it serves as an interesting character study into the psychology of the Jane and Blanche characters. And if anyone saw the ghastly TV movie remake starring the Redgrave sisters and John Glover, you will hope they hold on tightly to the novel and leave well enough alone!!

This gorgeous novel reflects many of the ideas found in "A Room Of One's Own" by Virginia Woolf, with whom Vita had a famous affair. After the death of her husband, the Earl of Slane, Lady Slane shocks her staid family by asserting her own will, leaving the house she kept with her husband, and settling into a small house in the countryside. Finally after seventy years, Lady Slane is determined to live as she chooses, with a life full of contemplation, dreams, and memories. She reflects on her lost ambition to be a painter, but knows that the life she lived was not without merit or value. She finds passion in the freedom to choose, and this gift she bequeaths to the one member of her family who understands its importance.

I meandered my way to this book through Sarah Ban Breathnach's treasure of self-excavation, Simple Abundance. I had read Anne Morrow Lindbergh because of her recommendation too. AML & Charles Lindbergh were good friends with Vita Sackville-West & her husband, Nigel Nicholson. So I finally got around to Vita Sackville-West & this book. It was so moving, wonderful, unforgettable, that I will reread it. I laughed & cried. I will try to find older copies of this to give away to dear friends, old & new. It's one of those books. I'm 41 & have sacrificed much for the men & children in my life that I nonetheless love so dearly. This book helped me bring those feelings of ambivalence into focus. It also helped me realize I'm relatively young & still have time to live the life I've dreamed of since I was a little girl. Maybe this "child-bearing years" thing was just a detour.

This curiously overlooked novel was revived by a Masterpiece Theater production starring Dame Wendy Hiller, which like this novel was superb. The gentle story of an elderly woman's retirement while her forceful children squabble over unimportant matters is at once comic and poignant. The author has peppered the tale with curious, memorable characters, among them the eccentric art collector who is allowed to eat in portrait galleries because museums hope he will donate to them when he dies; the benign landlord Bucktrout, who sees Lady Slain's desire for peace at home; and the coffin maker who pictures people dead to reveal their true characters. This fine little masterpiece deserves to be read today.

How effortlessly Ms. Sackville-West spins her surprisingly moving story of an aging aristocrat who, near the end of her life, decides to do those things she could never do before as she sublimated herself to her strong, successful and controlling husband. This classic British diplomat, who expected to be obeyed because such were the times, was, after all, so much more important than she was and what an interesting life she had in his shadow, didn't she - so conscientious and such a good wife and mother. What she does when he dies, how she perceives her existence and her place in her family - and how they respond - will catch you up in its wake and carry you to the ending, which is perfect and thus bittersweet. I found this a memorable novella.

Today many of us write a check as a wedding gift. But often we would like to add something more personal and sentimental for the couple beginning their life together -- something they will keep and treasure long after the check has been spent. This lovely book is the gift I include with most wedding checks. It is also perfect as an anniversary gift for marriages of any number of years. The pairing of beautiful love poems, with art reproductions that relate to the theme of each poem, is perfect for these occasions.

This is my favorite book. It is one of those books that constant re-reading only improves. The poems and pictures are so well-paired that they give insight to each other. There is a poem for every feeling and kind of love. I used some of the poems at my wedding, and I will be buying it as a wedding gift for a dear friend.

"At the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet." ~ Plato

This captivating book is all about marriage of love poetry and art treasures from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It's an illustrated anthology of love poetry selected and compiled by Kate Farrell, a poet and a teacher at Columbia University. There's a corresponding work of art for every poem. There are about 140 color illustrations to feast your eyes on. You will appreciate prints and photographs, drawings, sculptures, frescoes, tapestries and paintings from Henri Matisse (Icarus, Le Coeur and Ice Floes), Claude Monet (Poplars), Vincent Van Gogh (First Steps and Cypress), Pablo Picasso (Bacchanalia), Jean Léon Gérome (Pygmalion and Galatea), William Blake (The Creation of Eve), Marc Chagall (Lovers Under Lilies), Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (The Englishman at the Moulin Rouge, color lithograph), to mention a few among the many works of art illustrated in this beautiful book.

Ms. Farrell has chosen great poems written by great poets of all-time, poems that she liked and thought others would like, poems that looked at the many sides of love and poems that reflect many moods and styles, including her very own poem, "The Double Bubble of Infinity." She divided the poems into eight sections:

1. "My-Ness" - poems about familial love
2. "Oath of Friendship" - poems about friendship
3. "Go, Lovely Rose" - poems about quest for romantic love
4. "Let Me Count The Ways" - poems that praise the beloved's inner and outer beauty
5. "The Mess of Love" - poems that speak of troubled love
6. "Yesterday He Still Looked In My Eyes" - poems about lost love and parting
7. "The Marriage of True Minds" - poems that celebrate the harmony of mature love
8. "Give All To Love" - poems about love as an idea and ideal

Some of the one hundred and fifty poets represented include the husband and wife team of Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, William Shakespeare, Robert Frost, William Wordsworth, T. S. Eliot, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Sara Teasdale, Maya Angelou, among many others.

Some of my favorite poems are Walt Whitman's "Sometimes With One I Love," "The Spring and The Fall" by Edna St. Vincent Millay, "The Passionate Shepherd To His Love" by Christopher Marlowe, "Sonnet XVIII" by William Shakespeare, "Give All To Love" by Ralph Waldo Emerson and of course, Elizabeth Barrett Browning's "Sonnet XLIII From The Portuguese."

"I love thee with the breath,
smiles, tears of all my life
And if God choose
I shall but love thee better after death."

If you love poetry and art, then this is one great book for you. I wholeheartedly recommend it.

This book is a collection of beautiful art work and poems from the past. Very beautiful.

I first read this book in 1975 and have never forgotten it. The first chapter: "The Courage to Accept Acceptance" is only twelve pages and it is life-changing.

"It is fairly easy to believe in God's love in general but it is very difficult to believe in God's love for me personally. Why me?"

He goes on to explain just why I should believe in God's love for me in a way that I had simply never heard before and certainly didn't understand. The author makes it not only understandable, but believable. Try it yourself.

There are two books that have LITERALLY changed my life: the first is "Awareness" by Anthony de Mello, and the second is this one. No person, book or other source has ever been able to explain the nature of God's love to me before I read this wonderful spiritual masterpiece. The main topic of the book is prayer, and it does teach new ways of praying. More importantly, I think, is the way it drives home God's total acceptance of each of us, and the nature of His Son. I've read many MANY books on Christian spirituality, and this book has had perhaps the most profound effect on me. If you never read another spiritual book, READ THIS ONE!!!

Will be a spiritual classic. A must for people on a serious spiritual journey. From a Christian and Scriptural perspective. Too bad it is hard to find. Needs a better title.

I am in my sixtees and at my age I have read a lot of books about the essentials of the spiritual life from the point of view of the cristianism looking for the meaning of my life and my function in the post-modern world.AS BREAD THAT IS BROKEN has the transparency, the profundity and the optimism that we need not only for survive but for living with joy, hope and peace...mostly loving each-other.

I checked this book out of the library, and liked it so much that I went ahead and bought it. This is more than just a collection of recipes - it's a real "how-to" guide for neophyte and experienced vegetarian chefs alike.

I am a new vegetarian and I find the information in this book really useful. I refer to it over and over again-and the recipes are terrific. I will giving it as a gift to many of my friends.

I've been a vegetarian for 20 years and was given this book as a gift. I didn't think there would be much in it for me as I thought I knew it all. I was very wrong. Tips, techniques, recipes -- so much is packed into this book. It's my new kitchen Bible.

I'm not a vegetarian, but I'm interested in eating healthier and cutting back on meat. What I like about this book, so far, is that the recipes are easy and delicious. I'm not willing to eat bland food in the interest of health. I love good food and great taste. This book delivers on both flavor and technique. I've learned a lot about how to cook, what to look for and how to prepare great-tasting, healthy food.

I have read many books on woodworking, The Complete Woodworker's Companion is the only reference book I own. Roger Holmes has written a very concise and relevant book on the fundamentals of woodworking; including tools, wood preparation, construction methods, and finishing. The galleries of modern masterpieces are just as interesting and educational as the chapters on woodworking. Every beginning and intermediate woodworker should read this book cover to cover and then read it again.

This was the first woodworking how-to book I bought and it has been very informative and I reference it often. With many helpful photos, the author does a good job of explaining all of the basic woodworking fundamentals (how to 4-square wood, how to cut joints, different projects, etc.). There is also a balance between using machines and hand tools. Recommended.

Looked over the book in a local bookstore and was intrigued by the furniture designs found in the book. Picked it up and found that the projects were as simple to make as indicated in the plans. Would highly recommend the book for weekend workshop hobbyists who want woodworking projects that are challenging and rewarding to work with.

This was the first woodworking how-to book I bought and it has been very informative and I reference it often. With many helpful photos, the author does a good job of explaining all of the basic woodworking fundamentals (how to 4-square wood, how to cut joints, different projects, etc.). There is also a balance between using machines and hand tools. Recommended.