Howard Books

Five decades ago I fell in love with a brick wall. Next to a bus stop I had ample opportunity to admire its colours, finger feel the rough texture, track the scurrying insects and over the years be astonished at how the mosses, lichens and miniature trees would burrow their roots in the desert-like substrate. Three decades ago I had my first article published. Yes, it was on walls: Detective work on the physical geography of sandstone walls. Thank you, Howard Waldman, for obliging these memories to flood back by having Harry Grossman be equally obsessed - in his case, photographing Parisian walls.

There is no understating the plot. Waldman is a master of the ennui. His deep knowledge of mid-century France, both in the capital and in the sticks, oozes from the pages admirably. The American Harry, rudely bludgeoned by the police, discovers he has fallen in lust with a French beauty when his bleeding being recovers in her home. Does hapless Harry clutch his angel? One of Waldman's writerly skills I am addicted to is his use of the conceptual double negatives in this book. Harry is after one goal but scores in another, then another. Linguistically too, he employs opposites brilliantly. For example `Addition is subtractive in the strange emotional mathematics of her language.' Je t'aime is weakened to I like you when you add bien. Stop trying so hard, Harry. His girl knows this: It was always something else for you. This wonderful play with words permeate the whole novel in such delectable morsels.

Speaking of treats. Harry worms his way to the family's rural farm. His New York life is poor preparation as illustrated with this gem: Where he comes from strawberries, once thawed, were in season all year round.

I will not spoil the ending, but it is both a crucial key and a little confusing, as is the beginning. I collect recursive stories, and this novel is one. A self-referential essay extraordinaire. I recommend the reader to skip the prologue until the last chapter is read, twice. In fact I am reminded of that joke where a local is asked directions: If I were you, sir, I wouldn't start from here. The smoothest flowing prose is in the middle, and the beginning is a mosaic of confusion, much not really needed.

This is a beautiful book, so close to being perfect. As it stands it should be recommended reading for all lovers of English, with French dressing. I have no hesitation giving it a 5 star rating.

Howard Waldman's Back There reverberates long after it's been devoured and put back on the bookshelf. A novel too unashamedly individualistic and underivative to be easily squished into a genre pigeonhole, it offers a litfest of walking-talking-breathing-emoting characters set in the fuggy café ambience of mid-century Paris and country dacha retreat.

The protagonist, Harry, l'étranger from New York, is a memorable character. Howard subtly insinuates the reader into Harry's convoluted thoughts and ambivalent heart. Arriving in la gaie Paris by a bizarre twist of fate, Harry engrosses himself in photography and at times his vision, or weltangshauung, is so warped that it seems as if he's viewing life through a distorted lens. Ineffectual in the art of basic survival, Harry is - until self-made disaster strikes - an Engish tutor. There is much understated irony in his escapades, such as a pedantic grammar lesson serving as the springboard for steamy erotic foreplay.

Harry falls in lust, which he typically interprets as love, with a coldhearted but très belle mademoiselle. He eventually infiltrates himself into the belle's home and we are given an almost voyeuristic insight into the private folds of a French mid-century family. The mother, the kindest woman and the worse cook in France, lavishes samples of her goodness and cuisine on Harry. The father sings opera arias at the dinner table and anoints his body with malodorous cod liver oil to achieve immortality. And not to forget the little grey sister who, with the passing of time, proves herself to be Harry's eternal love. While this is a transatlantic love story, there is no suggestion of mawkish violins or hand in hand swoonishness.

Harry's philosophical meanderings wend their way in and out of the narrative. This is done so sensitively that his quite profound and alarming thought patterns enhance the storyline rather than detract from it. Harry, while he is undoubtedly his own very idiosyncratic person, at times echoes and shadows Albert Camus' unforgettable existential hero Mersault.

Back There is, without question, a literary tour de force which deserves a wide readership in English-speaking countries and, also, it would be a compelling and enlightening read for French bibliophiles.

The original book by J. Grant Howard was a text book at Bible college. This book influenced my perspective of priorities.

I grew up hearing about the heirarchial approach of priorities. For example, God is first, then your spouse, then children/parents, then job, etc. But do we spend over 40 hours a week serving God, with our spouse, and with our children? It looks great on paper but is impossible to live out consistently.

Howard proposes a different model. God is the central priority. Then, there are the other various priorities all connected to God. Thus, there may be times when one priority becomes more important than others, but each area of our life is under God's authority.

J. Grant Howard gives an incredible amount of wisdom for those of us who sometimes struggle with our priorities. I often hear people say if there is one struggle they have in life it's with priorities. If you struggle with finding what relationships or "items" in your life need the most attention, then this book is for you. Howard shares from experience. From being a pastor, a dad, a seminary professor, and a man who loves the Lord, this book shares from the heart of someone who has lived out what he is writing. Because of this, this book is transparent and gives hope to those who live in the "tyranny of the urgent".

I believe that this book will be the one people will turn to to get valuable info. on the Barclay Transports & Cars. It must have taken the authors years to compile all the information in this book . If you collect Barclay's then this is a must have book .
The book starts you off with a brief history of the Barclay Manufacturing Co. and as the book progreses through the pages it gives up more and more detail of every known Transport and Car . The book is very well layed out with it's easy to understand no. system . For easy reference it has lots of color pictures to refer to .
Thank goodiness we have people who are wiling to do the work involved to compile such a book and get it to this high level .
If you don't have this book then you are at a disadvantage .
Loved It !!!

I found this book highly detailed and very very informative. The authors not only did an excellent job of clearly explaining the differences between the 4 basic styles but showed all the many many colors , shades and tints .I especially liked and found interesting, all the little notes and stories of the background of how and why some of these changes came about. The high quality paper and clear photos make the pictures jump out at you right off the page. The photo effectiveness really shines thru, when it came to showing all the various tints and shades of the same color.The pictures were not only close and clear but very vivid. I especially liked the authors simple, straight forward and very effective way that they cataloged these various changes. This easy, open ended system, allows more additions to be included later when they are found. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK. Kudos to the authors, for taking, what had to be a huge amount of man hours to bring this much needed book to the next level . I predict this will be the Barclay " bible " for identifying the small Transports.
Dsmechanic

This book was a whirl wind adventure that was filled with friendship, wit and romance. Absolutly worth the read and I would recommend it to anyone who loves a fun romance with a wicked bad guy too! I'm looking forward to book two!

Beautiful Pretender is a great book. The story is exciting. I could not put the book down. The characters are full of life and mischief. I usually don't read books, but this one was great. I kept it with me and read it at work and it never left my side. The story of Arabella is exciting. I don't want to give it away. But she has two identities, and there are many twist and turns, to keep you hooked. If you enjoy books of adventure, love, revenge and secret identities this is a must buy.

Concisely written, fascinating facts about bee behavior. After each little nugget of information is a pithy moral to provoke thought on human behavior and how we might be better off emulating the bees. A great little book to include in a graduation gift.

Oh my, what a delight. This little book is going off to all my friends in the field of sustainable development, including a small group who think apiculture is one way to peace. Thank you Mr. Scott for this gem.

I have read and thoroughly enjoyed Howard Suttle's book and I can relate to all the things that happened to him during his driving career. If you like buses, then this book is a must read.
A retired Greyhound driver.

True stories of driving for the Big Dog along Route 66. Written in a freindly, come-on-along style that makes it a pleasure to travel the road with Howard Suttle. Humor, tragedy and a love of the road are reflected in each of the stories. For anyone who ever wanted to drive a bus, or take a cross-country trip while allowing someone else to do the driving this is a must read.

"H" White did a wonderful job of putting his "life lessons" on paper to share with the world. I would recommend this book to young and old. If Howard White was able to impart knowledge into some of the greatest athletes of our time (Jordan, Malone, Barkley, Cooper) surely he has something for you.

This book is a wonderful tool to help you establish your goals and provide you with realistic steps to getting there. The format of the book is very intuitiave. I'm having my 12 year old read it next!

Bronson and Bogart have crafted an eminently useful guide to entrepeneurial marketing methodologies, while recognizing - in the very structure of their book - that there is no "right" or "wrong" way to develop ideas...only ways that end up working, and ways that don't. Since the gauge of a successful idea is its actual manifestation, no book can promise success before the excercise is put into motion. What Bronson and Bogart do, however, is offer clarity and structure to the process of understanding and enacting the development of an independent business strategy...and that takes the reader miles ahead of 95% of his/her potential competition!

I just received my copy of this latest marketing wizzardry by Bronson and his new co-writer. Bronson seems to have this ability to select the perfect co-writers which results in a very powerful book.

The book is a general commitment to excellence. Every page has something useful, and then there's this poster thing in the inside back cover with 30 additional marketing tips. I have used so many of these pointers to build up my natural cosmetic line, to enact programs that I thought would cost me thousands, "No way,' says this team, and they're right. In this age of everyone needing to bolster their incomes, this book is a real solution.

I was needing a devotion that I could do in the morning before my "official" work and school day started. This book has been perfect for such a time. It has helped me to stay focused during my time with the Lord, and keeps me from getting side-tracked. It has given me good things to think about during my day and it is a great way to start my day with a "full cup." I really enjoy the Saturday devotions, too, as they have specific questions to ponder.(And they are great journaling topics!)

It took me a long time as a Christian to come to terms with the idea that the days between Sundays were the tough ones, and that I needed more than an hour on Sunday at church to be an effective Christian and have a closer relationship with Jesus Christ. If I'd had this book sooner, I'd have had a better handle on the concept.

Mr. Craig's devotions (he's the "Craig" in the CCM group Phillips, Craig and Dean) are written with a friendly, 'close-up' style that makes them very accessible to the average reader; I think this would be a good book for a teen group to use.

It's definitely a worthwhile way to grow closer in your daily walk with the Lord.

Yes indeed, Howard Goodall's tome is a wonderful look at (arguably) the five most important 'inventions' that made music what it is today. Well written and easy to comprehend, the book demystifies some of the more detailed workings of music, and gives credit to those who helped to make it happen. Highly useful in the music classroom, it is just as easily a bedside book, where one could be fascinated by the historical figures and events discussed.

Definitely a relevant and necessary work!

Howard Goodall (UK composer and broadcaster) based this book on his fascinating TV series of the same name (Howard Goodall's Big Bangs). He proposes that the 5 critical turning points in Western musical history were:
1. Invention of notation (music transferable without memorisation, complicated works became possible)
2. Opera (sung drama)
3. Equal temperament (the modern tuning system which corrects - on average - the Harmonic Series found by Pythagoras)
4. The piano ("the amazing loud and soft machine")
5. Recorded sound

He goes into quite a bit of detail about what made these discoveries special and what they meant to music and society at the time. It's an entertaining way to learn something about musical history, even if you don't know much about music.