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It is an excellent soure of information for childern and adults.
The amoount of History and everyday likfe experience is wonderful.

My daughter loves all the American Girl series she's read... this one is different because it is more modern. Like all the others I think this is very educational. I imagine most little girls would enjoy this set!

My 8 year old daughter who is an American Girl fan asked me for this boxed set of books, and she read every single one night after night until she finished reading them all. Then, she went back and read some of the books again. The books revolve around Julie, who is an American Girl Doll who grew up in the seventies. Historical facts about the seventies as well as fictional events that Julie encounters make up the books' plots. I highly recommend this set for any American Girl fan, especially if she has the Julie doll. This set is a super way to encourage reading.

I bought the new American Girl series "Julie" for my daughter, who has all the other American Girl books. Molly is still her favorite, but Julie moved past Kit into second place. We both read the Julie books and loved them. The books take place in the mid 1970's and deal with issues such as divorce, friendship, Title IX, and the Bicentennial. If you buy these books, be prepared to explain to your daughter the meaning of the words "groovy" and "far out".

Author Megan McDonald and illustrator Robert Hunt have created a memorable character in Julie Albright, a considerate, passionate young girl who is ready to make changes and take changes as they come.

Julie is one of the American Girls, books which offer realistic glimpses into America's past through the eyes of young girls. The Julie books begin in 1974, when Julie is nine years old, and end in 1976. There are six Julie books in all.

The first book, Meet Julie, begins shortly after her parents get divorced. Julie moves to another part of San Francisco with her older sister Tracy and her artsy mom, who opens up a shop called Gladrags below their apartment. Although Julie gets to see her father (and her rabbit Nutmeg, and her best friend Ivy) every other weekend at her old house, things just aren't the same.

By the end of the first book, Julie is a little more confident and a little more content. Though still sad about the divorce, she settles nicely into a pattern with her parents, and she enjoys her new home and her school.

Throughout the course of the series, Julie grows more optimistic and thoughtful. In the second book, Julie Tells Her Story, she is assigned a "Story of My Life" project in class and conducts tape-recorded interviews with her family and friends. Happy New Year, Julie shows how she always finds things to celebrate and appreciate, while Julie and the Eagles finds Julie raising awareness and money for injured feathered friends. Julie's Journey follows her on the wagon train that celebrated America's bicentennial. The sixth and final book in the series, Changes for Julie, considers communication and politics when Julie befriends a hearing-impaired classmate and runs for student body president.

Now I'm happily picturing a grown-up Julie working in politics or education, and wishing there were more books in this delightful series. Like the other American Girls books, each of the Julie books includes vignettes explaining and depicting real-life events that happened in that girl's time period. The vignettes in the Julie books were written and compiled by historians and writers such as Susan McAliley and Nika Korniyenko. With Julie's books taking place in our recent past, parents can easily bring up their own childhoods while discussing these books with their kids.

I have a couple of her books, bought after I heard her speak at a seminar. Wow. I'm old and retired now, but am fascinated by her insight and enthusiasm, so clearly portrayed in her books. Wish I'd had the foresight to get into that field all those years ago. We are the same age, went to the same university at about the same time. (As did the daughter of New Orleans' "tomato farmer" Carlos Marcello.) I have tremendous respect for Jan, her mind, her knowledge and excitement for her craft, and her SHOES! What a Woman!!

djlwcm, austin, tx

I love how you shipped my book out so quickly. It is in excellent condition and I want to say, "THANK YOU for being HONEST. a very rare quality now days! Keep up the great work!

my favorite part was the "personality types" MELANCHOLY, CHOLREIC, PHLEGMATIC AND SANGUINE . this book helps you in understanding your partner, parents, children, co-workers and total strangers. dealing with people is life and this book clarifies the why, when and how people perform, react, choose or respond based on their psychological make up. you are ONE of the four it states, even though you may relate to the other descriptions. it has helped me understand why my mother is the way she is, why "the boss" reacts at work in the way she does, why my ex-partner did the things he did, and the situations go on. this is a book for every family wanting to learn about themselves, their kids, their parents or anyone on earth. for employers this part of the book would be good for hiring certain individuals for the job you se they are naturals at performing. an also related book is called "the givers and the takers" by Cris Evatt and Bruce Feld.

I'll never stand with my thumbs in my pockets again! Jan is great! I heard about this book from a friend and had to investigate. I have read other "body language" books before, but this is much more. Jan has the background, wit and writing ability make it fun and interesting. I especially like the temperments portion and find that I now try to use the info to help in my business and personal relationships. I even tried to give the test to my dog! You've got to read this!

Does an excellent job covering George Benson's seminal 1973 album of the same title, but can't quite handle the same bass riffs. On the other hand, this book is easily as good as her earlier "Let's watch your body juggle," and might even bear a place on the shelf between "Let's take our bodies jogging," and "Would your body care for a ham sandwich."

Why five years for me between his first and second book I cannot explain except for 185 others read first but the wait was worth it. His underlying situations along with a streaming plot really make the book run. I will now continue on to whatever else he has written because I find his writing enjoyable as any other Author of thrillers he is right up with with DeMille, Clancy, Higgins and the others. I highly recommend this book.

All of Hugo Fitzduane's adventures stand by themselves, and this one is a must read. Everytime this guy writes a book - it gets better and better than the last one! I can't wait for book 4:Satans Smile. Do yourself a favor and get into this well told novel that packs it all for all people young and old, male or female.

This book starts out slow but builds to an incredible level of tension. You will stay up late to finish this book. Do NOT miss the second book to the Fitzduane series.

Our Hero Fitzduane thought his war with terrorism ended with the defeat of the hangman but in the world of international terrorism nothing is forgotten! He and his family are targeted for death by the hangman's sadistic lover,a female japanese terrorist.Fitzduane must take the battle to her on her own tuff which is Japan.This novel gives us scenic and very bloody tour of Japan as our hero battle terrorists, yakuza(japanese gangsters) and lethal betrayal in his own ranks.Another great atmospheric spy thriller!

I've stumbled across "Games of the Hangman" by accident and was hooked by the non-stop action. Now 5 years later, I stumbled across "Rules of the Hunt" and am enjoying, once again the very dangerous adventures of Hugo Fitzduane. Indeed looking forward to reading the "Devil's Footprint" (look for my review). Mr. O'Reilly's prose is straightforward and clear with a very tight plot. The characters come to life and the action sizzles. Not for the weak of heart. Terrorism is a very real threat that Mr. O'Reilly brings to light in all it's dark reality.

For a work of fiction intended solely for entertainment, the characters in Chester Skotak's Searching For Miss Fortuna exhibit traits that anyone who has been around plant obsessed individuals can relate to. The Man From Florida, John, Cesar, The Director and assorted characters exhibit fanaticism, narcissism, greed, callousness and bizarre behavior in this horticultural page-turner.

Searching For Miss Fortuna is at once Road Trip, Seinfeld and Discovery Travel & Life. The protagonists, The Man From Florida and the author, embark on a search for a beautiful Guzmania bromeliad in the rainforests of Panama. Their adventures along the way will elicit much laughter. The episode of The Singing Cow Tick was totally hilarious. Each adventure has the reader wondering, "What can happen next?" Fortunately there is no predictability; hence this rollicking adventure keeps the reader moving forward.

For the uninitiated, a description of the horticultural trade, as it relates to bromeliads, is provided. This can easily be extrapolated to other plant genera. A fuller appreciation is gained for the travails endured to discover many of the plants that can be found in our gardens or garden centers.

The story is set in Florida, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama. These Central American nations, with some of the best bio-diversity on earth, possess landscapes of stunning beauty. However, individuals who expect the level of service found in some industrialized countries are often frustrated. Learn the meaning of "si Dios quiere", the perils of un-maintained roadways and why some laws are merely "suggestions"!

Comparisons have been made between The Orchid Thief and Searching For Miss Fortuna. For me, The Orchid Thief was a well-tended garden. Searching for Miss Fortuna was a trek into the jungle; wild, unpredictable, sometimes unforgiving but ultimately very rewarding. I recommend it highly.

Chester Skotak's first book explores far more than the jungles of Central America. The bromeliad was certainly a treasure, but the compulsive souls, whose obsession for the new, the rare and the unknown take them on these crazy adventures, are the real treasures. Chester's semi-fictitious characters rush out of the text with his mix of vivid imagery, wit, humour and 'naturalness', thrust into unlikely scenarios in unlikely combinations in wild and raw places. Almost too true! Read it!

Excellent reading, very entertaining...I would recommend this book to all readers who love to laugh and enjoy adventure.

This book, "Searching for Miss Fortuna", moves at a fast clip and catapults readers into the very strange world of plant obsession. Anyone who enjoyed "The Orchid Thief" will not be able to put this down!

From Florida to the remote and wild rain forests of Costa Rica and Panama, it's one crazy event after another and, like life, remains fascinatingly unresolved.

Never judge a book by the cover. But Searching for Miss Fortuna is as beautiful inside as it is outside-a plant hunting adventure that takes the reader deep into the minds of men and in the end proves that no matter our social status, we are all children at heart. I laughed, I cried and then wondered if others will understand the deeper meaning of this book.
Skotak`s crafty writing style made me keep turning the pages and I could no outguess him on what was going to happen next. Set in Costa Rica, Panama and Florida, the story is like nothing i have ever read. Bizarre, crazy and wonderfully written, Searching for Miss Fortuna is a must. Change your outlook on life and have a good time doing it. Read this book, it`s full of surprises.
Jenny.

As someone who professionally coaches executives and organizations in the areas of leadership and effectiveness, I am constantly on the hunt for new, refreshing material that breaks the mold and elevates thinking and dialogue.

Lisa Marshall's "Speak the Truth" is such a book. Using the timeless story of the hero's mythic journey, Marshall reveals a path to leadership maturity that includes preparation; the call to action; a fall into "the pit" and confrontation of "monsters"; metamorphosis; and return. The result is an engrossing discussion of leadership as it appears in four essential domains: intellectual, emotional, moral and spiritual.

Although her approach is strongly metaphorical, the author manages to keep readers engaged through the liberal use of stories. Citations from a large number of current and classic works on leadership underscore her points.

Marshall includes the text of conversations about leadership with several fascinating figures that include renowned executive coaches, business leaders and authors, and a vice admiral. A significant bonus is included in two appendices that provide first-rate learning and discussion guide materials.

Anyone looking for a provocative and deeply thoughtful analysis of what constitutes mature leadership should read this book.

October 7, 2004

Reviewer: Manfred E. Keune

Among an abundance of books about leadership, Linda Marshall's book, "Speak the Truth and Point to Hope (The Leader's Journey to Maturity)" is a refreshingly daring, unique and challenging book. And it is more: it is an important book for our time.

First of all, the book is a tool for practices as well as reflection in private and public domains. The unique challenge for maturity in leadership is served well by the design and structure of this work. Ms. Marshall's extensive experience with business consulting and coaching, makes her inquiry credible to the highest degree, and there will be a grateful readership that shares her professional commitments through her inclusion of interviews of current leaders as well as her own reflections.

The importance of this book is further enhanced by its rare synthesis within the three culture dialogue of science, business, and the humanities. It represents some of the best writing in the discipline of ontological design, as it has emerged in the thought and practices of such leaders as Fernando Flores, Julio Olalla, and Richard Heckler-Strozzi. The humanities, best represented in this book by the poet David White and Joseph Campbell, may heed the call for serious reconstruction. I think that the importance of the poetic text and the story of the hero, which attain such prominence in Lisa Marshall's discussion in the domain of work and business, should be a wake-up call for many.

The "Leader's Journey to Maturity" brings a long and rich intellectual tradition into a unique focus for our time. It reminds us, in the haste and waste of accelerated change, to take a deep breath and consider the more profound possibilities of our humanity, in order to realize that time past is also present in time future. These paraphrased words of the poet are exactly the kind of practical wisdom that is alive in Ms. Marshall's book. Ultimately, the book aligns, in structure and spirit, with the functions of poetry in order to articulate the common concerns of our time which is eager for mature leadership that can see "that we have been afflicted with a basic "deprivation'" (Czeslaw Milosz) and "that all our work has suffered from the destabilizing national fantasy, the rupture of imagination implicit in our history" (Adrienne Rich).

Lisa Marshall has contributed a gift to our leadership literature. She effectively weaves history, her personal insights, literature, and the strength of gifted and proven leaders through her inquisitive interviews to create a treasure for the leader seeking.
If you are seeking the depth and essence of what leadership is in everyday organizational practice today, seek here. Speak The Truth And Point To Hope provides a beacon from which to pause and draw resolve in today's chaotic challenges and paradox.
Lisa provides a mirror for me to both examine my own leadership journey and to help others understand theirs. A literary tapestry woven with precious threads of leadership wisdom and thought provoking questions, her work helps me to clarify my leadership presence and direction. This clarity speaks to the truth and points to hope.

In Speak the Truth and Point to Hope: The Leader's Journey to Maturity, Lisa J. Marshall has the welcome audacity to express her belief that it's time for our leaders to grow up and become adults. She points out that much of our leadership is stuck in a perpetually adolescent "Peter Pan" stage. While this may be romantic and energetic-and thus seductive-it does not serve our organizations, our nations, and our planet well in the long term. Indeed our leaders and presumed followers generate and experience much suffering as a result. To move past a worship of youth and unreflective action, our leaders must have the courage to leave their seemingly safe places among the Lost Boys and undertake a classic hero's journey. She identifies the following stages for this journey: preparation, a call to action, a fall into the pit, a confrontation with the monster, a metamorphosis, and a return.

Through Marshall's book we come to understand the nuances of such a journey in the context of modern corporations and non-profit organizations. We are introduced to individuals who have become models of mature leadership and hear their stories, their ideas and their beliefs. We are given protocols, checklists and rubrics for the development of leadership in our own organizations. The book thus becomes as practical as it is inspirational. We become confident in using the book as a resource because of its foundation in research and its references to well-established theories of contemporary organizational dynamics.

I found the book to be a terrific read. Here are but a few of the many sentences that I found particularly useful or inspiring: "Ultimately the real monsters we face on our leadership journey are the ones carried inside, monsters that are illuminated by our responses." "Chief amongst the emotional responses is ego: that driving need to be the one in charge or in control, the one in the spotlight, the one who is right, the one who has all the answers, the one who has the most, the one who does it all." "Leaders create the right emotional context for the task to be performed." "Wisdom, the stuff of mature judgment, exists...in all four domains: it is possible to be intellectually wise, morally wise, emotionally wise and/or spiritually wise." "Intellectual maturity discerns that a few simple rules will generate all the complex behavior we need." "...when we fear and neglect those with the most maturity, we fail to recognize they are the ones who can shelter civilization from its own predatory frenzy."

I have recommended the book to the leaders of an organization for whom I serve as a consultant, the Education Alliance at Brown University's Secondary School Redesign Program. They have purchased a copy of the book for each member of the redesign team to use in the work of school renewal. It is a book that deserves much further distribution and use.

Lisa Marshall tackles the often unstated and unacknowledged goal of leadership development. Not about techniques, charisma, knowledge, but about maturity, honed with a good dose of self awareness, authenticity, grown up caring for the common good. She dares us to speak a compassionate truth about ourselves AND about others AND about our external environment and to point to the possibilities that exist as we grown ups dare to care about our colleagues, and our mutual future in this world. I particularly liked the way she has provided a template for discussion of these issues in our offices and with our colleagues. This is the kind of substantive conversation that can actually change the world.

Martha Johnson Gilburg
South Hadley, MA

A symphony of one of Chicago's most famed room, told by none other than whom indulged in the exotic temptations, mystical delights and heavenly atmosphere provided by the playground of Hollywood Midwest created by Ernest Lessing Byfield. Thank you Stanley! Many have no idea, the glitz and glamour were had right here in Chicago. Take my advice Stanley's experiences are truly a delight to be had by all.

Slap a Sinatra tune on light a fire, mix a martini and grace the pages, it's gonna knock your socks off... don't forget the cigarette!

I have enjoyed Stanley Paul's music, especially the CD which arrived with the book. Now I can enjoy his stories. The man is simply a natural born story teller and all you need to do is listen to him to know that this is a book that would be eminently successful if it were merely transcribed with little or no ghost writer interference. Paul brings an era back to life with unforgettable stories. Thank you.

I was lucky enough to be invited to one of Stanley Paul's lectures, where I bought the book, which is as much fun to read as Mr. Paul was in person. With a guy like this, writing this book must have been a snap. Obviously, all one needs to do is transcribe a tape recording of Stanley Paul's charming stories to create a memorable book.

I recently attended a book-signing here in Chicago and listened to Stanley Paul tell his stories as he's never told them before, and believe me, we've all heard most of them before. But now Stanley's on the road telling his tales the way his author wrote them and what used to border on boring is absolutely wonderful! I would heartily recommend this book to every Chicagoan for sure, and anyone else who likes to read a well woven series of stories. I even ordered two more of them myself as Christmas presents. Great job!

Stanley Paul is well known in Chicago, but for his associations with celebrities much more than his musical talents. This book offers some wonderful insight into how he was able to manipulate his agents and the media in order to put (and keep) himself in a spotlight. A shameless self-promoter who not only admits his strategies, but actually prides himself on them, Mr. Paul's maneuverings make for interesting reading. It is a credit to the author, Diane Palmer, to have presented his character as possessed of a sensitivity and warmth he does not, in actuality, possess. It makes the stories much more interesting than the way they've been told by his newspaper friends throughout this last quarter century. Bravo!

I'm not a professor or a philosopher. I'm a wife and a mom. This book had a positive impact on my life because the author was courageous enough to tell us the truth...the truth about our culture and the dangers of a subtle overdose of celebrity worship, visual images, and watered-down worship. Thankfully, the book was written with concern rather than harsh judgment. The concepts in this book will be with us for a long time. Hopefully, we'll be able to successfully pass them on to our children.

Arthur Hunt's "The Vanishing Word" is a helpful and insightful salvo in the battle to preserve the written word in an age enamored with images. Hunt is currently a professor of speech and communications at Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. Although he teaches speech and communications, his real expertise is in the fledgling discipline of Media Ecology. Media Ecology was a field pioneered by men like Neil Postman and Marshall McLuhan. "The Vanishing Word" is essentially a work of Media Ecology and in it Hunt examines our cultural environment and finds it polluted with pagan image idolatry.
Hunt's work is particularly helpful because it begins with an historical analysis of the rise of the written word. Hunt condenses the important events of Western history into readable and accessible chapters. He presents this historical information in a lively fashion by including helpful illustrations and examples. Hunt's Christian presuppositions are certainly not hidden in this book. His history of the word begins with God and Moses and not with Aristotle or Gutenburg.
Following the linear unfolding of history, Hunt notes that a major shift occurred in our culture with the rise of electronic mass media. He contends that this "new" development is bringing our culture back to "old" ideas, particularly pagan idolatry. He writes:
"The old system just keeps coming back. Not that long after the Flood's waters had receded, Nimrod stretched forth his hands to receive the astrological charts from atop Babel's tower. The sands of Egypt were still between the toes of Moses when he proceeded down the mountain of thunderings and lightnings, tablets in hand, only to find the Hebrews dancing around a golden calf. The people of God multiplied under the Roman knife, but then the pantheon strangely reappeared over the church altar. The fire of the Reformation pushed the gods back until the icon-making machines of the twentieth century ushered them back again in living color (155-156)."
Hunt's book also provides a helpful analysis of the shift from modernism to post-modernism. He also makes some penetrating comments about the impact of the image culture on the church, particularly in the area of worship.
I highly recommend this book to pastors, Christian educators and anyone interested in understanding and stemming the tide of the image culture.

As a fan of Gene Veith, Neil Postman and Allan Bloom, I noted this book as inspired by the dialogue between Postman and Camille Paglia. It is an excellent book and well worth the read but following the natural urge to find something to disagree with while we walk the same road in the same direction, I would like to engage a few issues that I find especially intriguing even though they are small potatoes in the whole stew.
When AWH critiques or contrasts the Egyptians with the Hebrews by referring to the Egyptians as image based and the Hebrews based, we certainly should agree, but the images of the Egyptians were their alphabet at least at some point. Hieroglyphs apparently came to represent sounds (didn't they?). The feather in a sense becomes a letter? The shift to a phonetic aleph bet was certainly significant but they are still images - images of the letters. Perhaps images of the shape of the mouth (at least symbolically) while making the sounds - think of Greek Theta or just the letter "o". So the contrast between the Egyptians and the Hebrews is certainly there but how sharp a contrast should we think it is? I wonder.... In any case, AWH even remarks that the "Egyptians thought Toth invented writing" (p. 37) so this is certainly a matter of degree. We might also wonder why "advanced civilizations cannot exist without writing" (as AWH quotes Gelb) if this might be because they need a recording system. Would video do? (I imagine reading a book presented as a DVD, for example.) Is video text as the postmodernists might say? In which case, the vanishing word is not vanished at all but more powerful than ever in digital form.

An interesting contrast to this book is Steven Johnson's "Everything Bad is Good for You."

The author sees the current cultural tendency to exalt visual imagery at the expense of language as a direct assault on Christianity. He warns Christians that the church is being cut off from its word-based heritage, to its great detriment. Superb socio-cultural analysis by a keen-minded Christian scholar, along with a much-needed affirmation that "the Word is everything." Although Professor Hunt builds upon the previous studies of Marshall McLuhan, Neil Postman, Camille Paglia, and others, his radically different spiritual perspective as a conservative evangelical makes this a highly original work with many entirely fresh insights. Required reading for all thoughtful Christians who would equip themselves better for the "spirit wars" of our time and halt the church's slippage into a mindless paganism.

This book was a fasinating history and exposition of how the image has led to the decline of civilization. Today's almost total reliance on visual communication may be a dark age greater that the olden dark ages. If you don't believe this last statement, you have not read this book or are blinded by images. This book should convince you to read more and cherish black and white print over the alluring visual medium. The trinity of violence, sex and celebrity accompanys the image. The dangers of technology and media in historical perspective awaits you in this book. Neil Postman would second the motions in this book. I'd like to see a college class on the topic.

Book Three of the Heirs of Cahira O'Connor was my favorite of the series. I enjoyed the setting - the Civil War - and the development of Flanna's understanding of the real issues of the war. The aspect of a woman doctor in a time when they were not accepted was very well done. Love, loyalty, faith - it has it all...

I love this book. Even though I'm just 15. I thought is had an amazing plot and a wonderful ending. The only reason I'm giving it 4 stars is because of the beginning. It was incredibly slow and boring. But I'm so glad I decided to keep reading!

This book is moving...I thought that it brought a new eye to the Civil War. Flanna is in Boston, studying to get her medical degree so that she can return to Charleston and help her father in his practice. However, the Civil War breaks out and Flanna is forced to figure out how she will get home. As in the other Cahira O'Connor books, she dresses as a boy and becomes a soldier.

I thought this book was very well written from beginning to end. The death of the professor is Kathleen's impetus to get back to work on the story of the heirs of Cahira O'Connor. What she finds leads her to wonder what HER role in this will be.

I highly recommend this book to anyone, but please read the other 2 books in the series first. This book will make you want to rush out and pick up the 4th.

This book is the 3rd in "The Heirs of Cahira O'Conner" series. Although I haven't read the 4th, so far this one is my favorite. Not that the first 2 are not good, they are terrific, it's just that this one gripped me from the beginning. I read this 400 page novel in just 24 hours!

Flanna O'Conner is finishing up medical school in Boston when the Civil War begins. She longs for her family in Charleston SC and disguises herself as a soldier in her effort to return to the south. Although Flanna's character has depth from the beginning, her travels deepen her character and trust in God. This is a profound story of sacrifice, loyalty, and how the effects of this war dramatically changed so many lives. These people gave up virtually everything (their lives, family, homes, & work) for a cause they believed in.

Flanna's experience and what is shared in this book really brings significance to the heroism of those who served in the Civil War. The author does an excellent job of researching our country's culture and circumstances during the mid-1800s. At the end she writes two pages on her references. I had no idea that there were 400 women who actually did pose as men in order to serve in the Civil War.

What I love about historical fiction is that it gives me a heart for the people who lived during the time, and a desire to learn more. What a great way to learn about history!!

Novelist Angela Elwell Hunt has done it again! Her exciting historical women's fiction series shines with complex stories of gifted women seeking to make a place for themselves in a world, dominated by narrow ideas of women as little more than man pleasers.

Velvet Shadow is the third in a Cahira O Connor series. Flanna O'Connor a Southern bell who defied convention to study medicine in Boston Mass on the eve of the Civil War. Her hopes to take her degree back to the south are shattered by the outbreak of war, cut off from her family she tries to enlist in the Army as a Doctor and prejudice turns her back.

This theme runs throughtout the story as the wealthy Bostonian abolitionists bemoan the fate of slaves, while mistreating their Irish servants. Her keen eye for hypocrisy in society is entertaining. I had not known that some freed blacks also had slaves. Her devotion to research illuminates the Zeitgeist (ruling ideas) of the times. When an aspiring politican pursues her to marry him and forsake medicine, Flanna, like her ancestor and many actual women in the Civil War impersonates a man to join the Union Army. She hopes to make her way home to the south and desert but her destiny as a Doctor calls her to steal supplies to treat the wounded, in spite of threat of exposure, court martial or worse. As a surgeon she becomes the Velvet Shadow who saves men who would have perished without her. Hunt has captured the misery and mismanagement of troops, supplies etc in this heartbreaking war that redefined the history of our country. Again, we are led through a series of heart breaks and changes the character must conquer to survive and thrive.

This book will spark your appetite to read the earlier books in the series that began with The Silver Sword, set in 1400's Anika of Prague must pretend to be a knight in order to escape unwanted attention of a nobleman's son. She plays in integral part in story of Jan Hus, burned at the stake for his religious beliefs.

In the second book, the Golden Cross opens in 1642 when Aidan O'Connor penniless after the death of her father at sea ekes out a living in the slums of Colonial Batavia while her spirit longs for artistic expression. A master cartographer recognizes her talent and senses God leading him to train her. Aidan enters the aristocratic world as apprenticing artist and is coached in fine manners of high born women. She longs to learn and become a wealthy artist to lift her friends from the web of wharf poverty and degradation. Aidan casts aside the brocade to masquerade as a cabin boy aboard the exploration vessel of Captain Tasman to pursue her dream. The voyage is fraught with danger, slaughter and brings Aidan to cling to God. Aidan's voyage leads to unexpected danger, treasure and you'll need to read the book to find out if she settles or succeeds.

As readers we learn in pursuing the talents God has placed within us, we can experience Kairos time creative expansion of time, versus everyday chronos time. This writer broadens my view of the past and gives inspiration to my future.

As a 6th year college senior, I've found ways over the years to skim around text books and still ace classes. I've read this text cover to cover, however. Ms. Claudia Cuddy's writing allows you to learn actively on your own. The copy is not a chore to read; once you get into a chapter, the text practically reads itself! Also, Ms. Cuddy's zest for the subject comes across with many tips and witty rhymes that literally make it difficult NOT to learn the material. The author's passion becomes contagious to the reader. Basically, a college student using this text will leave the course as an unstoppable publication designing machine- wielding the Quark program as a professional weapon of success.

I have never used Quarkxpress, and don't plan to in the future, but I loved this book! I read it from cover to cover, and tried to absorb everything about publication layout and design that I could. I am a public school teacher. I write a church newsletter, a newsletter for school, and do lots of other computer "paperwork". This book taught me so many things - little and big - that I have already applied to my work, and more that I plan to use in the future. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to make their publication work more professional and polished.

Any questions you have about Quark are answered quickly, and easily in this book. It is easy to use and makes working with Quark a breeze. Even as you become used to working with Quark you will still come back to this book time and time again. This book is a great reference for all Quark users no matter the skill level.

Not only is this book a great reference for Quark users, but it is also a step-by-step guide to creating just about anything in Quark - from a newsletter to a business card. This is one of a few text books that I will never part with because I know it will be valuable in the future.

I knew nothing about Quark before I got this book, and now I feel like I can do anything with it by my side. It's descriptive, yet easy to understand, and has plenty of screen shots and examples to make projects simple but perfect.

This fantastic book takes you through the basic design principals of Quark Xpress in an easy to understand way. With this book you will not only learn how to do something but also the theory behind the designs. Claudia Cuddy has years of experience teaching new students how to use Quark. Her book has become a collection of her tried and true methods. This book has opened the door to Quark for me and many other students. I recommend it to anyone who wants to learn Quark.

Hunt nicely wraps up the contemporary story of Kathleen O'Connor who travels to Ireland to research the story of Cahira O'Connor. She blends a great framework for both stories and gives the reader a unique ending to the love story that began her writing and in her own life.

this interweaving two captive stories of romance and intrigue humourand faith. the emerald isle ties up the mutlicolred threads of angela elwell and is serious page turning novel that keeps its readers in supsense, with a concclusion that will satisfy both spirt and heart!

The Emerald Isle was a wonderful ending to an excellent series. Cahira O'Connor, the king's daughter, was a remarkable woman who was brave, intelligent and beautiful. She falls in love with her father's enemy's chief knight, named Colton. This is a gripping story, where honor, love, and sacrifice are beautifully portrayed. Cahira's story is set in the 1200's.

The author does an excellent job portraying life in the age of Chivalry. It was somewhat difficult to read, knowing Cahira's ultimate fate from the previous books. However, the author does a beautiful job bringing the story to closure.

Cahira's story is intertwined with Kathleen O'Connor's, a descendent of Cahira. Kathleen travels to Ireland for few months before attending her best friend's wedding. She stays on the bride-to-be's parent's dairy farm and develops a friendship with her brother, Patrick.

The author does a remarkable job describing life and scenes in Ireland, and includes much information on dairy farming. She has done quite a bit of research in each of the books in this series. They are wonderfully written, and I have benefited greatly from her research into the lives and times of each period. I highly recommend each book, all are terrific!

The stories of Cahira and Kathleen are juxtaposed beautifully in this wonderful story of God's grace and sovereignty and people's shortcomings. A lovely story of Ireland, past and present. If you love Ireland, this is for you.

I devoured the first 3 books of this series. They were moving and wonderful. This book is just as good as the other 3. In this book, we find out the story of Cahira O'Connor. A brave young woman who stood up to her father/king and an opposing force for the man that she loved. We also finish the story of Kathleen O'Connor, who has been doing the research on the descendants of Cahira. She is in Ireland for the wedding of her best friend Taylor and his fiancee (whom she introduced) Maddie.

This book describes the journey of Kathleen's faith, and how she comes to rely on herself for her own happiness. She realizes her own role in the Cahira tradition is not to chronicle the stories, or to take up arms to fight, but to live. She finds her own way in Ireland, and the ending of the book brings everything full circle and to a satisfying conclusion.