Long Books

I had the opportunity to see this book last week at Krause Publications. It is a fantastic book and would be a great asset to your Quilting library. I give it an A+++++
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I found The Long Journey very enlighting and most enjoyable. You forget that you've read this story in the Bible many times.It is as if you never read it before and you haven't, not like this. Many little things become so real. Hagar for instance has always seemed to be just a servant. The book makes her become a real person with a real life and one who loves her child. She would die for her child and almost did. Sarah was always the perfect one and now the realization begins that she was a very real person and not someone who only lives in the Bible.

This is must reading for anyone who is a Bible Scholar.

My husband also enjoyed this book very much and he is definately a Bible Scholar. It is very unusual for him to read and really like a book of fiction. He has been a Minister and Bible Researcher for over 65 years. He is 93 years old and i've never seen him enjoy a book so much other than The Bible. You will become lost inside the pages in an era of long ago. It is an excellent author that can take you to the places and the people that the book is written about.

I saved Abraham for last because he was brought to life inside the book. We always think Abraham had it so easy because he was chosen of GOD. We find out that he was subject to human errors, fear and all the other human feelings and shortcomings that we experience.

A wonderful book whether you love history or just want a good book to enjoy. It is great for either. Thank You, Sylvia Kolenda

I purchased this handy cookbook for my daughter's 12th birthday. The author has a clever sense of humor and an ability to break cooking vocabulary down into easy to understand words for those previously uninitiated in the kitchen. Now at age 22 and married for a year, my daugther said that she can't find her copy since moving several times and wants another for some of her favorite recipes. The book is not a children's cookbook, but for anyone new at cooking. I'd love to see a repeat printing.

"Across the Long Bridge" is a well-presented anthology of 133 poems (120 prize-winning and commended entries, plus 13 poems by the judges), attractively spread over 267 pages.

Most entries in poetry contests fail to pass beyond the first round of judging. The initial failure rate can be as high as 90% and the sad fact of life is that a third of these entries are well written. The reason they fail is simply they are inappropriate for that particular contest. The entrant has obviously not read anthologies of previous prize-winning poems and has therefore formed no ideas at all as to the range and type of verse that the judges are seeking, nor any obvious limitations on subject matter.

It's astonishing how many entrants believe that all literary contests are run on much the same lines. But each contest is unique. To have any chance of winning a cash prize, it is essential to study previous award-winning entries and tailor your own submissions accordingly. Anthologies not only provide a showcase for winning poets but are an essential guide for writers who contemplate entering current or future competitions.

As Chief Judge for both the Tom Howard Poetry Contest and the Margaret Reid Prize for Traditional Verse, and the editor of anthologies such as "Across the Long Bridge", I uphold certain standards, but those standards are not necessarily the same as those in place for other contests. For instance, I will accept comic verse as potential prize-winners. Many other contests will not. In fact, one of my favorite poems in this anthology is "Chefosaurus" by Graeme King (whose entry won a High Distinction): "A dinosaur went walking to see what he could munch: Perhaps a small triceratops would make a tasty lunch?"

Still on the humor trail but in a more satiric vein is a short piece, "If Lions Were Smart", by Greg Schwartz (who won a Commended certificate). The opening lines: "If lions were smart, if they had human brains/They'd all look in mirrors and style their manes./Rather than hunting for food, and that's all/They'd hunt zebras for sport and hang heads on their wall."

Contest judges have a hard life, but contestants would make it much easier for both the judges and themselves, if they would only skim through an anthology like "Across the Long Bridge" before submitting their own entries.

"Across the Long Bridge" is a well-presented anthology of 133 poems (120 prize-winning and commended entries, plus 13 poems by the judges), attractively spread over 267 pages.

Most entries in poetry contests fail to pass beyond the first round of judging. The initial failure rate can be as high as 90% and the sad fact of life is that a third of these entries are well written. The reason they fail is simply they are inappropriate for that particular contest. The entrant has obviously not read anthologies of previous prize-winning poems and has therefore formed no ideas at all as to the range and type of verse that the judges are seeking, nor any obvious limitations on subject matter.

It's astonishing how many entrants believe that all literary contests are run on much the same lines. But each contest is unique. To have any chance of winning a cash prize, it is essential to study previous award-winning entries and tailor your own submissions accordingly. Anthologies not only provide a showcase for winning poets but are an essential guide for writers who contemplate entering current or future competitions.

As Chief Judge for both the Tom Howard Poetry Contest and the Margaret Reid Prize for Traditional Verse, and the editor of anthologies such as "Across the Long Bridge", I uphold certain standards, but those standards are not necessarily the same as those in place for other contests. For instance, I will accept comic verse as potential prize-winners. Many other contests will not. In fact, one of my favorite poems in this anthology is "Chefosaurus" by Graeme King (whose entry won a High Distinction): "A dinosaur went walking to see what he could munch: Perhaps a small triceratops would make a tasty lunch?"

Still on the humor trail but in a more satiric vein is a short piece, "If Lions Were Smart", by Greg Schwartz (who won a Commended certificate). The opening lines: "If lions were smart, if they had human brains/They'd all look in mirrors and style their manes./Rather than hunting for food, and that's all/They'd hunt zebras for sport and hang heads on their wall."

Contest judges have a hard life, but contestants would make it much easier for both the judges and themselves, if they would only skim through an anthology like "Across the Long Bridge" before submitting their own entries.

Edited by Robert Emmet Long, Acting: Working In The Theatre is a compilation of the insights of more than one hundred create theatre performers, from Ian McKellen and Tony Randall to John Lithgow, Elizabeth Franz, Lynn Redgrave and many more. The paragraph-long tips, insights, and observations are grouped according to subject matter - from auditioning to working in an ensemble to theatre and cinema vs. television - and cross-referenced by means of an index. A superb source of inspiration for anyone pursuing amateur or professional theatre. A sample quote from noted theatrical performer and Star Trek star Patrick Stewart: "Someone once defined to me craft - or technique as I've always thought of it - as being what you use when you don't feel it anymore."

This book describes a step-by-step plan called The Value System which is a holistic approach to assessing and meeting the needs of each subsystem in the long-term care environment including the resident, the family, the care providers and the administration. It is an excellent resource that can provide long-term care administrators, nursing coordinators, rehabilitation specialists and insurers with creative, cost-effective options to meet the needs of their residents and staff in the changing long-term care environment.

I teach grade 11 English and was introduced to Adolescent Literature as a Complement to the Classics by a colleague. It is just what any teacher who wants to create and foster authentic engagement in her or his students needs. There are so many great ideas for pairing contemporary literature with tried-and-true classics, you won't know where to begin. The book includes many lesson plan ideas that will refresh and enliven your teaching.Buy it!

Noteworthy treatment of an arcane topic. A premier source for this topic. The author, David Strohm, obviously knows his material.

I found Kershner's mastery of human emotion cleverly intertwined in his musings and verse. I only hope that upcoming writers take notice of his style and may learn to appreciate the subtleties that life shadows, just as Kershner has shown us. Please bring more to the table, your followers are hungry!