Morgan Books

Balance. That is a theme that I have come across in books and society. We need balance in all we do. We need it in work and play, physical and mental, good and evil, and in spiritual and earthly. The earth is out of balance and we need to make it right again.

ABDUCTORS explores this theme in the realm of good and evil. The good starts with the plight of Graeme Hulis, who awakens on the Downs in Sussex, England. He is found by a professor who is studying the paranormal. Graeme cannot remember anything about his life. Then he meets a beautiful girl named Anna Wall.

The professor then decides to hypnotize Graeme, and he tells him and Anna the fascinating story involving the abduction of his mother by little men, the arrival of spacemen in Toronto, Canada, the love of fairies, and the future of the balance in nature.

There are many interesting characters in this story, There is a loving family, a talking fox, little men, amazing friendships, and a main character who the reader will grow to love. It is a quick read that holds the reader's attention.

I hope Ms. Dyer will write a sequel, because I would like to hear more about Graeme and his friends.

**Reviewed by: Marta Morrison

This book fills in great holes in Corso's biography. Not only do we get an account of major periods of his adulthood, but for the first time his childhood is explored. The letter to his father is especially revealing. A major biography still needs to be done of this poet, among America's most important poets, and almost certainly the most important surrealist poet America has produced. It is especially interesting to see earlier drafts of now famous poems. The drafts are not nearly as good as the finished works, which to my mind proves that Corso was a conscious artist, and not the naif that he is often portrayed. Corso said the most important part of writing a poem was the editing. This voluminous group of letters probably gives first drafts of something like eighty poems. They are nowhere close to the hard sharp brilliance of the finished works. This book is indispensable to anyone who likes Corso's poems. It offers a very revealing insight into the biographical background. I am still hoping an excellent biography will come forth, and especially one that deals with the Catholic church, and Corso's foster families. Sadly, many of the people that Corso knew are dying off, so this project looks more and more remote with each passing year.

Not that C.H.Spurgeon needs my endorsement, but if you haven't read this you've missed a good one.

This book has great ideas to use in your math classroom to motivate your students! It covers a wide range of topics within mathematics, even how to incorporate writing into your curriculum. These activities relate math to situations outside of the classroom. I would HIGHLY recommend this book to any new teacher, or even an experienced teacher.

I bought this book to use in my classroom and found it to be a life-saver for my visual learners. Many of them struggle with math concepts until they can see something concrete and visual. I like the way the author provides strategies for all the learning styles of students. It has many reproducible black line masters to use at home or in the classroom.

Welshman Henry Morgan began as a naval officer, but made his reputation as a fierce pirate - a reputation challenged in the first libel lawsuit brought into protect a book about him published in 1684 claiming he was a terror of the high seas. In fact, he'd been commissioned to help the British navy fighting enemies of the crown and proved his worth as a military strategist on the high seas, and Welsh history expert Terry Breverton provides this full account of Morgan's myths and realities in his lively biography ADMIRAL SIR HENRY MORGAN: KING OF THE BUCCANEERS. Chapters review his leadership, his heroic struggles, and his ability to plan attacks which would ensure British supremacy abroad. An unusual, lively read.

Earle Rice Jr.'s Adolf Hitler And Nazi Germany provides 176 pages of detail on Hitler. Plenty of other books have been done on Hitler's reign: fewer for this age range (Grades 4-6). Adolf Hitler And Nazi Germany presents plenty of detail on his early life, providing more of a focus on how his Nazi ideas developed. Important for an understanding of his origins as well as his rise to power.

Originally purchased this wonderful book for my son when he was four years old. It taught him basic information about our solar system that I mistakenly thought he was too young to understand. The data was presented in an informative and entertaining way. The book that I purchased came with a cassette tape and he was able to read along. He read and re-read the book so many times that he wore out the binding. The story is of a young boy who is befriended by "Planetron." As I remember, Planetron, a robot, takes him on a tour of the solar system. The book is colorfully illustrated with pictures of the planets and sun. Information about each celestial body is displayed with the picture. My son is 19 years old now and recently mentioned that it is the one book he really remembers and would like to keep as a momento of his childhood.

This is one sequel that excels above the first book. Maringouin County, Mississippi is an author creation that soon begins to rival Faulkner's fictitious county, and the characters from the first book evolve naturally into the older creation of themselves while their children who came to adulthood in the span of years between are indeed their parents' children!

As Helene Hanff says in 84 Charing Cross Road, "I'm a great lover of I-was-there books." The Duc de Saint-Simon was certainly there, and, even better, was a witty and insightful racountier. As a courtier at the Sun King's court, he knew all the behind-the-drapes gossip, as well as having a keen understanding of such important figures of the day such as Louis XIV, Mme. de Maintenon, and James II. In addition, as with any great diarist, the more we read his writings, the more we enjoy the company of the Duc. This is an excellent introductory selection from his multi-volume diaries; it tends to emphasize the absurd, scatological, and scandalous episodes of court life. (Once you've read the story of the noblewoman who habitually took an enema in the presence of the king, I am sure you will see what I mean!) Those who enjoy this book can go on to the full "Memoirs of the Duc de Saint-Simon," which was, by the way, among Helene Hanff's favorites.