Stewart Books

Well, to tell you the truth...After I started reading the book I couldn't put it down. The book has very vivid places as well as the many characters that feature the book. Explicit information concerning not only the women that have helped our country grow but also the many places where Whit and Kali take on in the many adventures that follow when they try to find the "key" on how to take on Arinna Sojourner, to avoid the distruction and complete inahilation of the human race but mostly Freeland...

The action picks up again in the third volume of the Isis series. The storylines revealed in Return to Isis are resolved and a lot of action is packed in this book. It's much stronger than the second book and reflects the first book more clearly. Kali emerges as the dominant force in confronting the evil Arinna, but Whit's personality becomes more complex and better developed. Some of the supporting characters are also better developed and play integral parts in the story. There is also some foreshadowing for the fourth book, so it will be interesting to see if that book continues as a strong development in the series or not. If you are a science fiction fan, you would find any of these books satisfying. They'll also appeal to you if you're into women's history, Celtic traditions or the beliefs of Wicca. It's interesting that several women's books have included the science of parthanogenesis, where women's eggs can be combined to create a child without sperm, since recent scientists say this will be completely possible with a variation of cloning. Talk about literature reflecting life.

It was a good as I remembered. The women are compelling and their struggle to hold on to what is theirs is highlighted by some really good writing. I had to get them out because I heard a rumor that a 4th book is finally going to be published. I'd forgotten how much I wanted to read more about Isis, so this was really good news.

Whit and Kali are at it again in this third installment of the Isis series. I'm not usually a big fan of science fiction books (movies and TV yes, books no), but this one has captured my attention and I have thoroughly enjoyed these stories.

This book has everything - lovers, friends, enemies, athletes, brainiacs, warriors, peacemakers, good, evil, futuristic advancements, and so much more. Whit is scared of Kali's plans to defeat the evil Arianna with her psychic powers. This is especially true when Arianna "flexes her muscle" at a community celebration and shakes up the women of Isis. While everyone is focused on Kali's training routine, no one seems to notice Danu's own training activities. At one point, everyone is in danger and only a few have the skills to win the battle with evil.

Very well written. This book is light on physical loving, but is heavy on feelings and other expressions of love. It's impossible not to fall in love with the characters. I can't wait to read the final two books in the series -- they're on my shelf and calling my name. Do yourself a favor and meet the inhabitants of Isis.

I read this book about 30 years ago. It drew me into the world of the pond's inhabitants and imprinted itself upon my memory. In a time of stunning photography and CGI graphics it reminds us that text still one of the most immersive of media. This is a gem and I can't wait to posses it again.

The most moving, awesome book I've ever read about ecology. On the surface it simply follows all the life forms around a pond through 1 year. Things are born, hatched, germinated; and they die; 1/4 of the way through all the death really got me down, but I kept reading, and eventually realized that it's only in my own head that events are "bad" or "good." Russell succeeded at an extremely difficult task: presenting things as they are. The journey takes you deep into yourself, gives you a new perspective of the living systems that embody and support life on Earth. Dover Books should do a reprint of this book!

I have owned this book for over 30 years, and every time I reread it I am drawn into the the story of a 12 month life cycle at a pond. I have never read a book that is as interesting for the fifth reading as the first. This would be a great book for any young person (or older) who has the slightest interest in the natural world. The language is totally non-technical. I have never read its equal.

This is one of the most fascinating books of the genre I've had the pleasure to read. A year in the life of a pond. While this subject may sound mundane, I will promise you that you will not be able to put it down once you start. Good, I mean "really good" nature books are hard to find. This ranks among the best. I have to agree with another reviewer in that, in this case, the written word is as powerful as the camera, if not more so. The author has wonderful insight to the workings of nature. If you can find a copy of this one, read it and enjoy it. I highly recommend.

In "What Shape Is a Snowflake?: Magical Numbers in Nature", author Ian Stewart uses a quest to understand why snowflakes form in unique six-sided designs to take the reader on a tour of mathematical patterns in nature. "Snowflakes are a showcase for the mathematics of pattern formation," he says. "What Shape Is a Snowflake?" is an overview of the mathematics behind nature's patterns, from the microscopic to astronomical. Stewart starts by hinting at the depth and implications of his seemingly simple question about snowflakes, presenting a little history of mathematicians' efforts to understand patterns, and explaining the significance of symmetry.

Then he delves into the Why and How of patterns that manifest themselves in everything around us: big and small, living and non-living, spirals, wiggles, cycles, mirror symmetry, rotational symmetry, tiling patterns, spots and stripes, waves, lattices, and even patterns in time. When reading about patterns in living things, I could not help but doubt mathematical explanations of biological processes. But Stewart acknowledges this problem and makes the case that the principles underlying which patterns can and will occur may be governed by mathematics, though the patterns are coded in genetics.

The book's final section delves into some apparent inconsistencies in the links between mathematical laws and nature's patterns and mathematicians' continuing efforts to explain them with theories of bifurcation, symmetry-breaking, and fractal geometry. Finally, Ian Stewart answers that question about snowflakes -but not before he has posed a new question: What Shape Is the Universe? "What Shape is a Snowflake?" is a nice introduction to the mathematics of pattern formation for the layperson. It presents the ideas behind the patterns without mathematical formulae and with a great many color photographs and illustrations. It will pique the reader's interest in everything from ancient Pythagorean math to modern chaos theory by giving us a sense of what humans have learned about patterns and what continues to elude us.

Rob Hardy's review is an excellent summation of this excellent book. "What Shape is a Snowflake?" is a book about the big picture, about the meanings behind and the connections between big ideas. This book is not about details of applying or calculating under these frameworks. As has been stated before, this is an excellently illustrated and formatted book. The pictures and text dance with each other, nicely balancing and building interest in each other.

As Mr. Stewart says, he sees mathematics and beauty as attached ideas and this book is an effort to show the beauty of mathematics. "Most people's mental image of mathematics is page upon page of complicated `sums' - not an especially beautiful sight. I sympathize, believe me. But that's arithmetic, not mathematics (I'm quite passionate about this). Those symbols on the page come no closer to the subject's true beauty than the staves and semiquavers of musical notation come to a Beethoven symphony." As such, this is definitely a book about mathematics and definitely not about arithmetic. There are many references in the book to original publications and theories, and there is a short section at the end for further reading so anyone who wants more detail has a place to start looking. For me this book provided a clear and concise description of the ideas at the foundation of various mathematical principles. Mr. Stewart focuses his book on patterns and their implications. He talks about the different dimensions, scale, and symmetry of patterns, he talks about bifurcation, fractals, chaos, randomness, complexity and phase transitions. He also showed how these ideas and principles thread their way through literally everything in the universe.

This book should be approachable for any child in junior high or high school. Additionally, I think it is an excellent introduction for any adult interested in understanding the world around us.

In _What Shape is a Snowflake? Magical Numbers in Nature_ (W. H. Freeman), Ian Stewart has managed to write a wonderfully comprehensive and colorful mathematical tour of the universe from top to bottom without putting a single equation into his book. In fact, there aren't really many numbers. He gets to show what happens when a mathematician looks at the infinite aspects of the world. He writes, "I am a mathematician. I experience these wonders through a mind that has spent a lifetime learning how to detect patterns, how to understand patterns, how to find new patterns... I stand on the shoulders (and lean on the elbows) of giants, on five thousand years of mathematical history that has been groping toward such understanding. I see what all humans see, and in a few respects perhaps I see more. I see clues to rules, laws, regularities."

The snowflake is key to his tour, and there is plenty to learn specifically from it, but since Stewart is keen to draw on patterns all over the place, the range of his book is amazing. In well connected chapters, looking closely at snowflakes takes him to the leafy patterns of frost on the window, the organization of leaves around spirals and Fibonacci numbers, the spiral of the nautilus shell, the stripes and amazing triangle patterns on other sea shells, the patterns of stripes on zebras and fish, the grooves in sand dunes and the lines of dunes themselves, the lines a sidewinder leaves in the sand, the synchrony of a millipede's legs and a horse's at different gaits, the oscillations of the legs of robots, the ups and downs of animal populations, the chaotic variations of weather and of the planets in the solar system, and the shape of the universe. It is clear that Stewart sees connections everywhere, and is only using the snowflake as an excuse to look at the foundations of physical laws, the nature of time, space, and matter, and why patterns in one field give clues to patterns in something entirely different. "I'm going on a journey in search of the snowflake's secret," he says, "and, with it, the deeper secrets of our astonishing universe. And you're coming with me." It's a beguiling invitation from a masterful guide.

Naturally a tour of this type, with all it encompasses, is not going to be long on detail, and anyway, one would have to start getting into equations for that. There is a useful list for further reading at the back of the book, for those who insist on stronger doses of such stuff. Stewart's book, however, is an exhilarating, accessible, vividly illustrated voyage through classic and current mathematical ideas. By the end of it, a reader will understand that the snowflake's shape is determined by phase transition, bifurcation, symmetry-breaking, chaos, fractals, and other complexities. Oh, and the book does eventually reveal what shape a snowflake is.

I must admit I was looking for more detail from this book than it contains. I was looking for more detail on hexagonal systems.
Instead there is less detail and less formal mathematics. I found it to be rather similar to other publications by Ian Stewart, such as the book Fearful Symetry which contains many of the same ideas.

Despite my personal desires I am glad to see that Ian has finally been granted lots and lots of expensive four colour illustrations with which to explain how interesting mathmatics really is.

I immediately found a use for it in the workshops I run for children. It is the best illustrated book Mr Stewart has yet produced.

**Book Description: This story of a Japanese-American show the power of one man overcoming the struggles that he faced. During a time of hatred and judgment, William Fujita found a way endure. World War II was not the best time for him and his family. Each day he faces the cruelty of people around him. But through the friendships with people he came to work with, he was able to love and prevail over evil. **Review: The book takes the reader into the mind of a man that is suffering through a lot and finding the strength to endure. Not only is this book encouraging, but it also shows a life that many chose not to see during World War II. The description shows the truth that had been hidden. However, now it has become a great story of discovery. A discovery of the lives that people tried to block out. It is not an extravagent tale of a man that went on to be famous. The story is about a simple man that still made a difference and had to face the prejudice numerous times in his life.

**Book Description: This story of a Japanese-American show the power of one man overcoming the struggles that he faced. During a time of hatred and judgment, William Fujita found a way endure. World War II was not the best time for him and his family. Each day he faces the cruelty of people around him. But through the friendships with people he came to work with, he was able to love and prevail over evil. **Review: The book takes the reader into the mind of a man that is suffering through a lot and finding the strength to endure. Not only is this book encouraging, but it also shows a life that many chose not to see during World War II. The description shows the truth that had been hidden. However, now it has become a great story of discovery. A discovery of the lives that people tried to block out. It is not an extravagent tale of a man that went on to be famous. The story is about a simple man that still made a difference and had to face the prejudice numerous times in his life.

This is an incredibly fresh and wonderful look at Asian-American issues - past present and future - as well as other issues that are universal to both adults and children of all races

Just read it and hope Mr. Ikeda keeps writing for a long time to come

he's down it again. Useing his massive tilents to write this book upon the wolf. Cool.

I bought this book for six dollars at chapters, I didn`t realize it would change my perceptions of the battle for the aglgonquin wolf! Long has the ontario Ministry of natural rescources neglected the speacial needs or the elusive, prosectuted animal:the wolf. Not long ago, bounties were placed on these animals and they were killed without pity or mercy. Whenever the wolves ventured out of the park they were killed, even the MNR officers took time to shoot a few yearlings. John and Mary uncover hard evidence to protect the wolf, despite being threatnened and joked at, they persued to protect the algonquin wolf. John`s unique research writing style and personal encounters with wolves, people and the park gives readers a first hand look at the wolf controversy. This book is a must for nature lovers!

I thought this was a very well written book from two hard working and passionate biologists who are deeply concerned about the Algonquin wolves. I couldn't put the book down, it was so informative and fascinating. The book brings up many issues regarding wolf conservation, and is full of interesting facts about wolves and their prey. The many years of wolf research done by these two biologists in Algonquin Park really shows through. If you love wolves this book is a must for your collection.

This book is a wonderful summation of one of the longest wolf studies ever. As a life-long visitor to Algonquin Park, it is a pleasure to learn about the wolves in and around the park. I never realized how many wolves were in that area. Although this is a wonderful book, I was disheartened by the hatred displayed by people towards these researchers and the beautiful wolves that they are studying.

"Truth is the daughter of time", a saying used by Alice Stewart, cannot come soon enough in this era.
Gayle Greene should be held in the highest esteem for the eloquent presentation of Alice Stewart's quest for truth. Her writing is crisp and unencumbered, and it hold the reader's interest into the life of this feisty, humorous, brilliant woman. Dr. Stewart, just by being of the female gender, found it hard to be taken seriously, and it was not until late in her life that she was honored for a life of accomplishment and dedication. A simple woman born to parents who were both doctors; doctors who put their patients ahead of money and power.
It was a tenet to be carried on by their daughter, Alice Stewart, who never gave up trying to educate the public about radiation proliferation. Thanks to her, thousands of babies were saved from the horrors of exposure to radiation when the medical profession listened to what she had to say about xraying during the first trimester.
Later Alice was funded to examine the effects of radiation on works who handled nuclear materials and weaponry. When her message was not what the AEC and others wanted to hear or receive, they tried to confiscate her work and cut her funding. Indeed, the funding was cut off, but she managed to secure her work and continue its research. Gayle Greene's writing abilities are able to give you the sense of Dr. Stewart's anguish and frustration.
The Woman Who Knew Too Much is a classic example of the control of information which the public direly needs, but which is buried and censored. This book, though written several years ago, is as pertinent as if it were published yesterday, and it should be read by all who are interested in the welfare of humanity. The inclusion in a science or social studies curriculum of the developing minds of students would be a well-deserved legacy for this wonderful woman who died in 2002 at the age of 96.

As Research Director of the Hanford Veterans Cancer Mortality Study I have worked closely with Dr. Alice Stewart. I have learned from her, laughed with her and admired her as the most extraordinary human being I have ever known. But, I never knew her well enough. You must read this book! It will give you a new understanding of the meaning of courage and integrity. More importantly - have your children, especially your daughters, read this book. Thank goodness Gayle Greene has written this eminently readable biography of Alice. It allows us to understand where her drive comes from and how Dr. Stewart can suffer the slings and arrows of the federal scientific pygmies who attack her work. The heart of the story, and a key to Dr. Stewart's personality, can be found in the juxtaposition of the the ending words of Chapter 13 where Professor Greene says "Alice is called in by...radiation victims, her investigations turn up cancer in excess ... the studies are handed over to official bodies...the official studies invoke the A-bomb data to discredit her finds....Time passes." `It's a long, slow business,' she (Dr. Stewart) says." Compare this with one of Dr. Stewart's favorite quotations, "truth is the daughter of time." She has waited, we will wait; but Dr. Helen Caldicott is right "her work may (I say `will') receive the recognition and thanks of the future." When one finishes reading this marvelous book one cannot help but think of George Sand saying "humanity is outraged in me and with me. We must not dissimulate nor try to forget this indignation; which is one of the most passionate forms of love." Thank the Good Lord for this stunning creature called Alice Stewart. And thank Gayle Greene for helping us to know her just a bit better.

Courage and Integrity in Science: A Precious Rarety

The Woman Who Knew Too Much: Alice Stewart and the Secrets of Radiation by Gayle Greene. Dr. Stewart is a British physician and epidemiologist (born in 1906 into a large family of physicians) who revolutionized the concept of radiation risk. In the 1950s, while surveying childhood mortalities in the British Isles, she finds that then quite common X-ray examinations during pregnancy doubled the risk for childhood cancer. Fueled by the wrath of radiologists, her work has been viciously derided among the medical establishment for more than two decades. In the 1970s, she finds that some workers at nuclear weapons production sites, such as Hanford, WA or Oakridge, TN are dying of radiation induced cancers, showing that presumed "safe" levels of occupational exposures put these workers at a twenty times higher risk than officially admitted. With that finding she places herself on the "enemy list" of an immensely powerful nuclear weapons establishment, including its scientific elite, and at the center of an international controversy over radiation risks. Stewart's fascinating story, a collaborative memoir told by herself and Greene with verve and humor, is one of a woman scientist's ingenuity, independence, perseverance, compassion, and integrity, a fascinating tale in the checkered history of a mostly male-dominated science. Rudi H. Nussbaum, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Physics and Environmental Science.

The book spans the lifetimes of Dr. Stewart and her parents. It offers a fascinating description of medicine in Britain in the late 19th century, the entry of women into the medical field, and the institutional resistance in the second half of the 20th century to the fact that low levels of radiation are dangerous. Given the recent announcements by the US Government concerning health risks in the nuclear arms industry, this is a timely and fascinating book. Well written and researched.

couldn't figure out another place to put this request to find a book by stine I used to have and love called, "smile in a mad dog's eye". anyone seen it?

couldn't figure out another place to put this request to find a book by stine I used to have and love called, "smile in a mad dog's eye". anyone seen it?

This collection of Richard Stine's artwork and thoughts is brimming with enthusiasm. This fervency breeds inspiration as the artwork demonstrates, as well as evokes, the same intense emotions which penetrate the reader through the text.

Few people who have encountered a dozen of so drawings and captions by Richard Stine are likely to have forgotten them, but if their acquaintance with his work has gone no further, as mine had not before serendipitously coming upon this volume, I doubt whether they will have divined the zealous urgency that informs it. For Stine is a philosopher as much as an artist -- a sort of folk philosopher who prides himself on his naiveté. He is a true romantic, whose work comes straight from the heart. The heart, indeed, figures in many of his works and is his ultimate touchstone of value -- in fact, Stone believes that the heart in each of us possesses a deep connection with the entire universe: "...our universe is one. Deep down everyone knows everything lives and breathes in the same being. The mind will protest, but never the heart. The heart always says, 'Together, we are all together.' The mind stands back and looks and thinks and says, 'This is good, that is not good.' Maybe there is a time and place for that, but the heart at its core stays even. Bad, good, different, up, down -- all exist in the mind, not the heart. And if the mind sits on the heart then it will have a nice* perspective. If not, it just chases its own tail until it's kissed by an angel, the kiss of peace, and then it will never be the same." If you find in these words some luminous glimmering of precious real truth, you'll treasure this incomparable volume.

*Note: as behooves a philosopher, Stine chooses his words most carefully, and I think he means here not the casual term of general approval but rather the sense of *nice* as "able to make fine or delicate distinctions; delicately skillful; finely discriminating." (*Webster's New World Dictionary*, 4th ed.)

Your Way Home, by Bruce and Lou Stewart, is a thoughtful, readable, practical guide to living the life you imagine for yourself. Clear explanations walk you through the principles of NLP and Feng Shui. Insightful examples, and relevant exercises, help the reader apply thses principles to achieve health, prosperity, and harmony.

I am always looking for answers to the typical questions of life. Why are we here, What's wrong with other people, and how can I get my life together? I have studied Psychology, Anthropology, and Astrology. I have looked into religion, physics and metaphysics. I followed Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, Phil Donahue, Oprah, Dr. Weil, and Dr. Phil. I have read and tried NLP and Feng Shui. I can say with authority that this book is a remarkable reference.

You can do the exercises. You can apply the principles. You can change your life. Complete with index and glossary, this is a book you will return to again and again as you move through your life. Get yourself a copy and give a copy to a friend.
Reviewed by Nancy Illing, author of Sparks Ignite Imagination, a book about creativity.

Reviewed by Christina Gonzalez, LMHC, for Reader Views (1/06)

"In Finding Your Way Home: The Psychology of Place Inside and Out," the authors have created a very unique blend of psychological principles to help the reader find his or her Core self through Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) techniques, and, with Feng Shui techniques create an external environment that reflects that Core and truly create a sense of "being home" both inside and outside. This is highlighted with interested mind-body-soul techniques including reflective exercises, partner exercises, techniques from Aikido martial arts, and much more.

In reading this book, as a psychotherapist myself, at first I was taken a back by some of the foreword from Grandmaster Lin Yun and his poetry and thought "what am I getting into?" as this was obviously something far removed from my own training and experience. Each page that I read, however, led me almost voraciously to the next and then the next and the book flowed smoothly and easily. I found myself not only reading the book to review it and to see potential applications for others but also found myself stopping along the way to do most of the exercises presented in this book, underlining many passages and actually taking some notes in my own journal. Not to mention the fact that I also completely rearranged my bedroom and de-cluttered one corner of the room. I felt I could not continue reading without doing something physical in my own environment.

If concepts like NLP, Aikido and Feng Shui are foreign to you, this book does a great job of introducing how borrowing from various traditions can help to create a sense of "home" both within and without and help people release themselves from the physical and the emotional clutter that often times keeps us "stuck". This book might open a new world to some and might spark a desire for further reading about these topics. Even for those well versed in these fields, the exercises, thoughts, and quotes presented present a very innovative and integrating approach that is sure to offer some useful techniques for anyone who is open to receiving them. The book is sprinkled liberally with interesting anecdotes, thought-provoking quotes from many traditions, and a bit of the authors' own sense of humor that makes it a delightful and an interesting read.

The exercises at the end of the book in particular convey some very powerful techniques that can go a long way towards helping people become "unstuck" and are probably best done with a supportive partner. In fact, this whole book would be a great "buddy read" for two like-minded individuals to serve as support during the exercises and to discuss the exercises. While all exercises can be done easily in a journal or a notebook, the authors also have a workbook which I didn't review but would probably be a very beneficial with this process.

This book is highly recommended for anyone who is feeling "stuck" in some area of their lives and is committed to following through on the exercises, particularly if they have a supportive family member, therapist, friend, or other "buddy" to help support them through the exercises. Reading the book alone will not only change lives or environments, but the topics presented along with the exercises can substantially improve the resources, tools and even major areas of lives for the open-minded reader.

The Stewarts, authors of Your Way Home, are your guides to inner peace. They teach you how to create an "inner" sanctuary and home, whereever that may be.

What I loved about this book is that it answered my questions, and I am sure the questions of many others, about how and why to integrate Feng Shui, NLP and other methods to create peaceful existence. Lou and Bruce Stewart tell you how and why as well as provide knowledge, based on their years of experience and practice, that helps improve the manner in which you live. They artfully blend together ancient practice (Feng Shui), which I now better understand, with contemporary advances. They use principles, exercises and personal stories to valaidate our home or place can be free of negativity.

This is a unique book; it simplifies the complex and show you ways to adapt your environment so that you can continually experience inner healing and peace for your mind, body, and spirit. Buy this book and grow.

The authors combine the ancient art of Feng Shui with today's Neuro-Linquistic programming to provide a solid foundation to create this blend of Eastern philosophy and science for becoming your true self.

Maintaining a journal during your reading and study of this book will enhance the value of your experience on this exciting discovery of finding your way "home". After integrating only a few of these principles I have already experienced a newly awakened sense of confidence and creativity.

The book includes an excellent glossary, end notes, an index of exercises and an extensive general index. These helpful tools make this a valuable book for future study and reference.

The Stewart's have thoughtfully packed the book with comprehensive background information, charts, exercises, and inspiratioal stories. I found it to be captivating reading.

The behavior patterns modeled throughout this book are applicable for the beginner, the intermediate, and the advanced student of Feng Shui.

Very well done. A pleasure to read. Very interesting with many facts.
Great Book

I just got this book from Amazon thanks to Amazon's speedy delivery which I much appreciate. The book is small but heavy. It is full of great photographs of all breeds. It even has the famous 9/11 Golden Retriever dog being scaffolded from one area of the wreckage to another. I can tell already that this is going to be one of my favorite dog books!

This is a delightful, entertaining, and hugely informative book - a perfect gift for dog lovers, including one's self! Every turn of the page brings a bright surprise - lots of smiles, out-loud laughs, and a few tears. Ms. Tiegreen is a truly brilliant designer, and Ms. Miele's research is a tour de force. This book is a tribute to them, and to the animals we love so well.

It's a nice, glossy book, and it's so darn funny. It also contains some great tidbits about the history of the Red Sox. And the "10 reasons to hate the Yankees" section is phenomenal.

Great book, a must have for Red Sox fans. Who needs 10 reasons to hate the Yankees, though.

This book has it all: 101 reasons to love our fabulous Red Sox AND 10 reasons to hate the Yankees! The fact that his brother wrote a book about loving the Yankees makes it even more interesting. My favorite reason? #101. A Reason to Believe.