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I thought this book was so intriguing. It wrapped you up in it's arms and didn't let go. Yet it was very gentle about the way you got wrapped up. It was truly wonderful. The plot woven the hystorical mystery makes me want to find the place that was spoken of in the book and go look for myself. I couldn't read another book for a few days. I had to absorb this one, and think for a while. It was almost like eating a dessert that's very rich, it's one you remember your whole life.

Are you in a suspense, thriller, and mystery reading phase? Enjoy paranormal phenonemna? In the mood for romance? This book will satisfy all of your cravings. There really is something for everyone here. There's a mystery tied to the distant past, the quintessential "flawed" characters who will make chills run along your spine, and a fascinating take on telepathic communication. But that's not even all. At the heart of the story is a most unusual romance. This is a romance so rich in detail that it can comfort and chill, calm and excite - just like the story itself. After reading this novel, you will be left drained but peaceful, hoping that a love like this doesn't just exist in Mary Stewart's imagination.

I am something of a collector of Hoffmann's Nutcracker stories. Especially the illustrated children's picture books. I have two criteria. One: The full Hoffmann text must be used in the text--no abridgements! Two: The illustrations must be fantastic--in every sense of the word.

The three very best, in no particular order:
1. Maurice Sendak's version. Sendak designed the costumes and sets for the Pacific Northwest Ballet's Nutcracker Suite. The designs were also used for Nutcracker:The Movie (which, sadly, is not available on DVD. hint!). It is filled with endless color sketches that communicate the strange atmosphere of Hoffmann's text--and Tchaikovsky's music.

2. Carter Goodrich's version. Most notably known for his whimsical New Yorker cartoons, Goodrich's soft, yet dream-like images give his imagination free-reign. The world of the Nutcracker has never been so accessible to young and old alike.

3. Of course, Gennady Spirin's version. Jewel-like, yet with an old-world patina, each painting glitters with the magic of Christmas. Every image can (and should) be poured over to examine the breathless detail of Spirin's baroque dollhouse universe.

There are too many uninspired or bowdlerized versions of this tale littering the market. If I may, I'd like to make some suggestions of others who would be worthy to take a "crack" at this Christmastime masterpiece:

Edward Sorel, of "The Saturday Kid" fame.
David Wiesner of "Sector 7".
Peter Malone, who did an excellent job with "The Magic Flute".
Brian Selznick of "The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins".
Peter Sis, who created the haunting "The Three Golden Keys".
and Marc Sutherland, who made the deliriously animistic "MacMurtrey's Wall".

This book belongs in any serious Christmas book collection. The story may be well known, but the illustrations are of extraordinary beauty! Russian born artist Gennady Spirin won several awards for his work on this book. It is like leafing through a book from times gone by. It also makes a great gift for a Christmas enthusiast.

I have been using the new Diamond cookbook for a few weeks and want to say that the recipes are very usable. Most ingredients are on my shelf, the directions are simple, effective, and the results so far for all the recipes I have tried have been just perfect. I have been surprised at how easy the preparations are. With some cookbooks, I feel it necessary to try the recipes out before cooking for company but with this book that has not been necessary. I enjoy the many different types of recipes as well as the beautiful pictures. Lovely cover photo also!

one of my top 5 favorite cookbooks- many accessible yet impressive recipes with a good variety of appetizers, entrees, sides, desserts. I'm giving them to everyone I know as wedding gifts. a good way to incorporate nuts into your diet.

I recieve the book in a timely matter. It was in good shape and it was how it was described.

I read this book for an essay and I LOVED it. Johnston's use of stories beautifully revealed the spirituality of the Anishnabe-so much so that I discovered my own spirituality and place in this world by reading it. I wish to get my own copy to share with my children, which is what led me to search this website for the first time.I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the sacred worldview of the Ojibway, whose simple ,honorable views of all things is quite universally held by most N.American First nations groups.This book is extremely readable and I would recommend it for all age groups!

Written by one of Canada's best, the Olden Days Coat is the tale of a girls discovery of her Grandmothers trunk and her subsequent journey back in time to an"olden days" Christmas. Sal's adventure enables her to understand her grandmother better and cherish Christmas and her family

Magraret Laurence, The Olden Days Coat (Tundra, 1979)

Why do I continue to read kids' books at the age of thirty-six? In my more cynical moments, I think it's to increase the count on the number of books I read per year, But every once in a while, I stumble across something like Randall Jarrell's The Bat-Poet or Margaret Laurence's The Olden Days Coat, and these books remind me that things that are written for, published for, and marketed to the under-twelve set are sometimes able to combine the literary weight of the work of a great writer with that certain magic that is the exclusive province of the children's book.

The late Margaret Laurence is, of course, one of Canada's foremost authors, and left us on Earth with a body of her work that is, quite simply, stunning. From the perspective of overall quality and beauty, the complete corpus of Laurence's work is matched by that of few authors who write/wrote in the English language, living or dead. The Olden Days Coat, weighing in at a slim twenty-six pages (with roughly half of those full-page illustrations), is not just a short story; it is a distillation of Margaret Laurence's craft.

The story is a simple one, and oft-heard. Sal goes off to spend Christmas at her grandmother's house. While digging around in a chest of old things, she finds an old coat. When she puts it on, she's transported back in time, and meets a girl her own age. I'm pretty sure you can see where this is going already; why finish? As with any plot that's well-used, there are all sorts of possibilities for the writing to slip into cliché. It never happens. Laurence is razor-sharp here, her prose sparkling as fiercely as it does from every page of The Diviners, her finest moment.

A fantastic piece of work, once that I'll be buying for my own children. Its only true failing is that I didn't want it to end. **** ½

Reading Melito's homily was a great pleasure for me. It is really a work of a genius, the person who felt keenly the horror of humankind's rejecting God.

For a long time, scholars knew almost nothing about the works of Melito, a second-century bishop of Sardis in Asia Minor. Discovery of his homily in the 1930s and its subsequent reconstruction are a landmark in the modern patristic studies. There are several English translations of Melito's work, but the standard scholarly translation is that of S. G. Hall, "Melito of Sardis: On Pascha and Fragments" (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1979).

"On Pascha" is a beatiful example of Asian style of poetry. It can be roughly divided into two parts. In the first part of the homily, Melito recollects the episodes of the Hebrew exodus from Egypt and gives them his own interpretation. He believes that many events in the Old Testament were just models, which can be properly understood only through the Incarnation of Christ. That is why, while describing Lord's protection of Israel, Melito discusses typology in principal and in general.

In the second part of the homily, Melito turns to Jesus Christ, the true Passover. He gives reasons for His Incarnation, lists persons who prefigured Him in the Old Testament, and mentions some prophesies about Him. Then he demonstrates that through His Coming, Passion, and Crucifixion, Jesus Christ indeed fulfilled these prophesies. The ingratitude of Israel, who rejected the Messiah, makes Melito reproach the Jews. Finally, he explicates the consequences of Israel's ignoring its own Lord, depicts vividly the crime of Deicide and its effect on Israel, and makes evident the triumph of the the resurrected Lord.

In my opinion, "On Pascha" is a pearl of second-century Christian literature. Everyone who is interested in early Christianity must read this work of a great Christian saint of the second century. Even if you are not interested in Christianity at all, but want to know more about ancietn rhetoric, you still have to read Melito's homily. His rhetoric and the way he uses the language are brilliant and fascinating.

Reading Melito's homily was a great pleasure for me. It is really a work of a genius, the person who felt keenly the horror of humankind's rejecting God.

For a long time, scholars knew almost nothing about the works of Melito, a second-century bishop of Sardis in Asia Minor. Discovery of his homily in the 1930s and its subsequent reconstruction are a landmark in the modern patristic studies. There are several English translations of Melito's work, but the standard scholarly translation is that of S. G. Hall, "Melito of Sardis: On Pascha and Fragments" (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1979).

"On Pascha" is a beatiful example of Asian style of poetry. It can be roughly divided into two parts. In the first part of the homily, Melito recollects the episodes of the Hebrew exodus from Egypt and gives them his own interpretation. He believes that many events in the Old Testament were just models, which can be properly understood only through the Incarnation of Christ. That is why, while describing Lord's protection of Israel, Melito discusses typology in principal and in general.

In the second part of the homily, Melito turns to Jesus Christ, the true Passover. He gives reasons for His Incarnation, lists persons who prefigured Him in the Old Testament, and mentions some prophesies about Him. Then he demonstrates that through His Coming, Passion, and Crucifixion, Jesus Christ indeed fulfilled these prophesies. The ingratitude of Israel, who rejected the Messiah, makes Melito reproach the Jews. Finally, he explicates the consequences of Israel's ignoring its own Lord, depicts vividly the crime of Deicide and its effect on Israel, and makes evident the triumph of the the resurrected Lord.

In my opinion, "On Pascha" is a pearl of second-century Christian literature. Everyone who is interested in early Christianity must read this work of a great Christian saint of the second century. Even if you are not interested in Christianity at all, but want to know more about ancietn rhetoric, you still have to read Melito's homily. His rhetoric and the way he uses the language are brilliant and fascinating.

I grew up in the region of these events. As a child my parents took us to the Ipperwash beaches and as a young man, I camped in the Park and Campground that is the setting in this book. Of interest to me is that as I grew up, nobody ever taught me any of the issues surrounding occupation of these lands.

Reading the details regarding the tragic events my thought was: It couldn't happen here. But it did.

Important reading for Canadians. Especially those who are from Southwestern Ontario.

Journalist Peter Edwards has written a sound account of the events surrounding the police shooting of Dudley George at Ipperwash PP, and shows how the then Premier of Ontario, Mike Harris, was very much involved in the police handling of the situation. Now that the Tories have been swept out of power, an inquiry is finally being held--the result of one of the few promises that the current Premier, Dalton McGuinty, has kept. I think that as a result, the incident that took place at Ipperwash in 1995 will become a significant landmark in Ontario history. It will bring to the fore how this Province has mistreated the First Nations people in its jurisdiction, and will hopefully lead to past wrongs being rectified. I highly recommend this book.

Five years ago I was shopping with my fiance' and happened upon this book in a local bookstore. I started to thumb through the pages and became entranced with the contents of the book. My fiance' found me a while later, reading with tears streaming down my face. I was embarassed and he was quite humored. My paternal grandmother had passed away a year earlier and I was so touched, so mesmorized by this book. I told him that I MUST purchase it. He then told me that I couldn't...because he had already purchased it for me as a surprise. He had found the book in the same store only the day before and knew that I would fall in love with it...and I did. My maternal grandmother passed away a few months ago...and I am now purchasing a 2nd copy for a cousin as a Christmas present. Kudos to Linda Sunshine...what a ray of sunshine this book has been for me. On a side note...I was pleasantly surprised to see an entry by Keri Picket on her grandmother, Josie. One of my all time favorite books is the one she wrote/documented, "Love In the 90s" regarding the love story of her grandparents...including photos and pesonal letters.

I'm a 46 year old man that doesn't get emotional but this book constantly brought back memories of my grandmother. Over and over again I saw her reflected in the stories I read. Memories I had long forgotten came back to bring me smiles and tears. The photographs were exceptional in their reflection of the authors feelings. Thank you Linda for finding so many outstanding authors to share with us.

A beautiful & informative book if you love the great North. A must-have for outdoor lovers.

Some of the most beautiful photos I have ever seen. With rivers, mountains, tundra, animals, these scenes are gorgeous. Informative text with specific info. on outdoor activities for each region.

Having left Newfoundland almost 15 years ago this book is giving me a glimpse into a gone by era that I only had an inkling off when I lived back home. Claire Mowat aptly describes so many customs and nuances of outport Newfoundland life that would otherwise would only be learned from a sociology class. Wonderful reading. Makes me homesick !

This is one of the greatest books I have ever read! It is a memoir abbout Claire Mowat's life in "Baleena" Nfld, Baleena is actually Burgeo,Nfld. Claire Mowat spent some years here in the 1950's and it is a great in-sight into Outport Nfld. It is a truly great book.