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Over five thousand years ago, ancient Babylonian priestesses correctly anticipated solar eclipses and arrivals of comets. "Women Astronomers: Reaching for the Stars" is a part of Stone Pine Presses' Discovering Women in Science Series, and outlines how the fairer sex has made significant contributions to the science of astronomy, focusing on the past hundred years with references to such ancient contributions such as the Babylonian priestesses above. Author Mabel Armstrong, a teacher of science for over a quarter of a century, speaks of her own obstacles in the field and gives advice to other aspiring female astronomers. "Women Astronomers: Reaching for the Stars" is highly recommended for women's studies and science shelves everywhere and for any girl astronomer-to-be.

In this comprehensive study of the life and contributions of women astronomers throughout the ages, author Mabel Armstrong shows that she has truly done her research. Filled with great photographs, interesting sidebars, and fun timelines, WOMEN ASTRONOMERS: REACHING FOR THE STARS gives information on twenty-one influential female astronomers.

Included are:

EnHeduanna: Chief Astronomer of the Moon Goddess of the City
Hypatia of Alexandria: Astronomer, Engineer, Physicist, Inventor
Hildegard of Bingen: Heard the music of the spheres
Caroline Herschel: She and her brother revolutionized the study of astronomy
Marla Mitchell: The most famous American astronomer of her time
Williamina Stevens Fleming: Founding mother of the Harvard women astronomers
Annie Jump Cannon: Built a star catalog of more than 350,000 stars
Henrietta Swan Leavitt: Discovered a way to measure distances between stars
Antonia Caetana Maury: Developed a new system for classifying stars
Cecilia Payne Gaposchkin: Called the most brilliant astronomer of her generation
Helen Sawyer Hogg: Canada's favorite astronomer for fifty years
Margaret Burbidge: Described the way chemical elements form in stars
Nancy Roman: Pioneered radio astronomy and orbiting observatories
Beatrice Tinsley: A brilliant career cut tragically short
Jocelyn Bell Burnell: Discovered quasars
Margaret Geller: Found structure in the Universe
Carolyn Shoemaker: Looks for comets that threaten Earth
Sally Ride: Astrophysicist and first U.S. woman in space
Jill Tartar: Searches for extra-terrestrial life
Wendy Freedman: Builds big telescopes and settles Hubble Constant

Spanning in time from around 2350 BCE to the present, this is a book that's perfect for anyone interested in astronomy, but especially young girls. They'll be sure to find plenty of wonderful information and inspiration within the pages of this book, which can only be a good thing.

Reviewed by: Jennifer Wardrip, aka "The Genius"

Reviewed by Avery Largent (9) for Reader Views (5/08)

"Women Astronomers: Reaching for the Stars" is an exciting book of many tales of (yeah, you guessed it!) amazing women astronomers throughout time. Starting with EnHeduanna, born 2350 BC, and ending with Jill Cornell Tarter, born 1944, this book leads you through an exciting track of those historic women who became astronomers, despite what troubles come in their way.

At first glance, "Women Astronomers: Reaching for the Stars" seems like a boring old science book. But if you take a closer look, you'll see it's an exciting and inspiring book. I think all girls who hope to be scientists or astronomers should read it. In the stories, it doesn't just talk about the women and about how they did certain things, it also explains the science behind their discoveries. In one spot, it shows how astronomers use physical constants. The speed of light is one constant astronomers use, and I found that part a very interesting read. When the author explains things, you feel like you're a scientist yourself, sitting in a science lab and learning to be an astronomer alongside these other great women.

Author Mabel Armstrong is obviously an expert in science. She knows so much about each astronomer, you might have thought she had been friends with every one of these fantastic women. Beside her knowledge, her musical, descriptive words tell inspiring stories. The women in the story show spirit, bravery, and determination. Most of the women in the stories are unsupported by their families just because they are women. They were not taken seriously. When the astronomers were interviewed in their time periods, they were asked silly and personal questions that sometimes didn't even relate to space, like, "Do you cry when you get angry?" However, the women always just ignored their skeptics, and they worked hard to become what they had aimed to be. Anyone who reads this book will be inspired to follow the lead of these amazing women.

I would recommend "Women Astronomers: Reaching for the Stars" to my friends, and I am excited to reread the book. It's a real page-turner; the exciting tales keep you reading for hours on end. I hope every girl who wants to be an astronomer at least once reads these engrossing stories. I'm looking forward to reading whatever Mabel Armstrong comes out with next.

I love this book and wish it had been published when I was a kid and interested in science. I wish it had been published when my kids were young. It's the perfect book to read aloud or for smart kids, maybe fourth through middle school readers. (There's enough great information and good writing and organization that even high school readers should find this book a useful introduction to women in sciences.)

The book is very nicely organized and leads the reader on a discovery of women astronomers from 2000 years back to today. There are illustrations and sidebars and photographs and it's the kind of book you can thumb through or read cover to cover (as I did).

The book is very readable and thoughtfully designed. It's indexed and organized into sections that tell the history of women in science. The table of contents lists the chapters and a subtitle and a bit about each scientist, so, for example, Chapter 7 is about "Exhilarating Discoveries, Painful decisions, and one of the women-of three-profiled in this chapter is Beatrice Tinsley: A brilliant career cut tragically short.

I recommend this book. It's a course in women's studies, never didactic, highly entertaining, and informative.

I liked when they said they were going to see an alligator nest and it was pretty funny that they never got to see an alligator nest until the end. And also, when they found the robber looking for his wallet, I really liked that. It was also pretty cool that a good guy who's not part of Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose, found a clue. And the wallet that the good guy found was the bad guy's wallet. And it was good that he got caught. And I also liked when Dink spotted that guy on the table when they were going for lunch near by them and Josh saw him. And also, I thought he was a bad guy but it was pretty weird that he wasn't the bad guy. A different guy who was walking to that place, he was the bad guy.

iT IS SO GOOD. I HAVENEVER SEEN A BOOK LIKE IT BEFORE!

I found this story to be entertaining and enjoyable. I found myself anxious to find out what Ruth Rose, Dink, and Josh would find on their hike. Would they get to see a Zombie or a alligator? Would the village people leave after their cemetary graves were being robbed? I felt like I was with the children when they got up at midnight and followed the glow of a flash light. They were very brave when they watched someone or something come up out of the grave. I'm sure that any adventurous person would enjoy this mystery.

I would give this book ten stars because of how the author describes the people. What happens is the pack of kids named Dink, Josh and Ruth Rose visit a cemetery in New Orleans, Louisiana, called Old Forest Trail. They stayed in a hotel with Ruth Rose's Grandmother. Meanwhile, they see their friend, Jack. So, they go on a camping trip mainly to see alligator nests. Then, two graves in the cemetery get robbed! Jack goes to kneel on red clay. Then at night, the shining light of someone's flashlight awakens Dink, Josh and Ruth Rose. They go and explore. They see someone who is tall, bright haired, and is scraping red dirt off his pants. Dink suspects it could be Jack.

In the morning they see a trail of bare footprints; they follow this trail to meet a man named Byron. Byron was tall, bright haired, but most importantly, he has a shovel with red dirt! They immediately report to Ruth Rose's grandmother about the incident. So they go talk to Byron, he admitted he was taking his owl named Bill hunting. He found the thief's wallet. He pulled out the ID and showed it to them. Guess who the thief was! They called the NOPD and showed them the evidence.

Anyone who reads this book and others in the series should get an A in Reading for enjoying some of the most mysterious books in history.

This book is not only well written and inspiring but also beautifully designed! The illustrations are so sleek and simple. The whole look of this book is gorgeous! Very easy read and great gift!

This book really inspired me. There is a lot of good advice in this brief book, whether you are an artist or a professional. This book makes me want to create and evolve.

First of all, I know Merritt. He is an amazing mentor and creative spirit. If Merritt turns his high beam on your business you are truly enlightened. Now, since most of you don't know Merritt, you can now carry his wisdom in your pocket. I can not tell you how inspiring this small book of wisdom is because I am still discovering the depth of it's potential.
As a bit of a business book junkie I find that many books are a lot of words written about very little. Many are just long-winded consultant ads. This book is the opposite. It is very little said about a whole MBA course. Each word and thought are honed to perfection and the answer to every business dilemma is there. Start at the beginning, middle or end, I guarantee you will find JUST what you needed to hear.

Thanks Merritt for your generosity in sharing your vast experience in business and in life. We will do well to listen.

This little book is well worth every penny. The pictures are gorgeous, and the breadth of ideas is incredible. Even if you just need occasional "help" in deciding what to wear or how to spice up an outfit, Chic Simple Accessories will help.

At first glance, this may seem like merely a pretty picture book, but if you take the time to look closer, you will find advice for building a classic, comfortable, versatile wardrobe through the wise use of accessories.

My favorite part of this book is when the authors take one outfit (say, white blouse and black pants) and show it with different accessories. This tactic really illustrates what a difference accessories can make. It also makes me look at my own wardrobe and think how I can achieve different "looks" with accessories rather than buying different clothes.

The other gem of this book is the accessory checklist at the back of the book, divided into categories: basic gear, ornamentation, work, evening, summer, and winter. These two pages are worth the price of the book alone.

I had been wanting for some time to break out of the dowdy Librarian mode. I decided to start my transformation with a book on the basics on accessories and Accessories (Chic Simple) fit the bill perfectly. It has wonderful pictures which enhance the copy making it more understandable and interesting. It also has information about where to purchase every item in the book and how to maintain the items after purchase. It tries to stay with the classics and tells you how to handle the trends. After reading this book, I feel ready to make accessory purchases that will make me look and feel confident

Though the first few chapters took some time..the rest of the book was really AMAZING. I have read a lot of books by the same author but have found this one to be one of his best.While reading the book, i did wish that Mr Debbs would distance himself from Socialism - which he finally came to believe in- but then towards the end, it was clear that it was a different kind of socialism that he was interested in. Also, i wish he had married Gloria instead of Kate; that way, both Kate and Eugene would have had happier private lives. It was also heartening to see Gloria stand up for Eugene through his ordeals- when his wife refused to oblige.All this makes for an interesting read, especially since history is fused so well with his private life. I would strongly recommend this book to those interested in reading real good stuff; the other attraction being its reality.

Though the first few chapters took some time..the rest of the book was really AMAZING. I have read a lot of books by the same author but have found this one to be one of his best.While reading the book, i did wish that Mr Debbs would distance himself from Socialism - which he finally came to believe in- but then towards the end, it was clear that it was a different kind of socialism that he was interested in. Also, i wish he had married Gloria instead of Kate; that way, both Kate and Eugene would have had happier private lives. It was also heartening to see Gloria stand up for Eugene through his ordeals- when his wife refused to oblige.All this makes for an interesting read, especially since history is fused so well with his private life. I would strongly recommend this book to those interested in reading real good stuff; the other attraction being its reality.

Eugene V. Debs is the only prisoner who ever ran for president of the U.S.!!
He got about a million votes too! He was convicted by the U.S. government under the espionage act and sentenced to 10 years.

The title is very telling and I interpret as being a fulfillment of scripture even if Mr. Stone didn't intend it to be. Read Daniel Chapter 2, especially verses 40-45. Daniel is able to interpret a dream by Nebuchadnezzar which no one else could do. Read verse 43 especially. Many peoples would intermix through marriage. Marriage is a great medium through which one can prey upon their enemies. Yes, I wished Debs would have married Gloria, his childhood sweetheart.

I've read several of Irving Stone's books and loved every one of them. He, like Michener, will not only tell a good story but will educate you in the process. Both authors go to GREAT lengths to research their subjects. At times, their books can be tiresome, at least to me, because of so much information that is unfamiliar. But I am a slow reader who will not skim past the details.

The book is dear to my heart because both my paternal grandfather and greatgrandfather were railroad engineers. My grandfather was born in 1894 and given the name Charles Debs Lumm. Most railroaders absolutely loved Eugene V. Debs. He was a tireless worker, defender of worker's rights. He helped establish the 8 hour work day and managed to organize the railroad workers so that they would no longer be subject to the railroad companies' whims. Many engineers and firemen were disabled for life or tragically killed in train wrecks in the early days of rail. The cost, financially, for the families so affected, so many, many times, would utterly impoverish them. Debs laid the groundwork for unions and insurance practices from those circumstances. However, I'm not so sure he would approve of the current state of those businesses today.

Debs' socialism was probably not the same as the socialism of today. At the turn of the century, there were populist/socialist movements all over the world.

Railroad, for good or ill, transformed American society. This book is a good one to read about a significant man who lived during an interesting chapter of railroad history, who may have composed most of that small chapter himself.

An intelligently written book on alchemy and a great divination tool to boot. A beautifully conceived and executed product. I have given this as a gift and also own a set of the Alchemy Stones. I treasure my set, and have learned an incredible amount about alchemy through the use of the stones.

i recommend this set to anyone interested in alternative oracles connected to this older science/art of transformation, alchemy.

great for anyone, whether you are an alchemist per se....or a true neophyte!

you can't go wrong with this.

beware though when dabbling with your own inner lab...chemical burns do not compare to alchemical drownings....(!)

namaste

if you are at all interested in alchemy and divination, you have to buy this for yourself! i have studied the art and history of alchemy (the physical art i mean, though i will say that this art is indicitive of/to human spirituality) and i was so enthused when i saw these in my book store. from what i hear now, they are out of print. i have found this set to be a tremendous addition to my tools of learning and that just having these little physical symbols in front of me greatly increases one's ability to memorize these quintessential elements of alchemy. basically, you will have NO understanding of alchemy unless you learn the symbols of it's components and processes. it has been, and continues to be, a refreshing reminder of alchemy's culmination in my life and also serves as a very precise divination tool. it literally took me (and, granted, i have a few years of study) 10 minutes to memorize these and the basic meanings. if you are willing to spend a little time, and you have to be in order to perform any type of divination well, then you will receive several tremendous skills by practicing with this aid. there is no better combination for one who truly loves these ancient and most important arts.

Phoebe Stone's hauntingly beautiful ALL THE BLUE MOONS AT THE WALLACE HOTEL stirs the heart and imprints the mind. Award-winning author and illustrator of WHEN THE WIND BEARS GO DANCING, this is Stone's first foray into the land of intermediate to middle school readers and she arrives radiant and appealing. Emotionally, her novel reads as if drawn from deep personal experience. Artistically, the story is vivid with the kind of imagery only an author with a tap root into art itself could manage. The book is a coming-of-age tale cast with luminous characters, hauntingly lovely descriptions and a poignant resolution that is both uplifting and plausible. I especially urge school librarians to purchase ALL THE BLUE MOONS and give book talks that include dialgue segments, interior monologues and scenic descriptions. Sensitive children will be drawn into the world of Fiona Hopper, her iconoclastic family and their responses to a world that first shuns then draws them to its breast. Burgess Needle, Librarian, Safford Magnet Middle School, Tucson Unified School District

comes a book this wonderful! This book made me laugh and cry and think. I loved the characters, particularly Wallace. Phoebe Stone uses language so beautifully and weaves a great story with surprising and gratifying twists. I strongly recommend this book to all girls who love ballet, or who have a sister, or who have a best friend...in fact, all girls!

I started reading this book one evening and was hard pressed to put it down! This is a great 'stay in when the weather is bad and read' kind of story. And it's not just a children's story either; I am a mature adult with no children of my own. I recommend this book to anyone with a passion to achieve a dream and an obstacle to overcome in accomplishing it!

The story and its characters is simply captivating! It only took a few pages before I found myself attached to the three main characters: Fiona, Wallace, and Kip. Their personalities take on real dimensions very quickly; I felt as if I actually knew them...they were so believably real! They most certainly could be young people any of us may have met in this present day.

Each of the children has an endearing uniqueness: Wallace - a precocious, unconventional, idealistic, and sensitive child - unaware of her desire for value until it is 'given' to her. One is immediately drawn to her character because she is so easy to like, even love...it was as much for her I wanted to read this book as it was for anyone or anything else in the story! Kyp provides all the boldness, daring, eagerness and self-assuredness oft equated with a youthful spirit. With his genuine honesty and acceptance, he is the balm that adds balance to the triangular relationship of these three children. Finally, Fiona's narration of this tale allows us to connect with her observations, her memories, her feelings, her desires, her hopes, her longings. She has been created with vividness and vulnerability! I think every child with an overriding dream in their heart can relate to her character...as can many adults. I know I did!

This book was very interesting, not slow, not to fast.I think this book was excellent for this authors first book. A great romance, kept me on the edge of my seat and I couldn't wait to see what was going to happen next.I just loved how they mixed business and pleasure.

What can I say? I was captivated. The book's pace is very appropriate as well. Not too slow and not too fast. People often forget too fast can be a problem as well. I fell in love with the chef Marcus Bazemore. It made me wish he was real.

The other thing that impressed me about the book was the intimate scenes. It was very tastefully done. Too many books today step over the line. While A.C. was graphic where he needed to be, it didn't smother the story.

The story line was clever. A woman hooks up with a chef to help him build his restaurant traffic, with recipes in several chapters. Simply delicious.

I can't wait for another book by A.C. Moore.

Always Room for Dessert is a great read. the story takes place in Washington, DC where Marcus Bazemore opens a restaurant and learns the hard way that just because you're a chef, it doesn't mean you know how to get people to come and eat at your establishment.

When Marcus meets Justine Coleman, a budding entrepreneur who has a specialty in marketing, the two team up to increase the success of the restaurant and take an interest in each other.
Their interest is only the beginning as Justine begins to experience success in a way that has her changing her values and making deals with some very dangerous people.

I loved the way that A.C. Moore alternates between Justine's and Marcus' point of view. The reader gets a chance to see how men and women can have two entirely different perspectives centered around one situation.

Throughout the book, I found everything from steamy love scenes, comedy and even thrilling drama. The recipes and dishes that Marcus prepares for Justine were also a nice added touch. I think that A.C. Moore was clever to include the recipes at the end of the chapters.

I gave this book a five star rating, because Always Room for Dessert goes well beyond the typical dime a dozen romance novel formula that's cluttering the shelves. I think we have a real author here!

And Then There Was One... is a historical memoir covering the era from 1910 t o 1945. Author Michael Stone was born in Latvia in 1910, grew up in Moscow, relocated to Berlin with his family to escape the Communist Revolution, and emigrated to the United States when the Nazis emerged to take control. And Then There Was One... is a riveting personal saga that spans nations, and offers a very personal view of cataclysmic events that reshaped human history and the world. Enhanced with an appendix, bibliography, and index, And Then There Was One... is highly recommended reading.

(...)Twentieth century lives are often studies in chaos, disruption, and just one damned thing after another. For Michael Stone, born in 1910, it's a century of the murder of Jews and of coming to America and having the freedom to build a successful life. But a successful and culture life was Stone's in Latvia, born into a family of prosperous entrepreneurs. Memories, experiences, fascinating bits of information—The Cotton Club, speeches in Columbus Circle, in the Latvian army, upbringing, siblings and parents, and meeting European men and women who, through their experiences, would define the times. But also there is the malady of the century: the Nazi murder of Jews. A horrifying depiction of the roundup of the Jews of Riga: "Those actions were representative of a number of carefully planned acts of extermination of Jews, not only in various cities in Latvia, but also in other parts of Nazi-occupied regions in Europe." And the terrible personal experiences of Stone. "My initial reaction to being transferred from the hands of the Gestapo to the regular, green-uniformed police calmed me a bit." In an important sense, this is a modern American life: coming from war-torn Europe, a man prospers but remembers, for future generations, the terrible things done in Europe. And it is a history of all of Europe as that history affected poor, helpless people. Stone remembers in a thoughtful, scrupulously detailed way: And Then There Was One is a clearheaded and instructive memoir, related with passion, and with enormous sorrow(...)

Unlike traditional history books, which are written many years after events have actually occurred, this unusual book tells of the cataclysmic world events of the the first half of the last century from the perspective of one who was there. The reader will get a graphic description of the different cultures, customs and events as they then existed.

There are not many people today who can say that they were acctually present in Moscow when the Bolshevic revolution was unfolding. Michael Stone was there. In this meticulously researched volume, Mr. Stone vividly describes how he survived the bloody two-year civil war when his mother was brutally killed. He goes on to describe his family's flight from Russia to the Weimar Republic. He provides a first-hand account of the World War II from the German perspective. Mr. Stone writes with passion about his experience of being arrested by the Gestapo on charges of high treason, which carried a mandatory sentence of decapitation (He was ultimately pardoned by Hermann Goering, personally!) We are fortunate that Mr. Stone, who was thrust into the middle of the century's greatest historic events, survived to preserve the truth from his unique perspective.

This is a must read for all history buffs.

I purchased this book after many other arrowhead/artifact book purchases, this book gave to me, personally, more information, it was simple to read and understandable. I was able to identify alot of items I had found on my property here in the mountains. I know he is in CO. but there were a good lot of items I could identify from here in OR. by the illustration and writing identification. I would like to thank Mr. Yeager for writing an easy to follow book on artifacts and such...I would also LOVE to see his collection sometime. :0)

This guide contains information on what artifacts are made of, how they were made as well as the types of places to look for them. It also offers valuable moral advice on site preservation and the laws pertaining to artifact collection.

June 19,1992 was surface finding in a plowed field in Wilmore Ky., found to my surprise found a 10 pound mint, polished axe. Was very excited... I have found 2000 pieces over the past 10 years. Just found a top to a water jug. Would enjoy any correspondence from other collector's. have many different types found in only 5 fields. cannot identify all of them...One is a triple fulton turkey tail arrowhead, notched at bottom. I also have a piece of drift wood with a large spear inside wood with a celt, and other piece unidentified.