Wagner Books

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This was an excellent book which described the achievements and events of Edgar Schmeud, the principle designer of the P-51 Muatang. It also gives an in depth history of the accelerated development of the mustang during WWII. The book contains many rare photo's of early mustangs, the manufacturing plants, and the other people involved in the development of the plane.

Chicago Tribune Bookworld, Sept. 28, 1980 An Ethnic Novel filled with wonder and cheer My America! By Eliot Wagner Reviewed by Teresa Godwin Phelps Some books make you want to cheer, and Eliot Wagner's latest novel, "My America!" is one of them. Another book about Jewish immigrants and their descendants in New York City sounds about as undistinguished and ordinary as yesterday's chicken soup. Nonetheless, Eliot Wagner achiever in "My America?" a freshness and vitality that only a writer of uncommon talent can. Not only does he create characters that live long after you have finished the book, he risks pushing the possibilities of language and narrative style by telling the story itself with the speech patterns of the people he describes, the very intonation, rhythms, and dialects of his characters. Wagner writes with a poet's attention to the sounds, connotations, and patterns of words and dialog, and is no doing effectively draws the reader into the story and into the minds of the Shares and their assorted relatives. In "My America!" Wagner chronicles the lives of the philandering Hymie Share (a kind of Jewish-American Leopold Bloom), his long-suffering wife Golda, and their three children, Danny, Naomi, and Leah. Mixed into the Shares' lives are their saintly cousin Reisel and her paranoid mother Gittel, who have come to New York fleeing the revolutionaries in Russia: "Reds or Whites - who know which, and what was the difference?" The Shares and their relatives struggle to survive in Manhattan's Lower East Side during the early 1900's, and Wagner presents their unique griefs and joys with a commingling of poignancy and humor. The story focuses finally on Danny Share and his entrepreneurial wife Carrie. Tough Carrie, who grew up on a chicken farm in Orange, N.J., single-handedly parlays the Share family business, Quality Lamps, into a financial empire capable of buying up choice Manhattan property. The tension between the expedient and unscrupulous Carrie and her principled and idealistic husband provides much of the novel's energy. With Danny and Carrie, we fall in love and out again, we gain and lose money in the stock market during the heady and careening `20's, we survive the Crash, we watch with fear as Hitler - " That madman? He'll never last!" - gobbles up Europe, and we send sons off to war. With them we relive the history of the first half of this century, the events that inexorably determined today's attitude. Wagner never resorts to stock characters, banal dialog, of shopworn occurrences, and if we respond to this book and these characters as familiar, it is because the author captures some of the vital truth of life and experience. When this happens, reading becomes more than a passive act. Reading incorporates hearing, seeing, smelling, and feeling, and fiction achiever a rare veracity a palpability. These are the possibilities inherent in literature that George Steiner recognizes in "Language and Silence," when a book is written so that we as readers are compelled to "Engage the presence, the voice of the book" and "allow it entry, though not unguarded, into our inmost." This is high praise for any fiction writer, yet by mixing an unflinching perception of human psychology with a lyrical sense of dialog, Wagner frequently succeeds in "My America!" Moreover, "My America!" is a wonderful, exuberant book that crackles with humor and goodwill toward life. "My America!", Wagner's third novel (the other two: "Grand Concourse" and "Better Occasions") inaugurates the publishing list of Kenan Press, a new division of Simon & Schuster. After the cynical `70's, we can celebrate that the `80's commences with a novel full of energy, optimism, and hope. At the end of "My America!" Danny Share sits listening to a Mozart concert, and he thinks: "Now old Mozart twisted you around, turned you inside out, all but extinguished you.... and then left you smiling when he said goodbye. That was supposed to be a flaw.... Flaw my ass - that signoff said, "Mozart's the name!" Following his master Mozart, Wagner leads the reader through the kaleidoscopic changer in the Shares' lives, and concludes his story on a cheerful, upbeat note. Given the melancholy and pessimistic tone of so much contemporary fiction, we must ask: Flaw? No, just remember - Wagner's the name!

Remember the animated specials with Edith Ann in them? As much as I adore Lily Tomlin, as much as the little girl in the huge chair cracked me up, the Jane Wagner version, the smart, sarcastic, slightly sad little girl with the big head, is better. Her voice is perfect, and some of the things she says are things I say, or wish I'd thought of first. "Childhood is the leading cause of stress among kids my age."

THE ODYSSEY OF THE SECOND PEOPLE by Edward F. Wagner is an interesting take on interpersonal relationships; those of caring, love, a sense of family, and exploration of intimacy. This sequel to THE SECOND PEOPLE - THE BEGINNING, revolves around the characters of the band leader Anbessa, and his mate Umfazi, their daughter Caraga and a the medicine man known as The Wanderer. Setting his novel in ancient Egypt, Israel and the surrounding regions, the author is meticulous in selecting names in the story that are authentic. These names are highlighted to reflect the oneness of a "common ancestry" and the meanings of these ancient names are included in the introduction to the story that serves as a reference throughout.

As the band grows, they face many struggles of daily survival. Will they learn to grow together in order to continue to thrive? Will the men accept the women members as their equals? When difficult decisions arise, what is the band's ultimate decision?

This book offers the reader something different in terms of its setting and its approach. It is a refreshing story built on respect, love and adventure. Although I did not read the first book in this series, Wagner does an excellent job in portraying the story and capturing the reader's attention throughout.

Reviewed by Nedine
of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers

Wagner's treatise is fascinating. I found his insights into conducting helpful and very substantial, though his anti-semitism does permeate the book. This translation omits several illustrations of the music Wagner uses to exemplify his points. Their absence was a dissapointment.

This is a must read for any conductor. Wagner speaks with conviction and from experience. While he can definately ramble on about obsolete topics such as the poor state of viola players, his ideas are mostly very good.

Other teachers and I love this book! It has helped many students transition from Spanish to English with friendly characters that they love. I would recommend this to anyone helping a student find the words to express their knowledge!

Came across this book a couple years ago, and really enjoyed it. Each chapter was submitted by individuals ministering and working in Nigeria. It is very eye-opening to learn of God's tremendous move over there - for example, literally hundreds of thousands gathering regularly for prayer meetings. In short, the book is worth the time and money to read. The Lord used it as a means of a great inspiration to me.

This superb folio-size companion to the PBS television special of the same name explores the history and psychology of Irish immigration to the United States.

With some 100 duotone photographs, it is an inspiring story of those who survived disease on the "coffin ships" as they attempted to reach our shores. The vivid text brings to life the sagas of Irish entrepreneurs who rose to prominence in politics, agriculture, business, religion and culture.

Most importantly it is the story of courageous human beings, people who left everything behind them to search for a better life. And, in so doing, they forged lasting impressions on past and present life in America. Never forgetting "home," they imagined and often lived the American dream.

This splendid book speaks volumes to the descendants of the Irish immigrants and to all who have a vision and struggle to make it reality.

- Gail Cooke

Book does a very good job of covering the basics. Examples are easy to follow and learn. There are several parts that do not make sense. These parts either skip steps or launch into a subject matter that is not relevant. I would recommended to anyone who wants to learn Outlook 2000 over a couple of days. Just pay attention to the details! I wish editing would have been a little better...