Wallace Books

There are those who form the catalysts in our lives, who lead in such a way
that they influence history. John Wilson was a keen observer of people who were genuine leaders and fairly portrayed their strengths and weaknesses.
As both an Indiana reporter, and a key player in the Justice Department, he
saw six decades of pivotal history in civil rights, Supreme Court rulings,
and tragic scandals. He reported at a time when reporters and office holders used tact and diplomacy before greedy scoops. His summations give credit to those who aided him through the years, instilling a sense of gentlemanly conduct. He longs for the days to return when both sides of a question are fairly debated. I could not put this book down and read it straight through.

Disclaimer: I was born and reared in Indianapolis and represented it in the U.S. House for 30 years. So naturally I savor this book about the people and places I know well. However, the book goes beyond the borders of my state, both because the author had two careers in Washington,D.C. and because the book is a beautiful ride in a time machine to palpable American history, styles, customs, attitudes, governmental policies and, yes, a fair amount of nievate about such things as tobbaco and slick sales scams.

I was very excited after seeing a preview demonstration of MS Office 2000 Premium edition. I knew that I was going to be able to take advantage of most of the features in the new Office 2000 software suite. I also knew that I was going to need help in learning how to integrate the applications, understanding the dos and the don'ts. I looked through several manuals and although some of them covered similar content, none were as easy to read and understand as Office 2000 for Dummies. I can go straight to the application section I am using and find the example and explanations I need, in plain English to complete my task. Publishing our organizations monthly newsletters as well as client and staff contact management or as I update our website, this book helped me see what I could do to make my job easier, more productive. Anytime I get stuck, I don't panic. I just reach for my manual and smile because not only do I know the information I need, will be there, but that I will be able to understand it, to make the task I want to happen, happen. I highly recommend this book to any user who wants to take full advantage of the new integration of the programs. It will make you more productive, more confident, more creative with the many examples provided. Basically it will make your job and your life easier!

I was very excited after seeing a preview demonstration of MS Office 2000 Premium edition. I knew that I was going to be able to take advantage of most of the features in the new Office 2000 software suite. I also knew that I was going to need help in learning how to integrate the applications, understanding the dos and the don'ts. I looked through several manuals and although some of them covered similar content, none were as easy to read and understand as Office 2000 for Dummies. I can go straight to the application section I am using and find the example and explanations I need, in plain English to complete my task. Publishing our organizations monthly newsletters as well as client and staff contact management or as I update our website, this book helped me see what I could do to make my job easier, more productive. Anytime I get stuck, I don't panic. I just reach for my manual and smile because not only do I know the information I need, will be there, but that I will be able to understand it, to make the task I want to happen, happen. I highly recommend this book to any user who wants to take full advantage of the new integration of the programs. It will make you more productive, more confident, more creative with the many examples provided. Basically it will make your job and your life easier!

These are a compendium of papers written at various times in Alfred Russell Wallace's career and cover some very interesting and important subjects which tells you a lot about Mr. Wallace's views on Spiritualism. Mr. Wallace is credited as being a co-discoverer of evolution along with Charles Darwin and has written several important books on travels on the Amazon River and the Malay Archepeligo and this book is often referred to but until now has not been made available to the general public. Thanks to the reprint publishers in Montana it is now available and fills in a lot of important data which explains the views of the co-discoverer of evolution. While it is rare and important, it is not over-long and is worthy of a good read. I highly recommend it.

Although Charles Darwin is the person always credited with developing the natural selection theory of evolution, history has it that Alfred Russel Wallace developed his own theory at the same time as Darwin was working on his. Wallace sent his theory to Darwin and when Darwin gave his presentation to the Linnaen Society in London during 1858, he also presented Wallace's parallel theory, from which came "the survival of the fittest."

At the time he was working on his theory of evolution,
Wallace was a complete materialist. "I was so thorough and confirmed a materialist that I could not at that time find a
place in my mind for the conception of spiritual existence, or for any agencies in the universe than matter and force," he
writes in the preface.

Wallace came to believe in the reality of spirit
communication and became an ardent Spiritualist. Many mainstream scientists of the day scoffed,sneered, and snickered, but Wallace remained steadfast in his beliefs. "I assert without fear of contradictionn that whenever the scientific men of any age have denied the facts of investigators on a priori grounds, they have always been wrong," he answered his critics.

Wallace gathers together the best evidence of the 19th Century and the testimony of esteemed scholars and scientists of that era who also investigated mediumship and spirit phenomena.

The words and wisdom of this book are as applicable today as they were 106 years ago. It makes one wonder why mainstream science has made so little progress in awakening to the Truths discovered by Wallace and others, suggesting perhaps that Truth is beyond absolute proof and that spiritual evolution requires constant seeking, searching, and striving.

To further quote Wallace: "My position, therefore, is that the phenomena of Spiritualism, in their entirety do not require further confirmationn. They are proved quite as well as any facts are proved in other sciences."

Monster Toddler is a charming picturebook for children ages 2 to 5 and is about Timothy, a delightful toddler boy with a "monstrous" alter ego. When Timothy puts on a monster suit and becomes Monster Toddler, he lands himself into a monster-sized mess of trouble! Gentle color illustrations by John Wallace add a very special touch to his warmly presented story about learning to clean up after one's mistakes and tantrums.

One day, Charlotte's little brother, Timothy, puts on a monster suit and is transformed from the "sweetest boy in all the world" into "MONSTER TODDLER".

Monster Toddler then runs amuck, making a mess so big that Charlotte runs into her room and slams the door shut. Monster Toddler is unconcerned with the fleeing Charlotte and continues on his rampage until he makes a mess *so big* that he becomes stuck behind a big pile of disheveled toys and books.

But never fear, "WONDER Charlotte" comes to the rescue. And after she shows Monster Toddler how to clean up the house, how to sit quietly and not pop out and surprise people, and how to be nice to kitty, Timothy decides that he likes being good. He even agrees to relinquish his monster suit.

This is such a delightful story. Not only is the artwork fun and sweet, the plot appeals to children on a number of levels. First, who doesn't occasionally dream of happily running amuck: raiding the refrigerator and eating all the cake. Plus, what sibling doesn't occasionally `bug' their siblings? And what big brother or sister doesn't dream of being a super hero.

Perhaps it is the versatility of this story that keeps my children (3 and 5) coming back for more. They love this book and with its fun artwork and gentle ways and I love it too.

It is definitely a book that has already kept their attention for years (we started reading this when they were 1 and 3 and we feel its a great addition to any kid's library.

This story has it all.....young love, mature passion and the intrigue of a murder mystery. The author brilliantly weaves the characters and story line over time and provides descriptions of people and places that are so well done that a mental picture is readily available to the reader. The only problem I had with this book was that I couldn't put it down! Mr. Beaufort's Tree

Pete White orients himself by finding the stump of Mr. Beaufort's tree as he revisits The Farm where he had spent two summers at the beginning of WW II. His visit to the tree is interrupted by Detective McCoy who informs Pete that a casket was found under the tree as The Farm is being razed in preparation for a new highway. The casket contained Mr. Beaufort, and the medical examiner cited the cause of death as arsenic poisoning. Thus begins Wallace Ponder's new book, Mr. Beaufort's Tree.

Pete visits his Uncle Rupert, Aunt Meredith, and cousins Geraldine and David on The Farm, a working waterfront farm and homestead on a large land grant dating to colonial times on the Penworthy River. After a glitch in his arrival, he finally gets the hang of the farm and it's occupants. Aunt Meredith is a beauty; Uncle (later "Unk") is gentle, hard-working paragon of virtue. Cousin Geraldine is a 15 year-old blossoming beauty madly in love with a neighboring swain, and Cousin David is a louse and a tease.

The Main House is staffed by, remember this is 1942, Negroes, but the Rupert and Meredith are enlightened as to the proper treatment of staff, and all are well cared for in an almost democratic household. Then, when the overseer quits, "Unk" searches for a new one. Shortly, Beaufort Carleton, wearing a cowboy hat and sporting unusual education and talent is hired. He becomes almost a member of the family, all but Rupert calling him Mr. Beaufort. Rupert calls him Carelton. It is not too long before Meredith and Beaufort, unknown to Rupert, are an item.

And so it goes with southern charm and traditions as Ponder paints a colorful picture after picture of farm life and teen-age swim parties, hen houses and stalls to be mucked. It is an education in farming as he weaves subplot after subplot into his tale. There is sex by innuendo, a tad of violence, and a single "damn."

A very pleasant read with a most unusual ending.

My grandmother would read this to us when we would come over to her house, and it was always a instant favorite. Guaranteed to bring smiles to everyone!

This story of a know-it-all rabbit is jumping with slapstick illustrations and has an energetic, egotistical monologue by "Uncle Podger" that will have pre-schoolers out-guessing and out-knowing this silly main character all the way through the story. The expressions on the rabbits' faces are very cleverly drawn and match the exclamations of the characters perfectly. This story, illustrated and adapted by Wallace Tripp, is an excerpt from "Three Men in a Boat" by Jerome K. Jerome.

This book convinced my 10 year old son that there is something in the Loch, but that science hasn't figured it out yet. This is a great book. It lays out the competing theories and accounts, and deals with them fairly, leaving the question open for a child to think about the strength of the evidence and how one might determine scientifically whether a creature exists. This book, and the whole Can Science Solve series, is very well done.

This book is really good if you are truly interested in this fascinating mystery. i'd give it 1 million stars if I could.

This book is the initial portion of Gyatrul Rinpoche's commentary on a portion of Karma Chagme's 17th century text, "The Union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen." The 2nd volume is called, "A Spacious Path to Freedom." A related text (all 3 are translated by B. Alan Wallace) is entitled, "Natural Liberation" and is attributed to Padmasambhava. However, even the 3 together do not completely communicate the original text. Chokyi Rinpoche also wrote a small commentary on the original text entitled: "The Union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen." All 4 of these books are well worth reading. They are among the clearest and pithiest of currently available English translations of Mahamudra and Dzogchen texts and help one to not only understand their relationships, but more importantly to understand the underlying truths within them. Mahamudra is contended to be the highest teaching within the Kagyu tradition (among the 4 Tibetan Buddhist traditions). Dzogchen is similarly regarded for the Nyingma tradition. Thus, the original work can be said to address the very highest Vajrayana (Tibetan Buddhist) teachings. It is obvious (even in translation) that Karma Chagme was a great, enlightened master. This may very well be the best of the 4 volumes cited above. It contains a wealth of material including Trekcho and Togal--the 2 primary Dzogchen practices. It is highly recommended.

Karma Chagme's Naked Awareness reviews the spiritual beliefs of Mahamudra and Dzogchen, considering the two phases of Dzoghchen practice and perspectives on consciousness and philosophy.

This book I started reading with my daughter when she was in about the second grade. We took turns reading and at the point she was really into the story, I became a bit busy too read it with her and I encouraged her to continue without me and tell me how it was. She finished reading the book all by herself and I was one proud Momma.
She has always had a love of reading and I give many kudos to this book as being one of the ones that fueled her interest in reading.
Many thanks to Betty Brock and Wallace Tripp for such a fun story and cute illustrations.

This book was such a wonderful book to read when I was in second or third grade. I could not believe how into the book I got. I even read it to my children when they were small, but they didn't take to it the same way you take to a book when you read it yourself and feel like you are right there watching the story. I recommend this book with all of my heart. It would make a wonderful movie and I would love to see Disney do it. If I could be any character that I have ever read it would be Annabelle. No Flying in the House (Harper Trophy Books)

This short book contains a wonderful mix of poetry and prose, both serious and whimsical. I found it to be excellent food for thought. Especially interesting was the short story, "Crossing Paths." This book kept my attention, and I couldn't wait to turn the page and find the next treasure. I hope to find more by this author.

This anthology has a rich variety of topics and mix of styles (free verse, haiku, tanka, short stories). I particulary like the way the author puts little twists in the plots and verse... they really make you think, which is what poetry is supposed to do. My faves: "Focus", a poem that says as much about the author's theology as her view of gardening, and "The Span" a short story about an alien space traveler finding love, losing it to the ages, and finding it again. All in all, it is quite simply a really fun read. I'll give it 5 stars.