Ward Books

I came across this, studying the origin of paper money and modern economics.
The authors went through great technical effort and personal sacrifice to bring this to We The People. The Bibliography is nearly as long as the text to substantiate all facts. It details the corporate influences in what was once American Democracy. Get it, read it, share it. It will be banned if it becomes popular. It's THAT accurate.

This book is an all in one for anyone who wants to know anything about elk. Truely a book filled with all the answers to the questions you always wanted to know but were afraid to ask.

I had heard of Tarzan Brown when I was young. He seemed a mysterious character, with not much known about him. I enjoyed learning about him, what a really great runner he was in a time when 100 runners in a race was a lot. The author interviewed many of those who knew him, including his wife, and gives an idea what it must have been like to be a Narragansett Indian in those days.

For anyone who loves the freedom of running (which Tarzan did), and is interested in life in New England 70 years ago, this book is a real find. You will also learn more about Johnny Kelley (the elder), Clarence DeMar, Les Pawson, Bricklayer Kennedy, etc. This was a time when money was scarce, and runners had to be amateurs- Tarzan once won a refrigerator in a race, but he had no electricity so gave it away. At one point he won 17 races in a row; at his peak he was brilliant. He won consecutive marathons over a 2-day period, taking a night train from NY to NH to get to the 2nd one. Tarzan had quite a spirit, and I thank the author for his painstaking research.

Embers Of The Dead by Roy Lewis is a consistently enthralling and quite tactfully authored novel on the life and times of Eric Ward. Readers will follow Eric through the transition of everyday criminal lawyer through the endless twists and turns of an investigation into the seemingly vindictive intentions of a man who destroyed his past and marriage. Embers Of The Dead is filled with enveloping plot changes involving murder, Nazi death camp remembrance, drugs, illegal immigration and prostitution, sure to enrapture the reader and very highly recommended to the realistic-fiction, mystery-thriller and general readers for its more than consuming plot.

Ward Roylance began exploring the Southern Utah wilderness in the early 1940s. He remained enamored of it the rest of his life. This book, a bit idiosyncratic and biographical at times, is a log of his backcountry travels, a plea for wilderness preservation and, most importantly, an almost childlike description of the profound effect wilderness had on him and his wife. Numberous black and white photos. Ward's wife Gloria's poetry is quoted here and there in the book. To the Roylances the Utah Wilderness and Colorado Plateau were "ineffable." Their plain, but sincere, love of wilderness is evident throughout the book. Ward and Gloria's words touched me like only a few others --- Thoreau, Abbey, Emerson, Muir and Leopold. This is a very special book!

Before starting my garden, I reviewed several books at the library. They were hard to follow and did not keep my attention, so I started gardening on my own, hit or miss. When I got my hands on Sue Fisher's book I could not put it down. The information is presented so clear and logical as if she is talking directly with you one-on-one.

You can learn the basics of everything or you can explore details of specific interests such as using color to create the illusion of a larger garden, planting in containers or planting in drought prone climates. Within the plant directory and the pictures throughout the book every plant is listed with both its technical and common name.

This book is excellent and easy to follow. The photographs and sketches are tremendously helpful.

I am a software developer of cash managment products so I know the stuff from the inside out, but I never had a business view of the area. This explains clearly, quickly, and readably the essentials of field. It explains the business use of all of the products I have built (ACH, Wires, Acct Trx, IR, etc.). Remarkably enough, it was really interesting and a very quick read--2 short evenings. Certainly, a great starter book.

For those interested in a deft, thorough, dispassionate, and readibly cogent presentation of theism, and a well-honed critique of anti-theistic nostrums, this work is a must.

Fascinating and important stuff. Everyone who sends emails, gets emails, and has heard of email should read this book. Most political campaigns are light years behind the .orgs and .coms. And this writer seems to know the ins and outs better than most!

In a way, Edith Wharton was at her best in her novellas -- her stories are lean, taut and emotionally deep. That's what "Summer" and "Ethan Frome" have in common, as they look at love, sex, marriage and the conventions of the 1800s. Put together, these novellas are utterly fascinating.

"Ethan Frome" is the male half of a loveless marriage, with the fretful, fussy Zeena. Then Zeena's lovely cousin Mattie Silver comes to live with them, and she brings out a happier, more passionate side of Ethan. But when Mattie is sent away, Ethan must make a decision. He knows he can't stay in his horrible marriage, so will he run away with Mattie? Or will something worse happen?

"Summer" shocked the 1917 public, with its frank-for-its-time look at a young woman's sexual awakening. It takes place in the New England village of North Dormer, where the young librarian Charity lives. But when Charity falls in love with an upper-class young rake named Lucius, she finds herself pregnant and unmarried -- a destructive combination in the 1900s.

Edith Wharton gave unvarnished looks at social conventions throughout her career -- she doesn't judge, she just tells it how it was, whether she's talking about the Roaring 20s or the uptight Victorian era. Divorce was almost unthinkable, affairs scandalous if revealed, and women had the cards stacked against them in matters of love, marriage and sex.

Both novellas also display Wharton's talent for writing characters who were totally unlike her, especially working-class heroes. Charity is an uneducated, naive, rough-mannered young woman, while Ethan is... well, male. Neither is much like Wharton, but she gets inside their heads and makes them entirely believable.

Wharton's formal writing style is offset by the starkness of her stories -- if she took a hard look at Victorian social conventions, she didn't flinch from showing what happened to those that transgressed. (I'll give you a hint -- neither novella has a smooching-lovers-ride-off-into-the-sunset finale) It's realistic, but a bit depressing.

"Summer" and "Ethan Frome" are both tales of love doomed by social conventions, and also two of Wharton's best stories. Sad and beautiful, gripping and classic.