Wilson Books

Very colorful, and wonderfully written. This book is about a little boy Max and his pig. As you turn each page it takes you through all of the steps in growing a plant from the seed to the final flower. Whats better is that each page has some type of activity like moving tabs, pop up pictures or lift the flap. Overall with few lines to a page it is a wonderful story for all youngsters, and its scientific!

Our Children's Librarian used this book for my daughter's ToddlerTime class the day that we planted sunflower seeds, and all the children LOVED "Max Loves Sunflowers." The bright colors, simple line-drawings and movement on every page captured the interest of all the two-year-olds in the class. I highly recommend this book for youngsters; kids can watch the sunflower "grow" from seed to seedling to a huge plant. Very entertaining, colorful, and fun!

I bought Max'x Money for my 3 1/2 year old granddaughter and it is her most favorite book. When the book arrived in the mail, I had to read it to her 5 times because she enjoyed the book so much and then she pretended to read it herself. She sleeps with the book and carries it with her. The book is fun, interactive,colorful and magic. She has lots of books and this book had become an instant favorite she can't put down. I highly recommend this book.

I bought this book for my twin niece and nephew for Christmas. They had it worn out in a month! The concept of the book is to show young children how money "travels". An example from the book shows money leaving the purse and going into the gumball machine. The book actually comes with hard cardboard "money" that can be inserted into slots on one page and retreived on the next. My nephew now tries to put money in everything! They are 2 1/2 years old and I would say this is a very appropriate book for this age level and up. I highly recommend it!

McCallan's Justice is a delightful book. Hannah is fisty and full of viniger. Sloan had me wishing that I lived in the old west. A must read for all ages.

Truly a joy to read. The author protrayed the old west in a way that makes you want more. It's a joy to read a romance novel that doesn't leave a bad taste in your mouth. I recomend it to everyone.

This is A great book,about how our elders teach the young about history.Great story line about a grandmother and her grandson.Also a wonderful story of the history in watauga county north carolina.

Meema's Memory Quilt explores 150 years of Watauga County, North Carolina history through the voices of a young boy and his grandmother. This book is unique and refreshing in it's approach to local happenings and the impact of major historical events on this small community.

...this book explains the science behind why there is an increase in cancer rates in the developed world. Our politicians may try to ignore science, but any reader can be informed about the inherent dangers of our civilized society. This book reports important findings that could save lives.

This book provides an insightful, balanced perspective on an important area of human health and well being: circadian rhythms. If these rhythms are disrupted by certain aspects of modern life, ill-health may result. In particular, such disruption may be a contributing factor in the rise risk of breast cancer in modern societies. The editors of htis book are obviously intelligent, good-looking, and above average in character.

Knight's theories have become commonplaces. The idea that Hamlet is a bad guy? The theories the Duke of Measure for Measure and Timon of Athens are Christ figures? All those are propounded for (as far as I know) the first time in this eloquent book. Aside from having famous theories, Knight supports his claims, which at first can seem absurd, with mountains of evidence gathered from a fine-toothed reading of the text. He never makes obvious points or fallacious arguments; he starts out by noticing fine details in the text and then draws these into a coherent, convincing whole. I don't agree with every word he's ever written, but all his words are brilliant. Knight is the best literary critic I have ever read, by a wide margin, and this may be his best book.

G. Wilson Knight is one of the great pioneering Shakespeare critics. As he explains in his introduction in the essays in this work he does not speak about Shakespearean 'theatre' about all that has to do with playing the plays. Instead he reads the text, not simply in time, but what he calls 'spatially'. This means in a sense thematically, finding a unity of mood and atmosphere, of motif and meaning.
For instance in his provocative reading of 'Hamlet' he sees Hamlet as a kind of sick soul set over against the healthy world of others, including that of usurper Claudius. At Knight sees it Hamlet is the death- obsessed dark dreamer who cannot be saved for life, not even by the love of Ophelia. Knight searches through the play as a whole in order to make Hamlet a character set apart from all the others, the one whose indecision, despair, brooding are signs of his deep disturbance of soul.
In another essay in the work Knight compares this moody , despairing Hamlet with the Tolstoy who at the moment of greatest triumph and well- being fell into a depression over his sense of life's meaninglessness. Knight claims that Tolstoy did not ever really get beyond this sense of meaninglessness, while Shakespeare in Lear and other late works does.
There are also outstanding essays here on Lear, Othello, Measure to Measure.
Shakespeare like all great writers is reinterpreted and added on generation by generation. In his generation Knight made a major contribution to this. His work is still not simply readable but instructive and inspiring.

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.

Inspirational! This is one of the best books (if not the best) to appreciate the passages in Psalms. The author makes Psalms "alive" out of the treasure box into your heart and to hear the living word of God. I read this book in 1991 first time. I still remember how much I was overwhelmed. Preaching Psalm is very difficult (if not so dry or repeating someone's) and even harder to make its content into the context. You will find T. Ernest Wilson's treasure that the LORD has given to him.
Richard K. Min, Dallas, Texas, USA (June 2004).

Inspirational! This is one of the best books (if not the best) to appreciate the passages in Psalms. The author makes Psalms "alive" out of the treasure box into your heart and to hear the living word of God. I read this book in 1991 first time. I still remember how much I was overwhelmed. Preaching Psalm is very difficult (if not so dry or repeating someone's) and even harder to make its content into the context. You will find T. Ernest Wilson's treasure that the LORD has given to him.
Richard K. Min, Dallas, Texas, USA (June 2004).

This is the definitive reference on the relatively little-known topic of the early attempts to fire metallic cartridges in former black powder pistols. It covers the entire spectrum of the subject and includes firearms manufactured before the introduction of the famous Peacemaker and Remington "Outlaw" models. There is also an extensive section on reproduction conversion revolvers that includes anecdotes about their manufacture and use in film and television. This belongs in the reference library of any person interested in guns and their history.

This book came ahead of time. It is virtually a new book. I was very pleased.

After owning an MG for over 15 years, and reading what I thought was everything I could find, this new version of the book is everything I expected. The writing is very informative, and the pics in the book are most enjoyable. I think this book is a must have for the MG enthusiast.

F. Wilson McComb's book is probably the best single work on the MG Car Company, Ltd. He covers in exhaustive but very readable detail the history of MGs, from Old Number One to nearly the last MGBs. McComb covers the racing efforts, from British hillclimbs to perhaps MG's greatest outright win at the Nurburgring in 1967. Copious photographs illustrate the work and the appendix provides a wealth of technical detail on each MG ever produced. A tremendous effort and a very rewarding book.