0C0T6B286Z7KS2RGZ5F2True15New_YorkLargeBooksreviewrank231933231941590171012http://www.amazon.com/Magic-Pudding-Review-Childrens-Collection/dp/1590171012%3FSubscriptionId%3D05ERXYTS89KFGEPQR5G2%26tag%3Dthebookrevi0b-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D159017101253340http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51SRE7P3VHL._SL75_.jpg7549http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51SRE7P3VHL._SL160_.jpg160105http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51SRE7P3VHL._SL500_.jpg475311HardcoverNorman LindsayPhilip Pullman9781590171011701590171012NYR Children's CollectionEnglishEnglishEnglish8301895USD$18.95NYR Children's Collection1184Book2004-06-30NYR Children's CollectionAges 9-122004-06-30NYR Children's Collection75560695USD$6.95399USD$3.993500USD$35.0029121011ATVPDKIKX0DERhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/help/seller/home.html?seller=ATVPDKIKX0DERNewnewmfBXGTu%2BWwmUHQtRqq2FMROn%2Fv6Gj66RS2EITOXcocjeC7OFYNsbKSd5PcyHCYkXeTDfXj0bZsFbSirwt2kTcw%3D%3D1289USD$12.89Usually ships in 24 hours5.016415901710125002008-03-15

one of the world's greatest children's stories

Finally this Australian children's classic is becoming available to Americans. I first read it 60 years ago and it has never lost its unusual charm. I read it to my children, enjoying together its wonderful illustrations by author-artist Norman Lindsey and its whimsical poem-songs: "It's worse than weevils, worse than warts/ Worse than corns to bear/ It's worse than having several quarts of treacle in your hair." My grandchildren are now enjoying the books (I had to order copies from Australia, and consider it wonderful that children today can more easily obtain the book). I consider it a classic of the first order--one of the greatest children's stories of all time. 15901710123112008-02-22

Inspired, yes...but HARD to read aloud!

Honestly, I'm no read-aloud wimp! And my kids are usually up for anything. They giggled like mad at the pompous puns of Mr. H.M. Wogglebug T.E. in the Oz books, and urged on my faux-Yorkshire accent in the Secret Garden. The century-old Australian slang and endless sea shanties of the Magic Pudding, though, just about did us in. It really is a magnificent flight of fancy, but there were just too many incomprehensible sentences to paraphrase and longggg songs to make up tunes for. Save this for when you're at your most daring and energetic, read-aloud parents!15901710124002007-08-01

Australian SF Reader

Big tough talking penguins and talking never ending desserts, what more could you want? Ok, that, but this is a kids book, and one you should get if you have some (kids, that is, not talking penguins and puddings). There are the good guys, and there are the bad guys. Both are hungry, but the bad guys want to put out tasty pudding friend to nefarious ends, while the good guys just want enough dessert. Needless to say, the pudding is cantankerous. <br />1590171012535362004-09-27

The Australian Lewis Carroll?

This book is part of the wonderful new series of republished children's books from the New York Review of Books. Over 80 years old, "The Magic Pudding" describes the adventures of a koala bear, named Bunyip Bluegum - the kind of koala who wears a high collar and spats - who falls in with a crazy cowboy sort of fellow named Bill Barnacle and a penguin named Sam Sawnoff. <br /> <br />Bill and Sam are possessed of a magic pudding (named Albert, if you can believe this), who regenerates every time you take a bite of him and changes into whatever flavor you like. Albert the pudding is much coveted by two evil villains who are constantly tricking our Heroes into giving up the Pudding, whereupon they must go and re-re-re-rescue it. <br /> <br />The characters and style are very reminiscent of "Alice in Wonderland," with Bunyip seeming a little White-rabbitish to me, and Bill and Sam sort of Mad Hatter and Dormouse-y. The effect is somewhere in between "Alice" and an old Loony Tunes in which Bugs Bunny constantly bewilders Elmer Fudd. <br /> <br />The whole narrative is punctuated with many whimsical song lyrics, like the poetry in Carroll's book. The lyrics make it a great read-aloud for the younger set, although older kids might be a bit puzzled by its style. However, everyone will be charmed by the Pudding himself and want one of their very own.1590171012513132004-05-19

Like Roald Dahl's books? You'll love The Magic Pudding.

The Magic Pudding is a fun-and-nonsense tale that has become my nine-year-old son's favorite book. It deserves to be published in the US so that American children can enjoy what has become a classic in Australian children's literature. If you enjoy Roald Dahl's books, "The Phantom Tollbooth," and "Alice in Wonderland" you'll enjoy this.The Magic Pudding is a pie, except when it's something else, like a steak, or a jam donut, or an apple dumpling, or whatever its owner wants it to be. And it never runs out. No matter how many slices you cut, there's always something left over. It's magic.<br><br>But the Magic Pudding is also alive. It walks and it talks and it's got a personality like no other. A meaner, sulkier, snider, snarlinger Pudding you've never met.<br><br>So Bunyip Bluegum (the koala bear) finds out when he joins Barnacle Bill (the sailor) and Sam Sawnoff (the penguin bold) as members of the Noble Society of Pudding Owners, whose "members are required to wander along the roads, indulgin' in conversation, song and story, and eatin' at regular intervals from the Pudding." Wild and woolly, funny and outrageously fun, <i>The Magic Pudding</i> stands somewhere between <i>Alice in Wonderland</i> and <i>The Stinky Cheese Man</i> as one of the craziest books ever written for young readers.The plain truth was that Bunyip and his Uncle lived in a small house in a tree, and there was no room for the whiskers. What was worse, the whiskers were red, and they blew about in the wind, and Uncle Wattleberry would insist on bringing them to the dinner table with him, where they got in the soup.159017100415901704821590172027159017126801564548902786Ages 9-122975Classics573636Series170064Staff Favorites4Children's Books1000Subjects283155Books3017Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic3013Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Horror2966Literature4Children's Books1000Subjects283155Books502346Hardcover170810Pullman, Philip170556( P )170540Authors & Illustrators, A-Z4Children's Books1000Subjects283155Books170063Children's Books: Ages 9-12: General404929011General404928011Archive251254011Custom Stores44258011Specialty Stores283155Books16254411Children's Books: Literature: General404929011General404928011Archive251254011Custom Stores44258011Specialty Stores283155Books394181011Hardcover394174011Binding (binding)388186011Refinements283155Books618083011Printed Books618072011Format (feature_browse-bin)388186011Refinements283155BooksRHWOFVA9Y6GPUDavid's ListR24FT2VZPH6VZ9Happy Best Birthday Sweetie! Top Giggle-Starters.R1HIQD42PZM9UJChildren's Books1U0H5FEF8AYHNClassic Books from The New York Review Children's Collection205RZ1SSHV7VXBooks I will give to my one-day daughter2TG1VPQ5ZLBSYChildren's Literature7T2IG4QGRWHWSonlight Core 5 History Supplements30WR9XHEWKPELRead alouds my 5 yr old loved (part 2)LBNT6HQXNXZ4Novel read alouds for a gifted 3 year old -- Part 10802715370http://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Once-Removed-Baseball-World/dp/0802715370%3FSubscriptionId%3D05ERXYTS89KFGEPQR5G2%26tag%3Dthebookrevi0b-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D0802715370621929http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51W9FEJQWPL._SL75_.jpg7549http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51W9FEJQWPL._SL160_.jpg160104http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51W9FEJQWPL._SL500_.jpg475310Phillip HooseHardcover813.549780802715371800802715370Walker & CompanyEnglishEnglishEnglish7901995USD$19.95Walker & Company1176Book2006-10-03Walker & Company2006-10-03Walker & Company60530250USD$2.501USD$0.011995USD$19.9541322011ATVPDKIKX0DERhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/help/seller/home.html?seller=ATVPDKIKX0DERNewnewqt%2BbPGIaGM6LDMPXVqfPEK5qkUd5QEfzAlVGaw8NKheB3BdgDhOg6i4dFIVkKsfOpVPeY4ndN%2Fbt5W3RGEHIDluC4I9izELL1596USD$15.96Usually ships in 24 hours5.015308027153705002007-06-11

Step into the Time Tunnel and return to a simpler place and time.

If you are a guy or gal who was born before 1950 and enjoy the game of baseball then Phillip Hoose's "Perfect, Once Removed" should be right up your alley. Author Phil Hoose had just moved to Speedway, Indiana with his mom and dad in late 1955. He was eight years old and having an awfully hard time adjusting to his new school and making friends. To make matters worse, no one had ever taught young Phil how to play baseball. He had never swung a bat or even had an opportunity to play catch! Kids being kids, they jumped all over Phil in gym class and at the playground after school. Phil was completely miserable until one day his mom casually mentioned that his dad's cousin pitched for the New York Yankees. And so Phil Hoose took it upon himself to write to his dad's cousin Don Larsen and ask for some advice. A short time later Phil received a postcard from Don Larsen that would literally change his life forever. <br />It is always wonderful to read a story like the one portrayed in "Perfect, Once Removed". Sometimes we never realize how such a simple act of kindness can impact someone so much. But Don Larsen not only sent that postcard but he also arranged for Phil and his parents to attend a Yankees--White Sox game at Commiskey Park. While in Chicago Phil had an opportunity to meet several of the Yankee players at the hotel where they were staying. It was an experience that would make him a baseball addict for life. It turns out that as usual the New York Yankees under legendary manager Casey Stengel would win the 1956 American League pennant. This time their opponents in the World Series would be their crosstown rivals the Brooklyn Dodgers. And in Game Five on a Monday afternoon in October Don Larsen would make World Series history! Due to the heroics of his cousin, once removed, Phil Hoose was suddenly the BMOC (big man on campus) at school. Quite a turnaround in just 6 or 7 months! <br />If I had to pick one adjective to describe "Perfect, Once Removed" it would have to be "charming". That may sound odd for a book about sports but I think the term fits here perfectly. For this book is so much more than a book about a perfect game. It is also a real period piece. For those old enough to recall those days it will bring back a flood of fond memories. I found "Perfect, Once Removed" to be a great change of pace from the much more serious fare that I ordinarily read. A great book to read while lounging at the beach or relaxing by the pool. This is an extremely well written and thoroughly enjoyable book that is am very pleased to recommend.08027153705002007-05-22

Five Stars!

Anyone who grew up loving baseball needs to read this book. It perfectly captures the romance of the game from the perspective of a 9-year-old, back when 9-year-olds lived and breathed baseball. Five stars!08027153704002007-03-11

a whiff of nostalgia

Served well by its brevity and the honesty of its recollections, Hoose's memoir is a perfect accompaniment as you follow your team through another spring training, because it's not so much about the team or the players as it is about your own hopes.08027153704112007-02-18

A Delighful Baseball Memoir, A Fantastic Personal Story

With ease and skill, Phillip Hoose recalls his childhood days when baseball ruled his world, consuming his thoughts during the school day, and consuming his play time at night. Hoose chronicles his childhood, from his family's move to the center of the racing world, Speedway, Indiana to his discovery of the great game of baseball, to his relationship with distant cousin Don Larsen, a Yankee great. <br /> <br />The book is an exceptional tale of baseball, and the effect it truly has on so many of our nation's youth. From his intense, yet usually fruitless baseball practice sessions to his late night attempts at finding a signal for a baseball game, Hoose adds a personal touch to the greatest game in the world. His personal touch, then, is what makes this book so special. In an age where baseball is struggling to keep a clean image, amidst steroid use and huge salary contracts, Hoose takes the reader back to the magic of the game. Hoose accomplishes what all good books should do, he transports us into another time, and another place: our youth, and our neighborhood. He reminds us, the kid in us, the joy it felt to first pick up a ball and bat, and the disappointment we felt when we lost our neighborhood pick-up game. <br /> <br />A refreshing and inspirational tale, Hoose's book should not be missed by even the casual baseball fan. Hoose's writing establishes a deep connection between baseball and life, and lessons which each can learn from the other. His tale is one of up's and downs, triumphs and heartaches. Through it all, however, Hoose maintains a sense of hope for life and a sense of love for the game. This hope is what propelled so many of our own baseball dreams, and it is what helps make Hoose's book a truly wonderful read. <br />08027153705002007-01-15

A Trip Down Memory Lane

A great book really hitting the emotions of one's childhood growing up around baseball. A wonderfully written book and a very easy read. It is so much more than just the history of baseball's greatest pitched game. A very special book!<div><div>In the winter of 1956, Phillip Hoose was a gawky, uncoordinated 9-year-old boy just moved to a new town&#8212;Speedway, Indiana&#8212;and trying to fit into a new school and circle of friends. Baseball was his passion, even though he was terrible at it and constantly shamed by his lack of ability. But he had one thing going for him that his classmates could never have&#8212;his second cousin was a pitcher for the New York Yankees. Don Larsen wasn&#8217;t a star, but he was in the Yankees&#8217; rotation. And on October 8, 1956, he pitched perhaps the greatest game that has ever been pitched: a perfect game (27 batters up, 27 out) against the Brooklyn Dodgers in the World Series. It forever changed Phil&#8217;s life. <i>Perfect, Once Removed</i>, recalls with pitch-perfect clarity the angst and jubilation of Phil Hoose&#8217;s 9th year. To be published on the 50th anniversary of The Perfect Game, it will be one of the best baseball books of 2006.</div></div>037421444114000822690375713077B0012F48R8158726434X2375Biographies & Memoirs: General404929011General404928011Archive251254011Custom Stores44258011Specialty Stores283155Books2450Sports: Biographies: General404929011General404928011Archive251254011Custom Stores44258011Specialty Stores283155Books16321Sports: Baseball: General404929011General404928011Archive251254011Custom Stores44258011Specialty Stores283155Books11086921Sports: General404929011General404928011Archive251254011Custom Stores44258011Specialty Stores283155Books2447Baseball2446Biographies26Sports1000Subjects283155Books16323History16315Baseball26Sports1000Subjects283155Books3048891Memoirs2Biographies & Memoirs1000Subjects283155Books394181011Hardcover394174011Binding (binding)388186011Refinements283155Books618083011Printed Books618072011Format (feature_browse-bin)388186011Refinements283155Books0966347870http://www.amazon.com/Tea-City-New-York/dp/0966347870%3FSubscriptionId%3D05ERXYTS89KFGEPQR5G2%26tag%3Dthebookrevi0b-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D0966347870161305http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5106PZCNSML._SL75_.jpg7542http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5106PZCNSML._SL160_.jpg16091http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5106PZCNSML._SL500_.jpg500283Elizabeth KnightBruce RichardsonPaperback9179780966347876400966347870Benjamin PressEnglishEnglishEnglish7601895USD$18.95Benjamin Press1114Book2006-04-15Benjamin PressBenjamin Press304301100USD$11.001149USD$11.491970011ATVPDKIKX0DERhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/help/seller/home.html?seller=ATVPDKIKX0DERNewnewqaB5sSASPwKe7guDXfMtMNUBaHBmlpBahu6MmCOIy8DzsQ8X3bNCGSa250e0nipuJvqBf9ycd0p%2F8jELiAbYORB458lmqy9q1289USD$12.89Usually ships in 24 hours5.015309663478705002008-02-02

Tea in the City: New York City

We used this book on two recent trips to NYC as a guide book for planning 4 different afternoon teas. Excellent!09663478705112008-01-04

Worth every penny!

I had slight sticker shock and hesitated to buy this book. In fact, when it arrived, I was a bit unhappy with the small size. Having perused this small tome (with a cuppa in hand, of course), I've come to realize that my reservations were in vain. What a great book for the tea lover! This guide is not only informative, but well written. I'll be reading it again and again, and I'm sure that many a happy afternoon will be spent in the City (and here in Brooklyn, too) thanks to Ms. Knight. The only downside is that the fifth NYC borough is not mentioned... sounds like a great opportunity for someone in Staten Island to rise to the occasion for a possible (and hoped for by this reader) 2008 edition.09663478705002006-11-16

Take a Tea Trip!

If you enjoy tea, why not take a tea trip in my hometown, New York? With this book, you can plan out everything. I have found the information provided by Ms. Knight to be accurate and have also learned a few interesting tidbits about tea culture. The excellent photos are worth noting as well. With more and more tea places popping up (and I've noticed a few recently), I hope they plan to put out updated editions. But this is by far the best tea guidebook I've seen, and a necessity for any tea lover who spends time in New York City. 09663478705002006-10-26

A unique perspective on NYC

What I really love about Tea in the City is the breadth and depth of Ms. Knight's profiles, especially when it comes to non-traditional tea rooms. This is the first guide I've seen that really makes an effort to incorporate the newer influx of modern East Asian tea destinations, rather than limiting itself to British and hotel teas (though these are here as well). Although I work in NYC, this guide may inspire me to try some new places in some neighborhoods I haven't visited in a while. I also find this guide more male-friendly than most tea books. 09663478705002006-08-20

Perfect New York City tea guide

This is the perfect guide to tuck in your handbag or pocket when going to New York City. Color coded maps tell you the tea spots available in each area of NYC. Daily hours, phone numbers, subway stops nearby, websites, decor, approximate costs, and description of teas and food are included. This will be in my handbag anytime I take a train into New York City.Two of America’s leading tea writers have combined their talents to introduce you to all things tea in The Big Apple. Elizabeth Knight, tea sommelier at the grand St. Regis Hotel, leads you across Manhattan and it’s boroughs to experience over 100 tea rooms, tea salons, tea shops, tea bars, hotel teas, museum teas, tea cafes and restaurants that serve exceptional tea. Over 130 color photographs by Bruce Richardson and lots of neighborhood maps aid you in experiencing the city with tea on your mind.096634788909793431000789308614158017050107893139874222Coffee & Tea4219Drinks & Beverages6Cooking, Food & Wine1000Subjects283155Books17240Mid Atlantic17236Northeast17228Regions17227United States27Travel1000Subjects283155Books197498011Travel: General404929011General404928011Archive251254011Custom Stores44258011Specialty Stores283155Books400272011Paperback394184011Mass Market401237011Trade394174011Binding (binding)388186011Refinements283155Books618083011Printed Books618072011Format (feature_browse-bin)388186011Refinements283155Books0452280184http://www.amazon.com/Where-She-Came-Daughters-Mothers/dp/0452280184%3FSubscriptionId%3D05ERXYTS89KFGEPQR5G2%26tag%3Dthebookrevi0b-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D0452280184719174http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5179HFNJXNL._SL75_.jpg7549http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5179HFNJXNL._SL160_.jpg160104http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5179HFNJXNL._SL500_.jpg475309Helen EpsteinPaperback974.710049249780452280182970452280184PlumeEnglishEnglishEnglish8001500USD$15.00Plume1336Book1998-11PlumePlume60531699USD$6.99189USD$1.8952300005.015304522801845232006-09-03

We should ALL know where we came from so well...

In WHERE SHE CAME FROM, Cambridge, Massachusetts-based award-winning author Helen Epstein has penned a meticulously-researched memoir to the four generations of Czech and former Czechoslovak women in her extensive family, from her mother's side of the brood. <br /> <br />While today she associates her public persona to the proud and extensive line of former Czechoslovak Epsteins (see Ms. Epstein's fabulous Amazon Short available off of this site, SWIMMING AGAINST STEREOTYPE: The Story of a Twentieth Century Jewish Athlete), the writer stakes her claim to a noble and illustrious family line which once proudly sported famous Viennese and Prague-based surnames such as Rabinek, Solar, Weigert, Sachsel, Furcht, and Frucht. <br /> <br />Like an experienced batsman for a World Series-winning major-league baseball team, Epstein managed to hang in that old batter's box, waiting for just the right pitch to slug out of the ballpark. In the book world, the analogue was when all the right moments fortuitously transpired to assist Ms. Epstein in securing many essential clues of research which she utilized handily in crafting this excellent book's narrative. Even she'll tell you, the process was far from easy. <br /> <br />Thanks to a dedicated coterie of like-minded collaborators based in points all around the globe as you'll soon read (the former Czechoslovakia, Czech Republic, Israel, South America, and the United States), Ms. Epstein succeeded in cobbling together one of the most comprehensive Czech geneological histories on the public record. <br /> <br />The work is not only emotionally remunerative for Ms. Epstein, to the extent that those missing links in her family chain were finally sewn together, but it's additionally a fine account of several strong women, renowned in their various fields of endeavour, who persevered during the best of times and the absolute horrorific worst of the 20th century. <br /> <br />Starting with Helen's great-grandmother Therese Sachsel, nee Frucht (Furcht), who lived during the reign of Franz-Josef in the last of the Habsburg-ian thrones, passing through her grandmother Pepi's life story during the turbulent First World War and the First Czechoslovak Republic, and finally overlapping the history of her own mother Frances Epstein, Helen pored over hundreds (if not thousands) of archival sources in constructing this cogent tale. <br /> <br />Collectively, these three noble upstanding women belonging to the author's colourful past outlived the worst of the 20th century's ravages, passing fads, and tragic downfalls. <br /> <br />We swoon with Therese Sachsel during the euphoria of Tomas Garrigue Masaryk's (TGM) storied first Czechoslovak Republic (1918-1938), when all seemed possible for the Central European remant of the former Austria-Hungarian powerhouses of Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia, and Slovakia. Our hopes and dreams are temporarily crushed alongside her grandmother Pepi Rabinek as we witness the invasion and subsequent occupation of Prague by Nazi hordes, who sweep unchallenged through the former Czechoslovakia's borders after the West's perfidy of Munich. We agonize alongside Pepi's daughter, Frances Solar/Rabinek/Epstein, the paragon of the family and Helen's stalwart mother, as she is dispatched to the Teresienstadt (in modern-day Terezin, Czech Republic) concentration camp, or in the colloquial Czech, the "koncentrak." We also rejoice when Frances is extricated from the hellhole of Auschwitz, and tranported the West in wartime Germany as part of a labour brigade, towards the oncoming Allies from the West, liberated in Bergen-Belsen by British forces at the end of WWII. Finally, we are shocked to discover the insensitivity, sheer apathy, and in many instances -- outright hostility -- that Praguers demonstrated towards the surviving returnees from the Nazi camps, to which Frances and her future husband, famous former Czechoslovak Olympian swimmer, Kurt Epstein, counted themselves. <br /> <br />Helen Epstein's lines draw us inexorably into this story, and once you start you'll have a difficult time finding excuses to stop. <br /> <br />What staggered me as I made my way through this read was Ms. Epstein's formidable discipline. The sheer single-mindedness with which she approached the colossal task of the near-vertical climb to reach the bottom of her family's history. I read with awe how solace was found towards the end. <br /> <br />WHERE SHE CAME FROM will stand as one of the foremost examples of the self-researched memoir. If you need any reason at all to read this book, then let it be thanks to the iron-willed determination which the answers gracing its pages were unearthed by Ms. Epstein. <br /> <br />A book like this needs to be savoured for its significance, appreciated for its illumination, and respected for its purity. There isn't a single letter which graces these pages that wasn't typed, written, or transcribed in the absence of a labour which can only be termed love. <br /> <br />I sit back and wish we all had the staying power of Ms. Epstein. The book is laudatory in the extreme. <br /> <br />As if Ms. Epstein's family history were not enough, there are other benefits to this book too. For those with a keen interest in the past two centuries of life in Prague and the experiences of Bohemia's and Moravia's Jews and its Czech peasantry, WHERE SHE CAME FROM is chock-a-block with painstaking factoids and historical tidbits that'll nudge you gently towards further reading. It will also supply its readers with a glimpse towards the increasingly-distant Czechoslovak past, which, with the passing of the years and the keener integration of this country with the rest of the EU, slips further and further away from the grip of Czech youth. <br /> <br />This book is more than just a reminder, it's a testament to a time which no longer exists. In that respect, it is now part of the permanent historical record. <br /> <br />WHERE SHE CAME FROM is written in a language at once accessible and magnetic. For all ages, for all backgrounds. I can't do anything less than award this superb work of history my highest rating of 5-stars. <br /> <br />I know you will too. <br /> <br />-- ADM in Prague04522801845002006-06-23

A Wonderful Book for College Classes

Beautifully written, WHERE SHE CAME FROM is also the product of very serious and exhaustive research. It is a magical and haunting book. It brings alive a period of Jewish women's history that is only now being written about in English. Travelling through pre-Holocaust Central Europe with Epstein is an amazing experience: the reader follows both the process of investigation of family history and the emotions this opens up for the writer. <br /> <br />I taught the book several times both in the US and Mexico in classes on Memory and Autobiography. My students loved the book. Many of them bought several copies to give to relatives and friends as gifts. My graduate students (in History and Literature) were impressed by the rigor of Epstein's research, and the skill with which she weaves historical information into her prose. 04522801845002006-06-12

A Wonderful Read

This is a fascinating chronicle of three generations of the author's female ancestors. It is probably the only book in English that tells the story of Jewish women in Prague in the the first half of the twentieth century. Helen Epstein has a special talent for recreating social history and bringing it alive.04522801845002006-03-29

Beautiful Personal Tribute

This book was a beautiful personal tribute to the author's ancestors. <br /> <br />I was engrossed in this book from the first page...although it was a slow read for me, because I wanted to grasp the intensity of the generational saga, and grasp the historical facts, correctly. Epstein has more than proved herself in this dramatic memoir of family generations, identity, and history, weaving us through time, each piece of family fabric a part of the final tapestry. The reader is given remnants and squares of fabric in a familial tapestry, of sorts, through history and time, through the horrors of war, and how it affects all the generations, from past to present. From assimilating into society and racial and religous identity, to how one views themselves and what they identify with, Epstein manages to stitch a tapestry of her family, each stitch in time adding to the fabric of her own identity. Bravo for a wonderful read!04522801845352004-01-17

Amazing personal story!!!!!!!

Although this book has a slow start with a lot of historical information, once you get to the Holocaust section, you will not be able to put this book down. I read it while in Vienna and after I visited Prague. I felt so connected to my surroundings and the author that I literally felt like I was in the book. Makes the enormity of the Holocaust personal and understandable. A MUST READ FOR EVERYONE!Along with millions of lives, the Holocaust stripped away the official records and family mementos that anchor personal histories. In 1989, after both the opening of Czechoslovakia to the outside world and the death of her mother Frances, a concentration-camp survivor, journalist Helen Epstein made her first tentative efforts to uncover her own history. Armed only with a 12-page letter written by her mother, she retraced family footsteps from the provincial town of Brtnice to Vienna, where her great-grandmother Josephine had killed herself in despair. In Prague, her spirited grandmother Pepi, who had been orphaned at age 8 and left in poverty, rose from those ashes to run a fashionable dressmaking salon. Pepi married a man who repudiated Judaism so completely that their daughter Frances learned of her background only as the Nazis rose to power. Epstein's meticulous research beautifully conjures the drama of their lives and times, carving out the surrounding culture until these three women stand against it in stark relief. Helen Epstein's compassionate tribute to her family, Where She Came From, combines a moving ancestral history with the scrupulously researched fate of Eastern European Jews. The daughter of a Holocaust survivor, Epstein began her project after her mother's death, with only the stories of her family to guide her. For a period of over twelve years, the author traveled to Czechoslovakia, Austria, and Israel, and like an archaeologist with shards of data, pieced together her story of three generations of women. Through the traditional women's art of sewing, Epstein symbolically traces the lives of these women, affirming that "we think back through our mothers if we are women."014011284708419137731883513014B000TYDZW215718100992375Biographies & Memoirs: General404929011General404928011Archive251254011Custom Stores44258011Specialty Stores283155Books2393Biographies & Memoirs: Historical: General404929011General404928011Archive251254011Custom Stores44258011Specialty Stores283155Books10125Literature & Fiction: General404929011General404928011Archive251254011Custom Stores44258011Specialty Stores283155Books11881Reference: Genealogy: General404929011General404928011Archive251254011Custom Stores44258011Specialty Stores283155Books2376Historical2377British1043840Canadian2394Holocaust2395United States2Biographies & Memoirs1000Subjects283155Books2398Religious2396Leaders & Notable People2Biographies & Memoirs1000Subjects283155Books2445Women2437Specific Groups2Biographies & Memoirs1000Subjects283155Books916612Jewish2365Ethnic & National2Biographies & Memoirs1000Subjects283155Books4994Holocaust4992Jewish5035World9History1000Subjects283155Books10129Contemporary17Literature & Fiction1000Subjects283155Books11880Genealogy11884Heraldry376247011My Family11886Online Research289131011United Kingdom14273021United States21Reference1000Subjects283155Books12559History of Religion12540Judaism22Religion & Spirituality1000Subjects283155Books400272011Paperback394184011Mass Market401237011Trade394174011Binding (binding)388186011Refinements283155Books618083011Printed Books618072011Format (feature_browse-bin)388186011Refinements283155BooksR28LL4Y94YOW4YWomen writers on transforming trauma0743253965http://www.amazon.com/Williams-Sonoma-Collection-Muffins-York-N-Y/dp/0743253965%3FSubscriptionId%3D05ERXYTS89KFGEPQR5G2%26tag%3Dthebookrevi0b-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D074325396526084http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ME67DKKJL._SL75_.jpg7569http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ME67DKKJL._SL160_.jpg160146http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ME67DKKJL._SL500_.jpg475434Beth HenspergerHardcover641.81579780743253963800743253965Free PressEnglishEnglishEnglish9201695USD$16.95Free Press1112Book2003-11-17Free PressFree Press140840997USD$9.97875USD$8.7530150011ATVPDKIKX0DERhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/help/seller/home.html?seller=ATVPDKIKX0DERNewnewKypFT6VqVkU3ztsQhJ%2F5k6hSCcXmgnd8cBHHSLIFhiaboYr5wq4Id83zsBjXg0C6HGoS8PGv%2BSkQ0Fcdoq3LSQ%3D%3D1153USD$11.53Usually ships in 24 hours5.015307432539654002008-04-07

Williams-Sonoma Muffins

I am in the process of learning how to bake and I thought the recipes were very easy to follow. They turned out great!07432539655002008-03-25

Great Muffin Cookbook

The cinnamon and sugar muffins are to die for! Great cookbook, lots of variety, and easy to follow.07432539655002007-12-06

Awesome!

I love this book! It has soo many yummy sounding recipes. I've only made 4 so far, but they have all turned out exceptional! I've tried the cranberry orange muffins, orange nut bread, raspberry sour cream cake and the blueberry muffins. They were all soo good, I didn't even share them with friends...ahemm :) <br />I bake from this book without hesitation..I'll go so far as to say I'd even bake untested recipes for guests from this book. I am confident they'll all turn out good.07432539655002007-12-05

Fantastic little book

When you open this book, you will want to make everything in it! Just about every recipe is accompanied by a photograph. The instructions are clear and concise, the recipes are clearly well-tested. Everything I have made has been a success, including the Blackberry Muffins, Apple coffee cake, goat cheese and tomato muffins, and macadamia coffee cake. A wonderful little book that the home cook will actually use.07432539655112007-09-02

Wonderful Muffins!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

All I can say is WOW!! I can't recommend this book enough! Recipes are easy to follow, no fancy-smancy never heard of before ingredients and best of all; most recipes only make 12 muffins. So for people that don't have an army to feed, it's nice! I recommend the awesome Blackberry muffins, which are my favorite to make. Every recipe I've tried has come out great, and the muffins freeze well too. BUY the book, you won't be dissapointed! Happy baking :)Blueberry muffins crowned with a cinnamon and sugar topping, savory cornmeal muffins spiced with jalape ño, tender lemon and poppy seed muffins served with lemon curd -- these are recipes that any home cook would be proud to make and bring fresh from the oven to the table.<P>Williams-Sonoma Collection <I>Muffins</I> includes 40 kitchen-tested recipes for these and other muffins as well as coffee cakes and quick breads. Not only can the recipes be prepared in just an hour or two -- they are also wonderfully versatile. Banana-walnut muffins and slices of pumpkin bread are delightful ways to bake with fresh fruits and vegetables. You can serve muffins flavored with Cheddar cheese or pesto as a savory accompaniment to soups and salads. Coffee cakes enriched with raspberries, apples, or chocolate make elegant centerpieces for breakfast, brunch, or afternoon tea.<P>Each recipe in these pages is shown alongside a beautiful full-color photograph that helps you decide which recipe you want to bake. Additional photographs illustrate side notes with invaluable information about essential ingredients and techniques. You will also find an entire chapter devoted to simple baking basics. This cookbook provides everything you need to create delicious muffins perfect for any meal or occasion.<P>0743226836B0000CFN2C0743226437074325020607432436684197Bread4196Baking6Cooking, Food & Wine1000Subjects283155Books4201Desserts4196Baking6Cooking, Food & Wine1000Subjects283155Books4203Muffins4196Baking6Cooking, Food & Wine1000Subjects283155Books4202Cooking, Food & Wine: Baking: General404929011General404928011Archive251254011Custom Stores44258011Specialty Stores283155Books4233Cooking, Food & Wine: General404929011General404928011Archive251254011Custom Stores44258011Specialty Stores283155Books394181011Hardcover394174011Binding (binding)388186011Refinements283155Books618083011Printed Books618072011Format (feature_browse-bin)388186011Refinements283155BooksR3D8NK0QCGX8TTThe Goodness of Homemade BreadRHLF0EELOIPR7Have Your Coffee and a Muffin TooR3755HCXJLTDZTWilliams-Sonoma Collection CookbooksR2EL7OU372A0HJMy Williams-Sonoma Collection of Cookbooks2KH99KLKSPK3XFeatured Titles from Williams-Sonoma3V1NU7OL4B4A3Rise and shine ... who, me?B0007E6I1Ehttp://www.amazon.com/Peloponnesian-Introductory-Essays-Bantam-classic/dp/B0007E6I1E%3FSubscriptionId%3D05ERXYTS89KFGEPQR5G2%26tag%3Dthebookrevi0b-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB0007E6I1E3577032ThucydidesMass Market PaperbackHanson BaldwinMoses HadasBenjamin JowettBantam Books, New YorkEnglishBantam Books, New York527Book1960Bantam Books, New YorkBantam Books, New York897USD$8.97260USD$2.601400005.0143B0007E6I1E5112008-03-27

a pioneering genius of history and the political science of war

It is always difficult and challenging to pick up what is regarded as a classic and read through it in a naive manner, not as a specialist but as an amateur who just wants to learn. There are always surprises. <br />In contrast to the looser Herodotus, his near contemporary, Thucydides sought to record an "objective truth" of the great war between Athens and Sparta, in the 5C BC. He consulted multiple sources and carefully judged what to include and what not to include, ito establish an idea of what really happened. While some of the forms, such as elaborately made-up speeches as a study in rhetoric, differ from what we would do today, he set a new standard for accuracy. THe result is a work of genius, the first serious attempt at writing history rather than merely storytelling. <br /> <br />Reading this is not always fun. There are long sections that are lists of occurences, with references to individuals who appear and disappear without followup. But there are also penetrating analyses of remarkable characters, such as Perikles, Alcibiades, and other great generals, who became reference points to the present day. Thucydides also broached the subject of political science as history - how institutions actually functioned - in new ways, with demonstrations of how the unleashing of passions led to their corruption or distortion. Finally, there are chilling sections with timeless insight in human conduct in war, with the full horror of the breakdown of all order and law. <br /> <br />THis translation is also sufficintely readable, far better than the turbid one I first read in college. THucydides is quite eloquent in this version. <br /> <br />Recommended as one of the great classics of Western literature. It is a work of genius so great that it is still relevant and vivid.B0007E6I1E5332007-06-25

Greatest of All Greek Historians

The greatest of all Greek historians was the Athenian general Thucydides (455-400 B.C.E.). Thucydides' classic work, "History Of The Peloponnesian War", provides us with the historical framework for 5th century Greece, a golden age of intellectual achievement and creativity rarely equaled in human history. This history is by far the best account of the bitter war between Athens and Sparta as well as the only surviving contemporary record of the rise of the Athenian empire. Thucydides as a master storyteller does not just cover the battle scenes; he records the great political speeches of Pericles, leader of Athens, and Lysander leader of Sparta with great acumen. He is recognized as the first historian to actually go and get eyewitness accounts, visit battlefieilds and research documents and records. This work took him over 20 years and it shows! <br /> <br />The lessons he teaches about imperial over reaching and unreasonable peace settlements are prescient today as they were during his times. President Woodrow Wilson, read this book on his voyage across the Atlantic to the Versailles Peace Conference and vociferously fought the other Allies in making unreasonable demands of the Germans. Wilson learned the dangers that the world would be placed in by backing the Germans into a corner politically and economically from Thucydides book. <br /> <br />As a graduate student in philosophy and history, I heartily recommend this timeless classic to anyone who is interested in political philosophy, and history. I also recommend you read it with David Cartwright's "A Historical Commentary On Thucydides." <br /> <br />B0007E6I1E5132006-11-11

Good source for history class

I used this book for an introductory History class. It is a great supplement to the study of the Greek periods. It has a nice glossory in the back for unusual terms, as well as helpful maps. Some of the text is a bit dry, but the reading is not very difficult.B0007E6I1E5162006-08-13

Lessons for Modern Times

The history of the Peloponnesian is a brilliant account of a classic war that began as a preemptive attack on Athens by Sparta to prevent the domination of the Greeks by the Athenians. The war began in the year 427 BC and ended 27 years later with the defeat of Athens by Sparta. This history however is only up to the 21st year of the war. Although there are several translations of the work I selected the translation by Thomas Hobbes the 17th century philosopher. It is the first done in the English language. Thucydides was a soldier on the Athenian side which in a sense puts a lie to the common notion that it is the winners of war who write history. The war was finally won by Sparta, powerful on land, and an oligarchy with a communal outlook on life defeating Athens with the strongest navy in the world, and a democracy with an individualistic outlook on life. Ironically it is Sparta's eventual mastery of the sea that defeated the Athenians. Whether or not this bodes ill for America remains to be seen. History is not over. <br /> <br />Thucydides relates not only the battles of the war in some detail describing tactics and the individuals involved, but also the strategy and the politics. There is intrigue, treason, broken alliances, and hubris. The winners of a battle rarely show mercy and treason is dealt with harshly with often entire towns put to the sword or enslaved. Among the combatants there is respect for the strong and contempt for the weak. Truces are often held to bury the dead because the dead are respected by all. <br /> <br />Unlike Homer's Illiad written about one thousand years earlier Thucydides does not mention the gods as having a say in the outcome of the war. While religion is a factor it is not a determining factor in the conduct and outcome of the war. One could argue that Thucydides is a secular account of history whereas Homer is a more religious account. <br /> <br />Thucydides should be mandatory reading and study for all white males between the ages of 16 and 18 of above average IQ. The History will prepares them for war and instill in them the desire and willingness to defeat the enemy. It teaches contempt for the enemy which is a valuable attitude in war. Pericles funeral oration to the Athenians is the most inspiring and most moving speech ever given. The resemblance of this speech to the Gettysburg address is obvious and leads one to conclude that if Pericles could inspire Abraham Lincoln in his thinking then Thucydides' History did so likewise and influenced the strategy and the eventual outcome of the Civil War including the period of reconstruction. The contrast between the Spartan outlook on life and that of the Athenians to the adversaries in all subsequent wars up to the present war on terror is striking indeed. There are lessons still to be learned from the Peloponnesian War and woe to those that fail to learn these lessons. <br />B0007E6I1E5562006-03-26

Get the Real Story

No book has kept me up at night or occupied my thoughts in the past decade more than Thucydides. The story told here is stunningly and disturbingly relevant for any American. Sparta vs Athens seems an allegory for the conflict between traditional America, of our first hundred years or so, and modern, progressive America from about 1900 onward. Its no allegory of course, and the realization that history repeats itself gives the work an importance that no book can match. <br /> <br />I recall in college taking one of those Intellectual History survey courses required of incoming freshman. We were all assigned to read Perikles funeral oration as an example of how like our society Athens was and of course, how noble that likeness made the two societies. We weren't, of course, assigned the entire book, just the oration out of context. When I finally got around to reading Thucydides years later, I thought back to that course and wanted my tuition money back! <br /> <br />Read the original text. Political writers and propagandists of all stripes make reference to Thucydides to give weight to their views. Don't trust their interpretations. Read for yourself and decide. Skip the commentaries and translations and go right to page one of the text.Complete and Unabridged014044908601928242520140443622087220136802263277284880Greece4873Ancient9History1000Subjects283155Books465278History: Europe: Greece: General404929011General404928011Archive251254011Custom Stores44258011Specialty Stores283155Books394184011Mass Market400272011Paperback394174011Binding (binding)388186011Refinements283155Books618083011Printed Books618072011Format (feature_browse-bin)388186011Refinements283155Books0310257719http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Tuesday-Morning-September-11/dp/0310257719%3FSubscriptionId%3D05ERXYTS89KFGEPQR5G2%26tag%3Dthebookrevi0b-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D031025771920890http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51-7ZDCQqtL._SL75_.jpg7548http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51-7ZDCQqtL._SL160_.jpg160103http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51-7ZDCQqtL._SL500_.jpg500323Karen KingsburyPaperback813.549780310257714940310257719ZondervanEnglishEnglishEnglish8271499USD$14.99Zondervan1320Book2005-01-01ZondervanZondervan66543225USD$2.2552USD$0.5266770011ATVPDKIKX0DERhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/help/seller/home.html?seller=ATVPDKIKX0DERNewnewCxPuGt6PznqhL2OtvqE025LCTfnP4FutOMa%2FuoLT9ySKvavS40iQoNHe3MNowSPThrdATmJv%2BQb%2BGuiMZhI2kQ%3D%3D1019USD$10.19Usually ships in 24 hours5.014303102577195112007-11-29

Beyond Tuesday Morning

Received this book within a few days of ordering. Like new condition. I am very satisfied with this purchase.03102577195112007-10-17

Awesome Book and Writer

It is an awesome book. I stumbled on to Karen Kingsbury kind of accidentally and it was one of the best things I have ever done. She is an excellent writer. This book must be read after One Tuesday Morning. 03102577195112007-06-15

Beyond Tuesday Morning

Great. A must if you have read One Tuesday morning.03102577195222007-03-08

Great Christian fiction!

Karen Kingsbury did it again. Another fantastic story. Another, I can't put this book down until I finish it. I loved it! Great Christian fiction!03102577195332006-12-14

Guiltless Pleasure

By: Jeffrey W. Bennett, author of Under the Lontar Palm and ISP Certification-The Industrial Security Professional Exam Manual <br />What can I say, I love a great story that has a great ending. Okay, for a guy, this story provides great role models. Karen Kingsbury demonstrate the great things that can happen when men take the lead to keep Christ in the forefront of their families. We all can benefit from heroes and we never know where we will find them. I'd say they can be found inside the pages of Beyond Tuesday Morning within the characters of Clay, Eric and Jake.In this sequel to the best-selling One Tuesday Morning, to widow Jamie Bryan it is still September 12, 2001. 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The Brave

I finished "The Brave" this weekend; I closed the book with a tear in my eye and a lump on my throat. I was deeply moved by the story and it was sad to see a 20 year chapter of your life end on such a sour note with the inappropriate accusations from that Chief. The book did a wonderful job of revealing all of the different emotions, triumphs and defeats that you and many others were faced with on a day-to-day basis. It showed the deep compassion that the fire fighters have for those they could and could not save while enduring the jeers and lack of respect from the very people they were charged to protect. <br /> <br />I, and I am sure the public in general, was truly unaware of how little rest these men really get and how often they are hurt, only to rush back into the fight and be chastised at any point when they failed to be absolutely perfect. I can see where you, the fire fighters would truly be a "Band of Brothers". <br /> <br />"The Brave" would make an excellent movie; in fact you could make a movie out 1/3 rd of the material in the book. <br /> <br />Thanks for enlightening me, <br /> <br />Joey Lee188328337X5552004-01-02

The Brave

The Brave takes you right into the Heart of Firefighting in 70's New York. As a fellow Firefighter who loves to put pen to paper I am always keen to read the experiences of other Firefighters in this vastly underrepresented market.<br> <br>Every book shelf these days seems to be full of Celebrities, Politicians, Soldiers or sports personalities telling us their stories. It make a refreshing change when a Firefighter, Medic or Policemen puts pen to paper, these people are fighting a never ending war every day on the Streets of our Countries.<br> <br>The Brave tells the story of Life in a Firehouse on the Lower East Side of New York City in the 1970's, a period now remembered by the Veterans of those days as 'The War Years'. Recession, social unrest, poverty and crime were the catalyst for may Fires in many run down cities in the World. Very Few Cites saw the Fires that New York saw in that period and fewer Still Firemen saw the Fire Duty that the Men of the FDNY saw at this time.<br> <br>George Pickett has an ability to drag the reader down the stinking burning hallways of the tenements. You can feel the heat searing your skin and the smoke choking your lungs. Time and again you follow page after page wondering will the heroes of the FDNY reach the victim before the room erupts all around them, more often than not they do...frequently with seconds to spare.<br> <br>I finished this book in 24 hours, such was the draw of the story unfolding before me. I found every possible excuse to pick the book up and start reading again. If action is what you want then give the jungles of South America or the Desert of the Middle East a rest..opt instead for the action in the Blazing sweatshops, tenements and flop houses of New York City in the 70's.188328337X5222003-09-11

The Brave is a must read!

WOW!! The Brave is full of action from start to finish and would make a great movie! The Brave keeps your attention and makes it hard to set the book down. It gives a great picture to how challenging life is as a NYFD firefighter. The storey is compelling and truthful and I'm sure will be around for a long time. Congratulations to George Pickett on this GREAT book!188328337X5442003-08-01

The Brave: A Story of New York City's Firefighters

Few books have captivated my attention as much as George Pickett's "The Brave: A Story of New York City Firefighters". Both as a native New Yorker growing up in the 60's and 70's in the Bronx, and a volunteer firefighter in Westchester County, NY, I can rerlate to the many references in this action packed book. <br>Pickett brings the reader into every fire call, every dark smokey hallway and heat searing room. The reader is there, holding the irons, the nozzle or climbing the ladder.<br>Above all the book is truthful. Clearly, the author;s integrity and honest is eveident during each story-both the flattering and humiliating. George Pickett should be proud of his career, family and work on the compelling effort to document the life of a New York City Firefighter. Bravo!!!<br>-Michael J. Deegan188328337X5222003-01-25

5 STAR READ!

A page turning account of life as a New York City firefighter. A little slow at the start, but captivating and exciting by the second chapter. George Pickett does a great job of taking you along on the big red trucks, down the burning halls and into the mindset of the men, who New Yorkers call The Brave. Not only a great story but an important history lesson for anyone who wants a better tomorrow for us all. A Great read! 5 Stars!!! Thanks George!!Every so often a writer of substantive talent appears through the smokey background to perk up our interest in firefighters and firefighting. George Pickett is just such a man....In The Brave you will come to know him and a valiant group of men as they speed from alarm to alarm in downtown New York, where the buildings are tall and for the most part old, where bums and drug addicts populate the streets, and where the fire companies hardly ever rest.05954283040446675520B0007D9VBO007141028707679130789History4762Africa4808Americas4873Ancient16252761Arctic & Antarctica4884Asia385090011Audiobooks4921Australia & Oceania4935Europe4984Gay & Lesbian4987Historical Study300954Large Print4995Middle East5011Military14450Military Science5032Russia4853United States5035World1000Subjects283155Books2395United States465252Civil War2376Historical2Biographies & Memoirs1000Subjects283155Books2426Scientists2419Professionals & Academics2Biographies & Memoirs1000Subjects283155Books3048891Memoirs2Biographies & Memoirs1000Subjects283155Books10580Social Services & Welfare10576Poverty10546Current Events53Nonfiction1000Subjects283155Books11288Sociology16244281AIDS16244271Abuse15991701Adults15991711Aging15991691Children271633011Class16252491Communities15991671Culture297480Death15991651History16244521Leisure11291Marriage & Family16311191Medicine15991721Men15991741Occupational10582Race Relations12807Religion15991661Research & Measurement11293Rural16252481Social Groups15991681Social Situations11294Social Theory15991751Suburban11296Urban15991731Women11232Social Sciences53Nonfiction1000Subjects283155Books2375Biographies & Memoirs: General404929011General404928011Archive251254011Custom Stores44258011Specialty Stores283155Books465250Biographies & Memoirs: Historical: United States: General404929011General404928011Archive251254011Custom Stores44258011Specialty Stores283155Books468230History491410Africa684268011Ancient491412Asia491414Europe491418Latin America684269011Middle East684270011Military