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Paraclete Press (MA)
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Great book!!!!!!) 『A+++++ and fast!!!!!! Really should read this book but the one book that God showed me that everyone should read is Heaven is real by Choo Thomas.』
(A Truly Amazing Book) 『One of the best I've read on matters concerning the spiritual. Moving, thought-provoking, powerful in its simplicity, while explaining much about the true nature of God. Reading this book with an open heart and an open mind will bring you peace in these troubled times, which is fitting because the visionaries say Blessed Mary said she is the Queen of Peace.』
(Inspiring and Beautiful!) 『This book is full of insight as the Medjugorje visionaries candidly discuss their encounters over the past 25 years with the Blessed Mother, who they describe as the loving Mother of every person on earth, who prays for each of us to come to know and accept God's love, regardless of whether we accept her as a gift of not, regardless of our religion, race, or nationality. A truly inspiring and beautiful book!
You will not be sorry you read this book! 』
(Spiritual deception) 『The main thing that strikes me when I read this story is that there are TOO MANY PLACES WHERE THE NAME "MARY" HAS BEEN SUBSTITUTED FOR THE NAME "JESUS". When I read the book, I'd come to a quote about Mary and think, "Huh, in the Bible, that same thought is actually attributed to Christ." Well, you might be thinking, of course Jesus and Mary would profess the same things. I think a few examples will help though. Remember, if the Devil can take FOCUS away from the Savior, he's won a major battle. Wars are made up of many battles.
Some guiding thoughts. (Never be guided by Mike's thoughts or anyone else's. As a matter of fact, everything that comes out of my mouth, or is put down on paper, could be in error. Use the Scripture as your reference! I'm a sinner and subject to all of the associated inadequacies. Know ALL of the Scripture, because many people will play games with pulling things out of context.)
1John 4:1 "Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world."
Matthew 24: 23-24 "Then if anyone says to you, 'Behold, here is the Christ,' or 'There He is, do not believe him. For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will show great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the ELECT."
Examples
Page 15. Mirjana: "..she is the mother of our Eternal Life. She wants each of us--the children Jesus gave her from the Cross--in Heaven with Him."
Our eternal life doesn't have a "mother". It has a "father". She may want us in heaven with Jesus, but Jesus did not give us to "her" from the Cross. He bore our sins so that we could be blameless in the sight of God. His reference in John 19:27 "Behold your mother." was a request to have his mother attended to. Matthew 12:47 says "Behold, your mother and Your brothers are standing outside seeking to speak to you. But He answered the one who was telling Him and said, "Who is My mother and who are My brothers?" and stretching out His hand toward His disciples, He said, "Behold, My mother and My brothers."
P 31. Mirjana: "Jesus is the way to Heaven, whether people know Him by name or not. Those who walk with Mary on the path of Jesus' life, have life with God."
Those who walk with Jesus by NAME ONLY have life with God. Whether Mary holds their hand is irrelevant.
P31. Mirjana: "She, the mother of Jesus, would like to have this same relationship with every person on earth."
Jesus wants to have a relationship with everyone. Have it with him first. All Christian denominations profess a "relationship" with Christ as the differentiating factor between being a Christian versus being of a certain "religion".
P26. Mirjana: When asked her favorite prayer, "Yes, the Hail Holy Queen."
Matthew 6:9: Jesus said "Pray, then, in this way: 'Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name." You know the rest.
P52. Vicka: "What role does Mary play?", "Mary, the mother of all, brings her children to her Son who takes them to the Father."
Granted, Jesus brings you to the Father. But once again, Mary does NOT bring you to Him. Jesus brings you to himself. Nowhere in any of the teachings of the Bible does anybody ever say that the path to Jesus is through Mary. 2Timothy 1:8-9. (too long to write, just read it.)
P61. Vicka: "She would like the prayer groups to pray so that God's plan for the salvation of the world, BEING MANIFESTED THROUGH THE BLESSED MOTHER, can be realized." Everything here is cool except for the part which has been capitalized. The manifestation of God's plan is once again through....none other than Jesus Christ.
P62. Vicka: "Does the Blessed Mother meet everyone when they die and take them to Heaven?" "Yes."
OK, I'll accept an escort service, but don't confuse this with the cover charge. Jesus pays the cover charge.
P78. Vicka: "And when we totally clean our hearts, we are able to realize the Blessed Mothers's plan, and what she is expecting from us."
Who's Plan? God's Plan! It's that simple.
P114. Marija: "The Blessed Mother has said, 'Blessed are they who do not see but who believe'."
Well, this is starting to sound kinda Mormon-like because I'm sure Mary would reiterate something that Jesus said, but nonetheless, the actual person who coined that phrase, and who should be given credit for it was JESUS. John 20:29 "Jesus said to him (Thomas), "Because you have seen Me, have you believed? Blessed are they who did not see, and yet believe.'"
P123. The prayer on this page says:
"Mary brings Eternal Life to all His lost children." I don't think so. Countless verses support the fact that Jesus brings eternal life.
"All God's children are called to be like HER." Well, she's certainly much better than I am, but I believe that we were called to be like JESUS.
"His most beloved creature, Mary, the Mother He has given to all His children through His Son Jesus,.." Wait a minute, God's most beloved is, once again, HIS SON. John 3:16 (you watch football, you should know this verse.) God gave his son to YOU. He did not give him to Mary so that she could give him to you!
P129. Father Philip: "
Father Philip also messes with John 3:16 on P129. I only have one thing to say to people who substitue their own words in the middle of scripture. Revelation 22:18-19, 'I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophcy of this book; if anyone adds to them God shall add to him the plages which are written in this book; and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the tree of life and from the holy cit, which are written in this book."
Finally, Father Philip also says, " MARY IS FULL PARTNER OF GOD THE FATHER, SON, AND SPIRIT, AND PRESENT IN ALL THREE PLACES."
Enough said, that one was the kiss of death. This whole book seems to ring the same bell over and over. 'Mary gave Jesus to us at his birth (and continues to give him). Jesus gave Mary to us at his death." Neither of these two things happened. God gave Jesus to us; Mary was the vehicle.
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(Excellent Read!) 『One can not bore easily with this fast paced, reality based book. Each visionary from Medjugorje are so humble and loving with their commentary. You can't help but wonder how they endure such secrets that the Blessed Mother Mary has entrusted to each of them. One thing is made clear by each visionary, is that we make great efforts to get into God's Will for our lives, by fasting, praying and humbling ourselves. For what good is it to have all the pleasures of this world and yet not have our soul prepared for the day we meet and have our lives reviewed in front of Jesus, our Final Judge! This book is one worth reading over and over again. God Bless.』 『"The Visionaries are the little ones. They are being taught by the Blessed Mother to understand the Gospel with their hearts, not their heads. They have an infused wisdom..you can experience this yourself in the interviews of them by Jan Connell.』
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Three Rivers Press
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Interesting but not riveting) 『I have read many Jean Plaidy books and obviously love her writing but it was hard to get into this one. Mary II was not the most interesting queen of England but it still gave some illumination to the period.』
(It was undeserved) 『I've long been awaiting the release of this book and I have to say I was disappointed. Jean Plaidy did the tale justice, there was more information than I had known before, but I wasn't happy with the overall tone of the book.
In most of Plaidy's novels the women are very strong and do their best to change what they don't like, or accept what they can't with some dignity and strength. Mary was flat for me.
She started out fine in the beginning of the book. Plaidy succeeded in drawing the reader in with her relationship with her father, the doomer James II. They were a pair and almost inseparable. She also lays down the relationships with her mother, her sister, Anne; Charles II and others. The start of the book was very promising and I wish it could have remained so.
The book began to go downhill for me with her marriage to William, Prince of Orange. He was cold, seemingly uncaring, stern and not what she was used to. But she had no choice in the matter and had to go. She has one attendant with her that she knew from the beginning she should have dismissed, but does nothing to rectify the situation. She constantly comments that she isn't clever where others are. I wanted to scream she was the Princess and could exert some power, but never does.
She allows her husband, and others, to rule over her and cowers a lot. She whines constantly about her treatment from William, but claims to love him so much. She never tells him her true feelings to change the way he is towards her and when she finds out about his affair does next to nothing.
Even when she becomes Queen, and she's the rightful heiress, she allows William to rule with her in the background unless he has to leave the country. She's only strong with someone beside her or when William is gone, but turns over the reins to him without question.
She complains about her father being reckless and foolish, but is the same in her own way. She's not outwardly foolish like he is, but she allows others to rule over her when she has power herself. She complains of this with her sister Anne and her attendant, Sarah Churchill, but refuses to acknowledge this within herself.
I understand that she was in a very precarious position, but she doesn't make a forceful enough decision for me in the whole book. I think this is what leads her to be so uncertain through the entire thing. She didn't have enough strength in herself to believe in herself. This was most unfortunate.』 『A daughter’s love. A monarch’s duty.
On the road to greatness, one young woman must make an unthinkable choice.
For Princess Mary, life has never been simple, but through it all the love of her father, the Duke of York, has been a constant and reliable comfort. Despite his own loyalty to the Catholic Church, the Duke and his brother, King Charles II, raised Mary as a Protestant to protect her in a time of religious and political upheaval. In order to cement this safety and to ensure the stability of the family line, at age fifteen, Mary is married to her Protestant first cousin William, Prince of Orange.
However, in post-Restoration England, matters are rarely so simply settled. When Mary’s uncle, King Charles II, dies suddenly and without an heir, her beloved father is crowned James II. But a Catholic king is not the will of the people, and even Mary’s own husband is crying out for change. Can Mary take part in actions that will ultimately remove her own father from the throneand endanger his life? With family loyalty and the will of a nation at odds, what choice can a young princess make?
With emotional clarity and vivid historical detail, beloved author Jean Plaidy brings us into the court and behind the scenes as history unfolds—and the young princess and her groom become William and Mary—the legendary monarchs, and the only co-regents in the history of a nation.』
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Running Press
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Good Reference Book) 『This author assumes that the reader lives in the UK and you happen to know where all the regions are located (I had to keep glancing at the maps). The interesting thing though is that he covers all monarchs from like 100 BC and all regions, but I ended up just skipping all those parts as I couldn't pronounce the names or the places (especially the welsh names how the heck to do you say "ap" or is this an abbreviation for something?). Also he covers each one so quickly you can't even get the chronology straight in your head. The book does have good geneological and chronological tables though. "Brief" is exactly information the book gives.』
(Hefty tome covering all Brit royals) 『With individual portraits of all the kings of Britain, no one could accuse this of incompleteness, but the solemn tone and lengthy paragraphs make for a rather dry read.
Billed as from "Alfred the Great to the Present" it begins long before Alfred, with overviews of the Celts, the Roman Occupation, and the Dark Ages. Ashley's organising principle, unity versus disunity within Britain, results in some confusing arrangement of material. For example, in the first Section, Kingdom Against Kingdom: Early Britain: after "The House of Normandy 1066-1154" he backtracks several hundred years to the Kingdoms of Wales (500-1240) and Scotland (850-1165). Then the narrative resumes in 1154 with The House of Anjou.
This mine of information, though daunting at first glance, covers monarchs' appearance, character, consorts, political, social, religious and cultural history. Among 100 pages of appendices are lists of Roman emperors and governors, kings of British provinces, royal consorts, family trees. The massive bibliography, handy for historic royal watchers, precedes the index.
You would probably want something more snappy and anecdotal on your shelf as well as this. However it's worth investing in as a reference source.』
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In one portable volume, A Brief History of British Kings and Queens offers a royal biographical A–Z, its pages lavish in details on all the rulers of the kingdoms within the British Isles, together with their wives or consorts, pretenders, usurpers, and regents, from Queen Boadicea of the early Britons to today's Elizabeth II. This complete record of Britain's kings and queens contains more than 1,000 monarchs and 2,000 years of fascinating history. "Everything its title promises. The pages are filled with ... everything anyone might ever want to know about the royals."—Publishers Weekly "Highly recommended."—Choice
IPhone 3G used's review (A fantastic and detailed journey) 『A fantastic and detailed journey through the history of one of the greatest music sensations of the 20th century. Anyone who wants to really know about this incredible band should read this work compiled by the the manager of the Queen Fan Club and Queen's official discographer. Jampacked with information about the band. Beginning with info about the lives of the four talented musicians who made up Queen : Freddie Mercury , Roger Taylor , Brian May and John Deacon. We see that Taylor , May and Deacon all had BSC Honours Degrees. The life of Freddie Mercury makes particularly interesting reading. Born Farookh Bulsara , of Persian parents Bomi and Jer Bulsara , on 5 September 1946 , on the small spice island of Zanzibar. In 1954 , at the tender age of eight , Freddie was shipped off from Zanzibar to St Peter's English Boarding School in Panchgani outside Bombay. During his time at Ealing , Freddie formed his first band , the Hectics , which played only within the school at fetes , parties and school dances. After taking his O Levels at St Peters Freddie returned to Zanzibar , but his family fled the island in 1964 , along with many other Indians and British when the African Marxists launched a violent revolution. The Bulsaras moved to Feltham , Middlesex in England and in September 1966 , Freddie began a graphic illustrating course at Ealing College of Art. In 1969 Freddie joined a Liverpool band named Ibex , which played a selection of cover version songs by the Beatles , Rod Stewart and Yes. He had also met Tim Staffel , who together with Brian May and Roger Taylor , had a band named Smile. Freddie later formed his own band Wreckage. A few months later , Freddie disbanded Wreckage and in 1970 , formed Queen together with Brian May and Roger Taylor. The following year the band where joined by John Deacon. The rest is music history , and the book traces Queen's development from a unique inside view, full of colour pictures and exclusive interviews .We feel we are watching the history of the band unfolding. We read of the Bands first triumph in Japan , where they first achieved Superstar status. Of the bands friendship with David Bowie and their meeting in 1977 with Groucho Marx , of Freddies friendship with Michael Jackson and Elton John among others and of John Deacon's friendship with tennis great , John Mac Enroe. The last chapter is about the tragic death of Freddie Mercury from AIDS after having fought a brave battle against the disease. I particularly enjoyed reading about the golden years of the Super 1970s.』
(Queen Rule The World!) 『The complete and virtually unabridged biography of the greatest band of all time is a must-have for any fan. It details the lifes of Freddie, Brian, John and Roger from their respective births, and leaves little out (apart from the malicious gossip that so frequently found in the tabloid papers about them).
The book is written by Jacky Smith (nee Gunn), the manageress of the Offical International Queen Fan Club (which is now the longesy running fan club of all time) and Jim Jenkins, a long time fan who was at most of the concerts Queen ever gave, so the authority from both people is a good one. You cane expect everything in the book to be completetly factual, and absolutley respectful to Queen and their families.』
(A magnificent piece of work) 『Since everyone else has given this book such good reviews i cant help doing the same, this book really explain the things worth to know about the legendarious rock band Queen. From their very first song and how Brian with his father built his very special guitar to the sad end for Freddie. A whole lot of pictures and things we fanatics really like. Just great book!』
(Queen Still Rocks) 『If you are a Queen 'FANATIC", or just a newbie looking into a possible interest in the band Queen, this book is for you. From the very beginning we see each band member grow up and come together. We see how this great enigma became, and how so tragically it ended. I have read this book more than 5 times, and plan to read it some more. Kudos to Jackie!!』
(First-class documentary of a first-class band) 『It is assumed that the buyer of this book either has or is planning to cultivate an interest in Queen, one of the most successful bands of the past two decades. Such a reader will not be disappointed; this book sidesteps the temptation of becoming a tabloid-style biography and instead focusses on real facts. Written by two longtime 'Queenies', As It Began is a frank, clear, and comparatively unjaundiced view of the band's progress, from 70s glam rock band to 90 'macho' musicians. For he who intends to become ridiculously well-read on one of the most memorable bands in history, As It Began is the ideal bookshelf companion.』 『The official biography of the 70's rock supergroup that captures the excitement of its recent comeback. Charting Queen's flamboyant, hit-making musical history, this book also chronicles the life stories of members including the beloved lead singer and his battle with AIDS. Features a comprehensive discography and videography, plus eight pages of color photos. .』
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Harper Perennial
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (The Beginnings Of Organized Seapower And Beyond) 『While England was late in forming a modern nation-state, it was quick to harness the political and technical possibilities of the emerging mercantile economic system. This book describes that transition, forced on it by the vastly more powerful forces commanded by Phillip II. Both England and Spain were strapped to pay for the development and maintenance of a large scale confrontation that would, in time, span the world. England, an island nation, knew that the instruments of power were her `wooden walls', a concept that escaped the continental European powers, particularly Spain's king and bureaucracy. England solved this problem by astute management of incentives that were designed to quickly build and assemble a sea force, whose focus were blatant piracy of Spain's essentially exposed riches from the New World. These sea-thieves developed and exploited new technology that changed the dynamics of political force among nations, and while they could not be considered entrepreneurs, they became the vanguard for social and political changes that, in time, allowed England to become the industrial workshop of the world. This excellent and very readable book's 43 chapters are organized into four parts, with an informative epilog, a glossary, and extensive suggested reading section where a reader may want to get more details and depth.』
(Too Many Lists Make for a Listless Read) 『The essence of any writing goes back to the basics: who, what, where, when, and why. Ronald does well on all but the most important: how. There is a "story" in "history." George Santayana said: "Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it." It is the story of how something was done--or not--that can give us the perspective to make different choices when faced with similar challenges.
By cleaving to the academic viewpoint of chronicling all the who, what, and when, we are presented with everything we need to regurgitate on an exam to prove that we studied, but Ronald hasn't made us wiser. Every time the story is about to pick up, Ronald halts it abruptly with an inventory of booty, or a list of persons involved with a given enterprise. This book is like driving with one foot firmly pressed on the accelerator pedal while the other foot just as firmly presses the brakes.
The book ends, appropriately for the author, with John Dee's list of 13 criteria for creating the "Petty Navy Royal" and a list of "typical treasure" carried by the flota back to Spain. Ronald undoubtedly knows the subject matter.
Historians such as Joseph Ellis and David McCullough have raised the bar by bringing history to life. By being part of the experience, we learn much more both about history and ourselves. In this way, studying history makes us better people. It was McCullough who said: "No harm's done to history by making it something someone would want to read." Wanting to read history is the first step in the journey; a lesson Ronald should take note of. 』
(Solid, well focused book on E1's naval operations) 『I agree with one of the other reviewers that the writing style is kind of amateurish and that the writer frequently re-crosses the same ground. However, I liked how the author followed Elizabeth's difficult and dangerous task of navigating her weak nation through treacherous times with the help of her pirates. I found her habit of constantly translating the value of everything into modern day values (dollars and pounds sterling)irritating. Also think thatreaders looking for alot on sea battles or naval nuances will be disappointed. Not a bad book but not a great one either.』
(Brings it All Together) 『I don't know all the literature on this era, but I expect that Ronald's achievement is not in unearthing new information, but in putting it all together. The general works on Elizabeth and this period present pirates and piracy in piecemeal fashion and Elizabeth's benefits as serendipitous. This book shows that piracy was wed into her foreign policy as much or more than her marriage possibilities, which garner considerably more attention in books for the general reader and in film.
The author brings together the internal and external politics of England, the economy, the religious issues, the excitement of discovery, the role of court favorites, and shows piracy as a thread running through it all. The book has provoked my thinking and given me a whole new yard stick by which to measure this period. While Spain is plundering the new world for gold and Africa for slaves, England is plundering Spain and finding benefit in the slave trade. This explains why English colonists were late (compared to Spain) in arriving in their "demarkated" hemisphere.
It is for the editing and not that writing that I give this book 4 stars and not 5. The frequency of ambiguous phrases and incomplete concepts hinders a smooth read. These are not things a writer, who knows her material inside and out, can easily spot.
For instance, p. 289, allusion is made to the storm raging and "driving the Francis, the Sea Dragon, the White Lion and the Talbot out to sea" meaning Drake could only offer the Roanoke colonists the Bark Bonner. 4 boats seems like a staggering loss, but there is no explanation or follow up. On p. 312, when Drake captures Don Pedro who will not submit to ransom, the author quotes from sailor's testimony from a law suit over Drake's estate 20 years hence. While this suit is beyond the scope of this book, the attribution of the quote, without explanation, suggests that there might be a reason to think a ransom was paid.
The story is compelling, and if you don't get too hung up on the detail (loose ends like those above occur every 20 pages or so), you will enjoy this rendering of the Elizabethan world. It gave me a whole new perspective from which to view all else about this period. 』
(Not bad.) 『Definitely not as dry as straight history textbooks or as fanciful as the title might make you think, it takes fact and presents it in an interesting way.』 『
Extravagant, whimsical, and hot-tempered, Elizabeth was the epitome of power, both feared and admired by her enemies. Dubbed the "pirate queen" by the Vatican and Spain's Philip II, she employed a network of daring merchants, brazen adventurers, astronomer philosophers, and her stalwart Privy Council to anchor her throne—and in doing so, planted the seedlings of an empire that would ultimately cover two-fifths of the world.
InThe Pirate Queen, historian Susan Ronald offers a fresh look at Elizabeth I, relying on a wealth of historical sources and thousands of the queen's personal letters to tell the thrilling story of a visionary monarch and the swashbuckling mariners who terrorized the seas to amass great wealth for themselves and the Crown.
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Penguin (Non-Classics)
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Too Choppy) 『This book was written by someone from my hometown, thus I know the characters. She changed the names and the places, yet I still knew what she was referring to. She left out any reference to her two younger brothers so were my age. This book was written in a very choppy fashion...hard to tell her current experiences from her past experiences in her writing.』
(VERY Disappointed!) 『I basically just skimmed the last half of the book as she lost me early on. Too bad. A fascinating subject, just extremely badly written.』
(would not recommend) 『I trudged through 40 pages and basically determined that this whole family must be nuts and we read this for book group and everyone agreed this was not an easy book or an enjoyable one』
(disappointing) 『I bought this book after watching Ms. Lyden's appearance on Larry King Live, in which she spoke engagingly and eloquently about her childhood, her mother's illness, and the effects it had on the family. Sadly, she speaks more effectively than she writes.
Big words taste and feel good in our mouths, and it's fun to string a bunch together (this I know from personal experience), but after reading that style through a couple of chapters it got tiresome. Ms. Lyden seemed more interested in demonstrating her command of the English language than in telling her story.
I was also disappointed by too-frequent and too-lengthy sidetracks into other aspects of the family's life (for instance, the whole trip to Mexico story could have been told in a couple of pages). I had the impression Ms. Lyden was trying to flesh out the book.
For those interested in the subject matter, this is worth a try if you can find it second-hand or in the library, but not worth full price.
I do recommend watching Ms. Lyden if you ever get a chance to see her being interviewed - she is an excellent communicator...just not on paper.』
(Another Beautiful Mind) 『I am saddened to find so many unfavorable reviews of this memoir. Reading it, I was reminded of "Angela's Ashes," "A Beautiful Mind" and "Growing Up." I found Lyden's prose both poetic and evocative. I thought she portrayed her own family and herself with remarkable journalistic perspective, but also with compassion. I am amazed at the extent of Lyden's success in her attempt to describe her mother's mania, as well as the author's candor about her own life. There's no self-indulgence in these pages, only a long and difficult distance bravely traveled and recounted for us, so we can see the terrain through her eyes. To the critical reviewers, I say, "Let us read your life," and to Ms. Lyden an unequivocal, "Bravo."』 『As an adult, National Public Radio foreign correspondent Jacki Lyden has spent her life on the front lines of some of the #151; she's tired of hearing her relatives talk about the past. But when she opens the front door to symbolically welcome the prophet Elijah, she's transported to a Polish village in the year 1942, where she becomes caught up in the tragedy of the time. "[Readers] will come away with a sense of tragic history that both disturbs and compels."—Booklist』 『Black humor alternates with almost unbearable pathos in National Public Radio journalist Jacki Lyden's memoir of her mother's manic-depressive episodes. Dreadful though those periodic bouts of madness were, they also gave an unhappy housewife a sense of power and freedom that Lyden couldn't help but admire. "You could say that the life of my imagination began with my mother's visions," she writes, making connections between her profession of "find[ing] things out in places of great secrets" and her struggle to deal with her mother's illness.』
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Grand Central Publishing
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Great way to keep a great friend close by!) 『Having known Kathy for several years I always felt that our time spent together was not enough. Now she's captured the essence of her spirit in pages that I can keep with me always. She is certainly a force of nature and it's always good. She has the biggest heart and biggest passion for reading of anyone I know. What she's accomplished for returning adults and children back to reading is phenomenal. I'm sure this book was a labor of love that was both painful and joyful for her to write. I'm glad to have had the opportunity to share in that joy and pain by reading her inspiring words.』
(Kathy Patrick Made me Laugh and Cry) 『Kathy Patrick's book made me remember how getting a library card at age five was a turning point for me and how reading not only changed my life but gave me a life too. I am lucky to know Kathy and to call her a friend and she and her story are inspirational and heartwarming. She is funny and savvy and loves other writers, and I hope the Pulpwood Queens live on for many years to come. You will too when you read her book.』
(Pulpwood Queen Wanna Be) 『I lost my job much like the author so I instantly identified with her. But she really inspired me and if there was a Pulpwood Quuens group where I live I would be out buying myself a tiara! The book made me laugh out loud and now I want to read everything she recommended.』
(Entertaining and Inspiring!) 『I'm a 27 year old male, my wife got this book and I started to read it out of sheer boredom....and then I couldn't put it down! It was a great, easy read filled with fun stories that even I could associate with. It touched my heart and gave me a new outlook not only on my life, but my wife's.
I was genuinely sad when I finished it, like saying goodbye to a good friend; the trademark of a great book. The best thing for those of us wanting more though, Kathy has a website and blog so the stories keep on going!
Give it a read and pass it on to your mother, sister, friend, etc. Yes, it's one of those books.』
(Disappointment) 『I,too, am from a small town in Texas, and I apologize to anyone who reads this book and thinks it represents what an author from Texas can do. A bookclub member chose it for our meeting and I had to force myself to finish it. I felt like I was reading an essay that I had assigned to a student with the requirement that it must be 10,000 words long. There was too much repetition, recipes that had little or no connection with the book, lists of books that their club had read, and a real pity party about her mama. I take that back about the book lists, that was probably the best part. I promise not to judge the books on her list by her effort. Sorry, Kathy, but if your book was the first one I had ever read, I would have given up reading and gone to TV watching.』 『When licensed cosmetologist turned publisher's rep Kathy Patrick lost her job due to industry cutbacks, she wasn't deterred. One year later, she opened Beauty and the Book, the world's only combination beauty salon/bookstore. Soon after, she founded The Pulpwood Queens of East Texas -- a reading group that dared to ask the question, "Does a book club have to be snobby to be serious?" The idea spread like wildfire. Now there are about 70 chapters nationwide. The overriding rule -- aside from wearing the club's official tiara, hot pink, and leopard print outfits -- is that the groups must have fun. The club's mission: To get America reading.
THE PULPWOOD QUEENS' TIARA-WEARING, BOOK- SHARING GUIDE TO LIFE celebrates female friendship, sisterhood, and the transformative power of reading. It includes life principles and motivational anecdotes, hilarious and heart-warming stories of friendships among the Queens, and stories from Kathy about the books that have inspired her throughout her life, complete with personalized suggested book lists.
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Dunlap
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (A Great Book) 『My 8-year-old history buff loved this book. He has also read a number of other books from this series, and he has loved them all.』 『Our bestselling series is fit for a queen!
The life of Queen Elizabeth I was dramatic and dangerous: cast out of her father’s court at the age of three and imprisoned at nineteen, Elizabeth was crowned queen in 1558, when she was only twenty-five. A tough, intelligent woman who spoke five languages, Elizabeth ruled for over forty years and led England through one of its most prosperous periods in history. Over 80 illustrations bring “Gloriana” and her court to life.』
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Image Comics
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review ("THIS IS MY CITY!", Bomb Queen III divides...) 『...But doesn't quite conquer. Still, I enjoyed this chapter of Bomb Queen and the cover showcased here by Joseph Michael Linsner is quite pretty too. As always though, this book is Jimmie Robinson through and through; story and art. I felt compelled to write a counterpoint review so potential readers might be able to better gauge whether they'd enjoy this collection. The trade collects Bomb Queen III: The Good, The Bad and The Lovely issues 1-4, published by Image Comics under the Shadowline imprint (Jim Valentino's line of books).
First of all, this comic book is billed as "America's Best Villain Comic Book" and that should be kept in mind while trying to decide if it's your cup of tea. The story is set in the Image universe (just barely) within the ficticious New Port City where superheroes are outlawed and the Bomb Queen rules with an iron fist but this is all explained in the first volume of Bomb Queen and if you haven't, I suggest you start there and read in published order to maximize your enjoyment of this irreverent title. Each volume recaps a bit though so if a reader were determined to read out of order, they wouldn't be completely lost (which is something not all comics can claim and should be noted at least). This chapter is entitled for the three female leads featured in the story. The Good: Blacklight; a superhero with agoraphobia who is learning
