Cassandra: A Novel and Four Essays

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Feminist Deconstruction of Myth

Beautiful prose, but not quite enough...

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Wrong... And again, wrong.

Cassandra: A Novel and Four Essays
Christa Wolf
Manufacturer: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0374519048

Book Description

In this volume, the distinguished East German writer Christa Wolf retells the story of the fall of Troy, but from the point of view of the woman whose visionary powers earned her contempt and scorn. Written as a result of the author's Greek travels and studies, Cassandra speaks to us in a pressing monologue whose inner focal points are patriarchy and war. In the four accompanying pieces, which take the form of travel reports, journal entries, and a letter, Wolf describes the novel's genesis. Incisive and intelligent, the entire volume represents an urgent call to examine the past in order to insure a future.

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Feminist Deconstruction of Myth.......2004-11-27

I haven't much to add to previous reviews except a personal response to the text. Yet another tough book to comment on due to its translated form, Christa Wolf attempts to rewrite a myth from a female perspective and turn the Iliad on its head. The first person stream of consciousness is like a cloud that passes over that period in history, soaking up the facts we know and sprinkling them back down on us in digest form. Cassandra is not so much concerned with its own myth as picking and choosing focal points ripe for re-focusing from a modern feminist perspective (sexuality, the male heroes and their brutality, the reality of war, the mind-control of politics). Although Interesting, and possibly even poetic in its native tongue, Cassandra is more curious as an academic project than a piece of literature.

Beautiful prose, but not quite enough..........2004-09-29

"Cassandra" does not read like a novel. Rather, one feels as though one is a member of the jury set to judge the entire life of one woman when the sentance (death) has already been decided. Christa Wolf doesn't retell the fall of Troy from the perspective of a female narrator. Instead, she invites the reader into the mindset of a woman in a society that is losing itself to war and to the male realm. Wolf's Cassandra is a starkly lonely figure, suffering from her isolation even before the seige of Troy begins. Bringing in a number of feminist themes to her rendition of the classic Greek tale, she weaves beautiful prose to give perspective to Cassandra's last hours.

In the traditional myth the prophetess Cassandra predicts that Troy will fall to the Greeks but no one believes her, and she is ultimately shunned in the end when her prophecy holds true. Wolf entraps the reader in Cassandra's mind, which often teeters on the brink of madness for reasons that lay largely unexplained. I felt intimately connected to the narrator at the end but largely disatisfied. There are really no other characters in the novel - merely shadows of other relationships that are never given life in and of themselves. Wolf's writing is exquisite, but I often felt more like someone sneaking a read at a forbidden diary, where I felt at the mercy of the revelations the writer felt like making. Allusions are made to friendships, loves, passions, childhood memories, but are not made explicit enough to resonate. Despite the well-crafted passages, I gave the novel 3 stars for this reason; it simply wasn't enough. I reccomend it as an interesting glimpse into the mind of a woman immobilized by her empowerment in an increasingly masculinized age (even though the strength of this perspective has lessoned some since the novel was written on the heels of the 2nd wave of the feminist movement) At times Cassandra's self-fixation became almost too much to bear, but Wolf's excellent writing carried me through until the end.

judging books...........2004-09-18

I'm going with three stars because I haven't read *this* "Cassandra" yet; I just want to point out that all the complaints about stylistic points and language are extremely dismaying, you are all judging a wonderful author based on a (quite likely) mediocre--if the reviews are any clue--translation, which isn't fair. The book everyone here is reviewing sounds like it has very little in common with Christa Wolf's "Kassandra" in the original. This happens with a lot of "foreign" authors: ie. Rudiger Safranski's Nietzsche bio is fabulous, while his Schoepenhauer one draaaaags on and on, and is taking me absolutely forever to plow through. The difference is the translator.

Unique.......2004-07-16

Cassandra by Christa Wolf is a quite difficult (sometimes challenging) work, but a proper understanding allowed me to remain absorbed in the plot. The style is a classic stream of conscience, quite possibly the reason why this book is so demanding. There have been allegations that Wolf is an elitist, that she cares only for the "happy few", which is partially true considering that you have to have read Homer's famous epic poem Iliad.Otherwise, it will be difficult to keep up. Moreover, even if you have read the Iliad, you'll probably still be lost at times. The thing I like about Wolf's Cassandra is that it is a very detailed and a very thoughtful first person narrative. And for those who are fascinated by ancient Greek or Roman cultures, there is an added bonus because the book is written as if it is viewed by a "doomed prophet" named Cassandra. I suggest that right-wing chauvinists keep away from this book because of Wolf's feminist inclination: Cassandra is always right while the mostly masculine rulers overlook her warnings about the coming doom. Besides, she's antiwar.

Wrong... And again, wrong........2004-01-30

Forced to read this book due to a third year literature course, and being a lover of great literature as well as 'fireside' reads, I got some chuckles from the 'elitist' ramblings of other reviewers regarding the complexity and importance of this book. I agree that anyone who doesn't 'get it' when it comes to this book - particularly after reading all the exegetical text that goes with the story - must be a little simple; Wolf's narrative touch is as subtle as a poorly wielded jaw-bone. This is such horrid revisionism and politically motivated story-telling as to make a thinking reader retch. Wolf dips her toes into Aeschylus' ocean of ideas, shrinks back from the cold, and retreats to the comfort of the sand. If the writings of the Ancient Greeks are considered misogynist (which I don't believe), then this text, judged by thar standards, is misandrist to the point of mania; I mean, the archetype for the modern misandrist novel is to make the central male figure incompetent, sexually disfuntional, emotionally disfuntional, ugly/sleezy, hate-filled, bitter and compulsively obsessed. This is almost a how-to book; 'An Idiot's Guide to Writing A Misandrist Novel'.

Having said all that, Wolf is certainly not a poor writer; her craftsmanship is excellent. The characters she chooses to portray more than one dimensionally are vividly drawn. If the type of book described above is up your literary alley - and there is a market for this type of book, unforunately - then you'll really enjoy it.

Addendum: No, this book is not a difficult read: the story itself is actually quite fluid. The style does not even particularly reflect that strange misnomer: 'stream of consciousness'. Thematically it is simple in the extreme, and could easily be an almost silver-clear reflection of a high school level western sociology textbook. I would call it 'Literature Lite' if I didn't object to such an oxymoron. Please, read Aeschylus, if not Homer. Then maybe James Joyce just to get some stylistic perspective.

Or, read Manfredi's 'The Talisman of Troy' if you want to see how this kind of thing can be genuinely handled.

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Cassandra: A Novel and Four Essays
Christa Wolf Translated from German By Jan Van Heurck
Manufacturer: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000V77HOY

Book Description

Scarlett's Sisters explores the meaning of nineteenth-century southern womanhood from the vantage point of the celebrated fictional character's flesh-and-blood counterparts: young, elite, white women. Anya Jabour demonstrates that southern girls and young women faced a major turning point when the Civil War forced them to assume new roles and responsibilities as independent women. By tracing the lives of young white women in a society in flux, Jabour reveals how the South's old social order was maintained and a new one created as southern girls and young women learned, questioned, and ultimately changed what it meant to be a southern lady.

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Satisfying
The Back Cover of This Book Does Not Do It Justice...
Pleasant and Relaxing Read
Kept me reading well past Midnight

Shared Winds
Kenna White
Manufacturer: Bella Books
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1594930066

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When an Oklahoma tornado rips through Lan Harding's life, destroying her beloved marina Shared Winds, Lan must somehow find a way to rebuild her business and her world.

Lan's hopes and dreams are perilously close to dissolving unless she can find a contractor to rebuild her business before a season without revenue forces her to close her doors forever. But with such widespread damage throughout the area, Lan's frustration mounts as the lack of available contractors becomes apparent.

Then, Emma Bishop, daughter of the most renowned contractor in the county, steps in to offer her services. The offer seems like an answer to Lan's prayers until she learns of Emma's inexperience and ulterior motives...

As the two women work closely together to rebuild the marina, each is caught unaware as something else begins to threaten their contractor-client relationship. Despite their best efforts, a smoldering caldron of emotion and desire begins to bubble up through the icy Oklahoma winter...

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Unsatisfying.......2006-06-10

I am a fanatic reader and enjoy books by Pat Conroy (Prince of tides), Isabelle Allende and Dan Brown.
I found this book extremely superficial, without any depth and even though the concept and story sounded like a good idea it really left me completely cold. The style of writing is immature and predictable, and from the first page I knew exactly what's gonna happen. I know it is a first novel, and I truly hope the next one will be much better. I will not take the chance however. The other reviews made me think it could only be family and friends who can be so gentle. I will only recommend this to people who are into commercial bubblegum stories and not serious readers.

Satisfying.......2005-11-26

A timely book! A tornado destroys Lan Harding's marina, Shared Winds, and her dreams along with it. She needs to rebuild or face the complete loss of her business but there is a shortage of contractors because of all the damage.

After Lan has been turned down by everyone who could do the rebuilding project properly, Emma Bishop shows up wanting the job. She is trying to prove herself to her father, the top contractor in the area, so that she can take over his business when he retires.

Lan hires Emma but has mixed feelings about this because of Emma's agenda, and it takes a while for these women to warm up to each other. As they rebuild the marina their feelings also get an overhaul and they gradually fall in love. This is a warm-hearted, touching romance with believable characters and a satisfying ending. The author writes at a pleasant pace and keeps her focus on the changing dynamic between the two women. Shared Winds is a good first novel and I look forward to reading this author's next book.

The Back Cover of This Book Does Not Do It Justice..........2005-07-25

This book is so much more than the back cover even begins to imply. Lan Harding is a Cherokee woman who seems to live on the outskirts of her community. When her marina is destroyed by a storm, there are no contractors available to help her rebuild. If she doesn't rebuild she will lose her business and her life will change completely.

In walks Emma Bishop. Emma's father is one of the contractors who has refused to help Lan. Emma explains that she needs to prove to her father that she can do this job well so he will sell his business to her instead of a stranger when he retires later in the year. These women may be each others only hope for a future, so they both stand to win if Lan hires Emma to do the job.

As they rebuild the resort called Shared Winds, the women begin to also rebuild parts of themselves. They find they have much more in common than this project and can't help but fall in love. Neither will admit her feelings at first, but jealousy, longing, and a near-death accident help them open up.

Fantastic first offering by this new author. This reader is looking forward to her future releases.

Pleasant and Relaxing Read.......2005-07-01

While Mother Nature isn't too kind to either main character, the gentle flow of the plot, the character's dialogue and interaction had me not only wondering about the fate of the damaged marina/resort, but also the women, their friends and the lake community.

The gentle spiritualism and quiet determination of both characters really played off each other well. I was rooting for Emma to make the deadline and for Nan to complete the restoration of her boat and her heart.

I happily found myself relaxed and engaged with this story. If I see another book by Ms White, I'll be sure to take a look.

Kept me reading well past Midnight.......2004-12-16

Shared Winds, besides being a wonderful romance, teaches us that perserverance and believing in oneself can overcome even the most difficult odds.

Its characters are as real as sitting across a table and sharing your dreams and desires with your best friend. Or falling in love with that special someone even though you try your best not to.

Kenna White injects humor into her story that caused me to smile as I followed her characters through their journey. Her well thought out dialogue and descriptive narrative kept me reading well past the midnight hour.

Reading to me is like watching a movie in ones mind and Shared Winds gets my nomination for an "Oscar".

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A book to savor
Substance and process
A Fine Piece of Art on Healing
Healing Touch

White Shadow Walking With Janet Mentgen
Diane Wind Wardell
Manufacturer: Colorado Center For Healing Touch
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 0970790805

Book Description

Self-Growth

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A book to savor.......2005-01-01

Diane Wind Wardell brings us a glowing picture of Janet Mentgen, who developed and teaches Healing Touch (HT), and established the Healing Touch International organization. Many nurses and other caregivers are using HT, which includes a variety of interventions in addition to hand and distant healing.

At the same time, this book is a marvelously detailed journal of the development of Wardell as a healer and HT teacher.

This is the sort of book one likes to dip into, ponder its lessons, and return to savor again and to chew on. The lack of index and references will hinder such deeper study.

Substance and process.......2004-04-19

This is an experiential tale of being the "sorcerer's apprentice" written in a stream of consciousness style which envelops the reader in a sense of the experience of the healing touch training.

A Fine Piece of Art on Healing.......2001-03-08

Combining her poetic and clinical writing style, Diane Wardell has captured the essence of multi-dimensional healing found within the Healing Touch certification program. Wardell is both courageous and strong as she teaches and inspires while telling the story of Healing Touch and its founder, Janet Mentgen. Wardell's sensitivity and at times personal journey vulnerabilities guide the reader through the essence of healing in its purest and truest form of a compassionate mother teaching her child about life and its challenges. I applaud the author for the courage to open herself up to the world and especially her world, the medical community. White Shadow is the first book I would recommend for anyone who is called to hands-on healing arts. It contains a wealth of knowledge and wisdom for Healing Touch practitioners as well, in training and certified. On a final note, I find White Shadow provides a spiritual framework of unity to those of us within the Healing Touch community but also touches all of us as healers around the world in a way which far exceeds our peer relationships and professional training.

Healing Touch.......2001-02-21

Diane Wardell has written a very moving account of her mentor and her own life changing experiences. In White Shadow Ms. Wardell has given us a wonderful insight into the art of healing touch and the lives of those who are dedicated to its practice. While the book is directed towards health professionals and those who strive to acquire the ancient skill it is also enlightening to anyone who wishes to learn more about healing touch. White Shadow is a very personal account of the people involved in bringing this art into modern times and western medicine. I was very taken up by this story, educated, and touched. Wardell has given us an opportunity to see how an individual can awaken the healing abilities that lie within us all. I recommend it to anyone who is interested in personal and world wide healing.

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Horrible!
White Wind
Beautiful & Exciting
Fast paced, romantic Native American historical novel
I have enjoyed reading this book several times!

White Wind (Leisure Historical Romance)
Susan Edwards
Manufacturer: Leisure Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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ASIN: 0843939338

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Horrible!.......2007-03-02

I thought this book was going to be so good. The back of the book sounded good, then with all the reviews I thought maybe Susan Edwards wrote a book I could actully enjoy. Wrong! This book is just a bunch of nonsense. The beginning started out so good, but by the middle I started to lose interest in it so fast. And by the end I was so mad at it! I got angry at that Sarah's biological father. Her step-father, raised and loved her his whole life. What gave her biological father right to claim her as his daugther, when he turned his back on her mother. I tried to give Susan Edwards another chance but I can't get into her books.

White Wind.......2003-01-06

From the back:
*When her beloved stepfather died, lovely young Sarah Cartier knew it was time to set out on her own-to escape her evil guardian's clutches and perhaps to discover the father she'd never known. But Sarah didn't make it far before her path crossed with the virile and vexing Golden Eagle. He had rescued her years before, and now the hard-bodied warrior was back. This time around, he vowed no obstacle would stop him from tasting her sweet lips, from sharing with her an unforgettable ecstasy as he forever claimed her as his own.*
Since I'd read the story of Sarah's mother and stepfather's love, and how that came to be in WHITE DAWN, I knew I would have to read about their daughter too. This book was very romantic and exciting, with many amusing details as well. The secondary characters, Red Fox, Wild-Flower, Seeing Eyes, Hawk Eyes, Mary and Ben, and White Cloud are all great additions to the story. Sarah is such a brave and lovely heroine, and is also half Indian, which makes it more entertaining. Golden Eagle is the chief's only son of their band of Sioux. He is a strong warrior, and a sexy and virile hero. He and Sarah compliment each other. This is one book that'll always be on my shelf. This was Ms. Edwards first book, not just in the White series, but her first ever book. And I must say that it's a keeper.

Beautiful & Exciting.......2000-03-13

Exciting characters, mesmerizing plot and a beautifully woven tale

Fast paced, romantic Native American historical novel.......1998-03-14

The reader will stay up all night to read this one. The characters Sarah and Golden Eagle will find their way into your heart and mind . I've received a letter from the author announcing book 2 in the White series, "White Wolf" has been sold . I can hardly wait for the next all night read !.

I have enjoyed reading this book several times!.......1997-09-02

I wish Ms. Edwards would write more books on thisextremely interesting subject.

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What a darling book!
Comes A Wind
DK Ink Blows You Away With Another Fantastical Tale!!
Tall Tale Fun

Comes a Wind
DK Publishing , Linda Arms White , and Tom Curry
Manufacturer: DK CHILDREN
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Binding: Hardcover

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Ever since they were little, Clement and Clyde had tried to best each other. But on Mama's birthday, they vow to get along and keep the peace. And they do... until a gently breeze stirs up their imaginations and blows away their common sense. Then these two can't resist topping each other with one windy tale after another ("You call that a wind? Why, one day it was so windy...") until, having been completely oblivious to how windy it's become, they finally notice that the wind has picked up practically everything in sight--the chickens, cows, outhouse, even Mama herself! Clement and Clyde do stop squabblin', at least long enough to work together to rescue Mama, in this wry, funny tale about sibling rivalry and one-upmanship. Illustrated in blazing southwestern colors and full of witty details, this is a tall tale that will have young and old alike laughing out loud. Yahoo!

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What a darling book!.......2004-01-31

I had a 3rd grade girl read this to me yesterday, and today I ordered 3 of them! What great illustrations accompany the creative story. As a transplant to Texas, I can truly appreciate all the descriptions from "15 gallon hats" to the big windy stories! I look forward to reading this to my children and sending the extra copies to relatives "back home" on the coast.

Comes A Wind.......2002-11-15

Comes a Wind is a story of two brothers who always over-exaggerate. Clement and Clyde try to outdo each other telling tales about winds that they have conquered. Their mother just wants them to get along for her birthday, a very hard task for Clement and Clyde because they fought so much when they were young. Clement and Clyde put their differences aside to help their mama when a Texas tornado hits and throws their mama on top of her barn.
This book was a 2002 Bluebonnet nominee. Linda Arms White also wrote Log Spirit and Too Many Pumpkins.

DK Ink Blows You Away With Another Fantastical Tale!!.......2000-08-07

The DK INK logo on the cover blowing away along with the title characters, and all else doesn't prepare you for the tall tales of the windiest kind told by two brothers always trying to best eachother! This book is another perfect read aloud from Editor Melanie Kroupa! She develops every part of a picture book (from the blowing logo to the interesting author's & illustrator's bio on the flap - it all works perfectly!!) Buy this one before they all blow off the shelves!!!!!!!

Tall Tale Fun.......2000-04-15

These Texas-style tall tales about Texas-style wind are sure to make readers laugh--Although here in Texas we know these tales aren't so far from the truth! Everyone who has a sister or brother will recognize themselves in Clement and Clyde's constant competition.

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Hermaphroditic aliens in a war-torn world.......2004-08-20

This sequel to the award-winning "White Queen" takes place some years later on an earth torn by the Gender Wars or the Traditionalists versus the Reformers. Earth still accommodates the Aleutians, hermaphroditic aliens who have been lost in space aboard a huge ship-world for countless generations and have now made earth their home.

The Aleutians, whose absolute belief in reincarnation makes them immortal, at least in their own eyes, do not understand earthlings' concern with individual death, which gives them an amusingly skewed vision of war, pollution and disease.

Aleutians communicate almost telepathically through wanderers, bits of themselves which wander from one to another like lice, carrying information. Their technology is also life-based - tools created from their own cells - and they have no interest in earth technology or "dead" matter. They cannot comprehend, for instance, the earthlings attachment to the Himalayas, which the Aleutians would like to level in the interests of climate control.

The protagonists are Sidney Carton, a consciously literary fellow, who may or may not be the Aleutian ally he pretends to be, and Bella, the "isolate" Aleutian crippled among her/his own kind by a lack of wanderers and sought by all sides for reasons she does not understand. Rescued from human attack by Sidney, Bella discovers health and strength in adversity and a surprising talent for human virtual reality games.

The book's adventures through war-torn cities and cultural factions are at times confusing - Jones makes it purposely difficult to determine the sides, and their search for the secret human discovery of faster-than-light travel seems an afterthought - but Jones' vision of alien culture keeps its quirky allure, being both thought-provoking and humorous.

Artistic garbage given form (I'd give 0 stars if I could).......1999-09-21

Truely this has to be one of the worst books I have ever read. While i'm sure the gender references would have been interesting and insightful if it wasn't for the fact that a good explanation reveals itself. The main characters where poorly written but that could excusably be called a blessing to mask the fact that the settings where rather abstract. However, I understand that there is a book before this in the series. Perhaps if you had read that beforehand you might not come away so disgusted by this book. If I ever see anyone buy this book i'll slap em' on the wrists and tell them "I'm sorry, you want a book written by someone good"

one of the best SF books this century.......1998-10-01

Fascinating exploration of gender, self, difference and all facets of identity. This book is a sequel to "White Queen", but I don't think the order you read them in matters. Set on earth in a future of poverty, virtual reality and a "gender" war between traditionalists and reformists. Two hundred years of a limited alien presence on earth has not improved communications or relations - the humans think the aliens can read their minds - the aliens regard science and human technology as mysticism and magic and are equally paranoid. Their is a temporary ceasefire and a massacre of the aliens, and a disabled librarian survives with a human guide who may not be trustworthy....

Three in Time: A White Wolf Rediscovery Trio : The Winds of Time, the Year of the Quiet Sun, There Will Be Time (White Wolf Rediscovery Trio)

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"The Winds of Time" is worth the price of admission.
a good collection
winds of time
Excellent

Three in Time: A White Wolf Rediscovery Trio : The Winds of Time, the Year of the Quiet Sun, There Will Be Time (White Wolf Rediscovery Trio)
Chad Oliver , Wilson Tucker , and Poul Anderson
Manufacturer: White Wolf Pub
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1565049853

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"The Winds of Time" is worth the price of admission........2007-02-18

Just shows that different people like different stories. "The Year of the Quiet Sun" really didn't grab me personally. "There Will Be Time" was a decent story... but by far my favorite from this book was "The Winds of Time," which I thought was an excellent tale, and for which I give the book 5 stars. Based on my review and that of others, if you like this genre, you're almost certainly going to find at least one of these three that you really like.

a good collection.......2001-05-17

Plot synopses:

YEAR OF THE QUIET SUN: U.S. government casts a time machine increasingly further into the future to gather political and demographic data, in an attempt to avert a looming civil conflict.

THE WINDS OF TIME: A spacefaring race crashes a ship on earth in prehistoric times and travel to the future by hibernation, waiting for a civilization to arise with sufficient technoogy to repair their spacecraft.

THERE WILL BE TIME: Random humans are born with the ability to move themselves forward and backward through time purely by mental will. They ally and utterly change the world.

All of these are excellent stories, with THERE WILL BE TIME standing out as the best of the three. Anderson beats the stuffing out of the time travel theme, as Alfred Bester did for telepaths in THE DEMOLISHED MAN. Not only do the characters jump between historical periods, they also find interesting uses for jumps of a few minutes forward or backward. Babies time travel with surprising results. THERE WILL BE TIME is very well thought out and worth the price of the book alone.

winds of time.......1998-02-04

this is one I read more that once. Startling now, how well Oliver portrays both the emptiness and boredom of 1950's middle class life and how well he gets us to fell the sense of loss among human like aliens whose spaceship crashes on Earth..all in the course of a really good story. Don't miss it!

Excellent.......1997-08-09

Three very different tales, each excellent in its own way. Shows the versatility of the time travel idea. Interesting how gloomy these authors thought the future (in some cases, our day) would be

Butterflies in the Wind: Spanish/Indian Children With White Parents

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Tender true story of adopting & raising multi-race children

Butterflies in the Wind: Spanish/Indian Children With White Parents
Jean Nelson-Erichsen , and Heino R. Erichsen
Manufacturer: Los Ninos Intl
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Tender true story of adopting & raising multi-race children.......2005-01-04

"Butterflies in the Wind" is another helpful book for parents raising children, but especially in a family with other race children. My husband and I were helped greatly 30 years ago, by the authors, and their initial book, "How to adopt Internationally." When we decided to add to our family by adoption, we heard about Jean and Heino, then in our city, and learned how to go thru the process. We learned so much from them in adopting our beautiful, 29 year old daughter, and it is fun now to read about their experiences which were similar, but not exactly like ours. I have found it hard to explain fully to my daughter our journey and mission to adopt her. But Jean has helped me with this by writing this book. She has a special knack for putting into words, and in her writing, the many feelings and thoughts of parents. Her love and compassion for children shows through in many delightful anecdotes (I found my self laughing out loud while reading the section on 'teen' challenges) but I also appreciate her no-nonsense approach to child rearing in general. Much of what she writes about applies to any family, international or regular. The challenges of the 70s, 80s and 90s raising kids, were tough. But discussing the challenges never seems to take away from the main message of the book, that children are treasures to be protected, nourished and cherished in a family.

7 Titles in Joe Gall Series - The Trembling Earth Contract - Ill Wind - White Wolverine - Star Ruby - Shankill Road - Underground Cities - Death Bird

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7 Titles in Joe Gall Series - The Trembling Earth Contract - Ill Wind - White Wolverine - Star Ruby - Shankill Road - Underground Cities - Death Bird
Philip Atlee
Manufacturer: various
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000PH0MA6

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7 massmarket paperback Titles in Joe Gall Series - The Trembling Earth Contract - Ill Wind - White Wolverine - Star Ruby - Shankill Road - Underground Cities - Death Bird

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