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Dan Fesperson's captivating third novel, The Warlord's Son, begins cinematically with a dusty sunrise in Peshawar, Pakistan, the clamorous calls of competing muezzins, and the buzz of a scooter. In a classic premise worthy of John Le Carre, an aging American war correspondent named Skelly has been sent on what he fears will be--one way or another--his final assignment: the war zone of Afghanistan during the American bombings after 9/11. His ticket into Afghanistan is Najeeb Ajam--an Afghani-born "fixer," a local guide for foreign correspondents, expected to translate the region's languages, arrange passage to difficult areas, and secure introductions to valuable contacts, government clerks, street merchants, warlords. But Ajam is working for higher stakes than his daily cash envelope. His journey with Skelly takes him back to his tribal lands, where he must reckon with the powerful father he left and betrayed years earlier.
Like the works of Graham Greene or Paul Bowles, The Warlord's Son can be read purely for atmosphere, since it beautifully conveys the rigid hierarchies, harsh living conditions, and casual violence of the region. As a thriller, it has some weak points, but Najeem's world is depicted so convincingly that we can allow Fesperson a few liberties with plausibility. --Regina Marler
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In a riveting tale of intrigue and betrayal, a journalist and his aide infiltrate Afghanistan on the eve of the American invasion.
Skelly, a jaded war correspondent, is looking for one last scoop. Najeeb, his translator and guide, is an educated young man from the Pakistani-Afghani border with a secret past, a history with the Pakistani secret police, and his own motives for this risky adventure. Together they join a Warlord’s caravan as he seeks to start an uprising that will liberate the country from the Taliban. Along the way, they stumble onto what they think might just be the story of a lifetime. What they find is a shady world of hidden agendas, shifting allegiances, and sudden betrayals--a world where one wrong move would get them both killed and the only hope for survival lies in their loyalty to each other.
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Colorful...Fast-Paced...A Great Read on Pakistan and the Tribal Areas.......2007-05-25
A timely novel considering the Coalition hunt for Bin Laden and his terrorist cronies in the ungoverned territories called the Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Stanford J. Kelly, aka Skelly, embarks on a last attempt to make it big as a journalist covering the U.S. ramp-up immediately following 9/11. Najeem, a Pakistani college educated in the U.S. but raised in the Tribal Areas, serves as Skelly's guide/translator/facilitator, but has his own dark past and agenda. Najeem's girlfriend/lover, Daliya, serves as a reminder of the brutal treatment fundamental Islam reserves for the female members of their societies. All in all, a fascinating tale that reveals the complexities of a culture Skelly is wholly unprepared to cover, much less survive on his own.
One asks if Western journalists are as naive as Fesperman portrays - most likely they are as he ought to know... Fesperman's credentials and the depth of his narrative are clear indicators of his own experience as a journalist as well as obvious research and first-hand knowledge of a region that has as many twists and complexities as the plot of The Warlord's Son.
Perhaps the only loose thread in Fesperman's novel is the ending, which I won't reveal here, but merely observe that the last few pages seem more like a convenient wrap-up for the author or perhaps a cheap shot at U.S. government agencies and their employees. Fesperman appears to have far more experience with the locals than his own countrymen.
A great read for anyone interested in learning more about Pakistan, Afghanistan, war journalists, and why western-style democracy is unlikely to flourish anytime soon in the hard core fundamentalist and tribal regions of the Earth.
Slow pace, flat writing.......2005-09-10
Considering the promising subject matter of this book, who'd have thought it would turn out to be such a bore. The writing--both description and dialog--is laced with the lamest of cliches. The characters are flat and the situations, unconvincing. Did this book have an editor?
Top-notch stuff.......2005-06-03
Dan Fesperman's "The Warlord's Son" is one of the more authentic thrillers on offer set in the Islamic world. This should be unsurprising, since Fesperman is a war correspondent who covered the same conflict (the 2001 war in Afghanistan) as the book does, but far too many other journalists skimp on the accuracy side of the equation.
The plot revolves around war correspondent Stan Kelly (known as Skelly to all and sundry), who has been sent to Pakistan to report on the situation in Afghanistan. Skelly has made his way to a beautifully evoked Peshawar in the hope of crossing the border to Afghanistan, and has enlisted his "fixer", Najeeb Azam, to help in this task. From there, we're treated to an account of Skelly's attempts to cross the border and Najeeb's struggles with his own demons in the Tribal Agencies on the Pakistani-Afghani border.
Despite its very taut plot - and the simply incredible final scenes - the real stars of the show are the setting and the culture, for my money. We spend a lot of time in refugee camps and wandering through the mountains of southern Afghanistan, including some places which might be familiar from the coverage of the war.
Culturally, Fesperman is sensitive to the role Islam plays among the tribal Pashtun as well as to their code of honour known as Pashtunwali. Characters such as Najeeb and Bashir are drawn particularly well, with the reader constantly needing to make gut assessments of their loyalties, exactly as Skelly is having to do on the ground.
Fesperman, who has clearly "been there, done that" in this part of the world, has a real knack of putting the reader in the middle of the action. Again, this is hardly surprising given his journalistic background, but in my experience it puts him among a small group of correspondents.
As previously mentioned, the plot is supremely well-paced. Just as the central characters are, the reader is aware as the novel draws to a close that something big is about to happen and yet when it does, it still took me by surprise. I won't spoil the shock revelations for those who haven't read it, except to say that they are eminently believable by the time the plot reaches them.
While this is definitely one of the better thrillers to emerge in recent years, the lack of a fifth star is due to a creeping feeling that the other American characters are more ciphers for the plot, rather than actual people. This is hardly terminal, but when the Pashtuns and Skelly are so well-written, it's a bit of a shame.
Overall, this is highly recommended to anyone after some high-quality thriller writing and also to anyone with a passing interest in the part of the world in which it is set.
Brilliant and Scary........2005-03-11
An amazing novel. As a news and historical junkie, I thought I had a pretty good understanding of the situation the USA is now confronted with in Afghanistan. Often, nonfiction books give a pretty good overview of a country or a region. Very occasionally good fiction does better. This book is not better, but the best. From the first page "The Warlord's Son" gets the reader into the grit and grime of the nebulose mountains and passes between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Skelly, an aging war correspondent, wants to get into Afghanistan in the weeks after 9/11 and enlists the aid of Najeed, a minor warlorld's estranged son. The two barely make it across the border before disaster happens. In a way, the novel is a metaphor of crossing cultural frontiers, with Najeed bound with the ropes of honor and blood, Skelly a determined fool. I won't tell you any more about the the plot. Read it for yourself. Previous reviewers have compared the author, Dan Fesperman, to Graham Greene and John LeCarre, with justice.
Powerfully engaging.......2004-10-27
The Warlord's Son is a highly enjoyable suspense tale set in Pakistan and Afghanistan just after 9/11. Stan Kelly, called Skelly, is an American war correspondent past his prime who has taken one last assignment in an attempt to write the ONE BIG STORY of his career. He hires a "fixer" -- the local person who knows the ins and outs of the culture and can also serve as translator -- called Najeeb, the title character, who is the black sheep son of a Pashtun warlord. Between Skelly and Najeeb they find themselves in a labyrinth of plots and sub-plots, all revolving around who will control Afghanistan.
Skelly wants the story. For Najeeb, things are more complicated. While both characters are very well drawn, Najeeb is of particular interest in that he is trapped between the world of his childhood in the wild Tribal Areas of Pakistan and the world of his young adult life, which includes college in the U.S. and a relationship with a Muslim woman who is struggling to find a place in society where she can be both faithful to her religion and to her aspiration to be self-directed.
The book feels very authentic in terms of plot, character development and setting, with an evocative sense of place that helped me better appreciate the connections that people have to their ancestral lands. Dan Fesperman is very good at illustrating the complexities of the social and political situation along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. At one point as I was reading along, I was struck by the realization of just how little we Americans understand the terms of life in that part of the world, and how we probably never will get a real clue. It is very far away indeed from places most of us comprehend.
That's not to say that I didn't empathize with the novel's characters; on the contrary I did. Fesperman is exceptionally talented at helping his characters convey the human emotions we all share, and at challenging his readers to inspect once again the opinions we have formed in the wake of 9/11 and subsequent events. Plus, The Warlord's Son works as a first-rate adventure story.
I have not so thoroughly enjoyed a novel since reading The Kite Runner a few months ago and highly recommend The Warlord's Son to anyone who likes good stories that make you question your assumptions, and your privledge.
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The second book in the epic Dalriada trilogy, The Dawn Stag spans three centuries and spectacularly recreates Celtic Britain at the momentous time of the Roman invasion. The year is AD 81, and Agricola, the ruthless governor of Roman Britain, is intent on capturing the last unconquered territory: Alba, Scotland. Rhiann, an Alban priestess and princess, submits to a marriage of political necessity to Eremon, an exiled Irish prince. Out of duty grows a powerful and desperate love that will bind them together through conflict and betrayal. On these lovers now rests the hope of a nation. To the people of Alba, Agricola's army is a wall of steel and fire advancing across their homeland, bringing with it desolation. Rhiann searches for guidance in the spirit world, little realizing how big a part she will play in this endgame. Eremon knows only that he must risk--and sacrifice--many lives, perhaps even his own. In this rich and vivid follow-up to The White Mare, Jules Watson enchants with a fantastical novelistic imagination that makes a claim on the hundreds of thousands of readers who enjoy fantasy and historical fiction alike.
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Engrossing.......Truly Captivating.......2007-10-08
This story captured me from page one, book one. I loved every minute of this second book in the Dalriada Trilogy. Rhiann and Eremon are incredible lead characters and have worked their way in to my hearts. This story will remain with me long after others are forgotten.
The ending was not at all what I wanted, but makes the story as a whole no less poignant. The tragedy of the ending is believable, but their lives from that point on pale drastically in comparison to the grandeur of their previous roles in society. I wanted to fall to my knees and scream at the injustice of it all!
I am hoping for that justice, and clarity in the Mother's intricate plan, in book 3, The Boar Stone.
A Fantastic Continuation.......2007-05-04
I honestly entered this book expecting to be disappointed after some of the reviews I read. In truth it picks up nicely where the previous book left off, reintroducing us to the characters amidst their every day struggles as they try to eliminate those struggles to face the onslaught of Agricola and the Roman Army. I have to say that one thing I did notice was that a lot of moments I wanted to feel triumphant in left me feeling only slightly elated, and I'm not quite sure why. There were at least three instances throughout this book that I found myself longing for a bit more flare and oomph. That is not to say that Jules Watson's writing and characterization aren't flawless in their execution. I still feel a great attachment to these characters, no more than ever, and at this point May 17 can't get here soon enough.
A really Enjoyable Second Book.......2006-07-22
AD 81 Britain is in the grip of a ruthless Roman official, Agricola, the Roman governor. He is intent upon subduing the remaining unconquered territory in the whole of Britain, Scotland or as the Romans called it Alba.
Rhiann is an Alban priestess who has been coerced into a political marriage to Eremon, an exiled Irish prince. But out of this joining of convenience has grown a powerful love story. In them lies the hopes of a whole nation.
Will they have the time to formulate any plans to thwart the forces of Rome, who are relentlessly advancing north toward Alba . . .
This book relates the story of a relatively small nation that is being remorselessly challenged by the might of one of the most powerful Empire's of the then known world.
I have been waiting in anticipation of this second book in the trilogy. I suppose I will now be doing the same for the third. Come on Jules get that word processor warmed up.
Truly a Great Book.......2006-07-07
I found The White Mare enchanting, I found The Dawn Stag not only enchanting but riveting. Bringing in history that was only known through the Bards, since it was never written down. Watson made me angry at the Sacred Isle. She makes you feel what the characters feel. I wasn't sure I would like however she made it end, but I did, I loved her ending making life go on. Will await the next book.
If you love deeper history with a twist of romance and fantacy, this is a great book for you.
Breathtaking but missteps at the end.......2006-05-28
This book is far better developed than the first of the trilogy, The White Mare. It's very well-written (tighter than the first installment), and the historical reality blends well with the fiction. Watson's prose makes us believe in the magic of the land, in the beauty and power of Alba. Another good point is that, though the story and our hearts rest mainly with the Albans, the Romans are not portrayed as evil. They are merely Roman: proud, strong, and often ruthless, doing their duties just as the Albans seek to do. As in The White Mare, the melodrama often doesn't make much sense, but it does make the characters feel human and therefore fallible. The development of the story makes the characters' triumphs exhilarating and their failures deeply saddening.
I would have liked a conclusion with a wider scope in relation to Alba after the story's staggering events. There was something missing there, as if the focus on memory and life in Alba narrowed to a pinpoint and the rest of the world was forgotten beyond that point's borders. That's the most serious flaw in the novel, I think.
I was very disappointed in the ending, at which point the characters changed too much and too permanently to be believable. It was too fast, too absolute in its turn, resolutions, and decrees for the reader to really be able to accept what visions, discoveries, and the strengths and shatterings of characters ask us to accept. The final message, after such an intense story, does not work. It feels like something of a betrayal of what the characters have invested from the start--duty, honor, and causes beyond oneself.
It seems very much that Alba is left behind when it has been at the forefront of most of the story. This story is a love story of Rhiann and Eremon (taken very much out of character), which of course it always has been, though here we are asked to accept that it is far less a story of Alba than one of love. The tale loses its resonance, its wide scope, and much of its majesty. The strong emphasis on the inward focus on love and family in the end weakens what Watson has built in these first two books of the trilogy.
The characters' efforts, their successes, and their inevitable failures are skillfully handled, but their aftermath does not hold true to the story or the characters. At the end, the story rings hollow as the characters step out onto their new paths, in so doing abandoning their pasts in a way that is not enlightening but, rather, unbelievable. I can accept that the events of this novel would alter people irrevocably, change them and their paths in life to a large extent, but the manner in which the characters change here does not ultimately hold true. That is what is finally unsatisfying about this novel, not the events that lead up to this frustrating ending: for a story that is told so much from and about the battlefield the irony is that the greatest loss does not occur in battle but, rather, in purpose, in focus, and in character.
But this story is well worth reading, especially for lovers of historical fiction with an eye for the supernatural.
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Dawn Stag
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Schwa - World Operations Manual
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Playing on paranoia, conspiracy theories, and alien influence, the Schwa Corporation reveals all the
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World Domination Simplified..........2000-11-04
A great litle handbook of how to take control of your planet and control it through various methods of impropaganda. Many extras, including stickers and ID card. A great buy at a price 1/3 the cover price.
the best book in dimention z.......1999-09-25
do u want to rule your own world of stick people and maniplulate their world to its full extent?!?...do you want to get rich off another planet's recources? if so then by the schwa corporation's worl operations manual...learn about instructions.......get some kewl stickers/postcars and a poster..so buy this book
Small planet administration made easy........1997-09-14
"Secrets revealed..." ::::: Forget the X-FILES. Don't bother to "watch the skies." Lose CONTACT. Avoid the EVENT HORIZON. Park the MEN IN BLACK at a Dunkin Donuts. ::::: The Schwa Corporation has secured terrestrial publication rights to the cookbook of the alien conspiracy. Now, thanks to Schwa and Chronicle Books, "any Schwa licensee can run his or her own small planet." Planet administration made easy: SCHWA WORLD OPERATIONS MANUAL. ::::: This promises to be a runaway bestseller. Move over Martha Stewart; pack your bags, Microsoft; ignore THE RULES; send your men and women dolls back to Mars and Venus, John Gray. Media artist Bill Barker's Schwa Corporation blows the lid off the conflagration of lies about the most significant event to happen to our race since aliens buried a parking meter in the Moon's Tycho crater some 4 million years ago. ::::: Through a satirical combination of graphic arts, media ambiguity and product marketing, the Schwa phenomenon has become a cutting pun on media manipulation, cultural delusion and corporate obfuscation. Right up there with Patrick McGoohan's THE PRISONER and Jenny Holzer's Truisms, Schwa is both a joke and thought-provoking mirror. True art. This book is a great introduction to "Stickperson" neophytes and a new treasure for Schwa fans. Dilbert fans need not apply.
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- The best bean & grain cookbook in existence.
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The Versatile Grain and the Elegant Bean: A Celebration of the World's Most Healthful Foods
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The best bean & grain cookbook in existence........1999-01-11
I pulled this one out of the library and then spent the next year and a half looking for it in all the used bookstores around. It is a great cookbook in general, and full of great recipes. The tea-poached plums with vanilla barley pudding is one my favorites. Definitely one of my most used cookbooks.
Informative and Useful.......1998-05-14
I took this book out of the library on a whim, but what I saw of it in the 3 weeks of the loan period persuaded me to buy it. It is chock full of information, both historical and uses, on pretty much any grain or bean I've ever heard of - and many that I haven't. It has a very well set out table for every grain and bean giving basic cooking instructions that I found very helpful, and it also contains a number of interesting recipes. Unfortunately, it is out of print, so I'm now hoping someone can find a copy for me!
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Saints of the Pueblos is an exploration of the connections between Hispanic and Pueblo cultures delving into the Hispanic devotional images of saints and Pueblo pottery traditions. Each of the nineteen active pueblos is represented with a retablo created by Charlie Carrillo of its patron saint in the style of that pueblo. Four additional lost pueblos are also represented. Although Charlie Carrillo is known for his santos of New Mexico, he has done extensive research into the archaeology and pottery traditions of the region. Charlies interests in santos and pottery are the genesis of this book and the exhibit of the same name at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque. This book proves that these cultures are indeed intertwined. Each image is supported by research about the history of the mission church, the patron saint, and the historic pottery of that pueblo. Historic photographs are included of the Spanish missions at each pueblo. This collection of retablos and pottery is supported with essays by Archbishop Michael Sheehan, Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Director Ron Solimon, and pueblo historian Joe Sando which explore the love of the art and these cultures.
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Guia para visitar los Santuarios marianos de Cataluna (Maria en los pueblos de Espana)
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Scrapbooking Plus! More Than Just Paper introduces you to the hottest, cutting-edge materials available to scrapbook aficionados. More than sixty-five beautifully photographed projects provide full-color illustrations, step-by-step design descriptions and a comprehensive list of materials for each page layout.
Begin with a new array of highly decorative embossed and patterned vellums, glitter papers and transparency sheets. Add dazzle and style with the latest beads, buttons and charms. Create an exciting visual spark with glittery embellishments using micro beads, bead chains, resin charms and multicolored bobbypins and barrettes.
For spectacular design ideas, check out the latest in glass, resin and transparency tag materials combined with collaging, stamping and embossing. Add sparkle with original metallic accent techniques including leafing, foil embossing and color staples. Glass is a new and exciting visual medium for scrapbooking. Microscope slide mounts, vintage optical lenses, mica tiles and message bottles are innovative resources for embellishing your page layouts.
With altered scrapbook pages, old materials have become new again! Novel attachments include scrapbook zippers, slide mounts, stamps, bottle cap lettering, bingo cards, domino tiles and game pieces. In our digital chapter, learn how to create digital photo-editing, titling and journaling scrapbook pages with word processing software.
Scrapbooking is great fun! Authors Nick and Kathleen Greco offer you proven, user-friendly technique hints, plus valuable insider tips designed to provide fresh ideas for beginners or avid scrapbookers. Enhance your creativity while transforming your personal scrapbook album into a memorable keepsake for all to treasure.
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Outstanding.......2005-05-25
Virtually the only book on embellishing scrapbooks you will ever need. I know, as I have most of them, but it is all here, and in more unusual ways than you ever saw things used. If this craft is your interest, this book is a must. Beg, borrow, buy or steal a copy (but not mine, I need it!).
Depth!.......2004-08-28
This book has depth! I am always on the lookout for new scrapbook ideas. As soon as I saw this book I was sold on it. Not only do the authors present beautifully designed scrapbook pages, but their ingenuity with the use of classic scrapbook items as well as clever, new objects and items is so refreshing. Push through to the next scrapbooking level! It's easy with this book to inspire and guide you.
Book Description
Let soft-furnishing guru Katrin Cargill take the mystery out of making curtains and learn to make simple, stylish window treatments for every room in your home. Select from over 80 ideas for beautiful window dressings designed to suit all levels of sewing ability, while showcasing Katrin's special talent for using fabrics in surprisingly innovative ways. Chapters include Use of Fabrics, Headings, Valances, and Edgings. See the full effect of the finished curtains in James Merrell's stylish and informative colour photographs.
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PBC International
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- Nobody Much Gives Much Pleasure
- From Ziegfield to the hayfield, Southern Illinois Style!
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Nobody Much: Life on the Farm With Granny Cool
Barbara McIntyre
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Hair, clothes, boys, and fudge.......2003-02-20
Barbara McIntyre may be the first person ever to write a flattering portrait of her mother-in-law. The lead character in the book, Margaret McIntyre, is thoroughly likeable--funny, street-smart, compassionate, and though she cares immensely about how her hair looks and which bracelet and earrings set to wear to the horse races, she's utterly devoid of airs. Maybe this is because Margaret spent most of her life as a career girl. She had her moments of glamour, like joining the Zeigfield Follies fresh from Southern Illinois and entertaining in New York speakeasies. But she also had her share of routine jobs, like pushing face creams for the formidable Estee Lauder. The highs and the lows taught Margaret to keep things in perspective, and above all, to laugh. We laugh with her.
In her mid-fifties, Margaret married Mac McIntyre, a successful businessman she'd known since they were children. Margaret's relationship with her new extended family is particularly noteworthy, because she seems to have been universally adored. The secret may be that she never had children of her own. With no "entitlement issues," Margaret was free to treat every member of her large extended family--even the little ones--like interesting people in their own right. It worked. Whenever anyone wanted advice, they invariably turned to Margaret.
The book gets better as you progress, and the end makes you feel sad indeed to say goodbye to a great lady. What I especially liked was how the author made Margaret's attitude about seemingly banal things (like hair, clothes, and fudge) reflect a larger attitude about life itself: that it's there to enjoy as much as possible.
Nobody Much Gives Much Pleasure.......2003-02-16
As a fellow Long Islander,I thought it would be fun to skim this new book by Barbara McIntyre. It turns out to be a work that should appeal to anyone who enjoys a book filled with humor,love and a great deal of common sense. Barbara's step mother in law, the central figure of the book,joins a large and energetic family when she marries when well into her fifties. She is an immediate hit with her step children and grandchildren. I recommend it be read to find out why. The reader will not be disappointed !
From Ziegfield to the hayfield, Southern Illinois Style!.......2003-02-12
If you had been raised in southern Illinois 100 years ago, and you were ambitious, talented, personable and hell-bent-for-leather, you might have followed in the footsteps of Margaret McIntyre, who followed her heart to the theater stages of New York, had a successful career as a Ziegfield girl, speakeasy performer, silent movie accompanist, and stage actress, and then gave it all up to live on a Long Island "Gentleman's Farm" with the true love of her life. That she didn't do this until she was in her fifties was the reason she inherited 3 step children, their spouses, and 12 step-grandchildren, all of whom adored her and continually looked to her for guidance, perspective, encouragement, and just plain laughs. It was her sense of humor that would initially win people over, a sharp, black humor that sprang from the characters and adventures of her youth in Benton, Illinois, an old coal-mining town that seemed to exist in the Antebellum South well into the 20th century. But her upbringing also gave her strength, resilience, and eternal optimism that no matter how bad or crazy or unfair things seemed, she had definitely seen worse! And of course, she had learned how to deal with the twists and turns of life, and would eagerly share her experience and expertise with any who might seek a little enlightenment, Benton-style. She was down-to-earth, unpretentious, self-deprecating, and completely lovable, and this exceptional portrait of her life and times offers a quick-moving, intimate glimpse into a simpler age, when often the most important question of the day was, What did you do to your hair and what shall we have for dessert tonight? And yet hidden in the straightforward anecdotes of sumptious Thanksgiving dinners, hairdresser's appointments, elegant teas, or the twist and perils of a grandchild's love life, an approach to life, an attitude for how to live emerges that is instructive to us all, particularly in these fast, troubled times that are so lacking in style. After reading this, you will never again underestimate the importance of Family, Friends and Food!
Nobody Much.......2003-02-10
Nobody Much is a delightful, humorous tale about an endearing woman and her relationship with the instant family she acquired by marrying a widower. His three children were at the stage of life when they were getting married and starting families. This transplanted city dweller and former actress became involved with all the trials and tribulations of young families and managed to become beloved by all the members of the two generations younger than her husband. Barbara McIntyre has a lovely sense of humor and it is easy to relate to her and her mother-in-law's situation. It is a good book to read when you want something light that you can just relax and enjoy.
Rosamond Dean
They Don't Make "Em Like This Anymore.......2003-02-10
This is a warm , witty look back at a Granny of the sort the world could use more of today . A Zeigfield girl , cabaret chanteuse and confidante-advisor to her many grandchildren . Written with charm and much humor. I loved it , I only wish it could have gone on forever . What ever happened to her type of Grande Lady? Bring us more , Barbara .
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- The White Bone: A Novel
- The Winemaker's Daughter
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- Through the Safety Net: stories
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- Tzili: The Story of a Life (Appelfeld, Aharon)
- Vuelo del cisne
- Welcome to Heavenly Heights: A Novel
- Where Darkness Lives
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