Pendulum: a love story

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Josh, a befuddled seventeen-year-old, wakes to a phone call declaring that his girlfriend Mary is in the hospital from a self-inflicted overdose. As he arrives and receives her dying gesture, a frail hand pointing to a folded piece of paper on the table next to her, his adventure begins. Opening the paper he reads the two words, Myrtle Beach, and then she dies.

Suddenly everyone begins to disappear as well and he finds himself alone in the world with only bugs to keep him company.

After a month of solitude, he begins his long journey from St. Louis to Myrtle Beach, hoping to find an answer to the riddle scrawled on the piece of paper left behind by his dying girlfriend. Past, present, and future collide inside of Josh's story and his feelings toward Mary. In the past, we see how much he loved her. In the present, we see how much he misses her, and in the future, we will see what awaits him at Myrtle Beach.

Sometimes outrageous and sometimes downright honest, Pendulum swings from sarcastically funny to desperately sad. It's a tale of the persistence of love, and a teenager's inability to move on, even in death.

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Suddenly everyone begins to disappear as well and he finds himself alone in the world with only bugs to keep him company.

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New Author >> Pendulum: a love story - Great Book!!.......2006-07-08

This book is the best thing I've read in a while. It's always great to discover something new (in this case a new author). Check out this book. It unfolds like some sort of deja vu sequence. I kept feeling like I'd lived this story, but I hadn't. Vivid imagery and familiar emotions. This book will make you feel something. Very exciting story builds, swinging and spiraling until the very end...

Enlightening & Reminiscent.......2006-01-30

Provence keeps you enlightened and reminiscent at the same time. When you are told that it is teenage love story, you are hesitant at first, wondering if it is going to be a mature read. It does have an adult point of view with an innocent, first love, hormone-raging outlook on situations, past and present. The story can be dark, but has a sarcastic sense of humor that makes you giggle from time to time. Provence's writing style is an aquired taste, but like a fine red wine, it only gets better with age. I'm looking foward to reading another book by this young author, and I suggest you keep an eye out for more material from him.

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Wolverine, Vol 3 #8 (Comic Book): Coyote Crossing, Part 2
GREG RUCKA
Manufacturer: MARVEL
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000PPZIUW

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Continuation and expension of the story of Goseyne.

A dumb little book that could change your life.

The Players of Null-A
A. E. Van Vogt
Manufacturer: Ariel Pr
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Continuation and expension of the story of Goseyne........2000-06-01

Wonderfull , wonderfull book , with more entriges thrown in , enemies revealed , and the true story is begining to take form.

Writen in the masterly style of that author's-god , that if you don't know by now , you will-and admire.

Van-Vogt let's us know at the end (an excellent one) of the real origin of Gilbert Goseyne. This book is , by the way , the sequel of "A World OF Null-A".

Excellent book , I can't say enaugh about it.

A dumb little book that could change your life........1997-12-11

The novel itself didn't impress me that much as a work of fiction -- although it's been a bestseller for years, and has won some science fiction awards. It's certainly entertaining enough, but it doesn't rank with Heinlein or Asimov, for instance. I read it againrecently, and I still found it kind of simplistic and naive -- very much a product of the 1940's, when it was written. On the otherhand, the 'real' subject of this book is not the protagonist, or the plot: it's a discipline called General Semantics. Gilbert Gosseyn ("Go Sane" -- get it?) has mastered this deceptively simple-seeming, but very complex discipline. As a result, he's able to deal with some pretty daunting challenges, and (well, of course) win out in the end. I discovered this book years ago, and after reading it, I began to wonder if "General Semantics" was 'real'. I did some investigating. Turned out it was, indeed, real. I studied the stuff, and have continued to study and apply it, for years. I can't transport myself across the universe like old Gilbert, -- but I sure owe van Vogt a debt for having put me in touch with gs.

Astounding Science Fiction November, 1948: In Hiding; Players of Null-A; The Love of Heaven

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Astounding Science Fiction November, 1948: In Hiding; Players of Null-A; The Love of Heaven
Wilmar H. Shiras , A. E. van Vogt , Theodore Sturgeon , and J. A. Winter
Manufacturer: Street & Smith Publications
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000KOY692

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The Pawns of Null-A (Players)
A E Van Vogt
Manufacturer: Sphere
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000M66UK6

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The Players Of Null-A
A. E. Van Vogt
Manufacturer: Berkley Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000S9LKFW

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The Players of Null-a
A.E.Van Vogt
Manufacturer: Berkley Medallion
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000J2EAUK

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tTHE PLAYERS OF NULL-A
A. E. VAN VOGT
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The Players of Null - A
A.E. Van Vogt
Manufacturer: Berkley
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Binding: Hardcover
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Players of Null A
A E Van Vogt
Manufacturer: BERKLEY BOOKS
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A must own for any lover of all things culinary

Great Book

yes, except booze for babies

Unprejudiced palate?

IF YOU LOVE MFK FISHER, READ ON...

The Unprejudiced Palate: Classic Thoughts on Food and the Good Life (Modern Library Food)
Angelo M. Pellegrini
Manufacturer: Modern Library
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0812971558
Release Date: 2005-08-09

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First issued in 1948, when soulless minute steaks and quick casseroles were becoming the norm, The Unprejudiced Palate inspired a seismic culinary shift in how America eats. Written by a food-loving immigrant from Tuscany, this memoir-cum-cookbook articulates the Italian American vision of the good life: a backyard garden, a well-cooked meal shared with family and friends, and a passion for ingredients and cooking that nourish the body and the soul.

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A must own for any lover of all things culinary.......2007-05-08

This is one of the best books of its kind ever written.
Originally composed nearly 60 years ago, it reads as if it'd been submitted to the publisher only recently. His culinary opinions are spot on, and his writing style is wonderful. One of my all time favorites.

Great Book.......2007-01-22

I picked it up based on the reviews from others. Excellent book. Very much of a how to enjoy a balanced life kind of a philosophy.

yes, except booze for babies.......2006-02-27

this is a great book, nothing made me want to leave my urban lifestyle as much as reading about his gardens and 50 feet of raspberry bushes and making his own wine and foraging, and reading about his wild working childhood in Italy makes me want to take my boys to the country. However, I draw the line at putting rum in my 3 year old's coffee. I draw the line at the coffee! but booze? Very dated in a somewhat weird way, unlike the rest of the book which is timeless. Except for that chapter I am a believer.

Unprejudiced palate?.......2005-11-29

Ms. Waters says that the book should be called "The prejudiced palate", and I agree. Angelo Pellegrini's book is both a cookbook and a gustatory memoir. It reminded me of many foods that I have not had since I was a child growing up in southern Spain, including rabbit, and odd cuts of meat, impossible to find at the local market. This book is a must for anyone interested in basic cooking, able to find and use wonderful ingredients with minimum fuss. It is also a lesson in taking advantage of the bounty available in the US and using it to full advantage. It is a great read, funny and intelligent

IF YOU LOVE MFK FISHER, READ ON..........1997-11-18

It's hard to believe this book was written and published in the '50s, when watery pot roast and martinis were America's idea of fodder for dinner parties. I loved Pellegrini's story about searching for olive oil in a friend's medicine cabinet, so he could dress a chicken--no one used olive oil for cooking then! You can skip every fancy book out now on Tuscan cuisine, trattoria cooking, etc. once you have this book, because it has the best recipes for risotto, rabbit, chicken, polenta, greens, cardoons, and more importantly, it makes an argument for eating well but in moderation -- a more sensible way to keep weight down without spoiling one's enjoyment of food. GARDENERS should also read this book, or his book, THE FOOD LOVER'S GARDEN. He writes just as lovingly about working in his garden as he does about cooking the foods he grows in it. Forget expensive organic produce at your local grocery and follow his instructions for a home garden to eat from, especially if you live in a mild climate like Prof. Pellegrini did (Seattle, WA).

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Thoroughly researched and expertly written, this comprehensive guide is a must for animal lovers dealing with the loss of a pet.

The death of a pet can cause enormous feelings of sorrow, guilt, and loneliness for children and adults alike, whether the end comes through old age, illness, sudden death, or euthanasia. Yet pet owners are often inhibited in their very real grief, even if the animal was considered a full-fledged family member, a child's favored playmate, or an elderly person's faithful companion. In Pet Loss, the authors acknowledge and encourage such grief, and assert that pet owners must learn to cope with the death of an animal as they would with any significant loss--by expressing their feelings and coming to terms with their grief. At once a practical guide and an emotional support, Pet Loss offers unique advice for owners faced with an animal's passing, from the difficult decision to put a pet to sleep to dealing with a veterinarian or making funeral or cremation arrangements.

Other questions answered in this book include:

Do animals go off by themselves to die?
How can children be helped with their grief over the death of a family pet?
When an animal has to be put to sleep, what is the best method?
How and when should one take in a new pet?
How much can a vet be expected to do?

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God-send for emotional pain through loss.......2005-02-26

This is the most cathartic experience I've EVER had, for it releases unconscious emotions which need to be unharnessed, leading you gently toward healing. Please be good to yourself and read this book, which has been a true God-send to me!

It Was Thoughtful.......2001-11-27

I found the book encouraging in that it gave me a feeling of not being the only one who ever suffered from the loss of a pet. I just do not know if I am ready to get over it yet as the book tells me to. I guess I was hoping for more - but it delivered what it promised, so I cannot complain.

Better than nothing, but not the best.......2001-01-29

I was glad to see the previous reader found great solace in this book. I am glad I bought it because at the time it was the only book I could find as I dashed to the airport, and it was better to have something on this topic than nothing as I grieved the new loss of my dear Kitty. But I would not recommend this book highly -- and if you are on Amazon you have a lot of books available at your fingertips. This author is a psychologist and takes a distinctly psychological approach to the subject. I was seeking a more spiritual/emotional approach, particularly because my Kitty died very young and under mysterious circumstances. The psychologist author identifies the process of grief and frequently discusses what is appropriate or inappropriate. If that interests you, this book will be helpful. Personally, I was not at all interested in clinical definitions of inappropriate grief when I was feeling overwhelmed with my own. But everyone is different, so this book may be helpful to you; we each grieve in our own way. I at least was grateful to have a book/person to validate my grief, which so many people seemed to want to dismiss with the attitude "It's only an animal."

An author whose approach I found much more spiritual/emotional and comforting was James Van Praagh. There is one chapter devoted to pet loss in his book Healing Grief : Reclaiming Life After Any Loss. I was surprised to discover he is a medium, as I normally don't go in for psychic stuff. But the chapter on pet loss in not weird or New Age-ish. It is steeped in love, and the author writes with gentleness and sensitivity of the eternal souls of our beloved animals and the mutual bonds of love that endure beyond mortal death.

Wisdom for trying times.......1999-02-02

I took this trusty volume off of my book shelf for the second time in three years this week. Its wisdom, advice, and understanding tone is a great comfort when the most innocent member of your family has made their final exit. Mimi, in my case, was only two years old, making this read extremely difficult, but extremely necessary. I thank the book for helping me understand that what I'm experiencing is natural and necessary in order to start the healing process. With information on the stages of grief, the emotions one experiences, and the consolation that the hurt will get better, Pet Loss has helped me once again say goodbye to a loving dog.

Pet Loss: A Thoughtful Guide for Adults and Children

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Pet Loss: A Thoughtful Guide for Adults and Children
Herbert A. and Fischer, Arlene Nieburg
Manufacturer: Harper and Row
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000NURZB4

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Pet Loss : A Thoughtful Guide for Adults and Children
Herbert A.; Fischer, Arlene Nieburg
Manufacturer: Harper Paperbacks
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OEYKO4

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A great starter book for the artifact collector

Official Guide to Artifacts of Ancient Civilizations, 1st edition (Official Guide to Artifacts of Ancient Civilizations)
Alex G. Malloy
Manufacturer: House of Collectibles
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0676600794
Release Date: 1997-12-29

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THE FIRST GUIDE TO ANCIENT AFFORDABLE ARTIFACTS--EACH OF THE 2,000 OBJECTS PRICED UNDER $300!

Imagine holding a Neanderthal stone tool or a lamp that lit the darkness of Ancient Rome. Few people realize that a juglet from the time of Isaiah or a bead necklace from the age of the pharaohs can be bought for less than $300. The Official Guide to Artifacts of Ancient Civilizations is the only book of its kind, listing an array of inexpensive antiquities that were made in Europe and Western Asia before the fall of Rome in A.D. 476 or in pre-Columbian America.

* COMPREHENSIVE. Each of the two hundred artifacts is priced and described in detail. The objects originate in the following periods: Early Man, Western Asiatic (Iranian, Phoenician, Judaic), Central Asiatic, Egyptian, Greek (Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic, Etruscan), Roman, and Pre-Columbian (Aztec, Mayan, Peruvian).

* FEATURING ANCIENT SPECIALTY COLLECTIBLES. Rare items are covered in great detail, from Mesopotamian stamp and cylinder seals to Egyptian scarabs, ancient lamps, glass, and vessels to Greek and Roman cameos and intaglios.

* INVALUABLE ADVICE. Learn the tricks of the trade, including how to start a collection and where to find particular items, plus a grading guide and a thorough explanation of values.

* WRITTEN BY A PROFESSIONAL. A dealer in ancient and medieval art for almost thirty years, Alex G. Malloy has conducted more than forty-five auctions--all including ancient art--and has produced twenty-four specialized catalogs on ancient and medieval art and antiquities. Major museums around the world have purchased items from him.

* FULLY ILLUSTRATED. Plus invaluable time charts and clear line drawings for quick reference and easy identification.

* Includes a GLOSSARY, BIBLIOGRAPHY, AND INDEX.

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A great starter book for the artifact collector.......2006-10-18

"Artifacts of Ancient Civilizations" by Alex G. Malloy is a superb introcuction to the artifacts of various ancient cultures. A basic outilne of collecting ancient artifacts is given followed by sections on Early Man, Western Asiatic, The Ancient Holy Land, Central Asiatic, Egypt, Greece and Rome. There is also a section on Pre-Columbian artifacts. Values are given for 2353 different items. At 257 pages, there is not room for a great deal of detail, but this is a great first book to buy on this subject.

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Interior Views: Design at Its Best (A Studio book)
Erica Brown
Manufacturer: Studio
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Interior Views Design at Its Best
Erica Brown
Manufacturer: Viking
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000PRN5R8

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Interior views : design at its best / Erica Brown ; introd. by Paul Goldberger
Erica (1946-) Brown
Manufacturer: New York : Viking Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000VZW7NW

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Born in Alabama in 1915, Baptist preacher turned underground artist Howard Finster claims to have had his first vision at the age of three. Inspired by the word of God, visitations from the dead, and religious visions, Finster has described himself as a stranger from another world and a divine messenger. His mission: to save the world with his art. With such titles as "American Devils Are Very Friendly" and "Judge No Man by Yourself," Finster's obsessive paintings, constructions, and sculptures have been exhibited all over the world, from Los Angeles to SoHo to the Venice Biennale. The text, transcribed from hundreds of hours of taped interviews, is at once disturbing and fascinating.

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Great book - but unable to find.......2007-02-28

This is a great book; however, you will not be able to buy it from this site new. I recommend buying a used copy. I placed an order for this book (new)in the middle of 2006 - it is now February 2007 and the book has not been delivered. If you want a copy of this wonderful book, you will have to buy a used copy.

Enter the world of Howard Finster.......1999-07-22

A wonderful book, which allows the reader to enter the world of Reverend Howard Finster, the greatest of the outsider artists to and visit Paradise Garden, his environmental creation. Reading this book is like visiting Howard and it is filled with great examples of his artwork. This is the sort of wonderful book which goes out of print and becomes collectable, so get it now!

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In this 1987 Pulitzer Prize winner, David J. Garrow, through extensive interviews, and access to F.B.I. transcripts, delves deeply into both Dr. Martin Luther King's leadership role and his private life. He attributes King's moral and physical courage to his religious faith: King believed that he had literally been called to do the Lord's work. But from 1965, when the F.B.I. taped King in sexual encounters and sent the tape to S.C.L.L. headquarters, his associates noted a "spiritual depression", even a "death wish." Fear that exposure would ruin his public work dogged him until his assassination in 1968. While documenting the F.B.I.'s dirty tricks, Garrow never loses sight of King's achievement and vision, nor of the poignancy of King's belief that "the cross is something that you bear and ultimately that you die on."

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Winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Biography and the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award, this is the most comprehensive book ever written about the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Based on more than seven hundred interviews with all of King's surviving associates, as well as with those who opposed him, and enhanced by the author's access to King's personal papers and tens of thousands of pages of FBI documents, this is a towering portrait of a man's metamorphosis into a legend.

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Riveting It's Not.......2007-01-26

You must have to really work to turn a life so packed full of meaning and world-changing events into a snoozer of a book. I have no idea how "Bearing the Cross" received a Pulitzer Prize -- certainly not on the basis of its prose. While the author undoubtedly did an enormous amount of research, the book reads like a high school history essay; i.e. a monotonously linear string of events -- "Then King did this; then he did that; then they had an SCLC meeting; blah, blah, blah...". The book virtually no character development; in fact everyone but King are merely names on a page. It took a herculean effort to slog through the 600+ pages, but perhaps the book wasn't meant to be read straight through. Maybe this is one of those research tomes meant for reference by historians -- check out the ample index for the names, places and events you're interested in at the moment and read only snippets at a sitting.

Despite being far too long, the book has a couple major oversights. First, there are no photographs whatsoever -- for someone as widely seen on TV and newspapers as King, couldn't they have sprung for a few pages showing historical events? Second, the book abruptly ends with the assassination -- when King dies so does the book -- nothing on the national reaction to his death, nothing on Ray or the motivation for/theories around the killing.

In sum, great research, poor writing. Perhaps Taylor Branch can edit his multi-volume set into a readable single-volume account. Until then, look elsewhere for a good King biography.

The heavy burden of being a hero.......2004-05-11

BEARING THE CROSS is a very detailed book on the life and times of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., American hero, civil rights activist, preacher and admirer of Ghandi and his nonviolent approach to social change. King came to the forefront of the mid-century civil rights movement when Rosa Parks, a seamstress, refused to move from her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. It wasn't the first time a black woman had been tossed out of her seat in the Black section of the bus when a white customer needed a seat. Along with the removal usually went insults and threats and Ms. Parks just wasn't having it that time. The local activists asked King, a new preacher at Dexter Baptist Church, if he would take on the responsibility. Reluctantly, he agreed to do so and thus began the legend of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Over the years, Dr. King has taken on an almost mythical position in the civil rights movement. Those who were present at the time find themselves wondering if the Dr. King they remember is the same man that is now raised in the American consciousness. He is frequently given a saintly aura that leads children reading about him in history books to believe there was never anyone like him before and that there can never be another like him again. David J. Garrow dispels those myths as he lets us in on the life of the man who led this country to reconsider its segregationist behavior. We see Dr. King when he is depressed and feeling unworthy of his position in the movement, when he is being a chauvinist about his wife, those moments when he smokes and drinks too much and Garrow gives credence to the rampant rumors that he had women in his life other than Coretta.

In addition to the very humanness of King, we also get to witness the foibles of the United States as it dealt with its Black citizens. We get to know the actions of three presidents of the United States, Eisenhower, Kennedy and Johnson, as they vacillated about the civil rights movement. None of them wanted to upset the Southern voting population so they tended to send mixed messages: on one hand they knew that Blacks were being treated unfairly but to offer help through legislation, federal troop protection for besieged nonviolent marchers or verbal support for the movement was beyond where they wanted to go. The levels to which the FBI stooped to discredit King are by themselves, phenomenal. Each of the presidents was definitely aware that King's rights as a citizen of this country were being abused as his home, his phones, his motels, hotels and friends were wiretapped. The agency also used the illegally acquired information to terrorize and blackmail Dr. King. Not one of them objected to this horrendous invasion of privacy.

BEARING THE CROSS is a definite must read for every caring citizen of the United States who has a desire to understand and appreciate the civil rights movement, the life and times of Dr. King and the role that the country has played in keeping some of its citizens in bondage. I would also recommend it as a reference book for the civil rights movement.

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Very good biography on MLK.......2004-02-17

This Pulitzer Prize winning biography proves to be superbly reseached and well written (although bit dry for some) account of the great civil right leader. However, the book seem to be geared around his public life and his involvment with the Civil Rights movement of SCLC. Although this part of his life seem to be well documented and covered, the book don't tell us much about King's private life, his relationship with his family, or his sexual indiscretions and his own relationship on the personal level with so many of his fellowers, friends and rivials.

But its a superb coverage of King's Civil Rights involvement and actually tell a sad story of man who was definitely over reaching the limits of his own personal, mental and physical endurance. A good example would be how MLK's venture in the Vietnam War which definitely overextended his reach when so much still needed to be done on the Civil Rights front. This distraction also cost him friends and allies who could have helped him on that issue which should have been the main focus of MLK. I guess he lost focus in the end. I am bit surprised that the book didn't make any commentary on the legacy of MLK or anything like that. The book stopped with his death which almost sound like a blessing for MLK who seem at the end of his life, an unhappy man, totally stress out and overwhelmed by his burdens.

But as biography goes, I thought this book was honest and interesting picture of a man. And thats good in my opinion, MLK was a man with combination of greatness and flaw that the book clearly points out with a great deal of objectivity. I thought it was kind of an ironic statement when the author stated that the only people who really knew MLK were his closest friends and the FBI who wiretapped him.

I should note that this may not be an ideal chocie for first time reader of MLK since there are overwhelming amount of material in this book which may create an information overload for some people.

My paperback book didn't have any photos which I thought to be bit strange. Book like this need photos. But overall, this is the best biography I have read on MLK regarding his public life. Will there ever be one of his private life??

Marked Black History.......2003-09-21

This is the most comprehensive MLK book you can get and it helped me through the 20th century as I wrote a short-short on Black history entitled "Who is We?" available @ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/singinsagg. The book spans black history and the agonizing period of slavery from 1441, all across the Americas. It brings you to the period of segregation and tell of the arts that blacks are known for and traces the life of MLK, blacks in film, musical emerges such as gospel, blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, reggae, and hip-hop (rap).

required reading.......2001-10-24

Although not completed I already have the idea that it should be required reading for Seniors in High School and/or a Freshman College requirement. After all it is a most significant event of modern day history along with the civil war and both world wars. David Garrow simultaneously celebrates and condemns human nature by revealing the courage and strength of Dr. King and his followers even as his wife and daughter are attacked with fire bombs by the hateful white mobs. A very compelling beginning story of Rosa Parks... the injustices and inhumane treatment she suffered at the hands of a hate filled people...sets the stage for a work that could begin a lesson in tolerance and unity for our next generations. I unfortunately believe we are still condemned to live our hateful existence in America and the world until works like this can get the attention they deserve.

Bearing the Cross - Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference

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Bearing the Cross - Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
David J. Garrow
Manufacturer: Vintage Books
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Binding: Paperback

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Bearing the Cross : Martin Luther King, Jr., And The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (2 Volume Matched Set)

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Bearing the Cross : Martin Luther King, Jr., And The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (2 Volume Matched Set)

Manufacturer: Easton Press
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Binding: Leather Bound
ASIN: B000COHHKK

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Bearing the Cross : Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
David J./ Garrow, David Garrow
Manufacturer: Harper Perennial Modern Classics
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ASIN: B000OF1D1Q

Bearing the Cross : Martin Luther King, Jr., And The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (LIBRARY OF AMERICAN HISTORY, Complete in 1 Volume)

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Bearing the Cross : Martin Luther King, Jr., And The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (LIBRARY OF AMERICAN HISTORY, Complete in 1 Volume)

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Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Vols. I & II

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Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Vols. I & II
David J. Garrow
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Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.(2vols.)

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Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.(2vols.)
DAVID J. GARROW
Manufacturer: The Easton Press, Norwalk CT,
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ASIN: B000NOE57C

Bearing the Cross; Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; Volume One

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Bearing the Cross; Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; Volume One
David J. Garrow
Manufacturer: The Eastern Press
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