To Catch a Shadow: A Wartime Tale of Espionage and Intrigue from Africa to North Russia

Customer Reviews:

WWII and the Beginning of Espionage.......2002-08-22

I was hooked from the start - young New Yorker goes from radio pioneer to OSS agent and learns to survive. That it is a true story only adds to the enjoyment.

Brought me through a part of WWII I had never known about. The author describes feelings, choices, preparation and then takes you along for a dangerous ride. Well written, I kept having to get back to it to see what would happen - and I was never disappointed. Spy chasing, hasty exits, from the tremendous heat of Casablanca to the most bone chilling cold of northern Russia.

My only wish would be for a sequel - but in real like I guess that doesn't happen.

Merchant Marine WWII Veteran.......2002-06-26

As president and editor of a Merchant Marine Veteran organization it is my job to search for stories that tell about being at sea during WWII. This book is a great testimonial to the hazards of the Merchant Marine and the OSS in WWII.
His duties as a sailor and a spy put him in harms way.His ships sailed in convoy to Russia. These waters were the most hazard of all. We lost many ships and lives in the North Atlantic. This was his duty on the sea. Then he had to face great danger with his undercover work on the land. The world of spys, spooks, and shadows makes for great stories. He writes with such skill that he puts you with him at every turn. A great true adventure story that takes place on land and sea. Well Leon Wortman did both and lived to tell about it. I Couldn't put it down.

A Page-Turner from start to finish!.......2002-05-17

Told in the first person-present. A tough job for any writer. Wortman, by this technique, makes you a participant in all his tasks.

True-life WWII espionage from New York to Morocco to Russia........2002-04-09

This is a fascinating true-life story of how a young Brooklyn radio engineer wound up chasing Nazi double agents in New York, posing as a Belgian in Morocco, and getting in big trouble spying in North Russia during WWII.

The book opens up innocently enough, nice Jewish kid grows up in New York City immigrant family during the depression and gets job at radio station. Then, the war breaks out. Instead of joining the army, the author winds up in both the OSS and the Merchant Marine.

From there the book takes off. The OSS' training is tough, but it doesn't prepare our hero for the surprises and perils ahead of him. He chases spies, fights Arabs and Nazis, braves dangerous North Atlantic and Arctic Ocean crossings, and meets characters that must have been prototypes for James Bond villians.

The writing style is easy-going and straight-forward. The tone of the book is warm -- like sitting down for an after-dinner reminisce with your Father or Grandfather. And, there is plenty of humor at sea and on land to balance the tension of the war drama.

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The names of James Watson and Francis Crick are bound together forever because the scientific discovery they made was truly a joint enterprise. As Edward Edelson reveals in this intriguing biography, Watson and Crick were the first to describe the structure of deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, the molecule that carries our genes and determines everything from the color of our eyes to the shape of our fingernails. Even though Watson and Crick's collaboration lasted only a few years, their achievement was enough to tie their names together forever in the history of science and to establish a firm footing for what was then a radical new branch of science: molecular biology. In doing so, they paved the way for the early detection of genetic diseases such as sickle-cell anemia, and for new scientific leaps such as animal cloning.

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Francis Crick and James Watson.......2000-01-19

Good science book on the subject, very thorough biographies of both Crick and Watson. Text is a little dry, but the occasioanl picture perks it up. Illustrations are in black and white. I would recommend this book to the 7th grade up, and will include a recommendation for the teachers as well.

Francis Crick and James Watson : And the Building Blocks of Life (Oxford Portraits in Science)

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Francis Crick and James Watson : And the Building Blocks of Life (Oxford Portraits in Science)
Edward Edelson
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OKMZRC

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Francis Crick and James Watson: And the Building Blocks of Life
Edward Edelson
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OKR5XQ

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Caring for aging parents is difficult-it's exhausting, expensive, time-consuming, and under appreciated. And that's under the best of circumstances, when the caregiver loves and respects his or her aging parent. What happens when adult children are asked to care for elderly parents who were abusive, neglectful, or absent? Here is a compassionate and practical guide to facing the psychological and emotional issues that arise when caring for aging parents. Eleanor Cade offers sound as well as personal accounts from individuals who have made the choice to care for difficult parents. The result is a powerful guide to moving beyond feelings of anger, regret, and grief in order to build healthy new family dynamics based on decency and mercy. Target audience For individuals who are caring for aging, dysfunctional parents, as well as counselors and therapists who work with families Features an authoritative resource for baby boomers caring for aging parents defines differences between "normal" and "dysfunctional" families personal stories validate the experiences and feelings of readers

Customer Reviews:

Taking Care of Parents.......2006-04-26

Many of us are faced with the aging of parents and often the onset of dementia. Eleanor Cade's book gives us examples of that common stuggle and what other people have done to cope with this difficult transition in our parent's life. After I'd read this book, I gave copies to my sister who is a primary caregiver of our mother, my cousin and another friend. All of these women found hope and encouragement in the stories of others. I recommend it.

Taking Care of Parents Who Didn't Take Care of You.......2006-04-24

Eleanor Cade's book has been an enormous help as I wade through elder care for my mother. It provides practical advice, straightforward talk, and especially emotional companionship. It's a really difficult situation, and we need this kind of support. My mother even read it and said it helped HER! That's amazing.

Great Read.......2006-04-24

Given to me as a gift, I knew not what to expect, but found a very readable, thoughful and insightful book. Moreover, I too have taken the opportunity to give it as a gift to at least 7 other people. Even if you were fortunate enough to have had parents that took care of you, this is a sensible, reflective, and skillfully written manual for dealing with any emotions associated with aging parents.

Important Book! .......2006-04-24

Indeed, Cade asks us, how do you take care of your parents, when they didn't take good care of you - and in fact may done have you harm?

Cade, through interviews with adult caregivers and mental health professionals, encourages us to use the grieving process for the care-givers experience. Denial, Anger, Acceptance, and (eventually) Gratitude are stages in grieving that are broadly accepted in the mental health community. The call to action, if you want to call it that, is to find a motive for taking care of troubled parents that you can live with and live for.

If you have unresolved issues with your parents, this book might challenge you to move beyond your (legitimate) anger and defenses. The surprising news is there are a quite a few of us who are challenged with taking care of our troubled and troubling parents.

I was surprised, for example, to read that some caregivers she interviewed thank their parents for modeling how not to live and act. If you're ready to do the work of emotionally evolving and taking care of emotionally damaging parents, I recommend this book.

Barefly Scratches the Surface .......2006-04-11

The book barely scratches the surface. While the author does give helpful comments on the importance of siblings offering mutual support in caregiving, she offers a rather superficial nod to the experience of being re-engaged in the overwhelming world of one's pathological (now crisis-driven) family-of-origin.

Guilt, anxiety, grief, and helplessness are not just part of eldercare in these families. They are ghosts of the childhood helplessness and dispair that have often drained emotional reserves.

Most healthy adult survivors of chaotic families have devoted their lives to making peace with their parents, living with integrity and compassion, and creating healthy relationships. The return to the family of origin, the barrage of unsolvable problems and crises, the prospect of uneneding needs and demands, the double-binding parents who simultaneously complain and refuse help, is a nightmarish flashback for some adult children. They are likely to receive rather cold comfort in this book.

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A highly affordable introduction to Danish culinary culture, filled with easy- to-follow recipes

Recipes and Reflections

Delectably Danish: Recipes and Reflections
Julie Jensen McDonald
Manufacturer: Penfield Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0941016048

Book Description

Highlights of Danish-American culture, including recipes and information about cultural traditions. Reprinted in 2002

Customer Reviews:

more danish american.......2007-07-28

The book is very informative. But does not seem to have very many authentic Danish dishes. This is more of a Danish American recipe book. If your looking for authentic recipes, this is not the book you want.

A highly affordable introduction to Danish culinary culture, filled with easy- to-follow recipes.......2006-06-06

Delectably Danish: Recipes And Reflections is a flat-spined cookbook of uniquely Danish delicacies, from Danish Liver Loaf to Rum Soup, Irene's Danish Kringle, Tivoli Salad and so much more. Black-and-white and color photographs offer a visual peek into Danish culture, and the text gives an ultra-condensed rundown of Danish history and holidays, as well as famous Danes. A highly affordable introduction to Danish culinary culture, filled with easy- to-follow recipes.

Recipes and Reflections.......2000-11-20

This book contains more than 100 recipes-from Racine's famous Danish kringles to the famous open-faced sandwiches. There are great fruit soups and the well-known frikadeller (Danish meat-ball) recipes.

Julie Jensen McDonald is noted for her novels about Danish immigrants in America, published by Iowa State University Press. This is her first cookbook.

The cover of this book shows a young woman in Solvang, California in Danish costume. Solvang is a major tourist attraction in America, first settled by the Danes from Iowa. The back cover depicts two charming children in Danish costumes holding a kringle at the O&H Danish Bakery in Racine, Wisconsin. Racine is America's largest Danish community with over 40,000 people of Danish heritage living there.

Recipes come from fabulous Danish cooks in Iowa, California, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Nebraska, all states with Danish populations. Special coverage is given to Dana College in Blair, Nebraska and to Grand View College in Des Moines, Iowa.

The 16 page color section of the book contains photographs of Danish foods, the street scenes and people of Solvang and works by Danish artists such as Christian Petersen at Iowa State University, Ames, and the Mount Rushmore sculpture by Gutzon Borglum.

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Delectably Danish - Recipes And Reflections
Julie Jensen Mcdonald
Manufacturer: Penfield Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000IXHH50

Book Description

"I can think of no recent book about traditional crafts which has delighted me more than Joel Monture's Complete Guide to Traditional Native American Beadwork. All too often, books of this nature are either as boring as a repair manual, or obscure and inaccurate. Monture's triumph is that his book is not only the best and most complete book about virtually every aspect of Native American beadwork tools, materials, styles and methods, it is also clear, interesting reading. Written from the point of view of a Native master craftsman who is also a gifted teacher, and accompanied by striking full-color photos, it can serve as either a beginning point or a lifelong reference tool. I am confident that Monture's book will bring him wide praise, not only from beadworkers, but also from any person who delights in knowing more about the meaning and the history of an indigenous artform which is finally attracting the sort of critical attention and informed appreciation it deserves."
—Joseph Bruchac, author of Keepers of the Earth

Includes all the basic stitches and designs
Contains a special section on natural tanning methods
Extensive glossary
Full-color photos of authentic Native American beadwork

Customer Reviews:

Native American Beadwork & more!.......2006-03-16

This is a great book for those looking for authentic beadwork styles. The author covers a broad range of styles. He also discusses different backgrounds and even provides instruction for hide tanning.

Preserving tribal styles and techniques.......2004-09-18

The author, Joel Monture, is a professor of traditional arts at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe. His thorough textbook documents not only native American beadwork techniques, but the tedious methods of leather preparation that are necessary prior to beading.

A San Antonio local artisan, Ken Yanez, is familiar with this process of scraping, lacing and brain-tanning leather. Ken befriended a native American while in the Marines and accompanied him home to the reservation during military leaves. There, an elder showed Ken some magnificent, old beadwork. Ken was surprised to learn that the tribal youth showed little interest, including his friend. Although Ken doesn't have sufficient native American ancestry to qualify for tribal membership, he made a personal commitment to learn these techniques. Ken's projects are authentically produced but cannot be labeled as "Indian made."

Why don't tribal youth show more interest in native American craft? Preparation for beading in the native American tradition, such as brain-tanning of hides, is labor intensive, although the results are buttery-soft, making the leather pliable for decorative beading and quilling. Because of the work and time involved, few of today's tribal youth want to perpetuate the craft. "Time" has become "money," so if there is interest in doing crafts in the classical tradition, it's to make some money. Ken will attest to the amount of time it took to make a cradle board for his son. He certainly couldn't sell it for a price to equal the months that he put into the project.

To offset the lack of interest in fine craft, author Joel Monture has captured the steps needed to recreate the obvious beauty inherent in native American beadwork. The book features 43 color plates of beadwork, including the styles of many North American tribes.

In one respect, Joel is preserving an anthropological record of the personal ornamentation used by various tribes by showing us the differences and similarities of style. To lose these tribal identifiers results in cultural homogeny and a disconnect with our human history. Joel's sense of history has led him to capture these artistic techniques before they are lost.

It's worth looking at........2004-07-15

I just got this book along with two others the other night. Haven't had the chance yet to read it completely yet. Having scanned it a bit though, I would say the section with color photos is good, particularly if you're a crafter looking for patterns. The text I've read up to this point is good and worth reading. I've had a little bit of a hard time with some of the diagarms though, particularly some of the ones dealing with hides and hide tanning. Not that I'm looking to tan hides right now, but I thought it would still be interesting to understand the process. Several of the stitch diagrams are easier to follow though. There are black and white photos as well in this book. Most came out fine, but I think a there are a few that must have had poor lighting.

beautiful book.......2003-03-31

i love indian art, traditional and contemporary. i have a small collection of northwest and inuit art. i have studied the histories of several nations. but i am not an indian. no matter how much study i may devote to indian arts and history, i will never be an indian, i will never have the intimate knowledge that comes from growing up in a culture. i would never presume to tell any member of any indian nation that his or her work was not 'traditional.'

and what, exactly, is tradtional? louise keyser, a washoe who died in 1925, created a new form of basket in the 1890s that was based on her tradition and her knowledge of other nations' traditions. this is what artists do--take what they know, build on it, and create new forms. after all, indians happily absorbed european beads into their 'traditions.'

i design my own knits, embroideries and beadwork. this book offers stunning photos and a good section on traditional color use which together give me a good starting point for my own creations and which is why i rate this book at five stars.

note on nomenclature: the indians i have known were not concerned about indian/native american. i object to native american since the indians migrated (IMmigrated) here just as everyone else has, albeit a few thousand years earlier. if i have offended any indian/native american by this use, i apologize. if a european doesn't like it, well....

Native Beadwork from a Native perspective.......2003-02-05

How interesting that the beadwork book chosen as more "authentic" by some here was written by a European from Germany! Mr. Monture is Six Nations (Mohawk, I believe) from New York State, & has taught Native Arts at the American Indian Arts Institute (a college *for* Native artists) for some years.

Again, its more about where you're from. Some could say it is 'romantized', as it doesn't go into how much work it actually is to produce hides, that its smelly, you need a lot of guidance & practice, etc.

Different tribes use different techniques, & this book is definitely written from a more northeastern tradition, perhaps difficult to appreciate as it is less known outside these communities. (Plains beadwork is usually what the mainstream usually recognizes as 'authentic'.)

That said, one probably needs a little background to get the most from this book. I do wish there was more discussion on color use and Great Lakes pattern development, but these are also skills which are best honed by doing. I enjoyed this book, which does pack a lot of information into relatively little space. The construction techniques are excellent!

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Kroeger addresses the global lack of breastfeeding promotion and support along with the impact of certain childbirth interventions on the readiness of mother or newborn to breastfeed.

Customer Reviews:

A wonderful book.......2007-05-29

This book is a must read for those that care about breastfeeding, birth, babies and mothers. An easy and yet infomative read.

Fabulous read.......2004-11-17

This is not a book you'll curl up with in one afternoon. The writing is a bit technical and dry, so it's better read in increments.

BUT... if you want to re-examine what you know about childbirth and breastfeeding, this book is rock solid. The book is straight-forward and factual. It will give you food for thought that you will digest over a long period.

This book will affect you as a practitioner. I highly recommend it.

Reasons to focus on natural childbirth!.......2003-11-19

Finally someone dares to declare that having a medicalized birth is not the norm, just as bottlefeeding isn't the norm... I'm a family physician with a breastfeeding clinic since 1996, and I had begun noticing notable differences in the types of lactation problems between the midwife-assisted births and the gynecologist-assisted ones. Unfortunately, women are not aware of this and they themselves request epidurals for pain-free births. Little do they know that they are harvesting a multitude of related post-partum & breastfeeding problems, for themselves AND baby. Once this is explained to them, they often realise the connections and wish they had known... This is a book every practitioner doing deliveries should read. We really ought to assist laboring women with non-pharmacological pain-relieving techniques, not just medications.

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Around a kitchen table in Brooklyn in 1991, a few Hasidic women started meeting every week for lunch and Torah study. Around Sarah's Table, by Rivka Zakutinsky and Yaffa Leba Gottlieb, reveals the personal stories of this diverse group of women--including Shaina, the mother of two adopted children with Down Syndrome; Klara, a high-powered lawyer; and Levana, a rebbitzen, who's the moral compass for them all. Each of the book's 10 chapters begins with a passage from Genesis and then focuses on the story of one woman. Their stories converge in their striving to "elevate the physical and actualize the spiritual." As Sarah, a school principal and the group's hostess, explains, "Our most important work is the day-to-day, minute-to-minute adjustment of our attitude to feel love towards people." Readers unfamiliar with Hasidic traditions will discover a way of life that's ordered by the Torah in every detail. Readers more familiar with Hasidism will enjoy the satisfaction of seeing these often-stereotyped people faithfully and vibrantly described. --Michael Joseph Gross

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In the tradition of Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club and Holy Days by Lis Harris, Rivka Zakutinsky and Yaffa Leba Gottlieb show the inner workings of a fascinating community of women that few outsiders will enter on their own. With humor and sensitivity, Around Sarah's Table focuses on the lives of ten Hasidic women and on the insights each gains from the weekly Torah reading, illustrating the ways in which each woman's life is infused with Judaism.

Brooklyn, 1991: A few Hasidic women begin meeting once a week for lunch and intimate learning with friends. The few soon grow to many, from backgrounds as diverse as those of any other segment of the Jewish population. Gathered together by Sarah -- mother of thirteen, girls' high school principal, facilitator, connector, and hostess -- they called themselves the "Women's Tuesday Torah Luncheon and Study Group." From Reva the publisher to Rachel the mikvah maven, Klara the lawyer, Levana the rebbitzin, and others, the daily joys and sorrows of each allow us to see through the stereotypes to truly connect with the real women who lie behind those images.

With the eyes, ears, and hearts of storytellers, Zakutinsky and Gottlieb generously introduce us to their very personal spiritual realm. Amidst a world filled with spiritual unrest and anxiety, Around Sarah's Table offers inspirational Hasidic and biblical interpretation gathered by women, for both women and men to follow. Less concerned with an academic approach to Bible study than with the traditional methods of "learning," the authors never seem to lose sight of how the ancient texts apply to their contemporary lives.

Fast paced but reverent, Around Sarah's Table introduces us to the unique experience of living life as a Hasidic woman, and reminds us that beyond all the labels that tend to keep us apart, we are all very much alike.

Customer Reviews:

Disappointing Luvavitch PR.......2007-03-13

I had hoped for an unbiased and dispassionate look at the lives of observant Chasidic women, but found this book to be little more than a rah-rah shout out for the Lubavictch way of life.

Interesting, but..........2006-07-25

This book is written on around a 4th grade reading level, so if you are a person who is irritated by this type of writing (and you know who you are!) you might not want to waste your money on this book. I did not think the book was an especially enjoyable read, or containing anything that other Jewish women's books, many of which are much more interesting, do not already have.

Wisdom, sisterhood and lasagna.......2006-04-06

Around Sarah's Table is a set of 10 vignettes about Lubavitcher Hasidic women in modern American society. The ten women featured in this book are participants in a shiur (Torah class) held at lunchtime on Tuesdays in Sarah's home within Borough Park in Brooklyn. These women read a weekly parsha (portion), containing one or more quotations from the Torah and some commentary, and then discuss the lesson.

Shaina is a convert to Hasidic Judaism from a Reformed family and has not had much contact with other Hasidic women. She and her husband have adopted two Down's Syndrome children and Shaina is running herself into the ground trying to do everything for her children. Shaina is a writer of children's stories and Reva, her publisher, strongly suggests that she spend some time away from her children, so Shaina arranges for a sitter so that she can attend the shiur.

Reva started a small publishing house to provide stories suitable for instructing her own children in Hasidic values and has since expanded to an international operation. Her husband has always encouraged her efforts, but lately he has been much troubled by his diabetes. His condition is serious enough to require shots and other medical assistance and the burden of his care has fallen mainly on Reva. She is feeling overwhelmed by her responsibilities.

Tamar is a mother and homemaker who is concerned about a husband for her daughter Abigail. Her older children have been successfully married to compatible mates, but Abigail has not yet met a man that suits her. Moreover, a suitable mate for her younger son Ephraim has been found, but it is not appropriate for a young man to be married before his older sister.

Rachel is a resident of Williamsburg, the oldest Jewish community in Brooklyn. Her husband is a world-renowned authority on mikvahs (pools for ritual immersion). Rachel travels with him and teaches simple matters to young women who know little about mitzvahs (commandments). After years of performing such teaching, she suddenly realizes that there is much more that she can do to educate these young women.

Glika was born and raised in the only Torah home in Milan, Italy. Hasidic Jews from all over the world stayed with their family when visiting Milan. Due to this exposure, Glika's name and character were known to many people in many places. When it came time for her to marry, her family chose a man from Toronto, Canada, and she went to live with him in that city. They were happy and had many children, but one day the family business failed and they had to move to New York. Glika feels helpless and wonders what she can do to help her family.

Levana is a good wife to her husband, mother to her children, and daughter to her mother. Lately she is being overwhelmed by the demands put on her by her family, but she feels that she should try to do as much a possible for them. Her friends tell her that she should let them do more for themselves and she wonders if she should take this advice.

Klara is an exile from her homeland, Russia, having gotten out well before the first wave of immigrants arrived. She becomes a lawyer and eventually starts her own practice. Although she can usually set her own hours, sometimes circumstances cause scheduling conflicts. She wishes that she had more time with the grandchildren, but she has responsibilities.

Erica was widowed with a young daughter. She marries again to a divorced man and becomes the step-mother to two boys. She is moving from their old house in Borough Park to a larger one in Lawrence, Long Island, where the boys will have a large yard in which to play. She is pleased with the new house, but she feels uncertain as to her role in the new community.

Ora had a life-threatening illness in her twenties and she has since been determined to make the best of her opportunities. She has been teaching young Russian women their heritage as Jews and looks upon them as her own spiritual children. She also writes poems, not very great poetry yet uplifting, and sends them to friends that she thinks could use some brightness in their lives. She believes that she is a lamplighter, but doesn't believe that she is a courageous woman.

Sarah is the leader. Unlike other Hasidic women, she accidentally meets her future husband on an airliner, they fall in love, and the Lubavitcher Rebbe gives special permission for them to marry. Her husband becomes the principal of Beth Jacob Schools for Girls in Brooklyn. At first Sarah is caught up in a whirlwind of activity, but then she begins to lose energy and can't do anything right. She and her husband take some time away from work and children to discuss her problem and, after this discussion, she resolves to start a shiur for women.

These ten vignettes are beautifully written and depict a wide variety of events and circumstances in the lives of Hasidic women, including death, divorce, and illness. Since these stories are written as extensions of the Torah lessons, they always end with an answer or resolution. Thus, these are not stories of tragedy and major crises, but the everyday problems of normal human beings.

This book contains many Hebrew and Yiddish terms, but most are immediately explained, are understandable from context, or can be ignored. A glossary is provided at the back for other terms, but it is probably better to ignore this appendix the first time through so as to maintain the flow. However, it is handy for perusal when re-reading the book.

Since I am not Jewish, this book answered some questions, but also opened up many more. It does seem to be a good starting point for study of Hasidic Judaism and contains a bibliography of more scholarly works.

Recommended for anyone who is curious about the role of women in Lubavitcher Hasidic Judaism.

-Bill Jordin

very disappointing.......2005-04-14

I really don't like books in which the author "writes down to" the readers as if they were children or just simple. This was my feeling throughout the book. The characters were likable and their stories were interesting but the dialog was rubbish. Real people (even very religious ones) do not talk like this. I forced myself to finish the book but I really feel that Sarah was not only a plaster saint but just "too good to be true."
Summary: Inspiring tales - horrible writing.

hard to put down.......2005-02-10

This book was engrossing and enjoyable - I was very interested in all of the characters and would have loved to have more on how their dilemnas worked out. It was very interesting to see them apply religious values to work out the common problems and challenges of adoption, step children, an invalid husband, an unmarried daughter - and the incredibly high standards of kindness and selflessness they live up to. so different from the 'me' world of our consumer society.

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