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A glimpse into the lives of the women who are drawn to the magical power of water and the enduring legacy of life on Lake Placid in Upstate New York.

Ladies of the Lake is a collection of twenty-three interviews and 120 accompanying photographs of the women at home in their unusual camps and surrounding environments. Ladies like eighty-two-year-old Helen Murray, who converted her camp to a popular club after World War II with zany style and grace; the eccentric yet practical artist Margo Fish, who hand-built the charming and enchanting Tapawingo compound out of intricate twig and stone; and scratch-golfer and financial-expert Sue Riggins, who lost her one true love but managed to hang on to her camp. All are united by the lake's remarkable hold on them.

This book is for anyone who visits or appreciates Lake Placid and the Adirondack area and has an interest in the region's rich culture and history. But it is also written for women and men who spend time on the water anywhere, for lovers of the changing seasons, for armchair enthusiasts who have never visited the area, and for anyone who wonders or delights in the serendipitous and inspiring lives of women everywhe ... Read more

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Compelling stories; glorious photos
Ladies of the Lake: Women Rooted in Water is a beautiful collection of personal stories of the women who live and work on the shores of Lake Placid in upstate New York.Accompanied by gorgeous color photos and images of the women and the area, this book would make an awesome gift for anyone interested in the history of the area or the lives of the 23 fascinating women who are featured. The large format makes you feel like you are in the picture and the interviews with the women are personal and revealing.I loved it!You should buy this one.

An enjoyable survey of emotion
Inspired by the story of King Arthur's encounter with the Celtic water goddess Vivienne, and enhanced with the remarkable photography of Christine Thomsen, Ladies Of The Lake: Women Rooted In Water by Kathleen Bagley is an assembly of interviews with twenty-three women from the shores of Placid Lake. 155 photographs, in black-and-white as well as full color, illustrate resplendent personalities intimately connected to the water and the environment. An enjoyable survey of emotion, passion, and unity with transcendent natural forces.

A satisfying read
I enjoyed this book....the photography, the layout, and the writing are all pleasing. The twenty-three interviews with the "ladies of the lake" are lively and illuminating. Each one tells something about the Lake Placid area and history as well as the individual's own story. The themes of family and place will strike a chord with readers who are "rooted in water", as well as with those who have found their family and place in other settings. The book is a satisfying read. The time it takes to read it will pass quickly. ... Read more

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In Her Place is WOMAN in her chosen place or space or activity, where she is comfortable, energized, centered, nurtured, "whew".56 photographs by Peggy Fleming and 56 texts, each written by the woman photographed. In Her Place is a sharing of personal sanctuaries. Includes an introductory essay by Ruby Takushi, a poem by Neva E. Marks an Afterword by the author, and an index. 128 pp, cover with photographs of 6 women, 11" x 11 1/4", softbound, published in April, 2000. First Edition. Three Sisters Press, 3817 Jocelyn Street, NW. Washington, DC. 20015. E-mail peggyf@AOD.cx ... Read more

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Every photograph a great story.....
This book is wonderful. It shows a collection of photographs of women, each 'in her place', a place of feeling good. What makes this book even more unique are each woman's descriptions about her place in her own words accompanying the photographs. Beautifully done!

Fascinating!!!
I ordered this wonderful treasure several months ago.I thought I would be purchasing it just for myself, but once my husband got his hands on it, I lost ownership!We both absolutley love it.Peggy Fleming truly has an eye for capturing the moment.We love "In Her Place" and highly suggest checking it out!So inspirational!

Delightful Respite
Peggy's photographs take me deep into the veins of life, flowing withenergy and wisdom as she peers into the everyday places where we do ourreal living.The 56 women who speak to me on these pages offer me a placeto sit, reflect, and find my own 'place'.It is a delicious collection-

A book of sanctuary that IS a sanctuary
"In Her Place" is a large and beautiful book that I am honoredto have on my coffee table.It is a transparent look at the private worldsof women like you and me and our families. The words and images are poeticand intimate, openings to inner places that are not always visible oracknowledged. This beautful book of photographs and prose poems would makea great gift for a mother, a daughter, a sister, a friend.

Inspirational and authentic
Peggy Flemming has captured the inner beauty of women in everyday life.Spiritual and complex in their thoughts and feelings captured by photos and words.I strongly recommend this book for men and women.A refreshingview of life in all of its splendor and complications. ... Read more

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Why does a particular landscape move us? What is it that attaches us to a particular place? Deborah Tall's From Where We Stand is an eloquent exploration of the connections we have with places--and the loss to us if there are no such connections. A typically rootless child of several American suburbs, haunted as an adult by the need to belong to an authentic place, Deborah Tall set out to make a true home for herself in the landscape to which circumstance had brought her--the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York. In a mosaic of personal anecdotes, historical sketches, and lyrical meditations, she interweaves her own story with the story of this place and its people--from the Seneca Nation of the Iroquois, to European settlers, to the many utopians who sensed a spiritual resonance here and were inspired.

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Know Where We Stand, Then We Know Where We Are
My understanding and practice of landscaping is limited to the home and garden variety.Even at this level of home maintenance my skills and interests are limited. And I should be vacationing at a national park, say, the Grand Canyon or Yosemite, I would be as Moses standing on Pisgah taking in the general effect of the scenery from a distance. It comes as an entirely new revelation then, for one to be connected to or be part of a landscape takes more than Scott's fertilizers for the lawn, bordered fences, or sightseeing the Yosemite Valley.

After accepting a teaching position at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, the author and her poet husband make their home in the Finger Lakes Region at upstate New York.There, the author begins her interrogative journey on this vast landscape of terra incognita and eventually finding herself (and does her family) to belong to the land(scape) and not merely as a transient trampling through it with indifference.

The book is repleted with historical anecdotes, myths, and local interests.It's is not a technical tome about geography, history, and anthropology of the Finger Lakes. Rather, this is the author's journal of how she strives to be with the land upon she dwells. As the author discovers, the landscape is the embodied lessons of the past for the present, and instructions for the future.The scenery of a place is only a prop.Without a landscape there can be no scenery.And that what makes this book rare and instructive.

Deborah Hall's work has filled a void in my understanding of our culture. I now think more about the history, the town, and the neigbhorood (including neighbors) where I live.Perhaps too, I will come to know the land where I stand, and not just my own lawn. ... Read more

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Abbeville Kids proudly introduces the first title in the Women in the Arts collection, a unique, illustrated series that shares the fascinating lives and celebrates the remarkable achievements of creative women from many cultures and historical periods.

Professional writing has traditionally been a male occupation, but from the beginning of time exceptional women have refused such restrictions on their intellect and creativity and have produced important and influential poetry, stories, novels, and plays.From ancient Sumerian priestess Enheduanna's poetic praises for her patron goddess Inanna to nineteenth-century English novelist Jane Austen's witty romances that quietly challenged social convention, and from Beatrix Potter's whimsical and timelessly popular animal tales to Harlem Renaissance writer Zora Neale Hurston's vivid and powerful portrayals of the African-American experience, the written word has become an effective way for women of all times and cultures to express an inspirational and often controversial chorus of new perspectives on universal themes such as love, relationships, faith, death, and the meaning of life. This richly illustrated collection of eighteen biographies reaches across the boundaries of place, time, race, and social status to bring together for today's young readers and writers a diversity of encouraging stories behind these extraordinary voices.

Each female writer's life and work is surveyed in-depth, from intimate childhood epiphanies and initial inclinations toward writing through all of the personal and social challenges faced as a woman struggling for literary success in each place and time.Author and illustrator Rebecca Hazell knowledgeably and sensitively weaves lively, detailed tapestries of each woman, including expressive watercolor and gouache portraits painted in the artistic style of the historical period in which each particular woman thrived. Furthermore, these fascinating biographies are arranged by theme--an opening section on women who wrote for children; another on those whose main topic was love; a third section devoted to women exploring the challenges of today's world; and a last of women who entwined spirituality with their poems and stories--threading these women together into a literary community unto itself. Also featuring a bibliography for further reading and research, Women Writers is an ideal classroom reference in addition to the perfect, inspirational gift book for any budding writer.

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Heroines Are For Real
One of Hazell's talents is to sit you right down with the women she writes about as they live some telling moment.This book doesn't just outline facts about each person but gives the reader a feel of the time, the culture, the conflicts and private reasons each writer had for writing what she did.Sections with titles like "Love's Different Faces" help the reader contextualize each writer's main focus, and how each woman writer spoke for her time.Hazell's beautiful illustrations and margin graphics capture the inner landscape as well as pensive portraits of each writer; the faces are caught in moments of reflection, discovery, or some secret delight.This will inspire young writers to persevere despite obstacles, as the women in this book did; these women writers were/are real heroines.The author never talks down to the reader; adults can get a good read from this very informative and insightful book.

WONDERFUL AND REAL!!!
After reading this book, I was so impressed that I sent a copy to my daughter and my neice.After receiving great reviews from them, I decided to write my first review... ever.The author tells the truth about these women's lives.Some had happy lives.Some had difficulties.Some lived happily every after and some didn't.The book inspires girls and women of all ages and interests.It especially encourages those who wish to write.The pictures are beautiful.The bibliography points the reader to additional material.BUY THIS BOOK AS A GIFT.IT WILL BE APPRECIATED! IT CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE WHEN FACED WITH LIFE'S UPS AND DOWNS.

Wonderful and REAL!!!
After reading this book, I was so impressed that I sent a copy to my daughter and my neice.After receiving great reviews from them, I decided to write my first review... ever.The author tells the truth about these women's lives.Some had happy lives.Some had difficulties.Some lived happily every after and some didn't.The book inspires girls and women of all ages and interests.It especially encourages those who wish to write.The pictures are beautiful.The bibliography points the reader to additional material.BUY THIS BOOK AS A GIFT.IT WILL BE APPRECIATED! IT CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE WHEN FACED WITH LIFE'S UPS AND DOWNS. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Sister Namibia, published by Thomson Gale on June 1, 2005. The length of the article is 714 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: We survived! Women's voices in Barbara Becker's book Speaking out: "there is no place where we can go and talk about all this ... So we leave it and we keep bad things inside us, but it is not good. Better speak out, especially when I can talk to a woman like you. Then I can talk.".
Author: Erika von Wietersheim
Publication: Sister Namibia (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 1, 2005
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Volume: 17Issue: 2Page: 25(1)

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Girl work, which means youth work with or among girls and young women, is a quite new field in Finland. Girl work with the focus on multiculturalism is as an area that has not yet been given much attention. The main goals of this study were to define multiculturalism within the Girls House and to develop an action plan for its further development. The Girls House is a youth center open for girls and young women between 10 to 25 years. This study was made within the framework of action research, emphasizing collaboration and active participation both by the participants, staff members, and by the researcher. The research methods included participant observation and interviews. The research findings resulted in a proposal for a multicultural action plan. The action plan includes practical recommendations for developing intercultural activities at the Girls House. The action plan proposes, for example, employing staff members with immigrant backgrounds; training in intercultural issues both for the staff members and for the girls visiting the house; various channels of marketing; and continuing the multicultural girls groups. ... Read more

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What do you do when your daughter tells you it's time to leave the nest? Throw the computer in to the back of the car, pack your bags and move your entire household, including your cats, to France, naturally. In this wonderful book, the writer Celia Brayfield tells of her year in 'la France profonde', a tiny village in the Bearn, France's answer to Texas and the land of the Three Musketeers. An insight into a writer's life that's full of funny and perceptive anecdotes-the wildlife in the woodpile, the low-life in the Fandango cafe, why Frenchman are so sexy (the uniforms? The arrogance?). Not to mention the portraits of Peter Mayle's children, some of the half-million Brits who are out there living their dreams. Culture, countryside and cuisine-this is a book that gets to the essence of what makes France so special. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from New Moon, published by Thomson Gale on March 1, 2007. The length of the article is 849 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: At Mary's place ... no one goes without.(Women's Work)(Mary Jo Copeland)(Interview)
Author: Sage Kohnstamm
Publication: New Moon (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 14Issue: 4Page: 18(2)

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This digital document is an article from Reviewer's Bookwatch, published by Midwest Book Review on February 1, 2010. The length of the article is 2283 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Reviewer's Choice.(' God Who Hates: The Courageous Woman Who Inflamed the Muslim World Speaks Out against the Evils of Islam', 'The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World', and 'The Murderer's Daughters' )(Book review)
Author: Fern Sidman
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Date: February 1, 2010
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Inspiring
Several years as a U. S. management consultant convinced Karin Muller she did not want to be a part of Wall Streets world of inflated salaries, empty lives and inevitable ulcers. Instead of consolidating her career and padding her 401 (k) Karin, at age twenty-nine, became a vagabond travel author, filmmaker and photographer. "Hitchhiking Vietnam: A Woman's Solo Journey in an Elusive Land" is a fascinating account of Karin's seven-month biking and hiking odessey in the mid 90s from the Mekong Delta to China's border in search of villages and people untouched by the commercial influences of the West. She lived in the homes and planted rice with farmers, saved a number of wild animals from the thriving black market trade, and endured numerous physical discomforts and arrests.
Karin's curiosity, daring and poetic descriptions of her adventures are stunning. I could picture her Saigon driver as he hurled his cyclo into three streams of traffic where life seemed measured in inches. Laughing gaily as he surged toward the next giddy brush with death.
While Karin was traveling on a local bus to Saigon she heard the ratton bag hanging from the seat in front of her take a deep breath and begin to crow.It was answered by a series of identical bags scattered throughout the the bus. She drifted off to sleep listening to the volleys of rough throated roosters with her head resting on a strange man's shoulder. I also loved Karin's description of an outdoor toilet at one of the homes she stayed in. It was a knee-deep packing crate on stilts over a fishpond. When she climbed up the wobbly plank, the mirror smooth water suddenly began to churn and boil with expectant fish.
Karin's letters to her Mom are also charming and insightful. It was Karin's mother that had taught her curiosity and passed on her restless spirit. Karin later realized that she had not come to Vietnam to fulfill her mother's dream but her own. She would carry on, not in her mother's name but in her own.
I could not put the book down.
Karin has written two other books "Inca Road: A Woman's Journey into an Ancient Empire" and "Japanland: A Year in Search of Wa" and simultaneously produced television documentaries for PBS, MSNBC Explorer and the National Geographic's global channel. She also served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Philippines for a couple of years in the late 80s.

Most true & honest stories about Vietnam
The reason I read the book mainly because I missed Vietnam, and would like to read a book that was written by an "outsider." Someone who will give Vietnam a fair portrait, someone like Karin Muller. It's refreshing to read a book that is not written by writers from Vietnam (which usually full of propaganda & fictions.)

As someone who was born & raised in Vietnam (and left in my 20's) please believe me that book like hers is hard to come by. Her stories are the most true, and honest stories about Vietnam that I've read. Some stories are just t...more The reason I read the book mainly because I missed Vietnam, and would like to read a book that was written by an "outsider." Someone who will give Vietnam a fair portrait, someone like Karin Muller. It's refreshing to read a book that is not written by writers from Vietnam (which usually full of propaganda & fictions.)

Please believe me, book like hers is hard to come by. Her stories are the most true, and honest stories about Vietnam that I've read. Some stories are just too true, hit too close to home that made me shiver with fear, but also laugh out loud & got all teary eyes :)

Please also keep in mind that this was written 10 years ago; Vietnam is changing every day! If you are to go to Vietnam now, most of the time you won't be able to see or find the things she'd written about in the book.

If you enjoy her book I also recommend "Catfish and Mandala: A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam by Adrew Pham.

Exciting, interesting, inspiring.I loved this adventure travel book!
I love travel adventure stories and I truly enjoyed this tale of Karin's experiences to the exotic country of Vietnam where few women travel alone. I was inspired to take off again although I dont usually need much prodding!

Honest journal
I think some reviewers are being too hard on the author. I didn't get that she was being egotistical and untruthful, but that the trip didn't live up to her expectations and she was being honest. She brought out the corruption in the government, and the difficulties in getting around, including being on a bike that kept breaking down, riding in back of a smoker (which she hated), a traveling companion that she wouldn't have chosen if anyone else had wanted to go, but she couldn't find anyone. She purposely didn't stay in tourist hotels, wanting to see the 'real' Vietnam and so she had to deal with a lot of inconveniences. She got the flu twice and also scurvy. She didn't complain a lot, but just reported what happened, Some experiences were good, some bad, and she was positive about the villagers, she just reported their living conditions with honesty.

I got a very positive view of the people and she said that they treated women well due to their Buddist beliefs. She was treated like a sister by the men and women alike. We can't be surprised that there is poverty and poor living conditions in Vietnam, especially among the minority peoples, such as the Hmong, of whom she reports prejudice from the Vietnamese people. All she wanted to do was be in a village which she kept having trouble getting to do. Because of government restrictions she was not allowed to stay with the villagers, a rule that she broke when she could, preferring to stay with them. They were extremely hospitable.

Also she tells of her sadness that all the animals are gone, eaten or used in traditional medicine or sold on the black market.And she never said she was fluent in Vietnamese, but she did learn some. She is also a good writer which made the book enjoyable.

Would I want to travel to Vietnam after reading this book? No, but I already knew about the living conditions there and didn't want to go anyway, but isn't that one major reason we read travel journals--to be an armchair traveler and let someone else have all the discomfort so that we can read about far-off places?

One small experience that stands out for me is when she went to have a meal and she said that as soon as the proprietor saw her he took out his wok and began preparing her favorite dish. She had gotten a disapointing letter and cried, then closed her eyes. When she opened them, a cake had been put in front of her and she saw the proprietor smile and go back to his work. She figured he had seen her tears.

Interesting story
I thought this was a very well written account of traveling extensively through a country without a very developed infrastructure for foreign travelers (I'm sure this has changed as Vietnam has continued to become more and more open to visitors).As other reviewers have pointed out, "hitchhiking" is a bit of a misnomer; perhaps "Wandering Vietnam" would have been a more accurate title.The author does come off as a bit arrogant at times, although she gives an interesting enough account that I wouldn't dismiss the book for that reason.Interestingly, she also seems like that not much of a "people person," which is kind of funny considering that she took all this time to go wander around exploring another culture. ... Read more

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In this new book, Cynthia Heald takes women deep into the Word to explore God's relentless, passionate pursuit of those He Loves.She begins with God's question toAdam and Eve, "Where are you?"and ends with Jesus offer, "I stand at the door and knock."In between she leads her readers into listening and responding to the words with which God earnestly seeks the hearts of His loved ones.With strongBible teaching, compelling insights, and personal stories, Cynthia helps women understand that these words are evidence of the Lord's great love -- designed to lead them out of the trees into freedom, out of guilt into forgiveness, out of darkness into His light.Whether you are in hiding from God and others or ready to go deeper into your faith and relationships, In the Secret Place of the Most High will help you answer God's loving call, "Where are you?" ... Read more

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In 1968 newlyweds Lucy Moore and her husband moved from Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Chinle, Arizona, where he had taken a job with the recently created Navajo legal services program. They were part of a wave of young 1960s idealists determined to help others less fortunate than themselves.

After fulfilling the two-year commitment with the legal program, Lucy and Bob stayed for another five years. Into the Canyon is her account of the places and people they came to love and the lessons they learned from their Navajo neighbors.

"Ms. Moore's recollection of time spent in Navajo County is a beautiful and spirited tribute to Chinle culture. Moreover, we are given a glimpse into what it means to be affected by a place, time, and people. Beautifully constructed."--Women Writing the West

"Never a false note. Clearly written, candid, and funny . . . an engaging read."—Peter Iverson, historian and award-winning author of Diné and For Our Navajo People

"Lucy Moore tells this story with humor, sensitivity, and grace. Her absorbing memoir of seven years living, working, and being herself with Navajo people is a journey of discovery not only of 'the other' but, even more important, a confrontation with her own identity as a white person."—Mark Rudd, last national secretary of SDS, founder of the Weather Underground, teacher, and activist

"A delight to read; an invaluable historical and cultural narrative. . . . A good deal of my first novel, Ceremony, was inspired by Chinle, but I didn't fully appreciate just how much was going on during those years until I read Lucy's book."—Leslie Silko, author of Gardens In the Dunes and Ceremony ... Read more

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The cover is the best part...
... and there is no question that it is gorgeous, as is the entire canyon that Lucy Moore, and her husband, Bob, spent seven years of their life, more than three decades ago. The Canyon of Chelly is located in the heart of Navajo country, and it was there in 1864 that Kit Carson defeated the Navajo, destroyed much of the agricultural base, and forced them to walk to Ft. Sumner, on the Pecos River, on the other side of New Mexico. When the Moore's went to the Canyon in 1968, both had just graduated from prestigious Ivy League universities, he from Harvard; she from Radcliff.The journey was "one of those paths less traveled," and therefore all the more worthwhile. On page 39 Ms. Moore relates the reception awaiting those along such a path--the inference that "something was lacking" because anyone with those degrees would immediately go to the city, start a "straight" career, and accumulate all the accoutrements of the "American dream." She explained how her husband had decided to forego the more traditional avenues of employment, and joined a newly formed entity which provided legal services to the Navajo nation.

There were several other insights that made this book worthwhile. For example, when hippies would go to the reservation, they expected a warm reception due to their anti-war stance; not realizing that the Navajo nation, in general, were strong supporters of the Vietnam war, and had been the famous "code-talkers" of the Second World War. Chapter five was also particularly rewarding, when she described the attitudes and behavior of the whites who lived in the largest town, Chinle, at the gentle mouth of the Canyon. One public health service doctor was so negative on the environment that he would say: "I guess this is better than `Nam". Other BIA (Bureau of Indian Affairs) employees were in for the long haul, perceptively summarized by Moore: "We Anglos are here, we are giving of ourselves to make this place function as it should, and some day you Navajos will learn these skills for yourselves... but not before I retire."

I visited the Canyon de Chelly one long weekend, inspired in part by the desire to see the cherry trees all abloom, with fantasies that it would rival DC or Kyoto. There were only two sad trees at the visitor station.Inquiries were not productive. We took the standard canyon floor tour, with a Navajo guide.He assured me that there were "thousands of cherry trees in the Canyon," but they were in places I could not see them.Indeed!The feelings from that long walk in 1864 still run deep, and so my own experience was confirmed when I read, on page 12: "Years later I heard from a Navajo friend in Ramah that some of the Navajos interviewed by the unsuspecting anthropologist had enormous fun, at his expense, telling him all kinds of invented traditions and culture practices, which they then delighted in seeing in print."

Lucy Moore eventually became a Justice of the Peace before leaving.I had to agree with another reviewer that the chief weakness of the book is the lack of insight into the Navajos, that even seven years of living experience with them did not provide, or, at least it was not suitably conveyed in his book. Furthermore, there are numerous direct quotes from her experience, but how accurate can they be having aged for three decades? A question she never really addresses. Her best insights concerned ourselves, the Anglos, and how we deal with a different culture. Perhaps, based on my own experience, and the above cited anthropologist, true insights are difficult to impossible, due to a deep seated cultural reticence to being "artifacts in an ethnological museum," as well as justified resentment to being the losers in the wars of the 19th Century.

Still, the Canyon de Chelly has to be one of the loveliest places in the United States, particularly in late October, overlooking Spider Rock, with the cottonwoods along the river golden. Moore's book provides useful reflections of that period, almost "at the beginning of time," 1968-75.

Timeless Canyon
I have been visiting Canyon de Chelly and Chinle for the past 10 years, and found it interesting that the place does not seem to have changed much since the author's days there.This is an entertaining and insightful book that has enhanced my knowledge of the area and people.

That's Not What IMeant....
This is a book about how a pair of young, ideaistic white folks fared in Navajoland(now known as "Dinee") during the turbulent sixties and seventies. More importantly, it's a book about cultural and individual identity, and how unintended consequences can spring up like mosquitoes in a sultry pond to bite those who venture into a foreign culture, even with the best of intentions.
Written with wit and a welcome dose of humility.

If you like Tony Hillerman, this is even better.
Just finished Into the Canyon. What a lovely book! The naturalness and good humor of the writing are very appealing, and Ms. Moore has a nice way of setting up her anecdotes with a bit of suspense. I especially liked the arrest of the IHS doc in order to commandeer some medical expertise to help her in her coroner duties. And the Hopi Snake Dance. And...well the adventures of the "lawyer and wife" at Chinle are so attractive I felt unlucky not to have been a part of them.

A book as beautiful as its cover
On rare occasions, you actually can tell a book by its cover.Lucy Moore's account of her seven years living and working among the Navajo people near Canyon de Chelly is just such a book.As the cover photo of the "canyon" captures the range of shadow and light of this special and sacred place, so do the stories within explore a full spectrum of human experience.Moore does an especially good job of describing, with humility and humor, her early and on-going lessons about the differences between Anglo and Navajo cultures.Her narrative illustrates the profound and enduring relationships that are possible when people on opposite sides of a cultural divide "stay the course" to discover and celebrate deeper commonalities.Although Moore's book is technically a memoir set in 1968-1975, it contains an inspirational message for our time and for all time. ... Read more

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Better than you might think - much better
I came across this book when researching Robert Louis and I admit that at first, I was a little concerned at what it might contain - a frivolous search led by a curious rich girl with too much money, perhaps? Still, I thought, a search for Fanny and Louis can't be all THAT frivolous. And it was not.

This is a well-written book that does not smack of over-editing; it seems to be the author's true voice coming through on all occasions, and she is worth listening to. Not only does she have a knack for happy and often original metaphor, but her sometimes gaudy descriptions of her exotic destinations almost always come off as well, and that adds spice to a competent text. All in all, it's very well done.

What about the motives for the trip and how the author deals with the journey itself? Well, it seems obvious that only the very well-heeled could have undertaken such a voyage in the first place, and yet how many of the world's very rich (and the author would probably complain that she is not in that class anyway, though she must be close) ever get their boats out of harbour? So first up, I am impressed that a wealthy woman would get up the nerve to take on something like this and then also see it through. Of course, having plenty of cash helps, but no amount of the green stuff could ever prepare one for a) a sail across the Pacific and b) a lengthy visit to numerous small coral atolls and islands along the way. There is no doubt that it was an arduous journey and at the same time, we can see that it must have been equally arduous for the Stevensons more than 100 years earlier. The book contains a running commentary, usually from Fanny, about the places visited as the modern adventuress, if there is such a thing anymore, traces a very similar route.

I was fascinated by the endless visits to very remote islands, for where Fanny and Louis went, Pamela had to go to. None of it was easy and some of it was downright dangerous and let's face it: very few people will ever have the chance to visit just one or two of these islands, let alone the incredible number this trip managed to tally up. So Pamela Stephenson has done a lot more than write a good book; she has taken us along with her and given us some very intimate detail about a part of the world that, dream as one might, it is unlikely we shall ever see for ourselves.

Thoroughly worth reading, with very little negative to say about it at all, although some readers might want to be careful of the no doubt Billy Connolly-inspired inclusion of various conjugations of one of his favourite four-letter words!

Tosh and piffle.
Boring and self indulgent. Moneyed person has mid-life crisis. Buys things and has a holiday complete with servants.

A Fantastic Book
This book was a total joy, having been obsessd with the saga of Fanny and Robert Louis Stevenson myself. Pamela Stephenson(no relation) buys a yacht and follows the exact passage of the south seas voyage of the Stevensons, with a full crew and her teenage daughter Scarlett. A book to treasure (no pun intended) and one I will dip into again and again, whenever I need feminine inspspiration. Go Pamela! ... Read more

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Title: "All is well": language and place in the poetry of John Haines and the milk label diary of Fred Campbell.(Essay)
Author: Ross Coen
Publication: Northern Review (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 22, 2009
Publisher: Northern Review
Issue: 31Page: 201(19)

Article Type: Essay

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Customer Reviews (2)

Focus on the core
Albrect has written a great book on Apolegetics. Some people will not like his answers regarding the subject of hell but hell is not a core essential doctrine in Christianity. Therefore he is not going to get bold about it. From the comment below, no Albrect will tell you himself that he is not a universalist. He believes that thier are some people who dont want to be saved and will therefore refuse God's free gift. They go to Hell because they choose it. However if a person dies without having the gospel preached to them, what happens. Greg is not going to give a dogmatic answer. Coming from the same legalistic background that he came from, we were the greatest critics on the face of the earth and we saw everything wrong with people. Worst of all, we judged thier salvation. That is forbidden in scipture. We need to give up judgement on who's in and who's out. PTM does not think that they are the one and only true internet church. That would be cultic teaching that they strongly teach agaisnt. They have a great ministry and many people are comming to Christ. Lets encourage them instead of putting them down.

Christianity Without Religion --More Like Christianity Without Theology!
I usually don't write comments on Christian books because I am so pleased if the message of the Gospel goes out to the world. However, this book is so filled with errors in Theology and really does not answer any of the questions it sets out to answer. The problem with this book is that it answers each question with a criticism of the modern "mega" church movement and fundementalist legalism that it never gives the reader a Biblical answer to the question. It is obviously written from an Arminian view with a critical (and often cultic) view of the Christian Church and denominationalism.

Greg Albrecht is the Pastor of Plain Truth Ministries which is an internet church where people "plug in" to attend church. I have no objection to this -- it is a great ministry for those who have escaped the trappings of legalism and Cults and who are afraid to attend a local church.However, they are of the opinion that they are a true Church on the internet. How they can practice the Sacraments and the Gifts of the Spirit in person is beyond me!The Internet is a great tool, but it was never intended to replace the local Church.

The book emphasizes grace, love, forgiveness, all the beautiful doctrines of the Bible but does not give the Biblical gospel which is to preach "repentance from Sin."There seems to be a criticism of legalism (and rightly so), but the book never gives an understanding of the Law which was given by God (a gracious act in itself -- he didn't have to give us any Law) to drive us to Christ! The answers to many of these questions by Albrecht is almost like a Psychiatrist trying to make everyone happy.Here is an example:

On Page 99 when he answers the question "What happens to the unsaved (not trusting Christ for Salvation) when they die?" His answer is: "The Bible does not offer an exact and precise description of what will happen to those who died having never accepted Christ."I beg your pardon Mr. Albrecht, the answer is they are lost and separated from God. (John 3:15-18; Matt 25:41-46; Matt 8:12; 2 Thess 1:7-9; Rev 20:10; Jude 13; 2 Thess 2:9-11; Rom 1:18, 24, 26, 28, 32). I will save you the other convulted answers regarding Evangelism, the Sovreignty of God, and the doctrine of Hell and judgement (I almost get the impression he is either a Universalist and annihilationist).

Instead of spending a ridiculous price for a 200 page paperback -- why not buy a simple commentary Bible that will give you a more scholarly answer?I recommend the NIV Study Bible or the Westminster Study Bible.
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