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"The Tree of Life is an inspiring and exciting book for all ages" says Lynn V. Andrews, author of 19 books and the New York Times Best Selling Medicine Woman Series. The Tree of Life combines the concepts of Eckhart Tolle's A New Earth and The Power of Now with the readability and timelessness of Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha. A delightful, inspirational parable, The Tree of Life uniquely portrays the concept of unity with the easy-to-grasp analogy of mankind as leaves of one tree, delivering a broad spiritual message regarding man's relationship to Spirit and all of creation. Illustrated with over 45 breath-taking nature photos and destined to become a classic, The Tree of Life is a "must have" for the inspirational reader and an ideal gift. ... Read more

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Written just for me, truly a book for all ages!
Wow! I just finished reading your book..."The Tree of Life", I feel like it was written just for me. The wonderment, doubts, fears, sadness, excitement and finally the realization and contentment of knowing life is everlasting. I especially love the fact that it is written to be understood by all ages. (You touched the innocent child in me, thank you) I am looking forward to your next book. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Australasian Public Libraries and Information Services, published by Auslib Press Party Ltd. on September 1, 1997. The length of the article is 2371 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.

From the supplier: American library leaders' visions of the library's future converge at some points and diverge at others from the views of the public, according to a report prepared by the Benton Foundation. The public is supportive of libraries, but uncertain of their role in the digital age. Library leaders envision that future libraries will have collections of books as well as digital media and that librarians will be guiding users to the best information sources. The study also found that library users tend to also be bookstore customers and home computer users.

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Title: Buildings, books, and bytes: libraries and communities in the digital age. (executive summary of report by Benton Foundation)
Author: Laura Weiss
Publication: Australasian Public Libraries and Information Services (Refereed)
Date: September 1, 1997
Publisher: Auslib Press Party Ltd.
Volume: v10Issue: n3Page: p163(5)

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This digital document is an article from E, published by Earth Action Network, Inc. on September 1, 2002. The length of the article is 632 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: The high desert: Taos is more than great skiing. (Going Green).
Author: Laura M. Hrastar
Publication: E (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2002
Publisher: Earth Action Network, Inc.
Volume: 13Issue: 5Page: 46(2)

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Beautifully written, but a bit too short; subject deserves a full-length novel
While Laura Kasischke's novella, EDEN SPRINGS, is without question a beautiful and delicately wrought piece of prose, it was also a bit frustrating for me, i.e. it ended much too quickly and left too much unsaid. I know that "novella" implies brevity, but just the same, I wanted MORE of this story. I think perhaps the problem here is that Kasischke was working from the assumption that her readers already knew something about the colony of Eden Springs near Benton Harbor; that they already knew the story of Benjamin Purnell, the charismatic and apparently lecherous and unscrupulous leader of the religious group that populated this "kingdom." Well, I for one, knew very little about this slight slice of Michigan history. My only previous acquaintance with the Israelite House of David, came from a mostly pictorial piece about its regionally famous baseball team in the MICHIGAN HISTORY magazine a year or two ago. Granted, Kasischke did provide a brief bibliography at the end of her book, but that seemed a poor substitute for what could have been a much richer and more substantial book. Because the character of "King Ben" begs for a bigger stage. And all of those interesting women with which Kasischke peoples her story - what happened to all of them? I wanted to know more about some of those forced brides, the ones who had already been seduced and discarded by Purnell, and then casually assigned husbands for propriety's sake. I felt like poor Oliver Twist, holding out my bowl to Ms. Kasischke, asking, "Please, could I have some more?"

Because the details and the phrasing here are simply delicious; there's just not enough. Consider the plural anonymous point of view sprinkled here and there throughout the book - the "we" representing all the girls and young women who have been used and wronged by King Ben. Here's an example -

"Benjamin loved girls. To him, we were like fruit. To us, he was like God. He told us if we believed in him we would live forever - not just in spirit but in the flesh. When the end came, we'd have our young bodies back again, exactly as they were. Slim, unfreckled, fragrant. And it seemed more than possible. It seemed likely ..."

These delicious "fruits" of Eden Springs: Myrtle Sassman, Elsie Hoover, Cora Moon, Lena McFarlane and others - who were these women? And King Ben, in his spotless white rainment, who laughed and compared himself to Christ Himself - what was the spell he cast over them; whence came his "magic"? I wanted more.

While reading the story of Purnell and his followers I couldn't help but remember another similar story from Michigan, that of "King" James Strang, his several wives and the breakaway band of Latter Day Saints who populated Lake Michigan's Beaver Island in the nineteenth century. Is there something about Lake Michigan that attracts these strange religious cults?

So much delicious potential here. Something was indeed "rotten" in this turn-of-the-20th-century paradise as the cover so graphically implies. All the elements are here, I suppose. Maybe I'm just being greedy, but ... well, more, please. - Tim Bazzett, author of PINHEAD: A LOVE STORY, and BOOKLOVER, coming in Sept 2010 ... Read more

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Commentary (music and lyrics not included).Chapters: It's Just a Matter of Time, Frankie and Johnny, Boll Weevil, Laura, Rainy Night in Georgia, a Rockin' Good Way, Baby, So Many Ways, Kiddio, Thank You Pretty Baby. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 42. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: "It's Just a Matter of Time" is a popular song written by Brook Benton and Clyde Otis. The original recording by Benton topped the Billboard rhythm & blues chart in 1959 and peaked at No. 3 on the Hot 100 pop chart, the first in a string of hits for Benton that ran through 1970. The song later found a second life as a country song, with major hit recordings by three different country music performers during the 1970s and 1980s, two of which hit number one. Brook Benton and Clyde Otis established themselves as a songwriting team in the late 1950s, penning hits for Nat King Cole ("Looking Back") and Clyde McPhatter ("A Lover's Question"). During one songwriting session, Benton expressed frustration that they were not hitting on any good ideas, to which Otis replied, "It's just a matter of time, Brook". Those words inspired them to write a love song from the point of view of a man who misses his love, but believes she will come back to him. Benton and Otis placed the song on a demo tape for Cole, and he agreed to record it. However, Otis became an A&R manager at Mercury Records, and signed Benton to the label. Otis felt that "It's Just A Matter Of Time" would be an ideal single for Benton, and he asked Cole not to record the song so it could be Benton's first release on the label. Belford Hendricks arranged the recording, and also received credit as a co-writer. Benton's version, in a style clearly influenced by Cole, was a quick success, rising to number three on the Billboard pop charts while topping the ...http://booksllc.net/?id=12383121 ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine), published by Thomson Gale on October 9, 2007. The length of the article is 837 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: Dyke flick: are lesbian love affairs replacing the gay best friend in romantic comedies?(Movie review)
Author: Kyle Buchanan
Publication: The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine) (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 9, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Issue: 994Page: 54(2)

Article Type: Movie review

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