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The Best Poems And Poets of 2003
This book was in excellent condition when received. Some of the poems are interesting. Many provoke thought - leaving you wondering what mind set was the writer in when they wrote the poems.
The Best Poems And Poets of 2003
I enjoy this book, and have a poem published in it. I've been dealing with this book publisher since 1997, and am pleased with their works. I like that they put each poet's poem on the first page of the books that they order, it gives it that personal touch, and unique quality which makes each book that the poet buys valuable in its self. And even better if there are signed copies of the books from the poetic authors themselves. I also enjoyed listening to the three set CD of "The Best Poems and Poets of 2003", from this publisher as well.
The Best Poems And Poets of 2003
I am actually the writer of the first poem in this book. My poem is entitled 'Pain Of Innocence'. I have many more poems at www.poetry.com. Any feedback on my poem or any others can be emailed to [email protected].
The Holocaust and Hiroshima
This book belongs on every caring person's bookshelf, especially now. The six million Jews who were burnt to ash or ground to dust in the Holocaust, like the victims of the bomb dropped on August 6, 1945, belonged to groups whose destruction furthered governmental goals. Their lives as individuals -- their feelings, thoughts, words -- meant little to the governments that would destroy them. By writing poetry that gives voice to individuals, by showing the individual human faces, caught in crisis and despair, Brian Daldorph has done what Elie Wiesel once identified as a writer's truest mission: to restore to the world a portion of its lost soul. Brian depicts individuals stricken by disaster and struggling to survive, making it impossible to demonize or dehumanize. He writes with courage and clarity. This book is essential reading, not only for historians, poets, and philosophers, but for anyone determined to ensure that evil will not walk unchallenged on the earth. Brian handles the terrifying subjects with tender compassion for human frailties, so despite its inherent power, the book never becomes overwhelming. Instead, this poetry enhances understanding of what it means to be human in a world where these things happen.
Modern baseball strategy
Excellent read and insight into baseball strategy. This is old school but many of the principles of baseball have changed little. Paul Richards gives the coaching and managers inside line on handling pitchers, pitch selection, "Dusters" & "Spitters", catcher strategy, defensive plays, signs & signals, various batting and base running strategies, and more. Paul writes like he is talking to you baseball to baseball. Straight forward and as it is. Every baseball geek needs to have read this book.
The Martian Way
This book, along with Frank Herbert's Dune are the two cornerstones of science fiction. Many subsequent writers owe a debt to Foundation, which is best read within the original trilogy (Foundation, Foundation and Empire, Second Foundation. It is extremely exciting for anyone with a sense of the 'epic' questions of the fate of mankind, or for that matter, any large society or culture. A staggering achievement.It is hard to get to the end of this work and not want to pick up Foundation and Empire.Now I might add that I did not personally enjoy very much the subsequent "interference" with the books created by the subsequent novels - Foundations Edge, Foundation and Earth, and Prelude to Foundation. I think Asimov's idea for the story changed as he got older (certainly the "robot" angle is increasingly emphasised, which I think is to the general detriment of the series) and while I have not read much literary criticism on this topic, I would suggest the original idea was better.