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Radio Astronomy & How to Build Your Own Telescope
I hope someone redoes this book and soon. I would like to see one done with the new things available.
Gaia's Sacred Chakras
The relation between sacred places and human chacras is very personal, as there may be different associations according with the individual conceits and spiritual connection. The book is interesting, well written, with detailed descriptions and historical information, in spite of being very resumed.The meditations are very beautiful and can help people to get in touch with the energies of these seven sacred sites even without knowing them on material level.Recommended for spiritual pilgrims and seekers.
Roxa: Voices of the Culver Family (American Poets Continuum Series, V. 16)
(This review is for the Oprah Book Club recommendations)I can't believe that more people haven't read this book, but it could be because it is published by a small press, BOA Editions. Patrick won the 1990 Great Lakes Colleges Association Award for this moving first novel, the year after Jane Hamilton won the same award for "The Book of Ruth," a previous Oprah Book Club selection."Roxa" is the story of the Culver family, set in mid-19th century, upstate New York. Their powerful story is told in the intense, passionate voices of each of the seven members of the Culver family and combines monologues, newspaper excerpts, journal entries, and poetry.In the midst of their day-to-day farmlife experiences, each of the Culvers painfully grapples with their interior struggles and personal tragedies, under the shadow of the Millenialist beliefs which were dominating their remote rural town.Although all of the Culvers' stories are richly told, Amelia Culver's coming-of-age really resonated for me.James Dickey is quoted on the back of the book: "Roxa is a daring, go-for-broke experiment that works." For readers who like their books to touch their hearts and spirits, "Roxa" is a must!
Rebel Waltz
Kay Hooper writes with love about her characters. When you read this love story Banner and Rory jump off the page. Does Rory really see ghosts or is there something creepier going on.
Rebel Waltz
Another reprint from author Kay Hooper. "Rebel Waltz" was originally published as a 'Loveswept' title in 1986. These two facts (date and publisher) should give you plenty of warning as to the tone and heat index of the book. I confess that I did enjoy it, but that was mostly because I was prepared for the tenor since I knew what I was getting into...Banner has finally accepted that her beloved antebellum home, Jasmine Hall, will be sold. That doesn't mean she has to like it though! It's where she was born, grew up, learned to love the ghosts who also reside there, and had hoped to live out her life. And when she meets the man her grandfather has selected as a possible buyer...well, he may be her dream man--and he may love Jasmine Hall--but how can she ever know which of them, her or her home, he loves most?Rory is amazed when he drives up and sees the lovingly restored and maintained Jasmine Hall and he falls a little in love with the estate. Then SHE opens the door and it only takes a few days for Rory to know that THIS woman and THIS home, ghosts and all, are where he's meant to live. But he knows he's facing a tall task...he must figure out a way to prove his love to Banner before he can have his dream...and even with a little ghostly assistance this may be more than is possible.Yes, it didn't take long to figure out the ending. Yes, the heat scale was fairly light. Yes, I could tell from attitudes and actions that this book was originally written over twenty years ago. But you know what? I still read it cover-to-cover without stopping. I still wanted to know exactly what the ghosts were going to do to help. And I was a little bummed that the ghosts didn't have a bigger part in the story. This is likely one of the 'lightest' paranormal elements book that Kay Hooper wrote. And it was just right for a sunny afternoon.
Rebel Waltz
I've enjoyed Hooper's Bishop Triologies, but was disappointed in Rebel Waltz. It was all too predictable. Rory was weak and Banner was childish. And I couldn't stand that he kept calling her "milady." Sorry, I must be having a hormone flare up!