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grrrrreat!
Sure it's expensive, but you pay for what you get

Into the Woods (Vocal Score)

Manufacturer: Alfred Publishing Company
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Binding: Paperback

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Into the Woods
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ASIN: 0897242084

Book Description

Stephen Sondheim's Tony-Award winning musical includes: Agony * It Takes Two * Stay With Me * Any Moment * No More * No One is Alone

Customer Reviews:

Great reference material.......2007-05-19

The vocal score for "Into the Woods," while not practical for use at the piano due to the nature of the binding, is a terrific study aid for those interested in analyzing Sondheim's brilliant work. I recommend it to anyone wishing to enhance his or her understanding and appreciation of the piece.

Good value.......2007-01-05

Good condition, received fast. It's great, it's Sondheim, what else can I say?

Generous and Wonderful.......2005-08-31

Being one who always wanted to audition using the Witch's song or the Baker's Wife's song, I am delighted and grateful to Sondheim and Co. for putting out this amazing vocal score. The effort to do so must have been incredible. My only wish, not complaint, is that the chords were also represented by "C" or "Dmaj7" so that I could play along as I sing. I can read music, but if I have to play piano chords by sight only, it takes me days to finger it one note at a time. Well, that's probably my fault - practice, practice, practice! Anyway, it's quite a thorough job and now I have audition pieces galore! Only hope the accompanists can play it!

grrrrreat!.......2005-08-03

The musical score was in tip top shape and it came to my house in perfect timing for me to be able to use it for a local production. thank you.

Sure it's expensive, but you pay for what you get.......2004-01-08

This book is not for the intermediate pianist who wants to find some new music to play for the family at the family reunion. Not unless you've got a whole bunch of singers who want to join in...
This book contains ALL the music, compressed into one unit for the piano, and is the ultimate book for a piano accompanist- say in rehersal or such. Here lies the reason it costs so much: the market for this book is the amateur or even semi-professional theatre groups perfoming this show.
As this type of piano book, it's incredible. Every bit of music found in the musical is in the book, from underscoring to... well, you name it. And while it's fun to go through the book and learn the pieces, and say "hey, it sounds just like the recording!" it won't be much fun for anyone else to listen to unless you've got a singer (I'm learning to sing just so I can flush out my playing). Which, of course, is the whole point of the book.
Great music (Sondheim, of course), sounds great, and is perfect for accompanying a vocalist. Just make sure this is what you want.

Help for Your Shy Dog: Turning Your Terrified Dog into a Terrific Pet

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Encouragement and Useful General Info
I'm so glad I found this bood!
Loved this book
It works
More than shy

Help for Your Shy Dog: Turning Your Terrified Dog into a Terrific Pet
Deborah Wood
Manufacturer: Howell Book House
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0876050364

Book Description

Fifteen to twenty percent of dogs are born with a tendency towards introversion and fearfulness, leading to behaviors like uncontrolled submissive urination, fear-aggression, and inability to bond with humans. With understanding and the right training, fearful dogs need not be condemned as bad pets; rather, they can become some of the happiest and most deeply bonded dogs around—the epitome of great pets.

Customer Reviews:

Encouragement and Useful General Info.......2007-04-09

There is a lot to like about Deborah Wood's book. She has an obvious compassion for dogs who are shy, and shares the story of her own timid dog, as well as others. Wood gives tips on how to make the shy dog's everyday life easier (for example, keeping a regular routine), and gives examples of body language that indicate fear, which is invaluable to owners. I liked the brief section on what specifically to watch for when training a shy dog, and the suggestions on games and fun activities. My only wish for this book is that it had more specific step-by-step information on what to do for shy dogs in specific situations, for example, when visitors come over, or when the dog has to visit the vet. But all in all, the book should be very helpful and encouraging to owners of shy dogs as well as those who rescue and foster dogs.
- Nicole Wilde, author Help for Your Fearful Dog: A Step-by-Step Guide to Helping Your Dog Conquer His Fears and So You Want to be a Dog Trainer (2nd edition)

I'm so glad I found this bood!.......2007-03-22

We recently adopted a dog, from the south, who had been in very abusive living situations and was incrediby timid. She hid from us, in the house, she panicked at every sound or person she encountered outside. I was very worried that we may have made a mistake. This book helped me feel so much better, just reading that other people have gone through this same thing and come out the other side with happy healthy dogs. The advice in this book and the sharing of others experiences has made the process much easier for us. I particularly appreciated the stories from other dog owners that are included. I would strongly recommend this book for anyone who is adopting a dog from a shelter or rescue organization!

Loved this book.......2007-01-09

Tons of great and useful ideas from someone who's been where I am now, with a timid, scared rescue dog. I have used lots of the suggestions in this book, and have, more importantly, been reassured that my dog isn't hopeless, that she is wonderful and deserving of some help to overcome all her many fears.

It works.......2006-11-03

This is the 3rd book I have purchased to help my shy dog. He is a rescue that had been terribly abused and was reticent to be around people. This book gave terrific advice and he now is beginning to trust.

More than shy.......2006-07-27

Interesting book and helpful in understanding fear in dogs.It stresses the responsibilty of ownership and controlling your dog. It drives home the point that dog problems are a continual thing that requires daily work. Good reading.

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Great for kids
Once Upon A Time (I Wish!)
Children Will Listen
A new twist
Not what it appears to be

Into the Woods
Stephen Sondheim , and James Lapine
Manufacturer: Theatre Communications Group
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0930452933

Book Description

The Tony Award-winning musical,

now adapted into a lavishly illustrated book

Into the Woods is the imaginative account of what happens when the lives of new and old fairy-tale characters dramatically and humorously come together. Cinderella, Jack (of bean-stalk fame), Little Red Ridinghood, and the Baker and his Wife set out for the forest on a quest to find "happily ever after." Along the way they meet Rapunzel, a Wicked Witch, a lascivious Wolf, vengeful Giants, a couple of charming Princes, and their own destiny. With wit and wisdom, the authors have given us a parable about the loss of innocence, the joys and sorrows of adulthood, and the price paid for getting the things you really want.

Customer Reviews:

Great for kids.......2007-05-15

The pictures were wonderful and it was a great adaptation of the Broadway show.

Once Upon A Time (I Wish!).......2006-09-09

First off I wanted to comment on that I'm not under 13, I'm 18. But after reading "Discerning Viewer" said about "Into the Woods." I had to say something.

Sondheim used the original, unedited versions of the Fairy Tales. Case being that the stories were more for adults AND children. And there are universal morals. Don't smother your children (Rapunzel), Don't deviate from the path (Red Ridding Hood), Despite being unappreciated and condemned to serving others, as long as you are kind natured and a truly good person, your dreams will come true (Cinderella). And many argue that Jack and the Beanstalk's is moral is learning to survive and fend for one's self and family.

The second act asks the questions and consequences that the Fairy Tales never answer, like does marrying a handsome Prince really make someone happy? Is a Giant always wrong, and how do you deal with his angry widow? Is killing the wolf the best solution? And does it pay to be charming and not sincere? And two other powerful points of the musical, that are also morals are told; That no one is alone, that everyone depends/needs on someone to survive. And finally that what ever we do, children will SEE and HEAR it, so they LEARN from it, so be careful of our actions and what we tell (and stories) when we say "Listen to Me..."

Children Will Listen.......2006-07-17

I purchased this in conjunction with the DVD to use for a paper I wrote about "Into the Woods" and its commentary on children's literature and the very notion of childhood. I'd urge anyone to buy the book if they love the show and are interested in looking at it line by line to absorb even more clever subtlties. Great for any ITW fan who is looking to delve deeper into the show's magic and message.

A new twist.......2005-08-24

This book gives a new twist on some old stories. By way of the Woods, the story created a way to entertwine them all. We go through the experiences of Cinderella, Jack and the Bean Stalk, and the Baker & his wife who are in want of a child, and let us not forget, the Witch and her Rapunzel. Each character wants more than anything in the world something, and they sneak around eachother at times and at others work together to eventually find a happy ending for them all. Also, for those of you who sang "Into the Woods" in school or who have seen the play enough, there are times when you can just start to sing it out for your toddler's amusement. Though I cannot forget that some parts with the Princes have a bit of suggestive talk, but nothing truely in appropriate.

Not what it appears to be.......2005-03-03

The play "Into the Woods" not only contains sinister elements, but has an overall dark message to convey. It preaches moral relativism as blatantly as any catechism teaches religious doctrine. It teaches is that lying, stealing, cheating, and even murder can be justified as long as it is not against one's perspective on life. Also, that life is grim and experiencing things forbidden will help you. This religious doctrine of corruption is conveyed through the story and through specific lyrics of the songs.

Scroll Saw Portraits: How to Turn Photographs into Wooden Keepsakes

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Not much Help.
A new scroll saw concept
Excellent - Informative & Useful, Value-Packed
Very Informant
fellow scroll sawyer, 15 years experience

Scroll Saw Portraits: How to Turn Photographs into Wooden Keepsakes
Gary Browning
Manufacturer: Fox Chapel Publishing
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ASIN: 1565232518

Book Description

How to turn a photograph of a loved one, pet, or movie star into a strikingly accurate portrait in wood is detailed in this woodcutting workbook. Guiding readers through converting an image via computer into a woodcutting pattern, this book provides strategies for creating a wood portrait that maintains the essential attributes of the original subject. Tips are provided for investing in computer software, finishing and framing a portrait, and cutting a piece without weakening the wood. This second edition charts current advances in software and provides fascinating patterns of many famous faces for readers who do not wish to design their own.

Customer Reviews:

Not much Help........2007-05-30

If you want to turn your photographs into patterns you might look else where. There are no instructions telling you how to use software. You are told to get a software product that will let you work with pictures. In one photo you are shown a dog with one ear being dark. You are told to copy the ear from the other side onto the dark ear. You are not told how to do it---just do it.
Ther are many patterns already made. If you are looking for premade patterns then you may enjoy this book.

A new scroll saw concept.......2007-03-19

I gave this product as a gift to a relative who is very good with scroll saw tecniques. He was unaware of this book. It gave him a new perspective particularly in creating his own designs. Thanks.

Excellent - Informative & Useful, Value-Packed.......2002-10-24

The author compressed his vast knowledge and experience into simple tips and instructions. I was able to immediately make several excellent scrollsaw patterns. Plus, the patterns he provided add tremendously to the value...and his patterns are highest quality. One of the best craft books I've come across.

Very Informant.......2002-01-28

I Loved the Book Scrollsaw Portraits! I just started scroll sawing & I can do the portraits. I think Gary is very talented & should make another book! A must for any scroll sawer!

fellow scroll sawyer, 15 years experience.......2002-01-13

If you are looking for something different and challenging to do on your scroll saw I would suggest this book.It has a nice gallery section showing the authors work and some great patterns.Just a couple of the patterns are worth the book alone and there is 55 of them.Rather than just a pattern book this also gives you the basic fundamental skills to choose good pictures and create a pattern from them.The information is fundamental and it will carry over to most graphic software titles out there.I for one thank the author for sharing this unique and exciting way of scroll sawing with all of us.His website also has tips and patterns but the book offers more information for the scroller.I hope this is one pattern maker that sticks around because I love his work.

Another Look at Life from a Deer Stand: Going Deeper into the Woods

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Spiritual parable from a master story teller

Another Look at Life from a Deer Stand: Going Deeper into the Woods
Steve Chapman
Manufacturer: Harvest House Publishers
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ASIN: 0736918914

Book Description

Steve Chapman, bestselling author of A Look at Life from a Deer Stand (more than 220,000 copies sold)—shares even more lessons of life and faith learned on the hunt. With humorous and insightful writing, Scriptures, song lyrics, and lots of tales from the woods, Chapman trains the reader’s eye on wisdom such as this:

It’s not too late to sow love in the lives of others
Errors on the hunt offer answers for life at home
Changing one’s course can lead to “singing a new song”

Hunters, outdoorsmen, and anyone who enjoys devotional stories and Steve’s own pencil sketches will look forward to time spent following the trail of truth to the heart of the Creator.

Customer Reviews:

Spiritual parable from a master story teller.......2007-05-10

Reviewed by Richard R. Blake for Reader Views (4/07)

Steve Chapman in "Another Look at Life from a Deer Stand" masterfully weaves homespun stories, drawn from his growing up experiences in West Virginia. He uses these every day incidents and unusual events from the past and present to make spiritual applications for daily living. He compares his trail for truth and wisdom from the Bible with the "hunt" or with "going deeper into the woods."

Steve's writing is filled with subtle humorous stories from nature. He uses these stories, Scriptures and song lyrics to point the reader to simple truths and principles such as the importance of showing love to others. He relates errors in choices made on the hunt to working out answers for life at home. Steve shows how changing one's course can lead to fullness in life. His writing reflects his understanding of the unique spiritual needs of men.

The book is filled with practical pointers on life drawn from the life of a hunter. These short stories can be read as devotionals for meditation at home or during those, long quiet hours on a "deer stand." They are uplifting with a focus on God's priorities in parenting, as a husband, in business, and as a sports lover.

Pen and ink illustrations, drawn by Steve himself, add an interesting dimension to his writing as they open the windows to the creative imagination of the reader. These simple drawings can bring out an almost forgotten memory, a spiritual lesson, or a place in time where questions were rewarded with discovery.

Chapman's love for music comes through as he uses the lyrics of a song to illustrate important lessons on life, applicable to the hunter, the sportsman, husband, or father.

"Another Look at Life from a Deer Stand" is an ideal gift for the "hard-to-buy-for-man" or for any man interested in a new glimpse of His creator.

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Into the Woods
Does this schmuck know how to research?
Thank God I'm not alone
Grace is Just like Me
"curiouser and curiouser" to quote a famous author

Into the Woods
V.C. Andrews
Manufacturer: Pocket
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0743428668
Release Date: 2002-12-31

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Her life would never be the same once she ventured...

INTO THE WOODS

The only child of a U.S. naval officer father and a charming mother, Grace Houston is the center of her parents' universe -- until sudden tragedy tears her world apart. Now Grace and her mother, Jackie Lee, move from the naval base in Virginia to ritzy Palm Beach, Florida, to start all over again. It's hard enough being the new girl -- but Grace is enrolled at a prestigious private school where what you wear is more important than who you are. Now her own mother is pressuring her to do whatever it takes to be accepted by the in-crowd. But Grace just wants to close her eyes and disappear....

Soon Jackie Lee marries a sophisticated millionaire, Winston Montgomery, who is her ticket to high society. But happiness once again vanishes into the shadows...and it's not long before the young and dashing Kirby Scott works his way into Jackie Lee's life. He's got his eye on her newly inherited fortune -- and something much more precious: her beautiful, innocent daughter....

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Into the Woods.......2005-05-28

Okay, my feeling is pretty much that of many others who have posted here. The timeline is very off. The way I figured it, if Jackie Lee is Hannah's great-grandmother, then this book should have taken place around the 50's or so. The plot itself is good, but I'm not understanding how the timeline could be so off. Was it written in this time period so that younger readers could relate? I'm wondering if the ghost writer really knows what their doing. It doesn't seem like it. Another issue I have with this book is that Grace is 15 years old and at times speaks as if she's 50 years old. If the book is to take place in the present time, then a 15 year old should probably be speaking more like a 15 year old would speak. 15 year olds don't say "You frightened me." 15 year olds say "You scared me". The dialogue is too formal for characters that are so young. Grace seems alittle too old for her age, yet she's hanging out with kids who smoke pot. That's just my take. But overall, if you've read the other books in the series, then this one is worth reading. I've loved the DeBeers series since I read Willow. Actually I wish more would be written. Certainly, more can be done with Hannah's character.

Does this schmuck know how to research?.......2005-02-04

Okay, if you do the math, this book should take place in roughly the '70's or so. Here's a little lession for everybody. Before you sit down to write a novel that takes place years and years ago, you do research. If you don't do research, your characters might be listening to Backstreet Boys cds in Ancient Rome or watching Survivor while traveling on the Oregon Trail. When that happens, it is called an ANACHRONISM. Thus, having Grace listen to Shania Twain in the '70's is an ANACHRONISM! Therefore, that makes for a sloppy book that shows the author does not care one whit about it.

Why does the Andrews family keep this guy on? He stinks. Anachronisms galore, shoddy writing, characters nobody cares about or likes, and cliched plots - in short, a book that never even should have made it past the slushpile. But hey, if it had been Joe Writer writing this, it never would have made it past the slushpile. But with a big name splashed all over it, it gets published anyway, even though it's crap.

Good night and happy reading...just don't read this book.

Thank God I'm not alone.......2004-05-12

After reading Willow, I was desperate to read the rest of the series, I bought the whole series from the USA as it would be quicker. All was great until now, where I am in the middle of Into The Woods. I was so shocked to see internet and Shania Twain and other modern things, that I promptly got on the internet. I thought that surely there must be a mistake, and if I read further that all would be explained. As I can see, there is no mistake. All I can say is I am VERY disappointed, as the reason I read Virginia Andrews books is the familiarity.(Although I agree we need fresh stories). Anyway I will carry on reading, as I quite like Grace, she reminds me of someone.......

Grace is Just like Me.......2004-04-01

I can relate to how Grace is feeling in this book. I feel tempted to hide whenever the pressure is too much. I didn't blame Grace for mistrusting her fellow students in the private high school Winston enrolled her in. Jackie was too wrapped up in the wealth she married into. I believe Jackie needed a very rude awakening when Grace told her that Kirby assaulted her (G). I believe Grace found strength in loving her son Linden. Unfortunately Jackie wouldn't let her (G) be the mom she (G) wanted to be to Linden. I am sure that made her feel more upset.

"curiouser and curiouser" to quote a famous author.......2004-03-25

I actually enjoyed this book, it could stand on its own, and not belong to a series. But as it is part of a series it is all wrong. The time scale in it is totally incorrect, unless Hannah from the previous book was living many years in the future.
I started to read Virginia Andrews (as she is adverised in the UK) back in 1980, when Flowers in the Attic was first published over here. I thoroughly enjoyed the book, and have 40 books on my shelf at the moment.
Over the past few series, the books have been much of a sameness, probably from Ruby onwards.
I agree with other contributers that the current "Ghost writer" should be changed. Are the stories that are being written, still from ideas that Virginia left? Surely not. It is hard to believe.
Also, the age group reading the books seems to be coming down, over here, I have bought book from a book club, where the books are advertised in the adult section and not in teenage, I notice from other reviews that many teenagers are now reading the books, I don't think that I would have read the books actually by Virginia Andrews when I was a teenager (quite a number of years ago, mind you) but the more recent books tend to lean towards a youger audience.

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Awsome
Into The Woods...where's all the music???
Into the Woods: A Must-Have
Lesser Sondheim Makes an Interesting Vocal Selection.
Holly's Review

Into the Woods: Vocal Selections
Stephen Sondheim
Manufacturer: Warner Bros Pubns
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0943351669

Product Description

Stephen Sondheim's Tony-Award winning musical includes: Agony * It Takes Two * Stay with Me * Any Moment * No More * No One Is Alone. ?

Customer Reviews:

Awsome.......2006-11-10

Sondheim is a genius and this score just proves it. It has the best of the songs from Into the Woods! A must have for any musical theare person!

Into The Woods...where's all the music???.......2005-10-14

I can't believe The Last Midnight and Moment in the Woods aren't in this book...the two biggest female solos in the show!!!

Into the Woods: A Must-Have.......2005-09-11

I love this show, and am glad to have at least this many songs from it in one place. However, I wish several more songs were in it, like the whole of "Children Will Listen" and the second "Agony." Oh well -- I guess they have to give us some incentive to buy the complete vocal score. Great songs, though.

Lesser Sondheim Makes an Interesting Vocal Selection........2004-09-19

This is definetly not my favorite Sondheim show. It tends to repeat it self too much, and the music becomes long in the tooth after a while. However, for the vocal selection, they picked some wonderful highlights.
Titles include: INTO THE WOODS, AGONY, IT TAKES TWO, STAY WITH ME, ANY MOMENT, NO MORE, and NO ONE IS ALONE. The reductions make it simpler to play. In fact, I find it the easiest of Sondheim's scores to play. Not to say that a beginner could pick it up and play it, but an intermediate player probaly would find it enjoyable.
Some people bemoan the fact that "Children Will Listen", and "Giants in the sky" are not included here. "Children will Listen" is published seperately, and "Giants..." is included in "All Sondheim Vol. 4". That is if you absolutely want to have those two songs, otherwise it becomes a tad bit costly.
If you enjoy this musical, the vocal selection seems a good place to start to understand this popular score.

Holly's Review.......2000-01-03

This is a great musical, the original cast is awesome, the music is fun a floaty, it's a marvelous victory

Scout's Honor: A Father's Unlikely Foray into the Woods

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It's still a good book--- despite the author
Father & Son experience Scouting
A Wonderful story of a Scout and Scouters Journey Together
Good narrative and history ruined with liberal editorials
A Must Read!

Scout's Honor: A Father's Unlikely Foray into the Woods
Peter Applebome
Manufacturer: Harvest Books
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Peter Applebome grew up obsessed by box scores, so when his son, Ben, joined Little League he happily assumed he'd be spending Ben's childhood at the ballfield. But what Ben really liked was hiking and camping-and when he joined the local Scout troop Applebome reluctantly went along for the ride.

As someone who had never made a fire except in a gas grill and tied knots only in his shoelaces, Applebome was an unlikely recruit. Taking us from the low points to the unexpected triumphs and through all the trekorees and derbies in between, Applebome hikes the trail from tenderfoot skeptic to proud Scout dad. Offering affectionate portraits of the motley group of boys in the troop, he also laces his very funny narrative with an informal but fascinating history of Scouting and grapples with the modern-day controversies that will help determine Scouting's future.

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It's still a good book--- despite the author.......2007-02-26

Applebome's a good, solid writer, and the book has plenty of fun spots. But he believes homosexuality is purely genetic, not a complex socio-behavioral phenomenon. As a result, he has a hard time appreciating the BSA's necessary (I think) exclusion rule.

But skip the author's soapbox sociology. It's a good read and makes me want to get back into scouting. I'm an adult Eagle Scout and this book reminds me why I loved scouting: the adventuring ethic, the stress on personal initiative and not competition, the new doors and new horizons that open up. I played plenty of organized sports, lettered in high school and college, and this said, scouting was still far more influential to me. When all is said and done, boys/young men are still motivated by high ideals and principles, by tall examples, and this is the stuff of scouting.

Father & Son experience Scouting.......2005-08-13

A good narative of a family's baptism into the BSA. Peter Applebome tells a good story how he and his son experience a National youth organization and their experience from their travels. A good read for any Scouter looking for a refreshing outlook on Scouting. The book offers a refreshing look into the BSA and its impact on a typical Boy Scout Troop.

A Wonderful story of a Scout and Scouters Journey Together.......2004-11-23

Outstanding Read, I caught myself reflecting on all of the experiences I valued while growing up in scouting. I'm pleased those same experiences are still around for my son and I to share and enjoy some 25 years later. What a program! For those who have a hard time digesting the political inferences and self-analysis that Mr Applebome makes in his book, I say to you; the story is only about a dad learning and growing with his son and ultimately becomes a better person for having those experiences. That is precisely what the scouting experience was designed for. I'm pretty conservative in my world view and found that if everyone thought like me, what a boring life we would live. Cheers to you Mr. Applebome, just let us know when "Ben" makes Eagle.

Good narrative and history ruined with liberal editorials.......2004-08-31

Applebome writes a very entertaining and interesting account of his experiences as his son joins Boy Scouting. His stories of his son's and his introduction to camping trips and outdoor adventure are funny and very true-to-life for others to enjoy. Further, the history he gives of the origins of Boy Scouting, first in England and then in the United States, is a valuable lesson all Scouts and their dads should hear. However, he then ruins the book, in my opinion, by interjecting his liberal politics into the book by bashing the Boy Scouts as "intolerant" and "discriminatory" for taking a stand that the majority of its members (although certainly not his or others who agree with his liberal opinions) support, namely that homosexuality is morally wrong and therefore is not accepted in Scouting. Why is it that when liberals disagree with an opinion, those who support it are discriminatory while if there opinion is agreed with, those persons are "principled"? Would it be "discriminatory" to exclude alcoholics from leadership in Scouting?
I also feel he displays a typical liberal attitude by presuming that as a parent who admittedly never owned a uniform and only was involved with Boy Scouts for a total of three years, can offer all of the solutions to its problems. Simply put, it would have been a better book if he stuck to telling stories instead of editorializing.

A Must Read!.......2004-04-08

I absolutely loved this book! I bought it for my husband's Xmas present but read it the night I bought it. My husband read it without putting it down and my Boy Scout, age 15 read it. It really presents how Scouting really is with weird and wonderful boys and adults. We were surprised at how much his experience in scouting was like ours.

Occult Chemistry: Investigations by Clairvoyant Magnification into the Structure of the Atoms of the Periodic Table and Some Compounds

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Occult Chemistry: Investigations by Clairvoyant Magnification into the Structure of the Atoms of the Periodic Table and Some Compounds
C. W. Leadbeater , and Annie Wood Besant
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Contents: The Nature of Matter; The Hydrogen, Spike, Dumb-bell, Tetrahedron, Cube, Octahedron, Bars, and Star Groups; Compounds; Catalysis, Crystallization; Conclusion; Analysis of the Structure of the Elements; Table of Atomic Weights; Notes and Reports of Certain of the Investigations; Index; Illustrated.

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A Revelation!.......2005-09-21

This is a mystery within a mystery as Leadbeater and Besant take you on a journey down to the atomic level of matter. I was stunned and amazed. Fascinating read.

Fascinating!.......2005-08-30

Leadbeater has taken a difficult subject and made it clear and easy to understand.

Exploring through different eyes.......2005-04-07

I read this book years ago and was stunned and amazed with the patterns that evolved through the Periodic Table. Peter Tompkins wrote about this book in Secret Life of Nature yet never gave the reader a picture or image of the concept and how it evolved ones thinking. For those who research and explore through different eyes will find this book a stunning journey. It links to string theory are facinating as I watched on Nova the other day I felt like I was stepping back in time to the 1900's not into a new universe. Sue www.dowsingcoach.com

The authors were Clairvoyant-Proved beyond doubt........2000-12-18

The authors have described the atomic structure by reducing themselves to atomic size and actually observing the structure of atoms.Several Nobel Prizes have been won 1991 onwards by developing the descriptions given in the book-written some time around 1924 .The book must be read by every student of physics and chemistry at the graduate level and also those who are generally interested in knowing the the true nature of the world around us.I can arrange the book at a v-low price.

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Into the American Woods: Negotiators on the Pennsylvania Frontier

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Into the American Woods: Negotiators on the Pennsylvania Frontier
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Although the American West was ultimately won by killing nearly every Indian who got in the way, the initial contacts between native and Euro-American cultures were for the most part peaceful, defined by the social and geopolitical norms set by the land's original inhabitants. Into the American Woods examines how semiprofessional negotiators defined a "middle ground" in frontier Pennsylvania where schisms between Anglos and native Americans were temporarily appeased for mutual economic and political gain.

English colonial administrators, seeking to purchase land, establish trade, and avert conflict, became dependent on opportunists at the colony's edge, such as German entrepreneur Conrad Weiser, or trader George Groghan, to negotiate with the Delaware, Shawnee, Iroquois, and other regional tribes and bands. Uninterested in learning the ways of new arrivals, the native peoples sent sons of mixed European and Indian heritage or Christian converts to negotiate on their behalf. By trading wampum, using sign language, and scribbling pictographs, these go-betweens developed ambiguously effective means of bridging cultural divides. Negotiators, however, did not fully trust each other's intentions and maintained the prejudices of their own cultures. The French-Indian Wars lessened the effectiveness of councils or other forms of negotiation and tensions between Anglo and Native American civilizations intensified, culminating in the infamous "Paxton Boys" massacre of 1763. Each stage of Merrell's lively, extremely well-researched analysis is filled with colorful "woods lore"--anecdotes often comic in nature, focusing on the rampant alcoholism and bawdiness of frontier life--which illustrate the personalities of key negotiators, as well as the strategies and conditions by which White and Native America conversed in the early 18th century, an era when the wampum belt carried more power on the frontier than the flintlock. --John Anderson

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James Merrell's brilliant book is an account of the "go-betweens," the Europeans and Indians who moved between cultures on the Pennsylvania frontier in efforts to maintain the peace. It is also a reflection on the meanings of wilderness to the colonists and natives of the New World. From the Quaker colony's founding in the 1680s into the 1750s, Merrell shows us how the go-betweens survived in the woods, dealing with problems of food, travel, lodging, and safety, and how they sought to bridge the vast cultural gaps between the Europeans and the Indians. The futility of these efforts became clear in the sickening plummet into war after 1750.

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PA as it was for my Scotch-Irish Pioneer Ancestors.......2006-11-06

I bought this book for answers to my title above. It is a slow read, but the book is chock full of info of interest to me. It would be difficult to read it without background knowledge of PA history for the period 1600-1800. I am still enjoying the book as I read it at my leisure. Aloha, Ed Conner

Ambiguous Legacy.......2005-02-20

William Penn, founder of the Pennsylvania Colony, was an idealist. He sincerely believed that all men, no matter how different, could live together in peace, and he based the Indian policy of his colony on that principle. A 1701 treaty between Penn's colony and the Conestogas Indians was typical; in it both sides pledged "that they shall forever hereafter be as one Head & One Heart, & live in true Friendship & Amity as one People." Penn went on to promise "for himself, his heirs and Successors, yt he and they will at all times shew themselves true Friends & Brothers to all & every one of ye Said Indians." In 1763, a copy of that document was found with the dismembered bodies of peaceful Indians, victims of the violent carnage wrought by the Paxton Boys, colonist enraged by the savagery of the French and Indian War on the Pennsylvania frontier. Yet between the founding of Penn's Woods and the war were over seventy years of Peace. This "Long Peace", the product of William Penn's idealism, was tenuously maintained only through the efforts of a remarkable group of men, both Indians and colonist, who moved between the two worlds. These negotiators were the go-betweens and interpreters of both language and culture that made Penn's dream of peace a practical reality for so long.
James H. Merrell's book thoroughly examines these negotiators and their world in fascinating detail. What sort of men became negotiators, the standing they had in their various communities, the hardships and challenges of the trails they traveled, their modes of communication (including the significance of ceremonies, wampum, and written treaties); all of this is explored in depth. Merrell draws on many case histories of specific negotiators, like Conrad Weiser, George Croghan, Christian Frederick Post, Andrew Montour, Shickellamy, Civility, and many others to sketch out the broader canvas of the life, motivation, and methods of negotiators on the frontier. He follows the broad arc of their rise to prominence, their pinnacle of success, and the slow unraveling of their effectiveness on into the ultimate failure of their craft in the outbreak of the French and Indian War and beyond.
Merrell focuses on the ambiguous nature of this frontier diplomacy. Though it served for many years to keep the peace in Pennsylvania, and though on the surface the negotiators seemed to be a perfect blending of the Colonial and Indian cultures, he points out the deep philosophical differences, and the fundamentally different goals of the Indian and Colonial negotiators. George Croghan may have taken on many Indian ways, and Moses Tatamy (called a settlement or "tame" Indian) may have dressed like a colonist and even practiced their religion, yet neither they, nor any of the negotiators, ever operated under a single, common shared vision. All remained firmly planted in the worldview of their birth, despite surface similarities, , and in this lay the key to the ultimate breakdown and failure of the negotiating enterprise.
Understanding the relationship that the Eastern communities had to their frontier is crucial to a proper understanding of the Colonial period, and I know of no other single book that gives such a clear, detailed, and fascinating account of that relationship. In addition, it is an invaluable source detailing the genesis of the French and Indian War, which started in the Pennsylvanian back woods. Over one hundred pages of notes make it a valuable source for discovering further areas of study as well. Any student of this period of American history should find Into the American Woods both enjoyable and immensely useful.

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On Both Sides of the Council Fire.......2002-11-20

The boundary that separated the territory of Pennsylvania's Indians and colonists indicated more than just a physical change in the landscape. The vast stretches of forest and mountain that encompassed the Pennsylvania woods designated a spiritual transformation between the colonial frontier and what Europeans considered the "hideous and desolate lands." The woods' edge marked the difference between order and disorder, darkness and light, and for many colonists it was a forbidding domain where the peoples and creatures were shunned. Likewise, for Indians, the margin between the Pennsylvania woods and what colonists haughtily termed "the inhabited parts," marked the divide between their world and one of mistrust and apprehension. Although there were overlapping notions among Indians and colonists about where the woods began and ended, both groups thought the darkness of that territory to be strange and unpredictable.

In his book, Into the American Woods: Negotiators on the Pennsylvania Frontier, James Merrell explains the role and purpose of the individuals who straddled the divide between woods and clearing. More than that, these go-betweens, asserts Merrell, stood straddling Indian and colonial cultures in order to mediate a number of negotiations, land disputes, trade issues, and the occasional murder. Merrell's comprehensive discussion of the role of the cultural broker in colonial Pennsylvania during the "Long Peace" from 1680 to 1750 unravels not only the mystery behind eighteenth century frontier diplomacy, but also the curious life of the go-between. He takes the reader across that threshold between Indian and white ground in order to enter in and examine the frontier. It is his attempt to discover what it was like for the go-between to be the link between Indian and colonist, and to obtain a richer, fuller, and more colorful picture of the early American scene.

At the outset of his work, Merrell stresses the complexities involved with defining the go-between; picking them out of the crowd in America's border country can be difficult work for historians. Thus, the strength of this work lies in Merrell's ability to define nearly every aspect of the frontier experience, and pick the brain of Pennsylvania's go-betweens. He contends that not every trader, missionary, or convert was a go-between. Moreover, a role in state affairs did not necessarily give one the credentials that would distinguish him from the common man. Canasatego, an Onondaga, summed it up vividly, with a hint of sarcasm, when he explained to Pennsylvania officials in 1742 that negotiator Conrad Weiser "has wore out his shoes in our messages, and has dirty'd his clothes by being amongst us, so that he is as nasty as an Indian." Merrell expands on Canasatego's idea by explaining that the role of go-between entailed a certain amount of dirty work, both figuratively and literally; once the trip was made across unforgiving terrain to reach the far side of the frontier, the traveler still had the passage into another culture to look forward to. Merrell explains that the go-between was a shadowy figure that carried the letters but did not sign and seal them; who memorized the speeches inscribed on wampum belts, but did not draft them; who translated, but did hold the floor at councils. Essentially, this complex and necessary figure stood between the tables crowded with colonial and Indian officials to make sure that the liquor and talk flowed freely, but did not join the feast. A behind-the-scenes character, the go-between is not a figure of the past whose position in colonial society is easy to uncover.

In order to facilitate this laborious task of assessing the life and role of the cultural broker, Merrell chose to tap into a source that, he alleges, few scholars choose to probe. The numerous volumes of treaty minutes recorded for every official interaction between Indians and colonists reveal in great detail the demands placed upon the go-between. Every formal proceeding required an intermediary to perform a multitude of tasks, and in these documented accounts, Merrell has managed to illustrate the role of the go-between after a careful inspection of these sources. Also, in chronicling the life of the Pennsylvania frontier, Merrell does not take the conventional approach to telling history; his book takes on an unconventional role because he is dealing with exceptional characters. He starts and ends the book with what he calls woodslore, to offer a fresh view of historical sites and instances that might otherwise be common knowledge to the reader. While telling the stories of Jack Armstrong's murder in 1744 and concluding with the killing of Young Seneca George in 1769, Merrell systematically interweaves discussions about the recruitment of negotiators, their travels, talks, and treaties. By recounting the rough texture and gritty feel of the colonial frontier, Merrell proves himself to be an authority on the topic.

No detail is left out of this work, and no stone goes unturned throughout Merrell's journey into the minds and duties of the go-between. His argument is both convincing and original, his prose innovative and direct. More compelling is his approach to telling the history of Pennsylvania's frontier diplomats as pivotal players on the frontier who are often excluded from conventional historiography. Merrell tells the story from both sides of the council fire, on behalf of both Indians and colonists uniformly. Into the American Woods is not only a fascinating read, but also a fundamental and comprehensive resource for those investigating the role of the cultural broker.

People on the Border.......2001-01-27

James H. Merrell has selected a specific topic for his book, Into the American Woods (Negotiations on the Pennsylvania Frontier). He looks at the go-betweens (both Indian and colonial) who did the negotiating in colonial Pennsylvania. The narrowness of this specific topic is deceptive as the go-betweens were from two worlds and through them can be glimpsed a piece of history much bigger than themselves. It is ultimately a sad story for the Indians as the Pennsylvania frontier of the title keeps moving north and westward until by the end of the book there seem to be virtually no Indians left in Penn's Woods despite, and often because of, all the negotiating between the two groups. The characters who comprise the book are an interesting and little understood assortment and this is thorough and informative study of these men (and a very, very few women). An interesting place to begin looking at a clash of cultures through the times they tried to come together.

Outstanding historical work but relevant to today.......1999-04-05

This is a great read!

James Merrell explores the unique role that the "go-between" played in relations between Pennsylvania and the Native American nations in the early 18th century.

Forgotten people, like Andrew Montour and Conrad Weiser, come alive in this carefully documented, captivating account. Merrell traces how, notwithstanding the diplomatic efforts of the "go-betweens" of 18th century Pennsylvania, relations deteriorated from William Penn's "long peace" to the bloodiest conflicts to ever occur on the American frontier.

As I write this review, I am listening to news accounts of the NATO bombing of Belgrade, Yugoslavia. James Merrell says:

"Studying how negotiators handled the first two crises teaches valuable lessons in frontier brinkmanship --- not the deadly modern game of threats and bluffs hurled while teetering on the edge of a precipice, but an earlier version, where people tried to pull their world back from the abyss."

Into the American Woods appeals on a number of levels: to the student of American history as well as to the citizen seeking to understand a better way of diplomacy at the end of the 20th century.

Best of all, it is a "ripping good yarn," colorful and enchanting --- the type of book that you don't put down until early tomorrow morning.

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