Customer Review: Started out at a 5-star level. Highly original ideas. The imagination of a Garcia Marquez novel. Ended poorly. I could barely finish the end. As soon as Des Essentes's sickness appeared, the novel dropped off significantly. Too much focus on the inner thoughts of Des Essentes, which couldn't... more info
August 1947. Indian independence. At that time, did the freedom from the British rule mean much to Indian people? Maybe yes. Maybe no. Now, I value my freedom very much. Khushwant Singh tries to bring forth the picture of India and the newly formed Pakistan during the post-Independence... more info
Customer Review: I like the way the questions in the workbook require the student to think about why they responded the way they did. This is reinforced by the student having to back up their responses by noting which paragraph best supports their answer. It is also nice that the story excerpts come from famous... more info
Customer Review: Margaret Bourke-White was a leading photojournalist whose work for Fortune, among others, celebrated the machine age and whose later work for Life featured more of an interest in humanitarian concerns. MARGARET BOURKE-WHITE: THE EARLY WORK, 1992-1930 provides a new gathering with a focus on her... more info
Customer Review: This slim volume gives brief biographies of all the wives and women who stood by Presidents and helped them in invaluable ways to have memorable Administrations.
