Friends to the End: The True Value of Friendship

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Friends and life. Life and friends. The two are so tightly interwoven it's impossible to imagine one being remotely worthwhile without the other. As Bradley Trevor Greive points out, "There are very few truly solitary creatures on this planet. And most of them have serious personal hygiene issues." What makes friends so special? What does our choice of friends say about us? What sparks the best friendships and keeps them burning? In Friends to the End: The True Value of Friendship, BTG uses his trademark witty narrative illustrated with irresistible animal photos to explore the daily magic we experience through our friends. Best described as a cross between his famously successful Dear Mom and The Blue Day Book, Friends to the End examines themes such as why we can't live without friends, how great friendships grow from humble beginnings, how to identify different types of friendship, what to do when good friends turn bad, and why it's all so worthwhile. "When I think back to all the really great or the horrendously bad times in my life," says BTG, "I can't help but think about how my friends made the former all the more enjoyable and the latter at least survivable. I want this book to help people appreciate friendship for all it is and all it can be."Friends to the End promises to have the same cultural impact achieved by his previous books. His modern classics The Blue Day Book and Dear Mom have been New York Times best-sellers and made the author a household name in more than 35 countries. BTG's seven previous volumes have sold more than seven million copies worldwide.

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Buy all of Bradley Trevor Greive's little pearls of wisdom...........2007-08-21

...and then throw out all your antidepressants. There's a book for every emotion one can go through in life. One caveat, however: If you're easily embarrassed, don't read these books to yourself in public. You will piss your pants with laughter.

Loved this book..............2007-05-19

This book was a joy to read with both of my dearest friends. We all got more than a few good laughs at some of the pictures and captions. I would recommend this book as a gift for a good friend.

Book: Friends to the end.......2007-03-19

Received product in excellent condition, though stated were used, I think there were very new. Really sweet book. Something to send to those friends you want to let know how terrific they are.

Friends to the End: The True Value of Friendship .......2007-02-15

It came in great condition and I'm sure both of the friends that I got it for will enjoy it.

FRIENDS TO THE END.......2007-01-10

This is a wonderful and heartfelt book.

The wording and the photographs were exactly what I was looking for.

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The gift of Nothing
Another must have ''CLASSIC" for both children and adults
So so so so cute
What could be more perfect?
A book about nothing....who knew?

The Gift of Nothing
Patrick McDonnell
Manufacturer: Little, Brown Young Readers
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ASIN: 031611488X

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Mooch the cat desperately wants to find a gift for his friend Earl the dog, but Earl already has everything. What do you give a guy who has everything? Mooch wonders. The answer, of course, is nothing! This simple story features characters from Patrick McDonnells popular comic strip, Mutts, and has the same depth, charm, and heart that he gives to his daily readers. With delightfully spare illustrations and text, this book has all the makings of a longtime classic, perfect for gift-giving all year round.

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The gift of Nothing.......2007-06-27

Nice short story commenting on consumerism and the often taken-for-granted value of connectedness with others.

Another must have ''CLASSIC" for both children and adults.......2007-04-10

The author may have gotten some tips from those classic MasterCard commercials which illustrate that money can buy some things, but certain moments and life experiences are "priceless."

Through the beautifully and simply illustrated tale of friendship between a cat and a dog (the interspecies metaphor alludes to openness and acceptance of differing points of view and experiences), we learn that material possessions and tangible items are sometimes not as meaningful as the space between two individuals, people, living beings, etc. It is the unspoken, uncategorizable, sublime moments of life that are most fulfilling and rewarding, and the hardest to capture or describe. Therefore, when trying to convey the depth of meaning of these moments, we cannot, and therefore, should not even bother trying (to encapsulate them, try as we may through photographs, video, blogging, etc.). The best gift is one that one already has the power to give oneself--the gift of friendship, self-awareness/mindfulness and the ability to honor and nurture the two.

So so so so cute.......2007-02-13

I bought this for the only little man I know (my sister's son.) Since everyone else in the family buys him gifts pretty much all year long... like most kids he has more toys than he needs. So, I thought a non-traditional b-day present would be great this year.

This would even be a great gift for parents of new little ones - it's an excellent, sweet bedtime story!

What could be more perfect?.......2007-01-09

This book is very cute but also to the point. Although it seems that the book is for those you can't seem to find the perfect gift for, it's also a good gift for those whom you'd like to just let them know how much they mean to you. Because, truly, in the long run, it's not the gifts, but the memories and times we share with one another that sums up all the love we can give. I like to add my own personal message in the back of the book for the special person who receives it. It truly touches everyone who receives it!

A book about nothing....who knew?.......2007-01-03

I found this book at my daughters' book fair this year and immediately purchased it. A wonderful view of what we really (really) need at the holiday times. I have since sent copies to other (grown-up) friends for them to share.

Curious George Complete Adventures Deluxe Book and CD Gift Set

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Love this book
Curious George Complete Adventures Book and CD set
Wonderful cold-weather entertainment
An excellent and inviting lesson plan for fun.

Curious George Complete Adventures Deluxe Book and CD Gift Set
H.A. and Margret Rey
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
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ASIN: 0618750428

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This handsome gift set includes the top-selling "The Complete Adventures of Curious George "plus an unabridged audio collection. Featuring not only all seven original Curious George stories ("Curious George", "Curious George Flies a Kite", "Curious George Gets a Medal", "Curious George Goes to the Hospital", "Curious George Rides a Bike", "Curious George Takes a Job", and "Curious George Learns the Alphabet"), the special collector's edition also includes a bonus photo album of the Reys, an introduction by Leonard Marcus, and an essay by Dee Jones. The book is packaged with five CDs that include audio recordings of the stories, available with and without turn signals, for three and a half hours of entertainment. CDs are packaged in reusable paper slipcase.

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Very happy.......2007-05-13

My 4 year old son loves this book. He wants me to read one of the stories every night. I have not used the CD's very much, but hope to this summer as we drive back and forth visiting grandparents.

Love this book.......2007-04-14

My 4-yr old son loves this book. We have been reading it almost every night for the last 3 weeks since we purchased it. We use the CDs in the car. It is alot cheaper online then in the stores. Well worth it.

Curious George Complete Adventures Book and CD set.......2007-04-05

This item was purchased as a birthday gift for my daughter. She loves it!!! I would highly recommend it for any child who is a Curious George fan. I purchased it directly from Amazon.com, along with another item and received free shipping. It was brand new and in excellent condition. The pricing of the item was good and I definitely feel that I saved money by buying from Amazon.com

M.R.R.

Wonderful cold-weather entertainment.......2007-02-06

This is a wonderful collection. The stories are very nicely read, and the dual recordings (with and without page-turn sounds) is a nice touch. Our 4 year old spends at least an hour a day "listening to her Curious George." It's nice to see products like this made for kids. It lets them enjoy books on their own (like Mom and Dad), and is a great indoor activity for when it's zero degrees outside.

An excellent and inviting lesson plan for fun........2007-02-04

If you have a young newcomer to Curious George in the family, you can't go wrong with this special collector's edition which holds all seven original stories, a photographic history of the authors, and five cds with over three hours of unabridged story recordings complete with sound effects and music. Kids will learn how to read with the fun Curious George set and parents will find it an excellent and inviting lesson plan for fun.

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libellus est egregius!
Thank You Greg Foley!
Wonderful little book
Delightful Story, Beautifully Drawn
Lovely book with a nice lesson

Thank You Bear

Manufacturer: Viking Juvenile
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0670061654
Release Date: 2007-03-15

Book Description

Early one morning, a little bear found a little box.

He looked inside. Then he exclaimed,

“Why, it's the greatest thing ever! Mouse will love this.”

Bear's friends aren't so sure of his newfound treasure, however. “That's not so great,” says Monkey. “I've seen those before,” says Owl. And by the time Bear finds Mouse, his own doubts have grown. But Mouse has the last say when he looks inside the little box. “It is the greatest thing ever,” he tells his friend. “Thank you, Bear.”

Part mystery, part fable, this deceptively simple story of true friendship is perfect for the very youngest reader. It is sure to tug at your heart.

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libellus est egregius!.......2007-09-19

This is a delightful story which touched the hearts of even my high school Latin students!
maximas gratias tibi ursae :)

Thank You Greg Foley!.......2007-08-08

Thank You Bear is one of the sweetest books you'll ever find. Though a children's book, its message makes it perfect for any age.

Wonderful little book.......2007-05-06

I thought about purchasing the book because my grandson is called Bear and the illustrations are simple and lovely. Then I read it. Wow.
Powerful message and oooohhh so simple. Eloquent book of few words.

Delightful Story, Beautifully Drawn.......2007-04-07

With its refreshing, pared down style and a simple but deeply resonant message, Thank You Bear is a delight for children as well as the grown-ups in their lives. Touching on important themes like generosity, diversity and self-doubt, it is ultimately a beautiful tale of friendship and the depths of the heart. A Must for your child's collection; one to keep and pass on. My children adore it.

Lovely book with a nice lesson.......2007-03-25

Thank You Bear teaches the timeless lesson that we should be happy with what we have, and not be concerned with what other people tell us we need. It tells this lesson, but not in a pedantic way. The story is simple and fun, and the illustrations and characters are wonderfully appealing. My kids, 8 and 4, both loved it!

Sacred Companions: The Gift of Spiritual Friendship & Direction

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Excellent Introduction to Spiritual Accompaniment
Hunger for the Holy
Essential
Great book-highly recommend!

Sacred Companions: The Gift of Spiritual Friendship & Direction
David G. Benner
Manufacturer: InterVarsity Press
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ASIN: 083083270X

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An ECPA 2003 Gold Medallion Finalist! A Formatio book. We need companions on our spiritual journey.The modern world has taught us to value autonomy and individualism. Our churches often see spirituality as personal and private. But we cannot go long in our Christian pilgrimage before realizing that isolation leads to spiritual barrenness. We soon discover that our souls long for accompaniment, intimacy and spiritual friendship. As a result, many Christians today are rediscovering the ancient practice of spiritual direction.In this inviting guide, David G. Benner introduces readers to the riches of spiritual friendship and direction, explaining what they are and how they are practiced. Spiritual direction moves beyond mere moral lifestyle accountability and goes deeper than popular notions of mentoring or discipling. Through prayerful, guided attunement to God's activity, sacred companions provide care for the soul.If we are to experience significant spiritual formation and growth, our souls must be nurtured through spiritual companions. Benner, well-accustomed to God's work through relationships, models the kind of traveling companion who can move us toward deeper intimacy with God.

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Excellent Introduction to Spiritual Accompaniment.......2007-08-16

Recently, I've started getting interested in the Spiritual Direction, so I picked up this book. I expected it to be a practical book about how to give spiritual direction. And, I'm glad to say that I was not disappointed.

Dr. Benner gives us two paths of "Spiritual Accompaniment": spiritual friendship (which is informal) and spiritual direction (which is more formal). He also gives useful examples (even transcripts of actual sessions) and general principles which are quite informative for anyone considering pursuing spiritual direction, either as director or directee. My favorite chapters are probably the last two, though. Here, he considers placing spiritual accompaniment in two specific contexts. First, there is the small group. His chapter here outlines the use of the Lectio Divina (a form of devotional reading for those who are less familiar with it) in fostering deep spiritual sharing in a small group rather than simply using a small group for fellowship or Bible study. Second, there is marriage. Sadly, many marriages, even if successful, lack spiritual content, and Dr. Benner offers ideas of how actively pursuing spiritual friendship and direction with your spouse can be a relationship which draws you together spiritually.

Sacred Companions is written for someone who is relatively new to spiritual accompaniment, and as such is written with relatively little jargon. Also, he includes an extensive topical list of suggestion for further reading on a number of topics, from prayer to Lectio to spiritual direction and theology.

If you're looking for a book that's a good introduction to spiritual accompaniment, then this is a book I would certainly recommend.

Hunger for the Holy.......2005-06-02

People hunger for the sacred. They're thirsty for the experience of the presence of God. Their longings can't be chalked up to post-modernity or new age ideology. Rather, we can trace these desires for intimacy with God back through Church history, back to the Incarnation of Christ, and all the way back to Adam and Eve walking with God in the cool of the day.

God designed us for God.

David Benner understands the soul's longings and he grasps how to help others to quench their thirst. For many reasons "Sacred Companions: The Gift of Spiritual Friendship and Direction" interests me. Not the least of which is the remarkable recommendation by Dr. Larry Crabb. "I assigned `Sacred Companions' as the lead book in the first class I ever taught on spiritual direction. I think it's that good."

Benner begins by guiding his readers on a journey through the basics of spiritual friendship and direction--what is it, what do we mean by the terms, what does it look like in real life?

In Part II, especially helpful for Protestants unused to these concepts, he demystifies spiritual direction. Along the way, Benner provides insight from ancient spiritual guides, examples from his own ministry, and illustrations from diverse modern sources.

In Part III, the author elaborates on how to combine spiritual direction and spiritual friendship, and how to provide them in small groups and in marriage. Allotting a chapter to each allowed for a solid introduction, but leaves the reader hungry for more insight and instruction. The thorough index of resources helps to sate part of these hunger pangs.

Each chapter ends with reflection questions and suggestions for application. These are excellent and perhaps would have been even more useful had they been prepared with enough space to be used as a built-in study guide/group discussion guide.

Without question, Dr. Crabb is right. "Sacred Companions" is a worthy addition to the growing list of resources available to equip lay people, pastors, and professional counselors to offer soul care and spiritual direction.

Reviewer: Dr. Robert W. Kellemen is the author of "Soul Physicians: A Theology of Soul Care and Spiritual Direction," "Spiritual Friends: A Methodology of Soul Care and Spiritual Direction," and the forthcoming, "Sacred Companions: A History of Soul Care and Spiritual Direction."

Essential.......2005-03-13

This book is essential for anyone who wants to go deeper with God. It discusses all aspects of spiritual friendship and spiritual direction, with an emphasis on prayer and experience over answers and advice. There are key insights about our relationship with God and with others. A wonderful, inspiring, and motivating book.

Great book-highly recommend!.......2004-01-17

If you're looking for an excellent introduction to spiritual direction and spiritual friendship, this is your book. Benner knows what he's talking about, and says it in an easy-to-read manner.

Maisy Loves You: Book and Toy Gift Set (Maisy)

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Nice, but worth it?
Birthday gift
Maisy makes us happy...
Disappointingly small
Simple and sweet

Maisy Loves You: Book and Toy Gift Set (Maisy)

Manufacturer: Candlewick
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Board book

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ASIN: 0763625647
Release Date: 2004-12-16

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Maisy is crazy for her young readers -- and here's a book and cuddly plush toy that tell them so.

A valentine from Maisy -- delivered by Maisy herself!

How do you show your friends you love them? If you're the irrepressible Maisy, you bake cookies for Charley, sing a song for Tallulah, give flowers to Cyril, and make Eddie feel better. And as for all your loyal fans? You offer a bright little board book full of affection -- and a personal visit from your own lovable self.

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Nice, but worth it?.......2007-08-29

My two year old has fallen in love with Maisy. I searched on-line for a plush Maisy toy he could cuddle with. This was the only one I could find at the time, and it came with a book - bonus! It comes in a nice boxed package and the book was cute, but shorter than other Maisy books...about 4 pages. Also, the Maisy doll was much smaller than I had imagined, about the size of a "beanie baby" but stiff and not cuddly. It might be great for a child who collects Maisy items and wants to display the small doll, however, if they want to cuddle a soft Maisy friend, this is not the doll to do it.

Birthday gift.......2007-08-05

Was a birthday gift to my daughter. She still sleeps with the little doll. Wonderful!!

Maisy makes us happy..........2007-03-14

My son just loves Maisy. This is the second gift set that includes a doll that I have purchased (the first being Maisy's Bedtime, with Maisy dressed in her pajamas). I read this book to my son every morning when he gets up and the Bedtime story every night when he gets into bed. He loves to hold the stuffed animals each time. They are about 4 inches tall each, but to him they are big! And most of the Maisy board books are the same size- a toddler-friendly shape that makes it easy for them to hold themselves. They are very sturdy and ours have taken quite a beating. Other than that, the books include the usual primary color illustrations. This book, however, includes all of Maisy's friends; some of the other books only feature her and Panda, which is kind of disappointing to my son, since he loves Charlie and Eddie!

Disappointingly small.......2007-03-09

Both the doll and the book seem a little small somehow, but the book is pretty cute. As much as my daughter is a Maisy fan, she really showed no interest in the doll.

Simple and sweet.......2005-09-16

My 2yo loves Maisy. This book is quite small and short, but she loves it. The text is something like, "Maisy loves Cyril. She brings him flowers." (next page) "Maisy loves Talulah. She sings her a song." (and so on, then the last page) "Maisy loves you too!"
My only complaint: the book split after only two days! We had to tape it back together. Usually board books are sturdy, but this one surprised us.

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Good Work by a Great Author
Glory Time
Like a person from a painting
Dead poet anxiety.
My Favorite Bellow Novel

Humboldt's Gift (Penguin Classics)
Saul Bellow
Manufacturer: Penguin Classics
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0140189440

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Good Work by a Great Author.......2007-08-25

In HUMBOLDT'S GIFT (1975), Bellow starts with the character Von Humboldt Fleisher, who is a rich and contradictory personality. He's brilliant about high culture but fascinated and informed about low culture; he's benevolent and caring but also a bully; he is committed to high-minded pursuits but also wants money and success; he's impractical yet also shrewd and litigious; he feels qualified to advise the President but ends in a flophouse. For about 200 pages, Humboldt is like a great glitter ball rotating above a dance floor, with each flash of Bellow's light creating a character that has elements of Humboldt's immense personality. He's the big tent. All other characters are inside.

But then, we're in Chicago, more than a decade after Humboldt's death, and in the life of Charlie Citrine, the narrator of this book and Humboldt's buddy. For this time and place, Bellow once again creates characters that are reflections of elements in Humboldt's personality. But these are not just canny explorations of Humboldt's contradictory needs and values. Instead, the characters tend to be extreme parodies of elements in Humboldt and explode the book's character-based structure. While they make sense in Charlie's out-of-control life, the personalities and shenanigans of the characters Cantabile, Thaxter, and Renata are grotesque or hurtful variations of forces within Humboldt and mismatched with the start of the book. It's Humboldt-gone-wild. As a result, the final 280 pages of HUMBOLDT'S GIFT reads like Bellow has no structure. While a lot happens, this part of the book seems undisciplined and sometimes arbitrary and very very long.

There are, by the way, many similarities between HUMBOLDT'S GIFT and the great HERZOG (1964). In each there is a brilliant and successful male protagonist, a crazy ex-wife, interaction with cops that involves a gun, and so on. Each book even has a character with a limp. Just speculating here: but surely Bellow was aware of these similarities. So in HUMBOLDT'S GIFT, maybe he decided to explode already strong character into grotesque parody. This is the opposite of HERZOG, where continuums of character narrow to sanity.

HUMBOLDT'S GIFT is a long but worthwhile journey. It helps to show why Bellow is a great author.

Glory Time.......2007-07-21

This is my favorite of a very rich, thrilling body of work. The story of Delmore Schwartz has been told well by biographer James Atlas, but this literary treatment has the drama and humor of a Shakespearean history. Here, as elsewhere, Bellow mixes gangster antics with philosophy, with scenes that make one cry with laughter. There is the gorgeous Mercedes pummeled by the baseball bat swinging, maddened Chicago punk. There is the weirder than ever meeting held in a wash room behind the swinging doors of a toilet booth. There are, as ever, the demanding, beautiful women, but here there is Humboldt, the manic genius who gossips about T. S. Eliot, and dies one day while taking his garbage out of a flea-bag hotel. Bellow plays himself as Charlie Citrine, the guilt-ridden former friend of Humboldt/Schwartz, who agonizes over his own success and his brilliant friend's failure. New York intellectuals in the American laugh machine, Tolstoy in Disneyland: it's Bellow's subject. How does the serious man make a life in America?

Like a person from a painting.......2007-07-19

Saul Bellow's model for Von Humboldt Fleisher is Delmore Schwartz. The Bellow stand-in, the narrator, is Charlie Citrine. Humboldt was inspired, shrewd, nutty. The book registers the past, using flashbacks to show the life and times of Humboldt as observed by C. Citrine, and the present, detailing Citrine's encounters with the mobster-like figure, Rinaldo Cantabile. It seems that Cantabile's wife is doing a thesis on Von Humboldt Fleisher.

Citrine describes Stendahl, Kierkegaard, and Baudelaire as experts on boredom. When Citrine tried to get his play into suitable shape to run on Broadway, his debut was interrupted by Humboldt telephoning the theater from Bellevue. Humboldt collected psychoanalysts and lawyers. He had no old friends, only ex-friends. Leonard Lyons wrote of Charlie Citrine, but Humboldt was famous at the White Horse Tavern. Citrine was developing the notion for his projected journal, THE ARK, that the French were especially sensitive to boredom. The Rinaldo Cantabiles of Chicago and elsewhere gave Citrine the opportunity to experience a Runyonesque life.

Another of the novel's characters, Thaxter, the supposed editor of the never-to-be-issued journal, THE ARK, possesses the attributes of the fathers of Geoffrey Wolfe and John LeCarre. Citrine's friend Renata claims that Charlie is self-absorbed but doesn't know the first thing about selfishness. Melville and Poe were solitary geniuses. The truth is is that there is no literary life.

Dying, Humboldt had left Kathleen, his former wife, and Charlie Citrine with copies of an outline for a movie. On the other hand, a movie script Humboldt and Charlie had completed years earlier has turned into a hit, giving Charlie another avenue to riches.

Humboldt had always contended that Charlie's hit play had been based upon his portrait. Thus, Humboldt is given reburial and his old uncle receives a substantial share of the payments. The focal point of the book, the madness and accomplishments of Von Humboldt Fleisher, is surrounded amusingly by the filigree of Charlie's domestic and foreign entanglements.

Dead poet anxiety........2007-07-12

The year after he published Humboldt's Gift (1975), Saul Bellow (1915-2005) won both the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1976. His friendship with the American poet Delmore Schwartz was Bellow's inspiration for the novel (which was first intended to be a short story). Like Schwartz (1913-1966), Bellow's title character, Von Humboldt Fleisher, was a brilliant though self-destructive poet, whose later life became a downward spiral into alcoholism and insanity. Despite their failures, both poets aspired to raise American values through art. By contrast, Bellow's protagonist, Charlie Citrine (possibly a version of Bellow), is a wealthy, best-selling author who has no desire to transcend mid-century American culture through his work. Middle-aged, divorced, bored, and struggling financially, Citrine is haunted by the past, obsessed with Humboldt's death, and fearful that his own life will end in failure. "How sad," he says, "about all this human nonsense which keeps us from the large truth." But it is the "human nonsense" that seems to intoxicate Citrine in the restaurants, sweat baths, courtrooms, and bedrooms of Chicago. While he struggles to find meaning in his life, a minor character, Rinaldo Cantabile--a small-time gangster, encourages Citrine to use his art for profit. Deeply moving, Humboldt's Gift is characteristic Bellow, equally rich in existential angst and humor.

G. Merritt

My Favorite Bellow Novel.......2006-05-21

This is my favorite Saul Bellow novel of the several I have read. It is based on the life of the amazing poet Delmore Schwartz, and chronicles the deterioration and fall of a man of genius. Bellow obviously loved Delmore, and the protagonist in this work is viewed sympathetically, but with candor. Bellow was at the height of his powers when he wrote this fine novel. I recommend it highly for its fascinating plot, great character development, and style of prose.

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Dreamy

The Twelve Teas® of Friendship
Emilie Barnes , and Anne Christian Buchanan
Manufacturer: Harvest House Publishers
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ASIN: 0736904743

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From the author who brought you If Teacups Could Talk and The Twelve Teas® of Christmas, Emilie Barnes offers a warm and exciting tea party theme for each month of the year. Delightful decorating ideas and delectable teatime recipes will inspire you to welcome friends into your home. Soft, quiet rooms, lush floral gardens, and peaceful ocean settings created by artist Susan Rios provide the perfect backdrop for planning a cozy day among friends.

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Dreamy.......2007-01-14

This a great read!! It will take you places many of us can only dream of. It will give you great ideas for entertaining and being with friends.

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The Book of Friendship
Ariel Books
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ASIN: 0740719459

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Next to family-and often instead of them-friends are the people who keep the world turning round and the sun in the sky. The Book of Friendship is a tribute to these special individuals.The perfect gift for cherished friends, this book combines intimate quotes, favorite stories, and excerpts from poems and novels with classic, nostalgic artwork, capturing the magic of these special relationships. Letters, legends, anecdotes, and even friend-comforting recipes make this an especially appropriate gift book for women.

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