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This monstrously huge module is worth every penny.......2004-02-26
This monster of a module is the penultimate CoC adventure. In every way it is what a module ought to be: Elegent (despite its bulk!), open-ended, and chock full of action and mystery to keep the players interested. I cannot recommend this book enough. Chaosium really outdid themselves!
Not A Bad Book, But Not Really Anything Special.......2003-05-03
Don't be mislead by the size of this monster. This book puts ALOT of detail into each chapter so it appears much bigger and longer than it actually is.
It's not that bad but it's kind of simple but it is fun if you like a real straightforward kind of story. It's also got alot of great source information about Antarctica in the back.
It's not a bad buy but it is pretty over priced for what it is. I felt jipped out of what I spent. I'd reccomend this book if you found it for cheap but don't waste money that you could spend on something better.
Best Module ever.......2002-11-22
It is hard not to use an adjective that has not been used here. This is an incredibly good module, and its size and scope is breathtaking. The size and depth of playability beggers belief- weighing well in at over 400 pages, this module will take a group of players about a year of solid gaming to complete.
The plot is based on the H P Lovecraft story o fthe sma ename and plunges the players into an Antartoc expedition, and a search for the last vanished expedition. Amply filled with source material, there is enough for a keeper to pick up and run with, or material to fill out. We spent 2 long sessions merely investigating the kidknapping in the second chapter.
The remarkable thing is you can actually read this and be entertained- its that good. If you have one and have played it, for goodness sakes sell it- this is a treasure.
The materials provided are excellent, and really add a depth to play that you will be hard pressed to replicate elsewhere.
Grade: A+++
Two great books in one.......2002-05-01
This colossal volume combines both an epic adventure, based on Lovecraft's "At the Mountains of Madness" and a complete Antarctica sourcebook. The level of detail is extraordinary. Special investigator sheets are included, with stats specific to an Antarctic investigator.
Oh Boy! Make sure you are prepared before you embark on this adventure. "Beyond the Mountains of Madness" is an incredible investment in time and energy. The book assumes that the keeper has read and is familiar with both "At the Mountains of Madness" as well as Poe's "Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket." (As far as preparation goes, this is a joy. They are both great books, and should be read anyways.) It took our group about 5 months to complete, and we skipped several optional sections. The adventure takes place in several chapters, including preparing for the trip, the ocean trip to Antarctica, on Antarctica, and then the trip home.
The book is a challenge for both keepers and players. If done well, this will be one of your best adventures ever.
Even non-gamer Lovecraft fans will like this........2001-07-23
And that's the essence of my "review." More of a recomendation really. This massive tome is - if not THE best, certainly one of the best game supplements ever. However, you don't have to play CoC to enjoy it. "At the Mountains of Madness" is one of Lovecrafts best tales and this gaming supplement provides a wonderful "what if" scenario that extends and explores the ramifications of that short novel. If you are any sort of a fan of Lovecraft you will find plenty to enjoy here, gamer or no.
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- My Ancestor Anson
- Western Americana - History of Utah and the West 418 pages
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Anson Call and the Rocky Mountain prophecy
Gwen Marler Barney
Manufacturer: Call Pub
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ASIN: 0972152709 |
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My Ancestor Anson.......2007-01-14
My grandmother gave me a copy of this book. It is not an easy read and is more like a history book. But, if you are LDS, and especially if you are an ancestor of Anson Call, it is a great book about this great ancestor.
Western Americana - History of Utah and the West 418 pages.......2005-09-28
Anson Call was with Joseph Smith when he prophesied that the Mormon people would be driven from their homes in Nauvoo, Illinois to the Rocky Mountains, "...and some of you will live to go and assist the Saints become a mighty people in the midst of the Rocky Mountains". Call recorded in his journal that the prophet pointed to him and said, "There is Anson, he shall go and shall assist in building cities from one end of the country to the other..." Call spent the rest of his life fullfilling Joseph Smith's prediction of him. "Such men as Anson Call make history. They are peculiary adapted to the colonization of new countries, to the laying of the foundation of empires in a wilderness".
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Collection of near-death climbing experiences. Illustrated by Tami Knight.
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In his new book that is entertaining and instructional, world famous rock climber and accomplished writer John Long has collected stories about people who almost died climbing and lived to tell about it, haved learn from it, and in the end even managed to laugh about it.
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Hilarious Climbing Misadventures.......2006-07-08
I truly enjoyed this book - firstly, because it made me laugh out loud, and secondly, because it actually offers some wise words of advice for climbers. As I read these tales of climbing gone awry I could easily picture myself (younger and stupider version) and my erstwhile climbing buddies from college in many of the same precarious situations, mumbling to each other, "Well, this is another fine mess you've gotten us into."
Funny errors. As long as they're not your's........2003-08-02
If you like climbing and comedy, you'll like this book. Approximately 70 short stories of climbs that almost ended badly. You can learn from this book. But some of the lessons are very elementary. Like the climber climbing big wall Yosemite with a new girl he had just met who had never climbed. Might want to pick your partner a little better. And another quick tip, you might want to stay away from the drugs and alcohol while climbing.
Each story ends with a quick analysis of what should have been done to stay out of the situation. Some of this is helpful. But generally it can be summed up in a sentence: Don't do dumb things while climbing. Unless, of course, you want to entertain readers.
Laugh Through Your Own Personal Apocalypse.......2002-12-20
John Long is really telling us cautionary tales. But if anyone can make you laugh, snort, and giggle at the thought of some poor sod hanging by a fingernail to a crumbling mountain ledge, John Long is that man. Also cartoonist Tami Knight has an equally irreverent sense of humor.
However, if you are not laughing too hard, you will notice Long's Commentary and Prevention notes on each tale are precise, well written and helpful. The big moral throughout is you can never ever be too careful when rock climbing. Also, never assume anything.
I think this is a particularly good book for young people who have an interest in rock climbing. A solemn, dry book would never do the trick. It is difficult to grab this group's attention, particularly since the hormones are raging, and they are certain of their immortality. But they adore gallows humor, and just perhaps a few of these safety measures will stick in their minds and hearts.
John Long has a knack of coming on like your new best friend. Similar to Stephen King, you feel like he is telling his stories just for you and no one else. So settle in and enjoy the read!
-sweetmolly-Amazon Reviewer
More Classic Largo writing.......2002-01-16
Climbing accidents and near accidents told in the classic "Largo" style. Each situation is colorfully written with lots of humor. Long then technically evaluates what caused the problem, and describes how to prevent such situations from happening. Keep 'em coming John!
Just hope you're not one of the people in his stories!
A hilarious compilation of bonehead moves.......2001-08-22
A truly great book. I laughed so hard my sides hurt as I read "Nellies Night Out" and "Helluva Time on Mt. Dutzi." Long comically recounts classic stupid mistakes all climbers have made at one time or another but still provides a down to earth commentary so that we all might never be on the receiving end of these same mistakes.
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- Harold Bell Wright Does It Again
- a critique of churches but not of christianity
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A Higher Call
Harold Bell Wright
Manufacturer: Bethany House Pub
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In the Rich Tradition of The Shepherd of the Hills and The Least of These My Brothers
Recognized as one of America's early twentieth-century beloved fiction writers, Harold Bell Wright possessed the remarkable ability of crafting timeless, dramatic stories charged with spiritual significance. A Higher Call, a compelling drama involving a young minister, promises to challenge the perspective of the twentieth-century church.
A new and rather naive pastor, Dan Matthews accepts his church call with great anticipation. But he quickly runs into deeply rooted problems: judgments, party spirit, church politics and hidden agendas. Some problems come from well-intentioned people who don't know better; others stem from selfishness and evil motives. In both situations, as Dan obeys the life and teachings of Jesus, the consequences are severe.
Dan Matthews believed he had a calling from God. Faced with the loathsome hypocrisy in his church, what will become of him and those he befriends?
How does a beautiful young nurse who seems to have no heart for the church fit into a pastor's life?
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Harold Bell Wright Does It Again.......2000-06-22
A Higher Call is another dulcet gem from the pen of Harold Bell Wright. Technically a sequel to his most famous work, "Shepherd of the Hills," this latter story can easily stand on its own. Except for a few references to "Shepherd" characters and the brief appearance of Dan Matthews's parents who figured prominently in the prequel, "A Higher Call" is an independent tale.
While never critical of organized religion, the novel does point out how hypocrisy can too often be found in churches' inner organizations. Unlike Hollywood's commonplace Christian-bashing which always fingers the clergy, this novel celebrates an idealistic young minister up against some self-important lay people who wield too much power and militate too many church policies. It is the embrace of true Christianity that Wright's works often subtly embrace, done here in a more overt fashion.
Readers should beware that "A Higher Call" is the exact same book as "The Calling of Dan Matthews." A new title is the sole difference. To paraphrase the Bard, a book this uplifting by any name is still a good read.
a critique of churches but not of christianity.......1999-08-11
note that this is the same book as "The Calling of Dan Matthews". It is the sequel to "Shepherd of the Hills." It is a good story. One grows fond of the characters. The author paints a rather grim picture of the church run as a social and business club rather than as an organization which should be caring for the needs of people around it. Dan figures things out and there is a happy ending.
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Tales are told of the mysterious, powerful Mountain where the gods--powerful beings in the form of white horses--live. But Valeria knows no woman has ever been called to the Mountain. Until she feels a strange pull and answers the call--as a boy….
When her secret is discovered Valeria loses all that she's won. Her anger and frustration with the Empire might be enough to give the barbarians a way into the Mountain. And so the Empire now depends on the will, the strength and the loyalty of one Rider. A Rider who has been rejected by all but the gods…
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Chalk full of both magic and passion..........2007-07-28
This is romantic fantasy as I've never read it before. A young woman with powerful magic has been Called to the School on the Mountain, the place where the Riders of legend train, the chosen ones who guide the immortal white stallions through the Dances that shape the world. But Valeria is discovered to be a woman and turned away at the height of victory, and she must forge her own path. Along the way, love finds her in the arms of two very different young men. There is Euan Rohe, her first love, an earthy, sensual barbarian prince who is unfortunately determined to overthow everything Valeria calls home. And then there is Kerrec, a First Rider, her teacher, seemingly cold and untouchable but brimming with passion and a magic all his own. Which will she choose? Meanwhile, the threat of war is growing stronger by the day, and it is Valeria who will be called upon to save the Empire, the stallions, the Dance, and the man she has fallen in love with against all odds.
Strictly speaking, this is more of a fantasy than a romance, so if you are looking for a straightforward, man-meets-woman kind of story, you may be disappointed with this one. However, I think Brennan did an amazing job at weaving both elements together. There were places that actually brought me to tears. Against the backdrop of approaching battle is a lingering question: Euan or Kerrec? The reader, like Valeria, must decide for herself. This is an awesome story for all horse lovers - but there's a special shout out to dresssage riders!
Good read, but could have been better *Warning: Spoilers*.......2007-06-02
Ok, I very much enjoyed this book. I had two issues with it though. First, we've got the heroine having sex with a traitor to her country, while still claiming that she loves this other man. This SERIOUSLY bothered me, because how can you say you love someone while having sex with someone else?! The second issue I had is that she follows along with this evil plan because she 'promised' she would in order to save the life of the guy she supposedly loves. Since when is it NOT ok to lie to the enemy?! Betray the enemy all you want, but the country and man you supposedly love?! This latter issue wasn't as bothersome to me as the first though. I honestly really did enjoy this book, but I feel that it could have been much stronger if Valeria hadn't been sleeping with every man that wanted her. Just my thoughts.
Lackey clone, anyone?.......2007-02-24
The first half of this book seemed to be a combination of Mercedes Lackey's Arrows of the Queen, and Tamora Pierce's Alanna. I mean please, wake up one morning with an irresistable urge to find divine white horses and disguise yourself as a boy while doing so thereboy proving that your stronger, more magical, better rider, etc. etc. etc. than all the boys.
Don't get me wrong, I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, while I was reading it. It was fairly well written and moved along quickly, but I was left with a feeling of incompleteness. What is the Dance and what does it do? What do the riders do when they are not Dancing? Why and how did so many die in the end? If the stallions are gods, why did they need her to control them?
Who on earth would decide that having horses as gods was a good idea?
Thank goodness I only rented this book from the library..........2007-02-22
Before anyone gets confused, I am not Scott Whitelaw that is my dad, and I am a 18 year old girl.
I have no idea why this book got such a high rating. I usually give fantasy books a little bit of lee-way in their mistakes since it can be hard to create a unique world that doesn't echo our own too much. Not only is the world unimaginative, with places with names such as "The Mountain", but the character are unrelatable, the plot not fully explained or developed, and the dialogue can be stilted with gaps missing in the conversations that make following them confusing.
The main conflict of the novel is about a special dance that will determine the fate of the kingdom but the dance is not explained fully and I spent most of my time wondering what is was and why should I care.
The main character is bland and doesn't change much throughout the novel. She is almost 16 and seems to be addicted to sex. Don't get me wrong, I'm not averse to a few well written sex scenes in a book, but the author's scenes were brief, meaningless, and poorly written. Here is a short summary of the main character's love life. She is almost raped, then she meets a evil barbarian dude who she knows she shouldn't like but still thinks he's hot anyways so she has sex with him for every night for about 4 months. she is taken prisoner by said evil barbarian but she still has sex with him, multiple times, and apparently likes it. then she realizes that she is in love with her teacher who is years older than her and whom she hates with a passion for no reason that is ever explained in the book. she has sex with him twice even though he is on the brink of death. Then she has sex with the evil barbarian dude and still likes it and soo on and so on.
So in conclusion all I have to say is DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME. I actually finished the book after 3 weeks of putting it up and down and I wish I hadn't. It doesn't EVER get better.
Outstanding fantasy.......2006-12-19
I'd been looking at this series for a while now being a fan of both well-written fantasy novels and horses. So, when the third book came in my first shipment of Luna novels, I knew I had to get the first two and read. And I am glad I did.
Never before had a girl heard the call of the White Gods, divine creatures who take the form of white horses. But Valeria heard the call and stole away to follow it, as those who are called must. On the road she meets First Rider Kerrac, and together they go to the Mountain to learn from the White Gods and of their magic. But the Masters of the school don't want a woman violating their domain, so in spite of the gods' will, they expel Valeria. Kerrac, however, arranges her to stay on, and so she learns, and befriends the son of a chieftain. She's pulled into alliances and plots and political intrigue far deeper than this farmer's daughter ever knew.
There's only one word for this novel: breathtaking. From rich, vivid characterizations to a plot with so many twists and turns you're never sure what's going to happen next, this novel delivers a powerful, compelling read. As a young girl, and young woman, I saw the Royal Lipizzaner Stallions perform, and the author, a breeder of these same magnificent horses, brings to life the movements and precision of watching them perform. She knows her horses.
For fans of rich world-building, excellent characterization, and a page-turning story, this book delivers. I can't wait to read the next one in the series.
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David Brower, elder statesman of the ecology movement, reflects on his half-century of controversial environmental activism as former Sierra Club executive director and founder of Friends of the Earth and Earth Island Institute. Sparing no sacred cows - himself least of all - Brower outlines his plan to save our planet. Recalling past glories and stinging defeats - Glen Canyon Dam chief among them - Brower outlines his modest yet thoroughly plausible plan to rescue Mother Earth for the next generation. An intellectually moving and emotionally stirring book, Brower challenges readers to change their ways because, as he says, it's not too late to administer CPR for an ailing planet if we all work together to win the crucial battles for the Earth.
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Credited with galvanizing an entire generation of environmentalists in the 60's, David Brower, the highly respected "archdruid" of the modern environmental movement, recalls with wit and wisdom his 50 years of controversial activism and offers an inspired strategy for the next generation of "those who would save the Earth."
In this intelligent and engaging chronicle of his years as an agitator for the planet, Brower points out the irony that since the first Earth Day 25 years ago, we've lost one-seventh of the world's productive land to pollution, clearcutting, and pavement-and our population has doubled! From the politics of preserving the environment and how to use New York-style PR to save tigers and dolphins, to reengineering cities, the future of hypercars, and his vision for the Earth Corps, Brower takes us on a sweeping journey of what has been and what could be if we apply CPR (Conservation, Preservation, Restoration) to our wounded world.
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Fabulous Book!.......2002-04-28
This novel was great. It was innovative and original. Unlike a lot of environmental books, this one wasn't dull or scientific. Instead, it reached out at you with it's practicality and simplicity. Brower uses real life examples to make his ideas tangible to the reader. This book was well written and is a modern Must Read. Get Inspired!... Read this book.
The archdruid at his best.......2001-01-31
The Late David Brower takes us through the journey that was his life. With explicit detail, david brower shows us the world in his eyes. His deep passion to inspire everyone with CPR ( conservation preservation restoration) and respect for the environment in which we live in is truly written with heartfelt words, and continues to move me. Founder of Friends of the Earth and Earth Island Insitute, Browers Legacy will indeed never be forgotten. Being so involved in some of the most important national monuments to be made such as dinosaur national park, his spirit and love will forever shine through in his life work to both serve and protect mother nature in all of her natural glory. Told by Brower he takes you on the path of his life, both past and to the present, giving such details of an exciting and meaningful life, such as his times with the wonderfully talented photographer the late ansel adams, work with JFK, and much more! From start to finish this book is indeed a classic, and a wonderful tribute to the late archdruid himself.
A Minor Fault--Attention Publisher.......2000-11-28
I'm about 180 pages through the book and have been marking it up extensively for future reference. Brower does an excellent job of summarizing a lot of current and older but useful thinking on environmentalism. Each time I go back to my reading, I keep wanting to refer to earlier passages, so I look for an index. In fact that's why I'm writing this brief review. I hope that the publisher sees it and actually produces one for a future edition or printing. It would be very helpful, since I'm sure I'll want to come back to the book.
Over the last several months, I've hit upon the topic of saving the earth from another author, Daniel Quinn, the author of Ishmael. The goal is the same, but Quinn offers an alternative way of thinking that I find quite interesting. I'd like to ask both Brower and Quinn what they think of one anothers approaches, but, of course, that is now impossible in the case of Brower. If anyone knows whether they have ever met or read about one another, I'd be interested in knowing their reactions to the other's work. Since Quinn's approach is not an environmentalist's approach, I doubt that they have knowledge of one another. However, Quinn is pretty savy on all aspects of saving the earth.
I don't know if I specified it was OK to show my e-mail address, but here it is if someone wants to respond: mtn_view@sirius.com.
Outstanding.......1999-05-20
Although this is somewhat irrelevant to the book itself, I'm amazed that David Brower was able to write such an articulate, evocative ecological eye-opener at the age of 82...which is not to say I applied a lower set of standards to the judging of "Let the Mountains Talk, Let the Rivers run". Such a bias wouldn't be necessary for the book to be praised and revered by all environmentally-conscious readers who happen upon it; in this, the era of unfettered desecration and destruction of the Earth, the former president of the Sierra Club provides a much needed argument on behalf of all those who enjoy nature and, also, all those who merely want their descendants to be able to breathe . In the gentlemanly prose he maintains throughout the book, Brower explains the necessity of wildlife preservation, what the restoration of the planet would entail, and the political factors involved in the environmentalist movement; he recounts pass successes of the Sierra Club and other environmental groups, encounters with prominent individuals such as FDR and John Muir, and, when he was a boy, describing the beauty of the pristine bay area locale he grew up in to his blind mother. Aside from issuing an eloquent "call to arms to those who would save the Earth", Brower also seems to attempt to convert those who have not yet recognized how nature can enrich their lives tenfold; from dramatic descriptions of his mountaineering exploits to waxing poetic about
the simple enjoyment one derives from observing creatures in the wild, he tries valiantly to convey the euphoria one attains from cherishing and truly experiencing the wonders of the Earth to the unenlightened. All in all, a fantastic book that ranks as one of my all-time non-fiction favorites, and required reading for all the indolent armchair environmentalists like myself who desperately need a motivational boost to start working at saving the planet.
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On Call Back Mountain
Eve Bunting
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Call of The Mountains is a beautiful book.............2006-11-06
Olander's book is a fantastic coffee table book and at the same time a tour guide and history book. I thoroughly enjoy this book each time I open it- which is often. I have often explored and hiked these mountains and have visited many if not most of the places shown in Ms. Olanders' book. It has motivated me to seek out places I haven't been and to re-visit others with new knowledge and history guiding me. I highly recommend this book to all who enjoy nature.
Beautiful.......2006-07-31
This book is filled with both stunning photography and graceful prose. Call of the Mountains spans an 18 month period in which the Olanders explored their local mountain ranges. It chronicles the people that they meet along the way and the stories that the ancient mountains hold. The book concludes with the desire that these treasured mountains be preserved for future generations.
Great Pictures, nice read.......2006-03-21
A well composed photographic book. One of few books of it's kind which highlights Southern California's ever present but, often over-looked mountain ranges. If you have never visited your local mountains, this book will make you want to.
The Perfect Coffee Table Book .......2005-12-02
Thank you Ann and Farley Olander. My husband and I have always enjoyed the mountains, and the San Gabriel Mountains hold a special place in our hearts. It is so nice seeing California mountains so lushly photographed with important prose. Our friends pick it up to look at the photos, but always end up reading it as well. It is truly an inspired partnership that created this work or art.
Do not categorize this book as simply another coffee table book!.......2005-11-23
This is much more than a book with great pictures. Ann & Farley Olander show the rest of us how we can enjoy the quiet beauty and simple pleasures of the wilderness next door. Unassuming and inspiring, this book is a roadmap for nature lovers and urbanites alike.
It is truly a collection of quiet visual poetry that rhymes with wilderness.
Benoit & Kathryn Gendron, New York City
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When the Whippoorwill Calls
Candice F. Ransom
Manufacturer: HarperCollins Publishers
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A Hidden Treasure.......1999-07-26
My seven-year-old daughter and I read together almost every night. In the past two years, no book (besides the Old Testament) has been her selection more than When the Whippoorwill Calls. The Blue Ridge family it depicts finds out the federal government is buying up their mountain to make way for the Blue Ridge Parkway. In the process, the seven-year-old protagonist learns a lesson of hope from the example of her father, who struggles with, but in the end adapts to, their move to the flatlands. The beauty of the story, though, is in its language. Like the mountain people she writes about, Ms. Ransom has a gift for expressing complicated sentiment in simple and concrete ways. After a number of readings, it dawned on me that I was reading good poetry. I should mention that the lllustrations are lovely and the layout of the pages is attractive and interesting.
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These four complete comtemporary novels represent Yvonne's award-winning way of portraying real-to-life characters in search of lasting love. Titles include Mountain Man, Smoky Mountain Sunrise, Call of the Mountain, and Whiter than Snow.
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Sweet Romance.......2002-10-05
If you like what we call the sweet romances (no sex, no violence), you'll enjoy these four novellas that make up the book Carolina. Lehman's vivid description of the southeast, especially the mountains, enables readers to be there. No travelogue information that feels as if the words came off a brochure, Lehman infuses just enough detail to make readers sense how it feels to wade in clear mountain streams or trek along the paths of the Blue Ridge Mountains. But above all, of course, these are four distinct and cleverly plotted romances.
FOUR TEMPTATIONS.......2001-03-21
CAROLINA is a collection of four Christian Romance novelettes. In each story a gutsy young, unmarried woman faces a crisis too big for herself alone. God she can count on. Less reliable are various romantically available males, female friends or rivals and sometimes overly detached family members. By the end of each of these notably well plotted morality tales, a bad situation and problems are largely resolved through a new supportive social constellation.
-- Backdrop of the four short novels is Asheville, North Carolina and environs with their mountains, storms and vistas of the Southern Appalachians.
--MOUNTAIN MAN unfolds a family feud about property and deception that began with the ecological tragedy of the American chestnut tree blight. --SMOKY MOUNTAIN SUNRISE tells how Rae pretends a romance which leads her to work one summer in a camp for boys. --In CALL OF THE MOUNTAIN, Beth pledges to become a single mother. For if she does not agree in advance to adopt, then her wayward sister's unborn child will be aborted.
--WHITER THAN SNOW tells what happens high on a mountain when severely injured Jennifer is trapped alone during the blizzard of the century. Her only hope for surviving lies with Rick, the guilt driven volunteer fireman whose reckless driving had caused her injuries.
--CAROLINA is four short novels about lusty men and women whose flesh wars daily with their spirits. Every tale supplies material that could be adapted for a television mini-series, feature film or opera in the spirit of WEST SIDE STORY or AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS.
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