Average customer rating:
- Great story with a couple of flaws
- Feeds every NBA fan thirst of what goes on behind the closed doors of Phoenix Suns Basketball
- Phoenix Suns
- If you want a good sports book, this is the one.
- A gripping chronicle of a tremendous season, in retrospect
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Seven Seconds or Less: My Season on the Bench with the Runnin' and Gunnin' Phoenix Suns
Jack McCallum
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In Seven Seconds or Less, Sports Illustrated's chief NBA writer, Jack McCallum, gets in the paint with the Phoenix Suns and takes a season-long look at the NBA's most exciting and controversial team.
A few weeks before the 2005-2006 NBA training camps began, Jack McCallum called the Phoenix Suns ace director of public relations to propose a story idea for Sports Illustrated. He would spend the preseason with the team as an "assistant coach" and then write a story about his experiences. He was quickly granted access, and while his role as "assistant coach" lasted only through the preseason, McCallum stayed on with the team throughout their amazing 2005-2006 season. McCallum was looking for real inside access and he certainly got it. He spent the season in the locker room and in the coaches' meetings, learning what makes this wildly popular, innovative, and international assemblage of talented players and brilliant coaches tick.
For years, NBA basketball was marked by a plodding, dull-as-dishwater style of play -- that was until coach Mike D'Antoni, point guard Steve Nash, and the high-flying Phoenix Suns set the league on fire with their old-school, run-and-gun approach to offense. Along the way they won back legions of disillusioned fans and demonstrated the virtues of team play to a league preoccupied with one-on-one theatrics.
In Seven Seconds or Less, McCallum describes his year trying to keep up with the fast-breaking Suns on and off the court. He takes readers inside the heads of Nash, the team's mercurial floor general; the maverick D'Antoni; and dozens of others who make up the close-knit Suns family. On the court, there's excitement as the Suns overcome a rash of injuries to once again battle for a conference title. Off the court, controversy rages as the team endures a major front-office change in midseason. Throughout it all, the team continues to bedevil opponents and challenge the status quo with their throwback style.
In the spirit of Buzz Bissinger's Three Nights in August and John Feinstein's A Season on the Brink, Seven Seconds or Less is an in-depth look at one of the greatest shows in sports.
Customer Reviews:
Great story with a couple of flaws.......2007-08-26
I'm an SI subscriber, so I've been reading Jack for years in the magazine. I was looking forward to this book ever since I put it on my wishlist, and I wasn't disappointed. They gave him really great access, and the coaches seemed to relax around him and give him good quotes. He has a smooth and engaging writing style, which works great for wriiting about sports.
And he did not treat the players like Gods, and that was very key. He made Shawn Marion look like he was, your typical insecure semi-superstar, and allowed Amare Stoudemire to appear as the clueless, under-educated athlete that he is. Reserve guard Eddie House wound up being the star of the book, player category, he's very entertaining without coming off like a jerk.
A couple of quibbles:
Jack really does not like Mark Cuban, and takes as many shots at him as he coould. Makes a person wonder if he tried to float this book idea by the Mavericks and was turned down.
The other, far bigger gripe, is that the book was too short. It seemed that he rushed it to get it out quickly, and thus the focus so much on the playoffs, with the preseason and regular season not touched on much. I know that this is paritially a compliment, wanting the book to be much bigger, and I mean it that way. It just seems rushed.
All in all a great buy, well worth the money I paid, and I got it right here at Amazon.
Feeds every NBA fan thirst of what goes on behind the closed doors of Phoenix Suns Basketball.......2007-08-06
Over the last 17 years that I've been watching, reading, writing, and playing everything and anything that is related to the NBA, I've never come across a book which has truly captured the very essence of the league and the game of professional basketball until I read Jack McCallum's ":07 Seconds or Less [My Season on the Bench with the Runnin' and Gunnin' Phoenix Suns].
Jack McCallum, Sports Illustrated chief NBA writer, had the unique privilege "come aboard" and take part as a member of the Phoenix Suns staff during the 2005-2006 NBA season. McCallum made the most of the opportunity and in the process penning an undaunted and realistic look at what goes on behind the closed doors of Phoenix Suns Basketball--from the coaches, players, trainers, broadcasting, management, and even the eccentric owner's perspective to the colorful metaphors (profanity laced statements) that they use as a means of self-expression from time-to-time.
McCallum captures classic moments (Gentry's Anthony Mason and B.J. Armstrong story (pp. 129); The sounds of a "jungle bird" in the Suns shower story (pp.180); The Eddie House story (pp. 74; 94); and McCallum's definition of coaching (pp.144); among others) and also meticulously explains several of the Suns basketball terminologies such as "dribble-ats" - "terms used to described when "the ball handler dribbles toward his teammate and either uses him as a screener or, more typically, hands off to him to keep the offense moving;" "Gold" - "term for fronting an offensive player, thus discouraging a pass from even being thrown;" and my favorite, "clickety" - Steve Nash's word for the "clock that clicks off the time until tip-off ."
Overall, it's one book that you can't put down. An amazing ride from start to finish and if you're not yet a Phoenix Suns fan, you will be after this book.
Phoenix Suns.......2007-08-01
Jack McCallum had an insiders look at a season with the run and gun Phoenix Suns. Very well written and informative look at the behind the scenes action of a msuccesful NBA franchise.
If you want a good sports book, this is the one........2007-07-12
This book brings you behind the scenes of the Suns during their 2006 playoff run. The best parts of the book, isn't the actual games but rather the behind the scenes dialogue between players, and even better the coaches. There are tidbits throughout the book about what went on during the regular season which are interesting also.
My only problem with the book is that I felt it peaked during the Lakers series, which was the first round. Not the authors fault, reading about Kobe, and Phil Jackson was more interesting than Elton Brand, Dirk, & Mark Cuban. & it was more dramatic than the other two series,(I give it 4 stars instead of 5, so it wasn't bad).
I would def. recommend this book to any sports fan, its better if your an NBA fan but you don't have to be. On a sidenote, (Im a Knicks fan), I always followed the Suns because of their fun up-tempo style but I will be pulling for them a little more this year.
A gripping chronicle of a tremendous season, in retrospect.......2007-06-05
It's interesting to read Jack McCallum's insider account of the Phoenix Suns 2005-2006 season in light of their heroic effort in '06 and '07. There are parallels at work, with another series against the Lakers this year and a returned sense of persecution at misguided calls - especially the already-infamous Game 4 suspensions that sidelined Stoudemire and Diaw, prompting a torrent of invective from Suns fans toward NBA Commissioner David Stern.
:07 Seconds or Less is first and foremost an inside glimpse of the way that the Suns worked in '05-'06, spotlighting the team's varied personalities. Of course there is the almost stoic, self-sacrificing Steve Nash; the bloodthirsty competitor with a heart of gold in Raja Bell; the psychologically fragile but immensely gifted Shawn Marion. There's the evolving and terminally French Boris Diaw, and the blossoming Leandro Barbosa, both of whom stepped up even more so last season, playing ferociously (especially the lightning-fast L.B., recipient of the 2006-2007 Sixth Man of the Year Award).
There's plenty of other characters on the bench as well, most notably the scene-stealing class clown Eddie House and the goofy-but-lovable Amare Stoudemire, sidelined by knee trouble.
McCallum also illuminates the dynamics of the team's formidable coaching staff, led by the casual but determined Mike D'Antoni, architect of the suns run-and-gun style. Flanked by his old-school brother Dan, video guru Marc Iavaroni, seasoned veteran Alvin Gentry, and an indomitable Phil Weber, the Suns coaching staff provide an interesting perspective on the strange blend of art, science, and superstition that is coaching an NBA team. McCallum also pays due attention to the front office, especially then-new owner Robert Sarver, whose loudmouthed antics and verbal scuffles are frequently entertaining diversions.
McCallum's book has a great narrative arc, focusing almost entirely on the playoff series against the Lakers, Clippers, and Mavericks. The tooth-and-nail battle against Kobe Bryant and the Lakers forms the book's centerpiece, and McCallum aptly frames the series into an all-out war, signified by the hand-to-hand combat between Bryant and Bell. (Bell emerges as a hero in the series and the book, with a noble if unsportsmanlike flagrant against the hated-but-seemingly-superhuman Kobe, a game-tying three against the Clippers, and a heroic return while injured against the Mavs). The drama is kept at a fever pitch throughout the series, and McCallum milks every turnaround, setback, and obstacle to keep your attention riveted.
McCallum's prose is perfectly pitched to the NBA after many years of reporting: he skips around from subject to subject, but always keeping track of the long-term themes and struggles. And along the way, he also provides thoughtful commentary on a variety of outside subjects, from the love-him-or-hate-him phenomenon that is Kobe Bryant to the NBA's dress code.
In short, :07 Seconds Or Less is a must-read for Suns fans and heartily recommended to basketball fans in general. It's an eye-opening look at the inner works of one of the league's most exciting teams, and simply a ripping good piece of sports journalism.
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- Season of the Sun
- Warning-violent at times, but in terms of story I could not put it down!
- It was OK, I guess....
- rape, slavery, humiliation, abuse
- Violent.
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Season of the Sun
Catherine Coulter
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Book Description
Originally published in 1991, this is the story of Zarabeth, a fiery redhead who is chosen by a Viking on a trading visit to be his wife.
"Catherine Coulter romances readers."(Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph)
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Dear Reader: Zarabeth, with hair as red as an Irish sunset, is chosen by Mgnus Haraldsson, a Viking on a trading visit to York, to be his wife. She is both stunned and fascinated by his bluntness, but is soon won over by this man who makes her laugh, brings her desire, and untimately makes her trust him with her future and that of her little sister, Lotti. But her stepfather, Olav the Vain, has no intention of setting a bride price on Zarabeth. Zarabeth does eventually return with Magnus to his farmstead in Morway, but as his slave, not as his wife. She wears the slave collar around her neck for all to see, but bears his distrust of her and her own pain deep within her. It is the season of the sun in Norway, the clear midnight light of summer. It is a season of growth and flowering, of treachery and malice, of love and learning. God lesning!-Good reading!
Customer Reviews:
Season of the Sun.......2007-08-15
I could barely wait for this book to arrive. It did not disappoint. Catherine Coulter's talent is such that she immediately grabs your attention and never loses it through the entire book.
Warning-violent at times, but in terms of story I could not put it down!.......2007-03-25
I'll be honest, this is an almost barbaric look at 9th Century Europe. Disturbing at times, but I just couldn't put it down. Read straight through the text in one sitting. If I can't give a book like that a 5, then I have no business writing reviews. The dialogue at first was clipped. Sort of like, "Me Magnus, You Woman. We will wed and you will serve me." It was almost amusing and I hoped it wouldn't continue. Fortunately, it got better and better and better! If you have a weak stomach and are the radical Rosie O'Donnel type, then stay away, this is not a book for you. In terms of romance in may be somewhat lacking, but overall storyline was intriguing and I appreciate authors that cut to the chase and don't stuff chapters with endless fluff.
It was OK, I guess...........2007-03-14
I didn't think that it was such a terrible book, like many here stated but it is not one of the best. Personally, I would like the alpha male hero that's often dark and brutish. Rolfe in Brenda Joyce's "Conqueror" is an excellent example. However, Magnus didn't quite measure up. He tortures Zarabeth for the better part of the book for no good reason other that she refused to marry him after initially accepting his offer, and he is now pissed. Also, there were at least two (and possibly more) instances when "...his fist connected with her jaw". The woman likely had no teeth left by the end of this book. Was that the ONLY way he could shut her up? I didn't find that very appealing or romantic.
rape, slavery, humiliation, abuse.......2005-08-25
This is supposed to be a romance? In whose world are rape, slavery, humiliation and other abuses romantic? This is disgusting. Someone mentioned they "like the fact that they simply didn't just fall in bed together and live happily ever after". Does this mean they liked the fact that he raped and humiliated her? Or was it her being whipped that was so much better? If I wanted to read about abuse and slavery I'll re-read ROOTS. At least it is well written. When I want to escape with a feel good, funny, romantic book I'll read a romance - just not one from this author.
Violent........2004-02-08
Not long ago, I watched a special on " PBS " viewing the Viking onslaught into new territories, taking into account the tales of violence, plunder, and rape. Similar facts must have helped Catherine Coulter write this book. This novel may entice the reader's interest, but it is a violent story.
The male lead, Magnus Haraldsson, is a rugged, handsome Viking. On a trading mission to York, Haraldsson encounters a beautiful, statuesque, redhead known as Zarabeth and the warrior wants her! And Zarabeth wants him!
Now the issue, Catherine Coulter may have written a book but she didn't fill it with romance. Zarabeth has the "smarts" of a turnip; easily her lustful stepfather manipulates her. Sorrowfully Zarabeth rejects the marriage offer made by her dashing Viking warrior. With revenge and hatred, a subdued Magnus buys Zarabeth for his slave. Sadly, Zarabeth realizes Magnus Haraldsson has changed . . . .
--- "Zarabeth . . . I am going to take you, and I don't wish you to fight me" . . . He gritted his teeth . . . her eyes were no longer vague . . . there was only fear now, and he smiled . . . "Now, hold still" . . . he felt her fists pounding at his chest . . . but he didn't stop . . . she was crying." - - -
This is rape. Catherine Coulter has truly written a disturbing story.
They published the edition I read in 1991 and the story followed the same guidelines all romance novels of the era seemed to follow. Thank you authors for moving forward into today's style -- stories showing flexible storylines -- characters existing on equal playing fields.
Grace Atkinson, Ontario - Canada.
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A brilliant observer in the tradition of Adam Gopnik and Paul Theroux, Edward Lewine reveals a Spain few outsiders have seen. There's nothing more Spanish than bullfighting, and nothing less like its stereotype. For matadors and aficionados, it is not a blood sport but an art, an ancient subculture steeped in ritual, machismo, and the feverish attentions of fans and the press. Lewine explains Spain and the art of the bulls by spending a bullfighting season traveling Spanish highways with the celebrated matador Francisco Rivera Ordez, following Fran, as he's known, through every region and social stratum. Fran's great-grandfather was a famous bullfighter and the inspiration for Hemingway's matador in The Sun Also Rises. Fran's father was also a star matador, until a bull took his life shortly before Fran's eleventh birthday. Fran is blessed and haunted by his family history. Formerly a top performer himself, Fran's reputation has slipped, and as the season opens he feels intense pressure to live up to his legacy amid tabloid scrutiny in the wake of his separation from his wife, a duchess. But Fran perseveres through an eventful season of early triumph, serious injury, and an unlikely return to glory.
Customer Reviews:
Well written account of one toreo's season.......2006-05-12
To enjoy this book you have to have at least a passing interest in bullfighting.
If this is the case then you should really enjoy this book.
It is very well written, the prose is tight and easily leads the narrative quickly along.
The author is not a wild eyed fan of bullfighting (or if he is he hides it well). He approaches is subject in a detached and objective way but at the same time understands the intangible forces and emotions that drive the national fiesta. He does not denigrate or defend bullfighting but rightly observes that much like personal religious beliefs it is something that is either formed into a person as something of value without the benefit of logic or it is not.
The book has a well balanced symmetry, flowing the story of Francisco Ordonez, the world he moves in, his bullfighting predecessors, the history of bullfighting, the detail of one particular season and a lot of interesting bits and pieces that a person like myself, who has been interested in bullfighting for twenty years, have always wondered about but never knew, things like- just how much do these guys make and what are the functional economics and organizational mechanics of bullfighting. You learn about this and much more. You get to know the structure of Francisco Ordonez's world, the caudrilla, the aficionados, the press, the hotels, the travel, the manager.
After Death in the Afternoon, this was the most enjoyable book on bullfighting I've read.
I highly recommend it.
3 ears for Lewine!.......2006-02-26
This was a truly absorbing book. A debt goes to Francisco Rivera Ordonez, as well, for allowing a writer to join his entourage.
Lewine gives us an appreciation for this art by taking us into the life not just any matador, but one who wears the mantle of his fathers.
We learn about how the crowds vary from city to city, how the bulls are bred and selected, the attitude of the "bull press", the history of the game. We learn how to appreciate the matador's movements and about the nature and of his entourage. We learn about costumes, the genteel way to buy scalped tickets and how to run with the bulls in Pomploma and much more.
Pictures would have been great, but the writing is so good they're not missed until the book is over. I went to Francisco's web site where there are lots of photos, small and unlabeled, but many you can figure out.
Through the writer's respect for the matador, and Fran in particular, the reader learns respect as well.
OLE!
Death And The Sun.......2006-01-16
I thought Edward Levine's book about bullfighting in contemporaty Spain was terrific. I enjoy the genre of book where a writer/reporter stays with a subject for a season and this book is among the best. Have always thought this subject was extremely interesting and Levine does it justice.
Brought back memories of spending a month in Spain in 1977 during which I read Michener's Iberia and Death in the Afternoon. The principal character of Levine's book is Francisco Ordonez and by chance I saw his grandfather Antonio Ordonez fight in a Novillos in Seville on 11/27.
I think Mr. Levine is a keen observor of human behavior and events surrounding him. I also found his style to be very descriptive and it flowed nicely.
Provides an understanding of bullfighting which goes beyond clichés and misperceptions.......2006-01-02
Few books are written these days on the politically-incorrect (in the USA anyway) art of bullfighting, so it's refreshing to see a modern matador reporter's account of the sport and his participation in it in Death And The Sun: A Matador's Season In The Heart Of Spain. Journalist Edward Lewine is the first to admit "The bullfighting business could be awful", but his insider's look at the tradition follows one season in the life of one of Spain's famous modern fighters and provides an understanding of bullfighting which goes beyond clichés and misperceptions. Chapters blend a travelogue with a social history and an explanation of the meaning of bullfighting in Spanish culture.
An excellent book.......2005-12-31
Not a fiction story with a bullfighting theme but a journalistic narrative centering around one season of a specific bullfighter this book is an insight into one recent season in Spain. Traveling with one specific torero and his assistants this book discusses and details many aspects of the passion and art in a very informative and interesting way. For once there is an author who is not trying to show off or talk down to the reader about bullfighting. If you have any interest this should be the second book you read after Death in the Afternoon.
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Six women who were close friends in college meet once again at a secluded bed-and-breakfast to recapture those days and to recount the stories of their lives. Into this idyll comes a threat to their shared future. Set against the backdrop of forests and cascades, a rugged shoreline, and a small tourist town, the stories of the women evolve as each one turns her focus on the affliction that threatens the life of their best and brightest friend. Mickey already suffers from early-onset Alzheimer's disease. As she packs for the vacation, her bureau mirror is littered with Post-it notes reminding her to take shoes, a toothbrush, a brush, and to remember her raincoat. During the vacation, the drama of Mickey's illness is increased by the promise she seeks from the woman she trusts the most.
Customer Reviews:
I wish...........2002-01-24
I wish that I could afford to send a copy of this book to all my friends.
Wonderful story about good friends.......2001-07-17
I won this book in a drawing and had no idea the jewel I now had in my hand. Once I began this story I could not put it down because I became so entwined into the lives of these friends who became acquainted in college. This book mirrors the relationships so many of us have in our own lives---creating friendships, losing contact for a while, and rebonding later. These relationships are part of who we are and continue to be important to us. The beautiful friendships, acceptance of others, and how each of us perceive the "role" others have in our friendship are examined. I had never thought much about this until I read this book.
good read.......2000-02-11
I wrote Summers with the bears and was the publisher of Cook County News Herald in Grand Marais, stumbled onto this book in our library and saw GM in book so brought it home where my wife read it in one and half days. She loved it, touching story on friendships with women about women, and with insights into the beautiful country we lived in, Grand Marais, only the locals called Ben Franklin, Joynes, not Ben, other than that it was a good read. Thank you Marjorie for a great book
Memory.......1999-06-21
I was fascinated by the characters in this book and by the way in which it was written. While I was puzzled at first as to why so much of the discussion revolves around past events, I soon realized the beautiful interwoven commentaries this allowed Dorner to make about the connections between memory and self-definition as well as about what the loss of memory truly does mean. I finished the book in a 24-hour period, unwilling to put it down and wishing that I could follow these six women for just a bit longer through their lives.
A good story does not happen backwards........1999-06-19
No matter how "important" a subject is (and Altzheimer's is an important subject), it is not sufficient in itself to carry a reader through a story, much less through the entire plot of "Seasons of Sun and Rain." As a former student of Dorner's, I am disappointed to see her falling back on the literary habits of rural college professors, who almost invariably write about characters who sit around and think; and the women in "Sun and Rain" think A LOT. When you read this book, you keep waiting for the story to begin. The action is minimal--"How's your daughter?" "Fine." etc.--while too much uninteresting background information is dumped onto the reader, who is called upon to keep these interchangeable women straight. And that's all backwards. A story is something that happens forward, but most of this novel consists of internal reveries by the characters. Literature can have subtext, but a book should not be ALL subtext, and the real challenge for any writer is to develop a story dramatically, with interesting ACTION and DIALOGUE, and even FEELINGS, not "realistic" (humdrum)acts and words by characters who don't do much. (By the way, having a superior intellectual "insight" is not the same as having an honest feeling.) There's too much reminiscing in this book, and there's way too much intellectualizing! That's not literature; that's a sermon.
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Great History of Baseball in the Heartland.......2002-05-15
Dr. Roger Launius, who is the chief historian of NASA, has moved from space into examining the history of professional baseball in the state of Missouri. A great read. Launius tells all the stories concerning the St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Browns, KC Royals, Monarchs, and KC A's and others. He blends compelling stories and anecdotes about each team's history(both Major League and Negro league) and their places in the overall history of baseball. Maybe the best concise history of baseball in a state ever written. A must for every baseball fan. I especially enjoyed the section on the Kansas City Athletics and their owner Charlie O. Finley. Buy this book.
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What is a leap year? Why are bees busy in summer? Who eats the moon? Why does it get dark at night? In this fascinating book children will find out the answers to these and many more questions about time and seasons.
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"Quiet . . .like a quilt on a feather bed . . .and frost on the window . . .we write our names knowing . . .the sun will melt them offBut the sun is so quiet . . .that we don't carewe smile"from Connie by Nikki GiovanniThe quiet and noisy, wintery and sometimes sunny poems in The Sun Is So Quiet will always make you smile. Nikki Giovanni describes riding rainbows, tiptoeing through strawberry patches, licking chocolaty fingers, snuggling under covers, and many other wonderful childhood moments. Ashley Bryan's warmest, most colorful illustrations make each page look like a bright, beaming smile.Together, they have created a collection that you can linger over like a peppermint candy cane or enjoy as quickly as a snowflake melts on your nose.
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Lovely text and bold images.......2004-11-24
Nikki Giovanni is one of the finest writers of the century. If you and your child love words and appreciate the highest quality modern poetry you will both enjoy snuggling together and sharing this special picture book for children. The book evokes comfort and warmth as it explores rainbows, winter days, the taste of chocolate and other ordinary aspects of daily life. The bold drawing of African American girls and boys and everyday surroundings are especially imaginative.
It'sa wonderful way to introduce your child to new or unusual words and to how beautiful the sound of spoken English can be.
Highly recommend this as a part of your child's collection.
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Children don't need a calendar to tell them which season it is. Every month has its own distinct clues, like in September "when yellow pencils / in brand-new eraser hats / bravely wait on perfect points." In a dozen unforgettable poems, this fresh yet nostalgic collection captures the excitement of each season, spinning us once around the sun--twelve months, four seasons, one amazing year.
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- Fabulous! Just what I was looking for.
- Celebrate!
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Seasons of the Sun: Celebrations from the World's Spiritual Traditions
Patricia Telesco
Manufacturer: Atrium Publishers Group
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Fabulous! Just what I was looking for........1999-02-12
I have been looking for 'the perfect book' that celebrates the Wheel of the Year with rituals, correspondences, history, folklore, arts and crafts, recipes, dates, etc., in an easy-to-use format. I thought I would never find one that had everything I wanted, but 'Seasons of the Sun' is all the above and more. It's the perfect addition to any Pagan or Witch's library, or even those who just want history and folk lore on other spiritual traditions; it has information from dozens of cultures and on dozens of topics throughout the year. A wonderful way to celebrate the Wheel of the Year on your own, using this book as a guide to create your own celebrations and rituals. Thank you Ms. Telesco!
Celebrate!.......1998-11-30
make any day a holiday filled with meaning and magic by reading this book. Has games, decorating ideas, and so much more
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