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- Subscribe - Contact Us - Rate Card - Place an Ad Valley&State Backpage O&E Sports Archives Classifieds Faith&Beliefs Obituaries Revels July 22, 2004 Readers' choices Book reviews are written by the staff of local booksellers. Bookwagon New and Used Books 1652 Ashland St. "Power of Now Inspiration Cards," by Eckhart Tolle Quotations from the best-selling book on enlightenment by Tolle. This card deck contains selections from five categories; The Power of Being Present, The Joy of Being, Rising Above Thought, Portals to the Now, and of course The Power of Now - Carl, boxed card deck $7.95. "The South Beach Diet," by Arthur Agatston M.D. This book is notable for the great recipes and the complete meal plans for the popular low-carb diet. A couple of my favorites are the grilled salmon with rosemary, and the roasted eggplant and peppers - Kirsten, Hardcover - $17.50 "Skinny Dip," by Carl Hiaasen Carl Hiaasen remains true to form in this top notch humorous mystery, his tenth novel. Filled with the usual blend of outrageous characters and fun plot twists, this is a good choice for a late summer weekend companion - Carl, Paperback - $17.50 Shakespeare & Co. Books and Antiques 154 East Main St. "Winnie-the-Pooh," by A.A. Milne Alexander Milne - an assistant editor of Punch and a writer of novels, plays and essays - achieved his lasting fame in writing for children. Creating scenes of solemn whimsy whose gentle humor appeals to young and old alike, Milne realized his nostalgia for the Arcadia of childhood through the imagined sayings and doings of his son's nursery toys. The enduring charm of Milne's stories comes from the childlike simplicity of events, characters, and conversations; by contract, the only human character, the child Christopher Robin, is endowed with godlike stature and understanding. "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," by C.S. Lewis In the "Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," the first book in Lewis's popular "Chronicles of Narnia" series, we meet the four English siblings who discover Lewis's imaginary kingdom of Narnia by crawling through a magic wardrobe. In this and six more novels, the children embark on amazing adventures in their struggle to triumph over evil. A literary scholar and Christian theologian, Lewis often wrote allegorically about good and evil in his critical essays, science fiction, and books for children. With their inventive characters, intriguing plots, and magical settings, Lewis' "Chronicles of Narnia" have captivated and engaged children around the world for decades. "Where the Wild Things Are," by Maurice Sendak When Max's sojourn among "Wild Things!" unfolded in kinematic splendor in 1963, adults trembled and children reveled. Reaching back into his own Brooklyn childhood, Sendak created the enduring child-hero Max, who overcomes his fears and achieves catharsis in a colorful fantasy tableau. "Where the Wild Things Are" was awarded the 1964 Caldecott Medal by the American Library Association. Children still thrill to the beat of the "wild rumpus," and opera companies perform it worldwide for adults who are no longer fretful. DailyTidings.com Home Page Valley&State | Backpage | O&E | Sports | Archives | Weather | Classifieds Columnists | Faith&Beliefs | Obituaries | Revels | Subscribe | Contact Us Copyright 2004 Ashland Daily Tidings and Ottaway Newspapers All Rights Reserved Click Here Site Search: .:Advertisements:. RESOURCES - Mail Tribune News - ODOT Road Cams