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I have purchased the CD version of this Radio Series and I have to say that the only worthwile feature of these episodes in the sound quality. Having said that the serial is [very weak].

I was so disgusted by it that I have thrown the lot in the dustbin where they belong. a total waste of money if ever.

There is no music or intro music to set the mood and pace of the serial and the sound effects are hopeless. As a real fan of both radio and film serials I have to say the Superman Vs. Atom Man is the most useless series I have come accross,... The only reason I have given this CD set 1 star is because I have no choice if I am to get my views on this site.

I have several collections or Superman on radio, and this is the cream of the crop. Superman gets to test his might against a true super-villain. The Atom Man has Kryptonite flowing through his veins, which gives him mighty atomic power. Bodies begin to pile up, including both Superman's allies and enemies. Superman is powerless simply standing next to him.

I have to admit that some of the Superman radio shows can be a little cheesy, and are best heard through a filter of nostalgia. This one is really exciting. I was actually in suspense as to how, or even if, Superman would survive.

"Superman vs. Atom Man" is a powerful and exciting radio drama. It's full of suspense and adventure. In this classic story, Superman has to face off against the kryptonite powered Atom Man who has the power to destroy stadiums and level forests with his atomic kryptonite. The story is extremely suspenseful as it slowly builds up to its climax, a battle between Superman and the Atom Man with thousands of lives at stake. The end battle has to be one of the most dramatic sequences in radio thanks to the amazing acting and sound effects. This is a must have for any fan of old time radio shows or any Superman fan in general.

It was radio that first teamed up Batman,Robin and Superman.Here are the complete,unabridged episodes!I like these tapes because all the action takes place in your imagination,not as some one else thinks it should look like!I also like the way Bud Collyer gives different voices to Superman and Clark Kent.We even here him in the first episode-as Jor-El!The music is campy and the commercials can get annoying,but if you like the keros,classic radio or both this set is a must.If you just want to enjoy these superheros in a different way,that's SUPER too!

This 20 cassette boxset is the most comprehensive collection available of Superman on radio. 119 episodes in total, there are no duplicate episodes from other Radio Spirits Superman collections. As a nice "extra," this set includes a rare 1939 audition episode that was never aired.

"Superman With Batman & Robin on Radio" contains several Superman milestones, including the serial "Knights of the White Carnation" (dealing with issues of racism, with white supremacists as the villains), for which the producers of Superman were honored with a humanitarian award. Superman's first encounter with Kryptonite is told in "Superman vs.. Kryptonite". Kryptonite was invented for the radio show, when Superman actor Bud Colyer wanted to take a vacation. Along with this is Superman's first encounter with they dynamic duo, Batman and Robin. They were brought in to replace Superman while Colyer was on vacation.

Other serials include "The Man Without a Face," "The Phantom of the Sea," "Mystery of the Lost Planet," "The Monkey Burglar," "Drought in Freeville," and "The Story of Marina Baum."

The only drawback of this collection is that it is not available on CD. Still, an excellent purchase.

"Superman With Batman and Robin" is good fun radio. I have always been impressed with Bud Colyer's portrayal of Superman from radio, the Fleischer Cartoons, and the 60s TV series. But now we have a 20 cassette collection of 119 radio programs to enjoy. On top of enjoying these old programs, we get a rare treat of listening to the original Superman 1939 audition called "Clark Kent Reporter"! (Never aired). And we get to hear the last season of Superman where Collyer is replaced by Michael Fitzmaurice, who unfortunately simply cannot recreate Collyer's Superman voice. The reason I do not give it 5 stars is because there are some bad recordings in a few episodes, and also, I have to admit that I do get tired of the number of "Kelloggs PEP" commercials heard throughout the programs. But overall it is great family entertainment and I hope that RADIO SPIRITS crank out even more titles as time goes on. It's true SUPER FUN!

If you've read and appreciated Elizabeth Sheldon's PROPER GARDEN and can distinguish among the varieties of sage and salvia you will probably enjoy her 'sequel' TIME AND THE GARDENER a little more than if you have not and can not. Sheldon has traveled all over the U.S. giving talks on gardening to mixed audiences. Her colorful slides and gardening anecdotes are always appreciated no matter what the background of audience members, however, she does not write for the novice or new gardener. In addition, whereas PG at least included a number of colorful illustrations, there are none in TG. So, it helps if you are an experienced gardener who can visualize in the mind's eye how Lathyrus thunbergii might appear when surrounded by asters (particularly A. Frikartii 'Mönch') and dusty rose chrysanthemums.

I heard Sheldon speak at a conference held at the National Wildlife Federation headquarters here in the Washington area. I enjoyed the talk and her beautiful slides but also noticed that over half of the audience was composed of landscape designers, nursery staff, and other gardening professionals while most of the other folks were people who were hiring these professionals to work in their gardens. Only a few of the attendees were "very good gardeners" (some with 'Master" gardener status) and non-pro.

Sheldon's advice is best suited to gardens in areas comparable to Ithaca New York-zone 5 with plenty of rainfall and rich black loam. If you can't grow a garden in the Finger Lakes area you are really a failure. If you don't live in zone 5 and/or don't have rich black loam from the last ice age, you will have to improvise to implement Sheldon's suggestions. You might be able to pull off some of her combinations but not without a great deal of effort. If you can't use her gardening advice, you can still enjoy her sketches of famous women gardeners also included in this book. However, be warned, Sheldon is neither as amusing as Henry Mitchell nor as philosophical as Allen Lacy so don't expect more.

Reading "Time and the Gardener" is like visiting an elderly gardening friend whose gentle wisdom and time-honed observations cloak an educated, highly literate mind and an acute wit.

Elisabeth Sheldon is an experienced gardener - her experience is marked in decades rather than years. Gardening in New York State, she seems to have tried most species of flowers, trees and shrubs that might grow in that area and climate zone, and she has tried many varieties of each of the spcies. She writes about them gently, understanding that some grow politely wile others lean on their neighbours and others scramble over everything within reach.

I found myself smiling through the first section "What I've learned over time" and learning a great deal from the second section, "Timeless Plants: some of My Favourites". In the third section, "Gardeners of Other Times" I re-visited old acquaintances such as Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, and found a sharp and insightful mini-biography of Jane Loudon.

This is a delightful book from a writer of great experience. Treat yourself, or a friend, to a copy and curl up beside a winter fire, or under the shade of a tree in summer to relax, learn and enjoy.

TIME AND THE GARDENER brings together Elisabeth Sheldon's unpublished writings, from the last 13-14 years, on flower gardening. The author begins by calling gardening "delightful, absorbing, intensely gratifying, maddening, and exhausting" digging, planting, weeding, working, and reading, reading, reading. It's also mind-changing, because of "lost plants and new ideas."

Sheldon once gardened properly, in white, silver and pale yellow or grey and pink, lavender and lime. Then she gardened flamboyantly, in hot-colors. Next, she border gardened, with purple flowers and leaves. That took her garden full circle. In fall, purple looked so good, with Lespedeza thunbergii 'Pink Fountain', 'Ballerina' rose and Dianthus; dwarf sage, grey 'Hidcote' lavender, and helianthemum; and white-leaved prickly poppy.

Just as with color combinations, plant dislikes and likes change. Hot-color gardening got Sheldon to plant dahlias, marigolds, petunias, and zinnias. Border gardening in sulphur and wine let in yellow-leaved plants.

So gardening might well leave the gardener with "nothing to hate." But it won't always grow better people or weed out curmudgeons. For example, on a cold winter night, nineteenth-century gardening know-it-all William Robinson opened windows and put out stoves in a hated former employer's greenhouses.

In large part, though, Sheldon finds gardeners "exceptionally" gentle, as students of humbling lessons. In the second part of her book, she therefore shares gardening trials and errors, in central New York. There, on a Cayuga Lake area farm, her garden shows its age. How can it do other than sicken and die along with, or shortly after, her? It's the only way, what with the three "b's" of bad weather, beasts and blunders.

It's blundering over trees Sheldon regrets. To her, they were thirsty rivals to plants for nutrients and water. Now in her 80s, she wishes that she had long ago set aside one of her fields as an arboretum. It's not just because of what trees do, for air and dirt. It's also for color and looks. What can beat the year-round "silky" grey bark of European beeches, the ruby red of sour gum in fall, and the flaming torch patterns of apricot-, crimson- and flame-colored Korean maple leaves against the sky?

Sheldon's practical lesson-learnings are helpful and well-written, with excellent examples. They cover all bases, from seed collecting and growing; through plant breeding; to shady and woodsy gardening and mixed shrub and tapestry bordering. But it's the ending sections, on favorite plants and history-making gardeners, that stay with me.

Plants that pass Sheldon's test of time are astilbe, border clematis, chrysanthemum, columbine, gaura, lysimachia, and nepeta. If she lived more southerly, she might favor the pale lemon or white marguerite. Up north, though, Dianthus caesius (gratianopolitanus) is where she hopes to end her days.

Finally, her five history-making gardeners are Gertrude Jekyll, Jane Loudon, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Alexander Pope and Horace Walpole. Not surprisingly, something Miss Jekyll once said perfectly sums up Sheldon's book and gardening. Never let an idea get in the way of beautiful plants and combinations.

Back Cover description: LADY BEWARE. Few men in the world could leave Holly Hollis speechless. But Colin Rafferty--with his sparkling eyes, disarming grin and indisputable charm--sent Holly into a stupor whenever his magnificent form entered the room. Worse, she had just discovered that Colin was a self-proclaimed bachelor on the prowl--and Holly was his newest prey. There seemed no escape from Colin's carefully outlined plan to befriend, befuddle and betroth her. But where were his words of love...and how could an ordinary gal like Holly believe anything this sexy-as-sin man declared? Yet, something within her wanted to take the ultimate chance that she could bring this bachelor to heel.

Cute. That's the word for this story. Everybody's cute. Or gorgeous. No sex, but you don't expect it when you read this ROMANCE series. And yes, there are some funny parts, but I just found this one to be too cute.

If you are a fan of Kasey Michaels, you will be particularly delighted with this humorous sequel to Silhouette Romance #808 Lion on the Prowl. Max Rafferty, the hero of the previous book, is the cousin of Colin Rafferty, the very British hero of this book. Julia Sutherland, the heroine of Lion on the Prowl, is the best friend and business partner of Holly Hollis, the heroine of this book.

Holly finds herself totally in charge for the very first time of a huge New York fashion show, because her partner, Julia Sutherland Rafferty, a major fashion designer, insists on staying home with her sick five-month-old son. All is controlled chaos, and Holly is proud of her management, until one of the male models doesn't show up. Holly is desperate. This is a show for bridal gowns with top models, and there is no way one of the "brides" can walk out unescorted by a "groom." When the gorgeous male model finally shows at the last second, Holly ignores her strong attraction for him and orders him to drop his pants instantly and get into his tuxedo.

Colin Rafferty has just flown in from Europe and has stopped by to see the fashion show of his new cousin-in-law, Julia, when he's accosted by a stunning little dynamo asking him to strip. It doesn't occur to Colin to say "no" to a woman who fascinates him and is obviously in distress, and he complies, in the process saving the day for the fashion show of his new relative, Julia.

This cute meet sets the stage for a wild romantic ride between two attractive, sympathetic protagonists. There are many funny scenes, and many poignant ones, as well. All of the characters, including the secondary ones, are vivid; the pace is quick, and the emotional depth is great. I found the motivation for Colin's temporary masquerade as a male model well done--quite an accomplishment, since anytime deception is used as a plot device, it can be very tricky to pull off. I also thought Michaels did a very good job with the additional, delicate feat of using the characters, Julia and Max, from the previous book in the series. They very much helped the story, and never upstaged the current hero and heroine. As part of the Silhouette Romance line, this book is, of course, G-rated, with no sexual consummation and only a few heated kisses. But the sexual chemistry is such that it still remains a very exciting romance with lots of sexual tension.

In our culture, the elderly are mostly regarded as remnants of once vital lives, now in emotional and intellectual decay. In this book, Elders On Love: Dialogues on the Consciousness, Cultivation, and Expression of Love, authors Lakritz and Knoblauch set out to expose this assumption as a form of generational bias and share their refreshing discoveries about the state of love in our modern world. They point out that the elders of a community offer a precious perspective on spirituality, love, and, as Joseph Campbell describes it, "joy among the sorrows of life."

A wonderful, calming book that uncovers the true depth and meaning of love achieved through time and experience.

Back Cover description: MARRIAGE ON DEMAND. To hear Glenwood's womenfolk whisper, notorious Austin Lucas was temptation incarnate. Delicious as forbidden sin, he even tempted bashful, cherubic Rebecca Chambers. But, amid countless adoring females, he'd never notice the tongue-tied do-gooder. So who'd have thought that a stormy night and a blushing request would have Austin bedding innocent Rebecca? Or that, after the unspeakably sexy fact, he'd make an honest woman of her? Had the small-town saint led the sinner to salvation? Or would Austin merely give his child a name--and Rebecca everlasting heartache?

I wanted to give it 3 stars but because it is the best in the series, I gave it four. All the brothers and their half-sister get their own story. I've read them all, just not in order. Rebecca's character in THE BEST BRIDE, seemed somewhat stronger then in this one. Also she is in charge of a home for unwanted/orphaned children and can't remember to use birth control! And Austin, who brings his lovers to his home has no condoms anywhere? This just strained my belief somewhat. If you can get over this, the story moves along and develops with a nice pace and likable people.

This certainly was a fun light read, a pairing of opposites that lets sparks fly. There was a cute plot including orphans and the hurtfull casualties they've endured, but that is deffinitely not the focal point. Its a good book for when you're looking for a break, i'd love to see a couple of the characters (namely Kyle and Jordan) in their own books. Take an hour off and plunk down on the couch with Marriage on Demand

I read this series up to the eighth book (which, try though I might, I could not persuade myself to sit down and finish). This one is the most suspenseful of them all, although it isn't what I'd call nail-biting! It kept my interest, though, and it was different. If you're after heart-pounding drama, you won't find it in this series, but you will find some interesting "food for thought" and some likable characters. Give them a try, especially if you're a Phillips/Pella fan and you don't mind first person perspective in a 200+ -page story (yeah, that was a small sigh there)!

The third book in this series, On the Trail of the Truth, kept me guessing! This book tells about the struggles that come with maintaining Christian values when forgettable times in Corrie's life came upon her. The characters, as in all the books in this series, come to life for the reader! I found myself feeling the same emotions the characters were supposed to have felt! There are a couple of places in the book that were very exciting! Very good book, as well as the whole series!

RUFFLES ON MY LONGJOHNS begins in 1932 as Isabel Edwards leaves Portland, Oregon with her husband Earle to homestead the valley of the Atnarko River flowing through the coastal mountains of west central British Columbia. Used to city life, young Isabel must adapt to a world without electricity, indoor plumbing, central heating, regular mail service, roads, female companionship, immediate medical care, and contemporary conveniences of any sort. She and her husband build cabins, barns, fences, boats, spinning wheels, stoves, heaters, saddles, wells, and animal pens. Food not grown or hunted locally must be brought in by packhorse over many miles of rough terrain. One endures mosquitoes, floods, bears, wolves, snow and freezing cold. And no, one just can't jump into the SUV and drive down to the local Wal-Mart.

Recently, PBS television aired a series entitled "Frontier House" in which three American families volunteer to re-create life as homesteaders in Montana of the 1880s. For several months, they sampled exactly what the Edwards lived for real for years, but did it with much more whining. What's remarkable about Isabel's narrative is the matter-of-fact good humor in which she tells it. Perhaps it's because it was written many years after the fact (1980), and time mellowed memories of what must have been an incredibly exacting experience. One can only admire the stamina and fortitude it must have taken to build a life under such conditions. (Hey, I start complaining when the Sunday paper isn't delivered on time!)

RUFFLES ON MY LONGJOHNS seems much longer than its 297 paperbacked pages. Perhaps it's the typeset. In any case, it's a darn good yarn. And if anybody still believes such a life is glamorous, consider the following passage in which the author describes rescuing a pig during a flood.

"Racing back to the house, I found Earle sloshing around in the flooded pen, trying to catch her. Between us, we cornered her, and carrying her upside down by the legs, she wriggled and twisted and screamed as though she were being murdered. Halfway across the disintegrating bridge she had a spurting, fluid bowel movement all down the front of my dress."

Try that next time you take the kids to the petting zoo.

It was an interesting story of how the simple ideas in life can so easily become the reality of your life. The idea of any one nowadays picking up everything and moving to a place where there is no real outside contact, and that contact that there is, is very reliant on the weather and if the single party phone line is working, just seems absurd to today, where if the power goes off we all feel helpless to do any thing

In what was advertised as O'Donnell's first novel, "Blood On The Republican" was entertaining though a bit short in length. As a native Nebraskan living in Kansas, I found the geographic setting superbly detailed and the historical background rich in detail. I also found the main character, Lute North or "Little Chief," to be interesting and engaging. My only disappointment was the final confrontation between the book's two main adversaries - it was a bit anti-climatic. I also would have liked to see an Afterword containing the author's comments on the actual history behind the book.
Overall, I found this book carrying me away to the plains in search of hostile Cheyennes. I hope the author continues the adventures of Lute North!

Blood on the Saddle is the story of the murder trial of a Robin Hood style outlaw, the narrator's older brother, who has made the mistake of tangling with the local cattle baron by courting his beautiful daughter. Written as an absorbing courtroom drama, most readers will be devastated by the revelations of the denouement. In fact, fans of formula Westerns will detest the ending. The novel is Dan Cushman's latest and possibly last title. Cushman, who has a long list of serious novels to his credit, wrote two "straight-up" versions of this story---Badlands Justice and Rusty Irons. This book is a cynical view of the Western hero by one of the old time masters of the genre, but in this novel, Cushman upends the formula in a disquieting and memorable manner. Recommended for readers of serious fiction.