Sterling Reviews

In Tarot Awareness, Sterling offers his readers his extensive research and knowledge of the Tarot and its meaning, along with his own intuitive and well-expressed guidance.

I find this book extremely helpful when I am involved in readings because of the clarity of the descriptions for each card. In the major arcana, for each card there is a description of the "General Atmosphere" as well as its application in a reading. The language flows well and offers a deep understanding of the concept.

For the minor arcana, the information offered is concise, descriptive, and well thought out.

Not only is the book helpful in readings, it works as an excellent tool to heighten awareness. For each card of the major arcana, a Visualization appears - a poem in which the language takes the reader inside the mode of consciousness being considered. Thoughts for Meditation are also included.

I have several books on the Tarot; this book has become THE indispensable one that receives the most use.

The original novel "Tarzan of the Apes" is clearly the classic Edgar Rice Burroughs novel and the one you have to read if you read only one ERB pulp fiction adventure, but all things considered "Tarzan the Terrible" is a better example of what would be the typical Burroughs yarn. The eighth book in the Tarzan series, "Tarzan the Terrible" continues the adventure begun in "Tarzan the Untamed" when the Lord of the Jungle discovered the burnt corpse of his wife, Jane after German soldiers visit his African home. ERB never really did like Jane all that much (he though La of Opar would have been a better mate) and killed her off. However, he had no more success in keeping her dead than Arthur Conan Doyle did with killing off Sherlock Holmes, and Tarzan learns that Jane was not murdered by the Germans but kidnapped and sets off in pursuit. Originally published as a seven-part serial in "Argosy All-Story Weekly" in February-March, 1921, "Tarzan the Terrible" continues his private war against the German invaders.

Tarzan has spent two months tracking his mate to Pal-ul-don ("Land of Men"), a hidden valley in Zaire, when he finds a land of strange animals (dinosaurs) and a pair of strange humanoids with tails that he befriends. Ta-den, is a hairless, white skinned, Ho-don warrior, while O-mat is a hairy, black skinned, Waz-don, chief of the tribe of Kor-ul-ja. Of course, in this new world Tarzan becomes a captive but impresses his captors so well that they name him Tarzan-Jad-Guru ("Tarzan the Terrible") because of his skills and accomplishments. Meanwhile, a second visitor comes to Pal-ul-don, wearing only a loin cloth and carrying an Enfield rifle along with a long knife, bow and arrows (think about it). However, it is indeed in Pal-ul-don where Jane is now being held captive, a pawn in a religious power struggle that consumes the rest of the novel as Tarzan tries to rescue her and set things to right in the strange kingdom he has discovered.

"Tarzan the Terrible" has all of the elements you expect from your standard Edgar Rice Burroughs novel. The hero pursues his beloved and has to go through an extended series of fights and escapes to rescue her. Jane does exhibit a bit more spunk this time around (she captures, cleans, and eats a rabbit), so there is an effort to make her more worthy of her jungle mate than before. The religious and social customs of Pal-ul-don are worked out a bit more than we have seen previously in the Tarzan series, which would become more dependent on Tarzan discover more "lost cities" in the interior of darkest Africa with the descendants of Roman legionnaires, crusaders, or whatever. "Tarzan the Terrible" is almost as good as "Tarzan the Untamed," and in many ways represents the end of the glory days of Tarzan. You are only one-third of the way through the series at this point, but after this one the stories get a bit redundant and repetitive as ERB milks his romantic adventure formula for all its worth.

Dr. Anthony Sterling's short story autobiography brings you directly to the center of trauma and the surrealism of being a New York City orthopaedic surgeon...In the face of insurmountable tragedy, Dr. Sterling's compassionate personality and hopefulness are profoundly interwoven throughout his professional and personal endeavors. Written with intense passion, Dr. Sterling literally brings you to the brink of tears and leaves you feeling at times melancholy yet genuinely hopeful... You will want to read this again and again for personal inspiration!

This set of four sheeps of gift wrap are printed with the cutest 3 inch tall bears and clothes, to be cut apart and played with. On the main posterboard folder are four sturdy bears to dress with the clothes- boy and girl bears. Perfect gift for a child or adult bear lover or collector of all things "bear". Very nicely done, lovely artwork!

Too often we are confronted with sex, violence, pain and fear from our television, newspapers, and movies, in realistic but fictional stories. We enjoy or shun these revelations based upon our own experiences and beliefs, but they serve only one purpose--to entertain... Not so with the book, The Thorn of Sexual Abuse! Sex is a very central part of every culture...it can be beautiful; it can be abused...but it will never, not be a part of the family environment. For many many individuals, their feelings regarding sex have arisen from very early experiences, many of them abusive or inappropriate for the young. Sexual abuse...sexual addiction is a common occurrence...so why is it not discussed? Why, because, it is oftentimes the family members or close neighbors who are the ones abusing our young. If we were willing to share, each of us would have at least one experience that they will remember from their youth...so reading how a man and a woman, both abused, can meet and find a friendship and forgiveness is something that each of us must read. Beth Sterling shares of a neighbor's touching when she was young, too young to understand, yet old enough to know what he did was wrong. Enter Paul, a man Beth had met in Church, who is discovered to be a sex offender...of young children. Many young children are never able to forget the early offenses made on their bodies; many others follow in the same paths and become offenders. This book tells a story of those involved in sexual offenses against our young...all of us must understand and know how this happens and what to do about it. The Thorn provides an excellent way to learn about this crime that will, really, never end...but it does it in a way that shows that none of us are safe from it...the book takes us into our early homes...our present homes...this book reveals what we've held in our hearts for many years, perhaps, and this book helps us to begin to heal and forgive... This book is the best I have read regarding the victims of sexual abuse...and who among us can truthfully say that we were never affected by early introductions into the world of sex...Thank God there are those such as Beth and Paul who are willing to open their secret lives to help others.

this is a very well written account of the authors life and career,as a member of this legendary organisation. it spans the period from about 1915-1935.during this time sterling rose from private to commanding the entire ranger service. the second part of the book offers full chapters on famous rangers.this book is required reading for any serious student of the texas rangers.

These are true stories that will quite literally change everything you thought you knew about death. Absolutely eye-opening! At last there a book of living and dying for Americans.

Simply delightful paper doll collection. Kids and adults (like me) are sure to enjoy it. The drawings and details are wonderful. There is a different dress theme on every page. Not only are there costumes to cut out, but there are different objects (i.e. christmas tree). I recommend this book to anyone who truely loves paper dolls.

I have read this book twice and enjoyed it the second time as much as the first. It helped a little that I have been to Iron Horse twice and have met Joy, Forrest and Lawerance, but it truly an enjoyable book. I can't wait for her next one!

This book provides much insight for students and aficionados of sociology and rhetorical essays. It is a penetrating entrance into the process of reading and writing; it is a foray into diversity and humanness. In this compilation of essays, Warner, Hilliard and Piro have brilliantly combined, organized and analyzed a diverse selection, which raises the bar to a new standard by which future books will be measured.

The essay authors are appropriate for the study of rhetoric (Bradbury, E.B. White, Dorothy Parker, Gore Vidal, Walker, Tan, et al), and the topics (language, culture, family, communication, lifestyle, immigrants, ritual, prejudices) are well suited to the study of cross-cultural issues and themes.

The organization is multi-dimensional, allowing for a variety of approaches to learning with this book. The "rhetorical table-of-contents" contains the standard groupings, such as narration, description, cause and effect, persuasion, etc., but also includes new categories such as communication and process analysis. The secondary view, however, is what grabbed my attention. There is a "thematic table-of-contents" section which groups the essays in another manner more suited to a sociological view (stereotypes, racism, sexism, places, etc.)

The accompanying activities and exercises are thought provoking, inspirational and rewarding, whether for classroom use, or individual or group assignments.

Overall, a fine book for students of rhetoric, culture and beyond. I highly recommend it.