No comments about From the Foothills of the Himalayas.

No comments about An Arduous Climb: From the Creeks of the Niger Delta to Leading Obstetrician and University Vice-Chancellor.

No comments about Letters to His Son, 1750 (Dodo Press).

2 comments about A Professor's Unforgettables.

1. "A Professor's Unforgettables: 5 out Of 10,000 Students in 25 Years" is an enticing collection of sketches by University of Arkansas Professor AnnieLaura Jagger of her humanities students -- the more memorable ones, of course. With deadpan humour, straight ahead jabs to the reader, and intimate little double -takes, "A Professor's Unforgettables" reads as smooth as corn silk. The humourous illustrations by Joe Gray adjust the right touch. One wonders if he was perhaps another unforgettable student to be sketched later on. The five students selected are not quite the academic angels one might expect of a professor's memoirs. They are in fact far more colorfully human than obviously brilliant. At least one of them qualifies as a celebrity; Barbara, the future wife of Norman Mailer. Perhaps one thing each student has done to become memorable is to challenge her, both as a teacher and as a full human being. She rises to each challenge in unusual and unforgettable ways. From the former military man who resented being taught by a woman to the charming French-Canadian student who relies on Professor Jaggers to save his life and preserve his romantic outlook (the last, alas, doomed to disappointment), these are fully dimensional sketches of students who left an impression on this unusual humanities professor. The writer never takes herself too seriously, though she clearly retains her own set of values and frame of reference. "A Professor's Unforgettables" is a most entertaining read, and one that may restore some prestige to the concept of higher education and the liberal arts.



2. Dr. Bond of Rebeccasreads highly recommends A PROFESSOR'S UNFORGETTABLES as a worthy offering from this Grandma Moses of Literature.
   
   Beginning her career as a published writer late in life (she is now 87), she has taken her long service as a teacher of humanities & transformed it into a delightful book of short stories that no one who has ever loved a teacher should miss. The tales are moving, insightful into human nature, & full of the wisdom that only age combined with sensibility can bring.
   
   A PROFESSOR'S UNFORGETTABLES, while in need of a copy editor, is highly recommended for all who like a "good read" & the many people who, as children, dearly loved their teachers.
   
   Do check out this author's other books: A NUDE SINGULARITY: Lily Peter of Arkansas, a biography & BILLY FREEMAN, Florida Keys Sheriff.

No comments about God's Angels With Special Talents.

2 comments about Gathering the Family.

1. When my mother's cousin, Sylvia, called to tell her that Bill Holtz had written a book about our family, I was surprised. I had no idea anyone in the family was a college professor, let alone an author. Initially I was offended by what on the surface appeared to be a shabby treatment of family I had always loved or felt I knew through stories. However, after further reflection, I realized that the author was telling a painful story of his own struggles as he grew into adulthood.

   Granted, I am biased, this being a book about my family. Nonetheless, this is an outstanding treatment of an individuals struggles growing up with an impoverished immigrant family.




2. William Holtz takes a risk in this moving memoir of growing up during the Depression, inviting his readers along as he explores his childhood from the vantage point of roughly fifty years. He candidly discusses the people he loved, and whom he would one day deliberately leave behind, a family plagued with serious problems including poverty, alcholism and depression.

   Even as he describes his youthful rejection, Holtz's expressive and loving treatment of his characters--and his eventual acceptance and appreciation of them for who they are--is a lasting tribute and an excellent read.

No comments about Rudolf Steiner (Continuum Library of Educational Thought).

No comments about Letters to His Son, 1752 (Dodo Press).

No comments about Claiming the Future.

No comments about Leo Baeck: Teacher of Theresienstadt.