5 comments about Chasing Rubi: The Truth About Porfirio Rubirosa the Last Playboy.

1. Once I started reading "Chasing Rubi," I couldn't put it down. The authors have done an extraordinary amount of research and produced a captivating portrait of a man who led a truly unbelievable life. It's a crazy, pedal-to-the-metal journey with glamorous highs, heartbreaking lows, intriguing plot twists and more close calls than you can imagine! Just when you think Rubirosa's story can't get any more amazing, it does. I thoroughly enjoyed the book.



2. I love how this book details one of the most amazing people in our history, yet many may not have heard of him, which only adds to his mystique. His accomplishments and exploits outweigh those of 10 men combined. The authors did a great job of showcasing Rubi. If you want to find out what life could be like if you were to mix James Bond and Hugh Hefner along with the adventures of Richard Branson all in one person -- you have Rubirosa. Entertaining and historical. A great read.



3. I really don't understand all of the five star ratings for this book - it isn't that well written. The strength of the book is the subject matter, the life of pleasure and hedonism of Rubi.
   
   Specially, the book fails to bring Rubi to life. Like a B-grade high-schooler's report, the story is mechanical, overly relies upon big quotes from Rubi's memoirs and FBI documents, and is pedantic. The story lacks any magic; instead, it's just a rote string of descriptions of one biographical event onto the next. The story doesn't get the reader into the head or personality of Rubi; it just tells what he did from one happening to the next. The story fails to deliver any rich anecdotes of his high-life that would inject zest into the story line.
   
   The gnawing question the book only makes a meager attempt to answer is, "How?" Surely with Rubi's fascinating life, of cavorting with Hollywood's leading ladies, pursuing the world's richest eligible bachelorettes, and his associations to the mob, the rat pack, and to President Kennedy, how did the man come about to make this happen? The book provides a few pithy but poor quotes from some celebs who knew him, but they fail to capture the essence, instead only presenting simple quips. Unfortunately, the book doesn't provide its own analysis, of who Rubi was and what made him special.
   
   Rubi is a whirlwind of a story. Too bad this book doesn't bring it out.



4. A friend recommended this book to me. I knew nothing about Rubirosa. What a fascinating character and enjoyable read.



5. I have always had a fascination about Porfirio Rubirosa and this book makes me realize that he really was the Latin James Bond and an inspiration for the subsequent books and movies.
   The book contains truely interesting no where else to be found facts and is written in such an easy to read way. I think that anybody that has ever enjoyed a James Bond movie or book should read this book. I am sure that one day this book will be turned into a move.

1 comments about Napoleon and Josephine: The Improbable Marriage.

1. Evangeline Bruce must be congratulated for this excellent dual biography of Napoleon and Josephine. This is the most useful kind of biography, in that we not only learn the idiosyncratic details of individual lives, but the protagonists serve as windows through which we observe an age.

   I have assigned this book to my students in a 300-level seminar on "The Age of Napoleon," and it has generated innumerable classroom discussions on valuable topics: the role of women in revolutionary and imperial France, the sources of political power, the nature of Thermidorian society, and many other things. Despite the length of the book, the students ate it up.

   Bruce makes an occasional small error. She describes Joseph and Lucien Bonaparte as "uxorious," despite the fact that both men (indeed, all the Bonaparte men) had several lovers. She describes Andre Massena as "over six feet tall," although he was actually only about an inch taller than Napoleon. She describes General (later Marshal) Augereau as "illiterate," which was true of him before he became a general, but he had learned to read and write before the period she describes.

   But despite these things, her grasp of the "big picture" is so good that this book will become one of my standard texts on this period for years to come.

2 comments about Covered Wagon Women 4: Diaries & Letters from the Western Trails 1852 : The California Trail (Covered Wagon Women Vol. 4).

1. More adventurous accounts from the diaries and letters of six westward women. Braving the dangers of river fordings, cholera, fatigue, food and water shortages, etc. these women write with much ambience and flavor of their trail experiences.
   Seventeen year-old Eliza Ann McAuley is extremely descriptive and articulate of day to day activities along the way: remedies for cattle after drinking alkali water; ferry boats sinking; intolerable weather; constructing a makeshift road, later charging a toll to increase income; they even had a 'pet' antelope for six weeks while venturing west.
   Francis Sawyer was another very descriptive writer of daily occurences: first of all, her party traveled at a remarkable speed, many times averaging over thirty miles a day; depredations by Digger Indians along the Humboldt River; insufferable weather conditions, etc.
   Marriett Foster Cummings shoots from the hip when describing people (such as Jim Bridger and Brigham Young), places and incidents while crossing the country.
   Lucy Rutledge Cooke's letters read like a novel: very sincere, compassionate and composed in her writing style.
   These Covered Wagon series of books are an insightful look into our past and give the reader a sense of respect and connectedness to our yesteryears.



2. The way these people had to live is almost unbelivabl.The hardships and the frustrations were real.

5 comments about The Girls of Summer: The U.S. Women's Soccer Team and How It Changed the World.

1. I loved this book. It told about the history of what made the team and womens soccer so good and fun. If you love soccer and history, you will love this book.



2. Jere Longman's, The Girls of Summer, is by far one of the best non-fiction books I have ever read. I am a huge Womens National Team fan. I am always in search for a great book, depicting the life and success's of the entire team. He coherses through the professional and personal lives of the women that grabbed the hearts of the United States. Their success is revealed in this wonderful book.

   I persoanally, could not put this book down when I purchased it. I finished it in two days, it was just so up-lifting. It's a great motivational book. You always wish you were there to experience the moments that the team lived through. From country to country, trial to trial, this team is very special. If someone would like to know the US history of womens soccer, this is a perfect buy. I could picture myself there, it was detailed and deeply moving. I really enjoyed reading on the players whom fought so hard to gain respect and recognition.

   I'm sure, if we saw the final game against China in 1999, we can all say where we were, and how we reacted. For many of us, such as I, we cried for joy. That game was the turning point in womens sports. And Longman made me remember once again what it was like to watch that game, and see the 90,000+ fans going wild after Brandy Chastain scored the final PK. It is a fantastic book for any soccer fan, man or woman. It is a book to read if you feel you need to be inspired. It's worth the buy.




3. This was an awesome book and the best I've read in a longtime. Everyone should read this regardless of if they play soccer or not.



4. I thought that this was a great book. I enjoyed reading it because my favorite female athletes were the subjects in this book. This book shows the stroggle that athletes go through and the publicity that is always there no matter what.

   This was probably the best book that i ever read because i play soccer and i like to seee wha goes around on the proffesional level. The us womens soccer team has gone trough their ups and downs and this book went through it step by step. I felt as though i know what they were going through because it was so real.

   Mia Hamm is right now the best womens soccer play in the world. She is well know in any ste and country. She has been on adds and verious things to promote the womens soccer team. Others team mates have done the same but none to the level of Mia Hamm. This book shows what she has been through and her own personal struggle to make it as a proffesional athlete.

   Now that i have read this book i have even more respect for the womens national soccer team and all proffesional athletes because i am aware of what they have gone through. I have been able to read about my favorite female athletes and know about their past. I recomend this book to anyone who is a female athlete or loves the game of soccer. It's not just for girls it is great for men to learn about proffesiional athletes.

   alex rothemich




5. Jere Longman has a real hit here. You don't have to love soccer to love this book. Not only does Longman tell of the Womens World Cup win, but of the entire existance of the National team. He discusses subjects that other authors would never dream of touching, such as sexual orientation of the players. He goes on in-depth about that subject along with many others. If you just want a simple and to the point review of WWC '99, than this book is definately not for you, but I would still consider reading it. It brings back the goosebumps all over again. -The book also includes a few biographical chapters on both american players:Brandi Chastain, Mia Hamm, and Michelle Akers, as well as a bio of China's Sun Wen and Gao Hong. And almost every USA player was interviwed for the book

5 comments about 100 Most Important Women of the 20th Century.

1. The Constitutional right to free speech and those who avail themselves of that right and make a difference beneficial to others is part of what America is all about. However, those who abuse the right and harm people as a result, abuse the Constitution and abuse America. Jane Fonda's voice was her right. But when she physically went to North Vietnam and visited American POW's at the Hanoi Hilton, supporting the North Vietnamese total disregard for the Geneva Convention, supporting the North Vietnamese in the incredibly inhumane treatment of American POW's, when her actions during that visit led directly to the torture and killing of Americans who were prisoners of war, she qualified as one of the most important women of the 20th Century?
   
   Placing this person in a book and on TV as anything other than the honest truth of her actions that constituted a significant breach of the Geneva Convention, the torture and killing of prisoner's of war, and that those men tortured and killed to earn this person the honor of "most important" were America's boys and men that did what their country ordered them to do ... rather than be home with their wives, children, and loved ones or hiding in Canada ... just because of who she was in Hollywood, is one of the 20th Centuries greatest injustices.



2. As a young 40ish woman I looked to your book for inspiration. The title says "100 Most Important Women of the 20th Century", well I think you miss counted. I see listed about 40 or maybe 50, but no way 100 MOST IMPORTANT WOMEN. The list you provided offended me beyond thoughts. For you to put some of the most inspirational women of the 20th century in with the likes of Jane Fonda, is truly BAD journalism. I am a PROUD Female Veteran of the US Air Force and my father fought in Vietnam.
   
   Putting her name in the limelight does so much injustice to any fallen hero of our country during War time or not. Her actions not only hurt the past generations, but they will also live on to hurt the generations of our future. I will continue to let my generation and the future generations know of her actions against her own country.
   
   If you and your publishing company were true to the Title of the Book you would have NEVER added her.



3. To include Jane Fonda in the same catagory or breath as Elenor Roosevelt or "Di" is a travesty and disgrace. Jane has an over inflated ego, puts her "body" before brain power, and flaunts her anti-american beliefs in the face of all Americans. Yet, through the mechanizations of the press, television, and powerful and influential people like you, she can get away with it...to some people. Ever since the 1970's and Tom Hayden and the "peace-nik's" she has degraded this country, our veterans and our Honored Fallen. She is NOT one of the great women, if I had to give her a catagory she would fall into the classification with: 1. Jane Fonda, 2. Lucricia Borgia, 3. Lizzy Borden, 4. Ma Barker, 5. and star in "Bonnie & Clyde. Now, that is a class befiting her stature! No, I would not buy this book because of her. I can read about the other WONDERFUL contributing (and tragic) ladies elsewhere. Not my $$$.



4. After receiving this book as a birthday gift, I was initially delighted. The best thing about this book is certainly its "magazine-like" appeal. Its pages are glossy, the print is sharp, the layout is pleasantly modern, and best of all, the short, concise biographies of a widely diversified group of women are fascinating and effortlessly attention-grabbing. Indeed, this book is a godsend for people who ordinarily wouldn't want long, detailed historical books and biographies; "100 Most Important Women of the 20th Century" gives this type of person a glimpse of important history without boring them. And of course, needless to say, hardcore history buffs wouldn't want to be without this book...

   However, upon closer examination and further reading, a fundamental flaw present in this volume becomes obivious. Put simply, somehow it seems that some women in this book are simply not worthy of being named "most important." Before I go any further, I think it necessary to say that I understand that it's impossible to satisfy everyone when creating a book like this, but I still feel that selections could have been better. For example, why is Mary Quant included? I know that the mini skirt created quite a stir in the fashion world, but fashion is only so important. Sonja Heine? Revolutionizing the sport of figure skating is can hardly be considered a fundamental accomplishment of the century, at least by my book. Dorothy Parker? Maybe I'm missing something here, but when reading this book, it appeared that she basically drank, smoked, and told witty jokes. Madonna? I won't even go there. I suppose when I think of criteria for inclusion in a book like this, I would only consider truly intelligent women who changed society in a serious, unselfish way and affected large numbers of people. To be fair, I must say that many extremely deserving women also made it into this book-Eleanor Roosevelt, Rosalind Franklin, Rachel Carson, Carrie Chapman Catt, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Mary McLeod Bethune are all women I look up to. The final word? This is an attractive book and an enlightening read, yet a book whose "admittance criteria" seems sketchy and sometimes ineffective. However, if you can refrain from becoming indignant as you are reading if you find that you disagree with the author/editors' choices, you will find yourself enjoying the unique perspectives and opinions found in this book.




5. The authors of this book had some interesting choices of women for their most important. That's fine, "most important" is a pretty subjective term anyways. What bothered me was the short shrift this book seemed to give many of these women. If you read the brief blurb on Eleanor Roosevelt, you'll come away thinking she was nice to black people. This book doesn't give you enough details to explain why these women are so extraordinary.
   Still, the book introduces many women of the 20th century that readers would probably not have heard of before.

5 comments about Mother Without A Mask: A Westerner's Story Of Her Arab Family.

1. Even though the book beautifully unravels the Arabian culture, there are some critical flaws in the way the book is written. Its goes on without any sense of apparent direction or meaning. Also while the author is fascinated and appreciative of the Arab culture, her bias surfaces every now and then as she belittles (no matter how subtle) other peoples from poorer Asian nations. That was a big turn-off. Overall a very fairytale view by a Westerner which is too good to be true.



2. I just finished reading my copy of Mother Without A Mask not more than 10 minutes ago. I picked up the book for something to read at one of the hotels in Dubai and little did I know what an incredible treasure I had stumbled across.

   I was absolutely captivated by Patricia's descriptions of her life with her Arab family. Their homes, their meals, their weddings, their life style in general. And I am in awe of her ability to blend with her extended family and yet still keep her individuality. Mrs. Tea Cup had such an incredibly open mind and open heart as she experienced life in a world so foreign to us westerner's.

   I had the opportunity to spend 4 months working in the middle east this year. My only regret, with regard to this book, is that I did not find it and read it at the start of my work term in the Middle East. There were so many gems of knowledge in Patricia's writings that I could have benefitted from. And I have so many questions that I would love to discuss with my middle eastern co-workers who were always eager to share information about their way of life.

   I know I will read this book many many more times and it will be one of my most treasured pieces of literature. Thank you, Mrs. Tea Cup, for the dedication and determination that it took to write this book and for educating us on a world that is so tragically misunderstood.




3. I thought this was a most intriguing book - I couldn't put it down. It showed the authors huge sensitivity to another race and another religion. The only disappointment was not knowing who the family really was!. The Arabs are a fascinating race of people and the book opened up an excellent insight on their lives, codes and values. Try reading Memoirs of an Arabian Princess - another wonderful story



4. I'm ordering another copy of MOTHER WITHOUT A MASK because I lent my Hard Back copy to someone who never returned it. I wish more people could read this book because I think they would have a whole new attitude toward those who are living life styles very different from our own. I found the book entertaining as well as educational.Mrs Holton is a wonderful story teller.



5. I agree with the others who reviewed this book, except of course the person who said the author "folded like a deck of cards" when she disagreed with her hosts. Too bad this person didn't understand the author's message here! This was a wonderful, fascinating and rare book. I have been to the Gulf many times because I have family in Kuwait. So many times I have looked down on the veiled women that I've seen. Only now do have some understanding of these women; my attitude has changed since reading this book. I have always been curious about the true lives of Gulf Arabs, and only a Westerner who has lived with a family the way Mrs. Holton did could really explain these things to a curious bystander. A wonderful book!

5 comments about Woman: The Incredible Life of Yoko Ono.

1. I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone who is interested in learning anything new about Yoko Ono and her marriage to John Lennon. While it did explore some of Yoko's early years, there wasn't very much detail about her life since the death of Lennon.



2. I was really enjoying this book until I came to the 'After John' section authored by Mr. Clayson. Until then, I found it to be a very balanced and informative account of Ms. Ono's life, with intelligent critical analysis of her work and her place in cultural history.
   
   Then suddenly (snark) I found myself in the presence of a (snark) "personality", a writer who seemed to believe (snark) that I was as interested in him (snark) and his snarky little prose as I was in her. ("Who is this jerk?" I found myself saying aloud just two paragraphs into Clayson's piece). Ugh. Ugh. One could almost sense the hand of an editor on his shoulder, occasionally injecting a sentence of bare fact into the (snark) narrative.
   
   That said, I'm happy to be proceeding to what appears to be a return to the good form of the earlier chapters, with the final chapter on her art and music, happily not authored by (snark) Mr. Clayson. Ugh.
   
   Overall: I'd recommend it at the price it's selling for here used. Just hold your nose through the third section, and then look for a source that treats Ms. Ono's 'post-John' biography with a little more seriousness.



3. Many passages were written in an overtly hostile manner and saddled with the same tired cliches one has come to expect when reading about Yoko Ono. If that is not enough, this book is riddled with inaccurate facts from beginning to end...For instance, I'm no astrologer, but it's pretty well-accepted knowledge that like Yoko, those born on February 18 are born under the sign of Aquarius, not "Pices," as the book tells us. And contrary to what the book states, the Dakota apartment building where Ono resides is not on the Upper East side, but located on the Upper West Side. Even more disconcerting though, is the butchering of quotes previously put forth in other publications. For example, the authors write that Ringo Starr (when going to the Dakota shortly following Lennon's death) "muttered 'It was her who started all this'," as to imply....well, frankly, I'm not sure what! Regardless, what Ringo ACTUALLY said in an early 1980's interview when describing how he gently tried to quell Yoko's initial reluctance to meet his fiance during that difficult time was, "Remember, you started all this..." In other words, he was acknowledging that it was John and Yoko -- with their insistance upon being acknowledged as "a cohesive unit" despite protestations from those around them -- set the bar for recognizing importance of this type of togetherness. Basically, if one purchases this book, they are paying for 207 pages of junk.



4. This is the first accomplished and serious book about one of the greatest artists of the 20th century: Yoko Ono. Villified and misunderstood, Ono now is getting some acknowledgement for her impressive works in music, arts and her political activism. This book is definitely a must.



5. I bought this book at Powell's in Portland, Oregon, after hearing about it for several years. What a disappointment. Not only is it horribly written, but it includes sections by several different writers, most of which repeat the same ignorant and negative prejudices spewed against Yoko for years. If you are looking for a well written, objective, intelligent, indepth biography of this intriquing woman, you will not find it here. Sad...Save your money.

2 comments about I'm just an ordinary girl : The Sharon Kinne Story.

1. If you want a book that grabs your attention from the get-go and won't let you put it down, this is the one for you! James Hays walks you through the criminal world of Sharon Kinne and her family, friends,and victims. This is truly True Crime at it's finest and most tragic. This book will cause you to look with suspicion at every little old lady over 70 greeting you at Wal-Mart or serving up your fries at McDonalds...making you wonder, "Could it be?"........



2. This is one of the rare books that leaves you speechless after you've turned the last page. James Hays does a wonderful job putting you right into the mind of a young and beautiful murderess named Sharon Kinne. I experienced every human emotion while reading this book. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in true crime. I take that back, I recommend "I'm Just An Ordinary Girl" to everybody. But beware, the moment your eyes are laid upon the first sentence, you will be hooked! Be prepared to lose sleep!

5 comments about Borderlines: A Memoir.

1. I could not put this book down, as if I had been sucked into the void with Caroline. I knew it would end eventually and I had to read to that point to find out how she finalized things with Jane. I can understand much of what Caroline was sucked into as I was in an abusive relationship. That is what it was for Caroline, regardless of Jane's "borderline personality disorder." Just as in abusive relationships, you know something is not right but you are powerless because the abuser has taken the power away from you. It was still hard to understand how Caroline went from being independent and ambitious to being completely under Jane's power. Within the context of her mother's death, and her obvious feelings of needing to "save" her, it makes some sense. I knew little of such borderline personalities and feel I understand a little more after reading this book. It was well written and insightful. At the same time it was painful to follow Caroline's journey.



2. This book is an accurate book on Borderline Personality Disorder and all the struggles that patients with it go through. I was so happy to learn that I was not the only one that has the struggles. It was a relief to see an extremely accurate account of us and to see that there is a form of relief and sunshine in our futures.
   
   I was also happy to find that there were more questions that I needed to share with my therapist, and answers needed for my future to accept what had happened in my life. Thanks for this wonderful book... I would recommend it to both patients of BPD and family members who want to truly understand how a BPD thinks and feels.



3. I have just finished reading this book. It is amazing that a woman as young as Ms. Kraus can have such insight and wisdom about this horrific experience. The incidents of childhood deprivation, sexual and emotional abuse, loss, trauma, unresolved grief and other tragedies of life converge and elicit this dark and almost hopeless memoir. It is a testament to the strength of the human spirit that the author was able to extract herself from this emotional vice and proceed to process the experience. Out of it was born a masterpiece. If those suspectible to this seduction can heed her wisdom and are thereby spared an agony beyond comprehension, Ms. Kraus will not have suffered in vain. Many thanks.



4. This memoir is a page-turner, like the cat-and-mouse of a Hitchcock movie or a murder mystery. I assumed Caroline would survive her convoluted relationship with Jane, but had to keep reading to find out how. The effortless beauty and immediacy of her prose and her subtle psychological insights were compelling. Highly recommended.



5. Still grieving over her mother's death, a vulnerable young woman leaves her home in St. Louis to assert her independence out West. There she befriends a bookstore co-worker, Jane, who turns out to be a most unfortunate choice for a companion.
   
   And so begins Caroline Kraus' nightmarish saga. "Borderlines" reads like a suspense novel, despite being a non-fiction memoir. Unlike many tales of female friendships, this one never gets boring, and in fact the reader will invariably press on, thinking "What next?". Thankfully, Ms. Kraus includes an epilogue which brings us somewhat up to date on her life, as by then the reader sincerely wants to know.
   
   Jane, it turns out, exhibits a "Borderline Personality Disorder", though there is nothing clinical or psychobabbly about Ms. Kraus' book. Jane's relationship with the hapless Caroline is simply bewildering. She appears to have a strange stranglehood on not only Caroline, but others as well at one time or another. While as a reader it can be frustrating to not understand why Ms. Kraus doesn't just take the first opportunity to escape from Jane, upon more careful examination one may empathize with Caroline's dilemma. Her story also provides the reader with much to speculate on regarding the nature of human relationships in general. Ms. Kraus is very insightful and intuitive, and with the help of a no-nonsense therapist, survives her ordeal, which she relates without self-pity.
   
   "Borderlines" is an intriguing story, and one I can easily recommend to those with an interest in extraordinary human relationships.

2 comments about The History of Mary Prince (Penguin Classics).

1. Born in Bermuda in the late 18th century, Mary Prince was a Black woman who survived enslavement in the colonial world of the Caribbean. She orally told her story to a third party, who transcribed it. First published in England in 1831, "The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave" is one of the most important narratives of the slave experience in the Americas.

   This book describes in detail the reality of the slave experience: the dehumanization of Black people, the moral degradation of their masters, and the ever-present violence. Prince's story is also an important early defense of the humanity of people of African descent. She notes that slave masters "think that black people are like cattle, without natural affection. But my heart tells me it is far otherwise."

   Prince tells of her labor in the salt ponds of Turk's Island, her conflict with a hired mulatto woman, her spiritual life in the Moravian Church, and many other topics. Ultimately, she celebrates the desire and hope for freedom: "All slaves want to be free."

   "The History of Mary Prince" does not quite attain the level of literary craftsmanship and psychological complexity as do some other classic slave narratives (I am thinking in particular of those of Frederick Douglass and Harriet Jacobs). But it is still a powerful, authoritative, and important human testament. Mary Prince declares, "I have been a slave--I have felt what a slave feels, and I know what a slave knows." We of later centuries need to hear her words.




2. First published in 1831, "The History of Mary Prince" is an extraordinary cultural document. It is the first published account of a female British ex-slave. Mary Prince, a slave in the West Indies in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, tells the story of her life in an effort to awaken sympathy for the abolitionist movement in England.

   Mary particularly emphasizes instances of the arbitrary punishments meted out by her various masters. She repeatedly questions how the British, a civilized nation, could permit its colonists to treat its colonial work force like brute beasts. Mary elicits our attention and respect in the ways she manages to resist the brutality of her masters, both physically and vocally. She often shows herself speaking out against cruelty regardless of social taboos, accepted colonial norms of unquestioning obedience, and the image of the "benevolent" slave owner.

   Mary's narrative is also remarkable for her characterization as the "self-made heroine." Mary tells us extensively about her attempts to save enough money to purchase her freedom, and to engage, convert, and marry the man of her choice. As the editor of this edition points out, as Mary begins to learn the value of her labor, she more easily manipulates her owners into realizing their own powerlessness over her. A sort of Wollstonecraftian feminist hero, Mary Prince bases her self-definition on her ability to be financially, as well as physically independent, and to improve herself through education and religion.

   One limitation of "The History of Mary Prince" is the fact that it was only dictated by Prince. It was transcribed and published by British abolitionists, who may have suggested the emphasis on brutality and deemphasis on specifically sexual violence. It is impossible to know the extent of the editing process, which was out of Prince's hands. Nonetheless, this edition, edited by Moira Ferguson, contains many relevant historical documents which provide a rich context for Prince's narrative.