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First of all, there is no Simon. It's Peter Levenda. This is particularly noticeable in his narrative history here in that he tells you a lot about Levenda's background, thoughts, and actions, but not any of that for "Simon." Yes, "Simon" admits that Levenda was involved with the Necronomicon. (Also, other researchers have pretty much proved that Levenda is Simon.) As such, it is Levenda/Simon's apologia for the so-called "Simon Necronomicon," i.e., the Necronomicon published in the black paperback by Avon/Bantam that is in every New Age section at Barnes & Noble. Levenda/Simon weaves a tale of how he supposedly got the book, translated it, published it. Luckily for him, all the characters in his tale are conveniently dead, except for Levenda and "Simon." Where's the actual manuscript he supposedly translated? Conveniently destroyed by a guy now dead. Where did it come from? From thefts supposedly undertaken by thieves now dead. Despite this unprovable provenance, Levenda/Simon tries to make the grimoire seem like a real descendant of Sumerian magic. And link it to Crowleyan magick. And, despite the fact that Lovecraft invented the "Necronomicon," Levenda/Simon tries to have it both ways and say: (a) I never said this was supposed to be Lovecraft's Necronomicon and (b) maybe Lovecraft secretly knew some occult stuff and saw my now destroyed Necronomicon, so it is Lovecraft's Necronomicon. And then Levenda/Simon attacks his critics, but mostly setting up straw men and ignoring their main criticisms. Levenda/Simon attacks especially Harms and Gonce, while ignoring their main contentions about the inventedness of the Simon Necronomicon. Of course, as Dan Clore and Owen Davies, both scholars, note, the Simon Necronomicon grimoire is just as made up and fake authentic as all the other grimoires in grimoire history.

I almost didn't check this book out due to the lurid front cover, but that would have been a mistake. Better illustrated and more intricately written than most and coming to a solid 128 pages, this book commences with Leif's brief sojourn in Vinland, and then follows with multiple chapters on the historical context of Leif's voyage, the history of Leif's family, subsequent efforts to settle Vinland, and the ultimate disintegration of the Scandinavian settlements in Greenland. Unlike many other books it leans heavily on the sagas in its stories of murder and revenge, stories which were part of every tale of settlement or attempted settlement, from Iceland, to Greenland, to Vinland. It uses many of those old 19th century illustrations of improbable Vikings in enormous winged helmets, but also excellent photographs of the locations which figure in the story. A standout.½

Timeline, "To Find Out More".

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Mars was a really good and informative book, each page was filled with something new that the reader could find out about. I really enjoyed that it pulled information that is about the planet as well as different civilizations and what they knew about Mars. I think that multiple different perspectives make it interesting and help students to broaden their knowledge about Mars.

I viewed this eBook through eZone. It was my first experience with eZone but not with eBooks. I find eBooks to be easy for a quick I need it now book find. Yet, I personally still prefer a book you can hold to a book you flip through on a device. This children's non-fiction, picture book is well put together. It has the text components expected in an expository text such as; bold print, subtitles, a table of contents, glossary, index and captions. The pictures are well formatted and up to date. The author asks questions to engage, support and extend the readers thinking. Overall, it is a well written book that links facts about Mars with connections to our world.

Great book, Jennifer didn't want me to take it back to the Library. :) Who's the illustrator Ms. Simon - I don't get it! :P

Young girl is too busy to tidy up making messes everywhere until she can't find her favorite soft toy. The whole family pitches in to help her organize.

Ages: 4-6
Source: Pierce County Library, UP Bracnh.

A biography of the animation pioneer who created Mickey Mouse and other popular characters and founded Disney Studios.

Each title in this series is a biography of a well-known person who has contributed to the economic and cultural growth of a town, city, or region. Sidebars with related Internet sites, organizations, and books for further information are included.

PSC review: This is a worthy addition to your non-fiction section. When I am teaching research skills or a non-fiction text feature lesson, I use my collection of Nature’s Children. The research is solid. The book uses the term “orca” and “killer whale” when describing this largest member of the dolphin family. Use of both terms is accepted use by scientists.½

I can say this is not a fantastic book. Honestly I wanted to know about the Necronomicon grimoire and how it came to be into the words through the eyes of Simon; but I can say it touched very little with the same repetitive information about the book thefts and how Andrew Pratzsky burnt the Grimoire of the Necronomicon. I was actually disappointed in the book as it said very litte to the origins of the Grimiore. Needless, to say it was still interesting in the context of the history and seems more to be the story of Peter Lavenda more then anything. The publication of this book showed no actual proof for the existence of the Necronomicon. It took a long time to pick up my interest. Peter Lavenda does not have very good arguments in the back of the book to defend his views, so I can say this book did not impress me; but I will give it the benefit of the doubt with 2 stars. This book was a true bust for me.

"One Happy Classroom" is a basic children's book that details a day in the life of an elementary classroom. The story starts with an illustration of a clean classroom at the start of the day. As the day wears on, the book describes the different activities and procedures that takes place both inside the classroom, and outside the classroom. The book shows the students during nap time, recess, lunch time and eventually the end of the day where the classroom is a complete and total mess.

Plan B is very short and did not really provide much closure to Lucy's unplanned pregnancy. Not only that, but it ended on a rather optimistic note -which is lovely, but I'm not sure how realistic it is. It would have been better to carry the pregnancy to term with Lucy and Luke fully understanding what it means to be teenage parents-to-be. I have a little misgiving with the title because it reminded me of the emergency contraceptive pill, which never enters the picture in any way.

This is an entertaining book good for lower-level elementary readers. It is a heart-warming story about a dog that goes from living in a dump to living in a nice home.

This is a juvenile-class book I picked up for the boys. In several chapters, it introduces some of the first explorers to scout beyond the known boundaries of the ancient empires of Phoenicia, Crete, Greece, Rome, and China. It was interesting to see the progression of improvement in maps and the impact military conquest has on long-range exploration.

discusses a family getting a pumpkin. uses shapes to describe different aspects of what they are doing. good for introducing shapes and pumpkins in the fall.
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