As the national critics have stated, if you are a lover of the delivery of Gladys Knight, you will love this collection by Oleta Adams. Personal opinion, if you purchase this CD solely for the second cut, "Get Here," it is well worth the money. Also outstanding is her latest, "Come Walk With Me." A purchase without regret!

But unfortunately not all of the songs or arrangements are up to the caliber of the clear, rangey, and powerful voice that is Oleta Adams. My personal favorite has to be You've Got to Give Me Room. The story of a woman crying out for the man she married to give her freedom to grow. Absolutely beautiful.Also of note is Everything must change. Great arrangements and as always Miss Adams perfect pitch and phrasing is masterful. And it goes without saying that Get Here is a classic. All that said there are enough mediocre cuts to pull down the overall rating.Still... a must have disc.

Oleta Adams' 1990 debut remains the finest example of her rich, rich alto voice matched with a bunch of mostly very strong songs and warm arrangements that surround but don't smother her beautiful singing. Production by Tears for Fears' Roland Orzabal is mellifluous while never bland and in the album's highlight, You've Got To Give Me Room, he pulls everything out except for Oleta's keyboards and a flugel horn. The space for her voice and the touching lyric is perfect. Oleta is often grouped with Anita Baker and Brenda Russell, but more often than not the timbre and fullness of her voice remind me of Gladys Knight. Unfortunately on some of her later albums, the material gets weaker and the production blander but on Circle Of One it all works wonderfully to create a very satisfying album that has not dated.

This book covers it all. Accessible text describes in a concise, but not condescending manner, the history of volcanoes in the northern Arizona and Flagstaff area. Excellent, even striking photography. Fine maps and drawings accent the text. This book is suitable reading material for professionals, college students and tourists alike. And an indispensable reference when traveling and sightseeing around Flagstaff, Arizona.Most people don't realize that Flagstaff is situated near these barely dormant volcanoes which last erupted less than 800 years ago! Highly recommended!

I ran into the first story in this interconnected series, Toys of Tamisan, in a 1969 issue of IF magazine. It was one of Norton's few short stories, therefore, to be highly prized. Later it appeared in a DAW collection called the Many Worlds of Andre Norton (1974). Here (1976) it appears with a sequel that ties up the loose ends left at the end of Toys.The remaining stories appear here for the first time and are all worth reading. This isn't the best Norton has done, but even mediocre Norton is very good indeed.

If you don't own all five of Jeanne Lemlin's cookbooks like I do, this is a magnificent place to start. Here, Lemlin offers an incredible array of vegetarian dishes that will please everyone from the died-in-the-wool vegan to the meat lover. The secret behind this wonderful collection of recipes is, like it's predecessors, Lemlin's staunch commitment to GREAT TASTING vegetarian cooking. And "Vegetarian Classics" goes even a step beyond her previous offerings by giving us everything we need in one comprehensive book. From her mouth-watering renditions of the classics to out-of-this-world soups, salads, pastas and much more...this book is, simply put, an instant classic. It is the best and most versatile cookbook I have ever owned.