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Nikita Hilko nikitahilko — There's a reason the state ratification conventions don't get the same attention the Philadelphia Convention to actually draft the Constitution does -- at the latter, you've got high-stakes negotiation, the clash of intellectual heavyweights, and the eventual shape of the American Republic being slowly hammered out. Plus they had Gouverneur Morris in Philadelphia. That dude's awesome: peglegged womanizing Founding Father, what's not to love? By way of contrast, the state ratification conventions feel a bit less weighty. For one thing, they didn't have as much impact on the way the federal government looks (the conventional wisdom is that they helped shape the Bill of Rights, but as Maier's book ably demonstrates, that's not quite the case), they were frequently dominated by more parochial interests and demagoguery, the records are spottier, and the intellectual wattage of the participants wasn't at quite the level of the Philadelphia Convention, with debate dominated by back-benchers and demagogues. In where they stand in relation to their more illustrious cousin, they recall nothing so much as the Great Lakes Avengers, with the occasional participation of a Madison or a Hamilton coming off a bit like an Iron Man crossover, incongruous and pandering. With all that said, though, there's still a lot of value to be had in going through the story in more depth, and Maier successfully makes the case that there's value to be had in the task. There is something inspiring in seeing ordinary people take seriously the task of understanding and judging a proposal for how they should govern themselves. And Maier makes a convincing case that the conventional dismissal of opposition to the constitution as parochial and self-serving is substantially overblown. Interestingly, she also goes into depth on the congeries of different amendments proposed by the state conventions -- some touching on individual rights, but most of which were in fact focused on federal taxation issues that loomed large at the time but have since receded. Seen in this light, Madison's drafting of the Bill of Rights looks like it had more to do with paying off campaign promises he'd made in his district, than in assuaging the fears of the constitution's critics in other states -- they mostly had other issues on their mind. Maier does a good job of marshaling the evidence -- a quick glance at the footnotes reveals that this could not have been an easy task, as the existing sources are spotty and frequently biased (in some states, the Federalists paid for the debates to be recorded and published, but arranged for opposition speeches to be omitted!) And she does manage to create some drama and interest around a narrative whose end we all know. Bottom line is that this is definitely worth a read if you're interested in the period and subject. Only two caveats are that 1) while the study is illuminating, don't go in expecting your understanding of the history to be revolutionized, and 2) Maier appears to have a bit of a chip on her shoulder about Hamilton, which is perhaps justified but a bit hard to take for those of us who happen to be fanboys of the Navis Nonpareil.

Melikşah öztürk msozturk073218 — You might come away from this comic as I did: thinking that the angst that blinds you may just be the one thing that will help save you, at the bitter end of adolescence.

Kasey Snider kaseysnider — Part memoir, part instruction on the craft of writing, On Writing has becime quite possible one of the best non-fiction books I've ever read, and certainlythe best book on writing. I learned more from this than I ever did any of my English teachers. It's interesting, funny, and really keeps you hooked. Anyone who like to write should read this.

Rebecca Crofton _mydisplaydesign — I love Paris! If you love Paris, this is a great book to remind you of your time there and all the little idiosyncrasies of the city.

Ahmed Hassan me2ahmedhassan — I loved Billie Letts' first two novels: Where The Heart Is and The Honk and Holler and this one was just as good!! I hope she continues to write. "In 1972, the town of DeClare, Oklahoma, was consumed by the terrifying murder of Gaylene Harjo and the disappearance of her baby, Nicky Jack. When the child's pajama bottoms were found on the banks of Willow Creek, everyone feared Nicky Jack was dead, although his body was never found. Nearly thirty years later, Nicky Jack mysteriously returns to DeClare. His sudden reappearance will stun the people of DeClare and stir up long-buried emotions and memories. But what Nicky Jack discovers among the people who remember the night he vanished is far more than he, or anyone, bargains for. Piece by piece, what emerges is a story of dashed hopes, desperate love, and a shocking act with repercussions that will cry out for justice...and redemption."

Tricia Resurrect pattyresur1743 — Joanna Landry researches near death experiences. Some of the near death experiences related by patients are dismissed by Landry as too hokey to be realistic, but some of them are hauntingly strange. She agrees to become a test subject and finds herself living the events of the Titanic's tragic destruction. Landry puzzles through this mystery and her own skepticism as the novel progresses.