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My son loved this one so much, we had to travel all over our area to find the other Road Weenie book, Campfire Weenies, I believe it's called.

Yet more great stories from literary master David Lubar. Plenty of short
sharp shocks to give kids the shivers as Halloween approaches!

My kids and I loved this book. It is full of great short stories. It would be a great book for a reluctant reader because the stories are so short. The reader can have many short, entertaining reading sessions without the chance of getting bored. While camping this past weekend my son retold many of stories from this book while we were sitting around the campfire. They really are great spooky campfire stories!

This book is creepy but not to creepy,that's what I love about this book. Some of these storys are funny and creepy. My favorite story is "Nigh Fishing" its really creepy. I recomend this book to everone, Lubar strikes again!

In the book Invasion of the Road Weenies David Lumber tells scary stories to scare the readers and get them excited about what's going to happen. This book is fiction book so the kids who like fiction books should read this amazing book. I like this book because its fiction and it get me to visualizes what's happening in the story. There are all sorts of stories in this book like the " TANK" or "COPIES". In the "Tank" this kid saw ripples in the water and was wondering why there was ripples in the water. And in "Copies" these boys go to work with there father and finds a copier and puts there face on it and copies one thousand copies and they come out with out a face. There are 35 wonderful stories in this book Bt Tyler

In a simple world prejudice only goes in one direction, there is a clear cut victim and a meanie. As a obese man for nearly 20 years since college, and an M.A. in sociology, the world is not simple, and prejudice bounces off the walls every which way: if you are not careful, yes, you may may add to prejudice, too, even if you are a victim of something, even if your prejudice is not a crime or whether people would think it should be.

About a week ago my diet got a big boost when two women friends from college said a) she hangs a picture of her father in law on the fridge to remind her husband not to look like him and b) more painfully another married woman told me what she thought of the deterrent value of my eating habits in the college dining hall. GRANTED, TRUE FRIENDS WANT ME TO LOSE WEIGHT IT IS A LIFE AND DEATH MATTER NOW, I AM A TYPE II DIABETIC AND EVENTUALLY I COULD BE INSULIN-DEPENDENT.

But my point is I have never had much of a problem making women friends, only a problem making the transition from making a woman friend to girl friend, and especially among Caucasian women. The primary difference between a friend and a girlfriend is some sort of sexual attraction: sexual commitment would be a marriage. It is hardly any better when you are in a Christian singles dating service. I have been a practicing Christian since just before leaving for graduate school, but I am very sad to say that human nature, unfortunately, frequently picks up where the Holy Spirit leaves off, especially in mate selection matters, even though it was entirely the power of the Holy Spirit that amazed me into converting as a college graduate.

I believe I have no choice now but to diet and exercise: it took too long to understand, because WHEREAS EVERYONE KNOWS MEN DISCRIMINATE BY SIZE, IT IS LITTLE KNOWN THAT WOMEN DO, TOO. Perhaps my mother, born 1936, died 2003, simply did not have the socialization to say the kinds of things my married woman friend born in 1972 would say in the company of friends, even in the company of her husband.

ETHNICITY AND SOCIAL CLASS NEED TO BE CONSIDERED, for example, at Thanksgiving, my African-American friends insist that it is primarily Caucasians that worry about weight (on themselves and one another), my host quickly pointed out her boyfriend is larger than I am.

MY COMPLETE SYMPATHY is with W. Charisse Goodman, but she needs to address the rest of the story. She may be happy to know that I spent two years carefully getting to know the intelligence and interests of a woman of comparable size. I broke up with her, but not because I made a five second decision over it.

The best thing I can suggest is lose weight, stick at it, exercise and diet. It will be hard, but it is theoretically possible.

Or you can take your chances trying to find one of us more open-minded, mature people out there, if we aren't in a relationship already. We are widely scattered and considerably outnumbered by the smaller-minded competition. If you can find us alone, good luck.

We do treasure a long list of things other than looks. Looks are kind of like the icing on the cake, but carefully consider this. Intelligent people know that looks are not really important like character. Looks can't substitute for what else doesn't exist. Life is too short to wait for looks if you have found everything else, and risk losing everything else trying to find looks. And one last thing: body size and shape is not the last word on looks. Feminine beauty is a combination of so many things from head to toe, including clothing and accessories which are not even part of the woman, that it is possible to work with anything to make a lot. Looks might get you into bed, but it's not looks that gets you out of bed and through the day.

Or try to teach those pea brains something, if you can. Tip: they have to want to grow up before you can help them.

Note: I am also an adult with Asperger syndrome, which can also complicate relationships, but not from across a room like obesity. I have considered competing theories from writers such as Ron Louis and David Copeland (How to Succeed with Women) which place a far greater emphasis on non-verbal communication and learned behavior. Nevertheless, I believe outward appearance is probably more important than nonverbal behavior or symbolic interactionism. The book also has a leading premise to it, but then again, in my experience, appearances count for a great deal in conjugal relationships.

This book was quite a find for me. The author tells it like it is and doesn't hold back. She explains what it's like to be fat and edure the nasty remarks and terrible attitudes toward people who are socially or medically considered overweight. Even though the writing is emotionally charged, the author's research is thorough.

This is one of the best books I've read so far that analyzes weight prejudice. Goodman does an excellent job exposing the myths and discourse about weight in the United States. It is also a good read for anyone wishing to learn more about prejudice in general, as she compares the discourse of Anti-Semitism, and German Anti-Semitism especially, to America's discourse on weight from the past several decades. There are also comparisons to other forms of prejudice as well. Anyone doubting the validity of similarities between weight prejudice and Anti-Semitism will be converted after reading this book, and I believe that is largely because Goodman is herself Jewish, and therefore intimately familiar with both forms of prejudice. She also details the common discourse used as excuses for prejudice by what she terms "weight bigots." You'll see what I mean if you read the Amazon review titled "An Observation," as this person's (undoubtedly a man's) comment is just the kind of language she refers to in her book (and I highly doubt he'd even bothered to read the book). I've read many books on culture, world religions, and prejudice, and I would say that Charisse Goodman's book definitely ranks up there with the best of them.

This book was wonderful. I highly recommend it. As for the so called reviewer who titled his review "An Observation", I would like to point out one interesting fact... Every single one of the women he so rudely comments on had the pride to leave their names and information on their reviews and yet you left yours off. Gee I wonder who has more to be ashamed of.

I found this book a really depressing read. Really, really depressing. I'm not saying that a lot of what the author is saying here is wrong, it's not. Most of the content is stuff everyone could benefit from reading and realizing (especially the bits concerning the connection of sexism and the beauty/diet industry). But the constant "society hates fat people because x, y, z", the "us vs. them" mentality throughout most of the book (despite her protestations that it's not an us vs. them situation towards the end), and some of the comarisons being more than slightly skewed on scale makes for a depressing read that leaves little hope for changing anything, within or without.

The book would have benefited more from a writer who wasn't trying to be so controversial instead of practical. I live with the negative reality, I'm more interested in positive solutions.

THis book is awesome mix of "Don Quixote," "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy," and the "Colloquies of Erasmus." ... With a dash of Rabelais and Boccaccio for good measure.

In other words: playful bawdy post modern meta narrative where carnivalesque stories weave in and out of each other. Ive read a few things by Diderot and this is my fav so far.

I'm a big fan of The Manuscript Found in Saragossa - so its shocking to learn that it leans so heavily on Jacques. I found Jacques to be more entertaining than Sterne's work.

It may be your destiny to read and adore the pithy wit of Diderot. At a time when the novel was new as a genre as a contemporary of Sterne and Richardson, Diderot confronts the religion and philosophy of his day entrenched in the idea that man's fate was written on a scroll on high and that man only acted out a bit part devoid of real choice in his slavery to destiny. Pre-destination did not sit well with Diderot and Jacques is the novelist in this "dog's breakfast" he has served up railing aginst his own genre to assert his humanity and freedom on his picaresque journey to nowhere. "Does anyone know where they're going?" certainly sounds like Beckett who lived in France and may well have read Diderot. Jacques is forced to conclude that people think they are in charge of their destiny when their destiny is in charge of them. What choice does the fatalist really have except to resign to his fate? Because life is a series of endless misunderstandings, it isn't easy to be captain of one's own soul. The epigrams are deliciously well phrased: "Virtue is an excellent thing. Both good people and wicked people speak highly of it." Or this: "I think there are some very odd things written up there on high." The wicked fable of the Sheath and the Knife is certainly memorable. Jacques is genuinely hilarious in many places and despite Diderot's scathing complaints of the early novel, he wrote wrote an enduring classic beloved because of its pure wit, audacity, irony and uncanny phrasing. I urge you to read this great early novel destined to foretell the promise bound to follow for the genre.

This book is amazing. It will make many of your conceptions of where things belong in the history of the novel fall apart. Not coincidentally, that is one of the points of this book, being an exercise more than a message: that all apparent armatures of order are one more perspective away from disintegration. This book is really quite sneaky as well. In the beginning, the constant references to the inscriptive certainties in the heavens seem silly. But then little explanations come along (like the geneology of Jacques' crazy horse), and the novel heads down a dark, yet very enchanting road, into a fuzz that's every bit as modern as any you've read. This thing alternately looks like Bunuel, Zola, Stendhal, Faulkner, Kerouac. The picaresque, the uncertain narrator, the structuralists, all seem to be swimming around in this amazing book.

Surely many writers and artists from this era (like Goya) depicted the nobles as effete and incapable of carrying out the governance of the most basic requirements of existence, but here, they also appear (in the image of the 'master') as so withdrawn from the world as to be blind. If you take away all the stories that are told, the only thing that's left of a plot here is the master having his horse stolen right from under his nose while Jacques was gone and then Jacques finding it for him at the end in a beautiful, mock sort of deus ex machina.

Two centuries or so before "modern" writers began writing experimental novels, Denis Diderot, the force behind the Encyclopaedia effort, wrote this strange and indeed very "modern" novel in which the author leads a conversation with the reader, asking him where he (or she, of course) would want to go and what to do with the characters and the story. Here we see the author in the very process of creation, exposing his doubts, exploring his options, and playing with the story.

There is really no plot as such. Jacques, a man who seems to believe everything that happens is already written "up on high", but who nonetheless keeps making decisions for himself, is riding through France with his unnamed master, a man who is skeptic of Jacques's determinism but who remains rather passive throughout the book. Fate and the creator-author will put repeatedly to test Jacques's theory, through a series of more or less fortunate accidents and situations, as well as by way of numerous asides in the form of subplots or stories.

The novel is totally disjointed and these asides and subplots blurb all over the place, always interrupted themselves by other happenings. The most interesting of them is the story of Madame de Pommeroy and her bitter but ultimately ineffectual revenge on her ex-lover.

Diderot confesses to having taken much from Sterne's "Tristram Shandy" and Cervantes's "Don Quixote". This last novel's influence seems obvious at two levels: Cervantes also talks to the reader, especially in Part Two, and also reflects abundantly on the creative process. Moreover, the tone and environment of the book is very similar to the Quixote: two people engaged in an endless philosophical conversations while roaming around the countryside and facing several adventures which serve to illustrate one or antoher point of view.

Diderot's humour is bawdy and practical and the book is fun to read. The exact philosophical point is not clearcut, but it will leave the reader wondering about Destiny, Fate, and Free Will.

Yeah. Believe all the reviews below. This book really is amazing. It would feel like it was written yesterday, if it was more derivative -- but it's fresh! The language is incisive, no waste, and the pacing and structure are brilliantly fluid. It's smart and funny, too, and completely unpredictable, filled with weird offhand bursts of bewildering narrativity. And yet balanced, apparently sane. I truly enjoyed reading it. It's great.

A comprehensive walk through scripture, not opinion, of why Christians should never be sick. It will change your life from that of affliction to that of abundance.

For myself and one other, so far, this book has produced healing in our souls, mind, and bodies because of the concentrated word focused on the fullness of our salvation and the healing and deliverence that is included from the beginning not later on down the line.

I enjoyed reading the book, and really felt that the author's commentary on how to recieve and keep your healing needs to be read by many more people. I am sharing this book with many people.

As Christians, we need to know who we are in Christ and what the blood covenant entailed in our redemption. It was much more than a 'wonderful plan for our life". I purchased four copies after reading this book, to give to people who may not understand healing.

Really take a look at the scripture texts and the solid biblical thesis for his case. Do not allow those who have distorted his teachings after affect your view of what he taught. I would suggest this as a basic primer on healing to all who believe in Sola Scriptura.

When we all stand before that Great Throne, I believe we will weep, as we remember the lost opportunities we did not pursue by failing to act on the Word of God. When I first began to read these wonderful books, my own heart leaped for joy. I may not get all that God intended me to have, but at last now I know. These books should get into the hands of every serious Christians who claims to know and love God. Thank You. CMH

Frye gives great direction for ministry. As a student who is still studying to be a pastor I recommend this book to anyone who interacts with people and wants to do in a Christlike way. John writes this book in such a way tham we aren't just leaning his neat tricks, we are learning from Jesus and his example. Great book, very helpful for anyone who sees Jesus as someone worth following.

JESUS THE PASTOR was a book assigned to me for a Christian Ministry class at John Brown University. From the moment I read the cover, I knew that I was going to love reading it. Few books have excited me this much about the role of being a pastor and about the person of Jesus Christ. In my personal journey to becoming a pastor myself, John Frye has put the road in front of me into perspective.

God has used JESUS THE PASTOR in conjunction with other events in my life to teach me that even while I am training to assume the OFFICE of pastor that I can and am called to assume the ROLE of pastor in my everyday life. Being available to others and leading a life ordered around Christ as the focus of ministry is an exciting, blessing, and yet humbling road. Through this book, God has taught me so many things and revolutionized my view point of what it means to be a pastor.

Far be it from me to try to teach my elders, but I would recommend this book to ANY person who occupies the office of pastor in the local church. The Church needs committed servant-leaders and under-shepherds to guide the body of Christ. This book is one of the tools God is using to make that happen.

This is a book which necessarily contemplates the question for those pastors or those contemplating the office, where does one turn when in need?

Frye answers: to multiple sources to find Jesus the Pastor: The Word, spiritual gifts and brother pastors and saints.

His compassion and heart for the sheep and those who will be brought into the fold is touching and commendable.

This reviewer's concern is directing one away from the only source of power and salvation: The Word Incarnate. Is Jesus not located where He wishes and mandates that He is? For sure? For 100% sure?

Jesus locates Himself in the gospel purely preached and in the Sacraments administered according to His mandates! This is where every pastor and individual will find Him! We find Jesus there to forgive our sins as pastors, strengthen our faith and keep us in this faith, and deliver us finally to the church triumphant.

What Frye suggests that I cannot agree with is seek spiritual gifts for empowerment. Consider Luke 16:19ff. Does Jesus suggest that we find salvation in any other place than in the Word? Further, Matthew 7:21-23, "(Did we not) do many might works in your name?" and 1 John 4:1-2 demand that any spirit which would detract from Jesus Incarnate in Word and Sacrament is not from the Holy Spirit.

In last days that we are in, when every church growth program and latest is not delivering the numerical growth they have been proclaiming is Biblical, where do they turn?

These moments of desparation show us where faith is. Only in what God has spoken and mandated that He be found: in the Gospel purely preached and Sacraments administered according to His mandates.

For all the compassion and desire to be God-pleasing that Frye so humbly speaks of in this book, to lead pastors to anything other than God's Word is not what God has said. Let us consider what His Servants of the Word should be!

Thus, I cannot recommend this to pastors or those contemplating the office due to these serious misleadings. Wish he would have more directly and in detail, expounded the Biblical admonitions for pastors, such as 1 Cor. 11, 2 Cor. 4:12; 2 Cor. 11:2; 1 Tim. 3-4, etc. For a good treatment of these, see Jonathon F. Grothe, "Reclaiming Patterns of Pastoral Ministry: Jesus and Paul." It likely is out of print, but nonetheless, you will be blessed by obtaining and reading.

This book comes from a man with formal theological training, who then went through personal growth in Christ. First learning About God, to personally learning From God. Wonderful insight to the real meaning of Christianity, a Spirit empowered, personal and intimate relationship with Christ. Frye, personally has found the invisible realm of God, with the daily practice of disciplines to make room for God's Spirit to touch his life and bring him the compassion of Christ towards other men, with the only way possible, through God's Spirit and the faith and intimacy with God, that it requires. This is a book that remains within in evangelical thought in the and the framework of literal Biblical thought, yet goes the step further in seeing the spiritual principles behind the letter. Being one step closer towards seeing God outside of written words.

This book was a cup of cool water for me during a dry period of my life.

It is so easy as a pastor to simply pick up the next kit or program that will somehow escalate your church to the "next level". John Frye has brought us back to the fact that Jesus must be our mentor and guide throughout our ministry. He is to be our primary guide in all of pastoral ministry. It is about aligning ourselves as an apprentice of His.

Through this book I learned how I could better lead others in the character and power of Christ.

Thanks to John Frye for this encouraging work!

I found this book in the back corner of a small bookstore and now, after reading it, I find this appalling. MacEnulty has written something so inspiring that it should be required reading for life. In the latter half of the book, MacEnulty uses the phrase "fear and anger" (I believe). And I think that is what life is- fear and anger and if we learn from this fear and this anger, then we will receive something... irreplacable. Something like Judas' Gabriel.

E.W. MacEnulty's "Judas, The Son" is an amazing story of courage and overcoming adversity. The journey of Judas's life is described vividly and you almost feel as if you are there, experiencing it with Judas and Gabriel. I recommend this novel to anyone and everyone.

What can I say?
AWESOME!
This book will keep you on edge and wanting more.

I would recommend it to anyone! It was exciting. I didn't want to put it down.

"Judas, the Son" is a heart-wrenching story which depicts the life of an orphaned boy, who's name haunts him throughout his life. Each page is as surprising and unpredictable as the jaw-dropping conclusion. This book will cause you to delve, not only into the character's emotion, but also into your own motivations.

This review originally appeared in the 2 2008 issue of the The Duke & Duchess of Windsor Society Quarterly:

Erin Frances Schulz, in her debut book, which is the beginning of an expected "BEACH HISTORY: A Snapshot of the Past" series of books, does a completely entertaining and interesting job of recounting the story of Wallis and Edward, through the abdication. That is no small task.

Ms. Schulz does an excellent job in balancing historical fact with emotional tone. One would hope for that talent in what is essentially a very high level overview of the abdication. In lesser hands, this book might bore to tears which would defeat it's author's intended purpose: to introduce history to readers who would not otherwise read biographies or historical books.

Duke & Duchess of Windsor Society members are probably the best litmus test for the efficacy or veracity of any writings related to WE. Like most Society members, I've read just about everything that has been written by or about the couple. And yet, I found this to be a thoroughly captivating overview of their epic story that was a pleasure to read.
There are two important things that members should note about this book:

The first, is that the author has written the book based upon the Windsor's autobiographies, A King's Story and The Heart Has Reasons as the fundamental basis for the narrative. The author's notes at the end of the book are quite specific about this: "Note on the sources: the use of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor's memoirs as primary sources was intentional. The King and Mrs. Simpson, although researched extensively, is meant to be the story as the Duke and Duchess of Windsor wanted it be told."

I find the sentence above quite remarkable. Why should the abdication be told by any other authority than the two most principle individuals involved? Why would Stanley Baldwin's account, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother's account, Queen Mary's wishes supersede that of the two principle figures in this amazing drama?

Which leads me to my second point: This is not meant to be the new, defining book about the Windsors and the abdication. This book will hopefully introduce new generations who wouldn't normally learn about this story, which in my opinion, happens to be one of the most important events in the twentieth century as it was a catalyst for so much modern history subsequently.

Given Ms. Schulz objective which is to educate new readers to history, she makes a brilliant debut with this first book. The vibrancy of the Windsor story never seems to lose it's sheen.

This is a perfectly enjoyable and nostalgic look for the true Windsor-phile. And even the most jaded of readers, I include myself as such, will find this to be a refreshing and, most of all, promising, book about a story that should not be forgotten.

I hope Windsor-philes will do everything you can to help to get this book noticed. If you are a member of a reading club this would make an excellent reading title. You might give this book to all your friends as holiday gifts (In The Mitford Sisters Letters I read that the Windsors gave all of their friends Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford for Christmas one year). Or, you might suggest to have the author come visit your local book or library.

Why? Because Ms. Schulz and her book are on a mission to introduce the Wallis and Edward story to generations now and in the future. Which might, like it did me when I first read about their story, or currently, Madonna, send the reader off on a mission to read every book about the Windsors.

Mark Gaulding
Publisher and Editor
The Duke & Duchess of Windsor Society Quarterly Journal

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I lost myself in the story and I didn't want it to end. I knew the basics of the story prior to picking up this book, but Ms. Schulz did a wonderful job of highlighting and expanding upon the important cultural facts of the time, thus putting this very personal story into a historical context. The book brings these two people - King Edward and Wallis Simpson - to life. It's a very intimate look into the lives of two important historical figures.

I also think the concept of "beach history" is a great one. As someone who primarily reads history and biographies, I am always trying to get my fiction-friends to try out nonfiction. It's difficult to share my books with people who mainly read fiction because they often find the reading too heavy and frankly, boring. Beach history is a great way to introduce people to history in a thorough, yet fun format and to give readers a solid historical look at a specific topic.

This book is great for both history readers, as it provides a more intimate look into the lives of Edward & Wallis, as well as for those who don't typically pick up history books, as it is engaging and dynamic. I hope Ms. Schulz writes more beach history books on other topics!

What a pleasure to discover this little gem. A regal love story with romance, intrigue, lots of money and a happy ending,..sort of. And it is all true. This writer's crisp clean language never gets in the way of the story, just keeps moving us along on a journey devised to captivate and entertain. Only after I'd finished did I remember that I'd just enjoyed reading about an actual historic moment of great import. Now that's the way to do it!

This is the way I wish I had learned history!! Readable, enjoyable and insightful, not dry or boring whatsoever! I knew next to nothing about this story but the author presents a very interesting and detailed overview of King Edward's relationship with Wallis Simpson and the political crisis it caused, all while not losing the plot of a truly great love story. A very unique read which I strongly recommend. Authors take note... this IS creative nonfiction done right!!!

This book has introduced me to the wonderful world of "Beach History." It is ideal for someone who is interested in learning more about history without having to sift through mindless facts and figures or daunting chapters. Schulz's prose and writing style captures the reader from the beginning and carries them through to the end. Her attention to detail and vivid descriptions forces the reader to wonder whether the author was simply relying on her meticulous research, or if she was an actual witness to the events first-hand. An excellent choice for the novice and seasoned reader alike!

A great primer for those new to Fly Fishing. I bought it as an introduction for my nephews so that we could enjoy the sport together

Great result when you use a buying catalogue like Cabelas, Orvis or L.L. Bean and combine it with the information of this guide... they should make an spanish version

Bought this book before fly fishing for the first time. Great pictures and text. goes into detail that I won't "outgrow" for a long time.

This is a composite of three previously published L. L Bean guides: fly-fishing, casting, and fly tying. The first part is Whitlock's book on fly-fishing and is one of the best (the other being Rosenbauer's Orvis book) introductions to the sport of fly fishing. The Whitlock illustrations are always great, and the information is top-notch. You will find out everything you need from fly lines to fly rods to knots to basic flies.

Add the other two parts and this is an excellent overall view of all three areas. Because of the comprehensive approach, it is one of the best "how to" books on fly-fishing available.

Don't be fooled by the "L.L.Bean" title--the book does not promote their products. It is a top-rated introduction to fly fishing, casting, and tying.

This was a reccommended book for any flyfisherman. I bought the Orvis and i just had to have the L.L. Bean book too. Both are great products. L.L. Bean has outdone themselves what a great book for any fisherman. This is a father's Day gift and i can't wait to give it to my dad. He will love it.
Thanks,
Chase

The updated, expanded edition of The Last Album: Eyes From The Ashes Of Auschwitz- Birkenau is out, and no less hard-hitting than the original. These black and white photos were not supposed to reach the world: the Nazi order to destroy all personal photos brought to each concentration camp was meant to destroy memories as much as evidence. Despite this mandate, author Weiss uncovered an archive of over 2,400 photos brought to Auschwitz by Jewish deportees across Europe - photos hidden and saved, at great risk to their owners. These photos accompany a traveling exhibition which is making its way around the world, presenting over 400 of these photos and how the deportees arrived at Auschwitz - and how Weiss came to discover them and to research their roots. A 'must' for any serious Jewish history collection - and many a general interest holding, as well.

"The last Album" by Ann Weiss is well organized and well written. It contains 400 remarkable
photographs that were brought to Auschwitz-Birkenau by victims in 1943. These photographs were taken
prior to the Holocaust and depict people bursting with life. This is an extremely unique book, and contains material that was lovingly researched for a period of 15 years. The beauty of this book is that the
photographs and the research accomplished brings to life people that were lost during the dreadful time of
the Holocaust. The book like the author is soft, sweet, articulate and brilliant

I read this book by chance, yesterday, Memorial Day 2003.
Been crying.
It's like Schindler's List or Sophie's choice.
How could they do it?
How can we let them continue doing it?
The animals still are around us, although using another names, another symbols, another motivations.
I kept reading, hoping to find some of the people to be safe at the end, but almost everybody was killed.
Binim, Rozak, Mayer, Bronka, so many of you.
I miss you, my friends.

After reading this book, I feel this should be in every house in every country. You hear so much about the people and the numbers killed that sometimes it doesn't seem real but this book makes it very real. The pictures are so powerful and at the same time so ordinary - they could be pictures of anyone's parents or grandparents. The most haunting pictures are those of the children - you have to wonder how many survived. The stories of the survivors bring it all home - "There's the aunt of the little girl I used to babysit", etc. I found it amazing that these pictures did survive 40, 50 years before being discovered again. Anyone who denies the Holocaust happened should read this book and then try to still say it never happened. Thank you Ann Weiss for bringing these pictures and the stores behind them out of the darkness.

This book is an amazing piece of history. The fact that so many photos brought into Auschwitz have survived is phenomenol as all personal effects were automotically burned by the Nazis murderers. When viewing the photos in this book, which were brought in by those of the Sosnowiec-Bendzin transport, it would also be advisable to read Tadeusz Borokowski's book "This way to the gas ladies & gentleman' as this book covers the particular Sosnowiec-Bendzin transport and outlines in gruesome and terrifying detail what became of many of those on this transport. The photographs bring back to life many who are gone and also tells you those who survived, which is a relief to realise that some of those from the Polish ghettos made it. These photos bring back a lost world that will never return and along with Roman Vishniac's collection of photographs are a piece of history that is very much worth investing in.

There are two editions. The newer revised edition is available on Amazon in both paperback (ISBN 0795379348) and hardcover (ISBN 097537933X). 100% of the net proceeds from the NEW editions are donated to animal rescue groups. (Unfortunately there are no donations from this old edition).
You can see the new editions at
The Canine Commandments (paperback)
The Canine Commandments (hardcover)

Artful and well-written, The Canine Commandments uncovers the true wisdom behind a dog's life. The lessons that W.R. Pursche delivers via our canine friends translate perfectly into our daily relationships with other humans, most notably friends and family. At the heart of it all is loyalty and unconditional love.

Although it will resonate especially strongly for pet lovers, Lessons to Live By: The Canine Commandments is a self-help book intended for readers of all backgrounds, regardless of pet ownership, that draws upon what humans can learn from their canine companions. Timeless wisdom, from the importance of living for the moment to loyalty to the treasure that is friendship and the power of everlasting faith and more - all these are virtues embodied within man's best friend, of which man (and woman) should take heed. "The next time you are with a group of people, count how often their 'conversation' is really nothing more than telling other people how they should behave. 'Don't do that!' 'Put on a sweater, it's cold.' 'Change the station.' Sometimes what passes for conversation is nothing more than a subtle - or not so subtle - series of comments trying to get each other to change - to do what they want, to be like them... Dogs just accept others for what they are, and love them as they are." 100% of the net proceeds of Lessons to Live By: The Canine Commandments will be used for the saving and care of dogs and other animals through the efforts of humane organizations. Highly recommended as an inspirational gift, especially for dog owners but sure to add a ray of cheer for anyone with fond memories of a beloved four-footed friend.

I just loved this book! It is really well-written book and the lessons are very inspiring. There is also a great story at the end where a dog 'tells' his story about being adopted and living with his people.

I can't wait to see if the author writes another book!

While I really love dogs, Pursche's book is really about life and living.

Real simple, fast to read, not too many big words or complicated concepts to digest!

Take an hour or two to read and gain a new perspective on daily living.