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Soul Wisdom: Practical Soul Treasures to Transform Your Life
Published in Kindle Edition by Atria Books (2008-07-01)
Author: Zhi Gang Sha
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Journey
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-07-19
This book can truly make positive changes on all levels of your being. The book gives you blessings after blessings. Reading this book allows you to connect with your soul in ways that would take lifetime otherwise.
You will learn to communicate wiht your soul and the Spirit world. It will give you all the tools to make a difference not only in your life but each person, place and thing will feel the effects and will be changed. Enjoy!

Not what I expected
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2008-07-18
I happened upon this book in the new release section here on Amazon, and sucker that I sometimes am, thought "wow, look at all the 5 star reviews!!" I was amazed that out of 130+ reviews, all were 5 stars, with the exception of 2 or 3. I browsed to see what the table of contents held and decided to bite. My hopes were for something more along the lines or caliber of the Orin & Daben materials, with an Eastern influence. Got my copy a few days ago, and sat for well over an hour reading, and within the first 2 minutes, I began to get this not so uplifting kind of hunch that perhaps the book I was reading was not the same book that got all the 5 star reviews. For one thing the fundamental principles are basic, yet very repetitiously stated, and I found it became very boring in no time. Think: 20 or possibly 30 pages along the metaphorical lines of "if A + B = C, then C = B + A..over and over and over again". THat's just the early portion of the book, so can only guess what the later part contains, honestly. The feeling though was that he was trying to fill the pages to make it appear that there was more info available to the reader than in all actuality there is.

Well, I gave it another whirl earlier today, and made my final decision that this book is not what I had wanted or hoped for.

Here's the rub: if interested, go to each of the reviews here for this book and click on each individual's "see all my reviews" tab for referencing what other materials these people have reviewed, etc. I won't go on any further except to say I leave it up to each of you to make your own conclusions given a very odd yet obvious pattern as far as the ridiculously large majority of reviewers choices in only reviewing the Dr Zhi material(s)and nothing else. Period.

Perhaps there are some valuable things that Dr Zhi truly has shared in this book, but I don't feel there is anything here that warrants purchasing or actually putting into practice on a daily basis.

Life transformation
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-07-15
This book is amazing, there is none like it, because it stands above the rest. You will be amazed by each chapter in this book because it will take you through each chapter with self practices for your self, as well as your love ones. It will take you through breath taking wisdom and understanding of the soul world and it's significance. You will also receive a most blessed benefit for our own soul. Experience this divine book waiting for you to embrace with pure love and light. Let your own soul thank Dr Zhi Gang Sha for this deep wisdom for humanity.

Denise Coates
Soul Healer Teacher And Healer

Dumbed Down Version of Great Material
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2008-07-15
If the title for this review is not enough, try this: Do not waste your time with this book. The book can be summed up this easily: Babble, sing, move, tap and dance... None of this is original and nothing is put into context. As with all of Sha's books, this is material that is largely not his and written by others. Sha calls this downloading the material into another's soul and the "writer" simply allows the book to unfold as they type. Really? Editing is NOT creating FOR someone else...

This material is akin to Charismatic Christianity Revival meetings.

A better approach to this is to speak your heart with nonsense syllables. It can be very freeing and creative. The Soul Songs from this self-proclaimed master prove that everyone can benefit from singing lessons. Bradford Keeney will teach you to Shake better than almost anyone. EFT will have you tapping in no time. And whirl in a circle as a child or a Sufi to celebrate life.

There, no more money to this organization and you have started a trend towards getting rid of another guru of love.

The Masterful Marketing of Divinity
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2008-07-14
I'm sorry, I've tried to put aside every ounce of human reasoning (a definite requirement) when reading this book, but I can't overcome much of what is written here. Divine Software? Divine Downloads? Healing chants requiring 2 hours a day for 6 months? I thought God created the entire world in only 6 days? Why,oh why, would God require you to chant 2 hours each day for 6 months, before he decides if He'll take aim at your particular affliction with His "Beam of Light that turns into a spinning Golden Light Ball!" Healing from God also comes at a premium on the good Doctor's website. Below is just a small sample of the healing "Downloads" for sale for just about every inch of your divine body. There's even a section of "Divine Downloads" for animals! Divine beaks, Divine feathers, Divine gills! All available for a cool $97.00 Oh yea, if you feel the spirit moving you to upgrade to the "Divine Cell" packages, each of these "Downloads" for you and your pet will set you back $197.00 I'm wondering, does God take Mastercard?

1. Divine Ankles = $97.00
2. Divine Cardiovascular System = $197.00
3. Divine Capillary System = $197.00
4. Divine Lymph Nodes and Vessels = $97.00


Another reviewer here had an observation that hits the nail right on the head. While the good Dr. sells his "Divine Healing Downloads" at his website for a 100 bucks a pop, for anything from bad ankles to the ailing gills on your pet fish, the master himself wears glasses. One would think that this
self described 'Master' who claims to be the spiritual conduit between God and everyone else... well you'd think that Dr. Sha would have a fast track to the healing powers he claims to channel. Many here would rather overlook the obvious and find refuge in the magic. That is their right. I also have a right to say " Hey, did anyone else notice that the Emperor has no clothes?"

If books like this get you through the night, so be it. But you might find Transcendental Meditation just as effective and a whole lot cheaper. Plus, you won't have the distraction of those "Divine Golden Rotating Healing Balls" hovering around you all day. I wonder if he has a "Divine Download" for gullibility?

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Remember Me
Published in Paperback by Simon Pulse (1989-04-01)
Author: Pike
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No "The Last Vampire", but still amazing!
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-07-11
First let me say that this book, in my opinion, is a 4 1/2 stars. This is by no means Christopher Pike's best book, which would be "The Last Vampire", no doubt.
Christopher Pike has an incredible talent and precision for details. I love the way he can make the smallest of detail into a major part of the plot, an excellent technique... especially in a murder mystery.
This book had everything in a good mystery, and more, when considering the fact that the main character was a ghost trying to solve her own murder.
As the book progresses, the storyline thickens and one cant help but be enthralled with it. I dont want to give anything away, but the end revelations are shocking, and you wont believe who the killer is. You wont be dissapointed!
The diolouge and characters are more than extraordinary, and all his books hold you captive and dont let go till the end, but I think there could have been some improvements.
During the novel, I felt little danger for the lives of the characters in "Remember Me", until the last 50 pages... where the story really takes off. Since they were ghosts, it wasnt like they could be harmed again.
Also, I was hoping for some more "spooky" interaction. Shari was a spirit, yet she couldnt do any of the cool things mosts ghosts are mythed to do, like fly, travel through doors and walls, and somehow communicate with the living. It was almost as if we were reading about an ordinary girl.
Although the story bagan a little slower than I'm used to with most Pike novels, I still loved it very much, and would reccommend it to people of all ages.

A book you read over and over and over again
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-08-27
I've read this book at least 4 times already...and I'm not sick of it at all. I first read it when I was about 14 and now I'm 19 and the book STILL interests me. The character development was good but not GREAT; there were some people who he could've expanded more on, but overall an excellent novel for not only teens, but adults as well.

A Must!
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-08-24
I read many Christopher Pike books when i was a kid and loved them all. Remember me is one that has stayed in my head forever. I'm finally getting it for my oldest. I know she's going to love it as well!

BEST Christopher Pike book written
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-05-03
Shari Cooper is dead. She's a ghost who's trying to figure out who killed her and why. It's a murder mystery, filled with a handful of great characters. No one can see her, but she does have help.

I've been a Christopher Pike fan since I was ~11 yrs. old, and now being 26, I would read it again. Actually, I had lost the book several years back, so I bought it off an online auction recently. I had read this book about 5 times literally. From cover to cover, the story is PERFECTION. I could not put the book down. It keeps you from the edge of your seat, and the characters are so well put together and are unique in their own way. The story is entertaining, yet at the same time, meaningful... profound. You can tell Pike put good work and thought to the character's personalities as well as how they interrelate with each other. Shari Cooper, the main character who is a ghost - has a likeable personality. I liked her as I read along. Other than it being suspenseful, it goes beyond our realm and ties in with science fiction, black holes, space, teleportation... wow-- AND I guarantee it is NOT AT ALL CORNY whatsoever. The book is also rather deep as Pike entails love, sacrifice, mystery, twists, and spirituality. I remember there are a few funny moments and it will make you laugh out loud. I love this book so much!! I swear they can make a movie out of it, and would do very well! Remember me part II and III are not as great - as sequels are sometimes. I thought Remember Me III was just mm.. OK. This is a suspenseful, fun, meaningful, happy, sad, intriguing, deep, funny book. You get everything wrapped into one. You will not be disappointed. From loving it since I was 11, and writing a review about it 15 yrs later really made a lasting impression on me. Go read it, you'll like it.

I couldn't stop reading
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-03-19
I read this book fifteen years ago when I was 13 years old. I couldn't stop reading it. I loved it so much that I read it too many times to remember. "Remember Me" was the first Christopher Pike book that I read, and I immediately became hooked on his work. I ended up reading most of his books, and this is the best one.

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Brokeback Mountain: Story to Screenplay
Published in Paperback by Scribner (2005-12-01)
Authors: Annie Proulx, Larry McMurtry, and Diana Ossana
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The movie script and original story
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-01-03
This is the original story by Annie Proulx as well as the movie script. Great for fans of the film as a collector item.

It's ok if you like cowboy movies
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2007-10-12
I had to purchase this book for a college course, otherwise I probably would never have read it. I found it boring and realized that it's probably better suited for either men who like cowboy stories, or people who are into studying how to create a screenplay from a move. The screenplay stays very true to the short story. The best part about this book is the essay in the back by Proulx. I suggest you read it before you read the short story as it answered my main question, which is why a straight woman in her 60s would write a story about rough cowboys who were having trouble accepting their sexual orientation.

Very Interesting
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2007-06-27
This item took you through the entire life of the book to the screenplay to the movie. It was great reading what the writers said about the project and how it was a labor of love for everyone involved. It was wonderful reading how devoted everyone was to the project. Much how the two main characters were devoted to each other.

Learning to Write Short Story to Screeplay
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2007-02-16
In an effort to check out my approach to writing a book adaption to screenplay, I thought it would be a good exercise to experience how others have done it. After reading the Brokeback Mountain short story, then reading the shooting script, then watching the film, I knew I was right on target. It is invigorating to experience and understand the progression from story to screenplay to film. The book also includes backround information from the short story writer, Annie Proulx and the two screenwriters, Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana, which tops off the value of this book. Reading it is a great process, and once you've read the book, you'll appreciate the film even more.
-Catherine Busch-Johnston-

Brokeback - story to screenplay - Absolutely Fabulous!!!
Helpful Votes: 5 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 2007-01-18
This is an excellent addition to anyone's book collection - not only do you receive Annie Proulx's wonderful story, but you can experience Larry McMurtry's and Diana Ossana's sweet, lilting and poignant screenplay. Ennis and Jack jump off the page, fictional characters who have somehow become real, as we are transported with them through the most beautiful twenty years of their star-crossed lives. No, it is not a story about gay cowboys....it is a story about two young men who find love and happiness in an unlikely relationship, and simply don't know how to handle it. The part of this story that always grabs me is that through a simple twist of fate, the entire ending could have been different.

I suggest this book couple with the movie - seeing the screenplay come to life through Heath Ledger's and Jake Gyllenhaal's performances is spell bounding.

It was a fascinating read to see the short story move from Annie's simple prose to screenplay. And the chapters at the end which discuss the story and the filming of this heart-wrenching story is worth the price. I highly recommend it. Thanks for listening.

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Is Life Worth It? Sex, Money and Power from a Psychic's Point of View
Published in Paperback by Infinity Publishing (2005-10-20)
Author: Stephen Piperno
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excellent
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-08-30
I took a chance and am pleased with the book. I had not viewed romantic relationships in the way he described, so I found it helpful.

Avoid this book, very suspicious.
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2008-03-04
One look at all the reviews and you notice they are all done by first-time reviewers with the same heading, writting style, and grammar. That should tell you something right there. I think the author wanted to vamp up sales with these fake reviews, which I believe were all done by the same person. Amazon should take notice of such schemes.

Clever and Historical
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2006-07-07
I found that this book has a lot of history in it. It was nice to read about psychic Stephen's views. I am a firm believer in being open minded and this psychic book made me feel more open minded then ever. I clearly wanted to get a taste of psychic science in a nut shell and I did. This was the 3rd psychic book that I have read and I found it to be different and somewhat entertaining. I loved the fact that psychic piperno is from NY and I am from there as well. Psychic Stephen seems to know what he is talking about. I thought that it was so brave of him to share so much of his story about his family and his psychic life in general. This man is very blessed. His views are shared by so many people that I have spoken to. I think that more psychics should stand up and write about what they believe to be true. This book is both enjoyable to read and a wonderful teaching tool!

Sensational Book
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2006-07-03
This takes you back into the 90's as well as other decades. Piperno Prophet tells it like it is in this psychic book. I hold many of the same philosophies as psychic Stephen does. I have always been Christian my whole life, but became a psychic when I turned 25. Psychic Stephen has put my spirit at ease because I have always been guilty. I feel like I should not be a psychic if I am a Christian, but I am looking at things differently now thanks to this psychic. God bless!

Terrible.
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2008-01-01
I have to agree with the person who said all the 5 star reviews are suspicious. I don't know how anyone could like this book?
I would rather sit through a 10 hour sermon - at least then I wouldn't have to deal with the poor spelling, grammar, etc. It's LOSE, not LOOSE!!
In addition, the title is a bit misleading. This book is a daft Christians point of view, not a psychic's. It's also disturbingly male-centric.
I feel kinda bad for badmouthing a book like this, but I really don't want anyone to buy it based on all the good reviews.

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Time Enough for Drums
Published in Paperback by Troll Communications (1988-08)
Author: Ann Rinaldi
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Time Enough For Drums
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-01-06
I got this book for Christmas and i finished it that day. It's a book you just can't put down. It's about Jemima(Jem)Emmerson, who's 15 when the story starts. The war becomes reality when her brother joins the millitia and her mother starts writing letters under a psudonym to a local newspaper asking for supplies for the army. These letters end up making something very bad happen to the family. When her father employs a tutor for her that is a tory she hates him nd treats her very badly. Then Jemima finds a coded message that tells her that John Reid(her tutor)is a spy for Washington then she gets to know him and falls in love with him. Then her younger brother goes away to the army too, and she and her mother are left home and worrying. This is a really good book. I don't really like that Jemima sort of looses the spirit she has at the begining; sassy, fun, and willed. But it's still really good.

Another of my Favorites!!!!
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-10-05
Jem is probably my favorite character out of all the Ann Rinaldi books!! She's stubborn and high spirited , I reread this book every chance I get and never tire of it. I don't know which Ann Rinaldi books are my favorite the Revoultionary or the Civil War? But I do know that I Love them all!!!

Time Enough For A Good Read
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Review Date: 2006-03-01
Romance, tragedy, and life lessons are all wonderfully displayed in this novel, set during the period of the Revolutionary War. TIME ENOUGH FOR DRUMS, by Ann Rinaldi, is the story of Jem, a rebellious Patriot teenage girl, whose family is torn apart by the war. Her father is persecuted for not selling tea, her mother has a war "secret" of her own, the war beckons both of her brothers, and on top of all that, she clashes with her Tory tutor. Through the ups and downs of her life, Jem learns some important life lessons the hard way but comes out on top, and learns that people are not always what they seem. The reader learns that there is always, "time enough for drums." This novel keeps you wanting to know more and more about Jem and what is going to happen next in her life. It is also an additional bonus, how Ann Rinaldi uses accurate historical events, to base her book upon. If you love to be entertained while you read, than this book is definitely for you!

Time Enough For A Good Read
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2006-03-01
Romance, tragedy, and life lessons are all wonderfully displayed in this novel, set during the period of the Revolutionary War. TIME ENOUGH FOR DRUMS, by Ann Rinaldi, is the story of Jem, a rebellious Patriot teenage girl, whose family is torn apart by the war. Her father is persecuted for not selling tea, her mother has a war "secret" of her own, the war beckons both of her brothers, and on top of all that, she clashes with her Tory tutor. Through the ups and downs of her life, Jem learns some important life lessons the hard way but comes out on top, and learns that people are not always what they seem. The reader learns that there is always, "time enough for drums." This novel keeps you wanting to know more and more about Jem and what is going to happen next in her life. It is also an additional bonus, how Ann Rinaldi uses accurate historical events, to base her book upon. If you love to be entertained while you read, than this book is definitely for you!

Great Book
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2005-10-31
This is the best of all Ann Rinaldis books (I have read all of them). This book has the most interesting characters and a great plot. Everyone will enjoy Jem and her tutor and what happens between them. I have read this book probably 15 times and never get tired of it. The hints of romance and interest to this book. It teaches you about history without making you ever feel like you were in history class.

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My Sergei: A Love Story
Published in Hardcover by Warner Books (1996-11)
Authors: Ekaterina Gordeeva and E. M. Swift
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Enchanting
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Review Date: 2008-07-18
I was in love with Katia Gordeeva & Sergei Grinkov from the moment I first saw them skating together. Their classic routines were perfect enough to win many world championships including a 1988 Olympic gold medal in Calgary Canada.

Romance eventually blossomed and the beautifully matched pair were married in April of 1991. Their daughter, Daria Sergeyevna Grinkova, was born in my favorite Morristown NJ a little over a year later.

Reading Katia's memories of their life and love still brings tears to my eyes.

I recommend this book for its portrait of pure innocence enframed in the magical world of ice skating.

Captured my heart
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-11-15
What a wonderful story this was. I love to watch skating and have not missed watching an Olympics since I was a kid. I am familiar with a lot of the skaters mentioned in this book. I thought this story was so touching and full of emotion. Katia considers her life with Sergei almost too perfect. They were so in love and their life together was indeed a fairy tale. I commend Katia for being able to pick herself and go on with her life no matter how difficult after Sergei's unexpected death in 1995. I thought the comparison between Russian and American customs was very interesting. This was an enjoyable and heartwarming read.

Inspirational
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Review Date: 2007-11-03
I remember watching this pair when they were competing. I wasn't an ice dancing fan, but they were so incredible to watch, I started watching any competition they were in. When Sergei died, I was devastated for Ekaterina. When her book came out, I read it, and cried all the way through. But really, it isn't a sad ending. I find it to be very inspirational to see how Ekaterina faced the worst that could happen, and came out on the other side with a wonderful attitude and will to go on. It is now 12 years later, and this book STILL makes me cry, and still inspires me.

A BEAUTIFUL MOVING STORY
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-02-20
I read this book lastyear in the Hardcover edition and I cried. It is such a moving, loving, tragic, and heartwarming story full of love that a young widow had for her husband and skating partner and the child Daria that they had together. It told of their skating years, marriage, how they met, and came to america along with the tragic death of her young husband Sergei. I couldn't put this book down. A great story that you will love. Well written.

A beautiful love letter
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2008-04-27
I'm really glad I found this book at a library book sale last year. Though this story is no longer current news, I hadn't forgotten about the tragic death of Sergey Grinkov or watching him perform with his wife Katya in the 1994 Winter Olympics. And even though the world has long since moved onto other headlines and stories of interest in the figure skating world, the love story told in this book is truly timeless. As a Russophile and a historian whose field of expertise is Russian history, it was a double joy to read because of all of the descriptions of Russian culture, the differences between Russian and American customs, and what life was like in the late Soviet period and the early post-Soviet period. (Although I have to say that the transliteration style wasn't completely pleasing to me; for example, I don't think I've ever read any other book where a double O is used in place of the letter U, as in Ligooshina or Katoosha, and I'm still trying to figure out how the nicknames Serioque and Katuuh are supposed to be written in Russian characters.)

Though the book begins and ends sadly, in between there's a lot of happiness and love, making this into a beautiful heartfelt love letter to a wonderful person, skating partner, friend, lover, husband, and father. The love between Katya and Seryozha is so pure and genuine, nothing like the type of superficial and problem-plagued celebrity relationships we're used to hearing about. It even made me a little jealous of their storybook love story! All throughout, Katya is very honest and open, about their relationship, the world of young skaters in the Soviet Union, what goes on behind the scenes at the Olympics, the hectic life on the road of skaters, and how difficult it was to constantly have to leave their daughter Darya behind while they skated. While I'm sure there are some things she chose not to write about, overall a very detailed and honest life and love story emerges. She was so lucky to have this wonderful man, who was so much more than just an athletic partner, for (what was then) half of her life.

Because the love story is so beautiful and like a dream come true, the reader can really feel her deep grief and sorrow expressed at the beginning and end of the book. It's a terrible thing to lose the love of your life, the father of your child, the only person you've ever skated with for the past 13 years, when you're only 24 years old. This beautiful love story isn't diminished for me by knowing that Katya has since moved on with her life and found love again. She had a child with Ilya Kulik six years after Sergey died, and married him a year later; it's not like she jumped into his bed soon after this book was published! (And since Kulik is six years younger, he would have been a bit too young for her then anyway.) When you're widowed at such a young age, you should hardly be expected to be in mourning forever, and it may help the more current reader to not feel quite so sad at the end, knowing that this intense pain and sorrow isn't such an overpowering force in Katya's life anymore. And new husband or not, there's no denying that her first husband, her first love, was indeed the greatest love of her life.

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The Last Silk Dress
Published in Paperback by Starfire (1990-04-01)
Author: Ann Rinaldi
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Girl In Tragic Times, Wonderful
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-07-06
Susan is growing up during the Civil War. She helps the Confederate Cause by collecting silk dresses for a balloon to spy on the Union army. She also struggles with her mother, who takes out her anger on Susan. But when she meets her brother Lucien, who was shunned from the family and has anti-Confederate views, her loyalties are tested. Can she do what she thinks is right, without hurting the people she love?

Great Book!
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Review Date: 2007-10-01
I love this book. I read it years ago and wanted to read it again, so I bought it.

One of the Best Ann Rinaldi Books I have read
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Review Date: 2006-07-15
The Last Silk Dress is one of the Best Ann Rinaldi books I have read ( and I have read many). The way Ms Rinaldi discribes the occurances takes you back and makes you feel like you were there. This was actualy the first Rinaldi book I read and now I own at least 7 of her books. The author and the book are wonderful and I suggest anyone who is into historical fiction or just needs a good book to bye this one or check it out of the library.

The Last Silk Dress
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Review Date: 2006-07-15
I thought that this book was well writen and I could really relate to Susen the main character. She is the old version of a todays rebels. It is a very good book and I recomend it to anyone who loves history and fiction.

The Last Silk Dress
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Review Date: 2006-05-22
The Last Silk Dress was an excellent book. The author, Ms. Ann Rinaldi, wrote the story in first person format. The story truly showed what the main character, Susan Chilmark was thinking and feeling. Ann Rinaldi wrote with so much detail that one could picture each and every scene that she described. I felt present in each part of the story.
The book is not part of series. This book is not a journal, but it shows how Susan thought and felt when she was overcoming the challenges her brother, Lucien, set for her. I would recommend this book to anyone, especially people who like historical fiction.

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If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (If You Give... Books)
Published in Paperback by Scholastic (1988-06)
Author: Laura Joffe Numeroff
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Great Bed Time Book
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Review Date: 2008-06-02
I would highly recommend this book to any parent who has pre-school aged children. It is a great bed time story.

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
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Review Date: 2008-03-06
This is the story that captivated by interest in this author's storytelling. My students love the books! Plus, the book came in excellent condition.

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
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Review Date: 2008-02-11
If you give a mouse a cookie is a fabulous book from the mouth watering food pictures, to the non-stop hilerious literature. I love the cute little mouse shown in every fantastic image. I would recommend this for ages 1 to 100. It starts out as a tiny mouse wanting a cookie, then wants more and more. A fun picture book, estatic is a great way to describe this grand piece of art.

Absolutely charming for ALL ages!
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2008-02-12
BOTTOM LINE:

Numeroff does it again!
Anyone who gives this less than 4 stars is a soulless android. There is NOTHING to not like about this book in a series of 'If you give a ...'! It is laugh out loud funny, great to read, and the pictures are cute and hilarious! The story has a nice touch of irony without forcing a MESSAGE.

I think its wonderful to have a children's book that is so clever and whimsical - hard to find one nowadays. Not only does my 6-yr old love it, but I love it myself. :-)

If You Give a Child This Book...You Will Have Hours of Fun Together
Helpful Votes: 10 out of 11 total.
Review Date: 2008-06-29
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie is a modern classic, beloved by children everywhere. It is also a book that teaches about sequential action and consequence. For example, if you give a mouse a cookie, he is going to ask for a glass of milk. If you give him a glass of milk, he will probably ask for straw. As the book continues, the drink leads to a napkin, which leads to a mirror (to check for a milk mustache), which leads to a haircut, which leads to cleaning up, etc., and so forth. The tale eventually comes full circle, with thirst leading to a glass of milk, which leads back to giving a mouse a cookie. And of course, if you give a mouse a cookie...

My three year old and I love reading this together at bedtime. I start the sentence on each page ("If you give a mouse an xxxx...), and she shouts out the end of the sentence (",...he is going to xxxx."). The result is lots of giggles which are very nice right before bedtime.

This fun, entertaining book is beautifully illustrated with rich, detailed, colorful drawings. I highly recommend this book for small children and beginning readers, and I guarantee that it will quickly become a family favorite.

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Child Is Born, A
Published in Paperback by Dell (1986-04-01)
Author: Lennart Nilsson
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Great Find!
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Review Date: 2008-07-05
The pictures are wonderful in this book. I remember my mom having an earlier edition when I was little and now I have an updated edition of my own!

A Child is Born
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Review Date: 2008-06-22
I haven't read this book. I purchased the book for my son and his wife, who will be having their first child in January 2009. It will also make me and my wife grandparents for the first time! They love the book! Thank you for the rapid delivery! Susan and Billy Thompson

A classic
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Review Date: 2008-06-21
I bought this book 27 years ago when I was expecting my first child and when my daughter told me she was planning a family, I immediately purchased the updated version for her. This book remains a classic! The pictures are unbelievable and so beautiful and vivid. Because it's a European book, the childbirth pictures may be more graphic than what we are used to here in the States, but look beyond that to see the beauty and wonder of childbirth depicted in this amazing book. I highly recommend it!

A Child Is Born
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Review Date: 2008-05-06
A+ new edition of a book that I originally purchased when my son was born 29 years ago. I purchased the updated version for him and his wife. It is excellent! I recommend for all new parents and/or grandparents to give as a gift to their children.

wonderful pictures but need updating
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Review Date: 2008-06-30
Wonderful book amazing to see detailed pictures of the baby. Great for showing your children what is going on in your body. Other pictures are dated and need to be updated to this decade.

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In the Time of Dinosaurs (Animorphs Megamorphs, 2)
Published in Paperback by Apple (1998-06)
Author: Katherine Applegate
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Pointless perspectives
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Review Date: 2008-05-11
I never did truly see the point of this novel, but hey, it was fun and everyone loves dinosaurs. I think it's a good project for writing, and I like the admittely contrived concept of looking at everyone's thoughts. But aside from that, why?

Just two stars
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Review Date: 2006-08-14
While the bonus installments of Animorphs are K.A. Applegate's chance to shine (a.k.a. Visser, Megamorphs #1) they can also spell disaster. And this book spells every letter. It's as though Applegate rubbed her hands and said, "Here's my chance to put in every random idea I've ever had along with ten hours of research on dinosaurs. No, make that five hours." And she does.

The adventure in the book starts with some of the Animorphs stuck in a dinosaur. Yep, that's right. Inside a dinosaur. It is as ridiculous as it sounds. From there, they venture into the land of dinosaurs trying to find one another. The dinosaurs range from huge deadly raptors who are conveniently acquired, to Stegasaurus who are being zapped by evil ant aliens.

To try to divert attention from the convenient ways all six Animorphs can come away unscratched by a massive T-Rex, Applegate puts in big crabs with about twenty eyes. Oh, and they invented broccoli. They're named Mercora. Their enemies are lots and lots of evil ants called the Nesk, which are the pitifully two dimensional race who tries and fails to be as interesting as Yeerks.

Are these elements not ridiculous enough for you? There's more. They make dinosaur sandals. They steal nuclear weapons that happen to be invented back in that time. And somehow they all survive when a massive meteor hits the world and kills everything.

Sometimes Applegate goes a step too far in the absurd (though occassionally enjoyable) ideas throughout her Animorph series. Time of the Dinosaurs goes an entire staircase. Only die hard Animorphs fans should read this. And even then, remember that this is a bonus installment not part of the main series essential to understand the plot line... thankfully.

Jordan at Richview Middle school
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Review Date: 2004-03-11
This book starts out with a kid seeing a submarine crashing at the bottom of the ocean. His name is Marco and he is the prankster of this group of special humans. They are Andalites,which have the power
to gather animal d.n.a. and they change into animals.Jake is the leader
then there is Cassie,Ax,and Rachel. Well they go to save the people in
the sub,While they are saving the day nuclear sub blows up and they get blown back to in time with the dinosaurs.While they are there they

encounter two alien species one friendly one not so friendly. So they create another explosion and they go home

megamorphs
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Review Date: 2003-03-09
megamorphs
the book i read was the animorphs: megamoarphs in the time of the
dinosaurs. the book starts out with Marco on of the five animorphs
talking about a nuclear sub that sank in the ocean. so he talks to his
friends and they go to the sunken sub and boom it happens if you
want to find out what happened read the book . but they wake up
and there in the time of the dinosaurs and all of their morphs are to
weak for them to use in that world so they have to get new morphs
but how. when they wake up tobias and Rachel were eaten by a
dinosaur and the rest of them are being chased by another dino.
they reach land and demorph and they relies that this is real and
that they might not go home. But they knew that tobias and werenýt
going no matter what because they were eaten as you now know.
Now the remaining animorphs decide that they need to get a fire
going to survive and keep other animals away. but what they dont
know is that tobias and rachel are still alive and are trying to get out
of the dinosaurs stomach. And back at camp a t-rex shows up and
they run they thought that the fire would keep the dinosaurs away .
to find out what happens in the rest of the book youýll have to read
the book but on my opinion the book was one of the best iýve ever
read on a scale of one to ten it was definetly a nine.

What were you thinking Applegate??
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2004-08-25
Sorry, but this book is definately only three stars. It all starts out when Marco hears about a sunk sub and the Animmorphs go to investigate. Something goes wrong and suddenly they find themselves in preostoric times!

I don't like this book because: a)It has the whole Sario Rip thing that was already put in another book. b)When they find themselves stuck in the Creostastes(sorry, don't know how to spell it) Period, there's another alien speices. I don't like that whole thing, along with The Mutation #36, and c)How it ended was very, very predictable. I don't know about you, but I knew that the comet was going to blow them back to their own time sooner or later.

Sorry Applegate, but you couldn't give us another winner like THe Andalite Chronicles (I have a review there, too)


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