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I haven't finished this book. But so far I like it.
I have to say, I would be a little freaked out if I
had to go to some strangers house like Sam did. Even
if she was an old lady.
I like it alot, so far, I like them all.

A very wonderful story! This author amazes me every time. This is a sad story, but has a unique and heart-warming finish. Anyone can enjoy this book, and I've read it dozens of times. One of my favorites. If anyone likes young animals, this is for you!

Phantom Stallion is a great book series. Faith a blind filly comes to Mrs. Allens ranch that Samatha Foster (Sam) renvates into a usful system. Mrs. Allen a new charter introduced to the series was mean at first and Sam changed all that. You will find the epic adventure of Faith, Sam, Trudy Allen, and of course the beloved phantom. Its a great book series for any girl into horses. So I hope you like the book and have fun with the adventure of Faith and Sam.

I have read the first thirteen of the Phantom Stallion series, and Free Again is one of my favorites. Like all the Phantom Stallion books, a lot of different story lines are presented throughout the book. You get to know not only the human characters, but also the horses, each of which have their own personality as well. I highly recommend the Phantom Stallion series for any horse lover!

Thirteen-year-old Samantha (Sam) Forster, is absolutely ecstatic when she finds a great home for a group of so-called "unadoptable" mustangs. In fact, she feels like an absolute hero, and is filled with so much strength, she feels like she can do anything. But when she promises to help care for each and every horse, especially the beautiful little blind filly she names Faith, she realizes just how much responsibility she has now. Between school, chores, homework, friends, taking care of her own horses, and helping to take care of the mustangs, Sam feels completely overwhelmed. But when the little blind filly wanders away alone during a horrible snowstorm, Sam blames herself, and knows that it's up to her to save the filly before something terrible happens to her. And maybe, just maybe, her beloved Phantom will help her save the day.

This is my first ever PHANTOM STALLION book, and I am not in anyway disappointed. I found the character of Sam to be full of wonderful spirit, determination, and intelligence. Her outlook on life, and her love for animals (especially horses), is absolutely wonderful, and her courageousness in searching for the blind little filly in the middle of a snowstorm was utterly remarkable. The supporting characters, such as Sam's friends, Jen and Jake, and her guardians, her Father and her Grandmother, make the story so much better, and keep it flowing well, while at the same time capturing the readers' attention. Overall this was a wonderful book that will be cherished for years to come by horse lovers.

Erika Sorocco
Book Review Columnist for The Community Bugle Newspaper

This is one of my favorite books in the series! Once I got started, I couldnt put it down. I did think though, that Amy's method for curing Spirit was a little unrealistic...I'm not going to spoil it by telling, but that's why I rated it four stars. I think it's an awsome book though, read it!

This book is the best! there are lots of things happening in this book like Lues wedding. Its a really good book and you won't wan't to miss it!

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This is'nt the best book that i've read.I live in australia so i Know what it's like. I was Interesting to read what the Author thought and knew about australia. Lauren Brooke is a fab autor and really draws me in but this wouldn't be her best book.

I have read all of Lauren Brooks Heartland books, and I think that every one deserves five stars! In this Heartland book, Amy Flemming goes with her sister and her sisters boyfriend to Australia to visit her half sister, her step-mother, and her father. When Amy gets there she begins to feel she doesn't fit in, so she hangs with the horses, but she doesn't really feel like she fits there either. With the help of Amy's friends, she realizes what the problem is and quickly tries to fix it before she goes home.

When people ask me about the series Heartland this is what I say to them: Heartland is a series about horses. The author almosts casts a spell upon you. Its like she is dragging you deeper into the story and it won't let you go. This series has nothing to compare itself to. These are the most outstanding books in the world. Amy is a character you will never forget. Lauren Brooke won't let you.

John McArthur writes another good book, but this one moved a little slow and seemed to take too many pages to develop. However, a patient reader will get nuggets of pure gold from the illustrations used by the author.

Excellent practical advice to be a more effective leader by studying the life of Paul. The 26 characteristics of a true leader with examples of each!

MacArthur journeys with Paul and examines the leadership highlights of his earthly sojourn. The brand of leadership portrayed here is exceptionally biblical. No attachment to worldly agendas, influence or respect is brought to bear on this biblical topic.

I did appreciate the principled way in which MacAthur set out this vital issue in today's church. It was expository to a degree. Unfortunately, at some moments I found that certain ideas would not be able to be verified by Scripture, and might have made an otherwise impeachable reference to Paul's biblical leadership.

MacArthur does not deal with the biblical structures of authority based on the example rooted in the ministry of Jesus as portrayed in the Gospels or other important figures in Acts, but solely addresses Paul. So I found the limited scope valuable, but only to the degree that it was Pauline.

'Paul's epistle of commendation was better than any letter the false teachers could pull out of their satchels. Paul's was a flesh-and-blood, living, walking testimony. His credentials as a leader was written in the lives of the Corinthians themselves.' pg 95

A healthy biblical effort, although not exhaustive or systematic.

This book gives you a history lesson on Paul and how he applied leadership in his life. While I enjoyed learning more about Paul and his leadership style, some parts of the book especially near the end became slow to read as if the author just wanted to complete the book.

MacArthur takes the reader through significant events in the life of Paul, beginning in Acts 27 and continuing into II Corinthians, providing insight into Paul's leadership ability and personal character as it is demonstrated in his dealings with pagan sailors, false teachers, and immature Christians.

He also takes a short detour towards the beginning of the book to look into the life of Nehemiah in order to glean some wisdom from Nehemiah's effort to rebuild the wall. The end result is an extremely practical, Biblically saturated guide into true leadership. From the life of Paul and Nehemiah, MacArthur derives 26 characteristics of a true leader. Especially helpful is an appendix on page 209 which provides the list of the 26 characteristics in the order in which they appear in the book.

Another very helpful portion of this book is where MacArthur elaborates on the principle that a "Leader is disciplined" (147). On pages 152 through 157, MacArthur gives eight specific, practical ways in which a person can discipline himself or herself: Get organized; use time wisely; findways to be edified rather than merely entertained; pay attention to small things; accept extra resposibility; once you start something, finish it; keep your commitments and tell yourself no from time to time.

Overall, the book is exrememly helpful and practical and will be very encouraging for those who desire to be true leaders. I highly recommend it!

I teach 8th grade writing and I love to share even a one or two line selection from Mr. Fulghum as inspiration. I am constantly trying to get my students to notice the words around them and to decide why they love it or hate it or have any strong feelings toward it. It is a great way to introduce writer's journals and I will continue to share his choices with my students.

Not as good as his first four books; Kindergarten, It was on fire when I lay down on it, Maybe, Uh-Oh, but if your a fan of Fulghum you will find essays that are worthy of a book mark.

I recently stumbled across a reference to Robert Fulghum on my web-wanderings. It was a long time ago that I read "All I Need to Know..." but I remembered the impact that small book made on me. Because I've been reading more lately, I ordered a few of Fulghum's books, thinking I might enjoy some of the others. Enter "Words I Wish I Wrote."

This book is a glimpse into the mind of a writer. It's a look at what makes him tick. That's not because he tells us per se, but because we get a chance to see some of the writings that influenced him. In the process, it is his chance to share with us the words of other writers he loves.

The invitation to share is a lot of fun. I thoroughly enjoyed the snippets, the quotes, the aphorisms (a great favorite of mine), and the poetry. The sampler provided me with a broad array of new writers to personally explore as I collect my own set of words I wish I wrote.

Now I have a lot more reading to do. When you buy this little book, plan on spending some time reading, thinking, and sharing with those close to you. I've been reading bits and pieces to Wife and Young Son as I read. It's fun.

For me, this was a wonderful find. This book wasn't particularly long, and I'd seen about 25% of the material before, but parts of it were simply wonderful.

I love the way it has helped me think about my projects.

As high as I rate this work, I cannot recommend buying if you can check it out from your library. It has lots of blank space (if the text was condensed like a novel, it would be about 100 pages at most), and it is easy enough to Xerox or copy down the best passages you find to have personal significance.

I've long enjoyed Mr. Fulghum's insights and quirky stories, so I thought it would be interested to see what his sources of inspiration were. This is actually a pretty brief book--the layout (with each quote on its own page) bulks up the book with a fair amount of blank paper. The quotes are divided into a series of thematic chapters, and Fulghum provides an introduction to each section and annotations about the authors/sources included. Some of these quotes are entertaining, others thought provoking. All of them provide a glimpse into Fulghum's mind and provide some insights into his view of life. While interesting, this book is not nearly as entertaining as some of his earlier works.

I find this Manga series one of the most absorbing I've ever read. It is very interesting and enjoyable. I am a teacher and will allow this series in my classroom. They will love it too!

Manga did a terrific job in putting together the Death Note volumes. They are so well written and are a lot of fun. I don't think I will read a standard book the same again. I highly recommened the books to anybody probally thirteen and over. I will own all of the volumes when all is said and done. One volume just gets better than the next.

In the second volume of Death Note, we get to see Light Yagami further experiment with the powers and capabilities of the Death Note. Raye Penber, the FBI agent assigned to investigate him, and his fiance, a former-FBI agent herself, become inextricably wrapped up in the Kira mystery. L, an enigmatic recluse pursuing Kira, reveals himself to the task force and begins closing in on Light as a suspect.

Things progress nicely in the second volume of Death Note. We spend a bit more time with L, learning about his thought process, habits, and his theories about the Kira case. We also begin to see the lengths to which Light will go to follow his dream of a utopia, even if that means killing innocents. You still get that Encyclopedia Brown-vibe with L and Light (they figure things out with so little to go on and then have to explain to you, at length, how they did it). But Light is also able to play the charismatic teen who only wants to help, and it's disturbing how he can go from this to serial killer within a matter of seconds.

This is a great manga... I can't wait to keep reading!

The plot thickens with the introduction of L. Trust me, if you haven't read this book yet, you really should.

The main character deteriorates into basically spree killing, with a purpose, alarmingly quickly. His motivation pretty much switches from wanting to off criminals to stopping anyone that might get in his way. So far, he is smart enough to stay ahead of his personal demon, too. Given this has a whole bunch of other volumes, one suspects this may not continue indefinitely. :)

It is important to receive email from seller to confirm the transaction, which he/she did. Prompt delivery. Book arrived in good condition as stated.

Read this one a year ago and found it to be very non specific in the elements necessary to gain compliance. Now after three SOX engagements and having to deal with the intricacies of 404, this book stands as a poor introduction to the enormity of the task to follow.

If however one wishes to get a brief overview of what compliance and governance will mean to public companies, read away.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act is one of the most complex, costly pieces of legislation to emerge from Congress in the past two decades. Author Scott Green considers the legislation itself to be a risk - not merely to managers who might find themselves disgraced or imprisoned for mere mistakes and oversights, but also to the productive forces of American capitalism. His book outlines a process for identifying and managing the kind of risk that might result in violations of Sarbanes-Oxley. His approach is blessedly free from jargon and almost intuitively obvious. Other things about this book make it appealing to a reader who has waded through other analyses of Sarbanes-Oxley and who is concerned about full compliance. First, without oversimplifying, Green presents his prescription in simple, straightforward terms. Second, he does not make an overt sales pitch for his firm's consulting services. Third, he has apparently not service-marked his favorite terminology, such as "Smart Links." This restraint confirms that he actually has something to say to you, and is not merely trying to drum up business. What he has to say is not stunning or new, nor is it presented in sparkling prose, but we find it reasonably useful and well worth a manager's time to read.

I am writing a paper about SOA and read different books about it. In comparison to other books the Manager's Guide by Scott Green gives poor information about the SOA itself and talks about risks and controls most of the companies have realized centuries ago. In addition there are absurd comparisons to foreign laws, which maintain uselessness (for example a german law). I guess Scott Green has never been to Germany and doesn't know anything about Corporate Governance in Europe. I have traveled through Europe and found much better quality in leadership there and articles of most famous business magazins affirm my opinion.

The book is pure greed for money.

Boards of all shapes and sizes are wondering about the affect that Sarbanes-Oxley act will have upon their operations, accountability, and liability. But what about the managers running the day-to-day operations? Mr. Green kept his promise to "introduce groundbreaking and practical 'Control Smart' approach that not only meets the requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley, but also alerts you if operational controls stop working or are otherwise compromised."

While larger companies can afford to spend millions of dollars to implement control system monitoring tools, managers of small to mid-sized companies can be unsure of how to move forward if their budgets can't accommodate expensive advisors and systems. Mr. Green tells us in a forthright and clear manner that we must not depend on others to audit accountability into our reporting systems any more than we are able to test reliability or quality into our products. He places responsibility for our transparent transactions squarely on the shoulders of every manager and every employee throughout the organization.

The "Control Smart" approach to understanding where we need to make transformational changes and where we can live with transitional changes is easy to understand even as it is complex and difficult to execute. But we must all attempt to do so. Green insists that we can "walk our talk by taking the culture of our companies seriously. We are able to create positive values as company objectives and appropriately compensate those who uphold the company image." In this well written book, you will find the answer to just what it is that managers today need to do to implement the spirit and the law of Sarbanes-Oxley.

I like reading this book because
it makes it feel like autumn in the
middle of summer. I'm glad that the
WHOLE ENTIRE book wasn't ALL about Sam
being sad about Bryanna and her dad
getting married. It made it a little
more realistic that one of the cougars
died. I liked it alot.

An amazing story, but not my favorite. Very good intro. Perfect for nature-lovers all over the world. A personal recommendation. I enjoyed reading this book. Very suspenseful but an amazing ending. I strongly suggest you pick this book up on your way through!

These books are pretty much fantasy. And WHY may I ask does everyone's horses get loose or run off or get stolen in all these books? Irresponsible horse owners is the answer. Look, it's fine to read these, but what I am trying to say is what goes on in these books would NEVER EVER HAPPEN! That is why I call them fantasy.

A Kid's Review
What goes on in this book is child`s fantasy. It would not happen to a 13 year old girl. The Phantom sounded like a beautiful horse,which is why I bought the book. I was VERY disappointed. What is extremly foolish is that Samantha calls Phantom 'Zanzibar' as his 'secret' name. Right. Whatever. You just can`t combine realism with fantasy. It makes everything to strange. If you are a realist,don`t read it.

I highly disagree with that review. For one, this series is not a child's fantasy. Of course the thought that a wild stallion would come to you by a river every night is a little far-fetched, but that's what makes it interesting because it makes the reader wish she (or he) was Sam. I agree the Phantom sounded like - and is - a beautiful horse. Both on the covers, and the real Phantom is, too! How the heck is calling a horse by a secret name foolish?!!! Those are Native American taming techniques! Hello?! Have you READ the books? Terri Farley describes in the very first book, THE WILD ONE, that Jake taught Sam Native American taming. For example, first mounting Blackie in water, breathing in his nose for him to get her scent, and giving him a secret name. That's not what I'd call foolish.

I don't think this is fantasy. It's what I'd call "an interesting turn on horse series" because I've never read any other horse series that combines Western riding, ranches, mustangs, and one very special stallion! I very much enjoyed this series, and this book.

Anyway, back to the book.

The Challenger was another exciting edition. It involved cougars, a lone stallion, and - of course - evil Linc Slocum! Read this book, the other Phantom Stallion books in this ,(24 books in the series) and on May 22, 2007, the first book in Terri Farley's new series Phantom Stallion: Wild Horse Island - more commonly called Wild Horse Island and WHI for short -THE HORSE CHARMER, will be in book stores available to read! Most readers should have the book in their hands by June 1! YAY!!!

READ, READ, READ this series!

This is probably the most important book in the series.Why??It probably is because some major things happen in it.Sam's dad gets married,Sam gets attacked,and Sam has her moment with the phantom.

This book isn't that unrealistic,I mean arn't all books supposed to be like that?That is why we have a imagination.This book is really good if you have horses and know how they are.

I would recomend this book to anyone who has a pasion for horses,and has a IMAGINATION!!!!

Check out Terri Farley's website and the phantom stallion's.I tried to put the adress ,but it would not allow me.

"Dog Company Six" is the moving story of Captain George Bayard, USMCR, in his tour of duty as commander of Dog Company, 2nd Battalion, of an unmentioned infantry regiment in the 1st Marine Division during the Korean War. Brig Gen Edwin Howard Simmons, USMC, (Ret), is a gifted story-teller that won't leave you disappointed.

The story is told as a series of present tense flashbacks as Capt Bravard recuperates in Japan. The reader follows the chronological sequence of Capt Bravard's tour of duty, beginning with his introduction to the Red Snapper, the battalion commander who is nothing short of a World War II legend. The story is a coming of age for the young company commander as he discovers himself, and has to deal with the harsh realities of combat - from watching a life senselessly extinguished and having to write the letters home to the next of kin.

The timelines and locations for the Marine Corps unit participation are historically accurate, but sometimes spartan in details. This is appropriate for a story told from a company level point of view - a company commander may not have the overall strategy for the entire division.

Simmons assumes a level of familiarity with Marine Corps lingo. As an Airman, I cannot tell the purposes of an SCR-300 or an SCR-356, yet these radio designators are used extensively in the book without an explanation of their purpose. The book could be improved with a glossary of terminology and possibly a few maps to show routes of advance and key terrain features, such as "the Nose" which features prominently in the battle of the Chosin Reservoir.

Simmons is to Korean War fiction, as Jeff Shaara is to Civil War and World War II fiction. "Dog Company Six" is a very readable book, which would be well complemented with "Retreat, Hell!" a book that features the biographies of many of the Marines who fought on this turf. This book needs to be in every company commander's reading library.

I read this book both before I went to Iraq and during my combat tour there. Though the author and I fought in much differing locals and times the feelings and impresions are much the same. The fear mixed with anger, hate and eventual numbness are all there in this novel, in progression of the characters. While reading the book in Iraq I found the parts describing the captian's stay in Japan espically truthful. I had brought the book back with me after going home for my two weeks leave. Back in Iraq I remembered the feeling of being just slightly out of step with the rest of the world while in The States, that feeling was reflected perfectly with the COs feelings in Japan on his way home. How simple things like a bath or a good drink come to mean so much more than they did before. Before war, before combat, before seeing people die.
I highly reccomend this book to anyone intrested in military history. A welcome addition to the bleak - almost empty - Korean War fiction.

I'm not sure that I read the same book other reviewers read. Although the novel had moments of painful realism, it was, for the most part, a jingoistic, cliched, disorganized, and poorly written account of the Korean War. One hopes for more for the long overlooked soldiers who fought in Korea than the self-congratulatory officer worship of this novel. I can only hope that this inspires a more gifted writer to address the topic.

I loved this book. One cannot doubt that the author knows his soldiers, knows the terrain and knows the weapons. An immense authority infuses the story.
The action begins slowly, as the war began slowly, builds in intensity, ends in retreat.
The scenes in Japan were not quite as convincing. There can't be all that many beautiful willing women waiting at the bar, although many Marines must wish for them.
I don't understand why this little masterpiece didn't get more attention.

This was book was recommended reading by my local public library. If you have any doubts that our top military men are intelligent and aware, read this. I write for a living, and I think Simmons is a top-notch thinker and writer.
This is the first book I have read about the Korean Conflict, and I found it to be a fast-paced, well-written account of what it was like to be on the fontlines in Korea. If you like Stephen Ambrose (e.g., "Citizen Soldier"), you will probably like this book.

I purchased 6 Heartland Series books for my 11 year old niece, she now has Books 1 - 16, she just loves them, I gave them as birthday gifts, and just little gifts for no reason (other than I know she loves to read) she is usally done with her gift book, and just waiting for me to deliver her next surprise. I personally have not read them, but she always tells me how much she loves them, and her mother agrees.

these books r soooooo cool! i didnt really like the ashley part of the book.i would have put 4, but the ruth and hank part made up for the 5th star. it must be sad for ruth seeing her father fade away like that. it is so cool how ty understands wat ruth is going thru. I AM A HUGE HEARTLAND FAN AND I HAVE READ EVERY BOOK XCEPT FOR ALWAYS THERE AND FROM THIS DAY ON. I TOTALLY RECOMMEND THIS SERIES! :)

I thought this book would have Ashley and Bright Magic in the book much more often than they were, because they were on the cover and on the back they were mentioned in it, it was mainly about a horse named Boxer and his owner, Hank who has Alzheimer's.

This is yet another of Lauren Brooke's amazing stories about the healing and training of troubled horses. Again Ashley interferes (she ALWAYS does, after all) but this time, the interference is a bit more disguised. It is not like Ashley to show up at Heartland unannounced, and definitely not at all like her to ask Amy for genuine help. Amy agrees to herlp retrain Bright Magic, a gorgeous and honest jumper, but after he begins to respond, Ashley no longer wants Amy's help. However, Ashley does drop her crop every time before she enters the jumping ring. A little interesting, isn't it? In many of her books, Brooke describes "joining up" a process of establishing trust and dominance and friendship between a person and a horse. I must say, it works! I have seen it being used at the stable I ride at, and I have experimented with it myself. My horse respects me and trusts me so much more when I am finished! Thanks Lauren Brooke!

I LOVED THIS BOOK AND ITS ABOSOLUTELY AWESOME, NOT AS GOOD AS THE FIRST FEW, BUT STILL GOOD!!! WHAT HAPPENS IS... AMY GOES TO A SHOW WITH STORM AND SEES ASHLEE TAKE A FALL OFF HER HORSE, LATER ON ASHLEE TURNS UP UNEXPECTEDLY ASKING AMY FOR HELP, ALL THE WHILE AMY IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHATS WRONG WITH BOXER, THE NEWEST HORSE AT HEARTLAND!!! WELL ID BETTER STOP THERE BEFORE I GIVE TO MUCH AWAY!!! LIKE I SAID, AN AWESOME BOOK, AND WELL WORTH READING!!! TO ALL THE HEARTLAND FANS OUT THERE, I HAVE A FAN GROUP!!! ...

I thought this one was one of the best yet! and one reviewer said a hurricane but they were wrong. it's a TORNADO. i dont know where they heard a hurricane but they were really wrong about that. anyway, this is a great book! everyone should read these books!

I love this book so much!!! Heartland books rock! It's awesome and very cool how they use all those herbs to cure the horses! I would love to do something like that for a job. It's amazing!!! I love her book and recommend them to everyone. Not just 9-12 year olds. I know someone who is 17 and she loves them! Of course, she goes through them really quickly, but she really likes them, and I do too!

It wasn't the best book in the series, i think she could've done better but i still enjoyed it. In this book Amy is given a horse named Storm from her father that she and lou are supposed to share Amy beleives that Storm is the answer to her dreams now she can compete and still heal the horses that she loves at Heartland but the stress of working long hours at heartland , homework and getting time to ride Storm start to get to her and no matter what people say she can't face the difficult choice she'll have to make, Storm or Heartland.

Hello my name is Anna, this is a amazing book by Lauren Brooke. Amy now is doing what she always wanted to. She is competing like her dad on her dapple gray horse named Storm, and caring on her mothers work at Heartland. She keeps telling herself she can compete and work at Heartland.But it's just to much work to do both. Sooner or Later Amy will have to pick between her amazing horse and Heartland.

Amy is working hard, getting up early in the morning and sleeping late at night. This has been going on ever since Tim, Amy's father bought her and Lou Storm. Storm is a beautiful Trakehner x Thoroughbred, and was bred for competition. He is completely unsuited to a place like Heartland. With so many horses to help at Heartland, Amy starts stressing out to the point of where she almost hit a horse. In the meantime, she was slowly working with Willow, a 14hh pony who was beaten since she was weaned. Amy is the only one she truly trusts. While at a show, Willow gets an injury and won't let anyone near her. Amy realizes then that she can't keep going on like this with Storm and Heartland. The rest is up to you to find out, and I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did!