Quality Street Books

I can not say enough about this book. I absolutely loved it. I am a Geography teacher and I am ordering a class set for my classroom. I think my students will fall in love with this book the same way I did. You should buy this book without even thinking twice. You will laugh and learn so much about the world from first hand experience. Enjoy and BUY IT!!!!!!!!!!

I really liked this book, it's one of my favorite in the genre of travel writing, with some very funny stories from the author's travels. I do wish he took more of a postive approach though, it seems nine out of ten stories show the negative side of travel, though I guess it's good to tell it like it is. Highly reccomended for a good laugh!

I LOVE humorous travel books but they are far and few between. I bought this book on sale and was pleasantly surprised. I laughed my way through the whole book. I will be sure to pick up anything else from him now!

I bought this book at an airport bookstore before a fight from Miami to Paris. Unfortunately for the passengers seated near me, I laughed out loud all the way across the Atlantic. And my laughter is kind of obnoxious, or so my friends say. Some of the stories were so funny I almost wet my pants. Thanks, Hester, for making my flight more enjoyable.

Former flight attendent Elliott Hester takes a leave of absence after the events of 9-11 and opts to take his own journey around the world. We are taken along on the trip with him in an assortment of amusing and embarassing anecdotes. He starts in Miami going to Argentina, South Pacific, Australia, SE Asia, India, North Africa, and into the European countries before landing back home. He regals us with stories of topless Scrabble addicts, Dehli Belly, transvestite islanders, the dangers of driving in other countries, sauna in Finland, impersonating Samuel L Jackson in Czech, and other great stories. He runs continual risks of intenstinal problems and is not above humiliating himself. All in all, this is a splendid book showing you how you too can go across the globe on $60 a day. As with most travelogues, it loses a star because the book would have been benefitted by the inclusion of photos he took on the journey. Fast and easy read, I'll be picking up future books of his.

This book is a very unique and brilliant approach to the business world using poetry. It's an invaluable tool to teach choices about life in corporate America. I loved the book!

Corporate poetry is an excellent tool for use with groups in the workplace or for one's own development. The insights are mind-expanding and the choices challenging. Quite a thought-provoking work that is easily read. Will be enjoyed by most everyone. Great gift idea!

What a unique concept! The author's combination of prose and poetry to examine the value system of corporate America inspired self-reflection. This book is a great tool for any person, man or woman, trying to survive in corporate America today. I loved it!

This is a great collection of short puppet scripts that are perfect for children's ministry. I use these scripts with my church every other week and I've been a part of some amazing results. If you are thinking of starting a puppet ministry team, this collection of scripts is a good way to start teaching the Word of God to other people. I have also purchased "Seasonal Puppet Scripts" which is similar to this book and is by "One Way Street".

This book was well-written and has good-to-the-point information that is easy to read, follow and each topic is followed by a list of books to read further into the subject.

Finally, thank heaven, there is a practical management book that was written by people who clearly have real life, in-the-trenches, experiences at all levels of the corporate ladder. Absent from this book are the feel good, pie in the sky, out of touch recommendations so prevalent in contemporary management writings. Any recommendations to changing a business culture comes with clear instructions to orchestrating the change. Checklists are used effectively throughout the book facilitating execution and ensuring significant bottom-line benefits.

The diet metaphor is wonderfully used. The similarities between achieving sustainable results on a persoanl diet and achieving sustainable results in a business organization become so striking when you read this book that you'll never forget them.

Supply chain management concepts are masterfully reviewed. When, how, and to what degree outsourcing is appropriate is meticulously covered.

If everyone enrolled in an MBA program were to have a course dedicated to the concepts used in this book, productivity would improve world-wide. A GREAT BOOK!!

This is an incredibly amazing book. After reading the back, I was not sure I wanted to purchase the book, but decided to do so. From the moment I opened the book, I didn't want to put it down. Sheri Reynolds made this book and religious cult come to life in every page.

This is probably going to be one of my top 10 most favorite books. I loved every single part of the book. The ending was soooooo great!

I liked this book a lot. It was very easy to read, a lot of descriptions to give you a good picture in your head. The story was great.

Nina is a 14 year old girl living in a strict religious community headed up by her grandfather. Naive and innocent, her only experience of the outside world is through school. She is very confused by the meaning of holiness and the impact of her grandfather's religious rules and teachings. When she gets pregnant after getting close to her "prayer partner" whom she is to marry eventually, the whole community turns against her until the baby itself becomes the miracle to save the community.

I found the story interesting, engaging and definitely challenging. It is difficult to understand how people can be so blinded by twisted religion and accept incredible punishments for thing that aren't even wrong. This book will surprise and astonish you, and will definitely make you ask yourself a lot of questions.

I didn't like this book. It was very well written, but in the end I was disappointed. In order to like a book, and its characters and its story, I have to believe what I am reading. If the storyline has me perplexed, because the characters are doing things that would not be within the normal parameters of the plot and theme, I scratch my head. If this was truly a community of religious people, following their leaders rules and regulations no matter how ridiculous or abusive, than the events would have ever taken place. You have to suspend disbelief and I don't like doing that. Ninah and James would have NEVER been aloud to be alone, never. Not for Prayer time, quiet time or hammer time. Grandpa Herman, while not the smartest man alive, would have been worldly enough to know the brains of young adults, no matter who they were. Now I know it's a work of fiction, and it "could have" happened, but something deep down in me kept doubting it and it ruined the book for me all together.

This is a funny and charming book about the South and will appeal to all who cherish Southern tradition. Also recommened in the same genre Marching Through Georgia, My Walk Along Sherman's Route by Cherokee author Jerry Ellis. He WALKED the route of Sherman and recorded contemporary stories of those he met with insight, humor and soul. The book is also filled with historical nuggets that many were unaware of.

The Book `Mama Makes up Her Mind and Other Dangers of Southern Living' is a collection of memoirs of meaningful or funny times in the author, Bailey White's, life. Each mini-story inside this book is approximately 2-7 pages long. There are about 55 mini-stories in this book.
This story tells you about the adventures of Bailey White's exciting childhood. By the end of the book, I ended up wondering how that many interesting things can happen to one person in one lifetime. It is amazing how she describes her surroundings of the past so well.
What I disliked about this book is that as soon as you start to get into one of the stories, it ends. The stories are so short and they seem to be scattered rather randomly in the book. They also don't have much of a point to them, being true stories.
What I liked about this book is how well she tells the stories as if they happened just yesterday. In some of the stories, she can just take you to the place where the story is happening. In others, she cannot. Compared to many others, Bailey White had a very interesting life growing up.
Overall, I wouldn't rate his book very high on the scale. Unless you like short stories more than novels, when you go to the bookstore looking for books, I wouldn't even waste a second looking at this book.

The Book `Mama Makes up Her Mind and Other Dangers of Southern Living' is a collection of memoirs of meaningful or funny times in the author, Bailey White's, life. Each mini-story inside this book is approximately 2-7 pages long. There are about 55 mini-stories in this book.
This story tells you about the adventures of Bailey White's exciting childhood. By the end of the book, I ended up wondering how that many interesting things can happen to one person in one lifetime. It is amazing how she describes her surroundings of the past so well.
What I disliked about this book is that as soon as you start to get into one of the stories, it ends. The stories are so short and they seem to be scattered rather randomly in the book. They also don't have much of a point to them, being true stories.
What I liked about this book is how well she tells the stories as if they happened just yesterday. In some of the stories, she can just take you to the place where the story is happening. In others, she cannot. Compared to many others, Bailey White had a very interesting life growing up.
Overall, I wouldn't rate his book very high on the scale. Unless you like short stories more than novels, when you go to the bookstore looking for books, I wouldn't even waste a second looking at this book.

Whenever I (re)read stories from this book, I can hear Bailey White telling them as she used to on NPR. Quirky, yes, but she and her mama and their various cousins, siblings, aunts, uncles, ancestors, and neighbors are genuinely southern, from their never-ending tales that wander around among peoples' various marriages, children, inlaws, deaths, and relationships--sometimes getting to the point--to their calm acceptance of the eccentric and even the nearly unbelievable. My own mother came from a different part of the South (Mississippi), but there is something in that voice, be it Georgia-, North Carolina-, or Mississipi-accented (and they are all different) that sets it apart from other American storytellers and that rings true to those of us who grew up in the South or with southern parents.

The Book `Mama Makes up Her Mind and Other Dangers of Southern Living' is a collection of memoirs of meaningful or funny times in the author, Bailey White's, life. Each mini-story inside this book is approximately 2-7 pages long. There are about 55 mini-stories in this book.
This story tells you about the adventures of Bailey White's exciting childhood. By the end of the book, I ended up wondering how that many interesting things can happen to one person in one lifetime. It is amazing how she describes her surroundings of the past so well.
What I disliked about this book is that as soon as you start to get into one of the stories, it ends. The stories are so short and they seem to be scattered rather randomly in the book. They also don't have much of a point to them, being true stories.
What I liked about this book is how well she tells the stories as if they happened just yesterday. In some of the stories, she can just take you to the place where the story is happening. In others, she cannot. Compared to many others, Bailey White had a very interesting life growing up.
Overall, I wouldn't rate his book very high on the scale. Unless you like short stories more than novels, when you go to the bookstore looking for books, I wouldn't even waste a second looking at this book.

With all the deaths and occasional botched murders, you'd think I'd be aware that Shadyside has a hospital. But I'd never really thought much of it - however, I wasn't surprised to find that the Shadyside hospital has something seriously wrong behind its doors.

That's what Laurie has accidentally found out. Except she's not sure how the puzzle pieces fit. She's only a student volunteer, but she keeps encountering weird and frightening things. A desperate child. A nurse with a scalpel stuck in her throat. Disappearing people, records, and items. There are secrets going on in that hospital that no one wants Laurie to know about, and they're willing to kill in order to keep it that way.

Does anyone know where I can find a COMPLETE list of all the Fear Street books that he has written???. Please e-mail me if you do at magikmoondesigns@yahoo.com

this book was okay. It was kind of stupid. I read it last summer so I can't really tell the details but it wasn't really interesting. I don't recommend this book.

"The Knife" is my favorite Fear Street book, tied with "Runaway." I really enjoy the plot and the characters, too. The clues are kinda obvious...so obivous you wouldn't guess! You'll probably be just like me and once the culprit is revealed you'll slap your head and say "I can't beleve I missed that!" The ending is great! R.L Stine is my favorite author of all time! Once I started I couldn't put the book down. I read it in like 2 hours. Thanks for an amazing book R.L

OMG this book was madd good!! I want to keep it but its the librarys. I LOVE this book. I got it yesterday and I just finished it today. I have 11 more I took from the library today. Stick with Fear Street I reccomend it. I do not like Christopher Pike books, I will stick with Fear Street for now. Well bye, but read that book it was off the Heezie fo shezzie my neezie! LOL if u dont know dat meanz It was VERY VERY good. well bye
Dice

This book was helpful, but not nearly as helpful as Elaine St. James' "Simplify Your Life." I'd recommend starting there, and tackling the peculiarities of life with children -after- you've tried a few of Elaine's suggestions. Elaine has a way of approaching the big picture, finding the chinks, and carving off large chunks of unneeded stress.

This book has more psychological, feel-your-way advice, while "Simplify Your Life" gives concrete, single steps that almost anyone can implement, age not a factor.

This book has very short chapters. What this does is allows you to quickly get a thought-provoking and helpful "shot in the arm" almost anywhere. I find it a great book to keep in the car for reading during commutes when I am a passenger or even if stuck in traffic. Sure, some of the stuff is common sense but the way Carlson puts it - it really makes you think and makes it real. Definitely one to read and pass on to someone else.

I have read two of Carlson's "Don't sweat the small stuff" series books. This one was better than "Don't sweat the small stuff, Just make money". This book has suggestions on how to relate to problems and annoyances in a family environment and is remindful of how important family should be to us. There was little I took from this book that would greatly change my life, but it was good reading and has a few good suggestions in dealing with day to day family issues.

I agree with Robb Dunn's review above and can't believe people are so ga-ga over this author. I've read Don't Sweat The Small Stuff--and It's All Small Stuff, and I'm almost done with the Family book. In both cases you could almost skip the text and just read the chapter headings. I'm finding only one or two chapters in the entire book that are telling me something that isn't simple common sense. And in these chapters he gets to the point in the first few sentences and then just babbles on. Not worth the read.

It's not rocket science - getting along with your family - but isn't it astounding how many people can't get along at home on a regular basis? Even if you're fortunate to have nearly perfect family relations, you'll find yourself in at least one situation in this little book.

Carlson makes his points simply and in a straightforward manner which almost hits you in the head with: "OF COURSE! THIS MAKES SENSE! WHY HAVEN'T I DONE THIS BEFORE? "

You'll enjoy the suggestions and practicing the ways to get along better with everyone who means anything to you in life (and even those you don't care so much about).

Judge this book by its cover ~ it's filled with often overlooked words of wisdom!

Like many of the people profiled in Clarity Quest, I had taken sabbaticals (from a week to a year and a half), trying to discover what I really wanted to do and be. Each time I found myself catching up on sleep (from stress and burnout) for the majority of the time, and then filling my time with activities to avoid the panic of still not knowing how to discover my true passion in life. In the first few pages of Clarity Quest, I found it that I was not alone - and I found a plan to clarify what I want, focus on discovering my passion in life, and achieving it all. You can have love, wealth, and a great career on your own terms. Just follow the eight week plan outlined in this book - it will guide you every step of the way.

This is a mood book: one really needs to create an atmosphere and space in one's life to seriously contemplate life changes. The author proposes a seven week program, called base camp training, to get ready for a week of thought exercises, which she refers to as a sabbatical. The weekly themes include such subjects as getting a good night's sleep and relaxing, organizing personal finances, optimization of health and exercise, simplification of one's life, and letting go negativities and increasing love in one's life. Common to all of the weeks is a back to nature recommendation: taking walks on nature trails, watching sunrises and sunsets, etc. The trainee is even advised to take a refreshing shower every morning as well as bubble baths.

All of this preparation is for taking a week-long trip to a quiet spot to complete any number of thought and writing exercises to determine who one is and where he or she should or wants to go with their life. It is a "journey of self-discovery." One is supposed to get in touch with personal goals, talents, motivations, likes and dislikes, and values. At the end, a plan of action is required.

The book is pretty basic. It is a comfort book with a definite slant toward women. Like most books of this genre, it is very short on practicalities. It is one thing to understand one's self, but it is an entirely different matter to translate that into gainful employment. And then there are issues of finances and age, to name two. If one has never read a book like this, it may be helpful. But otherwise, don't expect any unique insights.

How to take a Sabbatical...sounds interesting. And it sure is. Pam Ammondson really got to the point on helping everybody to live a better life. No false promises or just wishes. She's given wit and the good thing is that she shares it with us. And does so by combining dreamer's ideas with focused advices. What else could be better?

In this relatively compact volume, Pam helps us turn down the volume of noise in our lives, so we can hear that small quiet voice within us, speaking to us of our hopes and dreams.

Follow this book and it will change your life -- perhaps to the chagrin of the people you now work for!

I came across this book by sheer coincidence 6.5 weeks before I was about to leave a job; the company was closing. I had no idea what to do next, hadn't planned ahead financially, and picking up the book seemed like providence. I only hoped that it was realistic enough to follow.

I was truly impressed at the plain language of the book; most self-help books seem to need to coin their own phrases and have you learn their 'lingo'. Pam's book was written as if she's speaking to you, and she basically gives you homework assignments and steps to follow which slowly reveal the answers you are looking for.

I did the finance chapter first; it was weighing on my mind the most, and then followed the steps as closely as possible. All of the goals are attainable, they don't make you feel like you're displacing other important aspects of your life.

After 6 weeks, I was ready to redirect myself toward identifying what I wanted. My sabbatical was nine days in the Florida Keys; I rented a truck for $125, took a tent, and camped out each night under the stars, with my journal and sketchbook nearby. I don't think I spent over $500 for the whole trip. I made friends with another person also trying to find their way, and we both worked through some of the 'what to do next' scenarios.

I came back, packed my things, moved to a new city, and scored a new job which paid well. I was relaxed and able to concentrate on the important decisions during this process.

I heartily recommend this book to anyone who is feeling a bit unplugged and who needs a gentle hand in getting closer to their goals. Sometimes you need a push, and Pam does it well.