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Blood Memory
Published in Hardcover by Macmillan (1992-03-20)
Author: Martha Graham
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interesting autobio of a true pioneer
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2002-03-14
This is an interesting book if you are into modern dance. Graham was, of course, one of the great innovators of an entirely new genre of artistic expression, modern dance, and she is very open about her constant struggles and triumphs. She is a true American original.

In this book, you meet St-Denis, Eric Hawkins, and Merce Cunningham, and manz others, all of whom were influences on her and whom she influenced. They are fascinatingly placed in both personal and historical context.

While the content of this book is exceptional and extremely valuable, it is oddly structured, kind of a series of vignettes that are not even broken down into chapters. This was disconcerting to me and it made the thread of her narrative hard to follow at times. It was edited by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, opne of her last books.

I recommend it to those already interested, but not to those who are not deeply hooked on dance. This work is full of love, some pride, and the obscure tragedies of her life.

An Athlete of God
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2001-02-25
This is my favorite book ever. Martha Graham claims that she is simply a dancer but she is an excellent writer. And, from what I read from Blood Memory a formidable woman. An "artiste" whose thoughts, both deep and candid, are very profound. In all aspects she is truly an "Athlete of God."

read this book!
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 1997-02-27
I heartily recommend this autobiography to anyone who loves dance, or simply loves life! Martha's unique sense of humor and her trademark style make this book well worth your while

a great woman's state of mind
Helpful Votes: 4 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2000-11-15
Reading this book, I found myself eagerly copying down quote after quote of Martha Graham's philosophy. Although I'm not a dancer, I thoroughly enjoyed hearing Martha Graham's perspective on modern dance, art, and life in general. Moreover, I have great admiration for a woman who has been said to encourage *vagina* envy. You go, girl!

An introduction to a legend
Helpful Votes: 4 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 1998-04-11
This book was an excellent introduction into not only the dance world, but the world of a dancer. I was given the opportunity to read this for a beginning modern dance class in college and I completely enjoyed it. It provides a wonderful view of not only the style of dancing as a textbook would normally do, but provides a lens for the reader to understand what kinds of reasons an incredible woman such as Martha would have for creating her works of art. I highly recommend this book for anyone, not interested in dance even, as it is also a wonderful story. It made a great impact on me and especially in my reasons for creating a piece. I highly recommend this book.

Television
BLUEPRINTS: STAR TREK: NEXT GENERATION NCC-1701-D (Star Trek Next Generation (Unnumbered))
Published in Paperback by Star Trek (1996-07-01)
Author: Sternbach
List price: $24.00
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Collectible price: $28.88

Average review score:

Quite a teaser
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2006-07-10
Yes, for any trekie fan, this is a must have item...though it makes one wish other star ships had blue prints as well.

Great Blueprints, Almost Flawless!!!
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2000-08-06
The Star Trek: The Next Generation Blueprints are great, except for one thing: they don't show where the brig is. Other than that, they are great!!!

True Trek Excellence
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 1998-07-04
This book/set of blueprints is the most detailed I have ever seen... I spent hours and hours studying them, they were so detailed! They even show the location of the turbolift shafts, and the computer panels! The blueprints cover things not shown in the Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual... Like the ship's aquatic life tanks, which house dolphins and various other fish and sea animals, or the Main shuttlebay... which is so massive, it could house a football stadium.

I reccomend this book to any 'Trekky' who wants to know more about the Enterprise than they are told by the Television Series.

Trekkie? Then BUY THIS BOOK!!!
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 1996-07-05
Developed by Rick Sternbach, senior illustrator at Paramount for the STAR TREK franchises, The USS ENTERPRISE BLUEPRINTS give STAR TREK fans a whole new way to explore this facinating universe. Inspired by Franz Joseph Designs STAR TREK BLUEPRINTS from 20 years ago, Sternbach and his illustration team have, for the first time, given the fan a way to explore the massive vessel from television's STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION deck by deck. Ever wonder exactly where LT Worf's quarters were? Want to know how to get from the Conference Lounge to Ten Forward? With these highly detailed blueprints, now you can find out. The plans consist of 13 sheets. Each sheet is lovingly drawn, and minutely detailed. But perhaps the crowning jewel in this package is the 16 page booklet accompanying the plans. The booklet, which contains a forward by Robert H. Justman, a producer of the original STAR TREK as well as THE NEXT GENERATION, is the record from a round table discussion featuring Sternbach and several other people who were key in the production of the television series. There are many facinating insights into how the series came to be, how the starship was designed, and several other topics sure to appeal to every STAR TREK fan. A sure fire collectable, the USS ENTERPRISE-D BLUEPRINTS are a must for the bookshelf of every STAR TREK fan.

Amazing detail !!!!
Helpful Votes: 5 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 2001-10-31
I have to say that the Main Shuttle Bay is really an amazing slant; I never would have figured the entire middle of the saucer section was 'hollowed-out' like a space going Aircraft Carrier - amazing! Always wondered where those 'Runabouts' came from on the series . . . sure wish there was set of these Prints for the Enterprise-E.

This is a MUST set for anyone who's ever wondered what it would be like to walk the halls and decks of the Starship Enterprise.

Television
Bob Marley: Spirit Dancer
Published in Paperback by W. W. Norton & Company (2003-11-17)
Authors: Bruce W. Talamon and Roger Steffans
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Proud Spirit
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-02-15
The photographs and the written text of this book compliment each other
perfectly. This book is put together not just for the Bob Marley fan but
any style music fan and also for fans of photography.

GOOD PICS
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2001-02-21
AUTHOR WAS OBVIOUSLY A CLOSE FRIEND OF BOB'S!

ITS SO WONDERFULL READING THE BOOK
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 11 total.
Review Date: 1999-06-09
MY ONLY SUGGESTION IS THAT THOS BOOK REALLY POTRAYS CLEARLY THE LIFE OF A LEGEND.

BEST POINTS TO MY BROTHA
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 8 total.
Review Date: 1998-05-14
Pi up this book put the record on and get into this love and obscurity of "Slave Driver". Enjoy it.

One Of My Favorite Biographies
Helpful Votes: 24 out of 26 total.
Review Date: 2000-06-20
One of the most surprising things you'd expect out of me, a 15 year old skate punk kid, is my collection of books. Big and small, short and long, all of my books are spanned on a shelf system that runs around my room. An those are just the good ones. The really good ones go in my night table drawer. This is one of them. Bob Marley is and was one of the most inflential people not only in my life, but in many others as well. This book not only shows that, it also shows the feels and vibes of Caribbean life during his time. It richly illustrates reggae in general, racial boundaries, and social problems of Marley's time. It is a vividly painted portrait of one of the greatest musicians of our time. With facts from his birth to his death and everything that happened to him in between, it helps you (the reader) to fully understand this great person. Bob Marley was truly influential, and this book illustrates that fact completely. You will read it over and over and over again.

Television
Bruce Lee: The Celebrated Life of the Golden Dragon (Bruce Lee Library)
Published in Paperback by Tuttle Publishing (2000-11-27)
Author:
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Life and times of the true master
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2004-07-08
There are no limitations , save those that we create for ourselves... Bruce Lee

This is a great book if you are looking for a compilation of rare photos and facts.. Unlike most books out there that beat around the bush , This book showcases the man as he wanted to project himself to the world .The perspectives are variable throughout the book , giving the reader a vast panoramic view of the life and times of the much hyped martial arts superstar..

Frankly, if you're looking for a detailed description of his persona , you will find exactly that and more.. Full of great photos that give a realistic insight on the master , this book is a good buy if you are interested in the glam..

If you are a martial artist however , I would strongly suggest that you do not buy this book . There are various other books that will serve your purpose, books like 'The Tao of JKD'.

Informative. Great Pictures. A Great Addition.
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2003-10-13
This book is a great addition to my collection of Bruce Lee books of pictures, filmography, philosopy and techniques. It has one of the best picture collections of all the books I've seen. The content isn't bad either. Talking about the life of the Little Dragon and some of the deep thoughts he had in his short life in this world. My fan-ography of the Jeet Kune Do Sifu is just starting, even if I have been a follower for years. This book is not a dissapointment. It will be a great addition to any collection.

Like looking through a family photo album
Helpful Votes: 15 out of 15 total.
Review Date: 2000-10-12
What an intimate look at the man behind the image! The book is highly visual--the text is very limited--but the photos are like none that I've ever seen in other books on Lee. I'm talking about the baby pictures of Bruce and Brandon, photos of Lee from behind the scenes in his movies (a kind of spooky one of him and Sharon Tate from what must have been just before she was killed), and pictures of he and his wife just sitting on the couch at home. It makes you realize that there's a man and father behind the superhero that appears in his films. I loved it.

The Way of the Intercepting Fist
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2006-01-07
Many of the documentaries and biographies out there about Bruce Lee were unauthorized and created by shysters trying to cash in on his sudden death. This book, based on the recent video documentary "Bruce Lee: In His Own Words" is not only superior because it really is based on the master's own words, but the book and video are also endorsed by Bruce's widow and daughter. Here we get plenty of great photographs from Bruce's films, training, and family life. Meanwhile, Bruce's thoughts on acting, family, and his martial arts style (or, according to him, its dismissal of style) are true revelations for any fan of Bruce's classic movies. His thoughts on being a serious actor, rather than a martial arts "superstar," are quite a surprise; while his personal philosophy and attitudes toward martial arts mastery are both fascinatingly Eastern but surprisingly down-to-Earth and accessible for Western enthusiasts. So instead of fighting your way through all the frauds and fakes out there, get it from the master himself. [~doomsdayer520~]

a must
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 9 total.
Review Date: 2000-12-25
Bruce Lee was his own man.he had so much style&smoothness about him.this book highlights his world in front of the public&behind it.very detailed&very upfront.you get a very insightful look into his world&vision.a man who forever changed the world with his talent&craft.a man who was trying to make sense of his surroudings&the things that were in placed around him.He will never be forgotten.

Television
Bruja
Published in Kindle Edition by Simon Pulse (2004-01-07)
Author: Mel Odom
List price: $5.99
New price: $4.79

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Road to redemption
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2004-07-19
"Bruja" is another excellent novel in the "Angel" series. It was a fast read, had a little insight into family, was action packed all the way. Taking place in the first half of season one of the TV show, Angel has been on the case for a local band of vampires who have human slaves they draw blood from and then sell; kind of like a pizza delivery service for other vampires. Meanwhile, Doyle has a vision of a young woman and a baby in trouble, and sets out to find out more information about that. And Cordilia is asked by a major TV producer to help find his missing wife. And while the gang is split on their different missions, a mysterious Woman in Black has apperared out of nowhere to terrorize children in the Latino community. If "Bruja" sounds like a busy book, it is. Three out of the four plot lines are actually connected, and it makes for a very long day for Angel and the Fang Gang (it all takes place in about 24 hours). All the characters are very true to their TV counterparts (well, maybe Cordilia is a little nicer than usual, but that isn't bad); and then they are expanded on. They are all lonely in their way, and the Woman finds ways of exploiting that as a major weakness. The theme of family comes up a lot. Angel feels guilty for murdering his whole family when he first became a vampire; Cordilia is angry at her father for losing all the money they once had; and Doyle misses his ex-wife. All of the new charaters are very convincing, and I must say I was especially proud of Adrian Heath, the TV producer. He could have been a slimy one dimentional character, but great care was taken to establish him as really nice guy; though not in a too good to be true, perfect man. I recomend this book, I really enjoyed it, and I think fans of the show will too.

Bruja Casts a Spell
Helpful Votes: 19 out of 21 total.
Review Date: 2001-08-05
Mel Odom presents the reader with an action packed Thriller. Angel: Bruja is an excellent addition to the Angel series. The plot is complex. A gang of vampires is running a 'Meals on Wheels' operation. Stolen game software leads Angel and Doyle to an underground dot.com company complete with demon telemarketers. Cordelia tracks a missing wife. Doyle has a brain draining vision of a young mother in trouble. Kate is searching for a weeping woman in black who is killing cops and children. Mr. Odom weaves them all together into an excellent story, which explores guilt and insecurities. Angel is reminded that while you cannot forget your past you should not live in it. It is not only the lesson he must learn but also teach another if he is to succeed. The book also has a strong sense of family.

I recommend this to all fans of the series as well as readers who enjoy good horror fantasy

The Revenge of the Weeping Woman
Helpful Votes: 29 out of 30 total.
Review Date: 2001-09-16
A priest is attacked in the cellar of a church and suddenly a new horror walks the streets of Los Angeles. Appearing as a beautiful woman, weeping for her children, she is drawn to scenes of conflict. There, equipped with both incredible strength and magical power, she takes lives with impunity. Especially if those victims are children. On the other side of town, Angel is cleaning up a demonic Internet pornography site when he discovers that a group of L.A. vampires are running a fresh blood delivery service complete with people on tap.

Cordelia finds a paying case for Angel Investigations when she is approached by Adrian Heath, a well known TV producer. His wife has disappeared without a trace and he desperately wants help. And finally, Doyle is suddenly struck with a vision of great danger for a mother and her young son. As all these threads come together Angel finds himself constantly reminded of his own guilt over the murder of his family. To resolve this case he must learn how to make peace with himself.

It is characteristic of the writing of the Angel series and many of the Buffy stories that there be many layered plots. The challenge for the author is to keep all these threads moving without losing control of characterization. No doubt it helps that the main characters are well established, but even so the believability of the novel hinges on how well the other characters are developed as well as the successful management of the plot. "Bruja," benefiting from a very fine author, is a classic example of what a good Angel story should be.

Mel Odom, the author of 4 books in the Angel and Buffy series, several in the Shadowrun series and many others has established himself again as a respectable writer of science fiction and fantasy. He has a natural skill with his characters, an ear for dialog and builds his stories almost effortlessly. In "Brujah" as in many others he manages to sustain a complex plot and completely involve the reader. While the book does make reference to previous Buffy and Angel adventures, there is nothing here that would prevent a newcomer from thoroughly enjoying the tale.

Really Good!
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2002-06-25
I loved this book. So much that I read it in one day. These "Angel" novels keep getting better and better. The way all the separate cases came together in this novel was great. Can't wait to read the next. Highly recommend this novel, especially if you're a fan of "Angel".

La Llorona comes to claim the innocent children
Helpful Votes: 9 out of 9 total.
Review Date: 2002-08-14
After the funeral of a young boy a priest is attacked by a woman who confesses to having murdered her own son. Meanwhile, Angel Investigations is hired to look into the disappearance of the wife of a big-shot Hollywood producer, Doyle has a vision of a young mother and her son in danger, and Angel stumbles across some enterprising folk who delivery blood to your door (please specify type desired).

"Bruja" is one of those novels where most of the plot threads come together but not all of them are part of the fun filled climax so you are left guessing which one is going to end up being the only legitimate subplot. This works much better than you might think, because the way Mel Odom ends up putting all the pieces together is never obvious. Consequently, "Bruja" is one of the few Angel stories where Angel Investigations ends up doing some good old fashion investigating even if it means the laconic one has to speak in complete sentences for an extended period of time.

Plotting and pacing are two of Odom's main strengths as a writer, at least as revealed in his "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel" original novels. "Bruja" presents a fairly complex plot and the novel moves from scene to scene and plot thread to plot thread without losing momentum. This time around I especially liked how each of the scenes without the main trio (Angel, Cordelia and Doyle) were fleshed out. There are really no nameless corpses in this book, because vampires leave tiny dust mounds behind rather than corpses and Odom take pains to invest each human life lost along the way with some individuality and significance.

Odom also does a nice job with characterization and in this story he manages to work in some significant reflections from each of the main characters on their families without it becoming formulaic, mainly because the self-examinations come in the context of the developing story. However, some readers might consider the amount of dialogue in this novel to be too much given the main character.

There are some pretty horrific moments in this story and I can legitimately say that Odom pushes it as far as he is willing to go simply because there is a scene where he stops short of something that he clearly thinks would have been going over the line. Odom seems to have done some research on his titular villain, which is a way of saying that if he made all of this stuff up from scratch he sure has fooled me. "Bruja" is a solid "Angel" story and while it does not involve moments of epic significance for the soul laden vampire and his compadres, it does tell a tale that has some special meaning for all of the characters.

Television
Buffy The Vampire Slayer: 2008 Wall Calendar
Published in Calendar by Universe Publishing (2007-07-01)
Author: Universe Publishing
List price: $13.99
New price: $6.99

Average review score:

Glad they still make them!
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-03-22
I'm glad they keep making the calendars despite the show not being on anymore. Keep it up!

Yearly Must Have!
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-02-08
I love getting the calander every year, because although life goes on after Buffy, this is one way to enjoy the memories again and again!

Buffy The Vampire Slayer: 2008 Wall Calendar
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-01-18
For the past few years I bought this calendar.
Buffy The Vampire Slayer was my favorite tv-show.
The pictures always are great.

Greetings,
ilja

great
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2007-12-29
I love this! i couldn't be happier than having tara (Amber Benson) gracing august (my birthday), fianlly i get what i want!

The best one in years
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2007-08-14
I love the 2008 Buffy Calendar! All of the pictures are very good. My favorite part is that Cordelia finally has a month of her own! I feel she's not recognized as much as she should be. I guess most people associate her with Angel, but thats no reason for her to be absent from so many Buffy products.

It's deffinetly worth buying.

Television
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Script Book, Season Two, Volume 2
Published in Paperback by Simon Spotlight Entertainment (2001-11-27)
Author: Various Authors
List price: $14.00
New price: $5.60
Used price: $0.87

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Good Episodes
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2003-09-28
This was the first scriptbook I bought and I was really excited to read it. Some of the dialouge was wrong but most of it was correct. The episodes were spectacular and immediatly I got my freinds togethar and we acted it out.

Its been about 3 months and my script book is starting to curl at the ends. :( But thats alright because its still in good condition .... I dont know why I'm telling you this ...

If you love to act this is for you!! This is ALL SCRIPT!! Unlike, Once More With Feeling -- this is a bit of a better buy. :)

Awesome, Great, Spectacular, Fabulous, Except One Thing...!!
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2003-08-29
This was the first Buffy script book I ever bought and I thought it was pretty good. I could now act it out with my friends (I was always Buffy he he ) and stuff. The only problem was that it was the original script and some of the dialouge wasn't right. (as you will see with all the other Buffy scripts) but I think its totally worth your money!! Its brilliant! Awesome! Amazing! You'll capture Buffy, Drusilla, Spike, Angel, Kendra, Willow, Xander and GILES' humor, peronsality and everything that makes Buffy great!! BUY IT BEFORE THE RUN OUT!! ITS THE BEST!!!

Possibly even better than the scripts that preceded these
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2003-11-22
Although BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER had been a first rate show from its inception, it was during the shows based upon the scripts that it started moving towards something approaching genuine greatness. Before these shows, it had been a superb series, but after these it became something considerably more. The most unbelievable thing is that as great as these six episodes (well, five of them anyway) are, the ones following were even greater, so great as to place Buffy among the greatest shows in the history of the genre, and arguably the greatest. The two episodes following these six would be ?Surprise? and ?Innocence,? and from that moment on Buffy would exist on an artistic level unmatched on television.

?Lie to Me? was written by Joss Whedon, and as fine as many previous shows had been, it is one of the first truly great moments in the series. Billy Fordham, played by Jason Behr (who would shortly after this achieve television stardom playing an alien in ROSEWELL), an ex-boyfriend of Buffy?s from L.A., shows up unexpectedly in Sunnydale. Eventually we learn that he is, in fact, dying, and has cut a deal with Spike and his crew to turn the Slayer over to them in exchange for being made a vampire. The episode has many funny moments (such as when Angel, Xander, and Willow go to a faux vampire club, and Angel remarks that none of them know anything about vampires, including how they dress, when a wannabe walks by dressed exactly like Angel), but even more poignant moments, like when Ford explains to Buffy his reasons for betraying her.

?The Dark Age? was written by Dean Batali and Rob DesHotel, who co-wrote a number a number of episodes of Buffy during the first two seasons. This is the best script they produced. Ethan Rayne, to whom we were introduced in ?Halloween,? makes his second appearance in the series. By far the most interesting aspect of the show is the way that we manage to learn more about Giles background, all the way to learning that his former mates had called him ?Ripper.? I enjoyed the few episodes that featured Ethan Rayne, and was always perplexed that he appeared in only four shows??Halloween? and this episode in Season Two, ?Band Candy? in Season Three, and ?A New Man? in Season Four. There was talk on a couple of occasions of Anthony Stewart Head doing a show set in England based on ?Ripper,? and if he had, I?m sure Robin Sachs would have been his ?Lex Luthor.?

?What?s My Line?? is a phenomenal two parter, and is notable not merely for introducing Kendra, the second slayer, but for the writing debut of the great Marti Noxon, who would become one of the greatest writers in the run of the show as well as co-executive producer, eventually running things when Joss Whedon ceased the day-to-day overseeing of the show. She co-wrote the first half with Howard Gordon, and then wrote the second by herself. One of the major themes of Buffy during the first two seasons was her hesitancy to embrace her calling as slayer. Although she wouldn?t fully accept the role until the first show of the third season (?Anne?), these two episodes stress her reluctance to be the Slayer more than any other shows prior to them (and even after ?Anne,? although she has accepted who she is, she struggles against her fate). These are exceptionally well-written shows, and one can engage in endless discussion the Kendra/Buffy relationship. Kendra, unlike Buffy, has completely accepted her fate, and while Buffy can never be like Kendra, she does learn from her to accept her calling.

?Ted? (written by David Greenwalt and Joss Whedon) is not as strong on paper as it ended up being onscreen. Although it is a first rate script, John Ritter absolutely nailed the part of the psychotic robot Ted, and turned in one of the most memorable guest appearances in the entire history of the show. This is the episode that contains Giles famous quote about subtext rapidly becoming text. No other show in the history of TV has ever contained lines as clever as that one.

?Bad Eggs? was Marti Noxon?s third contribution to the show, and unfortunately perhaps the weakest script she ever did. One of the most amazing thing about the Second Season is that while the strong episodes established it as one of the great shows in the history of television, it nonetheless had a surprising number of pretty rotten episodes. Also, some of the strongest shows are preceded by the weakest. Just as ?Becoming? would later be preceded by ?Go Fish,? so ?Surprise? is preceded by ?Bad Eggs.? This might be an accident, but I doubt it. I suspect they realized it was a weak script, and wrapped the season-long story arcs around it. After this season, each season had considerably fewer weak episodes.

These six scripts show Buffy, which was already a very good show, in the process of becoming a great one. The scripts that immediately follow the ones in this collection are arguably as strong a group of scripts as any show in the history of television.

My Review
Helpful Votes: 10 out of 11 total.
Review Date: 2001-12-16
This book is great for fans who haven't seen the first six episodes of the second season. It gives the lines and stage directions to them so you feel like you've seen the actual episode. It even includes scenes which may have been removed from the original episode.

This book chronicles the first arrival of Spike, whom is now an important character. It also has "Halloween" which includes some funny stage directions from Joss Whedon.

If you haven't seen the beginning of the second season of Buffy or if you want in-depth information on the episodes' scripts, you should definately buy this book.

Great Buffy Script
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2002-03-04
I happen to like "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and I love reading through the scripts when I'm bored with watching the same episodes over and over. Its just nice to be able to read.

Television
Bye-Bye, Bottle (Muppet Babies Big Steps Book)
Published in Board book by Golden Books (1996-08-27)
Author: Tom Cooke
List price: $3.49
New price: $30.00
Used price: $0.01
Collectible price: $13.99

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bye bye baba
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-03-26
I love this book and I'm so glad I found it again.I had one when my son was little (18 now!) and we lost it so I was thrilled to find it on Amazon since I have a toddler once again!It's so sweet and the little rhyming page is adorable.Who doesn't love Kermit?

Wonderful book for saying bye, bye bottle!
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2000-06-21
We tried for a long time to get our daughter to give up the bottle at nap time. Since she never took a pacifier or had a special toy or blanket, this was very hard for her to give up as it was her only "comfort" for nap times. She loved this book, having me read it to her again and again. We followed saying bye, bye to the bottle just like they did in the book - making an event of boxing them up and saying bye, bye. She felt very proud making the decision that she was a big girl and it made what had been a such a hard thing, much easier!

Bye Bye Bottle
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2001-07-10
I bought this book for my daughter who is 191/2 months old. She was still taking a nightime bottle. The day this book came we read it several times. The next day I asked her if she was ready to say "Bye Bye Bottle" and she said she was. We packed up the bottles as Kermit does in the book and said bye bye to each one. She has not had a bottle in almost three weeks!

Babies Are On the Wagon, Says Muppet
Helpful Votes: 4 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 2001-02-06
For a long time "Bye Bye Diapers" was my favorite Muppet Babies story (I could recite it in at least three languages) but this book has grown on me until it threatens to overtake that tale.

"Bottle" features Kermit, who--although Ms. Piggy would no doubt argue the point--has always been the leader of the late Jim Henson's muppets. Kermit loves his bottle, and although the motivation seems a bit shallow, he has an epithany of sorts midway through the book and decides to try drinking from a glass. Realistically, it would be wise proceed slowly, perhaps moving up to a sippy cup, but of course Kermit is a dreamer and, by the end of the story, imagines that soon he will be drinking from any cup he chooses. Don't each of us have these kinds of simple, distilled dreams? When I think of my own personal quest to become a top-ranked reviewer at ..............--how impossible that seems at times, particularly since my reviews don't seem to get published--the story of the little frog who dares to dream of drinking like a grownup never fails to inspire me to charge on toward that distant horizon!

WOW What a suprise!
Helpful Votes: 7 out of 7 total.
Review Date: 2000-03-02
I bought this book and read it to my 26 month old daughter. She only took a bottle at night and I told her she was a big girl now and she needed to say bye bye to the bottle. I read her this book twice and handed her a bottle of water instead of milk and she looked at me and I said bye bye bottle. She said bye bye and has never had one since that night. It was so easy I wish I had done it long ago. Now she even sleeps all night!

Television
Caillou Is Sick (Abracadabra series)
Published in Paperback by Chouette Publishing (2005-10-01)
Author: Roger Harvey
List price: $4.95
New price: $1.86
Used price: $2.28

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Caillou is Sick
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-05-05
My grandaughter, under 2, wants me to read it everyday. The pictues in the text teaches her the beginning skills to reading. The stickers are rewards when she is able to read the picture.

And stickers too!
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-04-24
My daughter, Skyelar, spent all morning putting little red polk a dots all over Caillou! She thought it was so funny-anything that encourages my child to read, it's so important!

Caillou gets the chicken pox
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-03-08
Most American kids won't ever get this disease now that it's part of routine immunization, so it does make the book seem a little dated. But the kids don't know that, and they certainly can relate to being sick. Caillou comes down with a fever, followed by chicken pox and lots of hot baths. Mommy puts red stickers on his dinosaur so that it "has chicken pox too." At the end, Caillou gets better and gives his dinosaur to his sister Rosie, who of course has caught the chicken pox from him. This is a sweet, real story that even a young child can enjoy...my son is two and he loves it. The stickers are unnecessary...the age of kids who would enjoy this book won't be putting them in the "right" places (but they can be a fun art project).

My little girl loves this book
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-02-06
My daughter sleeps with this book every night. I've had to repair the cover and pages so many times that I've lost count because she's worn it out so fast! A nice story that helps kids get over some of the fear of being sick.

Good Book
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2008-01-07
My 2 yr. old daughter loves Caillou and was very happy with this book when she opened it on Christmas. She loves the stickers but has taken them off the correct spots and placed them in other areas. I wish they stayed where you put them the first time.

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Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street? (Beginner Books(R))
Published in Hardcover by Random House Books for Young Readers (1997-06-24)
Author: Eleanor Hudson
List price: $11.99
New price: $0.01
Used price: $0.01
Collectible price: $20.00

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perfect book for my 30-month old nephew
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-03-23
gave this book to my 30-month old nephew, and he had me read it to him at least 7 times the first day. he absolutely loves this book, and will not look at other books while this is in his view.

Elmo's Wonderful Trip Back to Sesame Street
Helpful Votes: 10 out of 10 total.
Review Date: 2001-03-09
If you are like me, you'll be humming the theme song of Sesame Street to yourself as you read this book. The book provides a remarkable set of images about finding Sesame Street that will be conjured up every time you hear the theme song. The story provides great support for the fun of books, and trusting to your purpose despite apparent hurdles to overcome. As such, it will be an important contribution to your library of beginning reader books. The book's fine illustrations help reinforce the words in the story, to make learning to read easier, and to make the story more fun to read.

The book opens with Elmo surrounded by books.

"Elmo likes books."

"Fat books. Funny books. Bat books. Bunny books. Bear-in-the-chair books. Kite-in-the-air books."

With this beginning, the story quickly takes Elmo on a wonderful kite adventure. I liked this approach very much because it shows how books can be the launching pad for many interesting thoughts and experiences. Further, you can use your imagination to build on what's in the books. The bulk of the story then involves what happens when Elmo's kite pulls him off the ground and into the air. How will he get back to Sesame Street?

By suggesting that this could be a pretend adventure, it also takes the potential fright out of the story for many children. If your child is easily upset by danger, you may want to wait until she or he can be more objective before introducing this story.

In the course of the adventure, many strange and unexpected things occur. But Elmo is always flexible and imaginative. As a result, the results of challenges turn out well. You can use this story as a metaphor for how life tends to be in talking with your child. We all have to realize that the unexpected is usually just around the corner.

After you have read the book several times, encourage your child to read the repeated words like "books" aloud when they appear. This will help with decoding words and letters. Like many excellent beginning readers, this book features lots of that valuable repetition. There are a number of situations where only one letter is different (as in "there" and "where"). When your child is ready, help him or her to differentiate between them and to then read the two aloud to you when they appear in the story.

Build reading skill through repetition within the context of an interesting and entertaining story like this one!

Great Book
Helpful Votes: 4 out of 6 total.
Review Date: 2002-04-12
My son (30 months old) falls in love with this book. He loves to know about the adventures of Elmo, pretend the animals in the book, such as duck, frog, elephant to tell Elmo how to get to Seseame Street. This book captures the imagination of the my little boy.

Fun for all ages
Helpful Votes: 5 out of 8 total.
Review Date: 2000-06-02
Both my two year old and 4 year old love this book. Elmo's kite adventure keeps little ones turning the pages. My kids just love Elmo and loved this simple fun and easy to read book.

Elmo and the Kite!
Helpful Votes: 8 out of 8 total.
Review Date: 2004-12-16

This adorable learning book opens with Elmo surrounded by many books and we read one statement on the first page.
"Elmo likes books."
He then goes on to tell us what kind of books he likes,
"Fat books. Funny books. Bat books. Bunny books. Bear-in-the-chair books. Kite-in-the-air books."
This is great, as it shows children books are wonderful and since Elmo likes books, just maybe they should like them as well. Good beginning.

Elmo decides to go fly a kite, but when the kite takes him up in the air, the adventure begins. How will he get back to Sesame Street? Elmo looks up and down and what does he see? Finally Elmo lands in the back of the truck and meets many wonderful characters, and shows his imagination in the events that follow on his journey back to Sesame Street.
Great illustrations and an adventerous read.One your children will enjoy over and over again.


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