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I'm on my third read through these stories since receiving it as a gift in the year of it's publication -- 1996. This is, however, the first time I've read the Kirkus review and I am VERY annoyed by it's condescending tone. I'm reading it again to find the me I locate when I read her stories. Williams' book is unique, as all great books are, and simultaneously reminds me in style, tone, manner of address, of certain other writers, eg. Grace Paley, Chekov, Borges, Flannery O'Connor, Saroyan. . . . The voice of the outsider living among outsiders whose outsiderness unites them (more or less) but excludes the writer as much as the "normal" (or "normative") world does. The social worker who "meant" to be a writer, the not-quite-well and healthy person who works with the "officially" handicapped, the atheist with all the impulses of one of the faithful, the "liberal" acutely attuned to the narrownesses that oppress, including her own narrowness. The griever who cannot stop laughing. . . . I long for another book from this writer.

This book is beautifully written, very funny at times, very poignant at others. It is mind-expanding and perspective-challenging. It's hard for me to imagine that it's fiction because it feels so real, so I decided to believe it as nonfiction. It's the best collection of short stories I've ever read -- it has a wonderful life-affirming quality behind the sometimes sad circumstances it covers. Highly recommended!!!

I have worked in the domestic violence field and related fields for 20 years and this book has been such a help!!!
I am delighted to remind readers that there are new chapters and that the book has been thoroughly updated. More information can be found on the website www.abusedwomen.org. With such a strong history and the latest in important thinking this book is an incredible resource. This book is truly an invaluable gift to countless survivors and their loved ones as well as the as a whole.

I read this and it saved my life. I finally reconized abuse and what it was doing to my family. I have bought it for every abused woman I have met. Once you read it's words you can't close your eyes any longer.

So far I have used the restaurant guide. It is fabulous. I used it
to select 3 restaurants and they were all great. The descriptions in the guide, while usually a bit tongue-in-cheek, are pretty accurate.

In NY many restaurants flaunt their Zagat rating at their entrance. They obviously use the rating as a selling point.

Excellent, "must-have" pack of Zagat surveys. SOmething for everyone and the bundled price saves money and the trouble of searching various bookstores for each NYC survey book.

Right now, my social life is pathetically nonexistent, but if you're looking for a guide to local eateries for that special first date, this guide is absolutely priceless. It has all the information you need to know about the most popular and acclaimed restaraunts in the local area. The book doesn't dig deep and tap into other, smaller places that may have passed the radar screen, but it's still an important guide that's as essential as a dictionary.

The Zagat guide gives a good general overview of the Boston restaraunt scene, with ratings and quotations submitted by diners themselves. What a great idea!! It also has excellent crossreferenced indices. The one flaw in the system is that the guides tend to exclude the smaller, newer, or lesser known restaraunts... but perhaps this is because we Bostonians are a secretive lot who want to keep the real gems for ourselves... just kidding! In the back of every Zagat guide is a response card to send back to Zagat, so that your opinions can be included in the next issue.

This is a bible to any New York resident and would be a helpful guide to any visitor. I have used Zagat's guides religously since moving to the area and I can not remember an instance when it was inaccurate - which is remarkable considering the subjectivity of opinions. Perfect for scouting out sites for dinner dates and trendy places to visit. I now use their other guides and online website to pick out restaurants during weekend getaways to other cities.

No doubt about it the Zagat Survery to New York City is a must have. Great info on restaurant prices, ambiance, service and location. But no matter how good it is some really nice finds still get left out. As a frequest visitor to the Mid Town area I'm surprised to see local favorites like Le Bonne Soupe (great French Onion) and Connelly's (world's best cheeseburgers) are never mentioned. With all the restaurants in New York, I suppose they can't cover everything, still Zagat has helped me find some real treasures and I'm attempting to help them add a few to their list as a return favor. Pick up a copy before your next trip, it's money well spent. Just bear this in mind--restaurant reviews are all subjective. A restaurant is only good if you like it!

These Zagat guides are just great, and this one is no exception. They are pithy, witty, and above all useful. I don't go out without consulting them.

This is an indispensible reference guide for dining in the Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis areas. It is easy to understand and navigate with reviews of most restaurants in terms of food, decor/ambiance, price etc. The reviews are right on for the restaurants I have tried. Also very handy are the crossreferences for many categories such as brunch, parking, late night dining etc. Probably the best feature is another index listing the "best" restaurants for various occasions as identified by readers.

Highly recommended, I get a new one every year.

From understanding how blood sugars affect overall health to what constitutes appropriate exercise and how to judge the heatlh effects of fast food, 101 Tips For Simplifying Diabetes provides an easy question-and-answer format to answer some of the more common questions posed by diabetics. The format lends to an easier understanding of the condition than most would allow.

This tape and booklet set is based on the book how to lower your Fat The mostat. the tapes are easy to listen to and have the doctors who put this program together and the booklet reinforces the auditory very well. The book and tapes help you change your eating habits so that your weight comes down and stays down.

I had been looking for a descriptive book like this for almost 6 months before I spoke with Mark and he offered it as a solution to a large cable networking job that I had to do and had NO idea of the procedure. HE WAS RIGHT, in that the book would walk me thru it and even better, I learned what I was doing quicker than taking a class. This book is LONG overdue. Great addition to your technical library

Throughout the course of his extremely successful career, Horatio Alger rarely deviated from his traditional framework for his stories - until this one. Adrift In New York tells the story of a girl, struggling against the offer of a bigamous marriage and subsequently cast out by her guardian, and a boy, who discovers for the first time in his life that there is more to life than stealing and dishonesty. It is a wonderfully moral, yet at the same time superbly entertaining story, and one worth paying any amount to read.