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I found this book to be extremely helpful... after taking my GED 7 years after leaving high school, I was able to use this book and pass the test with flying colors. I purchased this book with McGraw-Hill's GED : The Most Complete and Reliable Study Program for the GED Tests Between these two books, not only did I pass, but I got a perfect score on one of my subjects...

VERY GOOD BOOKS!!!

I read this in Chinese ten years ago when I was in College. I loved it. This is one of a few books I have read more than once. My personally opinion is that the first Chinese author who is awarded the Nobel prize should have been the one who writes the stories about the Culture Revolution. And Zhang Xianliang is the one. Before and during the Cultural Revolution Zhang was convicted as an "anti-revolutionary-revisionist" because of his family background and his writing that was not favored by the government. Between 1958 and 1979, Zhang was imprisoned several times and forced to work in labor camps to "reform" himself. Most of his novels are based on his own experiences in the labor camps where his soul and body were tortured. The novel pictures both beautiful and ugly sides of human nature during the most extreme condition in the Chaos of the Culture Revolution. In this and other works, Zhang speculated that the entire intellectual community in China was emasculated in that period.
Getting Used to Dying is narrated by two voices which belong to the same person. It juxtaposes the encounter of death and suffering in the labor camps on the one hand, and sexual relationships and self-indulgence afterward on the other. The beginning of the book can be a little bit confusing. My attention was fully drawn by reading from the middle part of the book. The writing is very good in Chinese. Hopefully the translation of English will be as good too. Although my favorite is this one, I also recommend the other book from the same author, Half of Man is Woman, which is more famous in China.

I loved this book. It's a great & touching account, told from a child's point of view, of a child who has to get used to a new stepfather. Almost against her will, she comes to like the irresistable Harry. A few heartwarming scenes of a mother & a new husband in love. Great.

Laura Simms will entice you with her beautiful and dramatic voice and quickly pull you into her fascinating, spiritual and enlightening stories. The entire family should turn off the TV and listen to these tapes. Not only are they entertaining, but anyone listening will gain wisdom at the same time. I believe these stories are not just for children, but for the entire family. The kit includes beautiful cards and also an artistic poster illustrating one of the stories on the tapes. This is really an amazing series.

This box set has THREE cook books by James Barber
Ginger Tea Makes Friends
Fear of Frying
Flash in the Pan
Mouthwatering Easy-to-prepare recipes that use simple ingredients for some great food. The Tips and line drawing illustrations by the author make these fun to read and use cook books Recipes for main dishes, desserts, quiche, soups and lots of goodies. Perfect for the beginning cook or someone who wants good food without lots of time spent preparing it.

Between the heyday of Sherlock Holmes in the 1890's and the early works of Agatha Christie in the 1920's, the English reading public consumed lots of detective stories. Aside from Chesterton's tales, few remain in print today.

Broadview Press of Canada helps to fill in that gap with this appealingly modern novel from 1903. Though the author is a man--the prolific Tom Gallon--the detective is a woman. Bella Thorn is a strong-willed, self-reliant woman who, without benefit of family, must support herself. She has skills in a newfangled technology--the typewriter. She demonstrares her cool by unflinchingly typing a threatening sample message at her job interview. She thus wins a job among a pack of criminals who resemble villians from the Sherlock Holmes stories: con men willing to use violence to separate innocent fools from their money.

Bella realizes the scams and works to thwart them, and to preserve her job so that she can continue her efforts. Gallon's artistry lies in two amusing areas. First is his conception of the resourceful, independent woman; Bella very much fits early 21st century views of women and seems surprising for her own time. Second is Bella's use of the typewriter to abet her efforts. Her power derives from her mastery of a device that most find confusing. Reading about a time when the typewriter was mysterious is great fun for us who use a computer each day and barely recall typewriters.

The novel is episodic and fast-moving. Fans of Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie will enjoy how Gallon fits his work into the detective genre and stretches the genre to include gender issues and the mystery of machines.

If you have a very close friend, GET them this book!! And get a copy for yourself, or share. The stories in here will make you laugh and cry, and are guaranteed to touch your heart. It will let your friend know how you feel if you can't find the words. And it is an amazing collection of life's ups and downs.

I have been in the ministry for 17 years and I founded two non-profit ministry of Evangelism for the GOSPEL of the LORD JESUS CHRIST! This book will open your eyes to what it is all about, IT IS ABOUT JESUS AND JESUS ONLY! Every believer in the LORD JESUS should read this book!

Colonel Mike Miller, Founder
Family Day Ministries, Inc.

Geoffrey Glaister's "Encyclopedia of the book" is a resource that cannot afford to be out-of-print. It is so all-encompassing as to cover all aspects of the book, from specific biographies of publishers, book designers, printers, et al, and histories of the book's development from all angles. I cannot stress enough the need for a collector or book enthusiast to track down this volume to include in their resource library. There is, and probably never will be, nothing like it.

The Glossary of Entomology is a must have for Entomologists and researchers working with insects. The book gives precise definitions for words not found in a normal dictionary. The Glossary of Entomology can be compared to the Dictionary of Enotmology but has more terms defined. This book is like having all of the glossaries to your favorite entomology books in one. A Truly Great Book.