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This story is simply, but beautifully written with touching illustrations provided by the author's son. It's told with love and humor and contains a message that applies to us all. I shared it with my 3rd grade students, and they loved it! They could easily relate to the characters in the book, and it generated a great discussion.

Don't let the simplicity of this book fool you. It's beautifully written from the heart with a very deep and loving message. Ms. Garrett's own son did the wonderful illustrations, which makes the book's significance that much more special. A wonderful life lesson for every parent and child!

Every parent and child can relate to this story! A simple, easy to read book with an important message about how our emotions can affect our behaviors and sometimes lead us to make bad choices. It teaches children and adults alike that if something or someone makes you feel bad, don't let it ruin your day. In this book both Benjamin and his mom learn the importance of talking about what's bothering them instead of letting the "UGLIES" take over, and to let God and their love for each other guide them everyday.

I received this book as a gift, and my family loves it! It's a quick easy read that stresses responsible behavior, anger management and God's love. The mother / son partnership that wrote and illustrated this book give it a personal, loving touch that is easily apparent to the reader. A perfect bedtime book for any young child.

This book was recommended to me by a friend and I am so glad I purchased it and read it from cover to cover. It's one of those books that you must find out what happens next--"The Can't Put It Down" type of reading. Every young woman must read this book. What a testimony of how God can restore a shattered life and how important it is to wait on Him before picking a mate. I made sure both of my girls purchased the book. I was so blessed by this book that I had her to come to a retreat I held to sell and sign her books. What a blessing and what a beautiful young woman. It's also a good reading for older women too. It shows just how God can make a significant difference in your life regardless of the mistakes of the past.

I enjoyed the book and it was well written. To read about the struggles and real life experience of and individual who was shattered through relationship after relationship and how God's grace gave her strength to endure and become the person he wanted her to be. From shattered to destiny. Keep it real!

This revealing book, takes us on one woman's journey while causing us to examine our choices past, present and future and if they reflect a true love of our uniqueness. Help! I fell in Love and Bumped My Head not only challenged me as a woman of faith, but as a sister, as a friend, a wife and as a mother. Ms. Green's parents played such a central role in her development and her restoration that I can only hope that I have learned valuable lessons about the strength of love and the difference loving without judgement really makes in our relationship with our children for all of their lives.

I could not put the book down because of wanting to see what was going to happen next. The author was very transparent with her experiences and how she overcame. I would recommend this book for all young ladies and men who are contemplating dating and marriage. A must read!

a beautiful and intelligently written book that is actually printed on hemp paper ("This endpaper is 50-percent hemp/50-percent cotton paper") and with hemp-oil-based inks!!!

When you pick the book up, it actually feels more durable than many other books; and the cover is printed on recycled stock.

So the book really embodies the message, and the message is resounding: there are innovative and sound methods of growing this economy while working to protect the planet. There are wonderful black and white illustrations throughout.

The chapters are well-organized and highly informative.

I could have done without the cheesy "hemp model shot" on the back of the book, but it's not enough to avoid giving this marvelous book a five star rating!

This book is an eye opener for those who appreciate the potential for every thing old to be new again. It outlines a compelling case for re-examining the value of hemp as an agricultural renewable resource. The book's tone is very "straight" and specifically eschews the mixing advocacy of herb and fiber. Along with a thorough overview history of hemp use, cultivation, and current purposes, the book offers a product directory, strong bibliography, and access to its web site.

With this book, Roulac has given us THE complete and definitive book of hemp's past, present to future. It traces hem's historical roots, details the hundreds of uses of hemp, explains the historical legal underpinnings of hemp's brush in with the law, examines the global hemp industry, and shows hemp in the modern marketplace. In effect, this book provides readers with the most factual, historically comprehensive, and even-handed presentation of this controversial crop to date. To give an understanding of how useful and potentially revolutionary this crop is, allow me to quote one of my favorite parts of the book:

"So imagine that one day within the next ten years, you wake up in a house whose walls, roof, flooring, insulation, and paint are derived of hemp. You feel great after sleeping on your hemp-stuffed mattress, covered with soft linens spun from hemp fiber. Your feet sink into the hemp carpeting as you get out of bed and open the hemp drapes. It's a beautiful morning.

"You jump into the shower, where you soap, shampoo, and hair conditioner made from hemp. You step out onto the hemp bath mat, drying yourself with a superabsorbent hemp towel. You clean your ears with H-Tips (better than the old cotton swabs), and apply hemp-oil lotion, moisturizer, and lip balm. You make a mental note to buy some more hemp toilet paper, recalling how it wasn't too long ago that we were still cutting down centuries-old trees just to flush them away.

"Opening your closet, you dress in hemp jeans, shirt, and jacket; put on hemp socks and shoes; tie the hemp laces; and grab your hemp wallet, which holds checks and currency printed on hemp paper.

"You're hungry, so you walk into the kitchen with its hemp-based linoleum floor. You make some wheat-and-hemp-flower toast, and pour a glass of fresh, organic hemp milk. After eating, you make a salad with hemp-oil dressing to take to work. Then you wash your dishes, using hemp-oil dish soap and a hemp pot-scrubber, and put the dishes away in a cabinet built of hemp fiberboard. Sitting down on the hemp-framed and upholstered couch, you glance at a newspaper printed with hemp ink on hemp recycled paper, and learn that the hemp industry is now the largest agribusiness and the major job provider in your state. You turn on the stereo, which sits on a hemp fiberboard cabinet, and listen as music vibrates from speakers also made from hemp fiberboard. They contain specialty hemp paper for the speaker cones and are covered with black hempen cloth.

"Leaving the house for work, you open the door of your car, built of strong, lightweight composites that include hemp. Relaxing into the driver's seat, luxuriously upholstered with hemp textiles, you rest your feet on floor mats that look like rubber but are made from hemp. As you drive to your job at the new hemp-fiber processing facility, you pass farmers harvesting some of the locally grown hemp that is revitalizing your community's rural economy."

A beautiful morning indeed, but it would be even more beautiful if you knew how environmentally friendly and healthy your new hempen life actually is. The rubber-like mats in your hemp mobile are all natural and 100 per cent biodegradable; the roots of the hemp plants that line the fields of your county help enrich and solidify much-needed topsoil and therefore increase the yield of other rotational crops. You smile while spreading hempseed hummus on your hemp-wheat toast knowing it is the single most complete source of non-animal protein on the planet - and tastes much better than tofu. The smile increases as you pour hemp oil on your salad, knowing it is high in essential fatty acids that help you think better, boost your immune system, decrease your chances of cancer, and reduce the risk of high blood pressure, platelet coagulation, and hardening of the arteries. Lastly, before heading off to work, you opt for your hemp skateboard instead of the hemp mobile, as it is a brilliant, bright and sunny day.

The fact of the matter is, this beautiful morning has no imaginative end. The only thing keeping us from achieving the dawn of a new tomorrow is our monopoly cotton and paper industries, and a government which seems to be supporting those industries by restricting and limiting hemp production permits and also by unleashing the DEA on would-be hemp producers (despite the fact that it has NEVER been illegal to grow hemp in America). Whatever you want to know about hemp is in this book. A must read.

This book is an outstanding easy to understand source for learning the history of and the many different uses of hemp.
I'm compelled to become a more vocal advocate of the product!

In a culture where global warming and being green are becoming household names, A Hot Planet Needs Cool Kids helps to deshroud some of the mystery of these terms-- and in language that we can ALL understand without having a science degree.

If you are a parent- buy this book. If you are an educator- buy this book. If you are a kid- get your parent's permission- and then buy this book. Definitely if you are a politician... please BUY THIS BOOK.
The pictures are terrific, and it's chock full of great activities to expand upon the text. A Hot Planet Needs Cool Kids is a great resource for the classroom, or the family library.

Written by two authors who practice what they preach in green living, this book will empower you to make green choices in your life, but also to know WHY they matter. A Hot Planet Needs Cool Kids isn't scary and full of doomsday-- it's a book full of common language explanations and sends a message of hope for our planet, written for our future--our kids.

This seems to be a fine and timely book. I confess I did not read it in its entirety, I only browsed the random selections offered online. However, I was greatly disturbed by the assertion in the very first selection offered that carbon monoxide is the ugly black smoke that comes from...whatever. It contrasts carbon monoxide with carbon dioxide, which is invisible, has no odor, etc. WRONG WRONG WRONG! Carbon monoxide is every bit as invisible and odorless as carbon dioxide! This is a very concerning error, and I hope there are no more of them to weaken the book.

This is an important and accessible book that clearly defines climate change and explores the many ways it is adversely affecting our world. It provides interesting examples of things people are already doing to fight climate change. Even better, it suggests positive action items that will inspire and teach children and their families how to become part of the solution. A valuable resource and idea book that belongs in every library, as well as every 6th, 7th and 8th grade science and social studies classroom!

I want my grandchildren to read this book, and I hope their parents will too. All our futures are involved.

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This is essential reading if you are planning to be on the golf course with your friends or business associates. Very funny and readable. I highly recommend it for improving your humor handicap.

a good book to take your thoughts away from the pressures of life. great gift.

If you're an avid golfer, you can't help but laugh out loud at this collection of stories. Usually with a book like this, most of the stories are rehashes of old stories you've already heard.However, I found a lot of new material here. Lots of laughs...the only problem is that I'm still not sure I can hit that second shot first.

This is a great start to this fun new series. Sophie Green is a young British single working a boring job that she keeps wanting to quit. She works in an airport in check in and has a crush on one of her hot Swedish co-workers, while being intrigued by a hot Italian co-worker. Being in the right place at the wrong time leads to a series of events that have her being picked for a super secret spy group. She maintains her cover to her friends and family while trying to save the world and her cat, Tammy. She is 5' 10'' of blonde bombshell, but doesn't seem to have any self confidence. This story has it all, mystery, romance, steamy love scenes and humor. Can't wait to see what happens next!

...so says ParaNormalRomance Reviews. "Kate Johnson has created a wonderful set of characters. This is one book...I would have on my keeper shelf!"

TwoLips Reviews called it "...an outrageously funny story... I Spy? was one laugh after another. It is good to see that a ditsy blonde can save the day and when Luke and Sophie finally hook up readers will just not believe where! I Spy? is one hot read and too funny for words. Readers enjoy!"

Once Upon A Romance compares it to Janet Evanovich's bestselling books: "If you like the Stephanie Plum series, I believe you will like I, Spy? ...This book is modern, quirky, ironic and sassy. I can easily see how this will spin out into an excellent series."

The next book in the series is Ugley Business (Sophie Green Mysteries), available now.

Sophie Green isn't looking for a job in the spy arena, but it finds her and, well, when the offer comes from gorgeous Luke Sharpe, what red-blooded woman could say no? Mayhem, mailed fingers, and manhunts follow, as well as some brilliant humor and sarcasm. You need this book!

actual warning found on this book--

"Warning, this title contains guns, swearing, dark thoughts about cheerful people, incomprehensible Britishisms, and painful sarcasm."

Kate Johnson, whose breezy style fits first person beautifully, writes the sort of book that's perfect escapist fun. Yes, it's chick lit, but it's GOOD funny chick lit and with a plot, too. Sophie and Kate rock.

This book is one of the most honest and unbiased account of the Indian freedom movement. A must read for all Indians/Pakistanis who otherwise have a biased view of the events, based on the history books available in their countries.

In this book, Maulana Azad describes the political events between 1939-1947 and explains his views on the political blunders that lead to partition. While Maulana is severely critical of Jinnah and the Muslim League for playing the communal card, he does not shy away from blaming Nehru for the failure of the Cabinet Mission plan, and Sardar Patel for his indifference towards the loss of muslim life in the aftermath of partition. It is the sad story of a truly secular and nationalist man, whose dream of independance was tainted by the partition of a nation he loved so dearly. Truly honest and thought provoking.

The book creates a clear picture of the development of freedom movement in India. It brings out weaknesses which brought up the divided minds which ultimately lead to partition. The reader experiences much pain while going through the outcomes of division which were realized by few. Today's IndoPak presents the testimony of the truthful observations and predictions of Maulana Azad. I think it is the "BOOK OF FUTURE". Very few, especially among Muslims, were able to realize what they were doing by favoring partition. I hope they would surely realize one day what they did and quickly so if they read this book. It would be useful for a Pakistani to read this book.

The book is an excellent compilation of the events that shaped the partition of India. Our own flesh worked hard to part with our body. Issues that transpired between our much respected and awed leaders have been brought to the fore. The communal hatred was so deep rooted that imagination only is sufficient to experience the horror. Anyone with a quest for knowing the inside story of those days should read this book. Historical facts may have been twisted by the media then and issues forgotten over time but an autobiography such as this will put straight the facts that happened during the dark ages of turmoil. Many of us will admit that partition, after knowing the facts, was not necessary. We could have lived as one family.

The book by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad is a true picture of the Political situation before independence.Depicts politics within politics.

Richard Fundy is 43 years old. His life and spirit are in disarray brought on by a recent divorce and losing his long time job as a claims adjuster. Forced to change careers he becomes a high school teacher of American Studies. Life is so joyless he submits "heartsick - lack of succor" as the reason for a day's absence.

Moving back in with his father Elwood further compounds his misery. He doesn't understand Elwood's behavior such as his firing a shotgun into the bushes surrounding the house believing Indians are spying on him.

Ironically, Elwood's bizarre and eccentric behavior does have enviable and desirable traits. In pursuit of intellectual companions and stimulation his social hangout has a jukebox that plays poetry and classical music. He's fun loving, brutally honest and doesn't kowtow to social norms; pretty much "does his own thing" in accepting life on its terms. What he does and says and Richard's reactions create some very funny situations that show the difference between the two characters. Richard is frustrated, discouraged and ready to throw in the hand life dealt him. Elwood with unbridled enthusiasm and irreverence plays the hand he's been dealt.

I liked the book for the contrast of the two and the humorous dialogue and situations. The book is unpredictable. In fact, a big surprise at the end lends more credibility to Elwood's "normalcy". Throughout the book we see him as quirky, odd, socially out-of-place, outspoken and insensitive. But, we get to see him wear his heart on his sleeve and share "normal" feelings of love, heartbreak, and sadness.

From the beginning the book is chock full of laughs and chuckles which I attribute to Fedo's gifted creativity in his use of words and word pictures.

You never know what you're going to get with Michael Fedo's fiction-I've been publishing his short pieces for years-and that's why he's a joy to read. Put another way, you CAN expect his writing to be quirky, subtle, enlightening, humorous and at times even outrageous. "Indians" is all of that and more.

Richard Fundy was a 43 year old man who had lost his wife, as well as, his job as a claims adjuster. He applied for a teaching position at Button Gwinnet Senior High School back in his hometown. The principal hired Richard because Richard had been the only applicant who knew who Button Gwinnet had been in history.

Richard moved back in with his father and began teaching American Studies. However, Richard felt as though his life was going down the drain. His father, Elwood, thought that Indians were spying on him from the arborvitae, just waiting for a chance to rob him.

Luther Burgess-Durfee had been a friend back in high school with Richard. He was on sabbatical and ended up spending much time with Richard and Elwood. Elwood was always getting them into trouble, such as stealing apples from a cop's yard. Richard was kept busy trying to look out for his dad, but Luther was fascinated by Elwood and edged him on. Would it never get any better?

***** This book is non-stop laughs! Author Michael Fedo has written a tale that is sure to please. Fans of Jeff Strand should especially take note of this writer. I found myself staying up late into the night just to see what wacky thing would happen next. Recommended for all ages! *****

Michael Fedo's "Indians in the Arborvitae" is an engaging, offbeat romp of a novel. It features a pair of main characters calculated to win your heart: the Fundys, father and son. Richard, the son--usually referred to by Elwood, the father, as "Dickie"--is a 43-year-old schoolteacher suffering from a sort of generalized low-grade malaise("Heartsick--lack of succor" is how he describes it on the absence report he files with the school secretary). Divorced and at loose ends, Richard lives at home with his father and sleeps in his boyhood bedroom. The school he teaches at is named after Button Gwinnett, probably the least distinguished signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, and Richard scores points with his principal by writing and delivering a speech to local bigwigs that elevates Gwinnett and thereby the school. Elwood, for his part, is a pistol. He fancies that Native Americans are spying on him from the bushes surrounding the house and keeps after "Dickie" to remove the bushes. It is the relationship between the two men--and the surprising denouement regarding it--that provides the framework for the book. There are any number of funny scenes in the book. In one, a group of old ladies takes lessons in how to "get down" from a legendary black blues guitarist named "Honey Doo." In another, Richard finds himself entered in a "ferret-legging" competition in a local bar, with potentially disastrous consequences for his lower anatomy. This is a novel about love and life and getting by, and reading it is a whole lot of fun. I suggest you give it a try.

I read this book about a year or so ago, and I have been looking for it since then. It is the best book on telecommunications I have ever read. It goes into great depth of Switching, SS7, VMBs, PBXs, Centrex, ISDN, etc. Definitely a good buy.

I am the officer technical lead for a 50-person military intrusion detection operation. I read Mr Green's book to get a broader understanding of the telecom world, of which network intrusion detection occupies a small but highly visible part. This immense book (774 pages of text, plus URLs, acronyms, and a glossary) addressed nearly every topic I had encountered reading communications magazines, speaking with the telecom industry, and researching the Web. While no single book can provide the depth needed for truly understand a specific technology, Mr Green's work provided the foundation for future research. For example, after getting the context for SS7, I may now buy "Signalling System #7, 3rd Edition" by Travis Russell. I didn't give the book five stars, as I was not completely comfortable absorbing the material. This is the sort of book that requires you to read the whole book twice in order to appreciate the early chapters. References to technologies like ATM or frame relay in the first half of the book make much more sense after reading chapters dedicated to those issues. If Mr Green had given me slightly more to grasp while reading the early material, or had perhaps organized the book with the telecom novice in mind, I may have given five stars. Nevertheless, if you're looking for one-stop shopping for telecommunications, I highly recommend this book. Don't be fooled by the "business" classification on the dust jacket -- this book is a technical volume, with protocol headers and other details included. Great work Mr Green!

This book covers all of the existing and developing technologies in voice and data communications.

The Irwin Handbook of telecommunications is both technical and readable. It is an excellent text for telecommunication students,managers, and vendors. The field of telecommunications is rapidly evolving.In the future ,jobs and fortunes will be won and lost by those who apply winning technologies. Consider this book a score card. You cannt tell the players without a scorecard.

I have not yet finished this book, as it does take awhile to read. It is very informative and has a lot of intersting facts about this Avalon and Glastonbury; however, it can be difficult to read.

I've just come back from Glastonbury, and having read this book first helped a great deal. I'm reading it again, and am feeling so enlightened. If you love Avalon, you must have this book.

Anyone interested in the background behind the mysts of Avalon will enjoy this book. I found it well-researched, fairly easy to read, and quite informative. A great collection to my library.

Nicholas Mann captures the spirit of Avalon through the combined lenses of history, archeology, mythology and comparative spirituality rarely found in comparable texts. A must-own for anyone interested in Glastonbury, the Arthurian Mythos, spiritual history in sacred Britain, sacred geomety and geomancy. Mann brings a critical yet intuitively insightful perspective to all of the above. Well worth reading more than once!!