Bailey Books

"Mike climbed the remaining rungs of the ladder and stood in the dim light of the loft waiting for his eyes to adjust to the new surroundings. A shaft of light shone through the dusty air, and there on the hay-strewn floor he saw the lifeless body of his friend lying face down.With a moan that came from deep within his soul, Mike fell to his knees and cried...."

This scene from "Mike" describes the devastation and the passion that is the product of war. Since troops were deployed to Iraq, PTSD has been a regular topic discussed around the perils of combat and occupation, but after World War II, it was called "combat fatigue" or "shell shock," and it was swept under the carpet or ignored most of the time. Mike, a normal young man, was transported from his innocent home in Hamburg, in upstate PA, to the battlefields of Europe where he was transformed. His profound loss, experience, and sorrow was life-changing.

In the words of Timothy L. Beebe, Northeast Regional Manager for the VA:
"Read Mike and think of the equally brave young men and women serving our country today. I hope you conclude, as I did that, as a country, we owe them whatever it takes to regain the emotional part of themselves that their war experiences may be trying subconsciously to take away. Thanks to Mike, we are reminded yet again that not all wounds of war are physical."

"Mike" presents to us a wake-up call, that this and future wars might bring home to our shores almost as many casualties as fell on foreign soil. Bailey writes with compassion--and premonition.

This is most definitely the best book I have read in a very long time. I highly recommend it to anyone. It has everything, baseball, war experiences, tragedies, humor, love, friendship, and patriotism, all rolled up into one fantastic read. This true story really takes you into the action, and makes you feel everything along with Mike.

Mrs.Jeepers is the weirdest person the Bailey School Kids know.This time Mrs.Jeepers takes them to Ruby cave!Could bats and batty freinds be living their?Whatch out........here comes the bailey bandits!

This book, just like all the other Bailey School Kid books, presents mystery and adventure. Mrs. Jeeper's Secret Cave is one of my top favorites because it is more mysterious than some of the others. I've read them all and this one is a must read!

I really really liked this book. Get it today!

I love the My...Jigsaw books by Sian Bailey. They are beautifully illustrated, the stories are the perfect length, and the puzzles just right for a 3-4 year old. My daughter loves them and we have the other two- a fairy tale version and a ballet version. I *think* and hope that there is a new one coming out in December, with a mermaid theme. You won't be disappointed!

My almost 7 year old daughter has had this book for almost 2 years and still loves looking at the pictures, doing the puzzles and reading the stories that go along with it. Great for any child that loves fairies!

Reviewed by Regan Zaborowski (age 8) for Reader Views (12/07)


This book is about a man and his wife, called Elmo and Feather Phigg, who have car trouble and want to stay at the Keswick Inn. But first they meet Bailey Fish and her grandmother, and they help the Phiggs get to the Keswick Inn. They have a green suitcase that is very heavy and no one knows what is in it. Bailey and her friends try to find out what is in the suitcase. They are very curious about it. There is also a girl who comes to the Keswick Inn that Mr. and Mrs. Keswick are going to take care of. She can't speak, and Bailey and her grandmother have a party for her so that she would want to laugh or talk to someone. I was so nervous when I had to wait to see if she would; I really wanted her to. While they are doing this, Mr. and Mrs. Phigg go to Jamestown because they are writing a history book about that place. There is a big surprise at the end when everyone learns about what is in the suitcase.

I liked reading "The Mysterious Jamestown Suitcase" with my mom. The main character in the book, Bailey Fish, seemed to be like me - curious and wanting to know about mysteries. I wanted to read more after I was done with each chapter, because the mystery kept getting stranger. We didn't learn what was in the suitcase until the very end, and it was very funny. I also learned about history of Jamestown, which is in Virginia. It made me want to learn more about the first people that came to live there. I am asking my mom for more Bailey Fish books, because they are fun to read.

Fourth in the Bailey Fish Adventure series, The Mysterious Jamestown Suitcase is a chapter book for young readers set in modern-day central Virginia. Written to tie in with the 400th anniversary of the Jamestown settlement, The Mysterious Jamestown Suitcase blends facts about American history into the enjoyable narrative of young Bailey Fish, her grandmother, and her friends as they are puzzled by the contents of a locked green suitcase. Bailey and her grandmother also reach out plan a party to help a young, silent foster child start talking again; and the mystery takes an unexpected turn when another guest arrives! A high-spirited, wholesome adventure story.

This book is a very well prepared teaching tool. It is very detailed and provides a wealth of scholarly knowledge. My New Testament class really enjoyed it and looks forward to using it again next quarter.

I hope to see an Old Testament work of its kind soon

This is one of the best commentaries to read for studing the Bible. There is a companion to it for the Old Testament that is just as good. It breaks down everything you need to know to understand the Bible.

If you look for something that converges network technology and digital audio generically, that's the only book that I know of that covers both subjects. Though it has some typos and errors, like a figure that's not shown totally, its content is still excellent! If you are an audio guy trying to understand networks basics, that's for you.

It's networks oriented, more than digital audio. It discusses how to implement a network to transmit digital audio over it.

If you are a newbie to networks, you can begin to understand how they work. I think you do not need a previous knowledge in networks to understand the book, though it could help. If you are a newbie to digital audio though, it doesn't cover the basics of it that deeply. Refer to some other book like "The Art of Digital Audio" by John Watkinson.

It still covers some standards like CobraNet, Soundweb, but be aware that there are others standards around not covered in this book.

If you want to get deeper into CobraNet protocol, look for Ballou's "Handbook for Sound Engineers", in Ch 39, by Ray Rayburn.

The author has enough knowledge to describe all concepts, from the basics to the more recent technologies available and in development. The text is very well written and easy to understand.

The textbook was exactly as described. Brand new condition! You saved me over $20 on this book. Shipping was extremely fast!

book was in great condition. I appreciate having the option of expedient delivery instead of snail mail.

I loved this great book. If you don't believe in ogres then tell that to Eddie and be ready for a fight. I love the Bailey School Kids. If you are looking for a great series, try this one.

There are weird grownups in Bailey City. But could the man fixing up the park for the town Easter Egg Hunt really be an ogre?

This series is refreshingly different - from the quirky Lizzie, her adorable straight man, Quinn to the eccentric old-money southern bells. Of course I couldn't put it down. I appreciate the way Dr. Bailey slowly builds the characters, giving them endearing, and in some cases, down right infuriating, depth. The inventive way everything ties together is quite simply, masterful. As this installment intimate, I look forward to reading yet another of the unconventionally fascinating processes she uses to find out what became of her mother, Lizzie's apparent antithesis. As well as enjoy her blooming relationship with Quinn.

The small southern college town of Gallagher, Virginia might seem quiet and tranquil to an outsider but crime historian Professor Lizzie Stuart certainly knows better. A Yankee real estate executive and a local businessman are locked in a bitter battle over the fate of downtown Gallagher. Lizzie doesn't know whose ideas are the better choice but since she just accepted a permanent position at Piedmont State University, she knows she has to get involved.

Local politics become the furthermost thing from her mind when she discovers that local artist and Piedmont student RoeAnn is missing. She hasn't come home to her baby in days and the aunt that is watching him doesn't want to get the police involved. Since Lizzie's lover John Quin is the college chief of police, she notifies him, which sets in motion a series of events that end with a local lawyer being shot. A guilty Lizzie starts asking questions which brings her to the attention of somebody who will do anything to make certain some secrets stay buried.

Once again Frankie Y. Bailey has created a realistically refreshing cozy that captures the ambiance of the area and the temperament of the people who live there. One of the charms of this series is that the heroine continues to grow and change so that readers never get bored with the character. The who-done-it is well constructed and in these cases the reader is left to ponder whether the two crimes are linked or are committed by two different individuals with separate agendas.

Harriet Klausner

It was wonderful to see that Mr. Lupoff hasn't forgotten about Bert and Marvia. I really enjoyed these stories, separate though they were, I kept hoping these two guys would cross paths. When they eventually did, in "Old folks at Home," I was surprised, and intrigued, at how cleverly the reader was manipulated into expecting (and not getting of course) to see a more personal glimpse into their first encounter since the split up. I was disappointed, but it definitely made me anxious for their next mystery together. If you haven't read the series, you're really missing something. I'm holding my breath, Mr. Lupoff

I don't often open a book that I'm looking forward to reading and swear; I did this time because I was afraid the stories in this collection were too familiar. My dismay didn't last long; I hadn't read the familiar stories in a long time, and there were a number of unfamiliar ones as well.

Dick Lupoff's one helluva writer and I've always liked the stories of Marvia Plum and Hobart Lindsay, and as a former Berkeley resident, I appreciate the settings of these stories. Several appeared in Mysterious Intent magazine (where yours truly was a regular writer) and Dick contributed some of these stories for the first time. It's about time they were collected too.

One standout story that was new to me was "News from New Providence", a story set in the Bahamas, where Marvia's father Marcus appears. It's a story featuring a, well, an unnamed Duke and Duchess, who are shown to be as self-absorbed and snobby as I always thought from what I read. The familiar themes of collecting and the odd folks who often collect rare objects appear in several of the stories, and Lupoff's sure hand and sure knowledge of history show up everywhere; especially in two stories created for this collection: "Golden Glory" which has to do with a favorite topic of radio, and "Old Folks at Home", which revisits memories of Nazi Germany.

Alas, the "bonus story" was not to my taste, but that's not that it is a bad story. It's that, sorry folks, but I am not in any way a Nero Wolfe fan and it really helps to read this story featuring agoraphobic rose mavin Caligula Foxx. That hardly matters overall in this collection. Timmy in "Chinese Gunboats" - a sensitive an fascinating story that deals with an autistic man who knows whodunnit and tells Marvia about it in his own way.

One final note: I know that the author is truly pleased with this publisher. They've done a pretty good job, but I can't get excited about the interior illustrations. I think they're that combination of art and computer and they didn't work for me. However, the cover is truly wonderful. I think it shows off well Lindsey's slightly nebbishy qualities and Marvia's forthright cop nature. A welcome book in our household....