Living Things Books

this is a great book! Lots of practical ways to organize, store and care for your everyday items! I got one for me and one for a shower gift for a friend!

The book delivers what its title promises to deliver: great advice for one's household, wrapped in a wonderful package - the look of the book is, as always with Martha Stewart books, exquisite and right on the money. The only question you should ask yourself before deciding to buy this book is whether you wish to pay for something that is esentially a picture-book with advice that can be found on martha stewart's web page, or that you are already aware of. For me the answer is yes - the book is inspirational for anyone with a sense of aesthetic and the desire to make their home a more beautiful place to live in. The advice is useful indeed and all in one place.

A great book with very practical and inexpensive ideas for all kinds of homekeeping. I am not as type-A as Martha, but you've got to hand it to her - her books are useful, inspiring and usually quite practical (unless it's a craft project - I mean, PLEASE, like I am going to make my own acorn placesetting things). I only rate it 4 stars because I wish there had been more ideas in the book - her books tend to leave you wanting more ideas since what is presented is usually quite good.

One reviewer says this will be a repeat of things you've seen in the magazine. Probably good advice to avoid the book if you already get the magazine. I don't suscribe to Living, so this was actually a nice surprise. As always, smart design, nice pictures and great & very do-able ideas. I flipped through it in a bookstore and now I am getting it for a better price at Amazon.com.

I read a copy fo this book from the library,but I liked it.I am a photo person ,so anything with pictures works for me.This books has lots of pretty pictures and tons of tips,mostof which are no-cost tips. I love MARTHA STEWART !!

This book is full of clever ideas and shortcuts. I only hope that I will remember to look them up when I can make use of one of them. As you look through it you will constantly think -- Why didn't I think of that? I never buy the magazine, so these were all new to me. Even if you have seen these tips before, it might be valuable to buy this book anyway as a convenience. You are probably more apt to use these shortcuts if they are compiled into one book rather than spread through a dozen magazines. I hope Martha comes out with more books like this one.

This book is filled with short stories about animals. As a teacher, I am always looking for interesting stories for my students. These stories will capture the interest of my students while I use them as a fabulous teaching tool.

"Every Living Thing," by Cynthia Rylant, is a collection of 12 short stories. Although different characters appear in each tale, the collection as a whole is unified by style and by theme. Each story deals with an encounter or ongoing relationship between a human being and one or more non-human animals. Since the book is only 81 pages long, each tale is quite brief.

This is a gentle, moving book. Rylant has a gift for capturing resonant details. She also writes with great compassion for both her human and non-human characters. Her non-human characters come in many different species: a turtle, dogs, a parrot, squirrels, and more. Her human characters are also diverse: both adults and children, both male and female. I found one of the most memorable characters to be an alcoholic wartime veteran (from "Drying Out").

My overall favorite story in the collection, "A Pet," is about a girl who becomes the owner of a blind old goldfish. I would recommend this book especially to those interested in the short story as a literary form and to those interested in literature about animals. If you like this book, I would also recommend Phyllis Reynolds Naylor's novel "Shiloh."

Wonderful stories!! Life as it is!! Having read these stories aloud to adults in nursing homes on numerous occassion and found them to satisfy our need to hear good resolves, we can all recommend this good read. "A Bad Road for Cats", one of the favorites, that hits the hard realities of human relationships and good resolves in our dealing with others when things aren't right. Stories of people finding there way through realationships with others and the place that animals play in our lives to make bridges. Read them! You will love them if you love people and animals. Write more of these Cynthia!

Every Living Thing, by Cynthia Rylant, is a wonderful read for any middle school student. This book is full of many short stories, each story taught me a great deal of respect and responsibility, which added to my maturity. This book includes 12 stories. The 1st story is called "Slower Than The Rest." In this story a boy wins an award for the first time ever! The 2nd story is called "Retired." Retired is about a retired 4th grade teacher who becomes very mean and cruel and does not like kids after a couple years of retirement. Well, that is until one of her friends end up having to move to France and they can not take their dog with them, so they give the dog to the teacher and then she becomes very kind, friendly, and loving to children again. "Papa's Parrot" is the 3rd story. This story is about a father and a son who become closer than ever when papa ends up in the hospital. This event brought father and son closer together. "Boar out There" is the 4th story. This story is about a young little girl named Jenny, who gets injured badly by a wild boar. But after getting injured the boar tour his nose really bad and he is still running free today. "A Pet" is the 5th story. This story is about a little girl named Emma. One day Emma asked her mom and dad if she can have a pet but they said no. Well one day Emma came home from school and she found a surprise in her room, it was a fish. Emma was so happy she jumped for joy and was happy her parents listened to her about giving her a pet. These are just a few of the tales in this wonderful collection of short stories. Cynthia Rylant is also the author of Henry and Mudge books. Be sure to pick up any book by this fine author.

I read this book when I was 12, It made an Impression on me to say the least... It has to Be the best Novel I have ever read. It completly Changed my mind about the possiblity for creating a perfect society on earth. The reason One of the reviewers hates this book so much Is he is an appolagist for his Comrades... What Happened in Cambodia (Kampuchea) Is Not an issolated incedent... It happened in the USSR... It happened in Communist China with Mao's great Leap Foreward... It happened in the French Revolution... The Enlightened class ( Pol Pot and his fellow travelers) thought they could make a perfect society by killing everyone who didnt fit the mold of a dumb ugly peasant... The killed the rich... they killed anyone who was foriegn...they killed you if you spoke french or english.. They killed you for being a Doctor, Lawyer , Engineer, Wealthy merchant.. For being pretty... and by doing this and having everyone live in peace and harmony in the jungles creating a "New Cilvilization that would bring The Golden Age" their world would be perfect... Pol Pot killed over 2 million of his own people...he had only 6 million to start with... And he was a university professor... and those of you that think those radicals who spend their lives spreading poison by teaching soft minds... think again... Do your self a Favor and READ THIS BOOK.

I loved this book, to put it simply. There is enough detail to keep you captivated throughout. A must read for anyone interested in the Vietnam Conflict timeline.

Gosh, it's 838 pages long, with 4 pages of references and recommended readings... it must be pretty authoritative, right??

But... the 3 page list of "major characters" lists the KK (Khmer Krahom- Khmer Rouge to most of us-) as all fictional, but not any others... and then there are the misplaced maps (wrong places in Text, and missing many of the towns/locales noted in the text). It's implied that the book is based on handwritten notebooks smuggled out of the country, but the degree of documentation is never clarified. The overall impression is similar to Tom Dooley's The Night They Burned Down The Mountain, only a good deal more graphic and horrific, without the religious overlay or "authenticity" loudly claimed by Dooley. In other words, a barely disguised political tract, an attempt to persuade... dare I say Propaganda?

I'm not familiar with any but a couple of the recommended books, but the list looks a little bit skewed, both politically and historically. For instance, nothing on the French colonization, WW II, or the particulars of the starvation of several million mostly N. Viets largely due to the French blockade, after the Viet Minh fought the Japanese as Allies. It seems to me that was the beginning of the cycle of mass murder that Mr. Del Vecchio says was still going on. (Copyright March 1990) That was when (1947-48-...) the Lao Dong (Ho's commies) were so successful at taking over. The vicious slaughter Really started with the French, in at least 5 separate rebellions/repressions Before WW II, ending up with battalions of German (yes, folks, good ol' Panzervolk)Foreign Legionnaires happily blasting through the jungle for 5 years before the first US advisors arrived. (See Devil's Brigade)

No quote from Eisenhower about how the vote would have been embarassingly lopsided (for Ho Chi Minh) if we had allowed that election to occur in 1954. No statement from JFK about how the South Viets would have to learn how to gain the support of their own people, or we would no longer provide war materials. (Listen in the early part of "JFK".) No mention of Ho's letters to Roosevelt and Truman, or the events leading up to the Tonkin Gulf incident. (OPlan 34A- Extensive infiltration, sabotage & murder in DRVN by Navy Seals and others, etc.)

Other than that, it's a glorious indictment of the crazy commies, with America's only faults being masturbatory guilt about My Lai and Kent State, and electing that goofball Nixon (he announced US intentions at the start of major bombing raids and the Cambodian invasion... "criminal stupidity"). We may agree on something...

Anyone interested in Asia should read this book. While many of us think we know about Viet Nam - most of us really don't. We know even less about the conflict in Cambodia. "The Killing Fields" brought Cambodia to the forefront a few years ago, but it seemed hard to believe. "For the Sake of All Living Things" goes even deeper to uncover the horror of recent Cambodian history. If more people read books like this one, perhaps history would not repeat itself so easily...

When I think of Emily Post I automatically think stuffy, prim, and proper. Not so this book by her great-great-granddaughter, Lizzie. An updated and fairly hip book of advice for the newly independent, it approaches issues in a straightforward manner, using a variety of formats with tips, Q&A, and checklists addressing roommate dilemmas, and classroom, dining, and office etiquette. As further evidence that this is not your grandmother's Emily Post, subjects such as one-night stands, "things that go bump in the night," (Use your imagination.) and couch-crashers are discussed. The book will also advise you on the appropriate clothing for a variety of occasions, when it's probably not okay to swear, and a great shrimp primavera recipe for your next party.

This book is not a perfect fit for each and every grown kid who moves out of the house, and certainly not for most 18-year-olds. It is well-suited for a slightly older, more sophisticated crowd of say, 20-somethings, who are more likely to WANT to make shrimp primavera and really care about wearing the right clothes for each occasion. Personally, I am thrilled with this book and plan on having a couple of copies on hand for college graduations and 21st birthday gifts. 50 Ways to Leave Your Mother

Everyone I know would be able to take something away from this extremely well-written book. Too many young adults these days seem to have somehow missed out on learning how to conduct themselves in a way that does not hassle the people they interact with on a daily basis. It is refreshing to see a young author with such a thorough understanding of these issues.

The book itself is entertaining and an excellent read regardless of how it is read (I enjoyed picking it up and reading chapters at random). I highly recommend it.

I bought this book because I was interested in a hipster take on manners for the post grad crowd. I was a little disapponted at the lack of wit in the book, but it contains info that all people need to know...and a great majority never learn.
It's a perfect go-to-guide for the serially clueless graduate in your life

Although the adolescent years are often considered to be the hardest in terms of life transition, moving from teen-living-at-home to out-on-your-own has to rank right up there. For those who are struggling on how life's supposed to happen in the real world, there's How Do You Work This Life Thing?: Advice for the Newly Independent on Roommates, Jobs, Sex, and Everything That Counts by Lizzie Post. I'm sure my 18 and 20 year olds could learn much from this book, and I know a number of others (unfortunately much older) who would also benefit from a refresher course or two...

Contents:
Introduction: Why This Book?
Part 1 - How to Avoid Killing Your Roommate (and Others) - The "Three C's" Approach to Building Better Relationships; Your New Place; Top Five Potential War Zones at Home; Hello, Neighbor; Welcome to My Home - Hanging Out, the Etiquette of Couch Crashing, and How to Be the Ideal Houseguest; Significant Others, One-Night Stands, and Things That Go Bump in the Night - Romance, Dating, and Sex at Your Place; Entertaining - From Wine Tasting to Beer Pong, and Everything In Between
Part 2 - The Rest of the World and You: Steppin' Out - What You're Telling the World; Errands; The Cell Phone; Dining - A Night Out With Friends; Dining - The Mechanics of it All; Socializing - From Etiquette With Friends to Meeting New People; Dating - For Real; Let the Games Begin! - The Etiquette of Sports and Fitness; Driver's Ed-iquette; Four Times When You've Got to Get It Right
Part 3 - Work, Paid and Unpaid: Landing the Perfect Job; On the Job; When School is Your Job
Index

It's tempting to think that moving out and getting a roommate will be cool, easy, and nonstop fun. The reality of it is that within the first week, your cool roommate will start to transform into the "roommate from hell" before your very eyes. Don't laugh... They're thinking the same thing about you. Your assumption that everyone thinks and acts like you do is incorrect, and clashes are inevitable. Lizzie Post has taken many of the common points of contention in a roommate situation and gives great advice on how to avoid the conflict before it happens. Hashing out issues like the kitchen (clean vs. messy, what food is communal, etc.), the bathroom (clean vs. messy), and the living room (same issues!) before they become flashpoints is a great way to enjoy your new-found freedom and still continue to like the person you're living with.

Parts 2 and 3 are extremely useful, in that she covers the face and persona that you show to the public. There's great advice on how dating should work, the unwritten rules of dining, and what to do (and not do!) with your cell phone. This is the part of the book that I'd like to see be required reading for a number of people who shouldn't need to be reminded of stuff like this. Like the cell phone chapter... ESPECIALLY the cell phone chapter...

The writing style is definitely appropriate for the young adult reader. It's accurate and complete, without being "stuffy." Although it's lighter in tone than you would find in a typical "etiquette" book, I think I would have tried for even more humor just to keep the typical "do I have to read this" person engaged a bit more. But still, I'll be tossing this in the mail to my older son, with hopes that it will make his transition to self-sufficient (and enjoyable-to-be-around) adult a bit easier...

Wow. It's a side of life I'll never see and I'm quite okay with that, but I was enthralled with Jim Carroll's diaries. I just couldn't put them down.

someone listed this as from the "poet" from a NEW generation
of poets........ actually he isfar from it!!!!He seems to be still from (and not too original) the 60's. And as far removed from RIMBAUD as I am from O.J. Simpson. He has never left that
novella of 'the basketball diaries' which seems to be page after
page of the same ole thing with absolutely nothing sought nor learned...altho he did seem to share it with us but after 160 pages of self-centered cosmology that continuously just rewriting the season and year that was boredom to me (who also was there) incident after incident, over and over!!!I am not even from N.Y. and have never been there..... The movie gave the author much more than he deserved and somehow made the whole thing interesting and that doesn't usually happen when you go from book to movie.
I have a friend who also expierenced this altho he does not have anti-gay asinine, neither clever or intelligent approach of jim carroll pronounced for his own reason to get occasional money.
for his desires. One thing is that the movie did accomplish this and get all reasoning many steps above of this 'poet" who is firmly continually living on his past while trying to create a sentence while omitting several words is unable to have the advanced, brillant, forseen cleverness of RIMBAUD....to classify overrated Mr. Carroll may I just add the following: bovine, thick, witless, ill-advised, ludicrous, mindless, unthinking and un-wise....I have no intention of listening to the Carroll band
because I can imagine very accurately which way they claim for the hopeful peneration!!!

Living at the Movies surely proves that Jim Carroll is one of the most creatve poets of our time. These collective peoms were written from his Basketball Diaries period (1960s), and from his Forced Entries period (1970s).

"Jim Carroll has the sure confidence of a true artist....He is steeped in his craft. He had worked as only a man of inspiration is capable of working...His beginning is a triumph."
-Gerard Malnga.

This book was originally published in 1973, and was the first aboveground publication of Jim Carroll's work in poetry. He shows uncanny virtuosity. His power and poison are reminisent to Arthur Rimbaud, and one of the strongest forfeiting books of poems in the New York period. In language he deals with his pains and pleasures: The city, love, hope, rebellion, menacing, and friendship. These poems emerge in the manical city, Jim Carroll is not afraid to push the edge, he has transformed from a New York street punk to a litural artist.

Jim caroll is one of the best poets of the new generation of poets. This collection named, "Living at the Movies" shows just how creative and visionary he is.

Alexandra Stoddard has become a sort of guru to my husband and me over the years. Her advice is inspirational, and she is full of suggestions to add beauty to your life in many different ways, some simple, some involving more commitment. Reading her books, and this one in particular, has changed how we view our home and our relationships. The added "Grace Notes" on every page are culled from a wide variety of sources and never cease to be interesting. I have given Ms. Stoddard's books to many, many friends and family.

Described as a philosopher of contemporary life-style, Alexandra Stoddard hits the nail on the head with her enthusiasm for finding and celebrating the joy of being in a relationship with someone. She's practical, and her suggestions are achievable. I enjoy reading this book - have done so many times. Sort of a yearly retreat for me

This is an enjoyable, relaxing read. It reminds us how we should enjoy life and how nice it is to be respectful and caring to others. A Sarah Ban Breathnach fan would love this.

I am a newlywed...married 3 months and I found this book to put alot of things in perspective for me. Ms. Stoddard encourages you to take time out and invest quality time in YOURSELF, which I have always believed to be important, I just didn't know how to convince my husband! This book helped me find those words! Once you have yourself taken care of, then you can concentrate on your relationship and it will THRIVE! My only complaint is Ms. Stoddard writes as if we ALL live in Manhattan and drink cappucinos everyday...I found her comments like that throughout the book to be annoying and assuming. Overall, the book makes sense....and has made me a more relaxed person!

My son was so excited because we planted seeds a nd watched what happened in "real' life as explained by the book.

We were given a copy of "Magic Schoolbus and the Ocean Floor" as a gift. I then bought "Dinosaurs" and "Senses." There is a difference between the books written only by Joanna Cole and the later books that are basically a comic-book version of the TV show. It takes us a solid 45 minutes to read "Senses", and I even learned some facts. "Plants Seeds" is about a 15 minute read-aloud. I say stick with the earlier books.

As a 3rd Grade School Teacher, I found this book instrumental to my lessons on plant life. Ms. Drizzle and her class answer many of the questions my students come up with before we've read the book so I know that we're reading the right materials for our lessons. Great series for the imagination and for provoking interest in the sciences early in the child's development.

I enjoyed this book very much because it is such a fun way to learn about science. This is the first of many Magic School Bus books I purchased, and I've been hooked ever since.

This is a great quick reference book for alternatives to traditional medicine. There is more research required by the reader for treatments (dosages are not included always) but it's definately a great starting point. I'm not following the suggestions to the letter, but the guidance it provides is very beneficial and points me in the right direction for further research.

When I was diagnosed with diabetes several years ago, I read Dr. Trattlers book and it simply changed my life. My blood sugars plummmeted downwards and I lost 80 lbs. in the process.It has since become my health bible and I recommend it to everyone!The food and nutritional information is invaluable and his analysis of diseases ,with their causes and symptoms is unsurpassed.The natural alternatives are not only life-changing but in my opinion-life-saving.I have referred to and reread this book over and over again through the years and I thank Dr. Trattler for his "gift" of health to me.

In my practice as a complimentary medicine provider, I use this book as a resource. Its review of systems and disorders preceeds any suggestions for natural healing. Often healthy behaviors are highlighted as treatment, followed by suggestions for supplements and botanicals. His extensive medical background and discription of disease processes helps pinpoint a diagnosis and treatment process. I have used this book extensively for ten years.

This product provides a visually interesting--though *almost* too visually busy on a few pages--introduction to evolution. Its style is somewhat stilted, and the reading level is certainly for older children. (I am not an expert on determining reading comprehension standards, but as a comparison, the reading comprehension level required by the Harry Potter novels, which I have read, is LESS advanced than that required by "Eyewitness: Evolution," though the imagery, much of photographic, will appeal to younger readers.

The structure is a basically chronological arrangement of topics relating to evolution, from pre-scientific myths about creation to DNA-related topics. Each topic is covered in two pages--and graphically designed as a two-page spread--with the primary block of text relating to the topic on the left-hand page under a large title heading. The amount of text is more significant than you might suppose, given the book's many images, since sidebars or captions with word counts nearly as large as the aforementioned primary textual block accompany most images.

Admirably, the book places Charles Darwin is a larger context of biological and geological ideas made in the 1700s and 1800s; it also looks at genetics-related discoveries after Darwin's death.

However, the 1993 book needs some (but arguably surprisingly little) updating in light of additional discoveries and insights provided by science in the 1990s and 2000s, including the Human Genome Project, data on the Cambrian Explosion and catastrophes, and more. Though the book wisely left out some sub-topics trendy at the time of writing: it does laudably stick to the established basics, and has keep the book remarkably solid as an introduction to evolution even after more than 15 years.

Its 2-page spread on "Science and belief" is above par in that it lays out the basics of the scientific method itself (evidence, peer review, etc.).

With a wealth of drawings, pictures, and photographs, this book explains the basics of natural selection and the evolution of life on earth.

The authors also do a good job of confronting issues that have little to do with science but which may nevertheless be raised by some in connection with this branch of human knowledge. References to certain mythological beliefs are done in a straight-forward and non-offensive way, with reasoned explanations of why people may have thought the way they did (or do). This book is highly recommended for children in Middle School who are confronted with class-mates who do not understand evolution or who for some reason have been taught that it is not 'true.'

But the main strength of this book is a strong presentation of the evidence for natural selection that is found in nature. By combining many interesting facts about fascinating animals with a small dose of hard science this book is a perfect introduction to areas of science such as geology and anthropology. As such it also provides much information that will complement Middle School science classes. This book should be in every educated family's library.

I was looking for a book on evolution to give to a child who was asking questions about the subject. I found this book in eyewitness fashion to be low on text but told its story through many engaging interesting pictures. The book sensitively dealt with questions of creation and biblic questions relating to evolution, answering them with scientific and historical information. It also provided multicultural references and included creation stories from non-western cultures as well.

This book is a must for high school or even junior high science teachers who are faced with justifying teaching their subject matter to parents, board members and community members. Not to mention, its a beautiful descriptive book that is a welcome addition to any general level scientific book collection.

Very well written book, has great info. It will be useful to me after the class is over.

was brand new still in plastic wrap. with nutrition journal. glad i bout this one.

This was one of the few textbooks I enjoyed reading that was actually informative. Not just a textbook, but a manual to life, haha, sounds cheesy, but true.