Clouds Books

Liked the book, I thought it had some information that will be helpful in business as well as life in general.

This CD is an accurate representation of an even better book --- Cloud's voice is easy to listen to as he makes points that are illuminating for anyone interested in understanding the application of the principles of living a complete life.

This book had some good things of what a person may look into and for when starting to Validate Pharmaceutical Equipment. There are so many example references to actual equipment that one could almost hear them running in their processes. It did not contain everything, but it sure did open one's eyes as to what to be aware of.

I did use this book in one instance for a non-pharmaceutical validation and its format helped me through it to a successful conclusion.

Overall, I was well pleased with this selection of mine. It's a great source for variety... makes you think a bit. This was good.

Actual and concrete, if qualification is the target this book has the right way to think to do it. Fortunately right on time thanks to Amazon.com

Roberta combines intelligent humour with a good dose of light-hearted romance. Her hero and heroine capture the imagination and provide good entertainment for your heart and soul. You definitely want to read this. Good job Roberta.

The plot of this book unlike other romances was quite intersting. It wasn't at all what I would have expected as the norm. The characters were well developed with attitudes all their own. I would definately recommend reading this romance.

This is an amazing depiction of the real life experiences of an immigrant, in this case Norwegian, the struggles of life in a changing new world, through the depression era and into the mid-twentieth century. It also gives an excellent snapshot of how relationships and work philosophy have changed.

This book is a documentary cleverly disguised as a story about a young man and his family and friends as they begin a new life in America after leaving Eastern Europe. It's a first person perspective on what life was like in northern Wisconsin in the early 1900's. Life in the logging camps, farms, entertainment, travel, etc. When your grandfather tells you he had to walk 12 miles in a snow storm, uphill, to school and back with only a bucket and a biscuit, this book is that story. I have to admit I'm a bit biased in this review as my family (Reiten) is featured often in this book and I had the honour of knowing the author before he died. Even if my family wasn't in this book it makes for some really great bed-time stories.

I thought most of the riddles were really hard but then when I tried them out on my friends some of the ones that stumped me they got easy. I like the hints they give you because their not enough to give away the answer but they do help. The riddles in the book are alot better than the free ones you can get on the web, mainly becuase the ones in the book have only one good answer.

It seems like most riddle books today are little more joke books for kids, but not this one. I was looking for something that would give me the pleasure I got when I first encountered riddles in The Hobbit. It took a lot of looking but I finally found it in Tower of the Riddle Master. The riddles here are all poetic with great imagery, clever wordplay, and devious misdirection. And none of the recycled, tired old riddles you see on the internet, these all seem to be original material. A definite must-have. And if anyone finds the second hidden riddle in the book please post something, because it is driving me crazy!

An excellent book about the creation of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. I would highly recommend it for anyone interested in natural resources and/or recreation. It gives a good history and as a result an understanding of the hard feelings still fostered by some in the communities that were impacted.

The book definitely has a spin from the Friends of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness interest group. Looking beyond that it is still an excellent book.

This book is written with the help of three people who were active participants in the fight for the BWCA. It is well written and thoroughly documented. It is biased in that the authors wanted increased protection of the BWCA and provides inside information from the pro-protection side of the fight. Even so, they were able to remove themselves enough from the story to write an accurate account.

The fight is a very interesting story and parallels many other environmental fights throughout the country.

Anyone looking for a monograph concerning Minnesota history, legislative history, environmental history, or just a good read this is a highly recommended read.

I originally ran across these stories in a magazine called "Black Gate" and I liked them so much that I purchased the book. The book has one story that was previously unpublished. A very fun read.

I picked up a copy of "From the Golden Age", a compilation of Isacc Asimov's favorite stories from his youth, and just out of nowhere I decided to start with Tumithak. Snooty people will deride this story, but the truth is that it was written more than seventy years ago, before the moon landing, atomic bomb, and WWII. Yet it is a lot of fun! "From the Golden Age" only had the first two parts, and after reading just the first story I immediately picked up this, the complete book. It's a fun read for anybody who isn't snooty.

First: If you can get it, perhaps at the library, seek the audiotape version read by Sam Dastor to bring full life to this wonderful book. A story whose heart is Inspector Ghote's admiration of a man, that man's use of anger in the performance of his duties, and Ghote's realization that anger is perhaps not the best policy. Not for the speed-reader, Keating's descriptions of those monsoon days in India will bring out the sweat in you!

Under a Monsoon Cloud is the first novel by HRF Keating I read (actually heard on audio tape) and it won't be the last. Detective Ghote is an unforgetable character whose misadventures and efforts to save himself and his family from doom are presented in a spellbinding narrative rich with wit and local color. The ending comes as a surprise and a relief.

Vencil is the name James (or Jim) in Czechoslovakian. Not knowing this before I picked up the book, the title seemed strange; nor could I get an idea of what to expect based on the blurry picture of old men on the cover. I picked this out because the first chapter (as a short story called "Superfarmer") won the 1987 Lake Superior Writers series fiction competition. Through Jimmy's six-year old eyes, we are drawn into 1950's rural Minnesota, to an old-world Czech community slowly making its way toward modernization. Plum Creek is little Jimmy's world. He does his farm chores, goes to school, and dreams of owning a television so he could watch Superman. Life as he knows it is interrupted when his uncle Vencil goes missing; and this is the beginning of what becomes a year of changes for him and his family. There are sweet, funny parts as Jimmy tries to navigate his way in an adult world. Many chapters end in a realization of Jimmy's, as his eyes are opened to some new discovery, or he learns something; and this adds that all-important depth that good writing needs. Also notable are the descriptions of farm life. We get to romp with Jimmy barefoot through the creek and dirt and manure; and also trudge with him through the hard farm work. This is a charming idyll that has a mix of humor, suspense, and sentimentality.

The story of Vencil is told by Jimmie, a six-year-old boy who lives on a farm in Minnesota with his parents and older brother. It is set in the 1950s and their farm does not even have electricity. Jimmie loves the freedom of living on a farm, but he is not quite so enthusiastic about the physical labor, especially in the winter. When Uncle Vencil disappears, the family travels to the city hoping to find him. After experiencing city life for the first time, Jimmie realizes his life is not as bad as he thought. When everyone else seems to have given up on ever finding Vencil, Jimmie discovers a clue as to where Vencil may have gone and sets out to find him.

This book depicts the everyday life of a child who lives in a rural area. Stories describing long rides on the school bus and doing daily chores are prominent. It was fun seeing things from a six-year-old's point of view. I laughed several times when he misunderstood what the adults were saying. As children do, he interpreted everything literally which led to some funny moments. Also central to this book is how close extended families were back then. The importance of helping each other and spending time together was emphasized. In today's busy world that closeness is often lacking, with some children never getting to meet relatives who do not live nearby.

Shima does a fine job of comparing and contrasting city life and country life through the eyes of a child. The hard work and long hours on the farm were difficult. But the benefits of being able to walk by a creek and having plenty of open space made up for it. City life, although it contains many luxuries such as television and elevators, seemed so hurried. The people had no time to talk with each other and the space was much more cramped, causing the beauty to be diminished.

Vencil is a well-written book that describes the difficulties of farm life in the 1950s. Shima demonstrates that hardships can be minimized with the support of family and friends.

Armchair Interviews says: Nice story, well told.

Vencil is a wonderful example of an author taking his memories of growing up and fictionalizing them. I grew up on a Maine chicken farm in the 1950s and this book brought back countless memories of how I looked at life, my family and rural farms when I was the same age. Frank Shima's prose as well as his ability to paint a word picture which pulls the reader in so they can 'see' the story unfolding are exceptional. This is a book that will not only bring joy and nostalgia to those who grew up in the same era or on a farm, but is an excellent book to introduce younger readers to the times and coming of age literature.

From cover to cover Boundaries is a complete Christian handbook for discovering why God created boundaries and how to implement them into our lives. By following this guide many dysfunctional people will find a path to freedom and regain control of their lives. Boundaries are clearly defined in this book in all areas; physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. Using the steps in the book will bring new health to your relationships and lead to a walk of being the loving giving people God intended us to be. Having grown up in a dysfunctional family myself, I have to say that Boundaries is the icing on the cake of healing that God has served me and I will serve to others as well.

I am sorely disappointed!!! It was not clear to me that I was getting a book that is about 1 inch by 1 inch. I don't order books often and didn't know that I needed to confirm it was full-sized. I wish it had been made more clear. I waited nearly two weeks for it to arrive and now I'm not sure I'll even be able to read it because it is so TINY!

Applying the principles in this book literally changed my life and healed so many relationships in my life. It's Biblically sound and focuses on enabling people to live the life that God intended.

I read this book a few months ago and the advice it gave me was absolutely amazing. I had worked at a job for almost four years where I was the office doormat, but the last year that I worked at the job it was becoming really out of hand. I had always stepped up to the plate and did way more than my fair share of the work around the office, but in the last year I worked there my boss informed me that one of my co-workers was not doing her work appropriately and I needed to do her job until he "figured out what to do". Well for eight months I did my job and this other person's job, I had five minute lunches as I tried to get everything done. My co-worker would come in my office and go on and on about how this was the easiest job she had ever had in her life. She started bringing in lists of things to look up on the internet because she told me she ran out of things to look up. My boss sat in his office and read all day and when I would go in to talk to him about the situation he would continue reading and wouldn't even look up at me. One day I came in early before work and told him that I was BURNED OUT! He said okay and had the co-worker do her old job for 3 days and then that was the end of it, and he had me start doing her job again. Well I put in a month notice and I quit, and after I quit they fired the co-worker because she couldn't do the job. I was always the good Christian that kept my mouth shut and did what I was told, but guess what God doesn't want you to be a doormat. He wants you to be loving and humble, but you are not responsible for someone else. I have read so so so many Christian books about the importance of being humble and to just persevere through tough challenges, but this was the first Christian book that let me know it is okay to stand up for yourself.

From what I've read, it doesn't seem like those with the critical reviews haven't really read the whole book. In a society that's increasingly tolerant and co-dependent, though, I can see people resisting the truth and freedom this book offers. Let me tell you. I first read "Boundaries" over 10 years ago, when I was suffering from Major Depression in college. This book provided the way out. It has played a major role in my life ever since. I have the most amazing marriage now, and my husband and other close friends have found amazing freedom from as we read & re-read this book. We are healthy, and we are happy, but keeping "Boundaries" in the world we live in can be a challenge and takes practice... but it's worth it, as scripture always is. I'm grateful the author's aren't afraid to be true to God's Word.