Parties Books

This book should be called "This is the Best Children's Party Book Ever!" It has great ideas, but unlike most party books it tells you how to accomplish everything and make it a learning experience for your child and his or her friends. I loved it and would reccomend this book to anyone.

This book is organized by age, and then by theme -- as an early childhood educator, her observations on what a one, two, three, four or five year old will like and put up with are absolutely right on! Wish I'd had this book to plan my childs first three birthday parties. She has great age appropriate activities, as well as organizing checklists.

The President of our Mother's Club recommended this book and it is wonderful! The author, Sharon Krull, speaks at Mother's Clubs throughout Northern California and is an incredibly dynamic speaker.

My 6-year old and I just finished this book, and we both loved it. It's so funny and so playfully written, with colorful illustrations to match. I think children of all ages (and anyone who's a kid at heart) will find something to like in this book. Highly recommended!

My 5 & 7 year old daughters & I love this book. It is a funny, very well written story with great pictures. We would read a chapter a night & none of us could wait to see what happened next! It's our new favorite book. I just ordered Adams other book - A Full Year of Stories, & am anxiously awaiting it.

My daughters & I looove this book! We would read a chapter a night & none of us could wait to find out what happened next. It's a fun, interesting story with magnificant illustrations. There's a schoolhouse that moves, a signpost that talks & gives directions, a cat named Jelly, frog named Fidget & an owl called Two Hoots. Fabulous book, I highly recommend.

The fact this cookbook contains over 300 recipes using only two colors really peeked my curiousity!I was surprised to find the recipes so easy to make...and so tasty! The orange and white really adds to a table setting. I have been able to use the recipes for informal and formal meals. Recipes range from appetizers for when I am entertaining, finger foods for quick snacks, and even dishes to accent my main course for simple family dinners. I would definitely recommend this cookbook!

This book has a great variety of recipes. It is amazing how many recipes can come out of just two colors. This book can make any meal complete. My family and I love this book! If you get this, you will never regret it.

When I bought this book, I was intrigued about it only making recipes out of orange and white, Tennessee's team colors. But, I was absolutely amazed that there were so many recipes and they were so good! Whenever my family has guests who are fans, I always make something out of this book and then display it. Ms. Enouen really impressed me with her cooking talent. I can only imagine how much time it took to make up recipes that were only two colors. I highly recommend this book for any cookbook collection.

This book was truely a pleasure to read. Not only is it well organized and clearly written but the author shows how under-rated the revolutionary situation in latin america is. Do yourself a favor and read this.

This book provides an excellent analytical account of guerrilla groups in Colombia, Mexico and Peru. It relies on the works of classic strategists and some post-modern thinkers. It is very accessible yet profound.

A sweeping account of the origins, ideology, and strategy of the most important guerilla organizations in the Americas today. Rochlin draws on neo-Gramscian and post-Modern insights to explain both the structural causes of poverty in Latin America and the epistemic aspect of socio-political instability. He carries out this discussion so as to relate the development of guerilla movements to the absence of ideological hegemony and conflicting systems of thought within particular countries. All-in-all, an excellent, insightful, yet ACCESSIBLE read.

FEBRUARY IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Readers this space may have noticed in my profile that I am a supporter of the Partisan Defense Committee, an organization committed to the defense of and freedom for class war prisoners. The author of the book under review death row inmate, former Black Panther and a `voice for the voiceless' Mumia Abu Jamal is currently the most publicized case of that organization as he faces continued threats to his life by the American justice system. Here he has written a lively and informative account of his `original sin', joining the Black Panthers as a teenager, that has since then put him in the crosshairs of the government and its courts. While one can honestly disagree, as this writer does, about the politics of the Panthers (see all my reviews for other Panther-related reviews) and about Mumia's current political perspective this book demonstrates why there is an extremely good reason why he is called ` the voice of the voiceless'.

Apparently, when the government gets you in its sights you are their forever, especially if you are black. Mumia is not the only former Black Panther still in prison, only the most prominent (see Partisan Defense Committee website for others supported by that organization). Although his politics have changed their focus since his Panther youth one of the most inflammatory statements made by the prosecution in his Pennsylvania murder trial in 1982- supposedly to support a so-called `motive' for his crime was his youthful membership in the Panthers. Accordingly, that made him some kind of kill-crazy cop hater for life. No, this characterization will not do. Like many black youth at the time the Panthers brought Mumia to political life at a time when thoughtful black militants were looking for a way forward in the black liberation struggle. That the Panthers could not succeed for various reasons described in the book does not negate their political, not criminal influence. One has to look to the government's reaction to the Panthers if one wants to find serious life-threatening criminal activity

Along with several other books I have been reading lately this book has made me think back to the days when we of the white left were head over heels in love with the Black Panthers as the epitome of revolutionary manhood (and it was mainly men) and of revolutionary struggle. Well, as we are all painfully aware, those days are long gone although the goals fought for in those days are still desperately in need of completion. Thus, some thoughts about the ups and downs of the Black Panther experience, the most militant and subjectively revolutionary part of the black liberation movement of the 1960's, and its role in the history of black liberation is in order. Mumia provides much anecdotal information, particularly about the rank and file and the effect that the Panther experience had on turning around some very tough lifestyle situations.

As any photograph taken of the Panthers from the period would demonstrate the Panthers and particularly the central leadership, Huey Newton, Bobby Searle, Eldridge Cleaver among others were not adverse to little provocative demonstrations or shock-value publicity. The FBI, however, early on had other plans for them and they were not pretty. If J. Edgar Hoover saw the placid Martin Luther King-led branch of the civil rights movement as some kind of communist conspiracy then he turned apoplectic at the thought of armed black men asserting their right to bear arms. Since early slavery times that possibility had always been the fear of whites and the response was no different this time. Over a very short period the Hoover-orchestrated federal and state drive against the Panthers left most of the key leaders and cadre dead, in jail, on bail or in hiding, This was not the first time a perceived leftist threat had been deal with this in this way. One can think of the International Workers of the World (Wobblies) in the World War I period, the Communist and Anarchist `red scare' raids and deportations after that war and more recently the anticommunist witch hunts of the 1950's. With this difference, however, in the case of the Panthers there was a concerted effort to kill off every one they could get their hands on. Read here if you want to learn more about what that did to the organization, particularly as it, in self-defense, had to turn into a de facto legal defense organization. Read and re-read this book.

This book is excellent!!!! I couldn't put it down!!! Mr.Mumia Abu-Jamal did alot of research in putting this book together as you will see in his large endnotes section!!! Must read for any one interested in learning about the true history of the black panther party!!!!

In Mumia's new book, written with shocking scholarly clarity from death row where he has been unjustly imprisoned for more than two decades, he reminisces about the roots of the Black Panther Party in a historical context. Knowing more about the Panthers' unravelling is vital knowledge for all activists, as well!

This book is essential reading for anti-racists and longtime admirers of Mumia. The history of state repression against African-Americans is not disconnected from the history of slavery in this country, and neither is the struggle against it.

All Power to the People!

Another delightful book by Sonia Levitin. This one is on party etiquette for young kids. Fun and silly illustrations get the point across as elephant gets ready to go to her first party.

The book starts with elephant's friend asking if she can bring a guest to Brenda's birthday party. When she gets the okay the preparations begin! Next there are many questions and answer opportunities regarding the proper attire to wear and what sort of gift to bring.

Some of the topics discussed include: How to get ready for the party and what type of manners you should exhibit when you bring a guest (stay close, introduce your friend and say something pleasant about your friend) and tongue-in-cheek discussions of how you should behave when introduced to the adults, if you break something, swing on the drapes and other wild animal behavior!

Taking turns, sharing, not being greedy, leaving pets alone, not snooping, washing hands after you use the toilet and saying Thank You are some of the other important points covered. The book even discusses that your gift stays with the birthday person!

The illustrations of elephant are charming with her apprehensive and excited looks -- and her pink bow worn especially for the party. A great read for small kids. Teaches manners and what to expect at a party.

Young children will delight in the story of elephant's first invitation to a party and they will also learn social graces and etiquette along the way. In your face illustrations are as big as the party-going Pachyderm and will have your children squealing with joy at her preparations. A clever story that will hold your child's attention and pass on a few social graces at the same time.

Jeff Seaver illustrates When Elephant Goes To A Party, an intriguing picturebook story which invites young readers to take an interactive role in deciding what kind of gift Elephant should bring to a birthday party, and how to be a good guest. Parents will find When Elephant Goes To A Party a delightful choice for reading with kids: it's fun and packed with gentle reminders to kids on how to prepare for a social event.

Alright, well I reviewed Birthday Party soundtrack, and I love that, but my personal favorites are:

Meet You At The Mall
Practice, Practice
Toys (when i grow up)
Food Court
Decisions, Decisions
Instant Party
Come As You Are
Ice Cream Crazy
Honky Tonky Hip Hop and
Goin Through Our Mom's Stuff

Once again, I basically love the entire CD. I love MK and Ashley CD's they are great, for everybody!

Marykate and Ashely go of to New York city to dance with the New York City Ballet, one dancer holds a class and teachs the twins with some of there girlfriends to dance and how to jump and move your arms in ballet, then they go off to New York city park where they dance with white dresss on to Swan Lake , At the end they see a Ballet show and Marykates dream comes true.

I think that Mary-Kate and Ashley's CD's are cool! I collect their CD's, books, movies, etc. This CD is one of my favorite ones.

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After reading "Table Tips" by L.Elerding, I now have collected her whole "You've Got Manners!" series. Each book has such great value. This one on "Party Pointers" gives kids ideas of how to be really good guests when they visit their friends, and includes other social tips that will give them confidence when I am not around or their parents are not there to coach them.

I am a second grade teacher and my students love this book. It is a very creative way to teach manners to children of all ages. I highly recommend this book to all parents and teachers. Everyone, regardless of age can learn from this remarkable book!

Mike Connery's Youth to Power is the best documentation you will find on how the youth of America is being organized to have a major impact on the 2008 election. His tireless reporting and in person experiences perfectly capture this new movement in American politics--the rise of the Millennial Generation. If you want to avoid being surprised by the youth vote and its power in 2008, read the truths Connery uncovers in the course of this excellent book.
Morley Winograd

Youth to Power is a very well-written, brief history of youth-focused political organizing, with a focus on the 2004 election cycle. It profiles some of the key players in the space and makes a cogent argument for why progressive leaders should focus on youth. As the director of a nonpartisan organization in the space, I found Youth to Power to be indespensible. I recommend it to many people, especially those who think they are in the know but really have little sense of the role youth and youth organizing play in electoral politics.

Mike Connery is well-placed to write the history of the emerging progressive youth movement. He has, after all, been near the heart of it almost since its birth in the years preceding the '04 election.

Youth to Power is an engaging history of the lessons, mis-steps, and huge successes of the dozens of organizations and thousands of grassroots leaders across the country who comprise the new progressive movement.

This book is a recommended read for anyone working in youth politics -- and anyone who wants to figure out how a progressive majority is possible in America.

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