Brooks Books

reminds me of woodblock prints.

a simple story by the color composition is truly striking.

great for preschoolers.

This delightful, simple halloween story is so different from the rest of the preschool halloween titles out there. It tells the tale of a young witch who enters a haunted house but is not afraid because she is going to capture the ghosts and put them to better use. She uses her magic to capture the ghosties - and then washes them all in the washer machine and hangs out them out to dry on the line. When dried, she makes curtains, tablecloths and bed sheets out of them. And they all lived happily ever after.

Very sweet. Just one or two lines per page. AMAZING artwork. It looks like block printing with some sheer paper overlay (for the ghosts). Depicts a brave girl and an alternative way to take charge of things that may at first seem scary.

My 3 year old son loves it. With this book, he embraces the idea of a ghost, instead of being afraid of them.

Highly recommended for all.

I grabbed this book for my toddler son who loves Halloween, ghosts, and monsters, after seeing the striking artwork on a table of children's Halloween books. The artwork is superb, the story is simple and fun, and I guarantee this will end up a cherished children's classic as time goes by. My son loved it so much, he fell asleep with this book in his bed.

It is difficult to review this work as it is far to easy to inadvertently slip in a spoiler here and there. This is a scary, disturbing thriller and once the story takes off, it is difficult to put down. I am not at all sure if a movie was ever made of this one, but it would be a great theme...on the other hand, movies so often mess up the original work that maybe it is best to leave this one along. The authors character development is quite good, you really feel for the people. As I indicated above, it takes a few pages for the story to really kick in, but once it does, it is a page turner. Recommend this one highly.

This is the book of the 2002 movie version. A vampire-type terror tale. At first, the story feels a little sluggish, a couple in the city finding an apartment. But soon screams and dreams add to curious events. All isn't so cozy.

I loved this when I originally read it in 1979, and I loved it again in98 thanks to amazon.com. I wish it were a movie. I also whish Brooks Stanwood would write a sequal or other fiction.

The Grieving Time is a book everyone who has lost a loved one should read. Excellent.

This book tells it like it is with love and clarity. I highly recommend it for all who have lost a spouse.

It has been almost a year since my wife died suddenly and unexpectedly. Since then I've spent much time reading and pondering, trying to come to terms with my new reality. This is one of two books I found which provided enough comfort that I've given copies to other newly berieved widows and widowers.

I remember this book from my childhood. I had my parents read each story to me over and over. When I learned how to read I read this book until the pages fell out. In short it is a great book that encourages youthful imaginations. And, it makes for great bedtime stories. A real classic. I bought it for my children.

As a child I didn't have the books of Oscar Wilde but rather the records. My imagination soared with his descriptions of life, and my eyes overflowed with tears at each story. The record of the Happy Prince was read by Bing Crosby and Orson Wells and each year at Christmas we still play that old scratched thing, just to hear it's wonderous love story and that of The Selfish Giant. Now I have to get the book so my nieces and nephews will share in my treasures of love!!!! What is this world if it isn't all about Love?

In these tales, most of them being sad and even very sad, Oscar Wilde looks for a way to save one's soul in front of the misery of the world. Anyone in society who lives in the upper classes does not necessarily see the ugliness and suffering of the world when one looks at the lower classes. But in these tales the Happy Prince, or the Selfish Giant, or any other character will manage to get salvation out of their upper class blindness, by opening their eyes to misery and suffering and by doing what they can to repair these pains and evils because they will realise they have to feel responsible for the world, because they are more powerful and could easily impose their selfish rule. But the giant will discover nature, if not God, punishes him for his selfishness. The nightingale will try to redeem a young student by giving him a red rose in a season when read roses do not bloom. And yet the student will not get the love he wants because he is nothing but a non-entity for the girl he would like to be loved by. There is also a very sad note in A Devoted Friend and how friendship can become a mask for selfishness, a nice appearance for an ugly and egoistic attitude. Those tales are sad and at the same time they convey a moral full of hope. All is not lost if the Happy Prince can give away his happiness for those who suffer, even if later the powerful of his society will reject him when he does not look happy and beautiful any more

Dr Jacques COULARDEAU, University of Perpignan

Admittedly, I got this book because of Stephen Duncombe's essay on zine culture in which I am mentioned, but I did in fact read it from cover to cover and was fully absorbed throughout. The authors have taken on the difficult task of offering perspectives on what it all means to have a popular culture and to be a part of it. The danger, of course, lies in writing from such an academic perspective that the essays could become completely meaningless to anyone not an academic scholar. But, I am happy to say that the essays consistently maintain a level-headed, practical attitude and do not insist on meanings that could be seen as peculiar or irrelevant.

Instead, you get a comprehensive look at everything from pro-wrestling to talk shows, television sit-coms to zines, and much more. The writing is sensible and leaves it up to the reader to draw final conclusions. A general theme is to not take popular culture too seriously and to understand that as consumers, we have the power to shape it. Further, popular culture is not always what it seems and high-flying rhetoric is used by big business and politicians to manipulate consumers for profit. Of course, we know that, but the essays offer us clues as to the process and how we can be more aware of how we are being manipulated.

The book is a long read if you do so cover-to-cover. But the essays themselves read fast. Although some people may wish to read only some of them, I highly recommend the whole book as there are a lot of insights offered into the topics covered as well as bits and pieces of information that allow you to walk away feeling knowlegeable about the topics covered.

An outrageously eclectic collection of essays about the world we live in, finally turning a legible as well as legitimate critical eye towards our cultural organism - and some of the weird and wonderful sprouts. A book to take your mind off of the nasty habits of humanity (like war) and set you thinking about the wonderful weird stuff we do every day.

Why more people don't know his name is beyond me. Maybe its because of his haircut?

In all seriousness, reading the man's work is like waking up and realizing that you've been dreaming. He lifts the veil off the world we live in, the media stream that we swim in, and he illuminates its basic nature better than anyone I have ever read. He also has the great advantage of not being a "fogey", in other words he's not mystified by popular culture, he UNDERSTANDS it. He KNOWS why we like certain videogames and movies and doesn't berate the world for it, rather he simply looks at the underpinnings of those desires. Great stuff. Read all his works - and then visit VIDEOTOPIA because Professor Jenkins references it and it's cool.

How To Save Money And Organize Your Finances: Tales Of An Urban Consumer by Me'Shea Brooks-Rolling is an informative, introductory guide to achieving economic stability in personal finances and making the best use of available funds in an urban setting through the establishment of a personal budget. Analyzing and organizing the common spending patterns for such expenditures as lunch, transportation, shopping, etc., How To Save Money And Organize Your Finances offers readers an expert perspective and an authoritative study on how to effectively save money, establish a liveable personal budget, become financially organized complete with record keeping of expenditures, eliminate and avoiding credit card debt, obtain a personal credit report for free, prevent identity theft, prepare to become a homeowner, redirect money that is unnecessarily spent on the unnecessary for the sake of more meaningful and important things, set up a small business, and so much more. How To Save Money And Organize Your Finances is very strongly recommended for any city dweller with a minimal or debt-restricted income as a practical, applicable collection of tactics and strategies for developing and maintaining a structured and secure financial basis for themselves and their loved ones.

Here's the bottom line: If you are serious about spending less, saving more and accumulating wealth, buy, read and follow the recommendations of this book. Brooks-Rolling presents practical advice in an easy-to-read, down-to-earth and entertaining format. You'll see my endorsement on the back cover of the book jacket; that's how much I believe in the principles and practices Brooks-Rolling preaches. It's not a coincidence that much of her content is consistent with the 10 principles of Black Enterprise magazine's Declaration of Financial Empowerment. If you are truly committed to laying the foundation for multigenerational wealth, here's a great place to begin.

Some say that wealth is power. If that is true, then very few of us have any power at all. Perhaps that old saying should be changed to say, "Those who know how to manage their finances have power." It is true that some people have a gift of financial wisdom but others must be taught. I believe, although Me'Shae Rolling has had many life experiences that have affected her finances, that she has the gift. She also has a servants heart which causes her to share her gift with others.

It would be difficult to navigate the waters of life without credit but let's face it, many of us are just working to pay off our lenders. The more lenders you have borrowed from the more enslaved you have become. Owing money is the new slavery but those chains can be broken.

Me'Shae has written a practicle, no nonsense, book. She suggests taking a calm methodical approach to eliminating your debt instead of the running around, tearing your hair out, helter skelter way of wondering what to do. Sit down, take a breath, read the book and let a cooler head prevail. Your situation will not become cured overnight but that's okay. It took time to get yourself in all the debt so it will take time to get out of.

Here are just some of the Chapters:

Being Disorganzied Costs You Money
Your W2 Form... Is It Accurate?
Mortgage PrePayments
Assess Needs vs. Wants vs. Desires
Time Your Purchases
Credit Reports & Fico Scores
Teaching Our Youth Financial Literacy

If you are truly tired of working everyday just to hand your check over to "The Man" on payday then you need this book. I reccomend this book highly as one who has recently gotten off of the credit train. I suggest following Me'Shae instructions step by step and learn how to use CASH. That's right, CASH. You'll be happier in the years to come that you took the time to learn the lessons that Mrs. Brooks-Rolling teaches. I encourage you to not only purchase a copy of this book but share it with your friends and family. Share the Power and be blessed!

Jeff Brooks-Harris has done a phenomenal job creating a concise book which contains a model for conducting integrative therapy that is both practical and relevant. Truly, this book with its solid research base offers something for everyone. Brooks-Harris' integrative approach has helped me as a student clarify and articulate my personal theoretical orientation. Even long after I have left school and entered into professional practice, I will refer to this book--over and over again. The author does a nice job of summarizing the major theoretical camps in psychotherapy, as well as the history behind their development. He then manages the daunting task of organizing numerous theories with ease, providing readers with a user-friendly framework for conducting therapy. What's more, he includes valuable suggestions for training others to use his model. Whether you are a student, professor, or licensed practitioner, I believe this book is for you.

Integrative Multitheoretical Psychotherapy, by Jeff E. Brooks-Harris, is written in an approachable, yet practical manner. The book demonstrates a means by which viewpoints through various psychotherapeutic lenses may be synergized for purposes of most satisfactorily meeting the needs of a client. This work is both humble and profouond.

This book is a wonderful skills-based text for intermediate level counselors. Most of us in the field of counseling and psychotherapy eventually end up working in an integrative manner, but this book helps us do that in an intentional and theoretically integrative way. The book focuses on breaking down each theoretical orientation into a set of interventions and identifies process markers that suggest when it makes sense to use particular interventions. I have always thought that feelings, thoughts, actions, family systems, and cultural systems are all part of the therapy rather than seperate approaches at war with one another. We need to intervene at all levels, especially those with which the client is most comfortable. This book helped me to become a better and more effective therapist.

By far the best book on this topic that I have ever read! Dr. Cormier really knows what she is talking about. It is insightful. The book is well worth the money. Everyone should buy this book.

I have been in the public community MH system for 30+ years and find this to be the best resource I've ever encountered. I also have used it in the community college basic counseling skills class I have taught for the past four years. It is filled with great resource material, clinical vignettes, role plays. It doesn't get any better than that. One of the few college texts worth the price in my opinion.

This is by far the most useful textful I have ever used. As a graduate student in psychology, I have often used this text as both a training resource for my education and a problem solving guide in my clinical work. Written in language that you don't need a degree to understand, this book presents clinically applicable strategies for working with both children and adults in a variety of "helping" settings. That is, it reviews many of the basic skills one needs to talk to people effectively as a counselour or therapist. Each chapter includes detailed explanations, relevant examples, and exercises for integrating the discussed skills and/or interventions for your own use. It's one of the few resources that presents useful and relevant approaches to relating to people in a readable and understandable context. Best of all, this textbook makes an effort to discuss many of the issues facing "helpers" in the modern world of managed care. It's absolutely the best resource out there for developing and honing intelligent clinical skills!

I needed to learn Fourier Analysis and Wavelets, and this book is excellent as a textbook and as a reference. It is also quite readable. We need more mathematics books like this one.

As a probabilist and statistician, with a Ph.D., having worked at universities, as a consultant, and in industry for approximately forty years, I had previously employed Fourier Analysis only as a tool, not having studied the subject as a discipline unto itself. Dr. Pinsky's book has allowed me to learn the subject more deeply, and from a different, exciting viewpoint. In addition, I needed a resource that would permit me to learn about wavelets. How wonderful to find a book that includes both topics! Moreover, this book is a pleasure to read, with pencil and paper, to work through the ideas. It is extraordinarily well-written, which is not surprising, given the clarity and excellence of Dr. Mark A. Pinsky's other works. Pinsky's grammar is excellent, which is extremely refreshing. Many modern authors cause me to believe that I should have a red pen to correct grammatical errors while reading their works. This book is much more than just a textbook; it is beautiful mathematically and beautifully written.

Courses in harmonic analysis have a central place in the course offerings of every math department, be it pure or applied;-- and the subject is as important as ever! Yet it has not always been easy for an instructor to find a book that is right for the students. Some books might be too skimpy on proofs, or not deep enough.-- Or the applications may somehow be artificial, or contrived. Afterall, we teach the material to engineers!-- It is a relief to find, in Pinsky's lovely new book, a balanced approach to the subject. The motivation and the history receive a beautiful presentation, as do the technical points and proofs. And the historical comments- sprinkled throughout the book- bring the subject to life. At the same time, the book is forward looking, and it has been tested in courses. Great exercises! The structure of the exposition is friendly, and gently leads the reader toward the exciting new wavelet material in the last hundred or so pages of the book. The student thereby gets a sense of how the central questions in wavelet theory have their root in the more classical ideas of harmonic analysis.

Maisie Burns is a sweet mother type, she has mothered Jeff until he found another woman, Gary the same. Then she meets Blaine, He falls in love with her at first sight, but he doesn't trust love.
He has had a bad marriage, he is running scared, but he wants Maisie more than he wants to run. At first. But the more he thinks about it the more he is sure he is making a mistake in pursuing Maisie.
He gets her a job in Italy, with his mother Jenny an American, and then he tries to make sure he spends as much time as he can confusing Maisie.
At first she is willing to have a loose relationship with him, until she thinks of some of the things he says about her and her worth.
That's when it gets funny, because she believes him, but now he wants an affair with her, but his own words come back to bite him.
Until he sees his own worth then Blaine acts on his real feelings. And goes after his dreams.

If you're a fan of Betty Neels, you will like Helen Brooks. This is the second of her books that I've read, and I have been very pleased with both.

In this book, we have Maisie, a lovely, nice girl who has just been jilted. She also doesn't have much self-esteem. Enter Blaine, a gorgeous, rich man who helps Maisie find herself.

Along the way, he finds himself completely taken with her.

This was a lovely story, complete with sweet animals, complex family story in the background, and excellent romance.

Thank you Ms. Brooks!!

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This is the story of an ordinary girl in love with a millionare who has thoughts of no commintments. He has respect for her and refuses to take her without marrige. Of course he dosen't want to be married. Instresting HUH? I rated the book 5 stars. You choose for your self.