Bryan Books

Not only is this a wonderful book for the coffee table it is detailed in materials, techniques, and decorations of baskets from around the world. Easilly identifiable photos of baskets as well as great photos of the weavers. Recommend this book to anyone interested in weaving, baskets, and ethnic handicrafts.

Any basket maker or collector will enjoy and appreciate this book, and frankly their library will not be complete without it. Colorful and just packed with photographs, graphically stimulating and full of information about baskets and basket making around the world. I cherish my copy, and find it has inspired me to look again at the "average" and "use" baskets in my home - not just those in my collection. A worthy gift!

We love this book and are purchasing a second copy so we can cut out the images and frame them. Ashley Bryan is a master of art! Bryan uses only portions of poems by wonderful poets, the stanzas chosen match the images perfectly and make the reader want to find the entire poem to read! Highly recommended by this family

The illustrations in this book are so beautiful, words can not explain. It is a simple read that introduces the little ones to poetry. Most poems are excerpts of a stanza or a few lines and the picture corresponds to the poem. Each poem either starts with the letter of the letter is bold in the poem and ties in the picture. For example, F=freedom, but the poem's first letter is not F, so F is bold in the word freedom. Highly recommended for the entire family.

Charming series overall but this is the hands-down fav in our house. Witty and wonderful. Can't wait for the 4th installment...

I first bought "A Girl and Her Gator" because the girl in the book is Claire, which is my granddaughter's name. When I found out it was second in a series, I purchased the first book, "A Boy and His Bunny," and have now purchased the third book, "A Bear and His Boy." My granddaughter loves these books. She has her mom read them in order each night. They are very humerous and the illustrations are wonderful. Each book ends with an idea of what is next to come. We can't wait for the next book to come out!

My wife is very happy with it, because she can play Bryan Adams songs to my kid, who loves Bryan Adams songs

I just bought this book and i am impressed. The music is aranged wonderfully and it's very easy to play. If you're like me and just want to sit down at the piano and play then this is a perfect book for you. Bryan Adams is known for his smooth love songs and rocking fast songs. perfect mix.

I used to read Sunny Nash's column in the Bryan-College Station Eagle. It was my favorite part of that paper and I was saddened when she left. Bigmama Didn't Shop at Woolworth's is an amazing look back at what for some Americans -- either for our age or our background -- is an unknown history.

Every White person in America should read this book! Sunny Nash writes the story of her childhood without preaching or ranting but she made me realize for the first time just how much skin color changes how one experiences the world. When she was just three years old her grandmother taught her how to read 'colored' and 'white only' because that was a survival skill just as important as 'Don't get in a car with strangers.' The book is remarkable. I was taught, and I teach, that skin color doesn't matter any more than hair color. But, if your skin color is brown, it matters a great deal to a great number of people. I needed to learn that, Sunny Nash is a great teacher.

This review concerns the volume of the Cambridge Ancient history covering 425-600.

This was a very readable book, that I have just completed. I read about eighty percent of it, only skipping or skimmimg a few sections. Admittedly, this would not make a good introductory book, and probably not even a good second book, on the period, but if you are interested in the period and have a working knowledge of it, I am sure you will find much of interest. The book begins with an evocative 150 pages or so of narrative historical overview, with the latest interpretations of chronology. Some of this material is then covered in a more thematic way, and also in an area-by-area manner, later in the book. There are also many sections on various social aspects. One such that I gained much from was the one on education. Interestingly, there was no separate section on women. The bibliography is 100 pages long, so the reading matter itself is about 1000 pages. The book was worth the money to me.

Being an armchair historian, I found this work to be highly readable and entertaining. The bibliography is exhaustive (about 100 pages), as one might expect, and their are numerous maps and genealogy tables. Despite numerous authors, it does not backtrack nor contradict itself. For a scholarly work, it is impressive for its contribution, compactness (yes, even at 1,000 pages, it could have been 1,000 more) and ease of reading.

That said, it's not for those unfamiliar with the "story" of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. It more or less assumes you're quite familiar with Suetonius, Cassius Dio, Plutarch, et al, and various long standing controversies in interpretation. So if you've read a few books on the subject, you'll be quite comfortable with this work. If you've read the Routledge and Yale Press Imperial Biography series, then this work helps with context, providing the latest (and perhaps alternative) views on current scholarship.

Don't let the price scare you off. It's well worth several other books one might consider, combined.

Sandra J. Bryan's book CHER DOLL & HER CELEBRITY FRIENDS could've only come from a dedicated Mego Cher collector.

Each page has glorious color photos of all the different types of Mego Cher dolls--including Sonny--and also features other Mego dolls like Diana Ross, Farrah Fawcett, Jaclyn Smith, The Captain & Tennille, Suzanne Somers, Laverne & Shirley and Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman. Any kid from the 70s will recognize these names and remember some of the dolls.

Bryan provides info on each doll from the year of release to how much the dolls sold for back then, which range from $7.95-$8.95, and how much they go for now in mint condition.

The author also provides photos on the many Bob Mackie fashions that were available for the Mego Cher doll and she describes each one as though you were watching a fashion show and provides the approximate prices of each.

What separates this book from other Mego collector books is that Bryan has lovingly dressed and posed the Cher doll in the fashions and has the star in many scenes (that reflect the outfit) and features other dolls not just Mego's. Each vignette also includes elaborate backgrounds and doll sets/props and reminds me of the skits that the real Cher used to do on the "Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour" (Sonny & Cher - The Ultimate Collection).

Anyway, you can tell that this was a labor of love from author Sandra "Johnsie" Bryan and I'm glad that she takes the reader on that fun journey. I recommend this book to any Cher or Mego fan or fashion doll collector.

I love that this book exists! I've always had a CHER doll but I never owned any of her fashions, but I definitely remember looking at them at Toys 'R' Us when I was a kid. I even remember her wearing many of them on her own show back in the 1970's. The photos are fun and entertaining! This is a great addition to any Cher collection!

This is an excellent book . It speaks of some of our Legends ,and touches
on parts of the Trail of Tears and some of the dreadful things our ancestors went through to make it.Many did not.

This book brought me closer to the truth of what happened during the awful times of the Cherokee removal. It is unfortunate that our government had mistreated the wonderful Natives of this land. I recommend this book for anyone who wants a clear understanding of what happened in American history. It is a shame that schools do not provide enough truth about the Native Americans.

Excellent... if you have an intrest in multi-layed knowledge and learning them listen to your future.................... the children have something to say..... all that we require is the courage to listen.

I trust in synchronicity so when "Children of the Light" came to me for review I was not at all surprised. However, I was very pleased to discover that Bryan, Katherine and Kevin James are sharing their experiences so that others can feel inspired and understood.

The James children and their father use energy, "Light," in every aspect of their lives and in efforts to help many others. Calling down the light through meditation can be so beneficial to anyone, and to those one wishes to share it with. The James children have developed this skill early in their lives, working toward their soul missions to be healers and helpers in this incarnation. They have reconnected to their higher selves and are working toward meeting their goals.

There has been much talk in recent years about "Indigo Children" and the like. Bryan believes his children to be such and explains what this means in the book. The children voice their own understanding of who they are and what they do with the Light energy. This book of testimonial offers an understanding to those who share these skills and beliefs and also inspires others to look into themselves, to the Universal Energy and reconnect with their own higher self.

Bryan shares their encounters with angels, deceased loved ones, Jesus, saints, teachers and guides. The three offer their understanding of the Lights and the process of which to call them down through meditation. Examples of what the Light can do are shared with honesty and faith.

The book is short but inspiring. It is an introduction to the topics of synchronicity, telepathy, psychic ability and more and opens the doors to many paths should the reader choose to continue their quest for information and guidance. Having an understanding of the topics already I wished there were deeper explorations into each chapter, but for the person just opening their eyes and mind, this book is a perfect primer.
Review by Heather Froeschl of BookReview.com.

Before I start, I have to confess that I picked up the first issue of Comics Now!, read a few of the articles, then mis-placed. Now, I'm waiting until #3 comes out so that I can order all three to get my collection up to date. In case you didn't know, this magazine is brought to you by the people who create and/or listen to the podcast Comic Geek Speak. While unfortuneately I can't say that the podcast is my favorite (I find it often lacks focus, or has inarticulate arguments), none of those problems are present in this magazine. This is a fanzine with modern production values. While some of the art or typos might clue you in that this isn't Wizard or Geek Magazine, the depth and scope of the articles make up for it. Because it's "home grown", you find vapid 2-paragraph articles which are basically plugs for whatever Marvel or DC want to ram down your throat. Issue #1 had a fantastic article on DC's Crisis on Infinite Earths (the author completed his thesis on the topic--honestly!), as well as an article on kid-hero Nova. Nova's somebody I didn't know much about, and I'm glad they were there to teach me about him. I wish I could remember what else was in the mag, since I know I'd probably be reluctant to buy without thumbing through to know what I was getting into. But... it's a tough magazine to find. My comic store is pretty well-stocked, and they only carried issue one. I would say that Back Issue by Two Morrows is the best comics magazine out there, but Comics Now! puts up a good fight and is certainly worth your six bucks.

If you like comic books read this magazine. It gives you an in depth look at story lines.