Bryant Books

William Logan, in "Oak: The Frame of Civliztion," creates a vivid and compelling portrait of of the ubiquitous oak tree, including its botanical history, as well as its cultural one. Well paced, engaging, and well illustrated, I unequivocally recommend this book.

This book is most like the "New Yorker" at it's best. Which was when a writer looks at some prosaic part of life and opens his eye wide; then writes about it clearly, with the full power and the real art of a bright and deep understanding of the utter complex beauty of the seemingly simple. Mr Logan, please do more.

A sweeping traversal of the oak's progress through history side by side with humankind, Logan's book is a far more satisfying essay in ethnobotany than many books aimed at a general audience. His deep knowledge of botany, forest history, and civilization informs every page. His prose is fluid and nuanced, and he interweaves his themes in wholly satisfying fashion.

No tree has been more useful to human beings than the oak. In most of the temperate world, oak is the primary, the 'titular tree of the forest.' What is most impressive about the oaks is that you can go from Massachusetts to Mexico City and find them readily available. When all the other trees were cut down to make room for farm fields, some of the oaks were left to make the boundaries.

The PTA uses the oak leaf and acorn as their symbol of strength and ability to endure. There are many different types of oak, like the California white oak, the Valley Oak, the Live Oak in the South; the Angel Oak in North Carolina is a version of the live oak with hollow trunks making it the easiest wood to split and shape. Memory, reason, and skill wove a world of oak. The people understood, valued, and worshipped the tree that was 'their most intimate compannion' and source of much of thier livelihood.

An illustration shows the different acorns, from the Northern Red Oak, Black Jack Oak, Sawtooth Oak, Scarlet & White Oaks, and the Holm Oak. The first oak was discovered in Thailand; sine then, they have spread to Europe, Asia, North America, and Mexico. He gives an analogy to the Eiffel Tower and an oak as being their internal structures. Eiffel used a skeleton of iron with an empty space to create a form similar to the sixty-five-million-year history of the oaks. The Eiffel Tower is one large skeltal iron cone. The mature oak is composed of hundreds and hundreds of cones from the roots, trunk, to the branches. They are similar in strength and strength, and yet dissimilar as to the reason for their being on this earth.

William Bryant Logan has previously written DIRT: THE ECSTATIC SKIN OF THE EARTH. "A great tree infuses empty space with memory and turns it into a place." On a summer day, it is up to ten degrees cooler in the shade of a great oak. They were removed from the Whittle Compound which the U.S. Govt. now calls their own because of the roots, I was told, and after a big hullaboloo from some of the citizens, replaced with the dogwood. This town does not like trees or birds, and more and more asphalt pavement is replacing the cooling branches of trees which create oxygen. Thanks to my years of volunteer work for the PTA, I have grown to appreciate the tall, strong Oak tree for all it means to such a magnificent organization.

This is a book that I would have liked to have written myself! It is a wonderful tale about the place of oaks throughout civilization. I found the linking of so many European family names to oaks and other trees very fascinating. The descriptions of the wooden structures, coppicing, early inks, acorns as food, oaks as foundation for many early technologies, and many other details brought a richness to the history of our ancestors and the beginnings of civilization. I live in an oak-hickory region of the eastern U.S., and this book has given me a greater appreciation of our national treasure.

This is a large, thin paperback which would probably be a nice souvenir of Sedona (I haven't been yet!) but was not what I was hoping for. It's my own fault for not reading the reviews more closely. It's a little more useful than a (very) similar book called "Secret Sedona" which is also a large thin, paperback filled with nice photographs but not the practical information I am looking for as I plan our upcoming trip. I bought several books about Sedona from Amazon recently and none of them have been as useful as the information I can find on the web.

Excellent book. It captures the most beautiful scenery around Sedona. I keep it out on the table to remind me of some of my favorite spots in Sedona.

I have bought several books on Sedona in the past and this is by far the best. The pictures are large and vibrant and the descriptions and information are accurate. The book covers formations, wildlife, flora and fauna, cultural history, etc.
I am taking my third trip out to Sedona this month and this book gave me new insight to some places to go and the history that lies within Sedona. This is a great book and it is always on my coffee table for all to see the beauty of Sedona.

Someone else described this as a "coffee table" book. that is exactly right. the pictures are nice, but there is not much information in it. If you are looking for a book about sedona to help you know what to do there or how to get around or just good basic information - you won't find it here. and it's too big to take it with you on vacation.

This is a wonderful snapshot of the Sedona area! Just leafing through it brings back many memeories of being in the area. Wonderful photos and great information. At an unbelievable price! A wonderful gift at not much more than the price of a card!

Every one is matched with a pony partner (a young rider)to train for a little show at Pine Hollow and Carole is going to be the judge. But after Veronica diAngelo get's under her skin, in attempt to be fair Carole is much harder on her two best friends and their pony partners. Then Carole starts thinking that Lisa is peaking at her notes! Stevie is trying to throw an anniversary party for her parents and on top of that it looks like Carole is helping Lisa and her pony partner but she won't help Stevie. Meanwhile Lisa thinks that Carole and Stevie are talking about her behind her back because she's not as experienced as them with horses. And the icing on the cake is that Veronica isn't helping her pony partner at all! If you like a book full of conflict and horses. Show judge is the book for you.
personally I don't like the Saddle Club books where the saddle club are mad and untrusting of each other. But over all a good book.

In this book, each Horse Wise member is paired with a younger one in order for them to learn more about horsemanship and riding. Unfortunately, not all the older riders are good at their job or responsibility. Carole is given the thankless role of the judge and must supervise. Conflicts over fairness inevitably arise. In the end, of course, everyone learns a lesson about responsibility.

This was a pretty good book. It is about Carole being the Pine Hollow Show Judge. While shes judgeing everybody she gets in a fight with Lisa and Stevie and starts judgeing them really had and being mean to them. The saddle might be over. Read this book.:)****

I love all the Saddle Club Series books. This one was far and away the best. So far. Bonnie Bryant writes with a lot of detail and you can tell that she really researches her subjects. I loved the subject; Carole judges her friends for a big show. I show often, so it related to me a lot, and I always wonder what judges think. It was an awesome book. Every horse-crazy girl should read it.

THE SADDLE CLUB #95: SHOW JUDGE

WRITTEN BY: Bonnie Bryant
COVER ART BY: Alan Kaplan
PUBLISHED: 2000
PUBLISHED BY: Skylark
PAGES: 161
PRICE:
EXTRAS:A summary for The Saddle Club #96: New Rider.

SUMMARY:
It's time for a new project at Horse Wise. Everyone is being paired with a younger rider to learn all about competing in a horse show - everyone except Carole Hanson, that is. Carole's going to be the judge, and Veronica diAngelo doesn't think that's right. How can Carole be impartial when her best friends, Lisa Atwood and Stevie Lake, are competing? Carole's furious. She knows she can be fair.
But maybe Veronica is right. Carole isn't judging Lisa and Stevie the same way she's judging everyone else - she's being a lot harder on them. Now everyone is mad at everyone else. So mad, in fact, that no one notices that Veronica's partner may be riding into trouble. This isn't what they were supposed to be learning, is it?

COVER ART REVIEW:
Has nothing to with the book. Go read the review for the second cover of Horse Crazy. I don't feel like repeating my self.
OVERALL: LIGHT BLUE. Wait a moment, shouldn't you be reading Horse Crazy Review right now.

BOOK REVIEW:
This is possibly one of the good books of the new cover ones (#88 - ?). Certainly a head and a gallop over #96 New Rider (don't get me started...). But this book stills suffers from all the other problems that the new books suffer from. Stevie, Carole, and Lisa all seen out of character. It's really hard to read the new books without wondering, what happened? The pod people? Maybe this series will eventually get back to normal.
OVERALL: BLUE. Normally, a book like this wouldn't even get that high, but compare it to all the others that have came out recently.

This is a fantastic Bryant and May mystery , top notch entertaining from Christopher Fowler at his very very best

When in comes to the classic British locked room mystery, the stuff that we associate with Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, there is no contemporary writer more adept than Christopher Fowler. And "Ten Second Staircase" is one of his best.

While the aging and eccentric detective duo of John May and Arthur Bryant are no Holmes and Watson, they are certainly more unusual, at least as entertaining, and in many ways more interesting given the depth and complexities of Fowler's multiple story lines which transcend and sometimes overpower the core mystery. Cleverly conceived and elegantly written, "Ten Second Staircase" delivers a head-scratching whodunit while plumbing deep issues of morality, vigilantism, and restless youth. If this seems like a lot to swallow for a simple mystery, the talented Fowler pulls it off while maintaining his patented British tongue-in-cheek humor balanced with genuine suspense.

In this installment, an obnoxious artist is found dead, floating in her own piece of outrageous "art". The only eye witness to the apparent murder is a young teenager, visiting the gallery with his private school class. But the lad's description of the killer - a man on horseback dressed in the garb of an early 18th Century highwayman - stretches credibility and leaves the May/Bryant team with scant evidence and little to go on. When other minor - and annoying - celebrities start meeting grisly demises of their own, with reports of the "highwayman" in the vicinity, it appears a serial killer is on the loose. But rather than cowering in fear, Londoners view the killer more like a rock star, a modern day Robin Hood-like figure doing the city a service by clearing out some of the human vermin. Meanwhile, the improbable crew of May and Brant's "Peculiar Crimes Unit" are again under attack, sabotaged by their oily leader, Leslie Faraday, and highly in risk of being shut down at the hands of a heavy-handed thug hired by the home office.

Through a complex series of plots and subplots, Fowler shows no impatience - much like his cranking protagonists - in weaving his way to another satisfyingly bizarre conclusion. Intelligent, savvy, and insightful, Fowler's May/Bryant series in one which deserves more acclaim and a broader following. If you haven't discovered these guys yet,do yourself a literary and entertaining favor and make the acquaintance here.

Christopher Fowler's "Ten Second Staircase" is a seriocomic locked room mystery about a series of murders that may prove to be the undoing of the North London Peculiar Crimes Unit. The PCU tackles high profile cases that are politically sensitive and liable to cause public distress or panic. Two elderly gentlemen, Arthur Bryant and John May, have been in the unit for years and their supervisor, Raymond Land, sends a memo to the Senior Home Liaison Officer complaining about these two "geriatric detectives." Bryant and May have been a constant thorn in Land's side because of their unorthodox and sometimes bizarre behavior and methodology.

The latest case to bedevil the PCU is the death of Saralla White, a female artist who was drowned in her own water-filled artwork. An eyewitness makes the unbelievable claim that he saw a highwayman in a tricorn hat, cape, and thigh boots atop a stallion at the crime scene. Bryant and May follow a host of leads and come up empty. Soon, the very same highwayman is sighted at the scene of other murders, and he seems to be taunting the investigators. The pressure is on; if the PCU fails to capture the killer, it is likely that the unit will be shut down.

Christopher Fowler's writing is reminiscent of Jasper Fforde's in that both authors combine outlandish and serious elements in their stories. Like Fforde, Fowler is highly literate and his descriptive writing and dialogue are immensely entertaining. In addition, Fowler intelligently explores such themes as how criminals have changed over the years, and how new police methods, such as DNA testing and computer technology, can never completely replace the experience and brainpower of a highly intelligent and intuitive sleuth. The author also touches on the politics of policing and the shallowness of our celebrity obsessed culture.

Fowler's characters are all beautifully depicted. Bryant, who is three years older than May, is a Luddite who destroys mobile phones with alarming speed. He drives a broken down rust bucket, dresses in outlandish clothing, and is cheerfully insubordinate to his superiors. He consults "disgraced experts, discredited psychics, and registered felons," in his efforts to solve his cases. May is a bit more conventional and technologically savvy than Bryant, but he is also fiercely protective of his old-fashioned partner. Much to his boss's displeasure, May brings in his granddaughter, April, an agoraphobic with a troubled past, to join the unit.

The mystery is completely implausible, but it also compelling and difficult to solve. My main reservation is that the narrative rambles on for over three hundred and fifty pages, when it could easily have been trimmed with no loss of coherence. "Ten Second Staircase" is filled with so many characters, themes, and plot lines, that it eventually feels cluttered. However, there is enough of value to garner it a recommendation for those patient readers who enjoy strange mysteries and even stranger investigators.

Gee, this one left me kind of cold. Fowler can write and any individual three or four pages seem brilliant--packed with ideas, observations, lovely metaphors, and striking characters--mixed in with the social satire and the knack for creating a ghostly atmosphere from the miasma of old London. Yet the whole thing is miles and miles (and miles) too long and one comes away with the impression of a writer all too pleased with himself and his virtuosity. Maybe if Bryant and May were believable characters? Even Sir Henry Merrivale gets a little too Luddite and loud about it, and these two are like Merrivale to the 10th power.

People have made comparisons to the novels of John Dickson Carr but in my opinion, Dickson Carr, for all his faults, was a far better plotter and storyteller than Fowler. I don't want to reveal any spoilers here, but Carr would never have written the scene in which we find out that, after hundreds of pages believing it, an eyewitness account of an "impossible crime" proves to be a lie on the witness' part, thereby removing the "locked room" aspect in one fell swoop. Carr was not above providing footnotes to his text, saying something like "And as it turned out, every word that Mary Smith said was the truth, and the reader may take it for gospel." Well, graceless as it may be, I wish Fowler had adopted that device and had had the wits to think of a true "locked room" plot instead of one that depends on one person's word alone--the word of a liar.

All that business about the Leicester Square Vampire was completely extraneous and bogged down the entire rest of the book. I didn't care for the story, even though it claimed the life of May's daughter, and I was utterly non-surprised when April's agoraphobia got cured--that was a given from page one.

My verdict: it was okay, just a bit of a cheat, and his charming elderly sleuths he got out of an old Ealing comedy like THE LAVENDER HILL MOB. Add a star if you like whimsy.

Ten-second Staircase is another of the Byant and May mysteries.
It is possible to read these novels individually, but I would recommend starting at the beginning so that you can fully appreciate all the characters and understand the references that run throughout the series.

If you haven't read a Christopher Fowler novel before I would recommend 'Darkest Day' or 'Full Dark House' as an introduction to Bryant and May, or 'Disturbia' if you just want a brilliant novel.

In The Ten-Second Staircase a controversial artist has been drowned in her own installation (a tank filled with formaldehyde and a number of aborted foetuses!!) The only witness to the crime is a young schoolboy who was sketching in the room at the time of the murder. He says the crime was committed by a Highwayman on a horse...
Following this a number of minor celebrities are also murdered and each time the witnesses claim to have seen a Highwayman.

Soon London is in the grip of Highwayman- fever, with the gutter press claiming that he is a hero. Will Bryant and May be able to discover the true identity of the Highwayman and stop any further killing?

This is a really typical Fowler novel. Quirky, good fun and creepy in all the right places. He also throws in a few bits of London trivia along the way (For example, I now know why Georgian railings often have pine cones adorning them)

As usual, highly recommended.

I loved this book and I recomend it to any one that likes the saddle club.This book takes place on Assateague Island . GREAT BOOK !!!A must buy book!!

This book was AWSOME! Stevie Lake, a rider at Pine Hollow Stables and memeber of Horse Wise, Pine Hollow's pony club, of Willow Creek Virginia, has yet another task to undertake! Her boyfriend Phil Martsen has taught his horse Teddy, to do a Flying Change (wich is a quick, barely noticed, Lead change) and Stevie is once again determind to be just as good, If not better, at riding than Phil. Un-noticed to Phil, Stevie begins extensive training with her horse, Belle, to make her do a flying change. Stevie's friends Lisa Atwood and Carol Hanson try to tell Stevie just how hard she is over working Belle. They persuade her to come on a trip with them to Chintogue Island to see Wild ponies. She reluctantly comes along. During there stay, an encounter with a small pony makes Stevie realize just how unfair she is being to Belle. She vows never to do iot again. And in the end, Phil doesnt mind that she doesnt know how to do the dressage move, but she does get it in the end! Now, If I whent on forever and gave away the story, I apologize fully! I just hope you enjoy this book as much as I did!!!!!!!

I have two friends and we are the Stable Club, a club like the Saddle club. I read this Saddle Club book from the library and it was good. But I do think that Stevie was being to hard on Belle. But I'm glad that Phil and her friends straightened her out, in a nice way. (By the way, I like how Bonnie Bryant added some information on Chincoteage Island.)

Stevie learns that her boyfriend, Phil, has taught his horse the flying change and she is determined to out-do him by teaching her horse, Belle. But Stevie tries a little too hard and instead of taking a 'breather' and accessing what is going wrong with her attempts she tries even harder and the training takes a plunge. Stevie gets fed up and Belle, sweet Belle, starts to become unmanagable. Carole and Lisa have to find a way to help both of them before Belle and Stevie are fed up with each other. It seems only a trip to the Chincoteague/Assateague Islands can reintroduce Stevie to the real fun of riding again.

I have read many books by Bonnie Bryant, but I would have to say that "flying horse" is my favorite. I can relate so well to this book because I have horses, and at one time wanted to win more than anything....I would recommend this book to anyone that thinks that winning is everything because it isn't. Bonnie Bryant writes really good stories that I think many people could relate to because they deal with everyday situations.

I had to admit, it was nice to see Carole finally made to atone for all the neglect of her horse, not to mention cheating. She and Stevie Lake are grounded, Stevie because of throwing the party in the last book that got out of hand. Still, she is allowed to ride, and what is supposed to be a great day with her boyfriend and their friend, A.J., turns into a dangerous situation, this time with horses added to the mix. This book definitely had more suspense than the last few.

Like, hello! Who wouldn't love a story with the a mix of horses and riding with a dash of romance to spice it all up? And even if you know nothing on horses (or romance ;))it's a great read! Just take a look yourself!

This book was really good, I love the PH series. Stevie gets a day off from her grounding so her, Phil and AJ go out on a trail ride. AJ spikes his own drink and gets drunk , he gallop off on his horse Crystal b4 Phil and Stevie can stop him........ Meanwhile Carole decides to confess to her teacher about cheating on her test, she prepares herself for the worst but her teacher thinks up sumthing different. Carole is really upset when Samson leaves...THIS BOOK IS BRILLIANT < READ IT!!

hey bonnie i think this is a great series but i think it would be realy cool if you made a tv series brought kate and christine back and maybe let mrs. reg come back for visits. o.k i think this is is a realy good idea so if you do make a series its that easy. thank you! your reader, alex S.

This was a pretty good book. Stevie gets a day off being grounded, so she and Phil take AJ on a trail ride at Cross Crountry. While on the trail ride AJ had spiked his juice and was drinking it. He soon becomes very drunk, so while Stevie and Phil are talking about how to get him home he takes off on his horse, Crystal! Stevie and Phil follow him. When the find him he is in a very dangerous situation. Carole has to confess to her teacher and vice principal about cheating on a history test, and finds herself wishing she didn't cheat to begin with. I thought that this book was pretty good. It kept me on the edge of my seat, but, Ms. Bryant, it would have been a lot better if wrote about Stevie and Phil getting AJ back to the stable instead of leaving that part out. Also I am so sick of hearing about Lisa and Alex. I guess that 10 books of that would wear at anyone's nerves. Besides that this book was very exciting and well written. I wish that the next book comes out sooner! Pine Hollow Rules!

This book is totally different from every other Saddle Club Book I have read! It is a fun and interesting story and there are a few twists and turns and that is always fun and also one of the best things about the book was once I got to this book in my collection I wanted a break from horses horses horses! I thought that was neat! It's funny interesting and different! This is a great book and I am sure you will love it!

I LOVED THIS BOOK HARD TO BELIVE CAROLE WOULDN'T RIDE FOR TOO WHOLE WEEKS. IT IS OKAY FOR LISA AND STEVIE NOT TWO RIDE FOR 1 DAY BUT 2 WEEKS I JUST THOUGHT THIS WAS ONE OF THE BEST SADDLE CLUB BOOKS IN THE SERIES.

I thought this book was a great idea! The SAaddle Club is tired of riding and the funny thing is when I get to this book in my series I need a break too because I get kinda sick about reading about horses horses horses and then this book makes me realize how much I miss reading about horses horses horses. The book is not boring at all. Just because the girls aren't with horses doesn't mean they are just sitting around. Each girl in busy and this book will keep you busy!

Well, first of all, the piaffes. Horses that have benn trained to do a piaffe can, and it IS realistic. And IT'S A FICTION BOOK! Carole should not of gotten a dressage horse, because she's into jumping. Stevie is the one into Dressage and she has a dressage horse. Also, WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH THAT BOOK! Well, I think if you're like me, you'll like the book, but t won't be the best book you've ever read. Tired of horses? But everything else was good. I especially like how Bonnie matched up the tasks with the characters.

I wish Carole had bought the dressage horse...dressage is the best! Except Bonnie Bryant seems to have it a bit confused. For instance, in High Horse Max asks them to do a piaffe and Starlight does. Yeah, right. Nobody at Pine Hollow can do a piaffe, except for Danny. And in Horse Trade Belle's always doing them, which is also totally unrealistic.

The Saddle Club: Stevie, Lisa and Carole get the opportunity to visit New York City and watch a former rider of their trainer's compete in the American Horse Show. Unfortunately, she is injured in a severe accident. The girls are also secretly teaching fictional teen hearthrob and actor Skye Ransom how to
ride for a movie role. Can they prepare him well enough for him to execute his part in time?

I loved this book because it took place at the American Horse Show in New York! Lisa, Stevie, and Carole all go to New York to see Dorothy DeSoto, a famous rider and their treacher Max's ex-student compete. The girl are all going backstage to see what really goes on at a big horse show like this. They also get to go riding at Central Park and met Skye Ramsom, a teen actor! Now the girl have to help Skye with his big movie, City Cowboy. He has to ride a horse but he's terrified. Can they teach him how to ride before he has to perform infront of millions of people? And will Dorothy win at the American Horse Show? Find out now!

This book was great. It is full of fun spirit and thinking. There is one sad part about the future of a rider though. The book seems so full of fun and magic for the three Saddle Club girls and they are very creative with a plan they have for Skye.

I just have a comment for my fellow reviewers also. In your review I don't think you should give anyway endings of things like that because people are looking at this trying to think if they would like to read the book and if you give things away chances are the other readers won't find it as enjoyable.

hey like i said but the show was great and skye was so cute :)

I thought the book was a wonderful book. It kind of helps novice riders get a feel for real big time shows, and I thought Bonnie Bryant made it sound like a real horse show you could just picture it in your mind.

Good Job!~!

This is undoubtedly one of the best Saddle Club books ever written! It was fast-paced and emotional, and Ms. Bryant's beautiful writing kept my eyes glued to the page! My only problem with it was that it very predictable. Ms. Bryant was not exactly subtle in showing that the stable hand was in on the horsenapping. But the simplicity of the actual crime is masked by the horsey fun and the all-around greatness of our heroines. I especially loved the subplot about Pine Hollow's horse show!

wow! Out of all the Saddle Club books, this one had to be in like the top three. It was awesome. There was mystery, suspense, drama, action. If you are a saddle club fan and you loved mystery ride and fox hunt then you will devoure this book. It was great!!!!!!!!!

I'm a huge fan of the Saddle club, but I found this book really dull. One of the horses from Pine Hollow gets kidnapped and Stevie, Lisa and Carole have to rescue it.

GARNET, Pine Hollow's ULTIMATE snob, VERONICA DIANGELO'S horse, has been horsenapped right from her stall! Can THE SADDLE CLUB crack this case, and send Garnet back to her stall??

"Hey, what's this?" Lisa asked. She pointed to a piece of paper stuck to the wooden beam above the door to Garnet's stall. "I don't remember seeing that there before."

Stevie gave her a boost and Lisa reached up, pulling the paper down. When she landed, she opened the page and scanned the words printed there in block letters. Then she gasped. "It's a ransom note. Garnet's been horsenapped!"

Carole took the paper and read it.

WE HAVE YOUR HORSE. IF YOU EVER WANT TO SEE IT AGAIN, GET $10,000 CASH AND WAIT FOR ANOTHER NOTE FROM US. DO NOT CALL THE POLICE OR IT'LL BE CURTAINS FOR THE NAG!

Copyright © 1991 by Bonnie Bryant Hiller

We love this book! Highly recommended! -The Stirrup Stars

This author has brought to our attention, that aspect we face daily, choices and decisions. In his book, "A legacy of choices," Ronnie, shows us the how and why we should spend quality time in deciding important aspects of life, rather than trival matters. I will recommend you read it for yourself.

This is the best book I've ever read when it comes to making decisions. It's a book that you MUST read if you don't want to repeat past mistakes. If we could get more leaders to write books in this manner, we'd have less confused saints. I found myself writing down notes as if I was in a classroom reading this book. DO YOURSELF 1 FAVOR: PLEASE GET THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!!

A Legacy of Choices

I really enjoyed reading this book; it was very inspirational. I was up at 2 o'clock in the morning reading this book; I had to make myself put the book down.

I purchased this book last night and had it signed by Minister Ronnie. Even thought I have not yet read the book (I will edit my response once I have) I can only imagine the great things that I will discover. In the last year or so I have heard Minister Ronnie speak several times and EACH time his spirit radiates and his messages are profound. I can't wait to see what God has in store for the WONDERFUL and TALENTED man.

I love the way this author uses his personal stories to communicate his message. Reading this book made me feel as if I were in a conversation with the writer. You will almost forget that you are reading instead of actually being engaged in a face-to-face discussion. Once I started reading, it was hard for me to put it down. I loved this book so much that I've just pruchased a copy for a close relative. After reading this book,I 'm positive that he will be encouraged to make better choices!