Bryant Books

In this book, Callie is dealing with the aftermath of the car accident that left her crippled. Using therapeutic riding, she's determined to recover fully. Stevie, who was driving at the time, is dealing with feelings of guilt and fear over driving again. Meanwhile, Lisa has a job on a TV-series set in California where she's visitinig her dad and his new family. Carole is trying to get closer to stablehand Ben Marlowe, but he's resisting all her attempts. Book two in the Pine Hollow series.

Although I have not read the book yet but I did flip through it and i was diappionted.There were parts with Lisa besides a phone call and a letter.I thought that they would encluded Lisa in it but they didnt.

I thought this was a good book! It might be a little young for me, but I still enjoyed it as something to do. It you are horsey and need something to do, get this book!

The book The Trail Home is a really great book!! I may like it because I like horses but thats not the only reason why the book is so great it deals with a lot of the problems that teens deal with today!

I liked this book but it dragged on a TINY bit. It was really sad about Fez...in fact I almost cryed while I read the sad part...I don't want to give it away. Anyway, I like how Bonnie Bryant told about Stevie being depressed like that, it seemed so real, probably other teens have went through that before. Any way, Carole was really nosie in this book. But I guess she was just curious to find out about Ben...anyway, I was a little surprised that Max said the D-word in this book. (I don't really care.) But it was a pretty good book. Sad, too. And I liked it!

In this fantastic book, the Baby Sitters are all going to USA. Including Abby Stevenson, the alternate officer.

This book was great (except that it had MA and Kristy in it. Kristy and Mary Anne are concieted and crybabys). I just didn't like that Dawn's father tore down Richard (MA's father) and her grandmother. That was extremely unfair.

I really liked this book. It might have a been a tad bit unrealistic, but that's why it's fiction! The thing I liked best about this book is that Kristy sees someone very surprising at a ball game. (I won't spoil it for you.) Also, I thought Abby's scene at the Grand Canyon was very touching. One thing I didn't like about this book is that in Chapter Three, Jessi thinks Mallory is racist. HER BEST FRIEND! Oh, well. I never liked Jessi too much anyway. (Sorry.) And I'm so glad that Karen got to narrate a chapter in here. I may have outgrown the Baby-sitters Little Sister books, but I still like Karen. So, this was a pretty great book.

When I was young I used to love the Baby Sitters Club I read every book that I could get my hands on but Super Special #14 was by far my favorite because it was longer and it dealt with what the charactors were feeling more than the other books. Even at a young age these books really seemed to speak to me on a personal level I felt as though I knew these girls like they lived across the street or down the road that is how well you get to know these girls. Also it is not as though they never fight I mean the have arguements and get upset at each other but it always seems to work out for the better in the long run. I would recommend this to children everywhere there is zero language and this is just about friends becoming closer to each other. I hope that this review has helped you in making a decision about this book it is really good.

This is one of the best Baby-sitters Club Super Specials. Here's what happens:

Dawn's dad decides to take her and brother, Jeff, on a cross-country RV trip. Watson (Kristy's stepdad) decides that that is cool, so he rents an RV. Both dads say that they'll let any members of the Baby-sitters Club that want to come along, come along.

Watson's RV goes south, and Mr. Schafer's goes north. They both end up in California at Dawn's house. Here's their destinations:

Kristy- all the major baseball parks
Mary Anne- to visit her grandma (sees her at Mall of America)
Claudia- a museum
Stacey- to see Ethan in Seattle
Dawn- a ghost town
Mallory- Chinocteague
Jessi- to see her grandparents
Abby- Graceland

Like I said, this is a really great book!

After a brief email correspondence with Bryant, it's easy to see why this was such a boring, poorly written book. I'm glad I was given the book and didn't actually waste any money on it.
The book jumps from one newspaper article to another, and never really tells me, an avid baseball fan anything I didn't already suspect about players taking steroids and other performance enhancers.
I mean really, it's been going on for ages in all sports.
Bryant's obsessive fascination with race and racism really comes through when he spends an entire chapter on Barry and Bobby Bonds and race relations between writers and players.
His never really backs up any of his racial assertions with any more then anecdotes and opinions. He blames Bobby's alcoholism on the way he was treated by the baseball world and blames Barry's problems on everyone but Barry.
He claims that white writers make life troublesome for difficult black players but treat difficult white players with kit gloves. Tell that one to Steve Carlton, Howard.
Please do yourself a favor and don't waste even five bucks on a used copy of this.
Your time would be wasted to even get a copy from the library. Mine went in my recycle bin.

I've read a lot of baseball books over the years, and this ranks as one of the best. While it covers the whole steroids mess in illuminating detail, you also get a review of baseball history unlike anything else out there. How this author did not win some kind of writing award is beyond me. If you enjoy reading baseball history sprinkled with interesting details about individual ball players, get this book.

Howard Bryant has done the baseball world a giant service with his meticulous research and top-notch writing. In careful detail, explaining all sides AND including contextual background for how and why the events unfolded, he lays out the complex history of the past 20 years of baseball. He makes it clear that demonizing Bonds, McGwire, Palmeiro et al cannot be done reasonably without also indicting the management, labor leadership, and even the press.

In a way, we're all to blame for the Steroid Era. It's as much a sociological discussion as it is a book about baseball, pharmacology, management and the fight for power. It's also a serious page-turner, and should be required reading for anyone who cares about the game of baseball and the health of the next generation of players.

It's a superb book, and peels back the layers of the onion in a way that nobody had the courage to do before. If you're a baseball fan, READ this book.

This book is about more than just steriods and what they can do to a person's body. It's about the entire story of Major League Baseball from 1994-2004. Bryant tells about how out of control umpires were, and how Sandy Alderson was only too happy to accept their resignations in Richie Phillips' botched attempt to start a new umpires union. Also, the new ballparks that were seemingly designed for more offense and the shrinking strike zone are discussed.

This book also reveals how little the media cared about what was happening. Most reporters just looked the other way during this era, not wanting to believe what they saw wasn't real. Tony LaRussa is revealed to be perhaps the biggest hypocrite of this era when he rips Jose Canseco after Canseco's book is released and vehemently defends Mark McGwire. LaRussa says Canseco used to brag about his steriod use during his days as Oakland manager. Bryant brings up a quote from LaRussa in 1988 defending Canseco after Canseco was accused of taking steriods.

Bryant interviews numerous people for this book, and the multitude of sources makes for a very good read. I took off a star for an error saying that a fan caught a Derek Jeter hit ball while hanging over the outfield wall and the play was called a home run in Game Two of the 1996 ALCS (it was actually Game One) and for a poorly edited epilogue. Despite those things, this is an easy recommendation.

I generally shy away from most sports books. But Howard Bryant has done a masterful job explaining just what has happened to our beloved national pastime. His analysis encompasses not only the rise of steroids and other 'performance enhancers' but answers the questions...why? how? when???! His coverage of labor negotiations, the umpires strike fiasco, the birth of Long Ball adoration, and scathing portrayals of the commissioner and club owners does the best job I have read in making sense of the past decade in baseball. It is a 'must read' for most american sports fans and definitely any baseball nuts!

With time ticking everyone has prolems, Stevie does not want to fail chemistry due to her lack of friendship with Callie's brother, Scott, Lisa does not feel as if she fits in with Callie and feels awkward whenever she is around her, Callie is trying to get over a physical setback after a riding inncident, Carole feels great but is making more time for an unexpected guest than the amount of time she is spending with Starlight, the problem is, will all of these problems geet solved? The only ways you can figure out is if you read this book.

To be honest, this is the only book out of the Pine Hollow series that I actually liked. I couldn't even go on to read the others.

To be honest, this is the only book out of the Pine Hollow series that I actually liked. I couldn't even go on to read the others.

I thought this book was really great. Though I can say that other books in the series are better! Since in the books they talk about what has happened in past books, it would be best if you read books 1-3 first so that you know what is going on.

In this book, Lisa is still in California, trying to make up her mind whether to return. Back home, Stevie is dealing with Callie's brother's anger, as she was driving the night of the accident. The group of friends is also getting worried about their friend A.J., who has been uncharacteristically tense and testy. Meanwhile Carole must decide whether or not to keep a secret that would affect Lisa.

In this book, the Saddle Club finally gets a chance to compete at a major horse show. Carole's doing well, but will mistakes from her past come back to undo everything she's worked so hard for? Callie is receiving unwanted attention from another Pine Hollow rider, but she doesn't know how to tell him to back off without hurting his feelings.

I really wish this series had some positive male characters. They're all either too possessive, or becoming an alcoholic, or just downright creepy. Oh well.

Why is everyone turning ino a creep??????? Cam and A.J. turned into total weirdos,and Stevie,Lisa,and Carole just don't seem to be as into horses as they used to be. I am an avid competitor at horse shows with my mare April Bloom,and I love horses!!! My point? Unlike the former Saddle Clubbers,I am NOT just going to walk out on the wonderful,wonderful world of horses for something as boring as boys!!!! I don't even know why I read this far in this awful series!*Since Bonnie Bryant just moved up to the older Saddle Club,she should start writing about the Pony Tails again in the books;they would be the same age as the old Saddle Club now. Good Luck,Ms.Bryant!!

all the new saddle club books are on love or romance. what happend to horses? if you like romance, these are good if you like horses, try thoroughbred. I love the old saddle club books because they were about horses. the new ones are missing somthing.ACTUALLY THEY ARE MISSING EVERY THING.

what's going on?this is a totall mess! it's like one big soap opera. everyone'sso depressed and stuff it's sick.what with Carol grounded A.J. becoming an alcoholic at Sixteen"! get real! and what's with Lisa's mom who do you Know who's 40 year old mom goes out with a 25 year old college student.Thing's would be alot better without so much TRAGEDY! Lisa's mom should be happy lisa's not walking out on her like her fatherdid!

I really enjoy Pine Hollow books, especially this one. It's kind of like a soap opera. I think it's good for teens (especially girls, like me) but maybe some younger kids wouldn't like it. What I like about it is the reality of it. The characters are now experiencing real things, not like it Saddle Club books where there's almost always a happy ending. I loved the show and at the end of the book...oh, how sad! I practically cried. What I don't like it Carole's attitude. cheating on a test, then thinking Max would obviously give her Samson? She made a big mistake and I think her father is right for punishing her. And with AJ...this is pretty wierd that he's into drinking at 16! But I know it could happen so I'm not saying it's unreal. I just hope they catch him soon. And Lisa's mom and that guy? Ick! Poor Lisa, seeing her mom and that guy walk into the kitchen in the morning together! So overall, I rate this book 4 stars. It was pretty good. A little depressing for the characters, but I know the next books will clear up more of the storylines.

If you are new to Visual Basic.Net then this book is great for getting a basic understanding of the language. If you are using it to introduce yourself to the language then I would highly recommend it. However, this book miserably fails its' title in preparing for the 70-306 exam.

The best thing the book does is to provide you an outline of what to study for the exam but you will need to do further research on the topics with MSDN. Plus, as other reviewers have stated, there are a few errors throughout the book most notably on the practice tests. But, for an intro study I would not let the errors turn you away from it.

The bottom line is the book is not detailed enough for the exam but a good introduction, especially, for college students taking a VB.Net course.

This book is chalk full of errors. I am not at all convinced that anyone went back through and actually tried to reproduce the examples and assignments found in this book. If you like a challenge and enjoy debugging someone else's code, this is the book for you. If, however, you feel that your time is better spent actually studying for the exam I would skip this book.

This is an excellent book to be used for your certification. It comes loaded with examples, exercises, exams, and plenty of explanations on the answers to the Self-tests on why they are correct AND why they were incorrect!

One bad thing: You will need to watch the syntax on some of the exam watches and self-test question and answers. I highly recommend downloading the errata for this book before you start from [a website]. I have found a handful of important editing errors but they were pretty obvious.

Other than the printing errors, which are very few IMO, this is a better cert book than [certain other] books!

This book is alright, but it does not take into consideration all OS's on which the code might be running (xp users beware on the globalization chapter) and some of the end of chapter questions don't even seem to be based on data discussed in the chapter. That all being said, there aren't many other options exam prep books for 70-306 and this one is at least easy to follow along with although I don't think it is in depth enough for the exam.

It's obvious why this book was the first VB.NET book available. The book was obviously rushed, has many typos, pieces of code that doesn't work, and questions with wrong answers. The content of this title isn't anywhere near the quality of the study guide by Gunderloy. This book is a decent start for beginners, but if you really want to learn and pass the test, look elsewhere.

This mystery starts in the present with an explosion that kills a founding member of the Peculiar Crimes Unit and immediately bounces 60+ years back when the Nazis were bombing London every clear night. The setting is (mostly) in a theater (sorry, theatre) where the body of a ballerina was found missing her feet. The Peculiar Crimes Unit has just started up, and this is their first case with Arthur Bryant and John May. Many more murders take place in the theater before the PCU is able to solve the case. The setting switches back and forth between past and present as Bryant & May solve the theatre murders and May solves the mystery of the explosion that blew up the modern PCU office.

This was a decent mystery, but the most impressive thing about it was the feeling that Londoners must have felt while the bombs dropped. The characters were well drawn and interesting. The writing was engaging. I liked this enough to invest in the other books in the series.

I liked this and look forward to reading the others.

At first I thought this book had so much potential and would be a great read. Peculiar crimes? I'm there! However, once I started reading it was just too slow. I was 100 pages in and things were barely moving. I read murder stories because I like thrills and suspense. This story was more narrative and less action. Lots of descriptions and conversations that did little to add to the story. I admit I didn't finish the book. I wasn't enjoying it and that's the whole point of reading, right? In a few years I'll probably try it again and hopefully I'll see it in different light.

The plot is a trifle filled with chapters that end in 'come on there isn't a moment to lose' sort of artificial suspense, but the enjoyable partnership of the somewhat otherworldly Bryant and the down to Earth May, a much more plausible Holmes and Watson, with more wit as well more than makes up for it.

This is a detective story of sorts, but don't read this book expecting the usual type of mystery story. Of course there are crimes to be solved, and an investigation to be carried out, with lots of plot twists and all the usual trappings of detective fiction. There is an ensemble of odd characters, eccentric heroes and twisted villains. There is also a very atmospheric evocation of life during the air raids on London during World War II. I thought that all of this was very well-done and interesting. But what really hooked me into this book was the obvious love the author (and his characters) have for the deep history and diverse people of London. Every bit of the book is alive with strange and fascinating London lore, and fortunately for the readers of this series, that is an inexaustable well of material that even the finest fiction can't match.

This book is not for everyone, but if you like quirky fiction that operates according to its own laws, and takes you to places you might never find on your own,you may enjoy this book (and series) as much as I did.

If you don't mind "new age" pseudo-religious, pseudo-scientific and pseudo-historical fad "intellectualism" and you don't mind skipping pages and pages of slow moving empty dialogue, knock yourself out. If you prefer fast-paced "London" based mysteries try Will Thomas' new books instead.

My daughter has "God gave us you" and my granddaughter wants to hear it all the time. Now that there is a little baby brother in the home, "God gave us two" is a wonderful book to read to them together.

I just purchase this book for my niece for Christmas to come. I love the pictures and story. I want to buy it for my newborn son as he gets little bit older. Great book for the little ones even grown-ups!

We just had another child, about a year ago and I have been wanting to get this book. I bought for Christmas and it is just a wonderful little story. It explains that all children are loved even if Mommy is having another. Great Illustrations!

This is a great book to read with your first child as you prepare for your second. And since the "2nd" ends up being twins, it's great for multiples families as well. The "God Gave Us..." books are such a sweet way to talk about God with your children.

This book is wonderful if you are expeting twins! We received this book upon the arrival of our b/g twins and it was perfect for our 5 year old daughter. This book was a perfect fit for our family. I recommend this book for any family expecting twins.

the british are coming the british are coming! not really. i did not like this book because it jumped between two different places every chapter which made it confusing. what i mean by that is in one chapter the main character is talking about looking for gold and in the next chapter he is actually on that adventure. my final remark is it jumps through two different time in that persons life. diggity doggity doo....... actually that was my last remark. ha ha ha! just kidding. but other than jumping through tenses it was pretty good.

Esteban was a cartographer, or map maker, on a ship on the coast of South America. Their ship was to rendezvous with another to make a search for the Cities of Gold. One of the officers aboard the ship wants to mutiny, and strike out to search for the cities, in hopes of collecting even more gold and fame. He talks Esteban into accompanying him, along with some others.

They travel and encounter all kinds of dangers from nature and from the natives. They ask the people they come across for gold, but to them, it is not important. Esteban and his companions find it all important. As they travel on toward the Cities of Gold, their lust for gold gains a tighter and tighter grip upon them. At the beginning, Esteban marveled at the way the desire for gold had warped others, but later on, he ceases to care for others, and is willing to sacrifice whatever and whoever may come between him and the riches his soul so greedily craves. He ends up with a great amount of gold, which he tries to carry back with him. Eventually, he sees that his greed was killing him, and deposits the gold where it can never be recovered.

The story is told from Esteban's prison cell. It is the law to give one fifth of all discovered treasure to the king of Spain. The chapters alternate with Esteban recalling his journey through South America, and his recording what is happening in the prison. He says his indictment is true; he did discover treasure, and he did not give the king his fifth. His prosecutors and jailor are not so much concerned with the king's fifth, however. They want to know where the treasure is, so they can find it. They ask for maps, which Esteban draws; but he says they will never find it. Even he, who knows where it is, could never find it. He is offered his freedom from his sentence if he will be a guide to the gold, but he turns it down. He has realized that, after all, the gold is not important. He has learned what is important, and when he has served his sentence, he will pursue the things and people that matter.

I first heard of the book seeing that it was the original for the Japanese animation series "The Mysterous Cities of Gold" and so, of course, I always wished to read it. Most people who I know that turn to this book because of the series are very disappointed. I was not. Of course, this is much different. But if you forget MCOG and just read the book for the book itself, it is very good! It's point is different from the MCOG, which is a beautiful tale of adventure and friendship. The book is the struggle of the hero with himself, his learning of himself, his overcoming himself in the great epidemic of gold thirst. The whole book is situated in jail, where Esteban de Sandoval, a 16-year old cartograph of the Spanish Conquistadors Army, is waiting for his trial for not submitting the Royal fifth of the treasure they have found to the Spanish King. He recalls the journey in search of the Mysterious Cities of Gold of Cibola, judges his companions and himself... His real trial is this recollection, not what is expecting him. Whatever the official judgement is, we discover what he did in the end, and how he passed his real trial. And for all the MCOG fans, certainly don't miss it!

For Grade 8 Language Arts class we are reading this book. It is set in the year 1541, the golden age of Spanish conquest in the Americas, or the "New Spain." Esteban de Sandoval, a young cartographer, was imprisoned after the failed expedition to the Seven Cities of Cibola. He was accused of hiding gold and not giving the share to the King of Spain, Charles V. However, another person, Don Felipe, also wants the share of the treasure and he wants Esteban to write a map for him. The gold is in such a large quantity, it was believed it took twelve mules to transport it. The story is told in a flashback and present pattern, where the author skips from Esteban writing in his journal what happened on the expedition to what is happening to Esteban while he was imprisoned in Vera Cruz, awaiting trial from the Royal Audencia. Esteban was part of a search party that was traveling to find the legendary Seven Cities of Gold. His party involves Mendoza, the leader, and Zia, the Indian guide, and a few other Spaniards, including a priest. The book contains many thrilling plots, from the death of the Spaniards, to final search and capture of the gold. This book also gives me unknown knowledge, things you wouldn't read in textbooks. For example, I never knew that a Native American could never ride a horse, as decreed by Hernando Cortes, known as Cortes' Law. The book also adds a brand new perspective to the stereotypical view of conquistadors. We thought they were savage barbarians, hell-bent on plundering cities and seizing gold, not people with humanity and emotion. This book shows the latter part of the conquistadors. In the concluding stage of the book, everyone in Esteban's expedition died except for himself and the Indian guide, Zia. However, Zia left him and Esteban was the only individual in possession of the gold. He could have taken it and become so rich, the King would have to fear him. Instead, he dumped all the gold into a deep chasm, lost forever to the Spaniards. Esteban saw all his fellow countrymen who died just for gold, and he saw the pointlessness of wealth and importance of human life. In fact, in the very ending part of the book, his jailer and the fortress commander both came forward asking Esteban to lead them to the lost treasure. The commander even offered Esteban freedom. However, Esteban didn't want more people losing their lives for something worthless, like what the Indians of Cibola told him, so he rejected both of their offers. Readers interested in adventure and historical fiction will find this book captivating and powerful, and some may find it even tragic. I chose this book by pure coincidence. I was requesting to read another book, and my LA teacher recommended me to this book, and he said it's very interesting. I was skeptical, but I tried it out. After a few days and two hundred pages later, I refused to set the book down. What I loved about the book is how Esteban came from a naïve boy to a conquistador, and to the final stage in which how he became a mature man and understood the real value of life. Esteban truly experienced blood, sweat, and tears.

This critique is for my seventh grade language arts class. The King's Fifth is a unique book. However, on a scale from 1 to 5 I would only give 3 stars, because there's no realy story line. There's also not that much creativity used in this piece of work. For the most part it's grammatically correct and contains great voice through the dialogues. However, it does provide historical information and facts with a historical theme. Although I don't prefer this genre of book, others would. I recommend it to you if you like to read for information or like slower story lines. But, if you are like me and prefer faster action and suspense then you probably wouldn't like this book.
The King's Fifth is about a prisoner who is also a cartographer. He was taken captive by the king's soldiers after returning from a trip to the seven golden cities. He and his fellow voyagers found and secretly kept an amazing treasure, which the king wanted, too. Will he survive, be freed or hung? You'll have to read it to find out.

this book was so totally awsome. lisa kisses a boy but i won't tell you who.my friends and i used to be the saddle club i was lisa because i was the most like her. but my friends were too sentemental about leaving someone out. now i'm lisa by myself,i'm the saddle club #1 fan because i don't let feelings and emotions get in the way. wellanyway back to the story.this book is very detailed. that's good.there's lots of things that's not in the other book. the saddle club even has movies of them. i'll name them for you
the first adventure
adventures at pine hollow
horse crazy
mane event
they also have websites[...]

i learned lot from these two websites.thanks for reading my review.SADDLE CLUB #1 FAN

STEVIE AND CAROLE THE INSIDE STORIES ARE DEFINTLEY BETTER THIS ONE REALLY DID DRAG ON BUT IT TELLS YOU MORE ABOUT LISAS BROTHER PETER AND THE WHITE HORSE STORY JOHN TOLD THE GIRLS AT THE BARNONE WAS GOOD....

This book was good, but it tended to drag on, like another reader said. It had a good conculision, but if I tell you it it'll ruin the surprise.

I just loved Lisa: The Inside Story. I didn't really like thescreen play. I liked there trip out west with Kate Devine. I reallyliked the idea of keeping a dairy. I might even start one. I think it is one of Bonnie Bryants best books. But the book i really like is Rocking Horse. I am really like Lisa from looks, Srevie from Persanalotie, and Carole for her love of horses. This book is a must read. END

I like Lisa. I really do. I know how it is to always feel like a beginner compared to other people. I thought I'd really like this book, but all I could say was "Eh." It's the only Inside Story I've read. I thought it would reveal some things about reserved Lisa, but it didn't. I don't get why Bonnie decided to just basically summarize what happens in a few books and put it into one. I think it could've been a little more exciting, but overall it wasn't bad. I think I'll try Stevie next.