Bryant Books

oh my god i love the series but ever sense sidesaddle bonny has gone down.I think you should go back to some of the old titles that's what i'm doing.If you think this is a good book but haven't read the siries DON'T.Try book no.1,2,or 3 and more.BUT I'M A TOTAL SADDLE CLUB FAN!

Okay, I just want to say that if your going to write a book review, write it about the book, not the people on the cover. Ever heard the saying "don't judge a book by it's cover" Heres what I thought about this book: I liked this book. It was a little scary in certain parts. And it definitely had some action. I won't tell you what it is though. It was most certainly one of my favourite Saddle Club Books and I suggest it to anyone who loves to read horse books.

this a good book.carol goes camping whth her dad and camping is'n vear good. and the others are't vear lucky eather.

I have always LOVED The Saddle Club books......but.........WHAT THE HECK? These newer Saddle Club books are way out of wack. I mean, The Saddle Club not love Horses' anymore? AAAAAAAHHHHHHHH! A total NIGHTMARE! I, personally, used to LOVE The Saddle Club books, now I'm not so sure..................

GIGANTIC IMPROVEMENT OVER SIDE SADDLE, I really didn't like Side Saddle too much, but this was really good. I thought the Stevie and Lisa barn sleepover was sooo funny and I enjoyed reading about Carole's trip too. Keep up the good work! Also, I'd have to say I perfered the old covers too, the pictures don't look at all like the saddle club.

I like Wrox books in general and this book has helped me learned SQL Reporting Services (I had no prior knowledge of SRS). I did find some errors in their examples that wasted valuable time for me. MAKE SURE you check out Wrox's errata page for this book before working through the examples: [...]. The numerous typos detract from the professional feel of the book. Until a second edition comes out you may want to consider "Hitchhiker's Guide to SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services".

I have looked over a number of books about SQL Server Reporting Services (RS), and after comparing them decided that this one is best for my needs.

The book starts with a clear overview of just what RS is, what its components are, and how they work together. This seems to be the part that many other books just miss. Other books seem to get caught up in the hype but fail to deliver a direct, no-frills or buzzwords, account of the actual architecture.

I also like that the books assumes that the reader already knows SQL, .NET programming (although you don't have to be a professional to understand their examples), and SQL Server. This enables them to avoid repeating material which is better covered on other books, and allows them to focus on explaining just what Reporting Services can do, and lets the reader get started using RS right away.

My one beef is that their code examples are in both VB.NET and C#, which takes up unnecessary space in the text. But that's a minor complaint when they otherwise do a great job explaining this fascinating and powerful product.

This book does an excellent, thorough job of introducing the product (which is awesome!), and then going all the way through to advanced coding & custom manipulation. The authors have clearly presented the material in a comfortable style, while remaining seriously technical. As a consultant, seminar presenter, and MS2030 trainer, I use this book extensively as a reference as well as a recomendation. My background includes over 10 years of varied development, & reporting.

The amount of errors in this book is pathetic... obviously the pressures of publishing early is as great as the pressure to release software before it's ready.

With this book you will be able to set up and run Reporting Services, however, if you are looking for something that details advanced report design (e.g. anything more than simply bound table data) then this is not the book for you. In fact I don't know what would be the book for you. I'm still looking.

I found this book to be highly enjoyable from beginning to end though it only confirmed what I already believed to be true in the black man's pursuit of/relationship with the white woman.

I was very conflicted as how to rate this book because if you are reading this book in order to gain an indepth sociological perspective of interracial relationships than this is definetly not the book to read.The author is too immature and uneducated to be able to look at his relationship in the clutural historical and psychological perspective that many readers would like.While the author would like his reader to think that his relationship is symbolic of all interracial relationships we as readers know that there are many happy functunal interracial couples who are very happy. The only reason I give this book three stars is that it had a certain Jerry Springer quaility to it. I mean all the drama in this man life with women bordered on absurdity. There were some points where I was laughing out loud when he would make one of his stereotypical statements about Black Women or White Women. It was so hilarous that at the grand old age of twenty three this man who has lived in one city all his life is suddenly a bigger expert on white women than Jane Goodall is on Chimps.So I give it the three stars for its sheer hilarity of which I think the author had no intent.

Kevin spent 214 pages and 21 chapters to let us know that he is a very self-absorbed, immature, whining, blaming fool who can't make up his mind about his feelings for the women in his life, let alone what he wants in a woman/partner. I suppose its because he does most of his thinking with that part of his male anatomy that has neither a brain nor sensibility.
I hope that in the five years since the book was written he has grown up, made some decisions about the direction he wants to go, and commitments to stand by his beliefs. If not, I'm sorry for the women, black and white, that come into his life. This book does NOT examine the social and psychological elements of interracial relationships, it only examines the author's slanted experience with it. Kevin, stop blaming the mores of our society for your inability to make a committment and stick to it.

I read an excerpt from this book about two or three years ago in Essence magazine. I remember at the time I was curious about what kind of book Mr. Luttery could write about involving the regret and demise of an interracial relationship. He went into the relationship willingly , right, so why the sob story? Well, I see now that the excerpt didn't begin to tell the story.

The author very tenderly and methodically tells his story of entering into an interracial relationship with a young white woman. He tells of the pain and guilt and miscommunication that led to this relationship coming out of a relationship with a black woman he deeply cared for. He tells of the reluctance, the shame, the misgivings, but also of the deep feelings and satisfaction of this union. Some reviewers have criticized the author as generalizing blacks and white women. In his defense I will say that at the time he was involved with this young woman he was only twenty-three and twenty-four years old, not long out of college, beginning his manhood although he was very mature for his age. He had goals in his personal and career lives and seemed to know what he wanted in a relationship. However, I think because of his age that some of the anguish he went through may have been handled better had he been say about thirty years old. Going to purchase his first new car at twenty-three and all the drama that went with that was a turning point in his relationship. That is not to take away from his anger or pain at finding out his love could not and did not want to share his pain. The feelings are very real and perhaps too many interracial couples feel that because of the prolific nature of interracial relationships and the tolerance of such, that race is notan issue and needs not be addressed in the relationship. The catch-all, "but we're just people, I don't see color" is like being the ostrich with his head in the sand. It has to be acknowleged and addressed.

This book is well-written with beautiful detail and word painting that gives a nonfiction work a novel approach. But remember, this is one black man's story of his coming to grips of what an interracial relationship cost him and for him the price was too high. To be able to express these feelings, looking into his inner self, to write and show the world his shortcomings and imperfections is to be applauded. I love his writing and eagerly await his next work.

I think that any time a man is being open, honest and no holds barred about his feelings, women need to listen. This book wasn't meant to be entertaining...it's a true story. The man cheated, repented and in the end still lost the best woman for the job! That had to be a blow. I found the book interesting, lies and deceit uncovered...it's a relationship manual ladies! Read this book.

"Hung" was released sometime in 2005 and written by Scott-Poluson Bryant, a founding editor of Vibe magazine. This book is one of the very few books about black male sexuality in the African-American book market. "Hung" discusses the basics of black male sexuality and America's love/hate relationship with the black penis (even though he doesn't expose all aspects of this relationship).

The author opens this book with a letter to Emmett Till (a 14-year-old black boy who was brutally murdered in 1955 for making a "sexual pass" at a white woman) and a formal introduction about the author, from the author. In this book, the author discusses a sexual experience he's had back in college, how some men "hang" differently from others, the old "locker room" tales and rap songs that make references to big (black) penises. He goes on to discuss America's outrage amid "The Trial of the Century" (which is The O.J. Simpson trial), as well as how America views the black male athlete (such as Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Mike Tyson). He deconstructs movies such as "Shaft", "The Godfather", "Boogie Nights", "Good Fences", "The Full Monty", "Mandingo", "He Got Game", which either closets or exposes the black man's sexuality. He discusses how Hollywood perceives black male sexuality, discussing how white America feels about Will Smith, Denzel Washington, etc... My favorite chapter in this book is "Pass The Remote", which is the chapter about black male sexuality in the porn industry, where he interviews interracial porn-king Lexington Steele. Towards the end, he discusses how rap music perpetuates black male sexuality and how some rap artists ooze with sex appeal, from L.L. Cool J. to Big Daddy Kane. Finally, he exposes brothers on the DL on a whole new level.

Overall, Scott cracks down on the stereotype about black men with big penises and that some black men buy into the stereotype for power issues and whatever else. Although he points out that penis size isn't everything and that even though not all black men are "well-endowed", some people still desire the phallacy of the black man. Because of this, he consistently asks "Is it the size, or the color?" He ends this book simply by saying (in other words) that black men need to start thinking about packing heat on Wall Street instead of packing heat for the public's fascination.

Although the book is very enlightening, nothing new is really discussed here. A year after this book was published, Todd Wooten's "White Men Can't Hump (As Good As Black Men)" was published, which is a much better read! However, I must say that "Hung" is recommended (just not highly)!

I'm Cacausian, so let's get the race addressed first,because it might be a race issue: Cacausian men believing that African-American men, are all hung,and maybe, some believing that they should be. That is how I read into it, whether that is the author's viewpoint or not. The book, actually, is for all men, straight or [...], who are worried that they may not measure up per other men. It is an insightful book, meant to be read carefully.

Scott Poulson-Bryant is a bright young artist with heady credentials and a true gift for creative thinking and well-crafted writing skills. He joins the growing ranks of young African American strong writers such as E.L. Ayala, E. Lynn Harris, Keith Boykin, J.L. King, Caesar Brunswick, Christopher David, and Stanley Bennett Clay who not only address issues heretofore considered taboo in the Black community, but succeed not only as brave new voices but also as gifted, important writers.

HUNG: A MEDITATION ON THE MEASURE OF BLACK MEN IN AMERICA starts out with a terrific cover, promises revelation of secrets everyone wants to know, addresses his reader with pertinent facts, and then progresses to relax and offer a rather personalized memoir of his experiences as a black man in America, a man who knows the myths and the realities about phallic secrets, and shares his own insights as well as those of gentlemanly unnamed confidents from whom he gathers his facts.

Along the way Poulson-Bryant not only discusses phallus size, but he also explores the mystique of black men who model for books (Mapplethorpe is a frequent reference point), the porn industry, the world of athletes (yes, naming names), the rap world, and the executive world. But he doesn't limit his meditation to experiences interviewing men: Poulson-Bryant wisely includes women in his foray of questioning the importance of size as a feature of desirability vs. myth vs. disadvantage. It is a well-rounded book and one that never lets the interest lag.

But what one comes away with from this book is an appreciation of the exceptional style of writing of Scott Poulson-Bryant. He is a writer of charm, of humor, of wit, and of intelligence. This reader would like to see how he performs in the field of fiction: in reportage he is up there with the best! Grady Harp, October 06

There isn't anything to say really about this book. I knew after reading a couple of pages what this book was about. It was an interesting topic but not a lot of anything in it. Just to let folk know something.... every black man is not packing and the saying size doesn't matter is a big fat lie to protect the smaller sized men that need their ego's babied a little bit. However sex isn't everything. It won't get you what really matters in life anyway. I wouldn't rush to get this book though.

In the 1960s, before the boom of hard-core pornography, there was a big market for soft-core. Sell The Sizzle, Not The Steak! was the mantra of soft-core. HUNG is all sizzle and no steak. The author is a very talented writer, but he seems to be gagging on his own politics. In the world of Scott Poulson-Bryant, if you don't like black men you are a racist. If you do like black men you are a racist (or at best an eracist) since you only like them because they are black. And that damned if you do, damned if you don't way of thinking seems to permeate much of his writing. He even delves into what I call the Politics of Perception: if a black man takes photographs of black men, it's art. If a white man takes photographs of black men, it's exploitation (or as the author puts it, a cultural violation). It's all about the black and the white. Grey does not exist in the world of Scott Poulson-Bryant, but I guess that is life on the Color Line.

I never saw an Alabama game that Coach Bryant was a part of, at least that I remember, because he retired when I was a kid. But I love college football and the history and Bear was the biggest figure of all. The book does a great job on his history and achievements and is never boring but I think it may have been written with a little bit of homerism. I would like to see some of the darker sides portrayed more in depth (racism, rules violations, etc.) Overall, a great introduction to a great program, a great coach and the best sport, college football.

"Coach" is a well researched biography of Paul Bear Bryant, but like many of the other books written about Bryant, author Dunnavant is relunctant to tread on issues that might tarnish the image of the man in the houndstooth hat. For instance Dunnavant's reporting about the Condredge Holloway recruiting story is interesting; but Dunnavant does not allow himself to express how Bryant could have become a conduit for change regarding the civil rights movement in the South. Dunnavant quotes Bryant as saying "I'd love to have you ( Holloway) at Alabama, but Alabama's not ready for a black quaterback". That one sentence tells me that Bryant lacked the courage and moral integrity to change the acceptance of Blacks as leaders in the state of Alabama. Instead Bryant shrewedly hedged his position with the likes of George Wallace. Dunnavant also quotes Bryant as saying "We're not recruiting Negro athletes; that's a policy decision for others to make". According to Dunnavant, Bryant made that quote in a 1965 interview for Look magazine. Paul Bryant wielded tremendous power and influence; he could have been that individual to change "policy decisions". Instead 2,000 miles away, in a town nearly void of Blacks called Green Bay, Wisconsin, Vince Lombardi took the stand that Bryant backed away from. Lombardi did not see white or black players, he saw players that were Green Bay Packers. It should also be noted that Lombardi sought out Black players as early as 1958, seven years before Bryant's interview with Look magazine. Bryant was "forced" to recruit black players at Alabama when he realized that he could not compete with other Division I programs with an all white Crimson Tide team. Dunnavant also reluctantly avoids any mention of the unlimited NCAA football scholarships that Bryant took full advantage of. When Bryant's winning teams were storming through the South in the 1960's and early 70's they did it with close to a hundred players on football scholarships. Since the University of Alabama placed such a high premium on its football program, the university could spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on players; money that other Division I colleges in the South would not do. A 18 year old boy in the South recruited by Bryant had an easy choice. Get a full 4 year scholarship and maybe play 2nd or 3rd team (that is why Bryant's platoon system worked so well) or be a back-up at another university as a non-scholarship player. Bryant stockpiled scholarship players because he had deeper pockets than other coaches. When the NCAA limited football scholarships to 30 incoming freshman; (75 total) things began to change at the University of Alabama. How many national championships has Alabama won since the Bryant era? Not many. The final issue that Dunnavant avoids is Bryant's record against Bowl teams. Sure Bryant's teams made it to 29 bowl games, which Dunnavant cites in bold print on p. 331. But Dunnavant omits that Byant won only 15 of those bowl games. This is barely above a .500 winning percentage, well below Bryant's lifetime winning percentage of .780. When the playing field was even and Alabama began to face football powers outside its conference, Bryants success diminished. Dunnavant fails to make any mention of this glaring fact. A Bear Bryant team, never beat Notre Dame. Bryant's teams were 17-14-3, against Tennessee, the only other formidable SEC team during the Bryant era. It was easy for Alabama to steamroll over SEC teams that the Crimson Tide were "locked into" such as Vanderbilt, Southern Mississippi, Virginia Tech, Tulane, and Mississippi State. Lombardi's Packer teams of the 1960's lost 1 playoff game, the NFL championship to the Eagles in 1960. The Packers never lost a playoff game again under Lombardi, and they went on to win 5 NFL championships, 3 championships in a row. I have read 5 books about Bear Bryant. He was a very good football coach who demanded commitment and excellence from his players and coaches. What I still don't feel from my readings, especially from this book, is a sense of Bryant's character,integrity, and human emotion. It seemed that author Dunnavant wrote this book high atop Bryant's famed practice tower, afraid to expose the soul of a man who is considered great by many, but is considered shallow by this reader.

Dunnavant just doesn't deliver with his enamoured account of Bryant.

I suggest "The Last Coach: A Life of Paul "Bear" Bryant" by Allen Barra.

All told, "Coach: The Life of Paul 'Bear' Bryant" is probably the best in-depth analysis of Bryant as not only a coach but as a man. Although "The Last Coach", a new Bryant biography, may eventually take this particular book's place in that regard, this is nonetheless the standard text for those seeking an in-depth look at Paul "Bear" Bryant.

Most Bryant biographies lack depth and real analysis, and mostly just repeat common knowledge such as "Mama called", etc. However, this particular book thoroughly analyzes and details Bryant as he grew up in the Moro Bottoms of rural Arkansas, and what were the influences that shaped his life. It has a great section regarding Bryant as a player, and the writing on Bryant as a coach is particularly good, dealing with Bryant's views on the psychology, philosophy and strategy of the game. Moreover, the sections of the book regarding the Bryant / Butts scandal, and the Holt / Granning incident are all particularly good.

I would recommend this to anyone looking to read about Bryant.

Bryant was a great coach, but Dunnavant is a Bryant fan, plain and simple. He tells a sweet and sugary account of Bear's storied life, and leaves out the true tales of Bear's excessive drinking and also of his extra marital adventures. A "fan" should never write a "biography" about his or her hero. I think Bryant was an outstanding coach, but you'll have to look elsewhere if you want any REAL enlightenment about the life and times of Bear Bryant.....

This is the first of Rendell's "Inspector Wexford" novels I've read so far, and this one wasn't quite as impressive as most of her other endeavors, in some ways. What I did enjoy was the secret society of man haters, or perhaps the uber-feminist group would be a better way of putting it. I found all that psychology fascinating and very compelling. I also had no idea who on earth was perpetrating these murders, so it's not like I had figured it out and was all annoyingly smug. Maybe it was the lack of enough appropriately psychotic characters, or the lack of insight into them throughout the book, as is the case with most of Rendell's other efforts. Still, Rendell on a bad day beats most other contemporary authors on a good one, so I'm not really complaining. Too much.

I picked up the audio version of this book hoping it would keep my interest for a cross country drive. Instead, I found myself irritated at the tedious pace and extraneous details. I didn't care for any of the characters, and by the time I realized it wasn't going to get any better...I was in too deep and had to finish out the 9+ hours to find out whodunnit. At least it kept me awake for the drive. Nevermore.

An Unkindness of Ravens marks yet another Inspector Wexford mystery and it revolves around the disappearance of a neighbor and a militant feminist group. The story holds together well enough and it's a super fast read. As I've read more Ruth Rendell novels, I am disappointed in the rushed pace of the novel. A story like this needs to unfold slowly. Not that I want to make a novel overly long, but I feel a tad more background information on the recurring characters and the current suspects would work to her advantage. It's not her best. It's not her worst. It's a serviceable mystery that is over before it starts.

An "Unkindness" is the collective noun for a group of ravens. They are not particularly predatory birds, but neither rare they soft and submissive. Now, the Raven has become the symbol of a militant feminist group known as Arria, whose attitude to the male gender is, like the nature of said bird, far from submissive.

When Chief Inspector Wexford was asked to investigate the disappearance of his neighbour Rodney Williams he was certain it was just a case of another middle-aged man having run-off with a young woman. All the signs pointed that way. A waste of time to concern yourself with, his thoughts tell him. However, he would be shocked to his core when, weeks later, Rodney's disappearance turns out to be the centre of a violent and bizarre murder.

As reliable as ever, this is Rendell - and Wexford - once again on fine form. If you want an entertaining, intelligent and realistic with piercing insights into society, Ruth Rendell is the author to whom you should turn. The Wexford series remains the best example of the English detective story currently being produced. It stands out not just for its layered intelligence, but its unflinching social observancy, its piercing insight into human nature, and its warm (sometimes!) and nostalgic centre in the form of Reg Wexford.

This novel is a very strong addition to the series. Rendell's mystery is intricate and dramatic and original and very intriguing, with a plausible solution that will shock if not surprise. An Unkindness of Ravens is an excellent book of detection as well as being a vehicle for Rendell's unerring observational insight into society and its constant shifts and changes. It is well worth anyone's time.

A women's rights group populated by high school and college girls and led by a virulent feminist, with a stylized raven logo. The mysterious disappearance of a secretive businessman who's often out of town. Everyone in the neightborhood seems to know about both. It's up to Inspector Wexford to tease apart the disparate threads and solve more than one murder. There are other crimes, equally reprehensible, that contribute to the tangled mess. It's fairly easy to figure out who did it. How, when, and why are questions more to the point, with more obscure answers.
Rendell is a literate author whose Wexford series never fails to please and intriguing. And her books are even better when the victim deserves his fate.
Note: This book was written in 1986, a long ago time before cell phones and word processing. Though this does not affect the mystery itself, a typewriter is one of the major clues, a blast from the past!

I picked this book up one night and could not put it down until I was finished. Credit to the genre.

Fantastic detail, a good read, and a story line that will haunt you forever. It does not get much better than this.

As a public service I will begin this review by saying DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY OR TIME ON THIS BOOK. I really wanted to read and like it, but I started skimming by page 146. BETRAYAL IN BLOOD, written by Michael Benson, is the story of the murder of a woman by her husband and her half-brother. It embodies all of the characteristics which define the worst of true crime writing. The writing is superficial, sloppy, and slapdash. Benson does NO research involving the making of the personalities, the psyche, of any of the main characters, which, in addition to the quality of the writing, is in my opinion the single most important factor in the writing of interesting and intelligent true crime. The story is simply a recitation of the "facts" of the case, which are in themselves dubious given the extensive use of pseudonyms in the book. And there is almost a record-setting use of irrelevant filler, some of which which, even for the often suspect writing of this genre, reaches heretofore unattained heights of absurdity.

The writing is amazingly repetitive. We are told early on that the murdering husband, Kevin Bryant, is very small, 5' 2". We are in fact told this at least four times. Did you know that murder victim Tabatha (the spelling of which is discussed numbingly and at length) Bryant was for the most part raised by her grandmother, Essie Bassett? I did, because this same fact is trotted out innumerable times. Early in the book Benson reports this information and it is important and necessary at that juncture. It is NOT necessary to continually repeat it. For example, on page 131 we are told that "Essie Bassett had raised (Tabatha) from the time she was a baby..." This is vital information for those who begin reading this book on page 131. It is not vital for those who learned it on page 36. Nor is it for those who learned on page 118 that "Lorraine, sister of Leroy Bassett, Tabatha's father, told Amy how her mother, Essie, raised Tabatha. Amy learned that Essie Bassett had raised Tabatha and her older sister, Samantha, in the small town of Greenwood." These two sentences reveal Benson's mastery of combining repetition, irrelevance, and filler. In addition to having already told ad nauseum about how and where Tabatha was raised, the first sentence and the second sentence provide almost identical information. One could and should have been omitted, particularly since neither provides information of any value. Why we need to know how Amy, a newspaper reporter, learned these facts, or even that she learned them at all, is unclear to me.....
Except that Benson's use of filler is possibly record setting. The fact that Tabatha and her sister were named for the witches on the TV show BEWITCHED may be marginally interesting. However Benson then, astoundingly, burns almost the next two pages summarizing the premise of the show and reporting tidbits of information about it. This includes TWO paragraphs regarding the controversy surrounding the spelling of the name of the character Tabatha. I'd explain this further, but do not wish to spoil the sure delight you will experience if you decide to read this passage yourself. Check out pages 32-34.
Another example of Benson's boring writing can be found in his 3 page summary of the history of the Community Church of Christ. As is typical of his technique, he provides a fact that is important to the story, and then departs on a lengthy and irrelevant tangent. Did you know that as of January 1, 2001, the church's name was changed in Kansas City, Mo, and that the final vote on the matter was 1,979 to 561? I wouldn't have either had I not read BETRAYAL IN BLOOD.
My final example (though certainly not the final example available) concerns the minister who presided at Tabby's funeral. Thanks to Benson we learn about his educational background, career history, professional and advocational interests, and family composition. Other than leading the service, he plays no role in this story.
Benson clearly had a mandated number of pages to complete in the writing of this book, my guess would be 400 paperback pages. I am happy to report that he he successfully completes his assignment, due in no small part to devices such as including printing - verbatim - of the Miranda Rights statement signed by a suspect. This covers one page.
At the end of the book, we are regaled with two pages concerning the next case taken by one of the Bryant case's trial attorneys. This info. defines the word filler and covers two pages. Included in these two pages is a device which clearly enables Benson to reach his 400 page goal. This book is formatted so there is a new chapter every 3 or 4 pages. Every new chapter begins with a chapter number and a title. (Yes, he actually titles them.) Every time this is done, it takes up half a page.

There ARE positives though and in fairness I believe I should mention them. The requisite center photos, though unremarkable, did not fall out while I was reading. And, I have a really comfortable recliner in which I was comfortably settled while attempting to read this trash.

BETRAYAL IN BLOOD is a poster boy for sloppy and cynically unconcerned true crime writing. The book's cover notes that Michael Benson has written 38(!) books. It does not note how many were self-published.

This is a great book, although a very sad and disturbing story. Michael Benson is one of the best true crime authors today. I recommend this book to everyone who is interested in true crime dramas.

This is a sad and fascinating story. Everyone knows disfunctional families and one often wonders how bad things can get. Well, this case shows how bad things can get. This book is a story of what happens when a person in an unhappy marriage goes beyond thinking bad thoughts to acting on his thoughts. If you like true crime and family drama, this book is for you.

This is a great book. I have read it 5 times because i like it so much. I love all of Bonnie's books. Expecially the saddle club ones. I am hoping to beable to collect them all.

This book was very bad. I thouhgt that it was one of the worst Saddle Club books. But that's my opinion. Read it and see or yourself.

Chocolate horse is a good book and was a normal saddle club book. Read it and enjoy.

Alex, Stevie's twin brother, is sick with a dangerous disease. Stevie is determined to be a better sister and to help him recover. So Stevie reforms into a girl who does all her school-work and always thinks of other people. She even skips a fun dance to prepare the home for her brother. Stevie barely knows what fun is anymore, let alone how to have it. Everyone is worried for her as much as they are about Alex. Are the twins gone for good?

I read this book, and I loved it. I think it doesn't matter if the book is about horses, but if it is a good BOOK. This WAS a very good book, and very well told. It's still a horse series, but a change is fun once in awhile.

The back cover of this book states that it covers advanced information on Cisco router configuration. I guess advanced is a relative term for the authors. Unless you are a complete newcomer to the networking field, skip this one... One more thing. I wish publishers would stop using "padding" and "fillers" to fool the reader that the book is more valuable than it really is... I find it to be quite insulting.

I don't like to leave negative reviews, but I think that this is needed to balance out some of the comments left in others. This is a good book for an intro to Cisco routers. If you've never/rarely dealt with routers, than this is a great book. My problem is with people stating this is a good book as a CCNP supplement, it is not. I have my CCNP, and work in a large network that spans the US, Asia, and Europe. To troubleshoot routing issues in an environment this large you need a good understanding of VLSMs, route summarization, and in-depth classless routing protocol knowledge; none of which this book provides. If you are looking for a basic or intro book, than this is great, but if you are looking for in-depth details of routing issues in a large scale network (which most BSCN books provide), then this is not the book for you. I am giving it 2 stars because it is not what it builds itself up to be, this is an intro book. THIS IS NOT A BOOK FOR A COMPETENT CCNP CANDIDATE WORKING IN A LARGE SCALE NETWORK.

I don't like to leave negative reviews, but I think that this is needed to balance out some of the comments left in others. This is a good book for an intro to Cisco routers. If you've never/rarely dealt with routers, than this is a great book. My problem is with people stating this is a good book as a CCNP supplement, it is not. I have my CCNP, and work in a large network that spans the US, Asia, and Europe. To troubleshoot routing issues in an environment this large you need a good understanding of VLSMs, route summarization, and in-depth classless routing protocol knowledge; none of which this book provides. If you are looking for a basic or intro book, than this is great, but if you are looking for in-depth details of routing issues in a large scale network (which most BSCN books provide), then this is not the book for you. I am giving it 2 stars because it is not what it builds itself up to be, this is an intro book. THIS IS NOT A BOOK FOR A COMPETENT CCNP CANDIDATE WORKING IN A LARGE SCALE NETWORK.

This is a good book to use because it explains certain things in a clear fashion without being inaccurate and too basic. The things to be had in this book that you cannot easily find elsewhere are: 1. section on the high end routers 2. IGRP for IPX and IGRP for appletalk 3. Good summary information for routing protocol configuration: rip (v1 and v2), ospf, igrp, and even IS-IS and eigrp for more than just ip (only advanced BGP is covered in the last chapter). 4. Bridging with a router. 5. Dialer Maps AND Dialer Profiles. 6. VPNs with Crypto-maps 7. HSRP. This book is a good supplement for the CCNA and CCNP course materials and helps to "round-out" the CCNA and CCNP materials. Reading over certain parts helps to refresh your understanding of the CCNP materials and impart subtleties such as: IPX RIP and IPX EIGRP destribute routes between each other by default.

I bought this book after getting frustrated by Cisco's Advanced Router Configuration's lack of implementation examples. This book covers all I need. I'm not trying to certify, I just have routers at work that I need to configure. Concerning practical information on day to day and initial operations of Cisco routers, this book is the best that I have found. It covers Cisco's Basic and Advanced Router Configuration books in one, and it does a much better job of making the reader understand how to implement the concepts. Definate buy!

HORSE SENSE is the third book in THE SADDLE CLUB series, and it seems that although Stevie, Carole, and Lisa all love being in the club, they're having trouble finding time for each other. Carole is monitoring the pregnancy of one of the mares at Pine Hollow, Stevie is in charge of coming up with gymkhana events, and Lisa decides to make official rules for the club, and possibly even add a new member.

Lisa meets Estelle and thinks she'd be a great addition to the club, but Stevie and Carole are too busy with their individual projects and they keep forgetting the meetings that Lisa has scheduled. Lisa invites Estelle into the club without consulting her friends, and they don't seem too happy. It finally takes the birth of a foal to bring the three girls back together and restore the Saddle Club.

I've been a fan of THE SADDLE CLUB series for a very long time, and while HORSE SENSE isn't one of my favorites, I'm sure it will still appeal to horse-loving girls everywhere.

Reviewed by: Andie Z.

While Stevie prepares games for an upcoming gymkana, Lisa develops a constitution for the Saddlel Club, and Carole prepares the stable mare Delilah for her upcoming birth. The girls get so caught up in their own projects that they forget to stick together. It takes the birth of the foal to show the girls they're better off when they pull together.

Over all this book was a tipical book of the Saddle Club. I was very surpised at how all of the members acted in the book! There are a few surprises and all the girls of the saddle club are all focussed on there own thing and it seems like they don't have time for eachother! Majorly important things happen in this book so if you are interested about reading a lot of the books from this series this is a must have!

I can't believe how this book was so exciting! I couldn't also believe it when Lisa is not seeing that the french girl is lying to her. A young white horse??? I'm glad Stevie and Carole got to Lisa first. It Was VERY funny when Stevie was trying to invent the gymkhana games on her own. it was exciting to see Delilah foal and how Carole learned alot on horse care when foaling time comes around. Bryant does a great job of keeping the reader hanging on in this book.

This is definitly not one of Bryant's best. She focused too much on Lisa's goodie-goodieness. Lisa is made out to be dumb, and assuming...which she is not. I think Bryant should have focused more on the good qualities of the girls- it's too early to start showing faults in the girls so early in the series. But it is an important part of the series so I recomend reading if your serious about reading all the books this is a must.