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Extremely well written! I never lost interest. If you enjoy the outdoors and like to camp, then you'll love this book. If you have kids and want them to enjoy the outdoors and discover what it would be like to live off of the land, then this book is for you. If you'd like to teach your kids how to survive in an emergency situation then this is a good start.
I definitely recommend buying the book and keeping it as a reference guide on your coffee table.

This book can be useful to people of any religion. As a Christian, I was not offended, although I agree that the author definitely does not share my spiritual beliefs. We can all benefit from connecting to nature and developing a greater level of understanding/awareness/respect of the beauty that surrounds us... especially as children. Do not pass by this wonderful book because of a religious bias. Remove the wheat from the chaff, absorb the good information and ignore the rest.

An excellent resource for parents, teachers, etc. I even found many of the suggestions useful for myself and other adult friends. I used many of the exercises with 3rd through 6th graders as a Girl Scout leader.

Be surprised at how little of the natural world you appreciate on a daily basis. Learn to really see and hear.

Also good for general awareness building and personal security issues for kids in urban environments. A good read.

I present Stone Age technology in school programs. I find Brown's information quite useful.

This is a great book for anyone who is interested in their children's future and well being, as well as strengthening the relationship they share with their children. It is also a great selection for anyone, of any age, who is interested in learning wilderness survival skills and living closer to the Earth. Do not be fooled by the title, this book contains some very advanced techniques that are only taught in some of Tom's most advanced classes. The skills are presented in an easy to learn/easy to teach format and each skill is presented in a way that opens up opportunities to have lots of fun with your children and at the same time pass on invaluable knowledge to them. The book covers most of the basic survival skills such as; Shelter building, where to find water, basic fire making, finding food, easily identifiable edible plants, making tools, cordage, erecting traps and snares, stalking, basic tracking as well as some very advanced techniques such as; camouflage, wide angle vision, night stalking and tracking, lost proofing, Scout games and activities and most importantly a general respect for the Earth and our environment. Highly recommended to anyone, parent or not, who is interested in learning or teaching nature survival skills, and living a more fulfilling life than modern society offers us or our children.

A most entertaining book - fun to read, and so informative - for once I read what the africans really do on a day to day basis.
A ruuner's coffee table MUST HAVE. MAde me wanna run... all the way to Africa!

This is the best running book I've ever come across - and I've read a few! It's easy to read & fun, makes we want to run to Africa to run... On a more serious note - it shows that the only way to improve is to train. It's informative and backed-up by some of the world's greatest runners. As Mr. Tanser says: Train Hard, Win Easy. Great reading!

If you are a "goal oriented" distance runner, you'll love this book. Most of us can forget trying the workouts listed here but hey, we can dream! This is a great thing to reread when one wants to get fired up about one's training. I really turn to this book when I am tempted to waste more money on fads, new gadgets, etc. :-)

The formula for Kenyan success in distance running? It is no secret, really. You will find about what you expect. Still, this book is worth reading.

This book also provides a few brief glimpses of Kenya's culture and of the various sub-cultures within.

A total break from the boring running books. This book actually tells us from a runner running with the great runners. Whenever I need a kick before training I just get out this book, read a couple of pages and I'm flying through the Rift Valley training with Moses Tanui!

I expected this to be a book, which would reveal all the secrets of Kenyan runners and take my own running to another level. I was a bit disappointed at first but when I started reading it more I found it very inspiring. It teaches you how crazy actually the Kenyan runners are with their training. This book does give training examples of what the Kenyans do but they are more like just "samples" of the training and it's hard to get a big picture. If you want to learn the secrets of Kenyan runners, forget it -- there are no secrets. These guys just train so hard that it would be a wonder if they wouldn't be world class runners. If you want find out what it takes to be a world class runner, this book could be your choice.

I coach middle school track and found that this book helped me think beyond drills. My students love the games, and I see improvement in their running!

This book has some great ideas to spice up your workouts. It is organized very well and offers different ideas that range from simple to complex.

Training for cross country or distance track events can often become tedious work. Anderson does a great job of providing simple, ready-to-use games and techniques that will help combat this problem. I found many of the ideas useful and easy to use right away. Other ideas were not so adaptable to my team, but I still used the nuggets he have in the book and manipulated them to meet my needs. My athletes responded with enthusiasm. While nothing can take the place of mileage, the mindset an athlete has during the mileage can set the tone for the whole training experience. Although this book may not meet the needs of the reader to a tee, it is broad enough to enable the reader to create his/her own variation on the theme. Solid book for coaches.

"Training Games" is a rather tiny publication compared to others relating to the same topic, but it is loaded with great ideas! It is to the point. Everything relates to practice and there is no wasted page! I used this book over and over and still discover new things. It also leads the user to create and add own ideas. Invaluable for any teacher and coach! It is money well spent.

Lots of fun and useful information. The kids are always asking to play a game or practice one of the techniques found in the book. I have had the book for a year, and there is still so much yet to use! A great tool for finding new and different ways to improve your coaching/training.

Over the last year I have visited Western New Mexico on numerous occasions, including many of the settings of Trinity Fields and its sequel, Ariel's Crossing. Morrow's description of the New Mexican countryside and its people is exquisite, allowing me to see that beautiful State with a fresh appreciation of its natural, historical, and spiritual beauty.

Morrow's treatise on the human affinity for and in the end the banality of war-particularly Vietnam-is worthy of another Pulitzer. The metaphorical power of the friendship of Kip and Brice is best understood as complementary alter egos, forces and instincts that exist side by side within many of us.

I read Ariel's Crossing prior to reading Trinity Fields. While I also loved the sequel, I recommend reading Trinity first, since Ariel builds on the characterizaions so carefully wrought in Trinity. Read them both for a great literary experience.

Philip argues with Victor about his love for Chloe as Victor claims he's too young to know what love really is. When their argument heats up, Victor grounds him for having low grades and being distracted by Chloe. Stefano overhears Brandon pleading with Lexie to give Isaac to Hope where he belongs. Stefano first offers him money to keep quiet and then threatens him but Brandon isn't frightened which worries Lexie. When Stefano complains to Rolf about this trouble, Rolf decides to kill Brandon. Belle and Chloe look for Bo and Hope to tell them about what Belle saw at the river. Hearing the fire department found nothing after dragging the river again, Bo decides Hope's right that J.T. is still alive. This, folks, is the wonderful world of "Trinity Fields." Read it and learn the meaning of the word "enthralled." Here's how many tiny yet flamingly intense white dwarfs I give it: ****************************************************************************. Wow!

Brad Morrow has a way with words ... He crafts them into exquisite sentences, paragraphs and mental pictures that are wonderfully refreshing. The story is compelling ... His Characters believable. I loved it! Great job, Brad!

As a member of the so called X-generation, I have a better understanding of what my parents must have gone through regarding Vietnam. Morrow's writing style puts you right in the scene. As I was reading it I was convinced this must be his life story. It was so real. However, the acknowledgments at the end point out that this is not his life, but his incredible imagination. I will be reading more Bradford Morrow.

1968, by Joe Haldeman, and Trinity Fields, by Bradford Morrow

1968 will surprise readers who think of Joe Haldeman exclusively as a science fiction writer. Its stunning realism and cynical outlook are harrowing. Haldeman's main character is Spider, a soldier in Vietnam. Haldeman never compromises his grim vision of this pivotal year in American history--just when you think it can't get worse for poor Spider, it does. The writing is razor sharp--I was especially enamored of the sections relating Spider's evolving description of his wounding and near death in an ambush. The story changes with time and with Spider's experiences and mental state. At story's end, Haldeman turns the tables and tells the story from another participant's point of view. In doing so, he manages to give the entire book an ironic spin.

The focus in Trinity Fields is on Brice McCarthy, who's sedate existence is interrupted by a letter from a friend he thought long dead. The letter causes Brice to reflect on his life, and, more importantly, on the influence that his boyhood friend, Kip Calder, has had on him. As sons of scientists working on the Manhattan Project, the duo literally grew up in the shadow of the atomic bomb. As children, the two were inseparable, but as they grew older their paths diverged. Their deteriorating friendship finally collapses over their philosophical differences regarding the Vietnam War and their love for the same woman. Ultimately, Brice joins the radical Left and Kip flies secret missions over Laos. Morrow's description of their meeting some twenty five years later, and the poignant favor Kip asks of Brice provide an emotional and satisfying climax.

Taken together, 1968 and Trinity Fields provide plenty of food for thought. Morrow's book, cerebral and reflective, is the perfect complement to the more visceral and gruelling 1968. In both, the horror stems from the Vietnam war, and the physical and mental damage it inflicted. Individually, either book is worthy of your attention, but I recommend that you read them together for greater impact.

I refer to this book whenever I feel low, or seek inspiration, or just wish to bring some meaning into a numbingly humdrum day. I keep it on the back of the toilet so it will always be within easy reach. I have felt much more compassion for toilets since reading Edson's poem about a toilet sliding into a room like a snail, begging to be loved. (When it is denied, it slides back out, flushing with grief.)

My favorite is The Family Monkey. ("We bought an electric monkey, experimenting rather recklessly with funds carefully gathered since grandfather's time for the purchase of a steam monkey.")

Dip into this when you desire to be shaken free of the rut in which you find yourself. Unless of course, your rut is eccentric prose poetry, in which case, praise your hat and pass the ape!

Russell Edson is an accomplished master of prose poetry. Each of his poems are complete presentations of his uniquely expressed verse that has earned him the respect of his peers, academia, and readers. "The Tunnel: Selected Poems" draws from the poet's own chosen favorites among the seven previously published collections of his work and will aptly serve to introduce his originality and expertise to a whole new generation of appreciative readers. 'The Large Thing': A large thing comes in./Go out, Large Thing, says someone./The Large Thing goes out, and comes in again./Go out, Large Thing, and stay out, says someone./The large Thing goes out, and stays out./Then that same someone who has been ordering the Large Thing out/begins to be lonely, and says, come in Large Thing./But when the Large Thing is in, that same someone decides it would be/better if the Large Thing would go out./Go out, Large Thing, says this same someone./The Large Thing goes out./Oh, why did I say that? Says the someone, who begins to be lonely again./But meanwhile the Large Thing has come back in anyway./Good, I was just about to call you back, says the same someone to the Large Thing.

Suicide hotline operators should simply read from Edson. This is life affirming stuff. I insist you also get his new one, The Tormented Mirror, and anything by James Tate, especially Shroud of the Gnome. These two will startle even the most steadfast poetry-haters.

Don't let yourself get all tangled in the arguments over what is and isn't a prose poem, or even if such an oxymoronic creature is possible. It doesn't matter what you call them, these things by Russell Edson are great fun and great reading.

Most of these pieces are about a page long, and many are considerably shorter. They are moments of dreams, newsreels from some surreal purgatory, portraits of impossibility. In this world, "Mr Is went into the woods to think about his wooden head," and "A woman had given birth to an old man." Within the oddity and amidst the strangeness are moments of tenderness, passion, horror. Read slowly and carefully, these words somehow seem to reflect the world we trudge through and the life we lead, and so add contours to our boring reality. There is a lot of melancholy here; it comes perhaps from the confusions and juxtapositions, but there is nothing to fear, and plenty to love, for, as Edson writes, "In such a world there is much sadness which, of course, is joy..."

I read this book with a poetry reading book club and it was one of the club's favorites. Edson writes often surreal philosophical fables which are easy to enter into because of their familiar, "There once was a woman who..." language. However, this river runs deep.

As a new investor, I was searching for more than "text book answers." I played a lot of competitive team sports when I was growing up and there is an old saying, that, "Every play works every time on the chalkboard." And according to the text books, you would be led to believe, (naively, I might add), that if you simple "follow the guidance you read or hear," that real estate investing works every time.

The truth is that it doesn't. Most of us innately know that it doesn't. But exactly when, where and how does it go wrong?

Finally - - - "Case Studies!"

Thank you, Matthew Chan, for sharing the true, behind-the-scenes, unmitigated realities of your ups-n-downs, victories and defeats, good luck and misfortunes. You've done more than just tell stories. Your case studies are the equivalent of "studying the game film" as they examine the many aspects involved in your execution in relationship to your plans and expectations.

I prefer "the truth." Just because "in reality, every play doesn't work every time . . . even when you execute perfectly according to plans," it doesn't mean that you can't still win the game. And even when you lose a few games, you and your partner prove that you can still have an "outstanding season." In your case, "own an outstanding real estate portfolio."

Sharing your real estate investing experiences, specifically relating to lease-options, but with much broader implications, is making people like me aware of the "do's and don't" and giving "real world insights" to many of us who previously understood only investing theories, lacking those "doses of reality" that the text book gurus don't tell.

And if you don't mind me saying this, you'd make a terrific coach.

This book is a must have if you are going to invest using Lease Options, but it contains great advice for conventional landlords as well. Early on in the book the author starts to call it TurnKey Investing with Lease-Options Part II (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0971394784/sr=8-1/qid=1145144454/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-3073153-9162511?%5Fencoding=UTF8) and I can see why!!

In the first book the author talks about the "How To", but in this book he provides the lessons which ALL real estate investors can take knowledge from. I found this the most interesting for a number of reasons, he details the problems in the painful and not too painful basket, and some of the painful are one all investors should be wary of.

He also provides a 'small' snapshot of his portfolio so you can see how the figures work for different types of property as well as some good commentary regarding properties that have higher cashflow vs. those that have a higher capital gain and the benefits of each one regarding Lease Options.

I really think people will enjoy this book, the lessons you can learn from it can save you much heartache, trouble and money.

Rgds.
jackw_au

Matt has again provided a great addition to his growing investment series. This book provides insight, case studies, examples on various transactions he has been involved in - both good AND bad.

I remember hearing from Matt just after we met a few years back, he was telling me how much he concentrated and learned from mistakes and bad transactions (although these are very rare for him).

As a new investor, I kind of had the "forget about it quickly and it won't hurt as bad" strategy when I ran across losing propositions or actually lost money in transactions. It was definitely a good learning technique to know that Matt profits in EVERY SITUATION - either monetarily or in education.

This is a great book for any investor, well written, concise, easy to read with GREAT information throughout.

This book is actually meant to be read after reading turnkey investing for lease options. This is a follow up book that matthew talks a little more about lease options inluding stories from there profitolo of properties, Pictures, Break down of the numbers, and some great examples that will teach you a thing or two. i Actually read this book in one night because it was just that good. I was having problems with renting on one of my renatl properties and i could not figure out why. I was spenting money left and right on the mortgage, repairs and etc. Then i read a section of the book where matthew talks about Overselling a property. Well after i read that section i made the neccessary changes to my newspaper ad and had my house rented out within 3 days. This is not a how to book, but a book that follows up on the ideas that matthew talks about. Still if you want some great info on lease options, then pick this up now or you may end up in the same trouble i was.

Matthew Chan is a businessman who has found a work niche that he undoubtedly loves. He has many interests and one of them is sharing knowledge. The TurnKey Investor's Essential Lease-Options Lessons is an important contribution to this activity. Property managers will be very interested in reading these "real-life investment stories and case studies from the field!"

TurnKey Investing with Lease-Options: How to Simply & Safely Create 12% Returns With Investment Property provided a more generic overview of the entire process, the business, and information on how to invest. Chan's followup book provides an interesting depth for those who face property management issues each day. *

How best to start talking about investment properties than to provide pictures and details for review. The first two chapters cover Alabama and Georgia properties. After each picture and description, the acquisition information is provided and then followed by the Lease-Option terms. It is quite easy to see what is happening and it appears that there is a major difference in the two costs. However, property managers must quickly learn to think that lease-option means the future. Planning for the future's "current market" is a major part of that planning.

Most of us who have any background with real estate can probably come up with a war story or two. A recent memory for me was when tenants in my best friends' house left and took most of the furniture! It is hard to accept when it happens, but it teaches a hard lesson quickly. As property manager, you might say that Chan has "seen it all." For the book, he even divides the lessons down into easy and hard lessons!

One of the easy lessons that I thought very important was the story that people will buy two- bedroom houses. The underlying lesson to be learned here is that individuals who are going to go into business should not assume that the "conventional wisdom" they hear about their areas is indeed factual. Chan urges to research and verify what is being said, then make your decisions.

The hard lessons, of course, were more costly and frustrating-but they are the more important ones. One of the harder ones for Chan was that he couldn't understand why a nicer property was just not selling. The reason? The individuals who had been hired to "bring the property back to standards" had not performed! Double trouble: the tenants had treated the property badly; the contractors had not done their jobs! It is indeed an unfortunate lesson that we must all learn-never assume that tenants will treat your property like you would and never assume that employees are doing the job for you. It's the world we live in today! Again Chan explains: Plan to visit or stop by your properties. Provide specifics to your contractors and ensure completion of satisfactory work before payment.

When you read these types of stories, somehow they seem funny at that time. Indeed you may one day look back at some of your war stories and smile in remembrance. These events, however, are not the least bit funny when they occur. What Chan has done in admitting and sharing these problems is give you, as a new inexperienced property manager, an opportunity to learn in advance. For those property managers who have some experience, this book will bring back some of your own horror stories and may remind you that you have yet to set into practice activities that will ensure that an experience will not happen again.

No matter what lessons have been learned-good or bad, it will routinely lead to some type of business change or procedure for Chan. It could mean that there is a need to hire staff. Here, too, Chan shares his stories about decisions in hiring his office manager.

Throughout this book, there are little nuggets to be mined; for instance, Chan's group never takes cash. Payment by check or money order is required. Why? For protection of both his company and the tenants. They copy every transaction as documentation of payment. Now, that seems like a lot of extra time and effort, but when your realize that there is a potential for legal action at any time, it becomes a sound business decision.

This book is definitely a specialized book for those who are in the property management business or are thinking of becoming involved. It is an excellent source of detailed information and could easily be a training tool for new employees. Let Essential Lease-Option Lessons work for you-learn these lessons the easy way, not through going through your own horror story!


*A quick reminder is important: details contained in these books cover properties managed by Chan and his associates. Readers must be able to digest and correctly correlate the detailed information to the specific locale in which they work.

If you are interested in depression glass you will enjoy adding this book to your collection of reference books.

Lovely descriptive book. Found several of my pieces immediately. Will be a great reference book for my collection.

this is an excellent book. received it promptly and in new condition.

This book is a fantastic take-along for going to antique stores and garage sales and the like. It contains several helpful sections to help you identify patterns including a catagorized section of borders (birds, floral, art deco, etc.) and a shape guide which is primarily useful when looking for plates and serving pieces. All of the photos of actual pieces are in color. This book also contains several patterns that Gene Florence's Collector's Encyclopedia of Depression Glass does not.

One thing about this book that needs to be mentioned is the large discrepency in value for many pieces between the Warman's guide and Florence's guide. I don't know if this is because this edition is already 3 years old or what. You may feel like you are getting an incredible deal when you are actually not. This book also doesn't contain much information on each pattern except for the basics and it doesn't have much good information on reproductions.

This is a great field guide for glass, but it's good to have a back-up, more recent guide for values.

I love this book and recommend it to any collector of depression glass, especially if you are anovice. The thumbnail guides are easy to use and great for identifying just about any pattern. This has become my bible for identifying and valuing auction buys and yard sale finds. I hope Warmans considers another volume to acccomodate some of the patterns not covered in detail in this book.

This book is very welcome as it will increase many people's enjoyment of collecting Matchbox models. Due to its easy availability and reasonable price it may even attract some more people to this wonderful hobby.

With its compact size it is ideally suited for carrying around to toy shows and flea markets, where it can be used as an aid in identifying models one might come across.

While experienced collectors may be slightly disappointed at the lack of detail and some embarrassing and sometimes misleading mistakes (which have no doubt been caused by the tight deadline pressure under which the book was written), this book is perfect as an introduction for beginners.

The quality of the many pictures is first class, and the introductory pages in the front section of the book, including a well-written summary of Matchbox history and useful collecting tips, are a must read for anyone interested in the subject.

Congratulations to Tom Larson on this fine achievement!

Upon reading this new book from Tom Larson,it has finally shown that there is room for a pocket guide amongst all the other "big" heavy Matchbox collector books. This book can be carried easily anywhere you want. Study up on your Matchbox hobby as you go about your travelling. Carry it to Toy Shows, diecast conventions, and even to the local antique auctions. It is small,light, full of brightly colored, well shot photos of all your favorite Matchbox cars and trucks. There is even some rare vehicles,sets, and other accessories shown. With accurate Price quotations for "Mint In Box" models,you are surely to enjoy this work for years to come.
For the price, you can't beat it!
Definitely worth every penny.
Finally, a beautifully compiled Matchbox toy car collectors guide.
It will be a hit, Just watch.
Thanks Tom :)
just another fine book in the Warman's series.
Kudos to Krause Publications for jumping on this one.:)

sincerely
Burney Reid
"Diecast Enthusiast"
Coquitlam, B.C.
Canada

It's hard to believe that so much information is packed into such a little book. It's the big little book for Matchbook collectors. The photo quality in this book is second to none. Although the prices of these gems are always in flux, it is great to have an updated price guide. The history, collecting tips and listing of online resources contained in the book are treasures in and of themselves.

Most Matchbox guide books are encyclopedic in size. This is the first one I've found that is easy to take with you to toy shows, garage sales, and flea markets. The photos in the book are outstanding. The helpful collecting tips are well-written and are sound advice for collectors. All in all, I'm very pleased to recommend this book. Mine already has considerable wear, and I'll probably be needing another one by Christmas (hint to family)!

This is one fine little book. The pictures are superb and the text is short and concise. This book would work well for the seasoned collector as well as a collector that is new to Matchbox.

A regular reader of Rachel Sa's weekly newspaper column recommended her book to me and I'm so glad she did! I'm not a parent - so I was skeptical at first, but after only a few pages I was hooked. Sa's writing is witty, funny and insightful - it's quite amazing for someone so young (she's 21!). This collection of her columns from The Toronto Sun touches on many topics - school, family, pop culture, sex, drugs, body art etc.- that would be of interest to anyone - be they parents, kids or otherwise. The book also features new items written specifically for this publication, as well as letters from readers (some of which are just hysterical! It's amazing what some people will write...) and Sa's responses to them. Finally, this book is also inspirational. In her introduction, Sa writes about how she came to be a regular newspaper columnist at the age of 17 and how she eventually had this, her first book, published. It's refreshing to read that dreams can and do come true.

Anyone who wants to know their kids, or even themselves a little bit better should give a look to "What Rachel Sa" It's truly the literary equivalent to an angry old man, shaking a reprimanding fist at the world as if to say "GET THE HELL OFF MY LAWN!"

Clever! This book is a fabulous read for any age. Contained within you will find the funny and frank commentary of the young Rachel Sa.

Determined to have a writing career, this young teen (now young woman) worked her way onto the pages of The Toronto Sun. This is a collection of some of those columns written in her clear and refreshing voice. Nothing is taboo, so the topics range from family, friends, sex, work and more. I especially loved the letters and commentary that were included.

If you want to glimpse the teen perspective, open a window to understanding or to dialoging with a younger person, than be sure to give this book a gander.

This book is one of the best books I've read on helping parents relate to teens. I've read it and so have my kids (aged 17 and 20). I am a disabled father and this is a big help. We all agree that Sa has captured some very strong emotions and feelings. It truly is common sense for a parent of today's youth. I recommend parents pick this one up, or kids pick this up for their parents. I know my brother Kenny is half way done and relating better to his kids already. For some insight, humour, and great writing, get 'What Rachel Sa'.

A regular reader of Rachel Sa's weekly newspaper column recommended her book to me and I'm so glad she did! I'm not a parent - so I was skeptical at first, but after only a few pages I was hooked. Sa's writing is witty, funny and insightful - it's quite amazing for someone so young (she's 21!). This collection of her columns from The Toronto Sun touches on many topics - school, family, pop culture, sex, drugs, body art etc.- that would be of interest to anyone - be they parents, kids or otherwise. The book also features new items written specifically for this publication, as well as letters from readers (some of which are just hysterical! It's amazing what some people will write...) and Sa's responses to them. Finally, this book is also inspirational. In her introduction, Sa writes about how she came to be a regular newspaper columnist at the age of 17 and how she eventually had this, her first book, published. It's refreshing to read that dreams can and do come true.

I was looking forward to reading the updates about former faves but I was more than surprised about the magazines history. Great read and a ton of fun. I sat down and before the first page was turned I was reading it out loud to my girlfriend. Rolled over laughing (or should I say Roller) at parts I just wish I had my sister's record player back so I could bother the neighbors with the sound of my Partridge albums. Great and fun read and perfect for story time with a friend. Strongly suggested it should be your homework to read it.

I wasn't sure what to expect when I ordered this book, so I was surprised and delighted to find that the book not only contained the story of Gloria Stavers and 16 magazine, but also featured reprints of actual pages from the magazine going back to 1950s. I was a reader of 16 magazine during the heyday of the Monkees, Paul Revere and the Raiders, and Bobby Sherman, so it was a real treat to see old articles about my favorites, but it also was fascinating to see how the magazine covered other teen idols over the years, from Ricky Nelson and Frankie Avalon to David Cassidy and John Travolta. Best of all, the authors include new interviews with many of the performers who had been prominently featured in the magazine, so the reader learns what the teen idol experience was like from the other side. And it's always nice to find out what your "fave raves" are up to today. My only complaint is that the book wasn't long enough. I wish that additional space had been available to print more old articles from 16 magazine, rather than just one or two about each featured performer. I understand that a second volume will focus on the late 1970s and the 1980s, but I hope that the authors will consider another volume of treasures from the '60s and '70s. All in all, this book is a wonderful trip down memory lane for all of us who grew up in the golden age of pop music.

If you're a woman (or a man) of a "certain age" you might just GET this book. But, if you don't... If you NEVER envied Gloria Stavers when you were a kid, and you NEVER actually wanted to really get to know not just Herman, but alllll the HERMITS, and not just wanted but NEEDED to know everything about Freddy AND alllllll the Dreamers...this book is definitely NOT FOR YOU. But if you did all those mysterious things, then get out your credit card NOW and get this book, 'cause, girlfriend -- it's CALLING YOUR NAME!

My only complaint about the book? the price!!! I can remember buying the REAL 16 Magazine for less than a dollar. I, just like millions of pre-teens of the 60s and 70s made sure we spent our hard earned babysitting money on 16 so we could feel close to our "faves."

It was fun reading about the various teen idols and teen idol wannabees from over the years, but I really wished that Randi and Danny had given us more info on the late Gloria Stavers in her book. It's really too bad she doesn't get the proper credit she should get for being rock and roll's FIRST woman journalist. Indeed, I would say that Ms. Stavers was probably one of the most hardworking but underrated persons in her profession, and apparently for years she was referred to derisively as "Mother Superior of the Inferior." How wrong the detractors were!

Gloria was amazing in the sense that she was a trailblazer when it came to celebrity journalism: she did not possess a journalism degree, but yet she had unprecedented access to the big stars of her day. She wielded a considerable amount of influence for a woman of that time. It's said that between she and Dick Clark, they could make or break an aspiring teen idol.

If you ask me, Gloria should be nominated to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for her contribution to rock and roll journalism. It was Gloria with her "40 intimate questions" who set the pace for the way news about celebrities is reported. She made the stars approachable to the average person. Gloria Stavers was far more important in the lives of the nations pre-teenagers than one realizes. Not only was she the one giving us the "scoop" on our favorite stars, she made us feel she really understood what we were going through in our everyday lives...and while she feed us fuel for fantasy, she also was opening doors to places most young girls wouldn't have even considered venturing into, and subtly telling us how to make our dreams to "be somebody" a reality. Granted the pages of 16 were free from controversy, but it didn't mean she wasn't a rebel of sorts. While others talked of feminism and being "new women"...she didn't mention that in her pages. No, apparently she was too busy "walking the walk."

As silly as it sounds now, 16 Magazine was my "salvation" Looking back, I feel the most important lesson 16 Magazine taught me that my feeling are important, my likes aren't silly, my goals are valid and that I shouldn't just settle for a mundane life. It helped me to become the strong and well rounded woman I am today. Far too often the messages adults gave us girls was "you can't" "you shouldn't" or "you'll never make it." Yet, Gloria in her pages, gave girls the message "you can"...whether that "can" met meeting Davey Jones, Rick Springfield(or whomever tripped your trigger) or just deciding to make another dream come true.

Superbly packaged. Grouped by decade, teen idols reflect on their experience and have their memories punctuated by reprints of the articles most emblematic of their experiences. So many memories....Credit was also finally given to Gloria Stavers, who sheparded so many of us through pre-teenhood. Totally respectful of the teenboppers who saved their babysitting money so they could buy the magazine or send in for the contests. I'm hoping this is one of a series!