Fox Books

Buy as many copies of this out-of-print book that you can and give them to everyone you know with a preschooler... the lyrics are simple and sing-song, but hilarious and vibrant. And the illustrations have a wildness that never gets old. Blake is an absolute treasure. What do we do, for goodness sake? ALL JOIN IN!

My daughters & I LOVE this book. Blake is a master of silliness, and his rhymes invite kids to "all join in." This is a must-have for any bookshelf.
A sample, "When Oscar's on the sofa and he's curled up fast asleep, We know he likes a serenade -- We go BEEP-BEEP-BEEP-BEEP."

There as been a wealth of excellent children's poetry published over the fifteen years since ALL JOIN IN first appeared. And yet, such pieces here as "Sorting out the kitchen pans" remain totally unique, fresh, and hysterically funny. I read this aloud hundreds of times during circle time and still am not tired of it.

Pedia was a genius; he had the love for the sport and the ability to pass it on, not only to his family and friends, but to anyone who picks up any of his books. He was incredibly talented and dedicated to his work- this book shows the passion that captured him as it does so many of us that truly love the hunt, the hounds, and the horses.

best book ever very interesting and intriguing ....very clear and interesting.. i new of the man personally so it was a pleasure to read the book

Reading this collection of special hunting stories so deftly illustrated was a joy. The breadth of the collection encompasses many different periods in hunting lore and offers the reader the enjoyment of reading about hunting from those whose perspectives differed as greatly as did their writing styles. Mr. Mackay-Smith has arranged the collections and illustrations very cleverly, with a sure sense of rythmn and sharp editing skills. A wonderful gift, much treasured.

This is an excellent beginner's law book. This is also helpful for accountants preparing to take their CPA exam. This book has side references on questions and parts that have been used on the CPA exam. I highly recommend keeping this book as a basic easy to read and follow reference tool for legal issues concerning corporate entities.

This book is a must have for anyone interested in learning more about Business Law. The book utilizes real life cases, giving you perspective into the every changing world of law. I give this book 5 stars. It's a must have.

This is an excellent compendium of the major subject areas
taught in a business law course. The book has a fair coverage
of legal rights, government regulatory processes,contracts,
personal property, sales, commercial paper, creditor rights,
agency and employment, partnerships, corporations, real property,
the Uniform Commercial Code and an index. The work presents
typical case studies utilizing the classic factual patterns and
the decision. There are important case studies contained
for student homework assignments and class participation.
The work is edited by some important CPA Review giants like
Dr. Fox -famous for his rendition of the CPA law review.
It is a worthy purchase for anyone studying business law or
sitting for the CPA Examination.

The work is easy to read considering the complexity of some
of the topics discussed. i.e. HDC (holder in due course)
The grammar and sentence structure are very readable for students.

Great help for women and also for men interested in an environment that enhances everybody's daily work life. Has practical tips that are useful not only in dealing with anger in the workplace but in other areas of our lifes. Thumbs up!

I think this can be a very useful tool to someone who is experiencing a difficult situation in his/her work place. The author gives many ideas and suggestions of ways to deal with your anger and the symptoms which go along with that anger. I also feel that the case studies are interesting since many people may be identify themselves within these descriptions. This book also gives many resources which can be very useful to one who may need additional help.

Anger in the work place is an excellent resource for men and women in the work place. Anger is an issue that effects all of us in mostly negative ways. Althought anger can certainly be a positive catalyst for change, generally speaking anger creates unnecessary stress which can manifest itself in unhealthy ways. Overeating, drinking to excess etc, are examples of how unresolved anger can manesfest itself in unhealthy ways. This book helps people manage their anger in positive ways. The author recommends simple steps which are very helpful on a daily basis. The book is written simply and is to the point. I recommend this book for anyone who struggles with internal and unconscious anger. A thumbs up to Ms. Leslie!

I think its a great book that we should read I found it both sad and happy. Anastasia

There are two editorial reviews here that summarize the book quite well. I would like to concurr with another Amazon reviewer that states this would be a good book to read to students prior to any discussion in detail of " The Diary of Anne Frank." The art work is like the story itself; a stark portrait of one of the darkest time periods in man's history. It is a somber subject and should be treated as such I suppose; there is only one smiling group family portrait in the book. I would read this book to fifth graders and above only because of the subject matter and the questions and answers that will arise might be difficult for some youngsters to understand. This is a good picture-book biography for a parent or teacher to use if they feel the audience is mature enough to handle hard questions and answers. This book would make a worthy addition to the school library or community synagogue so that young people may better understand the injustices of the past and how they relate to contemporary times.

The retelling is stark, compassionate, unsentimental. The art is reminiscent of ROSE BLANCHE, in grays and browns. This would be a good readaloud intro in any classroom before launching into reading the diary, no matter the students' age. An end page lists the chronology of events, has contact info for Ann Frank House in Amsterdam. This is really for all ages.

This is my First Mystery Novel I have ever read. Each character "Barbara Fox" described made me feel, I was staying at the inn myself. You feel you are are a fly on the wall watching everything transpose. Light and enjoyable reading. Looking forward for more books by Barbara Fox. Rated 5 stars.

Quirky characters, fun plot, perfect beach read!
I really enjoyed this!

Sandy Evans runs a bed and breakfast inn in Washington, DC. She thought a fitness getaway week would be fun. She didn't plan on murder!

There are many suspects including the cheerful exercise teacher and her jealous husband. Then there's a matchmaker, bride, mystery writer and belly dancer, just to name a few.

As if Sandy isn't busy enough, her twin sister Allison arrives and wants to shoot a scene at the inn. She is a casting director for a Florida movie studio. Plus there appears to be romance in the air for Allison.

Can Sandy keep the inn going, her sister out of trouble, and find a killer? All without putting herself in danger!

I had never read anything by this author before. I really enjoyed this book and look forward to reading more by her! Sandy is such a fun character. I especially liked the setting as I live in a Virginia suburb of DC and new many of the places that were mentioned.

This is a fun, light read and I highly recommend this book.


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This wonderful book tranforms incidents that we can all identify with into brilliantly captured observations about life. I am struck by the book's honesty and Ms. Gordon's ability to inject an aura of mystery and intrigue into the incidents she recalls with such lucidity. It's a great read, very moving in its simplicity and yet filled with Proustian overtones, giving the book its strength and power.

Emily Fox Gordon may well become known as The Great American Memoirist for ARE YOU HAPPY? A Childhood Remembered, and her previous memoir MOCKINGBIRD YEARS. To read these books is to spend welcome time in the warm and brilliant company of a deeply insightful writer.
ARE YOU HAPPY? invites us into the compelling story of Gordon's childhood that is at once shockingly personal and universal. She reveals a psychic landcape, an event in our cultural consciousness, a deliciously discerning expose of family life, the fifties, parental love and failure. Her awareness of herself and the world is so evolved that the book unfolds as an exquisite map of individual consciousness, the "socialization" of that, and the brave refusal to limit one's imaginative life and primordial communion with the world.
She writes so well that I read many of her sentences over and over to savor them, and in fact savored the entire book. Gordon has a true gift for writing of profound emotional conflict with empathic clarity. This is a book I value most of all for its wry introspection and moments of awareness that explode in revelation. It's not only about a childhood but the self in all its pain and luminosity.

In the post-Frey era, it's refreshing to discover a memoir that
reflects the ways in which memory really works. Are You Happy? delights with loose chronology and fleeting images, like the balloon glimpsed after the child has let go of the string. Yet the book is grounded by scrupulous attention to detail, with attending sounds, tastes, and fragrances that fully realize each hovering miniature. Here, one understands the author carefully scrutinized the past not to recite a history, but to evoke and describe a state of being, embracing the privilege, and one of the goals, of the memoirist: to make art of the past, as would a painter, or a musician improvising on a theme.
Highly recommended.

This is an excellent book! TRUST ME! The story is about Arthur wanting a "treat timer" for his puppy. This story is very funny and I would recommend all kids read it!
By, Arjun

This book is very good! we read it in reading at school one time!

In this, another great book by Marc Brown, children can learn vicariously through Arthur about money management, and specifically, how hard it is to earn money and how easily it is lost. These, ( the Arthur and D.W. Books), are great books, and more up to date than most children's books.

A 'Superb' Book,allows you to read the 'Old' Comics,without having to pay a 'Fortune' for each Comic !!!!

For those unfamiliar with the Batman Chronicles, they reprint Batman's earliest Golden Age adventures in chronological order. So in this book you'll get stories from Detective Comics, Batman, as well as the rare 1940 New York World's Fair comic, reprinted in order as they appeared beginning with Detective Comics 39, 40, & 41. These early Batman tales, written by Bill Finger with art by Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson show the dark roots of Batman. While not as grim as the modern day incarnation, they are still far different that the rather silly Silver Age stories.

For example in the opening tale from Detective #39 finds Batman taking on a Chinatown tong called the Green Dragon. Tongs were basically Chinese gangs, often associated with organized criminal activities such as smuggling and drugs. The Tong kills by cleaving their enemy's skulls with a hatchet...pretty strong stuff for 1940's comics. The 30's and 40's saw a lot of this "yellow menace" type of threats in popular culture such as pulp magazines, film, and comics.

In Detective #40, longtime villain Clayface makes his first appearance although he's very different than the walking pile of mud we know today. Back then he was just disgruntled horror film star Basil karlo (a veiled similarity to Boris karloff) who disguised his face with makeup.

Batman #2 sees the return of the Joker and I was immediately struck by the fact that over the course of 65 years, the Joker really hasn't changed at all, same white face, green hair, and purple suit. Batman has changed numerous times but his old foe has stayed relatively the same. Contrast this with Catwoman who also appears in this issue. In those days she was merely a pretty brunette who wore a dress and stole jewels. A far cry from the Catwoman we know today!

Back in these early days, Batman was still considered a Spiderman-like menace and he found himself battling the cops almost as much as the criminals. It was also pre-batmobile, and Batman tooled around town in a plain sedan.

I love the Chronicles volumes. I've always felt it was important to keep the Golden Age era alive as much as possible and this is a perfect, and really inexpensive way to do it as these soft cover newsprint volumes are far less expensive than the hard cover Archive series. Bob Kane doesn't get enough credit for his art which is among the finest of all the Golden Age greats.

Reviewed by Tim Janson

Containing stories written by Bill Finger and illustrated by Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson, BATMAN CHRONICLES VOLUME 2 continues the daunting task of reprinting every Batman appearance in chronological order. Volume 2 collects DETECTIVE COMICS #39-45, BATMAN #2-3, and NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR COMICS #2, featuring the first appearance of the villain Clayface, and the return of the Joker and Catwoman. If you've ever wondered why Batman is called "The Darknight Detective", these Golden Age stories from 1939 - 1940 provide the answer. Bill Finger constructs some superb traditional mysteries, presenting the reader with a situation and cast of suspects, with Batman and Robin figuring it out through investigation and a bit of strong-arming. There are a couple of duds, but I suppose it happens to the best of writers. Bob Kane's art for these stories is excellent. The moonlight, fog, and shadows of Gotham City really make the stories come alive. Kane had a flair for depicting characters as embodiments of good or evil - much like Chester Gould, creator of Dick Tracy - and his covers and splash pages were true pulp, frequently featuring giant-sized villains threatening the heroes.

Oddly enough, even though Robin was added to the Batman lineup to make the series lighter and more accessible to kids, these stories are even more violent than those in the first volume. Various characters are killed by gunshots, falls, broken necks, and even an axe to the head or back. Also, there's an interesting cross-company coincidence in that one of the female characters is named "Lorna Dane", which just happens to be the alias of Marvel's mutant Polaris. I'm certainly enjoying these Golden Age Batman reprints more than anything currently released from DC, and that's really saying something. A third volume of BATMAN CHRONICLES is on the way, so my need for more Finger/Kane stories won't be left wanting for long.

Batman and Robin come flying off the pages in this magnificent tribute to Silver Age comics. Not yet the brooding vigilante of the Dark Knight series, this classic Batman from the 60's swings from his Batrope with exhilarated abandon. He is fearless, remorseless, and utterly without self-irony. When you're in your prime as a super hero, you don't resort to self-pity or self-doubt. This Batman doesn't have self-esteem issues. He just is. Beware evil-doers. In volume two of the Dynamic Duo, Batman and Robin are feeling tough and groovy. These stories evoke the best memories of childhood--all the flash, glamor, and fun without any of the stumbling hesitations of adulthood. Beautiful.

Donald Gallinger is the author of The Master Planets

Some of the greatest comics ever made. These stories bring back such great memories. I wish DC wouldn't stagger these volumes so much-they're in such a hurry to put out the cheap black and white Showcase Presents series, but why bother? These comics were meant to be seen in full color the way they were originally presented. Put out Volume 3 already.

If you are like me and enjoy the old Batman Comics from the 1960's, you will want to start collecting these bound editions.