Henry Books

This is a wry, funny and wonderful book. Quentin blakes water colours are the best I have seen and the story he tells is amazing. A family dump their toys in a rubbish bin. A clown doll comes to life. He has lost his feet so he finds a pair of shoes, and then goes off searching for someone to save him and his friends. This is the story of his trip, the various people he finds, and the reasons he can't be saved. It is really beautiful and it works on many levels. You can talk about processes of following a story, there is the discussion of what is happening and why. There is the simple narrative you can make, you can get the children to talk about the story (and about the emotions) Overall it has a wonderful happy ending where everything turns up right.

I've been reading this captivating story to my 4-year-old daughter for about a year now, and we are both quite fond of it. I think it's one of the easiest wordless picture books to "read" because there is an illustration to depict every little event, so you don't have to rack your brain for words to describe what is going on--I find that the words just flow. The expressive characters seem very real, and the compassionate clown will easily find a place in your heart.

This book, without using any words at all, taught me one of the greatest lessons in life. The co-existence of humility and love. Watching the story develop with eyes and imagination,I realizes that this book allows each reader to come up with their own dialogue, providing a unique, special experience for each child (and adult) who happens upon it. I read this book a few months ago, and loved it. I am 21 years old, and think "Clown" has transcended the language and age barriers some of us have come across. It should be enjoyed by everyone.

This is more than a biography - and a funny, poignant story - of a man who lived his entire life in a little town in Ohio. "There is deep within all of us," says writer Gene Logsdon, who wrote the foreward, "whether we are brilliant, stupid, sane or insane, a love that transcends our irrationality and small-mindedness and brings out a wonderful nobility of spirit. That in turn makes life, in this case in a small town, something profoundly hopeful and often downright happy. This is the story of Everytown."

About the Author
Steve Zender is an award-winning newspaper publisher and weekly columnist. He is also the co-author, with Gene Logsdon, of the book, "The Big Things in Life are the Little Things." Excerpts of "The Commander of Carey," published in Ohio Magazine, won first-place in the Press CLub of Cleveland's Excellence in Journalism competition.

I've savored my way slowly through The Commander of Carey and it is an unqualified delight. At once touching, entertaining, humorous beyond expectations and perhaps best of all is the unexpected excursions into a small town's past. Seen through the eyes of the protagonist - a latter day Boo Radley, and those that surround and protect him, it gave me a real sense of perspective - - of what it was like to experience the highs, the lows, wars and happiness of growing up in a small town. It is an outstanding chronicle of small town qualities and people.

The Commander of Carey is a treasure.

Steve Zender has created a tornado with this story. It starts out innocently enough and before you know it your completely sucked into this story of small town life. It is the tale of the relationship between a mentally challenged man and the town that he loved. Both the town and George Henry Bish depended on each other to make life more liveable. The story will run you through the full range of emotions. The best story I've read in quite a while, I enjoyed this far more than Stephen King's Hearts in Atlantis. Give it a try.

Everyone who is involved with public policy, advocacy, and congressional relations should have this book and updates.

This is a first-rate guide to Congress, for the political junkie, K street lobbyist, activist citizen, federal bureaucrat and--especially--members and staff of Congress. Written primarily with the latter in mind, the volume--which publishes every two years for a new Congress--has a vast amount of information, technical and general, that explains in and outs of Congress: organization, structure, procedures, traditions, ethics, rules, media and more. Not content with nuts and bolts the authors in the latter chapters delve into the legislative and federal budget process, congressional documents, and how to do legislative research, including a vast array of web sites. Both are long-time experts in the Congressional Research Service, although they prepare the book outside their duties there and the volume is not a CRS publication. A great value.

A bit of background. The authors began their careers as Congressional staffers and maintained contact with Members of Congress (MCs hereafter) and staff over time. Lessons learned from staff and MCs are the focus of this book and (page xxi) "continue to inform this book as Congress evolves. . . ." The mission of this book? To cover and explain how Congress works to the book's readers. The volume, in the authors' words, covers (page xxvii) "legislative, budget, and special procedures; how various procedures relate to each other; the forms of impact and competition on Capitol Hill". . . . And so on. In short, if you want an insider's view of how Congress operates, this would be a valuable resource.

This is not a book to snuggle up with at bedtime (unless, I suppose, the reader were a "political junkie"). But it is a fine resource. There are 15 chapters and several appendices (if you want to know your MCs address and phone number, you can find it here!).

No need to summarize each chapter. But a sampling will give a sense of the nature of this volume. Chapter 1 begins with a discussion of what it means to be a member of Congress. It gives some insight into the daily lives of an MC (busy and hectic and not altogether under an individual's control)--and their family lives, too. Chapter 2 focuses on a related subject for the MC: campaigns and elections. After getting elected, MCs cannot afford to relax, since another election looms. The chapter provides information about election laws, the nature of campaigns and elections. There are many sources of information provided on elections that the reader can follow up with. Once a person is in Congress, what resources can the use? Chapter 5 examines staff and allowances (pay and support for the project of being a member of Congress, such as office expenses) and relevant administrative units, such as the Government Printing Office, Office of Management and Budget, and so on. Much of the work of Congress is in the House and Senate committees and subcommittees. Chapter 7 provides an overview of this. Ever hear of those mysterious "holds" in the Senate? Chapter 8 discusses this and other matters relating to the legislative process, with much nuts and bolts description. Chapter 15 is an effort to pull the various chapters together by exploring one working example from the 106th Congress--a specific bill. The chapter follows this bill, step by step, through the labyrinth that is the legislative process.

For the citizen interested in understanding Congress as it does its work from day to day, this would be a nice resource. Once can keep it in reserve until something piques one's interest about Congress and then open the pages and find the answer to questions. It's not the kind of volume to purchase and then look to it for fun reading. However, this book, in the end, will be valuable for those with an interest in the subject.

Out of the 5 books I own on Crohn's Disease, I find this book one of the better ones as the topic of this book is one that is not covered as much in other CD books. Managing your EMOTIONAL symptoms is an extremely important part of managing this disease and the information in the book is very helpful and is humorous as well.

I am a clinical health psychologist working with patients with a variety of illnesses and I found Dr. Trachter's book to be a comprehensive review of the salient issues facing patients with Crohn's disease. Not only would I recommend this book to my patients, but I found it to be a useful supplement to my own knowledge base regarding Crohn's disease and IBD.

This is the most comprehensive and helpful book I have found on Crohn's disease. It is specific to the disease, not a catch all for all GI problems like most books. There are a lot of useful tips for everyday living and dealing with annoying problems that come with the disease. This book is great for patients, physicians, and other clinicians who work work Crohn's patients. Highly recommended!!!

Corporation You is a quick read that will leave you with a smile. James Henry has truly written an inspiring first book! He has a gift to connect with the reader and take them on a personal journey.

This book helped me examine my soul and lead me on the right path of success.

I couldn't put this book down. I recommend it to all who are looking for simple answers to life's complex questions. The author craftly combines everyday events and spiritually ... Finally a book that promotes success correctly!

This novel concerns Mary Musgrove who was the Creek wife of John Musgrove, an Indian Trader who had a trading post near the Savannah River when Oglethorpe brought the first settlers to Georgia in 1731. After Mary's husband was killed, she was eventually forced to abandon her home and people. The novel sets out the problems she encountered and follows her children (Mary's Blood) on the trail of tears westward and ends up with some of her decendants involved in the battle of Little Big Horn. This novel transports the reader into the person of Mary Musgrove and allows us to feel the pains endured by the natives of this country during a period of disgraceful acts committed by some of our forefathers in the name of patriotism.

I read this book for the first time in high school. I have read it a couple times since then. For as long as I can remember I have been interested in the Native-Americans, their beliefs and customs. In this novel, Dee Brown, captures all their feelings from betral of the white man for unmercifully taking their homelands and the fear of being wiped out like the buffalo to the pride in their people and their faith in spirits who guided them through those devastating years. The story pulls you in and you become one of the Native-Americans, experiencing every joy and pain.

Creek Mary's Blood informs the reader about the good and bad of the Cherokee life. The reader becomes part of Mary's family and feels their pain.This is a book I will read over and over.I recommend this book if you have any interest in Native American history. I wish it was recommened reading for high school students.

This little book, a nicely translated academic effort that is quite readable, demonstrates the depth of the idea that those who are rendered surperflous are being set up for death. This notion first expressed by Richard Rothstein sweeps across issues of race and nation, and into questions of ablity/disability, perhaps now the most obscured of the social issues that must be addressed by those who seek a more democratic, egalitarian, and civil way of life. The idea that inclusion means ALL, has not reached into the mind-sets of too many on the left, an odd circumstance since many fine efforts like the text at hand show that the old saw, An Injury to One only Goes Before an Injury to All, is quite true. This is a good book for educators, activists, and researchers in all fields.

I first read the book on the medical holocaust in Germany by Dr. Friedlander. I then came across this one in my search for more material having to do with the Deaf in Germany. This book was originally a dissertation, however, Gallaudet Press and the translater, William Sayers, did a great job in turning what would be a dry dissertation into a short, but interesting book.

Horst Biesold is an interpreter who in the performance of his job, came across members of the German deaf community who were finally willing to tell their story about being forced to undergo sterilization. He writes with obvious concern for and about his deaf clients, and the emotional and psychological impact that the eugenics laws had on these people. It is with concern and dismay that I am researching the same subject only in the United States, since the Nazis often wrote that many of their ideas and programs were first proffered by eugenicists in the U.S.

This book is a good reminder that when societies don't stand up for what is right, even when it does not directly affect most individuals, you cannot tell how far the 'slippery slope' is going to go. The Holocaust did not just become the Final Solution for the Jews, but included the gypsies and the disabled, and those who were considered 'life unworthy of life.' With the completion of the Human Genome Project, and proponents of euthanasia getting more vocal, and doctors like Kervorkian, and HMOs who put their bottom line before the worth of people...it is all too possible that this horror could happen again, and in this country. I urge ethicists, physicians, and educators to read this book as well as members of the deaf/disabled community so that we can protect ourselves from those who would put less value on our lives for whatever reason. Karen L. Sadler, Science Education, University of Pittsburgh

This book is a remembrance of what was and tells of the pain and suffering of the German Deaf Community under the leadership of the Third Reich. I read this book, not as a hearing person, but as a Deaf person and I felt there pain. This book is horrifying but more so was the persons who were involved in the Deaf community who helped this government succeed to there sick ideas. Crying Hands reaches out from the darkness to shed light on one chapter in the history of our Deaf people and of our struggle over centuries of oppression. This books value is in it history; Deaf Holocaust History. I recommend this book for everyone.

I first encountered this book while in High School as a small piece of it was reprinted in an anthropology textbook. Though Henry goes off of the deep end a little bit in the veracity of his anti-American rhetoric, most of his observations are fairly sound. Probably the best analysis of the educational climate and processes ofcultural and social conditioning in the 1950's that I have read. In a sense, education in America is still very much about "Learning the Nightmare" as he calls it, wherein children are socialized into an overly hierarchical and competitive environment.

Henry was a cultural anthropologist who studied contemporary American culture rather than primitive cultures as most do. This gave him a certain perspective on society that I appreciated, although many might find his criticisms a little harsh. Nevertheless, Henry's analysis of the American culture of the 50's is hard-hitting, trenchant, and mostly spot-on. His analysis of "Blondness" is entertaining as well, and the chapter on "Human Obsolescence," where he summarizes his observations in convalescent and retirement homes, are only too familiar to readers today given the scandals that have surfaced in this industry in recent years. Overall, a classic of social commentary and one of the greatest to come out of the 50's. In reading this book, you'll see that in many ways, American culture hasn't changed much since the book was written almost 50 years ago.

I first encountered this book while in High School as a small piece of it was reprinted in an anthropology textbook. Though Henry goes off of the deep end a little bit in the veracity of his anti-American rhetoric, most of his observations are fairly sound. Probably the best analysis of the educational climate and processes ofcultural and social conditioning in the 1950's that I have read. In a sense, education in America is still very much about "Learning the Nightmare" as he calls it, wherein children are socialized into an overly hierarchical and competitive environment.

We live in Texas and the elementary schools have the "Accelerated
Reading Program" and these books by Henry Winkler qualify for points in the program. Finding books for my granddaughter to read and keep her interested has been difficult but she loves this series.

It was a GEART book. You don't what to put it down. It supires you though the whole book.

Who would have thought the "Fonz" would have such talent writing children's books?? This series is a wonderful way to encourage children to read! The story is fun with the "world's greatest underachiever". Great for the fourth grade student!

This book will be shared with my students. They have often endured many hardships in their lives and would enjoy hearing others' stories. The Dalai Lama is a very important person in the world and can not be ignored.

This book is both beautifully written and illustrated. The Dalai Lama's message that love, not war, is the answer to the world's problems is presented quite well. Children will enjoy recognizing that this great man once was a child like them.

Demi tells a potentially complicated story with clarity and simplicity. The illustrations are beautiful and evocative of the magical land in which the story is set. Where the takeover by Chinese Communist forces is concerned, you may need to fill your child in on some of the political background. Otherwise, the book is very accessible.