Howard Books

This book is one of the best I've ordered so far. The writing is in large bold print and there are only a few sentances per page, so it holds a toddler's attention. There is a great message and the illustrations are adorable. Great children's book!

I bought this for my 3 year old not really knowing what to expect. When it arrived my daughter wanted to open it immediately and read it. She loved the beautiful pictures. I loved the simple words. A great introduction to Jewish traditions, thoughts and prayer that you can build on at home.

I read this back in 1976 immediately after reading Teichmann's Smart Aleck - The Wit, World and Life of Alexander Woollcott, and I could see reading both books again, as Howard Teichmann has a gift for bringing wit to life. However, Kaufman has the more interesting life by far--and I don't just mean because of Mary Astor! Teichmann captures the atmosphere of this circle of unparalled wits, so that you can enjoy the humor with hangover optional. This book would also be interesting to re-read along with Moss Hart's, Act One, to see their play writing collaboration from both sides.

This biography of George Kaufman is excellent and that's just for openers. Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of this brilliant playwright, satirist, ladies' man, genius, comic wit, husband, father and friend. He led an incredibly full and fascinating life. The company he kept was unparalleled. The book reveals his earliest days as a child growing up in Pennsylvania,to his marriage to Beatrice, along with his many collaborations with the top writers of the period; many who joined him at the Algonquin Round Table. The book discusses the many women in his life, of which there were many. Not surprising. One chapter is devoted to his relationship with his daughter, Anne. The entire book is excellent; a real page turner! George S. Kaufman was incredibly talented and complex. I love this book! I've read it probably thirty time easily. Obviously this forum wasn't expecting this book to be reviewed or it would have given the option to rank a book 10 stars, which is what I rate it. I can't say enough good things about George S. Kaufman. The book also reveals the meaning behind his middle initial. BRAVO!

i found this book incredibly helpful in getting away with what i did... i think a sequel should include more on what to do if you actually get caught. stuff such as how legal maneuvers to make it look like your innocent. i don't think i would have looked as guilty as i am if i had read this before the cops chased me around LA.
-O.J. (last name omitted to protect authors identity)

Canadian Private Investigator Benny Cooperman is comfortably sleeping in his bed in the small town of Grantham, just outside Niagara Falls when three thugs drag him out of his house and escort him to Abram Wise, a crime boss who has never tasted prison. Abe hires Ben to investigate who and why someone suddenly wants him dead. Abe makes a disinclined Ben an offer he can't refuse.

Ben begins to investigate by talking to Abe's angry ex-spouses and his even more irate children. Ben soon finds a connection between Abe and a recently murdered ex-police officer, who apparently allowed the crime lord as a rookie thief to escape arrest. As Ben gets closer to uncovering the identity of Abe's wannabe assassin, he places himself in danger from the same culprit, who plans to eradicate one crime king and anyone else who might get in the way.

The ninth novel in the Ben Cooperman mysteries is a well written tale that should please Howard Engel's innumerable fans. However, though the story line is exciting and the engaging ending quite good, GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER is just not at the level of Benny's previous eight adventures. Benny remains as lovable as ever, but Abe seems more of a caricature (without being satirical) of Brando's Godfather, thereby leaving this book a notch below its predecessors.

Harriet Klausner

Read this book when you have time.
There is this goose named Gilbert and he is allways
fllowing the boy everywhere he goes .
He eats his breakfast and drinks his juice.
The End.

I'd never heard of Eddie Bowman until I moved to Tennessee. He came to the school where I teach and gave a performance. I fell in love with Gilbert the Goose. The song is cute, and the words and pictures in the book keep kids entranced. My students request it over and over. They also insist that I sing the song every time. I also recommend Silly Dog, Gravy on a Bucket Lid, and Sophie Snowflake (also by Eddie Bowman) as well as the story/song tape that accompanies them.

The information contained within this text is thought-stimulating, thereby encouraging the reader to further research the specific area of his or her personal interest regarding the African Diaspora by providing a helpful selected bibliography, footnotes and endontes pertinent to each essay, as well as as an useful overall index.

Another excellent read for us Africans by a African who knows his history and not brain washed by His Storyof the intruder.

The Economist described the book this way and I agree completely, "If you want to catch up on some of the best articles written about globalisation since the topic became fashionable several years ago, this reader is the place to start."

It's difficult to fault a book compiled from other author's articles, except maybe how the book is organized. But Globalization and the Challenges of the New Century : A Reader is not only useful, but topical. The discussion starts with Huntington's now oft-and-overquoted essay, "The Clash of Civilizations?", and moves to Barber and Kaplan. Later, some other luminaries appear, but the strength of the collection is the depth of arguments by not-so famous authors. Also, the volume breaks globalization into it's political, economic, technological, and cultural aspects, something that seemingly perplexes most people, because their arguments pass too quickly and easily between all of them. There is so much here to read, but, perhaps, some more information for more reading would be useful. This book provides a useful start for those looking for an interesting and rigorous look at what can become an empty slogan at dinner-parties and coffee breaks.

I have seen some of the Big Mans video's online, but they do no justice to how funny the book is.
His short stories are absolutely hysterical.
If you are not from the Big Apple and or NJ, you may not understand his humor. But then, if you watched The Soprano's you understand what the 'Kid' is saying.
He really doesn't hate the people he picks on, he just has a 50's Brooklyn opionion of the world.

This is one of the funniest books I've ever read. In the tradition of Lenny Bruce, George Carlin, Richard Pryor, and Howard Stern, The Kid From Brooklyn tells it like it is, and doesn't care who he ticks off in the process. The Starbucks bit and the story about Bat Day at Yankee Stadium are the "Who's on first?" of the 21st century. This book might make uptight people squirm but ---- 'em if they can't take a joke!

This book has provided me with strength and comfort as I was going through the most difficult time with my husband's sickness with MS. As I read the author's experiences of his own painful personal situation and his agony of asking GOD of why, I could easily relate that to my own.

This is not a book for pleasure reading. It is intended to walk you through the process of acceptance of your situation that GOD is in control of all. It was painful to go through the book. My book was so full of tears, notes, and coffee stains. When I first read the book, I cried more than I read. As time went by, I could feel the strength in my soul to be able to think through the process.

This book has saved four of us and the two turtles. It has confirmed our faith and belief that our heavenly father is with us through good time and bad time.

This book has provided me with strength and comfort as I was going through the most difficult time with my husband's sickness with MS. As I read the author's experiences of his own painful personal situation and his agony of asking GOD of why, I could easily relate that to my own.

This is not a book for pleasure reading. It is intended to walk you through the process of acceptance of your situation that GOD is in control of all. It was painful to go through the book. My book was so full of tears, notes, and coffee stains. When I first read the book, I cried more than I read. As time went by, I could feel the strength in my soul to be able to think through the process.

This book has saved four of us and the two turtles. It has confirmed our faith and belief that our heavenly father is with us through good time and bad time.

"Going On" is less a novel than a channeling. For l50 pages, the reader is perched inside the mind of a mute and homeless man who is taking a journey up the coast of California. We find ourselves entangled in his experiences -- his memories become our memories. We walk along with him; we feel his hunger, his humiliation, the pain in his bleeding feet. Along with him, we get hit by a car, rejoice at a sudden windfall, get drunk, mourn a dying dog. And, along with this outer journey, we experience his inner one as well. We share the man's cynicism about the modern world, his reverence for natural beauty, his panic as he fights to keep painful memories at bay, his flashes of optimism as he meets with the occasional kindness, and finally, his release as he allows himself to open up and free himself of his past. This book is unique and beautiful, filled with soaring philosophic insights and humble, touching details. It inspires all kinds of questions about the nature of burdens and freedom; it is full of metaphors about the soul's evolution, and the real meaning of homelessness.

Joyce Howard's GOING ON is a remarkable amalgam of incident and insight following as it does the journey, both inward and external, taken by a man from the depths of squalor living as an alcoholic derelict, to the dramatic landscape of Big Sur and a final confrontation with his past. This is an educated man versed in poetry, philosophy and metaphysics with an acute awareness of others even though he has lost his own sense of self. His is a soul wounded in a tragedy he has forced himself to forget. But as he wakes up one day with a desperate need for "going on," and begins his odyssey north, the past slowly becomes palpable. The book is filled with lyrical prose describing the landscapes he passes through and the gentle unraveling of memory. It is also filled with the kind of incidents that a wanderer may well stumble upon. In finding his way to Big Sur he finds his way to a home he never knew was there and a final truth that sets him free. Ms. Howard has written with warmth and amazing insight about a character that one comes to fully embrace. Your vision will be altered when you see a Homeless Person after reading GOING ON.

I used to think that it was impossible to create a high performing business team. My thinking was guided by the old axiom that you cannot teach an old dog a new trick. This book totally changed my viewpoint by showing me not only how it can be done, but tangible proof that it works. I found this book to be insightful, practical, well-organized and extremely useful. I particularly enjoyed the discussion about "the five musts for building great organizations." This book should be required reading for all managers and executives.

This book really brings it home. Using the experiences of real business teams as the backdrop for how "standout" teams are successfully created makes this book an easy read. Any business leader knows that building high performing teams is not a simple task. "Great Business Teams" takes you through the team process in an understandable step by step progression. In today's competitive arena, this book is a business leader's must read.

It is sometimes those books and articles which bring business leaders back to basics that seem to have enduring impact. Great Business Teams is the kind of book that consultants, managers and executives will be referencing for years to come because it is both informative and well written. While we have all suffered through team situations that lacked the appropriate protocols, Howard has identified those that are key to achieving higher performance. I still can't believe he got so many executives to admit to their growing pains.

Whether your aim is to lead or become a player on a high-performing team, read Great Business Teams carefully. It cuts though to the heart of performance, provides examples drawn from real companies and their teams, and offers hard-hitting, often counterintuitive advice that will challenge and change your thinking--and behavior.



J Kevin Day, Founder and Principal, Day & Associates