Shepard Books

This is a great collection of poems about Matthew Shepard. One of the poems that really made me think simply has a "," (comma) on the page, many of the others pages long.

All of the poems are excellent. Great job Scott!

A beautiful collection of hearts and minds. This is an example of passion and rage painting a beautiful collaboration of talent.

A real heart/eye/soul opener!

Wow! Such mixed reviews on this one! It's true we cash in on the crimes that haunt us, but why look at it that way? Why not see the written word as a way to preserve that which we don't want to forget and that which we wish to use to teach others of our mistakes? MTV recently showed "Anatomy of A Hate Crime," the first movie-type documentation of this tragedy, but I didn't once think the station used it as a ploy to boost ratings. Have a heart! Who said true life is better than fiction? Yet, the tragedy of that "true life" is what has sparked the fire in so many writers throughout the past. Expression, imagination...freedom, let's not forget what we learned from this hate crime. So, I applaud the prose and am sure the poets meant it well. As for you readers who didn't get it, go take out your anger by hitting someone in the head 18 times with the handle of a gun and then let's see what you choose to write about.

This book is a cynical attempt by some modestly talented poets in the main - excepting people like Campo - to jump on the bandwagon of the savage murder of Matthew Shepard. One gets the sense that poor Shepard's body was barely cold before someone decided that there was a buck to be made. Hopefully, word about the poor quality of most of the poems - many of which barely referred to Shepard - has got out so people don't waste their money. I would suggest that more good could be done by writing a check to anti-violence projects than supporting the self-indulgent and cynical exploitation of a tragedy...

I am constantly amazed when someone puts a group of writings together with such a sense of focus. If the "names" who wrote these poems are able to reach but a few then this book will be a huge success. It will be the start of something really good. I hope more people will read and enjoy this marvelous collection of poems by poets like greyson, kavanaugh, campo, ashbery, etal. Make sure you don't miss this one.

I have to rate this "poor" because of the Transliteration. It serves absolutely no purpose transliterated. It doesn't help people trying to learn Yiddish.

This is in TRANSLITERATION. Now you can add Yiddish to the list of 31 languages in which Pooh appears. Read about Vini-der-Pooh, Iya (eeyore), Khazerl (Piglet), and Kristofer Robin, as they munch on Varshaver Tort / Warsaw Cake (Cottleston Pie), and play near Khazerls Hoyz, Kangus Hoyz, Binenboym, Farfleytst Plats, Pu Bers Hoyz, and Hundert akordiker Wald. The book starts with a transliteration pronunciation page, but you really need to know Yiddish to proceed. Ten chapters follow. Each chapter begins with just a paragraph in Yiddish/Hebrew characters. This is followed by the story in Yiddish transliteration in English characters and Ernest Shepard's original illustrations. I was disappointed that there is no English translation, but one can easily just buy the English version also. The easy stuff is "Kristofer Robin hot gornisht gezogt, nor di oygn zenen im alts greser gevorn un des ponem alts Rozever" or when Vini der Pu says "Gut Morgn, and Kristofer Robin replies "Gut-yor, Vini dur Pu" But when Vini der Pu is a narisher alter Ber, and visits Kinigls (rabbit) and is a frayer and ferklempt and everyone must try to pull him out of the hole, the Yiddish is a tad harder. For example, "hot er ongekhapt Puen far di federshte lapes un kinigl hot ongekhapt Kristofer, un Kinigls, un Kinigls ale khaveyrim, un kroyvim hobn ongekhapt Kiniglem, un ale tsuzamen hobn zey getsoygn..." Translated by Leonard Wolf of NYU (Adjunct) and SFSU (Emeritus).

Since none of the reviews that I read here addressed the quality of the translation, I thought I'd say a few words about that.

I thought the translation was EXCELLENT! Wolf has a real feel for Yiddish expression. In reading this book I actually had the sense that the entire Hundred-Acre-Wood and its inhabitants were all Eastern European Jews! There were turns of phrase that I hadn't heard since I was a child in New York.

Yes, I suppose it would've been nice to have the whole text in Hebrew letters. But translation is such a difficult task, and this was SUCH a nice job, so why complain?

I was both delighted and very impressed with Leonard Wolf's Yiddish version of "Winnie the Pooh". The Yiddish text is excellent - the language is so natural that reading it I had the impression that the Hundred-Acre Wood and all its inhabitants were located in Eastern Europe! There were expressions in the text that I hadn't heard since I was a child in New York. An excellent piece of work.

Who's this book for, anyway? Kids who speak Yiddish? Bubbies and Zeidies feeling nostalgic? (doubt they read Milne as kids, though) Jewish Buddhists who want to read the original stories behind the "Tao of Pooh" in the language of their ancestors?

I have a sneaking suspicion that most purchases of this book will be as a "gag" gift item, and for that, it's perfect. Certainly, it's not readable as Yiddish literature (due to the transliteration), despite Wolf's well-meaning translation. Why go to the effort of translating if you're not going to present the finished product in a form Yiddish speakers can actually comprehend???

(the two stars above are for the effort of translating -- the three stars it lost are for assuming we don't understand the Yiddish alphabet)

So if you want to buy it as a joke, go ahead. Otherwise, you're going to be disappointed. As a fan of Milne's original Winnie-the-Pooh books (but NOT the "Disneyfied" versions), I picked this book up with curiousity, but realized before I got sucked into buying it that it's not what I was hoping it would be. Pheh.

In fact, forget I said go ahead. Save your money, and don't encourage whoever published this -- what's the Yiddish word? Ah, yes -- this "fershtunkene" book.

My kids love these Pooh stories (and so do I). They listen over and over. We have all of them on DVD, but I often would rather they listen than watch, so this is perfect. What I really think is great is that it's the original versions. Excellent buy!

The combination between the book and the CD is very nice. My daughter loved them.

For a Read-Along book, they simply missed the point. There is no chime or tone to remind the child when to turn the page and therefore 'read along'. Also, the narrator has one tone and limited voice intonation -- she makes no effort to distinguish between characters. Cheaply edited, not worth the money. See "Disney's Read Along Collection" for a better quality product.

I purchased this book after reviewing several other similar books with CDs. This book has 4 stories and 8 poems. My son is almost 3 and keeps saying "Winnie the Pooh bear stories". He absolutely loves it! We were keeping the CD in the car so he could hear it on drives and we would read the book together for story time. But now he wants to hear it all the time! The female voice who narrates is wonderful and has a very soothing voice. I would highly recommend this book. It has quickly become our family favorite!

I made an unfortunate selection in purchasing this storybook before a similar review (H. Hudson Aug 14) was posted. Had I waited I could have benefited from that review. Instead I must post a similar review. The most disappointing thing about this storybook is the CD does not let the child know when to turn the page. We also expected to hear familiar voices for Pooh and the gang rather than just a full narration. At this price there are much better selections if you are going to be turning the pages yourself.

This story takes place in 1985 at Zito`s house. Quint was his best friend. He always ate breakfast over there. He always carried a marble with him and they go to school and when they come home he had to eat dinner over Zito`s house. So they go and have fun eating stuff.

This story is mostly about two boys that always make jokes all the time about scrambled eggs. And is a story about food all they eat. Then Zito lost his marble and he said that Quint stole his marble but Quint did not take it. He told the teacher that Quint stole the marble that he liked so they started to yell at each other. Then school was out so they went home then Zito said he was very sorry. He said that he left the marble at his house so they became friends again

In my opinion this story was not that bad it was kind of boring but it was good not awesome but who cares about marbles and eggs.

Hello my name is scrabbled eggs is about a Vietnamese family comes and lives with Harvey Trumble and his family. The Vietnamese family comes to America because they are trying to stay away from the Vietnam War. There is a kid Harvey's age in the family and his name is Tuan Nguyen. Some things in America are new to Tuan, like a hair dryer, Tuan thinks it's a gun. He also thinks that hot dogs are really made out of dogs. My favorite part in the book is when they T.P. they town pig (statue) and get caught and Tuan has to figure out if he still wants to be friends with Harvey or not. If you want to find out if he does read this book.

This story was about a family from Vietnam and Harvey Trumble�s family is trying to help them figure their way around America to see how they pay their bills. Harvey is trying to help the family�s son, Tuan Nguyen, Tuan is going to school with Harvey and he is trying to help him find his way through it. Harvey showed Tuan how to write letters speck English, and shows him how to eat at lunch. Until the end of the book, Tuan is now able to do all that things that Harvey can do. Therefore, whatever Harvey does or wherever he goes� Tuan is always behind him.

When Tuan Nguyen and his family move from Vietnam to America, Harvey Trumble knows that him and Tuan will be best friends! Harvey teaches Tuan english, and how to use a fork, and things are going great, untill Harvey makes a choice for the worse. They get caught TPing the pig statue by the police. Tuan starts to think that maybe being Harvey's friend isn't a very good idea, and he befriends Quint, Harvey's enimey. I would tell you more, but i think you should read the book. I would reccomend it to kids who like books about friendship! Happy reading!
-Caitlin

-Cait

Do you like books about young people meeting other people from other countries? Reading Jamie Gilson Hello, My Name Is Scrambled Eggs will help you do just that. The main character, Harvey, and his family had to bring a family from another country in their home. The family that had to live with Harvey and his family were a family from Vietnam. He was so happy to have someone of his own age living with him. Harvey had to bring him to his school, and there the boy would have to go to school everyday. The boy becomes a good friend with Harvey. Harvey would help the boy speak better English. What I enjoyed about the book was when Harvey would teach the boy about English on the computer. Another part of the book that I enjoyed was when Harvey started to become better friends with the boy and his family. I think someone should read this book if someone was interested in seeing how it is like to have someone from another country living with him or her and what they were going through. I also believe that if someone was to being someone into his or her home, that person should participate in the family's beliefs. The person should also participate in activities that the family enjoys. Harvey helped the boy very much to understand the English language. The boy would also participate in the activities that the Harvey's family had done with him. The boy liked where he lived as well as Harvey having a new friend living with him. I would also let someone from another country live with my family and I do understand what it would be like to live in a different place.

I do like that it is a board book and therefore child safe for my 2 1/2 year old, she loves to look at the illustrations, as they are on every page and very well done. BUT as previously stated by others, this book is essentially exerts from all the other Pooh books. These exerts are cute but there are some that end rather abruptly leaving one hanging. Even though my daughter knows all the Pooh stories by heart she was rather bemused on a few of the pages when they ended without resolution.

I am starting a collection of the much loved children's book's for my grandson, & was happy to add this pooh book

I purchased both My First Winnie-The-Poor and Bedtime with Winnie-The-Poor for my 2 year old granddaughter who is beginning to look at Pooh stuffed animals,etc. These are board books, designed for the very young, but these two books are simply scattered exerpts from the full length book or "Now We Are Six." Some can stand alone, but others simply start with a paragraph from Pooh and end a few paragraphs later with no "ending" understandable for a 2-3 year old. A child fully able to appreciate the exerpts would be better off having the REAL Pooh read to him or her by an adult.

What a pleasure to have well written poetry that appeals to my 2 year old daughter! This book is a current favorite of hers, and we read it to her every night. The classic poems by AA Milne are as appealing to me as they are to her, and the illustrations by Ernest H Shepard make me look forward to my daughter growing up with all of AA Milne's books.

One disappointment - nowhere in the book does it point out (for the parent reading them over and over) that the poems contained in the book are often parts of larger poems written by A.A. Milne. You'll need to find a different book if you want the full poems of "Us Two", "Vespers", and "Nursery Chairs" for example.

Otherwise, a great book to add to your child's collection!

My thirty year old grandson got me this book and I LOVED IT!!!!! My wife read it to me out loud and I enjoyed it very much. It did take us a year of steady reading but it was worth it. To all those 87 year olds out there, get this book!!!

Jim Shepard's attention to detail is as always, mind boggling! Nosferatu is a fictional account of the eminent German film director F.W Murnau. The book takes you on an rollercoaster journey through Murnau's life from his humble childhood beginnings, to his time as a fighter pilot during World War I, his rise to the top of the cinematic world and then inevitably his tragic death.

The book is a great read throughout, emotive yet witty. However, the first half is far more brilliant than the second. The prose is very challenging (non veterans will need to bring out the collegiate dictionary for this one) but at the critical gain of early 20th Century elegance...

A downfall however is that the novel somehow seems to end incredibly hastly. Shepard also seems to make tremendous leaps to different stages of Murnau's life (which leaves you wondering - what happened in between???).

Overall a good read especially for the silient cinema fans and those interested in the pre/post World War I era.

Wow. This guy has a talent for cheese, saccharine, and making genuinely good subjects feel bloated with the author's own self-importance. Talk about the writer inserting his ego to detrimental effect! He packs his sentences with such a smug writerly sensibility that it's difficult to get into the story at all. Like, gag me with a spoon!

That being said, where's the movie version? Didn't I see Willem Dafoe someplace recently...? That's gotta sting! (I mean, golly, don't studios usually play the 'me too' game? Maybe they could hook the author up! Dunh dunh dunh... 'NOSFERATU,' starring, as Murnau, RICK MORANIS! And, as Shreck, in his biggest role since Diff'rent Strokes, it's KAREEM ABDUL JABBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR!)

With stunning insight, Shepard creates a fictional history of the great filmmaker locating the roots of his mature genius in the forbidden passions of adolescence and young adulthood. One of the most compelling windows into artistic obsession and its erotic impetus I have ever seen. The descriptions of the creative mind at work in the making of Nosferatu the film are an artistic tour de force. His evocation of the transports of youthful love are among the most beautiful ever written! Check out the love letters!

There are a variety of circumstances that make this book a paradox. First, the subject matter is fascinating: Silent movie director FW Murnau's life and career. Unfortunately, because the family is ashamed of its gay ancestor, a lot of material was withheld from the author, who has to fictionalize this sort-of biography. Shifts from third- to first-person narrative would be less jarring if there was not a sudden change in quality (first person sounding much more authentic). Another problem is that the author takes a glib view of film history itself, writing this book to satisfy his childhood obsession with the horror movie Nosferatu by writing about its creator. But to only mention three of his movies, leaving off his most stunning achievements--Faust and Sunrise--is astounding. But, despite all this, Shepard paints an interesting picture of Murnau as an obsessed loner whose only joy was the lost boyfriend, Hans, and the subsequent obsession with his death (in WWI trenches) and memory. As a film history buff, it's hard not to feel the clang of what's missing here. As a look at the mournful obsession for youth and dream lost, though, it sort of work, marred again by the narrative alternation.

This is a fantastic dance song, one of the best from the 90's. It is an unforgetable song. Overall Excellent. Rock on Space Brothers!!!

Compared to their beautiful and melodic interpretations of Olive's "Outlaw" and Essence's "The Promise," "Forgiven" just doesn't cut it. Forgettable lyrics and pinball machine sounds don't make a song, boys.

I think it is a very good tune, they have captured a great single line ditty that catches you ears, and doesn't let go, it leaves you whistling it all day long, without you even realising it!T his is one not to be missed, and comes highly recommended by myself. Satisfaction guarenteed, on the condition that you like the style.

A fascinating, useful, comprehensive look at (mostly) Global North movements variously described as prefigurative politics, autogestion, precariousness, people-powered movements and radical social change. Landmark essays and recountings of key ideas and events in radical movements for global justice, queer rights, racial justice, environmental justice and public commons. All the rockstar organizations are here, in their most accessible and unpretentious forms: ACT-UP, Black Radical Congress, Students Against Sweatshops, Reclaim the Streets, Indymedia, Rev. Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping, SexPanic!, Theatre of the Oppressed, Billionaires for Bush, Lower East Side Collective, and dozens of others. Nonviolent resistance, direct action, guerilla theatre, art-as-activism -- a brilliant reader and overview of the movements for social justice within the Global North.

This is one amazing, fabulous book, rich with people's history and political analysis, thoroughly debunking the myth that the anti-globalization movement is strictly a middle-class white, male, heterosexual phenomenon. As a young radical queer male living with AIDS, I especially enjoyed how the authors interlinked the struggle for economic justice with the fight for sexual freedom. From community gardens to ACT UP to the Battle of Seattle, this book brilliantly documents the social imagination of this movement of movements. Without a doubt, this is one of the best books on the global justice movement around, a definitive activist masterpiece!

Some of the essays in this book are excellent, providing real life evidence of efforts to build community power through documenting struggles on a local level. Still on a whole this book represents an assemblage of popular kitch. Shepard and Hayduk don't seem to provide any unifying theme other than the fact that various groups are organizing. Does the ACT-UP struggle resemble community labor coalition organizing? What are the differences between the so called "Urban Protest and Community Building." The derivative nature of the collection is clear to this reader since I found much of the work widely available elsewhere. The editors effort is commendable but a better project would have linked the movements in a coherent fashion. I certainly think that each of the sundry efforts are interesting, but they do not add up to any trend. The authors mix and match organizing that does not help me in understanding the various trajectories presented in the essays that are on the whole fairly interesting but taken together do not show any semblance of coherence.

Yes some of the movements intersect, but none of them seem to connect. Think about it: do ACT-Up, the Seattle protest of 1999, transgender activism, a protest against the murder of Matthew Shepard, pro-choice activists, worker organizing, etc. relate in any way other than tangentially? Another serious omission is the failure to include race as a serious issue in the contemporary era.

Although this is a very cute children's book, I was very disappointed. I was in a hurry and wanting to take advantage of getting free shipping. I am a knitter and was trying to find a book on knitted hats. When I searched knitted hats for patterns this book came up. I looked at the cover and loved the knitted hat, went ahead and ordered, and when it arrived I was so disheartened that I hadn't really taken the time to look more closely. Luckily I have a young grandchild who could enjoy the book....

This is a wonderful book for early elementary school age children. It is multi-cultural showing hats of people from all over the globe. This book will tie in nicely for a teacher that is interested in providing a thematic unit on people. Beautiful full-color photographs.

We all enjoy these books. My daughter is not yet two but she loves Ann Morris' entire series of books and likes to identify things in each photograph. The photos are obviously dated but I don't believe that lessens the impact of what the author and photographer are trying to do.

As she grows, we'll continue to read these books, moving on from identifying simple items to talking about cultures, traditions, environments, geography, socio-economics, and etc. In the final pages of each Ann Morris book there are maps and descriptions of locations/subjectss for each page that allow readers to discuss where places are in relation to one another and what is really happening in photos versus what a young child (or adult!) might imagine is happening.

I recommend these books for curious children starting at age 18 months and all the way up into the school years.

This book is terribles and it has very little wording. The pictures lack detail.

This is not a book, but instead 8 separate watercolor posters, taken from Winnie the Pooh books. I had been looking for Classic Winnie the Pooh artwork to display in my child's nursery, and this selection provided the perfect solution. I have not found anything similar anywhere.

This isn't really what I was expecting, but I was trying to get everything I could in Classic Pooh for my baby's room. These are excellent to frame for a nursery. I was purchasing framed pictures of Classic Pooh, and the prices were extremely too high but I couldn't find anything else. I would recommend these if you like Classic Pooh, the paintings are really detailed.