Simmons Books

Whether this book was published in hardcover, I'm not sure; the edition that I have is an oblong paperback approx. 5x8 in size and published by Brampton Publications.

The full title of the book is: R.M.S. Titanic: A Portrait in Old Picture Postcards. As is obvious, the book consists of contemporary postcards of the Titanic, from its construction through to the memorials that were erected to commemorate the victims. For the most part, there is one card per page, and each usually has a fairly lengthy caption. The book is 98 pages.

Considering the collectability of Titanic related items, such a collection of postcards would be quite expensive; this book, therefore, is an excellent substitute.

Mergers have been a fact of life for the railroads of the United States since the 1836 integration of the Maryland & Delaware Railroad into the Wilmington & Susquehanna. More than 160 years later, Frank Wilner has written the definitive treatise on the subject of railroad unification in this country. Wilner is well qualified to write such a work, having worked in the railroad field for 30 years, most recently as chief of staff to Surface Transportation Board Vice Chairman Gus Owen. Mr. Wilner has written the definitive work about railroad mergers in the United States. Hopefully he is planning to produce a revised edition once the dust settles from the current UP fiasco and the CSX-NS acquisition is either approved or rejected by the Surface Transportation Board.

This book has 29 true short stories of people who lived in New Mexico, when it was a territory. Each story is about 2-5 pages long. There are some black and white pictures of these same people included in the book.

What a wonderful book. I particularly liked these were people who lived in New Mexico and that I could look at the pictures of each person as I read about them. This author has certainly done a lot of research. I have read a lot of New Mexico history and this book is gem. Many of the stories were ones that I had never heard before. Because the stories are short, it is easy to pick the book up for 15 or 20 minutes, read a story and put it down without losing your place. I appreciated the humor that Marc Simmons displays through out this book, many of these short stories end on a humorous note.

This is a great book about the people who lived in New Mexico when it was still being formed into a state. It certainly provides a history of New Mexico through a different slant. I enjoyed every minute of reading it. My husband read it and enjoyed it as well.

Philip Simmons' first novel "Rattlesnake Ridge" is a masterpiece. Set in the foothills of the New Hampshire White Mountains, it is a both an observation and commentary on morality and nature, love and its illusions, spirituality and its perversions. It is a novel of coming back to the land, a love of all things natural, about which Simmons is most knowledgeable and the conflicts to success in a world of change.

Simmons' use of language is a wonder. Poetic and wry, he portrays his characters and their habitat in luminous words that are tender to the lips. There is sex and adventure, murder even, and financial intrigue. But what sets this work apart is the sheer brilliance of the writing. He is at once a Hardy, Faulkner and Russel Banks at their best. Another author with whom he shared his gifts is Lewis Grassic Gibbon, the great Scottish writer who, like Simmons, died untimely to leave us all wondering what further literary delights might have been realized had fate chosen to treat us all more kindly.

This is a must for any Surgery Resident interested in clinical transplantation. The authors discuss each chapter in light of current wisdom and provide implications for the future. The chapter on "Pregnancy after Renal Transplantation" is a rare compilation. As well current hot topics including Xenotransplantation and Chimerism after transplantation are discussed. The only drawback is the lack of tables on key features of clinical topics.

Roger C. Simmons, writes a very nice tale about strange encounters, coping with anxiety, and the best way to start off your day. The author grabs you from the beginning as the lead character is reflecting on his life, on the train home, and at that moment, I easily could see this as a John Hughes motion picture. A few good points that I notice about the book, is it's ability to describe delicate issues with very gentle telling, as well as the type of expressing that a grandmother could read and not faint, as well the type that a vivid survivor-esque teenager could like. His descriptions of the character, Sammie, are beautiful, and you can tell that he has put time and emotion into every one of the characters in the book. Overall, I suggest this book to as many people as I can, and I feel as though it presents an excellent lesson as to dealing with the differences in people that we encounter in our every day life. This is not self absorbing banter, this is entertaining literature.

I purchased this product a long, long time ago. I lost the cassette but had burned to a CD. This tape is such fun. Richard talks to you the entire time. You walk down a road and he talks about people and things you see along the road. You get on a boat to Jamaica, get off, tempted by food but you resist. It has great music! Keeps you smiling and laughing! I lost 85 lbs. walking on my treadmill and around my neighborhood. I hope it has a remake. If there is anyway to get this...DO IT! I like this better than than anything else including Sweatin' to the oldies.

I read this book when it was first published in the 80s and it is still relevant. Richard Simmons is down to earth and practical (and funny). His program uses food you normally eat and is healthy for everybody. His exercises can be done at home. And his entire program can be incorporated into anyone's life easily.

This book is excellent for those that want to loose weight. Richard Simmons gives card values for his recipes and the amount of calories in them. Caloric levels are a great way to know the amount of calories you eat each day and this book helps from 1000 to 1600 calories, this book explains the amount of meats, breads, diary, vegetable, fruit, fats, and freebies. The book is divided into sections to include: Before You Begin, Salads, Sandwiches, Vegetable Side Dishes, Vegetarian, Microwave, Family Favorites, Company's Coming Classics, and desserts. Whet your appetite with great recipes to keep your taste buds alive. Go with this one...

This is a study of the proper methods of moving trains from place to place safley and efficiently. It was meant as a learning guide for people interested in employment with American Railroads. Using examples from several railroads it provide a basis from which to learn the principle of train operations. Railroad had developed over the years specific terms and procedures to safely move trains. New employees must learn these and make them second nature to ensure their own,other employees and the general public. This book was not the end all for train safety, but was a starting point to make the employee a better educated and therefore safer employee. Written before the use of radio for train movement, it tell of a system that have for the most part been surpassed by technology. It still gives the student of history a chance to understand a little of the way trains were operated during the high points of American railroad company