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Can't understand why this book is not in stock. It is the follow up book to the best-selling Fountain Pens & Pencils The Golden Age of Writing Instruments. It has all different color photographs (close to 900) and all different information. Has some of the rarest fountain pens in existence and loads of good, useful information.

If you're looking for good ghost stories, with the ring of authenticity and the flavor of Wisconsin, this is a great book. The stories work well out loud. They're good ghost stories, not violent or bloody, but suspenseful and mysterious. There's also a good section at the end on telling stories, as well as notes on where the stories come from.

Booker T. leaps off the pages of this dusty volume and he is a living breathing person. His charisma and energy left me exhausted. One day he is making bricks for his college, the next he is touring New England to raise funds. His wives and friends die of exhaustion around him. I read this book by mistake. I thought it was an assignment for a class(the actual assignment was a thin biography). I took this thick and dusty volume full of footnotes on vacation to the mountains. I decided to skim it and avoid the footnotes. After the first chapter, I read every footnote and the entire volume. These are Booker's journal entries and personal papers. He literally steps out of the pages and you are totally emersed in the beginnings of Tuckaseegee and every aspect of his life. He makes the time and place as real as if you were there. I actually became exhausted by his energy and the mountain of activities he was engaged in at the time. Prior to reading this book, I was not interested in him at all. After reading it, I think he is one of history's underrated characters. This is perhaps one of the most fascinating journals I have ever read on the art of leadership.

A work of imagination, originality, and superb storytelling appropriate for readers from 8 to 80, Books In A Box: Lutie Stearns And The Traveling Libraries Of Wisconsin is the "biography" of a passionate pioneer librarian, who brought books to hundreds of communities in Wisconsin from 1895 to 1914. She traveled alone, defying winter weather and wilderness hazards to bring her libraries to loggers, students, farmers, and families. Her belief in the power of books to change the world was nothing less than inspirational, and she continued to work with the American Library association and write articles advocating social change and education long after retiring as a traveler bringing books. Her life, legacy, and personal triumphs make for a singularly uplifting read. A superbly written novel, Books In A Box: Lutie Stearns And The Traveling Libraries Of Wisconsin is a unique and very highly recommended read, as well as a "must" addition all Wisconsin community library collections!

I love this book (and i'm 30). This is one of my Nieces favourite books (she's 2 yrs old and calls it Boom Bear). Its easy for kids to follow, the pictures are fantastic and the words just flow when you read them, the repetition of words would be great for kids learning to read. All in all i really love this book. A+

brilliant historian speaks for many liberals of the generation that grew up after the First World War to fight the Second, and explains the struggle of East and West in the perspective of the crisis of our times. He discusses the roots of the struggle between the U.S. and Russia. Examining the struggle in the light of the last 50 years (remember, written in 1951), he finds the problem of Russia to be but part of a greater crises we face...a crisis of Western culture.

Toynbee and Spengler, Freud and Jung, Henry Adams and Thomas Mann, the author shows, have all anticipated in one form or another the present crisis. He uses their viewpoints to reveal the dangerous misunderstandings and confusions on both sides of the cold war. Only by facing those difficulties, he reasons, can we reach the practical possibilities for action that still remain open to us.

He offers no solution or panacea. Indeed, he thinks that we have often asked ourselves the wrong questions.

This book is not intended as a replacement for orthodox medicine, rather is a text-book for the study of modern Bio-Energetic (functional) medicine and Chinese medicine and will serve as a bridge between the two.

The general public may also find this book easy to read and of interest. The author believes that an integrated approach in medicine, using the best of alternative medicine and orthodox medicine is always in the best interest of the patient. The patient must consult a trained and licensed physician of holistic medicine to best evaluate and manage their health problems.

Stuart Zoll A.P., O.M.D., Dipl., Ac. is an Acupuncture Physician. He was one of the first group of North Americans to study and practice acupuncture in the United States.

A graduate of the New England School of Acupuncture 1976. He was awarded a doctorate in Oriental Medicine from California Acupuncture College. He is a National Board Certified Acupuncturist (NCAA). He has practiced acupuncture for sixteen years and modern Bio-Energetic medicine, Electro-Acupuncture according to Voll, and the Vega test system for twelve years.

Zoll is an internationally known author, writer and a wellness coach to thousands of happy patients. He lives with his family in Boca Raton, Florida, where he had practiced specializing in pediatric and adult diseases with a holistic, non-drug approach. - from book's back cover

'British Redcoat 1793-1815' is the second volume in Osprey Publishing's study of the tactics and experiences of the British Infantry from the Jacobite Wars to the Napoleonic Wars.

This book picks up where the first volume left off. The British Army must recover quickly from its defeat by the American Colonies; Revolutionary France declared war in 1793, and violence would soon break out in India and the Carribbean. The Redcoat of this era would go muzzle to muzzle with the Grande Armee of Napoleon Bonaparte, but would emerge triumphantly at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

The book follows the usual Warrior format; after a brief introduction, the recruitment of the soldier, as well as his age and social conditions, are discussed. Following this is an intimate look into the hard life of the Redcoat, in a section titled 'Army Life'. The next section 'Career Patterns' also examines the possibility of promotion. The final, and longest sections are 'Training and Tactics' and 'Drill Books'; the latter in particular taking a detailed look at the tactical doctrines of the time. This section also looks at the further testing and improvement of light infantry and skirmisher tactics, which had first begun during the Seven Year's War.

The color plates are the crown jewel of this book, as with virtually all Osprey titles. They follow hypothetical soldiers through every part of their career from recruitment to (in the assumption they survive) retirement. There are many detailed images of the firearms, uniforms, work tools, and even footwear of the soldiers, and the men themselves are shown working, training, and fighting, at Velore (India, 1806) and Waterloo (France, 1815). The latter battlescene is particularly interesting, showing the line of the 79th Highlanders firing. This book also reveals the continuing (and indeed, ever-improving) tradition of kilt and plaid-clad Highland Regiments. The Napoleonic Wars would in fact be a moment of glory for many of these decorated units.

In short, this book is a valuable examination of, and a fitting tribute to the men who fought and died for the Crown from 1793 to 1815.

Bloodshot is the third mystery in Stuart MacBride's series featuring Detective Sergeant Logan MacRae. The story takes place in Aberdeen, Scotland. MacRae is working on three cases that all demand his attention.

The first case involves a famous football player, Rob Macintyre, who is the main suspect in a serial rape case. After MacRae's girlfriend, Constable Jackie Watson, is attacked by Macintyre while working undercover, he is immediately arrested as the serial rapist that they were after. Unfortunately because of a lack of evidence and a tough lawyer, he is let go and free to rape more women.

While trying to work the cases, MacRae is put into a tug of war between his superiors on which case is more important for him to work on.

Detective Inspector Steel is a tough-talking, chain-smoking lesbian who demands MacRae's attention on a different case. Detective Inspector Insch is obese and easily angered by MacRae. He wants him working the Macintyre rape case. Insch is positive that Macintyre is the culprit no matter what other evidence might prove otherwise.

The second case involves a murder committed by an 8-year-old boy named Sean Morrison. After stabbing an old man with a knife, Sean has disappeared and the cops can't find him anywhere. There is something more sinister going on for such a young boy to change so drastically into a murderer. What went wrong in his life for him to change so suddenly?

The third case involves a man whose dead body was dumped at the hospital. He was brutally sexually tortured until he bled to death. After some investigating they find out that this man was involved in the porn business and the S&M scene. Who killed this man? Was this a sexual escapade gone terribly wrong?

Bloodshot is a fantastic police procedural/detective mystery that will keep you guessing until the last page is turned. I enjoyed this well-plotted mystery and will look for the previous books in the series.

Armchair Interviews says: Bloodshot is a great book that mystery fans will inhale in one.

This is the third in a fabulous series by Stuart MacBride. The author writes gritty crime books featuring Detective Sergeant Logan McRae. The books are set in Aberdeen, Scotland and the writer is able to paint a picture of the city. I studied there and reading McBride's description is bringing the city alive for me again.

But, more than that, MacBride's characters are human. Logan McRae makes mistakes and has his moments of glory, which makes him a fantastic main character. He screws up at work and in his private life, but he is not the typical 'tragic hero' for whom everything goes wrong. Rather, he has his ups and downs just like everybody else. The storylines are incredibly well-written and it is difficult to put the book down. MacBride portrays crime and crime solving in a very realistic way which contributes to making the characters come alive.

And, if I had known when I lived in Aberdeen, that the coppers went to Archibald Simpson's for a drink after their shifts, I certainly would have shown up there once or twice... !!!

First of all, the book is long. Far too long. The sub-plots are implausible, particularly the one concerning an 8-year old mass murderer. For an adult treatment of child abuse go to the Red Riding Quarter by David Peace. For a taste of Scotland that goes beyond tedious repeats of weather reports and descriptions of granite buildings, go to Ian Rankin. There is a glimmer of hope, though. The scene where an SM murderer provides "hand relief" to a police officer, while surrounded by a SWAT team, was worthy of Carl Hiaasen. Maybe humour is the way ahead for Mr. MacBride?

MacBride doesn't miss a beat in Bloodshot, the latest entry in his excellent Aberdeen, Scotland based series featuring Detective Sergeant Logan McRae. In the beginning of the book Logan's girlfriend Constable Jackie "Ball Breaker" Watson lives up to her nickname while busting a suspected serial rapist. When that suspect turns out to be a popular football star with a seemingly unshakable alibi who calls upon the services of a despicable solicitor and the sympathies of a gullible public, things, as usual, get complicated. McRae's personal life gets complicated too, as a misunderstanding with Jackie causes him to finally act on his long suppressed attraction for Rachael Tulloch, the deputy Procurator Fiscal. MacBride combines the mundane, the horrific and the ridiculous skillfully to produce another enormously satisfying read.

Along with Ian Rankin and Denise Mina, MacBride is a leading figure in a Scottish crime wave that's producing some of the best mysteries in the world. The writing in this series is always great and the weather in Aberdeen is always awful.

I actually read this as Broken Skin (the UK title). I have another 4-5 of MacBride's book on my to-read shelf, and they will stay there a while--not because Broken Skin (I'll use the UK title) is bad, but rather because it's a disturbing work, and it deals with a very seamy underside of society. I think it's rather like finding a maggoty mouse corpse in your basement--you know that from time to time there will be others, but you'd prefer not to find another just yet--you'd like something more cheerful for now.

James Swain has a new book--Midnight Rambler--about pedophiles and such. That book has huge holes in the plot: Broken Skin is what Midnight Rambler should have been. There are plenty of unpleasant villains in Broken Skin--pedophiles, rapists, an 8-year-old killer, B-D S-M porn kings, etc. In Midnight Rambler, as in too many books, the villain must be a super-evil mastermind. In Broken Skin, the villains are not masterminds, but instead are mostly rather ordinary (other than their criminal activities)--and much more believable. Neither are the police geniuses--they succeed through ordinary groundwork, information-gathering, and some good or lucky guesses.

I didn't find myself drawn to any of the characters--not like towards Tony Soprano or Robbie Coltrane in the Cracker series. I had just finished Stephen Booth's new book Dying to Sin: this and Broken Skin are both procedurals, both take place in rather gritty areas, both have police working on different crimes, but Broken Skin had plenty of tension, whereas Dying to Sin did not. In the former book I'd often read a dozen more pages to see what was going to happen, in the latter book I'd put it down for the night with no regrets. Broken Skin/Bloodshot is a solid book, but it isn't light reading.

"Offers invaluable advice from the people who know best-admissions officers, financial aid officers, campus officials, and students. Based on hundreds of interviews at a wide variety of colleges nationwide, it includes essential information in three key areas:

".How to get into college (applications, standardized tests, admissions essays, interview, recommendations)
.How to finance your college education (estimating expenses; using savings, loans, scholarships, grants, and jobs)
.How to manage collge life (what to expect, academically and socially, from each year of college.

"Bruce Stuart, a professional researcher and writer, and Kim Stuart, a trial attorney, are the authors of the highly regarded 'Top Law Schools; The Ultimate guide' and 'Top Business Schools: The Ultimate guide'. They live in Albany, New York."

Looking at the photograph of the authors, looking cute but a little bit geeky with their dress-for-success looks, one has no trouble imagining they did indeed develop good time-management skills in their Freshman years, no doubt knowing exactly when to draw the line between social activities and study. And for Sophomore year, this is the time not to be bullied into irrevocably declaring a major? oops. no wonder....