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311 Beech Street

Published in Hardcover by Just My Best (2003-08)

Author: Mark Andrew Ware

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In the tradition of Rosemary's Baby

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Review Date: 2005-04-20

In the tradition of Rosemary's Baby and The Exorcist comes a terrifying new novel by Mark Andrew Ware. What Happened To Susan? Ashley Malone's life has always been masked in shadows. First, a mysterious illness takes over her body and wipes three months of her life from her memory. When she wakes, she discovers she is pregnant, her world completely changed. This spell binding novel will keep you up reading all night.

Reviewed by Janet Sue Terry, author of the contemporary romance, "Set Me Free" series Possibilities and Resolutions. President of Just My best Book Publishing Company. www.janetsueterry.com.

Books By This Publisher

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Review Date: 2004-12-15

The Publisher
Just My Best, Inc.
www.jmbpub.com

Police Mystery
Angelo Mystery Series by Rosanna Filippello
Angel of Death & Angel of Justice
About this author - www.jmbpub.com/rosanna.htm

Contemporary Romance
Set Me Free Series by Janet Sue Terry
Possibilities
Resolutions
About this author - www.jmbpub.com/janet.htm

Suspense-Intrique-Mystery
Thylacine Conspiracy by Bill Cromer
About this author -www.jmbpub.com/bill.htm

Horror-Gothic
Vacant Spaces, 311 Beech Street by Mark Andrew Ware
About this author-www.jmbpub.com/mark.htm

Inspirational-Religious-Romance-Historical
Crippled Dreams by David Rehak
About this author-www.jmbpub.com/david.htm

Decorating-Customs-Recipes
Celebrate Christmas on a Shoestring Budget by Conni Berfield Hood
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Well Worth the time, well worth the read...

Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2003-11-19

(With Vacant Spaces)...so much of this genre is lit-lite stuff, but Ware defies the norm with a demonstration of true talent.

Adventures in Singing

Published in Spiral-bound by McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages (2003-11-21)

Author: Clifton Ware

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Very good book

Helpful Votes: 1 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2005-05-04

This book is very well thought out and written. Lots of good information for beginning and probably advanced singers. Lots of theory and lots of song. Definitely get the accompanying CD set.

Very helpful

Helpful Votes: 5 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 2007-01-09

As a novice singer in our community chorale, I was looking for a book that would review the basics (I sang in high school groups long ago) and teach me things to help me keep up with the near professionals in this group. The beginning section was an asset with lessons on breathing, sight reading, techniques for practice and many other valuable subjects. The last 2/3 of the book contains songs that have been around for years that provide opportunities for further practice. I would say this is a good book to use when wanting to review or learn the basics. It was recommended by my voice teacher.

My review

Helpful Votes: 7 out of 7 total.
Review Date: 2000-10-09

The book had a lot of information on the importance of voice. It taught an individual how to develop and how to effectively use one's voice to it's fullest potential. It made the ability to develop one's talent much easier that what was atually thought by many people, especailly me.

By Duty Bound: Survival and Redemption in Vietnam

Published in Paperback by NAL Trade (2006-03-07)

Authors: Jr. (CA. Ret.), Brig. Gen. Ezell Ware and Joel Engel

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Spectacular

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Review Date: 2008-07-05

Thank You General Ware! - Sir!
This book should be required reading for high school and, or college students.
This is an amazing story of survival, and of the two men who had to over come enormous obstacles to save themselves.
I don't want to say to much about the story. So, I'll just say Mr Ware (his title when he was shot down) and his pilot at the time they are forced down in the jungle and must find a way to survive for longer then I thought possible in that jungle.
That being said, this is not just a war story. This is the story of a man who refused to be told he wouldn't be able to accomplish his long held goal/dream. And the opposition to his aspirations started very early in rural Mississippi.
This much more then a war story this is lesson for all young people about how to reach those goals you have set for yourself.
I can't recommend this book to highly. I found it hard to put down, but by the same token I hated to see it end. I will be reading again.
General Ware has joined a small group of people I consider my heroes.

91B20 1967

Brilliant book!

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Review Date: 2008-04-28

This is the most gripping suspense-filled book that I've read in years.
I honestly couldn't put it down. And it's hard to believe that it's a true story.
Brigadier General (ret) Ezell Ware's story will hold your interest from
page one to the very end. His heroism and courage will inspire whether or not you're a military fan.
I highly recommend this book.

A black man shot down with the biggest racist in Vietnam, story follows

Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2007-09-24

Oh man! i just kind of happened on this book and real glad I bought it. He is a black officer, shot down in the jungles of Vietnam, with him is only one other person. That person HATES blacks. So they have to try to work together. Oh yeah, the racist is injured and can't walk by himself. Very good read.

Clan Ua Cearnachain =: Carnahan Family: History & Genealogies

Published in Hardcover by B.W. Carnahan & B.V. Carnahan (2007-01)

Authors: Bess Ware Carnahan and Bobby V. Carnahan

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Definitive source the Cearnacháin lineage

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Review Date: 2005-08-30

I have to preface this review by saying that I am not a genealogist, nor am I a historian, much less a Irish historian. All I am is a very interested Carnahan descendant. I was curious about the origins of the name. I was curious about what surname derivatives were actually of the same descent. I was of course curious about any heraldry related to name and its ancestors. I was curious to know more details about the "Clan Carnahan" (or as I learned "Clann Cearnacháin") and who they were in Ireland and Scotland. And I was intrigued to see if I could find my own family's genealogical line in the book.

I was not at all disappointed. Bess and Bobby covered all of topics that I was searching for in particular. And they covered many that I didn't even know to ask or wonder about. The only thing left unanswered for me was my own personal genealogical line. And after talking with both Bess and Bobby, they do indeed have my line, but I will have to wait for a later volume to see it in a beautiful hardcover.

I thoroughly recommend this to anyone interested in Cearnacháin lineage and history of the warrior clan. I bought one for my parents and myself, and would do it again in a heartbeat. They are a very limited print and will be sure to be a family favorite.

A look into our ancient past

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Review Date: 2005-08-23

At last, thanks to Bess Carnahan, we have a book on the history of the Clan Ua Cearnachain that should lead to further research into the many branches of this illustrious clan that inhabited part of the wild wind swept north coast of Donegal in ancient times. The Clan Ua Cearnachain, in it's evolution to modern times, has spawned multiple spelling variations of it's name. Those commencing their spelling with the letter "C" (Carnahan) are, thanks to Bobby Carnahan, well catered for in this book, with those of the "K" (Kernohan) spelling given a tantalising glimpse of their rich genealogy yet to be amassed and published. I look forward with pleasure to the next book.
William (Wilsey)Kernohan

Clan Cearnachain, Carnahan, Kernohan

Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2005-08-20

Hardback, 514 pages of well documented history of the clan plus 10 modern genealogies. History has never been researched or printed prior to this book. (...)

Collecting Fiesta, Lu-Ray & Other Colorware

Published in Hardcover by L-W Book Sales (2000-03-27)

Author: Mark Gonzalez

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Great Book for Collectors of Fiesta and Lu-Ray

Helpful Votes: 17 out of 18 total.
Review Date: 2000-11-15

I am usually a harsh reviewer and rarely give a book five stars except for one with strong scholarly content. This is one where I did give five stars because the book so adequately covered the necessary topics important to collecting this type of item. It is the most comprehensive book available for information on Fiesta.

Fantastic Book For The Flea Market and Antique Stores

Helpful Votes: 18 out of 18 total.
Review Date: 2002-03-07

Gonzalez is organized, thoughtful, and extremely visual in giving tips on how to recognize Vintage Fiesta from Post86 (reissued) Fiesta, as well as distinguishing knock-offs from the real thing! He discusses each of the impressed stamps and ink stamps used to identify Fiesta, as well as providing pictures of each stamp. He also shows how to measure items to distinguish Vintage from Post86. His value ranges are a bit high, but this book is invaulable when it comes to being a useful resource for new and seasoned collectors alike. This book is great to use hand in hand with the Huxfords' book. The values in the Huxfords are very accurate, but the book can be confusing - especially if you are at a Flea Market and need info quickly. Gonzalez will provide info clearly (and easy to find) without rambling.

Gorgeous Hardcover Volume of Fiesta, Lu-Ray & Colorware

Helpful Votes: 22 out of 27 total.
Review Date: 2000-04-11

Brand new, year 2000 hardback library volume of 182 pages. A beautiful book with a wealth of information and more than 800 full color, large, sharp photos. Covers from Homer Laughlin Lines, Taylor, Smith and Taylor Lines to Knowles, Mt. Clemens, Zephyr, Sevilla, Camwood and others. Item descriptions are very detailed and appear with great photos and values. The photos are exceptional, and true to life. A joy for collectors of colorware.

The Collector's Encyclopedia of Gaudy Dutch and Welsh

Published in Paperback by Collector Books (1990-09)

Author: John A. Shuman III

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Thanks to Seller

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Review Date: 2005-11-04

Received book promptly and in excellent condition. Needed book for research on family heirlooms.

Good value and very informative!

Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2001-03-24

Not only is this book very reasonably priced, it offers a wealth of clear color photos to aid you in identifying your Gaudy Welsh and Gaudy Dutch dinnerware. If you collect or deal in Gaudy Dutch or Gaudy Welsh this book is a must have for your collection.

Text in its second printing, available from Collector Books

Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 1998-10-09

An invaluable aid to understanding two very different types of china manufactured in England. Wonderful historical information, colored examples and close-ups make for accurate identification. Prices are volunteered for varying shapes, patterns, and sizes. A significant contribution in this field and a must-have book for any collector!

The Final Goodbye: The Struggle to Self-Awareness

Published in Paperback by Fithian Pr (1996-03)

Author: Shirley Gerald Ware

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excellent book, couldn't put it down

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Review Date: 1998-06-15

"The Final Goodbye" is a book that will make yourethink, your treatment of people you love dearly, After reading thewords of the ten year old character in the book, I am going to be more understanding of my children and love ones. It is a good read, I read it twice and thinking about reading it again for the third time.

excellent book, couldn't put it down

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Review Date: 1998-06-14

"The Final Goodbye is an excellent book to read, it is an inspiring and uplighting book that tells the story of one woman struggle to gain control of her young life. You're missing a treat by not purchasing this book.Jim

Excellent, very good read

Helpful Votes: 1 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 1998-06-13

The Final Goodbye is worth the money spent for its purchase, I read the entire book before putting it down. The author, is very skilled in her craft, she makes her characters come alive, strongly recommend this book as a noteworthy read.

Kentucky Frontiersmen: The Adventures of Henry Ware, Hunter and Border Fighter

Published in Hardcover by Voyageur Publishing Company (TN) (1988-09)

Authors: Joseph A. Altsheler and Nathaniel Kenton

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Great book for teen boys!

Helpful Votes: 2 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2008-01-07

My husband read this book when he was 12 and now that he is 69 he still remembers the story. I think that this speaks for itself, this is a long time to remember a book. It is a great book for history and adventure.

Altsheler: Great American Author

Helpful Votes: 40 out of 41 total.
Review Date: 2001-02-18

Altsheler can paint a picture with words like no other author can. He is so descriptive with his words that you feel that you are right there in the midst of the story with the same feelings and senses as the protagonist, Henry Ware.

The Kentucky Frontiersmen is a newer version of the same book as the "The Young Trailers" that Altsheler wrote in the late 1800"s except a more modern version. The difference being that a lot of the slang is taken out and replaced with more modern words, there are illustrations and I believe that the print is larger.

I first read books from the "Young Trailer Series" back in the 50's when I was in grade school and they had a great influence on my life. I recently ordered some of the books from the Altsheler series from Amazon.com and enjoyed them again immensely. The theme represented throughout the series was the constant struggle to be the best and to be ready and prepared to prove it at anytime or it could cost an early Kentucky settler his life was a lesson that I took with me into competitive situations like sports, academics and the business world.

The "Kentucky Frontiersmen" teaches values that are so important especially to growing children that deal with responsibility, hard work, integrity, intelligence and the special type of people that built this country.

Every resident of Kentucky should read these books because historically they give an accurate view of what Kentucky was like back in the early days of settlement. What a special place Kentucky must have been and I'm sure, still is.

When Kentucky was wilderness.

Helpful Votes: 6 out of 7 total.
Review Date: 2007-11-08

Sixty years ago when I first read this book it was titled The Young Trailers. I was ten years old. I'm delighted to find it still in print. It is still an exciting and educational read.

I grew up in a small town in the Pacific Northwest . Our little library carried all eight volumes of this frontier adventure series, of which The Young Trailers was the first episode. For several years I read and reread these marvelous stories. They made an indelible impression upon my mind and heart, and basically formed my image of America.

Author Joseph Altsheler was a newspaperman and prolific writer of romances and adventure stories of the American frontier. (The latter for readers of grades six through ten.) He was a knowledgeable man, well read in history, archeology, and botany (to mention but a few of his interests). He managed to weave his broad field of knowledge so skillfully into the narratives of his stories that the reader is unaware that he/she is being educated as well as entertained. He was a very successful and famous writer in the early 1900s.

Kentucky Frontiersman is written in Altsheler's usual master story teller, vivid, manner. Vivid is the key word here. Altsheler is a natural yarn spinner. We experience the primordial landscape through the acute senses of the young hero, Henry Ware, a teen-ager who is keenly perceptive of the unspoiled verdant forests, clear streams, mighty rivers, deep caves and abundance of flora and fauna of frontier Kentucky. (There are scenes of action, suspense, violence and death; but written appropriately for the age level.)

Without giving the plot away, there are just two points worth mentioning.

First is the sensible way Alsheler handles the irreconcilable confrontation with the Indians over the land. The Indians are not presented as inferior in any way to the Caucasian settlers. In fact the hero is captured by an Indian tribe and finds the primitive culture more amenable to his inner affinity than his settler upbringing. He happily "goes Native" and finds a deep spiritual affinity and unity with nature while living with the Indians.

Second, and importantly, Altsheler portrays in dramatic form the theory put forward by his contemporary, historian Frederick Jackson Turner. Turner's "The Significance of the Frontier in American History" was published in 1893, when Altsheler was age 31. Altsheler must have been familiar with Turner's work. Turner's thesis was that the spirit and success of the United States is directly tied to the country's westward expansion. According to Turner, the forging of the unique and rugged American identity occurred at the juncture between the civilization of settlement and the savagery of wilderness. This produced a new type of citizen - one with the power to tame the wild and one upon whom the wild had conferred strength and individuality.

The six volume set of The Young Trailers should be on the library shelves of all schools for grades six through ten. I know of no other comparable literature that conveys this important part of American history in such an accessible form for our young Americans. It is a part of American culture that is being lost, as our young citizens are being overwhelmed by trivia and gadgetry.

Mike Kelley: Memory Ware, Wood Grain, Carpet

Published in Hardcover by JRP/Ringier (2005-03-15)

Author: Mike Kelley

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Influential Mike Kelley Monograph

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Review Date: 2005-12-31

This was one of the first and best monographs of this most important of West Coast artists who is now enjoying a slight rennaissance. For years this was the only book available on Mike Kelley, other than thin catalogues of european shows. Luckily, with the advent of more writing on Kelley, we have come to find that indeed it was and is the best introduction to his work. We are introduced to Kelley's work via tons of lovely color photos, b & w personal photos of kelleys, lengthy interviews, and essays. Nothing is to hard to understand and the psychological subtexts of his work easily filters into the writing without confusion. His earliest collegiate work recieves just as good attention as his later sonic youth-era works, although I would have appreciated more discussion of his side project the influential noise band Destroy All Monsters. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in the west coast art scene, and should probably be recquired reading for anyone taking a class on the subject.

If you do not know Mike Kelley, with this book you will.

Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2002-05-15

I have nothing but praise for Phaidon's publications. Each of their artist's books contain great documentations of the artwork, plus detailed writings by the artist and critics. If you are going to read a description of an artist's work, who better to explain it to you than the artist. This is especially true with Mike Kelley. He is well known for the writings he does for each of his works and he pulls no punches in his delivery.

Mike Kelley: Punk Conceptualist

Helpful Votes: 3 out of 6 total.
Review Date: 2000-09-01

Mike Kelley's excellent catalog from Phaidon may be the most definitive work to date concerning the merging of Elite and Popular culture. Kelley's use of his own astute observations about the world in which we live to "debunk belief systems" and deflate popular pretentions is nothing short of revelatory. His pathetic stance in sculpture, drawing, performance, sound, and banner-making constitute total war on austerity. All modes of his work are well-documented here with color photography of installations and descriptions and criticism by some of the best in their fields.

Open Source Development with LAMP: Using Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl, and PHP

Published in Paperback by Addison-Wesley Professional (2002-12-27)

Authors: James Lee and Brent Ware

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Excellent resource for anyone interested in LAMP

Helpful Votes: 17 out of 17 total.
Review Date: 2004-05-09

If you want an interactive database-based web site without spending hours and hours wading through dozens of books to figure out how to do it, then you will want "Open Source Web Development with LAMP". The book starts with the very basics and proceeds step by step so you can get your web site up as quickly as possible and with a minimum of problems. So what exactly is LAMP? It stands for the four components of a LAMP server - Linux operating system, Apache web server, MySQL database server, and the Perl programming language.

The book is divided into four distinct parts and organized in an unexpected way. Instead of giving each part of LAMP its own section the four sections focus on structure (getting them all up and working together), static web pages (creating and using them), dynamic web pages (getting the pages to do something via Perl and MySQL), and embedded programs (to make the whole system run quicker). Each section covers all the components of LAMP as applied to that section. For example, the structural section examines installation, configuration, security, and basic usage of Linux, Apache, MySQL, and Perl. For Perl it includes a discussion of variables, arrays, operators, flow-control, regular expressions, functions, and file input/output. For MySQL it includes working with tables, insert, select, update, and similar basic commands. This is a very well done section and gives all the basic information necessary to get each of the components up and working with each other. The section on static web pages mainly covers the use of Website META Language (WML) to generate a consistent look and feel across all the web pages on the server. The part on dynamic web pages covers CGI and mod-perl so you can process information submitted by an html page or other CGI script. It also includes information on using Perl to access the MySQL server and generate dynamic information. The final section examines embedded programs such as Server Side Includes (SSI), embedded Perl, MASON, and PHP and how they are used to make a faster dynamic web site.

I have to say that I really liked this structure. Once a system is set up it is rare to have to refer to the installation information again. If it were organized by Linux, Apache, MySQL and Perl then I would have to flip to what I assume is the appropriate section turn past the installation portion and try to locate what I am looking for. This way, since it is organized by the various stages of getting the system up and running it is easier to find what I want.

The text includes lots of example coding so you can actually write and test it right away. This is a great way to learn the basics. It is not a thorough course in any of the four components but it does give you enough of a background to do most of what you might need to do. Of course, what makes it really valuable is the fact that it covers how to get each of the components to work together without problems. There are good books on each of these components but it is rare to find one that focuses on the interrelationships between them. "Open Source Web Development with LAMP" is highly recommended for anyone who wants to set up a LAMP server or needing to work with one.

Super Reference

Helpful Votes: 21 out of 24 total.
Review Date: 2003-02-06

Open Source Web Development with LAMP is a very long title, but an absolutely killer book. LAMP is Linux (OS), Apache (web server) MySQL (database), Perl and PHP (scripting). This book also includes many languages not covered in other titles. I was particularly glad to see WML (Website Meta Language) which is useful for generating static pages through a robust programming construct. Static pages load faster and without any security concerns that you have with dynamic scripting languages like perl, php, embperl, or mason, all of which are covered extreemly well in this book.

I've been doing web development for about 8 years, which probably makes me pretty old in the business. I've seen the dynamic web content languages from infancy, but I've never seen a good way of learning them until now. OSWD w/ LAMP is absolutely fabulous.

Required reading for any web designer.

Helpful Votes: 25 out of 30 total.
Review Date: 2003-01-02

Open Source Development with LAMP (hereafter "OSWB") is the perfect book to learn a wide variety of server technologies that will have you writing useful, clean, fast, and productive websites before you finish reading.

I was one of the technical editors of this book, and was able to watch it evolve as they wrote. The authors have made a huge effort to make the book appropriate for multiple Linux distributions, and they have achieved the highest degree of technical accuracy.

OSWB covers many different technologies, some complementary, some discreet. By showing you many of the possible tools, this book lets you decide which is best for the job at hand.

The theory behind OSWB is that knowledge of 20% of a tool's capabilities will let you accomplish 80% of the tasks you face. OSWB does a superb job of giving the user a sizable introduction to webserver technologies that will be sufficient for most rojects, and tells you where you can get information for advanced needs...This is the first book I know of that has written their website with the exact same tools they teach you in the book, and they offer the entire source of their website for download for your investigation and reference.

The gold in this book is not just the descriptions of how the languages work, but how you can use them singly or together to create interactive websites. Their are many sample projects which let you see how everything fits together, and much of the ode can be adapted immediately to your needs. The book is extremely well integrated and organized.

I have used some of the languages described in this book, while others were completely new to me. I am definitely not a web design person, preferring to write back-end server software. owever while reading OSWB, I was charged with creating a MySQL database with a customizable web interface for my alumni organization. Using only this book and a few perldoc commands, I was able to create an interactive mod_perl website in a few days.

This book offers something to everyone, even advanced web designers. If you are starting out in Web technologies, or are curious about other ways you can get the job done, this is the book for you.

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