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I already knew a lot about Microsoft Excel and I have a lot of books on Microsoft Office Excel. What first attracted me to this book is the title, "New Perspectives" but once I began using the book, I can't say enough good things about it. The learning process in this book is so clear and easy to follow and takes you through step by step instructions. I also love the laminated reference card that is part of the back of the book; it makes an excellent quick and easy reference. I did learn and apply new things from this book. I use this book professionally.

If you have read many Excel books, few of them provides the amount of practice problem that you can find here. The step by step guide makes it look easy to the beginner but the tutorials challenging enough for even the advanced users. None other books have as many diagrams to aid in your understanding, and few of them makes you want to find out more about Excel. This book stands out. After reading the whole book, you just need to practice and practice to perfect it. No need for other Excel books, you can trash them.

The book arrived in a good amount of time. The condition of the book was good. I will order from this vendor again. The book itself is useful for learning Excel.

This book is the same anywhere you go but it was the cheapest and when comes to school books, if can get deal then you should. I had no problems with delivery it was an easy process and got it in no time.

Good product. Just as it was described. I ordered this for my daughter for a college class that she is taking.

My wife's maternal grandparents hail from Poland, so when planing a Eurpoean vacation for this summer, Poland it was. As independent travelers, we have always favored Lonely Planet travel books in the past. Once again Lonely Planet delivered the goods. Detailed descriptions of things to see & do, places to stay, and various methods of transportation. Additional internet rescources for finding more hotels than the ones reviewed. I would recommend this series of travel books to all from young backpackers to mature (myself) travelers.

I'd wonder how much time and frustration it would take finding out all this in depth information about the country and it's attractions myself. Especially since we didn't know much about Poland in the first place. It was a true blessing having this book around, especially since many Poles at places you need it most often don't speak English or German. Only price information should need some adjustment (which might have something to do with EU membership related inflation?). I used the print which was updated in Jan 2005, but some prices already doubled!

I recently went to Poland for the first time and found this book to be an absoutely wonderful guide to Warsaw, Krakow, and the Auschwitz concentration camps. All too often guide books that cover an entire country lack the kind of detail a traveler needs, but this book did not suffer that problem at all. The section on Warsaw was actually better organized and contained more detailed factual information than the DK book dedicated solely to that city. This was the only book I needed to help me get around Krakow and Auschwitz as well. I can't speak for the hotel and restaurant recommendations in the book because I never used any of them, but as far as information about historical sites and points of interest this is an outstanding book.

Update: In planning for my second trip to Poland, I recently purchased the Rough Guide to Poland, and I have to say it is even better than the Lonely Planet book because it includes quite a lot more detail. If you only buy one book, get the Rough Guide. But if you buy two, the Lonely Planet book is also very good.

Lonely Planet has been known for covering EVERYTHING in it's books. Thie one really does have a big flaw. Sites are quite OK and hotels are good too - though sometimes choices may be strange. However shopping is done dreadfully - at least in Warsaw. If your happy with the souvenirs you bought using this book, then you are quite lucky. Many shops with fine hand craft, genuine Polish hand-made are unlisted. Also shops with Jewish memorabilia, getting more popular after turbulent history tend to be missing. And when you come to normal shopping its a complete disaster! You wanna hang out in a mall or buy clothes a lot cheaper then in western Europe? Sure... Tourists and Ex-pats do it. But for sure NOT using Lonely Planet. The ever popular Arkadia Mall (biggest in this part of Europe), a place where English, German, French, Spanish and other languages are often heard as often as Polish is missing. So is the not much smaller and also popular with expats Galeria Mokotów. And what mall do tehy list? The dull out-skirt Sadyba Best Mall with a few stores, the usual fast-food joints and a few crappy stores. And it's lonely planets best tip on shopping? Come on! Almost no one goes there, except primary school trips (it's only attraction is the IMAX cinema).

I am puzzled by teh Warsaw shopping chapter. You can't come to the city and not here of Arkadia or Galeria Mokotów. If you see them, you can't recommend the crappy Sadyba Best Mall. So either someone didn't reaserch shopping at all (and just went to SBM) or Lonely Planets standards are dropping and the choice was made in some different dark ways. I just hope the ownership was not an issue. SBM is the only American mall. Arkadia is European, Galeria Mokotów - Jewish and most others French... What other thing could have provoked such a choice?

As a Pole living abroad (but frequently visiting) I have the dual perspective of "a local" but also that of a tourist. This book is easily the best source of background information on all sites and places in modern Poland, from the well-known tourist attractions to the small villages off the beaten track. I was pleasantly surprised at the depth of historical, ethnographic and cultural information about many of those places.
Thanks to this book I managed to discover some interesting places in Poland that I should have known about, if not visited before. Once I got there, I found that relying on the information in the book (especially on "how to get there" or "where to stay") proved more reliable than the information available to the visitor "on the ground". My short trip to the Jura National Park, north of Cracow, was a perfect example of a trip I would not have done if it was not for this guidebook.
Thoroughly recommended to anybody planning to spend an extensive holiday in Poland, or for repeat trips; if your travel is limited to the main cities like Warsaw, Cracow or Gdansk you may find other guidebooks, specific to those locations, sufficient.

PRIMAL TEARS - Novel by Kelpie Wilson, Frog/NSB '05 rev. micheal sunanda

PT is the most deeply touching ecological fiction thriller I've ever read. Its shocking in some ways about sex, human evolution, fertility, tree saving hippies, science saviors of overpopulation, greed & normal religious fears of primal nature in humans. It peals multi-layers of the characters mind & souls in many conflicts explained from inside out. So we can identify with whoever you choose connecting - African apes threatened with extinction. Reading it exposes a 1/2 ape & 1/2 human hybrid female in `evolution' gone haywire?

It reminds me of Ecotopia - E. Callenbach; Kin of Ata are Waiting for You - D. Bryant; Woman on the Edge of Time' by M. Piercy; Amazon by B.Walker, "& "Fifth Sacred Thing" - Starhawk - all hot dramas with feminist heroines. PT story spans 20 or so years of `Sage' the female fetus growing up into adulthood mostly among humans, with hippy family raising her in a rural commune like community in SW Oregon hilly valley.

Sages mom an x-biology teacher gets an experimental Bonobo ape implant & has a hybrid by mistakes. Then the real struggles begin. There's many political & religious conflicts thru Sages odyssey of growing mature. Kelpie give deep characters of strong women & men along Sages struggle to blend & balance her human needs, spirit & animal instincts. Emotions surge in every scene of reactions exposing mostly secret human passions & goals in cult wars.

Sage runs from humans & rescued by super rich 'Gates like' man in Seattle striving to save Sage for his research. Feminist attitudes, feelings & fears flash in every chapter. Sage become a scientific curiosity, dancing rock music star, & missionary to Congo amid local wars. As she goes to Africa to meet the dwindling Bonobo's in the bush. We read of many men's reactions to her, their aims & control games. Like the heroine in Amazon Sage becomes a hero & pawn to meet, show, help & teach women needing a natural spiritual awakening. Neo-con Christian fear & hatred surface to even kill her.

Kelpie's characters have such vivid depth of values & needs. Its sexually shocking to our civilized puritan morality, like Ophra's radical interviews also do. It raises issues of women & parents having implants, natural birth & bonding that 100s of hippies are experiencing at home parenting. Sages long solo camping in the mountains is graced by her spirit merging with Mother natures majesty Wow!

Many debates & arguments surge in "Primal Tears", like a superich man wants to harvest pheromones from Sage to make a contraceptive to stem the `population bomb' stressing Mother earth. She enjoys living like animal in the wilderness more than the humans stuck in their habits in the cities.

Sage gets to stay in his vast estate with apes in mini habitat she deeply enjoys. Her family, friends & lovers want her to help raise humans awareness for saving & loving animals, protect nature & reduce population for humans survival in ecological disasters now threatening us. Where's Kelpie next book?

Primal Tears takes one to the threshold of believing in the possibility that humankind could feel a kinship with all creatures of the earth, while it exposes the very real disconnect between humans and the natural world that exists in our world today.

The story's heroine, Sage, a hybrid human-bonobo ape is an especially endearing and believable character. She represents more than the mythical hybrids of the past because one can assume that, with today's technology, a like creature could be a real possibility.

Sage's quest to save the endangered wild bonobos is limited by corporate greed, war and ignorance. Like all endangered species, bonobo survival depends on the choices made by humankind to limit population growth and protect natural resources before we, too, become an endangered species.

Kelpie Wilson weaves well-researched fact with fiction into an entertaining and memorable story that leaves one wanting a sequel.

I ordered this book because I like Kelpie Wilson's writing for Truthout. When I read it I found myself disappointed; not because of the subject matter but because of the story line. Kelpie has this girl "over the top" and she didn't have to do that; the story would have been more interesting toned down a bit.

For my nickel, the best sf shifts the reader's perspective out of the ordinary just enough so that the human condition can be seen more clearly. Kelpie Wilson accomplishes this with gusto and vision in Primal Tears. Other reviewers here have already given synposes, so let me stick with why you should read PRIMAL TEARS: it's provocative, clever, fast-paced and memorable. It changes the way you see yourself and our world. I read it over a summer weekend, and now find I keep thinking back to it, remembering connections made, powerful images, new ways to think about what it means to be the animal that calls itself human. And PRIMAL TEARS' scope is large: it's not simply a book about chimps--it's about all of us. It's graceful, quirky, and satisfying enough to share a bookshelf with Sherri Tepper's THE FAMILY TREE and Keri Hulme's THE BONE PEOPLE. Kelpie Wilson is a rip-roaring storyteller who weaves her narrative threads together in cinematic style. I can't wait for the movie--will someone out there please turn it into one?

What a great book! I loved it. First of all, I found it to be totally enthralling. I finished it the day I started it, even though there were about a thousand things I had planned for the day and needed to get done. The phrase "I couldn't put it down" is a cliche, but in this case literally true. And as I read, I felt drawn deeper and deeper into a primal sense of hope. Not a naive hope, not wishful thinking, but a sense of the immensity of human evolution and the profundity of out interconnectedness with all of life. Thanks, Kelpie. I hope everyone on our dear and endangered Earth reads this book.

There are books galore about spirituality, covering many aspects from simple How To's, to the mystical insights of past and current masters. Most of these have one thing in common: they are all written by a teacher targeting a student willing and eager to dive into the deep ocean on questions about life and the divine.

Far fewer are the books which cover the deep longing, the seemingly never-ending search for answers from the perspective of the student, and the many strange paths this sometimes can take during a lifetime. The Quest Seeking The new Adam is such a book. Written as a series of often strange encounters and the ensueing conversations with a native American medicine man, this story follows the tribulations of a man called Adam - a seeker.

This short novel so very well illustrates the agony, frustrations, and doubts of the beginning seeker, and it follows through all the way to the slow acceptance and understanding of who and what we are truly are, ending in the climax of the great inner revelation, the first glimpse of the divinity we are.

And the teacher, the "Old Man" as he is known in the story? Though naturally comming from the Native Americam Indian traditions, his teachings are universal, as all divine truth must be. This universality is exemplified in one of the names by which he is known: Phanes. A greek name - and true to the name he frequently uses the greek myth of Prometheus to help bring understanding to the student.

The latter alone is a good reason to read this short story, but certainly not its sole quality. As a seeker my self (and who is not, at one time or another?) I was able to easily empathize with the character of Adam. It could just as easily been me in this story, and not some distant personae. When I started reading this book, I was unable to put it down until I had finished it from cover to back. Though many of the concepts in the book were not new to me ("Thou art God", being perhaps the most important, and sometimes shocking one to some), the path itself taken by Adam is certainly different than my own and others, and so can give many an insight to the reader.

This book is not for casual reading, but for all seekers in the world, both beginners, and for those who may have already journeyed some distance. And as such, I would recommend it to any one, any time. A book I most certainly will read more than once.

With "The Quest Seeking the New Adam" Norman Wilson has created a modern vedantic epic in which a 21st century noble prince or son questions and receives instruction from a contemporary sagacious brahmin or an aspect of the deity. In a smoothly flowing narrative he introduces the reader to many of the great questions and ideas of philosophy and modern science and makes them accessible to almost everyone. I am eagerly awaiting his next effort.

If you have read and enjoyed Pirsig's, best seller, "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance," you will love Dr. Wilson's "The Quest Seeking the New Adam." Being at the stage of my own life where I am questioning what's really important, I found Wilson's book to be enlightening. It renewed my interests in self-discovery, mythology, and cosmic spirituality. Well done, and well received.

The Quest Seeking The New Adam by Norman Wilson is a well-written, easy to read, and thought provoking book about looking for the "I" of the "who am I". In this book, Adam asks his spiritual quide, Phanes, some of the universal questions that he hopes will lead him to the answer of who he is, why he is, and what his purpose is for being. As Adam journeys to transcendence and the search for his soul-self, so too, did I follow with some of the same questions. Norman Wilson weaved adventure and humor through Adam's quest. In my profession as a psychologist/therapist, the personal journey of the spiritual or soul-self is very important to knowing who you are. This is a must read for those seeking their own quest of the self.

The Quest is an adventure and success story that comes from a man's search for his inner most place in the miracle of life. A stimulating search begins with him as a child and developes in an amazing way thru exciting experiences with "characters" he meets along the way. It stimulates your interest in mythology and how one's life is related to it. An ultimate struggle that grows from bizarre adventures! And has a fulfilling triumph. It is a story that makes you feel happy to be part of this life in which we all seek to be complete. Be sure to read it and you will appreciate the result. My thanks to the author, Norman W. Wilson.

To anyone who knows the work of photographer Glen E. Friedman, best known for his F-ck You Heroes monograph on 1970s through early '90s punks, rappers and skaters, his latest book, Recognize, will come as a bit of a shocker. Recognize consists of photographs of clouds, mostly taken from the air - at cloud level - that capture in sharp detail the hues and variations of the color white. They re-create the experience of being in an airplane, of seeing amazing clouds just outside the window and feeling the near spiritual beauty of that moment. As a representative of the element air, Recognize fits nicely between Richard Misrach's aerial views of the sea and Luc Delahaye's panoramic land views of war. The approach of these photographers is that of a curious observer who is at once consciously detached and uncontrollably involved. Friedman captures the clouds with a humility and simple wonder. His photos achieve what so many others only aspire to - they show the spiritual within the physical. Thus the book's title makes profound sense. Recognize, it says, in simple, clear letters. Recognize your humility, recognize the power of nature, recognize the beauty of the world. It is rare to find a photography book like this, one that genuinely and with total directness conveys the spiritual qualities of the material world.

We are very pleased that Friedman should turn his attention to photographing our fluffy friends in all their respendent glory.

The shots are, pure and simple, majestic cloudscapes unsullied by any piffling little distractions like the ground.

It is fantastic.

We had not realized it was such a large format - It means that you can really see the detail. Given that clouds have a fractal quality - that's obviously a good thing.

We highly recommend it.

Glen E. Friedman is an artist that keeps us off our heels. In RECOGNIZE, we find ourselves in a familiar place, off the busy streets, and looking head-on at what we often let pass overhead and unnoticed. We all have been there, more concerned with the destination rather than being in the moment and enjoying the window seat. So few of us have really stopped to look. Thankfully, Glen has captured fleeting moments of weightless bliss on film. Paging through RECOGNIZE is like hitting the slow-motion button on a film that we never really understood because it was going by our eyes on fast-forward. After floating through Glen's latest, you'll undoubtedly recall what you saw on your next trip to the sky. Hopefully you'll remember to slow things down and recognize the beauty this time.

I bought this book not as a Glen Friedman fan, but as a confirmed cloudlover; the idea of a large format book dedicated entirely to cloud photography held irresistible appeal, and helped me overcome my initial reluctance given the prohobitive pricetag of this slim volume. The pretentious, arty blurbs mean little to me (apart from making me smile) - in the end this book essentially delivers what I hoped for, large photos of clouds, mostly taken from airplane windows. Quietly thumbing through this book is a peculiar, peaceful experience (much as gazing out of an airplane window can be). Yet I find little in any of the photographs that sets them apart; I would go as far as to say that I shot cloud images myself that, with a little compositional cropping, would not look incongruous in this collection. It is, I suppose, impossible to make something truly personal out of a subject so objective and ubiquitous, which is why the highflying artistic pretentions of 'Recognize' could not but fall flat. That leaves the images themselves, and ultimately I find rather a lot of them somewhat disappointing. For one, I missed the detail other reviewers have commented on; most of the images are coarse-grained, some looking almost like watercolors. Unlike the cover image, half of the photographs are almost abstract, mere grainy washes of color. Then, the quality of the prints is occasionally less than optimal: on this large scale images invite close scrutiny, and the printing blemishes that appear in several of them, how ever small, stand out like sore thumbs. Furthermore, it was particularly galling to find two pages stuck together, and both damaged after I peeled them apart, even though the book came straight from its shrink-wrap. All in all, a mixed bag. This may be of interest for those dedicated to Friedman, but cloudlovers might want to consider John Day's 'Book of Clouds', which at a quarter of the price gives you many more cloud photographs than Friedman, without the artistic pretensions (and on a smaller scale), but often equally compelling (if, unfortunately, as often equally grainy too).

I bought this book based on the reviews, flipped through it once, and though I thought the pictures were good, I didn't at first find them particularly remarkable.

But in the weeks following my purchase of the book, I've changed. I've gone from adding up numbers on license plates while driving to leaning out the window, gawking at clouds. I carry a digital camera with me now. Sometimes I just stand in the driveway capturing shot after shot of the light moving through the clouds. I watch the weather forecast for "Partly Cloudy" days. I surf the 'Net looking for cloud-watching sites.

Before I got this book, I didn't really notice clouds. I've never had a photography book affect me the way this one did.

I could only image what my two month old daughter thinks as she smiles at me,"I know this man; he is my father, who loves me and cherishes me, and he will protect me. I know his voice because before I was even born, he spoke to me and comforted me. I know that I already love him, even though I can only let him know this with my little smile." Phoebe is at peace with her mother and me because we used the Sleep Talk scripts. And, we are convinced that Phoebe sleeps all night because we continue to use Sleep Talk today.

How I wish I'd had this book when raising my children! It's now at the top of my list for new parents. Not only does the author give specific scripts to use with children as they sleep (with impressive results from clients), she offers wonderful little tidbits on dealing with issues that arise in all families. All of this is presented in a loving, thoughtful, intelligent and logical manner. One of my favorites is the "one-finger" technique. Instead of saying, "No, don't touch that!", she suggests, "You may touch that with one finger." When I'm fortunate enough to have grandchildren, much of what is presented in this gem of a book will be put to good use.

What this book does is provide words (scripts) of encouragement to read to your child while they sleep to help with problems they might be experiencing. For example, my son wouldn't go to sleep easy AND would wake up more that once during the night. Getting him back to sleep took some time. This went on for two years. We tried everything including the Ferber method. Within three days of using one of the scripts in the book it was easy to get him to sleep. If he did wake during the night he would go back to sleep on his own or be easy to sooth and fall asleep. This was using a script right from the book. Even more amazing was when we would fight with him to give nebulizer treatments. As I fought with him through a treatment I made sure he knew what the nebulizer was and it was good medicine. That night I read a script I wrote using the same words I used during his treatment. The next day he was calm and took the "good medicine." This book provides scripts for many situations and gives you the tools to write your own scripts. It is easy to understand and you can be using the method in short time.

I cannot say enough about this book! I, too, am an author and met the author of Sleep Talk through our work. I tried the techniques on my eight-year-old son because I was having trouble getting him ready for school in the mornings. He was always grumpy and would wait until the last minute to put his shoes on and get his backpack ready. I hated fighting in the morning and was desperate to have the harmony we used to enjoy before he started school.

Even though I believed in the book, I was shocked by the results. The first night I told my son (after he feel asleep) how proud his father and I were at his ability to wake up with a smile and get ready for school with a great attitude. Sure enough, the next morning he woke up smiling, got dressed right away and had his shoes and backpack on... an hour before we even had to leave! It was unbelievable. And, our mornings are still great, over a year later. I still use the techniques in Sleep Talk regularly and probably always will!

Using the techniques offered in this book can change your child's life! It clearly tells parents how, through the use of nightly Sleep talk, childern can receive messages of a parent's love and acceptance. The book contains numerous scripts and clear instructions on how to use this method to bond with your child and offer him or her age appropriate suggestions to assist in decision making and the development of self-confidence. A master index to the Sleep Talk scripts is found at the end of the book, making this book an easy-to-use resource throughout your child's development. It would be wonderful if every parent, grandparent and caregiver were given a copy of this book and used the techniques so respectully offered by the author. This is a simple and loving way to bond with your child and positively impact his or her development. This book will enrich your life and the life of your child.

This was a wonderfully written intricate tale. As a seasoned and jaded mystery reader, I found this a fascinating story, about a young man's life and how it unfolds. There are enough elements in the story to keep the reader wondering till the end, and then some.
I couldn't put it down and I haven't forgotten it.

I met Stan Wilson about a year ago in conjunction with his work to promote child safety programs in the State of Washington. I knew that Stan was a clinical psychologist and active in community service. Through meetings and emails, I'd discovered that Stan was intelligent, professional, personable, and witty. I did not, however, have the slightest inkling that he was a novelist! I was more than a little suprised to receive a copy of "Stubblefield" one day in the mail.

I'm embarrassed to say it was months before I had a chance to pick the book up to read it (part of that time it sat in a moving box). To be honest, when I started reading it, I didn't know what to expect in terms of quality with it being a first novel. It was kind of a strange experience to begin to read a novel written by someone that I'd gotten to know in a business setting and whose literary talents and aspirations were unknown to me. As I read the acknowledgments, I thought that I might be distracted thinking about Stan being the author. Worse yet, I worried that the book might not be any good and end up being a drudgery to read. I mean, how good could a first novel be?

Within a few pages, I was so totally immersed in the story that Stan Wilson, this guy I know, was the farthest thing from my mind. Oh-my-gosh, the book was so good; I had a hard time putting it down! I am really impressed! I was reminded a lot of works by John Irving and Nicholas Sparks. The characters are extraordinary yet credible; the plot is gripping yet plausible; the flow is compelling, clear and smooth (which is more than I can say about works from famous authors that have required me to re-read sections to untangle snags in the flow). The discovery of love, sex and heartbreak feel familiar and real. The story includes enough interesting and well-crafted anecdotes and vignettes to flesh out the story without bogging the reader down with trivial details about time and place.

The foreshadowing in the beginning really drew me in to story and had my mind cranking out possible conclusions with each twist. Still, I was happily surprised by the ending. I wondered right up until the last page whether this would be a tragedy of star-crossed lovers or a Cinderella story. Though I only have a pedestrian knowledge of chess, I enjoyed learning more as I read. I appreciated the imaginative way the game was used as a multi-layered metaphor in the development of the plot. I also appreciated that the chess metaphor was not over-used. (The book actually inspired me to buy a chess set for my 5-year old so we could start to teach him the basics.)

I hope Stan Wilson keeps writing! I also hope many more people read Stubblefield. I really enjoyed it and rate it as a top-notch novel.

Dear Fellow Readers,

Stanley Wilson's novel Stubblefield is home to so many beatifully heartwrenching stories and wonderfully real characters, I could write on and on. Instead, I will say that out of all the novels I have read in the last year, Stubblefield is, without a doubt, the finest.
From page one, I was completely consumed by the world of Bryan Matthews. Stanley Wilson writes with such an eloquent style that seems to bring every word, sentence, paragraph, and page to life. Set in Washington state and California, this novel is filled with brilliant scenery and touching relationships.
Like any great classic storyteller, Stanley Wilson causes the reader to hate the bad guy, and absolutely fall head over heels for the ones we should love. The conflicts in the novel, big or small, all are written with such care, that I found myself lost between the pages.
Portraying the reality of love and the emptiness of its loss, Stanley Wilson truly had me totally consumed with a hunger for resolution until the moment in which I read the last page and closed the book, feeling complete satisfaction.
Stubblefield is truly a "must read" and a genuine masterpiece.

It is hard to read this book in more than two or three days... and you know what that means (as other reviewers have warned): neglect of sleep, work, home family, etc. It is a very compelling story excellently written that grabbed me emotionally in an unexpectedly intense way. The book really isn't about chess, so don't worry if you aren't all that interested in chess. Chess is just part of the setting. Likewise, if you are familiar with Walla Walla,Whitman College, or Topanga Canyon you'll enjoy the settings, but they're just the backdrop. The book really is about the intense desperation that young love can bring. It's also a terrific tale that will keep you turning the pages into the night. When you're done, the feelings that this book elicited in you will remain for a long long time. This is one you should not miss reading, and sharing.

This first work of fiction by Wilson is a gripping and tightly woven tale of discovery, angst, epiphany, and penetrating characterization, wrapped around the passion and precision of chess. Those who like deep character development in a book will be enthralled. Those who enjoy romance in a novel will be swept along. For those few who can imagine a book whose main character is a chess prodigy, this will be an epic. But those who would disregard a book because the main character's life is wrapped up in the world of chess, would miss an exciting read where championship chess is a thread in a vivid tapestry. Bryan Matthews, the main character, is magnetic from the beginning. Witness to a tragedy early in his life, he discovers a genius at chess which leads him from the parochial setting of a hard-scrabble mining town to the pastoral setting of a university campus, and opens his life to new adventures. The tragedy in his childhood presages dark events that color and steal his youth, bouncing him from extreme joy to desperate suffering. [Disclaimer] Possible side effects: Loss of sleep from being unable to put the book down; emotional disturbances from the roller coaster ride of involvement with the characters; and nervous twitching from a desire to flip to the back of the book to find out the end of the story. I recommend this book because I suffered all of the side effects described in the disclaimer. Buy and read this excellent first novel by Stanley Wilson.

Where The Red Fern Grows is an excellent story which transcends age related interest groups defined as adult or children. This story shares timeless moral and value concepts inherent in religous and philosophical traditions. An easy read, this heartfelt story will touch anyone who has compassion for others and can see beyond the self.

Where the Red Fern Grows is a beautiful story. The story has excellent descriptions. The Ozarks seem like a beautiful place to live. It just shows how much effort one little boy put in to buy his hunting hounds. The end of the book made me cried. Where the red fern grow is the best book I ever read. I don't think anybody could dislike this book. Wilson Rawls is an excellent author.

The setting is mostly in the forest near Billy's house. Some events are billy has a wanting for dogs. He nagged & nagged. Billy got his dogs. He named them little anne and old dan. He wins the coon hunting contest. The conflict is that Old dan dies from a mountian lion fight. Little anne starves herself to death. the resolution is the dogs die.

This book, like many of my favorites, I first read as a child. It touched me deeply then and I still enjoy reading it now and again as an adult. The author did an amazing job of weaving the characters and story into a very heartwarming lesson of family and gratitude for the people and things in life that make it all worth living. I will purchase this book for my 8 year old son this Christmas and recommend it as a great book to read with your children as a forum for teaching thankfulness and that family is the most precious gift of all.

I first read Where The Red Fern Grows when I was 13 years old. I had seen the movie on several occasions, but it wasnt untill the sad death of my own Old Dan that I felt that I just had to read the book. Like the Coleman family, mine was very poor living in the dried up south east Texas oil fields. Many was the time that My only companion was my dog Old Dan. Many was the time that the only activities there were for me to do was going exploring through the woods that surrounded our home for miles and miles. I would find it hard to believe that anyone cant find some part of this story to relate to. Before I read Where The Red Fern Grows, I had never read a book in my life. Not only did I discover a wonderful story that I was almost living out myself, but also I discovered a massive love for reading. All I can say is that you are selling yourself short if you dont read this story. I think I'll go pick up my copy and read it again.

This is a good book. Wilson will put you to challenge yourself and make you take a deeper look into your life and relationships. If you are thinking about getting married you should definitely read this before you say I Do! Can't say that I agree with her on staying with a man who will beat you but the words "until death do us part" is very strong when you say them before God.

This is probably my third time purchasing this book on amazon.com. This seller got the book to me in record time.

This book is a must for any young woman who is looking for Mr. Right!!!! Wilson gives applicable, Biblical guidelines to what a Christian woman should look for in a husband as well as giving you a Biblical foundation of what kind of woman of God you should strive to be. Another theme of the book is making God your first love. There are plenty of real-life stories of romance to keep you interested that inspire hope that God has a Knight in Shining Armor being prepared for every woman.

'When your knight in shining armor comes, will he recognise you?
"Absolutely!" says author Bunny Wilson. "But only if you're ready."'

This book is aimed at all women who are waiting for their Knight in Shining Armour to turn up. I highly recommend this to all women & girls who are longing for the man God has designed for them to show up.
So what do you need to do in order to be ready? Bunny takes you through the steps & shows you how to include them in your life.
It is easy reading, and Bunny has a compassionate style in her writing, not preachy. She & her husband counsel engage couples, & conduct marriage & family seminars across America. She knows what she's talking about & how to get it across.
I am coming to the end of the six months she suggests you set aside to get yourself ready - & am enjoying it! I do not regret one minute doing it - neither will you.
This book will help you gain the right attitude 'for God's design for waiting, dating & choosing a mate.'
So girls, are you ready for the man of your dreams? If not, this is for you.

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I highly recommend this book to every woman who's desire to be married. First married to God and then to their mate. This book really open my eyes on things to look for in a mate and the signs of an imitator. God is so good and he will not allow us to be ignorant of Satan tricks, plots and schemes. I'd purchased this book over 7 years ago and shortly after I purchased the book, I broke up with my ex-boyfriend. I was tired of living in sin and I knew God had much more for me. It was in 2007, I was prompted by the Holy Spirit to read the book again and everything I read in the is what I'm currently still practicing. Is been over 6 years since I read the book and I'm still waiting on my Knight in Shining Amour. I'm building a greater relationship with the Lord and I'm learning to love me. I know it was the Holy Spirit who inspired P.B. Wilson to write this book and I Thank God for the gift of Exhortation. Even though I'm still single and practicing celibacy, I know, No good thing will God with hold from me if I continue to walk up right before him.

Sincerely,
Waiting on Boaz

My son and I were introduced to this book at story time at the local library. My son, 15 months, loves the book and helps me read it. It's very simple and quite captivating for my son who loves books. I only wish I could find it as a board book. Highly recommend.

I bought this book for my grandson when he was a few months old, based on the reviews here. He is now almost a year old and still LOVEs it. When given a choice, he always picks The Baby Goes Beep, and I sometimes have to read it over several times in a row. The down side is that it's not interesting from an adult's point of view. In fact, my daughter refuses to read it to him any more! However, it is a must-have from baby's point of view.

As a children's librarian, I can't say enough about this book. Every three months or so, I read this book in storytime to the toddlers and their reaction is amazing. The children love to sound in for the beeps, las, and smooches. Even the most distracted of the children tends to tune in for this special book. It is now a special treat for me to read this book and it shows on the toddler's faces each time I bring it out.

Bright and lively, bold and colorful, this book immediately caught my eye. Its lovely rhythm and simple, warm sense of humor were delightful to nuzzle in. Both as a parent and as a psychologist who works with young children, I found the book right on in its use of repetition and bright colors, inclusion of a loving family (including the cat!), and the joy the baby takes in sounds and other senses in exploring the world. "Beep" if you love this book! And the baby goes flip, flip, flip, flip through its pages again and again!

The Baby Goes Beep is one of my son's favorites. He's 16 months old and loves the bouncy, rhyming text and sunshine-bright illustrations. Best of all, he loves to give the book a kiss when we get to the "baby goes smooch" page spread. This book is an excellent choice for babies and toddlers.

As a side note, this book was a Charlotte Zolotow honor book for 2004 -- the award given for the best picture book writing of the year (the Caldecott is for illustration). Kudos to O'Connell!