Guides Books

I would definitely recommend this booklet for any one who practices or intends to practice ems. Its very detailed and great illustrations and not to big to carry in your pocket.

This is a great reference book for anyone in the ALS field, Easy to read and understand. Lots of helpful info. Would recommend to anyone!!!

This product is excellent for providing a quick reference to different medications. I love that I can turn to the medicine page and find out why the patient is taking that medicine. There are to many available medications to easily remember.

The pediatric reference section - for typical HR, kg and such for a certain age, is also wonderful.

Great reference book to have at 3 a.m. when you're brain may not be functioning at optimum capacity.

I've been using the EMS field guide since I graduated as a Paramedic in 1990...

Important and useful data is presented in a clear and concise format.

The guide is constantly updated to reflect the latest AHA guidelines.

Well designed, rugged and small enough to fit in a shirt pocket - who could ask for more ?

P.S. I live and work in Israel - I am not affiliated in any way with the guys who publish the EMS field guide...

THIS IS A MUST HAVE FOR ANYONE INVOLVED IN EMS OR ALS EMERGENCY CARE!! BUY IT! YOU'LL NEED IT!!

Whether your are an entrepreneur, VC or lawyer, THIS is the book that you must read. It's really everything that you need to navigate the entire startup ecosystem. I've been in the industry for over a decade and I still use it as a reference and encourage both entrepreneurs and lawyers to read alike. I also think it's a great resource for VCs sitting on boards to make sure they are complying with all the latest and greatest regulations.

Includes all important areas of law for the entrepreneur. Was most helpful for our incorporation. Good, short, to-the-point, comparisons of S-corp, C-corp, LLC, partnership, and sole proprietorship. Still covered all issues and is updated to late 2007. This is important because the tax-code changes frequently (last major update was in 2003), and small changes to corporate structure and court pratices happen every year. Better than "Structuring Venture Capital, Private Equity, and Entrepreneurial Transactions." Better than "Starting Your Own Business" by Stephen C. Harper. Better than searching for piecemeal information on websites like news.YCombinator.

Other important areas covered are Contracts & Lease, Operational Liability, and Intellectual Property. I will be using this book heavily for those areas as well.

A book that every entrepreneur should read. Read it before you start the company, it will help you a lot.

This book goes into great detail about all aspects of Business Law. Anyone who currently owns a business or is thinking about opening a business needs to read this book, or at least have it near by as a reference guide.

However, the book is certainly aimed at Corporate USA and those who are looking to start up a BIG business. If you are looking to open or currently own a Small Business, then there are better books on the market that are tailored more to your needs.

This book deserves to be on the shelf of every entrepreneur. The Entrepreneur's Guide to Business Law will take you on a virtual tour of the start-up process, and beyond, from the legal perspective. As experienced entrepreneurs understand, any business is a web of relationships, many of which are detailed in legal documents. This is the case for the relationship (establishment) of the entity with the state, relationships between co-founders, relationships between employees and the company, relationship between the company and its investors, suppliers, customers, etc. The legal foundation for all of these is clearly explained, and this book includes a wealth of practical information that will help any entrepreneur to work more efficiently and effectively with their legal counsel.

Steven K. Gold
Author, Entrepreneur's Notebook: Practical Advice for Starting a New Business Venture

"The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well... To know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson. The 19th century Transcendental philosopher.

In my spiritual family tree, Emerson occupies the great great+ grandfather slot (right there above Dyer and Maslow). :)

I truly love the man. You can feel his energy emanating from his powerful essays and if you haven't read his work yet, I highly recommend it. I'd suggest you start with "Self-Reliance" and then maybe "Nature," "Compensation," "Spiritual Laws," "Heroism," and "Circles."

If you're like me, his eloquence, eminent quotability and passion for each of us to experience the transcendent joy that results from connecting to our Highest Self will often leave you in awe.

Emerson's essays are, of course, absolutely superb, and this Modern Library edition is handsomely bound, as are all of the books in this series. The editing, however, is lacking and leaves something to be desired. For example, the header at the top of the page in the Essays: First Series and Essays: Second Series merely states that fact, rather than the actual essay name, which makes it tedious to return to a particular essay--you must first go to the front of the book, locate the correct page number, and then find that, rather than just thumb through the book.

The essays themselves are introduced quite unceremoniously and in a rather understated manner, to say the least. "The American Scholar" is merely introduced with the two brief sentences, "This is the Phi Beta Kappa address that Emerson delivered at Harvard in 1837. It was received with great enthusiasm." The uninitiated reader would have absolutely no sense of the significance of this address. Only if you happen to peruse the brief commentaries all the way at the back of this volume will you stumble upon Oliver Wendell Holmes' famous assessment, "This grand Oration was our intellectual Declaration of Independence." Similarly, the Divinity School Address is introduced merely as, "This address was delivered before the senior class of the Harvard Divinity School on Sunday evening, July 15, 1838. Emerson had been invited to give it, not by the officers of the school, but by the senior class. What Emerson said was so objectionable to many clergymen that the officers of the school publicly disclaimed responsibility for it. Nearly thirty years passed before Emerson was invited again to speak at Harvard." Again, no context is provided to assist the uninitiated reader in appreciating the true significance of this address.

As a collection of Emerson's writings, however, it is indeed both a handy as well as a handsome volume of his "essential writings," and of course, I highly recommend Emerson's writings themselves. "Self-Reliance," "The Transcendentalist," "The American Scholar," the Divinity School Address (which is listed in the table of contents as merely "An Address"), and "Nature" are not to be missed, seminal essays in American literature, and indeed ought to be revisited often and with regularity. "Self-Reliance" and "The Transcendentalist," in particular, are perspectives sorely needed in our society, and it is rather sad that over the course of nearly 200 years, the spirit of the movement that Emerson engendered is nearly lost, if not altogether lost. "Character" is another fine essay which I highly recommend. A fine companion to these essays is the recently published Ralph Waldo Emerson: The Infinitude of the Private Man by Maurice York and Rick Spaulding.

If the words of Whitman do not prompt one to at least explore the ideas of Ralph Waldo Emerson, nothing I say will be able to (or should). I suppose though many readers have merely seen Emerson's name after a famous quote or heard it mentioned by others and are curious about what he wrote.

The books contains his most essential, influential essays. Each contain classical Emerson thought, unique, hard to pin down, literary... Emerson was known for "trumping the logicians" and appealing to the soul of man. Indeed he does.

I have not read this book in its totality, but of the works I have, I have read thoroughly, as thoroughly as I have read perhaps anything, and I must say there is something undeniable about Emerson's reasoning. It is not logical in the dry fashion of philosophy, yet it is poetically, "humanly" appealing.

All I can say is read Emerson. He was and is one of America's most influencital writers. Some like him, some hate him, some appreciate though not totally agree with things he sets for (like myself). This particular book presents a good overview of his most renowned works, is affordable, and has a nice introduction. Highly recommended.

Glory to thee o Emerson.
Hail o poet philosopher!
Look, look...Even CICERO bows to thee!
Demosthones presents thy laurel!!

Emerson know some truth, yes, yes...and wasn't I told of this fact, yes I was but I ran away until I could bear the truth no longer of Emerson's greatness...

Emerson...friend, friend

Ralph Waldo Emerson could be called America's first Great Man of Letters (sorry Washington Irving). He is the one who started the transendentalist movement in America, influenced Whitman and Thoreau to name a few, and was one of the first framers of the idea and the character of the American man.

This very generous volume contains the best selection of Emerson's essays, poems and other writings to give to the reader the image of a great poet-philosopher.

Particularly the modern library volume, which is the one I spoke of, this volume contains commentary from Emerson's contemporaries such as the Great Matthew Arnold!

And of course, for all of you Nietzsche lovers out there, as a boy, Nietzsche loved Emerson's writings and you can even see some of Emerson's ideas and words in the writings of Nietzsche.

This book delivered as promised. There is much that I already knew, some I had forgotten, and a great deal that was knew to me and extremely helpful. I will keep this book close and refer to it often. I have passed along many helpful hints to my daughters.
Of course, IMHO anything the Reader's Digest does is done correctly.

Fantastic! "Extraordinary Uses for Ordinary Things" by the editors of Reader's Digest doesn't just provide a list of uses for household items that many of us are already familiar with; items such as vinegar, baking soda and dare I say it... DUCT TAPE (which by the way is denoted in this book with a star as a "Super Item" which means it has an amazingly large number of uses--they list 43 of them--and they are good ones). This household resource is anything but ordinary! It includes items that you would never even think to use for other things than what they are intended for. How about baby oil, baby powder, baby wipes, basters, beans (dried), bubble pack, and butter? And that's only about one third of the letter "B" section!!! Ordinary household items are indexed well throughout this book and are easy to find and use, I love it! This resource is a must have frugal families! I picked up my copy on sale at our local Barnes & Noble when one of our children was getting a book for school, but Amazon always has great prices and is usually my first recommendation! -

My husband keeps this book in his bathroom ... :o) He will randomly show me stuff all the time that he learned from his book... he loves it.

So much information that really can be used. Can not absorb with one reading. Marked most useful and will re-read balance over time.

Extraordinary Uses for Ordinary Things offers recipies for many environment friendly cleaning products, quick self help, beauty remedies ,and even introduces ways to entertain kids budget friendly.
Some of the remedies explained are well known, others seem a little far off, but all in all this book certainly can help to cut cost of cleaning products etc.
If you are willing to experience "new" methods, that were old timers for your grandparents this is the book to get. It also is fun just to cross read, and be in awe of some of the things one can do.

This book is well written and easy to read. We are planning on living abroad for 2 years and it was very useful to ready about other families that have also done similar trips. Lots of great practical advice.

This book is a must read if you are planning a sabbatical or being dragged into one. The FAMILY SABBATICAL BOOK is filled with well-researched information about the nitty-gritty details of what to do, but it is also a well-articulated emotional testament about the journey. Perhaps we'll never take a sabbatical, it is my husband's dream, not really mine. But if indeed we go, I will have a much better handle on preparation. And if we don't make it, I have lived vicariously through the hard work preparation and steep learning curve journey documented in this book. Clearly people who take sabbaticals are way cool...and out of their minds.

I'm reading this book and saying, "Why didn't I have this book ten years ago??" It answers so many questions and makes the difficult seem entirely possible. It's well-written and a good read, enlightening about foreign travel in general. I often find this kind of "how-to" book sort of clunky and irritating, but this was a joy to read.

I was so happy to find this book as I was planning a sabbatical from my university to teach overseas in a developing country with my family. The book is amazingly detailed, and provides lots of great lists that I am comparing with my own lists. The discussion about the benefits about taking the kids abroad is fantastic! I really appreciate the details that the author provides, and the story of their family's extended stay in Mexico. While this book is the best one I've found, it very much is geared toward adults who are planning on taking a complete sabbatical - not people working, volunteering, etc. overseas. The book talks about difficulties in meeting locals, boredom, the excessive socializing with ex-pats, etc. I think a lot of that can be resolved by choosing specifically where you go (perhaps not going to a place with a huge ex-pat community) and giving back to the communities you are living in through working or volunteering with local organizations. A sabbatical doesn't simply need to mean a year of rest - but can also mean a year's break from one's routine. This book is an excellent resource and a delightful read, but the options of a sabbatical year can really be thought of much more broadly than it is portrayed.

Perhaps I took too seriously the book's cover and title. Bills itself as "explore the world," "Let ... 15 ... families who lived in Europe, China, and South America show you ..."

But the proper title and the proper cover blurbs ought read: Wanna live in an impoverished third world country? You can! Or, perhaps, "How you and your children can live in impoverished Mexico." There is not one word about China or Europe in the book.

Perhaps a better title might be: "Living in Mexico for a year-and-a-half on $35,000 savings, with tips for having fun with your young children"

Here's what I get from the book: Step 1: don't buy a new car and save like heck for a few years until you've saved $35,000. Step 2: ask your young children's teachers what they should cover during their year living in Mexico (the book is solely about Mexico); Step 3: rent your house while you're gone; Step 4: play with your children and anticipate that they will need your love and support during the first few months in a third world country where they don't know anyone or the language; Step 5: learn the language while you live there, and have fun; but don't expect the telephone to work. There's an oddly unfinished story about how the author's friends pestered phone company authorities to get service restored. We learn only that the person at the phone company who said she would help left town for a two week vacation. Did they eventually get their phone service restored? We never find out. Instead, there's a sentence about how bribing a policeman in a corrupt country 100 pesos can get you out of a parking ticket. Just what one is supposed to do with these anecdotes is unclear.

Since I'd believed the title and the book's cover honest, I was enormously disappointed to find no words about how to live in Europe--where England costs about 4 times the U.S. (after factoring in exchange rates and actual cost of living in much of the country). The rest of Europe is also dear these days with the Euro at near-all-time highs. And, as mentioned, there's not a word on China.

Please re-title and re-blurb this book. Living in a third world/developing country/Mexico is, compared to U.S. living, affordable, and one should nurture and love one's children, but I simply must disagree with the others who have reviewed this book. Proceed with caution.

I JUST HAD COME HERE ON AMAZON.COM AND LET ALL YOU GOOD FOLKS KNOW JUST WHAT TYPE OF GUY I THINK THIS PIZZAMAN IS. I MET HIM FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ATLANTA AT THE SUPERBOWL.WELL ACTUALLY HE WAS AT MACY'S THE THURSDAY BEFORE THE BIG GAME DOING A COOKING DEMONSTRATION.WHAT I NOTICED RIGHT AWAY WAS HOW HE CAN CHARM A CROWD. I MEAN I AM A VERY FICKLE LADY WHEN IT COMES TO CON ARTISTS AND SUCH. BUT THIS GUY EXUDED WARMTH AND SINCERITY AS HE SO GRACIOUSLY FED EVERYONE.I RUSHED RIGHT HOME AND ORDERED THIS BOOK, ONLY BECAUSE I TASTED WHAT HE WAS COOKING AND IT WAS OUT OF THIS WORLD. THIS GUY HAS A REAL TALENT FOLKS AND I REALLY HOPE HE BECOMES EVERYTHING HE DREAMS OF.ONE OTHER THING I MUST SAY FOLKS AND DON'T GET ME WRONG BECAUSE I'M 76 YEARS OLD BUT NOT ONLY IS HE DROP DEAD GORGEOUS BUT HE CAN COOK TOO! WAY TO GO PIZZAMAN, THANKS AGAIN. BON APETITTO!

I AM WRITING THIS REVIEW BECAUSE I FEEL COMPELED TO LET ALL YOU KNOW THAT THIS BOOK IS A KEEPER. ALL THOUGH THE GIANTS SEASON IS NOW OFFICIALLY OVER..DON'T BLAME THE PIZZAMAN! HE HAS A REAL TALENT IN WRITING AND I KID YOU NOT WHEN I SAY,"THIS BOOK IS SO MUCH BETTER THAN THE TEAM." IT MADE ME REMINICE, LAUGH AND YES EVEN SHED A TEAR OR TWO. AFTER SEEING THIS DIEHARD FAN ON THE GIANTS GAMEPLAN SHOW ON UPN 9 ALL SEASON, ALL I CAN SAY IS,"WHY ON EARTH DO WE NOT SEE THIS PIZZAMAN DOING ADDS FOR DOMINOS OR PIZZA HUT?" HE HAS A NATURAL TALENT AND FLARE IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA AND HOPEFULLY SOME BIG EXEC. WILL REALIZE THIS AND GIVE HIM A CALL. YOU ARE TRULY GIFTED MR. PIZZAMAN AND I HOPE THAT ONLY GOOD THINGS COME YOUR WAY IN THIS NEW CENTURY. GOOD LUCK AND HOPEFULLY I WILL SEE YOU ON T.V. COMMERCIALS REAL SOON. P.S. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO TAKE MY WORD FOR IT GO OUT AND BUY THE BOOK OR GO TO HIS WEBSITE AND SEE FOR YOURSELF.THANKS AGAIN PIZZAMAN!

YOU MIGHT NOT BELIEVE THIS, BUT HERE GOES. I AM WALKING WITH MY GIRLFRIEND IN THE FREEHOLD MALL AND SHE'S TALKING ABOUT THIS GUY WHO WAS AT THE GIANTS/JETS GAME ON SUNDAY.SHE WAS GOING ON AND ON ABOUT HOW FUNNY HE WAS, HOW INTO THE GAME HE GETS,HOW PASSIONATE HE IS FOR THE GIANTS EVEN HOW GOOD LOOKING HE IS...PULEASEEE..NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS BECOMING A LITTLE JEALOUS. THATS WHEN WE WALKED PAST THE WALDENS BOOK STORE AND LO AND BEHOLD THERE HE WAS. A HUGE POSTER OF THE PIZZAMAN, IN THE WINDOW, SMILING RIGHT AT ME. I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT..OF COURSE I HAD TO BUY HER THE BOOK AND SHE WAS EVEN TRYING TO TALK THE MANAGER INTO SELLING US THE POSTER ( SHE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT PUTTING IT IN HER BEDROOM) ALL I CAN SAY PIZZAMAN IS THAT YOU ARE QUITE "THE MAN"...THIS BOOK IS SO AWSOME! YOU WRITE WITH THE PASSION ONLY SOMEONE WITH A SPECIAL GIFT CAN. INSTEAD OF ME BEING MAD AT MY GIRLFRIEND FOR CARYING ON ABOUT YOU, SHE'S MAD AT ME BECAUSE I WON'T GIVE HER THE BOOK BACK. I TOLD HER TO BUY HER OWN. I THINK I MIGHT HAVE LOST HER BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? IT IS ALL WORTH IT WHEN THE NEXT TIME SHE COMES OVER MY HOUSE I COOK HER ONE OF YOUR RECIPE'S. I CAN'T MISS. THANKS PIZZA MAN AND I HOPE IT'S OK THAT I USE YOUR RECIPE'S TO EARN POINTS WITH MY GIRL YOU ARE TRULY "DA MAN! "

AS I READ ALL THE WONDERFUL REVIEWS ABOUT THIS BOOK I CAN ONLY WONDER WHY EVERYONE IN THE WORLD DOESN'T BUY ONE. YOU SEE THIS BOOK IS ALL ABOUT WHAT IT TAKES TO BE DEDICATED TO SOMETHING IN LIFE. THIS PIZZA DUDE SHOWS THAT IN THIS MARVELOUS PUBLICATION. YOU CAN TELL THAT HE PUT ALOT INTO MAKING AN INFORMATIVE, WELL WRITTEN AND FUN BOOK FOR ALL US FANS TO ENJOY. THIS IS FAR FROM JUST AN ORDINARY COOKBOOK. THIS PIZZA DUDE IS SUCH A GIFTED WRITER. I'M TELLING YOU FOLKS YOU HAVE TO ORDER THIS BOOK, YOU WILL NOT BE SORRY. JUST THE STORIES ALONE WILL MAKE YOU HAPPY YOU DID. NOT TO MENTION ALL THE PHOTO'S OF HIM AND HOW DARN GOOD LOOKING HE IS. THANKS FOR BEING "THE PIZZAMAN" BUT MOST OF ALL THANKS FOR BEING MY DADDY. I LOVE YOU DADDY, YOUR #1 ANGEL GABRIELLE ():-)

A book to be had by all~even if you're not a Giants fan (can that be possible?) It is filled with delicious recipes, great football information and stories that will make you both laugh and cry. Your angels must be truly blessed to have you in their lives, Pizza. Here's to great success with the book and hoping that it brings you much happiness and makes all of your dreams come true.

While I believe there is a time and place to see a shrink, there is also a time and place to get real with yourself and look deep within yourself to find the root of your problems.

In Finding Peace for Your Heart, Stormie shows us how vital a role God plays in our healing, and how important it is for us to be willing to look at the root of our problems. It's truly the first step towards healing and spiritual growth.

I read this book with great intensity, found areas in my life that the Lord wanted me to work on, and finished it feeling truly inspired to lean on God more.

In the few days it took me to read this book I feel I am a new person. This is a must read for women and men alike. Don't let the title scare you away men. This is a man and a woman's guide to emotional health. I told my sister I would pass it on to her once I finished it but I think I will buy her one for her to keep as I think it will be very helpful for me to go back to from time to time and re-read many areas.

This book is a must read. I've read it, my husband is reading it and I've bought it for friends. If every person in therapy would read it,their healing time would be cut in 1/2. Combine it with the author's Power of a Praying Wife and Power of a Praying Husband and the divorce rate would be cut in 1/2! Stormy Omartian is a blessing to those of us who didn't grow up in perfect homes, and have not lead perfect lives but want to grow in the Lord and in life! God Bless Her!

I have read countless books for emotional healing. This is by far the best and probably the only one that needs to be read. Unfortunately, the subtitle of the book may turn men away from reading this book. This book is for everyone! For women AND men. Even for those who have not suffered abuse. We all have low points in our lives. This book will guide you through them.

Stormie manages to help us see God's truth for what it really is with a straightforward, sincere, down-to-earth conversation-like writing style which gives the realistic, positive and wonderful perspective of our Father's purpose for our lives. LOVED IT!!! Who needs counceling after this book?

I highly recommend this book for anyone looking to change their luck. I implemented a few of the betting angles in theis book and have been making some decent money.

Quite a small book,but had a lot of useful information so it was a worthwhile investment.Great for beginners.Has a lot of useful information on betting.The author seems to be pretty intelligent in this field and the way the book was written was so impressive so i just couldn't stop reading.Great work,keep it up!

I'M NEW TO THE WORLD OF BETTING ON SPORTS, BUT I ENJOYED THIS BOOK IMMENSLY. IT GAVE ME SOME ANGLES I COULD APPLY EASILY WITHOUT HAVING TO BE A MATHMETICIAN AND ALSO OPENED MY EYES UP TO AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT WORLD OF SPORTS BETTING. SO THIS IS A MUST HAVE GUIDE FOR BEGINNERS ESPECIALLY.

I read a lot of books on different subjects and have read a lot of handicapping books of late and can tell you that the gambling angles in this book are pretty good. I used the College Football angle this past weekend and went 2-0. The gambling advantage chapter which most of the other reviewers have loved is good, but you have to be abe to gamble online to really take advantage of it. I might try just signing up and promoting it as a business, but overall a great book for the money.

I must say, when I first saw this book I purchased it more as a novelty item for my uncle, but after I read through it I was blown away by some of its information. My uncle doesn't bet online, so he didn't find it as useful as I did, but this book provides some short information worth much more the the price of the book. I consider myself an advanced sports bettor and never have thought of this myself. A true MUST HAVE for any sports bettor!

I had grown so tired of being disappointed in cookie cutter novels about women and friendship. As if it were a hot topic du jour and authors were just jumping on the bandwagon. This was a GOOD BOOK. An unlikely friendship, humor, heartache and women finding themselves and their strength.
Ms Friddle has set a high standard for herself, I look forward to the next one.

if you are looking for something different , Mindy Fiddle does it in this story. Its an easy read, easy to follow characters and you feel a sense of being there with the story. It was fun to read and worth every penny.. dont miss out on this one .Nicole

In the Garden Angel - Ms. Friddle carefully weaves a story with intricate detail and character. She illustrates how people's lives are oftentimes multi-faceted, secretive and how relationships are compromised, stretched and redefined.

This is a story of a young woman seeking to keep her family's estate together, of another woman seeking to keep her husband, and theats that they both must overcome.

Ms. Friddle illustrates that life isn't always fair or just, that sometimes we are not dealt the best hand but that we must play the game with the cards that we have been given. We must learn how to make lemonade out of Lemons. And in essence to live a life in "San Souci" -- which in French means "Without (San) worry (Souci)".

Southerners will feel right at home with this quirky novel. Its eccentric characters could fit right into our own family scrapbooks, and its reverence for the past and suspicion of the encroaching future pose a conflict being played out across the length and breadth of Dixie-and might even be encapsulated in our ambivalence nowadays toward using the word "Dixie" as a synonym for the South.
Just outside of Palmetto, S.C., in the small town of Sans Souci, Cutter Johanson lives in a dilapidated mansion that houses the comforting ghosts of her ancestry. The urban sprawl of Palmetto, which is a thinly disguised Greenville, threatens to engulf the small town that has been home to Cutter's family for generations, but an even more immediate threat is that the death of Cutter's grandmother has brought the house up for sale. Desperate to keep the old home place, Cutter goes to great lengths to sabotage efforts to sell it, but she knows she is fighting a losing battle. Her sister Ginny, "the pretty one," and brother Barry, away in service, are eager to sell, and Cutter, though working two jobs, both menial, can not afford to buy them out.
Enter a kind of Delphic fate: Ginny, a college student, is having an affair with a teacher, Daniel Byers, and is pregnant by him. His aggrieved wife Elizabeth is an emotional cripple whose agoraphobia and panic attacks keep her a virtual prisoner in her home, significantly a run-of-the-mill subdivision ranch house. Not least, Elizabeth's main affliction is a husband so caring that he seems to have an unhealthy need for his wife to remain a cripple. Stir into that mix an anonymous telephone tip to the unsuspecting wife, and a solution to Cutter's problem that she could never have imagined is set in motion.
The attentive reader will see it coming when Elizabeth somehow manages to summon the strength to venture out and knock on the Johansons' front door. When Cutter answers the door, the die is cast: Two oddballs, one strong, one weak, come face to face, and the reader, recognizing their compatibility right away even if they don't, knows that they will wind up with each other when the dust has cleared-though in what arrangement is a nice, and logical, surprise.
The story of how all this happens is highly readable and, for the most part, deliciously written. Ms. Friddle's prose shines, especially with apt and poetic similes--but she comes awfully close to overdoing a good thing: Too many similes can be tiring and come across finally as the same artistic trick done too often to retain its freshness or, worse, as a kind of misdirection. Not for nothing did Gertrude Stein advise writers that in describing something it is usually better to say what a thing is than what it is like, i.e. "A rose is a rose is a rose."

Just finished reading The Garden Angel.....and really dragged out those final pages, because I didn't want it to end!
Wonderful debut novel with prose that flows, characters that made me feel like I knew them personally and Friddle displayed a terrific sense of place.
I highly recommend this novel and honestly have to say it's been ages since I enjoyed a story as much as this one. Down-to-earth and believable. Do yourself a favor and read this one. My only regret is I'm going to miss Cutter, Elizabeth, Alfred and the rest of the cast. Very much looking forward to Friddle's next novel.

Again, my 6 year old picks it up and we play quiz games with each other.

When I took the State Qualification Test after reading and studying this book, I feel confident that this book helped me with large quantities of the questions! If you read this book it will almost ensure you sucsess! It is a nessesity for anything "Geographic" related! Not only dooes it quiz your knowledge like some study guides, but has many, many, many atlases, country informaion, state information; even general geography bee info. like how to study, what to expect for each section, what to expect for each level, and it's information has been right on target so far! Buy it! You'll win for sure!

This book was the best resource we found for the review of world geography as our son prepared for his school Geography Bee. We reviewed it as a family. We all learned a great deal.

My son started showing an interest in Geography in the 3rd grade so we bought him several books & this was one of them!! He is now a walking text book! watch out!! He has won several Geography bees & this is one of the books he has studied from!! Plus he just loves reading the information & sponging up the information!! This book had a lot of great tips about what to expect at & from a Geography bee. Tips for kids & for parents (which I felt helpful.) We recognized several of the study questions were used in the bee to... not his questions :) - But it was enjoyable as a parent too to learn the facts from this book! Enjoy!

My son is going through this with lot of enthusiasm. Well structured and very popular amongst others.