Phases Books

This book is wonderful for small children. It encourages them to read which helps in everything.

Good book to add to my 2 & 1/2 year old's collection. It was in good condition too!

Dr. Seuss' Fox in Socks is by far one of my three most favorite books from childhood. What great detail is to be found in the illustrations, classic fantastic images on page after page, which, alone, are worth the price of the book. however, it has words and somewhat of a plot. for us old geezers, the font is big enough to see! It contains many episodes between that pesky Fox wearing socks and Mr. Knox. As with all of Dr. Suess' writings, it contains numerous tongue-twisting pages that bring out howling and laughter in our home. Of course, it's usually dad who'se the subject of the laughter. [a word of advice: parents, never reading this book after an exhausting day or after you've taken sleeping medicine or you'll embarrass yourself with tonge twisters.] This book holds a special, magical place in my heart, so, with great bias, I highly recommend it for everyone who is or was a kid and I give this an A+.

This is a super fun book and instantly became my son's favorite. He is almost 4. I really like reading it because unlike most children's books, it's interesting to me (mostly because it's tricky to not get my tongue tied). It's a lot of fun.

I absolutely love this book! One of my favorite Dr. Seuss books, I've read this to my daughter for years and still never get tired of it. I love the tongue twisters and the funny pictures (no pun intended), and it's always a game to see how fast I can read it. I've actually memorized a few pages by heart. I hope my daughter will still want me to read this to her even after she's old enough to read on her own. I would recommend my second favorite Dr. Seuss book: Oh Say Can You Say. Another classic book that will keep your tongue in knots!

Lloyd Alexander, The Castle of Llyr (Yearling, 1966)

The third book in Alexander's classic series takes Taran and friends to Ireland (excuse me, Llyr) when Eilonwy is given over to their regents for a more rounded education than she can get with a couple of old men and an assistant pig-keeper. Things get complicated when Taran, who has started to fall in love with Eilonwy, meets the Prince of Llyr, who becomes an immediate rival for Eilonwy's affections. Worse yet, when they actually get to the Castle, they find an old adversary they thought long dead is still around, and wants Eilonwy as much as either of the boys, though for very different ends. This sends the company on another adventure.

It's as fun as the other books in the series, but it is kind of depressing to see such a well-worn, clichéd way of keeping a series alive woven into a series that's become such a backbone of juvenile fantasy literature. Still, the adventure is well-paced, as always with Alexander, and the writing is still solid. A minor dip in the series, hopefully rectified soon enough. *** ½

Lloyd Alexander's five-part "Chronicles of Prydain" is essential reading for anyone, regardless of age, gender or reading preferences. Although they are classed as both fantasy and children's literature, these books can be enjoyed by everyone, not just for its fantastical elements and the broad good vs. evil conflict, but for their gentle humour, loveable characters and vindication of humanity over, not just fantasy-evil, but the more base qualities of greed, ignorance, spite and pride. At their core, the books are a coming-of-age story for our protagonist Taran, as he journeys from boy to man in troubled times, acquiring wisdom, humility, kindness and responsibility as he goes. The best part is that this process is gradual, but not stagnant. In each book, Taran has grown, and yet there's always more to learn on the path to becoming a man.

As such, this third volume of the series "The Castle of Llyr," concerns Taran's developing feelings for his friend and companion Princess Elionwy, who is being sent to the Isle of Mona in order to become a proper lady. The enchanter Dallben, with whom the young people live with, has himself ordered it. Neither are particularly pleased with the decision, and Taran is even less pleased to discover that Elionwy's new guardians have plans to betroth her to their son. Prince Rhun of Mona is hapless and clumsy, and jealousy rears its ugly head when Taran becomes acutely aware of his position in life as an Assistant Pig-Keeper.

And yet all that must take a backseat when Elionwy is kidnapped, and Taran must work with Rhun, along with harpist Fflewddur Fflam and the faithful Gurgi, in order to bring her safely home. Their journey takes them into subterranean caves and across mysterious islands, only to find that the object of their adventure has been bewitched by the evil enchantress Achren who plans to use the Princess's latent powers to reclaim control over Prydain.

As well as this, there are other familiar faces, such as the warrior Gwydion and the talkative crow Kaw, (though sadly, Doli doesn't make an appearance) and several other characters that play a part in the action both here and in stories to come: Glew, the "smallest" giant in fiction, the beautiful cat Llyan (who Alexander called "the prototype of cat-greatness") and Prince Rhun, whose clumsiness is offset by his endearing cheerfulness and awareness that he isn't quite the prince he should be. We learn more about Elionwy's heritage, particularly the purpose and nature of her glass bauble, though the full story of her people won't be fully explained until Taran Wanderer (The Chronicles of Prydain). And of course, we get the first romantic overtures between Taran and Elionwy that are both poignant and typically awkward, as you'd expect from adolescents.

The entire series takes place in the land of Prydain, which is heavily influenced by the mythology of Wales, as found in The Mabinogion (Penguin Classics). Though it sounds like your typical fantasy-setting, there is a particular charm to this series, born out of Alexander's love and respect for life, his wit and wordplay, and the wisdom that he manages to infuse into his story without ever sounding preachy or pretentious. These five books, and the companion anthology of short stories set in Prydain's past, are essential reading for any child, to be put on the shelf right next to The Chronicles of Narnia and Harry Potter Paperback Box Set (Books 1-6).

I read the Prydain Chronicles as a child and still find them enjoyable today. I look forward to one day sharing these tales with my children.

The Castle of Llyr is the third book in the Chronicles of Prydain, a series with such interesting characters and wonderful storytelling that each book is better than the last. This entry is something of a love story between Taran and Eilonwy, whose feelings had been hinted at in the first couple of novels. Eilonwy is forced to learn how to be a lady, all the while seeking to sneak away from her new castle home and go back to adventuring. She gets her wish, only to be kidnapped. As such, it is up to Taran and his companions to rescue the princess.

As is usual for the Chronicles of Prydain, the plot is familiar but the story is not. Lloyd Alexander takes standard fantasy tropes, in this case the "rescue the princess" plot, and turns them into something unique and charming. In addition to returning supporting characters like Gurgi and Fflewdur Fflam, Alexander adds several new characters that are as unique and entertaining. The world of Prydain is alive not only with locations and history but with characters that you will grow to love.

As the focus of these novels is on Taran's journey from adolescence into adulthood, you will see more development along those lines from him. This growth of character is not forced or sudden, and the end of the novel will leave you feeling like he has more growing to do. He does, in fact. Fortunately, the Chronicles of Prydain continue with another book following this one. By the time you finish The Castle of Llyr, you'll be thinking of little more than reading the next book in this wodnerful series.

A friend loaned me her copies of this series. I enjoyed them so much I wanted my children to be able to read them, but I was apprehensive about having them read her autographed copies, and they weren't available at our local library. I was so delighted to find them at amazon.com and at such a great price I just couldn't pass them up. This is one of those true classics, great for both kids and adults. Enjoy!

I would recommend this book to anyone who values the first person account of a soldiers life and experience in battle. Th author has given an honest account of his personal experience in that period of the Tet offensive and the battle for Hue.

Just finished after a couple days of reading.
That good.

Found this book at my house because my son
was Marine MOS 0311 with 3/5 I Co. 3rd Plt.
during Phantom Fury, battle of Fallujah.

In conversations he made reference to
Battle of Hue. In fact, had this book with him
on 2nd tour during Fallujah.

He mentioned Hue not as a comparison of which
battle was worse, but as the similarities to
the last major Marine house to house combat.

I was compelled to read this book to understand
both the Marine history of Hue and what he and
the other grunts did during Fallujah.

Reading the limitations of "Rules of Engagement"
makes more sense. I'd heard the frustration from
my son, as well as the deadly dumb and funny
stories that can only come from being there,
as Nicholas Warr writes so well.

This book puts you with the Marines
in Hue and a perspective as to why those
experiences don't fade away, even
after decades.

This book should be a "must read" for High
School students as a historical perspective
and for understanding what Marines and our
military do, regardless of the political
decisions that hinder them.

And a reminder for everyone else.

Marine Dad,

Jim Enright

Very well done narrative of this soldier's own participation in Hue 1968. One of the best of this genre.

Absolutely unbelievable story of what these guys went through, makes yo uproud to be an American.

This is one of those books that is difficult to put down and it makes great reading all the way through.. Having fought in Vietnam as an infantryman in the Australian Army and now that I live much of the time in Vietnam I have found that books like "Phase Line Green" have given me a great deal of understanding as to what went on in other parts of the country, far removed from our own AO's.

These days, as I travel through places such as Hue, Lang Co and the Hai Van Pass I cannot help but reflect on what went on in those places not so long ago, thanks to this fine book which give a down to earth "Grunt's" account of one of the most notable and savage battles of the Vietnam War. Well done.

Great book for reference and self study if you remember your circuit analysis and laplace transforms. Very detailed with out making ones eyes gloss over. Do wish it had a few more d examples but overall cant complain.

Mulling through some old reviews, I noticed that I left a technical error (more of a technical glossing-over) in my review of Franco's opus. It's high time I corrected it, since it's been there for more than a year, no doubt befuddling readers who thought they knew something about analog electronics. Specifically, I had said that the designation of the input terminals as '+' and '-' really made no difference: it's more reflective of convention, sciz. (assuming something other than a difference amplifier), the significant input network is attached to '-'--with '+' grounded--if the configuration is inverting, but to '+' (with '-' grounded) if the configuration is non-inverting. That's the truth, but it isn't the whole truth. When we examine border cases--those that tax the operational limits of the device, straying outside the "passband," analogically speaking (yes, I know, that typically refers to a frequency range, but here I use it to address an input voltage difference range)--the otherwise cosmetic or mnemonic choice of '+' or '-' terminal becomes rather more manifest. Remember that the amplifier actually amplifies the input voltage difference in the microscopic sense--even though it implements a semantically notable linear operation in the macroscopic sense--relying upon the feedback network to remanufacture an appropriate input voltage difference that maintains the nominal purpose of the circuit. When things go ape and the input voltage difference is much too high or, alternatively, much too low (and that may be a tough nut to crack), the output characteristic will be dependent upon what was connected to '+' and what, to '-'.

Now, wasn't that as clear as mud? Remember, I'm constrained to use words, and words alone, as my medium of communication, and, since I have only a fraction of a thousand words, I have only a fraction of a picture!

This book can be an excellent resource for any Analog Integrated Circuit Design Electrical Engineering student or practicing engineer. The book can assist in the modeling of IC devices such as transistors, resistors, and capacitors. It also sensibly covers the building blocks of analog integrated circuits: gain stages, output stages, level shifters, current sources and mirrors.

The reader is expected to have a general understanding of electronics, frequency-domain analysis procedures, and understand basic Pspice operations. The book generally covers enough material for a half-year of courses at the upper-division/graduate level although the book could certainly be useful for a single class.

The material generally starts out as basic and proceeds to a complex level. There are helpful figures and diagrams on nearly every page and the organization is generally sensible and intuitive. There are many worked examples and hundreds of end-of-chapter problems. The text is supported by a website that offers downloadable design projects, additional examples, and design software. Franco has done an admiral job at presenting a complicated subject.

Here's a brief description of SOME of the topics found in each chapter:

1) Basic amplifier concepts and arrangements are explored. Also covers negative feedback, the loop gain, and basic circuit analysis.

2) Current-to-Voltage & Voltage-to-Current Converters, Current, Difference, Instrumentation, and Transducer Bridge Amplifiers.

3) Active Filters. Transfer Function, 1st order, KRC, multiple-feedback, state-variable, audio, and biquad filters.

4) Filter Approximations, switched-capacitor, universal sc filters, and cascade design.

5) Low-input bias-current Op amps, low-input-offset-voltage Op Amps, Op Amp Circuit Diagrams, and Input offset Voltage.

6) Open and Closed loop response. Transient Response, Input and Output Impedances, and effect of Finite GBP on Filters and Integrator Circuits.

7) Noise Dynamics and Properties. Sources of Noise and Low-Noise Op Amps.

8) Stability problems. Stability of CFA Circuits and in Constant-GBP Op Amp Circuits. Internal and External Frequency Compensation.

9) Schmitt Triggers, analog switches, voltage comparators, and precision rectifiers.

10) Sine, Triangular, Sawtooth, and Monolithic Wave Generators. Also Multivibrators and V-F and F-V Converters.

11) Voltage References and Regulators. Switching, linear, and monolithic switching regulators.

12) Performance Specifications, D-A and A-D Conversion Techniques. Oversampling Converters and Multiplying DAC Applications.

13) Nonlinear Amplifiers. Phase-Locked Loops, Monolithic PLLs, Analog Multipliers. Log/Antilog and Operational Transconductance Amplifiers.

This is an excellent book on linear circuit design, the best I have read to-date. It covers feedback theory, ideal op amps, active filter design & most importantly practical op amp limitations. It also covers voltage regulators, voltage references, ADCs, DACs, op amp noise & more. What I liked most was the combination of mathematical circuit analysis & practical design. Too many books show useful circuits without bothering to explain anything about how they work. It also has plenty of exercises to tax the brain.

Really a top notch book on op-amps and almost anything you'd ever do with them. Has math where it's needed and rules of thumb where it isn't. Actually is just a great analog design book altogether. Really the definative text on the subject of designing with op-amps.

The book was like new, the service was fine .
I just didn't like the story and finished reading it hoping it would get better , it didn't. It would not be on my must read list .

Douglas Adams once said that he liked dead lines, 'I like the whooshing noise they make as they go by.'

Thankfully he managed to get himself out of the bath enough times to write this gem.

Thanks Douglas

The Hitch Hikers Guide is an amazing book; it ensnares the mind and doesn't let go. The book takes you all the way from the last seconds of earth to the end of the universe, and all in a strange and humors way. The book uses backwards logic and at some points makes so little sense that it makes perfect sense. I loved the variety of characters, the detail, and the abstract thoughts. The book takes and explains the secrets of the universe and even better how to travel it. In this book you will find the answer to the meaning of life, how to get a lift from a space ship, and why no hitchhiker should ever be without a towel.

I recommend this book to anyone who thinks of the abstract or abnormal, or for that matter anyone who has an inkling of creativity in their minds. Recommended to ages 15 and up.

Ok, First off this is the first time I've done this so hang with me. The Reason I read this book was, pretty much, because the movie was comeing out, and I didn't want to see it with out reading the Book first. I'm Glad I did beacause if i had seen the movie first it would have ruined the book for me. The one thing that I noticed about this book was it's so great that you read it really fast, and when u finish you wish you hadn't read it as fast as you did.Anyway I've never Read anything like this book and probably never will again. I recomend this book to any one who likes to read good books.

Everybody's in search of something. For some it's meaning, for others it's a place in the universe, and for the rest of us, it's a digital watch. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy really illustrates that unsure feeling that we all have. Arthur Dent was lost enough on Earth, but after it's demolished, he in desperate need of finding a speck of understanding throughout the rest of the Galaxy. Good luck without your towel there, buddy boy.

I really dug this book. It didn't take you straight from point A to point B, as some novels do. It had twisty unpredictable swerves that gave you a glimpse of points X, Q and H, along the way, even though Q and H had nothing to do with anything. They were there for appreciation. For example, a nuclear bomb makes a quick transformation to a sperm whale before any damage is done. The reader is fully exposed to the Sperm whales thoughts and inner ramblings... all thirty seconds of them. It's beautifully absurd, and I loved it.

I fully enjoyed the nonsense and the silliness of the book. Little details, especially. An incredibly depressed robot, the hailing of digital watches, eager to please doors; all these things didn't necessarily prove incredibly important on the character's quest, but amusing, nonetheless. Without the silliness, this may have been another book about post-Earth days and the last thing we need is just another book about post-Earth days. Have no fear, this is not just another book.

This is a great reference book for parents. The book discusses the stages of development of children from birth to six years and gives examples of different personality temperaments and how to handle each one.

I love the easy to read charts, which graphs the age changes and alerts to possible problems in development. (But the author is not an alarmist, and uses a sense of humor delivering the info.) The book give you a better understanding of why your child is the way she is and even better, techniques that work in a variety of situations and age groups.

I have recommended this book to my friends as the book that "has it all"! I'm sure it will become dog-eared in the next 5 years the many times I'll reference it.

'Is This a Phase?' is a delightful and intelligent guide for parents, soon-to-be parents, and pediatricians such as myself. I have recommended this book to many families and refer to our office copy frequently. Especially helpful are the 'around the world' sidebars for understanding many of our international families' parenting practices. Thank you Ms. Neville!
Claudia Reay, M.D. Los Gatos, CA

As a parent educator, I often recommend titles I think will be of particular use to parents. This is one I also give to friends and family members as a baby gift. It's a book that can be referred to quickly and easily to find out say, why your 3 month old is fed and dry and still crying; why your toddler is so insistent on having everything done the same way, all the time; what to do when your three year old has a blazing meltdown in the grocery store; or how to determine if your five year old is ready for kindergarten.
If it's a developmental issue, you'll find it in this book and what's more, you'll understand it a little better and be better able to decide what to do about it, if anything. It's always a happy thing when you find out that your child is not disturbed---but simply age four. This is a helpful and reassuring book.

I am a mother of a one-year old and was given this book as a gift. I have found that it is one of the most useful books I now own on childrearing and chid development. I keep it by my bedside and go back to it on a regular basis to look up whatever the issue or "phase" is--whether it is testing limits or trying to understand some strange behavior or a new sleep pattern--Ms. Neville seems to know it all! She has helped me better understand what these new behaviors mean and gives good, practical advice for dealing with all of these situations from birth to six years of age! I think hospitals should give this book out to new parents as required reading!!

Featuring charming illustrations by Jenny Williams, "Is This A Phase?: Child Development & Parent Strategies, Birth To 6 Years" by health educator, pediatric advice nurse, inborn temperament specialist and researcher Helen F. Neville is a thoroughly 'parent friendly' guide to common behavioral issues with babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. The advice ranges from having realistic expectations with respect to developmental milestones, to ways of making life easier until various phases are passed through, to reassurance about the range of normal development and when to get help, even instructional advice on how to talk about such issues as sex and death to a child. Of special note are the charts of quick information when a parent is short on time. "Is This A Phase?" is very highly recommended reading for all new (and not-so-new) parents having questions or concerns about kids and their quirks.

Vegas is full of opportunities. This books breaks it down and tells you how it is. Very simple and easy to understand. I am in the middle of buying commercial property there and this book helped me understand what to look for and made me realize even more opportunity. A great read....

This book quickly taught me what I needed to know to invest in the Las Vegas high rise market. The project overviews gave me an idea of what is happening, and then the investment strategies showed me the best ways to get my money involved in the market. I appreciate the work Paul Murad has done to get this information to real estate investors.

As the founder of and Internet start-up which foucuses on urban home ownership and the lifestyle that surrounds city living, Manhattanizing Las Vegas was an eye-widening resource for me. The perspective that Mr. Murad puts the growth of Las Vegas is very interesting compared to the recent growths of other major cities such as Miami, D.C., and Boston. From a financial eye, where I am a Senior Loan Officer for Chase Home Finance, the mortgage division of JPMorgan Chase, I found the book both educational & resourceful when viewing condominium projects in the Las Vegas area. Overall the book was great, a must read for LV real estate brokers & agents & anyone looking to purchase a home in the LV market.

Moving from Chicago, I found Manhattanizing Las Vegas to be the perfect reference on the areas new developments for myself and for my clients.

An easy and informative read, I recommend this book to everyone.

Adam Arrington
Sales Consultant American Invsco
RE Broker Chicago, IL
Las Vegas RE Agent & resident

"Manhattanizing Las Vegas" is a must-read for anyone interested in the future of this fascinating city. Paul Murad has done his homework well in researching the future of high-rise living in `Sin City'.

WIth her usual eloquence, Rylant tells the fascinating story of the traditional names for the monthly moon. The text is spare, the pictures are stunning. This is a quiet book; it's more like poetry than a cute or funny kid's book. Children appreciate aesthetic experiences, too.

The art work is this book is amazing! It is obvious that the illustrator put a lot of time into his work. He actually went out and looked at the moon on many occasions, to inspire his work!
This book shows a mother and her child looking at the moon, which Cynthia Rylant describes on a different page, month by month. Each moon is described during the different seasons (a strawberry moon, or a harvest moon), each with a very muted darkness surrounding the mother and her child. I would recommend this book for children aged three years or older or any adult! It is a truly simple, but beautiful book.

If you love walking at night, in the woods, fields, meadows and mountains like I do, you are going to love this work. Using the wonderful lyrical, almost mystic words of Cynthia Rylant, the artist Mark Siegel has given us some truly amazing visuals that are absolutely haunting. This book was written for children but is as enchanting for adults as it is for the little ones. I cannot imagine a book better suited to read to a child before bed.

Ms. Rylant has taken the custom of Native Americans and given a name to each full moon, one for each month of the year. They include:

January the Stormy Moon
February the Snow Moon
March the Sap Moon
April the Sprouting Grass Moon
May the Flower Moon
June the Strawberry Moon
July the Thunder Moon
August the Harvest Moon
September the Coon Moon
October the Acorn Moon
November the Frost Moon
December the Long Night Moon

The artist, Mark Siegel and drawn wonderful representations, taken from nature; from the out of doors, and given us twelve charcoal renderings and impressions of each of these full moons. He has captured the feeling and essence of each perfectly. The deep blues, grays, purples and blacks have hit the mood perfectly for each season of the year. Each picture is accompanied by Rylant's haunting words...

In January
The Stormy Moon Shines
in mist,
in ice,
on a wild wolf's back
find it
and find your way home.

The combination of word and picture is quite profound and you can actually feel yourself as a part of the illustration and words. Now mind you I have spent a great deal of my life as a chronic walker in the night and probably feel more at home during this period than any other time, during any season. I suppose I felt particularly at home with this work and am drawn to it.

Moon light is said to show us the other side of what we see during the day. Moon light has the ability to change the shape and mood, the very essence of what is and what is not. Somehow the artist has captured this through his work and has interpreted the author's words perfectly.

One of my favorite children's books is When I was Young in the Mountains by the same author, Cynthia Rylant, and the same quality that is found in that work shines through in this one.

This book should indeed be a part of ever child's library, and indeed, ever adults. I cannot recommend it high enough. Read it and then go out walking in the field, far from any city or town and you will know what I am talking about!

When I Was Young in the Mountains (Reading Rainbow Books)

Don Blankenship
The Ozarks

The illustrations alone make this book worth purchasing. While it's simply enjoyable you can also use this book to talk about so much, the passage of time and passing of the seasons for a start. We also enjoyed looking at the detail and hidden pictures in the illustrations.

My 3 yo granddaughter loves the moon and loves this book. Although the prose is spare, it captures the essence of each month's full moon. The illustrations are soft, subtle and like Rylant's writing, full of wondrous detail.

This is a fabulous pairing of writer and illustrator. They compliment each other perfectly. I enjoy this one as much as my granddaughter.

I ordered my book, it came quickly, and it was new like I asked. Thumbs up on this one.

Going to an engineering school, we deal strickly with SI units. For the most part the book deals with them too. But often, it seems like the problems that would be good for me to try, are in inchs and mils and lbs and all the imperical crap.

Now i only gave it 1 star less. Considering most of the engineering world laughs at imperical crap, which i dont blame them.

Besides for that, the rest of the book is pretty good. The lack of explanations could be worked on. (not in the problems, but in the information prior to the questions). I luckily took a physics on electricity before i got this. Which helped me alot, especially when dealing with OhmMeters.


I would by this book if you want to great in your EE classes. But you may want to have someone who can explain some things. Or just do some demensional analysis to figure out why things are the way they are. And resistance and others like that will make sense.

If your having trouble with an EE Intro class - this is a good book to get

Great explanations and fully worked out problems makes it a great study aid

I initially picked up this book to do remediation on my first circuit analysis course, and have continued to use it through the second course. I call the Shaum Series my "secret weapon" for doing well in EE classes (and physics too, actually). The few pages of exposition at the beginning of each chapter are clear, concise, and mostly complete (Electric Circuits by Nahvi is more rigorous), and the problems, half with detailed solutions and half with just answers, are on-topic, perfectly-tailored, and numerous.

If you are taking circuit analysis courses, EE or not, you would be a fool to not have this book in your bag.

Phase 10 is so much fun! Had to go all the way from Sweden to Hawaii to buy it.

Phase 10 is very fun (especially when you bring it to family gatherings). The more people you have playing, the longer the game will last. It's for ages 8 and up and for 2-6 players. It's a game of both skill and luck and never gets old.

If you are looking for a challenging game that is easy to learn, Phase 10 may just be what you are looking for. We encountered this card game after Thanksgiving dinner ... it seems complicated at first but once you get started, you want to keep playing.

If you like Uno, Rummy, Yahtzee, Poker.. it's all of these games meshed into one.

We are addicted now and play weekly.

If you enjoy playing, uno, spades, or rummy this is the game for you. I was introduced to this game at my neighbors get together. I went out the next day and bought it for myself. The game will drag on if you have too many players. For the most enjoyable game I recommend 4-5 players and age does not matter. My players are usually between the ages of 9 - 26. I play so often I don't even take score anymore. I suggest only keeping score if it's just 2 players. Other than that its a waste because whoever completes phase 10 first wins.

This is a very good card game. It is mainly luck of the draw but there is some skill involved at times. I will say that I just finished a game, no, we didn't finish, but we were going on playing for 4 hours straight. WARNING! Don't play with too many people, you will suffer a game of great lengths. Although, I have played games that took more than one day to complete.

This game is very fun though. Great for those camping trips, family get-togethers, long rainy days (like today). I highly recommend. The only bad thing I have to say is that the games can go on, and on, and on....but that is easily dealt with. Give it a try if you're a fan of UNO, Skip-Bo, Rummy, etc...

Enjoy!