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If you love golf......and your God, this is the book for you.Sr. Dorothy does a wonderful job of weaving a number of life's truestories into lessons from life. Her warmth in capturing these events truly touches one's soul. How do I know these stories are true?...well, I was one of those present for the hole-in-one story....it's all true! And yes, I was every bit as obnoxious as I appeared the book.

I think having Jack Nicklaus endorse this book tells you a great deal about its content.....and about Jack. I very highly recommend this book.

God's peace and love.....Lowell Rinker

Since I know Sister Dorothy personally from the time she was in Kalamazoo, MI I was delighted to see a new book by her and anxious to read it. I found it to be very enlightening and since I don't play golf I still found it to be enjoyable and relevant in my spiritual life. She opens your eyes to God with her special brand of humor and continues throughout the book to keep you turning the pages to find more ways to relate not just to a golf course but also the outdoors. I'd recommend this book for any one looking for more ways to bring spirituality into your life, along with humorous bits throught.

After reading Sister Dorothy's first book, 'Colors of the Spirit', she immediately became one of my favorite spirtiual authors. But when I read that she had a new book published called, 'A Golfer's Day With The Master,' I was dissapointed, thinking that she was trivilizing her remarkable talent by writing a book about a golfer's day with God. I was Wrong...Wrong...Wrong.

In my estimation, on the book jacket it should read, author Sr. Dorothy Ederer in collaboration with the Holy Spirit. I know you will also sense this as you read the beautiful prayers and reflections that are in this book. She has taken an ordinary subject, a day in the life of a golfer and made it into a spiritual treasure. This is a must read book for anyone who would like a better understanding of what can happen when one allows the Holy Spirit to abide in one's life. This book could have just as well been titled, 'One Day In Your Life With God' because it encompass's everything one needs to know about how we can relate to God in every aspect of our life.

I highly recommend this little treasure. It is a simple but profound book. My wife and I will reread it many, many times. Tom & Mary Milano

Written with the depth of "Tuesdays With Morrie" but with even greater tenderness. This young mother and her co-author father write with honesty and true "from-the-heart" emotion in a manner that will inspire every reader who is dealing with difficult circumstance. It is a quick and easy read, sad but uplifting and informative, as you journey with this mother's recovery from the loss of a child, every parents worst nightmare. Wow!

"Wow!" Everyone needs to read this small but most powerful book. It is a great reminder of strength and purpose that can come out of any tragedy, even death.
AND, everyone must know that when they buy this book they are supporting a great cause, the Miracles of Mitch Foundation. This is a non-profit foundation founded by Mitch's family after his death. More info can be found on www.miraclesofmitchfoundation.org.
I recommend this book for everyone!

Good-bye Mitch is an inspiration for all. It brings you back to the REAL priorities in life and helps you sort through struggles and challenges of any type. Becky's courage and insight is shared so openly it will encourage you to addresss head-on whatever adversities you may face. A must read!

I have used this book since my first child was 2.5 years old. He still loves the stories about the animals in Oaktree Wood. Each of the 12 prayers starts with a cute story about the animal in question and then a short, rhythmic prayer which teaches a lesson. After using it for 4 years, two of my children can say the prayers by heart and have begun to say prayers of their own. It is a great tool to teach about prayer and to settle the kids in at night and give them an easy way to pray when they are young. I have even enjoyed the stories myself!!! And so will you and your kids!!!

My three year old son loves this book. Every night he chooses three animals and we read their story and say the corresponding prayers. It has become a wonderful nighttime ritual. The prayers are very sweet and geared towards children. They address fears, feelings, family, and God's love. It would make an excellent gift for a baptism or other religious occasion.

This book is simply wonderful. I have been looking for a book with some nice bedtime prayers and this is it! On each page, the book has a scene of a different forest animal preparing for bed, followed by a prayer (written by someone else, I think). The book is set up so that you can do just one prayer a night, if you like. The prayers themselves are lovely, and small children can really relate to them.

Shelia Wood Foard has created a great resource for middle-grade teachers to use in their classroom. What better way to reach students than with literature that speaks to them and tells a story--a Harvey Girl's story at that! Children love to learn about the past, and they love stories. Foard's book does a wonderful job of both. Harvey Girl would be a great read aloud or an even better literature circle discussion book. Check it out today!

I enjoyed "Harvey Girl" very much. Foard is a good writer. She obviously knows her history but she also knows the value of a good story. Through the skillful use of fiction and the development of Claire, the main character,the entire era comes alive. I particularly liked the way in which the early twentieth century Ozarks culture and dialect were so faithfully portrayed. You'll like this story and learn some new things as well. I guarantee!

Harvey Girl is as delicious as the gourmet food once served in Harvey Houses along the railways of the Southwest. Sheila Wood Foard sweeps readers into the past, in a story that both kids and adults will enjoy. Ride the rails with fourteen-year-old Clara Fern Massie as she runs away from her Ozark home to become a waitress in New Mexico and later at a Harvey House on the rim of the Grand Canyon. As she learns the "Harvey Way," Clara meets movie stars, famous suffragists, cowboys and Indians while secrets and lies threaten to send her home. I especially enjoyed watching Clara mature from a country girl to an independent, young woman. Harvey Girl is historical fiction at its best, a terrific read and ideal for classroom use.

Summary
This book is a story in English and Russian, in which the mouse community warns everyone that the cat is coming. The reader assumes the warning is out of fear, but in fact, everyone looks forward to the arrival of a cat, who brings them all cheese.

Illustrations
Wonderful, full page illustrations.

Here Comes the Cat is an exciting collaboration between an American writer and a Russian illustrator. Both Frank Asch and Vladimir Vagin play their parts distinctively. The story is filled with suspense, exciting action, and a thought-provoking reversal. The mice characters, representing humans of many ethnicities, react to the news of an approaching cat. The words, found in text balloons, repeat the exclamation, "Here comes the cat!" Yet in every case, we find them in both English and Russian. Signs on stores, also in both languages, offer a wider variety of reading opportunities. The book introduces first-grade readers to the concept of translation. All the visual elements of the book, from the calligraphic text to the full-page illustrations, have a strong and authentic Russian style. The art is excellent.

A little Mouse, aloft in his balloon, sees an ominous shadow approaching the country of his people! Fleeing homeward, he cries warning to every Mouse he meets: "Here comes the Cat! Ciuda idyot Kot!" Soon the alarm is being passed from one to the other, until the entire Mouse population awaits in dread the arrival of the Cat. What will happen when Mice and Cat come face to face? Something quite unexpected! Significantly, this lovely little book is the creation of two authors, one American and the other Russian. After meeting in 1986 at a Soviet/American childrens' book symposium, they decided to collaborate on a tale with a message of harmonious coexistence. Vladimir Vagin's exquisite, highly-detailed, colorful paintings must be seen to be appreciated. And Frank Asch's story of fear and friendship will warm the hearts of adults and children lucky enough to read "Here Comes the Cat!"

Well written short biography's of some notable Colorado historical figures and some recent ones. Entertaining and informative.

I wasn't thirlled when I was given this book as a present - but as soon as I read the first lively biography, I became a fan of this well-written, sprightly collection of biographies of the colorful, eccentric characters who people Colorado's history. This book adds a well-researched human touch to the history of the west, and anyone who loves that history will be captivated by it.

I thoroughly enjoyed Here Lies Colorado. It gave entertaining insight into some really colorful characters and the times in which they lived. The author writes well about his subjects who are wide-ranging. I'd read about a few people and then say to myself, "Okay, just one more"....again and again and again! Needless to say, I finished the book too quickly.

Response to Hitchcock's movies is a felt response. Hitchcock is a popular artist and, for that matter, Shakespeare was a popular artist. What an artist says about his work only has indirect relevance. French criticism of Hitchcock plays down the suspense and humor in his movies. The result is over-simlplification. There is a disturbing quality in many of Hitchcock's films. A function of art is to disturb. Suspense in Hitchcock has a characteristic moral quality.

REBECCA was Hitchcock's first Hollywood film. In LIFEBOAT there is a typical Hitchcock counterpoint of despair and optimism. ROPE was filmed in ten minute takes in a single apartment. It has unbroken continuity in terms of time and regard. There is attractiveness and danger in connivance at common guilt in STRANGERS ON A TRAIN. REAR WINDOW is perhaps the first masterpiece of Alfred Hitchcock.

In late Hitchcock the viewers' reponses are controlled and organized. REAR WINDOW is Hitchcock's attempt to imprison viewers. VERTIGO is superior to its poor book. A zoom-in shot of Scottie's accident gives the spectator a sense of vertigo. Psychologists have explained that tension arises from a desire to fall and a dread of falling. Robin Wood feels that VERTIGO is the Hitchcock film nearest to perfection.

In contrast to James Bond films, Hitchcock films have depth, charm, integrity. NORTH BY NORTHWEST is a condensed version of NOTORIOUS. Mount Rushmore is dramatic rather than symbolic. PSYCHO is full of parent-child references. THE BIRDS is described as an ornithological ON THE BEACH.

In MARNIE concerns evident in Hitchcock's late work become fused. TORN CURTAIN is disappointing as Htichcock's 50th film. It is episodic. Hitchcock, though, fills that movie with his sense of the necessary moral impurity of action in an imperfect world. This is an excellent guide to Alfred Hitchcock's film career. There is a filmography at the end of the book.

Robin Wood is the Preeminent Authority on Hitchcock. Robin Wood is without question the greatest authority on the cinematic works of Sir Alfred Hitchcock. Years ago after seeing many films as I was growing up I decided to do some reading on the role of the Director. By pure chance I picked up and purchased Robin Wood's original edition of this book. Obviously it was at that time, myself still being in school very challenging reading for me. However, I was able to recognize brilliance over hypocrisy. Robin Wood has ever since remained the preeminent authority on Hitchcock's films. He has honestly admitted that his perspectives on some of his analysis have changed. This is not an outright statement that has had a change of heart or acquired a new taste in the aesthetics of Hitchcock's films. On the contrary, through ongoing analysis he has come even closer to the secret of Hitchcock's mastery of his art. An artist creates a work. A great portion of that work is constructed with conscious deliberate thought, some is intuitive and a small portion may be subconscious. Robin Wood, I believe has showed a continuum in his analysis of Hitchcock's work. Wood continues to explore the avenues of the intuitive and subconscious nature of Alfred Hitchcock, which manifests itself in his films. To this end I believe Wood has devoted a good portion of his life. The methods of the great pioneers have often puzzled conventional minds. I am not a great pioneer. I am puzzled. And what the heck does conventional mean? Happy reading!

Robin Wood is without question the greatest authority on the cinematic works of Sir Alfred Hitchcock. Years ago after seeing many films as I was growing up I decided to do some reading on the role of the Director. By pure chance I picked up and purchased Robin Wood's original edition of this book. Obviously it was at that time, myself still being in school very challenging reading for me. However, I was able to recognize brilliance over hypocrisy. Robin Wood has ever since remained the preeminent authority on Hitchcock's films. He has honestly admitted that his perspectives on some of his analysis have changed. This is not an outright statement that has had a change of heart or acquired a new taste in the aesthetics of Hitchcock's films. On the contrary, through ongoing analysis he has come even closer to the secret of Hitchcock's mastery of his art. An artist creates a work. A great portion of that work is constructed with conscious deliberate thought, some is intuitive and a small portion may be subconscious. Robin Wood, I believe has showed a continuum in his analysis of Hitchcock's work. Wood continues to explore the avenues of the intuitive and subconscious nature of Alfred Hitchcock, which manifests itself in his films. To this end I believe Wood has devoted a good portion of his life.

This book tells the hardships of living in a poor inner city apartment, hoping that one day you will make it to the NBA. It tells two true storys that actually happened.How that playground kids put in the effort to get a scholarship for basketball from Isah Thomas's former highschool.It tells what life after basketball is, and how living with not much can still mean living.This book captures what reading is all about, learning things about places that you may of never been before.This book is one of the beest biographies ever, anybody who knows and understands basketball should read, and love this book.The book is better than the movie.

The book was well organized and well written. I was able to understand how two young yeenagers experince life in thier low budget enviroment. And to them they see that basketball is their only way out of the inner city. Overall I feel that this book can help out many teenagers that think that playing in the NBA is the only way out of proverty

Hoop Dreams gives the world an opportunity to learn about Arthur Agee, William Gates and their families. More importantly, this book is an opportunity for the reader to improve the quality of their own life by taking an intorspective look at family values, choices, and career dreams.

This book was given to me by my mother-in-law who used to read it to my husband when he was a small child. I have never had so much fun with a book while reading it to kids. "AHA!" They love to read it with you. It warms your heart and creates some unforgettable memories as you learn why children's version of why the hippo lives in water. I highly suggest to every parent with a boy or girl. It's wonderful.

This book, with its vivid and whimsical watercolors and delightful tone, is a fun and rewarding read-aloud book to share with any child. Hippo's gentle and happy personality captures small children's attention, while the all-powerful Ngai -- "god of Everything and Everywhere -- gives them a delicious shiver up their spine. I have read this book aloud for children uncountable times and have yet to see it fail to please. It should be back in print! So, if you can get your hands on a copy, enjoy.

Mwenye Hadithi writes wonderful animal fables. Hippo is amongst his sweetest. I wish the book was still in hardcover! Makes an excellent read-aloud, and the watercolor illustrations are a great complement.

Who is this author? She has such a grasp of how to entertain a child and still educate them. I love this book and am dying to read more books by her. This is heart-felt and so endearing. I'm 27 and my nephew is 2, we both love this book.

Who is this author? She has such a grasp of how to entertain a child and still educate them. I love this book and am dying to read more books by her. This is heart-felt and so endearing.

This book was filled with compassion for children and animals. It brought back many memories of my childhood. Beautifully illustrated and a treasure to be passed on for many generations!