Running Books

The children found this book to be very entertaining. They went through it rather quickly.

The rap on kids sports today seems to be about too much, too soon, too much specificity, too much competitiveness, too much pressure, too much incentive to specialize early and practice one sport.

And then there's Carol Goodrow's vision of Kids' Running, which is the the reverse of every reason parents might be afraid of getting their kids involved in sports. Want to run? Great, here's some ways to have fun doing it. Want to ride your bike today instead? Jump rope, play some kickball, play a game with your teammates? No problem, go ahead, you won't even notice you're still running. Want to do a race or two? Nothing but good news.

This book is a reassuring reference for parents, but it's also an empowering menu of fun stuff for kids, too, enough to make their parents wish they were kids again and could be out running the butterfly loops with their friends, too. For more advanced readers, there are characters who can be followed through the book as they figure out this sport for themselves.

Carol has been able to carry forward the delightful style of the "Kids Running" web-site into this equally delightful book. With so many pictures of kids (and their ever-present pet dogs) enjoying the many running activities, and with so many cute rhymes about running and healthy eating, it's hard to imagine any child NOT getting caught up in the fun and excitement!

As "Professor Shoelace", I was also pleased to see that Carol promotes the virtues of good fitting running shoes or sneakers, securely tied with shoelaces. This comes by way of advice on the very first page of the book, as well as by example in the countless pictures of kids wearing colorful running shoes, all neatly tied with colorful shoelaces.

Carol Goodrow breaks through the finish line with a gold medal finish again!

Recommended for grades 1 to 6, this 82-page gem has content stimulating enough for adult readers, yet colorful, clever and charming enough to read to toddlers.

The information is rock-solid, perfect for a lifelong foundation in health.

This book is a cheerful antedote to wearisome complaints of youth with too much screen time and too little nutritious food. It is not preachy, and has enough informative tidbits and silly riddles to keep readers returning again and again.

Librarians, teachers, parents and grandparents will want to get this mighty treasure.

A definite favorite in our house! Love the many sounds, the adorable illustrations, and the great story line.

I am becoming a big fan of this storywriter/illustrator. His illustrations are always fun, colorful and almost jump off the page. My 2 year old loves seeing all the different animals and making their sounds/noises throughout this book while waiting for Martina to find the grand finale "beautiful noise". With it's big pages and easy to read large print, this book is still at the top of the pile for our daily reading and enjoyment.

This is a classic book. My daughter is 3 and she just loves la cucharacha Martina's quest for the "beautiful noise." It helps that my husband is an entomologist - the two of them get a big kick out of this book. Spanish is woven into the book, in the signs and in names, but you don't need to speak Spanish to read and enjoy the book. The pictures are beautiful, fascinating to children. All around, a family favorite for us!

This book was wonderful! Although written for younger children older children and adults will enjoy it too. The illustrations are crisp, bright and whimsical. The story of a beautiful cockroach is based on a Caribbean Folktale. It is a fun read and a great book to share with others. The book has lots of secrets in the language. Look for the meaning to the many spanish signs and symbols located throughout the book. I shared this with my college classmates, my adolescent children and younger children as well. They all enjoyed the story and were equally intrigued by the illustrations.

Nolo's Legal Guide to Starting and Running a Small Business was exactly what I needed to help start my company off on the right foot. I don't have a very strong legal backround and would have been way over my head if I'd tried to forge ahead totally alone but at the same time I didn't want to spend a fortune consulting a lawyer. If you're in a similar situation then Nolo's Legal Guide is the perfect solution. It is well written, well organized, thorough, and very easy to use. It's a great general start-up kit that would be helpful to any fledgling business that I can think of. If I had had to call a lawyer to answer every legal question that arose in the first couple of months (a huge number) then my company may easily have never gotten off the ground. I was so pleased with this product that I have since purchased two more Nolo books (Tax Savvy for Small Business and The Employer's Legal Handbook) that are more directed at business owners who have gotten through the initial start-up phase. Both of these books are also excellent and I would recommend them as follow ups to the Legal Guide to Starting and Running a Small Business.

There are several books in the market on how to incorporate your company based on the state. Even though there is an advantage to these books as you get state specific information for filing paperwork to incorporate, usually there isn't any other information in these books that you can use.

This Nolo guide on the other hand stays kind of generic in the sense that they don't spend too much time in how to fill out the incorporation forms and where to file. Instead, they give good information on every subject you would need to research when starting a small business.

The book starts off by explaining the different legal forms of corporate entities you can choose for your business and details each of these forms in the next three chapters. After this, there are more than 20 chapters devoted to almost any kind of situation you may encounter. For example - there is a chapter on Resolving Legal Disputes, a chapter on Small Business Contracts, a chapter on Home Based Business, etc. Some of the topics I had no prior knowledge of and gained tremendously from - Retail Pricing and Return Practices, Zoning Laws, Deducting Expenses for Business Use of Your Home, Workers' Compensation, Thirteen Common Sources of Money, and Strong and Weak Trademarks.

This is a good book to read when you are STARTING your own business. After that, you will probably need to research more into the topics that are relevant to your situation. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many different legal guides that small businesses can use (from Nolo). Obviously, as your particular situation becomes more unique you need to refer to the specific books that have an advanced treatment of that topic. And finally, it is always better to seek a lawyer's help after being aware of the basics of the Law.

As usual, Nolo does a fantastic job of covering a broad range of topics in a very detailed fashion without losing the reader's attention. There are a lot of examples to explain the various topics and everything is in plain English. I especially like the references to the IRS forms and publications you need in various circumstances. When you go to the IRS website, it isn't clear which form is relevant to you. It's neat that Nolo makes sure to reference the right form when they are discussing a particular subject.

I hope your small business succeeds and that you find this book helpful in getting things started. Be sure to check out the other Nolo books when you are past the initial stages and definitely build a good working relationship with a trustworthy lawyer for times of need. Good luck!

This set me straight on a few things while setting up my business. It is well written and easy to understand. I would recommend this to any 1st time business owner starting out.

Full of the information you expect based upon the title of the book. The information is detailed so you have the guidance you sought.

This book is like an encyclopedia of small business. I'll definitely be returning to this book throughout the years.

Five stars is not enough for this book. It's in a category of its own because of the quality of the information, and the fact that it is put across so painlessly, using examples from popular films.

The title suggests it's a book about films. It's not, it's about how to write a good novel, but it uses films to show examples of plot characterisation, suspense etc. ( The author has published ten novels as Val Daniels. )

I've read and studied most of the available how-to-write books, and this one is the most enjoyable to read, and provides the most useful teaching. She explains a topic, why it is important, then gives examples of HOW it has been cleverly used in films.

( It would make a great gift for a writer friend but if you don't have it yourself, buy it now. I've gleaned more useful gems from this book than from dozens of writing magazines. )

It covers: Characterisation, External Goals and Motivation, Internal Goals and Character Growth, Premise, Creating Tension, Conflict, Suspending Disbelief.

Then it has three chapters based on using the points already covered : Five Star Plotting, Putting it all Together, Parting Thoughts and Other Useful Stuff.

It includes some forms at the back to help you apply the points, and the book itself is a comfortable read, being printed on white paper with white space on the pages.

The main films used are: the Sandra Bullock film 'While You Were Sleeping', Spider-man, Speed, Clueless, Lethal Weapon, The Sixth Sense, Die Hard, Bridget Jones Diary, Jaws.

If you're thinking well those are not very good films for the sort of book I want to write, be patient. You'll be amazed at how much you will learn about character development from the examples she uses, and you'll also want to watch those films again.

As an example of the quality teaching, 'Premise' has always been a woolly concept for me. I've read about it in other books -James N Frey covers it well, but it somehow has never fully sunk in, and I keep having to go back over it.

She covers premise by coming at it from different angles, explains how other writers have decribed it, and offers examples, so I ended up with a far better understanding of what it is, why it's important, and how to apply it to my writing.

But the main benefit I got from this book is the way it lets you relate one concept to another so I now have a far better understanding of why characterisation / goal / motivation / premise / backstory are there and how they relate to one another.

I would highly recommend James Scott Bell's 'Plot and Structure' as an overall primer book for writing a novel. I would also highly recommend Les Edgerton's 'Hooked' as a second level book, but as a sheer enjoyable read, and a book to painlessly improve overall understanding of the key topics above, especially characterisation, this one is the best.

Alfie Thompson's guide to writing novels is a "must have" for any writer's library. The book goes beyond the dense discourse found in so many writing instruction books and provides a practical "how to" approach that that teaches the reader to watch movies with a writer's eye.

Her approach provides an exceptionally fast and effective way for a fiction writer to absorb proven techniques for developing characters, creating interesting plots, building scenes, establishing motivation, strengthening conflict and fixing problems in a story.

Well organized and easy to read, this book is now my favorite book on writing a novel!

A Novel Approach To Writing: Lights! Camera! Fiction! by movie buff and professional writing instructor Alfie Thompson is a guide to writing great novels especially for movie lovers. Chapters instruct how to watch movies with a writer's eye for what works and what doesn't, blending believable character traits into scenes and plots, using goals to reveal character motivation, judiciously applying foreshadowing and flashback, the power of the suspense of disbelief and how to encourage it, smooth plotting, and much more. A Novel Approach To Writing is a valuable supplement to aspiring and practicing fiction writers, outlining how to absorb the most advanced techniques and inspiration from multimedia experiences and transform it into improved quality within one's own work.

This is a novel approach to writing...using movies to explain character development, external goals and motivation, internal goals and character development, premise (one of the biggies, that's hard to explain at times), tension, conflict, etc., etc., etc....

If you're a visual learner, this book will explain what hours of workshops fail to do...seeing what Ms. Thompson has done on the page to explain all of the above, seems so simple.

But then all great ideas do seem simple once explained. (Duh!)

I sure wish she would have written this book ten years ago, it would have saved me a lot of time in trying to write a compelling novel.

My red hat off to you...you deserve it!

Very cute little book. I'm sure my little brother will love it. Great little extra gift.

this book gives you some easy tricks to do

I got mine in my Christmas stocking. What a neat stocking stuffer for the yo-yo enthusiast. Stuart Crump has a better basic trick book out now but this is still a cool little book destined to become a collectible. Five stars as a stocking stuffer. Lucky Meisenheimer M.D. author of "Lucky's Collectors Guide to 20th Century Yo-Yos...History and Values"

This was an informative book, with many pictures to go along with how to do many tricks. It even told about the history of Yo-yos!

I would highly recommend this logbook for anyone who has thought about using a training log, but has found them to be too daunting and clumsy. LogbookONE is so simple(very orginized,) and fun(great visual symbols,) that I actually look forward to writing down my daily runs. Being much more of an "intuitive" runner, I was able to tailor the logbook to fit my style. I used more of the space to describe my dreams and the mood of the run.LogbookONE can be easily used by the most "scientific" of runners, leaving space and symbols for resting heart-rate, weight, sleep, ect. I've seen my training improve since using the logbook and believe every athlete could benefit from using it!
-Michele Tetreault
(just completed 50 mile trail race after using this book!)

Logbookone is the most asthetically pleasing training log I have ever seen and as a runner for most of my life I have seen a lot. It is very well thought out and perfect for runners of all abilities. Highly recomended.
-Sean O'Brien
Nike Farm Team 1500m pr - 3:38

Finally!! A training log that is simple, easy to use and lets a runner get into the detail that he/she needs to keep an accurate log of their training.

I have been using this book now for a month and I love it. You can start the log on ANY date, so you are not tied into the normal calendar. It has places for things that you just don't find in a normal log. Things like time of sleep, heart rate, weights, interval sessions, heartrate, massage, are all easily listed. Only complaint is what took the running world so long to make a log like this!

This book smells like....Victory.

Doug Consiglio 1988 Olympic Track and Field Runner (1500m Canada) 3:53 miler.

I have been running, training and racing for over 20 years, and this is the best running log that I have come across, by far. This is the only log that I have seen that has been user-friendly. The book is not predated, which is great. Therefore, an athlete can start using the book in January or August. Or you can put the book aside for awhile and start using it later.

I wish this log was around when I was coaching a few years ago, when I was coaching. It would have helped me keep better track of my athlete's training. My kids would have used this book--if for no other reason than the pictures of current and past superstars like Steve Prefontaine, Nicole Teter, Joan Benoit, Mary Decker and Fred Carter. Each picture corresponded with an inspirational quote. The journal allows athletes and coaches to not only track mileage, course and effort--but also heartrate, the amount of sleep each night and several other training aspects. The icons used in the book are really creative and well done. They really did help, and save a lot of writing space (one of my criticisms of other logs, and the reason I used a paper notebook since I graduated high school). The other thing I liked about the journal was that it didn't try to overextend itself by trying to be a training journal, and a how-to-run-a-marathon guide.

This is excellent. Very detailed instructions, and good graphics make it easy for anyone to make a really cute bear:)

Although I'm still in the process of making my bear, I'd like to leave my comments now. So far, this has been a *great* kit and I'm sure it will continue to be fun. It really is quite simple, and it looks like the bear will be quite adorable!! I very much recommend it!!

I had lots of fun with this kit. The instructions in the book are clear and simple (and fast, i finished mine in a day). And most importantly, the finale bear is the cutest; however, i never expected to be that small. This kit teaches one to make a small yellow bear with movable jointed limbs. Overall, this kit and book is very complete and great for rainy days!

This kit comes complete with all the materials necessary to make a very adorable bear. The directions are very detailed and fully illustrated. If you can pick up a needle and thread, you can make this bear.

I loved this book! I'm an adult, but even so I raced through this story. Maya is a wonderful, spunky character, who's warm, funny, and very real. I would follow her through a thousand more adventures. The writing is vivid and beautiful, full of metaphors and colorful descriptions. I'm looking forward to Anjali Banerjee's next book!

I've been dying to read this book based on the reveiws.. When I saw it in the library, you can imagine that I grabbed it of the shelf ! Usually, I get too excited about books, and they turn out to be dissappointing.. But this was definetly worth it !! I love Maya's character and the whole plot that follows. I saw Ganesh in a new way, due to the way he talked to Maya and by his hungry actions, which was also very interesting ! Being Indian myself, I could relate to this book very well. This book was not only funny, but it gives a good lesson near the end.. This has to be my favorite book of all time !

Wendy Lamb Books, 2005. Born in India and raised in Manitoba, Maya struggles to find her identity as the only brown-skinned kid in school. When her beautiful cousin, Pinky, arrives from India bearing a statue of the god Ganesh and proceeds to steal the boy Maya wants, Maya prays to Ganesh to remove all of her obstacles-with unintended consequences. A unique story with a dream-like quality that shows a young girl embracing her culture and learning about herself.

A respected literary figure once proposed the question, "Why must all the good things belong to the past?" With her debut novel, Maya Running, author Anjali Banerjee places that somber notion squarely where it belongs - at the end of the emotional queue alongside disheartened, dispirited and despondent.

Although published by Wendy Lamb Books, an imprint of Random House created to appeal to children and young adults, Maya Running has a great deal to offer those of us not in Generation Y. Baby boomers (like me) and Gen Xers (like my grown children) can find pleasure and profit in this charming novel. Think The Color Purple by Alice Walker or The Bluest Eyes by Tony Morrison then add a touch of sweet and dash of late twentieth century savvy, and you get the story of Maya Mukherjee, a Canadian born girl of Indian descent searching for her identity.

From first page to last, I was enchanted with Ms. Banerjee's original and unique narrative voice, the delectable unification of teenage humor, hope, awe and envy. Her characters are clearly drawn and the relationships effectively established. When I read the book, Maya's challenges and successes strolled pleasantly beside me, unhurried and unforced, a testament to Ms. Banerjee's workmanlike pacing of story, plot and dialogue.

All good things do not have to belong to the past. Maya Running reminds old folks that no matter how packaged or marketed, there's still plenty of simple joy in the here and now. Remember the last time your rode in a limousine with the windows down?

William Schroder
Author of Cousins of Color
www.cousinsofcolor.com

The depth is this poetry is extreme. I have meditated on many of them, and I am a wholer person.

daniel running is an amazing author. whilst reading this book, i was swept away..breathtaking, absolutely breathtaking...

Hi! I am one of Daniel's students and i can't explain how much i love this book. Its amazing. it touched my heart and made me laugh. I knew that Daniel was a talented person through me past 2 months with him but this shows it even more. he is the most talented poets i have read. good job Daniel!

Great, if you like poetry!

terrific account of new york through the eyes of a cabbie!

Found the book to be both entertaining and quite enjoyable. Thought the stories were interesting and provided a nice perspective of one man's wild adventures within a fascinating city.

This homemade recounting of a taxi driver's life is fun, easy to read, and better than it ought to be. That is, it completely amateur in feel and presentation. But it is amateur in the best sense of the word--it is written out of love for telling a story and expressing the joy the author feels has been a part of his life as a New York taxi driver. Amateur comes from the Latin amare, to love, as the author surely knows. Jerry Tierstein's love of a life not filled with fame and fortune, but with long hours of routine and demanding work, is uplifting in itself. His joy in his own good fortune in meeting Rudi Guiliani is balanced by a near-death experience he had picking up some hookers in the wee-small hours of the morning--as two men they had robbed came after them--and their taxi driver as well. Jerry sold me his book on a short cross-town trip from West 72nd Street to East 93rd. It won't take you much longer to get into the book--and the ride will be a delight.

I enjoyed reading The Meter's Running by Jerry Tierstein.
It was a very well written as it showed the humorous side of life as well as everyday ocurrances of a poor working man trying to make a living as a Taxi driver.
The Author, Jerry Tierstein brings out the public in a view only a person that works on a daily basis with the public can truly understand.
It is a well written as the author pulls you into his life and he introduces his shinning personality with every adventure that he endures.
This is a page turner and a must read.