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As a greyhound adopter and a Mom, I love this book! It is informative, entertaining and heart warming. The artwork is lovely, and the verses are easy to read and understand for toddlers through kids age 8.

I was given this "box of miracles" as a gift due to my interest. As an intuitive consultant who has been teaching other people how to connect with their guardians via meditation, I just think this is such a sweet idea. It comes with little papers where your wishes can be written down, rolled up and put into a little pocket on the back of the minatue angel doll. The booklet is written well and is simple to understand with great suggestions to teach you how to pray, meditate, and communicate with your guardian angel. This makes a great gift to lift the spirits of friends and especially angel lovers.

A great profile of the social, anthropological and historical context of the mighty handbag. Beautiful photographs!

An incredible book. A great read. I completely recommend it for any Jewish family. Wonderfully written and the illustrations are to die for. It really adds a lot to the Hanukkah Season. If you buy one copy, make sure to buy a second for your friends. I'm sure once they see it on your coffee table they'll want one too.

This Blue Moon book, published in 1991, is certainly a classic in every sense of the word for erotic Victorian literature.

The story deals with Astrid, the young, beautifull and petulant daughter of a British member of parliament, who is sent to visit Lady Julia Tingle (don't ya just love the names) at her estate in the countryside, Hardcastle. In a letter of introduction from her mother to Julia, the mistress of Hardcastle is asked to take Astrid under her wing and teach her about the finer things in life the same way that she(Astrid's mom) was taught when she was young and willfull.

The lessons to be taught concern the classic Victorian specialties of subduing and controlling the males of the family with all sexual and sensual tools at their disposal, while at the same time consider it a sport of sexual intrigue to make all others around, you succumb to the basest and, most delicious desires of the flesh.

I absolutely love these kinds of books since although there is some domination and discipline, it is so gentle that it does not fall into the trap of being the more common 'whip me - beat me' type of book ..... A pleasant surprise considering some of the more recent published eortic stories that I have read ....

The Hardy Boys' Guide to Life is a great little book for all Hardy Boy fans. It is filled with humorous little observations that were taken from various Hardy Boys stories. One that popped out at me and that was listed under survival strategies went like this: "If your being tied to a chair, expand your chest, flex your muscles, and keep your arms as far away from your sides as possible. That way, when you relax your body, the binds will not be as tight as your captors intended." This is funny stuff!

Here's a couple more... "A good blow to the head can reverse twenty five years of amnesia." And... "Never go anywhere without emergency rations like candy bars, fruit and crackers in your pockets; that way you won't starve if someone locks you in a secret room." I love this stuff! I think that the various soap operas should publish their own versions of this type of book.

This is a great little book. It will make a fun stocking stuffer and will bring back many happy reading memories for all Hardy Boy fans.

For students of history, here is a reprint of one of Kepler's works. Centuries old. But noteworthy because before Newton came on the scene, Kepler's work was one of the high water marks of astronomy. Plus, the material in the book was useful to Newton, when he would apply his equations to explaining various of Kepler's observations.

Plus, another attraction of this book is the introduction by Hawking. So there are two great names on the same cover. For the layman in physics, here is a noted viewpoint of Kepler's accomplishments.

I got this item from a Borders book store near me. It's pretty cool. The crystal ball is solid glass and it comes with a neat little elephant stand to put the ball on. It's pretty small but it's still really neat. It also comes with Prisoner of Azkaban related stickers.

this profuct is great, as long as your a harry potter fan! It comes with a cute sticker book and the toy is really rad.

if its on-sale, buy it!

So far, the Naxos Life and Works series has given us boxed sets of CDs with the lives and works of Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Liszt, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, and Verdi. They have all been written and narrated by Jeremy Siepmann with the assistance of actors such as David Timson. To this impressive series we can now add "Joseph Haydn" (8.558091-94) on four CDs with a running time of 4 1/2 hours.

The running theme throughout this audiobiography is Haydn's marvelous sense of humor. This trait can be spotted from his music alone, but it is good to hear all the wonderful anecdotes concerning it that fill this recording. Musicians will be impressed by Haydn's loyalty to his players and the remarkable tact he showed in swaying his "serene highness" bosses to his way of thinking.

The recorded text is supported by many musical examples drawn from the deep pool of Naxos recordings. As with other entries in these series, I feel that some of them are a bit too long; but after all, the title of the series is Life and WORKS. David Timson is the voice of Haydn, and he is supported by actors Sam Dastor, Nigel Anthony, Steve Hodson, Roger May, and Frances Jeater.

As always with these Naxos sets, the booklet alone is worth the price you pay for the whole product. Its 146 pages include eight sections: Track lists, cast, historical background, Haydn in his time, his major works and their significance, a graded reading plan, recommended reading, personalities, a calendar of Haydn's life, a glossary, and advice on how to use the CD-ROM feature of these discs.

Highly recommended, as is the entire series.