Lucky and Jack love each other. They just can't live with each other. And it doesn't look like the situation is about to get any better. In fact, it's getting worse. Lucky's pregnant.

Erin "Lucky" Cahill (photographer for small town paper) and her police captain husband, Jack, have been married less than a year and separated for most of the time. Except in bed, they have to be the most mis-matched pair I've ever seen and no wonder they're constantly on opposite sides of the discussion. They are trying to work things out except lust and Jack's secret past life always seem to get in the way. As soon as Jack finds out Lucky is pregnant he insists on moving back in with her. But is it because he loves her or is it only because of responsibility?

The story deals with the two of them coming to grips with Jack's past, Lucky's part in sending a man to prison for a murder he may not have committed, their impending parenthood and their love for each other as they work out their differences. The only thing that kept this from being a 5-star for me was the [in my opinion] unfair treatment Lucky gave Jack when she learned about his past, a minor point that many readers may not share. I am looking forward to reading Jack's sister's story, coming in Spring 2002.

Married less than a year, police captain Jack Cahill takes an apartment in town, separating from his photographer wife Erin. Better known as "Lucky", Erin and Jack obviously love each other, but cannot seem to live together as all they do is argue or make love.

However, their inability to keep a healthy distance leads to a slight complication, as Lucky is now pregnant. On top of that, Jack is embroiled in a homicide investigation that Lucky cannot seem to avoid staying out of the way. As they get closer to the truth about the who-done-it, the duo also begins to learn life's critical lesson that compromise and consensus enable love to guide the most bickering couple into forging a permanent relationship. Now if they can only live long enough to enjoy one another.

MR. AND MRS. WRONG is the right book for those readers who enjoy a strong romantic mystery that in many ways will remind readers of the Thin Man series. The story line contains sexual tension and a fabulous who-done-it, but belongs to the lead pair whose double entendres, sexual retorts, and witty comebacks add humor to a strong suspenseful thriller. Here's to you Ms. Robinson for cleverly mixing elements from two genres into quite an pleasurable happening for readers.

Harriet Klausner

Erin Cahill, nicknamed Lucky, and her husband of eleven months Jack just can't seem to work things out. They are crazy about each other, but with intensely different goals and values, they can't seem to resolve their differences. Nevertheless, they also can't seem to stay away from one another. When Jack returns yet again to the cabin along Alabama's Black Warrior River to supposedly look for something he'd left behind, the author remarks: "The only thing they found were the zippers to each other's pants." That single comment hooked this reviewer!

On one hand, Jack's reticence about revealing his past initially adds an element of danger and mystery. Eventually his silence simple irritates her. On the other hand, Jack doesn't like her job, her home and her lifestyle. It's always the same. He comes back, they sleep together, she cries, and he leaves for his apartment where he feels guilty for her tears. The only thing they have in common in overpowering passion for each other...soon a baby. Lucky fears that this pregnancy will destroy any chance they had of saving their marriage. When MR AND MRS WRONG seem at impasse, however, circumstances conspire to force Lucky and Jack to reevaluate their priorities. As an old mystery resurfaces, they are thrust into danger and intrigue.

These multifaceted characters meet their challenges with grace, demonstrating the transformational power of love. Indeed, Lucky's one of the most eccentric, powerful women I've met in romantic fiction. Her inability to complete a task because she's interrupted by watching a spider weave a web, for example, gives her a refreshing spontaneity, yet she never crosses the line into immature nor irresponsible. Further, the multi layered plot keeps the pages turning quickly, as does the witty dialogue and author's flair for the dramatic. A lovely, fun read, this one goes on the keeper shelf.

It is an indispensible resource for anyone willing (or made) to learn Old English. Besides providing some texts for reading together with the glossary (rather typical for a primer, eh?) it also has a section (comprising HALF of the whole volume!) on grammar, which I find especially good. It is on par with a classic such as Quirk's "Old English Grammar", the major difference being only in the phonology section. Overall, a very good buy - my only reservation is that there could be more texts... I am hard to satisfy.

This is a good book, but it was written in 1888, the writer thinks only people with Phds are interested in Old English
If you don't know German, French, and Latin, this book will be a problem for you. A lot of the stuff will be over your head.
Too egghead for the average working person.

Good Book, but you need to know French, German, and Latin to follow it.

In my opinion Affliction is a very good book. While reading Affliction I really started to think about our society and the influation of horoscopes, pschologists and so on. Can a pschologist really be a danger for your marriage? What are the values that count nowadays??? I think it is really worth reading this book.

THIS IS THE BEST NOVEL I'VE READ FOR AGES. WRITTEN IN DIALOGUE FORM, IT IS LIVELY AND GRIPPING FROM THE FIRST PAGE TO THE LAST. AND - AS UNLIKELY THE PLOT MAY BE, IT ALWAYS REMAINS PLAUSIBLE THANKS TO WELDON'S GREAT PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROTAGONISTS.

This book is full of beautiful photos and amazing facts. It makes a great gift for young naturalists.

Great little book--reminds me of Jim Cherry's Loco for Lizards, another "laugh out loud funny" book that seriously informs while keeping the reader amused. I highly recommend them both.

This was a nostalgic book. I was born in Pago Pago in l952 from East European immigrants escaping Soviet occupation. We now live in the Michigan. The reason this was nostalgic is because my father is mentioned in the book as the kind Latvian physician who helped deliver the authors baby. My father is still alive and just read the book with great interest. He says it is very accurate, entertaining, and a good look at Samoan life. I would love to be able to contact the author and tell her about the wonderful doc that I know that delivered her child.

My Samoan Chief tells the experiences of a young American woman who falls in love with a Samoan exchange student, marries him and returns to the Islands. Throughout the book she encounters Faa Samoa (The Samoan Way). Because she is palagi (pa-la-ngee - European) certain concessions are made. Some of the most funny stories for me, like trying to get shoes in the United States for her fiance and his sister - their feet were TOO wide, were funny to me because I'm married to a Samoan myself and had exactly the same experiences Fay Calkins had. If you plan to go overseas to the South Sea Islands, you gotta read this to get the flavour of meeting some of the friendliest and most hospitable people in the world

This is one of those delicious little paperbacks that makes you laugh aloud with its acidic absurdity. Weldon assumes an almost "once upon a time" tone to tell a fairy tale gone bad, what happens when the once-rich-but-titleless lady and the once-poor-and-titled man split up. Splitting refers not only to the various couplings of Edwin and Angelica's little clique and their inevitable upsets, but also what happens to poor Angelica's mind as it attempts to remedy the situation. You cannot help but root for Angelica and to feel like and dislike for her various personalities, and even the ones you dislike will amuse you. Not a serious read, but definitely fun to curl up with on a rainy day. (Beware trying it as a "read to sleep book" - it's humour is too sharp for that; I stayed up much later than I should have for lack of reader self-control.)

For those who follow the books by Fay Weldon as they come out... i wouldn't call it her best but it is up there, with the very enjoyable ones, i liked it just a bit less than 'Worst Fears' which is an amazingly well written book with the sharpest observations and the typical dark, witty humor so characteristic of Fay Weldon

Splitting is a great introduction to Fay Weldon. An aristocratic woman's marriage is on the rocks and she leaves her palatial setting to make her way in the real world of London. She must find a job, an apartment, and figure out her broken heart. And so she starts to split into several different personalities, each with her own name and serving her own purpose to help her survive.

Eventually, though, they start to conflict!

Though this book has a tendency to be dark, it still manages to be comedic, and will hold the reader's attention in fascination. I still haven't read anything that matches "Splitting" in sheer imagination and wit.

I had difficulties solving chemistry problems I also bought many books but when I found this one in My local library I was extremely happy with the simplicity of the text problem examples
THIS IS THE BEST BOOK FOR CHEMISTRY CLASS EVER ....I HAD A D IN MY FIRST CHEMISTRY CLASS NOW I AM GETTING As AND Bs Every household should have one .... The best book by far

This book is very well written, with helpful diagrams and detailed examples. It is easy to understand and text and with this book it is truly not hard to understand chemistry and do well. I easily got an A in Chemistry I and I believe that everyone who failed the class simply didn't look over the book or their notes after class. It certainly wasn't the fault of the professor or the text- both explained chemistry very well.

THE BOOK IS EXCELLENT. I USED THIS BOOK FOR MY CHEMISTRY COURSE AND I FEEL THE AUTHORS DID A FINE JOB WRITING THIS BOOK. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK FOR ALL OF YOU COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO ARE MAJORING IN CHEMISTRY OR THE ALLIED HEALTH FIELD. THIS IS FOR THE REVIEWERS WHO GAVE THE BOOK ONE STAR. HOW CAN YOU GIVE THE BOOK 1 STAR WITHOUT EVER READING THE BOOK.

This book provides sound parenting philosophy and easy to use guidelines to apply it. As a teacher, it is clear to me which students have been raised with loving and logical parents. So many parents confuse love with protection. Parenting with love and logic means allowing your kids to make choices ... and sometimes mistakes. Some may object to the "Basic German Shepard" tactics or the idea that claims that spanking is sometimes alright. Use what you wish from the book. I have never spanked my child, nor do I order him around like a dog. To avoid a power struggle with my son who didn't want to put on his clothes or coat for a 5 minute ride home from my sister's house, I used Love and Logic principles. On a cold January evening in Michigan I carried him to the car in his underwear. Moments later, he said, "I'm cold." I simply kept driving and said, ... Perhaps next time you will make a different choice?" A natural instinct would be to cover him up and protect him from the cold. He was not injured in any way. By sticking to the principle, however, he learned two very important lessons: 1) mom is not kidding around, and 2) it's smart to wear your clothes and a coat. Since that evening, we have not struggled to get dressed. Try it!

Love and Logic is a great tool! I have seen Jim Fay in person. He is a wise and humorous man. The combination of information provided in this parenting book is extremely useful. Some of the methods used are simply replacing commonly used phrases : "You are not going anywhere until your room is clean!" to a phrase such as, "Anyone that has clean room is welcome to play outside." The method also emphasizes the parent allowing the child to begin making choices from a young age. The parent offers different choices for their child, allowing the child to have the opportunity of taking part in the decision making process.

Do not be mislead into thinking this is soft-parenting. Fay and Cline also believe that children must have boundaries and consequences for their actions. They suggest natural consequences, one in the consequence is related to the choice that the child made. The book gives various scenarios of logical consequences.

I borrowed the book from a friend, and then purchased the audio-book. I enjoyed the audio-book although there are times that the delivery of the dialogue in the first tape seems patronizing. Don't be turned off by the delivery of that first tape! The book is full fantastic suggestions that make life easier.

If you have the opportunity to see Jim or Charles Fay in person, GO! They are not patronizing at all. Jim Fay will have you laughing so much at times, and you leave feeling extremely energized.

I have been reading parenting books for years. I read this book completely. As the adult child of an alcohol and drug councilor with 3 young children, I have taken great interest in therapy and communication techniques. I don't generally offer my opinion in reviews but I felt that this book should receive the credit that it is due. The focus of this book is to help your child to eventually become an unusually functional and mentally healthy adult. It makes a humorous, but truthful analogy of the learning patterns of very young (2 and under) children to that of dogs. It explains why, unlike a dog, children must begin to think for themselves and how to help them do that. It recognizes that some parents use corporal punishment, explains why this is sometimes effective and how to use it to the least detriment of the child, but over all discourages it and offers alternative methods of discipline. The book teaches how parents can assist instead of disrupting the child's natural process of learning. Permit a child the consequences of their own mistakes when they are young and they will learn not to make big, life changing mistakes when they are adults. Become a friend and respected confidant to your child whose opinion he respects. There are excellent, real life accounts of how to apply the techniques. Most teachers will recognize the authors names. The authors are well known and highly acclaimed in the educational field and have raised responsible, successful children themselves.

Cain's work is a short expose on historical Jesus research. As a historical Jesus researcher, I was dismayed by the poor handling of current scholarship. First, Cain's premise is that only a Jesus who is excoriated by modern research is truly understandable to modern man; however, this is a logical fallacy and unwarranted dichotomy meant to confuse the reader. Second, the work is, of course, based solely (and I do mean solely) on the work of the Jesus Seminar, a vocal but by no means authoritative group of researchers. Furthermore, the author's use of blanket statements and non-sequiturs made the book unbearable. While I recognize that the book was not written on a scholarly level, this book stands as a rather erroneous look at historical Jesus research today. This book has more to do with the Jesus Seminar's presuppositions than with the historical Jesus. If you want to know more about the Seminar, leave this book behind and read J.D. Crossan. If you really want to catch a glimpse of both sides, then there are two "debate" books as a starting point: Crossan and Craig's "Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up?" or Borg and Wright's "The Meaning of Jesus."

This book brought Jesus to me for the first time. If anyone has been bogged down by the church's interpratation of Jesus, this book will set you free!!! The scholarship is wonderful. Dr. Cain is brillant.

This is a wonderful book. With a fresh approach to many aspects of the story of Jesus. As an example, Cain suggests that the church was really born as Jesus and his followers went through the little towns of Galilee. Cain writes"in their experience of Jesus and his disciples, the peasants of Galilee encountered the prescence of God. They met a God who accepts, forgives, and heals them. To reiterate an important point, it is not likely that Jesus' subsequent crucifixion detracted one bit from thier experience of God, nor that reports of his resurrection added anything to it. They had encountered Jesus. They had shared meals with him. They knew what it was like to live in God's kingdom. That was enough." This concept of the Galilean followers and many other ideas as well, makes this book by Marven Cain a real contribution to the efforts being made to make the real Jesus accessible to the people in modern times. Cordelia Plunkett

I hated how the authors condemned babies who are attached to their parents. They seem to think that it is abnormal for babies to prefer the company of their parents to that of strangers.
I do like that they don't condone spanking or crying it out.

I was very disappointed after reading this book and felt obligated to write a negative review since there are alreay so many other great reviews out here. I first read the borrowed book "Parenting with love and logic, teaching children responsibilities" by Jim Fay and Foster Cline, which was first published in 1990 and now is in 10th edition. I loved that book, therefore I searched in Amazon.com, wanting to buy one for myself. I then came across this one. Since I have two kids under the age of 2, I thought this book might be more suitable on offering techniques specific for younger children, so I ordered one.
After finishing the entire book, I felt I wasted my money. It failed my expectation totally. Why?
1. This book offers nothing new, with much less content compared to its 'parent' book, the one I mentioned by Jim and Foster.
2. It's poorly designed and laid out in content. If you select any three pages from the entire book and read them, you will find the content of each page exactly talks about the same thing. Basically, you will find the author repeating the same words again and again, not necessarily for the purpose of emphasizing. It's simply very boring and repetitive. I would say that the intention of such repetition was for increasing its word count, but that would be too mean.
3. Don't be fooled, Jim Fay is NOT the first author, his son Charles is.
4. This is another typical money making driven scheme to profit off the successful original -- After making a great one, having a bunch of not so good, or even [bad] ones following in the same series.
5. If you still want to choose from "Love and Logic" series, get the original one I mentioned earlier. That's all you need ,and I personally don't think you need to buy any other one in this series.

I completely disagree with the reviewer who asserted that the authors of the early childhood book were condemning the parent-child bond. To the contrary, that relationship is key to the successful implementation of love & logic. What the authors do assert is that it is not the parents job to solve their childrens problems, rather, they act as consultants and guides, providing opportunities for children to make safe mistakes and good choices, and letting their children bear the burden of their consequences while keeping the loving relationship intact.