I first read this book about 5 years ago, drawn to it because of the appreciation of the investment prowess of the Author. I have long been a shareholder of the Templeton Funds. When I agreed to teach a class of 8th graders a "Career Exploration" class I knew this would be a 1st rate text. The class read the book over a period of weeks as we reviewed the book each class period. Each of them was then required to write a review. Each student gleaned different messages from the book. All spoke highly of it. It is my belief that it will continue to speak to them as they shape their careers and their lives. Personally, I can think of no better gift for a young adult, or for a foreward thinking adolescent, than this book

This book provides the reader with a clear description of the personal characteristics, attitudes, and behaviors that lead to a fulfilled life. Both of the authors relate these time proven principals with actual examples from Mr. Templeton's own experience in life. Area's covered include: Learning, Giving, Working, Happiness, Attitude, Investing in Life, Understanding, Loving, Humility, and other areas that lead to happiness in one's life. On a personal note, i am 28 yrs. old and am very grateful to have had the opportunity to have been exposed to this type of wisdom. This book makes a great gift, especially to those souls still searching for meaning, joy, and peace in their life on earth.

I recommend this book to anyone who loves to have their soul ache. You'll laugh, cry, and you'll see the world in a new way: through the eyes of a man who can find beauty in Manassas.

This book is a bit of pure genius. The poem entitled They Come for What You Love, which combines poetry and prose in perfect balance, leaves you breathless. Index III is pure brilliance. It is a collection of poems that goes through the course of the alphabet. The style throughout the book is very original with a vague hint of Allen Ginsberg. I highly recommend this book.

The 2nd volume in the T&K series is without a doubt the best of the first three books. Heath's world and Rubel's own reality are quickly linked together in fast-paced action and a clever plot. T&K's world is elaorated upon as we discover more about this magical universe. This is a splendid graphic novel and I'm obliged to recommend it to everyone !

This trade paper back is one of the best I have ever read. It starts out... simply hilarious. I've never read the first T & K book, so I had no prievious knowlage of any characters. However, I was aware that Quinton (the "insane" wizard) was funny. Similar to Calvin and Hobbes funny. And then, it cuts to this really deep theatrical drama with a witch casting an elaborate spell on a thief. Then, back to Quinton and more laughs. His trap to catch "Jurdin" the shadow monster was particulary funny, and the reference to the "Chandelier of DOOM!" set me to belly laughing. Both fo these things remind me of "The Tick" comic strips. But anyway, as the book went on, the two sections, funny and serious started linking together. Slowly at first, just a few references, but then they combine completely. Masterful work, and I'm buying the third book asap.

"Mom! Dad brought home a Wizard to live with us!" -First Line of Thieves & Kings TPB vol.2

In high school we took a lot of geography, and learned about "tombolos" and "terminal moraines" and such, but damned if the teacher ever gave you an example.

This book has an interesting approach - it shows a map on one side, the text points out interesting or unusually features, and then a second page with diagram and text explains the origin of the feature.

It seems like a simple idea, but it's an approach I've seen in few other places.

Some negatives:
This is a re-print of a fairly old book, so perhaps (according to the new forword) some of the theory is a little old. I feel however, the bulk of the material is still valid, and well worth it. (It's too bad some aspiring professor somewhere does write an up-to-date book using the same approach)

The new forword doesn't add much to the book, and the publisher might better have left it out.

I haven't read the paperback, but I just came across my copy of the 1956 hard cover and devoured it with renewed interest.Professor Lobeck selects 72 examples of geography and on the facing page illustrates the geological activity that resulted in that geography.New York harbor, Long Island, the Florida peninsula, the Great Lakes, the island arcs of the Pacific and the Caribbean are among the many mapped and explained geologically.A great book for the student of earth science and the traveller interested in maps and why the our earth is so different and interesting.

While some readers of Edgar Award-winning author Mark Graham (THE KILLING BREED, THE RESURRECTIONIST, and THE BLACK MARIA) may find his fourth and latest work, THE THIRD DAY, to be a departure from his Wilton McCleary works, rest assured that departure is only evident by the absence of McCleary as the protagonist. Otherwise, Mr. Graham's capacity for novel suspense and historical detail, combined with his deft ability to present a well-paced plot with a timeless theme, are presented with precision in THE THIRD DAY.

I had the pleasure of reading THE THIRD DAY in manuscript form in 1999, and am pleased to see it has finally been given the due by a publisher it deserves. There is not much I can say (or want to say, for that matter) about the story and plot itself, short of spoiling the many twists and turns - both in plot and theme - through which this work travels toward its conclusion, that's not already addressed in the "Editorial Comment" for its Amazon listing; but about the theme... well, that's a different matter.

"Faith" is the theme, and though it is presented in the literal format of a "contemporary gospel," it shouldn't be surprising to the readers of Mr. Graham's McCleary cannon; for it is the issue that drives McCleary, a man who's faith is often put to the test as he explores the seedier, evil side of mankind in the setting of 19th Century Philadelphia. Transpose that test of faith, that wavering between Gnostic devotion and the trappings of tradition, to the time of Jesus, and split McCleary's inner debate on faith into a Christian and an agnostic out of another time - our time - and you have the setting for the thematic dilemma of THE THIRD DAY. What is faith? Who has it, who does not? How is it acquired? Is it acquired, learned or gleaned? Is it truth, belief, or both?

These are only a few of the challenges to the concept of faith Mr. Graham presents in THE THIRD DAY. As you read it, not only may you be surprised to find your own idea of faith put to the test - you'll be delighted to find that such an important issue can be relayed by way of a story with the drama and suspense of Mr. Graham's McCleary mysteries. After all, isn't faith one of the greatest mysteries?

- S.D. PETERS

Imagine yourself being transported back to the Holy Land to bear witness to the last few months of the life of Yeshua ha Notzri (Jesus of Nazareth). In this wonderfully written novel, Mariam Roberts, a woman who has lost her faith, and Thomas Roberts, a devout believer in this man he believes is our Lord and Savior, are transported back in time. I found myself questioning my own faith as I saw a Jesus I had never seen before, wondering if the miracles He preformed could be explained with the knowledge of modern medicine. As the story races along I found myself not only entertained by the writer's words, but also disturbed by my inner feelings, my beliefs being challenged by the actions and dialogue of the characters, past, present and future. By the conclusion of this thought provoking book I was mentally worn out and totally satisfied. It was one of the best books I have ever read.

Those Who Can, Teach discusses modern American education. The book is divided into sections on schools, teachers, students, the history of education, and careers in teaching. The reader will learn, for example, theories of learning; rules of conduct governing educators; issues confronting students; and the role of technology in the classroom.

Those Who Can, Teach explores the diverse and complex aspects of the education profession from grade school to high school.

I especially like the keywords and reflections at the end of each chapter. I am currently using this book as a text in a course designed for students who are seriously considering teaching as a career.

I don't mean to imply Mark Pucci's book is a Kerouac Clone. It is not. Mr. Pucci's style is his own. Reading "Thoughts Out of Season", one cannot help but recall Jack's classic "On the Road".

The book reads like one great poetic and insightful American journey through the mind. It deserves a place alongside, Kerouac's "On the Road", and Andrew X. Pham's "Catfish and Mandala".

What can you say? Pucci is a writer in the true sense of the word. Here is a writer that could change the face of American literature. A completely irreverent book, lewd, wild and one of the best books I have ever read.

Three Mean Alligators is a positive prevention instrument, aimed at preserving our nation's most valuable resources, the lives of our children. Three Mean Alligators is a responsible step in facilitating open and honest communication between parents and children, by providing a platform whereby parents can gently enter into the private places where their children live inside themselves, ands learn ways to plant seeds of healing.

My children and I have read Three Mean Alligators over and over again. They enjoy the educational puzzles and the illustrations are charming and very colorful. I bought an extra copy and framed the pictures for my children. Sometimes when I put them to bed we discuss the alligators by putting them in situations of moral dilemma.

This is a delightful book. The art is fantastic! We have this book on the coffee table and our guests often comment on what an uplifting book it is. In only a few words, Christopher Kimball captures the deepest feelings we have experienced as children and have shared with our children. Mark Keathley's art is wonderful and beautifully illistrates the bright faces, happy smiles and loving, tender hearts of children.

This book is a wonderful book to read and even better is the time spent looking at all the paintings.

The text and pictures combine to relax you and take you to a more peacefull mood than is normal in my life.

And for the record, let me say never has there been a story so well told, who's characters come to Life, and leave you with the feeling that the time spent with them and their lives are so real and so much like our own in many ways.

And for the record, let me say I didn't want To Yesterday To End! Mark Wildes not only wrote a page turner (love those short chapters!) but a love story that will touch your heart with characters who become your friends - characters whom you will care deeply for, characters whom you will identify with in this Journey we all are on called LIFE! You will rejoice with them, cry with them, and even get angry with them as they reveal themselves and the challenges each of them must face. Life is made up of making decisions. And the decisions that everyone makes will always affect someone besides the decision maker. Everyone's lives in To Yesterday are intertwined in a miraculous and mysterious way - Just like our very own!

Enjoy To Yesterday.. Today! Buy this book, get lost in it, then pass this marvelous story on and on and on. Do check out the website - It is an awesome site! ...

Never has there been a story written like this, and that dear reader is the highest compliment that can be paid to a writer like Mark Wildes... Thank you Mark Wildes for touching my life and the lives of many with a beautiful story - a great read that I didn't want To End! Cheers To Yesterday..Cheers To Tomorrow and Cheers to Life!

WOW! This is the type of story that makes you respect life and how important it is to be alive, and to have love or have been loved at some point in life. It is the type of story that is not forgotten and the characters like a new best friend. Mark Wildes, I don't know who you are, but this is what we all need more of in life. I think I will read To Yesterday again. Incredible. Thank you.