Compiled by Christian writer and storyteller Mark Waters, The Pilgrim Book Of Bible Stories is a collection of biblical tales based on the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible. Powerful color illustrations, depicting people ethnically appropriate for their times and settings, enhance classical these Bible tales, which are retold in straightforward, gender-inclusive language. Ideal for reading aloud to children, or encouraging children to read on their own, The Pilgrim Book Of Bible Stories is an invaluable and highly recommended resource for teaching young people about the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament.

Before setting out to explore the daunting hinterland of modern classical music, you would be well advised to appoint Mark Morris as your guide. To call his book a mere dictionary does it a great disservice. His commentary, not just on the composers but on their works, is well worth the journey. Even if the subject fails to excite you, he has mapped out the perfect itinerary. The sense of what a musical work is all about is not readily conveyed in words, just as words cannot be properly conveyed in music. But Mark Morris almost convinces you that you are 'listening' to what he describes - no mean feat. He makes 20th-century music accessible in a way no other writer has done for this particular listener.

Piper Seatls The Show is a book that teaches honesty while delighting you with the adventures of the little mouse Piper. He just "borrows" things from the circus show only to find out he's really caused quite a comotion. In the end Piper learns that stealing not only hurts the one you take from it hurts yourself too! The illustrataions are well done and Mark Lowry has the gift of humor and rhyme.

Children will love this holiday inspired timeless story! It's a wonderful Christmas gift for kids...plus the CD as an added bonus!! The illustrations made it come alive! It's a definite holiday must for children of all ages!

VERY comprehensive text on T-squares. Covers pretty much everything you can think of about them, and then some! I'd love to see a further book which expands on the ideas of combined configurations, and integrating the T-square into the chart as a whole. Easily one of the most valuable books in my library!

This is an excellent book on the outer solar system. This book is written for laypeople who want more than a short introduction to the subject matter. The writing style is informal but very informative.

There are chapters on the discovery of Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto, the related discovery of the first asteroids, the grand tour of the Voyagers, the three planets themselves, the search for a tenth planet, and more.

This book was written in 1988, while Voyager 2 was en route to Neptune. A later paperback edition revises the hardcover's speculation with a description of the actual Neptune encounter.

The author also remembers the human touch. There is ample discussion of planet discoverers William Herschel, John Adams, Urban Le Verrier, and Clyde Tombaugh. We also learn about the memorable people they worked with (and sometimes against!)

The author likes to use sidebars, which are quite interesting and keep the main text from getting bogged down. The sidebar items include Herschel's astronomer sister, the discovery of the Grand Tour concept, the discovery of Pluto's moon Charon (written by discoverer James Christy), Galileo's unsuspecting observation of Neptune in 1613, the (not yet launched) Galileo and Cassini missions, and more. Tombaugh himself also tells of some of his experiences.

Ironically, one sidebar supports Pluto's status as a planet, but allows that if a second asteroid belt is discovered it might make sense to redesignate Pluto as an asteriod. Guess what happened a few years later...

Perhaps Littmann will revise the book again to include the discovery of the Kuiper Belt, the discoveries by the Hubble telescope, the latest speculation about Planet X, and more.

Highly recommended.

This is a great book! I recamend it to everybody!! an easy fun loving book to reed!¡¡¡

It's a shame Play Bridge with Reese and this book are out of print because they're classics. Some books give you rules and group hands into topics and chapters. These are different. You pick up a bridge hand with the late, great Terrence Reese, and follow his thoughts and choices through the bidding. When the bidding is over, the opponents lead, dummy comes down and you follow his thinking through the play of the hand as he develops a plan and builds up a picture of the hidden hands card by card. The method is simple but the results are dazzling, entertaining and instructive. Play Bridge with Mike Lawrence and Play a Swiss Team of Four with Mike Lawrence use a similar style - also wonderfully done - but Play Bridge with Reese is probably the best of the four.

why has no one else reviewed this book..? a modern-day "double indemnity" is what it is... perfect...

This book has poetry criticism for the most popular poems studied in the high school and college students. It also includes the complete text for each poem reviewed. This book is excellent for a smaller library that cant afford to buy 72 volumes of literary criticisms.