the book was ok, but the idea of the kids telling the driver where they lived was a little dumb... but it does portray the information well

We use this book and its predecessor, Me On The Map, to teach map concepts in First grade. Children this age generally have difficulty with the "nesting" idea of these things--that you can be in a county, state, country, continent, on a planet, and in a solar system, all at once. These books do a good job of making this more tangible and easier to grasp. It is especially effective when students do a re-write following the reading and personalize it to their own place on the map.

My son and I could read this book every night. I love answering all of the questions this book evokes from him.

The receipes were easy to follow and when I cooked for my Mexican friends, they love it! Used it for four years, until the movers lost it! Recommend that you buy this book.

I originally purchased this wonderful cookbook in the early 1980's. I found it very interesting to read from cover-to-cover as it offers many helps and describes all of the traditional ingredients in authentic Mexican dishes. The illustrations made it easy to follow the recipies and to end up with a wonderfully delicious and colorful dish. I wish to thank Barbara Hansen for a wonderful job and only wish she would find the time to put together another book as wonderful as this. I understand she can still be located at the Los Angeles Times' food section in California. Thanks for letting me express my thoughts.

Growing up in a Mexican kitchen myself, was able to re-create some of the dishes my mother made using this cookbook. All of the ingredients can easily be found at your local supermarket. Super easy to follow directions. Excellent, excellent book to own. She's got wonderful marinades for the carne asada and BBQ chicken. The enchilada recipes are superb.

This is a very interesting and informative collection of historical stories about varying pictures and statues of our Blessed Mother that have exhibited miraculous actions and effects. The history alone is fascinating, and the miracles associated with each icon underscore the beauty and power of our Blessed Mother. Each item is roughly four to five pages in length, which provides plenty of detail without being overly verbose.

This is a truly lovely book. The stories associated with dozens of statues, icons and paintings of the Blessed Virgin Mary are told in a clear, interesting manner. There are quite a few pictures, but I'd love to have seen more color photos. Some of the images such as Our Lady of Perpetual Help are famous, others such as the Madonna Tal-Ghar and Notre Dame de Foy (a copy of which is enshrined in a three at the Shrine of the North American Martyrs at Auriesville, New York) are not so well known. This is the third book I have read by this author and I look forward to reading more!

Another wonderful "collection" book by this popular best-selling author. Here are 100 true stories of approved miraculous statues, paintings and other images of Our Lady from all parts of the globe and spanning almost 2,000 years. Included are images that have spoken, that have brought miraculous cures and other special favors, that have helped in construction of Catholic churches, that have shed luminous rays leading to their discovery in hidden places, that have given off a celestial fragrance, been suspended in mid-air for over 5 centuries, or that have suddenly and unexplainable become extremely heavy so as to resist being moved from a favored place. Also described are images of Our Lady weeping blood and tears, of Our Lady lovingly holding the Infant Jesus, as well as the ornate and costly garments the faithful have created for these dear figures plus the special feast-days in their honor. Ranging across Italy, France, the U.S., Japan, Mexico, etc., the stories shared by Mrs. Cruz tell of the images of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Akita, Pompeii, Prompt Succor (New Orleans), Our Lady of the Smile (through which St. Therese the Little Flower was cured at age 10), Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, The Comforter of the Afflicted, The Comforter of the Afflicted, The Madonna of Consolation, Mother of Divine Love, Our Lady of Zapopan (Mexico) and many, many more! Scores of pictures, 33 in full color, make this terrific book come alive. 125 illustrations in all. A great Catholic treasure for every home library! 441pp. PB. Imprimatur.

Joan Fontaine's re-telling of her own life is a riveting book for any movie enthusiast to enjoy. As she talks of her childhood, her infamous rivalry with her sister, and her many movies and love affairs, the reader gets the sense that Miss Fontaine is not only a fabulous actress and a beautiful woman, but also a fabulous and beautiful human being.

Joan Fontaine writes beautifully and I found her book a fascinating mixture of her personal, private life and her public life. She pulled no punches and is honest about her accomplishments as well as her shortcomings. She details her early life in California and the chism between she and her sister with honesty and forthrightness. The custody battles over her daughter with her ex-husband were well-documented in the press at the time they were occurring and she relates this stuggle and at the same time trying to be a good mother and still earn a living. Her life may not have been a bed of roses, but neither was it a crown of thorns. A highly recommended read.

I really like Joan Fontaine before I read her story. She came across to me as a spoiled, self-centered human being. She put her career and husbands before her children. Why do women have children if they are going to pawn them off on housekeepers, nannies, and ex-husbands? I don't think mother should be used in her vocabulary. She not only had four husbands, but also committed adultery while married to them. Joan did what Joan wanted to do and became very wealthy doing it. If you want a good read about this type of women, go ahead and buy the book, better yet, do what I did and buy it at a garage sale.

There are quite a number of great examples in this book. Many of these come from famous poets and writers. However, the author failed to give some of the diffiult ones an explanation. Thus, it seems very difficult to comprehend sometimes. The definition of words is pretty concise. However, if the author had put more effort into introducing this word to the readers, it would make learning a lot more easier. I also suggest that the next edition include a CD Rom because it is very fun to study via multimedia presentation. The exercises in the book are adaquant, but there seems to be a lack of explanation. Sometimes I do find it difficult to understand the answer. I have been n search of good vocabulary books for almost two years. I have not found one yet, but this is certainly one of the good ones that I have.

This book is excellent for anyone who wants to master the rich English language. The "workbook" approach, at first glance, may make you feel a bit awkward, but it's extremely useful and highly effective. What I particularly liked about the book is the wonderful succint information(little stories) on the various origins of common English words. By knowing the origin, a word is better learned and is registered quickly in our memory. This book is really worth its price.

I highly recommend this book for anyone who wants to improve their vocabulary, especially if they are studying for a standardized test (i.e. SAT, PSAT, ACT, etc.). It is filled with words that will possibly show up on these tests, and it is a lot easier (and more interesting) to do the activities in this book than to read a dictionary to learn the words. I used this book in my English class at school and I learned so many new words. Then when I took the SAT, I was thrilled to discover that almost every word on the test had been in this book, and I had only finished half of the book! I'm about to buy this book for myself so that my whole family can use it to help study for any other tests we might take in the future. This book really helped me improve my verbal score, and I definitely think you should try using it, too.

There are some dull spouses that need to read this, and others who fear entering a D/s relationship. The only way to be a good D is to understand the thoughts of a s, as Jessica learned. We should all find the Jessica and JessicaLynn in our special others, helping them grow from the Jessie.

this book was great. I recieved it on thursday and finished it the same day. it was wild with just enough common things in it to keep it linked to the real world.

This is the first of Joan Lloyd's novels that I read, and all I can say is WOW! Lloyd is well-known for her sexuality books ( Nice Couples Do, Come Play With Me), and her sizzling playfulness shines through in her fiction as well. The Pleasures of Jessica Lynn tells of the sexual awakening of a passionate woman, exploring her pleasures in an environment where any and every fantasy can be fulfilled.

When two old friends, Jessie and Stephanie, are reunited, Jessie quickly discovers that Steph is not the quiet woman she had once known so well. Steph introduces Jessie to a new world of pleasure, filled with exciting and attentive lovers. The story is good, the sex is great, and the men are incredible! This is a story that makes you ache for attention, and leaves you incredibly satisfied.

O.k....I know you've heard alot about angels and how unusual and wonderful things can happen to everyday people. This book showed so many examples of how peoples lives are being altered by the sight and voices of angels.

Now I'm a little predjudice towards this book because....I had one of my stories accepted into her book. I feel so priviledged to be a part of such an inspiring book!

A compelling rendition of unexplained happenings, so inspirational; and by reading it, if you didn't believe in angels and intervention from on high, you would have to rethink your views.
So many God-incidences instead of mere coincidences are portrayed in this book. I myself have had many unexplained happenings in my life, and I have to say that one of them is included in this book.
The author has a way of presenting it all in an interesting, believable manner. A must read!

Joan Wester Anderson's book titled "Power of Miracles, Stories of GOD in the Everyday" is a must read for anyone who believes in the gift of miracles but, more importantly, for those individuals that do not.

I was mesmerized by the powerful examples contained in her book. As I read these true stories, I experienced a range of emotions. In particular, tears of joy. The graces received by people just like you and me were deeply moving. Not only were the stories interesting and well written, it was very reassuring to know that GOD does care about all - both big and small.

The only thing I would have wanted was a longer book with even more wonderful examples of GOD in the everyday.

I strongly recommend this book.

Resolving conflicts has always been a difficult procedure for the human nature whether it be in our personal lives or on the job. Kenneth Cloke and Joan Goldsmith offer intuitive and practical applications in this resolution in their book "Resolving Conflicts at Work: A complete Guide For Everyone on the Job". These two were very diverse in their thinking and research when compiling different tactics to overcoming conflict. In the introduction, "Eight Paths from Impasse to Transformation", Cloke and Goldsmith overview eight paths available in making steps toward resolution. The first path is to "Understand the Culture and Context of the Conflict". Through this path, an individual needs to understand the culture of an organization. Understanding the culture allows knowledge of values, behaviors, language and much more. According to this book, participating in conflict is much more beneficial when an individual understands a culture's language of conflict. This chapter also describes conflict as war, opportunity, or journey. War is based on victory, opportunity shows our opponent could help us, and journey lets both parties win by collaborating and finding solutions within each other. Basically, this path tries to teach the reader how to learn from conflict. Some tips on how to learn from conflict are recognizing conflict/change as positive, putting yourself in the other person's place, being honest, and creating common ground. Path 2 says to "Listen with Your Heart". This chapter describes effective ways of listening and speaking. Depending on the situation, one can listen actively, passively, openly, sympathetically, or whatever seems fitting. One should also set the state for listening. This way distractions are lessened and communication will not get distorted. Speakers can take certain steps to draw out information that will resolve conflict. To be effective, a speaker can find a listener's expectations by being respectful and empathetic while putting the listener at ease. Listening with your heart emphasizes reciprocal feedback to attain higher communication. To "Embrace and Acknowledge Emotions" is the third path. Our family life develops how we react and feel about certain situations. On this path we are asked to search our emotions for pent-up feelings or unneeded anger. Releasing the negativity allows us to react more honestly and take off the masks we wear everyday. Different ways of apologizing are offered as well. Of course, every situation is different, so are the steps of saying "I'm sorry". The next path is a deeper exploration of path three. Path four is to "Search Beneath the Surface for Hidden Meaning". Every person has an Iceberg of Conflict. Emotions are left under the surface to fester instead of being brought in the open to deal with. The most important concepts in probing the iceberg is empathy and taking responsibility. By finding hidden meanings, we are able to be honest and sincere when trying to collaborate and finding common ground through conflict. Path Five allows an individual to "Separate What Matters from What's in the Way". If one cane step out of the position and look at the conflict from an outside perspective, the situation becomes less personal. This way positions, interests, people problems, differences, etc. become separate and makes it easier to resolve. Another way to resolve conflicts is to "Learn from Difficult Behaviors" on the sixth path. Instead of identifying the problem, the origin of the problem should be found. Finding a reason for a difficult behavior helps in the strategy of working with it. When figuring out why a person takes on a difficult behavior, one can take the steps in changing or working with that behavior to benefit the organization or relationship. Path Seven may offer a more practical and involved solution to conflict. To "Solve Problems Creatively and Negotiate Collaboratively", organizations can change attitudes to positive outcomes. This chapter offers steps in creative problem solving and negotiation styles. The negotiation process offers steps to take before, during, and after the problem solving factors. Cloke and Goldsmith emphasize that a positive outcome depends upon a willingness to engage in committed action. The last path says to "Explore Resistance and Mediate Before you Litigate". First, one needs to find why there is resistance to communicate and solve differences. Also, mediation is defined and is explained why it works. This process of shifting the purpose finds common ground to reach the much needed closure. Overall, this book is effective and practical. It offers many different approaches to resolving conflict. Every situation is different and needs a separate way of solving. The only questions one might ask is, How vulnerable do I want to be in the workplace? or, How personal do I want my relationships to be with my co-workers? Some of these resolution tactics require a person to open up as if speaking with a best friend. But, if one is willing to do whatever it takes to reach a resolutions, this book in the one to read and get advice.

I like this book. Ken Cloke is good in general on the topic of transformative mediation, and this volume -- co-written with Joan Goldsmith -- does a fine job of offering transformative-mediation-based insights to the actual parties to conflict. (This isn't a guide for mediators; it's a guide for "conflictees.")

Cloke and Goldsmith offer what they call eight "paths" toward transformation. I won't detail them here since you can read about them yourself with Amazon's nifty new "Look Inside" feature; what they have in common is that they offer the reader ways to think about and to approach conflict that may help to turn it into an opportunity for transformation. The background setting is officially the "workplace," but the guidance is easily generalizable to other contexts.

Then, too, some readers may think the whole field of nonviolent/transformative conflict resolution is full of feelgood warmfuzziness, suitable only for tender-minded Joe and Jane Sensitive utopian escapists. But these authors repeatedly insist -- rightly, in my opinion -- that resolving conflicts is a _much_ more active process than avoiding them, much more demanding of real courage and tough-mindedness. (And they don't present their approach as a solution to _every_ conflict.)

The most important thing to know is that Cloke and Goldsmith treat conflict as a spiritual opportunity. They stop short of maintaining that conflicts are actually _provided_ to us in order to promote our spiritual growth; for that, the reader is referred to Mark Rosen's excellent and delightful _Thank You for Being Such a Pain_, which takes as its premise that difficulties are given to us by Providence. But Cloke and Goldsmith do the next best thing and offer lots of helpful advice on how to _treat_ conflicts as opportunities; as such, their book stands well on its own merits, and in my own view works even better as something of a companion to Rosen's.

A good book, then, well worth reading for its insights on workplace conflict and on conflict generally, on the opportunities conflict presents and how to take advantage of it as a means for personal transformation. And I personally recommend that readers who believe in a providential God take a look at Rosen's book too.

This book (and Cloke's work generally, along with some of the other conflict resolution/mediation literature) might also be of interest to another class of reader: libertarians and classical liberals who want to see people empowered to manage their own problems without government intervention.

I'm sometimes surprised at how little my fellow libs have to say about alternative dispute resolution; you'd think we freedom-lovin' folks would be all over this field by now, and yet too many of us seem to be satisfied with airy references to "defense agencies" and the threat of force as the first, last, and only disincentive to aggression. It doesn't seem to occur to many of our most public voices that personal transformation -- what my generation used to call "raising consciousness" -- is the (only) key to avoiding many conflicts in the first place.

At any rate Cloke and Goldsmith's book is a pretty good place to start for the libertarian reader interested in conflict resolution. (William Ury's _The Third Side_ is another nice companion volume, devoted precisely to the question of how people might possibly -- and do -- manage to resolve conflicts without the help of a centralized State.) If you liked Mary Ruwart's _Healing Our World_ (which see), you'll probably like this stuff too; Ruwart has a fine sense of the spirituality of liberty.

(On the other hand, followers of Ayn Rand will probably _hate_ this stuff. And now that I think about it, one of the most damning criticisms I could make of Rand's ethics, and her philosophy generally, is that it tends to strip people of _precisely_ those spiritual virtues that make peaceful conflict resolution possible.)

I review a great deal of material relating to organizational, management and general human resource development in my role as an O.D. and training manager. Most of what I see is pre-digested and re-packaged common sense, masquerading as the newest thing that will save, drastically improve, maximize and strengthen 'your profits and your people'. In other words, I am not easily impressed.

This book is an exception. Unresolved conflict is at the bottom of many organizational and personal ills. This practical, well researched book is both honest and refreshing - in particular for its courage in naming and addressing the impact of the 'un-namable'at work, the "F" word, i.e. feelings.

What I especially appreciate about the book is the emphasis placed on exploring personal responsibility, one's own context and emotional landscape. If as Eleanor Roosevelt stated, no one can make you inferior without your permission, no one can make you a victim in conflict either.

Without resorting to jargon or pat solutions, this book covers the important steps needed to work through and ultimately resolve conflicts. There are comprehensive chapters that discuss: listening from the heart, being vulnerable in expressing needs, managing emotions - including anger, dealing with difficult behaviours, problem solving, and negotiating.

There are great questions and exercises throughout the book to help you to uncover what lies beneath a particular conflict. The book maintains an upbeat, positive tone that conveys hope and encourages optimism. I particularly like the perspective of seeing conflict as an opportunity to grow in learning and understanding.

On the other hand, nothing is ever perfect and what is missing is a bibliography. In addition, I would have appreciated a focused discussion on dealing with issues of power and authority in work conflicts. Many employees are reluctant to risk confronting their bosses for fear of losing their jobs. Power differences are a tragically mismanaged issue in many dysfunctional workplaces.

Nevertheless this is an excellent resource for anyone who had ever had a conflict at work or at home - in other words, all of us!

The book contains wonderful information, but it is organized so poorly! The books lists information by miracle type, and then lists the saints that performed that particular miracle. The book would be much better if it was the other way around: List the saints, and then the miracles that those saints performed.

If you need to update your bookshelf but don't want to buy several books on Saints, buy this great book or if you are interested in the Saints and miracles God worked through them - also buy this wonderful book! It will keep you reading through the wee hours!

One of the most amazing Catholic books of the century. Includes hundreds of true stories of miraculous phenomena in the lives of the Saints: bilocation, levitation, multiplication of food, etc. A tremendous contribution to Catholic literature and a wonderful asset to the Catholic world! (Publisher)

THIS BOOK HAS DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE GREATEST BREED THERE IS THE SAINT. IF YOU WANT A BOOK ON HOW TO CARE AND THE SPECIAL NEEDS FOR THE SAINT THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU. I LOST MY FIRST COPY AND I'M BACK FOR ANOTHER. LONG LIVE THE SAINTS.

This is the best dog care books I have ever read, it is perfect how they describe one of the best dogs that you can have. This book includes many color pictures of the St. Bernard ecspecially the puppies. It is the best book in this dog series. This is a must for soon to be or St. Bernard owner.

This is the best dog care I have ever read, it is perfect how they describe one of the best dog that you could have. This book includes many color pictures of the St. Bernard ecspecially the puppies. It is the best book in this dog series. This is a must for soon to be or St. Bernard owner.