Nice pictures of some rare and mostly unknown Allison projects. Completely glosses over the XT-40 debacle. Misses several of the J-71 applications. Nice book as a gift for somebody who was affiliated with the company. (As was the author.) But in no way a serious work.

Some very rare photos and a good pictorial history of Allison's development and their role in aviation engineering. Easy to understand and not bogged down in technical terminology. Can be appreciated by anyone, but would be a treasure to someone who worked with one of the many Allison projects. Who knows? Their photo might even be included in the book!

When Andrew Malone confronts Robert MacAllister about the desertion of his mother, he never expects the older man to suffer from a heart attack right in front of his eyes. His plan to force MacAllister to admit to one and all that his mother did matter falls through and guilt settles in as he joins the rest of the family at the hospital where one of their own is on staff. Dr. Kara MacAllister rethinks her instantaneous attraction to Andrew Malone when her uncle collapses at the family reunion. But when she notices him lurking in the shadows of the hospital, she can't help but feel that he is sincere when he claims that he didn't intend to kill Robert and she also feels an affinity towards him when she senses his loneliness. In the two days they get to know each other, Andrew and Kara bond quickly over a baby Kara is considering adopting and over the stories of their past concerning Andrew's mother and the desertion of Kara's parents.

Eventually, after hammering out the truth with Robert and establishing that neither he nor Kara wants to marry, they go their separate ways with Andrew's half-hearted agreement to come back to get to know the MacAllister side of his family. Separately, as they go on with their lives, Andrew and Kara come to the conclusion that they love each other but neither makes an attempt to seek the other out. Andrew is convinced that Kara will never want to marry him and vice versa. When his half-brothers demand that he come to visit their father, Andrew thinks he has found the perfect excuse to embrace not just his family but Kara as well.

Joan Elliot Pickart is writing a book with a promising premise but her execution is lacking. Her narrative is episodic and put together like patchwork instead of being fluid or engaging. The MacAllister family is large and boisterous and she attempts to fit in every character she can. The length of the book is longer which makes this more feasible but similarly, the length should have allowed for more development in Andrew and Kara's relationship. Instead, the book falters because Andrew and Kara spend more time apart than they do together. In addition to this, the baby they bond over becomes a source of contention between them in the second half of the story when Andrew finds out that Kara is planning on adopting the baby and depriving it of a father. He accuses her of being selfish in attempting to do so even though he later rationalizes that the baby would be deprived of nothing. He then spends the remainder of the story attempting to figure out why he would lash out at her in such a manner. As a result of so many misunderstandings and lack of communication on the part of both Andrew and Kara, I found it hard to like either one of them. Time that is spent revealing to the MacAllister family what is wrong with their relationship would have been better spent discussing it together in order to overcome their own obstacles rather than relying on the judgement of others.

What happens when you finally find out who your father is. A father that you were taught to hate, someone who dumped your mother when he found out about her pregnancy? Going to the Family celebration to confront his father and suddenly his father falls down with a heart attack. Imagine the guilt. Enter Dr. Kara Mac Allister, the adopted daughter of Andrew's father's brother. Sparks fly between the two. And Andrew finds out that not everything is as it seems.

If you believe that war, poverty and brutality are appropriate topics for third-graders, this is the book for you. And there may very well be Salvadoran parents who wish to introduce the subject of that country's civil war to their children. The book is nicely illustrated, and I can't take issue with the writing on any technical basis. But seriously, the disclosure that Miguel was "hurt by soldiers. Now he can't run and play anymore," is a bit much for an eight-year-old, in my opinion.

This is an engaging story that spoke to my little girl's heart. After she read this book (with minimal help), we discussed the concepts. It changed her heart. She finally became receptive to the idea of giving away some of her toys to poor children.

My daughter also learned some Spanish words, which were beautifully integrated into the text of the story. She has retained the words and their meanings very well after only a few readings. She began to understand the concept of a foreign language because the words were presented in context first in Spanish then in English. This was far more effective than her Spanish picture dictionary.

In short, this is a beautiful book that has the potential to expand your child's horizons and change his/her heart. Children can relate well to the love that the main character has for her favorite - and only - toy, which makes the climax of the story easy to understand. A child who learns even one or two of the Spanish words and phrases could possibly make new friends at the playground. I highly recommend this lovingly written, educational book.

Orphaned Jessica has been "a poor relation" living on her Aunt Hettie's largesse at the isolated manor house, Downsview, for ten years. Irascible Auntie's only social visitors are her four nephews, who visit once a year during the holidays to ensure they'll still be recognized in the annual rewriting of her will. This year, however, is different. On the eve of the lawyer's coming Hettie is found murdered, and last year's will must stand -- naming Jessica the sole heir, but only if she marries one of the nephews. Jessica has always loved Otto, and thought Felix and Horatio harmless, but now she begins to suspect everyone as another death occurs and "accidents" begin to happen to her. Is it desperate libertine Gregory, or one of the others? Who will she choose and, more importantly, will she live to marry?

This is not an evil book, even if the plot is rather contrived. Nor is it great literature. It is a Regency Romance, and as such it will provide a few hours' entertainment without taxing your brain. There are lots of typos, which makes you wonder how much even the author and editor care, but the heroine is sympathetic and the mystery is not transparent.

This is one of the best mysteries I have ever read. Not only is it a good romance but you really can't figure it out until the very end. Jessica lives with her Aunt Hetty in a QUIET community. The most exciting happening in her life is when the holidays bring every year Hetty's four nephews: Otto, Horatio, Gregory, and Felix. They are all completely different and all heirs to Hetty's fortune. Therefore, it isn't too surprising when Hetty is found dead. The big surprise is that Hetty leaves all her money to the nephew that marries Jessica. Soon Jessica is beset by suitors and one of them is a murderer! She doesn't find out till the end who the murderer or whom she loves. It is an EXTREMELY good read.

This is a very useful and complete handbook (there is even a Perpetual Whelping Chart ) . Every chapter is divided into short meaningful paragraphs each with an evident title wich makes the book easy to consult. The text includes too a short history of the pug , informations about pugs in art and literature and the directions how to show a pug and to compete in obedience. It's a pity that photos are a bit out of date.

I read this book and I found it very good. It is less professional but a real joy about the breed's history illustrated with so much old picture so you can take a look on old day's pugs. I recommend it for readers who like light stuff.

Okay... maybe my rating was a little harsh but like I said not one of the best stories(in my opinion). The cover and the summery are both very well done. The story however started excellent, but the plot started lacking the special punch of a good book. The saying "Don't judge a book by it's cover" is very true in both bad and good ways.

I am 15 years old and the lead character in this book, Sarah, is 15 years old. I enjoyed "The Brideship" VERY much. It helped me to understand what those girls might have gone through. I do recommend this. Judge it for yourself.

Not a bad book to read on a bus ride home. Easy to come back to at any time. I think most people would enjoy it.

These two stories consist of Father and Son -- the son, Logan Callahan had come to Allentown to check out a construction site and of course Ashley Dawson objected to the destruction of an old house her historical committee was trying to save.
Love developed over a week of consultations? and powerful attraction. The exchange between Ashley's sister, Mary and her mother was great in exploring the closeness of these 3 women. The contacts between Logan and his father kind of left you grinning. Poor pops couldn't understand this lethal attraction --- until he met Lindsay Dawson in the second story and he accidentally fell into the same trap.
His seduction turned courtship lasted a bit over a week -- kind of fast for a confirmed bachelor turned 47 - or so he thought and all because Lindsay wanted to plan a belated reception for his son and her daughter! The story left one grinning and enjoying a fast and easy read.

I figured this book would be like her other books (the dark and deadly pool etc.) but it wasn't like them at all. It was also very boring and it just dragged on. I wouldn't recommend it

I loved this book it totally rocked!! Please don't listen to the other reveiw because this one was great!!

A broken two year engagement and her grandmother's heart attack lead Erin Hanson to leave Seattle and return to her small hometown. She finds it comfortable to greet folks on the street she's known all her life, to settle into an assistant manager's role at the bank, and to live with her grandmother. She still vaguely hopes for a reconciliation with her ex-fiancé, but isn't overly concerned when he never calls. Then the new fire chief Nick Dalton arrives in town and she finds herself avoiding even an introduction as she anticipates her responses to the town's sexiest bachelor.

Something about Erin captures Nick's attention from the first glance. With a precocious twelve-year-old daughter he's anxious to remove from a big city lifestyle, Nick looks forward to settling into his new home. At least the kids in Hainesville don't sport eyebrow and bellybutton piercings like his daughter, or the tattoos of the boys she preferred in LA. Nick's also troubled by the confession his wife made on her deathbed regarding the paternity of their daughter. So he doesn't react graciously when Erin announces her pregnancy. But he can't just forget about her, either.

Responding to CHILD OF HIS HEART is a bit difficult for me. On the one hand, I grew impatient through the first half of the book. While the necessity of the heroine's heart to be free to love another is obviously necessary for the plot line, despite her pregnancy, Erin's feelings for the father of the baby seem a bit thin. After all, they were engaged for two years; their child was conceived during the weekend they broke off the engagement because he insisted upon another postponement; he's running for congress and refuses to acknowledge the child; and he's sleeping with the woman from his office that openly pursued him while he was engaged. At the least, I would expect some genuine anger and disillusionment. Instead, Erin holds out for the possibility of reconciliation, even when he blows her off after she announces her pregnancy. And leaves for a date with the office bimbo.

On the other hand, Nick's responses are genuine and convincing given the weight of his burden regarding his daughter. He handles the news of the pregnancy badly, as I would expect, but reconsiders over time. As he reconciles the difference between paternity and fatherhood, my heart couldn't help but reach out to him. His obnoxious twelve-year-old daughter only adds to the fun as he struggles with raising a child/woman and all that inludes. These tangled and challenged relationships give CHILD OF HIS HEART a depth that makes it an engaging read that comes recommended.

After a two-year engagement, Erin Hanson breaks up with her boyfriend when he once again delays their wedding. More important to Erin than a breakup with her boyfriend is the need for someone to stay with beloved her Gran who suffered a mild heart attack. Erin quits her job as a loan manager in Seattle to return to her home in Hainesville to stay with her beloved Gran.

Worried about the behavior of his twelve year old going on adulthood daughter Miranda, Nick Dalton leaves the Los Angeles fire department to accept a job in Hainesville, Washington. There Nick and Erin meet and both feel the attraction between them. As they become better acquainted, Erin learns she is pregnant carrying her former fiancee's child. Nick feels déjà vu has struck him because he doubts that he sired Miranda. Though he loves Erin, Nick struggles to cope with fathering someone else's child.

The story line of CHILD OF HIS HEART is an engaging relationship drama that plays out on several levels besides the obvious one between the lead couple. Though the plot over emphasizes small town living at the expense of urban dwelling, the characters are likable (with one exception), charming, and seem authentic. That critical genuine spin turns Joan Kilby's multi-layered relationship drama into an entertaining reading experience.

Harriet Klausner

I think it's kind of funny because a cowdog is a dog that goes on a journey. These pictures are painted with watercolors. That is cool. It is actually written and illustrated by the same person named John Holub. It has a lot of detail to it, like patterns, different colors and cowboy clothes.

When Cowgirl Kate and Cowboy Carl decide to "get hitched", Kate's cat and Carl's dog wind up living together on the same ranch. And it's hard for these 2 pets to get along. What a great way to show stepkids how to get along with stepsiblings! The illustrations in are funny and cute and they add to the story. In one, the dog paints in the word "Don't" on "The Gitalong Ranch" sign, so it reads: The Don't Gitalong Ranch.