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Marriage by the Book
Published in Paperback by Harlequin (April, 1997)
Author: Joan Johnston
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Exciting and romantic!
Can the secrets to finding the right significant other be found in a book? To believe or not to believe, that is the question, but what is the answer? The book suggests ideas on what to wear on a first date, what kinds of questions to ask, as well as many other ideas. To find out what other answers you can find, go to your library or bookstore and pick up a copy of Marriage by the Book by Joan Johnston. I really enjoyed reading this exciting romance. In fact, I couldn't put it down, I was amazed at how much the main character reminded me of myself. My favorite character was protagonist, Megan. She was a single mother who went from being very shy and sheltered around all men to being very open and honest around one man. She was also comical during this change, because I realized a lot of the stuff she was doing, I usually do also. When Megan got a book called You Don't Have to Stay Single from her two children for her birthday, she was skeptical but decided to try it out to please her children. I think I would have been as shocked as she was if someone gave me a book like that. After sincerely trying she realized that the advice was actually helping, until the end of her and Tom's first date. He could sense that she was hiding something, but what could such an innocent looking woman like Megan possibly be hiding? She thought a quick peck on the cheek was going to be the extent of the good night kiss, but the kiss quickly turned into a long passionate kiss, which would normally be shared between two long time lovers. I thought that was interesting because the two of them had been so nervous about everything the entire night. After literally running from him at the end of their first date, she thought that avoiding him would prove to be beneficial to both of them. Avoiding him worked for a while, but it wasn't his fault he wasn't the one who ran, she was. She had to approach him and try to fix her mistake. At this time, Megan still hadn't told Tom that she had two children, but that wasn't all that was keeping them apart. Tom was hiding something from Megan. The two of them began to spend more time together, and finally Tom met Megan's kids. For Megan that was a big step, because she didn't want them to get attached to Tom if their relationship would turn sour, and he'd just step out of their lives as quickly as he had stepped into them. I think knowing that Tom and her children got along so well made her a little nervous at first, but comforted her afterward. As time went on, Megan was able to trust him more and more, and she allowed herself to get close to him. A long time passed before Megan could admit to herself that she really did love Tom. When she finally did, was it too late? Had she already lost Tom for good, or would he be there to have and hold her forever and always? Personally, I don't think that in real life everything is so romantic, but the thought is there. Overall, this was a very exciting book, I know I couldn't put it down. I know that I'm going to look around for other books by Joan Johnston. I also know that I will be sure to recommend this book to all of my friends and family. Maybe they'll find romance too.


Mirroring Evil: Nazi Imagery/Recent Art
Published in Hardcover by Rutgers University Press (10 January, 2002)
Authors: Norman L. Kleeblatt, N.Y.) Jewish Museum (New York, James E. Young, and Joan Rosenbaum
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Interesting new look at Nazism.
This book is, at heart, a book about the art exhibition at the Jewish Museum in New York. Don't expect a book full of pictures, as the majority of this book is descriptive text. The art isn't nearly as shocking as one might expect- and perhaps that is the point.

The main body of the book covers a general examination of Jewish art and specifically attitudes towards art and the holocaust. The works themselves are not described in as much detail as I would have liked. It referes not just to the art of the holocaust but more general controversial works, and I feel at times the exhibition itself is neglected.

This is probably worth buying as a companion to the exhibition- it is certainly not a substitute for seeing the exhibition itself.

The book is well presented and clear, and is suitable from anyone aged about thirteen upward. One artworks does feature partial nudity, however, so more sensative readers should be warned.


The Missing Sunrise
Published in Paperback by Scholastic (June, 1983)
Author: Joan Oppenheimer
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The Missing Sunrise
The Missing Sunrise was about a girl named Alexandra visiting her friend Gretchen in Meadowmount. She gets a anonymous letter saying she shouldn't go there, mysterious things start occuring and she feels scared in this house!


Murder on the Aisle
Published in Audio Cassette by Dove Books Audio (January, 1996)
Authors: Ron Goulart, Gerald Tomlinson, Joan Richter, Lawrence Treat, Arte Johnson, David Birney, and Perry King
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Entertaining
Murder on the Aisle Four mystery stories entitled "It Was Bad Enough", narrated by Ron Goulart, "Snookered", narrated by Gerald Tomlinson, "The Waste Pile at Apple Bow", narrated by Joan Richter, and "A Slip of the Lip" narrated by Lawrence Treat. We listen to audio tapes in the car on vacations, and this is a very good one for that purpose because each is short enough to keep your interest yet long enough to make the miles go by quickly.


My Brother, the Brat (My First Hello Reader With Flash Cards!)
Published in Paperback by Scholastic (June, 1995)
Authors: Kirsten Hall and Joan Holub
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Fine Children's Fare
This book is a great way to teach younger children to share. In this book, the older brother thinks that his younger brother is a brat because he takes his toys. He doesn't want to share with his little brother until he finds out that if he shares his toys, his brother will also share his toys.

I think that this is a very good book for preschool to first grade children. It's an easy book to read and understand. It shows the benefits of sharing.

This book is directed more towards a younger audience. Therefore, it can be used in guided reading groups. It can also be used as a book that the teacher reads out loud.

There are also a few pages of different games, such as matching and rhyming, in the back of the book. As a teacher, one can do these particular activities after reading the book.


The mysterious red tape gang
Published in Unknown Binding by Putnam ()
Author: Joan Lowery Nixon
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A good mystery
The book was good. I liked the characters and the good they tried to do for their neighborhood.


The Neuropsychology of Emotion
Published in Hardcover by Oxford University Press (May, 2000)
Author: Joan Borod
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Neuropsychology of Emotion
The Neuropsychology of Emotion summarizes research that has been done with regard to the neurochemistry of emotion with regard to head injury and other various neurological traumas. The book also addresses issues with respect to patients' emotional reactions and interventions that are typically used in addressing such problems.


Noise in the Night (A School Zone Start to Read Book)
Published in Paperback by School Zone Pub (December, 1991)
Authors: Barbara Gregorich, Bruce Witty, and Joan Hoffman
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Noise in the night
The reason I like this book was the way little girl looked around the house to find the noise that was keeping her awake. While doing this she overcame her fear of being in the dark while figuring out what was making the noise in the house.


Nothing Is the Number When You Die
Published in Hardcover by Ulverscroft Large Print Books (June, 1972)
Author: Joan Fleming
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Nothing Is The Number When You Die
This is an engaging, fast-moving mystery that starts in Turkey (where a murder takes place), shoots off to Oxford (where a disappearance takes place), and then back to Turkey again, to wrap the whole thing up.

Like the other crime novel I just read--Barbara Vine's Grasshopper--this book, amidst its mayhem, wants to take a look at confused youth of an earlier era. But this is the trimmer approach, and this time we get Nuri Iskirlak (Nuri bey), on the case. I enjoyed the opening chapters in Turkey, the mood and exotic environment being nicely handled, but the story is also quite interesting once Nuri is busy in unfamiliar Oxfordian territory. His culture shock even adds to the suspense: Nuri lures a gun-toting thug into the dark recesses of a bookstore, thinking he will be safe amongst other patrons, not realizing he will suddenly find himself alone and cornered, once the store is emptied and closed for lunch (Nuri and the gunsel are conveniently missed).

The surprises and clues occur amongst liberated 60s youth-culture, inside dusty mansions of concerned old aunts who have opinions on liberated youth, and wherever that persistent gunman can manage to box in Nuri.

This is not a brilliant novel; Joan Fleming's other book, Young Man I Think You're Dying, was, to my recollection, the more striking read (though I read it so long ago that I could not do a complete or fair review). Plus, Nuri is a bit of an offputting amateur sleuth, as he goes about seducing a widow the day her husband is killed. As fits his upbringing, he also doubts that women have souls--something that will certainly not endear him to every female reader, I'm sure. All this does make him memorable, though.

Both the Joan Fleming books I've sampled do exist in softcover.


OMC STERN DRIVES 85-95
Published in Paperback by Delmar Learning (01 March, 1998)
Authors: Chilton, Clarence W. Coles, and Joan Coles
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Not as good as official OMC manual
The manual offered by OMC is much much better, seloc's is a far cry from good, this rates along the clymer, chilton quality. For the same price, contact an OMC dealer and get the original so you can do the jog right. Given OMC Cobra's rep for gear eating problems, you should consult the OMC manual for correct cable adjustment procedures not found in the other manuals. This alone will save you $1000s of dollars.


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