Horriable Harry in Room 2B is my favorite book. Not only is it a book that i have grown up with, it is also an interesting and enjoyable book to just sit down and read. From the funny stiches he gets himself involved into, and the "double revenge" that he puts upon Sidney, this book has always made me giggle. If you arn't sure if an older kid would like it, let me tell you this, im 16 and Horriable Harry in Room 2B is DEFINTALY my FAVORITE book!

I think this book is cool. This is the best book I ever read. It is the best book I have ever read because Harry is very realistic. And Harry likes cookies and so do I. And Harry is horrible but he is still very cool. ~Gaby~

I'm wrting about Horrible Harry in Room 2B. Horrible Harry is very horrible because he plays tricks on girls and he even made Sidney say "I like girls" or he was going to tickle him. My favorite chapter was Horrible Harry and the Stub People and Halloween. In his costume he slithers. Can you guess what he is? I really liked Horrible Harry in Room 2B. I thought that Horrible Harry was too horrible. I would tell a lot of people to read Horrible Harry in Room 2B. I liked the book a lot! Would you want to read Horrible Harry in Room 2B?

i miss frank rich's reviews so much. they were brilliant and insightful and funny. i loved re-reading them in this book. i love you frank!

What better way to view 10+ years on Broadway than through the eyes of a theatre critic? The so-called "Butcher of Broadway" has collected a large number of his reviews in this volume, and it is a must-read for anyone who remembers the theatre of the 1980s, or wants to experience it for the first time. Rich's reviews are insightful, well-written, and succeed very often at drawing you into the shows, and making you feel like you are part of the audience. The addition of editorial comments, from a modern day perspective, helps put some of the events his reviews and articles detail into an even greater context. Whether you agree with everything Mr. Rich says or not, there are few better windows into the twelve or so years of New York theatre while he was the theatre critic for The New York Times.

This is one of the best purchases I've made in a long while. I sat up way past my bedtime pouring over this wonderful book. Frank Rich became the NY Times Theatre Critic shortly after I began making annual pilgrimages to NYC and staying abreast of what was happening both on and off-Broadway. Consequently, almost every show I've seen over the years is reviewed somewhere in this book. And how wonderful it is to re-visit some of those cherished experiences through his eye! Reading Rich's reviews of "Dreamgirls", "Amadeus", and "Angels in America" again gave me chills. His reviews of "Moose Murders" and "Carrie" had me laughing out loud. And his review of the 3,389th performance of "A Chorus Line" left me in tears. But more than just these isolated moments, the book as a whole provides a rich, varied overview of the commercial theatre during the last decade and a half, obviously written by a man who loved his job and knew what he was talking about. It's a must!

i miss frank rich's reviews so much. they were brilliant and insightful and funny. i loved re-reading them in this book. i love you frank!

What better way to view 10+ years on Broadway than through the eyes of a theatre critic? The so-called "Butcher of Broadway" has collected a large number of his reviews in this volume, and it is a must-read for anyone who remembers the theatre of the 1980s, or wants to experience it for the first time. Rich's reviews are insightful, well-written, and succeed very often at drawing you into the shows, and making you feel like you are part of the audience. The addition of editorial comments, from a modern day perspective, helps put some of the events his reviews and articles detail into an even greater context. Whether you agree with everything Mr. Rich says or not, there are few better windows into the twelve or so years of New York theatre while he was the theatre critic for The New York Times.

This is one of the best purchases I've made in a long while. I sat up way past my bedtime pouring over this wonderful book. Frank Rich became the NY Times Theatre Critic shortly after I began making annual pilgrimages to NYC and staying abreast of what was happening both on and off-Broadway. Consequently, almost every show I've seen over the years is reviewed somewhere in this book. And how wonderful it is to re-visit some of those cherished experiences through his eye! Reading Rich's reviews of "Dreamgirls", "Amadeus", and "Angels in America" again gave me chills. His reviews of "Moose Murders" and "Carrie" had me laughing out loud. And his review of the 3,389th performance of "A Chorus Line" left me in tears. But more than just these isolated moments, the book as a whole provides a rich, varied overview of the commercial theatre during the last decade and a half, obviously written by a man who loved his job and knew what he was talking about. It's a must!

This is such a comforitng book, I am only 14, but I think this is the coolest book ever. The "devotions" are short and to the point, but sometimes it seems that there was one written especially for you in your time of need. The pictures are very beautifuladn vivid, they remind me of all the care and detail God put into making this earth. I just love knowing that knowing that God loves me, knows all my pain, and is ready to comfort me. I would recomend this to any one who is in pain.

The texts are deep and comforting, the photographs are of striking beauty, and the layout and graphics blend everything nicely: Every page of this book is a work of art! It helps us not to forget there is a loving God.

We recently lost our 11 year old son and this book is never far from me. It has provided me with such comfort, especially when I only have a few minutes to read something. The pictures inside are just beautiful, those alone can bring enomorous comfort and a peaceful feeling. I have given it as a gift many times.

I went to California this summer, one of the stops I made was to Alcatraz Island...while I was there, Frank Heany was there, and we got him to sign our book and he talked about being a guard there...I didnt get to hear the whole speach because my dad was impatient...but I read most of the book on the ride home....it was very informative, and it made me want to learn more about Alcatraz...definately recommended

"Inside the Walls of Alcatraz" is still in publication by the author, Frank Heaney. It basically is sold at the Alcatraz Book Store on Alcatraz, Alcatraz Enterprises' Cell Block 41 Gift Shop at Fisherman's Wharf Pier 41, and Alcatraz Cafe & Grill at Pier 39, San Francisco. The book can be purchased at either of these three location or through the author, Frank Heaney, by phone at 925-287-1343, by fax at 925-287-1346 or by e-mail at fheaney@pacbell.net.

I read this book after I saw the movie "The Rock." After reading this book I knew about everything about the schedule, inmates, and basic inmate life. I didn't need to read another Alcatraz book. It's simply great.

McNair provides 119 "essential maxims" which are distributed within ten lively chapters. For example, Chapter 1 presents and discusses aphorisms relevant to "Vision and Planning" whereas the subject of Chapter 5 is "Feedback and Performance Management: What You Reward Is What You Get" and the subject of Chapter 9 is "Leadership." At the end of each chapter, McNair summaries its key points and then poses "Questions for Reflection."

Here's an excerpt from Chapter 2 which is representative of McNair's style. In it he discusses the assertion that "No One Can Motivate Anyone to Do Anything." After having reviewed a number of motivational films, he concluded:

Motivation "doesn't come out of film cans. It comes from people's heads and hearts. And we can't get into their heads and hearts --we are forever wholly elsewhere, in an orbit totally outside them. So we cannot ever motivate anyone to do anything -- it has to come from inside them. But we can [italics] create an environment in which others motivate themselves."

McNair describes himself as a "reductionist -- as a simplifier" who expresses complicated concepts in basic language. Moreover, he really means it when he suggests that "No one is sane; you're looking for compatible craziness" or "The madder you get, the dumber you are."

Obviously, McNair is fond of Benjamin Franklin and Mark Twain but also, I suspect, of Oscar Wilde. Who will derive the greatest benefit from McNair's maxims? First, those who have only recently embarked on a business career and will appreciate practical, no-nonsense advice in a conversational format. Also, others who have been swimming laps in a corporate blender for quite a few years and need a fresh perspective or two. And perhaps a reason to smile. As you read his book, you will learn or be reminded of numerous "nuggets of wisdom"...and enjoy yourself in process.

It's OK to Ask 'Em to Work... is a terrific resource for anyone whose profession involves people management (I certainly wish my old boss had been able to read it!). The advice that Mr. McNair has to offer is clear, witty, concise, and very well-organized. I wish this book was required reading in all management training programs -- it would help avoid the morale-squashing mistakes that most managers seem prone to make (and repeat!). I heartily recommend this book as an invaluable support tool for anyone who works with people.

I just read "It's Okay to Ask'em to Work" and it's the most practical business book I have ever read! Every page contains something I can take away and put to immediate, practical use in the workplace.

I particularly like the author's way of summarizing key points into simple,easy-to-remember maxims that help me retain the information.

Some of the maxims I found most helpful: 1)Paint a Clear Picture of the Target, 2) It's Okay to Ask 'em to Work, 3) Life is Mostly Packaging, 4) Everybody Wasn't Raised at Your House, and 5) You Don't Have to be Mad to Give Corrective Feedback. (I also liked "The Madder You Get -- the Dumber You Are! ")

I wish Frank McNair would write a book on sales, or parenting for that matter!

Buy this book and read it! You'll be glad you did!

Any Lautner enthusiast will be captivated by this book. It covers more buildings than any of the others, and includes Lautner's own comment on each, making it an invaluable record of Real Architecture.

Most of the photos in this book appear to have been taken shortly after the buildings were completed (and some during construction), so it makes a great companion to "The Architecture of John Lautner," which has mostly rescent photographs. Together, the books give a facinating "the and now" contrast, and demonstrate the timeless quality of Lautner's work.

I have no idea why "Therese Thau Heyman" review of world war two posters is on John Lautner's book page. Also, one of your two reviews is listed as refering to an out-of-print edition, rather unusual since this single book just came out rather recently

Lautner's designs defined post-war architecture; bold, shaking off the conventions of the past and looking towards the future. Think of George Jetson--Lautner would have designed his house. If you drove a car with fins and it looked like a rocket, you would certainly park it in the driveway of a Lautner designed home. His designs made use of the new materials that came out of World War II stainless steel, cast concrete and aluminum. He designed houses perched on the hilltops around Los Angeles, with wide expanses of glass and wild rooflines. His commercial designs included restaurants, schools and municipal buildings. Lautner's style is distinct--his structures stand out from the rest. Buy this book! It's a great retrospect of his work, loaded with fine photography and commentary. Put this one on your coffee table!

As a person, I find the story depicted here very lifelike and some times scary.....As a fellow L.R.R.P.(69-71),i find it truthfull...sometimes too truthful...brings back old memories best left forgotten. BUT, it is the best way to deal with some of the ghosts still lurking.....

As a fellow writer about life in the military, this is the first time I have enjoyed such colorful yet exacting descriptions. Camper gives the reader all the sights, sounds and smells of this conflict without bitterness or false heroics. After having read Robert Hemphill's "Platoon, Bravo Company", one man's account of the war behind the lines with no color, Dennis Marvicsin's "Maverick" co-written by Jerold Greenfield, a bad mix of WAR and ROSES, this is the best written work by a front liner. Camper's graphic depiction is the story of a young boy who becomes a Vet in a short time. His pictures are exciting without being poetic, thrilling without being melodramatic and personal without being elitist. Unlike Tim O'Brien's "If I Die in a Combat Zone", LRRP chronicles a soldier's life with clarity about his thoughts without the drudgery of the everyday minutiae. And unlike O'Brien, Camper tells a home coming that leaves you wanting to read the next book instead of glad that you finished this one.

A must have for those interested in infantry combat skills. Camper breaks up his accounts into one and two page diary entries that make for quick and easy reading.

I found this book to be very good on explaining how exactly a lowrider works as well as how to set up a hyrdulic system on a car. This book has the best diagrams of complete systems i have ever seen. It also has some good basic information on other topics as well. I have to say though this is the best book you can buy if your going to start to build a lowrider this is the place to start.

If you are considering building a lowrider you must have this book. Also, look for the other lowrider book recently published by lowrider magazine.

This is a very detailed book that covers all aspects of building a low-rider, including hydraulics. Because you can build a low-rider from any vehicle, it does not give exact steps for any one vehicle (which is actually a real positive) but it thoroughly covers most of the major subject areas, from the purchase of the vehicle, to welding and tool recommendations, to modifying the suspension, to installing hydraulics. Frank does focus on GM products, a favorite lowrider brand. The tips are great...creative ways to save money and prevent lots of grief while completing your project car. The author is obviously an automotive junkie. Before you start the project, you need this book as a base reference. It will pay for itself! Once you buy your vehicle, you'll continue to refer back to the book and keeps you focused on the big picture. I was greatly surprised by the depth of the content, and learned more in a couple hours of reading than I would have in a week at the local garage - well done and well worth the minor number of pennies it takes to buy it.

I was confused at Ms. Greens online review of Bidart's collected poems 'In the Western Night'. I would almost hazard a guess that Ms. green had read a different book altogether. Mr. Bidart is one of the few poets of his generation who is both emotionally articulate and uncompromisingly intelligent. He is able, as few are, to look at the darkness or often horror of this world and not patronize it by inventing hope where there isn't any, or relying on empty though pretty lyric gestures to make things 'all right'. His radical, and neccesary, punctuation was come too over the course of his first two books.The punctuation, as Jonathan Galassi and Donald Hall have pointed out, informs the poem as deeply as line breaks do. It seems to me that Mr. Bidart's poems are some of the few that can hold an honest dialogue with the violence that we are a part of today.He is, in the end, a surprising and wonderful poet.

The best poems in this book launch themselves from Ezra Pound's experimentation with the use of letters, multiple voices, translation and other decidedly non-poetic materials, disjointedly culling these things together to create meaning in how they resonate off one another. Bidart similarly uses letters, grammatical errors, capitalized words, quotes from journals, etc, to infuse into his poems' forms meaning that is crucial to the emotional and narrative understanding coming from the meaning and music of the words themselves. An important achievement.

Bidart's success at this is in part what makes readers blow off Pound's Cantos. Bidart's interest is in human relations, and illustrated these through small interactions. While Pound had similar goals in mind, he never stayed long in the personal interaction, jumping so quickly to usury, metamorphosis, and other topics and grand modernist allusiveness. The reader feels to put-out. Bidart stayed with the people, with their hurt. Lowell taught this. Readers can argue the effectiveness, can worry about whether it is wrong for a writer to take interest in his/her own life, but Bidart has in his poems fused two hugely important poetic movements, and has enlarged the understanding of what poetry can be.

I tend to agree with the reviewer from Oregon. Melissa S. Green seems to have a read a different book. Since the words "emotionally articulate" and "uncompromisingly intelligent" were used, I won't use them anymore.

Instead: MUSICALITY. Bidart's poems have their own painful rhythms that are found not only in line breaks...but rather in the line displays, indentions, use of punctuations and capitalizations. To paraphrase Vendler, each poem is like a music sheet--it doesn't only contain the notes but the accents as well. With much use of repetition, Bidart creates suh disturbing music which works for the pieces, at times pronounced, at times implicit, until these repetitions occur in several other pieces.

The strength of the collected poems is the sustained vision throughout the years. Like Jorie Graham's "Dream of the Unified Field", here is a collection of books that seems to have that consciousness of being collected in the future, on hindsight.

Twelve years later, this collection matters a lot.