Hi, I'm looking for a summary of this book, but don't know how to access it. I read a book by Frank Bowe years ago and want to recommend it to a friend, but since I can find no overview of the book, I'm not sure if this is the correct title.

I'm looking for the story of his life, how he was forced to grow up oral, his frustrations, and the breakthrough when he went to Gallaudet and finally was exposed to the world of sign. I have a Deaf friend who is in the his same shoes, who I think could really relate to Frank's life story.

Is this the right book?

Thanks, Stephanie

"Chicago's, Historic Pullman District" is a compilation of rare photographs that capture the quaintness of this industrial town and era. The construction began in the early 1880's and continues today as restoration. The saga of the Pullman Company and the Pullman family is only a backdrop for the images of this unique town. The industrial, commercial and residential architectural views and the essence of a hard working people establishing a close knit permanent community is captured pictorially throughout the book. The Pullman district has acqired National, State and City Landmark status. The book is a valuable supplement to any tour of the area or any serious research on the history of Chicago.

This book is an excellent depiction of a few children and their lives on the island of Dominica. It's a great book for kids wishing to learn more about this "Nature Island". I just wish it was longer!!!!

Robert Frank's book "Choosing the Right Pond" is a thought provoking book that offers significant explanatory power to behaviors that we see every day. Utilizing the author's economics background, but ably drawing on the fields of psychology and public policy, this book is an enjoyable read. The concepts presented within easily lend themselves to other circumstances not discussed by the author.

While the demarcation is not explicit, chapters 1-8 are applied more toward interpersonal issues of status, whereas chapters 9-12 have more to do with how status is applied on a policy or societal level. The first chapter covers who we choose to compare ourselves to and the more obvious cues we use to identify standing. The second chapter looks at the impacts that biology and proximity has upon the value we give to status. The third chapter uses income and productivity to discuss observed status behaviors and collective agreements to minimize competition in the workplace. Chapters four and five discuss the impact of proximity between status seekers to explain the disparity of incomes within the same pool of individuals. Chapter six discusses fairness within the system of progressive taxation and why the wealthy are generally willing to shoulder a disproportionate burden of payment. Chapter seven discusses how when one individual's attempt to obtain advantage are imitated by others, the advantage disappears and everyone's relative position is the same as before.

Chapter eight covers how people allocate their incomes when seeking status. Of particular interest to me was the discussion on savings. While the life cycle hypothesis, permanent income hypothesis, precautionary saving model, etc., all play roles in savings behavior, in my own explorations, I have come across very little that attempts to account for the impact of status seeking on savings, or the lack thereof. I was particularly intrigued with the author's discussion on the lack of visibility of savings (as opposed to obvious things like a large house or fancy car) reducing it's ability to connote status as yet another explanatory factor in household behavior. The remaining chapters, while I'm sure they will be of interest to some, were of a larger perspective than is of importance to me.

I found "Choosing the Right Pond" to be an engaging book that has resulted in significant discussion between my co-workers and myself. Many of the concepts found in this book are explored further in the author's later book, "Luxury Fever." "Choosing the Right Pond" offers much to anyone who enjoys understanding the role they and others play in our daily games of interpersonal status.

I have found this a useful book for home education. It has tear-out worksheets sorted into subjects with helpful side tabs on each page so you can see what subject you are in at a glance.

It seems fairly comprehensive in it's subject coverage, and I particularly liked the christian activities and calendar of daily ideas at the back for a positive start to the day.

It is however devoid of any teaching tips or activity suggestions. (I found the Learn-At-Home series from American Education Publishing much more useful in this regard with their weekly planners and teaching ideas/tips).

I would recommend this book if you are simply looking for topical worksheets to complement learning or to reinforce topics already covered.

These are some of the best songs from this musical. But not the best. I do understand that this book was made to accompany the Nashville Sessions CD so, my gripe is silenced.

Every father could take a lesson from Frank M. Ault: Write an autobiography and dedicate it to his children.

With his CLAIBORNE AND BEYOND, Ault reviews his life as a skinny Tennessee college kid, submarine officer during World War II and hard-charging pharmaceuticals executive.

Ault also shares his world view, which he admits some will consider "radical, biased, racist, politically incorrect, inflammatory and any other adjective you can come up with."

That will come as no surprise to OBSERVER readers, who regularly see Ault's highly-opinionated letters on the editorial pages, where he has for years called them as he sees them.

The best parts of CLAIBORNE AND BEYOND, however, are not Ault's political outlook, but how he relates his struggles as a boy, as a man, as a father and as husband.

And to help give the book a sense of time and place, Ault has enlisted the help of more than 20 anonymous contributors from around the United States.

For instance, a contributor might give a sense of what life was like in the United States during the 1920's, including the era's sports heroes, rogues, sensational trials and technological improvements.

In reviewing his life in America from the 1920's into the 1990's, Ault opens a window on times that most living Americans cannot begin to imagine.

Ault traces his life from mountainous Claiborne County, Tennessee, where all the roads were "dirt and gravel" and travel of any distance was by rail.

"Most houses had cisterns for collecting rainwater from the roof and water was hand pumped for household use. In case of dry spells there were good springs near town where people could go and obtain barrels and tubs of water," he writes.

Later, Ault's world began to expand beyond tiny New Tazewell as a student at Carson-Newman College. We learn about the sometimes dangerous pranks of fraternities, summers spent working to pay for tuition and then graduation as world war loomed.

Although he despised some aspects of military regimentation, Ault became a submarine officer and apparently a very good one. It's too bad that Ault doesn't give more information about some of his combat experiences, or the commander who cowered in fear in his quarters during one engagement with the enemy.

After the war, Ault began his pharmaceuticals career and he lifts the veil on a corporate world of missed opportunities, sometimes incompetent managers and the intervention of fate, in the form of near-fatal accidents and illnesses.

Ault writes well and the casual reader (those who don't know him) should find this autobiography from the heart of middle America interesting and a worthwhile read.

This book is a reference book, not something to read through for pleasure. Certain parts, however, do reward the reader from a purely literary point of view; in particular, the author's description of the battle of Culloden just might bring a tear to your eye. The reference material on clan backgrounds, relationships, surnames, tartans and so forth is extremely well researched and detailed. Someone interested in Scottish genealogy will find this volume of much greater value than the paperback things sold at Scottish games and festivals. For me personally, the book contains more information in one place on my own surname than any other reference I've come across. It's a pity it's out of print--seems as though the good ones always are

Herein lies the most impressive collections of baseball cards in existance. Thousands of classic cards are neatly reproduced and profiled. Essays by Slocum beautifully explain why we love baseball cards, and also provide worty passages on the game's history. A valuable visual record of baseball's early days!