In this book for children, a young boy named Wyatt seems to be just not old enough and he trys andtrys but with no success to be noticed. People are always telling this boy to be quiet. Well you know how hard it is to be quiet.
This young boy just stops talking all together and things are lost, ruined, and thing are just simply a mess. Well when a truck is about to drive over a little puppy Wyatt just can't stay quiet anymore. And from then on people are glad to hear him talk but he still hears quiet Wyatt once and a while.
This book was written by: Bill Maynard and illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz.

The reason that this book first caught my attention was the title. My son's middle name is Wyatt so, I had to read this book and hopefully enjoy it. I wanted my son to read a book about someone with his namesake. The only other Wyatt that I have ever heard of is Wyatt Earp. I was pleasantly surprised. The Wyatt in this book was really cool, just like Wyatt Earp. He is a typically little boy, inquisitive, who is constantly being told to be quiet (sounds familiar). No one has the patience for little Wyatt. He is frustrated and finally decides to literally take everyones advice, and becomes quiet. Wyatt keeps up his silence until a situation arises that could be harmful to a little puppy unless Wyatt decides to speak. Well Wyatt finally breaks his silence. Will Wyatt be deemed a hero or be told to be quiet once again....read it to see. I think that many children will be able to relate to Wyatt. Many children are told to be quiet by parents, siblings and peers. This book will show children that people really don't mean for them to "be quiet" and that speaking up is really a good thing.

Most books about the space program I've read recently focus on Project Apollo or some other element of the space program. This one takes a different tack, going into the background and means for getting into space: the rockets.

It begins with an overview of the big three pioneer theorists: Tsiolkovsky, Goddard, and Oberth. Winter decides to give most of the credit to Oberth, who was a big influence on von Braun and therefore the V-2. Tsiolkovsky was brilliant but unfortunately no one realized it until well after the fact. Most interestingly of all, all three writers were inspired by the writings of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells.

After that high point, it's never quite as good. It is a detailed, technical discussion of the various rockets, both Russian and American, that have made space exploration possible, and I learned a good bit from it (for example, that the rocket that launched Sputnik I and many following satellites was stronger than anything we could send up until we had the Saturn IB). However, it seems that a few good diagrams showing the genealogies of the rockets and what engines they used could have saved many pages of text. Instead, there are long and tedious descriptions of where each rocket came from, how big they are, how much thrust they have, etc. Even then there are startling exceptions: there's talk of the aforementioned Saturn IB, but no information on the first stage at all.

At the end there are an obligatory couple of chapters on the present state of things, discussing the rockets currently in use, and the future, which skims quickly over nuclear, ion, solar, laser, and a few other means of propulsion.

In addition, there are some actual or seeming inaccuracies: the explanation of specific impulse seems to contradict the units it's expressed in (seconds), and one of the space shuttles is referred to as "Discoverer" rather than "Discovery."

So it is a moderately useful book, but I was somewhat disappointed with it.

I'm a student and I used it in my research. It's a very good source that explores the various facets of space science and technology. I love how he dedicated the book to Jules Verne, who pointed the way. He's a good author too. Because of this, more and more teens are interested going to Space Camp. I love this book and I hope others can learn from it as I had. I'm a science fiction freak, which means I love anything that is out of this world. I hope others feel as I do.

The answers to all the problems are printed RIGHT NEXT to the questions themselves so that it is impossible to try something yourself without already seeing what the answer is. Many of the problems (actually, most of the problems) use concepts not introduced at or prior to the position where they appear in the book. The language used is very formal and means diddly-squat to real people who do something in life other than conceptualize stuff involving number tricks. For a field in which structured thought is bread and butter the very lack of any thought by whoever planned it is curious. If you are already very well grounded in mathematics and want a handy reference this would be okay, but for the intended market of people like myself trying to plug the gaps in math background, this is a useless book. Mastering Technical Mathematics by Stan Gibilisco and Norman Crowhurst is vastly superior even if it is a book that over-corrects the flaws of this one (some of its material is oversimplified to the extreme).

Being a college student,I do not agree with the first review at all. This is a great book. It covers the FUNDAMENTALS of college algebra, discrete mathematics, trigonometry, analytic geomety, and calculus. This study guide is the best tutor you could ask for. It really produces results without overwhelming you with unnecessary details. You get a complete overview of the subject. Plus you get plenty of practice exercises to test your skills!! It's perfect for preparing you for any exam. You'll see it when you get your test results. I highly recommend it. Try it for yourself before believing negative reviews.

I needed to write a report on Shiloh, and this book gave me some information which I greatly needed. It gave me the points of view and opinions of some of the new recruits used to fight at the Battle of Shiloh.

Seeing the Elephant takes the historiographical tactics of McPherson or Power -- close study of participants' own writings -- and applies them to a specific group at a specific moment: green recruits at the Battle of Shiloh. While the conclusions the co-authors come up with are more or less what one would expect, the book is still highly interesting and gives a good picture of the mentality of the average Civil War soldier before, during and after the battle. One thing I'd point out is that this is *not* a tactical study of Shiloh -- you'll have to go to another book for that. I would recommend this not only to students of the specific battle/campaign but to anyone interested in the battle experience and soldier mentalities of the period.

I'm not too sure what Mishima was trying to do with this one. Yes, it _is_ the story of a strike, technically speaking...except the strike really doesn't take up that many pages. In fact, it barely takes up any. Society's response to it is outlined sketchily at best, the details of it aren't shown much concern for, and for most of its duration it is located offscreen, out of the writer's focus. The summaries are misleading - the effects of the strike and of unions on Japanese culture are, in fact, never discussed at all. Don't expect a Japanese Germinal here.

The novel works much better as a character study of Komazawa Zenjiro, the owner of the company in which the strike occurs. I'm thinking that must have been Mishima's true purpose, seeing as every chapter title starts with Komazawa's name. Komazawa is a man who lives quite firmly in the past, and tries to adapt the ways of the past to this modern world. (This bears more than a slight parallel to Mishima himself.) His quasi-religious faith in those ways is poignant, and though he clearly has the author's sympathies, Mishima has admirably chosen not to whitewash his faults - Komazawa's hypocrisy, his occasional pointless cruelty and his refusal to even try to understand anything not in the scope of the old ways are all highlighted quite clearly.

However, a good character study does not a good novel make, and the other characters seem, to put it nicely, "unfinished." Otsuki, the strike leader, has precious few appearances to put in for such an important role, and his only motive for what he does, according to the author, is an almost childish chagrin at Komazawa's separation of him from his girlfriend. He seems like more of a plot device than a character. More frustrating, though, is the fact that this novel has many potentially fascinating characters that it simply chooses not to develop. Take the ex-geisha Kikuno, for instance, whose motives are never made anything approaching "clear" - does she love Komazawa? What is the source of her admiration of him? Why did she even want to quit being a geisha in the first place? Or what about the ominous intellectual Okano, who is depicted as a Machiavellian scheming sort of man, but is never given (and never gives) any rationalization for his actions? Did he do what he did solely out of mischief? Was he motivated by financial concerns? What about Komazawa's wife Fusae, who seems to have a (similarly unexplained) martyrdom complex? All these are things Mishima could really have taken some time to flesh out.

As it is, the novel's an often interesting portrait of a very specific type of person, but that's about it. It could have been more. If you're a fan of Mishima, you are of course going to read this, but if this is your first contact with his work, I doubt it will impress you enough to make you delve into the rest of his oeuvre.

While I had heard of Mishima for years, I had never actually sat down with one of his books. This book takes an intimate look at a silk production factory; in which the working conditions are so deplorable that the overworked employees finally go on strike.

What makes this book so interesting is Mishima's ability to flesh out all his characters. He does not fall into the simplistic "worker=good/boss=bad" trap, Mishima enjoys creating morally ambiguous characters. First, Komazawa-san, the company president, appears to be very hard working and inspiring to his employees. However, as I read about the horrible working conditions within the company, I found myself rooting for Otsuki-san, the strike leader. As Mishima continues to dig deeper into his characters' psyches, revealing their ethical blindspots, I discovered that no one is completely good or evil. How the protesters conscript other workers to join the strike, and how Komazawa-san's deteriorating self image reveals his pitiful humanity, make for very compelling reading.

The use of a strike situation is a wonderful crucible in which to combine all these differing emotions, motivations, and deceptions; resulting in characters on both sides of the picket line who are forever changed (scarred?) by the whole experience.

You may not be able to look at silk the same way again.

...This is a pretty entertaining book and the art by Tim Bradstreet is very nice. He is truly one of the best artists working today. This book is definitely worth a look for the artwork alone.

There are two ways of looking at this book, as a miniature based war-game, or a role-playing supplement for the Victorian era space-faring Space 1889 Game. The text-portions only of the original boxed games are put together well with rules errata between the two sections, little repetition and all of the record sheets together at the back. As a miniature based war-game, it has some obvious failings: no ship counters or miniatures and no playing map. While thirty odd deck-plans in Cloudships and Gunboats are very nicely reproduced, the scale is too small for the original intention of miniature 25mm deck battles and boarding actions (but there was only six plans reproduced in the original games large enough for this anyway). There are many miniature war-game rules which don't have pieces provided so this is not really a problem; go buy some. Lack of the game board can be overcome with a ruler/tape measure and perhaps a home-made turning circle. As all the diagrams and ship plans are to scale, you can make counters easily enough using the "silhouettes" (someone has done this on the web). Not ideal, but there you go. The greatest loss is of the two large colour hex maps, but tiny versions are visible on the back of the book for reference. As a Space 1889 campaign guide it is very useful; Cloudships and Gunboats in particular contains detailed descriptions of all major power's assets on Mars and Earth. Political details, history, where built, and where posted are all included. While the original Sky Galleons of Mars contains very useful maps of the Syrtis Major area and useful scenarios and campaign rules that could be the basis of a role-playing session, or a distraction within an existing one. In all day good overall view of what is the most interesting part of the Space 1889 world: flying ships.

This book is a fresh take on Henry Stanley and well worth the read. However, the book ends right after his second exploration, quite literally. For a book that poured over Stanley's early years, many pages to his 7- and under years, the paragraph (literally) that sums up his knighthood, authoring of more books, marriage and subsequent adventures is pretty disconcerting. It is like the author died and someone else tacked on an ending and called it done.

Really enjoyed this one. The research was thorough, the writing was crisp, and the insights into the tormented Stanley intriguing. Of all the Stanley biographies out there, this is the most thorough, scholarly and objective.

a far to detailed volume for what needs be

The basic things, which generally neglected by the Detailer, are explained well.

The typical conn. details & the most useful details are presented with the sketches.

The dimensions, which we can't always keep in our brains, are tabulated very well.

Like this there are so many to describe....

I expected to love this book as I am a big fan of Escadrille Spa 3 and had been hoping that someone would write a book about them for some time. However this book is rather dry and is pretty much a recitation of Groupe de Combat 12's combat logs in book form. It encompases all of the Stork squadrons, Escadrilles 3,26,67,73,103,167. I did enjoy it but only because it had info on a subject I was very much interested in. It could have been so much more. You don't get to know the pilots, there is practically no personal information on them. There are many rare photographs, and some nice drawings of aircraft in the back. And it does have a very nice cover. I do hope someone else has a go at this subject and writes the definitive book on the "Storks". There is quite a story there, classic triumph and tragedy. Perhaps Dennis Gordon?

Excellent book for those who likes a history of aviation. Contains histoty of Storks for every period of war, list of flying personnel, log book of flights. I enjoyed it.

I found myself becoming extremely sleepy while reading this book. Scott Frank's constant state of heroin-induced ennui, combined with his complete lack of humor, made for a very soporific read. An exception to this is his tale of transporting heroin across the Mexican border and his subsequent encounter with a good-ol'-boy customs guard, who, after inspecting the tracks on Scott's arms, decides to let him go anyway. A palpable sense of self-absorption emanates from his writings. It works pretty well as a period piece of the late seventies heroin scene. Recommended for those who really, really like to read about heroin.

Scott Frank was "a boy who only wanted to dream." Marihuana didn't do the job, so he tried heroin. After a couple of years living as a junkie in a Tucson transient hotel (the Geronimo), he gave it up; and, twenty years later, published this slim and beautiful book of essays.

Most of the heroin literature I've read goes from bad (morality plays) to worse (junkies who seem to get high mainly on their own coolness). _Tales_ does not pretend to be anything but a bunch of stories, but I found it taught me more than any of its didactic cousins. If you want to know why Coleridge was so fond of his laudanum, you need this book. If you're the parent of a bright and inquisitive adolescent, and you're looking for an honest and effective way to make sure your child never ever goes near this stuff, you need it even more. _Tales from the Geronimo_ will probably never make the Stanford freshman reading list, but it is a true classic.