I wouldn't like to be on a bus or be taken hostage by someone. I can imaging how bad it would be. I just like freedom like right now.

I homeschool my 5 children, ages 6-14. We have read this out loud several times. They never get tired of listening. It opens up the mind to the what ifs, maybes and I think I cans' in life! This is a must read for anyone who loves space, challenges and a good plot! I thank Rick for writing a book that has kept the doors of my children's imagination open. I wish the series went on forever! Thanks again. I recommend this book to adults and children alike.

That Ye May Learn Wisdom is the best commentary so far available for this incredible speech. It provides information from a variety of topics: the temple, coronation, widsom literature, doctrine and also a chapter on the use of King Benjamin's speech in the words of the latter-day prophets and apostles. An invaluable resource on those seeking a more scholarly look at the LDS scriptures.

If you are at all interested in using Kylix then this is my recommended book for you. It's not really for the beginning programmer but if you have a little development skill and want to do some Linux development then this is the book for you. In case you don't know Kylix is Delphi for Linux (Pascal) but I've heard they are adding C++ as a syntax in the next release.

The layout of the book was new to me in part because it's the first tech book from Wordware that I have read. It seems to flow correctly and I didn't notice any major editing issues. All the examples I tried worked and where laid out in a manner that was easy to understand.

Of special interest to me was the chapter on porting code back and forth between Windows and Linux. But one thing that did surprise me was the coverage on specific Linux development like IPC's, Semaphores & Debugging Shared Object Libraries.

It's also kind of handy having the Kylix Open edition on the included CD, saved me from a large download.

The only major negative from the book is that the tone of the writing does change from chapter to chapter, due to obvious tag team writing by the different books authors.

I liked the book since I was doing a report on the rainforest animals and I liked it because I enjoy reading about other parts of the world.Most of all I read it because its for a grade in science and language arts.

Robert D. Ballard, of course, is the discoverer of the "Titanic" and several other famous shipwrecks of the 20th century. However, this story of "The Lost Wreck of the Isis," is more interesting because this time the ship in question is an ancient Roman ship from the 4th century. With the "Titanic" we have hundreds of images of the ship before it sailed on its maiden voyage into history, but discovering an ancient Roman ship is an entirely different matter, something for archeologists to investigate and to uncover details about the lives of people a long time ago.

This book tells the story of the JASON Project's exploration of the deepest ancient shipwreck ever found. This Mediterranean expedition used the same underwater camera sled that had found the Titanic a few years earlier. A year later Ballard and his crew returned with archeological experts to explore the ship they now called the "Isis." JASON was the name of the brand-new high-tech underwater vehicle, which at the time was the most advanced deep-water robot ever crated. JASON was able to beam back live images of the deep sea, as they were happening, to young students in science museums around the world. Students were able to ask questions of Dr. Ballard and the other scientists.

"The Lost Wreck of the Isis" not only tells the story of the JASON Project's exploration but also recreates the final voyage of the ship. The fanciful story focuses on Antonius, a young merchant's song, who is excited to take a trip from Rome to North Africa and the port city of Carthage. The attempt is to recreate what life was like for Antonius and others in the 4th century, a time of public baths, gladiatorial arenas, and the like. The book is illustrated with photographs, illustrations, and diagrams, bringing alive history, archeology and scientific exploration. My only complaint is that the book takes too long to get to the really interesting part, which for me is the discovery of the ship and what they found on the bottom of the sea. But the book gives equal weight to the technology of discovery used on this expedition, the wreckage that was recovered, and the reconstruction of the times in which the "Isis" sailed.

Richard Brightfield is nice enough to include not only the probably basic knowledge of aikido but also East Timor's desire for independence from Indonesia in the book.

It can broaden our minds by making us aware of the oppression in East Timor and learn about the aikido techniques.

This is a wonderful Choose Your Own Adventure book. It has great illustrations, and the best is probably the castle. Of this book I can only say this: with Frank Bolle's illustrations being so wonderful, and Richard Brightfield writing such a good book, you can be sure that they make a great team when making books like this. Don't miss this one.

Second volume in Moore's Miracleman series, The Red King syndrome is an almost mythic superhero adventure, but as in all things Moore, with as many twists and turnabouts as feasibly possible.

Begin with a Miracleman rendered utterly powerless by his arch-foe, Dr. Gargunza. He's been led there because his wife's been kidnapped. Too pedestrian? Add to it a genetically altered dog that's sent to hunt down the now-powerless superhero. Still not impressed?

Now have the dog eat Miracleman's companion and bite off two of our hero's fingers. Couple that with the hero's subsequent killing of the supervillain...and then a graphic (censored in many, many stores) representation of childbirth, and then the seeds of a story that will change a world, and then...and then...

Well, who am I to spoil it? It's a phenomenal read, deserving of space on anyone's shelf. If you can find a copy, treasure it; we're not likely to see another story of this caliber in a long while.

I enjoyed reading Mixed Blessings. The book has believable characters and a great church. God's love is shown throughout the book. I am anxiously awaiting the sequel. This book is comparable to Jan Karon's books on Mitford.