This is a great book! It is incredibly information-packed and focuses on the key information a traveller needs to know, which is crucial in this part of the world where custom may prevent your hosts from letting you know you have made a terrible gaff. The book itself is amazingly compact and small in format - you will feel like you have an encyclopedia at your fingertips, while carrying something small enough that it could be packed in a purse for quick reference checks in any situation.

This is the most amazing book I have ever seen! It defies description! The title is so unique!

Ignore the reviewers who see this book as either a "feminist anthem" or "darkly savage" (it's neither). It is engaging, interesting and dynamic as the female characters work together to form an emotional core that the men in their lives find difficult to errode. Sisters Helen and Mary are by far the most compelling characters in this book, yet the main story evolves around the more traditional sister Gracie who struggles through a stereotypically difficult Italian marriage in the early 1950's. Gracie seems at a loss to manage her circumstances on her own, so sisters Helen and Mary step in to even things up. Sassy, streetwise and independent, the sisters create their own brand of gangsterhood. I would love to see this book made into a film.

In a field where there are not a lot of reference materials, this book provides a thorough, comprehensive, detailed discussion of how children learn (or do not learn) to spell. It is remarkably easy to read for the high level of information it contains. If I could have just one book on spelling, this would be it.

An excellent book. The pictures and explanations of this quilting technique were very well written, and easily understandable. The end result was a quilt that looked very complicated but in reality was easy to make. I would highly recommend this book to any quilter.

Sweetbriar and Sweetbriar Bride are an endearing tale of the Denny and Boren families trek west and the settling of Seattle. This historical account is accessable to all ages. It is a great way to introduce children to the settling of the Pacific Northwest. It is a shame it is no longer in print.

When Louisa May Alcott was a little girl, her father moved the family to live in an experimental commune in the orchard town of Harvard, Massachusetts. The idea was that inhabitants would live on unleavened bread and apples, abstain from sex, and expound on the universe. The experiment lasted only from July to December, when it predictably fell apart. In adulthood, Louisa trained a comic eye on the whole experience, and wrote this brief, funny parody of it, with only names changed to protect the innocent. Also included here are girlhood diaries kept by Louisa during this experience, which offer insight into what life was like at such a place in those days. These diaries are made doubly amusing by a few marginal notes Louisa added to them later in life. For anyone interested in Alcott family history, or in the crazy days of the transcendentalists (the 19th century's version of the sixties), this short work is a must read.

The Fruitlands commune was a fascinating experiment that took place in beautiful Harvard, Mass. when Louisa was a child. "Transcendental Wild Oats" is her brief and affectionate send-up of the ridiculous ideals and characters she remembers from Fruitlands, among them her father. "Fruitlands Diary," her actual diary from her childhood, offers great insight into daily life from this time period, with affectionate comments here and there added when she was an older woman.

"What did I do today?" is an excellent way for kids to learn to plan as well as create their own work of art! This is a great idea and I LOVE all of the stickers!

This is one of the best books I've read and truly enjoyed it. Regency Romance Novels brings out the true historical romantic story. Wicked Stranger, truly deserved a 5 five rating for the best and captivating story.