Ambassador Pezzullo arrived in Managua at the end of June, 1979, shortly before the Somoza regime was toppled by a broad opposition coalition led by the Sandinista National Liberation Front. His book recounts the development of the crisis in Nicaragua, and the evolution of U.S. policy toward Somoza. Unfortunately, Pezzullo spends a great deal of time offering his opinions on Nicaraguan history rather than relating his own involvement. His tenure as ambassador to the victorious revolutionaries and, by extension, Carter's changing policy toward them, receives no attention whatsoever.

Nevertheless, this is a primary source of significant value. It is not a scholarly analysis, and like any participant's account, it should be taken with a grain of salt. Viewed in this way it does provide insight to the problems confronting the Carter administration in Nicaragua, and to the mismanagement of its already limited options.

"The Kissyfur Tresury" is a well thought out, and written collection of stories that deal with a bearcubs adventures in the swamp. Phil Mendez's art work, is simple yet charming, and sets a milestone for being the first African-American to create,and design his own saturday morning cartoon show("Kissyfur"NBC 1987-1989) I give the book a three star rating because of its usuing its first four pilot episode stories, as the background for a childrens book, when they could of easily come up with some new material for the time(1987)

I purchased this book for fun and unique ideas for a bridal shower, but I found the suggestions to be neither fun nor unique. I was particularly interested in the games section, but the book only gave 3 examples, which I thought were all very lame and juvenile. I think that my 16 year old brother could have come up with better ideas than this book did.