Miss Suzy was one of the books my mom read to me and my sister when we were little. We loved the story so much! She has since given me the only copy we had, and I read it to my two children. One night, as I read the story to my son, he said it was just like the book his teacher had at preschool! I rushed down the next morning and, telling the teacher how much this book meant to me, I begged her to let me buy it. "Oh, it's so old and it's been here forever. You can just HAVE it! " I was delighted! Then, a few weeks later she called to tell me she had found a second copy for me at a used bookstore! It's amazing that after looking for extra copies for years, I was able to find two extra copies in a matter of months! (Special thanks to my son's preschool teacher! ) So, if you haven't found a copy yet, KEEP LOOKING! You never know!

This book teaches so much about values and love. The values taught by Miss Suzy are unforgettable. My grandmother read the book to me as a child and it was my favorite. I can still recite many of the lines from that long ago. When she died, she passed the tattered and torn book on to me. I treasure her copy, but I am looking for another that I can share with my preschool class. This book must be reprinted...

Miss Suzy is a sweet tree squirrel who's home is overtaken by evil squirrels. She is offered the help of toy soldiers to get her home back. Her favorite thing to do is cook and clean as she sings, "Oh, I love to cook, I love to bake, I think I'll bake an acorn cake!" My father read this book to me every night for years and I deeply regret selling it at a garage sale when I was 12. I've searched for Miss Suzy for years. Please, Amazon, find this amazing book for me. Thanks!

The Afterlife Codes describes the remarkable life journey of Susy Smith in her search for an answer to what happens to the soul after the death of the physical body.

Smith has arranged a secret code which can be broken only by information in a message she intends to send after she dies. "The concept is that if you hear from me when I'm no longer on Earth, it should suggest that I've survived somewhere after death." She has established the Susy Smith Project at the University of Arizona for anyone else who wishes to leave their own secret code.

Smith has spent most of her life researching life after death, and she believes that modern science has validated many of her theories. She says "that this is what many of our scientists today are saying: that all matter, including the human body, is composed of energy or force controlled by consciousness-which lives in everything, forever." She adds that "at the death of the physical matter within which this awareness resides, the soul leaves, sailing forth into other dimensions of time and space."

Although she wondered even as a child about what lay beyond physical life, Smith resisted many of the insights she was given over the years. Trained as a journalist and scientist, she wanted evidence. She chronicles her doubts and the events that eventually led her to accept the validity of the information given to her primarily by her spirt guides.

Her guides have continually emphasized that "you do survive death and therefore how you live on Earth is important." She shares the guidelines they've provided her for the spiritual development we need to do in our physical lives in preparation for the life afterward.

Smith has devoted nearly fifty years to investigating spirit communication and survival of the soul. The Afterlife Codes is her thirtieth book on this fascinating subject. It's must reading for anyone who has wondered about what happens to the soul after death.

This is a must read! She walks you through a distinctly entertaining journey we call life. Her enthusiasm makes you smile, her joy for living is evident, and it is hard to put down once you begin. Susy, one day when I cross over, we must do lunch. :-)

Susy Smith is a gregarious and entertaining author. I was captivated by her life story and by the details of her awakening psychic powers. She tells a wonderful story that is hard to put down. Anyone interested in the subject of the afterlife will enjoy this book.

This book is about so many different things it's very difficult to know where to begin. It's a remarkably easy book to read. Remarkable because it is such a difficult, even gruelling subject matter--the deterioration and death of a parent--but the book is so gorgeously lucid, so vivid, that it's very hard to stop reading.

Of course, it isn't just about the life and death of Charnas' father but about how little we know about one another, how horrible (though sometimes glorious) old age and death can be. This is a book about not knowing your father (a difficult relationship even for those of us whose fathers didn't leave us), about thwarted artistic aspirations, about the impossible choices old age brings, and the ways in which every human being has a story, a life, and some of the unexpected things most of us never find out.

I cannot reccommend this book more strongly. I have not been able to stop thinking about it. It's a book that really can change your life.

This is a story about real life. An artist father of a writer daughter. A father who walked away when she was eight. A father who in his last decade of life became dependant on his daughter, the stranger.

Don't expect saccharine, 'cause there ain't any. No sugar cookies and milk, this is molasses and tea: bitter, dark, and poignant. Revelations, yes, but not of the TV sitcom kind, which are easily provoked and resolved in half an hour. This is deep history, it's the sand in the backyard and the gnarled old olive tree.

It's a story told with exasperation and something like love. A story told brilliantly. Thought-provoking reading for those of us with parents heading into their last decade -- parents with whom we share a bad history.

Here's a woman who offers refuge to a man who is going blind, and who holds a menial job in a restaurant. She offers him a free home in the sunshine, and the chance to do art.

He arrives on her doorstep and proceeds to be exactly the same man he's always been: cantankerous, rude, and skeptical. He doesn't do any art -- not by choice, as it turns out. He doesn't have the emotional resources to make friends and have his own life. Heck, he doesn't even have the ability to make his own dinner.

It's a fascinating story, and Charnas is an amazing writer. We get an unvarnished portrait of this man, his daughter, and a series of glimmers into why he left her mother, and why he's such a crank. If another living situation would have been ideal, well that's too bad because they're caught in the vise-grip of American medical economics. He's here to stay, like it or not. Then when his health fails completely, maybe he's too sick to stay home, but maybe not sick enough for Medicare to pay for a bed in a nursing home. Do she and her husband bankrupt themselves to give him adequate care? Charnas' livelihood hangs in the balance, not to mention her sanity.

Who hasn't been there? And if we haven't been there, we will be soon. For those of us with difficult parents, it's enlightening to see how one woman's choices begin to unfold. She's no angel of the house -- her own discomfort comes through, and she combats it with exasperated humor.

MY FATHER'S GHOST left me with a lasting understanding of tradeoffs. Good parts, bad parts. What I could stand, and what I couldn't. I can't make the same choices she did -- unless, like Charnas, I have to. But the whatever happens, at least I'll go in girded.

This is a wonderful book, and hard to compare to any other. Sort of a biography (but of an unknown man, a failed artist, someone without any of the usual qualities calling for an official biography), sort of an autobiography/literary memoir (by the author of hard-hitting feminist science fiction, fantasy, children's books, etc.), a personal investigation into what happens to the old and helpless in America, a daughter's memoir of her difficult father... I'm not usually attracted to memoirs, but like Suzy Charnas' fiction so much that I gave it a chance -- and am so glad I did. It is every bit as gripping and absorbing as one of her novels, and, amazingly for a work that focuses so much on her father's declining years, it's not at all bleak -- there are some unexpected surprises along the way, and the lasting impression is an uplifting one. The book raises many important issues around family relationships and aging in America today; it's thought-provoking, and informative, whatever your age and whatever your relationship to your parents. (Well, perhaps the super-rich and the extra-young could give it a miss, but as for the rest of us, this book is important.) Undoubtedly, one of the best books I've read this year. In non-fiction, it goes right up there with Barbara Ehrenreich's "Nickel and Dimed". Highly recommended.

The World of Suzy Chan is both an inspirational story and an excellent easy to understand book on Tai Chi. Suzy shares her personal struggles with cancer and explains how Tai Chi assisted her in her recovery. It's a touching story plus and an excellent reference guide. Tai Chi stances, movements and breathing exercises are explained in detail and the CD is invaluable for viewing again and again. This book is motivational and insightful and I'd recommend it for everyone.

I was practicing for a tournament when I bought this book. Found it to be extremely helpful in simplifying Part 1 of the Yang Long Form. The pictures were very helpful and the CD was excellent. Once you start Tai Chi you'll learn how important the transition moves are and that's where the CD becomes extremely valuable.

The book will also inspire and motivate you as you continue pursuing this martial art. I was over 50 when I started and overweight. I also have "Essential Tremors" which can effect my balance. Suzy Chan's bout with cancer and surgery encouraged me that I, too, can improve physically through perseverance.

Can't wait for the sequel!

The Tai Chi World of Suzy Chan offers an instrospective look at the life of Suzy chan's struggle with cancer. It is inspiring to read of her healing and faith with tai chi. The instructional portion of the book is easy to follow. Step by step pictures show basic guidelines for the movements, and the CD Rom offers additional guidance.
Very well written and inspirational, a must if you have ever suffered or known anyone who suffers with cancer - also great for those just interested in tai chi!

Horriable Harry in Room 2B is my favorite book. Not only is it a book that i have grown up with, it is also an interesting and enjoyable book to just sit down and read. From the funny stiches he gets himself involved into, and the "double revenge" that he puts upon Sidney, this book has always made me giggle. If you arn't sure if an older kid would like it, let me tell you this, im 16 and Horriable Harry in Room 2B is DEFINTALY my FAVORITE book!

I think this book is cool. This is the best book I ever read. It is the best book I have ever read because Harry is very realistic. And Harry likes cookies and so do I. And Harry is horrible but he is still very cool. ~Gaby~

I'm wrting about Horrible Harry in Room 2B. Horrible Harry is very horrible because he plays tricks on girls and he even made Sidney say "I like girls" or he was going to tickle him. My favorite chapter was Horrible Harry and the Stub People and Halloween. In his costume he slithers. Can you guess what he is? I really liked Horrible Harry in Room 2B. I thought that Horrible Harry was too horrible. I would tell a lot of people to read Horrible Harry in Room 2B. I liked the book a lot! Would you want to read Horrible Harry in Room 2B?

This is an amazingly good book.

Get it for anyone, young or old.

Even cat-haters will love it; and cat-lovers will adore it.

There have been no end of parodies and weak imitations due to the popularity of this book, and that popularity is well founded. Suzy Becker nails it! This is all about the true essence of cats and the feline qualities of their humans. If you don't recognize yourself and/or your cat in these cartoons, you are simply not human.

This book was excellently written, the timely way in which it expressed accurrately our family cat, the way he punishes us when we leave him alone to long by pushing the rugs all array, or runs up the stairs with the greatest speed. I just loved this book, my daughter and I laughed and laughed. Thank you, Robin.

A simple yet effective story about love and sister-brother relationship. Makes for wonderful reading to a child. Looking forward to the next volume in the serie. Hats off to Ms Foster.

This is the story of what children discover every day as they go in quest of love and acceptance by others. The author, Ms Foster, brilliantly and effectively reminds children and adults alike, that unconditional love and acceptance, is already here, amongst us, quite readily available. This is the kind of story we want to read to our children. It has great family value, a lesson which is set in a delightful setting. We can only ask for another great story from this wonderful author!

Perhaps it was the instincts of genuine motherly goodness which caused Suzy Foster to write a book. For the book, indeed, does its part to coddle the next generation of Americans into aerospace engineers, doctors, moms, teachers, welders, etc.. Written as a poem with a gentle meter for small children, Solomun's Best Friend tells the story of Solomun Bunny, who --after being rejected from the social circle he desired to enter-- finds acceptance and happiness in a less likely place. As R.L. Stevenson wrote, "It is the mark of a modest man to accept his friendly circle ready-made from the hands of opportunity." And like all good literature for children, Solomun's Best Friend has a valuable message for adults as well.

This was one of my favorite books when I was a kid just starting out to read Science Fiction. It's sort of like one of those "real" nature books with drawings, habitats, and biological information, but it's all about aliens from major Science Fiction authors. You figure the authors of this book have got to have a lot of information to put something like this together. For those of a puerile nature (or those who read a lot of Niven's rishartha), they even have some alien species' mating habits. In the middle there is a scale diagram of all of the aliens' sizes which was my first exposure to the wonderful world of the metric system. Buy it, read it, in will enrich your Science Fiction library

What a great book! Barlowe is a wonderful painter of aliens. I have been looking for this book for years, ever since I saw it in a science magazine. Some of the best illustrations in the book are those of the "Cryer", the "Old One", the "Pnume", the "Medusan", the "Sirian", and the "Overlords". The only problem with this book is that the pictures make you want to read the books they are from, and 99% of these books are out-of-print! Urghhhhhh!!!!

_Wayne Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials_ is my 12 year old son/fantasy/scfi fanatic's favorite book. It is dog-eared from so much love, reading, studying and attention. This is no kid's book, though--these are the wunderkind's Wayne Barlowe's illustrations that have appeared in many famous scfi books. Each alien has a full bio-ethnographic description, bring each to life.

Horrible Harry and the Dungeon is a story that gives a realistic view of young children. In this story Harry, like most children his age, lets his imagination run wild. The principal has instituted a detention room for children who do not follow the rules. Harry and his buddy have decided that the detention room must be a dungeon. When presented with an opportunity to visit the dungeoun Harry can't resist. Horrible Harry allows the reader to follow as Harry learns a valuable lesson and has a change of heart. This is a great story for young children who will be able to relate to all the characters in Room B.

The story is about Harry trying to find out what is in Mr.Skooghammer's big black bag. I really admired this book because it was intense until it revealed the secret and because I really like Horrible Harry books. I recommend this book to people who like books that don't give the secret up until the end.

We just got done reading Horrible Harry And The Dungeon This book is about...Horrble Harry trying to find out if the suspension room guy is mean. Harry was also trying to stick his hand in Mr.Skooghammers big black bag and got pricked by a pinecone, but he didn't know it was a pinecone. I did like the part when Harry stuck his hand in Mr.Skooghammers big black bag and poked him self on something. I also liked the part when Harry didn't want to go to the dungeon but when he did math in there he wanted to stay. If you like to read funny books then start reading Horrible Harry books. I would give this 5 stars.

Actually, the point of "Horrible Harry Goes to Moon" is not so much that Harry makes it to the Moon as it is that he takes pretty much the rest of his class with him (Mary Berg would never be persuaded to follow Harry to the moon, but then she has her own problems concerning being able to jump high in the air and finding an appropriate selling price for Full Moon Cookies). But when Miss Mackle shows up with a purple couch covered with yellow moons for her Third Grade class, the moon suddenly become an intensive object of study for Harry, Song Lee, and the rest of the kids (except for Sidney, who would rather tell jokes).

Suzy Kline's story is apparently based on her 1998-99 third grade class and the "tag sale" telescope that took them on their first trip to the moon. Not surprisingly, "Horrible Harry Goes to the Moon" should inspired other teachers to try a similar approach in their own classrooms (my favorite scene is when Miss Mackle shows up with a suitcase packed full of stuff for a trip to the moon and the kids tell her which things she should not take there and why).

However, young readers wanting to read about what horrible things Harry does in this new adventure will discover he does not do anything particularly horrible at all in this story. In fact, he pretty much does the exact opposite.

My kids ages 6 & 8 love these books. They laugh out loud and can't wait to read the next one!

My sons 2nd grade teacher got him started on these book and we have read every single one. Not only are they fun but they are educational too!!!!