Great little book! My friend orders it from Amazon.com for us and we share it to go to shows. Cannot wait until the spring to spring Issue 2003 to 2004. We count on that great little Craft Show Guide to tell us what's coming up! Dave

I am a Craftsman.
I love this Craft Show Information Book. It is a little GEM!
It leads me to the newest shows. It gives me information I am looking for. I have found some of the greatest shows I had never even heard of before. It should be right up front on Amazon.com for someone is looking for craft show information. It was hard to find on Amazon.[com] but suddenly it popped up and there it was.
I don't like the huge books that take you all over the country. I am not looking for that. I show in a six state area and The Craft & Art Show Calendar gives me all I need.
This truely is the most beneficial Craft Guide that I know of and need. It is easy to follow. Definitely a great craftmen's tool as well as a unique information book for the public to have! GO FOR IT! Dave

This Book is GOLD! It takes me to all the shows I want to visit. It is the Best! I would call it 'THE HOTTEST LITTLE BOOK IN TOWN'
I really would be lost without it. How did I ever find the shows before this great little book was published???
The local paper reviewed it. It is easy to follow; has great descriptions; covers a good variety; I can find shows in here I never knew existed; AND I find the shows in this book that I love and KNOW when they are coming up. I can really plan ahead!

Everyone I know owns one. If you love going to craft shows this is the book to have!!! Nancy, the greatest Craft Show Goer! It covers 9 states. That's enough for me!

I loved the main character, Alice Rose. Her adventures with Sam Clemens were both fun and educational. I learned quite a bit about the time period -- Lasky should be commended for her thorough research!

A while ago, I was faced with a decision: to read Alice Rose and Sam or another book for a book review. I decided, not really caring, to read Alice Rose and Sam. Now I am so happy that I did so I could tell other people about this great book. You just can't put it down! You learn about Alice Rose's time, too, so this is a simply marvelous book to read.

This novel is great fun. Alice Rose - never simply Alice - is a dynamic lead character who treads a narrow path between defying her era's gender roles and wanting nothing more than to go to Boston and be like her refined, petticoated cousins. Sam Clemens plays a supporting part, but does so memorably; his outrageous stories first land him a job on the paper, and then drive him out of town. Through the character of a Chinese immigrant, Lasky shows the reader the virulent racism of the time. Some readers may be put off by the novel's attitudes toward religion. Both Alice Rose and Sam rail against quotation-mark Christians, the sort who wear the name but do not live by the principles they espouse. However, both, also speak favorably of people they have known who have lived up to the name. The books only real flaw is a climax that may leave readers wondering for a moment just what has happened. The confusion is cleared up quickly, however. An author's note at the end describes the historical elements of the book and explains which are fact-based and which are totally fictional. All in all, an appealling heroine, the irrepressible Sam Clemens, and an exciting plot make this an excellent choice.

I was attracted to Portraits of Our Past in order to expand my knowledge on the true history of the founder of my company, Berlitz. However, half way through the first chapter I had forgotten all about my first motives as I found myself totally absorbed into a world where oppression and second rate citizenship were unable to dampen down the spirituality and ingenuity of German Jews. Portraits of Our Past contains a detailed look at the everyday lives of the writer's own family and friends dating back over the last 3 centuries. A must read for anyone with an interest in history, community, ingenuity, business and spirituality.

My father was born in 1904 in a house next to the synagogue in a small village in southern Germany. As the only child and a male, he was born "with a silver spoon in his mouth" and enjoyed his status by constantly getting into trouble with his friends and cousins. But not only did he describe his childhood pranks in an idyllic way, he also told tales of a small place where all the inhabitants knew each other and where Jews and Gentiles lived in harmony. Since my father's stories were in such contrast to those memoirs written later I often wondered if his wonderful boyhood was only the product of his immediate world or if life in these remote villages was so much better than the anti-Semitism of the cities. As a librarian and a tenacious researcher I began to look for an answer in the literature but could not find anything written in English about the history and society of rural Jews from non-rabbinical families.Just recently I have found a meticulously researched and detailed look at the lost culture of the Jews in rural southern Germany. Portraits of Our Past: Jews of the German Countryside by Emily Rose (Jewish Publication Society, 2001) describes the socioeconomic, political and historical lives of my grandparents and great grandparents and opens a window to a distinctive way of life not previously documented. This discovery is even more ironic since the author is a descendant of a family that settled in Chicago in 1857.From 1994-1999, the author spent two months each summer in Germany discovering her heritage and the lost world of rural German Jews. She eventually located 2,600 documents in Wurttemberg archives, some with only a line or two of relevant information, some with hundreds of pages. She examined 1,600 books in English and German. Materials had to be laboriously translated from Judeo-German, Hebrew and German, and about 30 people helped to translate the materials.The historical material is complemented by an excellent chapter on traditional Jewish life in the villages and small towns providing interesting information and local details of social and religious life. The final chapter, a "Blueprint for Researchers," is important for all researchers of German families. The author's work took years to accomplish, and knowledge of precise research techniques would have saved her "many hours of frustration."A notes chapter and a bibliography complete the book, which offers more than 75 photographs, maps, drawings, and documents. Many additional families are mentioned, a boon for researchers of the area, particularly when one realizes that 54 Jewish communities and 32 religious elementary schools functioned in 1871 in Wurttemberg. Portraits of Our Past is a unique example of how a simple genealogical research project developed into the social history of a lost community and culture.(Jerusalem Post 10-19-01)As a librarian I recommend Portraits of Our Past as an excellent scholarly resource that is accessible to all readers...

This is a wonderful, warm, caring book about life and family and problems in the old country and about coming to America to start life anew. The author was inspired to write the book by the two old portraits of ancestors that hung in her childhood home. For five years she researched in the U.S. and Europe about her own ancestors and about the social, political, economic and religious forces that affected them. What she produced is a marvelous book that uses her own ancestors as a sort of everyman to take the reader through the experiences of daily life, social and political struggles, economic disruptions, religious strife, etc. in rural Germany in the 1800s. Anyone with German or German-Jewish ancestry will find this book enlighting, heartwarming, and sobering. The author truly succeeds in the difficult task of making history come alive. Other features of the book include lots of interesting and unusual illustrations, appendices on traditional Jewish life in the villages, guidelines for famly history researchers, and a lengthy bibliography.

This is spiritual poetry. The kind that you swear you can almost taste the spiritual revelation that inspired the author.

This poet fathered me, yet I never have completely understood him. I respect his poetic genius, though oftentimes his works were bred from a very tormented place, trapped between Earth and Hell. Sadly, this brilliant man now resides in a nursing home. He suffers from the ravages of Alzheimer's disease. He will never know the impact he has had through these works penned by his hand.

Richard Rose is a complex human being who knows something that few people know. In this collection of short works (poems, essays and stories) he weaves an intriguing pattern of philosophy, conviction and experience that resonates within me. I was inspired by much of his poetry (e.g. "The Mirror" on p. 91 is particularly haunting and speaks of a profound experience of the Absolute), but the part of the book I found most interesting was part III, a more freehand set of writings on many different topics that really spoke to me. His collection of aphorisms at the end are penetrating to anyone paying attention. I find myself wondering more about this person and his life. Who is he? Why are these topics important to him? How does he know?

I recommend you check out this book, and let Richard Rose speak to you of what he knows.

This is another in the American Girls series about Addy Walker, a ten-year-old African-American girl living in the America of 1865. With the war over, but so many ex-slaves displaced, Addy and her family still hope to find sister Esther. In yet another winter, Addy finds the good and the bad, gain and loss, and hope and the cost of freedom.

The final chapter is a historical look at the post-Civil War years, with Reconstruction, segregation, and the Civil Right Movement. This is another great Addy book, one that tells the unvarnished truth of life for African-Americans in America, but in an uplifting way. My eleven-year-old daughter is now the proud owner of the Addy books, and an Addy doll. She loves these books, and the young lady in your life will too.

This story is about a young American girl named Addy. In "Changes for Addy", Addy gets a letter from a women named Bertha Miller saying that she has found Addy's Auntie Lula, Uncle Solomon, and Addy's baby sister Esther. They were going to Philadelphia to give Esther back to Addy's momma. When they find Auntie Lula and Esther outside a church, Auntie Lula explains that Uncle Solomon has died and she, Auntie Lula, may die too. The joy of Christmas for Addy is washed away, leaving only the sadness of death. Is Addy's Christmas ruined? Or will Addy find joy in the happiness of the Christmas? I would highly recommend this book to a friend. This book is a tiny bit better than "Happy Birthday, Felicity" because Addy has way more adventure than Felicity. Connie Rose Porter is an awesome reader and writer.

Breaking the original overemphasis on the experiences of white girls, the Addy series remains one of the most realistic ones written.

The process of escaping from Slavery and starting over in a "free" society only to discover that society does not actually regard you as an equal either is not the happiest topic in the world, but it needs to be told in order to learn from our mistakes. The authors could have sugar coated the harsh realities of that world, but wisely chose to tell the whole truth to their elementary age target audience.

If ever there were a case where the Congressional Medal of Honor should be given out to a team of Children's Literature writers and illustrators, this team certainly has earned it.

In this installment, Addy is reuinted with her baby sister ester after what seemed like an eternity. While the previous reunions with her father and her brother were also emotional, the symbolism of shadows moving forward in a Church is especially powerfull. Her beloved Uncle Solomon has died, but has found peace because of his brief status as a free man.

The end of the book, which provides a historical recap is especially touching because it goes all the way into the civil rights movement of the 1950's and 1960's. Considering many public school districts give this portion of American History little attention (whether on purpose or not) I feel it is especially important for young women to read this particular portion of the American Girl's series.

Anglophiles who are historical fiction buffs will enjoy each of Cynthia Harrod-Eagles' Morland Chronicles. They tell the story of the Morland family of northern England as it struggles to prosper as the world changes. Characters are not static and are interesting. Historical facts are well researched and provide a real background for this ongoing story. Read them all!

I have all twenty one books of this series from volume one upto twenty one. I started collecting them approximately sixteen or seventeen years ago. The stories are great the characters are facinating, but it is her historical bases for these novels that is so brillant and makes them very readable. I look forward to every new episode of this story that comes out, and I am waiting with baited breath for the next installment.

They start off set in the Wars of the Roses and in the most recent book the American Civil War has just ended. Ms Harrod-Eagles must be one of the most talented and dedicated authors around as the historical detail is impeccable and when you couple that with the characters it makes for compulsive reading. These are my favourite books ever - I try to read the whole series at least once a year. What I love most about it is the way the author creates such strong female characters - Eleanor, Nanette, Annunciata, Jemima, Lucy, Charlotte, Mary - they're wonderful and I love reading about them. Volume 22 is coming out soon and I can't wait for it. The only bad thing about these books is having to wait a whole year for the next installment!

If anyone wants to email me to discuss the books go ahead - I don't know anyone else who reads them.

This book is delightful. What a great concept to introduce to young minds. Not just that if you keep at something you might persevere. But also that our ultimate success often comes by way something or someone outside ourselves - when we least expect it!

Tragedies like Columbine are a wake-up call. It's clear that we need to provide our kids ...with tools to counter the violence and knee-jerk aggression ubiquitous in popular culture. These children's stories by Idries Shah are just this kind of tool. They're not preachy. They don't offer simplistic lessons or moral platitudes. They're more like exercises for "mental muscle groups" grossly underdeveloped in this culture: A strong sense of one's own value. Empathy. Flexibility in thinking and responding. Appreciating that not everyone is the same, not every outcome is predictable. Seeing that there are more than two sides to a situation. A sense that patience and perseverance can pay off, sometimes in unexpected ways. Not demanding easy answers. A sense that things are not always as they seem, that the viewpoint of "experts" — or even the whole community — is not always right. The experience of seeing something that even adults don't see, of creating clever solutions. The sense that taking positive action is possible and rewarding—even when one has to buck the tide. That help can come from where and when we least expect it. The sense that life has interesting "loose ends" for us to reflect on. And so much more. At least one of these books should be on every child's book shelf.

This is a new twist on the types of stories that kids love to read and hear over and over. It begins with a lady making a simple request...she just wants her apple. The chain of events that results though, teaches cause and effect in a fun way. What really makes the book a lasting treasure is the art work. We found ourselves going through the book both from front to back and back to front just exploring the colorful and playful art. I highly recommend this book for kids or even adults who like the playful prose and pictures. Two thumbs up for Mary Rose Santiago and Idries Shah. I look forward to seeing more of their works.

I really enjoyed this book. I could not put it down. I loved the town and the people in it. It was funny and I found myself getting involved with the charaters and especially Allegra. I even got teary eyed in one of the scenes. It is one of the best books I've had the pleasure of reading. And I hope Rebecca Rose decides to write another.

I really enjoyed this book-Writted by Rebecca Rose, which this is her first book. I could not put it down. I think that anyone interested in a good love story should read this book. The story centers on Allegra Cavenaugh, a shy, and lovable character and is a little confused about what love is. She is raised by her eccentric grandmother, and immersed in a world of offbeat loveable people, a beautiful abandoned garden, and one tender poem that haunts her with hints of love and her mother. Suddenly her life begins to change. Allegra discovers that, while romantic dreams are all right in their place, they really complicate things when they come true. If you would like to learn more about this wonderfully written story, read A Garden For Allegra. I look forward to Rebecca Rose's next book.

This book was one of the best I've read. Keeps your interest until the very end. I wished it wouldn't end and would keep on going. I hope she writes another book. Her writing is very good.

My Grandfather (Robert Baboian)'s mother wrote this book. It is a very good Armenian Cookbook. I like the recipe for pilaf the most because pilaf is excellent.

Many great childhood memories were cooked up from this book in my house...we grew up on some of these favorites...even the one for "American" stuffing (dressing) - I've never come across anyone who didn't love the recipes from Rose's book.

I really love this cookbook! I have about quite a few Armenian cookbooks, but this one is becoming one of my favorites. I am Armenian, born in the USA, and have grown up on Armenian food. My parents were from Egypt, and my mother is an excellent cook. Sometimes I enjoy surprising her with Armenian dishes she hasn't had in quite some time, and the recipes in this book come out right and tasting authentic, even without her input! Rose has also written some silly little poems about her recipes, and it just makes me smile picturing this Armenian lady including little rhymes about her recipes! There are no photos, but there are different versions of dishes, as well as different amounts based on portion size, which is really a useful tool. I think this book is a real bargain for anyone who would like to try cooking some Armenian dishes. Whether you are a beginner, or a seasoned cook, The variety of Armenian dishes and Rose Baboian's light writing style will make this a favorite in your cookbook collection.

Set against a backdrop of the suffrage movement, Courting Trouble by Katie Rose is wonderful tribute to the tenacity of the women of the era who created the groundwork upon which women today proudly stand. Following the first book in this wonderful trilogy, A Hint Of Mischief, Ms. Rose continues to provide readers with humor and intense passion in both the plot and characters which readers will enjoy immensely. Not a fan of this time period I found myself cheering on the courage and perseverance of our heroine even at the times when she seemed to do things out of character for a woman of her time period.

Winifred Appleton, the bluestocking of the Appleton sisters, has taken it upon herself to actually apply to a number of law schools with the hope that at least one will take her seriously. It is quickly apparent despite her passion and knowledge of the law, she is rejected by the mere fact she is a female. Men of this era find a women who wants to step out of societal norms are to be abhorred or at the very least discouraged. However, this won't stop our Winnie from pursuing her dream to one day practice law and defend women who should have the same legal rights as men. So her only recourse is to become an established lawyer's "intern " and learn the law that way. But who? Alarmingly though her best choice seems to be family friend, Charles Howe. Her hesitation comes from the annoying .although intense feelings of attraction. she finds she is susceptible to towards him.

Charles Howe is from a family of distinction and political promise who do not understand why he continues to befriend the quirky if not conventional Appleton sisters. Figuring that Winnie will not stick around once the mundane work of being a law clerk becomes boringly tedious, he has plans of his own to woe the beautiful but headstrong young woman. What he watches as the clerks are quick to take advantage of her quick mind and unique ability to comprehend the law and do research. As well his colleague are none to happy to have her on staff until the quality of her work far surpasses their clerks as they come to rely on her to lighten their load. Although in true male fashion, none would admit they need her more than she needs them. That is all, except Charles.

Charles sees a startling passion in this young woman which he hopes to cultivate as soon as Winnie gives up. However, she surprises him when she instigates an intimate passion between them as a means of settling her awakening intimate feelings for Charles. This turn of events finds Charles delighted as he is surprised to find Winnie as passionate in their intimacy as she is for the law. This passionate nature however will quickly find them on opposites sides in the courtroom, providing readers with moments of laughter, tears, hope as they cheer on our heroine as she tackles the male establishment.

But what about our hero? Charles is a refreshingly unique hero who is as a cut above the men of an era who were more frightened by women of passion than attracted to them. Although he finds much angst in his love for Winnie and her courtroom antics do nothing to help, he is a hero willing to learn from his lady love, this alone makes his great hero material. Ms Rose has given both Winnie and the reader a very special hero in the persona of Charles Howe.

Courting Trouble is much more than an entertaining read, as Ms. Rose has created a remarkable story rich in historical detail with characters the reader will come to care about. Although it is apparent that she has a vivid knowledge of the time period and the important personages which gives the story substance, she never lets the history take over as she effortlessly keeps the romance at the forefront for the reader. The only draw back I found was I felt Winnie seemed too quick to ignite intimate passions with Charles; seemed out of character for women of that era ,even one as enlightened as Winnie. Yet, the end result was a deliciously rich moment of passion, a pleasing surprise for this reader. Brava, Ms Rose!

Courting Trouble is filled with humor, passion and characters readers will find delightfully fresh even if this historical period is not their favorite.

Jody S. Allen Reviewer

COURTING TROUBLE is a fine example of masterful writing. Katie Rose has told the story of Winnie and Charles in a brilliant and passionate way. Nothing pleases me more than a fiesty heroine and a devastatingly handsome hero. The characters in this story are of the finest quality and the supporting cast is nothing short of inspirational...Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony...OUTSTANDING! I would never have imagined I could love a law book set in the 1800's.

In "Courting Trouble," author Katie Rose incorporates humor, intrigue, and intense emotions to present a riveting case for romance. In her fascinating story, she gives readers insight to the obstacles women faced in the late 1800s, and how one determined young lady could overcome those barriers to find love and happiness, and a career. A sequel to her novel, "Hint of Mischief" (Bantam Book, April 1998), "Courting Trouble" captures the very essence of the times and struggles women have faced, making a strong case for romance in the process. This jury finds Katie Rose guilty of writing a delightful tale.