This book, or the video by the same title, is excellent for elementary school aged children confronting cancer in themselves or their families. I have donated multiple copies of the book and video to Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago for their use with young cancer patients and their families. The story is especially good for siblings of children with cancer, since it shows how they sometimes feel that they are being ignored, and their sister or brother is getting all of the attention. It also teaches a child how to defend a classmate against bullying, when the girl with cancer is made fun of for having lost her hair. My only reservation would be not to use this book with a child who has extremely advanced cancer, since of course the story has a happy ending, and it might cause the child to wonder why they don't seem to be recovering. Overall: well done, Charles Schulz!

This is such a wonderful book. Compassionate and educational, a must have book for every child.

The pictures are great -- a collection of the best pictures from the portfolios of some the world's best photographers.

But photographers need to buy this book for the sake of reading the wonderful essays by Cathy Newman.

Newman talks about the dilemma particular to professional women of all kinds -- trying to balance your work with your private life. She opens with a description of a group picture of NGS photogs back in the 20's. Every one in the picture was a man. Then she profiles a few of the first women to work for the Society. She showcases the experiences of five women who've worked extensively for the Geographic.

I enjoyed this book. I hope that it gets put into some curriculums at journalism school. I had never considered how photojournalism might mix with a home life. The short answer is, not very well. The long answer is that the problematic issues become very central to planning a career and a marriage. This book focuses on that very question. It would have been very prescient back in school.

This book succeeds on several levels. As a book of photographs it follows the National Geographic tradition of high quality photographs printed in the best possible way. As a book on what it takes to be a National Geographic photographer it presents many stories behind the pictures shown. But above all that it presents to young women thinking about this as a career choice, the facts about what these women face day-to-day. It pulls no punches as it discusses how some have faced the choices of how to have a family and this as a career or to leave behind one or the other. I will certainly recommend this to the girls I work with as an up front view of this remarkable group of photographers.

This is an excellent book for long distance parenting ideas. Some are rather generic, but you can build on those to make them even more special. I recommend this book to any parent who is away or going to be away from their children for any length of time at all.

I was so impressed that I used this as a recommended book of the week in my [...] newsletter [...]!

My first real interest in adult literacy came when I happened to rent a room from one of the authors of this book (Caroline Beverstock) as she was completing her doctoral work at Indiana University. She introduced me to the other author of this book, Anabel Newman, with whom I have continued to have a strong working relationship.

I saw this book in many stages of revision and near-completion, and it was indeed interesting to watch the book take shape as new ideas, research and insights would be brought to light.

From the introduction:

'America changed its mind for the better about adult literacy during the 1980s. We have been brought by the adult literacy movement from a slight (but growing) awareness of the problem of illiteracy in the previous generation to national recognition of the literacy needs of adults. Now we are ready as a nation to affirm full literacy as a value we cannot do without.'

The sentiments expressed in this paragraph are certainly true; unfortunately, there is still a long way to go toward achieving the goal of full literacy. Despite increased funding (in some states) of education, most of this funding has now shifted away from the needs of basic literacy to providing something with more of an evident bottom-line potential. Thus, a large number of adults with need are overlooked by state and federal agencies and funding because they do not fit the neat categories of providing economic improvement based on their training.

This book, published in 1990, a year designated by the United Nations as International Literacy Year, addresses the issue of adult literacy from an academic-research oriented perspective, yet the authors have had extensive hands-on experience in teaching and training, as well as producing materials and curricula to work with those in need.

This book addresses the values - economic, sociological, political, etc. - of adult literacy, and how these issues have shifted. Looking also at the ways in which literacy is measured and dealt with by different organisations, the authors give a broad survey of the field, finally concentrating on the activities of the National Coalition for Literacy and various other literacy initiatives.

The final chapter addresses the challenges of adult literacy. Building upon the work of such as Margaret Heckler, Ruth Holloway and Jonathan Kozol, the authors present the argument that the challenge of adult literacy can be addressed by ongoing efforts of communication and collaboration between education institutions, government programmes, and business. Community-based approaches, heightened awareness of the issue, further research, more involvement of citizens helping each other are all things that can assist the overall effort toward ending adult illiteracy.

This book is well worth the reading by any educator, librarian, volunteer who wants to work with new and improving readers, researcher, or policy maker in the area of education.

This is not really a review, just a note. This book is now in print again available from the Library of Congress.

If this is the story of a woman stolen in childhood from a Brigantine and sold into slavery and servitude throughout the then known world, this book is an ecstatic read. I read it in the 70's and lost my copy in a fire. I cannot find it anywhere, but it is more than spellbinding and a triump of a woman during a time of chattle mentality as she overcomes unbelievable indignities and succumbs to unbelievable erotic and emotional situations.

Large-format and sturdy, lavishly illustrated and with illuminating prose, this book covers the 2001-2 Dia Arts Center show which was utterly mesmerizing. If you are unaware of Jensen, google him while waiting for this book to arrive...one of the most fascinating, and certainly most original artists ever.

When I was growing up, Mario Andretti was one of my heroes. When you put Jim Clark and Mario Andretti on the same racetrack, I was in heaven. This book is the ideal coffee-table book about the greatest race car driver of the 20th century but you may want to put your copy in a cabinet like I do (so that it doesn't get damaged). The readers of "Racer" Magazine voted Mario the best. The photography in this book is fantastic, even the older black and whites are clear. If you like racing especially the "good-old-days", then you will love this book.

This is a must reference book for every Dental professional.All the subjects are in a logical order and in a very understandable manner.The appendix part is very useful.Ýn one sentence, this book is something like flight manuel of Dentists.

Amazing! Brilliant! Such insights! Newman has once again outdone himself. As if his virtuoso recordings were not enough for the Bach enthusiast here comes the definitive tome on the master himself... from the master himself.