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For years, actors, directors, and dramaturgs have struggled with a variety of materials for guidance on the pronunciation of Shakespeare's names, along with a multitude of other resources that helped with the pronunciation of obscure words appearing in his plays. Now Shane Ann Younts and Louis Scheeder, who work in the rehearsal studio with this text every day, have put everything - names plus unfamiliar words - into one easy-to-carry book, with phonetic pronunciations that are so easy to read that they can be instantly applied. This is a groundbreaking work for everyone involved in the rehearsal process of Shakespeare's plays. Every Shakespeare actor or student should own a copy, and no rehearsal table should lack one or three copies for easy reference during every stage of the rehearsal process! Thank-you Shane Ann and Louis, for creating a terrific tool to assist us in this day-to-day process of moving the words off the page in order to bring them to life on the stage. Bravo!!!

All the Words on Stage is not only informative but essential to any actor who plans to perform any of the plays of William Shakespeare.

It explains in laymen's terms how to pronounce any of the words that appear in Shakespeare's text. It is as vital as the Shakespeare Lexicon.

I recently completed a run of three Shakespeare plays from the history cycle, Richard II, Henry IV:Part l and Henry IV:Part 2. I found All the Words on Stage invaluable in my rehearsal process. No matter how talented your dramaturge or your speech coach is, they can't possibly provide the pronunciation for each word that appears in the play...All the Words on Stage can. I highly recommend it.

This book should be required in all libraries, all acting/directing programs, and in the homes of anyone who's ever been frustrated with how to speak "Shakespearean." In simple terms, with helpful guidelines along the way, the authors reveal everything you need in order to read Shakespeare's plays. But the real beauty of this book is the invaluable help it will provide to any actor who has wondered whether "banished" is pronounced in two syllables or three (as well as WHY).
"All the Words on Stage" removes the barrier of intimidation that keeps most people from learning the logic and beauty of Shakespeare's spoken words. Imagine having the correct pronounciation to every single word in each of Shakespeare's plays, all in one volume.
Now that this classic reference book is here, I wonder how actors survived without it for so long.

How would you feel if you were suddenly asked to live someone else's life? A life where you are being saught by the police, organised crime and an unwanted prospective bride. In The Gandalara Cycle novels, the old and dying Ricardo Carillo find's himself in the body of a young man, in an unfamiliar world, with a large lump on his head and a freakishly large cat stalking him.

There are seven books in this series and each of them is a good read. I particularly like the first novel because Ricardo is seeing everything with fresh eyes. His unique way of dealing with things prompts some interesting reactions from all those who think they know him. In a sense, many believe the problems of others are minor in comparison with their own. This story allows us to explore that theory. Can a complete stranger untangle a young man's life?

All seven novels are tied to a logical plot-line but this structure is only revealed a piece at a time. In this way the narrative is full of enough suspense and action to encourage some very quick reading. There is enough misdirection that we have to turn our personal theories upside-down, several times. This is good value, because each time that happens, you are forced to review everything that has already happened in the new light of new understanding.

The society depicted is not overly different to reality, although the inclusion of a small minority, who posess extrasensory gifts, is pivotal. This concept has been well explored elsewhere but the author uses the subtle variations well, drawing the possibilities into new and interesting directions, both political and metaphysical. These books should interest those who enjoy traditional science fiction as well as the fantasy buffs. Although often out of print, I recommend you try to find secondhand copies somewhere.

I borrowed this in high school from the local YMCA library and have beeen looking for a copy to add to my collection. From what I remember , this first cycle was a lot better than "Return to Eddarta" and "The River Wall" - found at a thrift shop. Rikardon may have the insight and wisdom of an old guy nearing death but he's still a bit too sensitive and feminine (for my taste) in portrayal. Gandalara is a small world so don't think this is an epic even if the whole series is made up of seven books. It isn't written in the grand style of Tolkien nor in the grim atmosphere of Donaldson's Covenant series. It concentrates more on the personalities and how they develop as they face their tasks and learn about the world they've entered. Worth reading if you don't want anything heavy.

I have the fortune to own all seven of these books. I also own and have read some twenty other sci-fi series. This one is the best out of any of them. The fight scenes and travels of Rikardon suck you into the book. When I first got the first three books (purely by accident) I stayed up all night and read all three. If you can find all seven books, hold on to them. You wont regret reading and then re-reading them.

Although one's search begins with an alphabetized listing, the main body of this thesaurus (its original concept) is organized by category. This means that to find a synonym for e.g., "trouble", you will not simply be presented a list all the possible meanings of the word but you can choose your search depending upon the sense you are looking for. If you mean "annoyance" you will be sent one place for synonyms (nouns, verbs, adj, adv); if your meaning is more "presume upon" you will be sent somewhere else. In the case of "trouble" there are about a dozen places to go in the thesaurus depending upon the subtlety of meaning you are looking for. If you are a writer, this reference work is a sine qua non. Look no further than here for the best thesaurus in the world.

When I was a freshman in college, my creative writing instructor insisted that we buy this book. Really, it has been the most useful, most-used book in my entire library--even surpassing my OED. As a professional writer, it is invaluable--I CANNOT write without it. I have one for home and work, and wish they made a portable edition to keep in my car.

Don't waste your money and time buying a thesaurus in dictionary form. In this edition, the words are grouped categorically by meaning, so you can find all the subtle variations and neighbors of "happy."

Every poet and writer should have one of these.

This makes a great gift for college students.

These days it's tempting to believe that you can do without a printed thesaurus. Thesauri are available on the web and there are even thesauri built into word processors. But these are pale substitutes for Roget's sixth edition.

It is much more comprehensive than other Thesauri, but it is still very easy to use. The index in the back contains an alphabetical list of words, and with each, an associated list of finer-grained definitions. For example, suppose you want to describe someone as "mopey" but that word doesn't seem quite right. When you look it up in the index you'll find "sullen" "glum" and "unsociable." Obviously, these have somewhat different characters. Next to each there is a reference to an entry to synonyms organized by category (instead of alphabetically). These lists make up the bulk of the book. Thus, the entry for "sullen" will lead you to a list of words similar in meaning to "sullen," and so on.

What makes this thesaurus easy to use is that the index at the back of the book is complete, so you seldom if ever have the experience of trying to look up a word and then find that it's not there, so you have to try to think of a synonym yourself to gain entry to the thesaurus. Second, there are 330,000 words in the listing of synonyms by category. Considering that the average college student's vocabulary is 60-80,000 words, this thesaurus should satisfy you.

One final note: if you really hate to shell out the money for this book, at least consider getting a used copy of the 5th edition, which came out in the early 90's and it still servicable.

I recently found this book at the public library in a town where I lived briefly, and it was easily the best experience I had during the 4 months I lived there. I'd read 'Birth of the Firebringer' a child and learned of the sequels when in college, and I was overjoyed to find this book at the public library. I'd already looked for over 3 years with no success when I just happened upon it. Too bad it wasn't in a used books tore instead, it's well worth nearly any price!
I've not read the second book and now wish I had, but this third book wraps up many plot points from the first, including the fate of the Scouts of Halla, a most unusual and exciting plot twist.
Many other reviewers have touched upon the origins of Jan and Tek and found them exciting, but I thought that bit of plot was annoying. Simply because Korr is written as a strong but unlikable character, it is not fair to accuse him and Ses of keeping such secrets, and then to drive him mad. He is too strong of a character in 'Birth' to let a secret eat him up so badly. I find it a bit TOO convenient that jan and Tek remain the heirs, however.. and it also negates a major plot point presented in the first book..... the Prince's line has not run true, therefore, the Firebringer prophesy remains unfulfilled.
However, the battle for the Moon's Mere and cliffs, as well as the scenes in the lairs of the red dragons, with the Free People, and with the gryphons, more than make up for the aforementioned shortcoming. That the children of Tek and Jan share their grandmother Jah-lila's gift for prophesy and seeing is an added bonus.
I see there is a fanclub for the Firebringer? Where is it? I've never come up with it in netsearches......

It is both my honor and my privlage to write reviews for these books, being the most undeservedly obscure trilogy of unicorn stories ever written. Anyone who likes fantasy, or unicorns will appriciate this book, as you finally learn Korr's secret, and dare to dream a unicorn and a gryphon can yet find true happiness. Please, search out these books and read them. They don't deserve the early grave they have been dug by the media and publishers. Only your participation can save a great work for destruction, and we're running out of time. Hopefully, with the great resurgence in fantasy, we can affect their future. Skywater, vice-president of the Firebringer Fan Club

Once I picked up the first book in this series, I couldn't put it down. I was a matter of days before I got the third one. This is a fabulous sequel to "The Birth of the Firebringer" and "Dark Moon". The story of how Jan finally drove the secret out of his father, Korr, and how he discovers his and Tek's true identity is shocking. It left me thinking for months. This is truly the best book I have ever read, and a worthy sequel to the previous books.

When reading literature on the American Revolution, it is rare to find a book placed in the southeast during that time period. Even more rare is a book dealing with a mixed race family of the time. Ann Rinaldi covers both topics well in her book Cast Two Shadows. The protagonist, Caroline, is a girl of both African and white descent, with a slave mother and white father. Her father's white family embraces Caroline as a daughter when her slave mother disappears, under strange circumstances.

When Caroline is fourteen, the Revolutionary War comes to the South. Her family's home is invaded by British soldiers, and Caroline, her mother, and her sister are put under house arrest. Her brother Johnny and father are away, fighting on opposite sides of the revolution. Johnny is Loyalist, the father, a Patriot. Word reaches the household that Johnny has been wounded. Caroline is released from house arrest to "fetch her brother home." Accompanying Caroline on her journey is her slave grandmother Miss Melindy. Caroline rarely speaks to her grandmother and has no idea how to deal with being in the woman's presence. On the course of the journey, her grandmother begins to tell her stoires, and Caroline learns about her heritage, her family, and why her slave mother disappeared. When Caroline returns home, many thigs have changed, and she is not the same person who started the journey. The book deals with the subject of mixed slave/white families very well. The Revolution is also covered well, with the focus on how the British soldiers treated families in the souhteastern part of the country and what resulted from the invasion. This is a great book to read for an unusual look at the American Rwvolution, and a side of the war that is often overlooked in history books.

"Cast Two Shadows: The American Revolution in the South" was another great novel by Ann Rinaldi, and a very good novel on the Revolutionary War!

Caroline, 14, lives with her mixed Patriot/Loyalist family in South Carolina around 1780. Her life begins to change drastically then; her friend, Kit, is hanged for trying to attack Cornwallis, her father is in jail for being a Patriot, her brother, who was at war, needs her to help him, Loyalists are taking over her home, her sister is getting to be friends - very good friends - with a British soldier, and she's also beginning to know her slave grandmother.

This book told a good story, with quite a bit of truth in it, about the interesting times of the Revolutionary War. I'd definitely recommend it for anyone ages 12 and up wanting an exciting read! I'd also recommend "A Wolf by the Ears" and "Time Enough for Drums", two other novels by Rinaldi, and definitely the movie "The Patriot" as it is about some of these very places, people, and events mentioned in this book.

Cast Two Shadows is an amazing book, quite possibly Ann Rinaldi's best. The story of the American Revolution in the south, this book is a definitely not a dull example of war fiction. Where many books are set in New England, and the characters all face similar problems, Rinaldi has created a unique novel about a young girl's inner conflict as well as the one in the world around her. You will be drawn in by the unique characters, and the vivid descriptions of a South Carolina plantation. Some of Rinaldi's books are tough to follow, as she attempts to explain events that, without prior knowledge, are hard to understand. Cast Two Shadows, however, portrays historical events with ease. The plot moves swiftly, without a boring moment, as you follow fourteen year old Caroline's struggle to understand the war, her family, and herself. 282 pages of adventure and heart-felt emotions, Cast Two Shadows is a historical novel everyone should read.

I bought this book as a complement to Couchman's Oracle 8i DBA Certification Guide (from Oracle Press), because the latter's networking coverage was clearly a rushed effort. The Exam Cram book does an admirable job covering the bases needed for the Oracle networking exam. In general, the material is explained well and concisely. Overall the test questions in the book matched the breadth of those on the real test. There are a couple of notable exceptions. My test had FOUR "fill in the blank with the name of the parameter or view" questions. (Giving V$SHARED_SERVERS instead of V$SHARED_SERVER is wrong). There are no questions of this type in the book. Additionally, the actual test generally asked more demanding questions regarding CMAN and MTS than are in this book (in my opinion).

If you're taking the 8i exam, be sure to look over the Oracle docs on load balancing, which is not fully covered in this volume (which is designated for 8).

This book loses a star due to the sheer volume of silly typos and cut-and-paste errors. A look at Coriolis's errata page (on their web site) for this book reveals over 50 reported errors. I found many more, about one every other page. And on the web site errata page the utility "lsnrctl" is spelled, in multiple places, as "1snrct1" (digit 1 instead of letter l)! Doesn't anyone proofread this stuff? (The author works at the Washington Post!)

I recently studied for and passed the Network Exam based on this book as well as the official Oracle Study Guide for the course. The Cram book for this course is very good, but it does have some errors that could be misleading. You can purchase the Oracle Study Guide directly from Oracle but it costs more.

The format of the book is excellent, and the practice exam is very good if not a little harder than the actual Certification exam. It is certainly possible to pass the exam using this book only. Good Luck!

I think the book is very helpful for test preparation. It contains ALL information you need to pass the exam. But still when you go for certificate I recommend to use at least 2 books for backup purposes. I used Jason BIG book and it worked. It was my last exam and I scored an 87%, I think the biggest disadvantage for all Oracle8 DBA Exam Cram books that they don't have a CD. I personally like to learn more from CD (you have ability to check examples right away). In any case I think this is one of the best books for the 5th exam today on the market and I recommend to read it before taking and exam

I just picked this book up for my 2-1/2 year old daughter. She was so intrigued by the ribbons, just kept turning the pages, then flipping them back. As each page is turned, another color ribbon appears. The last page has a large pop-up rainbow (paper, not ribbons). The story is simple. Baby bunny goes to ask each of his friends "What makes a rainbow?" Each of his friends answers based on their own personal color (red ladybug, orange fox, yellow chick, green grasshopper, blue bluebird & purple butterfly). Baby bunny learns that rainbows are made up of rain, colors and sunshine. The text is easy, my daughter was repeating it after several readings and enjoys hearing me re-tell the story even without the book - as she calls out each color. The book seems pretty sturdy and I haven't had any problems with the ribbons, although my daughter has yet to pull on them very hard.

This is a lovely book. Each page adds a new ribbon to the pretty rainbow that is forming as you go through the book. I was fascinated by the way the ribbons were added. Very ingenious.

The colors are gorgeous and the story is cute. The drawings are charming. I find the book to be sturdy as well. I would certainly add this to my must have list of books for children. What a nice way to learn and review colors.

I think everyone has had a chance to go outside after it rains and notice a bright rainbow hight up in the sky. I know I have, and the first thing I always notice is how many colors their are in it. This book really brought that out with its pictures. It showed all the ingredients and gave all the colors that really make up a rainbow. They not only gave examples of animals for the colors, but they used a very creative way of showing the reader examples. Since it was a pop-up book, the things that would pop up would be ribbons that represented the color in which the book was speaking of. I'm pretty sure that young readers that read this book would find this book not to be a very big bore. They would be attracted by the many varieties of colors in the pictures. I also noticed that this book not only teaches younger children colors, but it can also teach them some different animals. But all together in the end, it showed the ingredients of a magnificent looking rainbow. All it needs is rain, colors(red,orange,yellow,green,blue,and purple), and sunshine. Now that's what makes a rainbow.

I started reading Babysitters Little Sister Books when I was 6. I started reading Babysitters Club books when I was 8. Now I am 11, and I still read them. My favorite book is Babysitters Winter Vacation. My favorite babysitter is either Stacey, Jessi, or Maryanne, but I don't like Maryanne's haircut! My least favorite babysitter is Claudia. Bye!

My first Babysitters Club book was when I was 5, my sister used to read them to me. Im almost 16 now and I just can't stop, it's like nicatine I'm addicted. I don't read them as much as I used to, but every once and a while I pick up a book. It's firmilar they are like old friends. I love these books I'll never stop

hello all your BSC fans. I think the babysitters club is an excellent book for anyone. I'm a guy (please stop laughing) and I read the books. I'm 20 years old and I still read them. I think its a fantastic series. It teaches you about friendships, dealing with problems, and responsibility. its the coolest. My favorite babysitter is Mary Anne. I'm a lot like her because I'm shy and timid too. Well. I think I talked your ear off so I'm going to go. Please email me if you wanna be bsc friends. I'd love that. thanks. My email address is KatSanders@aol.com email me anytime you want. thanks. goodbye and have a very nice week

Now, I must admit I was a little hesitant to read this book just from reading the title. However, I'd read quite a few of Pierce's other novels and loved almost all of them, so I thought reading this one couldn't hurt. I was glad I'd done so. It's an amazing story with some wonderfully different ideas in it. A great deviation from the every-day fantasy you read all the time and I would highly recommend this tale to anyone who likes fantasy and/or a good love story.

This is one of the best books I have ever read (just under Tamora Peirce's books). I read it a while ago, when i was in 5th or 6th grade. Even then i loved it, although it had some parts that i couldn't understand. I read it again recently, and i STILL LOVE IT! you know that a book is awesome if you read it once and then again, a long time later. That means that the book is truly awesome! It is about a girl who falls in love. The one she is in love with, however, is not really human. There is a great story-line, and it all fits together eventually. It is great, and i recommend it to anyone over the age of 11 that is mature. IT RULES!

Can a being without a human heart learn to truly love someone. Can a woman who is an outcast lead her people to a new land. In this book you learn how these two things can happen. It all starts with a baby with golden hair and eyes, and a young woman who is forced to take care of him. As he grows up, the woman realizes that this is no ordinary human being. As he grows older, the woman truly falls in love with him, but does the young man know what love really is, can he love someone. As he is called to his own people, her people need her as well, the place that they are living is falling apart and don't know what to do. They seek out the wise woman to help them. Will she be able to help them this time. Read this wonderful book to find out the rest. When you pick up this book, make sure you have enough time to read it, I couldn't put it down after I brought it home. Like some of Pierce's other books, this one truly makes you believe in the people and the world she creates. I have read other fantasies, but none seem as real as the ones that she writes. Even though this book is out of print, I strongly suggest finding it somewhere, it was just by luck that my library had it. Read this book and find out what happens to the woman who loved Reindeer.