Ok... I'm still trying to learn British English, so excuse the expression on the title, hehe Get this little book, lots of good phrases and very fun to read. Very helpful for traveling or just to learn the interesting Ryhming Slang, this is for you. Cheers ;)

Nice one! I'm not a native speaker of English, but have learned English as a foreign language. What is the best about this book, the sections on those dialects. Also it's a good fun to sing some football songs like George Best the Superstar! Many more resourceful pages you will find in this book from Mr Blair's way of speaking to how to say "hello" in Welsh. You can always carry this book in your pocket, which is nice, too.

As an ex-pat American living in London, I find this book essential when trying to decipher the large number of different words and phrases that the Brits use: I can honestly tell you that the Phrasebook saved me from the horrors of a zucchini dinner when I found out what 'courgettes' really are. I also finally understood the meanings of 'put paid' and 'punters' and enjoyed the section on British sport: while I still don't fully understand cricket and have absolutely no idea about rugby, I now know a bit more than nothing, which is helpful the next time you're in a pub and a Test Match is on.

The less helpful sections of the book were the bits on more obscure language usage like Cockney rhyming slang and Scots Gaelic: I've never heard any rhyming slang in London and when I was in the Highlands the only time I heard Gaelic was on the radio. However, I'm not complaining: it's a whole lot of fun to be able to know how to say 'caite am bheil an t-amar snamh' ('where's the swimming pool'), even if the Scots themselves don't understand, and now I know that nothing beats a good dinner of Lillian Gish (fish) with gay and frisky (whiskey).

Anyway, the Phrasebook also contains a section for each part of Britain plus sections on pronounciation, accomodation, entertainment and society (how to address the Queen when you meet her) and, most important of all, a mini American-British dictionary.

All in all, highly recommended.

Ichiro Sasaki
April, 16,2002
Humanities
Make four million dollars by next Thursday

I choused this story because I looked at this title and I thought this book might be fun and also when I reading this book I feel I want to know what will happen next so it is very interesting book.
Jason Nozzle wanted to be a multimillionaire. One day he saw a book called "Make four million dollars by next Thursday" He wanted to be multimillionaire so he followed the instructions of what book said. He followed instructions but all instruction were so crazy but Jason didn't give up. But this book didn't make him multimillionaire but this book tells him that you have more important things then money.
In conclusion I learned that we have more important things then money and also I learned that we could buy things by money but we couldn't by other peoples feelings.

Jason Nozzle wanted to be a multmillionaire. One day he saw a book called "Make four million dollars by next Thursday"He wanted to be multmillionaire so he followed the instructionof what book said.But this book dosn't make him multimillionaire but his book tells him that you have more important things then money.
In my oppinion this book is easy to read and also it tells me that money is not the best thing in the world.

I first read this book in the third grade and still love it!!! I am in the eighth grade now and still enjoy it. It is very funny,and easy to read. One of my favorites!!!

Of the dozens of cookbooks I use, this is the one that I continually return to, after owning it for over 10 years. Its recipes extend to all aspects of the meal, from salads and soup to wonderful desserts, and cover many different techniques. Its real strength is in the approach: solid, well-tested, basic master recipes are presented, followed by a range of variations to them. We end up knowing how, for example, to prepare 32 kinds of cream soup, and a dozen kinds of quiche. The author alerts the cook to pitfalls and how to avoid them, as well as giving advise on how to rescue the situation when things go wrong. For cooks at all levels. My favorite cookbook.

Cooking has been my hobby since I was 8-years old. I own (and use) over 35 different cookbooks, all of which are specialty books by cuisine or food category. A compulsive recipe clipper, I really needed a basic cookbook for times when recipes seemed incorrect (especially those from the Los Angeles Times Food Section!). This is it. Clear, concise and well organized. A beginner could teach herself how to cook using just this book, yet an advanced chef would find it helpful when brushing up on "rusty" techniques or trying something new to him/her.

It's up-to-date but not one of those horrid "take one box of cake mix" type of books. Loads of practical info -- I especially like the weight & measurement conversion charts inside the front and back covers, which come in handy when you're doubling or splitting a recipe or translating foreign measurements.

As a long time cook, I discovered this book about five years ago. Now I use the master recipes for almost everything I make. The recipes are well explained, the procedures tried and true and they all work wonderfully. Having experimented with many souffle recipes over the years, I tried the master recipe contained here. It produces a consistently perfect souffle - the only one I use.

I have learned many techniques from this book and with a bookshelf full of recipe books - this is the first one I reach for reference.

This book is so good it hurts. I work with this guy and I can't believe he wrote it. I would have bought it, but they are laying around all over the place.

INDISPENSIBLE! Around these parts we refer to McElroy's Essential Emergency Medicine as MEEM since we're always in a hurry. I once lent my MEEM to a colleague and nearly blew a tricky diagnosis. That night I ordered a case for the entire staff. You'd do the same if you were smart. Protect yourself, your patients, and your entire hospital. Get your MEEM!

What a great reference. It's as if I have Dr.McElroy's erudite brain in the palm of my hand.

I read the me nobody knows, and performed in the play while i was in college. It inspired me to become a teacher. To listen more to my students. To reflect on how unequal our society is. I grew up in NYC and related to my character. If you ever get the chance, go to lincoln center. they have an original tape of the original play. The songs reflect the true feelings of young children growing up in the city. This will make it well worth the read and the hunt for the book.

I read this book in the late 1960's and kept it on my bookshelf as a treasured item ever sense, until in 1996 when I lent it to a Sociology Professor and it was stolen -- along with his car. Because this book had such a profound effect on me when I read it, it remand on my bookshelf as a constant reminder of the inequalities of life. The Me nobody Knows was also a tool that motivated me, a young NYC girl living in the same surroundings that these young writes explained in their works, to forge ahead and create a better life for myself. [...] how can [anyone] so naively suggest that these people, of which I am one are "weaker Humans." Do you assume that socioeconomic standing endows one with strength. I find myself surrounded now with people who have been given more opportunities in life afforded to them by money, class and status, and yet many of them dwindel it away by becoming selfish and myoptic in their views of others. Those in unfortunate situations such as poverty do not choose that life and are often swallowed up by it like a quicksand that allows your head to stay afloat but maintains a hold on the rest of you. Another book that follows in this idea of the struggles of children growing up in poverty is Down These Mean Streets by Piri Thomas of which I suggest to readers who found The Me Nobody Knows enlightening.

I read this book when I was in third grade, which was almost 26 years ago. Perhaps other editions were created since the mid seventies, but this book has existed for at least three decades. I will never forget how powerful the message in this book was, and how it taught me at a very young age to be extremely thankfuklfor the many gifts that have been bestowed upon me. It also makes people realize that talent and the expression of such talent is not reserved to just the affluent, but that messages of youth are pretty consistent across social classes. As a teacher, I would love to locate a class set of these books and share it with my 6th graders. Perhaps the influence of such writing will inspire yet another generation to write of "The Me Nobody Knows...."

Morgan and Me had a great impact on me as a child. I would suggest that anyone pass this book along to their child. It was responsible for igniting my love for horses and consequently for the name of my youngest child! :) Enjoy!

I loved this book as a child for the story as well as the beautiful illustrations. I treated the book well and some years later now share it with my daughter who loves it as much as I did.

"Morgan and Me" is the story of a young princess who lives in the Land of Later. She's a dreamer, but mostly she's a procrastinator, always putting off her duties until later.

One day she gets lost in the woods and finds a unicorn with his horn stuck in a tree branch. Morgan, the unicorn, asks if she'll help him break free. The princess, however, would rather go play than help Morgan this minute. But she promises to return later.

Once she grows bored of playing, the princess returns and cuts the branch away for Morgan. Together they roam the meadow, Morgan having since forgiven the princess for her belated rescue. However, the princess doesn't watch her step while they are playing and falls into a pond. From the safety of a lily pad, she calls for Morgan to help her. Morgan replies he will--eventually.

The princess realizes her mistake earlier and heartfully apologizes to Morgan. Convinced, Morgan rescues the princess from the pond. And ever since, they've been best friends.

I would recommend this book to young children, but I'm sure most adults will enjoy it just as much. Robin James is the talented illustrator of "Morgan and Me" and many other Stephen Cosgrove books. I highly recommend you read all of Cosgrove's books if you liked this one.

There are probably loads of 'Making of Star Trek' books out there, but this is particularly interesting as it was written in 1968, between the second and third series, before the show had become a phenomenon. Which is odd at first - everything is in the present tense, and there's nothing about the cultural impact of the show because that was all in the future. Doubly odd is the fact that all of the many quotes from Gene Roddenberry are reported IN BLOCK CAPITALS, giving the bizarre impression that he is not a television producer, but God Himself.

It's extremely detailed, and is as much about the making of any TV late-60s series as it is 'Star Trek'. There are bits from shooting scripts, set plans, photographs of noted theatre actor William Shatner in old-age makeup (looking nothing like he looks in genuine old age), profiles of production staff, and programme budgets which, translated dollar-for-dollar, would just about cover the catering bill on 'Star Trek : The Next Generation'. It's worth it for the stream of memos about Vulcan names alone.

I read this in the Seventies and thoroughly enjoyed it. Now I've bought it again and enjoyed it all over again. Fascinating behind-the-scenes look at TOS. You have to read this book to understand what a groundbreaking series Star Trek was. You also learn how grueling a TV series is to work on. This book is fascinating, and sometimes hilarious!

This is a classic. It is the first book of its kind, and probably the first book about Star Trek at all. But The Making of Star Trek is much more than any of the later books with similar names. This book doesn't idealize or simplify the making of the series. It doesn't enthusiastically praise everything and everyone involved in its production. It is an authentic and meticulous report on how TOS in particular and a TV series in general comes to life. It shows that it is a process of try and error, that aspects have to be taken into account the viewers wouldn't think of, and that the responsible persons don't always know exactly what they want ("I need some device that does something...").

The story how Stephen E. Whitfield (aka Stephen E. Poe) asked Gene Roddenberry if he could write a book about the series sounds like a fairy tale, but is true. The Great Bird was very forthcoming, and Whitfield was granted access to everything behind the scenes of the still running show, seemingly without any restriction. The book shows production schedules, budgets, private notes, script drafts, production sketches, all things that are usually kept secret or simplified for a larger public. I don't think that something like this would be still possible today. Compared to The Making of Star Trek, Whitfield's last book (he passed away in 2000) on Voyager seems rather superficial.

The Making of Star Trek may be over 30 years old, but it is of more than only historical value. It demonstrates that TV is a business that sometimes doesn't allow technical or artistic perfection. It also shows how many things we may take for granted and that are essential parts of the Star Trek Universe today have taken a rather surprising course change. Who would like Vulcans with names like "Spook, Spork, Splak, ..." as frequently suggested in the early days, or who would think that one race was originally described with the words, "Honor is a despicable trait.", namely the Klingons?

you should definitely try to get this book. I am a landlubber, who has just discovered the pleasures of Hornblower and Aubrey/Maturin (via Austen's Persuasion). Along with a number of more serious naval non-fiction reference works, notably THE WOODEN WORLD by N.A.M. Rodger (ISBN 0393314693; ASIN 0393314693)I found a copy of this wonderful book first at my public library and then in a sale at my local store.

This is an oversized book, thin but full of detailed information. A man-of-war, one of the mainstays of the Georgian fleet during the wars of the 1700s and early 1800s, is "cut away" section by section and deck by deck to illustrate life on board as well as the structure of the ship. The first works better than the latter, although I got a very good idea of how the ship's anchor works as well as how the ship crew handled guns and gunpowder (as well as the dangers of a loose gun). I wished that the authors had provided a bird-eye view of the ship from the top of the masts, and showed sailors working the sails. Apart from this and other minor quibbles, I think I learned more from this book faster than I had expected.

Yes, this is a children's book, but it is highly recommended by sites specializing in naval fiction of the Georgian and Regency era (think Napoleonic Wars, Revolutionary Wars, as well as sites devoted to O'Brian and Forester). Children will be delighted by various grosser aspects of life abroad (the very basic toilet and bathing facilities, the surgeon in action during battle, and of course the maggot-filled biscuits), not to mention trying to find a certain stowaway. Adults will revel in little details that explain things that have puzzled them.

I started out not knowing port from starboard, and very little else. By the end of this book, while I cannot claim to be proficient, I certainly understand that a ship has three masts in several sections, that it has several decks, and that life at sea was more complicated than is sometimes depicted in fiction.

You might also want to try "The Visual Dictionary of Ships and Sailing" (ISBN 1879431203; ASIN 1879431203) which apparently discusses different types of ships, the sails and ropes, and so forth. I have not seen this book yet, but it looks interesting.

Biesty's book is terrific. Wonderful illustrations and great detail. My son and I learned so much about life aboard a ship. Fascinating things I would never have guessed at before I read this.

I purchased this book as a birthday gift for my husband (yes, I know it's a "kids book"). He collects books about naval history and ships, and I was gratified to see that this book quickly became one of his favorites (the kids love it too). It's an absolutely fascinating read; the illustrations are wonderfully detailed (and often somewhat disgusting, much to the delight of the kids). A really fun book.

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Earl B. McElfresh has performed a valuable service to students of the War between the States and lovers of vintage maps. He has gathered these maps from many sources and reproduced them in a single volume to be studied and admired. One can not only learn the topography of many sites and battlefields in the 1860s, but also gain insight into the methods used to produce such maps.

Information on the topography was of vital importance to any army, whether planning a large campaign or a single battle. Both the Union army and the Confederate army employed many men capable of creating detailed images of the lay of the land. One of the most famous is Jed Hotchkiss, mapmaker to Stonewall Jackson. Several of his maps are reproduced in this volume. Using every medium at their disposal, from pencil to water color, he and others created detailed or rough drawings. Most are worthy of framing and hanging on the wall.

This is a valuable reference work for students of the war and students of mapmaking. It is a large volume and the details stand out.

The heart and soul of this book are the numerous reproductions of original Civil War maps, most of them hand-drawn by topographical engieers. Some are familiar from their later, engraved versions which appeared in the atlas for the Official Records (although the originals shown here are always more vivid and immediate), while others have not been seen their original wartime use. Many are quite simply works of art, transforming the three-dimensional world into an exquisite two-dimensional rendition.

But superbly reproduced maps are not the only treasures in McElfresh's book. The introductory chapters about the work and importance of topographical engineers to the Civil War is perhaps the best account of them yet published. And one-page biographies are provided for many of them, some famous for other, post-war careers (Ambrose Bierce and George Armstrong Custer, for example).

This is a book which belongs in any collection of Civil War material.

I bought this book for my daughter's 8th birthday. I appreciate the valuable lesson it teaches that it is never too late to do the right thing.

I bought this both, for my 2 year old daughter and for me, an avid unicorns lover/collector. If it's about unicorns, I buy it. Didn't care so much of story, just saw a unicorn. After reading though, I was touched by the story. Never since the Last Unicorn have I read such a wonderful unicorn story. Unlike Last Unicorn, this story keeps my daughter's attention as well, till she gets older. Always in unicorn folklore you hear "nobody rides a unicorn". You can attract it, pet it, talk to it, and capture it, but riding was all but impossible in most true unicorn stories. It only seemed natural that a little "nobody" was allowed to ride a magnificent beast. A wonderful story for all ages and most of all, unicorn lovers!

Adrian Mitchell has written a wonderful fairy tale, complete with evil king, beggar girl turned heroine and happily ever after ending. Zoe is "nobody's" child and lives alone on the outskirts of town. Her voice is soft and sweet. When the king wants to capture a unicorn for the magic in its horn, he tricks Zoe into helping him. He sends her into the forest to sing softly and when a beautiful unicorn comes, lies down and puts his head in her lap, the king's men capture it. But Zoe is angry, defies the king and sets the unicorn free. After she is banished from the kingdom, she sets out to find her special friend. Nobody Rides the Unicorn is a lovely, sensitive story, with a message, the whole family will treasure. Children will begin to understand the rewards of doing what is right and listening to their consciences. The story is complimented with beautiful illustrations and the artwork is as special and appealing to youngsters, as the tale itself. As a great bedtime story and a must for all home libraries, this book will be a part of your family for many years to come.