This book was recommended in Harvey and Goudvis's book "Strategies That Work". What a beautiful book! It is so powerful in presenting these statements, yet the use of Muppet characters does not present a grotesque picture for young children. I've never seen a book impact students' thinking of the world in the way that this book does. Could great reviews like the ones published on your site possibly encourage the initial publisher to re-print this book once again? I believe every classroom teacher and parent should have a copy of this book as we continue to become a more global society.

I purchased this book for my daughter when she was 3. It has become a favorite. She has taken it to school for Show-n-Tell. Her teacher read it to the class and I was told it brought tears to many of the children. Each time I sit down with my daughter to read it, she has so many questions about it. What a shame that this book has gone out of print. What a wonderful opportunity for children to learn about others who are less fortunate. Our copy will be a forever treasure indeed.

I was so disappointed to find out this book was out of print. It is a book every parent and every teacher should share with their children. In fact - many adults should keep one on their coffee table - a great conversation piece... an inspiration to realize and treasure what we have in life and realize that so, so many people do not have these basic necessities!! (I heard rumor that they were going to reissue this book. If they do - I'll buy a stock for gifts!!!)

One regrettable consequence of Garcia Marquez's fame is that Latin American literature has come to be identified exclusively with "magical realism". Everything has to be extraordinary, epic, full of tropical lust, palms, jaguars, people having sex in every corner, flying to the sky with a pineapple on their heads. But Latin America is a vast continent producing artist of universal stature, even if the rest of the world decides (to their disadvantage) to ignore all but the folkloric.

Well, Juan Rulfo is a master of the highest sort and this book is NOT magical realism, but pure, hard realism. He only wrote two books, this one and "Pedro Paramo", another masterpiece which I also don't count as magical realism, although some do, as well as a few lesser works. He didn't need to write much. His is a literature worked and reworked restlessly, until reaching perfection. Every single word fits perfectly with the rest. There are no digressions, no philosophy, no theories or grand landscapes. All his tales develop in Southern Jalisco, in a poor, dry, vast, sunburned and sad land. The prose is also dry, precise, economical and to the point. The characters are ignorant, miserable, but conscious and courageous. The titles say much: "It's because we are so poor" is one of them. However, you will not find self-pity or corny sad tales. Only bits of human misery perfectly narrated. By the way, this is the first review I write for Amazon in which I use the word "perfect". Probably it won't happen again, with one or two exceptions.

ANGST. This is the best word to describe the human landscape that Rulfo has portrayed in this collection of short stories. A lanscape of extreme sorrow that blossoms over the arid plain, where poverty, opression and ignorance intermingle with faith to shape the tragedy of the post-revolutionary rural Mexico. A tragedy that has lived over 70 years and that may help explaining the nature of the mexican people, their doings and fears. But moreover its social meanings, Juan Rulfo, has created a masterpiece of storytelling, not only at the Latin-american level, but rather as an universal gift. This is not magic realism alà Garcia Marquez or Isabel Allende. This is bare boned reality, told with the beauty and the ease that just a master can reach, in which the words mix perfectly for creating short bursts of narrative, perfectly solved stories, that will fill the mind, the mouth and the eyes of the reader with the burnt sand of the plains, with the ashes of the dead, with the tears of the desperate. If you're ready to follow Tanilo's bloody footsteps toward Talpa, to hunt toads with Macario, or to fall under the spell of Niño Anacleto's preaching, or under the spell of misterious rural Mexico, dive into the pages of this collection of short stories, and compare it with any other you have already read, and you will understand why Rulfo never writed any further. Because he almost reached perfection.

Sorry, I did not buy this book from Amazon, but I will by the other Rulfo books available. I found this book in a used book store, I happened to be browsing through. I don't even know what caught my eye, but what a find. This is so beautifully written. I must admit that though I at one time had a strong interest in the Mexican Revolution, I have forgottem much of what I learned, so some of the stories were hard for me to understand in their historical context. The writing is so evocative, however, that it doesn't matter. The feeling of desolation is almost too overwhelming. I was reminded somewhat of Ernest Hemingway by the use of short declarative sentences, also I suppose because Hemingway often used Spanish phrasing in his work. The best writing, in my opinion, evokes a feeling rather than describing it. Rulfo accomplishes that amazingly.

This book feels like it is written by Dr. Suess, with the same cadence in the rhymes. The language is a tad more sophisticated, but both my son and I love the book! It is so much fun to read, I don't know who enjoys it more.

The Muppet Babies is a series of books which include characters with large imaginations that can go to imaginary places. Very entertaining for children.

Bill Peet's way with words ranks right up there with Dr. Seuss. Many books written in rhyme do not necessarily convey a good story; Peet does a spectacular job of telling a touching story, with much depth, all in rhyme. It is one of my favorite childrens' books, because it keeps you "hooked," is entertaining, and relays an important message about how terrible greed can make us feel, and how much better it makes us feel to share with and help someone. You will enjoy reading this book over and over to your child(ren), and never tire of it!

This book offers an easy way to write a simple will without hiring a lawyer. The forms were well organized with at least two different examples shown for each. My only recommendation is BEFORE you begin filling in the forms, have your thoughts organized ahead of time. Some forms must be photocopied in advance because more copies are needed than the two provided. Overall, a great book that I highly recommend.

If you are like most people you don't have a will. This book is a painless way to start with its fill-in-the-blank forms. The explanations are very thorough, never leaving you guessing what to fill in. Each form has multiple examples for you to see what a finished page should look like. Please make the effort to protect your loved ones from the grief of sorting through your possessions after you die.

Once again, Kit Bonner's knowledge of naval history has proved a most interesting and thought provoking read. The facts, written so smoothly, one would never suspect it wasn't a novel. His smooth writing allows the reader to step back in time, and to relive each and every carefully researced snipits of our nation's history. In this book, Mr. Bonner tells us about the ships and of a time long sense passed. He writes of a time, and of ships who served their country well, but are now out of the reach of those of us who can only read about them from masterful writers such as Kit Bonner. The Cold War was terrifying to live through, yet Kit stimulates thoughts within the reader...is the Cold War really over? A great read. I'd recommend "The Cold War at Sea: An Illustrated History to anyone who enjoys Naval History. Thank you Kit, and I look forward to your next book.

This book provides the reader with a visual account of the 46 year war at sea between the Soviet Union and the west. The book will make the reader knowledgeable about the war and reveal many events not previously discussed in other non illustrated books. There are many rare and unusual photographs of the Soviet navy at sea. It is an excellent reference book.

This book is a MUST READ for any father considering, or going through, a divorce. It is honest, practical, and PACKED with helpful suggestions for the process.

The possibility of divorce is always on the minds of married couples as well as the state of the relationship between the parents and children. Knox discusses the before, during, and after of the divorce process and how it especially affects the father-child relationship. Can a father do too much? not enough? what if the mother is uncooperative? Knox does a splendid job on this book filled with solid information for the straight or gay dad, the children, and the new partner.

In Ethics and Counter-revolution, Chaplain (Major General) Kermit Johnson, US Army Retired, raises issues which engage many thoughtful people in evaluating the history, interests, ethical foundation, consistency, and efficacy of 20th century US policies in Latin America. Johnson rejects the assertion that the end of the Cold War meant the end of revolution, since revolutions are frequently grounded in root causes such as poverty, exploitation, and injustice. He outlines the defining characteristics of revolutionary war. Underlying reasons for US interventions are traced from the Monroe Doctrine through the policies of the Reagan era. Johnson notes that whatever their stated intent, most of these historic policies have been formulae for winning wars, not revolutions. Therefore he advocates a fresh look at demilitarization and civilianization of US intervention strategies in order to better address the root causes of revolution and to build more constructive relationships with the nations of Latin America.This book should be read because it raises issues candidly and supports them by historic example. Johnson's approach could open a necessary and fruitful debate on how to avoid supporting murderous military operations in Latin America while at the same time fostering better democratic governments and better relationships with the people who are not only our neighbors but also increasingly our citizens.

"Ethics and Counterrevolution" is as thoroughly researched as it is critical. Equally significant, the author brings to it the perspective of a career military officer who has a sensitive but not uncritical understanding of the military mentalities (plural) of his fellow general officers.

Also, given our history as well as the challenges we presently face in various parts of the world, it offers us an opportunity to reflect once again on the values we claim to hold as a nation and on how we might live by them in our complex and conflictive world. Likewise, it has relevance for the serious revelations that are still surfacing about our involvement in the civil wars of Guatemala and El Salvador and our former support of the ex-Chilian dictator, Gen. Pinochet.

The author is a retired major general of the US Army. After graduating from West Point, he saw combat experience as a platoon leader and company commander in the Korean War. He is also a graduate of the Army Command and General Staff College and the Army War College. In 1979 he was appointed Chief of Chaplains with the rank of major general. As such he was a member of the staff of the Chief of Staff of the US Army.

His military career enables him to give detailed analyses of conversations with fellow general staff officers and even of discussions in general staff meetings of the Army Chief of Staff. (However, Johnson makes no use of classified materials.) On some substantive issues, he finds many in agreement with him. But even when they are not, he bends over backward to respect and put the best face on their views before criticizing them. Johnson has been writing on military ethical issues since 1969, most in military journals. This is his second book since retiring in the early eighties. His first was "Realism and Hope in a Nuclear Age."

Johnson believes that revolutions will continue to challenge US foreign policy. For, "revolutions are not dead because their root causes [extreme poverty and violent repressions of people on the part of their own governments] still exist."

Nonetheless, his thesis is "that the US need not and should not be involved in revolution." It "SHOULD NOT", because US involvement has invariably resulted in the support of client governments that seriously and deliberately violate the most basic rights of their own people. It "NEED NOT", because such governments do not serve US long-term security interests.

Among the rights often violated by our participation in counterrevolutions, Johnson argues, are the self-evident truths we proclaim and treasure in our "Declaration of Independence", "that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness [and that] "whenever any form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it and to institute new Government...But when a long train of abuses and usurpations...evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government."

The author thoroughly examines the history of US military interventions. He cites, for example, the 1940 "Small Wars Manual" of the Marine Corps which affirms that between 1800 and 1934 the Marines landed 180 times in 34 countries and that they engaged in small wars "during about 85 of the last 100 years" (1840-1940. The Manual then adds "it may be anticipated that the same general procedure will be followed in the future." And so it has been. Johnson demonstrates how this policy has almost inevitably ended up in the support of military and elite classes who violently repress their own people and exacerbate the social and economic root causes of revolution.

The book analyses with remarkable sensitivity and nuance the views of many US civilian and military experts. Johnson finds that various technological, ideological and essentially amoral assmptions lead many to abandon our democratic and human values and to accept any means that may achieve the "successful" results they desire for the US. But John counters that "no US involvement in revolutionary war can be judged successful if the United States sets aside or repudiates its own values."

As examples he cites manuals used in the US Army School of the Americas and with Mobile Training Teams in Latin America. These manuals advocated the use of blackmail, threats, extortion, false arrest and imprisonment, torture and execution in intelligence and counterintelligence operations. He observes that when the School of the Americas was moved from Panama to Georgia in 1984, the then president of Panama described it as "the biggest base of destabilization in Latin America." One of Johnson's suggestions for changing the direction of U.S. policy is the closing of this School.

In a somewhat surprising and very lengthy chapter, Johnson examines US and foreign documents that allege that Christian liberation theology promotes violence, communism, Marxism and socialism. Johnson finds that the author of these documents seem to want to descredit liberation theology in the hope that they can create a counter-theology that favors counterrevolutionary activity.

Thoughout, Johnson supports his analyses by quoting directly from numerous documents and statements of US civilian and miliary leaders. Thus, Johnson's conlusions seem to be not so much interpretations of US policies and practices, but more like statements of what those policies have often been and still are.

However, "Ethics and Counterrevolution" is NOT a polemic against US policy or its military and civilian advocates. Johnson is clearly proud of his military career and loyal to the nation and military institution he served for 35 years. But he firmly believes we should do unto others what we want done to ourselves, not just in the context of individual and interpersonal relationships, but also in the international context.

In brief, "Ethics and Revolution" summons us not only as individuals, but also as a nation, to answer to a higher loyalty -- one that transcends our own nation -- as well as all other particular lands, peoples and nations.

I got a hold of a copy of this when a friend told me Tom Keith, the funny sound effects guy from Garrison Keillor, does sound effects and character voices on this production. Who knew! And he is great as always. The rest of this production is great too. Kermit, Miss Piggy. And cool music. This is good stuff!

This audio production and soundtrack is a delight! It cleverly weaves in well-known classical music to underscore Kermit the Frog's (sweet) satirical musings on modern living -- peppered with cameos by Miss Piggy -- and is loaded with deft musical jokes. I was also happily surprised to find additional sound effects and character voices added by Tom Keith, the sensational sound effects man for Garrison Keillor's Prairie Home Companion.

Perhaps my favorite moment is when ominous spaghetti western music plays while Kermit laments that fact that a language barrier seems to prevent men and women (and frogs and pigs) from getting along. Or accompanied by the two beautifully melencholy voices from Delibes' famous duet, Kermit ponders whether to accept daytime TV's request to publically discuss the trials and tribulations of life with Miss Piggy.

This production is silly, clever, poignant, and a delight. You're in for a treat if, like me, you get a kick out of The Muppets, P.D.Q. Bach, or Garrison Keillor's Prarie Home Companion.

dear mr my thesis to optimize the production of gas and oil and to use some methods for seperator location to reach the cheapest method which can give smallest length of the pipelines. also i am dealing with the pressure loss in the gathering system pipelines and i would like to know how does it look like from the well heads to the seperator could you please try to help me thanks alot my best regards to you mohamed arhuoma

heading (nodal analysis

This is a popular university textbook. I know this because I called several universities for recommendations before purchasing. I've used this book as a professional reference. It is very current on recent pronouncements. The book is well organized, has good examples and it includes many "real world" examples as well