This book is very cool. Four feet long, unwrap layer by layer and find information each time. You can even hang up the mummy! I love it and so does my lil bro!

I've had this book since i was given it by my parents when i was 7, and even though it has an age title of 6-8 i still enjoy it and i'm now 14! But the whole book is cleverly written for children to understand so they learn while having fun. I would personally recommend this book to anyone who is hesitant to purchase it, for their children or even for themselves.

It is an excellent book. Take it from an Eagle Scout that this is a must have book for scout leaders and parents that go camping with their kids. I liked this book because of it's easy storytelling style and helpful outlines at the end of each story that I could follow but tell the story like it was my own.

After reading Campfire Tales I knew I had to share this book with my three sons! We have gone on many camping trips over the years and there is nothing like telling a ghost story around the old campfire at the end of a busy day! I would recommend this book to any family that enjoys a ghostly tale!

A few years ago I read the first book by Dr. Forgey entitled Campfire Tales and just recently I read the second book of tales. Frankly, I absolutely loved both and I promise that if you enjoy a little good clean fun as much as I do you will feel the same way about this book as I do.
There is something engaging, almost enchanting in a campfire that just naturally seems to make it the perfect setting for a scary story. The night air, sounds of animals, and aura of a good fire just invites one to reflect. Howver, I did have a problem in that as much as I love a good story I simply couldn't tell one to save my life, actually I still can't. Nonetheless, for those of you like myself this book is perfect! In the first part of this book one can find an EXCEEDINGLY helpful list of tips in giving a story that will be sure to entertain. One concern may be the inclusion of graphic violence found in some stories. First of all, I can assure you that these stories are quite tame compared to what is prevalent on television today and furthermore (and this should be emphasized) each story has an outline at the end providing the necessary details. In other words you can include or exclude material that you may view as offensive and thus give a great story while still being comfortable with the material.
In conclusion, if you enjoy the outdoors and the atmosphere of a great campsite or just enjoy a good story you will love this book. This book will provide you with stories but more importantly it will help you have fun, which is what a camping trip is all about in the first place.

Ian Merchant's built a successful career writing horror novels. But after a spiritual transformation, he's haunted by two questions:

"How will I ever write another horror novel? Who am I if I can't write anymore?"

Throughout his journey of self-discovery, Ian begins to see everything and everyone in his life differently. And sometimes he doesn't like what he sees.

But as much as he tries, he can't escape his past. Especially since a stalker has emerged, seemingly from the pages of his own books.

Mysterious notes appear as Ian continues his daily struggle with his inner self. Only as the danger increases does he realize the severity of the situation.

His family's threatened, his career's in question and betrayal's beating a perilous path to his front door. The stalker's antics escalate and Ian finds his safety and the ones around him are in extreme jeopardy.

David Ryan Long's written a novel both writers and readers will enjoy. His character's challenges with creativity are easy to identify with, while his suspenseful plot will keep you guessing. "Ezekiel's Shadow" is Long's debut novel.

If you're looking for Christian fiction that delivers a message without preaching, you'll love "Ezekiel's Shadow."

David Ryan Long subtly builds the suspense, while bringing us deeper into the tortured world of horror novelist, Ian Merchant. Merchant, though, has had a change of heart: he wants to follow God. This presents a problem as he begins working on his newest novel, with a deadline hanging over his head. And that's not all that's hanging over his head! Merchant begins receiving disturbing messages that indicate his past is coming back to haunt him. He ends up keeping an eye out vigilantly for this mysterious intruder.

David Ryan Long draws us into his character's world, and we relate to his struggle for something deeper in his walk with God. Despite Merchant's decision to turn to a new life, it doesn't all come easy for him--and that makes it seem real. Though Merchant's marriage might come across exceptionally peaceful to many readers, and his lack of courage to face his stalker head-on might seem a bit pansy-ish (at least it did to me, once or twice), I related to him and related to the steps he took to find answers. The ending seemed a bit rushed to me and didn't totally pay out on the suspense that seemed to be building, but the pieces all fit satisfactorily.

I will rush to store when Long's next book comes out. This is one author I'll be keeping an eye out for.

Novelist Ian Merchant has written horror stories before, but this time, he finds his writing runs dry after he converts to Christ, and this is the beginning of this story idea.

Having won a "Chrstie Award" for First Novel, David Ryan Long, gives us a character that has a bad case of writer's block, but then a stalker starts harassing him and he begins to feel the kind of fright he only used to write about. (Sounds like little like Stephen King, doesn' it?)

This is a good premise, but what happens when a conversion requires a new believer to re-think his entire professional life can be very exciting, and the writing is there.

Recommended!!

I picked up this book, intrigued by the slice of German history that it took--from roughly the time of Frederick the Great to the end of World War I, a clearly seminal time in the history of the part of Central Europe that became the German Empire. This was a time populated by many of the major figures in German history, among them Frederick, Bismarck, Wilhelm I and II, Nietzsche, Wagner, Marx, Hauptmann, Fontane, the Mann brothers, and others. But at most, many of these key players seem to have walk-on roles in Blackbourn's history.

Blackbourn seems to have bent over backwards to avoid writing history along the lines of the "great man" model. In essence, he has written a history of Germany that downplays the political and cultural, and emphasizes instead the sociological and economic. He focuses on the Industrial Revolution, class divisions, agriculture, imports and exports, etc. He neglects the rise of political parties and the evolution of parliamentary democracy, and gives short shrift to the dominance of Prussia over the other smaller German states. He seems to downplay the power exerted by the Prussian General Staff, both before and after Unification. After 1871, the relationship of Germany with Austria-Hungary, the other major German-speaking power, largely drops out of the discussion, though it continued to be crucial thoughout the period. International relations generally gets minimal attention.

The book is, to say the least, a chore to read. It is downright boring in places, only occasionally engaging. While one certainly learns something by plodding through it, it seems to come at a great price. This is history for the academic audience, not the general reader.

People looking for a well written, fast-paced account of German history in the 19th century need look no further than The Long Nineteenth Century. Author David Blackbourne has written what should be the standard for years to come. His work covers German political, economic, social, religious, and even intellectual history during this lengthy but formative period.

Some of his phrases are clichés (i.e., Germany had "no 1789" which might imply they skipped a year) but his understanding of German history is undeniably acute. He also often stresses how issues like ideas and/or revolutions came "from above" but again this detracts nothing from the overall effort. Unlike earlier others, he works to keep all personalities and occurrences into perspective. His handling of the 1850 Treaty of Olmutz is significantly different than Erich Eyck. Likewise Bismarck, though obviously influential, is referred to as "a giant among pygmies." Bismarck's wars against Denmark, Austria, and France are intentionally glossed over, but a bit more detail might have been warranted.

Perhaps Blackbourne's most important message is how Germany ultimately developed into what Eyck referred to as a "machtstadt." Arrogance, chauvinism, and bellicose attitudes eventually led Germany into World War One. Blackbourne does not conclude that Germany caused the Great War, but its machtstadt-like tendencies did not help its case, either.

If there is a flaw to the book its how Blackbourne chose to end it. Rather than reflect on the 138 years covered, he projects towards Nazism as if setting the stage for another study. This is fine, but he never really tied the years mentioned in the subtitle together.

But Blackbourne's effort remains important nonetheless. This work is very readable and the enthusiastic reader will find it difficult to set down. As mentioned above, this book should be the standard introduction to German history for years to come.

David Blackbourn presents the latest scholarship on 19th century German history in an interesting and provocative way. His thesis is that German society experienced a faster rate of industrialization in the mid and late 19th century than either Britain or France, and that this change created new social problems as well as societal winners and losers. It is against this background of change and social fissures that Blackbourn traces the events that moved Germany from a fragmented, aristocratic society to a "modern" industrial society.

Of course, the modern Reich of 1871-1918 included aristocratic survivals, but these survivals had themselves undergone change. Blackbourn notes that Wilhelmine Germany has been described as "sham parliamentarianism," but he also calls it a "sham autocracy" as well.

Blackbourn's discussions add nuance to our understanding of German history by puncturing many myths common among English-speaking readers. He exposes many half-truths about German history, such as the idea that Germans were more docile towards authority than other Europeans.

I highly recommend this book to anyone seeking an understanding of German history in the 19th and 20th centuries. The book includes an extensive reading list of works in English, while the notes direct the reader to German and other sources.

The problem with using advoates as authors is that you only get one side of the story. In the case of EMDR, for instance, there is research that says a) the eye movements are unnecessary and b) its effects do not last as long as Cognitive-Behavior Therapy based exposure procedures. This really undercuts the second part of the title of this book "for Long-Term Change". Stories and anecdotes are often entertaining but for true treatment help see a professional who reads the scientific research and is not a cheerleader for every fad that comes along.

I found this book to be a remarkable and consise description of a complicated topic. The authors summarized the state of the field of short term dynamic therapy. They held no information back and identified the areas of controversy, particularly conflicting opinions and data on the use of confrontation in the Davanloo approach versus the approach preferred by McCullough and Alpert. Furthermore, the inclusion of EMDR as a dynamic treatment was inovative and exciting. Neborsky and Solomon's chapter on "Changing the Love Imprint" explained how EMDR and the STDP's may have a common therapeutic action, which was helpful to me as was their integration of attachment theory. Finally, David Malan's chapter on the science of outcome evaluation and what we might learn from his career was an inspiration to read. I hope this group continues to write and create more material for clinicians like this!

The recent no-name reviewer from Atlanta who attacked Short-Term Therapy for Long-Term Change's lack of research must have bought some bootleg copy that omitted its hundreds of endnotes and citations. Its dozens of pages of transcribed therapy sessions will hardly be dismissed as "anecdotes" by any mindful reader. The book's six contributors are tops in their fields. Calling them "cheerleaders," as no-name does, is a whooper bordering on delusion. This book is the best available overview of the latest breakthroughs in short-term psychotherapy available.

I am from Reading (Berks County) and I have found these books somewhat interesting. I read them at night when I can't get to sleep and they always do the trick. They are like I said somewhat interesting but the writing style of bringing the reader into the story and adding some pizzazz to it has a lot to be desired. I love a good Ghost story. These well as much as I have really tried to see them as good and well written I find them more a nod then anything. If you want a real good Ghost Story Book get the one called Christmas Ghosts, I forget who it is written by but it will leave you wanting more and more unlike these that you just keep hoping the next one will be good, but it may be worth the read if you are really into ghost stories.

Ghost Stories of Berks County is one of the few book I have read that i really enjoyed. I heard many things about the ghost in Berks County, but i never heard the full stories. This book finally gave me a chance to read those stories I have heard so much about. My favorite chapter is the one where the author talks about the ghosts of Hawk Mountian. My friends always talk about them, but i never heard the stories behind them. I really like the way the author not only tells the stories, but how he adds quotes from people who like there and have experienced these ghosts. That's main reason I enjoyed this book so much. Although I noticed few misspelled words, I still think this book was well written. To anyone who is interested in ghosts or the unexplained, I recommend Ghost Stories of Berks County.

I have lived in Berks County all my life and really loved these book from the time I was 10. I enjoyed them so much because I know were these places are and even some of the people involved. One story is about my best friend's house. I really enjoyed these books and have enjoyed all the other books Mr. Adams has written.

Okay, I have to admit that I went to high school with David Long, so I may be a bit biased. However, as a dedicated fiction reader who ventures into history, I must say that I learned a lot about not only the election, but Lincoln himself. David is an unadulterated Lincoln fan, and the book is written from a mid-western point of view, which I found refreshing, since we normally hear the Southern or the Yankee version of the war. The basic premise that Lincoln showed incredible courage in even holding the election in a time of crisis was most interesting, but the sections on the racial diatribes of Lincoln's opponents after the Emancipation Proclamation are fascinating. Well worth the read for even the modest history buff. This book is almost too well documented which is hardly a sin, and he rarely veers into personal opinion and speculation, and certainly never wildly. Definitely worth the time.

Those readers who hate unsupported assertions and enjoy copious citations--and I am one--will love this work.

If you are a murder-mystery fan and/or interested in the process of making movies you'll enjoy this book. I found the plot and the twist at the end ingenious. Good light reading for the Christmas holidays!

Long Shot to Murder is a fast-paced, cleverly conceived whodunnit that is full of surprises and keeps the reader guessing right up to the end. The book opens with a vignette depicting a shocking crime. It immediately grabs the reader and sets the scene for the sequence of bizarre and oddly connected murders that follow. The story moves back and forth between Canada and Ireland, with each country providing its own suspenseful subplots. The main intrigue takes place on the set of a film under production, and is full of wonderful tidbits, trade trivia and technical details about the movie making business. As one who loves anything to do with movies, I found this aspect particularly appealing. The characters are well drawn and present unique and believable personalities. I read this book while on holiday this summer and recommend it as a light, engaging and most enjoyable read.

Another anthology of John Long's favorite climbing literature. This compendium includes excerpts from books and articles from climbing magazines. Some of the material is repeated from his other collections. His essay, 'The Green Arch', seems to be in all his books as a matter of course. If you're a fan of climbing literature, you'll probably have a lot of the selections included from the original source, I did. However, Long did turn me on works that are out-of-print and/or hard to find in their original form. For this reason this anthology is a worthy addition to anyone's bookshelf.

The collection of factual and fictional stories captures the essence of mountains and of the people who try to climb them. It contains electric stories of survival and breathtaking introspectives that indirectly try to answer the question of why people risk their lives to reach the top. Its an excellent book for a panoramic view of the mountain climbing world

No one gets this book. Yea, it's lagging autisticly at certain points, but there's this weird sense I huv of being watched by something when I read it. Hollander, Kessler, whateva, seems to be keying in on to a part of our experience that we would rather do without. Now datz art!

This is a great collection of interlocking stories. On the one hand, it is about suburban, post-industrial society. On the other hand, it's less about living in a particular geographical location at a particular time, and more about living in a particular mind. The author of this book brings the reader deep into the experience of others, and challenges the reader to dig deep into the recesses of their own brains to find that part of life that's really just plain scary. When it's not hilariously funny (which it is often), it's a rich excercise in what it means to be a conscious thing in this world. A great book. Fun to read, and even more fun to think about.

I came across this book accidentally in a used book store, and I'll admit it, I liked the cover and the flap copy. But it's a really cool book. Basically, Hollander links together a bunch of short stories that revolve around a character (Harlan Kessler) who is entering adulthood in a suburban hell. At times it reminds me of Rick Moody's writing (the book is actually dedicated to Moody), but also of David Foster Wallace and some of the other new "ironists." But what sets Hollander's book apart is the strangeness of these individual stories. One is told as a play. One is told as a highway (no, really, it is). One is just a bunch of quotes from people in the book. I mean, it's not totally original, but it does make what would be just another coming-0f-age-in-suburbia novel something more. The experiments in form make the reader feel as confused about the future as Harlan does, and the ending (if you can call it that) is way trippy. It's his first book. I'll buy the next one too. No matter what's on the cover!