Creating a Family Storytelling Tradition tells families how to awaken the 'hidden storyteller' in family experiences and traditions, providing guidelines to unlocking story-telling potentials in all family members. Moore is a professional storyteller, and here guides parents and children in exercises which enhance creating, telling and listening to family stories.

This book is one of the BEST book I ever read. It is very imaginative. The story is about the time Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon. Almost everythig is true but the part the author talks about the crew seeing aliens on the moon. It is mostly true and very well written. Most of the characters are also real. I like this book very much because it is on my favorite subject (astronomy) and the fact that it is written on a famous achivement of all mankind. In my class book list this book is still topping my list. After reading this I am longing to read all of the "CLASSIFIED" series books so I am ordering them. The other titles of this classified series also sound nearly as interesting as this book. I highly recommend this book to all the people interested in this subject.

I recommend this journal to those experiencing an illness and to their loved ones.

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Looking for a fair representation of how the North American Indian tribes were affected by the intrusion of Europeans? My husband and I were, following an exchange with our 8-year-old after watching "Peter Pan", where she voiced hatred for Indians, but had no reasoning behind it. This book is unique in a variety of ways; it is a true story, from a woman's perspective, of how her life was changed after being captured by the Seneca tribe. It deals in an honest, forthright manner, reflecting Jemison's original fear and ultimate embracing of her inclusion into tribal life, and the many adavantages she found therein. I would recommend it to anyone looking for an discussion of the reality of Indians in North America, and the influence of European culture on it with their young child. Well written, nice illustrations, and at 32 pages, concise.

In one easy reference volume, you can find what plants to plant for what purpose, (shade, climbing, play materials, etc.) and also a very handy section on what not to plant(toxic!). Very helpful for parents and for anyone responsible for outdoor play environments.

Another exciting read from my favorite author. It includes mystery, intrigue, love, lust and revenge, all with a lot of local color and lore. I was caught totally off guard by the interesting twist at the end and fell hopelessly in love with the main character. A book anyone would enjoy, I couldn't put it down. Thank you, again Mr. Moore.

I have had this book for years and never thought I would like it because of the Tarzan portrayals in the movies. But I was pleasantly surprised by the well written adventures of the jungle lord. Rice Burroughs has fully captured the essence of a man who comes to see civilization with the eyes of a child but the heart of a warrior. His great love for Kala the apemother and Jane his future mate were written beautifully. I recently saw Disneys Tarzan and the Chris Lambert film Greystoke the Legend of Tarzan and they both capture the story of Tarzan as Burroughs envisioned it. I truly enjoyed the book and recommend it highly. I cant wait to read more of the books in the series.

Edgar Rice Burroughs started writing adventure novels nearly 90 years ago. The most famous of his characters is, or course, Tarzan. And this book is the one that got the Tarzan legacy started.

In this book you meet Tarzan, learn who he really is, where he came from, how he became lord of the apes and protector of the jungle, and the English Earl of Greystoke. You also learn the story behind the story about Tarzan and Jane.

I've been a Tarzan fan for nearly 20 years. I've been collecting Tarzan books (older ones) for the past 15 years. I've read nearly all the books in the series, and this one is probably the best. I'll be the first to admit that if you read a lot of Tarzan books back to back you will see a somewhat formulaic approach to some of the installments. This first book, however, is original, interesting, and immensely entertaining.

I encourage you to read the book that got it all started in 1914 -- the premis, the character, and the mystique that spawned numerous films, and other spin-off media, and a series of books that spanned publication dates from 1914 well into the 1940s.

Move over Indiana Jones and James Bond -- Tarzan is the real McCoy. He's strong, brave, modest, wise, and good. He's got the attributes that we could sure use in a hero today!

Give this book a look. You'll be glad you did. It's a book that you could enjoy reading to your children.

5 stars for story, character development, readability, and content. Is it a literary classic? Yes, in that it holds its own respected place among fictional literature. Will it ever will literary acclaim? I don't think that Joyce or Faulkner need to worry.

But, hey, it's a fun read! Give it a try.

Alan Holyoak

Edgar Rice Burroughs, now catalogued as a classic writer actually became instantly famous before this book with his Princess of Mars book published in 1912, while this book later in 1914. The story of a lost boy in the jungles of Africa where the parents are mauled and killed by Apes, and likewise, the son taken up and raised as one. If you are familiar either with the new Disney rendition or the Hollywood Johnny Weissemuller versions, then you just have not met Tarzan, Lord Greystoke. Both Hollywood and Disney do an injustice, not only to Burroughs, but also to the story and the writing. Embarking on this book, I expected a quick fun, high adventure story that gets to the point without finesse or care of the medium. But E. R. Burroughs gives you all the excitement with the careful delivery of choice words to put you there. There is a lot more emotion centered around this book than one may expect from a jungle adventure. Subtle, but poignant are his words and a visual clarity of the personalities and action make this a worthwhile read, and certainly a classic that can stand next to many other verbosely exaggerated popular classics (I am not mentioning Dickens).

I will keep this book forever as a reminder that books withfive star ratings from Amazon customer reviews can be completelosers.

Set in Germany in the mid-80's, this book is a poorlywritten, shallow, unfocused fictional account that even the Library of Congress Publication Data on page ii classifies as "Juvenile Literature" and the back cover categorizes the book as "Science Fact/Science Fiction." "Juvenile Literature," could refer to both the author as well as the intended audience.

Ostensibly, the author/narrator is a courier between "Helmut" a character based on Karl Koch aka Hagbard of Cuckoo's Egg infamy and "Karl Mueller" a character also based in the Cuckoo's Egg milieu, that of Marcus Hess. In this account Koch burns in a car fire in town instead of alone in the forest outside Hannover. Do not expect to read any character development in this account however, the author is occupied wandering this account from hacking to Argentina defeating the German (West) soccer team in the 1986 World Cup.

Neither should one expect to read about hacking, one should especially not expect any ethical conscience on computer intrusions.

There are superficial undertones of activity by intelligence (KGB?) and law enforcement (FBI?) agencies, but they remain undeveloped as well.

Fully one third of the book's 91 pages are filler, including a glossary, character biographies, a couple pages on the alleged conspiracy of silence on Koch's suicide and a very shallow treatment of some hacking history including Dark Avenger and the MOD. Printed on 8" X 5" stock in large fonts with plenty of space between lines, the book costs about a penny/sentence.

You have been warned....

I must have been reading a different book to the person below. I thought that Internet Spy was fantastic. Sure it was short but since when was size that important? It's a really enjoyable book.

The book "Internet Spy", by Ian Probert, is a great book. It is an in-depth, fast-paced novel about computer hacking. If you're into that sort of thing, than you'll love this book. The main character in the book was at the home of his friend, Karl. Karl shows the boy (who remained unnamed throughout the book) the Internet. The boy was fascinated. However, the boy's interest was defeated when he found out that the man was spying. He quickly ran out. This isn't the most impossible book to read, topping out at under one hundred pages, but it is a good one. If you're into the world of computers, than you'll definitely want to read this book.

This book is the literay edition of Disney's THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME. It stays true to the Disney version of the story and has a lot of wonderful illustrations that you won't find in other book versions of the film. After all other than the music, the animation is the best part of the movie. As for story, if you're looking for the literary masterpiece written by Victor Hugo, you won't find it here. Disney totally butchered Hugo's tale (in Hugo's story: Phoebus isn't a hero, just a horny hunk who's filled with lust; Claude Frollo isn't evil, he is overcome by his lust and desire for Esmeralda; Esmeralda isn't the brightest person in the world; and the story doesn't end all that happily) and the book remains true to that movie.

I don't know why this is, but classic books are often bound into heavy, dark tomes and printed in the tiniest print with almost no space between the lines. Perhaps the publisher imagines these books will not actually be read anymore, but instead are supposed to serve as fillers for the large shelves in aristocratic libraries and behind lawyers' desks.

Well, for those of us who still like to dust off the classics and read them, TOR's edition of the Hunchback of Notre Dame serves nicely. It's bound in a modern style--small, with an intriguing cover, with easy-on-the-eyes print. And, it's complete and unabridged (accept no substitutions on this point, otherwise you're depriving yourself of the grand vision of the artist). Also, TOR's 458-page mass market paperback is only [$]--when was the last time you got so many hours of entertainment for so little?

The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a dark, desperate novel, filled with mist and moonlight and echoes in the lonely streets of 15th century Paris past midnight. In the main, it tells the intersecting stories of three lonely characters, each aching in their own way. There's Claude Frollo, archdeacon of Josas, who's spent his whole life cloistered in the tight garb of Catholicism. There's La Esmeralda, an enchantingly beautiful gypsy who's searching for her long lost mother. And, of course, there's Quasimodo, the malformed, hunchbacked figure haunting the shadows of the Cathedral of Notre Dame.

Hugo knows how to tell a story--there is plenty of irony, a few good surprises, and some excellent characterization. He paints the dark places of humanity: people struggling to survive, to find hope in the midst of horror, each clinging in some way to a dream that can never be realized.

One drawback of the book is its pacing, which, at times, slows to a crawl. For example, there is a long chapter on the layout of Paris in the 15th Century, which, if you're not a city planner or fastidious historian, can get pretty long and boring. Even Hugo seems to know it becomes boring, because he recaps so often. Also, Hugo often breaks the fourth wall and directly addresses the reader, which can be distracting and anti-dramatic at times. Thirdly, I would have liked to spend some more time with that loveable wretch, Quasimodo. He has a big part in the end, but not much more. But don't let these minor annoyances stop you from reading a great story.

If you have patience, The Hunchback of Notre Dame will rebuild the gothic Notre Dame of stone in words; if you have imagination, it will acquaint you with the adventures of some extraordinary characters; and if you have a heart, you will shed a tear for Claude Frollo, La Esmeralda, and Quasimodo.

I never thought a book could make me feel such intense emotions. The story is beautifully written, and the scenes between Quasimodo and La Esmeralda are among the most touching and most heart-felt experiences in all of literature.
Quasimodo's lonliness will move you; he is too ugly and deformed to be part of this world and he accepts it. There is a gripping scene in which Quasimodo is stripped and beaten before a jeering crowd. The pain and humiliation he felt brought me to tears, yet his courage and bravery inspired me. It is certainly the most moving story I have ever read.
However, reading through Hugo's lengthy descriptions of historical events and places can get quite tedious; the constant interruptions in an otherwise riveting story may drive you mad. But they can easily be forgiven. In Hugo's novels, one chapter of story is worth a dozen chapters of history.