I bought this book to use in my family's regular devotionals. I've been looking for a collection of well-illustrated Bible stories that is complete and accurate, yet written so preschoolers can understand. Although my search has not been exhaustive, this is as close as I've found.

This collection of Bible stories is apparently from a translation called "The International Children's Bible," an attempt at a Bible that children can read and understand. I give the effort a mixed review. For example, the Ark of the Covenant is translated as "God's Holy Box," which is too imprecise for my taste. Yet the text is overall easy to read.

The illustrations are adequate, and probably just right for children who know how to read. I'm reading these stories to my preschool-age children, however, and wish the illustrations were brighter and more engaging.

I like the prayer starters that appear at the end of each story. They help focus the reader's attention on what the story was supposed to teach. The included memory verses back up each story's message from elsewhere in the Bible.

This book is arranged in the same order as the Bible, but that arrangement is not well highlighted. For example, the story of Jesus's birth as told in Luke appears after the reader has already read a dozen stories about Jesus's ministry from Matthew and Mark. As a result, children might be confused,

If you really like the science fiction horror genre, this book is worth reading. If not, spend your money on something else. The plot development takes a long time to get going, and ends abruptly. Also, the used versions of the book now sell for more than the original paperback.

Evidently the author couldn't make a decision on his own thoughts ... 80% of the sentences of the text are cited from other sources. Not a single original idea from the author! This text was required reading for a Management Critical Thinking and Decision Making class. You can be sure I will contact the dean to remove this book off the list.

This book provided basic, down-to-earth advice in a readable format. As a veteran manager and decision-maker, I didn't find anything new here. But I have found the book particularly useful for coaching and mentoring.

As both a former manager and an academic, I consider this a solid book about the realities of decision making in organizations. Its a short book but by no means simple. The reality of managerial decision making is that its a complex undertaking not given to simple rules or formulae. If you really want to think about what management entails I highly advise this book. If you just want some simple answers then find some best seller to keep you happy.

This book purports to take the reader "on a tour" of Pacific warship shipwrecks. What a complete crock.
There are probably not a dozen wrecks covered here; all the photos save one are very small and mostly boring (unless you're really keen to see portholes underwater). Two photos come from the Japanese merchant wrecks at Truk, some of the most-photographed wrecks in the world (and offered in exceptionally better quality in other publications). The only large wreck illustration is a lovely Tom Freeman painting of the YORKTOWN wreck. Nice, but by no means worth the space on your bookshelf.
If you're someone who knows nothing about the Pacific war, then this is a reasonably good primer of some of the major actions. If you already know what the Battle of Midway was and have some idea that the Americans and Japanese each had aircraft carriers, this book will tell you nothing about the war you don't already know, and the photos, while nice, are available in dozens of other books. If you're looking for some interesting views of the shipwrecks Ballard has made his reputation on finding, you will find nothing of interest here.
Save your money, and pass this one up.

In 1960, A T-33 from Hickam crashed into Hilo Harbor while making a practice low approach one night to Hilo VOR. A surface search was non-productive. Beyond that, no effort was made to recover the bodies of the two pilots. Subsequently (this year, in fact) I attempted to have the Air Force look for the airplane and its two pilots. However, I was told by General Hess, acting for the Secretary of the Air Force, that because the T-33 is no longer in the AF inventory and that underwater searches are difficult, nothing could be done. I must say that the General most likely reached his conclusion without looking at the radio logs from Hilo Approach Control which narrows down the point of impact, without looking at the water depth in the most likely area where the T-bird crashed and without considering the technical advances made in the past 42 years in the subject of underwater searches. . So, the Air Force looks after its own? Well, maybe not all of its own. ... The USN? The Coast Guard? The University of Hawaii in Hilo, private agencies? Thanks for reading this and for any help you can provide. Jackson S. Wallace, Colonel, USAF Retired.

Very interesting account of World War II Pacific wreck sites. However, I was hoping for a detailed photographic examination of the wrecks.