I loved reading this book as much as my 2 year old. The creative outfits were better than the words. My daughter requests this book often. Only draw back is that it implies that fun things happen while we are asleep at night......not good for my noctural princess.

I love this book. The text is a bit of a tongue twister but reads liltingly once you know it. The illustrations are beautiful. We find new things everytime we look at them. It's my favorite book in my son's library.

Book: The Corps and the Shore Authors: Orrin H. Pilkey, Katharine L. Dixon

It's not difficult to beat up the Army Corps of Engineers. It's run roughshod over more than one engineering and erth moving project. In this book the authors make a compelling case (as do several other good books)that the Corps used traditional steel and concrete projects to force human utilization on the nation's coastal zones. In spite of the very incisive and useful analysis in this book we should recognize that American's love the coast, are moving there in unprescedented numbers, and are investing massive amounts of capital in housing, recreational, and commercial construction.

Was the Army Corps of Engineers a culprit in the "urbanization" of America's coastlines and beaches or was the Corps an inevitable partner in coastal development? My own analysis (see our discussion at ...) is that the coast and seashore is a magnet for population throughout the world. Most "megacities" in the world are coastal cities. It is instructive that, although the Corps exists only in the United States, "Corps-like" construction and structures which seriously assault the coastal areas (by "armouring" the beach) takes place in all the coastal zones I have studied.

Everyone who has visited, lived, or worked near the beach must read this book. But ask yourself this "If the Army Corps had not undertaken these projects who would have done so?"

Steffen Schmidt, Ph.D Professor of Politics and Coastal Policy Iowa State University and Nova Southeastern University, Oceanographic Center, Ft. Lauderdale

Scourge of developers everwhere, coastal geologist Pilkey is the deepest and most penetrating thinker we have about our complex relationship with the shoreline. With this book, Pilkey makes public his disgust with the ham-handed and over-engineered tactics of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and their walling of the American coastline.

Whether you live near the coast, are thinking of moving there, or are just curious about those million-dollar Malibu mansion you see tumbling into the Pacific every winter, you need to read this book.

It sounds from the synopsis as if this book was the one originally titles "The Bristling Wood".

She's been re-writing her series from the beginning. I thing her original names for the first few books were terrible (almost kept me from reading them), but changing them is confusing!

Katharin Kerr has created another classic celtic fantasy with her book, Dawnspell. Once again, Rhodry, Nevyn, and Jill battle to save Deverry from the forces of evil. The best part of this book, however, is the lenthy reincarnation flashback, dealing with the formation of the Silver Daggers. I would reccomend this book to anyone who enjoys reading fantasy, because it is a wonderful book! (Make sure you read Daggerspell and Darkspell first.)

This is a great book for delving into the myths, gods, legend and lore of Hawaii's people. For anyone interested in the deeper levels and meanings behind Hawaii's traditions and beliefs. As a student of the culture I return again and again to this book. It can be a bit dry at times, and is suited more for the student than casual reader, but is a great addition to any library.

This is a very thorough and interesting book about the ancient Hawaiian myths. Martha Beckwith's book Hawaiian Mythology leaves no stone unturned when it comes to an extremely comprehensive look at the myths that have been passed down by the Hawaiians for hundreds of years. It tells adventurous tales of deities and those who were in their favor, romantic accounts of Gods and mortals, and incredible feets of the strong,the stuff of legend. It is truly an incredible account of history and myth.

Ever wonder why your spiritual life is going nowhere? Ever been in the spiritual desert? This book nicely explains what spiritual direction is and isn't. I enjoyed learning about the role of spiritual companions and how they support your prayer life. This book was worth the investment.

While this book was written to help the ordinary Christian become more of a spiritual companion to those seeking to grow in the spiritual life, it is full of wisdom for all who seek to get closer to the Lord. It focuses on underlying attitudes and key areas of focus rather than on techniques, but it also includes techniques (of prayer and discernment), and suggests some excellent criteria of good direction and prayer. The title indicates the authors' belief that true prayer will lead the mystic to social involvement and true Christian social action will lead the prophet to deeper prayer. The writers complement each other's approaches and together have a lot of experience giving spiritual direction (in the broad sense that includes all of life) and training others to do so. Their approach is contemporary, incarnational, healthy, theologically correct and unitive of many dichotomies. I highly recommend it.

Katharine Hepburn has always intrigued me and the review of this book in PEOPLE magazine made me check it out. This book is a great tribute to a fascinating actress.

This is the best Katharine Hepburn book that I have ever read. It is the only Katharine Hepburn book that I have ever read. But it was still the best one.

Although this book is currently out of print, we received a copy as a hand-me-down and my daughters have read and re-read it so often it is now falling apart! They even remember the sounds of specfic items in the book (helicopters, a brook,) and will repeat those sounds when reading other books that repeat those words.

This was my son's favorite book and now I am trying to find a copy for a friend because I don't want to give ours away. He loved the sounds, even before he could make them himself, and he loved particpating.

The title leaves no question as to what this book is about. "The Making of the African Queen: Or How I Went to Africa With Bogart, Bacall and Huston and Almost Lost My Mind"--that really sets the tone of this book, wherein Hepburn gives an account of the making of a Hollywood movie, and tells of her experience in Africa (where most of the movie was filmed). This, her first book, is a very relaxed, informal affair, more like a friendly conversation really, as if you had met Hepburn and told her you were interested in Africa, and she started, "Oh I was in Africa once..." It's Hollywood in Africa, 1951. Some of what she writes is now a kind of history: where else might you learn that airplanes once had sleeping-berths like Pullman railway cars. Of course, mostly there is movie-making: working with director John Huston, and co-stars Humphrey Bogart and Robert Morley; how the cast and crew managed their equipment and wardrobes on location; the boat itself and the Ruiki river; living conditions in the temporary camp (including some very practical advice concerning improvised toilet facilities), colonial-era hotels and travel, and so on. The hardcover edition is illustrated with dozens of photographs. An interesting and charming book for anyone with an interest in Africa, classic Hollywood movies, or Hepburn, Huston, or Bogart.

Peter Viertel, who worked with Huston on "The African Queen" also wrote a book about the experience titled "White Hunter, Black Heart" which Clint Eastwood made into a movie.

This is one those books that is really autobiographic - it seems no one has altered or interfered with anything. If you have seen many movies with Katharine Hepburn, you can actually hear her tell the tale of how she survived the African jungle and actually loved it.

She is the first one to say that she is a bit of a pain in the neck, bossy and interfering. And always worried about the details. And she freely admits that when there is no bathroom, she's gotta go.

She lively discribes how the cities look, how it feels to be in the jungle. Explaining that taking a shower there is like angels touching your body. And that there is nothing worse than having to go to the bathroom (in somewhat of a rush...) and finding a black mamba snake there. She was so shocked she had to throw up. And the throwing up keeps up until after they come back in England.

What struck me as most odd was that she doesn't hold back. She told off Huston often, refused to help Lauren Bacall with the food, carried the mirror around and often thought what the hell she was doing there. But it was fascinating. Reading about it is fascinating, you want to go there yourself and look what it is like in real-life (instead I watched The African Queen for the 164th time).

The photographs in the book are really worth looking at - they give you a feeling of actually being there. Seeing Kate washing her hair with her 'house-boy' standing by, the costumes close-up, the little comments next to the pictures, one of 'Bogie Allnut' - Bogie laughing out loud wearing his costume and of 'Rosie Hepburn' - Kate sitting on the railing, wearing slacks, holding Rosie's English umbrella...

It really shows that Katharine Hepburn had many talents - she is certainly able to write an extraordinary tale of adventure, making movies, making fast friends, overcoming problems (the sinking of The African Queen, giant antz, losing twenty pounds by drinking water, almost being killed by a wild boar) and loving it all.

From the award winner Ezra Jack Keats comes another masterpiece of a picture book. Based on the original by Olive Wadsworth, Keats's animals come alive on the page as the babies perform their mothers' commands. Keats uses bright colors and simple lines to make this a good book for sharing with a large group or single child.

We love this book! I hope it never ever goes out of print. We started reading it with our son when he was about 11 months old. He loved the rhythms and we all loved the illustrations. It is beautiful to look at while you read. Now our son is almost two and I find that this book just gets better and better for us to read. We all have it memorized (my son chimes in at the end of each line). We are trying to teach him to count and he loves animals, both of which are so wonderfully illustated by Keats. A true classic! A "must have" for kids! I am buying it now for a friend who is pregnant and, like me, loves nature.

This textbook has many features in it that I would include if I were to write my own book. It has illustrations on every other page showing actual production photos from various professional theatres. There are also diagrams showing material that is easier shown than just talked about. There is a glossary and index in the back, as well as a specific table of contents in the front.

In addition to material covered in chapters, there is also scenes included for student and teacher use. There are 2 person scenes, multiple character scenes as well as monologues for men and women. It's a good place for students to start their searches for material.

The material covered is a wide range. There are sections on Interpreting the Drama which includes Improvisation, Voice and Diction, and General Acting Techniques. A section on Appreciating the Drama talking about History of Drama, the Structure of Drama and the Varieties of Drama. Then there is also a section on Producing the Drama which includes the musical, the set, lighting, costuming and even make-up.

I believe this book gives students a great introduction to theatre and drama which concrete information they can take with them. Some students come to theatre and drama classes with a basic knowledge of the material, and this can help build on that knowledge. And if students have no knowledge, this book starts with the basics like stage directions and different parts of a theatre.

I highly recommend this book to any teacher with an introductory or intermediate theatre and drama class.

What more can be said about The Stage and the School? S&S has been around for generations and is the groundfloor-cornerstone-base-first/last words of secondary school dramatics in the United States. Harry Schanker has brought new life to the Ommanney classic and has done an excellent job updating this work. The teacher resource edition is also outstanding.