After all the counseling sessions, promises and confessions, Jaclyn thought she and her husband had a chance of healing of their marriage; that is, until she found Terry's truck parked in the dimly lit parking lot of one of Nevada's legalized houses of prostitution. With three young children in the car and a broken heart, Jaclyn left a clear message behind when she pulled out of the parking lot. Terry had four slashed tires.

A year later and the divorce is at last final. But Terry's wealthy father and a legion of lawyers insured joint custody, lousy child support and no spousal maintenance. Since she married Terry straight out of high school, Jaclyn lacks education and experience, but not determination as she proves by long hours as a waitress. Then Cole Perrini shows up at the diner, reminding her of everything she'd like to forget. Too bad his sticking up for her results in unemployment.

Cole likewise would like to forget the small town where he and Jaclyn attending high school. He'd like to forget the responsibility of raising his younger brothers in a trailer where his mother lay dying and his father was always at work. Years of hunger and sacrifice, and failed marriage, insured he never wanted a wife and children. So he's not sure what he's doing hiring her, or later having dinner with Jaclyn and her children.

Once again the talented pen of Brenda Novak creates a heart-warming tale just in time for the holiday season in WE SAW MOMMY KISSING SANTA CLAUS. I can't help admiring a heroine with enough gumption to slice her husband's tires and work as waitress rather than keeping a comfortable life. With the characteristic painful situations of divorce and financial survival, Novak's tale is steeped in realism, yet balanced with hope. Cole's overwhelming responsibilities in his youth make him a likewise appealing character. Another terrific hit from this author, WE SAW MOMMY KISSING SANTA CLAUS comes highly recommended.

Everyone figured former Feld, Nevada high school prom queen Jaclyn had it made when she married Terry Wentworth just after graduation because his father Burt owned the town. Over the next twelve years they have three children, but Terry never grows up as daddy continues to take care of every misdeed his son does.

Terry's numerous infidelities, including his latest trip to Maxine's whorehouse, leads Jaclyn to file for divorce. Burt hires the top lawyers around and gains joint custody of his grandchildren, no spousal payments, and a small stipend for child care. Jaclyn can barely make it, but is in real trouble when she loses her waitressing job in a Reno restaurant. She turns to former Feld resident Cole Perrini for a job. Though he does not need an unskilled employee, successful developer Cole hires Jaclyn as an office assistant. As Cole and Jaclyn begin to fall in love, Terry and Burt use the children to cause mischief. However the biggest barrier to a permanent relationship remains the demons left from Jaclyn and Cole's first marriages.

WE SAW MOMMY KISSING SANTA CLAUS is a powerful and exciting relationship drama that stars an incredible female whose guts make the tale hum. Though the behavior of Burt and Terry towards the well being of their respective children/grandchildren seems fictitious, a social worker neighbor informs me that is the unbelievable reality. The three children and Cole's brothers add depth to Brenda Novak's Yuletide gift to fans of contemporary relationship dramas. These same readers will also demand the story of Cole's brother and the "too young" college coed comes soon.

Harriet Klausner

From the first time I saw Wolf Kahn's work, I knew I wanted this book. It is filled with his beautiful pastels and it is a very interesting read about how he came to create them.

Wolf Kahn's self-admitted charm glows in this book of his pastels. Wolf Kahn is a wonderful story teller, in his words and in his beautiful, simple, radiant paintings. He is a wonderful teacher who loves to share his experiences and his vision. I could re-read this book over and over, pondering and absorbing the beautifully reproduced pastels.

For those who love glorious color, peaceful abstract landscapes, especially artists and Wolf Kan 'groupies,' for anyone who can't get enough of Wolf Kahn, you need this book. A sparkling complement to Justin Spring's Wolf Kahn.

In Against Holy War, Chicago poet David Novak tackles a subject that is as timely as it is important, as urgent as it is controversial. This compendium of informed and informative verse persuasively argues that love is an appropriate response to the irrational hatred and random violence that seeks to advance political, religious, and sociological agendas. Though There has been declared against us/A holy war,/With peace our Lord has recompensed us/Forevermore.//Though we must die amidst this vale/Of grief and strife,/God gave the gift that cannot fail:/Eternal life.

I have lived in Ansonia all my life (33 years) and to look through this book and see how life was like back then was fasinating. Going back in time and looking at the photos was incredible. It was also fun sharing this book with my Dad who is also a life-long resident(72years). He's lived half this book! The level of detail was excellent.The people who live in Ansonia are very proud of our heritage and this book exemplifies that to the fullest.

This book is exactly what the title states: basic mathematics from the very beginning. Each step is very clear, with reinforcing practice and word problems worked in at every step. The index is very well organized for searching a specific concept or to find exactly when it was introduced. As an educator with the dirty little secret of having "Math Anxiety", I have returned to this book time and again when I need a safe atmosphere for reviewing any mathematical concept. Covers the basic four arithmetical operations, then fractions, decimals, ratios, percent, measure ment, geometry, and introduction to algebra. Excellent!

This book is an excellent choice for someone wishing to learn the basics of technical drawing. The book was prepared for a high-school level audience, but it has superb explanations of drawing concepts.

The book is divided into 25 chapters. Just some of the important topics covered are: dimensioning, line choices, views and representations of objects, partial views, and many other standard drawing conventions, just to name a few.

Although this book does address both CAD and mechanical drawing techniques, its CAD coverage is (by necessity) very limited.

My background is in chemistry, and I had taught myself AutoCAD, but until I bought this book, my drawings were poor by proper standards. After using this book every day for about two weeks, my drawing skills improved immensely, and I was able to produce high quality drawings in a very short time.

If you are new to technical drawing and wish to learn proper conventions in an easy to follow format, then you will be very glad you bought this book. Additionally, if you are wishing to create your drawings with AutoCAD, then an excellent companion to this book is "Applying AutoCAD-A Step by Step Approach" by Terry Wohlers. A word of advice: learn proper drawing techniques before trying to learn CAD.

I have found that it was and is an exciting book which was helpful when I was toying with the ideas in Vietnam and it is refreshing rereading it today...It is a subject which is still relevant and important... Mr. Novak weaves "intelligent subjectivity" throughout the book and provides an insight into faith.....

What a great book. As I have noted with most good humor books, this book is unfortunately out of print. I would highly recommend purchasing a used copy.

The book is a compendium of classic jokes, stories, and routines. Trust me, you will appreciate the clean consistent humor in this collection.

This is an excellent introduction to the art ofStorytelling. Mr. Novak is a skilled storytelling and his choice ofstories is marvelous. He also includes recitations of poetry, which are equally engaging. My children love this tape, and listen to it over and over again.

Dorland's Pocket Medical dictionary is among the best medical dictionaries. It is nice and thick - lots of info between those covers. As a nursing student in an R.N. program it was a required reference book. 20 years later I am ordering another one because I gave my old copy to a new nursing student and I now I need it. I highly recommend it to students in the health sciences, medical coders, technicians and degreed health professionals. It would also be a good home reference for the interested layman.