This book had something happening on each page! I could not put it down! I was amazed as to how the author could come up with such an original plot! This book was well worth the money! Excellent Book!!!

I love this book. It provided a wonderful retreat. I stayed up way past my bed time reading it! I couldn't put it down because I just HAD to find out what was going to happen next! The character development is so real that I could picture each person, what they were wearing, even the looks on their faces...and there were so many surprises. I think I even gasped out loud...I had the pleasure of meeting the author, Vicki Hubbard and I would like to say she is one of the most genuine, beautiful angels I have ever met. A heart of pure gold is how I would describe her. I hope she writes many more books. 5 stars!

I truly enjoyed Ms. Hubbard's book. The author weaves a flare for story telling with an eye for subtle emotional nuance. It is refreshing to find a story with a serious undertone interspersed with moments of brutal honesty and outright zaniness. I highly recommend this book.

Written by health, fitness, and martial arts expert Linda Davis Kyle as a straightforward introduction to self-improvement through learning self-defense, Change Your Life With Martial Arts is a very thoroughly "reader friendly" guide to how martial arts can be employed to enhance daily life. This superbly presented, step-by-step instructional guide to finding the best martial arts school for oneself and one's family, how to guard against overtraining, and so much more, Change Your Life With Martial Arts is commended for providing a basic overview which is especially suited for newcomers to the exciting, physically and emotionally enhancing world of the martial arts.

An Essential Introduction to the Martial Arts
Reviewer: Billie A. Williams from Bayfield, CO, United States
The wealth of information in Change Your Life with Martial Arts is sure to guide readers in choosing a martial art most suited to them.

In chapter one, author Linda Davis Kyle highlights a generous sampling from the vast array of martial arts and their founders or grandmasters, gives tidbits of the origins of the arts and how they may relate to each other, and annotates the references for each. She also summarizes the goals of a selection of the various martial arts and the qualities that each attempts to instill in their dedicated practitioners.

In chapter two, the author tells the benefits and rewards of martial arts no matter which one you choose. She says that "The martial arts nurture a fine balance of body and mind that helps to create physical endurance and mental ruggedness" and stresses that the aggression and violence sometimes portrayed in martial arts movies veers far from the traditions of being humble, honorable, respectful, responsible, and ethical, which are the true goals of martial arts practitioners.

In chapter three, Kyle takes readers through the process of selecting a teacher and suggests qualities to look for in the instructor and the school itself.

With appendixes that glimpse into the topics of overtraining and the impact of exercise on children and a list of directories, federations, institutions, and organizations associated with the various martial arts and suppliers of equipment, Kyle has prepared a user-friendly manual to help interested learners to get onto the right track to begin the study and practice of these ancient arts. The book also may serve more advanced martial artists by placing at their fingertips more than 70 other useful resources.
This book is not only for those looking to begin training in one of the martial arts for better physical and mental health, but also I would highly recommend Change Your Life with Martial Arts to those seeking a higher consciousness and inner peace, for as the author says, "The influence of martial arts overflows into every aspect of the practitioner's life."

I actually have not read the book. However, from viewing the 1st part of Anne Thurston's series on C-SPAN, I found her to be very objective and knowledgable about China. She has traveled to many parts of the China and has got first hand experience with the real people in China. Although this book may be a little dated considering the rapid changes happening in China, I am sure you would benefit from having this book if you have never been to China before.

The latest addition to the Eye On Education "School Leadership Library", The Emerging Principalship presents an integrated view of contemporary public school principalship. Educational experts Linda Skrla, David A. Erlandson, Eileen M. Reed, and Alfred P. Wilson effectively collaborate to address a wide spectrum of issues, studies, and recommendations for developing better, more effective principals including their recruitment, training, and purpose. Highly recommended for academic library and education departmental reference libraries, The Emerging Principalship is enhanced with an extensive eight page bibliography for further study.

Having being taught only the "Mr. Rogers" version of American history by my previous teachers (the Revolutionary War started with the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776), I found this book very disagree able. Then, of course, I realized that we had to hand a nice, happy, packaged to Americas young ones.

The book digs into the top soil of American history. It gives general happenings, events leading up to and following wars, and reactions to wars off the battlefield. It labels some of the key events in history as being "Turning Points" and devotes a section in chapter to these happenings.

This is a great resource for teaching freshman and sophomore American history and you are hearing this straight from a student himself.

most history books are pretty dry, but this one teaches me. i actually do learn the history of america from a concise text.

Although I am unsure as to whether or not I passed the AP exam in May 1999, this book did have some value when I prepared for the actual exam. It is ok in giving strategies for the test, but I would recommend that you do as much reading and essay writing as you can during the summer prior to taking the exam. Like any other AP test, this is not an easy test unless you have a greater understanding in English, which is developed through many years of experience and practice. Although this was my first AP exam in English as a junior in high school, this book somewhat did help me during the months before the exam. I would recommend this book if you have enough time for preparation. Before closing this review, I would like to thank Erin Mooney who taught AP English Language to me as her first year.