Of all of Bill Grossman's books, my 2 year-old loves this one best! It has a great rhythm. We read this book at least once a day. As I am reading, my daughter bounces or claps with the rhthym of the story.

It is a story about some very destructive kids who literally tear the interior of a house apart, but it is so much fun for my daughter that I am overlooking that for now. Too bad the book has limited availability right now.

Bryson has done it again! I lived in Australia for quite a few years and reading this book brought back a rush of memories. His wit is insightful, and internationally "spot on." He doesn't really have a go at the Australians, as much as say, guitely pointing out unique quirks the Auzzies have developed for themselves down under.

I read this book on a plane ride back from Australia a few years ago, and caught myself laughing out load more than once.

Great book, Bill.

This is the easiest to read and a still a complete guide to sporting guns. It provides an easy directory to get you to the information that you want.

This short story collection centers on the impact of separations and divorce on the participants including extended family members. However, the twenty tales share a dark look at IRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES as the audience is treated to situations that do not end as peacefully as our current legal system expects.

Lia Matera has put together a remarkable anthology that has several excellent stories, some very good tales, and no poor entry. The cross-genre contributors are a modern day who's who with such noted authors like Oates, Cross, Deaver, Lutz, Buchanan, and Muller, etc. None of the writers are lightweights as they all hold their own with the heavyweights. Anyone who enjoyed the Battle of the Roses will fully relish each tale that paints a very dismal look at broken relationships.

Harriet Klausner

James Madison on the Constitution and the Bill of Rights by Robert J. Morgan is as the author says a work where, "Madison provided us with an unmistakable key to understanding his thought and actions as a constitutional reformer, when he said that the rights of man are the foundation of just governments, but manknd had deduced only defective superstructures of government as of 1776."

The book is divided into two parts, as such each has chapters grouped according to relevance. Part one labeled Power, with chapters of: To Improve and Perpetuate the Union, A Proper Energy in the Executive, The True Principles of Republican Government, and Supporting and Restraining the Executive.

Part two labeled Rights with chapters of: Political Liberty, A Few Obvious Truths, The Very Essence of Free and Responsible Government, and The Framer's Muse.

James Madison was kind of unique in that he believed in a republican form of government like Thomas Jefferson, but he also became a constitution reformer because he wanted to expand the federal powers, but only, to preserve this republican government as to keep this form of government strong enough to fulfill America's unique destiny. Madison had a very keen grasp, an insight if you will, of the enormous difficulties entailed in creating the office of president and maintaining it over time. This, I believe, was one of the downfalls Madison had with his own Presidency. Madison struggled as President. He believed and would later say, "would any single person be endowed with such singular talents and superior devotion to the common good as to be chosen to excerise power without challenge by his peers."

Madison as with Jefferson were both well read, especially with the European thinkers, Hume, Adam Smith, Edmund Burke and Immanuel Kant. With Thomas Paine of Virginia espousing his anti-constitutional views, holding a lot of political backing, Madison at first didn't want the Bill of Rights. But, Madison was a man of reflection, and in order to get a greater backing for the Constitution of the United States, the Bill of Rights was adopted.

This book gives the reader insight into the thinking of Madison, his motives and meanings, and gives us that Madison's political thought as clear and gives us a simple interpretation that Madison speculated very little. The book is well documented and written with an easy readable style and explains Madison.

John Adams and James Madison both believed in the misfortune of history... how would they be remembered... by deeds and the handling of great events.

This book is full of hands on ideas that will stimulate the young learners. This book is a must have to add to your collection of activity books. The Hug a Tree Book, Mudpies to Magnets and More Mudpies to Magnets are must have for teachers and parents of young children. Linking Language is just another bridge for young learners to develop communications skills, increase vocabulary awarness and make curriculum connections. I had the opportunity to attend a workshop with one of the authors Robert Rockwell....Simply Marvelous

Love the examples in this book. They are very "real world" and usefull. I used it to refresh my math skills.

The Otter Tail Review does an outstanding job of recording distinctive, real voices from Otter Tail County, Minnesota. Particularly poignant are the stories of early hardship (teaching in a one-room schoolhouse at forty below, picking glacial rocks from a farm field), leavened by such images as a boatload of pastors' wives hanging their drenched undergarments on gooseberry bushes! It's also wonderful to see more work from Robert Bly, a master of our time.
The stories are tastefully selected and carefully, even lovingly edited. Here's hoping that Mr. Rundquist will compile a Volume Two!