A "Must Have" for any serious Higgins collector. There is an almost overwhelming amount of information presented in a most organized manner. So many wonderful color photographs that I went into sensory overload. Loads of great, historical information and imagery. The only down side of the book is that the price guide is not representative of current market values but if looked at properly will still give you a good idea of how one pattern will relate to another in value. I wish other collectable genres had reference guides of this caliber.

This is truly a masterpiece of editing. The author has truly done an outstanding job. This is a MUST book for any serious Higgins collector as well as anyone who enjoys beautiful glass. The author is certainly to be commended for this one of a kind work.

If you want to collect Higgins glass, this book is an absolute must-have. The prices are outdated; with the recent death of Michael Higgins, I have seen pieces sell for double or triple the book's values. This is much more than a price guide, though. This book details the history of Higgins glass, their techniques, and how to identify what is and is not Higgins glass. There are several beautiful color pictures on almost every page, and I enjoy looking at them almost as much as I enjoy looking at the pieces in my collection.

This book was a very rare find for me. Something so short, yet contains so much wisdom. After reading "I Want to Tell You About My Feelings," I recommended it to many of my friends. As a psychologist in training, I have read it many times myself, especially when communications appear to be failing. This is one of few books I highly recommend.

This book is really good reading! I think almost everyone can relate to the feeling of wanting to express your emotions and feeling like the person you are speaking to either doesn't understnad or doesn't care. Really this book reminds us how important it is to set aside our agenda to talk all the time and occasionally create time to LISTEN to others.

This is really an endearing book with whimsical illustrations. It has a simple and clear way of addressing a complicated topic. I could relate with many of the situations it addressed. I've given away five copies of the book already. It makes a great gift- a little book that carries a big message.

In the area of outsourcing there are many texts, but few that make it simple to achieve the outsourcing goals an organisation requires. This text is comprehensive, but lays out the process to achieve a successful outcome in a logical and clear manner. It will allow you to undertake IT outsourcing activities inside your organisation while minimising the use of expensive external consultants.

It also focuses on the successful running of the contract once the outsourcing has been completed as this is an area many other texts fall down in. The most impressive part of this book is its focus on the end of contract transition out of the outsourcing deal you create. Regardless of whether it is sucessful or not, at some stage the contract will be re-market tested. It is here that many errors occur resulting in costly delays and degredation of service performance.

If you want a text that relates to the delivery of real world outsourcing outcomes - this is the one for you.

As an Outsourcing Professional a book of this nature is long overdue. It is an insightful presentation, clearly written by an expert in the field. It provides a clear and concise framework on which to build methodologies and arms the reader with the knowledge to go forth and conquer.

This book is a must have for anyone in the IT Outsourcing game no matter what level of the food chain.

Ms Cullen really knows her stuff when it comes to Outsourcing! I found this book a very comprehensive and useful reference. I think the fact that it is already "dog-eared" and littered with "post-it-notes" is a testament to that!

Yes! Somebody please reprint this book! How wonderful to live in an affordable and cozy, yet expandable, place! My husband checked it out at our library too, and thank the book gods I found it used here. Looking at the state of heart-attack-inducingly expensive/horrendously ugly home architecture these days, we need smart alternatives now more than ever. Leslie Armstrong is our hero!

If you've only dreamed of owning your own home, this is the book for you. I found this book at the library and it was EXACTLY what I was looking for. My wife and I want to build a house that won't put us in debt for the next 30 years. A house that has room for all our kids now, but won't be too much house when they're gone. No need to hire an architect, the blue prints, material list, and contruction plans are complete. This is a book for the masses. Somebody bring this book back into print.

Do any publishers ever read these reviews????? I also got this book at the library and it is priceless for addressing the subject of small homes for people who are not wealthy!! Do any of you know any? Well, I do. This book should be read by every person training to be an architect. Then go and build some small houses of your own imagination. That we can afford. Maybe I can have a home of my own before I die. After I die, it will be a little more difficult to come up with the down payment! Cheers!

Love's Lasting Song is one of those stories I read in one sitting. Ms. Garcia's style flows easily. Her heroine is plausibly drawn - a woman with a head on her shoulders and passion in her heart. The hero? Well, he is every female music fan's dream. So yes, I dreamt right along.

The love-making scenes are steamy and written in good taste and the story has a strong hometown feel to it which made me get to know Laredo and her people as if I had visited in reality.

A promising debut, Ms Garcia!

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Since being abandoned by her mother years earlier, Julie Barnes truly believed she couldn't be loved. Once she discovers that international latin singer Joaquin Gonzalez is in town shooting the part of the fiery latin lover, Alfonso, in a spicy movie "Shades", Julie has high hopes of a run-in with her favorite singer. After meeting him Julie discoveries that he is arrogant and she wonders why she ever liked him.

Being a reporter Julie's assignment is to interview the arrogant Joaquin. He is instantly attracted to her. At first, with her guard held high, she denies her true feelings until that one chance encounter. But could it last? After all, Julie and Joaquin are from seperate worlds.

Love's Lasting Song is an excellent read that holds one's attention from beginning to end. I highly recommend this well-written book to all of the romantics at heart.

Also recommended: "Candy" and "Candy2, The Sequel"

Laredo, Texas is a legendary town, full of romance and history, and the ideal setting for the sizzling tale of passion and love between reporter Julie Barnes and international singing star and composer Joaquin Gonzalez.

Julie has carefully crafted a secure life for herself; she's successful in her chosen field and surrounded by friends. But she has a secret: she's the author who penned a scandalously sexy novel being filmed in the border town of Laredo, and it's Mexican counterpart, Nuevo Laredo. Julie hides her talents with good reason--her mother abandoned her as a youngster to seek fame and fortune in Hollywood, but never succeeded; Julie refuses to risk making similar mistakes.

She doesn't count on the arrival of Joaquin; the international idol has been signed to shoot his first film role--playing the lead in "Shades," based on Julie's sexy book. When he plucks Julie from a street in Nuevo Laredo, he expects gratitude--not Julie's wary determination to keep him out of her life.

Love's Lasting Song portrays glimpses into a border culture that is colorful and unique, while touching on the issues of abandonment and change that the characters, and the border itself, confront.

Laredo's romantic legacy and fabled streets echo with the lasting strains of Love's Lasting Song. Lose yourself in the legend and this romance.

Great book. Couldn't put it down. Characters were believable and likable. The plot kept you entertained. If you like romance novels that do not have a lot of silly arguing and graphic sex scenes...this is for you. This book treats the reader to an interesting plot and characters that grow fond of each other in addition to being sexually attracted to each other.

I was not disappointed in this book. I thoroughly enjoyed this story. Lelie Lafoy makes you feel as though you are right there in the story. You can see the scenes so clearly. The story is very different than anything I have ever read. You can really understand why Maddie does not have any hope for the future. You respect how Rivlan fights against is strong feelings for Maddie and is ethical responsibility. The obstacles that these two have to overcome makes the story that much more interesting. I really like both of them. I would recommend this to anyone who is looking for a wonderful romance.

In 1871 in the Oklahoma Territory, schoolteacher Maddie Rutledge searches for one of her students, nine-year-old Lucy Three Trees. When she finds the little girl, the sight she sees makes Maddie ill. Caleb Foley is raping the young Indian. Caleb hears Maddie and goes after her, but she kills him in an obvious self-defense situation. However, Caleb's influential family sat on the bench and in the jury leading to a conviction with a twenty-year sentence for Maddie.

Two years later, US Marshal Rivlin Kilpatrick escorts the now free Maddie to testify against the corrupt Foley family although he expected a male. Rivlin believes Maddie is a cold-hearted killer, but on their way from Ft. Larned, Kansas to Oklahoma, he begins to reassess his prisoner. As they struggle to survive attack after attack on them from enemies trying to keep her from testifying, Rivlin and Maddie fall in love.

MADDIE'S JUSTICE is an appealing western romantic suspense that uses elements of a nineteenth century legal procedural to enhance the action and adventure. The story line is fast-aced, whether it is on the trail or looking at frontier justice. Maddie is a complete caring character while Rivlin embodies the strong lawman of that century. Fans of the sub-genre will find Leslie LaFoy's tale to be a quality novel that never eases up the tension or accelerator until the final page is completed.

Harriet Klausner

King of the Jews is a compelling, interesting fascinating read that tells the story of Lodz, the last ghetto to be liquidated in Poland. I.C. Trumpelmann is the protagonist. Supposedly a doctor, he cons his people, leaves, and returns to rule them and "protect" them from the nazis. He is loved and hated. There are funny parts, but most are horrifying and sad. One of the more interesting things about "King.." is that it gives you a look at not only what life was like inside the ghetto, but also the Jewish politics behind it.
The down side is that there are so many characters it's difficult to remember who is who. I knew that this was based on a real man, but it took me a while to realize that Epstein had changed almost every major character's name, including Hitler's.
Either which way, this is a fascinating book, that if fell into the right hands, would make a movie that could rival Schindler's List. Highly recommended.

I came across Epstein's latest novel SAN REMO DRIVE in the new fiction section of the bookstore, and rather than pay hardcover price for a good read, I decided to see if the store had his backlist in stock, and came across this. Almost buried under a dozen highly laudatory blurbs, I decided to take a chance, and discovered a great work of literary art. Based on the Polish city of Lodz and the sort of puppet leader set up by the Nazis to govern/liaison the Jewish ghetto there, Epstein paints a teeming, vivid portrait of what it was like to live in the absurdity and morally ambiguous maze of the ghetto. With a grand cast of quickly drawn yet almost-at-your-side breathing characters, dark, dark humor and a consistently paced torrent of words that captures the nearly Bosch-like space of this harrowing, unbelievable and dastardly experience, I feverishly followed the rise and fall of what becomes an apocryphal Jewish ghetto existence, if you can call it that. The best thing about it all is the lack of moralizing and judgement-making. Epstein just shows is like it is -- even though, thankfully, it is a thing that was. Historical. Hopefully. And lastly, but not leastly, I'm going to have to shell out hardcover cash to read his latest.

In 'King of the Jews', Epstein tells a captivating story of a doomed Polish Jewish Ghetto during WWII. The narrator makes us laugh and cry with his ironic view of the tragedy. It was daring of the author to break with tradition by allowing the reader to perceive WWII ghetto life with a sense of humor. By omitting the extremes of WWII horror, Epstein makes the story more believable without mitigating the tragedy. I could emphathize with the struggles yet did not perceive the Jews as victims. A great script for Mr. Spielberg!

I have read this book many times, and it still makes me laugh. Even if you are not a fan of David Letterman and cannot imagine his delivery of these lists, you will still get a chuckle.

The only thing against the book is that it is a little dated. The first tipoff should be the picture of Dave on the front cover. He hasn't had that much hair in a while. Secondly, these lists were written in the late 80s so the younger generation may not get all the political and cultural references (such as references to Dan Qualye).

I would still recommend this book for anyone needing or wanting a laugh.

This book takes you back to the cutting edge humor of the Late Night early years (Ok, 1994). The lists are here, you provide the laughs. Believe it or not, the lists are funny enough to read and reread.

This book is an essential for the Letterman fan, especially new fans who don't know or remember the good ol' days.

This takes you back to the 80s, when Reagan was president, and Letterman was the choice in Late Night for the hip and pseudo-hip (like me). Believe it or not, these top ten lists are funny enough to read and reread. For those of you like myself, who are Letterman fans, this collection, is essential. The nostalgia value alone is worth it.

If you know absolutely nothing about sustaining a long distance relationship and making it work, this book is for you. If you have been in a long distance situation for a while, you probably have figured most of the things Ms. Karsner talks about on your own. The book is short and can be easily read in 20 minutes. After that you'll want to re-sell it. If you don't have ideas of your own and need some, the book will be great for you.

I bought this after I saw the author on The Early Show with Bryant Gumbel. You can read this book straight through in a little over an hour, but the way to get the most out of it is to pick it up whenever you are seriously longing for your missing lover. The table of contents helps you target whatever ails you. The ideas I've gotten from this book have actually brought us closer. And the quotes and LDR-specific songs continue to give me comfort on lonely nights. Keep it by your nightstand, and have your other half do the same. I recommend this book to fellow business travelers.

The Long Distance Romance Guide is useful and interesting read - filled with inspiring ideas on how to keep a long distance relationship alive. Living in separate cities no longer has to result in feeling far away from the one you love. It is obvious that Ms. Karsner experience as an executive romance coach provides us all with the perfect insight into the easy to use principles associated with distance management for romance. On-line romance just became easier to maintain!

This book has been condensed to fit six volumes into one handy book. The book is still pretty thick but surprisingly light for its size. Sometimes, when Matthew Henry expresses the same thought in two or more different ways, Mr. Church cuts down to a single sentence. However he has preserved the meaning, but does not necessarily expand on the thought. He also omits references to other Bible verses that might bear on a particular commentary to save space. Since the complete volumes are not as portable, or not as readable [the unabridged one volume version], this volume is a good compromise. It is like having a pastor handy to answer questions about Bible verses, in one lightweight volume. Note that the two column format is more readable, than the 3 column format of the unabridged one volume version, although the font is still pretty small.

The information is solid and enlightening as a whole. There are some questionable interpretations, but very informative where the Pentateuch is concerned.

Matthew Henry has a remarkable ability in presenting a balanced, intelligent account of biblical stories. I wouldn't be without his insights to help me gain a better understanding. This is a great gift for earnest Sunday School students and active students of the Bible.