Alot of easy readers are boring to kids. My daughter has found the Bobs books series interesting and FUNNY, from the very first book. The books are written by a teacher and so there is a logical phonetic progression from book to book. The pictures are so cute, line drawings illustrate every page. Each little booklet is just long enough, giving the child just enough challenge. WHen my daughter finishes one, she feels so proud. I have bought literally hundreds of easy readers for my library over the years, and these books are number one with my daughter.

This book is about the founding of an international revolutionary workers organization after the triumph that resulted in the world's first workers' republic: Soviet Russia. The delegates' reports of the revolutionary events in their countries, inspired by the workers' and peasants victory in Russia-in Finland, in Hungary, in Germany-read like a novel. The reports by the leaders of the Russian Revolution to the assembled delegates of the founding congress of the Communist International speak clearly to us today, to those who want to act for fundamental social change, about how capitalism and imperialism can't be reformed or tamed into "peace" but only make perpetual war for perpetual profits, the need to look at the world as part of an international class with interests in common across national boundaries (not whine about "our government" doing terrible things that "we" must feel guilty about and vote in some other criminal 'cause he/she is a Democrat and his/her wars will be "nicer", and maybe most important all: workers' democracy, like they had in Soviet Russia then, before it was rubbed out by Stalin-who was NOT any kind of communist-workers' democracy, like they have in Cuba to this day, is the "dictatorship" of the overwhelming majority, just like capitalist "democracy " is really the dictatorship of the billionaires. If this sounds to you anything like answers we need for today's world and what to do about it, then you are on the side of humanity against the side of the gods profit and dollar. So check this book out.

This book is an excellent read for anyone who has a genuine interest in football statistics. The authors are actually statisticians themselves, and they go through each phase of the game and attempt to come up with scientific ways to rate each position, including the offensive line!

The part I found most interesting was the chapter on quarterbacks and the conventional NFL QB rating system and why it is flawed. From there the authors go into a lengthy process of building a better rating system, which more accurately reflects who the most efficient passers in the NFL are.

You would think being written by a bunch of statisticians, this book would be dull, but it is far from it! It is lively and humorous throughout, and is very easy to read. Also, most of the heavy statistics are relegated to notes, so if you are not interested in that sort of thing you can skip it easily.

All told this is an outstanding book to read if you are interested in learning the "Nitty-gritty" behind football statistics.

!! Bob Brozman put in a huge effort into this book. Very little Fluff, tons of detail, lots of vintage photos (where does he get this stuff?), and lots of new beautifully shot pictures. It's obvious that this was a true labor of love for him, as the end product (the book) is also a work of art. Great read, also a great coffee table book.

This was a GREAT book. It kept you captivated and worked to keep you guessing. It was similar to watching a good mystery movie.

The keynote of this book is to show and explain the elements of hypnotic language and how to blend and develop them for healthy psychotherapeutic interventions. For anyone reading this title will become alert to how many forms of persuasion are used to (mis)direct our judgments and even the constructs of a healthy self. The strength of this title is that it provides practical instruction and concrete exercises so that the mystification of need not be that hypnosis works or how it works but that it works so well we resist learning about it.

I bought this book just prior to moving to Ottawa. It was a worthwhile investment! Unlike some of the other guides, it concentrates on activities and destinations that are of interest to families and rates them based on their enjoyment level for kids, their learning opportunities, and cost. They list facilities available (picnic tables, restrooms,playgrounds, etc) which is definitely important when planning an all day outing with kids. The author also lists hours, prices and methods to contact an attraction, mentions near-by places of interest, and gives detailed directions from a prominent location (Parliament Hill). A wonderful guide! I hope it is updated later to include festivals for 2001 and 2002.

I found THE MEATLESS GALLEY COOKBOOK to be a well-written cookbook with reasonable, nutritious, low-fat ingredients. The procedures make it a practical volume for onboard cooking. I have used this book on two short cruises and another longer cruise. All of my meals were very successful, and the dishes were easy to digest in a sailing environment. I recommend the book for any vegetarian cook at sea or on land.

A spiral binding would make the book easier to use in the galley.

my daughter started reading bob books before she turned four. she loves them because it systematically teaches her the tougher words using illustrative pictures and repetitive and rhyming words. the books are just the right size and page length making her feel proud that she has completed them.

Written and published 25 years ago, this is a great book about the rodeo, with something like 250 photographs of rodeo cowboys in action, many of them in color. But it's not just a picture book. The author Bill St. John is a sports writer, and he covers the subject with the kind of depth you expect from good sports writing.

His specialty is getting up-close and personal with the greats and near-greats of the sport (e.g., Larry Mahan, Donnie Gay, Jim Shoulders, Leo Camarillo), following them around, traveling with them from rodeo to rodeo, sitting up with them in motel rooms late at night, listening to their stories, and capturing their personalities in the way they talk, tell jokes, even sing songs.

St. John gives plenty of attention to the events themselves and the action in the arena, including the work of the rodeo clowns, but there's a great deal more about what goes on behind the scenes. He even devotes a chapter to rodeo stock. If you're interested in the excitement of rodeoing and the lives and personal histories of the men and women who "go on down the road," this book is a great read. Find a copy, if you can, and hang onto it.