The Library Card is four short stories about kids who never thought they would ever be interested in reading until a "magical and mysterious" library card comes and takes these kids to the library and turns these lazy punks into inquiring minds. This is one of the best books I've ever read. I would recommend this book to anybody!

Have you ever wanted to run away from home? Well, Tooter does - she hates the smell on the farm and will do anything to get away! Tooter won't talk to anybody because she doesn't want to live on Aunt Sally's farm. Aunt Sally likes the silent treatment, but it drives dad crrrraaaaazzzzy! Tooter thinks she's going to croak because there isn't any McDonald's.

I liked this book because it contained funny stories. For example, Tooter handcuffs herself to the sink in protest over a move to a farm. She also walks around the farm with perfume to block out nasty smells. The end is heartwarming. I would recommend this book to people who like funny stories.

Overall the book was good, but many key people and situations were never touched on. For example, there was no mention of Hank Harrison as one of the band's first managers. There was very little describing the negative aspects of Garcia - it was clearly written not to ( ) off anyone in the Dead family. Overall it was written very well and it gave a very good timeline of events (unfortunatley it missed some key events.)

Several of the reviewers apparently got this book mixed up with another one. There is no "author"--this book is a collection of articles and interviews, mostly from Rolling Stone, over three decades. The photos throughout the book are very nice, and the interviews are well done. I only give it four stars because Rolling Stone never really gave the Grateful Dead the credit and coverage they deserved while Garcia was alive, so I'm not going to give RS full credit for doing it now. (Rolling Stone was started in San Francisco, yet it wasn't until 1973 that they bothered to get around to an interview with Garcia!)

If there were going to be a textbook for the Dead and Jerry Garcia, this would be it. But don't worry it isn't dull. It's very well written. The author gives a little background on each person that touched Garcia's life and where they fit into the scheme of the whole story. It also tells the story behind each of the songs Garcia wrote or collaborated on and his relationships with the different instuments he mastered. It is easy to get lost in the book while reading it. The stories and history flow very well. I will admit that sometimes the author gets the reader lost in too much detail but it isn't distracting enough to ruin the reading experience. I highly reccommend it to Jerry fans and Deadheads. I will warn you that reading the book may make you wish there was a Dead tour to hop onto - if only there were.

Book has lots of ideas to show how anyone with a few inexpensive tools can make jewelry from wood, either alone or combined with stones. There are lots of pictures and clear, step-by-step instructions. This book was first published in 1978 and has 95 pages.