Brady Stoner makes me cry when I think of his manly sensitivity to the women in his life. The characters are so real and inspiring, yet great fun too. I'd love to be like Lynda Austin. I understand there's two more books in the series and definitely will be looking for those too!

The Lost Manuscript of Martin Taylor Harrison is one of my favorite books. The other two books in this series are my other favorites. I like this book because it is real. It is about real people with real problems which is a quality sometimes hard to find in books. Love it!

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I bought this book on a whim. I've thoroughly enjoyed it! Full page images of some spectacular medals. Very nice photographs! Easy to read and understand. I highly recommend adding this one to your art book collection.

This work contains key names, battles, and machinery of the second world war. It gives the reader more than just "the basics". The biographical sketches of various characters of the war are informative. It gives the significance of various battles and weaponry as well. All in all, a very thorough work.

The big old oak in the farmer's field was many things to many people. The children of Dimpole had played under the great tree for many generations. The farmer himself was fond of telling tales of ancient murders and hidden treasure under its branches. When an officious pillar of the community decides to take offense to the lurid tales, she plans a parade and public gathering at the tree.

At the same time, two neighborhood boys plan revenge on a local bully under the tree. Two shy adults gradually find some common ground, and the possibility of love. And an Indian swami sees the tree in a dream, and begins a pilgrimage. All come together under the beautiful old tree, with a surprising twist to the ending.

This little book is beautifully written, with clean, rhythmic prose. It begins with deceptive simplicity, but ties its many story lines together with a satisfying and poetic beauty that brings Louis Sachar's "Holes" to mind.

I bought this book for my daughter, but, once I began reading - and laughing - I had to continue to the warmly enjoyable end. This is very readable for all ages.

Livingston's Tribe is a superbly written, armchair travel guide of a journey from Zanzibar to the Cape recounts the experiences of an anti-apartheid liberal who flees the old South Africa and welcomes independence for Zimbabwe. His experiences and encounters with tribes and individuals makes for an involving and revealing travel diary which any with an affection for Africa will relish.

The first edition was published in 1986. It is EXCELLENT. Taylor rigorously studies the use of nonlinear time-series (Box-Jenkins) methods to trade a variety of financial markets, including individual stocks, stock indices, currencies, metals, and agricultural commodities, finding that there is a small trend component in most markets that can be profitably traded. Taylor performed testing of time series back in the early 1980s, when computer power and financial data was much scarcer and more expensive. I am excited to see what he has come up with, now that computers and data are a zillion times cheaper.

Music From The Sky is an engaging children's book about the special bond between a young girl and her grandfather, as they set out one morning to find the perfect branch to carve into a flute. The young girl is dubious at first, for she has been to a city concert and she knows what "real" flutes look like, until she sees the beautiful flute her grandfather makes with his own hands and his own skill. Peppered with wonderful story illustrations, this book goes the extra mile by adding detailed hand carving diagrams that allow the reader to create his or her own flute, just like in the story. Music From The Sky is an inspiring, thoughtful children's tale that doubles as instructions for an enjoyable home craft project. Recommended.

Peter Randall is a New Hampshire native whose gift for capturing his local surroundings on film are only enhanced by his use of a panoramic camera. Using a special camera which records onto a 2.5 by 6.5 inch film, the author has collected images of the local scene which stop the casual browser and command close reading of the details within his compositions of farm, forest, and ordinary town scenes. This is a book to spend a quiet evening examining and exploring what someone with love of place and skill with camera can do

When I received the Oxford Book of Science, my first impression was that, though beautifully produced and illustrated, it would be too demanding for children in the 9-12 age group. I was wrong. My nine-year old son has been avidly reading this book for weeks, along with his copy of The New Way Things Work. Unlike, say, the also excellent DK Science Encyclopedia, which presents scientific concepts in short, easily digestible sections, The Oxford Book of Science takes the reader on a tour of the physical world through 22 chapters covering broad topics such as images, sounds, energy, and the human body. The authors explain scientific principles in a very accessible style, using many fascinating examples and illustrations. Definitely recommended for budding scientists grades 4 and up.

This is a great book - it tells the real facts about shark (and other types) cartilage with none of the hype. Unfortunately, the publisher decided not to send it to the bookstores.