I highly recommend this book! It is Poe in his own words. This book is a brilliant answer to many off-the-wall interpretations of his theories and life. This book is essential to any serious study of Poe, and certainly for any journalist or writer who wants to read a master at work! Poe was not just a fiction writer. He was the first artist as critic in America's history. This book will allow you to see Poe as a man.

A great book for both parents and teachers to make learning to read fun and exciting. Many recipes for games and manipulatives to lend the experience of discovery to what otherwise is often boring drill and practice. Particularly good for children with AD/HD and others who like active learning. I only hope that more people buy the book so it doesn't go out of print.

This gorgeous gem of a book is perfect for reading aloud. Thompson's words flow as gorgeously as Springett's spooky illustrations. And just when you think something really *awful* is following her home... Well, now, that would be telling, wouldn't it? : ) The surprise ending of this book, after the delightful creepiness, really is surprising... and yet, utterly perfect.

I adore this book. I love the art, I love the story. It's one I read and enjoy even if my child's not around to read it to. The repetitive and cumulative nature of this book also makes it a great book to read to children if you want them to help you tell the story. It would be a fun classroom book in that respect.

This is one of a series of books by Richard Thompson featuring his daughter Jessie. In this silly story Jessie befriends the ocean during her summer vacation. When Jessie returns to her home away from the ocean the ocean mails itself to her in a box. Amazing, silly things happen to Jessie and her town when she opens the box and the ocean is released. After a heartfelt talk, Jessie convinces the ocean to return to the box and go back home to the beach. The Jessie books are full of love and imagination. The art by Eugenie Fernandez go perfectly with Richard's stories. Don't miss these other Jessie books, "Foo", "Jessie On the Night Train", & "Don't Be Scared, Eleven".

One of the best ways to learn about a subject is to talk to people who have been successful in the area. I enjoy the Leaders of the New Century Series because their interviews are close to having the conversations myself.

This edition has a strong orientation to the stock market / investment world. Between the interviews with Schwab and the heads of Nasdaq & the NYSE, I gained some real insight to the people controlling the stock market world.

There were some surprises as well. I have never heard Charles Schwab talk about how he had to overcome his learning disability before. It added some fascinating human elements to the leadership discussion.

I would have liked to hear more from Lance Armstrong. His segment was supposed to be short, but I would have liked even more.

This series is very strong. By hearing the actual interviews with these leaders, you pick-up much more than reading a summary.

This was a very worthwhile edition and I recommend it highly.

Herb Kelleher gives an extraordinary description of management and entrepreneurship that I want all my friends to hear. In 15 minutes, he unleashes what it takes to conceive a company (on a paper napkin), rally the troops to build it and inspire customers and employees to make it the clear winner in the business. Here's a tip for anyone who buys this CD. The Kelleher interview is in two parts, so be sure to get CD #5.

Herb Kelleher is a master of his craft -- having created one of the best airlines in history and certainly one of the most profitable of all time. His simple secret is to treat his people like gold, so they'll treat customers the same way! This series is a must-listen for any aspiring managers.

This is the most amazing audiobook I've ever heard on the topic of leadership. A refreshing approach to hear directly from artists, CEO's and even President Carter about what inspires leadership. Listened to it in my car and it set the tone for the whole week.

Legends of the Delaware Indians and Picture Writing is beautifully amplified by Deborah Nichol's introduction and brief biography of Richard C. Adams(1864-1921), a self educated Delaware (Lenape) Indian who devoted 25 years of his life to the furtherance of causes of the many trialed Delaware tribe. The Legends are part of his scholarly and historical legacy. The tales teach homilies on desirable attributes such as pride, courage, promise-keeping, modesty and courtesy as well as courting customs, gambling games, and other pastimes. The picture writing and photographs enrich and complement the text as do the appendices of Lenape translations of several of the legends by Lucy Parks Blalock and Nora Thompson Deane. Legends Of The Delaware Indians And Picture Writing is a very valuable text both because of the enriched script of the tales but also because of the complex, condensed history of the persecutions suffered by the Delawares detailed in the introduction. The cover illustration gracing Legends of the Delaware Indians is a color painting reproduction of Delaware Women by Ruth Blalock Jones.

Nancy Lorraine, Reviewer

Richard Thompson has done a wonderful job in this book, delving into all kinds of topics, from Deterministic Chaos, Turing Machines, Relativity, Quantum Mechanics to all kinds of psychic and paranormal phenomena while maintaining the overall theme of the book - exploring the possibility that the world we live in may not be the real world. I won't be surprised if 100 years from now, Richard Thompson is hailed as a scientist at par with Einstein, though I feel his insights are better than what Einstein had - after all, even Einstein was wrong some times. But Richard Thompson seems to raise points which no sane scientist can refuse. It is a pity he is not yet recognized for his outstanding writings.