wonderful reading. frank, pick up miss plastini,2 midlnd gardens going to la gurdia. check,check.

this is a marvelous dictionary. it is truly comprehensive covering everything "performing". I recommend it for anyone with an interest in the performing arts from professionals to buffs. even for those who want to "fake" it. here's where to get your terms right!

The best thing about this dictionary, for me, is the treatment of the basic terms of drama that came originally from Aristotle and, here at least, are applied to the basic principles of modern theater in a lucid and meaningful manner.

Designing a home to share with your pets.

The flyleaf says: Journalist Julia Szabo is the "Pets" columnist for the Sunday NEW YORK POST & wrote the "Truth in Decorating" column for ELLE DECOR. She is also a frequent contributor to HOUSE BEAUTIFUL, the NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE & TRAVEL & LEISURE. She has written a fresh & witty encyclopedia of every chic option for housing your pets in the style to which they will become accostomed.

Julia Szabo has a lot to say about decorating & keeping pets & homes clean; feed & bath times & clean up materials; toys & dignity.

ANIMAL HOUSE STYLE is a stylish book - begging to be set on a coffee table. Julia Szabo's breathless prose, stories & gossip compliment the glossy photos of perfectly clean & visitor-ready rooms in various well-known people's homes where dogs, cats, ponies, ferrets & birds tidily hang out with a palpable air of culture, on color-coordinated, sometimes whimsical furniture.

A decadent use of your money & an invaluable book if living with your critters in a stylish, colorful & pleasing manner is a must!

This is a thoughtful, beautiful and generous book. Animal House Style sets out to prove that you can have beautiful animals AND a beautiful house, and succeeds at this mission--illustrating in articulate words and gorgeous photographs a myriad of ways to make your pets, your guests and yourself comfortable without sacrificing style.

It is a joy to meet the animals who people this book, and their housemates. The author's love of animals, immense grasp of pet care information, and appreciation of stylish living shine through on every page. This is a book that every pet lover should own!

Here's my take on some of the negitive comments made about this book - it may seem idealistic, but to me it's about raising the rep of "pet owner" to a new level, a higher standard. Working in an animal shelter as I do, I have seen what the author describes about abandoned animals and how easily they are discarded for frivolous reasons. I think a book like this is very needed not only to prove to people that owning a pet doen't mean being a dirty slob but it also reminds pet owners that they need to work out problems and try to think of creative solutions to issues they may encounter with their pets before they give up on a very special member of the family or resort to mutilating their animal (cat declawing).
Not all of us can afford designer furniture, that's true, but I have enjoyed seeing the photos of these animals and their loving owners who are showing the world that Fluffy or Spot have just as much right to sit on that million dollar couch as they do. I have seen sloppy pet owners and I think we all need to be reminded that we have a responibility to keep things on a higher level for the health of the animal as well as the impression we give to others.
Any book like this that promotes adoptiong animals from shelters and giving them good, loving, healthy and above all PERMANENT homes is truly invaluble.

I can't understand what all the fuss is about Brian Moore. Am I reading the wrong novels? The book jacket says he was Graham Greene's favorite living author. Graham Greene is my favorite author, but I don't care for Brian Moore. The story idea is so interesting, as was The Magician's Wife. Vactioning in Europe, a woman's husband is fatally injured in a boating accident, but his body is missing from the morgue. She returns to find his things missing from their hotel. I don't won't to spoil any mystery, so I won't say what happens from there, only that she is struggling with visions she doesn't want to believe are from God. Such an interesting idea. However, so much is repetitive. She goes through the same struggles over and over again, never learning any lesson or benefiting from her experiences. She complains--a lot. I didn't find the ending satisfactory at all. I kept reading, dying to find out if she would have some miraculous discovery, but in the end it was as empty as The Magician's Wife. If you want suspense and moral inquiry (as this book jacket promises) read Graham Greene instead: The End of the Affair, The Heart of the Matter, or A Burnt-out Case.

This is the second Brian Moore novel I've read and if there is a pattern emerging it is that his books are intensely readable. I defy you to read the first ten pages of this book and try to set it down. It isn't going to happen. That said, though, the book does not completely succeed from an artistic standpoint.

The story starts off as a simple mystery. An American woman is vacationing in France with her husband. She wants to separate from him and is indeed planning to announce this to him when he is involved in a boating accident and killed. The following day, she returns to the hospital to which he was taken, and is told that his body has disappeared.

Pretty gripping, admittedly, and sure enough, the reader finds himself happily engaged in discovering what this mystery is all about. But very quickly, we sense something unusual about this woman. Her thoughts and actions do not seem normal; in fact, they become somewhat bizarre. It is then that we learn that there is something else going on here; something much larger than the mystery at hand. We realize that the husband's disappearance is only a minor element of this other aspect.

I cannot reveal what it is; it would ruin the experience of the earlier mystery. Let me just say that there is a supernatural element which leads to a thought-provoking theme: what is it that we want from this life? Salvation? Freedom? Privacy? It would appear that not all of us are involved in a lifelong, soul-searching quest for enlightenment, even when it is handed to us on a silver platter. And that this is not necessarily a bad thing.

My complaint with the novel lies in the fact that not all the pieces fit together. There are several threads which are begun and left in the air and one gets the disturbing sense that this was deliberate. They are red herrings meant to deceive us. What were the husband's notes, for example? Much time is spent in showing us his writing them and her searching for them. And then they are never mentioned again. What was that about? And the fat man with the dogs. He appears out of nowhere, seems to have a malevolent presence at several significant events, then vanishes. Why is he even there? Of course, the entire beginning subplot steers us in the wrong direction to begin with.

Clearly, these things are intentional, and I'm not sure why. Leading the reader into blind alleys does not advance the novel thematically or in any other way. But it is nevertheless an enjoyable book, and will inspire at least a little thoughtful introspection on the part of the reader.

This is the first of Moore's books I've read, although I'm certainly familiar with Black Robe. The book's ambiguities may be off-putting for some but I simply accepted them along with all the other unanswered questions of life. What I liked best about it was that Moore was not the least preachy and there was no Hollywood denouement. There were two funny glitches which some copy-editor should have pounced upon; aside from those, I would highly recommend this book to anyone who doesnt' have to know everything, including all the jots and tittles.

I liked the tape very much. My son who is 8 months old likes to listen to the different voices. I like that it has the voices I grew up with, Ed Asner, Bea Arthur, Lily and Mary. My favorite part is the song "Just the Same" by Margaret Bailey. I would love to find more songs by her. My only regret is that it is so short (18 minutes).

I love this book it has great pictures and tons of ideas. Not a lot of pictures but enough to help you to use and create more ideas. It is simply written, very organized. It also has a step by step "Checklists and Resources" in the last chapter for you to fill in. Thanks Ladies for this book.

I read every word of this book (in about half an hour) and wish the white space at the end of two or three page "chapter" was filled and then some. This is an exceedingly superficial, detached treatment of very personal, sometimes revealing stuff. Yet why do I feel MTM managed to pull it off--telling me her secrets while keeping herself at armslength. Then again, she seems to keep at armslength from herself... There is information about The Dick Van Dyke show, the The MTM Show, MTM's alcoholism, diabetes, pregnancies and marriages, the deaths of her son, sister, and brother, her audience with the pope, her visit to Israel...all these things, yet not very much. Possibly one of the most fascinating lives in modern American entertainment, and so many details left out! Maybe Ms. Levine will write another book--maybe a book about each of the highlights (or lowlights) by themself.

In "After All" Mary Tyler Moore writes openly about her
childhood,growing up in Brooklyn NY, then Hollywood.Her life
in showbusiness.Personal tragedy,loss,regrets and finally
being able to find the happiness within.You will feel her joys
and sorrows.You will laugh and you will cry.As I finished the
book this morning I felt I had lost my best friend.
Truly a remarkable book on a remarkable woman.

Mary has a flair for writing which makes this book more interesting that your average celeb biography. Her life is fascinating, and she spares nothing in this engrossing book.

I was very disappointed with this book. Let's start with what most know about the Chappaquiddick incident before they read this book: Ted Kennedy was at a regatta near Chappy; he probably had too much to drink; he went to a party with former employees of his brother Bobby; he left with Mary Jo Kopechne; he drove off a bridge; he survived; she died; he delayed reporting the accident; he wasn't forthcoming about what happened; the police and the prosecutors were ineffective; Ted Kennedy's national political aspirations ended. After struggling through approximately four hundred pages of sometimes repetitive reading, that's all I still know. If you want to read a book this long to come away with very little insight into what caused the accident, you've come to the right place.

You can breeze through this book in under an hour -- I just did. While it makes for a suspenseful, albeit entertaining, account of what happened that infamous night, Damore relies too heavily on witnesses' accounts and police remarks (often little more than Kennedy bashing). By now, most of us can accept the facts: that EMK drank way too much and drove off a bridge, subsequently leading to tragedy. DUI accidents happen every day, chillingly often to average people. The fact that this happened to one of the greatest Senators in the history of the United States only reaffirms this. ...

Teddy Kennedy went to a party attended by Mary Jo Kopechne. He got sloshed as usual. He drove off a bridge in bad weather thereby inadvertently causing the death of Ms. Kopechne. Sounds like a good case for involuntary manslaughter - that is, unless you are a Kennedy. This book, while providing nothing new, offers a great overview of the Chappaquiddick tragedy. Those desiring truthful books about the Kennedy scourge should definitely add this one to your burgeoning collection. Intelligent, logical readers will be incredulous that Kennedy escaped prosecution. He delayed reporting the accident for hours - went to his hotel, cleaned up a bit, chatted with confidants about how to handle the matter and THEN called the authorities. It is astounding that, even as Mary Jo Kopechne sat drowning in his car, Kennedy would be bent on protecting his political hide. What is even more disturbing is the number of reviews trying to pan this book as "Kennedy bashing". A few reviews, out of misguided devotion to this errant family, simply absolve Teddy of all guilt. After all, it was JUST a drunk driving accident - one that deprived a family of their daughter forever. But since Teddy was involved, it never happened...right?

If you're taking Global Studies, this book could help, but don't expect anything that'll bring you from an F to an A. There are sections on the history of each area of the world, mostly just to get an understanding of the events. This book would be most helpful when reviewing for the regents, since you get a brief overview of the whole course. In order to improve this book, I think Barrons should include a lot more review questions so the book could be helpful when reviewing for all tests during the year. Then, this book would deserve 4 or 5 stars.