The Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal was the last of the great passenger railway stations built in the United States, opening in 1939. Bill Bradley has prepared a significant work in text and illustrations which includes information on predecessor depots, the political ramblings surrounding the site selection and plans, and the celebration of the opening of this great station. Model railroaders will find ample photos and track plans to help them recreate the station. Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, and Union Pacific fans will delight at the photos of their favorite consists. Paper, 120 pages.

The Los Angeles Union passenger Terminal was the last of the great passenger railway stations built in the United States, opening in 1939. Bill Bradley has prepared a significant work in text and illustrations which includes information on predecessor depots, the political ramblings surrounding the site selection and plans, and the celebration of the opening of this great station. Model railroaders will find ample photos and track plans to help them recreate the station. Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, and Union Pacific fans will delight at the photos of their favorite consists Paper, 120 pages.

This is an amazing look into the 'afterworld'! I LOVED it!!! Thanks Janice!!!

A thoughtfully detailed and entertaining narrative with lots of captivating photos of the key people and places of Lincoln's visits to the Commonwealth. I also liked the appendix which provided guidance on how to follow and experience the Lincoln Trail. I'm not a Lincoln expert, so the accounts of his experiences here were new to me and fascinating to read... but that also means my rating is just a reflection of how much I liked this book, not a comparison to other books about Mr. Lincoln. It is unquestionably well-written.

Review From Publisher's Weekly - Almost half of the nation's children live in officially defined poverty or near-poverty. Putting a human face on this and other statistics, the authors present a disturbing and provocative composite portrait of 10 families struggling to make ends meet--four white, two Hispanic, three black and one Hawaiian/Samoan. Bennett and Aber, both directors of Columbia University's National Center for Children in Poverty, and freelance journalist Shirk (a veteran St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter), identify three factors--teen parenthood, low educational achievement and temporary or low-wage work--that they call "the `Bermuda Triangle' of family poverty." Add the associated risks of domestic violence, poor child care and damage to early brain development from malnutrition, preventable birth complications, environmental toxins, etc., and readers will begin to see why poverty cuts across urban, suburban and rural areas. A few of the parents profiled here battle drug addiction; one gambles; several suffer from disabling depression; one single mother bravely raises a severely disabled five-year-old son afflicted with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy and a 234-pound, 12-year-old daughter. In almost all the profiled families, one or both parents work, contradicting the widespread stereotype of the poor as lazy or irresponsible. In a succinct closing chapter, the authors call for a combination of public- and private-sector measures to help prevent or reduce child poverty. The issues they raise should fuel election-year debate. (Oct.) Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.

I bought this book because of its lingustic interest. Material about Lisu, Lahu, Hmong, Akha, Mien, (et al) is very hard to come by. Ordinarily I would anathematize all phrase books, but this gives a lot of detailed information about these languages, including their structure and pronunciation, that is nearly impossible to find anywhere else. The author's presentation is very clear, and included also is some information about the peoples and the cultures of this little-known place. It actually made me want to go there.

One of my favorite books by this author, the character development is exceptionally strong and the plot is very well done. A very likeable protagonist that you root for throughout. This should come with a money-back guarantee!

This is a book that reports a large scale research study, both qualitative and quantitative on how Hispanic and Anglo media consumers differ in their habits and orientations. A very useful book for marketers and media specialists.

Do you love mules? Do you own one or are you just curious about these intelligent, wonderful beings? Then you should check out this two volume set. It is full of valuable information and some of the most wonderful pictures I've ever seen.

Well written and very informative. A must for any long ears lover's library. Melvin Bradley has created an educational piece of work.

Hats off to Dr. Bradley, whose interpretive, integrative, and deductive abilities are obviously surging, at this early point in his career. Never before have I read anything about De Maistre that pierced so painfully, to the point of seeing his logic as it applies to us all. It made me proud, and ashamed. Compelling.