I am a 42 year old wife, a mother with a teenager an a 6 year old. This book has brought back the tender advise that my mother and grandmother instilled all the years of of my life. The different windows of wisdom in words has made me key in on the things that I can carry on to my children and in the tme to come my grandchildren because I have it in manuscript. I can also refer this to my marriage and personal friendships to remind me of the Godly ways to handle situations. This book is a great gift item that I will give and pass on to others to give. My thanks goes out to Mrs. Land. I am looking forward to any other books that she my have. The inspirational book is a blessing that only God could have given.

How to Ride Thunder and Catch Lightening made me reflect on the experiences of my childhood and how they shaped my success today. The book was funny, provocative, and insightful with its easy-access wisdom of a sharecropper and his daughter. It is no wonder that Bernice J. Washington is the success that she is today!

This was the best job search book I have ever found. Why is it out of print so soon? It was published in 1992 with no updates or reprintings? I am shocked and disappointed. It is well worth your time and effort to find a used copy if you can! It is the complete guide to effective job finding....not just a catchy phrase.

A refreshing, insightful look at a day in the life of a homeschooler. The photography enhanced the lively style (and country life) of author, Julie Voetberg and her children. These are fortunate children, whose education includes the discovery of owl pellets (small blobs of bone and fur that the owl burps up after eating an animal) along a country path--the trail leading on to the library for books and science videos about owls. Fortunate children, indeed

"Slim" Lewis loved the "bad boys" of the zoo and circus: the elephants that no one else could handle, the most dangerous and unpredicatable creatures in captivity. Elephants are uncanny animals, sometimes gentle and compassionate, sometimes dangerous and cunning; very like humans in ways good AND bad. Circus life can be brutal to humans and non-humans alike. But even so, most animal handlers like Mr. Lewis truly cared for (yes, loved) their charges (hence the decision to work with them in the first place). As a former zoo keeper myself, and having worked with Asian Elephants in a limited capacity, I find this book refreshingly honest and insightful. My (ex) husband (and former zoo keeper as well) had met Mr. Lewis at a zoo keepers conference and had his treasured copy of this book signed by him. What a piece of history this book is! You will be drawn instantly into a captivating auto-biographical memoir full of nostalgia, lore, Americana, and adventure. Parts will amuse you, parts will shock you, and parts will make you cry. This is REAL experience from a pro elephant trainer. His perspectives are often brutally honest and heartfelt. His love of Elephants is undeniable. Even if you have no interest in the circus or in elephants, the wealth of history here makes compelling reading. The photos alone are priceless. My hope is that this book (an enhanced and expanded version of the earlier "Elephant Tramp") will be published again and remain in print for years to come. You will want to share this book with your friends. In fact, I have just ordered my own copy to replace the one I left behind.

This novel, which differs IMMENSELY from the 1994 film of the same name, is one of empathy, compassion, and of growing up uncertain. It basically says that whatever someone's view of the past, no one is to blame. It's told from the view of Sonya Weiler, starting in the late 1940's and ending in the early 70's. Sonya's relationships with everyone around her are shown with an unjudgemental eye and a listening ear.

Lydia Aldredge is the expert on terracotta in Seattle, a city of terracotta where, as she points out, the terracotta buildings glisten in the rain - Jim Buckley

Thank you to Laura and Godfrey for capturing a piece of history that might have been otherwise been lost forever. These pictures and this story have an amazing lesson for all of us... that even the poorest of us can have rich blessings of friends, family and an extended network of community that can be more important than our physical surroundings. To all of us who have an influence over the shaping of bricks and mortar in communities, this book is a wonderful caution that we MUST NOT overlook the importance of community relationships in our zealousness to improve the physical conditions of the neighborhood. This is a delicate balance that must be preserved lest our community revatilization efforts be in vain.

This is a must read book for anyone interested in medical care, especially emergency. Absolutely wonderful, very interesting too!!!

In The Footsteps Of George Washington by William G. Clotworthy is combines a brief and unusual biography with a travel guide to some 300 publicly accessible sites associated with the life of America's first president. From his birthplace and childhood home, to sites associated with his business, military, and political achievements, In The Footsteps Of George Washington is a unique compendium which is especially appropriate for vacationers seeking to get in touch with the personalities, events, and places most closely associated with the founding and development of the American nation. Indeed, the travels of George Washington took him from a frontier settlement in the Potomac Valley where he worked as a surveyor, to his military battles up and down the Atlantic seaboard. George Washington visited more of what was the united States during the years of his presidency, than did any subsequent American president during the 19th century. It was only with the technological improvements in transportation that 20th century presidents would match the travel accomplishments of our Founding Father. Also very highly recommended is William Clotworthy's other book: Homes And Libraries Of The Presidents: Second Edition and Presidential Sites: A Directory Of Places Associated With Presidents Of The United States