This is a wonderful book. It has helped me understand my idol and his life a little more. This book shows he is also a human being like all of us who sometimes seem to forget it. I really recommend this book.

Luis Miguel is a very intelligent guy ans beutiful too, so I like to read, to listen his music is a very good musician, I love him that's why my title is love.

Lullabyhullaballoo is by far my favorite children's book to read to my two, small boys. Every night they pick a book to be read, as do I, and we always reach for this one. It's full of fun book interaction, eye catching pictures and a story line exciting enough to keep their attention and not over excite them before bedtime. I've even taken this book to my oldest's son's kindergarten class for reading time, where it got rave reviews from 29 other five year olds!

I can't believe that no one has reviewed this book yet. It's one of the best kid's books I've seen lately, and my three year old daughter really likes it a lot. There's just enough repetition to make it accessable to young readers, yet keep it fresh each time it's read. The illustrations are cute and detailed, and the fold out pages work very well. This is a book that can be read every night without growing stale.

This book has excellent illustrations and bright colors. My 11 month old really loves the pictures of the bugs. All of the bugs look so real and neat poking through all of the pages. She just loves being able to touch the bugs. In this book, Timon tells Simba about what all the bugs taste like and how they sound (crunch). Your child will find that the "wriggly yellow ones taste like chicken", and the "spicy green ones are the best". If any one in your family is a "Disney" fan, this is a must have for your collection. This book is easy for any young reader to read. Personally, I can hardly wait for my daughter to be able to tell me how the bugs sound and how they taste. We highly recommend this book.

Entertainingly "gross" and highly colorful, "Lunch Bugs" will be fun to read to your little ones. Its brightly colored, touchable pictures and easy- to-read wording make it suitable for children just learning to read. It made a wonderful gift for my grandnephew's 5th birthday, as it will for any child. Even the grownups will love "Lunch Bugs"...I did!

My daughter is eleven-years-old, and learning more and more about God. We are reading Little Pilgrim's Progress by Helen Taylor together, and I realized that it is now time for her to have her own Bible. A beloved aunt of mine gave me my first Bible, a bare bones KJV, and I treasure it to this day. But, over the years I was sometimes envious of others' wonderful study Bibles. So, I decided that the Bible I give my daughter would be the best study Bible I can find, one that she can use for her entire life. Well, this is it!

This Bible is the New King James Version, plus a whole lot more. It begins with an introduction to the Bible, chapters on how we got the Bible, how to study the Bible, and a preface to the NKJV. The Old and New Testaments each have a highly informative introduction, and each book of the Bible begins with an introduction that covers Author and Date, Background and Setting, Historical and Theological Themes, and an outline of the book. As if that weren't enough, the book is crammed full of notes, sidebars and references. Plus, the finale of this Bible is a topical index (even better than a concordance in my opinion), and eight color maps!

Whoo! As I hope the above description tells you, this is a fantastic study Bible. It has everything a studious Christian of any age could want. As I hope that my daughter will use this book for many years to come, I went with the hardbound edition. The binding appears good to me, and I think that it is well worth the extra few dollars.

I am very happy with this purchase, and I highly recommend this Bible to everyone!

The word "Student" in the title may lead people to think this is a study Bible for youngsters. Not so! A young person of college age or even high-school age would love it, but so will people in their sixties (cest moi)! It is the one study Bible that is not loaded with 85 percent commentary and 15 percent Bible. It tells you just what you want to know and lets you get on with your reading. The informative longer notes appear only occasionally, and they are complete on one page. The short notes appear in shaded areas and are very valuable. For example, the short note with Luke 22:44 explains Christ's sweating great drops of blood with an excellent explanation of the medical phenomenon known as "hematidrosis." The absence of red-letter type is a relief--too many Bibles now are printed with the red-letter feature. One no longer has a choice, and the red ink is often badly applied or more pink than red and hard to read. MacArthur's Student Bible is easy to live with--very legible large type, but not overlarge, and plenty of white space. The introductions to each book of the Bible are very well done too. This is a gem!

Readers will appreciate Aitchison's thorough historical and archeological review of the "real" Macbeth. In the second section of the book, he traces the growth of the "myth" (or story) about Macbeth. I found the entire work fascinating.

This is one of the best examples of historical research I've read in a long time. The author thoroughly discusses the pertinent sources, their provinence, accuracy, contemporanety, and biases. Using a variety of these sources he paints a very clear and interesting portrait of both MacBeth and to some extent his queen, for whom there is even scanter evidence. Thereafter Aitchison follows the development of the myths of MacBeth, two of which began in the king's lifetime or shortly thereafter. Because Shakespeare's MacBeth is one of the threads of this mythologizing tradition, he also discusses the manner in which Shakespeare changed the story and for what purposes. Probably the most important aspect of this book is the fact that the author is able to give a balance account of MacBeth. He neither indulges in the condemnation of some authors or the almost unrealistic praise of the appologists, both of whose efforts he evaluates as part of his study of the effects of the myth on modern times. Of considerable interest is the discussion of modern cinimatic recreations of MacBeth, including my favorite, the Japanese version Throne of Blood.

Tranter's introduction to the human side of McBeth vs the myth protrayed by Shakespear is a sheer delight. Learning how the young man only wanted peace in his land and accepted the love of a war won lady by his stepbrother, from her war monger husband. He accepted her and her child as his own without force. He placed her and the child as honored equals at his side, taking a stand to honor women as no other man of power before him had done. This is not the McBeth Shakespear led the world to think of. Shame on Skakespear!

Mathew Allen - 02/11/98

This book takes the Scottish history concerning MacBeth from the area of Shakespeare's play to how this important king figures in the flow of Scotland's development into the nation and people that spans the Highlands and the Lowlands. It is in MacBeth's time that the Kingdom of Alba grows to encompass Galloway, Strathclyde and Lothian. This book presents dramatic details of the relationship from the lesser kings of Scotland (that would come to be known as the 13 Belted Earls, kings in their own right) to that of the High King (Ard Righ). The description of the coronation of MacBeth is worth the entire reading of the book. If a reader is interested in medieval re-creation or in understanding how the traditions of the nation have an impact on the people, this is a great place to start. (This scene reminded me of the scene in Dune where Paul claims the Dukedom before the great battle, avoiding combat with Stilguar.)

As is typical of Mr. Tranter's fictions, he doesn't list his references for this particular work. For the historians, it is difficult to know where the history and exact fact leaves off and where you are standing fully in the fiction. However, as an endorsement of Tranter's work, I have always found his historical facts to be accurate, leaving only the dialogs to the fabrication of the author. (Of course, this is what one would expect of a Historian turned novelist.)

But the work is not just a fancy story telling of the history. It contains characterizations that make it stand out as an excellent work of literature. We see a character (MacBeth the Mamor - Earl) struggle with the succession of Kings, where he has a claim to the title. Subsequently, we are introduced to the Viking blood of Scotland and the struggle as one King dies and leaves a Tanist throne in a state fit for civil war. As MacBeth becomes King of Scots (Alba) through the circumstances that will confuse a reader if they thought Shakespeare was a recounting of history, we watch the character develop with doubts and concerns that add dimension.

The aspects of history that I could not confirm as of my writing of this review, was the use and introduction of mounted knights in Scotland via Norman Mercenaries. What a concept to consider as a person scans the history from 1050 A.D. to the days of Wallace and Bruce and the days of King Edward of England. Also, my follow-up history research has been unable to confirm the detail of MacBeth's travels to the Pope and Rome, the first King of Scots to make the journey. These are details that add so much realism that you sometimes forget you are reading a Fictionalized-History and not History itself.

(I suppose I should add that I am quite a fan of the author, and own some 20 volumes of his books)

Outstanding read for fun and humor nonf of which is lost in a book over 86 years old. The only book he wrote which is better is the first Tarzan book.

If you ever felt Burroughs over-does it a bit, you will love this book. Sorry it's out of print... Set in a tiny European Kingdom moments before WW1, the hero is a little less wild and fantastic than, say, John Carter of Mars. He is still none-the-less, a man of principle, integrity and action - a true ERB hero. I loved it. The basic story follows: A man travels on holiday to his mother's homeland - she always had spoken of how beautiful it was, but otherwise would tell nothing of her past. He quickly finds himself embroiled in political intrigue, fights for survival, not to mention sword-play (it's still ERB, right?) as he is mistaken for... the Mad King. But is the King really mad? Or was the story a fabrication of the evil uncle, who wants to rule? The people of the land think he's a hero... Oh, and of course, there is the heart of a beautiful woman involved. If you like adventure stories, if you like ERB at all, if you can possibly get this book - read it.

"Make Way for the King of the Jungle," by Charles M. Schulz, is a delightful collection of comic strips featuring the author's popular "Peanuts" characters. Many of the recurrent themes and motifs of the series are here: Snoopy's fantasy of being a World War I flying ace, the kite-eating tree, Linus' security blanket and his obsession with the Great Pumpkin, Lucy's psychiatric stand, etc.

In the course of this book we get to experience both Christmas and Valentine's day with the "Peanuts" gang. There are a lot of antics involving Snoopy and his pal Woodstock. But my favorite extended storyline in the book involves Charlie Brown's decision to quit school in order to devote himself to making Snoopy happy. Anyone who has ever been devoted to a pet should be able to relate to this funny but tender plot.

"Peanuts" has always been a successful blend of humor and gentle philosophy, and that is true of this volume. "Make Way" is a treat for fans of Schulz's work.

Except, this time the individual comic strips are packed with compressed humor. This book has many diferrent incidents in which Snoopy is often the central character. Featuring in this book is/are Charlie Brown's infamous base ball team, the World Famous Surgeon(Snoopy), and of course, Woodstock: "King of the Jungle"! This book is a good book for anyone of any age. It is fun and lighthearted. I also recommend Charls M. Schulz's "Being a Dog is a Full Time Job." The only thing wrong with this book is that it is not long enough! I also recommend any other Schultz "Peanuts" book.

This is a wonderful picture book, both the writing and the illustrations. It's about the cruelty and foolishness of snobbery. A very sweet little princess is kept inside the palace gates because the queen, the governess and the lady-in-waiting think she is too good to be mixing in with the riff-raff rabble kids outside the gates. She's not happy. One day the queen and her cronies trap a bird that has flown in to the palace but it isn't happy and starts to deteriorate, so the little princess helps it escape. In the process the princess makes a very important change in the way she is treated. The illustrations of this little princess are just perfect and they capture her emotions in such detail. The illustrations glow with a soft light and the deep green walls of the malachite palace add magic to the pictures and also a sort of innocence. This is a book that shows the strength that a child can have when they decide to live up to their true nature and think for themselves. It should help kids see that they can come up with ideas on their own for doing the right thing and that sometimes grown-ups can make mistakes. I love this book.

"The Malachite Palace" is a beautiful book about friendship and respect. The little princess is not allowed to play with the common children outside because they are "rude" and "ignorant", according to her lady-in-waiting, governess, and the queen. One day she finds a little yellow bird, and decides to keep it for a friend. But being in the cage makes the little bird weak and sad, and the princess must find a way to set the bird free, and in doing so, show the women that watch over her that she cannot grow or be happy unless she is allowed to have friends.

The illustrations in this book are exquisite, almost ethereal. It is a treasure for any children's library, and sure to be a favorite.

This is the mantra of "The Man Who Caught Fish," a folk
tale of the simple yet profound genre. When a man comes to town offering each person one fish per day, everything goes fine until the king shows up, wanting his royal due--a basketful of fish.

This is definitely a "read it again" book around my house, and the gentle pastel paintings that illustrate it match the subtelty with which the book's message is delivered. A choice book.

The Man Who Caught Fish is a simple tale with an obvious, though not preachy, moral. Told in the style of a folk tale, but apparently an original work, the story is about a stranger who arrives in a village one day with a miraculous ability to catch fish. He distributes them to all and sundry, saying only: "One person, one fish." The king, a proud individual, believes he deserves a basketful of fish; after all, is not a king better than the common man, who gets one? The tale progresses from there, building to an unexpected (and slightly creepy) ending. The moral, basically, is that pride goeth before a fall.

The illustrations are delicate and muted, very different from the eye-catching, lively pictures that are more common in today's picture books. These paintings mesh perfectly with the style and setting of the story, vividly depicting a Thailand of long ago.

The book will have the greatest appeal for children in the upper end of the picture book age range; very young children will probably be less attracted to both the slightly abstract story and the complex illustrations. Parents will also enjoy the book, making it perfect for reading aloud, with discussion time to follow.