Margaret Bigger's series of wedding books are winners! Filled with good humor and lots of great wedding advice. Highly recommended.

This book is truely a classic and I can say is one of my favorites it shows how the world is always going from one side of it to another and each country is represented by an author of that country, if you really want a keepsake get this book today!!!

Well-written. Over 300 photos of historic American theaters located in all but six US states (with 18 pages in color). Buildings featured include town hall theaters, Western boom-town opera houses, library theaters, Chautauqua halls, and Grand Opera Houses. Readers will be surprised by the variety and beauty of many theaters in remote areas.

If, like me, you are a California- or San Francisco-phile, then doubtless you already know of this book. It is THE classic account of the Gold Rush era, mostly because it isn't tarnished by revisionism--it was published in 1855! It has served as the first informational source for both researchers and novelists alike. But this review is intended for those who might not be familiar with the history of California, or may have read only the novels, journalism, or light non-fiction treatments. Don't be put off by the publication date or the book's level of detail--it is a very enjoyable read! The authors were not scholars or historians, but rather a doctor, a lawyer, and a journalist. It is jam-packed with anecdotes and factoids that will make you appreciate even more the accounts of Mark Twain, Joaquin Miller, Ambrose Bierce, Bret Harte, Henry George, etc. It is truly the root of the fruit.

This is an amazing book, practically one of a kind! The information, illustions, and luster of the indigenous African cultures is beautiful to behold. I recommed introducing young children to cultures and peoples as varied as the come to fully portray to them the true beauty of this creation, life. There is nothing so intricate, so inveloping and powerful as life in this form. Pronounciation is given for the tribes names to bring ease of reading, which is, in fact, very enjoyable.

This is a supurb read. It makes one feel as if you are living in Ireland in 1916-20, experiencing the life of the poor, the landlord and those in jail for the Irish fight for freedom. The characters are very well developed and you know them well by the end of the book. Totally engrossing. It is tough at time to experience the brutalities of war and jail, but the characters and families involved make it worth your while.Across the Bitter Sea by Eilis Dillon is also wonderful and starts in 1851 with some of the ancestors of those characters in Blood Relations. Terry M. Cullison, Huntingdon Vly, PA.

The title of the book I read for my multicultural book report is Children of Bach by Eilis Dillon. The book was very interesting it was about a group of kids during the holocaust and how they had to hide from the Nazi soldiers. The book takes place during the 1940's in Germany. One day Peter, Pilo, Suzy and Jack are walking home from school when they see a large group of people walking down the street. They wonder to themselves who all the people were and what they were doing. But they do not ask questions. Once they get home they discover that the door is unlocked and that the house is completely trapped. When they call but no one is home they know immediately what has happened. They had heard their father talking about Nazi soldiers coming in to the city and that they were going to take all the Jews to a camp where they would be treated very well. They are very afraid and decide that they should stay out of school for the next few days and that they should keep to themselves. One evening their next door neighbor, Miss. Naggy, comes to visit. They let her in and tell her how they are all alone in the house and that they needed supplies. She tells them that she will get them supplies and try to find a way out of the city for them. They thank her many times and let her out. The next day Miss. Naggy comes over and tells them of a van that is leaving in a few days to smuggle Jewish children across the border into Hungary. They accept her invitation and the next day they leave in the van. At around the fourth day the van driver decides to betray them and he turns them over to the Nazi soldiers. The Nazi soldiers take them back to camp where they escape by taking a brick and throwing it at the chain-link fence that surrounded the brickyard/concentration camp. Once they are free they run for the border where a man picks them up and takes them to Hungary. Then they are free. Later on in the year their parents come for them after the Holocaust is over.

A companion piece along with O Hehir's GAELIC LEXICON FOR FINNEGANS WAKE as well as Bonheim's LEXICON FOR THE GERMAN IN FINNEGANS WAKE, this text is an invaluable reference tool for reading Joyce's last great work. Simple, concise, this work lists the Finnegan word or phrase on the left, the Latin or Greek derivative in the center of the page, and the author's interpretation of the correlation between the two on the right hand portion of the page. O Hehir does this for a phenomenal 514 pages. While using various other secondary texts to assist me through the Wake, I found this to be most helpful for Joyce knew Latin, a little Greek, as well as a handful of other languages (including Gaelic and German--being Irish and having listed in Trieste). Furthermore, I was surprised to find that Joyce had left a large portion of the Latin terms and phrases untouched throughout the Wake, thus making this text all the more important. The other 140 pages that comprise this gem is a Greek and Latin lexicon for the rest of Joyce's works. Indeed, a must-have for any Joyce fan or scholar.

Wizard Grays world was dark and gray but then he thought he needs to add some color everywere.So he painted everything and the only gray thing left was his name "Wizard Gray" on the door. An awesome book for teaching kids their colors.

Loved the book. The patterns are very southwestern and very well done. Would love to have more of her books. But cant find any. The patterns are very helpful in making up my own patterns and the colors she uses are bold and very well put together.