I have many personal feelings about this book, which I have read at least 3 times. I grew up with and am best friends with his youngest son and met Mr. Petrov countless times. On many occassions I had the unique priviledge of being able to discuss his book and the events which took place with the author in person. Still, had I never met Mr. Petrov, I am sure I would not have enjoyed this book any less. This book ranks with such books as 'Papillon', and 'To Live and Die in Shanghai', as one of the greatest true life prison stories ever told. Calling the ordeals that Mr. Petrov survived 'Kafkaesque' is an understatement. If you can find a copy of this book, I guarantee you will be forever satisfied.

This is the collection of tales edited by Stith Thompson, one half of the team responsible for the Stith-Thompson classification system of folktales. Thompson pulls tales mostly from European sources and includes source and classification notes in the appendix. The tales are classics or often derivatives of well-known tales. They are also suitable for all ages. I have had this book for years and still pull it off my shelf on a regular basis.

Beautifully written and illustrated, this is an outstanding book for uses in the upper-elementary grades to accompany a lesson on properties of whole numbers (the multiplicative identity, in particular), place value, and problem solving, in general. I used it with my course for prospective elementary teachers and they loved it. I know that children will love it as well. It also supports gender equity in mathematical ability.

Young Aziza, the sultan's daughter, has been educated in all things, but her favorite subject is numbers. When the time comes to marry, how to choose her husband? A riddle, of course. A riddle with only one answer. She travels throughout the country searching for a man who can answer her riddle. An astronomer, a soldier, and a merchant all try, but fail. Just as Aziza is about to give up a farmer comes to the caravan to try to answer the riddle. This humble man knows the answer and becomes her groom. A detailed explanation of the riddle follows the story. The illustrations are beautiful. A great story, gorgeous pictures, math - what more could you want!

Oonga Boonga is a great example of a positive sibling relationship. My sister and Mom picked this up at the library for my nephews.

This is a great book for a parent to read to an older sibling, because it helps to foster a positive relationship between siblings. Baby Louise is crying and no one is able to calm her down until her older brother Daniel whispers "Oonga Boonga" to her. Then, she just has the biggest toothless grin.

When Daniel goes outside to play, she starts crying again. Even though the parents and grandparents are saying Oonga Boonga to her, nothing seems to stop her crying. Daniel arrives back on the scene and whispers a new phrase and Louise stops crying.

Oonga Boonga has colorful illustrations that are wonderfully drawn. The writing is simple and direct so that a child can easily understand what is going on. I would recommend this book to parents who have more than one child to show the positive healthy aspects of having a sibling.

This book is simply great.

My 2 year old adores this book. The nonsense words that Daniel uses to quiet his crying baby sister delight my own little girl. That special relationship between siblings is expressed here with a simple text and colorful drawings. The balance between them is perfect for the younger reader.

I like romatic comedies, and this one is the best. It made the rounds
of the women in the office where I used to work, and all gave it a
thumbs up!

Lynn and Tony are both lawyers in the same office. Lynn
needs an unsuitable fiance to unite her parents in opposition to
defuse their upcoming divorce. Buttoned down Tony becomes bad boy
Tony, complete with cigarette pack in rolled up T-shirt sleeve.

The
scenario in the airport where Tony carries Lynn's mother into the
Ladies Room after she passes out and deposits her rear in one basin
and feet in another is a scream. However, the makeout scene in the
back seat of a car is a close second....

Vicki Lewis Thompson did a wonderful, wonderful job with this book. It was action, humor, and excitement from page one! Laughters and tons of sexual attraction between Lynn and Tony all the way. I felt it was a very colorful book. It's definitely one of the best L&L I've read in a long time!

This review is of Gilbert Borman's Cliffs Notes for "Nineteen Eighty-Four" and not of George Orwell's famous anti-utopian novel. The strength of this particular little yellow book with the black stripes is on the background material it provides to teachers/students struggling with the implications of the novel. Borman begins with a brief look at Orwell's Life and Career, which suggests some of the events in his life that came to influence his fiction. Then he looks at "1984" in the context of Utopian/Anti-Utopian fiction, which does a nice job of putting the novel in literary context. Following a brief synopsis and a list of characters, Borman provides Chapter Commentaries that break Orwell's novel into units of usually two or more chapters. Unlike other Cliffs Notes, there is no distinction between Summary and Commentary. However, the best analysis is saved for after this part, when Borman provides Character Analyses for Winston Smith, Julia, O'Brien, and Big Brother/Emmanuel Goldstein. These have considerably more depth than you usually find in these books. Borman then looks again at the larger picture, asking "Is the world of '1984' possible?" although we have moved beyond the actual date (which was never anything more than Orwell reversing the last two digits of the year in which he wrote his novel). The final sections of the volume look at the themes of Alienation and Love in the novel, as well as the Plot, Style and Structure and how Humanity and Society are portrayed in "1984." Last, but not least, Borman compiles the Key Quotations from the novel, which includes not just the slogans but also lines of dialogue that sum up major concepts and can lead to discussions about the intracies of the novel. It is this attention to detail that makes this an above-average Cliffs Notes. Gilbert Borman has done an excellent job with this volume.

This is the best book that I have ever read. It involves all of the ideas necessary to make it a good read and to involve the reader and keep them interested. I thoroughtly enjoyed this novel as I'm sure many people, young and old, will for generations to come.

Overkill serves up a blend of well-written commentary on the very operation of our medical system in a clear and concise manner, along with examples practical enough to apply to all of our lives. By virtue of assessments, readers can experience why levels of resistance continue to rise year after year, generation after generation. Seemingly innocuous chemicals designed to better your well-being often disarm potent antibacterial drugs from doing their prescribed job. It was only a few decades ago that penicillin was the panacea for Americans the nation over, but continued use has left many requiring higher and higher allotments -- subsequently leading to its virtual impotency. Before you down another pill or take a spoonful of medicine, pick-up a copy -- you'll be glad you did.

This book is a wake up call! Thank you!

I used this dictionary for 2 years of highschool Russian and it was irreplacable. It is relatively up-to-date so you will find technical terms in it and the appendixes in the back are great. Most of the other people in my class liked it too. Its very small size (about the size of an index card) made it handy to carry around but sometimes the small type was slightly hard to read.

What is more important then learn the language? If you agree with that -buy the book! It's execellent!.....Keep it next to the computer! Have few of them....

I liked the book. I didn't think I'd be much interested in a "woman's" book, so when a friend recommended it, I was doubtful. I was pleasantly surprised. There is something enjoyable on every page. Sometimes it is funny, at other times it had me remembering similar occasions in my own life, and looking at them from a fresh angle. I have been to Mogollon, and this book seems to capture the essence of the place. It is easy reading. I enjoyed it so much, I read it aloud to a friend so I could experience it all over again.

The Painted Clock is written as poetry in prose, drawing the reader into the landscape, the community, the story, the mind of the writer with keen observation of the inner skeleton of characters and relationships. Looking beyond surface presentation straight to the core, the author lets us experience Mogollon and its inhabitants as vibrant and real. She writes with clarity and wit and a wisdom that rejoices in watching life unfold.

This is the first book that I ever saw of Colin Thompson's and became enchanted with his detailed illustrations. I could look at his work for hours discovering something new everytime. He has also written a beautiful story to go along with his illustrations. This is one of those classic books you want to keep forever.

My daughter brought home "The Paper Bag Prince" by Colin Thompson, from our trip to the library. What a delightful surprise when we sat down together to read it. The story itself is wonderful; it teaches children how nature works so hard to repair human polution, how the main character never lost sight of what was important in life (nature and home) and it demonstrates caring and compassion.

But the best is yet to come. Along with this story is the most wonderful illustrations. Not only did we play "I Spy" on each page, but the illustrations make your eye and mind work so hard, you cannot help but be entertained.

I have turned to Amazon to order my own copy, and look forward to sharing this artistic work with my nieces as well. This is a keeper! Bravo!

I like the book for the following reasons and many more: -covers both routers & switches -covers the show commands as well as the equivalent SNMP objects -tells me the inside information (e.g.) Which ver of IOS started supporting sub-interfaces, IOS hidden commands -tells me how I can leverage applications like HpOV NNM, MRTG etc

And it tells all this and more in a simple language (e.g.) The chapter on monitoring CPU & Memory resources explains lucidly how one can be proactive about monitoring these 2 key elements.

The chapter on VLAN management is another good example. One of the topics it covers is about monitoring spanning tree topology changes, how you can use community string indexing to get vlan information for each individual vlan

I am certainly not a professional but found this book very informative. The writing was "reader friendly" but, of course, having a computer and being networked certainly are not enough credentials to fully understand the nuances of this book. I highly recommend this book for people "in the business."