Another masterpiece in this series of bridge stories featuring all the great characters of the Griffin's Club, particularly, the Hideous Hog and the Rueful Rabbit. The stories are loaded with humorous situations and outcomes.

Possibly the best was how the Griffin's became the only club in the world that restricts its membership to men only but is open to women. This in turn leads to the introduction of a great new character "Molly the Mule".

Highly Recommended.

victor molo is back. inspite his death a few years ago, victor molo, the best bridge writer ever, has left us this final book, upon which we can enjoy his wittiness to the full. this book is to my opinion (and i read all the "menagerie" serius) the funniest one. the hands might have been more amazing in past books, but the wisdom and humor were never better. this is a "must" for all bridge lovers, humor lover, and molo adorers. hog this book to yourselves now!

This was a good resource. I would also suggest checking out takeyourpet.com where you can find thousands of pet-friendly lodging listings and free guides on traveling with your pet.

This is an excellent book for those dog lovers out there. I am new to the Bay area, and I had no idea where to take my two dogs. The author is right on target with his doggy rating system. Great reference book. I highly recommend.

For those who want to understand the ecosystem of the Gulf of Maine and the interelationships of the sea, tides, gulf stream, the shore, the birds, the fish, whales, and how they have and will change through time...this is for you. Brilliant satellite photographs and clear explanations of "how it all works".

The illustrations, maps and photographs alone make it a worthy coffee table book, but the depth and breadth of scientific information will keep one fascinated for months or more.

This is among the most inspirational LDS books I have read in years. I am a longtime fan of Elder Gibbons and his books. This is another outstanding contribution to Mormon biography and literature.

This is a collection of true conversion stories from converts to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons). I am the co-author, together with my father, Elder Francis M. Gibbons, a former General Authority of the Church. Dad is a very prolific writer, with sixteen books published since 1977. This is my first published work. We came up with the concept for this book together, and then decided on the subjects. We each individually researched and wrote our respective chapters. I believe that I wrote about 30 to 35 of the chapters and Dad wrote 25 to 30. Dad and I have since commented to each other that we have a hard time distinguishing which chapters we each wrote without consulting our notes, so similar are our general writing styles. A large proportion of the chapters contain stories told for the first time in print, including a large number from individuals Dad knew and worked with from his years living in South America, and many whom I knew from my time living in Europe.

Dad continues to write nearly full time. He is 81 years old, in excellent health and with a sharper intellect and personality than he has ever had. His insights into leaders of the Church and his institutional memory of the Church is prodigous. Since completing this manuscript, Dad has finished Biography of the syndicated columnist, Jack Anderson, to be published in 2002. He has also recently finished an historical novel and is now working on a manuscript he has tentatively entitled, "The Spiritual Dimensions of America."

I continue to write in my spare time, and am currently finishing a work of fiction, which I hope to see published in early 2003.

Half Moon Bay Exploring is just what a travel guide should be: clear acturate information, well organized and fun to read. We not only use it when we go to Half Moon Bay and the coast, we give it to visitors who exchange homes with us from other countries. We think it is great-- and we use their Montery Guide too.

Anyone coming to the beautiful California coast, or even for someone who lives here like I do, will find a wealth of great info in this book that will make your trip even more enjoyable.

I've always been drawn to books that juxtapose our contempory world with a bygone historical world. That was what drew me initially to Jane Rogers' novel. I ended up reading it strictly for the historical sections. I followed Dawes' endeavors and evolving social conscious with delight. The sections featuring the latter-day Olla and Stephen at first appeared to be promising, but soon dwindled to insignificance. The deformed child was like a sore thumb, distracting from what seemed the book's true purpose. However, Stephen's comparisons of his own self with Dawes were intriguing. I would recommend this book only to those who love a good historical tale. I'm glad I read it.

My sister, the professor of English and sometime novelist, told me that this was a good book. She stopped short of recommemding that I read it, probably because she knows that most of my reading is done on airplanes and consists of mysteries and science fiction. "It's an interesting book," she said, "it's supposed to be about a deformed child," she paused, "...but it's not, not really. It's more than that." I started to read the book on an airplane, partly to prove to my more literate sister that I could read something serious, at least occasionally. Unlike the usual mysteries and science fiction, I did not put this book down when I got home. The writing is wonderful and the story is a whopper. The book is about families, late 20th Century Europe and the founding of Australia; it's about different people trying to do the same thing, trying to change the world so that it suits them. But, not really...It's more than that

John-B knows he is lucky, because he lives on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay where there many wonderful things in his natural world, especially a stand of old oak trees in which a pair of Bald Eagles nest & raise their young, each spring.

This year, however, John-B's teacher tells her fifth grade students that the land has been sold to a development company, which is going to cut down those beautiful oak trees, & build a condominium.

The children decide they have to do something to save these amazing birds' home, they write letters & invite everyone to come watch the eaglets in their nest.

With attractive illustrations by David Aiken, Carolyn Stearns has written a charming, informative story of how people can make a difference in the world in which they live.

Quiet Please - Eaglets Growing is truly inspiring and a wonderful example for children. With beautiful illustrations by David Aiken, Carolyn Stearns tells the true story of how one person can make a difference ---in this case one young boy. John-B was so inspired by the graceful eagles, his observations lead a school and community on a campaign to save these magnificent birds. I found this book to be an inspiration for children (both young and old) to realize one person can make a difference.

I enjoyed this book for its factual & positive content regarding sea otters. If you are a lover of sea otter, Saving Sea Otters is probably a must. It's not fiction. It's not a compelling story per say, in terms of pure storytelling, but I found it very compelling to understand otters and the people who care for them. The photos are excellent. I'm glad I bought it but then again, I am an otter nut.

"Saving Sea Otters" by Elin kelsey is a book dealing mainly with the plight of the southern sea otter and its dwindling population. The cover shows a furry little sea otter wrapped in a kelp bed.The book shows the behind-the-scenes work that researchers, scientists, veterinarians, volunteers and friends of the sea otter do. There are wonderful,clear pictures throughout the book showing the interaction between the sea otters and the people who care for them. Many times the sea otters are hurt, injured or unable to care for themselves and that's when the caretakers step in to nurse them back to health. Most of the book takes place in the famous Monterey Bay Aquarium and the waters of the Monterey Bay Sanctuary. If one is interested in sea otters, I would definitely recommend this book. Thank you...Don Bieber

Even though this book is rather old, it has complete coverage of the South Bay parks, so far I haven't found anything out of date, and it has features you don't find in other hiking books. Besides distance, time, elevation, and good maps, there's an appendix in the back that groups trails according to season (e.g., shady trails for summer), length, view, history, bicycles, wheelchairs, children, and so on. An extremely useful handbook!

This book contains everything you'd want in a trail guide. It's up to date, with the latest edition being 1999. It has extensive maps and clear descriptions of how to get to trailheads, where to park and how much you'll have to pay when you get there. It includes lesser-known as well as popular areas. Finally, the trail descriptions are clear and useful. If this book doesn't inspire you to get out on the trail, nothing will.

This book is almost worth it for the CD alone. I've listened to it many many times in my car. Oh yeah, and a great book comes with it! ;-) Lots of great bios along with the music in standard notation and tablature.

Nola (Muriel Anderson) and the Star Island Jig (Harvey Reid) are my favorites, and the only two I've spent time learning so far. Harvey uses a partial capo on this - available from Shub, or from Third Hand Capo. Buster Jones is amazing, but I can't even imagine playing like that. Chris Proctor, John Miller, oh, and Tim Sparks "Dance of the Sugar Plumb Faries". Lots of great stuff in this!

The only reason I say 4 instead of 5 stars is these folks are top of the line, so some of it is beyond my ability.

This book is incredible. I've only started flatpicking and can only hope to come to some of these guys levels. My favorties in the book are from Mark OConnor, Jason Shaw, and John Shaw. I don't think I'll ever be able to get some of the "floating" Bill Cheatum parts but it's definitely worth checking out.