I just finished reading Pride and Fear. What a great read! It kept me captivated from front to back. I was interested to find out more about the religion of Islam and how it has come to have such an impact in all of our lives. This book has helped by showing how a number of African communities have integrated their religion into their political and daily attitudes. It was both accesible and informative. I have found a handful of books in the last couple of years that have helped expand my understanding of our global community and this is one of them.

My son, who is 7, was sick last week and read most of this book to himself, chortling out loud sometimes. I like it because the language is lyrical, the Princess is strong, and the peasants win. It also gives my son some insight and historical context for his Vietnamese classmates.

With his dark gaze and daredevil looks, private eye Jack Sloan was tough to get along with, tough to get to know, but he was the best at doing a dirty job. When his partner asked him to train his niece, Jack took one look at Ashley Rogers and saw trouble in her teal-blue eyes! How was he going to get any surveillance done when he couldn't take his eyes off her?

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Great book for teaching problem solving skills as well as review of math concepts. Good appendix with a handy two page summary table of problem solving strategies that are presented throughout the book. Could easily be used in GATE program. Teaches children how to apply the math skills they have learned.

I was very pleased with "Puppy's Memory Book". I had looked at other baby books and was taken aback by the prices. This book is exactly what every puppy parent needs to keep a journal of all the great happenings in your special babies lives. The book was full of cute colorful pictures and was easy to fill out. This book is really nice because of it's affordable price.I have given some of the books to the real children I know, so that they can also learn how to keep a journal of their pets lives. I just wish everyone who had a special baby in their lives would give this book a try.

Connie Teixido, Dallas Tx

This book was a frequent bedtime reading for me as a kid, and it was one of my mother's favorites, too. As a middle child in a loving, but often frazzled family, I easily understood and sympathized with the quarrels of this family. Zolotow paints a picture of a very loving and typical family that makes all of us who bicker from time to time realize how normal we are. More importantly, it reminds everyone that their grumpiness toward others only spurs on more bad feelings, but, thankfully, a little kindness goes a long way, too.

Schuman et al.'s "Racial Attitudes in America" is a must-read for students and researchers interested in race relations and intersections between race and politics. Well-written and insightful, "Racial Attitudes in America" is also very understandable for the curious observer of race relations. Schuman et al. analyze national survey data from the 1970s to the present in order to understand how the public feels about such important issues as affirmative action and other "race-targeted" policies. Moreover, the authors examine the extent to which prejudice and other negative racial attitudes are still widespread in the United States. Though extremely informative, the book devotes far more attention to examining trends in racial attitudes than to understanding the sources of them. Nonetheless, this book will provide a valuable starting point for any student or researcher interested in understanding the sources of racial attitudes.

Should be mandatory reading for all parents even if they don't have children with disabilities. Life is hard enough when you know what you're doing. When you feel like the first person on the moon it is next to impossible. Both Dr. Thompson's books are practical guides to get us parents over the hard times. The advice is down to earth without all that doctor talk that no one really understands.

William Miller's Rent Party Jazz is set in New Orleans of the 1930s, where Sonny has to work before school to help his mother. When his mother loses her job, rent day looms and Sonny must devise a unique plan to save the day. Charlotte Riley-Webb's drawings are lively embellishments.

Dolan is again writing at the top of her form. This story is the follow up to The Substitute Bridegroom. The earlier book was about Nicholas; sister - Elizabeth. It was exciting to revisit old friends again and see how Darius and Elizabeth are doing. But this book concentrates on Nicholas and his escapades. Dolan has created a hero who is every woman's desire. The story between the H+H is wonderful, they both grow and learn from mistakes. This author has such rich character development, reading her is like savoring the best in today's regency fiction. But this book asap!