After the last chapter of the Preacher series, this one comes back to where Jesse, Tulip and Cass were left off in Chapter 3. Ennis is taking his time bringing back the premise of the characters after their trip to Paris. His style is laid back, down to earth and not as shocking as his previous work.

The story starts off with Cass and Jesse in NYC getting ready to meet Tulip. After a rundown of the things that happened to them previously in Paris, Tulip shows that she's never to be underestimated under any circumstance. For that part, I think that would have been the most memorable thing in the whole book The gang head to New Orleans, when they come upon a hellbent Arseface that wants to kill them all. Good thing he decides otherwise and actually joins the group to become a sensational singer. This goes to show you that not only is Ennis is sick, he is the pure essence of evil when it comes in creating pitiful characters that you just love to make fun of. Another thing that makes this guy pure unadulterated king of BAD (sorry Michael Jackson), is the fact that he creates a love triangle between Tulip, Cass and Jesse. I, for one, want to see what the heck will happen in that department.

Dillon is back. Can't say he's back with a vengeance since his style really is adamant in not changing at all. His work is a sight for sore eyes to tell you the truth, since he was AWOL during the last chapter. He carries the book as usually gracefully.

Not a bad book, but not a good one either. I don't know if it's lack of creative idea or direction, but Ennis and Dillon should pick themselves up pretty quickly if they want to keep their readers interested in their characters. Preacher was original when it first came out. Let's just hope that the characters and story remain that way till the end of the series.

I by no means want to jump on the bandwagon here, if you're reading up on Dixie Fried on this page and wondering whether or not to buy it you're probabley getting pretty discouraged. However, hear me out, no puzzle is complete without all of the pieces, and the same goes for the Preacher volumes. This is essential reading for any fan of the series who is embarking upon the entire literary journey from Gone to Texas to Alamo. Dixie Fried reuintes Jesse with Tulip after he ditched her in Proud Americans, and a revelation from Cass impacts the entire series for the remainder of the story. So hear me out, this is NOT a bad story, it's fine, but not slack jawed bliss like the other volumes. It's essential reading for anyone who isn't too lazy to get the entire story from the prolouge in Alamo. Also take note that there is a exceptional romp that starts the story collected from the Preacher SPECIAL: Cassidy, Blood and Whiskey. This is the best part of the book and the reason I didn't give Dixie Fried a ***. And I'm out.

This (the fifth volume of the Preacher series) is a step up from the slow down that occurred after The Grail storyline (a definite high point). Jesse, Tulip, and Cass are all back together and the stories in this volume give the most insight to Cass and start to make him more of a character and not so much a characture.

New readers be warned...Preacher is not the kind of series that you can jump onto at any point...start with Book #1 - GONE TO TEXAS.

For those of you who have been along for the ride let's just say that Dixie Fried gives us more of what we love: dark humor, violence, disturbing ideas, masochism, sex, swearing, and even ArseFace (who makes me sick to my stomach every time).

The story telling is of A-quality and the only minor stumbling points are: weaker villains...who don't portray much menace for our protagonistic three, and a lack of Herr Starr (everyone's favorite whipping boy),

I myself have not yet read Volumes 6-9 but I'm heading in that direction and I guarantee that anyone who starts reading these adventures in GONE TO TEXAS will end up at THE ALAMO.

Humperdido!

One of the goals PMI has always pursued is to standardize the terminology in the Project Management field. Hence, it isn't surprising that a majority of the questions on the PMP either directly or indirectly test your understanding of numerous definitions found in the 'Guide to the PMBOK'.

One of the main benefits that this book 'PMP Challenge' provides is that it makes it really easy to learn and remember the various definitions on top of helping you recall them. This spiral bound, flash card style, Question & Answer book has hundreds of definitions on top of numerous Project Management concepts - the minimum you need to master in order to pass the PMP. This book CANNOT be used as a standalone product to help you pass the PMP. You need to at least use the 'Guide to the PMBOK' by PMI and 'PMP Exam Prep' by Rita Mulcahy on top of a comprehensive text book on Project Management to safely ensure that you get the PMP.

This book is great if used after you have an overall understanding of the Project Management field and are trying to master the definitions and concepts presented in the 'Guide to the PMBOK'. It is a terrific aid to test yourself and increase your ability to recall. For this purpose, it is a very complete tool. The spiral bound makes it easy to open anywhere in the book when you have a few minutes and quiz your brain. The flash card style makes it easy to test concepts and definitions independently. The Question & Answer style format keeps the PMP preparation interesting.

All 9 Knowledge Areas are covered (with 60 questions per section) and a 10th area covering Professional Responsibility is supposed to have been added in the latest edition (3rd Edition). There is cross referecing to the five Process Groups for each question to help you grasp the knowledge even better. The only thing I cringed at was the price. But if your company library has a copy, you are all set. Otherwise, I would recommend it if you are mainly experiencing a problem with definition and concept recall. This book is by no means sufficient for your PMP preparation because the toughest part of the PMP is the situational type questions that seem very subjective and the definitions/concepts are only half the battle. The price is the only reason that I rated this book at 4 stars. Good luck with the PMP!

I just passed my PMP Exam and it is every bit as hard as people tell it is.

This reference will guide you in the right direction and is convinient to carry around. There is some info in this book that is not in the PMBOK and I found the exam to be 50% or greater tested on info not in the PMBOK.

I just passed the PMP exam and it was in some part due to the materials found in this book. First, I love the format of the book...flash cards on the go. The book is comprised of chapters for each of the process areas and each chapter contains 60 questions and answers regarding the materials. The 60 questions/answers are formatted like flash cards which allows you to quiz yourself...and the spiral bound style allows you to flip through them easily. Second, this book provides information which is not covered in the PMBOK but you need to know in order to pass the test (such as various quality management concepts, communication styles, etc).

I found this book extremely helpful and would recommend it to anyone studying for the exam.

If your a kender fan you should definately go out and grab this book. Uncle Trapspringer makes for a great story. Some people are complaining that he's not like most kender, which is a relief, it's nice to see some originality here. Also people have been complaining about the fact that he did not live up to the stories that Tasslehoff told of him. Well Tas like most kender EXAGERATES! Of course he isn't quite as legendary as Tas's tales said he was, they were kender tales. All in all this has the whole package, good story, some gullu dwarves (a little bit more intelligent than the norm, but like before it's nice to see some change.

Over come by wanderlust (like all kender) Trapspringer ends up traversing Krynn, falling into company with a couple of gully dwarves and an evil fiend. The evil fiend is great, it'll keep you rolling with laughter.

So give the book a chance, get it fom the library id you can. You'll probly like it more than you would have thought!

I cant believe how much more entertaining this book was than i thought it would be. I was really worried going into this book after reading other reviews here. but I couldnt be more pleased with this book. Its title is absolutly perfect in that the "tales of uncle trapspringer" are hugely important in this story. I think what people are confused about is that the Kender named trapspringer in this book was NOT the actual uncle trapspringer. But i digress, this was a book full of action, LOADS of comedy (how funny is that fiend?) and it even had a fullfilling ending. I also thought it was consistent with the other dragonlance books. While neither Kender is very much like Tas, remember that not every kender is identical. they just have simaler characteristics. I definitly recommend this book if your a dragonlance fan who likes fantasy comedy (example if tas is your favorite character in the chronicles) otherwise if what your looking for a is a serious, no messing around fantasy, this isnt your book.

This is a great book, written in a very kender way. Dispite some other negative comments made about the book, I disagree that it was bad writing or a poor view of Uncle Trapspringer. I believe the "disorganized" way the story was told, is EXACTLY the way a kender tale would be told. And I think a point being made was, that Uncle Trap, was a normal kender, just like any other. The story was well written, and in many parts, hilarious. A good read for any Dragonlance fan!

Is it coincidence that every one of this author's books so far has exactly one similarly worded review from "A Reader USA" giving it a 5 star rating?

I recommend reading the book following the sequence of poems exactly. That way you will better understand the story that is told so incredibly on the pages of this book. It describes a stage and a transition in a human life vividly and focefully. It allows to perceive many different pholosophical and emotional layers in particular place and time in life. "Dixie and the world" is written masterfully and honestly, with a big heart and open mind. You travel along with the author through different places of the world. You almost feel like you are actually there, in distant and fascinating places, like you can almost see and touch them. You will feel how strong emotions can rise. I am very impressed by this book. I really love it.

The characters were not very deep. Her name was a bit tiresome. I liked the dog.

I enjoyed A KNIGHT IN RUSTY ARMOR, and found that I couldn't put it down. Travis and Ruanna are likeable, understandable characters thrown together in a winter storm. There is a lot of humor and warmth in this story, and I couldn't predict the surprise twist at the end. I would recommend this romance to men and women alike.

Laugh at all the rednecks you know and love with this dead-on parody of Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol. Helton and Yow's jokes and gags are perfectly illustrated by David Boyd.

How many ways can Dickens' classic story be retold? What with Muppets, comedies, musicals, and dozens of dramatic renditions, one might think that there is no fresh take on this tale.

If one thought that, though, one would be wrong.

For anyone who enjoys Jeff Foxworthy's "You Might Be a Redneck" style of humor, this book is a must. David Boyd's illustrations will look very familiar because he also illustrates Foxworthy's books. The text is clever, fast paced, and awfully funny to those of us who live in the South. (Hey, I just got a dead car out of my yard, so I can't be too quick to point the finger at rednecks!)

A great gift for your favorite redneck or recneck wannabe.

The review of this book states that the authors claim that "nuclear power is a safe and cheap source of energy; that acid rain is a vastly exaggerated problem; that chemical pesticides are not as dangerous as they have been made out to be; and that worry over the ozone hole is just an environmental scare tactic". To even attempt to claim these assertions as fact in a book of 206 pages (that don't source refernces for information!) is completely rediculous.

This book is a good starting point for those who want to research environmental issues and not get distracted by the hype. It provides many resources and provides good leads. It is also an easy read for those who don't have a scientific back ground.

Read this book if you want to look at environmental issues from common sense standpoints rather than from standpoints of people preaching gloom and doom!

It's an okay book. If you have some time on your hands, you might give it a try. It really didn't interest me. Romance books are cool sometime, but other romance books are horrible. Why do all romance books have the chick being 'offish' or snotty and why do all romance books end the same way? The guy always gets the chick. I guess it wouldn't be considered a romance book if the guy didn't get the chick, but it's always the same formula.

They could've made it seem more like real life. I gave this book 3 strikes. Strike 1 was reading the word 'PawPaw' so many times. First off, I hate that word. Say grandpa. PawPaw sounds like something a 6 year old kid would say if they didn't know how to say grandpa. Argh! It drives me nuts. Strike 2 was the typical sex scenes. The guy never notices if the chick has beautiful eyes or whatever. In books they always notice the [breats] first. Strike 3 was the whole formula I explained towards the top about the chick being offish and the guy never gives up. I'm not a guy, but if I was a guy I would totally forget about the chick if she had an attitude problem. Only in romance books. Only in romance books.

It's a warm fuzzy romance, even if the cover and title are a little misleading. I thoroughly enjoyed Browning's character development...not just of Liza & Beckett, but her Uncle Fred and his "PawPaw". Liza's troubled past and slapstick moves make her even more attractive as a heroine. I'm looking forward to the Harlequin historical novel & future Desire in this series.

If you're looking for a fast, sexy sit-com, this isn't it. What I love about Browning's books is her people. They draw you in until you really care what happens to them, even the villains. I love Betty Neels books for the same reason--I never finish a Browning without feeling that nice, warm glow of being with people I care about. Some are better than others. I'd rate this one a solid 4.

Actually, I think because I grew up and spent the first 18 years of my life living in Texas...I could relate to this book more. Even though Kyle and I are around the same age, we come from two very opposite lives and we're two very different people; but I was absolutely able to bond with her through the book. I will have to admit though, I couldn't relate at all to the fashion sense and brand names (mostly clothing and shoes) mentioned on almost every page. I wear Levis, sweatshirts, and shoes bought at Sears...much of the name dropping regarding clothes went over my head!

Don't let any of this fool you, the book is NOT a jab at southern people or living...it is more about Kyle's need to find herself and a place to call home. Overall this book was an easy, light read and it had me literally laughing out loud, especially during the water skiing episode!

I left the hospital saddened from visiting a very ill father. I needed a distraction to stop the tears. I had picked up She's gone country the very night my father had his stroke. The book sat on the passenger seat where it was thrown for a week. I noticed the book while parking my car at home and decided perhaps it would give me something else to think about. Kyle Spencer (the author) kept me company and told me events and observations that actually made me laugh out loud. If your a dreamer that has crashed and bured a time or two read this book. Thanks Kyle you turned off the saddness while you told me your story.

Affable, quirky, searching for a spot to call home when she is already there, Kyle Spencer's use of detailed descriptions and witty one liners - a combination of Southern charm and New York savvy - make this book a great read. Similiar to Hemingway's time in Europe, with a full champagne glass and a lust for life, Ms Spencer writes an interesting tale of a young woman with the best of intentions, trying to make it through this journey we call "life".

I was highly wary of this book to begin with--and with good reason. The book is....ridiculous, to say the least. Ripley took the MOST far-fetched idea possible and ran with it, and that would be to have Scarlett go to Ireland. Ireland!! What's worse, is that when in Ireland, the villagers practically do a dance around her because they love her so much. Ugggh! No one loves Scarlett that much.

The ending was probably the worst part of the entire book, though. It is nonsensical and improbable. That said, if you manage to detach the idea that this is THE Scarlett O'Hara from THE Gone With the Wind, the book isn't an entirely bad read. When I remembered that I was reading about the "same" Scarlett, I got pretty upset, because she's just not the same at ALL, and Rhett's not even there most of the time. He's only there when it's convenient.

I guess I'd recommend reading it if you've never read GWTW or seen the movie. It's better that way. Much less painful.

...is that "Gone With the Wind" was the story of Scarlett O'Hara's growth into a strong, courageous woman from an adolescent brat with potential unrecognized by everyone including herself, that progress hindered along the way by the "advantages" of her wealth and beauty. In the beginning of the original story, the reader is stunned and infuriated at the way she objectifies people--they're only "real" insofar as they relate to her. But then a war comes along, turns her world upside down and gives her the much-needed smack upside the head people of privilege hardly ever get in the real world. So by the time that story's thousand-or-so pages are through, she has become a tower of strength to the people around her. But more important to that, she now has a clear realization of her responsibility to those who look to her and can't survive without her strength. That earlier book's identity and unwritten subtitle as "The Most Powerful Love Story Of All Time" is but a part of the main story as a whole. But nobody's perfect, even after paying all sorts of dues, and one obsession remains neither resolved nor outgrown at the end. Having just lost Rhett, she's determined to get him back. Therein lies the transition over to this book. Alexandra Ripley's other work indicates clearly that she's a writer of romances. So she does the cliche thing. The hero of the story has just received a psychological "haymaker" and gets "decked". So as the old song goes, she picks herself up, dusts herself off, and starts all over again (doop-dee-doo) here in volume two. She does the defeated hero thing of going far away to recover from the defeat. In this case, back to her father's Auld Sod of Ireland, where she's showered with the acclaim due the big shot American Cousin. Of course, this story is about a lot more than this pilgrimage, but it's still as a whole a misinterpretation of the main premise of the book it's supposed to a sequel to. "Gone With the Wind" is a work of historical fiction, telling on the story of a rich lady whose storybook world is "rent asunder" by the Civil War, but Our Heroine gets through it by not being as effete and (sniff) wishy-washy. as those around her. This book is simply a romance with a historical setting. Probably a good romance for all that. But hardly the landmark of American literature GWTW is. That's what you get when you base a sequel on only part of the premise of the original, I guess.

This is a wonderful sequel and I would recommend it to anyone who read GWTW. If you are a die-hard fan of M. Mitchell - do not read this book. It cannot meet some of the standards you expect a sequel to be. With sequels, things have to change. They cannot remain exactly as they were or it wouldn't be a sequel. Scarlett had to get out of Georgia. She had to grow up. It would be a completely boring novel if she continued to stay at Tara trying to build up the plantation. I think a lot of readers wanted her to stay the same and were disappointed when her actions were different from those in GWTW. I was enchanted by Scarlett's determination to get Rhett. That is the main thing that kept me from putting the book down. It would be wonderful if Ms. Ripley decided to continue the story between Rhett and Scarlett.