This book started out very good, but I didn't like the end. I never did understand what "yellow blue bus" meant. Tim was too sweet to me. Phoebe should have gotten in trouble, but he covered for her. I wouldn't recommend it that much.

This was such an amazing book with life & character...It was so dramatic & delt with the feelings that most teenagers go through. I hope many decided to read this book & if you do you will not regret it!

this is an excellent book about life as a teenager in adifficult situation, about falling in love and finding out that thereare people out there that have a heart of stone and can't love you back. It's also about moving on and not crying because it's over but being glad that it happened... and about your first love. my heart goes out to Tim and at times hits all too close to home. This book may not be the same genre as "A Catcher in the Rye"... but that is only because it's in a league of it's own.

When I like Lyn Hamilton's books - and I liked Xibalba and Moche a lot, I like them because there is fascinating archeology and myth to be learned while journeying to interesting places with a cast of characters, appealing and formidable. This one had too many characters, none of whom were likable or frightening, and very little about the art or mythic history of the Carthaginians. I'm looking forward to her next one, but I'd give this a pass.

I enjoyed this book, the first I have read by Lyn Hamilton. It was well-plotted with enough red herrings to keep it interesting. Lyn Hamilton is a refreshing author who invests time and energy writing the story, rather than creating a lightweight piece that panders to the dumbing down of readers.

Through a quirky set of circumstances, Lara McClintoch finds herself in a partnership with her ex-husband Clive Swain. Clive has grandiose ideas, but expects everyone else to do the work to make them happen. Lara put up with Clive because her best friend is involved with him. She reluctantly agrees to his latest scheme to draw attention to their antique business starting with her acting as a tour guide to the ancient and mysterious North African country of Tunisia.

Lara plans to purchase artifacts and furnishings for a client while guiding her charges. The trip starts off on the right foot. Everyone seems congenial and friendly towards one another. However, over time Lara notices strange happenings amidst the people on the tour. The weirdness turns sinister when guests die in what seems like accidents until finally a clear- cut murder occurs. The local police insist everyone remain in country while they investigate all the deaths. Unable to idly sit by, Lara decides to take matters into her own hands and begins her own investigation.

The exotic world of Northern Africa comes vividly alive within THE AFRICAN QUEST so much so that the audience will believe they accompany Lara on tour. The characters are fully developed, especially the heroine and the who-done-it is engaging. However, what makes Lyn Hamilton's novel worth reading is the varying perspectives of Tunisia seen through the eyes of the tourists, Lara, and the locals, which adds much color to a strong amateur sleuth tale.

Harriet Klausner

One of my first reactions was to value this volume as a corrective to "Braveheart" - to which it is certainly rather weakly linked. Harry's Wallace was not stupid; he did not use a wild Highland charge against thousands of Edward's men as did the celluloid creation - without armor. Thus I appreciated the poet's description of Wallace's defensive gear - not just an occasionally-worn helmet that falls off at the onset of battle (as in Hollywood's offering ) but a helmet, steel collar, coat of mail, and even steel-plated gauntlets. Viewers of "Braveheart" also tend to come away with the impression that Wallace was (essentially) a Highlander leading clansmen to battle - which certainly cannot be concluded from Harry's account (and naming of Wallace supporters). This Luath edition of the historic epic, moreover, contains a very interesting map of "Wallace Place names" (page 225) which suggests that Wallace's support was in the South (some in the North-East) of Scotland, and not the North and West where the great Highland clans were situated. There are numerous such (major) discrepancies in the popular movie but each reader may easily and instructively discover these for himself as comparisons are made. It is only fair to add, however, that the movie might also serve as 'corrective' to the poem since the film-script does warn us, on at least two occasions, of the hyperbole that results in passing on verbal anecdotes of legendary figures and the Harry version relies, at least in part, upon such anecdotes. Randall Wallace's script (understandably, since his is an audience of different sensibilities to Harry's ) is not so obviously 'racial' in its prejudices. I had the impression (reading the bard)that I was reading the Declaration of Independence one minute and Mein Kampf the next. The "blood untainted" of Harry's Scots (see page one)is, of course, nonsense, as is the demonisation of the "Picts, Danes and Saxons" that the 'Scots' historically fought. To the knowledgable, Harry's 'English' were simply a mixture of Gaelic and Germanic elements (quite like the Scots themselves) mustered by descendants of the Norman conquerors of England (Scotland was itself already somewhat dominated by such high-flying Normans, and would continue to be, especially in and through the person of Robert Bruce and his dynasty). The introduction to this edition of "Wallace" perhaps gives the key to Harry's racial preferences. Page xvii reveals that Harry's chief patron was the Scottish king himself - descendant of Bruce's Norman royal house. Obviously the poet could not have included Normans in his enumeration of Scotland's enemies (on page one) - but the 'English' (his and Scotland's historic rivals)were fair game. Burning thousands of 'English' alive in retaliation for the perfidy of her alien leaders (in "Wallace")seems a bit unfair (though Harry interestingly indicates that the nascent Commons of England actually acted as a restraint on Longshanks). It also takes away the impact of Wallace's own horrid death which Harry (at least consistently) does not dwell upon. In short I concluded that Randall Wallace and Blind Harry had both dramatic virtues and vices. "Wallace" was both better and worse than "Braveheart". Since there is a dearth of early historical sources for Wallace's life this is certainly worth a read. It may be at least as accurate a portrayal of Scottish history, at any rate, as Shakespeare's "Macbeth" and certainly illuminates the author and his audience. Personally I felt that much of it was likely to be authentic and I greedily devoured many of Harry's details.

Are you a fan of Braveheart? Well this is the book for you. This is not only the one true written history of William Wallace, but it describes him to a T. If you are interested in Scotland, William Wallace, or even history in general, then you will want to read this book time and time again.

For the person wanting to have a balanced view of Wallace, they need to include this text. Blind Harry or Blin Hary the Minstrel is believed to live from 1440-1493. Very little is really known about him. However, he is recalled for this major achievement of gathering and recording stories of Wallace. Supposedly the first written work about Wallace. He sang or recited these stories in verse form, and it is noted that he was well received at the Renaissance Court of James IV. One must recall these tales were collected well over 100 years after Wallace's death, giving plenty of time for the legend to already take root. Many of the details of Harry's epic are very accurate, some are not (but then he certainly is a lot closer than Randall Wallace!!).
William Hamilton(c1665-1751) brought Wallace back into the minds of everyone with the translation of Blind Harry's original poem.

One needs to understand this is written from a very pro Scots point of view, and tends to see Scots as the good guys and English as the bad ones, with few areas of grey. But taken on a whole, with most of the works on Wallace stemming from English records, it gives a balanced picture in studying Wallace.

The first time I read this book, I found the puzzles very challenging; some, in fact, were very difficult. I re-read the book a few weeks later and found, however, the puzzles were not as difficult as I recalled. I was really disappointed by my third and fourth reading - the puzzles were not challenging at all!

A good book overall, but either I got a lot smarter during the three months I read and re-reread this book (I been taking flaxseed oil daily, which may explain this), or the publishers have devised some way to revise the book while it is in my possession.

Gee Golly, When I fist started reading this book I thought well golly gee I must be in heaven. Later on I founed out that I wasnt, but It sure felt like it You shoul Read it.

When I first opened this book of 365 puzzles (yes, one for each day of the year) back when it was originally published (1981), little did I realize that I'd still be reading it almost 20 years later! The puzzles (created by Ben Hamilton, one of Britain's most respected puzzlemakers and the former Puzzles Editor for the monthly "Games and Puzzles" magazine) are short and concise in presentation, and are fun to solve. There are a variety of word, math, and logic puzzles to keep you from getting bored. Similarly, the puzzles range in difficulty so readers of all ages can enjoy this collection. The only weak point to this book is that while all the answers are provided, they tend to simply state the solution without reviewing the logic or mathematical proof, so if you don't know HOW to solve the problem, the solutions won't help much. Still, it is an indespensible and enjoyable collection of marvelous puzzles -- one that will likely stay on your bookshelf as long as it has on mine.

I found this Outer Limits book very boring. I just could not get into it, which surprised me, since most all of the books in this series grab me by the first page, and if not, than by the end of the first chapter. This was not the case with this one. Even the "climax" was uneventful. The first time I started to read it, I put it down after chapter one, and decided not to read it. I only read the whole thing because it was the only thing I could find. If you want to read this book, check it out of a library. It's a total waste of money.

This book was very good because it is about a girl named Aggie Travers. She is picked on at school by kids her own age then uses her power to hurt them. The Princple wants her to go to a different school. ( meaning kicking her out of this school) Then she is befriend by Karen Ross, her tutor. Karen is like Aggie, but Aggie is much stronger the Karen and Karen's friend Jean. Jean kills herself because the goverment has found them and Karen is in despair. Meanwhile the goverment people are at Aggie's home and Aggie appears at her house running with trears down her face. Soon Karen catches up with Aggie because Aggie saw a dead body (Jeans). The Goverment then grabs Karen and holds a pistol on her temple. Meanwhile Aggie's parents are not understanding why this is happening and Aggie is trying to send a thought to Karen. After Aggie reads the goverment agent (Walsh) mind and sees what the goverment does when they get kids like her. They kill them. To find out what happens read this book!!

The main character of this book, Aggie Travers, has always beenan outcast. But, as it turns out, Aggie has telekinetic powers. Awomen named Karen, who is Aggie's tutor, says she can help her control the powers. Meanwhile, a government agent says Karen wants to kidnap Aggie. Who is telling the truth? This was an exciting, page-turning book.

I thought this collection was ace! The one set in the museum was the best. It was kind of creepy and sad in parts but has a very interesting story and the end explains a lot. If you have kids, they will like this one too.

I did not like so much "M.C. Higgins the Great" which I thought was more for boys. I didn't read this one though so I don't know what it's about except for the first five pages.

For all your parents out there my Mom liked "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankwiler" as well. If you liked reading you will like this even if you are any age at all.

I am still reading "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimth",

I also recomend "When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit" in another book.

I just finshed Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh. It was an ok book. It was an ok book because it was not a believable story. Another reason is because I do not like fairy tales. Rats were trained to read and write. A mouse helps a crow out of a trap. So if you like fantasy you will like this book. So go ask librarian for this book at your local libary.

I was delighted to find these three classic childrens books in one volume. I read these stories as a child and I wanted to be able to share them with my nieces and nephews. All three books teach life lessons while presenting a fun adventure. The Mixed-up files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler is an excellent story about two children who decide to run away from home and hide in a museum. The story can be read a chapter a night. It keeps the children interested and allows them see museums in a whole new light. My second favorite book in the collection is The Rats of Nimth. The book is so realistic and compelling, you forget the main characters are rodents. Finally, M.C. Higgens the Great.The main character is quirky, fun and has so many adventures! Truly, excellent stories to read aloud to your children or as a gift.

This book is pretty good. I like it, but it doesn't have most of the stuff I dream about in it, like forests of ice cream for instence. I think it gives pretty good interpretations. I would recommend this book to people with normal dreams.

"The Hidden Meaning of Dreams" is a very interesting book -- now if only I can remember my dreams to look them up! My only complaint is the glossary, because it doesn't give you page numbers, and when you go to a certain topic and then tells you to go somewhere else, they don't give you the page number. Other than that, it's a good book. I recommend.

An excellent book, which not only gives you a A-Z dictionary of symbols and other things but it talks about famous people whose dreams influenced them, great pictures, explains how to keep a dream diary, talks about Lucid Dreaming, problem solviing, past lives, future and Waking Dreams. It is a great first book for someone who wants to know about their dreams. It is very easy to find what you want. Overall GREAT BOOK

I'm a PhD student at a Top 25 business school. In much of my research I do a lot of econometric analysis. If you already have used statistical software before, then not only is Stata with all its support the package to use, but this book by Hamilton should be your quickstart guide.

It is very easy to read, and very logical. But probably most importantly, at the beginning of each chapter it provides example commands, along with popular parameters you might use along with those commands. Which means that if you are familiar with what kind of analysis you want, typing it into Stata is just 2 minutes away with the help of this book.

My only complaint -- and it is a significant one I believe -- is that this reference doesn't do a very good job of describing the panel data commands. Granted, panel data may be a little advanced for this "tidy" thing but I think even 20-25 pgs of panel data analysis and examples would have improved the entire presentation immensely.

Very useful book for STATA beginners in the social sciences.

Drawn by the usability and features, likely you're considering switching to Stata from SAS, SPSS, LIMDEP, or other similar statistical package. This was the same situation I was facing. I bought this book on a whim, while ordering Stata7. It provides a good overview of Stata's features and tells you the commands for common features you use often with your old stats package. A really nice feature is that each topic shows multiple levels of depth for the focal model. For example the section on multiple regression starts with the OLS command, but on the same "2 pages for quick overview" shows a dozen or so of the more advanced commands you're likely to need for incremental regression analysis, 1-way effects, 2-way x-section time-series regresions and others. A very useful structure... which allows the reader to see the tree of related commands on 2-pages for each topic.

It's a nice substitute (and even a compliment) for a collegue who already knows Stata. You're unlikely to be using this book for more than a week initially, but may refer back to it before opening the Stata User's Guide when starting a new project that requires a method that you haven't yet used in Stata.

Hamilton and Tragert give a decent survey of nonprofit organizations, rating their top 100. I was dissappointed that they included more corporate non-profits, like the NRA, and not very many localized charities, even if they're budgets are small. Also, the "potent quote" listed at the end of each entry is usually just a quote pulled from the organization's website, which shows lazy research, and can often lack potency

Beginning with a definition of a nonprofit organization (it lies between government and business, it's typically about social change or improvement, it may be controversial, and it provides a service), this book ranks organizations which employ over 100 people, have an annual budget of over $1 million, has been in business at least three years, and whose culture is somehow linked to its mission.

From Amnesty to Cousteau, from the Nature Conservancy to Zoo Atlanta, here is a brief description of well-known or lesser-known organizations. You'll have a point of contact, a statement of philosophy, and some assistance in identifying your dream organizations. There are also some tips on job-hunting in the nonprofit world. It's fascinating reading!

Partially its the oversized book, but there is a feeling of too much white space on nearly every page. I like what is here, but too many of her poems in this collection feel rushed and often incomplete or not taken as far as they could be taken. I want half my money back.

I highly recommend the new book of poems, As for Dream by Saskia Hamilton. Many of Ms. Hamilton's poems explore the ways in which we summon, and often struggle, to account for our inner attentions in solitude and without pomp. In particular, she rethinks how we compensate for finality--in physical death, loss, and even unrequited affection.These poems show how we modify and dissolve absolutes, such as death, when we are close to it. The last poem of As for Dream, "The First Evening" illustrates Ms. Hamilton's wit and dexterity in wheedling the richness of meaning out of an economy of words. "What was to come?/There was a plank between my shoulder blades/ leaning against the wall inside of me, waiting to be put to use by the workmen/ who come at six and work until three." While the last line, "sleep while you can for tomorrow it will be morning," offers the faint suggestion of resting before being put to bodily work, it also offers potential exchange of pining for fulfillment, and at the same time, a hope defeated by time.