If you are a true Ewan fan, then this book is an absolute must!!!! The pictures are absolutely beautiful, and the text is quite informative for such a short book. All in all, I'd say you simply MUST get this one for the gorgeous pictures of this talented, charming Scot! A MUST!

I bought this book because I wanted to transfer the pictures on to fabric so I could do needle work with them. I found about 100 other uses as well. The Pictures were very clear and had bold lines that made it easy to see when tranfered. The faries themselves were very pretty, and even though there were about 50-75 different fairies, they all seemed to have their own personality. I found I was able to use them on fabric, wood, and even on my wall! I transfered some to my wall to make a mural and it worked great! You can use each picture more then once, but I found that the image started to fade, and it's best if only used once or twice. They would make very cute t-shirts if you wanted to transfer them, and then paint it. I can't think of anything you couldn't use them for, as it says in the book, transfers to anything that can absorb ink!

This is a small book of cardboard stencils. They are great. I have been able to reuse them and put stencils on many different things including wood, paper and fabric. If you are look for a few inexpensive Chinese symbols this is the book for you.

This book is fascinating from a historical perspective. It covers no less than 108 artists and groups with a page devoted to each, containing photographs and quotes from the artists about their lives, their music and the pop world. Looking back after 20 years, it's interesting to note who made it big, who's still alive and who faded into obscurity. Of those still making music, U2, Laurie Anderson, Sting, The Cure, Madonna, Peter Gabriel and Eurythmics became most successful, while defunct bands like Bauhaus, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Culture Club, OMD and others also made their mark on the charts. Many of these acts became cult artists with a devoted following, like David Byrne, Tom Verlaine, Nina Hagen, Alan Vega, Howard Devoto, Richard Hell and Julian Cope, while others had already reached cult status when the book was published, like John Cale, Robert Fripp, Nico, Rick James, Bill Nelson and Jayne County. Other seminal acts include The Cramps, Klaus Nomi, Joan Jett, Dead Kennedys, Public Image Limited, The Stranglers and Iggy Pop. The startling and impressive color and black&white photographs by Noble capture the essence of the artists and the style of a long-forgotten era in the history of popular culture so well. The book concludes with a discography of albums and singles plus a short history of the artists' careers up to that point in time. Future Pop gives us a rare early look at the musicians who left their stamp and style on the music and other art forms of the past 20 years. It is also a fount of information on those really obscure artists that stopped recording somewhere along the way. Noble made a great selection all those years ago.

Gallery of Best Resumes offers outstanding examples of resumes for career fields ranging from accountants and secretaries, to cake decorators and actors. The resumes represent the best work of professional resume writers from all across the United States. Included are cover letters that are attention getting, 101 best resume tips, and a listing by region of professional resume writers. If you only buy one resume writing guide, this is the one to have

The play is magnificant for several reasons. To start, it's simple. The basic premise is explored wonderfully; 3 people are placed in a room as part of a psychology experiment, given their own "territory" in the room, and that's it. There's amazing latitude for a director; it has a cast of 4; no gender requiremts at all. It's unknown by most, so you get to surprise an audience. It's a blast to perform, and it's hysterical to watch. Certainly one to get.

This tiny book is large in its potential to help you acquit yourself well when the occasion calls for a toast. You find out what a Gentleman would do (in a somewhat exaggerated way that reminds me of my 5th grade ballroom dancing class) with a slight tongue in cheek. But the advice is basically sound: A gentleman "just says what's in his heart and lets the party proceed." The book offers "simple guidelines . . . not to be taken as strict rules . . . or as rigid models . . . ."

The introduction begins with key guidelines about when, where and how to toast. Some of them aren't quite explained (like why you should not toast before noon and not use a coffee cup), but then etiquette never did make perfect sense.

The heart of the book comes in 40 sample toasts for typical life situations (marriages, anniversaries, birthdays, graduations, holidays, religious events, and work situations). You could easily take any of these and redo it to fit your situation. Some of these are not as usual such as the "Not-So-Happy-Closing of a Business," "Lesbian or Gay Friends upon their Commitment Ceremony," "Religious Leader Retirement," and "Successful Candidate to Supporters and Staff." To me, the best parts of these toasts were examples of what not to do. These were hilarious. I won't quote any, but this book is worth it just for the humor in those examples! What they have in common is giving someone a little back of the hand in the toast. This behavior is usual among male friends, but can lead to serious hurt feelings on important occasions.

Although this book is designed for Gentlemen, I think most women would find the advice to be helpful for when they are expected to raise a glass and utter the appropriate words.

Interspaced among the sample toasts are bits of history (toasting was a way to show your guest that the wine wasn't poisoned and the Romans put toast in their wine to help get rid of impurities), other guidance (like responding to a toast, being a toastmaster, and how to toast as a teetotaler), and the right way to clink glasses (and especially what to do if your glass shatters).

Of special interest to many will be the classic, brief toasts that work for any occasion and a list of classic Irish toasts for those who are Irish or have Irish friends, relatives or acquaintances.

I've been in many situations where toasting was stressful. This book would have saved me on every one of those occasions while allowing me to acquit myself better than I did with my "original" efforts.

After you finish enjoying the book, take a friend, loved one or colleague out to lunch or dinner . . . and make a toast from the heart!

This book gives practical ideas for helping to improve the achievement of all children. While geared toward boys, its approach is that if the boys can be motivated, both the achievement of boys and girls will improve. The authors examine learning style differences among the genders and boys' tendency to have greater difficulty with communication and organization skills. They give practical, research-based ideas to back up their theories. They stress the potential of underachievement to result in widespread social problems that can be prevented if underachievement is not remedied soon.

As a substititue teacher and the mom of 3 sons, I have been observing behavior of boys for over 15 years. I have believed that boys need to be handled differently in academics than girls. Too often I have seen boys put in detention or suspended repeatedly, which indicates that the "remedy" must not be working. This book gives practical suggestions so that I can help boys. In helping boys, I will also be able to enable girls to learn better, concentrate better, and to help all achieve.

Since this book is written by British educational experts, some of the vocabulary used can be just a little puzzling. The term I had the most trouble with was "anti-swot culture," but I think the context clues helped me define it as the attitude that it is not cool to be a boy and be intellectual and do well in school.

I will use many of the ideas I learned from Noble's book as I work with students this year. I have already shared some of the ideas with a librarian, and intend to discuss them with the guidance counselor and principal.

Patricia Rowbotham

Two worlds collide from across the Atlantic Ocean when a well-respected man is charged with the dishonorable crime of bigamy. The defendant, Francisco Noguerol de Ullua, is a true man of his time striving from humble beginnings to shake off the weight of his birth and claim glory in the Americas. His crime is the consequence of unfortunate circumstances of miscommunication, strained familiar relationships, and the resurrection of a dead wife. The Cooks chronicle these true events providing a peek into 16th century Spanish life and culture in the New World with commentary that is helpful and revealing. This book is crafted in a light that truly makes the events of 400 years ago come to life-an excellent choice for students of Latin American history, legal history, or social history. Maps, glossary, and a chronicle of events included.

You should get this book if you need help. Also, anyone who wants to be helpful in this life would do well to look into this book. Terry Lynn Taylor writes so clearly and effectively. Whatever your perspective, whatever your frame of mind, she will bring you something fresh, another and new way of seeing, thinking and feeling this Great Reality. She does not preach to you, instead, she writes straightforwardly and at a level that anyone, of any "spiritual" level can relate to. I have "been there and done that, wrote the book, drew the pictures and ate the crayons while watching the video." You may also be the same. But things change, our lives change and sometimes things get so difficult for so long that, after awhile, maybe a few years, maybe a decade, you might really be stuck and then what do you do? This book is very simple, very clear and goes right to the basics. Get a clear mind. She tells you how. And she goes far beyond that. You may have heard it before, but did you forget? Did the negativities of the "outer world" throw you a few curves and smack you with the bat? It can be confusing sometimes and sometimes you can get so lost that you don't know what to do and you have forgotten that anything can be any good any more! Guardians of Hope will help you remember, or help you connect again for the first time in this life. That is what angels are for, it is what they are, it is what they do: they Help! This book can help you out, or help a friend who needs the help you want to give but somehow can't. The main thing is to Love and Trust and ask for help. It will come. You won't get grinded through a guilt trip and you won't be inflicted by arrogance, instead you will feel Peace again and you will learn how to regain and develop Peace in your mind and in your heart. And before long, sooner or later, you really will know and feel the angels in your life. Then you can go "Duh" and have a good healthy laugh! But what if you or someone you love is so far gone that Love and Trust seem to be lost and hopelessness seems to be in control? Try this book out; read it yourself and/or give it to the person for whom you are so concerned. Guardians of Hope is good for anyone of any religious belief, Christians and all others. This book is good for even those who have no religion. This book is good for anyone who needs help or who wants to be helpful. You will understand about angels and begin to learn and change and grow and feel really glad to be alive. Your angels are waiting and they are so patient and so eager! Even if you have never been "spiritual" before all you have to do is give this book a try and give the exercises a try. Angels are for real (this Universe is Vast!)and they exist to help everyone, everywhere, all the time and all you have to do is ask: Trust and Love will come once you experience angels. This book will help you to work with them instead of negating their work and negating yourself. Good Life to you and may you find what you are looking for and when you get it, share the joy within your smile!