This book is a must have if you are the owner of an MGB. The instructions are perfect, and the illistrations are alone worth the cover price. This book was invaluable to me when I restored my MGB. I highly rccomend Chiltons Step-By-Step Service Guide to the MGB.

This book is still very applicable in our new economy in disecting competition considering it was written in 1991. The fundementals of this book make it a must read in analyzing one of the "Five Forces".

In her smart Introduction Dr. Susan Richards Shreve says, "I have had a half a century of an uneasy alliance with school." She tells about that alliance from a variety of angles, beginning with herself as "a bad student, a very bad student, and finally a good one." She's an English professor, a mother of four children, am impassioned advocate and an able observer and memoirist. Her son, Porter Shreve, has his great own story to tell - as the bedeviled (and bedeviling) 'scholarship kid' at the school that employed his dad.

There are 16 additional pieces in this somewhat uneven collection. All of the contributors are Americans; academics and/or professional writers. More than a few grew up poor and felt ostracized - and talk about that experience. The domestic debate regarding public versus private schools continues, with varying success, in several of these pieces. (Nina Revoyr, Francesca Delbanco, others). In some of the stories, memories are likely fresh because the writer is only a decade or so away from the actual experience. The remembered pain and turmoil of adolescence combines is here. Sherman Alexie's young life was under a long shadow: poverty, alcoholism, and an awful disconnect. Alexie's account - of Indian cruelty to Indians - is powerfully bitter. (He reports having asked a bulimic female classmate to "Give me your lunch if you're just going to throw up." ) Immigrant experience, feelings of being an outsider for other reasons - and the ever-present threat of bullying and ostracism are here, too. Learning disabilities, sex, death, vandalism, parents, good and bad teachers - all present. Class conflict and political tension, too. Teachers have enormous powers - to annoy and to hurt, but also to love and redeem. Michael Patrick MacDonald's "Fight the Power" offers an astonishing picture of violence in to-be-integrated South Boston that slyly compares it to Belfast. Jeff Richards' essay "LD" talks about family, learning disabilities, persistence and love - with honesty and passion. David Haynes writes, straightforwardly and well, about teaching - in the dark, really, at first, and by default. He says blithely but not flippantly that he had neglected to choose a profession, so he began to teach.

Class clown David Sedaris ("I Like Guys") does not fail to deliver - in one of the liveliest of the stories.

Definitely worth reading.

This is a great cookbook! It's great for both last minute cooking and entertaining as recipes use ingredients found in most kitchens and don't require enormous amounts of prep time. This is also one of those cookbooks that is fun to read. Recipes range from old Charleston favorites to dishes from local chefs. There are suggested menus for those of us who can't put one together. Especially good recipes are the Million Dollar Dip, Tortilla Soup, Ronaine Salad with Apple Vinaigrette, and the Crusty Pork Tenderloin. The Fresh Apple Cake and Ultimate Brownies are fabulous desserts. This cookbook is a wonderful addition to any cook's library.

A visually attractive book that will provide quick information on medical developments through history, helpful in relating what happened in the medical world at similar times but in different settings or places. Brief time-relationship is also given to non-medical events. Bibliography is extense, Internet and museum references are welcome for their usefulness to those interested in expanding their information. Latinamerican contributions to Medicine is greatly ignored by the authors.

I am on the road about 50% of the time as a sales person. It's hard to get enough exercise when you're stuck in a hotel room or meetings most of the time. Read this book -- you'll be surprised how easy it can be to get enough exercise or even lose weight while on the road. Porter Shimer gives easy-to-use ideas and methods to fit exercise into your normal daily routine! A great book!

We have used the Transition Mathematics book at our school in 6th grade. The content explores different approaches to standard math exercises while maintaining an engaging foundation of math fundamentals. This is a wonderful book and has fit perfectly with the rest of our curriculum. Good job!

What struck me most about this book is the density of both the language and the detail of Hal Porter's life in the first decades of the 1900s.

This is a classic Australian book. It is a beautifully written autobiographical work that one presumes was based on an extensive diary.

In short, this book is like reading primary historial sources based on the first two decades of what was then a quite ordinary life. Hal Porter starts with his earliest memories, about his parents at their house in inner suburban Melbourne - including watching life in the street from his cast iron balcony. Then the family packs up and moves to Bairnsdale in country Victoria. His vivid account of how to adapt to a new life and people around him is very enjoyable reading.

After his schooling he goes back to the city as a teacher. He is socially active and provides us with more detailed descriptions of life in Melbourne. Even the menus of exclusive restaurants are reported - for example, at The Latin, he eats tomato soup, lamb and apricot pie.

This book will not appeal to everyone. It will appeal most to Australians and some may have to persist at first to get used to the richness of the expression.

I would rate it as one the most engaging books I have read.

The value of biographies on the more illustrious eccentrics is that the ideas, insights, and accomplishments of their lives can be taken out of the sometimes confusing even frustrating daily context and presented as a meaningful whole, where the importance of their voices in society can be evaluated and appreciated. This personal biography adds to this value the pleasure of being a good read.

This book is about a boy who refuses to give his dog to a bully (who just happens to be a girl). When he refuses his friends find they can also refuse to give the bully their things. It turns out "once everyone stopped being so scared of Big Bertha, she stopped being so scary". This is a good book for early readers who desire a chapter book. The subject is a good one for kids. Who hasn't met a bully?