I saw this quilt exhibit at the Maryland Historical Society in Baltimore, MD, a few weeks ago on 16 June2001. This book is a great companion piece and I was thrilled to see that it was written in English and Japanese as I have quilting friends who have lived in Japan. It's beautifully done and you can make out the extremely tiny quilting stitches on some of these quilts. If you're interested in Baltimore Album quilts, this book is a must. Lovely.

This is an excellent overview, which accurately (or, at least, cogently) captures the trends swirling in the wake of the decline and final collapse of the Western part of the Roman empire.

It is not quite a definitive work which leaves the reader with a firm bridging of the gap between Roman rule and the precursors of each of the modern European states - but it comes closer to accomplishing this goal than anything I've read on this subject (I have an interest in late antiquity).

This work needs to be read in conjunction with a host of others for a fuller picture. I recommend the superb history of Byzantium by John Julius Norwich and "Narses - Hammer of the Goths", which is a little harder to find.

The author also uses an easy, relaxed prose which strangely helps to concentrate on the mass of details which must be absorbed to make sense of the proceedings.

Although not the entire mosaic, I would recommend this book as its centrepiece on the subject.

Author"Davis Grubb's"novel"The Barefoot Man" is probably the most convincing,dramatic portrait of America's workingpoor since"The Grapes of Wrath".In this book,the town of Glory West Virginia circa 1930 is struggling to survive it's 6th week of a strike against the Deathtrap mine called"Breedlove Number 12".Every evening after dark,the impoverished,famished miners,wives and siblings gather on their front porches with their eyes on the horizon.They have made their choice as they await for the strikebreakers to arrive which will cause a brutal battle.This novel portrays an unforgettable celebration of the human spirit creating a world of heroes and heroines with tremendous courage against all odds and the faithful healing power of love!!

This is a fabulous collection of stories told by Donald Davis about some strange happenings of an extended family and some interesting families in this small town. I particularly liked the stories about the Jolly boys. 11 "subnormal" brothers who run into some stange, and funny, problems because,

a:Their parents didn't name them so they aquired some weird names in some weird ways.

B:and all of these "subnormal" Jolly boys only look at the ground when they walk, as though they are afraid it will go away if they look up, and that leads to some weird mishaps.

Also another couple of stories are about this boy and his pets, first a fish out of water, and then a huge cat with nine lives.

Read it, you may die laughing but you'll die happy.

Since my daughter saw the movie "Barney's Great Adventure" she could talk of nothing else but this new Barney character named Twinken. He is cute and cuddley and made her 2 year old heart twinkle with love. Twinken is not so easy to find, so when I found this book, she was so surprised to see it. When my friends saw it they immediatley wanted the same book. It was great being able to find it here .... The book has great colorful pictures and an cute storyline that my daughter was able to follow along with. She reads it everyday!

This is my child's first Barney book, although she has enjoyed the show. I chose this book because she loves to look up into the night sky and say, "MOON!". She started saying "night, night" the second night we read this book. At twenty months the narrative is a bit abstract, but uplifting and she will listen to it. Of course at her age she enjoys naming the pictures and pushing the button to make the moon light up. This even helps with fine motor skills - the button is small and requires steady pressure to keep the light on. The moon is neat because when it is not lit, the face has a closed mouth smile, and when it is on, the moon has an open mouth smile. She noticed the difference right away. This is a terrific book to read right before bed. It mentions some of procedures of getting ready for bed and shows hugs and sleeping children. If your child likes Barney, pushing buttons and has a before-bed reading routine, this book is a must-have! Please see my members page for more book selections!

My children love this book especailly when we sing the words to the tune of "Old McDonald Had a Farm" Barney has a cow, pig, horse, and hen on his farm...E-I-E-I-O

My son and I love reading Barney's Rainbow book. The book has colorful, bright, fun pictures with a cute story about a red bird. It has a few cut-outs that children can touch and it goes through all the colors of the rainbow. The book is larger than standard, so it is easy for my son to carry, hold and turn the pages. My 18 month old brings me this book to read to him many, many times a day. Enjoy!

We bought this set for our 16 month old son. He has had these books now for two months and read them every single day. He brings me the book and wants to point out all of the objects that he has learned from them. He brings me the book at least three times a day!! The pictures are brightly colores and fun to look at. Some of the objects to find are small, but after a few times, my son found them! I am buying another set for my nephew.

Yes, this is a Barney book. And yes, like the TV show, many of the books by the Barney machine are very simple (which is a good thing for babies and early toddlers).

This book is very good. All four of my kids have latched onto it during their "first book" phase.

Why does this work? Its is very good at teaching recognition and early word/sound identification. There are about eight different two page layouts (scenes with Barney and friends in space, out West, at circus, etc.). On the left is a column with six objects. The objective for your kid is to point out each object in the main picture after you've shown them what it looks like in the column.

The art is good in a Barney sort of way, the pictures are just the right balance between cluttered and clear to allow first time bibliophiles the chance to "win" the game of locating the objects.

My young kinds (18 mos. or so) kept coming back to this book again and again. It was a favorite and taught them well.