I was in Mr. Daniels' classroom. School had been dismissed for the afternoon, but a few buddies and I stayed back to watch the end of the seventh game of the 1960 World Series between the powerful New York Yankees and the persistent Pittsburgh Pirates. The Yanks were perennial World Series champs and the Pirates had not won it all since 1925, a 35 year drought. With one smooth swing, in the bottom of the ninth inning on that sunny Ocotber afternoon, Bill Mazeroski struck the most important homerun in World Series history. Maz's shot over the left field wall, as the great Yogi Berra watched helplessly with his back toward home plate, will be forever etched in the minds of every Pirate fan, no matter what age.

Jim O'Brien has compiled a retrospective of that memorable World Series as well as a reflection of the key players and personalities associated with that 1960 team. At times, the reflective pieces are redundant, but in the main, they are full of emotion and powerful feelings about the team and the times. I have always believed that the 1960 World Series marked the beginning of the end of purity in American sports. Soon afterwards, big money and lack of team loylalty became the norm with the advent of free agency.

I strongly urge anyone who enjoys baseball, or sport, to read this book. O'Brien has captured the times, the spirit and the excitement of that Powerful Moment in Time.

The best map printed for the Cordillera Real. More accurate than anything you will find in La Paz. The names often vary according to what the locals and climbers use, but the basic geographic info is suprisingly accurate. Buy this map before you come to Bolivia, because it is not available down here.

My Antonia, was very interesting to me and would be a book
that I would recommend to others. I believe there are many different ways to analyze the actual meaning in this book.

This 5th edition, 448 page volume contains a wealth of information, updated with the latest prices. It contains over 6,000 listings and more than 2,200 photos, mostly black and white (plus a 16 page full color section containing very large, sharp photos). In addition to the complete listings, it provides background information on each manufacturer. Topics range from American Flyer to Lionel, to Marx and Tootsietoy. A number of pages cover "miscellaneous" makers. Every item bears prices for up to 3 grades of condition. A must for toy train collectors!

"Once Upon a Rose" is a time travel book about a country music singer from the 90's, who ends up lost in a maze that transports her to the 1500's. I found it very enjoyable. While most time travel romances don't particuarlly concentrate on making it realistic, Judith O'Brien does a wonderful job. I felt that all the characters reacted very believably, and the historical details were accurate, and perfectly intertwined with the romance.

I found I didn't really enjoy the romance part as much, which was a bit less unbelievable and ah, spontaneous. And there certainly weren't any sizzling love scenes to make up for it. It was a touching love story, but not amazing. I would recommend this book to someone that appreciates a good time travel, and doesn't mind a less-steamy romance. It was such a good book, though.

Dominic O'Brien, the several-time world memory champion shares his techniques for developing an effective memory. I saw him perform some amazing memory skills at a book signing, such as memorizing dozens of random numbers and an entire page of a news-paper! Quantum Memory Power provides practical applications and exercises to test and strengthen your memory abilities. O'Brien covers some of his favorite techniques, such as the Journey Method, Mnemonics, The Story Method of recall and much more. Rick Sheridan, ...

Reader's Catalog is a large collection of entries, divided by subject, for books on a wide variety of subjects. The goal of the book is to be a reader's advisor. If you need a recommendation for a book on Islam, or Thai Cooking, or Geographical Place-Names, you can start here and get some titles, and, likely, some descriptions. Also ISBN's and publishers are given.

It is certainly nice to have such a comprehensive set of professional book reviews and comments.

The book is large, and the paper is very thin. After normal wear, it will not stand up on a shelf unless supported by other books. If it sounds like a good addition to your collection, you might want to make sure you've got a good spot atop the bookshelf to lay this paperback tome.

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This book is a very well written review of how most americanist archaeologists approached their subject during most of the 20th century, through the culture history model. The book is a throrough explanation of this model, its assumptions, procedures and consequences. Even if the authors tone can sometimes sound a bit arrogant (the confidence provided by hindsight) its better than the average archaeological theory book, written in a clear, jargon-free language. And whenever there is jargon, it is thoroughly explained. More archaeologists should write like this.

If you are interested in falconry at all, this is a MUST READ! The story takes you from the hack site to the beaches of Texas. I ordered this book for my boyfriend (now husband!) many years ago based on a review that I read in Sports Illustrated. I recently read it again and it was better the second time around (maybe because I know more about falcons, falconry and especially falconers than I did before!). It is a great story, it wont take you long to read and anyone who has ever loved a bird and let it go will really appreciate it!

If your a die hard RPHS fan, get this...