Zita Allen brilliantly portrays the lives and times of some of the women who were an integral part of the civil rights movement. Allen takes a new perspective on an issue that has been covered in so many different ways, and she does it effectively. A must for classrooms

I read this Dan Sylvester novel and thought it was great! It had romance, excitement, and murder rolled into one story plot. It moved and kept my interest. I liked Dan because he had real feelings for all of the characters in the novel. The book also pertained to aviation which I thought was interesting. I can still picture the bluebird bobbing around in the water. I would like to see more Dan sylvester novels.

Allen covers all the basics of hull repair on wooden boats. He also delivers a nice blend of philosophical thought along with his practical advice.

Most every researcher and writer on this period has made great use of the State Department Consular and Diplomatic files in the National Archives and other foreign based collections. This makes great sense as the majority of them are literate in English first and Spanish second. It also makes sense because a Mexican reporting to a Mexican does not have to explain "Mexicanness" or things peculiar to his culture. Reporters and travelers for centuries have been doing the comparative bit. That is why people read travel books, to gain insight. The second reason for emphasis on "Yanqui" sources has been access. Many of the participants in the revolution lived very long lives and the political and personal animosities of the time lasted for some forty years after. It was their history, and they were sensitive about Anglos poking around in it. It was not until the 1960s that Pancho Villa himself was officially recognized as a hero of the Revolution, but even then, due to sensitivities, an equestrian statue erected in Chihuahua, and based on a photograph of him, had the features deliberately distorted by the sculptor so as not to be a likeness even though everyone knew the sculpture was in memory of Villa. I understand the files of the Mexican Ministry of Defense have yet to be opened to anyone for research. Fortunately that is not an insurmountable problem as many of the survivors who came out on top kept extensive personal archives. And so many of the dispatches, orders, and reports can be found in them. This is exactly what the author has been able to do. By making use of all the civil and personal archives that he could get to, he has constructed a Mexican view of the events of the time covered. In so doing he has set out to disprove a great misconception held by both the US government and the public that the Carranzista Army forces were not cooperative (which was true) but that they either were complicit or active conspirators in helping hide Villa from Pershing's Punitive Expedition. The author has satisfactorily proven that the latter hypothesis is false. The Carranzistas constantly fought major and minor battles with Villistas but were hampered by a loose system of command, a sometime lack of supplies, and the necessity of garrisoning various towns, thus exposing themselves to the same conditions of vulnerability to surprise attack as the inhabitants of Columbus, NM, had been in. The only major time that Villa was close to capture during this time was after a battle with Carranzistas in which he was greviously wounded in the leg and was an invalid for some months. What has obscured the Carranzista effort has been the unfortunate clash at Carrizal between a detachment of the Tenth Cavalry and the Carranzista garrison which occurred when the US commander insisted on passing through the town to the east in defiance of First Chief Carranza's dictum that the only direction US forces could go was north. The clash ended in the rout of the Tenth's troopers and the death of the Mexican and US commanders. War almost resulted but cooler heads realized that occupation and invasion of all Mexico in pursuit of a band of dispersed raiders was not only ridiculous but unattainable. So the author has done a great service in mining the Mexican records, and tied them together with a general narrative that sets the scene for the detailed story of the period. In addition, he writes with a commendable clarity and preciseness that is often lacking in scholarly works.

Bountiful Wisconsin 110 Favorite Recipes Terese Allen TrailsBooks ISBN -0-915024-78-0

Bountiful Wisconsin consists of prize-winning recipes from Wisconsin cooks featured in the author's column "Wisconsin Cuisine" or "Dining Out." Drawn from winning entrants in '97 and later contests of Wisconsin Trails, the recipes feature Wisconsin foods and agricultural heritage. Here are over 100 featured recipes, prizewinners and favorites of Wisconsin homespun hospitality, tested and edited for the lucky reader. Categories include appetizers and soups, salads and side dishes, main dishes, baked goods and breakfast/brunch items. Trying out different recipes is too tempting to resist. I first made Dried Cranberry Couscous Salad with Garbanzo Beans and Almonds - a delicious complete side dish or entree salad, very practical and portable as well as delicious. Apple Spiced Beef Roast presents an unusual use of pumpkin pie spice. Peanut Butter Noodles is a picnic classic. Some other intriguing scripts include Caramel Cranberry Oat Buns, Cherry Polenta Pie, North Woods Maple Apple Tart, Sagebrush Strata (with black beans, corn, salsa, cheddar cheese, eggs and flour tortillas) and many others. Bountiful Wisconsin 110 Favorite Recipes presents old favorites in new ways, and is a treasure to the hospitable Wisconsin cook and a lovely gift for visitors to the state.

Nancy Lorraine, Reviewer

Allen Johnson Jr., a great teller of children's tales (see the PICKER MCCLIKKER books) also has much to say as an adult--and he says it in a fun and engaging manner! Johnson's pages are full of potato soup surprises, feisty army sergeants, inventive soldiers, luxury yacht voyages, train rides you wish you had taken yourself and an occasional slap on the wrist for all the silly things society tries to serve up without first being asked. This is like a really fun diary! Read with joy the exploits and thoughts of an unapologetic Southern writer who's been there and sometimes done that a few more times than you and I!
--Jim Reed, author of DAD'S TWEED COAT, wrote the foreword to A BOX OF TRINKETS by Allen Johnson Jr. (jimreedbooks.com)

This informative and entertaining book about recent discoveries surrounding ten types of brain abnormality is the result of collaboration between a Ph.D in cognitive science and the founding editor of Games magazine, Bragdon and Gamon look at topics that will interest most readers (and personally touch many): ADHD alcoholism, autism, dèjá vu, dyslexia, handedness, perfect pitch, photographic memory, seasonal affective disorder, and synesthesia. Sidebars, whimsical illustrations, brain diagrams, reader "tests", and "where to learn more" sections at the end of each chapter all make the book reader friendly and enticing. Although the book is aimed at older readers -especially teachers and parents(e.g., the section on photographic memory contains a visual test entitled, "Is your child and eidetiker?") some middle schoolers will be intrigued by pertinent sections. (This reviewer's 6th-grade son, a lefty, was fascinated by the section on southpaws-although mildly disturbed by the notion that left-handedness is due to an atypical brain condition.) While presenting lots of fun facts, the book also manages to convey a great deal of solid brain research.

-Gloria Levine, Freelance Education Writer, Potomac MD Kliatt, Volume 34 Number 6, November 2000

This is a great book, all of you brett hull fans or not, should go and get this book, it is definetily the best book i've ever read in a long time

This set of books, if it is the complete set, takes the scripture and gives multiple interpretations from several different viewpoints. This could be why the Southern Baptist Convention no longer sells it. It is an increadible resource for those wanting to delve further into what the Bible means and why others believe what they do. It has helped me understand not only the interpretations, but the histroy given with each section discussed is invaluable in understanding the way the people in the bible saw things. It's an excellent resource, if for nothing else, for the way a church should be run and the role it should serve. If you're wanting to understand better what it is you hear in your research and study.

This book immediately got my creative juices flowing, just browsing through it. It is very well organized which makes it very easy to find the phonetic rhyme you are looking for.

It's fun to use, and even the index is fun. Bronner's Rhyming Phrases Dictionary is different than the standard single word rhyming dictionary that I've had for years; but they compliment each other rather nicely.