This book is the story of a journey. This journey involves man's best friend. Anyone who has had a pet, dog, kitten, or bird may recall that day. A day of joy, happiness, and yes growing. This story to me is about faith, trust and love. You can't love without knowing the person, or animal. Trust, trust in above-to believe pets will welcome us into heaven.

Anyone who has loved will realize the greatest test of love is to let go, or release from pain and sorrow. This is what this story is about. You love, befriend, and hardest of all, let go, and then believe.

In my opion this is a book any pet owner will cherish. We have pets who bond to us, as people do not. A child, a couple or a single;, we each have a bond with a pet different than others. You get a puppy, so tiny, and full of spirit. When you watch this tiny animal grow, and mature, just as a plant, you wonder at it all. The problem with animals is there life is not as long as ours. It seems just as you know each others thoughts, you look and your best friend seems, or maybe not, old. Time goes on, you just dont believe it. The day does come when you need to face it. Tears flow, yes the pain and sorrow is real. This book tells it all. The greatest act is to let go, when you feel the pain. The eyes are the mirrow of the soul, and the eyes tell you when it is time. The time is only on earth, for God will allow us to meet again in heaven.

I am a wedding consultant and I use this book to address all types of etiquette issues. No consultant -- or bride -- should be without it.

The most Proper way you would need your wedding to be. Tells you the proper way to address invitations & announcements, the proper things to include in a Bride's Trousseau, proper march-in, proper wedding registry, proper blah, proper dee... I need one of these proper books to know what to do, & how to do it properly. Maybe you do, too!

I enjoyed the basics offered regarding Business Etiquette. I was disappointed the author spent so much discussing how to find a job, and how to leave a job. If I wanted a book on finding a job I would have purchased one.

A must-have for the new millenium worker. With intelligence, sensitivity, and candor, the Posts offer solid advice on negotiating the challenging workplace social scene with grace. They also filter out irrelevant and out-dated business etiquette practices and offers fresh suggestions for new ones. Navigating the choppy waters of the business world is tough; this book is a port in a storm. It's helped me avoid making mistakes--it will help you too!

Perhaps because I am a Lebanese woman who lived for a few years in North America as a college student and then decided to return to Lebanon, I found this book a bit disappointing. I was expecting to find some unusual insights into the causes and consequences of migration, the difficulty of assimilation, the function of memory, and so forth. Instead what we get is a generically written novel representing some name-brand character hailing us from the south of Lebanon and embarking on a voyage to North America. Everything that can add authenticity to this generic character from a generic Lebanese village is included: the olive trees, the social mannerisms, the spices, the coffee with cardamon, the dancing of the dabke, everything except aspects that would make one Lebanese individual different from another. The main character-Radwan- is so bland that he cannot be described in other than stereotypical qualities associated with the East: generosity, attachment to land, veneration of tradition, belief in myths, religiosity, and sociability. Perhaps the author, through Radwan, is trying to create a symbolic portrait of the Lebanese person in exile. But in doing so, isn't she wiping away the individual experience, the individual story? Doesn't each one of us who left Lebanon during the war have a different story to tell? Is it fair to group us all under the umbrella of Radwan? The great irony of the book is that the deeply religious Radwan- in an attempt by the author to make him representative of all the Lebanese- is stripped of any sectarian identity. It is only through very subtle hints later in the book that we learn that Radman is probably a Christian. But is this a trivial point, to be gleaned or dismissed according to the reader's preference? Isn't the generic 70-year-old Lebanese man at the start of the Lebanese civil war very likely to be one with some sectarian inclinations? Doesn't leaving out this point trivialize some of the main issues of the Lebanese civil war? And, more importantly, wouldn't a Lebanese Christian migrating to (predominantly Christian) North America have very different assimilation experiences from that of a Lebanese Muslim who is more likely to suffer an acute identity crisis? The story of Radwan is as predictable as they come. An old man tries to leave his native land for a short while and finds that he cannot assimilate in the West. The more interesting story would have been that of Radwan's children, of whom we are told very little. We know they are all successful and well-established. We know they have a great respect for their receiving country (Canada) and its laws. Yet, they are the ones who must have really suffered, who must have trained their minds to think only of the future, to erase all memory, and to authenticate the present because the present is all they have.

Aren't their stories worth telling? Or are we, like Radwan, supposed to turn over the last pages of the book with a serene smile on our faces, content in the knowledge that one ultimately gets what one desires.

Emily Nasrallah paints a wonderful picture that I'm sure any Lebanese immigrant can relate to -- what it is like to come from Lebanon and see family and cope with the changes -- grandparents unable to communicate with grandchildren due to language and culture barriers, parents and children, brothers and sisters. I recommend this not just to people of Lebanese background, but to anybody wanting to know what it is like to leave their homeland and come to a whole new culture.

I have had this book for a few years, and even though I have only made fortune cookies a few times, this is a fun book. The recipes are easy, and there are lots of great fortunes to use from the book. I have made cookies for parties as well as for co-workers for Valentines Day.

As an avid fan of both the concept and the consumption of fortune cookies, I was immediately attracted to this book. It is a great book if you are already enamored of the fortune cookie phenomenon. However, if this is something you only think about at the very end of a chinese restaurant visit, this might not be the coffee table book for you. It truly is entirely devoted to this unusual delight, which turns out to actually be an American invention. (Surprise!) This and many other little tidbits await you in this book. It's a fun 'light' read, but not much more than that. As a silly book to pick up once in a while, I recommend it.

The 3rd book in the series. A housekeeper, Mrs. Jeffries, and her staff assist Inspector Witherspoon solve another baffling case for Scotland Yard.

At a seance, Mrs. Hodges was taken aback by the medium's dire prediction, but quickly dismissed it as nonsense. That night, Mrs. Hodges was murdered. Inspector Witherspoon is on the case, but unfortunately he doesn't have a crystal ball to tell him whodunit. He does have his housekeeper Mrs. Jeffries and the rest of his staff to help him solve this case. However, Mrs. Jeffries is so good, even he cannot figure out that they are helping him!

Another good installment in the series. Highly recommended even if you have never read any of the others. Light, easy read.

The first book in this series is "The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries". Enjoy!

This is the best Victorian/English mystery so far. The best part about is the way the household finds and gives info to the inspector. This book has everything a good mystery needs!!!! Great main characters, a cop called Nivens who hates the inspector, and a plot that will keep you guessing. Move over Mrs. Seeton, here comes Mrs. Jefferies. This book is like Lillian Brauns the Cat who... books. Reccomend all these books and the cat who... books. This is a very enjoyable read.

Well constructed flap book features Emily the bunny and other stuffed friends on an Easter Egg hunt. My two year old daughter loves looking for the eggs in the book. Claire Masurel (who also wrote the fabulous TOO BIG) knows how to contruct a clean child's narrative, but the colors in the illustrations of this book clash with each other resulting in a book that is fun to go through a few times, but not destined to be a classic. For example, the four furry characters are difficult to differentiate so hard to follow through the story. We have the paper back version and I recommend it as a great (non-candy) Easter basket stuffer or prep book for your own family egg hunt tradition, but don't expect it to become an instant favorite.

Claire Masurel (the writer of seven other 5-star rated books at Amazon) really knows how to construct flap books that engage children. The story is simple but charming, and Emily and her friends are delightful to follow on their Easter egg hunt until the "big" surprise ending. Kids just seem to love it!

Having recently learned that my uncle was a member of the 1st Cavalry, 5th Regiment and part of the "Flying Column" which liberated Santo Tomas in Feb 45, I was fascinated by Mrs. Van Sickle's eyewitness account of her time in the camp, and of her retelling of the evening of liberation. Her storytelling STYLE isn't particular gripping, but her STORY itself IS gripping and she tells it with an honest, informative approach.

Emily Van Sickle has written a wonderful memoir of her struggle during World War II to survive internment by the Japanese in the Philippines. Interned in Santo Tomas University with her husband, Emily chronicles the daily boredom, increasing starvation, and then the unbridled excitement of liberation by U.S. troops.

Anyone interested in first-person wartime stories should read this book. It adds a new dimension to World War II stories of internment--this is unlike the experiences of European Jews and of Japanese-Americans, but still gives the reader pause to wonder at the atrocities of war.

Leon FitzWarren meets elfin Brenna when both are children. He, a squire walking the battlements in the night, and she a mere slip of a child. Unable to sleep, Brenna is drawn to the top of the tower by an unknown pull. The little girl offers a night of comfort to a scared Leon, and as dawn approaches and Leon must leave on his journey to become a knight, they swear undying love to each other.

Fourteen years later a physically, and mentally scarred Leon returns a man to Dinas Bran, home to the now grown Lady Brenna. Now known as Caer Llion, the fierce knight Ironheart, he is mistaken by Brenna as her betrothed, who has been killed in battle. Leon too is mysteriously drawn to the dark beauty of Brenna. However Leon distrusts immensely, and fears his deep attraction to Brenna.

Many obstacles stand in the way of their true love and happiness. The dark knight, Keith Kil Coed, who very much desires Brenna and has an agenda of his own towards the knight known as Ironheart. Throw in four small squires in training, a ditzy Aunt, a wizened grandfather, the Holy Grail, and an evil knight who will do anything and eliminate anyone who stands in his way of obtaining it, and you have the makings for an entertaining story.

This was my first Emily French book, and I found her writing fast paced, funny, touching, exciting and very romantic! I highly recommend Ironheart to anyone who enjoys a good Medieval!

Destiny wore many disguises- and Lady Brenna, pledged as bride in match more alliance then love affair, saw true when Caer Llion rode up to her castle gated. This valiant knight was surely her mysterious betrothed, for he was her past- and Fate decreed he be her future.... An elgin girl upon the high battlements had once given him her favor- and eased his aching soul. Now Leon FitzWarren, famed as Caer Llion- the Ironheart, had returned to Wales, to those very battlements, and faced again the bewitching Brenna- the elfin sprite become woman- and holder of his heart!

I used this guidebook while traveling through Germany during Winter of 98-99. Its listings of both Berlin and Munich were relatively good. One thing I did not like about this guide was they rated certain hostels or places with their "thumbs up" recommendations. Their recommendation for Berlin, was this shabby, independent hostel with no lockers and the book said nothing about their early check-in at 10PM. Luckily, they let me in at the last minute. The staff however was generally helpful and helped compensate for the amenities the rooms lacked. Their coverage of Munich was good but no mention about the Euraide office in the train station being closed during the Winter. They had poor descriptions of whether places were closed or not during the off-season. They also gave poor directions to places sometimes, which was quite annoying. Above all, Let's go does a generally good job with their individual country guides (France, Italy) but this one was not up to standards.

I am an American in my mid-20's living in Germany. I have found the Let's Go 1999 Germany guide to be an extremely useful tool in traveling and touring Germany. I have especially enjoyed their camping recommendations. I have utilized two of their camping site recommendations and have found both to be very nice sites. They were clean, with above average amenities (especially by American standards) and were easily accessible to local transportation.

I have also enjoyed using this guide for its town information and recommendations. I find their descriptions to be not only informative, but interesting. I also appreciate the sense of humor they sometimes apply to their information. Other guides I have utilized (Fodor's comes to mind) have been dry and only list the typical tourist sites. Let's Go does a great job of finding some of the out of the ordinary spots to see. They also do a nice job of touching on the German culture.

I discovered Let's Go through a friend's European guide. I liked it so well I bought my own Let's Go guide for Germany. It has been a very useful resource, and I am getting ready to purchase Let's Go guides for elsewhere in Europe. Happy Traveling!