When I received the book personally from the author, I was a little hesitant about what he had dug himself into. After reading this book of life's snippets, I have a greater sense of self, of life. The book is not organized, but does not have to be. The writings are irregular in length and topics, but flow with ease of "feelings". I hope to find more readings from this author in the future.

Carter Hall touched my heart with a full range of emotions. He has expressed the obvious which so many of us never see, with such depth that one can only marvel at what they are reading. I consider this work a true treasure and reach for it many times during my day, each time I gain a new perspective, a new feeling, a new emotion. Thank you Carter Hall, I have looked for more of your work, please write more, I am hungry for your words.

THIS BOOK IS WONDERFUL. THERE IS SO MUCH LOVE AND FEELING THAT I CAN'T SEEM TO PUT IT AWAY. CARTER MUST BE A VERY WISE MAN, IT TOUCHED ME VERY DEEPLY. GREAT JOB CARTER, KEEP THEM COMING.

This book had so many issues, but Ms. Carter wove them together very well. The issue of Sickle Cell was the most profound. There are so many African Americans with this disease. I liked the way they explained exactly what the disease does to your body.

I loved the little girl Sandy. It seems she really loved her mother, eventhough she was not what we could say a "good one". I also enjoyed Cassie and her friend. Her friend learned a good lesson about beauty being in the eye of the beholder.

This was a wonderful love story, that I think you will enjoy.

This romance novel was great. I felt the characters were very realistic with what is going on in the world today. I enjoyed this read very much. Ms. Carter is a very talented Lady and I look forward to her next novel. Keep up the good work.

Picture Perfect is the perfect example of how the right words hooked up just right can tell a touching story. There were parts that made me glad, a little sad, and then happy all over again, at the same time sharing some knowledge of Sickle Cell Anemia that afflicts so many African Americans today. Cassidy tries to put her love for Brian on the back-burner when she learns that she has the trait, but true love wins out. With an interesting array of characters, the reader can't help but find PICTURE PERFECT a warm and amusing story that will keep you turning the pages. Reon Carter - you go girl! Debra Phillips (author of: Kiss Or Keep)

I particularly was struck with the dimension and texture portrayed in the illustrations (made of foam board, plaster and acrylic paints). The poems are also cute and can help children and parents to view the different aspects of their world from other vantage points and learn to verbalize it as well.

This book entertains and amuses my two and a half year old daughter more than just about any other book in her substantial "library." We read it at night, before bed (perhaps it should be called "Go To Sleep House!" because the book ends with the house going to sleep).

The short poems are fun to read and fun to listen to. The illustrations are three-dimensional and fascinating to look at over and over again. They personalize the house and its contents in a unique way that gives them character and substance without being the least bit precious. It's great entertainment!

My 20 month-old loves this book! She has me read it over andover and over. She loves the rhyming and the vivid, unique threedimensional illustrations. I highly recommend it, even if your childis younger than the recommended age.

Like everything written by politics' dynamic duo, this book is excellent. Witcover and Germond wrote books on Presidential elections from 1976 to 1992, taking off from where White left off (the Carter/Ford book is actually Witcover alone). This one is about Carter Reagan, and it is fabulous. It's a nuts and bolts horse race book, and one of the finest of the type. The description of Reagan as a bumbler with no real vision will surprise those who imagine that Reagan was perceived as some sort of political giant in his time. The depiction of Carter as the ineffective moderate challenged on the left by Te Kennedy will also surprise readers not familiar with the times. Although it is all excellent, the account of Kennedy's sputtering inarticulate attempt to unseat Carter is probably the best part, also notable is the treatment of the early Republican battles (although I could would have liked to here more about the lessor Republicans in the field, especially Phil Crane). Also of interest to those outside the political mainstream is Anderson's mistreatment by the political establishment. Needless to say, this presages similar troubles suffered by Perot and Nader in later elections, especially the debate committees refusal to consider a debate until his numbers had fallen down enough that he could be excluded under their rules. This action renders the sham democracy of America naked. Read It. A

This tightly edited classic wisely uses a straightforward, chronological approach in bringing the 1980 Presidential election to vivid life. It is not overly long as these authors' book on Bush vs Dukakis '88 election was. Well worth the hassle
of buying used.
Carter's lack of political instincts and his often contradictory personality (usually conciliatory yet capacle of pettiness and vindictiveness) are well illustrated here. The '80 primary elections are wonderfully covered, even minor candidiates such as Howard Baker and Robert Dole are covered. Teddy Kennedy's only presidential campaign is thoroughly dissected. The authors evenhandedly cover the Reagan and Carter and (remember) John Anderson campaigns. Buy it!

These authors know politics like few others and this is a terrific book. An outstanding anaysis of an election, full of insight, intelligence, and the wisdom of experienced reporters.

Very well done. Logically laid out and easy to use. CD-ROM attachment is very helpful.

I found myself skipping the profiles and going straight to the sites and am disappointed that the number of sites are limited . . . of course they are only profiling the best. It does cover a very broad number of topics.

A good effort but they barely scratched the surface. I had a better time working the link lists at major sites.

Anyone who has lost themselves in the web searching for Civil War information know that the amount, quantity, and accessibility of material can, and does, fascinate and frustrate. Sites that looked promising turn into dead ends, information presented can be of dubious quality and, most of all, the sheer volume of material can consume many tedious hours. The Civil War on the Web highlights the best sites, and will save this researcher much valuable time. Civil War enthusiasts will also enjoy the authors' essays and summaries for the insight they provide on the state of scholarship today. A must for anyone curious about the war who has access to the internet!

My wife got me this book for my birthday. I'm a big Civil War buff and even I found sites in this book that I never would have found otherwise. I found so much to read on the Civil War on the web through this book its like getting a 100 books (for the price of one). Plus, there is a CD that makes linking to the sites even easier. If you know someone who likes the Civil War, this is the book for them.

This adventure was a continuation of events which started in Great Modron March. Like that work, this had the adventures somewhat tangent to the ongoing plot (at least initially). PCs are not likely to fully destroy the big nasty at the end...

My primary reason for giving this product only 3 stars is that I dislike both the basic premise of the background plot as well as its effects. Powers should not be easily destroyed, particularly with a single word. And I like the big nasty the way he was...

The adventures are good, although the epilogue adventure seemed to be added to fill space. The appendix listing of encounters, and color illustrations in the rear were nice touches.

Overall, the source material in this book probably makes it worthwhile, but not essential.

Overall a good adventure as it kills off a few powers of which some are actually well known.

However one part that is diffcult to suspend belief is not that the main villian has such power but also why the egyptian patheon who had access to such power as well did not dominate the planes.

Another sticking point is why the main villian allowed the characters to even penetrate his fortress. If the villian is as crafty as some adventures potray him, he should have easily shown up (through teleport, gate, etc) and blasted any party (including the old 100 level characters from h1-h4) into oblivion.

To combat such obvious logical traps, the dm will probably have to think of some good reasons. After the adventure, though, the party could through their own initiative, attempt ressurection of their favorite power that got killed. The DM could conceivably include any power that the pc clerics worshipped as a casualty for more "exciting" play.

Dead Gods is an incredible adventure for the Planescape setting. The main adventure brings the characters into the plot slowly, but soon involves them in a epic storyline. The adventure develops slowly, and is done in segments, so that the DM can run other adventures in between. There is also a second adventure included in Dead Gods that is also broken into segments. The DM can intertwine these two for a really good storyline that should last many gaming sessions. Additionally, the adventure can be used as a follow-up to the product "The Great Modron March" for extra intrigue. It is a solid product with a good plot.

This series is one of my favorites because our heroine, Nanette is believeable. She lives her unconventional life playing saxaphone on street corners in NYC. This book has the best opening I've ever read in any mystery. Nanette, on a drunken binge is thrown out of a party by her date! But wait, it gets better from there. What I like most about this series is that the author has crafted a believeable heroine with flaws and frailties that I can relate to. Who'd have thought you could weave rap music and voodoo into such a good story! While the plot isn't the tightest, the characters more than make up for it.

If you enjoy character driven mysteries, you'll love Drumsticks. However, the plot was a bit confusing and unbelievable. I gave it 4 stars because despite it's flaws it's always fun to hang out with Nanette Hayes for 200 or so pages!

Nanette is at it again, I love this series. I laughed and laughed. Charlotte Carter is the one of the best and her Nanette will keep you interested. I can't wait to see what will happen with Andre....

Thank you Charlotte for the entertainment.

The best parts of this book are the chapters which discuss: the importance of having a niche in the tax industry, tax research, having a web-based tax service, tax education, roles of tax consultants( unenrolled tax practitioner, CPA, enrolled agent, and tax attorney), the IRS, and interviews with tax professionals. This book is very resourceful as far as supplying names and addresses of tax associations, tax software vendors, tax research sources, tax-related web sites, and CPA review courses.

I don't think the book was helpful when the author included a chapter on the types of business organziations (sole proprietorship, corportation, partnership, etc.)and 20 pages on tax history and tax reform. I think the author should have given more information as to how much the different types of tax consultants earned on average nationwide. I also wish the author would have rated and given a little bit more thorough information about the different tax associations, tax software vendors, tax web sites and CPA review courses. This would have made the book more resourceful.

However this book enlightens one who's interested in entering the tax consulting industry.

I highly recommend reading this book if you are seeking information in tax consulting. I found the book to be well written, and researched. My intention is to start my own tax practice next year, and this book serves as an excellent body of information in how to get started in the tax business. The author effectively conveys his thoughts and suggestions without loosing readers. This could very well be the bible of, "The How Too Tax Consulting Reference Book." A must read for Tax Maverick's in the making.

I can not put this book down! It has all the information that I wanted to know for a long time: what's it like being a tax professional, what qualities is needed to be successful, how much you can earn. It's an inspirational book that Dr. Carter shares his own way of forming a side practice from concept to bring it to realization step by step. His HONEST assessment are extremely valuable.

Carter has addressed, in a humorous way, questions such as the likelihood of a tax simplification reform driving tax professional out of jobs in the future. He shows you the benefit and the potential of specialization vs. generalization. He has straightened out common confusions on the tax treatment of different tax entities. Then he shows you how and where to find the tax literature-the tool of trade. "Getting to know the IRS" and Web-based tax practice shows you very useful information. All in all, it has just about any major questions you wanted to know as far as the tax professional career. And it was written in a way that shows, from page to page, a passionate educator (Dr. Carter is a professor) sharing his wisdom, research, and knowledge.

Before I finished reading this book, I went on to Dr. Carter's website...and I was very impressed with the credentials of Dr. Carter, a highly accomplished individual. Then I emailed him a question and sure enough he followed up the question and clarify that question for me!

Highly recommend this book to anyone who's contemplating a career as a tax professional. Thank you Dr. Carter for your inspiring, fun, and honest advice from this book!...

Instills understanding by slowly going through derivations and principles, while at the same time motivating econometric analysis by referring to economic situations where it can be used. Much better than Gujarati (which tends to be a "cookery book" rather than giving an integrated treatment).

The only weakness of the book is that it focusses almost exclusively on estimation under the assumption that error terms are identicallly and independently distributed (iid). However, all other undergraduate econometric textbooks (and a lot of graduate ones too!) display this preoccupation, so Griffiths et al are no worse than their rivals.

An update to this book would also be good, as it's nearly 10 years old now.

However, its good points far outweigh these weaknesses.

This book is excellent for beginners in econometrics. It is particuarly useful for people not wanting to know all the mathematics ( algebra and matrix approach) behind econometrics. Students doing term papers find it very practical as they want to know how to go from theoretical econometrics to empirical econometrics.

This is a great beginner's textbook. Whereas some, like Greene, are going to be too hard for some beginners, and others like Gujarati are far too basic, this book strikes an excellent balance. It's best feature is all the worked examples is gives you, including the raw data used, allowing you to enter the data into a statistical package and make sure you get the same result. This is a great confidence builder!

Why this book is #156,000 in popularity is one of the mysteries of the universe. OK, the material isn't breathlessly novel: treat people well; listen; eye contact; validate; collaborate. Shades of Dale Carnegie. But it's a story well-told, with memorable corporate examples of excellent and poor people skills in leadership. And the authers make the book memorable (thus, useful) by a brain-friendly format of "four things" to use to approach different situations - four points for difficult conversations; four points for improving sales and negotiations; etc. I found it quite a worthwhile read - in fact, a page-turner until 3 a.m.

This book should be required reading for any "supervisor" before they may have other people working for them.

For people who have experienced good leadership examples, they may read this book and say "Duh, Of course." For those who have had bad leadership examples, they will say "This is the way it should be."

Almost 30 years ago an Army colonel for whom I worked required all his subordinate commanders to attend a leadership workshop. I hated the thought of being in a "class" for week, but the result was life changing. That workshop has benefited me to this day. This book could go a long way toward making such a difference for anyone who deals with other people (subordinates, customers, or co-workers).

An EXCELLENT book! While it is a must-read for all managers who want to have great leadership skills, it's good reading for anyone at any level of an organization. If an organization is going to be successful in today's fast-paced, information oriented world, it is important the that the principles discussed in this book are put into play by every member of the organization. I've recommended the book to nearly twenty people and all of them have loved it.