This book is very helpfull in helping children come to grips with having to give there favorite shoes away because they are too small. It helps them to see the advantages to growing older and getting new things.

My son received this book for Christmas, and we both loved it. The story line is really cute, and the pictures in it are great! I'd recommend this book to anyone with small kids.

Part II of the "Crazy Horse Chronicles" continues to enthrall. This vivid retelling of the life of Curly, later to become Crazy Horse, explains the early transition to adulthood for Curly and Little Mouse, who become Crazy Horse and Black Robe Buffalo Woman. They grow to maturity during the "Indian Wars" and Crazy Horse earns his name through battle glory. His painful experience of betrayal by family of Little Mouse drives him to forsake his holy name to become "Worm," or One Who Returns to Mother Earth. The bittersweet story of the love of Crazy Horse and Black Robe Buffalo Woman is passionate and fierce and gentle at the same time. Readers will eagerly devour this latest in the series and impatiently await the third in the series.

Nancy Lorraine, Reviewer

Richard Jepperson capably and affirmatively expands his Crazy Horse Chronicles with this touching, tender, fierce, reader-friendly book containing articulate, poetic text and original, beautiful illustrations. There are really only two kinds of books. And they are not children's books and grownups' books but good books and bad books. Black Robe Woman, Lakota Warrior, is most definitely among the former. It's excellent for kids but it is by no means exclusively for them but for all readers of worthy literature. Here is a book you will read to your children and to yourself, not once but over and over again.

The action takes off in the second paragraph, slows down to let the plot catch up, then takes off again. This pattern of going back and forth continues to a logical, exciting conclusion with characters that seem like next door people. As a woman who likes suspense and action, I liked the book a lot, as did my husband, who is a real action fan. This is the second book by this author I've read and I'm waiting for his next. Oh, yes, and I love the Ventura County setting. As a Southern Californian, it's right next door.

Lots of action and good characters I liked (and some pretty bad ones I didn't!). It moved right into the story on page one, and the plot moved quickly and kept me on my toes. A woman who likes good suspense, it had just the right amount of romance,too: enough for me and not too much for my husband, who liked it so much he did not put it down until he was done. The chase through the city and the battle on the highway were thrilling and real. BLOOD OF THE HELGSBERG, his first Matt Clark thing is next on my list, and then I'll eagerly await this writer's next effort.

Great meals from great pickers

The Bluegrass Music Cookbook is a great book...a must for any fan of Bluegrass Music or curious about the genre.

Actually, I've only tried a couple of the recipes, so that should make you ask "How can he review a cookbook if he hasn't tried out the recipes?"

Good Question...The Bluegrass Cookbook is one of the best books to introduce someone to the significant Bluegrass players of today and yesterday. There are lots of great photos that I saw for the first time in this book, and great biographical notes on each of the featured artists. Its a great book to browse, and even the knowledgeable historian can pick up something new after each browse.

And by the way...given the Southern rural heritage of Bluegrass Music, you know the cookin's great!

My book is called Bold Journey.
A novel by Charles Bohner. Some of the main characters are Jack, Hugh McNeal, sir Lewis , captain Clark, captain Bissell, and Charley.
The setting took place from the Ohio River to the Pacific Ocean. There was not really a problem until they ran into Indians. There was a big fight. During the fight Jack and Hugh ran into Charley while powdering up their muskets. They introduced each other to him. After they fled one of the Keelboats sunk. After they found the other Keelboat they also saw the Pacific Ocean a month later. Once they made it the ship mates jumped up and down as if they were drunk. What Charles Bohner is saying is never give up even if your goal seems imposable. If you like adventure I recommend this book because of when they looked for the other kealboat

This book is a very intresting book.It talks about the north-west passage. the explorers are Lewis and Clark are tring to find the north-west passage. This expodition starts in the north-east were the American and Canadian border is. They wanted to find the passage, instead of going around or above north America. Every night they keep jurnals of what they find.Everyday they try to find new routs to find the passage.Up and down they go what did they find who knows? Will they ever find the passage?What problems will they run into? I really enjoyed this book!!!!!!!!

This tasty collection of italian recipes is really worth adding to your cookbooks at home! Every recipe has a photo of the finished dish with the recipe so you'll know what it should look like. Many of my favorite recipes from when I was a child were in this cookbook which brought back memories of wonderful family gatherings. There is a helpful section on the ingredients at the beginning of the book in case you are unfamiliar with any items. A wide variety of tasty recipes that will give your family & friends many wonderful meals! I highly recommend buying this cookbook! :)

This book is an amazing representation of what fine italian food is. The pictures make your mouth water. The recipes are incredibly easy, and the ingredients are those you would most likely find in your house or your local grocery store. AMAZING!!

What a great book! The Brain and Behavior is a book that looks at the neuro-anatomical structures of the brain, and explains what will ahppen to mood and behavior when these areas are affected. The author goes into some pathologies such as schizophrenia and shows example how the cerebelar vermis can be involved and even the cause of this disorder (support for chiropractic adjustments, i.e. reducing dysafferentation).

At a seminar I learned of Cerebellar Syndrome - an anxiety disorder - which is totally supported by this book (Quote: "structural abnormalities of the cerebellar vermis has been seen in depression").

Also, there was even support for the arguement against MSG and Aspartame in food:

"Glutamate and aspartate are excitatory, and neurons in the CNS [(Central Nervous System)] contain receptors to one or the other. Normally, only small quantities of these excitatory amino acids appear in the synapse at any one time. [here's the good part] If extraneural concentrations of these excitatory amino acids exceed the ability to uptake machanisms to remove them [which is what happens when you eat anything with:

MSG, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, Hydrolyzed protein, hydrolyzed plant protein, plant protein extract, sodium caseinate, calcium caseinate, yeast extract, textured protein, autolyzed yeast, hydrolzed oat flour, malt, malt extract, malt flavoring, bouillon, stock, flavoring, natural flavoring, and seasoning],

[then] the affected neuron will die. This process of neuron cell death is referred to as excitotoxicity and is an important mechanism of neuron loss following hypoxia [(lack of oxygen)] and ishemia [(low oxygen)]. Excitotoxicity has been implicated in schizophrenia (see Coyle and Puttfarcken, 1993).....and may be involved in both the establishment and maintenance of addictive behavior (Kalivas, et al, 1998)"

This statment on page 24 is significant in the arguement against the use of flavor enhancers in food. In effect, you are programming your neurons to die when you eat food with excitotoxins because extra neurotransmitters give the message that neurons use for programmed cell death. If your child or you are suffering from additive or poor behavior or bad test scores, then this book is for you. Having written the above, I want to say that there is still more to this great book. So do yourself a favor and pick it up. A little too technical for the layman, but you can follow along with a medical dictionary if necessary. Excellent for the health professional concerned more with the function of the body, versus, pathology (the way it should be).

GREAT BOOK - 5 STARS!!!

This is a great book! The authors have done a tremendous job taking complicated information and presenting in a format that is easily understood. Oftentimes texts on neuroanatomy tend to be very specific in discussing various neural systems, and often don't discuss how everything in the brain is intergrated. If they do do this, the discussion is spread out over many chapters, and must be searched for in the index and references.

Brain and Beavior does a wonderful job in clarifying the complex neurochemical systems and how they relate to global brain function.

The authors also do a great job with presenting "clinical vignettes", which presents the reader with practical clinical information relative to specific areas of brain dysfunction.

matthew delisle, d.c.

This text can be equally helpful in the field as well as the classroom. Dr. Clark's expertise and research in union building shows through in his logical and clear methods.

A smart and savvy look at the way unions can help in managing our lives. Dr. Clark adds a touch of class to the usual ho-hum union research books. This one is a keeper and one that every student in labor studies and industrial relations should keep on their bedside for moments of clarity in which unionization becomes the clear answer in their lives.

This hefty book is not a book you would like to drag along in you daypack (I tried, so I know). Yet, you will need it around (so, in your lodge or tent) when you're walking the rainforests and trying to make out what you've seen. It gives a clear description, added to clear drawings, of all the butterflies in the described families. That leads me to the only drawback: it's "just" a number of famlies described here, so the title is somewhat misleading. I'm eagerly awaiting the follow-up with the rest of the Lepidoptera, hoping that they will be covered in a similar way.

For all of you who are looking for a good quality source book for your art projects this is the book that will provide you, not only, with detailed drawings but also with beautiful color images of Costa Rican butterflies. I only wish there were more color photographs of the insect, but since I researched line drawings to incorporate them into design this book even exceeded my needs. It also helped my seven year old daughter to understand and appreciate the complexity of this species not only its beauty. The text is easy to understand and can make a good vacation reading

This is not a scholarly book in the sense that it's not part of any visible academic debate. It does not treat any particular issue in enough depth to be so.

It is, rather, a sort of textbook. Call it "Introduction to Academic Thought About the Bible." Following the order of the biblical texts and with detours to discuss such topics as the pseudepigrapha and the inter-testamental period, the book lays out basic issues of historical, archaeological and textual biblical criticism, such as, for instance, the idea of the J, E, D and P-authored components of the Old Testament, or the question to what extent the books of Joshua and Judges present different narratives of the conquest of Palestine by the Israelites, and what archaeology has to say about that conquest.

The book does not discuss theology (at least, not modern theology). If you're an inerrantist, this book is not what you're looking for. If you're reading the Bible for the first time, this is probably too much information and not the kind you need to help you follow the narrative. Though it has a section of color plates (and black and white photos throughout) and a limited number of maps, this is not an atlas. This is also not a debunk-the-Bible book -- mainstream believers in the inspired nature of the Biblical should by and large have no objection to the contents of this book.

But if you're generally familiar with the Bible, and interested in increasing your knowledge (in particular, I would suggest reading this alongside a reading of the Bible itself, a method to which the organization of this book lends itself) about Bible studies, I recommend this book without reservation.

This book goes through the Bible historically and gives you the latest in textual and archeological research. It is an easy read, and it seems written for mass consumption, but it is not unscholarly. It is for true students of the Holy Scriptures and not for people who think the holy books are magic words from God. It is a sane, yet reverent approach to the study of ancient literature which we believe is inspired by God. It is NOT fundamentalist. If you are serious about Bible studies, then I recommend this volume whole-heartedly.