My children (6 and 7 years old) thoroughly enjoyed listening to how the mighty and brave Beowulf defeated the evil Grendel and his Mother. The book is written very well and lends itself to a great deal of imagery. I was very glad this classic could be written in a manner that small children could understand and enjoy this great story.

As a Conjurer I have studied the classic works of many of the great old conjurers. Of all of them Blackstone is one of the most well known. This book provides clear and simple explanations of some of the greatest tricks and illusions known to Magic. Great for the beginning or advanced conjuror.

I recommend this book to people who are considering authoring computer based training programs using Macromedia's Authorware. I would like to have seen more dedication to the topic of what makes good computer based training, not how to use Authorware. I author computer based training modules using Aimtech's IconAuthor program

If you're researching Burt Reynolds, this book is a must-have. Since I was, it was of great help to me. The photography of Lisa Smith is great. I found out she recently passed away and all the proceeds of the book now go to a charity she contributed to. A great behind-the scenes biography.

Camel is one of the most famous trademarks of all time, and in this book you will get a chance to see some of the funny things, that the RJR-people have made to promote the cigarette.

An excellent book! Provides the reader with important information regarding child abuse. Useful insights are included along with important issues surrounding maltreatment cases. Anyone involved in any aspect of social work will find this book very interesting and informative.

This is a book I had a hard time putting down. It is an eyewitness account of civilian Civil War times, and is a "must" for Civil War period buffs. It tends to deromanticize the era, as Libbie Custer tells the day-by-day details of marching with the Union Army, living in then near-desolate Washington D.C., and taking over rooms in Confederate farmhouses to set up camp. But those details are nevertheless fascinating, because they are so different from life today. Her memoirs unfortunately give too little information about Custer's personality and her relationship with him, which I was eager to learn. This is probably due to the writing style of the era, however, as Victorians tended to be "closed" about their personal feelings.

As a former vegetarian, I didn't know the first thing about cooking or buying meat when I decided to add meat back into my diet. I found this book very helpful. It has diagrams and detailed explanations on where the different cuts of meat come from on the animal, and is just loaded with photos so that you can recognize them in the store. The author explains cooking methods, such as roasting, broiling, frying, sauteing, and why different cuts work best with different cooking methods. She covers beef the most extensively, with smaller (but still useful) descriptions of veal, pork, lamb and chicken. The names of different cuts of meat and the ways it is packaged have changed over the years, and if you've ever tried to translate an old recipe into modern terms you know how much trouble that can be, but with the clear descriptions from this book you should be able to master any recipe.

Book was originally published as: - "Anyone can make Money at the Races" Paperback - "Making Money at the Races" Hard cover form. Hardcover was upgraded and called: - "New Handicapper's Manual". Randolph Reynolds died July 7, 1982 in Toronto

There are eccentric families and then there are the Burgesses. The Confetti Man chronicles a modern young woman's initial rejection and replusion of her paternal ancestors' reverence and adherence to a bizarre doctrine implemented by Rip Burgess over a century ago. It's essence is the manner of preservation of paper, and Rip must be commended for his attention to detail. Such compliation is worthy indeed of Koontz, King and Clive Barker. To the untrained eye it would seem the Burgess family lives under constant threat of bringing down the wrath of old Rip. Everyone but dear Morrow Burgess embraces the family doctrine, but as she tries so hard to free herself from this outright scarey curse she learns that only by facing it can she finally turn away from it. What happens inbetween is what makes this story move along and keep the reader eagerly turning page after page. Morrow is a very likeable character and we can't help but smile when she absconds with a man's secret but extensive porno collection in order to prepare herself for marriage or when she robs the family crypt in the name of preservation of the paper. As I neared the ending I realized that at some point the story slipped into the surreal. It left me feeling vague about what exactly did happen to Morrow. But I was hooked from the very beginning and you will be too.