These books have helped me understand what my children have been going through at various stages/ages of their development. This book was on target with my daughter's behavior/temperment. However, I found the problem solving answers to be extrememely outdated. The authors suggested that a particular seven yr old who disliked school could either change to a private school, stay back in first grade or shorten the school day. What were they thinking? No suggestions were given as to how to talk to the child or work with the teachers,school or family doctor. I thought I would get some advice for a similar problem, not this time. In general I found this book helpful but think it needs to be updated, possibly each decade.

When my then 5 1/2 year old was behaving much differently than he had at age 5, my mother pulled out an old hardcover version of the Gesell Institute Books and - oh my! - much of the changes seemed to be quite common among 5 1/2 year olds!

These are 'old' books (I'm one of the earliest of the baby boomers, though my child is now nearly 9), but they are still useful.

This book and all in the series are little paperbacks, quick to read. Our society has changed since they were written, so a bit of the book may seem dated if you don't like 'traditional roles. However, there is much good information and wisdom in here, unencumbered by the modern day concerns about ADD and such. In expensive, a good investment to ease a parent's mind. A nice gift from grandparents to their own children, and for young parents, just nice to have on the shelf for those days when we forget that kids behaviors and interests change as they grow up.

Seeing into the mind of a seven-year old is an amazing journey. From sullen independence to exhuberant joy at new horizons. Louise Bates Ames guides readers around the pitfalls and gives a new understanding to this inwardly viewed age. It's as wonderful as the rest of her age-related books.

For those who have never read anything about alchohol abuse, some of this information is informative. However, much of this inforamtion has been covered before...and much of it is one-dimensional without a lot of gray. It can promote more questions than it can answer.

I feel this book talked to me one-on-one --no preaching. I related, and I quickly found out that I have a problem. This is the best book I have read on this disease. Now I am into recovery.

This is an excellent book. It has something important and good for everyone. The author does not preach or moralize about this difficult subject. He has a direct approach, letting the chips fall where they may. And lots of chips fall!

The sections which appeal to me most are those which describe the workings of AA. Other readers may well find other sections more important to their needs.

I am not in the health care field, except as a taxpayer. If I were in that field, I would want to give this book to the particular public with whom I were dealing. It seems to me that health care professionals (counsellors, doctors, HMOs, health insurance companies) should seriously consider giving this book to their patients, members, and insureds as a preventative medicine measure. The book is compact in size, inexpensive, easy to read, packs a very potent message, and would be very easy to distibute to a large community of persons, not only those who need to ponder the consequences of their drinking, but also their wives, children and parents. In other words, everyone clearly qualifies to be a reader of this book.

ATLANTYX is a book that deals with some very complex issues, mainly drug and video game addictions. Also, though the book is a "Christian" novel, it doesn't read like the typical, watered-down "Christian" novel. Instead, the characters are presented with all their faults and redeeming qualities. The book explores the nature of reality and whether of not there is an ultimate reality where everything makes sense.

I found the novel to be a page turner and read it within two days (I could have completed it in one if I didn't have to work). The book reads like a movie and is full or great visual images. My only complaint is that the ending is rather hurried. The book's ending happens rather suddenly and there is no real closure to all that occurs. Neither is there any truly "final battle". The premise that the novel is based is so promising and there is so much more that could have been done with it. It's a little disappointing to see that the very talented and promising writer, Chase Dalton, take the easy road out.

Overall, a wonderful book recommended for anyone looking for some great Christian fiction or for anyone addicted to video games.

Surprisingly well-written Christian fiction! The premise - computer gaming addiction and designer drug abuse snaring college students into virtual reality - is an unexpected and intriguing juxtaposition.

The characters are two-dimensional; no one truly goes through any major changes. We don't even see any of the characters go through the obligatory conversion/salvation experience. Nevertheless, it is Christian fiction, albeit NON-preachy.

I heartily recommend this book to all audiences, not just Christian parents. I just wish it had been longer! I would have liked to see more of the backstory for the main characters (Valerie, Garland, Maddux, LaCroix, Teddy, Troy) and the development of Mainline, the game, and the drug. I would also have liked to see more of the psychological testing going on in Valerie's project as well as more of the addiction process/issues relating to the students, the game, the drug.

With some of these additional details added to a screenplay, this novel could be adapted into a *fantastic* movie.

This is probably one of the better books I have read recently that tries to capture the addiction that is possible with computer games. It does so well without coming off with too much of the typical stereo types. The story moves along quickly and the characters are written so as to be very believable.

I would recommend this Christian book to anyone who is looking for a good novel to read, or anyone who wants to point out to some of the gaming generation out there, about the dangers of video game addictions.

Especially with that title, you would expect alot of info on CAD for fashion right? Maybe see things like; how you would create patterns, even 3-D representations, or create prints and colors for fabrics, where I might look for resources on manufacturers and software providers, etc. Well, there are countless mentions in the book of people who use CAD for tons of various things, but almost no mention of HOW any of those people go about it. In some instances the writer is like: yeah, this internet thing is great for selling clothing, web sellers can actually superimpose different colors onto the same garments! yipee. You get the picture, OLD, and not really hands-on at all, more like an informationless overview.

Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing (CAD/CAM) is used in every field of Fashion. Fashion Designers who work with different types of Design programmes, must read this book in the beginning. This book is so easy to read and understand for beginners.It also has a 3.5'' floppy disk containing of apparel images. It's worth to buy...

It is an excellent book for my jo

I knew I would buy this book because Madeline Baker wrote it. When I read the book description I knew immediately that it was a sequel to Apache Runaway. I loved Apache Runaway, because it was a wonderful book. It showcased M. Baker's great writing style. However, Chase the Wind was so DUMB. I don't know what else to say. Oh wait, yes I do. The son that Jenny gave up to his Apache father so long ago comes back into her life. He wants to hate her but he doesn't. So that means no conflict really. I mean this almost conflict is basically cleared up when Chase meets his mom for the first time. He falls for Beth his half-brother's sweetheart, so I'm thinking okay here comes the conflict. Wrong again. There was a minor conflict between Chase and his half-brother, who's name escape my memory. I only read this book once so, go figure, I can't remember the characters' names. Chase's half-brother suddenly realizes that he is in love with another woman so that conflict is resolved, he just has to admit it to himself. Chase and Beth have sex outside while a big party is going on, HELLO! Her father catches them. He gets some guys to beat Chase up and call his daughter some names, but in the end all is forgiven! Huh, what? The ending was just so dumb. I guess M. Baker wanted to wrap this book up, because the ending was so uncreative. I mean this book is about 400 pages, to me, it was about 380 pages too long. What can I say about Beth? Let's try DUMB! All Beth keep saying in this book was "Oh my". I said to myself if she says "Oh my" one more time I would scream while reading this book and bingo, I had to let one fly. M. Baker usually writes better characters than what I read in Chase the Wind. It seems to me that she didn't even want to write a sequel to Apache Runaway, because she didn't come up with any good ideas for this book. I wish she didn't make this sequel, because I hated it. I should give it a one star, but I just can't give M. Baker a one star lol.

Madeline Baker has done it again. This is the sequel to Apache Runaway and it is absolutely spectacular! This book had my complete and total attention. I recommend it for all romance readers. The many story lines in this book let your imagination run wild with what could happen. I don't want to let on to what happens because once you begin you can't put it down. In all her books there is never a dull moment. I am a very pleased reader with all her books, especially this one.

If you like Apache Runaway you'll love Chase the wind.It takes up the Ryder and Jenny story after their kids have grown up.Chase is a bitter man who is looking for the mother who abandon him for a white man when he was just a baby.What he finds is a love that becomes stronger with each peril they face and a family that will stand by him throught it all. Oh yes and a unbeleiveable wedding.

i liked this book at the beginning and the middle it had a lot of likable characters like max and catherine and especially jemmy however i thought it dragged a little too much at the end and they should have gotten together way before the end so it gets great points for plot and character definately not for the final part of the novel.

Catherine Pelliston, escaping from what would be a forced marriage to an obnoxious friend of her father's, finds that she has jumped out of the frying pan into the fire when she ends up in a brothel. And not only a prisoner in said brothel, but with a man in her room, about to have sex with her!

Max, otherwise known as Viscount Vagabond, doesn't know what to make of the whore's protestations, but is drunk enough to agree to taking her home with him; he buys her freedom and takes her back to his temporary, and very shabby, rooms. In the morning, he realises that he believes her story, and sets about trying to help her - which includes taking her to his sister's house so that she can look after Catherine and provide cover for her whereabouts since Catherine's departure from her father's home. It seems that Catherine is a distant relation of Max's brother-in-law, which makes things easier.

Until Catherine's would-be fiance arrives in London, desperate to force her to accept his suit, and also very keen to find out where she was for that first night. In the meantime, Catherine and Max strike sparks off one another, which leads Max's sister to have interesting thoughts about Max's intentions towards Catherine. Until Catherine turns Max down, and he gets engaged to someone else...

And then the cat is among the pigeons, and we need all Chase's creative talents to untangle this tangled web of confused relationships!

Miss Catherine Pelliston wakes up to find a large, drunk man about to take her virtue. Max, "Viscount Vagabond," is puzzled when his fancy piece begins to sermonize to him about his evil ways. He decides to take her home with him to take full responsibility of her and thus begins this wonderful comedy of errors. It seems that Catherine cannot stay in one place and Max cannot keep his mind off his lovely guest. Amid evil former suitors and the riotous events of the Season, Max and Catherine realize they are perfect for each other.

This book is wonderful. The writing is forward moving and incredibly clever/wry. Chase proves her mastery of the language and Regency era. The characters are fun and likeable, especially the servants and Jemmy, the boy Catherine befriends. Chase does a wonderful job showing the progressing romance to prove how these opposites can believably attract.

If you can find a copy of this book, grab it and read it right away. You will not find many Regency books better than this one.

It was sickening, the amount of details used in this short book. I have three words that explain my opinion on all of that unnecessary junk... I DON'T CARE! I don't care how exactly their water looked or how exactly the pioneers stored their food. I just want to know about Willow and her quest to survive. That's why I bought the book for goodness sakes! Not to read a textbook on pioneer life! If the author is so obsessed with putting those details in, the least she could do is put them in in an interesting way. I know these books are supposed to take place in just one day, but one day just doens't work for the Oregon Trail. The only thing I liked was that Willow was a pretty good character in that she was terrified of the river for a reason and in her feelings about her stepfather. But, I mean, where was the stinking survival in the book? WHERE?

Ever since her father drowned crossing a river the first time her family attempted to head west, twelve-year-old Willow has been terrified of water. And ever since her mother remarried and and the family headed west again, she has resented her new stepfather, Mr. Hansen. But nothing can prepare Willow for the challenges she will face in one short day. Swept out of the wagon during a river crossing, Willow is left for dead. Now she must make her way through a harsh, merciless wilderness in an attempt to find her family before they get to far ahead for her to ever catch up. This was an excellant survival story, and Willow was a well-developed character, especially considering how short this book was.

This was another great book in the American Diaries series. Willow's father was drowned the first time her family tried to head west. Now, Willow's mother has remarried, and once again the family is headed west. But when the wagon train crosses a river, Willow falls out of the wagon and must survive and search for her family. Read this book!

I enjoyed the book, but I was a bit disappointed, since there wasn't enough technical decorating information on color schemes, regional variations in styles, etc.

Great pictures, though.

I needed pictures to help me figure out how to design a Country Western style art gallery. This book had beautiful pictures, gives an overview of the history of the western culture, and provides names of companies and/or creators of furniture pieces. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes the Rustic/Country Western style home; this book was absolutely wonderful!

Deadpool is one of my favorite Marvel characters. Funny, action-packed and sometimes poignant are some of the adjectives I'll use to describe his stories. With this collected edition of his first mini-series, you could see the developmental evolution of Deadpool. In this book, the villains, the stories and other characters were lame, and Deadpool was pushing the edge of corny and contrived. There was an interesting subplot with Domino but the book concentrated on some forgettable villain. I'm sorry Mr. Nicieza. Even if Deadpool was your creation, it was Joe Kelly who made him my and other fan's favorite.

Once a villain in the pages of Marvel's X-Force,Wade Wilson,the super-powered mercenary known as Deadpool,appears in his first limited series.With a mouth that just won't stop talking and a body that won't stop healing and regenerating itself(a necessity from the Canadian government to cure his cancer,with dire consequences),he and his informant/weapons man Jack Hammer,Weasel to everyone,go on a hunt to find the planet's most powerful weapon.The device is part of the will of Wade's time-travelling former employer,Tyler Dayspring and to make matters worse,the rest of the merc community think Deadpool knows the weapon's whereabouts.Joining Wade and Weasel are villains Black Tom and the unstoppable Juggernaut,Garrison Kane,who Wade was in Canada's 2nd Weapon X project with and Wade's ex-girlfriend,Copycat who was also employed by Tyler Dayspring. The book is written by Fabian Nicieza(X-Force,which this has many links with,X-Men,Gambit) and drawn and inked by superstar Joe Madureira(Uncanny X-Men,BattleChasers) and Mark Farmer/Harry Candelario and was released to co-incide with Deadpool's new series from Marvel,written and drawn by Joe Kelly and Walter McDaniel.

This is one of her earlier books 1989-90. Delilah's father is going to write his memoirs. She is trying to get married and her father is an"infamous rake". Delilah is trying to stop the publication of the book till after she is married. The story starts out entertaining but gets bogged down about two-thirds through. OK, why would you read this book, let alone buy it? The same reason I did--you like this author and want to read her earlier stuff. As you read it you can she how the author is developing the style she uses later in her other books.
There's no sex other than kissing and some fondling. I like Lord of Scoundrels, the Last Hellion, and Captives of the Night in that order, I didn't like Lion's Daughter. Hope this helps.

This is one of Loretta's best books. It was so much fun that when I started to read it, I could not put it down. Jack Langdon and Delilah are a perfect match. Sparks fly when ever they are together and it is so exciting. I also loved Lord Berne. He was naughty but I could not help loving him. I had hoped she would use him in another story.