This book is about Benny,Jessie,Violet,Herny,and their Granfather.This is a good book.Who ever didn't read this book yet you shoud read it.I will give 3 star.The Aldens went on a camp out in Blue Mound State Park.They hear a loud noises at night.Wonder who is making those noises?If you read it you will find out.

There are so many different topics that a teacher can tie into this book: nature studies, camping trips for elem/ secondary students during vacations, also conservation of our natural resources in today's society.

I really liked this story because I like mysteries...I know you will like this book too. It is about the Aldens and they want to spend a camping trip with their grandfather but during their camping trip weird things have been going on. Who is this person? Read the book to find out.

This book was a great book. When Mike's house burns down the Alden children hear a rumor that Mike burned his own house down! But the Alden children know he didn't do it. The only reason why I didn't like it is because they only mentioned Snowball once, and I LOVE HORSES and all other animals.

One warm night four children stood in front of a bakery. No one knew them. No one where they had come from. Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather and are spending the summer out west on Mystery Ranch. The excitement begins when they meet their old friend, Mike. When Mike is blamed for starting a fire, the Boxcar Children know he's innocent. But can they discover who's really behind Mike's Mystery-before it's too late? I really enjoyed this book there is a lot of mystery in this book. I think that this book is definitely worth reading. "The four Alden children could hardly wait to get back to Mystery Ranch." That's probably the only thing about the book that I don't like. Which is those fake names of ranches or towns or something like that.

This, along with The Woodshed Mystery, was my favourite book (not just Boxcar Children, but books in general) for some time. It brings back to life the definite promise of adventure from the third book that slumbered through the fourth, and is one of the most well-laid-out and realistic of the series. At least I've always thought so. :)

We met Mike in "Surprise Island", and here he is back again in the little town that has sprung up around the Aldens' uranium mines. But when his house burns down suspiciously, a mystery follows. I think much of the reason I liked this so much was because the two youngest children, Benny and Mike, were really the main ones solving the mystery, with a bit of help here and there from the elder ones.

Definitely give your children this book. I know they will love it.

Warner writes well, and her exploration of the deaf world is fascinating. Right to Remain Silent contains serious mis-information regarding "blue-babies", and such seriously flawed research on Rhesus-negative that I can only hope the readers don't remember the content. The mininformation in this book could be dangerous or fatal towards your progeny if you are an Rh- woman. (See March of Dimes RHDisease)and (pubs@unlvm.unl.edu for Well Water, Nitrates and the "Blue Baby" Syndrome Methemoglobinemia)

Penny Warner's latest book, Right to Remain Silent, (as well as her other two Connor Westphal mysteries, Dead Body Language and Sign of Foul Play), besides being a fun, modern mystery, could be an excellent companion to any text teaching students of Sign Language or Deaf Studies. The comings and going of Connor and local characters from Flat Skunk with frequent references to ASL, lip reading, use of TTY and Relay calls, and daily communication between deaf people or deaf and hearing are accurate and insightful. I could picture Connor signing from Warner's descriptions. I look forward to the next book.

Yeah, yeah, cheesy pun- but this is definitely my favourite book in Warner's outstanding Connor Westphal series. While all the books are well-plotted mysteries and informative glimpses into the Deaf community, the juxtaposition of the three Deaf/deaf characters in this book is revealing: Connor is well-educated, but an outsider in both Deaf and hearing company because of her oral orientation; Caleb is at the other extreme, completely uneducated and unable to communicate conventionally; and the proprietor of the local Deaf club, who makes a cameo appearance, is well-educated, witty, and non-oral.

Add to the political mix a thrilling murder with countless twists, a few dramatic scrapes for Connor, and an accurate description of a few vulgar signs to try out on your friends (::grin::), and "Right to Remain Silent" is a winner!

What a mess this is... This "darkly intoxicating brew" (The Guardian) picks up the story of young a young Scottish lass (see his debut, "Morvern Callar") as she returns from the continent. She comes to a wee little island where honeymooners stay at a weird hotel, and there's a cast of supporting bizarros. Really tough to get through and none too rewarding despite occasionally clever language at times. Warner's got talent, but try his much more accesible "The Sopranos" before trying this.

This highly praised book was extremely well-written but not as well plotted as I expected it to be. I realize the story was more surrealistic than realistic, but I feel both the Drome Hotel and the character of DJ Cormorant should have played a larger role in the story.

The characters were as twisted and demented as the story of which they are a part. I felt distanced from them but I think this is to be expected when reading a story such as this one.

I enjoyed this highly-imaginative book as a change of pace and it's obvious that Alan Warner is an innovative, original and brilliant writer. I think These Demented Lands will appeal to those who enjoy surrealistic, hallucinatory, postmodern literature. Those who require more conventionally plotted stories will probably be disappointed. Nevertheless, if you're looking for something different, give this well-written book a try.

These Demented Lands, Alan Warner's second novel is a sequel of sorts to his highly praised first novel, Morvern Callar. These Demented Lands is a dark, eerie, surreal and sometimes hilarious journey into the landscape of postmodern literature. Warner's characters are carefully crafted and highly memorable and posses many of the qualities of archetypes. The novel, itself, is somewhat of a dark and stormy post-apocalyptic fantasy.

The book's protagonist is Morvern Callar, herself. As the novel opens, Morvern is swimming away from a sinking ship, a small girl in tow. After returning the child safely home, Morvern begins her own strange journey across the island. Rumors concerning the fate of the other passengers on board the ship abound and, as they do, a host of newcomers descends on the island. Morvern meets, and is immediately attracted to, a mysterious man known only as the Aircrash Investigator. Although he seems to be pillaging the island's makeshift fences and sheds for crash debris, his real purpose is something of a mystery.

Warner has peopled his novel with an odd assortment of characters, yet each one is perfect and perfectly-drawn. Besides Morvern, herself, and the Aircrash Investigator, there is Devil's Advocate, a cigar-smoking fat man who assesses candidates for sainthood; there is Brotherhood, the owner of the Drome Hotel, a popular honeymoon resort; and a DJ who is determined to put together the biggest party the island has ever known. The myriad of minor characters that live in the pages of this novel are just as perfect.

The prose in These Demented Lands can be difficult at times, especially for those who prefer a more flowing style. Warner, however, is one of the most talented writers now at work and this book is superbly told with Morvern's own independent and unflinching frankness. The dialogue is sometimes as absurd as is the character speaking, but this only enhances the book's believability and its appeal as well as its strangeness. Warner's story does parallel certain Christian myths, in a surreal sort of way, as should soon become apparent, from the characters' strange names, if nothing else. And, although this is a dark book, some of the dialogue is hilariously funny.

These Demented Lands is a complex story about complex characters. It is too bad it has been somewhat overlooked in favor of more commercial but far less polished books. Alan Warner is an extraordinarily good writer and These Demented Lands is an extraordinarily good novel.

Quinny is a listener, all right. She is an eavesdropper who jumps to some very silly conclusions. Harriet the Spy was at least intelligent and she took good notes. She knew the art of how to be discreet for the most part. Quinny is like a bull in a china shop. Just watch out for her horns.

This is an excellent book and I can't help wanting to explore more of Sally Warner's books. Quinney is an amazing twelve year old girl who has a talent in the listening department. She gets caught between her two best friends who are rapidly outgrowing each other. She helps rebuild a flame in a dull marriage, gives a young boy a friend, and helps her long time crush save AND get with her spontaneous best friend Marguerite. Quinney also learns that she is an important part of her family.
Unlike other reviews I don't think Totally cofidential has any relevance to Harriet the Spy of which I have enjoyed both.

Marry McQuinn Todd, Quinney, thinks she has found the perfect summer job: a listener and advice giver. She stops a divorce and gives a little boy a friend. Then, things start to get out of hand. Her crush wants a listener and so does her best friend. She has a problem: how can she keep her job a secret?

This a great book for any kid age 10-13.

The other reviewers compared this book to Harriet the Spy. I loved this book, but I was not that crazy about Harriet the Spy. So, don't think that the books are really that much alike. Whether or not you liked Harriet the Spy does not really predict whether you will like Totally Confidential.

I thought Totally Confidential was totally fun to read.

Like many if not most of the readers of Cybermedicine, I am not without preconception of Dr Slack and his work in medical computing. He is, I think, a more influential figure in it than an unacquainted reader would gather from his humble self-description. I would have better enjoyed the book had it been more of a history, complete with copious name-dropping, and less a prescription for the future, as Dr Slack's strengths are, I think, more evident in his accomplishments than his speculations. Nonetheless, the principles laid forth in Cybermedicine are sound, proven, and reducible to "the computer is the tool of the user, not vice-versa". The reader should be cautioned not to consider them lightly just because many of them seem obvious or out-of-date. If anything, such guidance is more needed by the technology community now than it was 20 years ago.

This is a book I looked forward to with much anticipation upon hearing about it. I am highly interested in the area of medical informatics, and the book gave an excellent summary of Dr. Slack's very interesting, personal experience with the introduction and advancement of computers into the field of medicine. The tone of the writing is not at all dry, and it was a very pleasurable read. I particularly enjoyed the way Dr. Slack emphasized the fact that if a system really WORKS, people will use it. Computer "literacy" and phobia are not issues if the system actually makes work easier. If a system is not adopted, then the user is not to blame, the designer is.

My one criticism of the book is that towards the last third of the book, the author writes a lot about why computers have failed at some institutions. Though my gut feeling is that much of what he writes here is true (and from the clinician's point of view, it may appear this way), this last section of th! e book was entirely too negative, and had the tone of venting anger.

The purpose of this book seems to be education, and this "demonization" of the admin definitely oversimplifies the situation, and does nothing for the reader. He reduces the problem into a lazy, self serving administrator standing in the way of the noble, idealistic clinician and engineer.

It would have been better to examine the facts of this problem a little more closely in order to see how the "self-serving" attitude of administrators might be guided towards implementing good computer systems. As I said before, I share Dr. Slack's personal regard for many administrators, but this extended venting served no purpose.

Though I have the single criticism of it, I still highly recommend the book. Dr. Slack has clearly been a pioneer in this area and has a unique perspective on computers and medicine, which he shares very well.

the book is the depiction of one dedicated doctor's experience and efforts with clinical computing. excellant in every way and brings sence to the ojective of computing and a master piece

This book was incredably interesting but i do like the one titled "The Amusement Park Mystery" better.I belive someone other than herself wrote that story after the origional author passed away.I hope the new mystery writers keep on writing the box car mysteries cuz i wanna be a writer!!

This was a good book to read. I read this book recently. I have never lived on a houseboat but I have been in several boats. This book was completely different from the previous book in the series. The first book was good because I was in the age group when I had the book read to me by my school teacher.

Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are taking a trip downriver in a houseboat! But along the way, many mysterious things happen. The Aldens have solved mysteries before, but can they sove this one? I would recommend this book for kids ages 5-9. They can follow the Aldens along for all of their mysteries, making friends, and giving help to everyone!

Connie Bruck, along with Joe Nocera is probably American's best living business writer and this is another great work from her.

A good story about a man who starts off running his father in law's funeral palor and winds up the head of one the world's biggest companies.

Bruck spends a lot of time discussing the charm and the personality of Ross and admits that Ross is someone that she really likes. The book does not have the balance of her previous book, The Predators Ball, but does not Michael Milken as subject matter like that book did too.

I would definitely recommend owning a copy of this book.

Don McNay...

This book gives a good understanding of the history of Warner from Kinney to the creation of Time Warner. This is an excellent book to give an understanding of how a media empire is built.

Anyone in media or entertainment has to read this book. It was, by far, the strangest story I read during two years of business school and it will help Time Warner employees understand how the company & culture was created. M&A people should also check this out since the merger of Time & Warner is the most interesting part of the book. Time was supposedly buying Warner Bros yet the Warner top brass ended up in charge.

It really stunk. I've read other Boxcar Children books, but this stunk

The boxcar children are on another adventure. This time they go hiking. Benny suddenly finds a hole. Is it just a hole or is it a cave? Find out when you read this book.

The Boxcar children embark on another adventure only to run into trouble and then mystery atop a New England mountaintop. The mystery comes in the form of the whereabouts of a long-lost treasure that they learn about from an old Indian woman who says her grandfather hid it. The story takes a touching twist when the children meet a young Indian boy who also is looking for the treasure that he thinks belongs to him as the last member of the tribe to possess the secret goods. You'll be surprised by who eventually finds the treasure and what happens to each of the characters.

If you buy this book and have no previous knowledge of Dreamweaver MX, you are a dummy. The authors may be nice persons, but they are not teachers. You'd be better served using the small manual that comes with Dreamweaver than this book, which is so disorganized it should come with a machete.
Everyone knows the best way to learn is "by doing." Early on in Dreamweaver MX for Dummies, you will make a blank web page, put a title on it - and never see that page again. Conversely, the DW MX manual starts off with you building a static three page web page. Do it a couple of times, and you are on your way.
I suggest that if you need a reference book (which you do) spend your money on Dreamweaver MX Unleashed by Pizzi and Ruvalcaba - much better organized with everything you ever wanted to know about Dreamweaver MX.

Overall, this is a good book if you're new to Dreamweaver, the current version of Dreamweaver MX, or web design with a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) editor.

The For Dummies series of computer help books has always been my choice for picking up information on a technique or computer program that I'm not familiar with. They're written in a humorous, laid-back style that's easy to read and hard to be intimidated by.

Dreamweaver MX for Dummies is no exception to this rule. It's simple, straightforward, and written with an ease and humor that's fun to read. Authors Janine Warner and Ivonne Berkowitz apply their considerable talent and proficiency with Dreamweaver MX to this highly readable "basics" book about my favorite web site editor.

Don't let that last sentence fool you; there was plenty in this volume to make me want to read some sections more thoroughly. The content ranges from the basics of web site planning to the more advanced topics of DHTML, data-driven web sites, and using forms to manage your website. The depth of the information is minimal, but these topics are introduced.

If you are a beginner web designer, and have the ability to run Dreamweaver MX on your Mac, this could be the right beginning book for you. Plan to spend some time with the opening chapters, as they explain the metaphors that form the foundation of Dreamweaver, as well as the ways to plan and set up your first web site.

The CD ROM included with this book was a bit sparse, however. It doesn't have a Dreamweaver MX demo, only Flash MX, Photoshop, and Illustrator demos, which I found a little odd for a book about Dreamweaver. Other than that, it has a couple of code and database files from the end of the book, some scripts to rename and change your html files, and links to the authors' websites. Rather skimpy for a CD these days, if you ask me.

For an in-depth discussion of all that Dreamweaver has to offer, you might want to look into a more comprehensive reference book. All in all, though, this book is a pleasant read and a great way to start learning about Dreamweaver MX. Even you old Dreamweaver gurus might find a thing or two explained in a way that makes more sense to you.

As someone who has always used word or hand-coded HTML, this book was exactly what I needed to become proficient with Dreamweaver and really exploit its power.

After a few hours with the book, I feel like I've increased my effectiveness tremendously.