This is the story of Carey, Charles and Paul Wilson who, while staying with their aunt in Bedfordshire, suddenly discover that a neighbor, Miss Price is a witch! Not your stereotypical witch, Miss Price is a prim and proper lady who is willing to buy the children's silence with the gift of a magic bed knob that will allow the children to travel through space and time. Seeking to visit their mother, the children find themselves scooped up by the London police. Next, Miss Price takes them to an isolated tropical island, only to discover that cannibals inhabit the island. Their final adventure takes them to Restoration England, where they meet a forlorn (and inept) necromancer, Emelius Jones.

This story (actually two books combined into one) is quite charming. In a gentle and freewheeling fashion, Mary Norton draws the reader along on a fantastic adventure. This book is just right for the young reader, with a few nice illustrations, and a wonderful storyline.

This is THE classic on jazz music and writing. Crazy stories, crazy times, with the unbelievable spinner of tales Jelly Roll holding the floor. Lomax could have just printed Jelly's comments verbatim and this would've been great, but he went to the trouble of tracking down a bunch of people who knew Jelly or were otherwise around New Orleans in the early daze, and this added detail spices the pot considerably. Alan Lomax's own commentary and observations are witty, charming, and spot on.

This edition is made definitive by a scholarly afterword bringing the reader fully up-to-date on modern Jelly Roll research. Quite a few pertinent details are now known that weren't when Lomax was writing this.

Up there with Mezz Mezzrow's "Really the Blues" as essential an text in the American music pantheon.

Written with flair and never boring, Mr. Jelly Roll is a book that you will read more than once. Its a look at a legend and a glimpse into a world we can only know of through books and music. Get this if you want a good read and a look at Mr. Morton's life. A true classic.

A neighbor loaned me Pain, Pain, Go Away a few years ago after I tore a tendon in my right shoulder. I read the book and made an appointment for Reconstructive Therapy and Neural Therapy with an osteopath near me. By the time I made it to his office, I was in agony and headed for surgery. The situation had degenerated to the point I couldn't lie down or use my arm at all. I hadn't slept more than 30-45 minutes a night in several months, due to the severe pain.

The treatments totally fixed me, without surgery. I had relief from the first treatment, but it took several visits before I was able to use my arm again and sleep through the night. I had 13 treatments in all.

Definitely read this book if you have any pain whatever, and try this method before you consider surgery.

The book itself is good and will give you the information you need to make a decision about RT. I highly recommend it.

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Here's a writer who understands what motivates men to lose weight and keep it off. The author is realistic. He understands the crazy life-style real men lead, their hectic travel schedules, the restaurant meal stresses and the lack of physical activity strains. I can attest to the fact that this program works -- it did for me.

Dr. Shaevitz offers four simple rules to follow to lose weight during the first phase of his program. Then, modifing them a bit, these rules help you keep that weight off during the second phase -- the rest of your life. These rules involve neither calorie nor gram counting, and that constant gnawing hunger that accompanies most weight loss programs is not part of this one. There are no rigid daily diets to follow, no special food products to buy, and no short-term sacrifices to the great hunger god in sky. The program is rooted in common sense and caution, giving the reader the basic information about nutrition that's needed to make the right food choices in virtually every situation.

After detailing why following each rule is so important to the whole program, a signigicant portion of the book addresses the specific eating problems men face while traveling. Guides for what to order in each kind of restaurant (Mexican, Italian, French, fast food, etc.) are followed by a very helpful "Do's and Don'ts" summary.

The chapter directed to the women who love us (wives, girl-friends, etc.) yet who often feed us exactly the wrong things, and worse yet, express their love for us in exactly the wrong ways, is absolutely priceless. If there is some well-meaning woman in your life concerned about how much you weigh, and sometimes known to nag you a bit about it, buy this book, if for no other reason than just to give her that chapter to read.

Even if you already know all about dieting, you will find this book both readable and helpful. That's because it is not so much about dieting as it is about the helping men become the kind of good food consumers that leave them feeling better, looking better, and enjoying life more.

Following "the rules" suggested about 80% of the time, I've lost weight consistently over time and have been able to keep that weight off without going hungry and without giving-up everything that tastes good, the food that I like to eat. But the real kicker (which has motivated my writing this review): I've never felt better!

Here's the culinary and life-style advice I've needed for many years now, and I am happy to recommend it to you wholeheartedly.