I picked this up on an anonymous recommendation and am now wholeheartedly praising it to anyone who will listen! The author, Craig Canine, has fashioned a page-turning, suspense-filled, dramatic telling of an entreprenuer's struggle, laced with a suprisingly fascinating history of the development of modern agricutlure. Not just for business-school types or farmers, it is a tale well-told and absolutely worthy of the high rankings you are seeing here.

_Dream_Reaper_ is a delightful tale of two cousins--a mechanic and a salesman in their endeavors to develop a more compact design for the harvesting combine and market the concept through a sponsor. The struggle of Mark Underwood in creating the Bi-Rotor machinery to reduce grain spillage and parts clutter provides a glimpse into the hardships of inventors. The insightful interpersonal skills of Ralph Lagergren reveal a confidence in not settling for corporate comfort, but in taking a big risk for a big payoff.

In intervening chapters, Canine diverts from the story to introduce the history of harvesting and its mechanization . The reader learns of many fascinating conversation topics, such as the etymology of "tribulation", a patent infringement lawsuit on a reaper that launched Abraham Lincoln's political career, the corn growing experiments of Henry Wallace, or the genetic differences between grains and weeds enabling an aromatic compound to kill the latter without affecting the former. Whether one is interested in agriculture, machinery, history, Canine's prose makes the book a pure joy to read.............

This is one of those rare books that makes you realize that there is a history and great story behind every invention. Mr Canine does an incredible job at showing this to us, as well as the implications that an invention has in the long run. Truly an incredible book. I hope to see more of this authors work!

Anyone who knows the story of Amadou Diallo's fate at the hands of the NYC Police, does not know the story until you read this book. In the days and weeks following Amadou's death, the media frenzy revealed very little about Amadou's life and family short of the presumptive image of an African immigrant struggling to earn a living with little education and few family ties. Nothing could be further from the truth. This beautifully written account of Kadiatou's own story and her relationship to her son Amadou, reveals more of his character than any news report ever did. To understand Amadou, you must understand Kadiatou. Her story, and his, humbles the reader. The words are prose, the images are stunning; it is a visual read. Even if you know very little of the tragedy that occurred in 1999, this is a must read.

The immense value of this work is appreciated on so many levels. Immediately obvious is that it is such a privilege to read a beautifully written book and to savor the language. More importantly, the multi-generational story is a wonderful blend of culture and history, allowing the reader to experience the realities of the life struggle shared by the majority of this world. However, the greatest gift of this book is the truth that it speaks about all of us. Ms. Diallo's keen understanding and insight is readily apparent, yet she still surprises with her generous and understanding spirit. The most poignant passages, which bear repeated reading, describe the emotional and psychological burden of parenthood with such pain and yet acceptance and hope. These words will stay with me for a very long time. I am sharing this book with those I deeply love.

In most instances, books about crime victims - especially if they're black - get pegged into all the wrong categories and are marketed to all the wrong demographic groups until years later such books are discussed earnestly only in college "African Studies" programs.

"My Heart Will Cross This Ocean," by Kadiatou Diallo and Craig Wolff, deserves a better fate. It deserves to be read and re-read by every man, woman and - yes, young person - on this planet.

Americans, and especially New Yorkers, will immediately recognize the Diallo name from news reports. Kadiatou's son Amadou, in a horrific case of mistaken identity, was inexplicably shot 40 times by New York City cops in 1999 in the foyer of the Bronx apartment building where he lived. The police officers were tried and acquitted of any wrongdoing, and for many who followed the tragedy, it was "case closed."

Who knew from the papers and broadcast news that this sensitive and hard-working young man was descended from West African kings and healers? Who talked about his inner beauty or quiet religious convictions? Who spoke of his dreams and aspirations?

Most of us know John Donne's now famous quote: "No man is an island, entire of itself. Every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. Any man's death diminishes me because I'm involved in mankind, and therefore, never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee."

Thus, the challenge for the authors was profound. It was not just to make us empathize with an innocent murder victim from Guinea, West Africa, or to give us insight into a mother's unspeakable grief, but it was to resurrect a mother and son's life story before it was irrevocably severed in a hail of bullets.

The book's preface says it all.

"When a young person leaves home from Guinea, he becomes the sette. He is the explorer and the envoy, carrying the family name to unseen places. In the villages, towns, and cities, too, they will talk about him. On his return, they will gauge his manner of speaking or of entering a room, the ease of his walk, perhaps a satisfaction that shows in his eyes, to determine if his travels have given him the bearing of a successful man. Beyond his conquests, they will wait for the tales he will carry back... For years he can tell people what happened when finally he stepped onto strange land, what surprised or scared him, lifted or saddened him, what he has discovered for them. Amadou was the sette for his brothers, sisters, cousins, friends, and for me, who anticipated a magnificent return.

"He returned, a silent body with a tale untold. If there is anything as cruel as the taking of a man's life, it is the taking away of his story, the particulars that make him holy. The mother who dreams that she can undo any harm that comes to her child, dreams fruitlessly. The one last thing she can do is to try to give her child back his story, the greatest and least obligation she can fulfill."

Kadiatou's life story is yours and mine. It is amazing, and Wolff's writing gives her story the wings to soar. This book is outstanding from start to finish. Fine literature? It's in every word. Superb storytelling? You will cry and laugh, and shake your head that one woman's journey could so affect your soul. Political intrigue; the bonds of love and family; the strange contradictions and rhythms of marriage and parenthood - of living and dying - are all here, written with such clarity and purpose that by the close of the book, Kadi's family has become yours - and you hate to see them go.

This book proves once and for all that Diallo's death did diminish each one of us, and, therefore, we owe it to ourselves to pick up these pages and resurrect his soul.

This book is a candid, honest, inspiring and fascinating story of one person's journey of self discovery. A synergy of the spiritual and the intellectual; a fascinating read that will move you!

SURFING RABBI: A KABBALISTIC QUEST FOR SOUL Reviewed by Evan M. Stone

"Words that come from the heart enter the heart," said the Sages. Rabbi Nachum Shifren's words will enter the heart of every reader, and if you're a surfing Jew hold on to the rails-tightly. SURFING RABBI: A KABBALISTIC QUEST FOR SOUL takes the brave reader through the white water to contend with the rip current of his Jewish soul. Recounting the highs and lows of his own life, Rabbi Shifren's autobiography shares his personal journey from assimilated Jew to Rabbi. Known as the Surfing Rabbi, Shifren's story is CPR for the soul: "Pure Stoke," to quote John Grissim.

Shifren shared the familiar Southern California middle class upbringing of an assimilated Jew. His parents, hardly religious and heading toward divorce, were not able to relate to the pre-teen Shifren. He ran away shortly before his bar-mitzvah and tells a hilarious story of his kook ride, dropping in on a local Malibu hot shot called, "The Cat." Though he returned in time for his maftir, after high school, he was off to Hawaii for college. While on Oahu, he majored in big wave riding on the North Shore rather than academics. Eventually, Shifren dropped out of college returning to Southern California to pursue his surfing dreams.

The twenty-one year old Shifren landed his dream job as a lifeguard. In top physical shape, he could swim twenty-six miles in the ocean without food. He was comfortable, so he thought. The lifeguard soon discovered rip currents exist in the soul as well as the ocean-a nagging, a yearning, a soft voice asking: "What am I? " The more he listened the stronger the voice grew. His soul searching took him to Israel where he served in the Army, lived on a kibbutz, and fell in love with a German woman whom he married.

While in living in Germany with his wife and two children, Shifren experienced dissonance in his soul as his Jewish neshama demanded attention. A war raged in his heart between his actual life and what his soul yearned for-reclaiming his lost Jewish inheritance. The conflict between his reality Germany and the budding awareness of his Jewish identity engulfed his soul. His marriage painfully disintegrated. Shifren again returned to Southern California, this time to finish his studies and earn a teaching credential. But Shifren learned more than he anticipated after stumbling into the mysterious world of observant Judaism.

The thirty-three year old Shifren met an indefatigable Chasidic black hatter named Rabbi Loschak after Shifren decided on impulse to attend a Chanukah party sponsored by Chabad. Little did Shifren know the candles he kindled that night would indeed burn longer than he expected. Shifren initially reacted to the bearded Chasid with an odd brew of mockery and respect much like any other assimilated Jew would react. Shifren's soul finally found the opportunity it sought. As he nurtured his relationship with Loschak, he chose to let his soul's rip current take him where it may. He became shomer Shabbat and soon realized his calling to study more at a yeshiva in Israel.

Shifren's journey alarmingly highlights the Jewish assimilation problem. He offers hope through his own example of teshuvah. The majority Jews living in the United States gravitate inch-by-inch toward assimilation rationalizing their behavior as they abandon their birthright. The heatbeat of the Jewish soul beats fainter as the modern day Hellenism of America shamelessly sucks each successive generation of Jews into its vortex. The spiritual entropy of the Jewish soul ultimately reduces the assimilated Jew to nothing more than a person with a vague notion of his own Jewishness and few tools to find his way home. Beyond this husk is total annihilation of Jewish identity. Thankfully, a faint heartbeat is still a heartbeat for those who are willing to listen.

The assimilated Jew need only listen to the little voice, constant and nagging, pulling him toward his Judaism. The voice, like a faint alarm clock that will not turn off, asks the Jew to wake up from a comfortable sleep. The sleep of the American Jewish experience though comfortable remains an historical anomaly. Shifren's story is the story of a man who woke up from the sleep of assimilation to reclaim his Judaism. A person can ignore his soul's rip current, but once he begins listening, it grows stronger. As it becomes stronger, one finds himself in an uncomfortable struggle to remain secular and unaware. Indeed, the stronger the rip current, the stronger one must fight to ignore it. The tension between the pull of the unknown and the familiar shore demands resolution. Either one fixes his sights on the shore of familiarity or allows his rip current to carry him into the vast mysteries of OMO. The surfing Rabbi followed his current and delivers the message that we can follow ours.

Rabbi Shifren's autobiography demonstrates that every Jew has the power to return. But one need only look to Abraham, to understand that every assimilated Jew has the spark of Judaism waiting to be stoked into a fire. "Lech Lecha," G-d told Abraham-and he left the comfortable idol worshipping community of his family to a land that G-d showed him. Every assimilated Jew would do well to listen to his spiritual "Lech Lecha."

Rabbi Shifren not only found his Jewish Soul, but he had the courage ride that wave to its conclusion despite the heart wrenching consequences. Rabbi Shifren, a spiritual lifeguard, defibrillates the Jewish neshama jolting the assimilated Jew out of his comatose to re-claim his identity and responsibilities as a Jew. "Words that come from the heart enter the heart." May Rabbi Shifren's words, and ultimately G-d enter yours.

Just a quick note of congratulations to Norm on his book. To consistently marry the challenge of surfing with the challenge of his religion represents a fascinating combination of stoke and faith that I've rarely seen, if ever, in my 35 years of riding waves.

As a founder of both the Surfrider Foundation and the Groundswell Society, I have always felt that surfing has to be something more than self-gratification, or else it becomes an obsessive pasttime that has no worth to anyone. Norm has been able to draw parallels between the world of riding waves with his religion that holds up under the scrutiny of long time surfers as well as Orthodox Jews.

Now that Norm has put it all in a book, his efforts, along with his Surf and Soul Magazine, have actually enriched my perspectives on surfing and what's it is worth.

Glenn Hening

A fantastic book! Worth the investment and time reading through the rich chapters!

ANOTHER PSYCHOLOGIST JUST SHOWED ME THIS TEXT AND IT WAS BETTER THAN MOST NY TIMES BEST SELLERS! I ESPECIALLY ENJOYEDTHE CHAPTERS ON WORKING WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DEAF OR BLIND. I PLAN ON USING THIS TEXT IN SEVERAL OF THE COURSES I TEACH. EVERYONE WHO HAS READ OR HEARD ABOUT THE BELL CURVE NEEDS TO READ THIS TEXT

One of the best APA books ever-full of cutting edge perspectives in for this changing world!

WOW is all i have to say. This book was WONDERFUL! It was really thoughtful and well drawn. VERY long but VERY worth it. I recommend this book to anyone who wants a really great read. the cool part is that you can relate to this book because its situations are realistic. BUY THIS BOOK< EVEN IF YOURE JUST CONSIDERING IT!!!!!

With strong works by such writers as Neil Gaiman and Alan Moore, comics are becoming more and more accepted in the reams of literature. However, for me, the books that really move me are the ones that are based more in reality. That is why I enjoy such graphic novels as Alex Robinson's Box Office Poison, Ed Brubaker's A Complete Lowlife, and Andi Watson's Breakfast After Noon. Blankets is an extraordinary addition to these books. This graphic novel deals with everything from childrens' stunted growth and development by zealot religious parents, the bangs of first love, the pain of seperation from the said love, and many other tidbits of mundane, but essential parts of people's lives. It is a wonderful book.

wow. what a truly affecting experience this book was. i found myself becoming quite emotional while reading through it. that may be because i can relate to some of the situations presented along the way.

this is what the comic book medium is capable of. hopefully more people will read this and find that out.

just beautiful.

Just as in real life we must stop to laugh at the small almost insignificant aspects, even if they come at the worst of times. This book, though not intended to be, is very funny because it points to the very nature of life that makes the hard times bearable.

This is one of the first books by a contemporary author I am suggesting my friends read. A well written, well thought out novel with deep, complex characters with real flaws, tough feelings and emotions not seen enough. Lesley is truly a Pacific Northwest writer drawing from the beauty and landscape that makes many of our backyards escape into the beauty of an Oregon horizon. And whose characters are divinely independent while still needing people to survive. A novel worth reading.

Storm Riders, simply stated is a sumptuous novel that probes deep into the hearts and minds of anyone who wanted to help another rise above their disabilities, but didn't know how. People who believe they have the tools to create miracles, but end up feeling ineffectual. It will touch the souls of those who dare to care for disadvantaged citizens who go unnoticed and written-off. A Northwest author, Lesley's Storm Riders captures the spirit and unique essence of life in Oregon. His ability to capture the authentic spirit of the Northwestern and illustrate it with the struggles and tragedies of Clark Woods is Lesley's true gift to the modern novel.

Craig Lesley's Storm Riders examines the life of Clark Woods as he strives to obtain a balance in a universe that looks to hold no hope, repose, or closure for him. Longing for a happy domestic life with children, Clark convinces his wife Payette to take in her young orphaned cousin, Wade and raise him as their own. Wade, a native Alaskan Indian comes to Clark and Payette a victim of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and suffers mental and emotional damage. In addition, Wade cannot read or write and often cannot distinguish reality from fantasy.

Clark's blind sympathy for the boy and his own desire for children cloud his vision to the negative impetus Wade has on his life. Unable to handle the unpredictable nature of Wade, in addition to her own selfish desires, Payette divorces Clark. Wade is left in his care. Desperate to seek solutions to Wade's disabilities, Clark desires to find meaning, and solace to problems that have no apparent logical definition.

It is when Wade becomes a suspect in the drowning of a young Asian girl, Clark beings to question his ability to support him. Frustration and anger plague Clark as he forces himself to recognize that love and faith alone may not defeat Wade's disabilities. Meanwhile, as the drowning of the young Asian girl haunts Clark, he builds a new life and relationship with his girlfriend Natalie. Troubled that Wade's irrational and erratic behavior will once again destroy Clark's chance at domestic bliss, he strives to find balance between his longing for a life with Natalie, and supporting Wade.

At times full of helplessness, and frustration Storm Riders asks us what our duty is to those we cannot help. What is the roll of society in caring for children with mental disorders? More importantly, it longs to find solutions and tools to problems that are beyond our comprehension. In a bold move, Lesley does not offer solid solutions to Wade's mental illness, or his potential involvement in the death of the Asian girl. Instead he offers the following:

"Change, the shift of fortune, lay beyond his control. Even Wade's destiny eluded him. Clark now realized that at times he had been as powerless as the old shamans in dealing with Wade's problems. However, for the moment Wade was blalanced. Angoon seemed to be the right place, if the clan actually helped the boy during the storms Clark had to be satisfied with that hope."

Written with grace, passion and the spirit of life in the Northwest, Storm Riders is a powerful and engaging novel. A book to be read by those who believe trust in the human spirit is deserved. A masterful work with a strong emotional spirit, and a moving testimony that hope is the foremost tool for survival we have.

About my grading system: I interpret Amazon.com's five-star ranking system as follows: 1 star = far below standards, 2 stars = below standards, 3 stars = meets standards, 4 stars = exceeds standards, 5 stars = far exceeds standards.

Lesley's fourth novel, "Storm Riders," is his best so far. This is not to take away from his previous efforts - his work just keeps getting better and better. The story of a man who tries to be an adopted father to a mentally disabled Tlingit Indian boy (his ex-wife's cousin) and then eventually fails is handled with compassion and almost brutal honesty, otherwise a standard trait of Lesley's writing style. Lesley's ability to portray the problems of the 'little guy' and those living on society's peripheries (to paraphrase Ursula Le Guin's characterization of his writing) is unparalleled; an entire battalion of bleeding-heart journalists and weekend social activists couldn't do a better job if they tried.

...this is still my favorite book because it has a time machine and I wish I could build a time machine or something like it or somebody would come to me from the future. The book was very interesting and I didn't want to put it down. My favorite part was when the old woman flapped her arms and everyone laughed.

I've used this book all year as an independent reading choice in my 6th grade clasroom. It really draws in even the most reluctant reader. The kids like the combination of time travel, comic books, aliens, prehistoric monsters, etc.--just about everything a kid would want in a book. My personal favorite scene is when Brian falls out of the alien spaceship and realizes his corduroy pants had saved him, and they're NOT damaged! Very funny stuff. I think adults will enjoy the book too.

I highly recommend this book. It won the Walt Disney award for Best Adventure Book (a CHILDREN'S CHOICE award). It's about a boy who tries to get a valuable comic book in mint-condition from 1939 and ends up going on a wild journey. The boy's motives are unselfish, having to do with bringing love back into his family (I won't give anything away).

In a time when all sorts of violent and inappropriate things are starting to appear in children's books in the misguided belief that they are required to keep today's kids reading, it's good to see a wholesome adventure book with family values. That it was chosen by the children of America as the best adventure book speaks volumes about what will actually keep kids reading: a good, solid, page-turning adventure that doesn't stop even after you've closed the book at the end.

The illustrations are also spectacular. They are the old-fashioned kind made up of thousands of individual lines, giving the impression that each is an intricate etching. They fit the comic book theme of the novel nicely. An impressive 5 star book.

A new 8th edition has been published. But this is definately the Bible of Respiratory Care.

This is the "Bible of Respiratory Therapy" as once said by my professor. It's a great learning tool that should be used at all colleges offering the respiratory program. I'll always keep this book around no matter what.

The Egan's manual for respiratory therapy is the most benificial learning tool and reference manual that I have come across in all of my career. The information in this book is not only easy to understand but layed out in a manner that makes finding what you need an easy task. It gives a thorough review of all the important clinical data and physical characteristics needed to become a competent practitioner. The information in this book is explained in a very simple form which makes it easy to understand and retain the material that is covered. I would recommend this book as a refence tool to any student pursuing a career as a nurse, respiratory therapist, or physician. While this book may apply specific emphasis to the respiratory related field, it will reinforce your nursing or medicinal background by examining disease processes from a cardiopulmonary standpoint. This book has been a valuable learning tool and greatly aided me in both respiratory and nursing related classes and God willing as medical student. Best wishes to all and I hope you enjoy your read.

What strikes me most about this book is its friendliness and readability. The book is written in an easy and flowing manner, using day-to-day language. It's assembled in template style, which makes it extremely easy to implement its ideas. While this may not sound like much, these attributes make this book quite an entertaining read that scores high on effectiveness. Supplemented by an effective website...it does still suffer from some lack of depth and detail, though.
The fully detailed "Sample Master Test Plan" provided by the book serves as an example for its mixture of usefulness coupled with a relative lack of depth. While quite effective, and certainly a nice feature that's easy to learn from, it is not the most fully detailed test plan I have ever seen, nor is it a match for a big scale project's master test plan. However, it is the best example for a test plan that I have seen in any testing book.
Further comparisons with other testing books I've used make it clear: Applying the Pareto principle on it, this book gives you the 20% that you need in order to perform 80% of all you will ever want when it comes to testing. It may not sound like much, but this is a mighty achievement.
The bottom line: This book will probably serve anyone who is into software testing. However, if you are looking to kick-start your organization into proper testing methodologies, or if you are new to the software testing arena, it would be a sin not to give this book a try.

Books on software testing are usually something you read because you have to, not because you want to. Authors Rick Craig and Stefan Jaskiel have set out to change that, and the result is the best current book on software testing. A combination of the timeless and the cutting-edge, Systematic Software Testing is all you need to get to work and to get the job done well.

The authors begin with the basics of software testing, including the evolution of the discipline over the years. They continue on to discuss STEP methodology, and then launch into the fundamentals of testing. Among the covered topics: risk analysis, test plans, automated test design and implementation, IEEE/CMM/ISO guidelines and standards, and test execution. For those who are going to be managing their own test groups, there is additional material on who to pick for the job, what those jobs are, and how to organize your testing.

For both the software engineer and the engineering manager, this text is an invaluable resource. The methodology is sound and up to date, and following the clearly enumerated steps in this book will surely result in a superior product. If this isn't enough to convince you, the text is also FUN to read. This isn't your typical bare-bones textbook, as exemplified by Rick Craig's amusing and memorable anecdotes and the occasionally apt quotation. The wording is clear, everyday English and key points are clearly visible. The book is very well organized by topic and subsections, making it great for refreshing your memory on particular details.

Even if you are not directly involved in testing, this book is worth reading. Just understanding the software lifecycle process is a major help when it comes to improving software quality, and this excellent text will grant you that understanding.

This book is written for the software tester and/or test manager, and lives up to its title. The book explains how to go about planning a testing effort from a top-down perspective, discussing how to put together a master test plan (Chapter 3), and then drilling down into the nitty-gritty details (Chapter 4). Chapters 5 (Analysis & Design) describes some common testing techniques, which while not as comprehensive as some other s/w testing books, is perhaps unequaled in it's readability (Kudos to the copy-editor).
I like Chapters 6 (Test Implementation) and 7 (Test Execution) because they make for a good checklist for the tasks that need to be done to support the test execution phase, again what strikes me most about this book is the easy read, something especially useful when covering such potentially dry subject matter as "test status reporting".
Chapters 8 (Test Organization), 9 (The s/w Tester), and 10 (the Test Manager) touch upon the "soft issues" related to these roles - discussing such items as "the cornerstones of leadership", "career paths", and "how to hire testers". Finally, Chapter 11 discusses how to improve the testing process - no matter where on a "maturity" chart your organization resides.
One thing I did find interesting, was the prominence Risk & Stefan attached to using Risk as a means of guiding the entire testing effort (a mentality I personally concur with), this is evident in their decision to discuss this aspect of testing right up front in Chapter 2, and continually referring to it throughout the rest of the book.
In summary, I think Rick & Stefan have done a fantastic job of describing a systematic approach to software testing.

In the vain of "full disclosure", you should know that I've known Rick & Stefan for many years, and consequently I cannot be considered a completely impartial reviewer.

OK, it's probably not fair of me to write here because: a) I read the first draft of this book and b) I'm in it. But here goes:

Not even 40 (OK, not even CLOSE to 40), Craig has lived at least three lives already. This book only touches the tip of the iceberg. Craig has already proven his acting mettle in God knows how many films; now he proves that his writing is even better. (I told you this in 1988, but...oh well...) Perhaps only people who have truly touched the dark side of life can acquire a really razor-sharp and hysterical wit about their down sides. (Is it a coincidence that tortured-til-she-dropped Judy Garland was also able to laugh even in the face of the most outrageous adversity?)

Craig proves he doesn't sweat the small stuff, because he's dealt so very amusingly with tons of big stuff. But even at his lowest point, Craig makes it all sound so FUN you wish you'd been there, too. The biggest compliment I can give to Craig is this: Even if I never knew you and hadn't been at least on the periphery of much of what you describe, I would have still eaten this book with an obscenely huge appetite. I forced myself to only read 20 pages a day to make sure it would last. I can say that about very few authors.

I absolutley loved this book. I thought the title was intriguing so I bought it. I was delighfully surprised. Mr. Chester is one of the best writers I have had the privelege to read in a long time. This book is hilarious, touching and insightful. I hope he writes another book soon. We need more writers like him. I have not laughed nor been moved so much by a book in a very long time. Kudos to you Mr. Chester for writing such a wonderful book and sharing your fascinating life with us.

I can't remember the last time I enjoyed a book this much! With the exception of a particular sad point in his life, Craig Chester's story was incredibly entertaining. Considering my reading was done mainly outdoors, I received numerous wondering looks from people around me because I would burst out laughing! Craig Chester puts his words in such a way that you can't help but enjoy yourself page after page. I recommend this book to anyone who is looking to smile and laugh while they read!