Ehxileratiing. Captivating. Brilliant. A masterpeice...period.

By far, this is the best reference to have on the shelf in clinic setting. As a Women's Health NP student this book has gone everywhere with me and always has information needed from differential diagnoses to teaching and counseling subjects. I highly recommend this as a stepping stone for your professional library.

The book is a story, but it tells who all the characters are and what kind of sea animal they are. There is O-O, the orca, Mysti the humpback whale, Delphi the belluga, Cero the narwhal, and Chelo the sea turtle. They travel through the ocean and discover many things about animals and sea life. I recommend this books for all ages. It would be fun for parents and their children to read together!

Facts and figures for all the combatants during the war provide a unique compilation of data covering all aspects of the conflict; from combat divisions and campaigns to events on different fronts of the war. Add maps, charts, and contrasts of military strengths and forces and you have The World War I Databook, a comprehensive military databook invaluable for any researching the specifics of the conflict.

This book is informative and easy to understand. I will be putting most of this book to use next season with my varsity boys' basketball team. It explained a couple of questions I had about some of my own presses. A must buy for any coach.

It is truly a shame that Transmetropolitan is a comic book as it will be dismissed by most as just that. Ellis has beautifully illustrated the average American's attitude towards government and politics. Our protagonist, Spider Jerusalem, exposes government corruption in "The City" through his column "I Hate It Here." The people love him for it, but they never take a proactive role in changing the system; rather, they continue their lives as normal. This is so reflective of American culture that it is down right scary. Ellis deals with many other social issues as well and every time he is right on the money. EVERY American should read this book and take it's message to heart.

Additionally, no review of Transmetropolitan would be complete without praise for Robertson's art work. He does some of the best work out there today and is a perfect compliment to Ellis' writing!

What an amazing glance into the future society is creating for itself. Transmetropolitan delivers a brutal, scary and amazingly well crafted story accompanied by fabulous art. Warren Ellis' gritty style of writing shines in this book about a journalist (Spider Jerusalem) who is forced out of hiding in the mountains to come down to his former home - a wretched city full of drug addicted household appliances, mutated house pets and people who turn themselves into aliens.

This is a book about truth. Not truth as you know it, but truth as it exists. Allegorical, metaphorical, whatever you'd like to call it, it is the beginning and end of comics as we know it. Raising the bar, is a term that has been applied to comics since they've focused more on writing than on the art. Warren Ellis has just raised the bar to a point where most writers will never be able to achieve. Many have (rightfully and wrongfully) compared Spider Jerusalem, the lead character, to Hunter S. Thompson, but he's much more than that. Hunter spoke for the people, in language the people could understand. That's also whst Spider does. But where Hunter seems to (or does) hate people, Spider wants people to think for themselves. The gist of the story is that Spider Jerusalem was a reporter, who wrote one of the popular books ever printed. Unfortunately, it made him so popular, that he couldn't write anymore. So he ran away. When an editor contacts him about 3 books that he owes to a publisher, Spider finds out that he has to write again, no matter what. At first, he's not too angry, he needs money. Then he finds out that he needs to live where he's writing, in this case, the city. So he has to go to the city to write. The city is hell. The city is his nemesis, but in order to write, he has to go. WHen he goes, he finds that he's needed in the city, and that without him, the city is nothing more than a meat grinder for those that don't have a voice. So he becomes that voice. Then, he's popular again. and that creates it's own set of problems. Without a doubt, if this were a book, I would buy it. If this were a movie I would see it and rave about it. But it's a comic, and that means it commands lower respect than anything else out there. But, I challenge ANY reader to read this and see it as anything less than a work of PURE ART.

This is everything that someone looking to read a legal thriller wants to see in a book. Great courtroom scenes, legal dueling behind the scenes, twists and turns in nearly every chapter, and an ending that will shock are all present here. When I was reading this book, I was consistently reminded of Scott Turow's classic, Presumed Innocent, though this book is not quite up to that standard. It's close though.

Some of the negative reviews here confuse me, since I really didn't see anything not to like in this novel. Yes, it is in first person, which can detract from some books, but I think that only adds to a novel like this. The main characters are well developed. The book flows well and the surprise ending is just crafty enough that it's difficult to guess but still believable. This writer will be very popular very quickly, so if you want to say that you were on the bandwagon before everyone else, read it now. Ellis is like John Grisham before he realized that he didn't have to try anymore and it shows here.

It seems like there's an awful lot of lawyers turned authors writing legal thrillers right now, but David Ellis's LINE OF VISION is a wicked, heart-stopping original thriller that is impossible to put down.
Marty Kalish, a young investment banker, is accused of killing his lover's husband. Marty is an opportunist---devious and manipulative as he uses his friends and the legal system to suit his needs during his trial. You may not always like Marty, but there's something you have to admire about his deviousness. This is an extremely well-written novel, where things are not always what they seem, but Ellis manages to pull all the plot twists together by the final page. Looking for a really great page-turner? LINE OF VISION is it.

I typically read almost 100 books per year, most of them fiction. I picked this one up on a lark and am so glad I did. What a novel! From page one, I was enthralled in the story. I held my breath during the fresh approach that Ellis uses as a story-telling technique. We watch the action unfold through the eyes of the main character and we think we know what has happened. The murder takes place early on and we "see" it happen. But did we see everything? We aren't sure. In fact we aren't sure until the very last page of the book.

I was pleased to read a mystery/crime novel that wasn't all police procedural or all court-room drama. The story is fleshed out very nicely, and I found the characters to be multi-dimensional. There are several sub-plots to the story but they all relate to the main theme and serve to push the experience forward. And most importantly, I really cared what happened to the characters.

I am looking forward to Mr. Nellis' next work with great anticipation. It will be hard to top this one but it will be fun trying.

After the United States began bombing Afghanistan, I looked for books about the region that might be appropriate for my 9 year old son to read. A friend found The Breadwinner and recommended that I read it before giving it to my son. While the book is very readable and tells a compelling story, it describes the brutality suffered under the Taliban in such a matter-of-fact way that I worry about the images children would carry around with them. Parents should know that Ellis' book describes the cutting off of thieves' hands, the killing of another girl's family, the arrest and disappearance of Parvana's father, the gathering of human bones to earn money, and the beating of Parvana and her mother. None of these are described in an unneccessarily graphic way. But I know that my own son, who has been very anxious about the state of the world since September 11, would internalize many of these images and be quite distressed. While I believe in being open with children about the truths of the world, I worry about the effects of this fictionalized account at this time. I also wonder how differently I might have reacted to this book before the events of September 11 and before the recent Western attacks on Afghanistan. While I have my concerns about the brutal images in the book, I recognize that this book may be very helpful to some children in gaining more of an understanding of the recent history of Afghanistan and may help some western children develop compassion for the children of Afghanistan.

The BreadWinner is a fantastic book.It is full of adventure.It's about a little girl,named Parvana,who lives in Afghanistan during a time when girls wern't alowed to go outside without a man to work and get money.But one day her father went away to prison wich meant they had no other boy to go out and get the food and milk they needed. One day they needed food so bad they shaved Parvana's hair off so she could look like a boy and could get the food.This was a new experience for Parvana.Every day she would go out and raise money by selling things and reading and writting letters for the people to get money then she would get the food for the family.If you want find out more about this book I think you should read it.

Have you been in Afghnistan? You will feel like you have when you read the book The BreadWinner. The main character is Parvana. She is 11. She lives with her parents, her sisters, and her little brother. Women and girls have to were burqas outside. Parvana's father lost his leg in an explosion. He can read and write,so can Parvana.The Taliban ruled Afghanistan during is story .One day two soldiers took their father to jail. Mother and Parvana went to jail to get father released but the soldiers beat Parvana and her mother. Pavana had to dress as a boy so she can make money for her family. One day Parvana finds a girl also she knows dressed as a boy. Together they find ways to make money for their famlis. Will Parvana's father come back home? if you want to know, then read this fantastic called The Breadwinner, by Deborah Ellis.

As with many books or stories that we get involve with, the characters and their relationships to others in the environment is an important as the mystery. Ellis Peters strikes a balance between the characters, history and the mystery. Sprinkled throughout is faith, and a chance that thy (the monks) may be correct in the explanation of saints and how the world works.
The external environment is the ongoing struggle between Empress Maude and King Stephen. We also have references to the different societies as they travel to Wales. These become more relevant as the series progresses. The inward struggle between faith and power is depicted as an individual monk is persuaded or wants to be persuaded to go on a mission to retrieve a neglected saint.
If you saw the movie you will immediately see the differences between it and he book. One main point is the fact that the monk was cured before the trip. The best difference is reviled with the detection and solution to the mystery.

I had read other Cadfael mysteries before finding this one. It made me appreciate only too well the slightly rebellious Cadfael in this first book.

His attitude toward Prior Robert and prissy, self-righteous prig Brother Jerome is only what I had been thinking the entire time. Of course, Cadfael will later control these rebellious thoughts but, oh, they are a joy to read after the others.

I found a Morbid Taste for Bones a great book. It is very enjoyable and the ultimate secret act of rebellion (but never fear-it is just) that Cadfael commits towards the end is the crowning point, the punch line, to an enjoyable read. Peters injects the book with great humor and mystery and Cadfael's secret affords the biggest laugh of them all.

This book was a great addition to the A&E Cadfael TV series.

This novel is one of two by Ellis Peters that I've now read. But I'm hooked! Although I've only read a couple of this series about the medieval detective Cadfael, my appetite has been whetted, and I'm certain to read more!

Peters' command of the English language is outstanding, as is her precise portrait of medieval times. The intriguing element of mystery that makes detective Cadfael's presence essential to the plot clinches this novel as a romping success.

If you enjoy mystery, as well as a writer's ability to make excellent use of the English language with colourful descriptions, you are sure to enjoy this book.

After one ruined Halloween, which was Drew and Walker's favorite holiday, they decided to get revenge against Tabby and Lee, but after a whole year of planning a spooky Halloween party with their friends Shane and Shana, their plans of revenge are shattered as they find out that Lee and Tabby decide not to come at the last second. On the third year of Halloween, their last year of trick-o-treating as a non-teenager, they decide to cook up a spooky plan. Shane and Shana were to be trick-o-treaters with jack-o-lantern heads and frighten Tabby and Lee; the plan then backfires on Drew and Walker. They, who were also going trick-o-treating with Lee and Tabby, were forced to trick-o-treat all night until they couldn't take it anymore. Shane and Shana with their spooky, real looking pumpkin heads and their brother and sister jack-o-lanterns stuffed pumpkins on Tabby and Lee's heads, which caused them to run away. Finally, the four friends got back at Tabby and Lee.

Drew Brockman LOVES Halloween. The one day of the year when she can be someone- or something- else! Only two mean kids, Tabby and Lee, have ruined Halloween for Drew and her three friends for the past two years. So this year, Drew and her friends cook up a perfect plan to terrify Tabby and Lee. Shane and Shana, two of the group, dress up with two scary pumpkin heads. Halloween night, the costumed pumkin heads appear... with flames shooting out of their mouths, hissing voices, and... no heads underneath!!! These are not Shane and Shana! Then... who is it??? Daniel Caro

The most exciting part of the book is the part when Shane and Shana take off their jack-o'-lanterns. The kids were really really scared. Read the book so you can experience the fear.