Larry's photo's are pretty good, but Patricia's writing is very informative and she was nice enough to include a map so you can see exactly where each lighthouse is located. I learned much about maintanence, and I didn't even know there was such a thing as the Huron Lightship. This book is well worth the money.

This is a small book that's worth twice its price. Each of the 43 lighthouses gets its own full page photograph. Each facing page has concise, interesting information about the pictured light. A minor flaw is the map of the Great Lakes. Michigan has a strange shape and the Keweenaw Peninsula has become an island. But that is forgiven by the rest of the book. A great plus is the 19 Canadian lighthouses. Up until now all the books I've found only have US lights. The most curious picture of a Michigan light is Sand Hills. Waving high above the lantern room is the Canadian Maple Leaf. Guess that proves that Michigan and Canada are truly good neighbors--as I've always known! Treat yourself to this book if you like lighthouses, out door settings, or good photography.

Loved The Bottlewasher! Reminded me of my own youth in the midwest in the 50's. It was fun to relate to the characters, and reminisce about days gone by. Besides being well written, Kay Reilly had a lot to say!

The Bottlewasher: Selections From A Small-town Newspaper Column Of The Early 1950's by the late Gretta H. Trainer is a collection of weekly small-town newspaper columns written by a homemaker in 1951-1955 - a time when few mothers also had the opportunity to work, let alone write. Filled with wisdom, anecdotes, wistful and not-so-wistful glimpses at American life half a century ago, and aptly compiled and edited by Trainer's daughter, Kay T. Reilly, The Bottlewasher is an engaging, highly recommended read filled with history, memory, and sharp-tongued humor.

I bought this book for my grandmother, who loves country music and who has visited Branson, for her birthday. She absolutely loved it! The pictures in the book are really colorful and fun to look at. I recommend this book for hard-to-shop-for friends and relatives, especially country music lovers.

Indicates trends, Branson has re-invented itself,doesnt want to lose to Myrtle Beach

Although it has been 20 years since I left Chicago, I still miss it with a passion. It was good to me. I was young and found plenty of opportunity in that great city. I meet some wonderful people as well. I just got this book today but it is a keeper, I can tell. The photos are great and the facts in it are educational, I learned something already; I never saw a picture of the oldest remaining house in Chicago until now.
So, if you are a Chicagoan, former Chicagoan, or just someone that would like to learn about a great city, buy this book.

Our Chicago is a visual smorgasbord of the great sights and highlights of this grand city. Full-color photographs by Ron Schramm, enhanced with an engaging text and informative captions by Marilyn D. Clancy vividly illustrate this visual tour of this American Midwestern city, from its homey neighborhoods to its fast-paced commerce and high culture. An excellent and memorable souvenir of vacationing or living in the Windy City, Our Chicago is a welcome and highly recommended work, which could well serve as a template or example for similar visual showcase tributes for other major American cities.

I first read this book over 10 years ago. it quickly became one of the only textbooks I have read cover to cover more than once. Anyone wanting to learn more about Chicago history will love this book. I continue to use it as reference and as a continous form of entertainment.

This book is a very thorough overview of Chicago's rich history. It also has a very large amount of pictures which make it good as a display book for your coffee table. Anyone who has lived in Chicago can read this and understand the significance of Chicago's past and its influence on the city's evolution.

I bought this book about 3 years ago now and have used it for several occasions. I originally bought it to plan my wedding but found it very useful for other events, such as the wedding shower, baby shower, christening, etc. The book is very informative and correctly depicts each of the locations according to my experience. If you want to plan a different kind of paty for any occasion, this book is very useful.

My fiance and I bought this book to help plan for our wedding, and were really impressed by the range of locations that it provided. We highly recommend this book to anybody getting married in the Chicago area, straight, gay, or otherwise.

Five years later and most of the places in this book still rank right up there.

This Chicago travel guide is fun to read and will get you excited for your upcoming trip. It is broken down into useful chapters (ex. Dining, Notable Potables, Shopping, etc.), with entertaining entries (Best hotel that's crazy about Chicago, Best club where both the food and the music are "hot"). This is one of the best Chicago travel guides available, and it is especially great for lovers of Chicago who return again and again wanting to discover a new, wonderful aspect to "our kind of town."

I currently live in Chicago and have had a great time exploring and learning about new (to me) places with the help of this book. There is a good amount of info. to give the reader a decent background on many of the buildings in the Loop. It omits lengthy and unnecessary history topics to focus on the highlights of each walking tour, leaving the lengthy history for other books to explore. I've learned alot about my own city by reading this book and highly recommend it.

An excellent set of tours of all neighborhoods of downtown Chicago, profusely illustrated with contemporary and archival photos, with a lively and user-friendly text. Especially helpful for the first-time visitor, although I understand it has been adopted by the Chicago Architecture Foundation as a guide to train its docents who give walking tours. I have not come across any better guide to the Loop and its surroundings, with a crisp style and useful historical facts. Dr. Gareth Shellman (shellman@csd.uwm.edu) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

I got a chance to see Andre on Sally. After hearing his story my heart went out to him but I was angry with his mother. I changed my mind when I read the book and heard the whole story. Congratulations to your Mom on her recovery. I'm glad you two stuck together.It really makes us stop and think about the decisions we make in life. Someone else is always affected by them. It is hard to belive that children can be so heartless. Andre you need to take your story to every city, school and jail in the country. I hope you recieve the funding to do it. This is a project many as well as myself would have no problem helping to support.
I am sorry for your tragedy but please do not blame yourself. I pray that the peace of God will rest upon you and your family. And I pray that you live a joyful and fulfilled life until time to meet your loved ones again in a better place. Thank you for sharing your story and I'm sorry for your pain.

This book is so great. I just couldn't put it down. I took it to work with me and read it every chance I got. Those poor kids, it was so heartbreaking but yet it was a in your face drama that was so moving.

Filled with exquisite full-color illustrations, Common Birds Of North America: Midwest Edition by James Wilson (Missouri Department of Conservation State Ornithologist) is an excellent guidebook for birdwatchers of all experience levels. Each species features a fine full-page portrait showing male and female specimens if the plumage is very different, and a one-page summary of the bird's habitat, call, typical behavior, and more. A concise, elegant guide, Common Birds Of North America: Midwest Edition is an invaluable resource for birdwatchers.

Wow. Having watched Jim doodle birds and landscapes in pen and ink during staff meetings at the conservation department, I should not have been surprised at the accuracy and quality of his illustrations in this book. Aside from the gorgeous images of the birds and their settings, Jim also manages to capture elements of the birds' songs and behavior in easy-to-read text. It's a great book for people who are interested in learning how bird species make their livings as well as how to identify them. I bought one for my Mom (who loves to watch her bird feeder visitors), and she loved it.