Explore these powerful astrological evaluations of the causes and effects of the September 11th attacks. With a selection of readings from popular astrologers such as Robert Hand and Jonathan Keyes, you'll have the opportunity to look at these events from several perspectives. How were the charts of George W. Bush and the United States itself, impacted? What were the economic influences involved?

I particularly enjoyed the fact that every perspective wasn't devoted to the USA, corporate, we are the chosen children of capitalism viewpoint. Instead, we're treated to far more objective looks at the events (and the provocations) which led up to them.

Finally, we're shown a glimpse of what is to come. Offering some astrological probabilities of upcoming aspects, we are invited to see fresh possibilities and insights.

I enjoyed this book far more than I usually do, when several astrologers get together and caucus over the same bit of information. The repetition we may see only serves to reinforce particular ideas and the articles are woven together into a seamless and unified whole.

This work is a terrific resource for anyone interested in understanding not only the astrological correspondences to 9/11/01, but also the implications for the economy and for the collective psyche. Essays are written by top-notch astrologers and are accompanied by maps and charts for illustration. Well worth reading!

The nature of the subject and the writing quality of the seven astrologers involved (the most famous being Robert Hand) make this a very unusual book. A very, very, very broad range of astrological and non-astrological perspectives are very carefully covered in this assessment of the terrorist attacks on America and some of the possible implications for all of us.

Astrologically the main emphasis is on interpretations of the charts of the events in September, together with related charts such as those of the United States, George W. Bush and, to some extent, Osama Bin Laden. Many other charts are also considered such as the World Trade Centre bombing in 1993 and the national chart for Israel. Interpretations of the Saturn-Pluto opposition transit through 2001 and 2002 receive particular attention throughout the book.

The astrology is continually placed in a broad context, with extensive considerations of the historical, political, and economical background to the attacks, together with similar perspectives on the consequences. Many questions are asked. Did the perpetrators use astrology? Did the terrorists intend to crash into the White House? Where do we go from here? Very occasionally some of the views appear rather fanciful, but overall this is superb stuff that does intelligent justice to modern astrology.

I really enjoyed this book! Nora, the loving aunt/sister in-law/ bookstore owner/loyal friend is a clever sleuth and a charming character. She helps her nephew "Sherlock", the Chief of Detectives, solve several murders involving people she cared about. I really enjoyed the small ,friendly town that is much like my own. Nora's devotion to her family and friends reminded me of my Italian American family, especially her Christmas gathering at her home! The many recipies were an extra treat.
Several student murders occur among the local college student body, many of whom frequent Nora's bookstore/ coffee bar "Leaves of Grass." The cause appears to be drug-related. There are several likely suspects, and the guilty party is not easily identifiable.
This book combines the "cozy mystery" and the realistic, suspenceful drama elements.I thought the black and white photos add a "film noir" flavor and really help to better identify with the characters.Nora is someone I would like to know personally! I hope there will be more books featuring Nora and company.

Reading Tony Vellela's charming mystery was like spending time with an old friend. The story takes place in a college town (and who doesn't remember the complex relationships that are the hallmark of our youth?), filled with interesting, well-drawn characters, comfortably inhabiting the town's skin. The mystery is fun and suspenseful, without the gore of many of today's writers. Mr. Vellela has the light touch of a Mary Higgins Clark. For a good, suspenseful read that takes you back to your youth (or if you're still young, that may mirror your own life now), I recommend that you get a copy. It transported me to a sweet vision of small-town America. It's a wonderfully safe place to live for a while - unless you turn up dead, of course!

I truly enjoyed By Book or by Crook by Tony Vellela. He was able to create for me a believable college town setting, whose routine is shattered by multiple murders. Aunt Nora and nephew Sherlock have to see beyond their familial relationship and work together to solve the crimes, something they both find difficult to accomplish. Nora runs a bookstore cafe, and mothers all her college clientele, while Michael (Sherlock) is the Chief of Detectives of a small town police force. Both the victims and the suspects are regulars at the cafe, so Nora's involvement in solving the crimes is essential. I didn't figure out who did it, but Nora did.

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Just took my exam this afternoon and passed the 1st time! An excellent study guide that comes very close to covering everything on the exam. In addition to having an actual copy of Dreamweaver for hands-on learning/practice, get an additional reference book for complete coverage. I used and recommend "Dreamweaver 4: The Missing Manual" by David Sawyer McFarland - the best book on Dreamweaver I've seen thus far. A great investment and one that I would HIGHLY urge you to purchase. Using both books together was perfect and two that shall remain as first-points of reference.

Being an experienced Dreamweaver user, I found this book extremely easy to read. I was able to read it straight through, away from the computer. I also found a few tips in the book that I hadn't found when using the software, so it is an excellent book, even if you do not want to get certified. Although, this isn't a learn to use Dreamweaver book, so it is inappropriate for new users.

And Yes, I passed, so it met it's objective!

Simply the most lucid and positive look at the health care system written in the past 10 years. Dr. Crooks takes takes a different view of Health Care Policy---and suggests a breathtakingly straightforward approach to re-thinking the roles we all play in the system. Forget the elaborate schemes that mis-align objectives in our system today.....forget being at odds with your physician or insuror or employer or employee. Take the time to read this and think about how you could make a difference if you only incorporated one of Dr. Crooks ideas into your life or your work. You will never think about health care in the same way again.

One of the best books ever written about health care is Creating Covenants: Healing Health Care in the New Millennium.

Dr. Crooks masterfully gives the reader insights, unlike any other healthcare professional, into the root causes of the challenges the health care industry is facing today.

If we all followed her wisdom and deep respect for the covenant between healer and patient, we as a society would leave a legacy of caring and great integrity for countless future generations.

Dr. Crooks takes a dynamic look at the relationship between patient and caregiver; how the sacred covenant between the two has been broken and what can be done to mend it and our struggling US health care system.

I consider this book a must read for any health care professional from practicing physician to product manager. Building relationships is important in any industry, but within health care, without a strong patient-caregiver bond all other efforts to improve our system will not succeed.

The cops and robbers game was played differently in St. Paul in the '20's and '30's than in most American cities. That's because in St. Paul organized crime was largely controlled by the Police Department. Consequently, it became the headquarters for fugitive gangs who found refuge there until Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, and the Barker-Karpis gang brought federal heat to the Twin Cities in 1934. The story of the "public enemies" who found sanctuary through local mobsters and police contacts in St. Paul is told in full glorious detail here for the first time, thanks to author Paul Maccabee's great research and his battle for the release of long buried FBI files. It's a must read for all gangster buffs.

What the lengthy reviews don't really touch upon is the writing style of the author. Maccabee is has a great touch -- light, breezy and able to turn deadly serious without a wisp of melodrama. The book is organized in short snippets, little windows into the world of the times. It is tempting to grab the book and just read one of the snippets. Good luck. I've been late to work, appointments, dinner, etc, too many times because I've gotten sucked in to "just reading one more". Certainly, it's tantalizing to know the places Maccabee describes firsthand as a St. Paul resident (imagine my surprise when I found that my office was once home to a huge underworld betting parlor!) I would guess that Maccabee's storytelling insticts would enthrall people from any geographic location.

The editorial reviews above pretty much say it all--I'll just add that this book was my expert guide around St. Paul on a snowy Sunday in December. It's a class act--well-written and slickly designed on glossy paper, with plenty of rare photos. If you're interested in Depression-era crime, all you have to do is buy this book from Amazon and a plane ticket to the Twin Cities.

Exceptional review of sexuality, scientific based, focused in the exploration of new ways of understand this important area of humanity, sometimes unexplored for everybody, and especially unacknowledged by men's, when we talk about women's.

Easy to read. Basics of human anatomy start the book after a bit of background on human sexuality and gender roles. Explicit pictures and photos. Topics range from STD's and abortion to Cybersex and Loving Relationships. Text gives suggestions for further discussion throughout! Useful definitions appear on the pages where they first appear in the text. Paper and script used very easy on the eyes. Website sources and further readings suggested at the end of every section. Small glossary, but definitions taken care of in text. Author and subject indexes extensive. Very informative!

The course is called HUMAN SEXUALITY and many jokes have been born around it! "When is the lab?" etc. But the editions of this book have been used for as long as I can remember, and now that I am in the class I can see why! From a standpoint of information it is unsurpassed I am certain! It is easy reading, informative, and as the first sexually EXPLICIT textbook I have ever used it has been very easy to deal with! The book goes step-by-step through the basics of human anatomy and topics range from STD's to abortion to Loving relationships in very straightforward language. Our professor has been able to encorporate group work, and field trips as well as our own personal study. Discussions suggested from the book have been some of the best ever!

Excellently written and full of interesting information I didn't know existed about gamblers, card sharps, crooked games, casino's, slot machines and many other facets of gambling. I live near the gambling casino's in Mississippi and the glossary at the end of this book, which is full of gamblers terms and phrases, helped me feel and talk like a pro in a few minutes. Although I consider myself a novice gambler, I've used some of the terms and phrases on my trips to the casino's, and received a feeling of respect from casino employee's as well as seasoned gamblers.

The author tells, in easy to understand detail, secrets of the gambling world. This book is not only interesting, but funny. Being in the gaming business myself, I found this book revealed many things I didn't know. The author explains how people in the gaming industry fleece the unsuspecting gambler, and the author shares experiences not many people hear about. I liked the entire book, from cover to cover. The author includes a glossary defining words and phrases that I never knew existed, which I feel makes the book worth buying for this information alone. I hope the author writes a sequel.

This easy to read book gives an insight to the world of gambling rarely talked about. The author does a magnificent job of detailing various aspects of the gaming world. This book is a must for novice gamblers and those who wish to make gambling a profitable business.

Parts of this book are extremely funny, and the entire book is very entertaining. Even if you aren't a gambler or care less about the gambling scene, try this book, it WILL surprise you.

I loved this book very much and rate it highly, but in my mind, the only drawback to this book is the fact that it mainly focussed on breeding, showing, and outdoor rabbits. Which is all perfectly fine if you plan on doing those things with your pet (or are intrested in that aspect of rabbits). But I (as the owner of a spoiled "urban rabbit") do not necessarily enjoy that part of the book very much. Sandy Crook presents her information in a wonderful and pleasing manner and has loads of CUTE bunny photographs. There is also useful information on just about every aspect of rabbits. A must for new owners!

This has to be the BEST rabbit book out there! It's chock full or information sure to please and delight both the pet owner and the rabbit breeder (and those who are somewhere in between!).
Mrs Crook is known as "Mother of the Lops" - and she proves that she is rightly named so in this wonderful book about rabbits.
Although the title is "Lop Rabbits As Pets" the information in here is applicable to any breed of rabbit, and if you only ever buy one rabbit book - this is the one!

Be sure to check out Petbunny.com for all your rabbit needs!

We own a lop rabbit named Benjamin, and we bought this book. It has quite a bit of good information on rabbits as pets, but the strongest aspects of this book are the collection of photographs of all kinds of lop bunnies and the listing at the end of all the breeds of lop rabbits.

My book is on Junie B. Jones. And it is about she is not a crook. And she loses her mittens and she thinks that their are crooks at her school. But her taechewr told her to go to the lost and found and see if it was their. Butt it wasent their but then she saw a teddie bear back pack and wanted to tack it but thew ptincipl would not let her take it. Then the day went on and she saw a girl that had the same mittans....So thir is why you should read this book. well by
by Jessica Taylor

Book Review

By Cassidy

I am reading Junie B Jones. So far in the book. She got new mittens. She liked them so much because they were made. Out of fur I would think that people should read this book because it is the best book in the world I wish everyone could read it. They would really like it everyone I think will be able to read it.

Book review
By Rebecca

The book that I am reading is Junies B. Jones Is Not a Crook. Her grandfather gave her some mittens. It wasn't her birthday or Christmas or Valentines Day. This is a funny story.

The thing here is to not confuse the real-life stupid (and funny) stories with the packaging that these stories are delivered to us.

While each story is condensed to about a page there is a regular attempt on each and every account to hide some little fact at the start of the story, use that hidden fact as the punch line, and then finish the story with some poor pun on the crimial being caught, spending time behind bars, etc.

On any given item it works, but it quickly becomes tedious when reading the book cover to cover.

I think this book is best taken by reading no more than 3 or 4 stories at a time, or for reading one aloud and your next gathering of friends.

The cover price is a little high in my estimation. Get it at a discount and you'll do ok.

I can't get enough of these stories, and I've got Mr. Gregory's work on my shelf right here. This guy comes up with them, somehow, and they are so funny. He is the father of the whole "dumb criminal" genre, super funny. Can't wait for the next book.

Leland Gregory's What's the Number for 911? books are an absolute riot! His latest, The Stupid Crook Book, is even better. He said on the TODAY show that everything is true and verified, and amazingly he has amassed an entire book of truly stupid, funny, and entertaining things that criminals do.

This is a perfect book if you need a laugh or you're looking for a great gift!