Within this small but powerful volume the author has documented various issues that relates to the bias of the geolocical timescale, the "veracity" of the supposed evidence for the billions of years the earth is to be and the problems that have arisen in the study and promotion of such, and shows that the Creation model is the best and only view to see our world and its timeline. If anyone is looking for a book that is true to the facts and sound in Creation defense, or, for that matter, one who is wanting to see a fair description of the Geological timetable in this modern age, I recomend this book.

We originally checked this book out at the library. Our three year-old son insisted on reading it five to ten times a day for two weeks! Everyone from parents to aunts to grandparents agreed, this one is a hit.

Most white people rarely think about racial discrimination except as something that happened "back then" "down south". We're (I write this as a white man) far more likely to whine about "reverse discrimination," about how unfair affirmative action is and how confusing PC speech has become (Are "they" black, African-Americans, people of color or *what* ?). We tend to think of black people three ways:

1) We see them as white people with extra pigmentation. We don't really notice any difference and blithely assume that they're "just like us".

2) We see them as gods and superheros, running faster, jumping higher, dancing better, and better endowed in various ways.

3) We demonize them--welfare mothers pumping out babies, gangstas, crack ho's & that junkie pulling a smash 'n' grab to feed his habit.

Rarely do we ever try to understand what it's like, growing up different. Langston Hughes, in this powerful little book, opens a window for us. Although aimed at children of all races, perhaps the people who benefit most from this work will be white "liberals" who think racism is horrible until an African-American family moves in down the block.

"Misery is when the taxi cab won't stop for your motoher and she says a bad word."

"Misery is when you first realize so many things bad have black in them, like black cats, black arts, blackball."

"Misery is when you go to the Department Store before Christmas and find out that Santa is a white man."

"Misery is when you start to help an old white lady across the street and she thinks you're trying to snatch her purse."

These, and a whole host of others, are poignantly illustrated by Arouni. The book is introduced by Jesse Jackson, who points out that some things are dated (society has evolved a bit since 1967), but that plenty of room for progress remains. Historical events, such as the presidential election of 2000, demonstrate that deep and systematic racism still pervades American life. This was the last work that Langston Hughes wrote. He died in 1967, while working on the manuscript.

Both my 13-year-old son and my 8-year-old daughter have found the book touching. Reading it with them has helped them to have a better understanding of what it might be like to be "different." I believe this book opens the way for genuine dialogue between people of different races, instead of maintaining projections and biases.

A story of love and turmoil.....this book shares the "good, bad and the ugly," so to speak. It takes you through the tragedy, truth and the pain that rejection and abuse can lead to when it is not dealt with. The book is well written. The plot will tear at your heart strings. You will not want to put the book down until you have read it from beginning to end

This is an absolutely fantastic book. As an ex-Detroiter, I especially enjoyed it. Mr. Jackson writes one of the best humorous crime type books available. His information about Detroit is perfect, I guess he lived there too! I honestly hated to finish this book because I knew that it would take me a long time to find a novel that I would enjoy as much as this one.

My great friend Frank Palmer died on June 1st 2000. I had known him for fifteen years and helped him with the photographs for all but one of his books. In that period I never met anyone who had a bad word for him. He was a true character from the old fleet street. He treated me like his son and I miss him like my father...... He was a great journalist & author - please read his books and enjoy the life we both experienced....

I saw this book series in NewsMax.Com magazine, and I couldn't believe how funny it was. The covers alone are worth it - especially the Bill Clinton one. Given the recent release of "Shakedown", the timing couldn't be better for a dittohead's guide to Jesse Jackson adult beverages! El Rushbo himself recommends these books for dittoheads hoping to learn how to mix some irreverently humorous adult beverages. My favorites are 'Conjugal Confusion', 'Enemies of the Plate', and 'Minister of Propaganda' - although my all-time favorite Jesse Jackson adult beverage is 'Reverend of What?' (no adult beverage could better summarize the Jackson legacy!)

For any fan, the biography of their idol is usually found wanting. As a U2 fan and Bono enthusiast, it's difficult for me to give a good review on a biography of Bono simply because it's irrelevant for me to own a biography on Bono. For the obsessive fan, there's rarely any new information that i haven't already heard; also, biography's on living people are already hard to judge simply because they're obsolete the day they're released.

All of that aside, this book was a great addition to my U2 collection. Jackson presents a well-rounded look at the rock star's life, focussing mostly on his social work. Of course, if i had written this book it would have been gushing with admiration and fan-boy emulation. the fact that it's not proves that it's a superior, well-written account written for anybody on the reader spectrum, long-time fans and non-fans alike.

My only complaint is the lack of focus on Bono's spiritual side. This book almost gives the impression that Bono's endeavors are purely socially and politically motivated, almost without any transcendent consideration. Of course, enough has been written and discusssed about Bono's spirituality, so perhaps a fresh take on his life story thus far is something fans can use. However, for a social and spiritual balance, i recommend reading Walk On: The Spiritual Journey of U2, although that succumbs to several of the inherent problems with fan biographies.

a tongue-in-cheek look at the "madness" of bibliomania, inspired by Robert Burton's 17th century classic "The Anatomy of Melancholy", this book is filled with fun facts and interesting anecdotes from the world of books. If you're a book-collector, booklover, bookseller, or just all-around bookaholic, you'll delight in this compendium of book trivia, and in the clinical classification of the numerous manifestations of bibliomania (book-madness), from the book-thief to the book-abuser to the book-hoarder, and everything inbetween - but be careful you don't find yourself described therein!

This book has some great trails and the descriptions make them easy to follow. I also bought the other JH guide book and found some of the "trails" to be lame and the descriptions were bad - I got lost. I highly reccomend THE BOOK! It's fun to read too.