This book gives a decently well-rounded voice to the many different women of the Caribbean. She includes Spanish speaking and non-Spanish speaking.

The Images of America series is an incredible assemblage of photographically driven history books about Cities and Towns from the very large to the very small. They're written with the cooperation of local historical societies and have a depth of material I've never seen in other books. If you've got any interest in seeing the early days and evolution of your area or an area you grew up in, I highly recommend these books. They're great for gifts!!

What I'd really like to know is exactly WHO authorized this book on Dusty Springfield, I seriously doubt that she did.

Additionally, I wonder what kind of beef the "authors," Vicky Wickham and Penny Valentine have with Dusty? If these women are her friends.... who needs enemies????

Read Lucy O'Brien's book, much better.

Dancing with Demons is best read only after you read Lucy O'Brien's exceptional biography on Dusty Springfield that came out in 1988. That book is called "Dusty" and has only been published in England. What a shame because it has extensive quotes by Dusty about her life and appreciates her journey as an artist and human being that is virtually missing from this book.
Vicki Wickham knew Dusty well in a professional sense, but seems devoid of the love a friend would express in trying to understand Springfield's life. She does Dusty Springfield such a deservice by concentrating on the human failings we all have. Dusty was a very intelligent, complicated woman and a very private woman, who would have found this book an insult to her contribution to musical history and to her personal struggles. it is not a worthless book, just lacking in comprehension and also has factual inaccuracies, what songs were on which album,etc., which makes one feel that this was a sloppy effort for commercial gain primarily.

If Dusty Springfield was alive today, the road to fame might have been a little smoother. Today, life style no longer holds the barriers it did back in the 60's when the words "gay" and "lesbian" were only mentioned behind closed doors, and sometimes not even then. Regardless of Springfield's sexual orientation, she was by far one of the greatest superstars in her day.

Through the pages of this book, as written by her former manager and a close personal friend, the reader will come to understand this phenomenal artist in a way never before revealed. She did have many demons in her past to deal with, some imposed by others, many self-inflicted. For all the fame and glory she had in her "moment in the sun", the reader cannot help by feel that Springfield's life was such a tragedy filled with alcohol, drugs, self-mutiliation, insecurities and, finally, cancer which finally ended her tumultuous life. Springfield could belt out a song with such power and gusto, but how many fans really knew the tormented, insecure woman behind the voice. This is an excellent book written by two of the people who knew her best.

This book is one of a series of books written for children on the Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. If this book represents the misconstruction of rights being taught in schools today, then there is no wonder our society is so ill informed of its liberties.

The book starts innocently enough discussing the historical basis of civil liberties in England. The author then discusses the American Revolutionary War and the ratification of the Constitution. Given the young audience to which this book is directed, and the required brevity, it is understandable that much of the detail of the historical debate is left out.

The book then turns to contemporary Second Amendment issues. This is where the author commences with outright misstatements of law and fact, and reveals the anti-civil rights agenda of this book.

The discussion of US v Miller on page 49 is typical of the factual errors in this book. The author states that "Jack Miller and Frank Layton were found guilty . . .." If the author, who claims to be an attorney, had read the cited case, she would have discovered that the district court dismissed the charges upon finding that the 1934 National Firearms Act violated the Second Amendment. There was no trial. There was no finding of guilty.

Later in the paragraph, the author states "The case was appealed from the Arkansas court to the Supreme Court." This use of the passive voice hides the fact that it was the U.S. government who appealed the decision. The government bypassed the appellate court. Additionally, the Supreme Court only heard the prosecution's side of the case. There was no defense case put before the court. The Supreme Court returned the case to the trial court for further hearings that never occurred.

An obvious misstatement of the law occurs on page 37. The author states "The sale of weapons to out-of-state residents was allowed, and mail-order purchases of gun again became legal." In fact, only the sale of long guns to residents of adjacent states was allowed and then only if the laws of both states were satisfied. The notion that mail-order sales are now allowed is just plain wrong.

The book concludes with suggestions for further study and projects, all of which are anti-civil rights. There is no mention of the Eddie Eagle program, demonstrably the single most effective safety education program available. There is no mention of the shooting sports and competitions available to young people.

In summary, this book is anti-gun propaganda camouflaged as a reasoned debate on civil rights.