this book was a good one for the kids...especially cause i got it for my sister and she loved it...but she love pokemon not me...well this book was not very educational...but very entertaining for the kids..i recommend it if your kids like pokemon..but not if your looking for something educational

...for apparently it won't be reprinted and it is the only Oscan and Umbrian grammar ever made and available on the market. I give it 3 stars because it is quite old (1930s for the second edition) and then it lacks some accuracy in the most technical aspects of its linguistic analysis.
But some may give it 5 stars because of its priceless and unique linguistic value, and witness.
And look at the price: it is more than affordable.
Concerning the content, this grammar constantly refers to Latin in a comparative and typological perspective, and analyses Oscan and Umbrian morphology, syntax, phonetics, providing precious information about the available texts and being thorough even in the analysis of Oscan and Umbrian prepositions, conjunctions, for example, which are generally eluded or little studied in many grammars written during this period.

Richard III remained a hated king on par with John, the original wicked uncle, until Sir George Buck undertook this revisionist work in 1619. He has been accused by some modern authors as biased and partial, viewing the last medieval king's life with too much romanticism and not enough objection. For those examining the conundrum Richard's life presents, Buck is a balance to More, Vergil, and the modern Ross and Weir. He relies mainly on contemporary chroniclers such as Mancini and de Commynes, while keeping the Tudor historians' accounts firmly in the time in which they were written. His work is a prime example of the many scholarly defenses of Richard III.

This book contains a lot of information about Lisbon, both as a city to be visited and as a city which has inspired novels, films, etc., and the educated tourist can find this book very useful. Unfortunately, I found the book boring. Somehow, I failed to relate to it. Maybe if I had heard of Tabucci and these other cultural figures, I might have gotten something more out of it. I visited Lisbon in 1966 and enjoyed it, and I am fluent in Portuguese, so the problem is hardly Lisbon. But the book just seemed to me to never get off the ground.

The book itself is good, but it is imcompleted without the audio cassettes to listen to the correct pronunciation.

"Lord Darlington's Darling" is a different kind of Regency romance in that the heroine of this novel does not fit the incredibly beautiful, confident, witty and feisty mold that is so popular right now. Indeed the heroine of this novel, while she is held to be attractive, is so shy and tongue-tied, that she frequently comes across as being a little diffident and unsure of herself. But given that I've been reading quite a few Regencies lately where the heroines (if they had had the good fortune of being born in the 20th century, could have all run for parliament, and won!) were all so incredibly perfect, I was in the mood for shy, demure Abigail Fairchilde, and all the angst she faced during this, her second London Season.

Abigail's older married sister, Melissa, is sponsoring Abigail in what will be her second season. (Abigail had the misfortune to fall ill during her first season), and Melissa has all but picked out Abigail's future husband for her: Lord Fielding, a sober gentleman of some means. And while Abigail is not exactly over the moon about the prospect of marrying Lord Fielding, she obediently allows Melissa to shepherd her into an 'almost' understanding with Lord Fielding. And then Lord Darlington comes to town together with his mother and his rebellious younger sister, Bethany. Lord Darlington and Abigail had met during her first Season, and now they meet again at Almacks. The pair resume their friendship much to Melissa's chagrin and displeasure. And while neither of them will admit it openly, both Abigail and Lord Darlington are tantalized and taken with each other. Could it be perhaps that Lord Darlington rather than Lord Fielding holds the key to Abigail's heart? What then of Melissa's hopes and expectations that Abigail will marry Lord Fielding? Will she allow Abigail to follow the dictates of her heart? All this soon becomes moot when Abigail allows herself to become involved in Bethany's ill-advised romance. Will Lord Darlington be able to forgive Abigail this betrayal?

Lord Darlington has spent the past few years rescuing his family from the jaws of poverty, and he is both soul weary and bitter from the experience, especially given that all the responsibility has set up a barrier between him and the rest of his family. And then his mother brings him unwelcome news that his younger sister, Bethany, has gotten involved with a fortune-hunter while she was at school. Lady Darlington's advice is that they take Bethany to London for the Season, where it is to be hoped that the diversions of a London Season as well as new friends, will take Bethany's mind off her unfortunate 'connection.' The last thing he expected was that he would fall in love himself. However Abigail seems to have a rather serious beau already, and one that her family seems to approve wholeheartedly at that! Can Lord Darlington compete with the sober, serious Lord Fielding?

I couldn't decide whether or not to give this novel 3 stars or 4 -- for while I enjoyed the change in heroine-type, I did think that the plot romance was not so terribly original or different. And the last two chapters, where Abigail acts totally out of character and behaves in a really foolish and stupid way, was really stretching things just to be able to tie things up neatly and tidily. I also found that because of all the intrigue and 'backroom' machinations that revolves around Bethany and her ill-advised romance, the developing romance between Abigail and Lord Darlington sometimes got lost amidst the pages. And this really threw me -- to realise that I had finished the book and yet wouldn't be at all characterise their romance, whether it 'sparkled' or fell flat! My advice then would be to enjoy this romance novel for it's demure heroine and all the angst she goes through as she tries to juggle the expectations of her sister, Lord Darlington, Bethany, with her own desires, and to ry and forget everything else.

Well, since this is the first review of a 1996 book, I guess many people haven't read it. :)

I initially bought this anthology because of Rebecca Paisley, but found I liked her story the least. Cleopatra's eccentric nature became tiresome after a while. Not my style. However, I enjoyed both Paula Detmer Riggs and Carole Buck very much. Enough to try other work by them. CB's story was very good because the woman wasn't perfect (size 6, etc.) and came to realize her own beauty. I really enjoyed this story the best. PDR's story showed a man's side of pain and how he needed to heal before he could move on with his life. These stories were a nice departure from typical storylines. Overall, I would keep this book because it is different from what I normally read.

The story is very slow paced and could not captivate me. There is no real "romantic tension", in fact it is almost as if the heroine does not notice the hero while they are still in Russia. The hero follows her into her home country where he starts laying siege to her (that is when the otherwise boring story gets a funny side).

The book gets off to a slow start, Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus have a new baby at the same hospital where a newborn is kidnapped. Cindy, Peter's older daughter, joins in the hunt for the missing baby.

Rina whines throughout the book about having to have a hysterectomy following childbirth. One feels she forgets that she is lucky to be alive. Instead she complains, "I am useless and uterusless". Not the typical strong character you expect from Rina.

The plot is predictable in places, it's obvious early on that a baby will turn up missing from the hospital. But there are still plenty of surprises and the book is still hard to put down.

Cindy is a refreshing new face with lots of energy and she adds a lot to the story. Her teenage daredevil sense of immortality and her thirst for adventure (along with her desire to follow in her cop-dad's footsteps) lead her into much mischief and actually helps solve the crime. Hopefully she will team up with Peter and Rina in future tales.

I loved the characters and interpersonal relationships in this book -- especially Peter and Rina, Peter and Marge, Peter and Cindy. The mystery itself is pretty standard. The book is a fun read, but I didn't love it like SACRED AND PROFANE -- that one is my favorite of her books.

(P.S. I agree with another one of the reviews about her seeming bias against Christianity. How come most of her villians are all warped and fanatic CHRISTIANS? How come no warped and fanatic JEWISH villians?!?!?! They exist, too, you know!!!!)

I just finished this book, and enjoyed it as much as I have the earlier Peter Decker & Rina Lazarus books. Kellerman's characters are more substantial than those of many other mystery writers, and I enjoy watching them and their relationships grow over the series.

I strongly disagree with the earlier reviewer who felt that the author was unfair to religious Christians. Only one character in the book fit this description, and by and large she was a sympathetic character - a good nurse, mentor and daughter.

I particularly liked the interwoven relationships of the various characters, and I have to admit that the mystery itself kept me guessing to the end.

I'm looking forward to reading more of Kellerman's books.

From the moment I first saw this book in my local library and noticed that it had a cover that looked almost exactly like "Rush Limbaugh Is A Big Fat Idiot" (which I own), I had to pick it up and at least scan it, if not check it out and take it home with me.

I'm giving Mr. Mauro two stars for trying, but in this book you will not hear the voice of a die-hard Rush Limbaugh fan who was so incensed and outraged over some of the things that Mr. Franken writes about his beloved idol that he just had to go out and write a book of his own in response. No, this is just an everyday conservative Republican lawyer (or is it two everyday conservative Republican lawyers?) doing his best to add fuel to the already burning-out-of-control fires of conservative ire over how there are too many liberals in America today. It's telling, for instance, that Mauro doesn't even bother to devote as much time to defending Limbaugh as Franken does to dissecting Limbaugh. Mauro appears to be more interested in comparing the person Franken was in his years on "Saturday Night Live" to the person he is today as a result of writing the Limbaugh book.

To give Mauro credit, he does do a great job of cutting PETA up like a buzz saw and pointing out how tiresome some of Franken's most repetitive jokes can be, case in point: the one about former Senator Alphonse D'Amato. At least those parts are funny.

Someone told me that Matt Drudge has been touting this book recently as "the funniest conservative book ever" or some such thing, so I picked up a used copy for a song off of Amazon. I don't know if it's the funniest conservative book ever, but it IS damn funny. It's also surprisingly accurate -- I can't believe it wasn't a bigger deal when it came out (the Jesse Jackson stuff alone is scarily prescient). Definitely worth the few bucks I paid. I howled.

I was recently (February 2003) in the library looking for Ann Coulter's new book when I ran across the gem that is Mauro's book. I bursted with laughter when I read the title ( obviously a faux paus in a library) and haven't stopped laughing since. I wish I had known about this book sooner.
Another reviewer on Amazon stated that the book was "dated" but it is more accurate to say that Mauro's book is ahead of its time. Published in 1996, it is a precursor to Bernard Goldberg's "Biased"; in fact Goldberg mimics most of Mauro's observations on liberal bias in the media and uses the same data as Mauro to support his assertions.
I have let several co-workers read just the first chapter and they too laughed out loud. Anyone on this webpage that gave "Al Franken is a Buck-Toothed Moron" less than five stars is probably eating a "not-dog" with Barbara Steisand at this very moment or out protesting the war against Iraq.
You owe to yourself to read this book. I still can't believe that I overlooked this book for so long.