The behavioral techniques taught in this book enabled me to set up a token economy in my initially rowdy classroom. After implementing this program my class became known for its good behavior and manners. My class was complimented by the superintendent at their DARE graduation for good behavior. The system requires some effort to set up and much discipline to maintain. However, the rewards of a compliant class ready to learn is worth the work.

Big Bucks: A Creative Discipline System is simple to use, effective, and the students love it! There is no out of pocket expense! This book will teach you how to set up your classroom, enforce your classroom rules, and provide activities for your students. I use this system with my sixth graders, and I think it could work in grades 1-8. The book is well-written and easy to understand.

I have known the author for eight years and this book has opened a new side to the man I thought I knew so well. He wrote this book straight from his heart and did a great job. I believe this book is great for children of all ages as well as anyone who loves animals. The illustrations are realistic and depict the message that Buck Kalinowski portrays of his horses, Cupid and Arrow. This is a great book and I highly recommend getting your own copy.

One of the most heart warming books I have read. Being a true story makes this book so very special. I will be giving 10 very lucky children this book for Christmas and anticipate some good feed back. There are many learning tools for children written here, and done in an easy to read format. I highly recommend this book for just about every age.

Between AP stylebook, Rooney's "Copy Editing for Professionals" and "The Editor's Toolbox," you, as a journalist, will have just about everything you need.

As a professional communicator who needs to act periodically as an editor, I believe the essentials taught by Ryan should be mandatory in any journalism class.

Ryan explains editors must know the basics of spelling, grammar, etc. But he also discusses firmly the need and process of fact checking, layout issues, map reading and plenty of other oft-ignored matters of good journalism.

Editors, future editors and jouurnalism professors need to add this tool to their collection of resource books.

I fully recommend "The Editor's Toolbox."

Anthony Trendl

Mostly a reference guide and textbook for journalists, the Editor's Toolbox has some interest for the General Reader who is curious about how his newspaper is created.
The reporting and editing processes are covered in some detail, with particular attention to language pitfalls and necessary skills. Visual journalism is well illustrated.
This is a lively and obviously highly useful work, which looks to be especially handy for the student. The General Reader might wish for more attention to have been paid to the embarrassingly obvious biases which have crept into mainstream journalism via loaded language and selective attention.
(The "Rating Stars" are a requirement. This reviewer disavows "stars".)

Post Scriptum:

The ISBN for Kontosopoulos's book is 960-333-257-7. I hope this helps you find it; it's well worth getting.

This book, originally called Introduction to the Study of the Greek Dialects, is the simplest and best book for getting into the subject. All the others, if you can find them, are large, complex, and almost always in German (or worse--Latin!). Buck (author also of the superb Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principle Indo-European Languages, q.v.) writes in a pleasant and easy-going English all throughout. (Because he kicks it old-school...)

The book however, even though it's the fullest and most accessible one in English, is rather hard to get in the United States; but there's an exact reprint by Bristol Classical Press (ISBN 185399556-8) and you can get it quickly "dispatched" (id est, "sent") to you from amazon.co.uk. The price is fair and the overseas Royal Mail is way worth getting your hands on this very important book (which I started reading as soon as I opened it).

There are two parts to it: "Grammar of the Dialects" (Phonology, Inflections, Word-Formation, Syntax, Summaries, and Survivals; 180pp) and "Selected Inscriptions" (by region, 120pp). There're also some appendices, including a nice little glossary.

For modern Greek dialects--which are honestly much more interesting--the standard and best work is N. G. Kontosopoulos (also spelled Kondosopoulos), Dialektoi kai Idiomata tis Neas Ellinikis (Dialects and Idioms of Modern Greek, 1981--ISBN?), though you may have to go to Athens to get it.

Albert Thumb though, who wrote the Handbuch der griechischen Dialekte (on ancient Greek) also wrote a Handbuch der neugriechischen Volkssprache, which is excellent (though NOT for beginners) and has been translated into English as Handbook of the Modern Greek Language (Library of Congress Catalogue Number 64-23434). After a Smyth-like (but not nearly so boring) description of grammar, there are a hundred pages of "folk" and "artistic" texts, with thirty pages in dialect (incl. Pontic, Magna Graecian, Cypriot, and even some Tsaconian) and a glossary.

For the ancient stuff though, go with Buck; you'll love it.
I hope this helps. Best of luck!

I checked this book out from the library...couldn't put it down! Then I bought it for my own library. The author is very easy to read...in fact, it was as if he was talking to me personally. I learned so much! How to select a guided hunt, reading deer sign and what it means,....the best thing I learned was that the area I hunt has mature bucks! I recommend this book for anyone who hunts deer

IT was a very informative book. A good one for people just starting out. I'd recomend it to any one who loves this sport.

This story is an intriguing story of a man who cheats on his wife and has an illegitimate child. His wife journeys to Asia to see his son. This story is as beautiful as a pearl(no pun intended) It describes the beauty of Asia and America. I would rather cuddle up with this book than eat cheesecake any day.

This is Ms. Buck at her best. This is the story of a man's struggle to deal with his illegitimate son,a son he never knew existed, and this son's struggle to not only deal with his new family, but a whole new world. This story touches the reader in the very best way.

I have to confess, I had fun with this book. (Not while I was driving. I read through it BEFORE we set out on the family vacation.) And because I hung up my crayons years ago I resisted coloring the pictures and saved that activity for my two boys -- ages 9 and 11. (Although it comes with a start-imediately set of 3 crayons.) My fun was doing word games and answering the wildlife and US geography trivia questions. And my two sons loved the roadkill humor of the clever cartoon drawings. This book will work for a trip across country or just a trip to the beach. Or for a rainy afternoon, in doors, at home.

Hooyee! Legendary author Buck Peterson and his drawing fool sidekick Sourdough McLean have cooked up a terrific book. Remember all those tedious family vacations, the dull games, the numbing banality of those books that promised to keep those monsters in the back seat quiet and never did? ROADKILL USA lampoons it all, and with great style and verve. The book comes complete with three crayons (brown, black, red--the red will wear out the fastest), singalongs, and completely useless tips on the fauna of these here states. Unqualified rave!

I found this book very enjoyable. It is 288 pages of baseball monuments from all over the United States. Each historic baseball artifact and locale is given a brief and concise description. It was interesting to see which region was famous for who or for what. The book covers alot of ground and has introduced me to many new topics within baseball, and led me in search of other books covering the various players and places that i have read about here. I really enjoyed it.

I cannot remember enjoying a baseball book this much. It focuses on hundreds of historic baseball landmarks, and the breadth of places is fascinating. There are all of the classic former ballpark sites like the Polo Grounds and Ebbets Field, complete with a description and photos of what is there now. Dozens of baseball museums I never knew existed, historically placed markers identifying famous homeruns by Babe Ruth, the home of Connie Mack, sacred baseball burial grounds and much more. I cannot believe how much I learned from this book (and I have studied the game for a long time). Some fine detective work here--like where Lou Gehrig really played his last game, the birthsite of Jackie Robinson, and where Babe Ruth pitched a notable yet obscure game against Walter Johnson in California. Lots of historic Negro League sites, too--for we baseball fans who love the road and who love history, this is our ultimate guide and I've never seen anything like it.

This book is a gem. It's determined to show the way through domestic violence and how to come out the other side a whole person. This womans' story of courage and passion is extrordinary. She offers a way to get the help that's needed, with the eyes of someone who has been there. The pages are written with love and caring, yet show amazing strength. I would recommend this book to all.....

This is a very well-written summary of one woman's experience with domestic violence. Bunny seeks to explain to the reader WHY an abused woman stays in a relationship, in spite of the danger, and what those who love her can do to help her get out. She offers the reader many valuable resources and even checklists to help her "break the chain". Many thought-provoking original poems are dispersed throughout the book as well. I say "BRAVO" to a very courageous woman, and I highly recommend this book to anyone whose life has been touched by domestic violence in any way. Kudos, Bunny - I wish you all the best!