The catcher in the rye is a great book teenage people should read, This book is a classic for many reasons. One important is the fact how easily people can relate to the character (Holden) in the book Holden often expresses his confusion and loneliness throughout the story, which many teens can look back on and relate. The story happens in new York city in a period of 4 days .I truly recommend this book because I loved the way Sallinger wrote it making everything so real and the way he describes everything .He makes the reader relate to the story that is what makes it so special.

I was in despepate need for help reading "The Catcher in the Rye" even though it was a good book. I read Cliffs note and I read this. Personally I thought this helped me out more.

I FOUND THE BOOK RELATEABLE TO REAL LIFE SITUTAIONS.THE LANGUAGE USED WAS INTRESTING BECAUSE MANY TEENAGERS DO SPEAK THIS WAY, AND CAN UNDERSTAND THE POINT OF VIEW HE IS COMIMG OUT WITH. THE BOOK IS VERY STRONG, THE POINTS THAT ARE BEING MADE ARE VERY HARD HITTING, IN DEPTH, AND THE MESSAGE WAS WRITTEN TO GET THE POINT STRAIGHT ACROSS. I DON'T READ BOOKS I FIND THEM TO BE BORING, I READ PORTRY AND PLAYS. BUT I FOUND THE BOOK TO BE SO INSPIRING ALSO ON TARGET WITH TODAY'S SOCIETY. I WOULD RECOMMEND IT TO ANY FRIST TIME READERS, OR PEOPLE THAT ARE LOOKING FOR EXCITMENT, COMEDEY, AND ACTION. WITH A HARD HITTING MEANING BEHIND THE BOOK THAT COINSIDES WITH REAL LIFE.

This was a very funny book about noses! I think that it is a great book to learn to read with. It has easy words and i'm sure that it will make you laugh! You should definately buy and read this book!

A fantastic little book to teach the young ones about the sizes, shapes, and every other item concerning noses. There are elephants and birds, and other kinds of animals, and some suggestions about how noses are used as well as what would happen if we didn't have any noses. Terrific guidance for the youngsters and oldsters alike. Beautiful poetry and colors, all primary ones. Catchy and wonderful!!!

This was the first book I learned to read all by myself, all the way through.

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The author spends way too much time on error, sometimes his own. His facts are wrong about Copernicus - Copernicus was not an astronomer-he was a mathematician. See the web page - university of florida - history of science. I am afraid if he can't a simple fact right about Copernicus, where else is he wrong. He studied astronomy, but was a mathematician. Ptolemy used mathematics (equants) to prove his theory not idealism. He did not just a patch a leak. Talk about intelligence, the author should stick to terms and definitions and stay away from poetry like-patch a leak. That doesn't sound to scientific to me. Before he talks about science, he ought to study history of philosophy. This author must have relied on unreliable sources, he certainly didn't look up information himself. He ought to have given up in the chapter on telescopes and intelligence. Ohhh, boy...

P.S. as to the other review of the boy in Phillipians I hope you go to college and study before you speak or write.

What is the nature of intelligence? How and to what extent can intelligence be developed? What aspects of intelligence can de identified and what aspects especially demand attention? While the classic view of intelligence implies that intelligence is a fixed, genetically determined characteristic of individuals this book presents a different perspective: a theory of learnable intelligence clarifying to what extent and how our intelligence can be amplified. Three dimensions of intelligence are identified: 1) neural intelligence: neurological speed and precision; in large part genetically determined, 2) experiential intelligence: extensive common knowledge and skill and specialized knowledge and skill; learned, 3) reflective intelligence: strategies for memory, problem solving, mental self-monitoring, meta-cognition; learned. Perkins argues that reflective intelligence offers the best opportunity for improving intelligent thought and behavior. Perkins identifies important pitfalls in human thinking and reasoning and shows how to avoid them. The author acknowledges that intellectual talent is a real phenomenon and does not deny any intellectual differences in intellectual talent. He argues that most people can learn to use whatever intellectual talents they have much better than they normally do. This book, which reminds of the work of Robert Sternberg, is a true must for anyone interested in theories of intelligence.

I own this book and it's a smart start to learning about intelligence. P.S. The boy from the Phillipines has a good assessment of this book. As to the reviewer who said he needed to go to college before he spoke or wrote--well at least HE can spell and type!

This book reminds you of the things your grandmother taught you (or should have). Things that are all too easy to forget in the frantic climb to the top. It's a fast, friendly read and a major league bargain at this price!

You will read that book very quickly and get the main points in reader friendly written book instantely. The book is nicely divided in three divisions: Managing Yourself, Managing People, and Managing the Work. Some stories are pretty good, and considering the cheap price and the few hours spend reading it, it's absolutely worth the effort.

an interesting and fun read. wish there was more depth, but definetely good for a trip up the corpoate landscape.

This is the last book of the trilogy by the late Wilder Perkins. It is necessary to read the first two books of the series to understand the story. This novel seems to be set in December 1805 and/or January 1806. Like some other authors, Perkins has compressed the action into too short a time frame. People dash about at breakneck speeds. Evidence of the author's lack of time sense shows up when he mentions a sailing ship going from London to Botany Bay in 100 days - a journey that would have taken 9 or 10 months at a minimum in 1805. The late Patrick O'Brien also seemed to have that problem.

The novel finds Bartholomew Hoare finally coming to grips with the main French agent in London. The man had deluded various people with visions of grandeur if they supported Napolean, and had purchased other people's services with gold. The spymaster is a bit inept, and things start to come apart in his organization when Hoare sets the crew of the Royal Duke on the man's trail. The man kidnaps Hoare's new wife and their adopted child, and tries to toy with Commander Hoare instead of killing him - a dangerous mistake.

The royal family is shown in an unfavorable light. There are also comments on the attitudes towards lower classes. When a woman's maid is raped and murdered, it is brushed aside by a comment that "she was only a servant."

Overall, it could have been a better novel. The plot is good, but at points the author rambles and digresses. He seems to go into side details when they are not needed, and tries to throw in too much nautical jargon. He also repeats jokes - something that is amuzing the first time tends to get stale with constant retelling (the author must have been insufferable at parties). He makes the assumption that an admiral who was promoted up through the various ranks would be unfamiliar with the process. He also gets a bit surreal in a final chase through underground passageways. As in the other novels, a map would have been helpful.

If you like naval historical fiction, you will probably like this book. I tend to prefer the best writers, like Patrick O'Brien and David Donachie, (Dudley Pope's works are not consistently as good, but they are also "good reads.")
The Hoare series (3) is "good"--not great, but good enough that after this book, I bought the other two. It's true there are a couple of questionable references to Horatio Hornblower and
a clerk named "Crachit," but overall, the book does hold one's interest and does contain good plot, setting and characterization. I liked the protagonist, Hoare, and found him to be intelligent, astute and sympathetic. If you are starved for naval historical fiction of this genre, and assuming you have read all of O'Brien's Aubrey-Maturin series, I would recommend the Hoare series, plus all of the David Donachie and Jan Needle novels. In fact, once the Hoare series is read, I have only the hope that Needle and Donachie will continue to publish more in their respective series. I have read just about every single historical novel in the 17th-19th century naval genre, and I would place the "Hoare" series as a "7" on a scale of 1 to 10, with O'Brien being a 10, and Needle and Donachie "9's." If you like Dudley Pope and Dewey Lambdin, you should definitely try the Hoare books.

This book ties up most of the loose ends of the first two
books of this series. I disagree with the author injecting
Horatio Hornblower and a rather mousy Admiralty
clerk named Cratchit in where they really weren't needed.
It just seemed to cheapen a reasonably good read.

J. Alan Perkins has written a winner here. Although it takes a few chapters to get in to, the story is captivating. I could not put the book down after the half way point. Sometimes a little too heavy on the technicalities or military jargon, nevertheless it will have you pulling for the good guys 'till the very end. A very good read.

An Appeal to Heaven is distinguished by it's authenticity and flavorful portrait of militia life. Perkins is a natural storyteller with a good eye for detail and colorful gritty dialogue.

If you have ever wondered about modern militia's and what they do, this book is for you. It's a well written book that tells all of their little secrets in way that carries the reader to the unexpected end.

The author sees Hamlet in a completely different light than I do - I disagreed with just about every statement he made. If you want a definitive analysis of Hamlet, I recommend J. Dover Wilson's "What Happens in Hamlet"

corum is amazing. truly outstanding insight into shakespeare

This book presents Hamlet as Shakespeare's Everest, and Corum is your experienced serpa. I used this book to teach Hamlet to 9th graders and to expand my personal understanding of the play. The peak of the play is a crucial plea against tortured youth turing to violence; Corum's work is essential for your journey.

A good primer for those that are interested in basic knowledge and historical roots for Kabbalah. Filled with pictures and charts, you can come away and actually remember what it is you read. I wasn't particularly thrilled with the attempt of the author to blend in other various religions as authoritative. Of course there are similarities but this hardly makes them legitimate. The beautiful illistrations are this book's saving grace. However, there are better books on Kabbalah.

The Kabbalah is a mystical tradition within Judaism packed with insights and inspiration for all, and Kabbalah Decoder provides a key to understanding concepts of the Kabbalah and its symbols. The strength here lies in pages packed with photos of the symbols and guidelines to their interpretation. Suitable for gift giving, personal and library reference alike. Highly recommended for students of Judaic mysticism.

This is an excellent book if you're up to the challenge of reading it.

A one sentence example:

"In long-take technique, as used here, the characters' experience of change, of simultaneity and sucession, convergence and seperation, anticipation, process and consequence is made more dependent on the being and doing of the actors."

And there are plenty more where that came from!

Orson Welles considered "The Magnificent Ambersons" (the film) to be better than "Citizen Kane". Unfortunately it was butchered by the studio (with some assistance by Robert Wise), losing between forty-four and fifty minutes of Welle's original cut. Even more tragic is the fact that this missing footage has never been recovered.

In this slim (74 page) volume Perkins has attempted to analyse not just the film that exists, but to put it in the context of the film that was supposed to be -- not an easy task. He makes most of these comparisons via the reconstructed "editing script", interviews (from other sources) with Welles, and then formulates some assertions of his own. As a result, we get an insight not only into the film that exists, but to the vision that it might have been.

For those who like the more theoretical aspects of film and film history, I think you'll find some interesting ideas. Perkins has studied the material extensively, and makes some telling observations (albeit, many of them worded like the quote above).

But be warned, this book is NOT a catalog of anecdotes about the making of "Ambersons". If youy looking for the gossip, inuendoes, and tales of carnage, look elsewhere.

Bottom line: this is an excellent text-book. But as with all text-books the reader has to make an effort.

This book offers an insightful study of Welle's most accomplished work. It also stands as a testimony to what could have been had the studio RKO not interfered during the editing stage of the film.

Perkins apparent love of the filmic medium helps to wrap this book into tightly wrought 74 pages which though brief, covers alot of ground.

An excellent companion to the film.

I just finished using this book for a New Testament class, and I hated this book with a passion. It's not that the author isn't qualified to write a book on New Testament studies, as she graduated from Harvard with a Ph.D in divinity studies. What makes this book an ungodly nightmare is the writing style.

I recognize that a book dealing with the Bible is going to have numerous references to various chapters and verses in the Bible. Again, that is not the problem. Her style is just so unfriendly. She seems to repeat herself endlessly and the organization of the text seems to meander as well. The absolute worst part of the book is Pheme's ability to annoy the reader by abbreviating books of the Bible. For example, the Letter to the Hebrews is shortened to "Heb", and then used that way throughout the book. You get the idea. This goes beyond annoying. I don't understand why she felt she had to do this. We're not talking about big words here. What's the difference between using "Mark" and "Mk"? Two letters?!? I was ready to run in front of a bus after slogging through these abbreviations.

Like all of my reviews, I usually have a good thing to say about a book, even one as bad as this. Perkins does included a nice outline of each biblical text she is writing about. This helped me in numerous ways. Of course, if she had written a good book in the first place, she wouldn't have needed to include these outlines.

Overall, a real stinker. Avoid at all costs, unless it's assigned reading. In that case, hold your nose and dive right in. A Harvard grad ought to know better then to churn out pap like this.

A great supplement for someone like myself who is reading the New Testament for the first time. Perkins' book really helps clarify and put into context the books of the New Testament. I probably would have liked it more had it not been assigned reading, but I would definitely recommend it to anyone who is interested in gaining a deeper understanding of the New Testament.

This is a first class text book for an "Introduction to the New Testament" course. It is not intended for a casual read. My students have benefited from this book for more than seven years now and every time that I go through it, I appreciate the tone, the presentation, and the study aids more.