The English version of this book is great. Unfortunately, the French translation is dreadful. The translator apparently became bored with the book and has left out ENTIRE PAGES of the story. It is probably the worst translation I have ever read of any book.

...The English version of the book is great... it's a treasure. The French version is pritty dreadful and yet boring. The translater did a poor job keeping the spirit & theme of Harry Potter alive. Will hope the other books are better portaid in the French version as they are in the English one.

This is one of the best books I have EVER read in my life! Harry Potter thinks that he is normal, but untill some strange things happen, and some sort of giant walks in his "hotel" room, Harry Potter realizes that he is not normal, he is a wizard. He finds out what and who really kills his parents, and finds some new friends at his new school. But then, they discover something is hidden at Hogwarts-his school-and tries to fugure it out, before time runs out. This book has it all, it is funny, full of mystery, and smart writing. It is so good, you feel just like you are there standing next to Harry Potter!

There's nothing wrong with the book itself, the story is what you'd expect for an average series romance. The reason why I'm giving it only one star is because, on three separate occasions, Ms. Criswell has her very-pregnant female lead drink alcohol. Maybe I'm an uptight prude, but I just couldn't get past the fact that the author included these totally irrelevant events in her story.

If you're looking for a wonderful Millie Criswell book, I highly recommend 'The Trouble With Mary.'

The moment Pete Taggert rescued expectant mother, Madeline Potter, sparks flew and opinions clashed. Conservative and traditional, Pete believes men were meant to provide and women were meant to make a home for husband and children. A successful advertising executive, Maddy has fought long, hard, and determinedly to advance her career. But in the face of imminent single parenthood and under the legend of the Taggert wedding quilt, Maddy and Pete put their growing love for each other to the test against their conflicting views on a woman's place in marriage.

Millie Criswell has written a well-rounded story around what seems to be an age-old battle between men and women. Though the legend attached to the wedding quilt brings Pete and Maddy together in a sense, Criswell does not completely rely on it as a plot device. Instead, she engages the reader by giving us insight into both Pete and Maddy as well as select, and intriguing, secondary characters who either know or come to understand what motivates Pete and Maddy's views on what the role of wife is comprised of as well as what a woman is capable of doing for her family. By exploring the basic conflict that threatens to tear these two apart, Criswell illustrates how strong an influence love can be as both a means to restrict one's partner or to support them as Pete and Maddy learn when they discover the ultimate value of compromise. Though I felt the characters of Pete and Maddy were spread a little thin overall, this is an engaging, if somewhat unremarkable, story. For some of Criswell's standout work, try "The Trouble With Mary", "The Marrying Man", or "The Wedding Planner".

First of all, I do not believe THE PREGNANT MS.POTTER, deserves the one-star rating given below. Within the rules of series romance, the book is right on track. However, if one disregards these differences and reads it after Ms. Criswell's THE TROUBLE WITH MARY, then I can see where they might be disappointed. These are two very different books, written to two very different sets of rules.

THE PREGNANT MS.POTTER pits two very independent, strong-willed characters against each other in a story filled with love, over-protectiveness and coming to grips with our pasts and getting on with our lives. This is particularly true with, Pete Taggart, who lost his wife and unborn child in a car accident. Unknown to him at the time, his wife had talked of leaving him because she could no longer handle his 'male chauvanistic' way of running things. Into his life plops Maddie Potter: unmarried, pregnant and very much the independent successful business woman. Pete decrees that a woman's place is firmly in the home, which rubs Maddie totally the wrong way as she does not intend to give up the career she worked so hard to get. Should have been a match made in you-know-where, and it very well could have ended in disaster, if the two of them hadn't kept the lines of communication open, worked through their differences and learned the art of compromise.

My only complaint is that I wished the book had been longer, because I'd have liked more with Maddie, her estranged father and her sister. I felt the length of the book prevented the author from telling us more.

I hope Ms. Criswell intends to followup with books on Pete's two eligible brothers, John and Mark. It would be sinful to let these two get away.

I found the Civil Review lacking for test preparation. The geothecnical portion was OK, but the rest didn't help much.

If you are a chemical engineer, this may not be the best book to buy. There is really CD ROM with sample exams, but for only four disciplines. THERE IS NO SAMPLE EXAM FOR ChemE!

In my opinion, this was the single lousiest book I have ever read on the subject of conflict resolution. This text is so blatantly in favor of pointless hostility, in my view, that I suspect the author is probably not capable of making it past her own porch without getting in a screaming fight with the neighbors. (And probably stands around in her backyard in a bathrobe screaming at them, too.) In fact, the whole thing seems to have been written by somebody who would prefer to incessantly call the police and file lawsuits against the neighbors than "mediate" a dispute with them. I think it should have been called "Sue Thy Neighbor."

Dr. Potter provides clearly written instructions and examples for tackling the problems associated with the process of mediation. She includes nonverbal language as well as advice on the physical arrangement of the room. Included is a chapter on how to behave when you are the disputant. I would recommend this book for those involved in a dispute at the office, in the home, or among friends.

The only thing I liked about this book was the classic Potter characters. Other than that, this was a long, boring and tedious book for both reader and listenner. The "chubby" aspect of the book made it come apart at the spine much faster than a normal size book. It seemed that someone just wanted to make a dollar off the Beatrix Potter reputation for quality stories, and tarnished it instead.

Wonderful entertainment for little eyes, hands, and minds! Exploring Beatrix Potter's characters in this way, paves the way for little ones to enjoy more of her delightful works as they grow older.

The book claims to be "known to be far superior to the generic manual provided." It isn't. As noted in previous reviews, the examples are worthless if you've every heard of, say, an if-then-else statement. If you know the basics of RPL, you won't need this book. If you don't, read the manual that came with your HP. I should also note that reviewing a book that you admit to not having read is rather bad form. And yes, it does claim to be what the reviewer from Loiza believed. Oh, and racial stereotyping, also, is bad form. Have a nice day, hopefully with a better book. (Or, hell, just go to your neighborhood friendly search engine and type in "hp48g" and you'll get a ridiculous amount of resources, many of which are utterly excellent.)

What this book offers is basically the same thing as the user's manual, adorned with words we mortals understand. I think that the user's manual, and a little practice, is all you need to get started with a HP 48G.

Just wondering why 11 of 13 people found Pablo's review helpful?

From the title and description of this book, it does not claim to be a HP48 programming book.

There are plenty of those, this is obviously a better user manual.

No offence to Pablo, but giving a book a poor rating because it does not meet criteria that it never claims to, is really bad form.

I have'nt read it (yet), but my rating is an attempt to help rectify the poor first reader review.

A thoroughly disappointing book. Lovers of the Harry Potter series will be irritated by the superficial attempt to list every possible analogy to names or occurances; teachers will be hard-pressed to find any useful material here as a forum for discussion. Much tedious research has gone into this book but the 'exploration' is more one of turning over the pebbles than of getting out a spade and actually digging.
This is to be the first of a series of 'Sourcebooks for Exploring Young Adult Fiction' with a commentary on the Narnia Chronicles set to follow. Hopefully the publishers will avoid trivializing and torturing further works as they have done here and treat young readers' minds with greater respect.
My advice is simple. Don't bother to read this. But to help you make up your own mind here is an excerpt.

"Harry can also be regarded as a medieval crusader, draped in symbolic robes in quest of the Holy Grail. As a Seeker, Harry battles heretics during games of Quidditch. His accident symbolizes a fall from grace before he can rise again as a worthy spiritual leader. Avoiding the fate of Lot's wife who turned into a pillar of salt when she looked back at Sodom, Harry leaves the Quidditch field with his face forward, avoiding glancing to either side. He also evades the basilisk's gaze."

Ick. I got this book a year ago or so as a gift and was pretty excited about it when I actually got it. It seemed to have all the right elements for a great gift. I'm a mythology geek who loves Harry Potter and well written companion guides to literature.
The entire book is so pretentiously written it was irritating and a lot of her correlations are total nonsense. Plus there were so many mistakes in her research that it lost all credibility. I find it hard to believe that anyone with a decent understanding in history, mythology, folklore and plain old Harry Potter could find this of much value. If they did, they'd see what poorly founded babble this is.

Umm, what about us? I read the reviews here and most of themcame from adults. I really liked this book. It helped me understandHarry Potter better and the connections really gave you something tothink about. You older people may not have liked this book, but theonly good reviews came from kids. No book is trash. That's what I'velearned. And I want to be an author when I grow up. Those who havealready grown up sometimes don't give books a chance. I'll admit- ittook me two weeks to get into Redwall. But what about the goodqualities of this book? There's a complete list of every singlecharacter in the first three books. I must have skipped over orforgotten lots of them! There are great discussion questions- I nowhave ideas for my website. And what about the vocabulary at the end ofeach chapter? I now know a lot more words than I did before. Adultswho have read this may have already known them. But kids haven'tlearned everything yet. And I like to learn.

I agree with the fact that the books are just stories. I am a strong Christian, went to a Christian camp, and I'm in love with the Harry Potter books. I mean, come on, wouldn't people be able to see the difference between reality and fantasy!? Do you see people walking through walls to get to a secret train like the Hogwart's Express? I didn't think so. Let's look at a different side of this book: If people learn so much about the occult because they read books like this but didn't think about it while reading the Harry Potter books, wouldn't they just be getting into the occult stuff more than before? They'd probably think more about it and learn more stuff about the occult by reading stuff like this. Harry Potter is just a BOOK!!!!!

As a previous reviewer has mentioned, anyone who would write such a book has serious issues with understanding the difference between fantasy and reality. Please, join the 21st century and leave your Inquisition attitudes in their own times.

I am also a "Christian" have raised three children and can't help but wonder why so many parents believe things are okay without studying into it further. Many things that children like, are not good for them. If you are not 100% sure, why take a risk? There are many reputable churches, authors, etc. backing the fact that although written wonderfully (and why wouldn't they be to attract children) clearly play on the side of the occult world.

I urge you to talk to someone that has reformed from "wicca" and ask them about the various things written in these books!

haha! yeah sure! this book is good for nobody! don't waste your time!

you may not take me seriously because i am a teenager but i am a big fan of the harry potter books. larry potter pails in comparison to harry potter and basically any other book it also uses similar termonoilgy and is a copycat that is why i even brought up harry potter
so dont waste your time reading this book life isnt long enough

I looked through this book and found it to be very educational as far as various life lessons a child may need to learn. Really I do just want to point out that Larry Potter was copyrighted far before Harry Potter and that by saying it is a copycat is highly inaccurate and unfair. They are entirely different types of stories and styles and are aimed at entirely different audiences. So, if you are planning to buy this book for someone over the age of 5, they probably will not find it very entertaining. Otherwise, it's a great book for early readers.

This is the first guide to represent all three caucasian nations in one book. However it does not take into account the sensitivity of some of the issues among the three nations and could have been much more accurate. Nagorno Karabakh is still de jure a part of Azerbaijan and including it in armenian section contributes even more to widening the gap between the two nations. Nagorno Karabakh indeed is a very sensitive subject and i would urge the unsophisticated visitor to do some extensive research prior to making conclusions. I am not surprised to find the armenian reviewer insulting the Georgian and the Azeri one. What can you do: armenian extreme national chauvinism blinds them. Indeed, if you look at the map of caucasus and do some research you will notice that armenia has problems with each one of its neighbors except for Iran. This is the kind of discussion that LP book leads us towards and to avoid it i urge everyone interested in the region to turn to Elliot book.

I normally like LP books. But for this region you should instead buy the Bradt Guide (for Georgia) or the one from Trailblazer (for Azerbaijan & Georgia). The reasons are clear from all the other reviews here!

The Lonely Planet Guide to "Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan" is the first mainstream travel guide to the physically beautiful South Caucasus Region of the world. Who, but Lonely Planet, would tackle such an interesting, volatile, and ultimately majestic part of the world. The book is split into four separate sections (the three Republics and the Armenian Region of Nagorno Karabagh). It follows a fairly standard Lonely Planet formula of being an attractive asthetic product complete with pictures, a language guide, and history.

That being said, I believe that the book needs a mixture of tweaking and more insight in some areas. The one glaring problem with the book is the lack of information provided in the Armenian section. The Georgian section of the book has nearly double the coverage of Armenia. This may be attributed to the fact that one of the authors penning the Georgian section, Keti Japaridze, is an ethnic Georgian. My guess is that she had a bit more insight, and ultimately material, to offer in this book. Even so, the Georgian section fails to give credit where credit is due. For instance, the inventor of the Georgian alphabet, an Armenian named Mesrop Mashtots is not mentioned as being the architect of the Georgian alphabet. (He also invented the Armenian and Ethiopian alphabets). Nor is there any mention of Armenians being the main influence for their church architecture and much of their folk art. This exclusion of proper historical perspective may be attributed to an author writing for the "home team" as they say. Otherwise, the entry is an entertaining travel guide to one of the more picturesque countries one may ever visit.

As mentioned before, the Armenia section is scant. A mere 54 pages, it covers the basics yet lacks any real depth to make it compelling stuff. It touches all the bases and has some useful information in terms of all the things that one would expect from a guidebook including food, lodging, attractions, and modes of transportation. However, it comes up short compared the lengthy Georgian section. In any event, it is the only guidebook out there on this ancient nation and I suspect in future editions more will be added. Perhaps an Armenian could be used as a consultant to provide more insight and attractions in a country that boasts the culture, history,and scenery as their trademarks. In my opinion, Armenia is the most majestic location of the three Republics with the least to worry about in terms of safety, accessability, or hospitality.

Azerbaijan is given ample coverage, but once again succumbs to a lack of any real historican accuracy in it's overview. The least friendly or appealing of the three destinations, Azerbaijan nevertheless is an interesting place to visit. The guide keeps pointing out fact about " Azeri history and its people" as if they as an ethnicity go back before the early 1900's. This, of course is inaccurate. The ethnicity know as Azeri's or Azerbaijan for that matter, never existed before the creation of the Soviet Republic in 1923. Knowing this, some of the historical excerpts are preposterous. However, as with the Armenian section, it is a first attempt to promote and present the Caucasus as a destination spot for travellers. From that perspective, the Azerbaijani section is adequate to good.

This book is a good start for people interested in a truly facinating look at three unique countries. Some serious historical oversights and omissions hinder this book. It seems the Armenians get slighted in this edition terms of content and historical accuracy when dealing with presence and influents in both Georgian and Azerbiajani culture. ( Armenians had a prominent role in the architectural and cultural advancement of both Baku and Tblisi). However, these things usually happen in first editions of lands never really explored in mainstream travel books. So, I can cut these folks some slack. Nevertheless, this book is better than what we previously had, which was nothing.

Updated on 5-18-02: To my critics on this books published in this section, particulary Mr. Fuad and the person dubiously named Khaka: "I am usually pretty open minded and fair when it comes to either a historical debate or a challenge, but, seeing as though you can't string together two words that are either spelled correctly or even pass the basic guidelines of competantcy, I'll leave you be. Also, the problem with people such as yourself (whoever you are) is that you can't seem to fathom the idea of historical accuracy. Now run along Khaka (I bet it sucks to have a name like that) and Fuad. "