The third book in the Dot Series, Two Dollars and Change in Dot, has pulled me in. I am hooked. This is better than any soap opera on TV. The author has made these people come alive. I can see the people, I know the people, and man oh man do they make me mad! The men can't seem to keep their brains out of their pants, and the women just don't realize what they are doing when they push their spouses away. One of my favorite characters in this series goes bad. I was very disappointed in him (and no, I won't tell you who it was) but he does start to redeem himself. If you ever wanted to live in a small town and experience small town life, I would pick this series up. Not only do you see a town grow and change but you also see the people themselves grow and change. The newest couple to Dot, Jo and Randy, with his outlandish mother and his good guy attitude, and her former life as a prostitute, show that not everyone who gets married starts off in love but that they can come to it as their relationship progresses. This was a very good book as part of the series; however, on its own I found it difficult to stomach what some of the people did in this book. I have found, though, that you do not have the luxury of liking everyone or the decisions that they make. You can only hope for the best and hope that they do better. I don't know what is going to happen to these people; I don't know if they will change for the worse or not, but I do know that I will be getting the next in the series. You will find that at the end of the book everyone tries to fix their mistakes. This I can truly appreciate for it shows them willing to accept responsibility for what they did wrong, and to also prove that everyone makes mistakes. Some mistakes come back to haunt you, but if you learn from them, then that is what counts.

In the third book of the Dot series, life goes on as usual. New members of the town, Randy Nickels and Penny Swanson, come to Dot searching for a new lease on life. Each finds that new doesn't always mean better. Dyer stays with the theme that most people are not bad people, just that some make bad choices in life but given the opportunity, they can amend themselves to a better life. The most difficult part of the book, especially for those who have read the first two books, is that some of the favorite characters really show their dark sides in this book. On the other hand, Randy's mother is the best new character since the first book, The Roads to Dot. Overall, a very enjoyable read.

Dyer and Dennis have taken a nice approach to this MITRE-commissioned corporate history. Rather than taking a strict chronological approach to MITRE's 40-year history-which often results in a boring roll call of names, titles, and dates-they have instead focused on major projects and initiatives that MITRE has been involved with, interspersing these with chronological facts that tie the projects together.

Although you have to be somewhat familiar with (or interested in) large national systems, this book gives a nice overview of the challenges inherent in implementing complex systems that are vital to national security and safety.

This book is very good, particularly for those who enjoy the history of of dishes. The old photographs compliment the book well. The recepie for Machaca has become a family favorite of ours.

This book gives you the history of the hamburger as well as about 75 recipes from the various regions of the United States. A lot of the pictures will make you salivate. :) If this book was bigger it would have gotten the 5th star.

Every English 102 professor seems to require a paper on "The Awakening." This book was invaluable when doing my research paper. Not only does it contain various opinions, it has great quotes for citing. It also makes comparisons between "The Awakening" and other books of the late 1800's and early 1900's, discusses how it was received, etc.... worth it if you do critical reading.

This book was interesting and had wonderful recipes. There were many old south recipes, for example; Collard Greens or Cornbread. There are recipes in this book that cannot be found in other cookbooks. I highly recommend this book for it's high quality recipes.

Dyer*s book tends to almost a love story between an Irishman and a steamship--the White Star Celtic--for some reason here called *Celtic Queen*. The story itself is basic, a young man, James Blunden, works his way up thru the ranks over thirty years. He acquires a wife and child, he loves and loses, he (of course) witnesses tragedy at sea, (inc. Republic, Lusitania, and the now ubiquiteous Titanic). In the end his son tries to fathom what motivated his father, who ended up drowning. What sets this book apart is that throughout the ship Celtic seems to speak to James alone. Speaks--she uses words, she expects verbal answers. James consults the ship with his problems, he quarrels with her over his future. The *device* disappoints ultimately--why does no other ship say anything? Why doesn*t Celtic warn Titanic the latter will soon die--she only bothers to warn James. Celtic struggles against her final voyage and ultimate destination of the scrap yard--wrecking herself and drowning her hapless friend in the process. The descriptions of Celtic herself, of what she says, of her perceptions, are worth a look. But they could just as well have been left out of the book, leaving it a coming-of-age story for James Blunden and family. Celtic remains a curiousity, the humans do not.

I really enjoyed this book. I have read a number of books by Susan Smith Jones, and have learned a lot about a healthy and fulfilled lifestyle from them. It was the kind of book that you could read a little bit at a time, set it down, and pick it back up a few days later.

El Dr. Wayne Dyer presenta una extraordinaria versión acerca de varias reflexiones realizadas por el Dr. Abraham Maslow. Su mayor talento fue "traducir" a un lenguaje más accesible lo que Maslow refiere muy científicamente. Además, Wayne Dyer tiene el talento para atraparnos como lectores y enseñarnos que las diferentes etapas de la vida no se sustituyen una a la otra, sino que se complementan. Nos ayuda a vivir el momento presente sin límites en nuestro futuro.

I am a descendant of one of the women in this book (Penelope Stout). The book is apparently supposed to be a children book, but I found it remarkably informative and interesting. The author takes the stories of four women and brings them together with some historical background to present a fun to read narrative. Along the way are many unobtrusive but (to me) immensely interesting side notes (including origins of place names and historical tidbits).