It a book that shows a story of just how strong the bond between siblings can be and how friendships can blossom when you least expect them. Bobbie Lynn's father is sent to vietnam and so her mother moves her and her brother Mason to be near him on his base on the other side of America before he leaves and it is here that Bobbie Lynn meets Wendy. None of the other girls like Wendy, but Bobbie Lynn finds her self befriended with the girl unafraid to hoot like a dove and dance around the play ground all the while laughing, but when her father is found missing in action her mother reactes much differently then she had ever acted before and it takes her bond with her brother Mason and the comfort of her friendship to learn what the difference between asking and not asking for help can mean. Short as it is, it is filled with a wonderful story anybody can relate to in some way.

This is such a moving book I couldn't put it down! the characters and situation get the reader tied in and leave you craving for more. I would suggest this story to anyone interested in the Vietnam War and it's effects on family members of soldiers. Actually, I think anyone could get hooked on this one! A definite must!

I read this book for a report, and I found it very factual and helpful. I don't think it would be the kind of book someone would just pick up and read. I would only read it if I wanted to research or find information on Drunk Driving.

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As far as introductory economics texts go, Sloman is about as difficult as it gets. Nonetheless, it is very readable, and explains (relatively) difficult concepts in a straight-forward, lucid style. Also, it is an ideal text for those students planning to study economics further because within each chapter it has a 'basic' treatment of the issues at hand, and then follows it with an optional 'intermediate' treatment that builds upon the former one. This is an excellent idea in that it gives students the option of advancing far more quickly and easily than by using a 'standard' textbook approach. Further, the content is 'more intelligent' than in your average text - e.g., its chapter on general equilibrium contains material on Pareto Optimality (often left out of texts), and it has an entire chapter devoted alternative theories of the firm (always left out of texts).

In short, this text will challenge first year university students, but will also reward them with greater insight than will the average introductory textbook.

I concur with the assessment of Mr. Mariyani-Squire. This is an excellent text. Although quite challenging in places for an introductory text, the author organizes material in such a way that students can cover the basics and then extend/apply them. For students who want to go beyond the basics, the book provides additional material and illustrations. Particularly helpful are: the many sections throughout the book where concepts are listed in summary form; and the definitions of key terms printed at the bottom of each page. I use this in an International Baccalaureate (Higher Level) economics class with IB Diploma high school seniors in their second year of economics study. Since the book is written primarily for students in the U.K., it allows U.S. students to apply concepts using examples beyond their own country.

Why did black Americans switch from the Republican to the Democratic party in the 1930s? In this book, Weiss argues that it was primarily due to economic, rather than racial incentives. While Weiss' arguement isn't very complex (nor does it need to be), her book provides readable insight into the black experience with FDR's New Deal.

After reading this historical account of the Afican American experience during the 1930's I was taken with its excellent accuracy in these events. We are taught to respect the doctrines brought forth by our political leaders, but this was hardly the case under FDR's New Deal. This book depicts the New Deal as a fully political venture, rather than an honest attempt to help the destitute of our country. Never before has history been shown to me in this way, I respected the author and their findings. Also the book is clear, easy to read and altogether enjoyable. I would recommend it highly!

Telling the truth takes guts when it comes to a sanctified icon, backed by well established and fed ignorance. The brave author tells it the way it is, as far as he knows. "Some of my best friends are communists" came from the mouth of FDR when a congressman attempted to alert him of the "imaginary" danger of communist theft, subversion and outright treason in his administration. If the author takes a good look at what is to be found behind these words, he might have to think twice before he gives his findings to the printer. But in long run he will feel good.

"...It was folly to believe that if Russia was treated as a friendly ally that country would respond in kind", said in 1957 Nicholas Roosevelt. A folly it was, for which a hundred excuses are found. A folly glorified to this day by almost all.

Great Book! One of the most accurate accounts of FDR & Stalin

This book interestingly delves into ghost stories that were published in magazines in the Victorian era. Reprinting them allows one to see the historical and cultural influences that were prominent at the time, such as the development of a mass-capitalist economic system in Victorian England. The stories are not necessarily scary in a traditional sense but more intellectual and historical.

I have not yet read all of the novellas in this volume; in fact, I have only read one so far, but it was excellent, and the others appear to be of the same quality after thumbing through them. The one I did read was "The Ghost of Guir House" by a 19th-Century American writer named Charles Willing Beale. It is truly bizarre. It begins with the narrator recounting his horseback journey in a remote neck of the woods one twilight, a journey which leads him to stumble onto this old rotting mansion. Yeah, good stuff, right? He meets this beautiful, ethereal girl who takes him inside the house and introduces him to her father. The descriptions of the interior of this creepy house are just classic, archetypal haunted-house type stuff. The father and daughter talk about themselves and slowly reveal their really weird secret--which is not exactly a dark or horrifying secret, rather a mind-boggling one. I won't give it away here but it has to do with rips in the fabric of time and other dimensions intruding onto this one. Really unexpected ending which leaves you sort of flabbergasted, but an enormously entertaining story which makes perfect Halloween reading on a moonlit night.

I have just started "The Amber Witch" (plenty of gothic witch-burning and occult horror for you) and it looks like this one will be just as good.

This Dover edition comes with an informative introduction by an expert on supernatural literature, Everett Bleiler, and has some illustrations (those wonderful old-style Victorian illustrations with a caption at the bottom culled from the text on the facing page)and has a very attractive cover--a picture of a ghostly castle or turret with bats flying around it.

If you like the ghost stories of M.R. James, Edgar Allan Poe or J.S. Le Fanu you will more than likely enjoy these tales immensely. They are all relatively short novellas, averaging 80-90 pages in length each.

Mr. Powell has done an outstanding job to research and record so many fascinating aspects of the permutations of the company founded by H.H. Franklin.

This book holds your interest throughout its 400+ pages, and includes personal interviews with former employees who were part of the Franklin Automobile Company.

As President of The H.H. Franklin Club, Inc., I applaud Mr. Powell for his in-depth research, and encourage anyone interested in the Franklin Automobile and how early automobile companies were formed to read this book.

The Franklin automobile was produced in Syracuse, NY, from 1902 to 1934. They were the most successful air-cooled auto in US history!

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Great fun to read about an industrial manufacturer located 'way off' the main path of industrial America -- in Upstate NY! I worked @ GMC Truck & Coach in 1966 so I am fascinated with auto/truck assembly-line detail (several pictures of the inside of the factory in Syracuse). But a large part of the book is devoted to the individuals who ran the firm as well as interviews with lowliest shop floor seasonal workers. The company survived and briefly thrived in a hostile environment -- geographically & economically. I would have loved to see photos included of the car's laminated wood frame! Also, toward the 1930's when they used bodies from Reo (in Lansing Mi) was a real inspiration in 'modular assembly'!

Franklin and his friends are going on a searh through the woods to find interseting things and bring them back to share with the class. Snail and Franklin set out with the rest of the group, everyone is finding things, except for Snail. Franklin seems to be doing everything for Snail, and this makes Snail feel very helpless, and very angry. He is trying to do things on his own, and he keeps getting interuppted. Snail finally gets up the nerve to tell Franklin that he can do things by himself. Franklin gets hurt by thins and doesn't really understand, but his friends help him understand when they show him what Snail can do. Franklin understands, and feels bad. He tells Snail he is sorry, and trys to help Snail from now on only when he feels he really needs help.

In this story Franklin helps out his friend snail. Franklin assumes snail wants his help and leaves snail feeling helpless, dependent and frustrated. A excellent story illustrating how helpful intentions may not be wanted and how the person on the receiving end feels about it.

Franklin the turtle loves to play in trees, so when he hears about Mr. Heron
giving away trees for Earth Day, he digs a big hole and plans to build a
treehouse and a swing the same day. He is sorely disappointed to get a mere sapling!
Through the story he learns from other animals and his parents about patience
and hope and tree care. Franklin thinks and feels like a real kid, and the
message does not overpower the story. Maybe not a classic re-read at home, but highly recommended for school libraries.

As a paraprofessional in a public school system, I would highly recommend this book for any young child. This story represents an excellent teaching example to children about the importance of responsibility and their role in accepting responsibility. It also demonstrates how children can benefit from each other's friendship. With spring almost here, I feel every child would benefit having this book. These Franklin books, published by Scholastic, in my opinion, are an excellent educational resource for all young children.

This is a very good book. I love the Franklin books. This book was about a moose that moved in and no one wanted to be friends with him because he was so big. Franklin ened up being friends with the moose at the end of the book. Moose is really nice and they are glad that they became friends with him.
If you ever get a chance to read this book please do so it is a good book to read!!

As with all of the books in the Franklin series, the topics are approached in an open and non-judgemental way. Franklin's New Friend presents Franklin with the arrival of a new family in his neighborhood. Franklin is encouraged by his parents and teacher to inbrace the potential of making a new friend, without dwelling on the possible misgivings his has. Franklin learns that making new friends is fun, and he does not have to change the relationships he has with his existing friends.