This is an excellent book on an important subject. I sincerely wish it was still around. Self-esteem and a positive self-concept for children of color, especially African-American children are still areas that need a lot of work. Our world is still consumed with an abundant amount of negative images and stereotypes of people of color. This book is wonderful in counteracting that, covering all areas of life; art, athletics, academics, social. It confronts the emotional needs of our children. Every home, school and library should have a collection of the stories and letters found in this book. I will certainly use it in my classroom. I wish I had the gift of prose so that I could properly give the type of review this book deserves. Not only is it appropriate for use as a tool in helping children to realize their self-worth, it's also a wonderful item for those who wish to collect African-American artifacts but cannot afford the more costly items. The book contains stories and poems written by known writers and by "ordinary" children of 1920-21. It also contains letters from "enquiring" minds. Again, it made me wish I could own the whole collection, not just the best of.

This anthology culled from the excellent journal devoted solely to the prose poem is a treasure. The prose poem is indeed its own bird, an evolutionary strain SIMILAR to poetry, and SIMILAR to prose, but not exactly like either. The prose poem, when done well (as most of those exhibited in this anthology are), is not a formless blob. It has its own rhythms and cadences--oftentimes more 'invisible' that give the pieces structure.

Of course, there is great variety to what's presented here. Some are very narrative, and some are elliptical. They're fun to dive into. Highly recommended if you're looking for something off-beat, poetrywise.

I admit that I am bias. Beverly is a beautiful black woman and serious business woman. It is her older work but very much worth locating. It has excellent health tips as well as guide to utilizing herbs to gain a healthy life style. It is not an autobiography yet she shares many of her memories as a model and adds personal touches of her life. It is well worth the time. It is one of my health bibles.

If you're public health professional, a teacher, a social worker, or even a politician, dealing with teen pregnancy at any level, you don't really understand what's going on, unless you've walked the walk, or read Kristin Luker's Dubious Conceptions, Judith Musick's Young, Poor and Pregnant, or Norine Johnson et al's (Eds.) Beyond Appearance: A New Look at Adolescent Girls. If you haven't been in their (adolescent mothers') shoes, but you have the social conscience and sense of social justice to want to help these kids, these three works are, in my view, indispensible reading. If you depend on organizations like The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy for your good ideas, you have really been missing the boat. Come down to earth and discover their real world.

J. D. Fleeman has left us a hefty 2-volume set of incredible value to some people, but perhaps not to many. It's an extremely comprehensive listing of various editions of Johnson's works, both as sets and isolated volumes. The date range is from original editions when Johnson lived (18th C), up to recent times. Some of what is here is surprising - - such listings of Johnson's Dictionary in foreign languages, which initially caused me surprise (but were understandable with more thought).

I have used it on occasion in placing bids on eBay (it has helped me understand editions such as a 1970's facsimile reprint of the 1st edition of Johnson's Dictionary), as well as when buying 19th C editions of his books over the Internet, and helped take some of the guesswork out of what I was purchasing. It's told me more about some of the editions I already own. It has also helped me anser questions from visitors to my Johnson website.

I imagine that this set is very valuable to the specialist, but I imagine that even the specialists would prefer to borrow it from their local library than to buy it. While this is a monumental achievement, and deserves all five of the stars I've given it, at $460 for the 2 volumes together, I think most people's uses for this would be limited.

Allen Johnson has done it again. He continues to entertain as well as educate the young and the old with his "Adventures with Grandchildren" series. This time, we are peddling across the heartland of the USA, covering 4 states and 600 unsupported miles, with Allen and 2 of his pre-teen grandchildren. Along the journey we encounter exotic-named cities and the simplistic, interesting folk who live there. History is reborn as we discover a natural rock bridge, visit a log cabin, and sleep in a monastery. Allen weaves a magical, yet authentic tale of present-age family adventures that all can enjoy reading as well as dream about accomplishing. He shows us that each of us can select a fantasy journey and, more importantly, make it happen!!

What an incredible journey! Having traveled the Alaskan Highway, I know the hazards of tackling that terrain. The words "Prepare to meet thy Maker" were aptly stated. After hours of peddling over potholes and mountains, a soothing soak in the Chena Hot Springs must have been rejuvenating. Think of the planning that went into Johnson's trip; carrying a laptop computer, yet! What tales the early Klondike prospectors could have recorded if they had owned one. It was a great read!

Whether you want to heal emotional hurts, change negative behavior patterns, or cure disease or disorders of a physical nature, you must know how the mind works in conjunction with the body. This book describes "Biogram Therapy" which is an organized and systematic method of healing what ails you.

The goal of the book is to teach you how to be in control of your emotional and physical well being. It deals with healing through mind/body communication. The causes of health problems can be identified. Emotional problems can be corrected by helping to change the biological conditions associated with them. Conditions related to stress are addressed. Behavior modification for children can be treated. This therapy is a great pain management tool.

This is an amazing therapy which has been proven clinically to significantly increase the healing success rate even with diseases formerly thought to be incurable. The therapy process described in this book brings hope for the hopeless. It is all encompassing and well written.

I found the book an excelent resource for transport phenomenom, but found confusion in understanding some of the parts. However, the explanations were far better and more detailed than others I have seen