Heidi is ranked up there with, "Where the Red Fern Grows" with it's genuine love and care of the hearts of children and adults. I read this book to my children when they were in 1st and K...several times I had to stop to choke back the tears.. or laugh in exhuberance. It's a heart-warming tale of a little girl who didn't understand the "status quo" and sought to make sense of not only her own world, but those around her. Her innocense, genuine love and acceptance is so moving and so inspiring.

Heidi is very exciting. She is very outgoing and adventurous. She gets sent to the Alm Mts. with her grumpy old grandfather. She shows him how to be nice and friendly. She meets a boy named Peter and they become good friends. He then shows her his family. Heidi meets his grandmother and falls in love with her and everything that she does. She then gets sent to a weird house.She soon came home.
This book is recommended for all ages to be read to or read by you!
Why am I telling you this go read it for your self!!!

A while back when I was in my 30's (never mind how long ago that was!) I was sick with the flu, and I found a copy of HEIDI, so I crawled into a nice warm bed and re-read the book -- as an adult.

What insight into human nature! And as an adult I appreciated the dry, understated humor. I also appreciated the spiritual insights -- that God will give us what we desire, but sometims uses circumstances we don't like to teach us truths that we couldn't learn otherwise.

When I was a girl I was often turned off by what was called "good reading," but for some reason, I enjoyed Heidi and it never seemed sappy or corny.

Very much worth reading!

It is truly a shame that Transmetropolitan is a comic book as it will be dismissed by most as just that. Ellis has beautifully illustrated the average American's attitude towards government and politics. Our protagonist, Spider Jerusalem, exposes government corruption in "The City" through his column "I Hate It Here." The people love him for it, but they never take a proactive role in changing the system; rather, they continue their lives as normal. This is so reflective of American culture that it is down right scary. Ellis deals with many other social issues as well and every time he is right on the money. EVERY American should read this book and take it's message to heart.

Additionally, no review of Transmetropolitan would be complete without praise for Robertson's art work. He does some of the best work out there today and is a perfect compliment to Ellis' writing!

What an amazing glance into the future society is creating for itself. Transmetropolitan delivers a brutal, scary and amazingly well crafted story accompanied by fabulous art. Warren Ellis' gritty style of writing shines in this book about a journalist (Spider Jerusalem) who is forced out of hiding in the mountains to come down to his former home - a wretched city full of drug addicted household appliances, mutated house pets and people who turn themselves into aliens.

This is a book about truth. Not truth as you know it, but truth as it exists. Allegorical, metaphorical, whatever you'd like to call it, it is the beginning and end of comics as we know it. Raising the bar, is a term that has been applied to comics since they've focused more on writing than on the art. Warren Ellis has just raised the bar to a point where most writers will never be able to achieve. Many have (rightfully and wrongfully) compared Spider Jerusalem, the lead character, to Hunter S. Thompson, but he's much more than that. Hunter spoke for the people, in language the people could understand. That's also whst Spider does. But where Hunter seems to (or does) hate people, Spider wants people to think for themselves. The gist of the story is that Spider Jerusalem was a reporter, who wrote one of the popular books ever printed. Unfortunately, it made him so popular, that he couldn't write anymore. So he ran away. When an editor contacts him about 3 books that he owes to a publisher, Spider finds out that he has to write again, no matter what. At first, he's not too angry, he needs money. Then he finds out that he needs to live where he's writing, in this case, the city. So he has to go to the city to write. The city is hell. The city is his nemesis, but in order to write, he has to go. WHen he goes, he finds that he's needed in the city, and that without him, the city is nothing more than a meat grinder for those that don't have a voice. So he becomes that voice. Then, he's popular again. and that creates it's own set of problems. Without a doubt, if this were a book, I would buy it. If this were a movie I would see it and rave about it. But it's a comic, and that means it commands lower respect than anything else out there. But, I challenge ANY reader to read this and see it as anything less than a work of PURE ART.

First, I'd like to say that Werewolf is a very well fleshed-out and detailed book. That being said, I will now justify why I gave it two stars. First, there's the Crinos form. In legend, werewolves (-tigers, -leopards, etc.) simply transformed into an animal...The whole idea of the "wolfman" was created for old movies when the special effects weren't good enough to effect a man-to-wolf transformation on screen. So the whole idea of the Crinos is really quaint and ridiculous. To say nothing of how powerful the Crinos form is... Second is the whole organization Werewolf society and symbolism. Although the werewolf comes from primarily European myths, werewolf society is organized into something akin to Sub-Saharan African tribalism. The werewolves are separated into tribes. (This idea also perpetuated the concept of splitting each supernatural species up into "clans","tribes," etc. which would continue ad nauseum for every World of Darkness game.) The werewolves also worship "Gaia," the great spirit of life and the Earth (who they serve primarily by killing things). I know that African cultures also had their werecreatures, but the combination of horrific monsters with primitive pantheism results in something not horrific at all. Lastly, and worst of all, is the combination of the werewolves' powers and their typical attitude toward other World of Darknes supernaturals. As a whole, they hate vampires, most mages, many wraiths, and sometimes changelings. Granted, it is indeed possible for other World of Darkness supernaturals to defeat werewolves. I don't believe that they're as overwhelmingly powerful as some have claimed. But the werewolves' first and foremost characteristic is their ability to transform into huge, stomping monsters, and their driving goal is to fight the "Wyrm," great spirit of evil. This is most often accomplished by ripping up evil monsters, usually including other supernaturals. The fact that werewolves are wired for combat together with the simple "good vs. bad" or "Gaia vs. Wyrm" plot makes for a very hack'n'slash and munchkinish game.

The dark force known as the Wyrm stands poised to strike down all that is left good and decent upon Gaia, the Mother Earth. Now only the Garou, shapeshifting werewolves with mystical powers and deadly strength, can stand against their assault and prevent the Apocolypse. From the company that brought you Vampire: The Masquerade comes Werewolf: The Apocolypse, a storytelling RPG of the end times and the battle of survival. Play as a Garou from one of thirteen tribes who must battle against twisted, corrupted minions of the darkest force in existence, the Wyrm. Like Vampire, this game is based in the same World of Darkness that is a mirror of our own world. Unlike Vampire, Werewolf is a game of the brutal reality that the world is coming to an end. And with so few protectors left, will the Wyrm succeed in destroying everything?

This game offers both combat and spiritual/mystical exploration as options. The focus here is on the Garou, the Werewolves. They see themselves as the last real defenders of Gaia, battling to avert or delay the Apocalypse. Gothic Horror with a dark and gritty feel to it, set in the World of Darkness setting. Players take the role of Garou, choosing Tribe and Breed (Homids, born from human mothers, Lupus, born from wolf parentage or Metis, the deformed offspring of two Garou) and Auspice (the phase of the moon one was born under). There are some very good sections of historical and cultural information...the Garou are not human, have never been human. The Changing Breed stands apart, hiding from the masses of humankind and fighting a very deadly and silent war that they are slowly losing as they near extinction as a people

In a delightful extension to his autobiographical picture story books comes Tomie dePaola's first novel - "26 Fairmount Avenue." Drawing on childhood experiences all readers will relate to - moving house, a first visit to the cinema, time spent with grandparents, starting school - dePaola weaves a magical tale so reminiscent of his superlative picture story books. Warm and nostalgic, without lapsing into sentimentality, this book will be welcomed by all who love fine children's literature. I hope more tales of 26 Fairmount Avenue are to follow.

In reading this book to my first grade class, Tomie always left them wanting to know more about his life. This first book in the 26 Fairmount Avenue series takes Tomie from the summer before kindergarten through his first year at his brothers "big" school. The story focuses on experiences dealing with moving in to a new house and neighborhood, having his teacher mispronounce his name, starting tap dancing lessons and many other events that shape his beginnings at his new life at 26 Fairmount Avenue. My students enjoyed every page of this new series, cover to cover and ended up checking out the book at the library all year! We continued to read the next four books throughout the year and continue to discuss them when we see each other around school. This new beginning biography series is a must have for every primary grade classroom.

26 Fairmount Avenue is a warm, personal story of popular children's author, Tomie dePaola. Young children are always curious about the authors whose books the read. Tomie's new book offers a delightful glimpse into his life as a child, something young readers will no doubtt find fascinating. His connections to his earlier picture books, especially those about his grandparents, will strike a familiar note with young and old fans, alike. I think 26 Fairmount Avenue provides an authentic springboard to students' writing of their own autobiographies, at any grade level (even with my university students).

We have seen so much of Tomie's life reflected in his picture books. Now he has provided older readers a place to revisit old favorites from a more mature perspective. His stories help us to realize that the events of our early lives do make strong impressions.

I can't wait for the next edition!

I found this book a well thought out and put together one. Mind you I'm not a big fan of Mr Jordan's writing,but I do love his world and it translates so well into an RPG. This book would have gotten 5 stars from me but for a few small details,for example I'm not all that pleased with how EXP is award (with characters gaining an amount based on how long the adventure has taken),a lack of hard fast rules for channeling addiction,and a lack of many talents and weaves (which will most likely be put in a future supplement) but these are all minor problems that are easy to correct with a little fore-thought and work. I would most certainly recommand it to a fan of the series who loves RPG's without a doubt,and would still recommand it too those who don't like RJ's writing,but do like his world.

While I think this is a great book, I prefer to use it in conjunction with many of the elements of regular D&D. Combine the Wheel of Time role playing game with the books from the series, and you have a great campaign environment. I just prefer to set up my own world, so I take the parts I like and leave the rest.

I would have to mention the way they handled the adaptation of the One Power. The One Power is central to the novels and it has to be central to the game. If they had done that part poorly, the game would have been a waste of paper. They did a great job, and that sets the tone for the rest of the book.

I also like the way they adapted certain long lost "gifts" into the feat system. It allows a wolfbrother character, for example, to grow into his gift in a similar manner to the way the character in the book (no spoilers here) did.

I would certainly reccomend this book for someone who is familiar with the D&D system and looking for more inspiration, and a magic system they can borrow. I would reccomend this book for fans of the series just to find out some details they may not have noticed in reading through the books thus far, and to revisit a place they enjoyed when they read the books.

This book is a great book for playing in the world of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time. It sticks to the series quite well and most of the rules make sence. The one big problem is that of everything in it, there is not enough. There are only so many monsters(which is true of Robert Jordans world, but fighting darkfriends all the time gets boring). The weave list is expansive, but there must be more. The Angreal, Sa'angreal, and Ter'angreal are almost all there, but so many are already allocated to one place or another that few are left for PCs. All in all I give the book 4 stars, very good resource book but slightly lacking in some areas.

This book is a great, easy read. I read it in about three hours in an airport and on a plane. Short, light chapters explaining how many of the most famous "TV Nation" stories, episodes, and the show itself came to be. Appendices log every "TV Nation" episode and story that got on the air for fans that want that. Some interesting insights from the authors about entertainment, TV, politics and our social condition.

Michael Moore is the champion of pointing out all the various stupid ways we run things in this country. TV Nation was one of the few reasons to learn how to program your VCR. This book brings back to mind all of the hillarious moments of the show, and gives some funny behind-the-scenes details, complete with a summary of all the segments that got censored. There's even an index of names and addresses of deserving people you can "raise hell" on.

This book is a must read for anyone who missed the brief but eventful run of the TV Nation show...and for those who didn't. Like the show, it brims with Moore's special brand of subversive humor that joins outright silliness with poignant realization. From the oh-so-obvious Serial Killer Next Door who's ignored by his neighbors - to Mike enjoying some quality time with Dr. Kevorkian - to raising money for Charles Keating, this is a compilation of classic TV Nation that'll make you laugh and think at the same time.

This is one of the best books I have read. I've recommended it to many friends and all of them have loved it. Mrs. Campbell blends the topics of personal, social and racial relationships into an incredible work of art. Don't worry about being bored with this novel, because Brothers & Sisters will definitely keep your attention. While reading this book, it was very easy for me to imagine it being brought to the big screen. I think this would make a very enjoyable movie for everyone. I liked the way all the characters were written and how the plot had some twists & turns in it that eventually leads to a satisfying end. As with me, this book will make you a Bebe Moore Campbell fan!

Campbell's Brothers and Sisters is a great book, it depicts the relationships between blacks and whites at a very heated time: the Rodney King riot. This book raises many issues that the American people today must face and overcome..... I truly enjoyed this book and I found that it is very hard to put down. I recommend this book to everyone who can read and understand literature, in other words this book is a must read book for everyone!! Please read the book for those who haven't read it, and for those who have tell me what you think of the book and what other issues and questions this book raises. E-mail me with your response! Areggae@aol.com

Bebe Moore Campbell is definitely the most underated author of our time. Bebe writes books about characters that many of us know (or are) in real life. She writes books that you can step into and feel like you are a part of these people's lives. But I have to say, of all of her books, Brothers and Sisters is by far my favorite! Get this book!!!!

I'm a single 38 year old woman anxiously awaiting children - at this point in life, I just have depression and 'female' problems. I began to read this book because I have always been a fan of Marie's. I gained much more than I expected. Marie skillfully and thoughtfully discusses PPD and I took away a great deal from this read. It made me address my own over expexcation of myself - and my own depression. Since reading her book, I've gotten medical help for my imbalance and am feeling more like the old me all the time.

I've even discussed PPD with a couple of dear friends, something that most women don't discuss.

Congratulations, Marie. You've de-mystified PPD for those who have not experienced it - or weren't sure they did - and for the men in our lives who love us, but just don't understand us complicated creatures!!

As soon as I got it I started reading and couldn't put it down. Marie Osmond writes very personal stuff about her Post partum depression and her reactions, feelings that are very private. She's done this so no one else going through the same thing feels alone.

She wrote that she felt totally alone until her Mother admitted she went through the very same thing. That is why Marie went public with this very personal issue - to help others and this book I hope will help others. She also has a chapter written by her doctor and resources in the back of the book for more help.

Great pictures - especially of her adorable 7 children.

It's a great book

Wow. An very touching description of this painful experience that left me glad for having read it. Celebrity "tell-all" books and autobiographies usually leave me wondering if I've even come close to getting the whole story .... Marie's book laid bare the devestating personal effects of post-partum depression, and I don't really think she held much back. Far from being a "poor me" book, it is about the call to arms to understand this very real, very physical, very emotional disorder that is so often mis-diagnosed and certainly misunderstood.

If you're looking for a lot of celebrity dirt, you'll be disappointed. If you're looking to learn about one woman's journey through PPD that was compounded by her celebrity status and the unrealistic expectations of her handlers and fans (not to mention the tabloids), I think you'll be glad that you read this.

It includes a couple of very funny afterwords by Marie, plus lots of coping information as a follow-up chapter, from the doctor who put her on the road to recovery.

Coming out of a ten year relationship I truly did not know where to begin. Suddenly, after reading this incredible book my personal life has sprung to life, and I mean I am living the good life of meeting successful, handsome, exciting men. I needed a plan, I couldn't date like a teenager. I am looking for someone to enhance my life out of choice not desperation or need to have a date.

This book is a bible to me and should be to all women. It makes the man hunt fun and throughout Myreah is a guide on this new journey. I treat this like a business and each day I reread different areas I have highlighted to utilize that week.

Just like exercise these are muscles I haven't used for such a long time. Myreah has taught me new exercises and I never feel alone. Her writing is fun and easy to read and I am convinced she is the mistress of dating. Thanks to her my friends and I are going to find the men of our dreams and have great fun along the way.

Anne Bank Financial Consultant and Licensed Psychotherapist

I came away from this book with a better understanding of the past dating mistakes I've made and how to correct them...better yet, I've come away knowing that the world will not end simply because I'm single. A good book to remind people (women especially! ) that you can be whole without a man. Thanks, Myreah!

This book is a wealth of information that women can use to play the "dating game" with a better hand of cards. When speaking to a potential date on the telephone, I open the book and ask the recommended questions to weed out inappropriate partners. I took Myreah's advice and used a matchmaking service, and now I have several men who are interested in dating me. I highly recommend this book to every single woman I meet.

I want to be loved like Lorrie Moore loves a man. Her characters say some hilarious things, but if you pay really close attention to how they feel (the way Ms Moore writes about how they feel), you'll find some of the most passionate writing going. When a Moore character falls in love, they're not fooling around (though they may be, in fact, fooling around in an extramarrital way). They mean it. And it is this passion, combined with an almost hyperintelligent wit, that makes Self-Help the terrific reading experience it is. I'm a Moore junkie ... and this book is where it all started.

How's that for a self-help book. Moore's prose is brilliant; her style, unrefined and beautiful. I like this collection because it has the edge too much editing can kill. Read this book.

In her book of short stories, Lorrie Moore has crafted a style that draws the reader into a world that is distinct yet eerily familiar. For women especially, "Self Help" is a stunning necessary read, as Moore creates characters that are real and sypathetic. Written mostly in second person, this is a fascinating collection of works that should be on every woman's reading list.