One cannot truly understand another without walking one mile in their shoes. This saying is displayed in Martha Moore's novel, Angels on the Roof. This novel takes place during the protagonist's freshman year of high school. The protagonist, Shelby and her mother, Zoe, have a missing link in their mother-daughter-relationship. That link is Shelby's father. Then to make things more complicated for Shelby, her mom is taking Shelby on one of those over-night-impulse trips she gets all the time. Shelby thinks she is going to have to move for the thousandth time, and she is determined to finish 9th grade in one place. So the lucky place they are going to "visit" is Red Valley, an empty town with country hicks. Shelby is miserable the minute she gets there and she wants desperately for the day to end, so they can go home. But things happen that make Shelby want to stay longer. This is an enjoyable novel for pre-teens and teenagers, because it deals with issues that every pre-teen or teenager deals with. Most people can relate to Shelby, which could make someone think that there is someone else who went through the same issues, even though the book was a fictional novel. Here is a good sampling of this idea: "Over the years my mother's had a lot of phases: Ceramics, Sand Candles, Designing with Buttons, and Denim Art, just to name a few. I figured Georgia O'Keeffe would pass and we wouldn't even have to have a garage sale to get rid of her. In the meantime, my mother couldn't get enough. Every day when she came home from work, she sat in the recliner with her lap full of art books. She read out loud whether I was listening or not, spouting off a million loony ideas about an artist who was born over a hundred years ago. I mean, she'd be a skeleton by now." (Page 2) This quote demonstrates how Shelby, thinks that her mom is off her rocker, but at the same time, she still loves her mom and goes along with her mother's bizarre obsessions. I thought the book was a good short novel that one doesn't have to analyze. All one has to do is just read and enjoy it. The understanding that Shelby and Zoe start to reach near the middle of the book makes the reader come to a sense of peacefulness that brings relief in the middle of this mother-and-daughter mess.

Angels on the Roof, by Martha Moore is about a girl named Shelby and her mother who is a little bit crazy. She has moved around many times in her life and is very sick of it. She goes to Red Valley with her mother to find out about her father. By the end of the book she figures out who her father is and she is very upset about it. In the end Shelby realizes that she doesn't need a father and that her mother is enough. I recomend this book to young teens because it is very interesting and is teaches you a lot about life. I realized by this book that family is very important and you shouldn't take them for granted. The reason I liked this novel so much is because it keeps you interested throught the whole book it never gets boring. I think that anyone who likes to read mysteries would love this book!

Angels on the Roof is a very touching book to me it made me wonder more about my family and not to lie to my mother like her mother did to shelby about her dad. I would recemend this book to anybody because it is very good with explaining it's characters, it's plot, and it keeps on wanting you to flip the page and not set it down.

When handed this book I thought I'd never read it because of its length, subject matter, and title but ended up thoroughly enjoying it. John L Moore wrote this book using the most descriptive yet, strangely enough, concise language I have read in years. He writes this completely utilizing the English language for all it is worth. I couldn't wait to reach the end of this story and yet was disappointed when the book was over.
The only true disappointment to this book was that it ended and I could not find another book by this wonderful author. Read "The Breaking of Ezra Riley" and enjoy the ride it takes you on.

This isn't a thriller, or a shoot-'em-up western, or even a mystery. This is a raw and real story, set in the recent American West, where men are expected to be men, and dreamers are tossed to the side.

Ezra Riley is an artistic kid stuck in Montana. He loves the land and the work, but his personality is being stifled. Through a series of events, he returns to his childhood home and memories, forced to face his fears and inadequecies.

Moore writes with depth and feeling, slowly dragging you into the story, slowly twisting your heart into a knot. When he finally lets go on the last page, he doesn't do so flippantly or tritely--like many Christian novelists--he does so with tough and tender appreciation for his reader, his protaganist, and for the God that Ezra Riley's been fighting throughout.

This book will set in your thoughts with all the warmth and poignancy of the setting Montana sun.

I have had the pleasure of corresponding with John L. Moore and purchasing other books from him. He is a very genuine man. Some of the out of print books available in limited numbers by the author. I highly recommend this fabulous book. While not a fast reader, I was able to complete the saga of Exra Riley in a matter of a few days. One does not wish to put the book down and I often would tell myself ,"just one more chapter." This novel hit me in the right time and place and has me aching for wild spaces. It has been an encouragement as well, especially for all of us who feel that we don't measure up in some way.

as finding this book very informative and to take new stance in my political stance he has opened a new horizon for me i love his books and the real truth about america

In his first attempt at publishing, Michael Moore presents us with his amazingly informative and hilarious political satire! This book provides us with some very startling information that everyone should know in order to be active participants in our democratic society. From his ultra-sarcastic beginning chapter "The Etiquette of Downsizing," to "A Sperm's Right to Life," to "So You Want to Kill the President?" this is a perfect book for anyone. From those who desire to be more informed citizens to the vetran activist...its a sure bet! Funny...informative...PERFECT! After you read this book make sure to check out his movies "The Big One" (my personal favorite), "Roger and Me," and "TV Nation volumes 1 & 2." And of course, you will NEED to read his latest and greatest "Stupid White Men...and Other Sorry Excuses For the State of the Nation!"

MICHAEL MOORE DID A SPECTACULAR JOB ON THE BOOK. IT WAS TRUTHFUL AND INSIGHTFUL. THIS SHOULD BE REQUIRED READING FOR ALL WORKING CLASS PEOPLE. THE BOOK WAS AS GOOD AS HIS MOVIES: ROGER AND ME, THE BIG ONE, AND CANADIAN BACON. HIS THOUGHTS ON NAFTA SHOWS HOW THAT BIG BUISNESS RUNS OUR GOVERMENT. MICHAEL MOORE IS A WORKING CLASS HERO. WHICH THERE ARE VERY FEW OF. THANK YOU MICHAEL MOORE FOR WAKING UP PEOPLE TO THE REALITY OF THE SITUATION.

James Moore has compiled a fantastic account of the earliest history, exploration, mapping, mining, politics and geology of the Seqouia - Kings Canyon National Parks area. This book, more so than any other that I have read on the Sierra, provides insights into the people, the origin of geographic names and the forces and interests that drove the people into the high Sierra region. A fascinating look at the barometric and surveying tools that were lugged to the top of the highest peaks is given and a historical account of the ever increasing accuracy of the maps and just how close the original estimates were. True to his profession, Moore then goes into an in-depth discussion of the current understanding of the geologic history of the region. This discussion will be a great interest to those with a casual to serious interest in geology and will provide a greater awareness for your next trip into the area. It held me, a retired geologist, captive and will remain on my shelf as one of my most treasured references.

Moore's book is the result of a lifetime spent studying and mapping the geologic structures of the Sierra. It is an incredible achievement and an important contribution to a detailed understanding of the geology of the Sierra for the amateur naturalist. As literature and science, it's a worthy successor to Matthes's Geologic History of the Yosemite Valley (USGS Prof. Paper #160). He includes terrific chapters on the work of the first scientists to study the range and then describes current knowledge about the creation of the Sierra: from the collision of tectonic plates to the retreat of the last glaciers.

As an added bonus, Moore includes an appendix with detailed geologic comments for stopping points along several roads and trails in the Sequoia-Kings area: Highway 180 from Clovis to Cedar Grove; Highway 198 from Visalia and over the Generals Highway; the Mineral King road; the High Sierra Trail from Lodgepole to it's intersection with the John Muir Trail near Mt. Whitney; and, the John Muir Trail from Mt. Whitney to where it leaves Kings Canyon in the Evolution Valley region, 100 miles north.

Although Moore concentrates his narrative mostly to the area of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (where, as luck would have it, I work as a ranger), anyone interested in the geology of the Sierra would find this book useful for its explanation of the major granitic and metamorphic structures we see throughout the range. It's large format makes it unlikely you'd want to slip it into your backpack as a field guide. It's also probably of interest only to the serious amateur, though I think it's photos and organization make it accessible to a beginner who might just want to skim some of the detailed sections.

This is an excellent book! The geology portion is easily understandable for the layman, yet still interesting enough for the professional geologist. The great historical and geological infromation make this a wonderful resource for anyone spending any time in the Sierra Nevadas. If you have any interest in geology and history, and you intend to spend any time in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, then you really Need this book!

As a newcomer to merchandising, I found this book's explanations of key terminology and tips on merchandise planning to be very helpful. The math, however, was entirely too simplistic to be of much use. This book contains an entire chapter on how to use a calculator. If you're looking for a good general overview of the field, this is a good book. But anyone with an elementary education should already know the math.

IT WAS PRACTICAL-EASY TO FOLLOW-AND MADE MY JOB SO MUCH EASIER! NOT AT ALL LIKE TEXTBOOKS THAT MAKE YOU FEEL DUMB--NEVER GOT LOST--HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

THIS IS TRUE THAT YOU PROVIDE DETAIL ABOUT MERCHANDISING ,AND I FOUND IT THE BEST ONE IN THE WORLD OF LIBRARY

After thirteen years in a convent, where she was starved and beaten, Elizabeth Perronet will do just about anything to escape. When her cousin Genevieve breaks her betrothal to run off with another man, Elizabeth's uncle comes to the convent and offers Elizabeth an ultimatum. Elizabeth must marry the man Genevieve was promised to, or spend the rest of her life in the convent. Elizabeth quickly agrees the marriage, even though she has never met Raymond D'Estienne, Genevieve's former betrothed. Elizabeth doesn't expect to find love in marriage, but longs for children and hopes to find happiness as a mother. Raymond is not looking for love either. His first wife betrayed him, and he is only remarrying to provide an heir. I really enjoyed this love story about two people who don't expect much from marriage finding out just how wonderful love can be. Margaret Moore is becoming one of my favorite historical romance writers. I'll definitely be reading all her books.

The Overlord's Bride was my first book to read by Margaret Moore, but not my last. The storyline was excellent. The characters' relationship flows from the beginning until the end with a beautiful love story. There is no jealous suitor or spiteful ex-girlfriend stirring up trouble. This book is totally about a man and woman healing each other's hearts and becoming one forever.

Raymond is the kind of hero you read a Medieval romance for - strong and tortured. He was betrayed by his first wife when she tried to kill him. He killed her in the subsequent fight and remains tortured about the events.

Elizabeth? Well, she's just great. I loved the way she tried to strike bargains with Raymond like she was a guttersnipe bargaining for a penny. Too funny.

I liked how they came together strangers and, by being honest with each other, they slowly gained each others' trust and built a relationship. This is a kind of "sweet" book, although there are some love scenes. But you really feel for these characters as they get to know each other.

This is a definite keeper.

Alan Moore's forte, when one examines his work, is clearly not in the standard superhero fare category. He can work quite well within the superhero mold, however, as is evidenced by the perfect Watchmen miniseries. In Captain Britain, Moore manages to lighten to balance between his own artful world and common superheroes. In Watchmen, one can easily forget that the superheroes involved are the same type you'd find in JLA. In Captain Britain, its relatively standard Marvel superhero fare. The story, however, is riveting and far-reaching. Having little experience with Captain Britain, I found the beginning somewhat confusing, but that arc is ended quickly and within five pages another plot is developed. This book is recommended to any fans of Alan Moore, or Captain Britain, but it most likely holds little appeal for more recent comic readers.

This one is a little rough around the edges, primarily because it's some of the earliest work available in paperback by Alan Moore or (to the best of my knowledge) Alan Davis. Also, the beginning of the story is a bit jarring, since we appear to be dropped into the middle of a tale begun by the previous creative team. But the story gets better as it goes along. The main character, Captain Britain, seems very dull to me, but some of the supporting characters, including the primary antagonist, are original enough to be interesting.

While Alan Davis's pencil work here isn't quite as smooth and proportional as it becomes later in his career, it's still pretty appealing.

Despite all the little criticisms above, I thought it was a very engaging comics story (once you get past the first three or four chapters) with a lot of energy and a quirky, "Dr. Who meets the Terminator" type feel to it. But before buying the book, take into account that this isn't really prime Alan Moore or prime Alan Davis.

As Author Alan Moore states in his introduction, the stories in this book are from VERY early on in the careers of himself and Artist Alan Davis, but they hold up remarkably well. The basic story will be familiar to longtime comic fans: Hero is thrown into an alternate reality, must face a megomaniacal madman, etc.; What's so cool about Captain Britain is that this story was published over TWENTY YEARS AGO, so all of the similar stories we're more familiar with (Crisis on Infinite Earths, X-Men's Days of Future Past, even Moore's & Davis'own Miracleman)had their genesis here.

The book gets off to a head-scratching start; We're thrown into the closing chapters of a long-running story-arc that Moore & Davis had the misfortune of inheriting, but they do an amazing job of not only making the complex story and characters accessible, but actually making them interesting. Moore starts by killing Captain Britain, and rebuilding him from the ground up, as he would later do with DC's Swamp Thing. By the third or fourth chapter, Moore & Davis have hit their stride, and are beginning to impart their own voices on the book. Part of the fun is seeing how fast Moore and Davis grow as creators; Moore learns that sometimes silence can be just as powerful as words, and Davis becomes a confident, masterful storyteller in his own right. By the time I finished the book, I felt like I had just discovered a long-hidden masterpiece. I don't know if this is the ENTIRE Moore/Davis Captain Britain run, but if it isn't, I hope Marvel gets the rest into print again FAST. Fans of Marvel's Excalibur series will also be interested to know that this book contains the first appearance of Meggan, The Captain's future love interest. There's also a cameo appearance by the aforementioned Miracleman.

While not Moore's best work, it's still head-and-shoulders above 90% of the material out there. Give it a try!

Dr. Bosch is a Biblical Apologist who has been researching Postmodernism and Mormonism while living in Utah for the past ten years.

Addressing five-hundred years of Church History as it relates to the original teachings of Christ, alleged to have changed, is a major undertaking. Reducing it to 347 pages, including appendices, a glossary of terms, footnotes, and bibliography is an even greater feat. This translates to less than a page and a half per year.

The Christian Conspiracy begins with an engaging outline of unfolding historical events that sets the stage to present a changing Christianity that does not align with its early roots. It goes on to analyze the changes, and then proceeds to make recommendations to find one's way back to God. Dr. Moore's discussion and references primarily involve the Roman Catholic tradition, with a few comments about other communities of faith within Christendom. Moving between traditions can occasionally confuse the reader, particularly when talking about the Church before and after the Reformation. At times the various traditions are treated as one. This treatment of the subject gives a distorted historical and chronological perspective of events. Based on the book's content, perhaps a more accurate title would be "The Roman Catholic Christian Conspiracy."

The explanations of the changes to the original "Christian" teachings and how they were altered is not new. Many have presented these propositions through the years. The principal flaw of this type of approach is the failure to distinguish between opinions vs. dogma, and "declension" vs. tolerance. It is one thing to have an opinion about a topic. It is another to allege that the opinion is doctrine. A cursory review of Early Christian Doctrines by J.N.D. Kelley, and History of the Christian Church & The Creeds of Christendom by P. Schaff, among others, makes this point clear about the pre-Nicene Church Fathers' opinions. Declension (deviation) from Christ's teachings makes those that do so no longer a follower of Christ (Christian). Regardless of what they allege to be, it would be a dichotomy to do so.

Anything out of context simply becomes a pretext. Readers seeking an accurate understanding and balanced treatment of the subject, particularly when historical and Biblical references are used, would be wise to read this book with a few handy references nearby. For example, Dr. Moore poses a question about the incident found in John 9:2 to make a point (p. 183). However, when giving the answer, he fails to quote v. 3 which does not support his conclusion.

Some arguments are used to advance ideas without much/any support. One of these arguments states, "difficult to determine" (p. 177), nevertheless, this does not stop from building a theory on a vague foundation. Another says, "it is not the purpose of this review to state that...is taught in the Bible" (p. 184), nonetheless, proceeds as if it is taught. Another acknowledges "a belief in...though on a somewhat less substantial basis..." (p. 183). These, and other, statements are speculative, uncertain, and tenuous. Arguments based on silence and distortion fail to prove their hypothesis.

I don't know if I can say much more than the other reviewers have already stated here. Many people may get the wrong idea from this title. This is not written like those government conspiracy books. He's not setting out to attack Christians. Moore wants you to know what happened as Christianity developed. In the material before the first chapter, he states that this is not a history book on Christianity. However, it does come across as a history book. Some readers may have trouble with the way the book is organized. It does make sense, but you do need to go back and forth between pages if you want to follow everything. The main text makes many references to material in the appendix. It's not really written to be read from the first to last page like most books. I still recommend this book. There are things presented in this book that need to be known. Read it and decide for yourself. He's not going tell you what to believe. Moore presents the situation. Take that information and choose what works for you. Some people may not be ready for what is said here. You have to choose what works for you.

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Aside from the death of the innocent children, we are all lucky to have these fanatical pedofiles erased from this planet. How can anyone seriously blame the goverment for the death of the children. The Davidians held the children hostage from day one, used them as shields, and finally murdered them all at the end. Those children could have been released any time during the stand-off from day 1, and especially could have let them go as soon as the government went in. They wanted everyone to die. Get the facts straight!

This book addresses many facts about the Waco attack by the U.S. government on its own citizens. With so many un-factual statements being made across the country-due to false stories put out by the government- this book helps to clear up a lot of the misconceptions people have made as a result of that false information.

Read this book, or just about any other book dealing with the Waco murders, then ask yourself this question. Do you really think it is smart or safe to disarm the American people and give the government a monopoly on force? The 2nd amendment was created specifically to protect us from this kind of tyrany, and it has worked for over 200 years. Read this book, then tell me disarming the law abiding public is "an idea whose time has come." --words from the same Senator Biden who arrogantly abdicated his responsiblity during the Waco investigation.

Dreaming of America

Eve Bunting wrote the original copy of the true story Dreaming of America. This book is for kids in their middle childhood. The book was published by Bridge Water Paperbacks.
The main character is a girl, who is from Ireland, who's name is Annie. Annie and her two brothers, Philip and Anthony, are on their way to America on the SS Nevada. I have missed my mom and dad just like in the book. The most interesting thing in the book is Annie's 15th birthday present. The least interesting thing in the book is when Annie doesn't let Philip do something in their cabin.
I like this book because there are no unanswered questions or problems. I especially liked this book because they went to America on a boat! That's why I think you should read this book.

This book is wonderful. The story is a classic example of the pain and hardship of coming to America. The graphics are beautifully done and combine both drawings as well as real pictures of the period. It brings the history of the period to life. Highly recommended.

What an emotional, inspiring story of the first Ellis Island immigrant -- a girl from Ireland who journeyed to America with her two younger brothers. This award-winning book is graced with beautiful illustrations as well as rare historic photos. An involving story by Eve Bunting that is a tribute to all immigrants who have helped make America great.