Morgan tells a story from the heart about the extraordiary, almost mythic relationship, between herself and the first love of her life, Jim - who in many ways somehow calls to mind visions of James Dean, Jim Morrison, and many another who's lights shone a little too brightly for this world, all rolled into one. But it is so much more than just 'their' story. It is also a story about the strength and tenacity of Morgan's own spirit. Her courage in being able to extricate herself from a destructive relationship, fight for her daughter, and follow the course of real love - wherever it may lead.

And where it leads is both sad and hopeful. A testament to the endurance of true love and its' continuance even when it's 'protaganists' have moved on to 'other dimensions'. It's both beautiful and uplifting, but be warned - it's DEFINITELY a ten hankie job!!! For anyone who lived through the late sixties and early seventies, even retrospectively, it's also a glorious wallow in the nostalgia of an age where people still dared dream, and believed they could change the world with love and hope alone! Read this often enough, and we might all begin to remember that we probably still can! And as well as all that, it's wonderfully evocative of both 'period' and 'place' to boot. I guarantee, you'll really feel like you're right there with her. Well I did anyway! It's a beautiful book. I'd highly recommend it.

I'd certainly recomend this book. This is going to make a great 'chickflick'. It would get a hanky rating of 10, I wept with hapiness when Morning and Heaven are reunited, and with sadness as Morning lost her Prince.
Don't miss out on this.

Each chapter is segmented topically, making this academic essay organized in such a way to be appreciated by the marketing or communications student.

Intended for the collegiate level and above, Morgan presumes a basic knowledge of market research principles and goals. Here, he justifies the credibility of focus groups, and steers the reader away from seeing them as superficial, unscientific examinations and guesswork.

While it has an academic journal tone to it, it is readable. It has a hefty bibliography at the end, with 50-60 works cited.

I fully recommend "Focus Groups As Qualitative Research " by David L. Morgan.

Anthony Trendl

"Gaining a Yard" is much more than a football story. It is an entire chronicle of a major public works project on the order of the Transcontinental Railroad, the Hoover Dam or the Empire State building. There is also an extensive section on the LED scoreboard and video system -- why the Ravens stadium is much more than state-of-the-art compared to other stadia around the country.

I've had this book mailed to my nephew about to start with a very prestigious college. I packaged it with "Cathedral: The Story of its Construction" by David Macaulay.

"Gaining a Yard" should be required reading for anyone involved in any type of major building or public works project anywhere on the globe in the future.

Pay particular attention to "Releve", the story contributed by Patricia Wallace and her daughter. This story introduces us to Sydney Bryant, the private eye that Pat Wallace has featured in a terrific series for adults. The titles in the series include "Deadly Devotion" and "Blood Lies".

Other outstanding stories include those by Wendy Hornsby, Scott Turow, Stuart Kaminsky, and Sharyn McCrumb (and their collaborators). This is a book that parents can read and enjoy with their children. It might inspire them to collaborate on some mystery stories of their own!

I look forward to reading the companion volume, "Great Writers and Kids Write Spooky Stories". I

"When you think of a mystery, what comes to mind? A dark secret? An unsolved crime? A curious detective hunting for clues?"

The only mystery, the only secret, the only crime is how this anthology could be so easily overlooked. "Great Writers and Kids Write Mystery Stories" (1996) is a collection of stories written by some of today's greatest mystery authors in collaboration with their children and grandchildren. Jonathan Kellerman, Sharyn McCrumb, and Scott Turow are three of the thirteen award-winning writers that create wonderous whodunits with their offspring, ages 6 to adult.

While written at about the junior high/ middle school level, this complilation is enjoyable to all. The stories are five to several pages. Some are written with the child as the amateur detective, some are written as a type of psychological thriller.

The introduction serves as a "mini-lesson" on mystery writing. And, each story features a short personal introduction by the adult and child writing team on what it was like to collaborate on their included story. Other contributors include Barbara D'Amato, Ed Gorman, Stuart Kaminsky, Elizabeth Engstrom, and many others.

This book has the unique ability to be educational as well as entertaining. Those that enjoy this book may also enjoy the first volume as well: "Great Writers and Kids Write Spooky Stories" (1995).