I bought the book to read to my second grade class and the children just loved it. The stories were completely accessible and dealt with things kids enjoy and understand.

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Brooke Coleman's juvenile history of "The Colony of Virginia" begins with the establishment of the Jamestown Colony in 1607, but goes a bit beyond that often told story that always appears in American history textbooks. We learn about the tobacco boom that made life in Virginia profitable and that the colony had the first representative government in the New World, the House of Burgesses. Coleman touches on slavery in Virginia and how it was the cradle of democracy that eventually turned the colony into a state. This book provides only a basic sketch of the Virginia colony and young readers will learn less from this particular volume than they do others in The Library of the Thirteen Colonies and The Lost Colony series. For example, I was surprised there was nothing about Williamsburg in this volume. The full page illustrations, which include a map of Virginia circa 1622 and a photo of a modern-day copy of the Ship, Susan Constant, are certainly an asset. The value of these books is in getting beyond what young readers already know about Jamestown and Captain John Smith, and while I find this volume below par, I have been impressed with the series overall.

I found this book to be 97% accurate of what my experiences were for the week I spent in Damascus and immediate areas. I highly recommend anyone planning a trip to Syria to use this book as a guide to understanding Syrian customs. Coleman South's attention to the details of everyday life helped immensely. The Syrian people were indeed friendly and became even more so when they found out I was an American. I would only add that since Culture Shock: Syria! was written, information access is widespread, as judged by the forest of satellite dishes seen on rooftops and CNN in my hotel rooms.

This book functions well as an introduction to the internet. Having a lot of web and internet experience myself, I hungered for more insider tips earlier on in the book. I liked the list of search engines in Skill 5 that talked about how to best use each one. I can see this as being a good reference that will sit on a shelf in my office.

This is an excellent book for new users to the S/390 environment. It has an easy-to-read format and nice diagrams. It covers the basics of S/390 hardware (CPU's, I/O, storage) and OS/390 software. I highy recommend this book for new college grads just getting started in supporting an S/390 environment.

It was not easy to read through this. But, for those who wanna try something other than usual in sociology, I think this book will do. Don't you think the truth about our society is still out there? We have come here and it's too far away from the truth. ..and I think sociology is left land which will be fertile in some centuries. I think this book started first for searching another method to the gold, truth. Not just because it introduced mathematical view in sociology ,but because it showed us a new way of proceeding.

Over the years I've used this book frequently for several reasons. First, it gives an overview of the creative process and how a person can take an idea and move it to a completed, marketable book, movie, or invention. I like this aspect because I sometimes need to check to see if I have overlooked any important steps.

Second, it contains an excellent introduction to patent and copyright law. Anybody trying to make money with ideas needs to know the basics of the law that protects a person's property in ideas. I have referred to the book often to refresh my recollection of the legal aspects.

Third, the book contains many short vignettes about other creative people who succeeded in turning an idea into a book, screenplay or product, and how they succeeded. These stories cheer me up and motivate me to keep looking for new ideas and new ways to bring them to market.

Fourth, it discusses many of the "nuts and bolts" of the business aspects of negotiating, publishing and selling. From the book I learned many of the terms of art, and how industry insiders think and act.

It's a fun book to read, too. Well-organized, light and direct writing style, easy on the eyes. The book has an excellent table of contents and index, which really make finding information easy.

Mr. Coleman is a professional writer and knows a great deal especially about writing and selling articles, books and screen plays. Ms. Neville is an accomplished intellectual property lawyer. Together they have produced a fine volume that will help inventors, writers and anybody else who wants to understand the business of creativity.

by Frederick and Mary Ann Brussat -- from the web site.

This truly beautiful gift book contains duotone photographs by William Guion of Southern live oaks. He has been reverencing them in his native Louisiana for more than 15 years. In the introduction, Guion refers to the spiritual significance of oaks to Greeks, Celts, and Native Americans. He appreciates them a wise elders and profound spiritual teachers. Guion's evocative photographs reveal how the trees seem to draw out and convey the spirit of a place whether standing in state parks, plantations, or gardens. There are oak alleys, oaks caught in the diffuse haze of early morning, oaks with branches intertwining in the shadows, solitary oaks poised like sentries in the middle of fields. The light as it plays on the branches and illuminates the areas around the oaks is another theme worth your attention. Alongside these oaks are 30 brief poems by the Sufi mystical poet Rumi, with translations by poet Coleman Barks in collaboration with Persian scholar John Moyne. Guion, who has been a teacher of Transcendental Meditation for almost 20 years, has perfectly matched these poems and the varied trees with themes such as longing, love, mystery, gratitude, eternity sacredness, and silence. Our favorite, a leaning oak reflected in a pond-it appears on the hardcover jacket of our book "Spiritua Literacy"--is complemented by a Rumi quatrain including the lines "Turn as the earth and the moon turn, / circling what they love." This enchanting book draws a bead on the deep connection between nature and the soul's delight. It would make a wonderful gift for any lover of trees or poetry. Guion lives in Utah where he is working on future book projects utilizing his photographs and writing.

If you enjoy learning about the past of Kentucky, the unique buildings and the stories that surround them, you must have this book. I shared this book with my boss before giving to a friend for a gift. He must have one now. Great for around Kentucky traveling with the family. Very educational.