In my opinion this book is appropriate reading material for perhaps a fifth grader who wants to do a book report. In fact, I read it and returned it.

If one is serious about the disappearance of Ms. Earhart disregard this book and order Amelia Earhart: The Mystery Solved by Elgen M. Long and Marie K. Long. The Long's book goes into much greater detail and makes for better reading.

A fantastic, true book that tells about Amelia Earhart

Spring .. 1937. A specially prepared, "State of the Art" Electra L-10e twin engine aircraft. Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan attempting their flight around the world. A well detailed and documented book, by authors who worked with and know the limitations of the Electra L-10e. The exact route, written in a format easy to understand and follow. Amelia Earhart's disappearance has been researched by many, but Mr. Walter Roessler, Leo Gomez, and Gail Lynne Green have done an excellent job, if you "Really" want to know what happened in 1937.

As a young high schooler, I read the original publication and visited A.E.'s sister and asked her about the book. Mrs. Morrissey said that she had both spoken with the supposed A.E. and determined that she was not her sister. Mrs. Morrissey then said that the author had produced faked photos of the plane and that he was only out to make a buck. Shame on the new author and publishers!

This is a great book from an apparently knowledgeable author. The story is gripping and reads like a novel. A must read for anyone interested in a true mystery and its possible resolution.

The first few pages of book mention Bob Dinnger, Well, Bob and I had lunch with each other,in Santa Rosa, Calif, every week at Rotary. I would ask Bob about all aspects of the book. I believe this book is real, very interesting and a good read.

Destiny's Price is a book which focuses on the Gothic-Punk streets of the World of Darkness. Though it was released as a Mage supplement it could be used by any White Wolf game line. This books looks at the darker side of mundane life in the rough world. Instead of discussing mages in the streets, we get information on gangs, organized crime groups, sex industries, street culture, and more. Sample areas and denizens of urban decay were included to help flesh out the streets. Some of the areas and people were very disturbing. It just goes to show that normal people can be just as creepy, if not more so than any supernatural creature. This book was released under the Black Dog label due to its graphic nature. This is a good resource but most of the information could be gathered from libraries, online, or just plain experience.

I found this book helpful in setting up a Mage chronicle but I started feeling bad for those sleepers and what is to come...

This book was helpful with listing all the things you need to take care of when someone dies, such as canceling subscriptions, etc. However, there were some errors. For example the book said you could not obtain death certificates by paying with a personal check. The book said they wouldn't give them to you until after the check had cashed. They recommended a cashiers check. This is not true they will accept a personal check and give you the death certificates right away. So while the book is helpful, it needs some updating.

"When Someone Dies in Arizona" is a uniquely organized book, written in layman's language. It is easy to skip all the sections that do not concern you and readily find the ones that do. The GUIDE POSTS and GLOSSARY are most helpful. There are many suggestions of what all needs to be done after a death. All this gives one the incentive to take care of organizing everything with complete written instructions on what to do, whom to call, and how to proceed to relieve the survivors of much of the headache afterwards. The book should be read "before someone dies in Arizona". I had a few questions that didn't get answered but realized that laws change frequently and to quote figures on rates or costs would not be real practical. One thing I have put in my list to survivors that I did not find in the book is "Cancel paper & magazine subscriptions, nursing home policies and pre-paid annual dues to get refunds". One thing not made clear to me in this book was what happens when the husband and wife have a daughter on their bank accounts. It made clear that it does not count towards probate, but does not make clear whether those accounts would be included in the estate tax.

I found this book from searching for books (and even government pamphlets) that are specific on rules of probate and estate taxes. I found none, thus this book proved to be a happy choice for a starting point.

I would recommend the book to every person in Arizona (or any state for that matter), for there are two things we can count on -- death and taxes, and this book covers it all.

This is the only book I ever found in English about Brazil's entertainment superstar, Xuxa, one of the most attractive human beings on earth. And you can examine the nine photos in this book to determine if that's true yourself. My fascination with Xuxa began one evening when some film clips of her were shown on television. They were advance publicity shots for her first tour into the US, and I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Yes, Xuxa has perfect Nordic features, blonde hair, and she's young, but she also has as much charisma as Marilyn Monroe or Elvis. This is expressed in every move of her body, which never seems contrived, and she has such unguarded and pure facial expressions that a man's natural reaction is to believe "here's someone who needs protection from the world." Amelia Simpson's book about Xuxa is a weirdly obsessive diatribe which uses the image of Xuxa as a lightening rod for social criticisms about whites and the free enterprise system. And while many of her cultural criticisms are actually valid, I still haven't seen anything as nutty and obsessive as this book in a long time. It reminds me of a Marxist political book I encountered years ago which ranted on about how Donald Duck and his family were tools of the Capitalist oppressors. I am no longer surprised that there are people who devote a great deal of their time to subjects they dislike, but I also suspect that Simpson interpreted Xuxa as being someone who at least achieved personal success. This might be attributed to most of the book being written while Xuxa was rocketing upward. Xuxa started on her road to fame and notoriety by appearing in soft-core porno films when she was quite young. Somehow she got caught up in a romantic relationship with Pele, the Brazilian soccer hero, and he advised her to do a children's television show while dressed as provocatively as possible. Xuxa made quite a splash when she acted on that plan, doing more films, CDs, and connecting with the most powerful politicians in her country. Her success even spilled over to other nations in South and Central America, and more importantly to her, soon caught the attention of television people in Los Angeles. There was even a Xuxa doll manufactured to compete with Barbie. Then came an abrupt decline in this woman's fortunes. Although you can sort out the complexity of the causes yourself, using this book or talking with the many Spanish speaking people who followed the adventure closer than I could, this is roughly what happened: Her program was seen most of the time on Spanish speaking television, though she also sang in Portuguese, and her ultimate goal was to establish a stronger following on the English speaking stations of mainstream America. On the English language version of her show, where she was supported by stronger speakers, she was known to say such strange things as "It time to drop a chicken." This may actually have become an intentional joke directed to her stage assistants, but it seemed to betray a faux pas conscious environment. And sometime during this highpoint of unnatural programs, which must have been embarrassing to this superstar, her comet in the US plunged to earth. Among the reminders she had once been in fashion were the many dolls in her image, but these went unsold on the toy store shelves; for in another bad decision the product was so badly made that few American consumers saw any accurate connection to her. Yes, it's a strange and sad story, but I still think of Xuxa as the world's most beautiful woman. And the hospitals she built for children attest to something especially good within her, so I curse the corruption and ignorance that kept her from reaching her goal. Now Simpson seems to be the only writer available to those of us who don't read Spanish, and it's one more indignity for the fans who wish it had all gone better.

The book definately fills in some background information on Xuxa that most US fans do not have. However, the author has surprisingly little to say about Xuxa. Nearly every paragraph has a footnote referencing an article/interview written by someone else. This book is more of a collection of other people's comments and quotes about Xuxa (or from Xuxa) and her impact on Brazilian society. The book in many ways tries to link Xuxa with many social problems facing Brazil including: racisim, the class system, declining school attendance, illiteracy, teen pregnancy, bulimia, and the sexual exploitation of children. Wow, has she been busy! I think that Xuxa represents some "ideals" to the Brazilian society, but to almost blame her for the continuation of these problems seems a little much. I recommend the book for anyone wanting to learn more about Xuxa history (good and bad)and her rise to fame. This book is not for the average fan.

Xuxa's syndicated show on American TV may have been a flop, but this scholarly book remains an interesting study of the Brazilian entertainer. Amelia Simpson interleaves biographical information with background material on the Brazilian entertainment industry, combined with a very insightful analysis of Xuxa's incredible fame among the impoverished populations of South America. At times the writing comes across a little bit like a thesis composed by an overly earnest grad student. This has, to some extent, the odd effect of legitimizing Xuxa's appeal as transcending that of a mere pop culture icon. If anybody was truly qualified to play Evita, it is Xuxa. She was, after all, born very close to the border of Argentina.

The book I am reading is "Good Work Amelia Bedelia," by Peggy Parish. I think everybody should read this book because it's easy to read and it's funny. I think you should check it out from the library, so you won't waste your money.

There are only a few pages worth reading in this volume, and the editor who passed it up the first time ( around 1914) knew his business. She is at her most interesting when describing some of the minutae and customs of 19th century life. When she starts descibing people, places and events, she falls flat. Very superficial, very stereotyped.

I read this book in 1993 when it was first published and I recently re-read it. Maura Seger is a good author and her historicals are quite enjoyable. She's not at the top of her form here, but this is still a fun book.

The story centers around Amelia Daniels, a Puritan settler, and Garrick Marlowe, a not-so-devout ship's captain. She has money and wishes to flee Boston and start her own colony in CT. He is reluctant to help her, but needs money to buy a ship. So they work out a deal. After transporting the small band of settlers to CT and helping to set up the setlement, Garrick and Amelia realize the feelings they have for one another. Their love story is tender and quite lovely. It's harder to get inside these characters' heads than it is with some of Seger's protagonists, but it's not so bad as to be jarring.

The details of the founding of Belle Haven are interesting and the Native American charaters are well-drawn. The Puritan elders are so flatly and prejudicially drawn as to seem almost caricatures, though. My only other complaint would be that the ending seems a bit abrupt and rushed. Otherwise, this is an enjoyable book with which to spend an evening!

I grew up reading and loving the Amelia Bedelia books. It was a very sad day when Peggy Parish died. It was an even sadder day when her nephew Herman Parish got it into his head to continue the series. His efforts are uninspired an forced. Definitely stick with the early books in the series!

This was an informative book which discussed the political system,the qualifications and requirements needed to be mayor. It used lots of political terms in a humorous manner. Backwards Amelia made learning the political sysytem interesting with the play on words. Note to teachers: This is a great tool to teach social studies and figurative language.A mock election could be done.

All of the Amelia Bedelia books are wonderful, past and present. Her nephew has done an outstanding job keeping up the memory of the true Amelia Bedelia. I hope he continues in his inspirational work.

I have this book to be very confussing. It is not clearly writen to teach one to speach or write the spanish language.

Mosaicos is a complete and well-written language program. The material in the textbook is presented logically and in a practical manner. Additionally, the workbook, audiocassettes, and lab manual reinforce the textbook lessons while improving interpretation skills. The benefits of having various, native Spanish speakers on the lab cassettes are immeasurable. I found this package set to be not only effective but also enjoyable.