I have alot of first hand experince with this subject matter and can tell you that this book will give a reader the best idea of what working on the NYPD is like. I read the book in one sitting it was that good. I don't normaly read cop books, but I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in what they do. The author pulls no punches when he describes the job and he lays out the nature of the beast in an unheroic and truthful manner. The book is the best education a person can get on being a NYC cop without actually having to wear the uniform. Joe Poss and Henry Schlesinger have really put together an exceptional book. Well done! A review from one of the finest.

The best non-fiction book about police work!

I borrowed this book from my local library for my 4 yr. old who is in love with "piggies"! She loved it, as did my 8 yr. old, who giggled and asked me to read it again. We liked it so much, we decided to purchase our own. The rhymes are funny and the illustrations are wonderfully drawn and entertaining. I must admit, I enjoyed it as much as they did.

I love reading this book with my 2 1/2 year old. She's asked to read the book every day since we got it. She loves the rhythm of the words and the easy-to-remember phrases. As an adult, it's fun to read aloud with the opportunity towards the end of the book to speed up the words and be a little creative. Best of all it talks about laughter, something that can make us all feel good!

Canine showcases fifty black and white photographs by Henry Horenstein of different dogs at work and play. All of the canine emotions are captured through an artistic lens with pictures of dogs flying through the air, napping on the sofa, at dog shows, or just showing off. Interspersed with the photos are appropriately quirky snippets of text drawn from such diverse but thematically appropriate sources as Jean-Paul Sartre, Richard Nixon, Thomas Mann, and nineteenth-century dog trainers. Canine is wonderfully entertaining browsing for all dog owners, trainers, and enthusiasts.

Henry Horenstein, that's who. A master photographer, his black and white photographs are studies in light, shadow and texture. Horenstein, whose evocative book "Creatures" made artworks of crocodile teeth and fish lips, has captured in "Canine" the very Essence of Dog. A must-have for any dog lover, or photography buff.

In my opinion, what the "Harrison's textbook of internal medicine" means to an internist,so does Edmunds' textbook for a cardiovascular surgeon...You can find everything about adult cardiac surgery comprehensively. Thank you Mr.Edmunds!

This book offers those interested in cardiac surgery a wonderful source of information. It is presented in such a manner that it is educational and understandible for those just beginning medical school through those who are active attendings of cardiac surgery. A book that should be on everyones shelf, or better yet.. open on their desk!

The author assumes right off that if you are reading this book, you have suffered an enormous tragedy in your life and he sets right out to help you deal with it. He explains medical terminology and hospital politics in a non-threatening and very practical way. He tells you what you CAN do and what you CAN'T do. And he gives you very constructive instructions about how to do the things that you can do. It is a nurturing AND realistic book that makes the process much more concrete and while it can't take the pain away, it does a wonderful job of lifting all the burden from your shoulders.

Professional and personal opinions of this book give the "thumbs up" as a practical reference for rehabilitation.

Mr Neil Brooks, Wellcome Neuroscience Group, University of Glasgow wrote this book has obviously been draughted for families of brain injury.

"It is a clearly written book with some excellent illustrations. It is a book which gives hope," Mr Brooks wrote in his review for the journal Brain Injury, 1989, Vol 3, No 1. "I would recommend this book to any family member of a brain-injured person, as well as those who are interested in the practice of coma stimulation," he concluded.

Dr Keith Andrews, Director of Medical and Research Services, Royal Hospital & Home, London reviewed Dr Freeman's book for the Autumn edition of Clinical Rehabilitation, 1989.

Dr Andrews wrote the book was extremely good and mused many hospitals will soon be under pressure, unable to live up to the proposals for rehabilitation which Dr Freeman addresses in his book.

Dr Clarke, Director of the British Life Insurance Trust for Health Education, London, wrote with praise and a practical proposal for the book in 1988. "It is a really excellent book. We are a registered charity ... and we have been raising money to distribute free of charge Coma Stimulation Kits to hospitals that request them. Dr Clarke proposed the inclusion of Dr Freeman's book in the kits.

Finally, a personal review from Ms Jeanette Moss, Director, The New South Wales Council for Intellectual Disability, Australia. She wrote: "I have spent many hours reading your book and then going back and rereading whole chapters."

Ms Moss further explained her opinion of the book, from her own experiences of brain injury. "The empathy I feel and the memories I will continue to hold close, come from that thread of 'close touching' which flows through every chapter. Not always the physical 'touching'; but the 'touching' from someone who cares and understands; a someone who understands how a family feels, who walks with them through their despair and confusion, through the inadequate crumbs of medical advice, through their frustrations at the coninuing lack of information; how to understand what is happening now, what to do next, what to aim for and look for in the future.

"I so wish your book had been around twenty five years ago when I was a confused and struggling young parent with a son whose intellect was impaired, lacking any of the supports which a parent looks to the medical and rehabilitative services to provide. If that 'close touching' of constructive and informed concern had been around then, what a difference it would have made to one family's future.

"For all families who have a loved one suffering brain injury, your words are a lifeline. For all families with a loved member of the family faced with other disabilities, what you have written can only be encouraging ... your book is a reinforcement of what love and encouragement can achieve."

"Many families continue to struggle with the reluctance or inability of the various professions to provide us with the information we need, given to us in an understandable and deliberate and compassionate way. I hope and trust your book will fall into the hands of every famnily and friend of aa person who is brain injured, and into the wider readership of families of people who are intellectually or physically disabled."

My friend has borrowed volume I and I'm afraid he may never give it back... There is so much that is subtle in the Gospels that is brought to light. I've never seen anything else like it. I'm shocked that this work was ever permitted to go out of print.

I am so glad this book is back in print! Can you imagine how valuable a Bible commentary written by early Christians themselves would be? Well, this comes very close! St. Thomas Aquinas himself compiled this opus from sermons and commentaries on the Gospels written by the early Church Fathers. He arranged their thoughts in such a way that they form a continuous commentary on each Gospel, verse-by-verse. How I wish Aquinas had done this with the rest of Sacred Scripture as well! It's pricey, but well worth it for the serious Bible scholar.

Dr. Turner writes with dry wit and intimate understanding of the beauty, complexity, and mystery of the Eastern Shore of VA.

With the recent purchase of a 1926 farmhouse on Hoopers Island on Maryland's Eastern Shore, I wanted to learn more about life on the Bay. My family and I hoped this book would shed light on perhaps a gentler time, with a return to "the basics." William Turner has written a wonderful account of his life growing up on the Chesapeake Bay in the 40's and '50s. The stories are entertaining, with laughs, as well as gasps, as well as tears. My sons, ages 10 and 6, beg me to retell his stories on our drives to our new Eastern Shore retreat home. From bear sightings to pig butchering to duck hunting adventures to sinking boats in the dead of winter, William Turner paints vivid images in our minds of life on the Chesapeake Bay during a time of neighborly help and family closeness. He is an artist, and shares his sketches in this book as well, which further brings home the true meaning of his stories. This is a treasure!

I purchased this book because I was attracted to it and I intended to put it away until I could pull together an interesting unit study on Shakespeare. However, my two boys (7 and 9) could not stand to go to bed without me reading it to them first!! They were instantly attracted to artworks and writing done by kids their age and wouldn't let me pass a single page without reading everything! They enjoyed finding the spelling errors and I was certainly surprised at how many they caught, as I am sure they would've made many of the same ones. My boys asked, after reading the book, if we could study Shakespeare for school THIS week! Yikes, I have got some quick planning to do. This is a wonderfully inspiring leaping off point for a trip into the world of Shakespeare. At the end of the book, one of my sons said it well, "Hey mom, he wrote drama and he lived drama, too!" I think they got it.

How many people really know the details of Shakespeare's life! Find out in this well-done, rhyming text filled with kids illustrations and "letters" and "documents". For example: one child crafts Shakespeare's will...very interesting! Lois Burdett is a genius! Perfect for teaching about Shakespeare - for kids and adults! Buy It!

My twin girls insist on reading their favorite book, "Goodnight" (by the same author and illustrator) every night, and I was thrilled to find another book with the same little girl, Max, Theo, JoJo, and the rest of the gang. Since the girl didn't have a name in "Goodnight", we named her Debbie, but now we know her name is Juliette! (so we now call her Debbie Juliette...). Anyway, these are MY two favorite books to read to my two favorite 2-year-olds, I can't get enough of the pictures, they are beautiful. I plan to buy this book for Christmas presents! Great simple story and dozens of things to look at on each page, again, the pictures are adorable, water-colorey...

I bought this book as a gift to my daughter and it has the most incredible pictures and cute story. This is the type of book that will be a keepsake and brought out every year as part of tradition!

Powerful narratives from those who survived slavery detailing their struggles as slaves, struggles for freedom, and beginnings of establishing new lives. This book should be required reading for all high school students. Insights into human nature, perserverance, and love are all touched upon and I could not believe the strengths of these slaves just getting through life. Powerful beyond any reviewers' words.

For a more complete collection of slave narratives, check out I WAS BORN A SLAVE, edited by Yuval Taylor. For the price of this volume, you get two paperback volumes with a total of twenty narratives: six of these seven, plus fourteen more, most of them unavailable elsewhere. Unlike this book, it is also extensively annotated.