Romeo and Juliet

Felipe Gravier and Lorenzo Schiavo review:

We think that Romeo and Juliet tells the story of two star-crossed lovers whose families are in a terrible fight which prevents them from coming together. How far the couple will go to be together becomes the focus of the story. Of his richest poetry. The opening and closing choruses are some of his most outstanding work. Romeo's It is a brilliant love story but not much more. It still possesses however some wooing of Juliet is fabulously written. The Friar gets the best lines. Mercutio is one the best friends of Romeo. It is not as good as Shakespeare has written but it's still a fabulous book and up there with his best work. One part of the play we didn't like was that for the tow families get arrange there two kids had to die.
The English language wasn't finally finished so Shakespeare had the liberty to create words and play with the language, as he liked. That's why It was so difficult to understand what each character wanted to express so the teacher had to explain us each of that words and teach us all the words in that age and told us which were the words in the English of today.

This book provides lots of Shakespeare's Storys like "A Midsummer's Night Dream" and "Hamlet" with a children's fairy tale twist. The storys are the same as Shakespeare's, but easier for children to understand. My favorite story was Hamlet because I had just seen the play. A while after we read Children's Shakespeare and it helped me to understand Hamlet better.

Shakespeare is for kids and adults in E. Nesbit's creative mind. I always liked fairy tales, but I couldn't read Shakespeare very well. In Children's Shakespeare E. Nesbit turned his work into fairy tales without changing the story and morals. This book is not much like Nesbit's other books because it was written by Shakespeare, but I bet there are some simularities.

This book was a overall well writen book and I beleive E. Nesbit put a lot of hard work into her books in her life-time. I'm sure if she were alive now she would still be writing good books to this day.

DETECTIVE STORIES is a wonderful compilation of a few of the best detective stories that have ever been written. Some stories, others elaborate, some puzzling, and some rather comical, this wonderful novel includes mysteries written by legendary detective authors such as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, Ellery Queen, Raymond Smullyan, Issac Asimov, Italo Calvino, And Tony Fletcher. The first story, THE SPECKLED BAND, is by Arthur Conan Doyle and features everyone's favorite detective: Sherlock Holmes. It's a little bit of a scary story involving a terrified woman who hears the strange, low whistle is the night air that once killed her sister while she was sleeping. The mystery is deep and dangerous, and chilling. Another personal favorite of mine was THE CROSS OF LORRAINE by Isaac Asimov, which elaborately tells the story of a keen magician who met a woman who disappeared as soon as he took a liking in her. Even he can't find her, and when he tells the story of the vanished lady to guests at a dinner, the plot of the mysterious vanishing thickens. Yet another wonderful mystery is that of FINGERPRINTING A GHOST, by Tony Fletcher. It is a frightening tale that involves the obvious supernatural: taking the fingerprints of a mysterious ghost that appears and reappears in an old house in order to solve a mystery. These are just some of the mysteries available in this great novel selected by my favorite author, Philip Pullman, who also wrote the wonderful HIS DARK MATERIALS trilogy and the thrilling Sally Lockhart mystery trilogy. It even has one very silly and comical story just for fun in case the reader has had too many serious reads. Any detective story fan shouldn't miss out on this thrilling read, perfect just before bed when it is at the peak of its fright.

This book was the scariest book I have ever read. All of the characters are deep, and the plots are very complex and twisted. It is a thuroughly enchanting book, all of the books in it, I should say. All of the stories grab you and don't let go. It's a full time thriller, you can't get away.

Philip Pullman wove fantasy in with science wonderfully. Lyra and her daemon Panshow what a dynamic duo an animal and people can really be. The book can literally captivate the readers attention. i read this book non stop. there is not one person i know who red this book that didnt continue to read the rest of the series. Everyone i know has found them to bethe best book. Have Fub !!

Philip Pullman weaves this exciting and in-depth story with amazing characters that will catch your heart. i could not put the book down! the spunky Lyra and her "sidekick" Pan's adventures are very very real, as is the world they exist in: a parallel dimension of our own. i keep wishing that i could exist in her place,and brave the artic and solve the mysterys of Dust! i dont know one person who did not enjoy this book. happy reading!

If you LOVE Harry Potter, than pick up His Dark Materials. These books are about a twelve year old girl named Lyra Silvertonuge, (my favorite charater) and her adventures with her deamon Pantaliamon, her friends Serafina Pekkala, the queen of her witch clan, Iorek Byrnison, the bear king, the Aletheometer, the truth instrument that Lyra learns to read, and her new friend Will Parry, who becomes more than a friend...
This book is the best after Harry Potter. It is something worth picking up and reading

Meet Lyra and Will, two (what seem like) ordinary children who come from to different universes...
Staring with The Golden Compass, readers with meet Lyra, a half wild, half civilized child. She journeys through her world to find the meaning of a mysterious substance called Dust, and her destiny...
The Sutble Knife readers meet Will Parry, a murderer. He meets Lyra and they become friends. Soon, they get separted...
In The Amber Spyglass, Will and Lyra discover their destiny, and the meaning of Dust...

This is one of those rare books that can blend two areas of interest into a intriguing cocktail. The books discusses the history of presidential train travel. As such, it can appeal to both railroad buffs and students of the presidency. In fact, the book does such a good job of presenting these topics that a train enthusiast might start studying the presidency and a presidency nut could obtain an interest in trains. From a railroad standpoint, the book discusses one of the most unique topics in train lore. From the details of the Lincoln funeral train to the specifications of FDR's bulletproof railcar, Mr. Withers gives a complete description of how presidential trains work. The itenaries, crews, equipment, and people of presidential trains are given for presidents up to Bill Clinton. From a presidentail history standpoint, the book covers what has been a major tool to chief executives, the train. In the days before Air Force One, trains accomplished the vital the mission of transporting the most powerful man in the world about the nation. This is most easily seen in the whistle stop campaigns of virtually every president. Furthermore, the book gives numerous anecdotes of presidential life on trains. For example, Withers gives the story of how Winston Churchill learned to play poker under the watchful eye of Harry Truman while aboard Private Railcar #1. The book makes for an entertaining and informative read.

If you like a snapshot of what it was like to travel by train as a president, this is your book. Bob Withers combines his knowledge of railroading with fascinating glimpses into the now-forgotten era of presidential train travel.

The descriptions of presidential travel by Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman, our most railroader-friendly chief executives, provide a look at travel in a more relaxed time. Withers's details and the photographs of the presidential railcar Ferdinand Magellan are worth the price of the book by themselves.

If you can imagine Harry Truman climbing into the cab of a heavy Pacific to wrangle a ride on the engineer's side, click on the order button now!

You know the old story. The old Miller dies leaving his oldest son, the mill, his middle son, the donkey and his youngest son, the cat. His youngest son, Jacques, isn't too happy with his bequest. He likes the cat. It's a very nice cat. But what will a cat do for him when it comes to the future. And that's when Puss surprises the young man and begins to talk. He has big plans. He's smart and crafty and as he tells his new owner: "I've got the wit, if you'll supply the courage." With that, the two are off to find fame and fortune and maybe a princess..... Phillip Pullman has taken this well known fairy tale and given it new life. He's added a few new entertaining characters, an ogre, a hermit and two ghouls and enhanced the story by broadening the plot line and making it more imaginative and interesting. His witty and irreverent text is beautifully complemented by Ian Beck's bold and colorful charming illustrations, full of busy action and special details, including cartoon-like thought bubbles with amusing asides that will keep older kids laughing out loud. Perfect for youngsters 5-9, this version of Puss In Boots has a much better ending that ties up all the loose ends and takes readers on a hilarious adventure that shouldn't be missed.

I loved this book. Yes, it is a retelling of the "Puss in Boots" story, and yes, there are probably 50 "Puss in Boots" books out there, but this one has an original spark to it.

In all of his books of his that I've read, Philip Pullman imbues a smart type of wit that is still acceptable for children, but makes his books all the more interesting for more advanced readers. For example, in this book, there is a scene depicting the princess and Jacques falling in love. To illustrate the problem of it, both of them are standing on opposite edges of the page, looking away from each other, wondering (with cartoon bubbles) when "the question" is going to pop up. (I don't want to say specifically what they said, because it wouldn't sound the same here.) I burst out laughing at this scene, first because it is so comic, but also because it strikes a chord in real life as well.

All the characters are funny, in their own type of way, without being overdone. Puss is confident, Jacques shy, the princess lovestruck, the ogre evil (and unedjucated!). These characters really make the story happen, probably as they were supposed to in the first place!

Even if you don't like fairy-tales, give this book a chance!

In just a few hours over two evenings after work I learned more about forestry, ruffed grouse and conservation in general than I have in almost any other book except Sand County Almanac..Sons of Thunder is wonderful! Every lover of the woods and dogs should have a copy.

Wonderful! This book could be a blueprint for conservation activists nationwide. In the footsteps of Aldo Leopold's Sand County Almanac comes Fred Pullman to show that hunting, properly regulated is conservation; and furthermore, that old 'abandoned' farms don't have to become suburban subdivisions or Malls. All of this in a wonderful story about breeding Brittanys and an evolving romance. There is more food for thought packed into 120 pages than any book I've read in years. This is truly a must read for anyone interested in conservation, hunting and hunting dogs. Just great!

This is only a list of most, if not all, Pulman cars ever built. But the list is accompnied with some floor plans and photos that make the volume more valuable. Subsequent volumes on more detailed information of Palace cars, Heavyweight cars, and Lightweight cars would have been published (at least sometime in the nineties), but sadly, copyright problems has been preventing the author to release those would-bes. Anyway, this is a must for those who looking for information on Pullman cars. It is indeed a shame this one is now out of print.

This is a Very good book on the listing of the Pullman Heavyweights. If you research Heavyweight cars Get IT

This is the sort of book that one would describe as a "labor of love." For 99.9% of the population, this is way too much information about an esoteric topic that no one gives a darn about. But if you're a hard-core enthusiast of passenger trains and US railroad history, this is a valuable volume. The first part of the book discusses the railroad history of every state, explaining which railroad routes went where, and why, accompanied by helpful maps. The major cities' railroad stations are also briefly covered. The second part of the book lists every train in the US with Pullman cars (sleeping cars) at midnight on a typical night during the era's heyday. The composition of long-distance passenger trains rarely remained intact between origin and destination; instead, sleeping cars would be added or removed from the train enroute. The lists in this book show exactly where each train would be at midnight, the details of the cars comprising it, and the city from which each sleeping car originated, as well as its destination. If your eyes are glazing over at this point, it's too specialized for you, but some enthusiasts will appreciate this fine tribute to a by-gone era.