A great resource for the researcher of early California, the Gold Rush, geography and history of each county. Richly detailed and illustrated accounts of the people and places which make California unique. The authors provide details of history which make the lives of the early settlers understandable and interesting.

the author's extensive research adds a level of insight and depth that no other book on this subject can offer

What do you expect from a book of Limericks from the long running radio comedy show? Wordsworth?

These constitute the cutting edge of modern limericks from some of the best (or worst, depending whether you like puns etc) wordsmiths in the business. This is the ideal book to set beside your loo.

My daughter and I love to read this poetic book over and over again! It has inspired us to write poetry and paint our own illustrations to go with the beautiful ones in this book. Because of this book, my 5 year old daughter knows what mangroves are. We have debates about what our favorite pages are (mine is the carnival, hers is the volcano) and Laura pretends to be an iguana hiding in the grass. Thank you Johnathan and Brooke.

"Johnny Crow's New Garden" continues L. Leslie Brooke's fantasy, started in "Johnny Crow's Garden," anticipating "Johnny Crow's Party." The illustrations, drawn by the author, bridge the gap between the day-to-day world of reality and the often-forgotten world of dream time. Each page illustrates one or two lines of poetry, each stanza ends with "In Johnny Crow's Garden." After reading the book these words echo in the reader's and listener's heads as sleep overtakes them. I'd copy the books, but the colors (some of the illustrations are in color, most are line drawings) are so subtle that no copy machine can reproduce them. While "Johnny Crow's New Garden" was only in print from 1935 to 1970, I hope that all of Brooke's work will be available to our grandchildren's grandchildren.

I own an earlier version of this wonderful chart dated in the mid-1980s. It was very beautiful and I would spend quite a bit of time standing in front of it looking at the detailed genealogy and admiring the illustrations of the coat of arms. I had it hanging in my dorm room and it is now a little too ragged for proper display.
Remember, Amazon[.com] has this listed as a paperback, but it is a large wall chart, not a book.

My teenage friends have found Laxmi's Vegetarian Kitchen very easy to follow. This cookbook offers refreshing and healthy recipes. Our chef at the Fraternity likes to incorporate vegetarian recipes from this book, on a daily bases. Now all my friends are enjoying delicious Indian food.

Although "Letters From America" was actually a series of articles that represents the only time in Rupert Brooke's life when he had a paying job,they work well as a book. Written at a juncture in the poet's life when he suffered from considerable emotional strain in his personal relationships, "Letters" is his record of the world beyond England. It is perceptive, elegant writing. Very personal, very interesting (not only for its picture of North America in the early part of this century, but also for its picture of Brooke, with all of his foibles and prejudices).Had he lived through WWI, Rupert Brooke could have been an outstanding prose writer, as "Letters" suggests. Unfortunately, it was not to be.

Well, I'll start out the game with a bold, unorthodox move: Lancaster Gate. Your turn, and please remember that choosing alternate Sunday-only stations are not valid in the Amazon.com championship versions of the game, that Aldwych Station, though closed, is still a valid choice when backed into one of Mr. Garden's patented cross-hatch ploys, and of course I shouldn't need to remind you that choosing Jubilee Line Extension stations is still regarded as hopelessly amateur; should you choose to counter with Canada Water, you will be met with derisive giggles. Your move.

If the above doesn't mean anything to you, you're not a fan of the bewildering game of Mornington Crescent, and this is not the book for you. Go pick up a Bill Oddie birding book instead. On the other hand, if the above inspired you to snap out "Gants Hill" with authority and a smirk, then sprint, don't crawl, to pick up the only *authorized* Mornington Crescent companion (all others are mere shadows).

Seriously (and at the risk of ruining the joke) this is a humor book based on the popular BBC radio quiz show "I'm Sorry, I Haven't A Clue." British quiz shows like these, far from being a challenge to ordinary citizens to answer tough trivia, are more frequently a showcase for celebrities to show off their comic skills (think "Whose Line is It Anyway" rather than "Who Want to Be a Millionaire"). By far the most cheer-eliciting segment of ISIHAC is "Mornington Crescent," a round-table game in which the panelists must name London Underground stations, and the first to name Mornington Crescent is the winner. Sound simple? Well, it would be...if there were truly any rules other than to be funny while doing so...

If you're a fan of BBC radio comedy and you're in on the joke, this book is a must have, with Mornington Crescent history, Q&As, recipes, profiles, short stories (Charles Dickens versus Lewis Carroll in an especially ruthless and deadly game of MC)--everything a serious player of the game needs to know.

Except the rules.

Well, you can't expect them to give away *all* the answers, can you?

Each poem in this book is like a trip without a trip. The images are vivid and real but eerily bright so bright you think you took something before you read it.

It's as if the writer taped into the magical subconcious to reveal the truth of life. The problems of the existing that there are no answers too, like mental illness, and hormonal over drive...and the experience of them. Rosen gets in as if he has actually exprienced these things.

I recommend this book to people who want an experience, when I finished it I was sad so sad that it was over.