This publication is concise and easy to read. The approximately 400 pages are written in layman's terms that allow for quicker reading and affords a general understanding of the various issues involved in a construction project. However, the footnotes direct the reader to legal sources that provide a substantive basis for the points addressed. The book can easily be read in 1-2 days. The Index serves as an excellent "search engine" for quick reference. The only items lacking were forms.

This book gives you a great detail about how computers can be used in the classroom. The editor provides actual demonstrations that were done in class that used technology. This book is also geared to technology with literacy. I highly recommend this book for all teachers

This is a great collection of "Gay" lines or quotes from all facets of media, including television, books, movies, interviews, etc. There are hundreds packed together here under titles such as: On Muscles, On Celebrity Gossip, On Drag, On Coming Out, On Marines, Showers, and Bette Davis, and many, many more chapter titles I can't say here. This is a small book with a lot of information. There is a handsome male photo to start each chapter, which alone is enough to buy the book. Some of these lines will make you laugh and others will surely provoke you.

I love these quote books because they are so entertaining, easy to read and a relaxing get-away. Read them alone, or it's great to get together with a group of friends and enjoy them. Whatever you do don't miss this book!

events leading to independence. After reading Unger's work, you would think that John Hancock single handedly brought this country to freedom. The author's extreme adulation for his subject constantly paints Hancock in positive light and ALWAYS as the victim of others, never at fault. Lame excuses are given for why Hancock did not receive this office or that praise. One of the most disturbing elements is the vindictive condemnation of Samuel Adams (probably the man most singularly responsible for influencing the Declaration of Independence) is incredibly overdone and grossly inaccurate. Speeches which were written by Adams (and some given by Adams) are credited to Hancock, a man who is overwhelmingly acknowledged as lacking the writing ability for such speeches. Hancock is instrumental in bringing about revolution but unfortunately, not in the way suggested by this author.

So John Hancock turns out to be a pretty interesting fellow, the millionaire head of a mercantile empire who initially gets dragged into revolutionary politics to prevent the revolutionaries from vandalizing his property, but converts and becomes a leading, if moderate, revolutionary voice. A vain man and one accustomed to luxury, he nevertheless gives very generously of both his money and his time to the revolutionary cause and to the governing of Massachusetts.

His career includes stints as the president of the continental congress, member of the Massachusetts legislature and governor of the newly independent state of MA. His roles in the revolution and the adoption of the constitution are central: as president of congress, his is initially the only signature on the Declaration of Independence; he coordinates and equips the continental army, including large expenditures out of his own pocket; he turns the tide in Massachusetts in favor of ratification.

So the biography is interesting because the man is interesting, even pivotal. It's also well-written, in the sense of being easy to read.

But the book's also a little spiteful. Anyone who clashes with Hancock, ever, comes in for a little sting from the biographer's pen. Sam Adams, in particular, is described as a bloodthirsty, erratic and backstabbing radical, who undercuts and betrays Hancock at every turn. Even George Washington is painted as behaving irrationally, in contrast with Hancock's genteel polish, in respect of some offers of hospitality that Hancock extends to the general, and Unger seems incapable of mentioning John Adams without calling him "fat little John Adams".

My cousin wrote this book, so my review will be somewhat biased. However, as I try to be an impartial observer I must say that Harlow has really done a fantastic job with this book! While John Hancock certainly was an integral part in an amazing and interesting period in USA's history, his life really came alive in this book. And while the story of a Revolution is very interesting in itself, the historical reseach Harlow presents is very relevant and made me understand the history in greater detail. Even the part of history that used to bore me the most (reports from the first Continental Congress in Philadelphia) were fascinating from John Hancock's perspective as Harlow presented them.

Like a fine emerald, this small book is tiny and has many facets to it. Also like even the finest of emeralds, it does have flaws and weak spots. However, due to the wide range of stories, from fey to the far reaches of space to vampires, what is seen as a lesser story by one might be just what another person loves. There is something to appeal to each taste in the broad spectrum of sci fi fans. Most stories are under ten pages, some as brief as two, and there are several thought provoking poems. Fans of the Analog magazine are sure to be pleased by reading this book. Despite its comical title, most of the stories are serious in nature, not at all lightweight. Particurly enjoyable was Mother of a New Generation. This was one of the snippets that would benefit from possibly being expanded to book length.

Southern Fried Sci Fi and Jambalaya Genres is a lengthy title for a slim volume of 20 previously unpublished science fiction and fantasy stories and poems.

If you're a sci fi or fantasy reader, or just looking for an unusual read, you'll definitely find what you're looking for here. Want to explore the idea life on Earth after a devastating plague? You'll find it in "Messenger." Want to explore family magic? Check out "Mother Gone" and "Mother of a New Generation." Interested in slightly surreal tales of futuristic life? Read "Talent Scout", "Psy Spy" and "Pattern for Change." These are just a few of the memorable stories collected in this volume.

Wild, imaginative tales of alien beings, vampires, devils and spells and life on Mars and the moon are all here. Mixed in with this broad spectrum of stories are a few short dark poems, a dream-like cowboy-world fantasy, and an assortment of large-as-life characters--among them a teenage girl growing up on planet Mars, scientists and survivalists, an elderly woman coming to terms with the loss of her husband, and a prim and proper witness to a horrific crime.

Ranging between two and ten pages at most, each story is a little slice of the fantastic world of the mind. Although, as co-editor Scott Hancock writes in his foreword, "These are not necessarily the best Nasfcas stories..." each individual story has the power to draw the reader in, to make you think about the "what ifs", the possibilities of future life, alternate realities, and supernatural wonder...

**** If you like the Sword & Sorceress series, then you HAVE to read this one! Each story is written by members of a writers group called Nasfcas. In fact, the Foreword of the book tells that many of the group have had their stories published in one or more of that popular series, as well as, elsewhere! But these stories are brand new and fresh from the group. The price is lower than most paperbacks too, which is always a good thing!

There are twenty stories. Some of sorcery, some set off Earth, some vampire or gothic, some set in the future ... you get the idea. Most, but not all, are gripping and I have no doubt that readers will love having their noses stuck between these pages! Good reading here! ****

Hemingwayesque in theme and characterization, this is one of the more engrossing debut novels I've read.
Despite falling prey to a few of the foibles of first-time novelists (his flashbacks had me thumbing through the book to find what I thought I'd missed) Hancock displays an impressive gift for exposition, developing a sense of place both reminiscent and worthy of Annie Dillard or Harper Lee. While by no means "beach reading", this is a taut, tense work in which we are presented with engaging characters who struggle with conflicts the magnitude of which render credible the novel's dark, quasi-fatalistic tone.
"Between the Rain" is a compact, well-crafted work definitely worth reading, and I look forward to Hancock's next effort.

Let me start out this review by commenting that this book is confusing; confusing in that it will force you to question your own insecurities regarding sex, love, friendship, happiness, and most importantly, death. While some of Hancock's sparse style can grate on the brain (I found myself wanting to know more than he was willing to provide), the book's immediacy sucks you in right away. There are discoveries to be made within this story--even as I read it a second time, I'm looking beyond the drugs, cigarettes, and alcohol, behind the desperate sex and fumbled attempts at real intimacy, beyond the violence, to learn what it might mean to be happy. I think that's the real question here that Josh Hancock attempts to answer, though I'm not sure if he's found it through the warped characters he presents.

I chose this book for a children's literature class that I lead based mostly on cost. The other recommended texts in this area are very expensive and I wanted my students to be able to purchase quality trade books as well. I need to supplement the reading a great deal because of the cursory nature of the chapters regarding various genres. For the money, it's a fine text but be aware that it leaves out a great deal that that other books - such as Norton's Through the Eyes of a Child from the same publisher - cover in greater depth.

Marjorie Hancock introduces teachers to some of the best titles in Children's Literature. Going beyond mere introductions, she suggests methods for implementing various response methods and for integrating Children's Literature into the classroom. She has taken the effort to include titles for both elementary and middle school classrooms in one volume, so that teachers are able to become acquainted with a wide variety of genres as well as titles. An especially impressive section is her chapter on poetry, where she not only defines the various forms, but provides examples of each style. This is a concise volume, and it does lack the pictures that many other texts have. The references to children's literature websites, and authors' homepages are a valuable resource tool and help integrate modern technology with the printed page -- a skill that is sorely needed as we enter the new millenium.

If you don't know anything about EMT work, this book may be helpful to you. I am taking classes as an EMT and it didn't help me at all. In most chapters you can practically substitute any career for the word EMT and the book would still make sense(excluding the chapters "Why become an EMT" and "All About EMT's"). If you're not familair with EMT work and have no idea how to get into the field, this book may be a good choice. For the most part the information in this book is too general for someone who's already on the path to becoming an EMT.

This book is a HUGE help if your looking into an EMT career. It tells you everything you need to know and advancements you can make in this field!~ Highly Recommended!*****

I wish the press had released the other version of this book. The introduction isn't very helpful.

As an English civil war re-enactor, and a nurse by profession, Cornelia Hancock brings alive the horror, and difficulties faced by the wounded and the woman who choose to nurse them. The book is useful in its detail, and describes medical care at the battlefield, in hospitals, and the improvements made as the war developed. A book worth owning.

I am a hugh fan of Graham Hancock and have read 3 of his previous books, "The Sign and the Seal", "Fingerprints of the Gods" and "Message of the Sphinx"......this was by far the weakest of them. It seems that Mr. Hancock is treading on ground that he is not as familiar with. Indeed, after reading Hoagland's "Monuments of Mars", this books seems weak. But none the less, he adds valuable material to the subject of an ancient connection between ancient ruins on Earth and anomilies on Mars. What I found most interesting was the section on asteroids and comets. This was tangential to the basic theme of the book, but it made me think. This needs more scholarly study. Graham Hancock knows that current Archaeology, Anthropology, and Ancient History has "missed the boat" in many areas. He proposes a key to unlock many of these mysteries. This book adds to that key. I hope his next book is better written.

This book doesn't give any real answer to the Mars mystery, but still on ok book to read.

Excellent book, All I can say is that if your interested in Mars or the true or possible history of man this book will bend your mind in a totally new directions. A Very cool book, a very cool edition to any personal library.