This book is overflowing with information about wrestlers. It is a great reference for anybody who wants to know anything about any wrestler. Everything from real heights and weights to title history's and previous names and gimmicks. The little black book for any hardcore wrestling fan...

The ancient city of Machu Picchu is to Peru what the pyramids are to Egypt. Each year hundreds of thousands of tourists visit this archaeological site.

Though juvenile literature, this short book holds interest even for adults. After Philip Steele discusses the archaeological discovery of Machu Picchu by Hiram Bingham in 1911, he goes on to talk about the life the Incas must have led, using Machu Picchu as the example to illustrate what the Inca civilization was like. He starts off with the strict social classes that the Inca society had: the rulers, government, priests, religion, warriors and the farmer, the commoner and everyday life.

The Inca civilization (1200 - 1532 ) had phenomenal architects, builders and engineers. Even today, their stone work is unsurpassed in history. Steele, also covers, ever so briefly, the unique and advanced skills that the Incas had as craftsman, especially in pottery and jewelry. However, he elevates the society more than is justified. He makes statements like "the Incas were skilled doctors and surgeons" when actually they were homoeopathists that used natural plants as remedies. Regarding surgery, they sought to relieve pain in the head by tapping holes in the skull. Even though he points out that the Incas did not use money, only a barter system; he fails to point out that the Incas also did not write, read or use the wheel. And though he mentions their religious beliefs (pantheistic), he did not point out that while worshiping their Sun God, they did regularly sacrifice humans as part of the ceremony.

In "The Incas and Machu Picchu" Philip Steele has given children and adolescents an excellent primer to both the Inca civilization and this remarkable site. His writing is both entertaining and educational. The many color and b&w photographs are excellent, and with each picture, an informative caption makes this book and excellent tool.

Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, garden columnist for the Indianapolis Star on Sundays and Tom Tyler, past Extension Educator and horticulturist for the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service in Indianapolis collaborated to pick more than 175 ornamental plants that do well in the Hoosier landscape. Detailed information on each plant including the "when, where and how" to plant is included. Although not every plant that does well in Indiana is listed, this book provides a great starting point. A must for long-time Hoosier residents and new arrivals as well!

This book was a blast. A simple pulp western that entertained me to a high degree. I bought "Dan'L" thinking it would be little more than a filler book between more substantial reads. It surprised me.

Dan'l and his pals, Nolichucky Jack and Choctaw Indian Zeke Morningstar in particular, are in constant danger as they head north along the Natchez Trace trail from New Orleans to Boonesborough, Daniel Boone's self made hometown. Loaded with silver as payment for delivering large ice blocks to that southern port city, Dan'L and his crew are forced to battle through numerous traps and sneak attacks as they traverse northward.

The story is engaging, the characters well drawn and interesting. Dodge Tyler has an infective style. At times, the the rural, late eighteenth century period slang spewed by the characters is hard to follow, but man, is it fun! Tyler marinates every scene with local flavor and period history without slowing the story down. What I loved most is the humor Tyler laces throughout the book. I belly-laughed many times. Tyler is at his best when he creates a scene involving dialogue banter. Characters continually sling poison-tipped barbs at friends and foes, which broke me up and had me wondering why Tyler isn't more well known.

It's a fun book, Dan'L is a worthy, engaging, hero/protagonist, and I will definitely read more of Dodge Tyler. A three star book bumped up to four stars because Tyler remembered that adventure westerns are about escape and enjoyment. I had a blast reading this tale.

My wife got this book for my kid at the library. When she brought it home and I looked at it, I had to get it. I've been playing for about 3-4 years, but this book goes from simple to advanced with lots of diagrams and pictures. It also suggests which artists to listen to if you want to play a certain type of music.

"Never Eat More Than You Can Lift" is a goulash, a mix of this and that and a lot of other things.

It's a quote book and the source for Twain's swipe at American cookery. It's also a cookbook with recipes for chutney ham rolls, baked caramel apples and garlic grilled okra. It's an advice book with hints for making custard, peeling cucumbers and telling the difference among English, American, Dijon, German and Chinese mustards.

Weaving their way among these mini-essays are 1,500 thoughts, one-liners and musings about food. Author Sharon Tyler Herbst casts a wide net for her quotations, from Arab emir Abd-al Kadir ("Coffee is the common man's gold, and like gold, it brings to every man the feeling of luxury and nobility.") to writer and editor William Zinsser ("[The hot dog] . . . a twin pillar of democracy along with Mom's apple pie. In fact, now that Mom's apple pie comes frozen and baked by somebody who isn't Mom, the hot dog stands alone.") Alongside familiar faces like Julia Child and James Beard are the unexpected, like Miss Piggy, who supplied this book's title.

Herbst spices the mix with her own ruminations on the sensuous joys of frozen grapes, the mythological origins of mint and why onions make you cry. With so much variety, it would be impossible not to find something that makes you laugh or think, or head for the fridge.

My 4 year old loved the book. The number of dots to connect ranges from 1 to around 40, so he could do them by himself. Great for a rainy day.

From the back...
The disappearance of her beloved little sister had torn Carolyn McKay's world apart and led her to dedicate her life to the cause of missing children. Now, ten years later, another crime had brought back all the anguish and unsolved, unforgotten tragedy-and reunited her with a man she'd prayed never to see again...
Drew Delaney was a federal agent now, and he believed this new kidnapping was linked to her sister's. But even that terrifying thought was overshadowed by Carolyn's darkest, most secret fear, the fear that this man she'd never stopped loving would learn of another child-the child she'd never told him was his...

In my Opinion...
As teenagers Carolyn and Drew thought they had their whole lives in front of them. They loved each other very much. Carolyn's parents did not like Drew at all and they judged him by the sins of his family. Carolyn's parents could not keep Carolyn from loving Drew. But one day everything changed when Carolyn's younger sister Annie disappeared. Not even Carolyn and Drew's love could keep them together. Drew left town never knowing that Carolyn was pregnant. Now ten years later Drew is an FBI agent and one of his cases is linked to Annie's kidnapping. He returns to his hometown and to Carolyn. The love is still there and stronger than ever. But what happens when Drew discovers that he has a son that he never knew about. This is definetly an emotional read filled with family, friendship, and love. However, I had a hard time with this book and it was only because of my strong belief that every man has a right to know that he fathered a child. Drew was never told about his son and to me that is simply unforgivable. I am looking forward to the next book in the series, 'Homecoming' which is Annie's story.

This book was written a long time ago yet is the best reference I've read so far. And the most open minded. It doesn't favor one founding father over another. It states the facts. This is a must for serious students of Patrick Henry.

This imaginative book includes several short stories from a preteends literary repertoire--all of which are great!