To put it simply, this book will change your life! I first implemented this system 8 years ago after the birth of our 1st child (we now have three). I had quit my job to stay home with our son and I knew that I needed help when I would lay my son down for his nap and before I would know it he would be back up (it was actually two hours later, but it seemed like 15 minutes to me). I would not have even showered much less complete my long list of "Things to Do". My husband would walk in the door late in the afternoon and all I could say is
"Is it 4:30 already". There was no dinner, no clean laundry, and the house would look like a tornado had hit it. So I went on a mission and I thank the Lord I found this book because it did change my life. I have more free time now, I am actually on time for my appointments, and my house is finally clean. Just read it and you will be hooked too! I am buying two more copies, one for a friend and one for me. I loaned my original to this friend and she can't find it. She is so sidetracked and unorganized she lost it before she could read it and could start the system. My only hope of getting my original copy back is her doing this system. Wish me luck!
P.S.
If you have done this to someone you need this book too!

I first read this book about 16 years ago when I had just had my third child. Now 16 years later, I am the single parent of 5 working full-time. For a while I was part-time student working part-time as well. I think I appreciate the book even more now and I am more organized, mostly because I too was a mother like Pam and Peggy -I enjoyed being home with my children thoroughly and never resented the endless interruptions. I always felt that those years with those babies were too precious to be missed..and I still do. Unfortunately my husband didnot share my admiration for my dedication to mothering my children and I often got the "..I just don't understand what you do all day.." I was not lucky enough to have a supportive spouse and it was not until we divorced that I recognized that he was most of the problem anyway! Usually I felt like I had 6 kids! I have just started using the card system for my kids, and after 2 weeks I would have to say that I see an improvement. Sixteen years ago the book really made me laugh but it didn't help me get organized, I think I used every excuse. But it was a comfort to me, especially the spiritual parts that Pam wrote in regard to her divorce. Now I am much more organized and much happier. I am emphasizing how the card system will help my kids to become more organized in preparation for their futures, so they can see they are doing it for themselves, not just for me.

I first read the original "SHE, From Pigpen to Paradise" back around the time it was first published. I saw a small item on it in "Women's Day" magazine and ordered it. Now I was born with 50% organized and 50% disorganized genes, so I am half organized. With Pam & Peggy's card system I spent less time doing houseword and the house was cleaner. I had 1 child, who is now married and has produced the world's cutest and smartest grandbaby. Throughout her childhood I had 5 day care kids so you could say I was busy. Now that she's gone and its just my husband and me I fell out of my card box. Bad idea. The closets are a mess, last year I was an officer in an organization I belong to and did a really bad job and this Christmas I spent an unhappy day frantically wrapping presents until my leg hurt and my back hurt. Its been a long time since I experienced this kind of frustration.

I understand that Pam & Peggy have gone to a binder organizer system. I can't wait to read their updated book! I've ordered mine already.

This book is located in an unidentified eastern european state but the implications point to the Balkans and Bosnia/Serbia. The novel is an overy romantic tale of instilling race-hatred and drafting children into warfare. I love F.H.B.'s well known novels but this one frightened me. Today's newpaper front page is full of orphaned child soldiers from eastern europe,Rwanda and Sudan that are not really very different from the main characters of this book. Do not put this book into the hands of young children, it needs to be read in historical context.

This is one of my very favorite books. The writing is excellent, as well as the content. There is both mystery and excitement through the whole story. I have never found a book I liked like this before.

which is not, by the way, about drafting children into warfare. The boy at the heart of the story has a great personal responsibility to his country, which is torn by a civil war. Like Frodo heading into Mordor, or just about any children's fantasy, he does have to set off on a journey involving a great deal of personal danger--one only he, and his stalwart companion (his 'crippled' companion, in a book written long long ago I might add) could accomplish.

I borrowed this book from my sister--and had to buy her a new one. I've been through several copies myself and it is always a great read, one which never fails to engage the imagination.

El libro es maravilloso, pero hay que tener el estómago listo.
La edición es prolija y de excelente calidad.

The quality of World Press Photos is getting better each year, but the subjects entering and dominating each category is also changing (toward more human-aspects, dailylife and war, less politics) and there is an enormous difference between the WPP from the 19-eighties and I think this edition (2000) is the best ever, even better than 2001. Some professional Danish photographers dominate this Millenium-edition with war-photos from several places on The Balkan so emotional that I've cried over some photographs for the first time ..... the best photobook on my shelf. Looking foreward to see what will enter from this sorrowfull autumn.

This compilation of photography, representative of achievements and failures worldwide, is a powerfully moving experience. Thought provoking and raw, this experience is sure to stimulate conversation in areas as diverse as science, politics, and acts of nature. I highly recommend this book as a centerpiece or book case adornment for any home in the world.

After reading "Rare Birds" by Dan Bessie I thought, "What a family!". Every family has a few characters or maybe a semi-famous person. But, in "Rare Birds" I was totally fascinated by the wide range of interesting and famous family members. I especially liked the chapters on his Uncle Harry Burnett and the Turnabout Theatre. The book is written in a relaxed style that makes you feel like you're having a conversation with the author. It made me want to search out my own family tree, shake it and see who falls out. Fascinating and enjoyable book!

This is a truly heartfelt look into a talented, creative and outspoken family. From the wild west days to the Spanish Civil War, Mr. Bessie examines and tells the tales of his family with warmth and wit. These are people who lived life, not coasted through it. The exhaustive research is evident yet the author honestly points out when the trail goes cold and he is left with only oral history or speculation. Above all, he treats each life with respect and love even when he doesn't wholly approve. Not just a truly entertaining read, it prompts all of us to really get to know our own family members, rare or otherwise, in a meaningful way before we find it's too late.

Great book. Not only well written but written with the insight of a mature, intelligent sensitive human being. Great insight into the human condition. The author comes from a unusally talented and creative family and as this book demonstrates is as creative as any of them. Telling us the story of his family gives us alot information about the political climate in the USA and its effect on individual citizens. Extremly interesting and varied Family members from the world's must prolific bird watcher to a Leftist screen writer who fought with the Abraham Lincoln`Brigade in the Spanish Civil War.

Books with healthy bread machine recipes can be hard to find. . . this is one of the best! There are two "categories" of recipes: the "transitional" recipes still contain some ingredients best avoided; the other recipes are the best nutritionally.

The recipes are listed for both 1 and 1 1/2 lb loaves, and are easy to make. The onion-thyme bread is one of my favorites! There is also a recipe for hand-twisted, whole wheat pretzels that is really good too.

If you're concerned about the types of foods you put in your body, and love warm, fresh breads of all types, get this book!

I bought this book when I bought my bread machine - it has been great. I really enjoy making the bread because it is healthy. The recipes are simple. I love the English Muffin bread and the Raisin Bread. The recipes always come out right and the bread tastes great.

This is a fabulous book, especially for those are tired of the white flour, white sugar bread machine recipes that are so ubiquitous. I have always wanted to use my bread machine to make healthy, whole grain breads, but such recipes have always been few and far between in my experience. Not so with this book! George provides more than 100 recipes for wholesome breads, each given separately in 1-1/2 pound and 1-pound loaf versions. A full 70 percent of these recipes use absolutely no white flour, while the other 30 percent use a combination of whole grain and white flours for those readers not accustomed to the denser, full-bodied flavor of whole grain breads. All of the recipes use only the minimum amount of sweetener (honey and molasses -- no refined sugar at all!) and no shortening or hydrogenated oils. The breads are all developed to work with Breadman-brand bread machines, but there is a table at the beginning of the book listing all the other different types of bread machines along with any modifications you would need to accomodate these recipes. I've made two different recipes from the book already, and the results were wonderful!

My favorite part of the book, though, is all the great information before and after the recipes section. George describes his philosophy for a healthful lifestyle, as well as background information on topics such as the different parts of a wheat kernel and other types of grains and legumes that can be used in breads. The back of the book has a complete glossary of ingredients that are used in the book, in case you don't know what liquid lecithin is or where to find powdered whey (questions that I had initially). I had fun and learned a lot just reading the glossary! Overall, this is an excellent book that will get much use in our house.

Fans of the TV show, Roswell,- formerly on the WB, now playing in syndication on Sci Fi channel, will not be disappointed in this book .

It is an indepth viewer guide that has a list of actors/their bios, the history of the show and episode guide for all 3 seasons. A nice bonus is the chapter on the fans and how they impacted the show with their campaigns, letter writing and loyalty. Also included is a brief outline of the events of the real Roswell Incident that occured in 1947 in New Mexico.

For fans of the show and those that have seen the episodes, this is a nice guidebook to give you more info.

I have long been a fan of the show Roswell since accidentally coming across the series premiere on the WB. It is my favorite all time show actually and I have been thirsty for any info I could get on the show. This book is very informative and has a lot of information I was looking for. The episode summaries are also great. I like learning facts I didnt catch myself or dont remember. The one pet peeve I have about this book is it has, like way too many exclamation points!!!!!!!! That may be geared more to the younger readers as to where I am 27 years old.

Roswell was the second show from producer Jason Katims, that found it's audience and was let go. ( The other being My So called Life) 'Crash Into Me' will help those who were fans relive the drama, and it will make fans of those who missed it first time around. ( You can catch Roswell on SciFi )

This book not only gives information on the show, and it's characters, but it tells of the Summer of 47', when a spacecraft supposedly crashed in Roswell, New Mexico.
What I find particularly informative about the book, is it lists the music from each episode, which I think is key. Many then not so popular bands, had some really good songs featured on the show.

Little Lord Fauntleroy is a story about a little American boy, Cedric who suddenly finds himself the heir-apparent to a title in England. His grandfather, the present Lord Fauntleroy, (who originally disowned the boy's now-dead father for marrying his American mother) sends for the boy to live with him. His faultless mother of course agrees to let him take this opportunity, while she goes to live in a nearby cottage.
Then a woman appears with a boy she claims to be the son of an older son, apparently displacing Cedric as heir. It is a testament to Little Lord Fauntleroy's sweetening effect that his grandfather unites with his mother to fight against this alternate claim (successfully, of course...this is no book for bittersweet endings--the good always triumph, the evil always meet they're downfall, and the good and the evil are always on opposite sides).
Enough sugar to gag a horse, but no story. From the start, the little boy is perfect...charitable, pretty, strong, and smart--but infinitely oblivious of others' defects. He does not grow or change. He does not wrestle with problems. He does not even realize there are problems. He is not a character--he's a pro-American fantasy.
The real protagonist is the present Lord, the boy's grandfather. His transition from conceited grump to true grandfather is mildly interesting. However, far too often Cedric's perfect little self takes center stage, constantly presenting himself to be admired by the other characters, who were not so fortunate as to be perfect or American.

A fine story is good enough to read several times, like good music or art. That is true of Little Lord Fauntleroy.

This is by far, in my opinion, the best version. While some license has been taken to compress this great story into the time available, many of the lines are word-for-word from the book.

Stories like this become classics because of the author's great style and skill in the art of storytelling. Directors would do well to accurately portray to original and not try to innovate too much.

This version actually lends to ones imagination when the book is read, even though there are some differences. Our family has watched this video several times and will, I'm sure, watch it again.

This is an excellent book. The man who wrote the book is called F.H.Burnett (Francis Hodgson Burnett).
I read this book because my sister was telling me all day long to read it. Now I have to say thanks to her, because it's a great book, what's more, is one of the best books I've ever read.
It is about a boy called Cedric Errol. He's not only intelligent but also kind and beautiful. He used to live with his father and his mother, but his father died, so he started trying to make his mother happier.
One day, he was in the corner with her close friend Hobbs (he is a man, not a boy), when the woman that works in his house, Mary, went to the corner to tell to Cedric that he have to return to his house. There he saw a man... This man was called Mr.Havisham, he was the lawyer of Cedric's grandfather. This man was there to go with Cedric and his mother to Dorincourt (that was the castle of his grandfather). Cedric would become a Lord, Lord Fauntleroy. At first, he doesn't like that but then...all the things change.
The lawyer of his grandfather gave him a lot of money to do what he wanted. The surprise was that Cedric, instead of buying things for himself, decided to help other people. For example: he helped the old woman that sold apples in the street to buy a shop.
When Cedric met his granfather, he thinks that his grandfather is the kindest man in all the world, but this opinion is not the same that the poor people that lives there have.
Cedric and the countess become very close. But suddenly, a woman appeared telling to all the people that her son was the real Lord Fauntleroy. This new Lord was very stupid and he was not what we can call "beautiful". Obviouslly, the countess doesn't accept that this stupid boy was the son of his son, and he starts investigating.
Here I have to stop, if not I will tell you all the book, no?. Well, I recommend this book, it is really amazing!!!
Andre (=_0)

The Lamb is an intriguing and entertaining approach to the fulfillment of one of the greatest prophecies in Christendom, the return of the Son. Mr. Burnett skillfully develops characters, possibilities and circumstance that not only create an exciting story line and fantastic climax, but addresses personal human qualities of fear, doubt, greed, courage, and faith. Josh Adon, our main character, is a good man that finds himself unknowingly resisting the very things in life that he desires, his success and happiness. As he recognizes and accepts his celestial calling, Josh finds that the elements of his life that he seemed so sure were obstacles to his success were, in actuality, the catalyst to it. The Lamb is a great non-stop read and will offer provocative insights into religion, politics, and human nature.

The Lamb is not a book I would have picked to read, but I'm glad it was recommended. I love murder mysteries and suspense novels and usually shy away from anything religious. The Lamb was not a religious book but a suspenseful mystery with religion, politics, greed, and much more that kept me going from beginning to end. If you like mysteries or suspense novels you'll love this one.

I don't usually read books with a religious theme and then The Lamb was recommended to me. I was surprised to find that the book is more spiritual and action packed than religious. Dr. Burnett has crafted a outstanding story of suspense and intrigue about a world that could happen in our times. His use of allusion to current events in science, politics, religion and world events scared the day lights out of me. But at the same time, his character development made me fall in love with the story. By the end of the book, I was crying like I haven't in a long time. This page-turning novel set me on an emotional roller coaster that I'll always remember. If you want to really get into a book, read this one.

I just had a brief comment. I don't consider myself an expert on Elizabethan era literature, but I've read a fair amount of Shakespeare and a number of the other authors of the period, and I have to say I was quite impressed with Marlowe. He certainly deserves to be better appreciated than he is. One of the lines from Richard III has stuck with me. I think I have it more or less correct, and it was this: "...and as for the multitude, they are like sparks--caught up in the embers of their poverty." You have to like an author who can write like that, but unfortunately he's been so overshadowed by the great Will that he doesn't get as much attention as he should. Anyway, by way of doing what I can, however, modest, to increase Marlowe's popularity, I'd like to say he's a damn good playwright, and that I have no qualms about throwing my own not inconsiderable bulk behind his reputation.

The Complete Plays includes all of Marlowe's plays (well, obviously.) As a bonus it includes the rather fragmentory Massacre at Paris (which many critics theorize is a corupt, unfinished, or damaged text) in a scene division only format and both editions of Doctor Faustus.

Marlowe's plays, while not on the same level as Shakespeare's best, are far and away superior to any other Renaisance era dramatist (See also, Thomas Kyd, Ben Johnson, or Richard Wharfinger--if you can find him hehe.)

The best thing about Marlowe's plays is the level of respect for the audience. Judgement of the characters is (for the most part) left to the reader. Tamburlaine can be viewed as hero and/or villian.

And, it being Renaisance drama, there are some spectacular death scenes--Edward II's anal cruxifiction, Brabas's boiling alive, Faustus's dismemberment, and the Admiral's hanging/shooting to name a few.

One complaint, and this is really more of a preference, but the textual notes are in endnote format, rather than footnote format, and they're not numbered notes--all of which makes finding latin translations a little more time consuming.
But, for fans of the genre, this is the way to go.

This is a generally good and easily available, inexpensive edition of Marlowe's plays. My only reservation about it is Steane's edition of Dr. Faustus. He makes the worst of both major texts, taking the general outline from the 1616 text but throwing in a lot of corrupt scraps from the 1604 edition for the clown scenes. I would advise anyone who wants to read Dr. Faustus to look elsewhere. I'm convinced that the 1604 version is on the whole a corrupt and truncated version of the play, but if you prefer it you might look into the Folger Library edition. If on the other hand you would rather read the play more or less as I think Marlowe wrote it, try the Signet edition edited by Sylvan Barnet.

The other plays present no major textual problems (except for The Massacre at Paris, which is pretty hopeless) and this is a fine place to meet them.