I liked this book because it gives inside information from a variety of teachers. Since I don't know any teachers personally, this was the information that helped me to get a realistic feel for the job of being a teacher. I found out that there are a lot of other people who feel the same way that I do about the importance of education, and I think that I will fit into the world of teaching very well. I liked the fact that the book included information about teacher training programs and certification requirements because it seems like that type of detail is hard to find. I am going to use this book in the future too, once I begin applying for my first teaching job because it has good info. on how to apply and also succeeding on the job once you get one. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to know more about how to become a teacher.

Well, Mr. Evans was my reading teacher in 7th and 8th grade and he used the book in class. He put a lot of work into this book and he did a very good job. The book tells the story behind the story of the writings of Tom Sawyer. This book is a great teaching ade, so please buy it and support Mr. Evans.

     Within the last several years the design and creation of Websites and Web pages has taken the Internet community by storm. A number of specialized software programs, clipart and texture packages, and information resources are now available to assist Website developers. What are they? Which ones are the best? How can you obtain information about them? Ben Sawyer, in his book, The Ultimate Web Developer's Source Book, has brought together information on many of the best products and services available, saving seasoned and aspiring Website developers valuable time and frustration in finding the products and services they are in need of.

     Sawyer starts the book off by describing the history, present state, and the future of the Internet. This allows readers to gain the perspective necessary to guide them through the process of making their own contributions to the Internet community. Sawyer goes on to answer basic questions such as which Web browsers one should d! esign Websites for, which graphics image formats to incorporate, and what screen resolutions are best to use. He also offers helpful, insightful tips on how to define goals, coming up with game plans, laying out Websites, mapping out Website navigational tools, how to incorporate graphics, audio clips, and more.

     The advice offered in this book will assist those regardless of their levels of experience and financial backing to create dynamic Websites. According to Sawyer, by simply taking the time to carefully design Web pages, even by simply varying margins, fonts, creating attractive headers, sprinkling well-designed graphics, and adding effective drop-shadowing, one can make a dynamic difference! To his credit, Sawyer provides ample resources for obtaining software programs, clipart, textures, buttons, and more. I have found some fantastic looking backgrounds and other graphics images for my own Web pages as the result of combing through this detailed book!

     For! those just beginning to master the fine art of designing W! ebsites and Web pages, this book is particularly helpful in directing readers to publications and organizations that will minister to the needs of Web developers. Chapters in this book provide references for the best software, books, magazines, conferences, and Websites in the business. Need a job? Sawyer offers current job descriptions and outlines the knowledge, training, and experience required for one to succeed in the Web development field. The CD included with the book contains a wealth of information, Web developer's tools, applets, audio clips, and more, for which Coriolis is well-known for in the publishing trade! What more could one ask for? Readers won't be disappointed with this book. Waste no time at all putting this book to use for yourself today. You won't be sorry you did!

Through a superb narrative style, Ms. Sawyer explores the Underground Railroad in a student-friendly manner comparable to Madeleine L'Engle but with the scholastic aptitude of Jonathan Spence... a masterpiece unseen since "Lucretia Mott: Friend of Justice."

I liked the chocolate theme of this book. I thought Meryl's story of Kyle and Alexis was the best. It's a fast-paced read that makes you wish the story had been longer.

I have read this book and it was in the summer of my discontent. And it lifted my weary spirit as a successful and busy African Storyteller, not knowing that this was called 'burn out!'.

Through the reading of The Way of the Storyteller, I realized I had to write the way of the African Storyteller, trying to motivate African and African American children to see how great it was that they were from Africa even though the world consistently tries to convince them that this is a shame and we as Africans are backward and disorganized.

I realized why God had called me to be a storyteller and the great healing art of telling.

I wonder if Ms. Sawyer is still living?

Carroll Durodola

Written by professional consultant Jeanne Sawyer, When Stuff Happens: A Practical Guide To Solving Problems Permanently is a book that teaches brook-no-nonsense problem solving skills for any sticky business situation. Deliberately written to help settle difficulties that interfere with daily business operations, this book is a potential lifesaver for anyone bogged down in a morass that interferes with his or her productive output. When Stuff Happens shows how to define a problem clearly, analyze it to identify the root causes, solve it with the proper action, and prove that it has been solved by measuring the outcome. A down-to-earth, practical guide created specifically to help with unexpected dilemmas.

Talk about fascinating! Daily tips and tidbits about all of the areas of wine - from descriptions of wine types, to discussions about regions, to information about history and more. It makes learning about wine easy and fun!

Zagat's is the only guide that directs you to excellent restaurants and away from the touristy disappointments.

This is an excellent, current guide, which changes to reflect openings, closings, and changes in management, that you miss from the other guides.

Highly recommended.

This is the tale of two soulmates finding each other against the odds and I must admit it does make an enjoyable read. It has many thought provoking insights on life and love and has a "feel-good factor" about it. However it is neither a masterpiece nor is it particularly well written. This "love Story" - although written as an autobiography - reads like a work of fiction. It all sounds a bit too good to be true - too sugary-sweet and more like saccharine than sugar. Leslie (one half of the soul-mates) does not appear to have a single flaw. Richard on the other hand is a womaniser who eventually sees the light and decides to give up his philandering ways "for the love of a good woman".

This book is entertaining but a bit smug in its own self-righteosness. The author writes as though he is besotted rather than in love.

The subsequent divorce of Richard and Leslie years later should not have come as the shock that it evidently did to so many people. How long could any man or woman remain so unfeasibly perfect in such an improbably perfect relationship? The bubble had to burst.

If you take the sacharine out of this book it is very absorbing. But unfortunately the sickly-sweet parts get in the way of the facinating insights.

When I picked up this book off the shelf I simply wanted to read more Richard Bach. I read Jonathan Livingston Seagull a couple of times and as changed. I picked up Illusions and that changed me as well. This being the third in my Bach obsession (that has yet to end) allowed me to have hope again, that maybe finding your "true love" is possible, if only you don't follow rules at all.

In today's society there are too many expectations, and this book is an example of how to overcome so many of them in different ways. People often have church, or religion, and this book helps those of us that might not fit into those categories.

I loved it, and will read it again, once I've found I've run out of other Bach books to read.

Richard Bach does what I always wanted to do.... He writes about his own experience. And he does it so openly, like it's really okay to let thousands, or millions, of his closest strangers read well-crafted sentences illustrating the journey he was on from here to there in his still-unfolding life. Which of course is okay, just semi-terrifying for some of us to consider doing for ourselves. The book teaches. Bach lays out his assumptions (past) about what a soulmate was and what he needed to be happy and shows clearly how he learned to move past those assumptions. Without preaching, he shows by example (his experience) how difficult it can be to let go of our beliefs about ourselves and what makes us happy. In fact, the book suggests, those things that we hold dearest and believe to be the most important to us may be the very things that are keeping us from finding happiness in this lifetime. The story is compelling to read and thought-provoking.