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I enjoyed reading this book and used it in a training session for teachers this August.

I am a retired teacher who has experienced many a case of "First Day Jitters." I purchased this book for a young friend who had just gotten her first job teaching kindergarten a week before school started. I was familiar with the story and thought she would enjoy it on her first day in a brand new school. I delivered the book to the school office two days before the start of school. Since she was busy getting the new classroom in order, my friend didn't read the book until the first day of school with her new class. She read it aloud, not knowing the ending. Both she and the children were surprised and excited to find out that the main character was the new teacher.
This book is well written and covers all the anxieties of starting school, even if you're the teacher. It shows children that they aren't the only ones with apprehensions. It is a great book for all elementary grades and especially for teachers facing a new class.
First Day Jitters

The kids were so surprised by the ending and it helped them understand that their first day of school feelings were normal - even the teacher has them! :)

I read this book to my middle school students at the start of every year. They just love it! They giggle and laugh about my use of a picture book, then they really get into it. It's a wonderful icebreaker!

Cute as can be! This is about Sarah's first day at a new school. However, it was a hilarious twist that reminds teachers and students alike that they are all in the same boat.

Very humorous account of our dogs less than civilized behavior. Great little gift for the novice dog owner.

This is a great book for animal lovers. If you have a dog you may not miss Why Do Dogs Drink Out of the Toilet. You can lern so much about dogs behaviour, etc. Very much recommended reading. I also liked
The Dog Who Rescues Cats: True Story of Ginny, The

This book not only taught us things about our dog, it did it with a laugh. There were so many different things stated in the book that my husband and I were suprised. Where I live sometimes there is a lot of thunder. The book explained to make the noise of the thunder game time so our dog does not get scared. We do that now. It is great. Whe does not get scared and we do not lose that much sleep. If it was not for the book, she would still be a little freaky about thunder type noises. We appreciate the humor of the book and the education it offers.

Marty Becker, DVM, combines his encyclopedic knowledge of dogs and a great sense of humor into a book that is both funny and useful in informing us of why dogs do and don't do certain things. The reasons for their different behaviors are explained in simple and easy to understand terms, but in a way that amuses us while it informs us. This book makes a great gift or Christmas present for yourself and the dog lovers in your life.

This book has helped me understand my dog, and I think he is happier too!

Outstanding look at new palaeontology and dinosaur work. Taking the various papers that Bakker wrote for scientific journals and converting them to a book that is slightly more understandable to the public. The basic premise is that dinosaurs were not cold-blooded lizards, but warmer blooded and quite fast at times. See Jurassic Park for an example of the theories in action. Really great work.

Bob Bakker book describes so brilliantly why Dinosaurs were so successful and ruled the Earth for 150 million years. The Dinosaurs were so successful that mammals throughout this time never grew larger than 1 meter long and many were rat sized. If it wasn't for a giant asteroid that hit 65 million years ago, they would be still around and we would not.

Bakker in this book describes how the Dinosaur's warm blooded metabolism was integral to their success and how cold blooded animals like reptiles back then as now were limited. He also goes to show us how Dinosaurs were fast growing, dynamic animals that were constantly changing, how bird evolved from dinosauts and how dinosaurs were key the spread of flowering plants.

A book you must read before you die.

In the second half of the twentieth century the current thinking about dinosaurs completely changed, so that they are now accepted as warm blooded, vigorous alternatives to the mammals, and in fact the ancestors of birds (though not all that bright, whereas birds can be). Bakker was a major player in this change of views, and offers some fascinating anecdotes on how various experiences led to insights which permitted proper interpretation of the fossil evidence. The reader comes away not only with an understanding of the dinosaurs, but with many insights into evolution in general, and all the types of reasoning and analysis necessary to glean the truth from fossil evidence. Bakker has a lively style, giving detail without getting bogged down (well, I occasionally skimmed a bit, but that is because I have little interest in anatomy). There are many illustrations, but I was not always happy with them. Some illustrations serve as hand drawn alternatives to Power Point slides, and are very good. However, the drawings to illustrate anatomy were often not simplified enough for me to better understand the point. I do wish Bakker had speculated why, in the world of the dinosaurs, it was the mammals who apparently occupied all the really small ecological niches, comparable to current day mice and squirrels. Also, his final chapter on the demise of the dinosaurs was stimulating, but not as well thought out as the rest of the book. He points to the development of land bridges (as water levels dropped) which permitted worldwide migration of larger animals, and the consequent extinction of many species which could not compete, and also the spread of pathogens and parasites. Interesting, but competition would not eliminate all species, and no arguments are presented as to why small animals, e.g. mammals, would be more likely to survive than large animals (great numbers?). While this book was published in 1986, I read it based on Richard Dawkin's recent recommendation, and I do not believe it is outdated.

This book talks about new theories(at the time) of dinosaurs and their extinction, ranging from warm-bloodedness all the way to dinosaurs evolving into birds. There are five parts to this story.

Part I:The Conquering Cold-Bloods: A Conondum
Basically this part describes reptiles and their advantages/disadvantages when it comes to either cold blooded or warm blooded animals. It even compares mammals to reptiles. It talks about how cold blooded and warm blooded reptiles/mammals how active and how their eating habits are different. Also talks about dinosaurs if they were warm or cold blooded. Here is a short excerpt from this part. "Ornitholestes was an impressive little dinosaur, and even the diehard defenders of orthodoxy yield a little to admit that perhaps Ornitholestes and its kin might have had high metabolism. Such a concession, however, would lead to yet another incosistency in the theory of mass homeothermy. Big dinosaurs, all of them, evolved from small-dinosaur ancestors. The idea that little ancestors had high metabolism and their bigger descendants didn't, would be tantamount to arguing that evolution reversed itself"(Bakker 98).

Part II:The Habitat of the Dinosaurs
This section discusses dinosaurs with their habitat and how their diet/body features adapt to their environment. It discusses dinosaurs who helped use gastroliths for digestion. Also talks about the evolution of plants in relation to dinosaurs. Here is a short excerpt from this part. "Brontosaur teeth, moreover, confirm the heretical idea that they ate a tough vegetable diet. If the brontosaurs dined only on soft water plants, then very little wear would appear on their teeth. But infact the teeth of Camarasaurus, Brachiosaurus and their kin manifest very severe wear, which could only have been produced by tough or gritty food"(Bakker 136).

Part III:Defense, Locomotion, and the Case For Warm-Blooded Dinosaurs
The third section discusses the locomotion of dinosaurs in comparison to lizards,crocodiles,etc. Discusses dinosaur defense, like Triceratops' horns and the "boneheads" of the Pachycephalosaurs. Also talks about Pterosaurs. Discusses Archeaopteryx and it's feathers helping to support warm-bloodedness.
Here is a short excerpt from this part. "Anchisaurs' tails were stoutly muscled and they could easily have reared up, foreclaws at the ready, to face their enemies. Anchisaur hind claws, especially the one located on the large inner toe, could lash out with even more powerful blows than the foreclaws"(Bakker 256).

Part IV:The Warm-Blooded Metronome of Evolution
Talks about dinosaur sex, with threat displays of intimidation. Discusses growth in dinosaurs who were probably warm blooded. Talks about dinosaur lungs, heart, and large brains. Here is a short excerpt from this part.
"How can the dinosaurs' growth be measured? An accurate estimate can be derived from the texture of the fossil bone. A thin slice can be cut from a fossil-bone chip and glued to a glass plate"(Bakker 350).

Part V:Dynastic Frailty and the Pulses of Animal History
This final section discusses the Kazanian Revolution. During the Kazanian Revolution, warm blooded animals exploded in population. Discusses the dinosaur extinction and the animals who died along with them. Talks about the evolution of the Dinosauria and that they should be in their own class. Here is a short excerpt from this part. "A truly scientific skeptic would start assuming neither cold-bloodedness nor warm-bloodedness, and then reevaluate the evidence without prior terminological bias. So long as the DInosauria remain stuck in the class Reptilia, this type of analysis is impossible. Let dinosaurs be dinosaurs. Let the Dinosauria stand proudly alone, a Class by itself. They merit it"(Bakker 462).

Overall, this book is excellent. Bakker did all his own illustrations(which are very artistic) and even assumed dinosaurs were feathered even before they were discovered. Even though some of his theories may be outdated now, I still recommend this book to anyone. I read it back in seventh grade and it took me a while, but reading this book is surely worth the time!

Incredibly compelling book about the possible evolution of velociraptors into birds.

Dinosaur Heresies goes beyond mere dinosaur evolution, however. As an enthusiastic gardener, I was bemused and delighted to learn of the powerful link between Cretaceous herbivorous dinosaurs and the rise of flowering plants, how it was BECAUSE of these saurian herbivores that we have flowering plants instead of a world of gymnosperms (aka pines, cycads, ginko, etc.).

It was a FUN read!

Excellent book giving me tools that I can immediately implement in my coaching business. In addition, there is great value offered by the author through links to his website that magnify the learning.

I loved this book! Bruce's technique for Energy Leadership is revolutionary and could really change your life. The best thing is, the lesson is in the form of a very readable story. The characters suck you in and you will find yourself reading it and unable to put it down just to see what happens next! Also there are many additional freebees you can access through his website. All are listed in the book.
*If you are currently in a leader position or just want to become one in your own life, you can not miss this book!

When I shared Energy Leadership with the owner of the company I am currently working with a light bulb went on within her. Not only did she realize that the process of Energy Leadership is genius, she came to the realization that the incredible results of team cooperation and increased productivity were the results of her own growth. She truly discovers each day what it means to be a leader. Energy Leadership provides the How to anyone seeking to take the lead and tap into the awesome power of success.
Signed,
A raving fan!

The times they are a changing . . how true. yet we can make the change for the better by applying the concepts and principles that are so prevalent in "Energy Leadership." This book completely engaged me in looking at life situations in such a way that not only could I relate to but I could also apply Bruce Schneider's concepts everyday with everyone. The future is ours to create so why not explore the benefits of how to be more effective at home, in business and in relationships. A great book,especially for the times that we are living in!

Energy Leadership is a book that reads deceptively easily and enjoyably given the amount of powerful information within it. This book explains the impact of energy in our life. It clarifies energy blocks and ways to move past them. Energy Leadership shows the way to anyone who wants to create the life they desire to live, professionally and personally. It's the kind of book you benefit from reading many times, and each time, you take something new away. Waste no time in getting your copy. Improve your life today!

I gotta say one thing; WELL DONE BRYCE!!!! first, i didn't cry; i'm not real sentimental, but i was very touched and i think that damon was a man of steel; going through 24 years of pain and suffering. i wanted to cry when damon's friends came over. well done, courtenays.

This book affected me so deeply and has stayed with me since I first read it years ago. Having lost a loved one to AIDS I could relate to Bryce Courtenay's pain and I could feel the anger and passion he felt writing this book. Through Bryce's amazing talent for telling a story I felt I really knew Damon and his family. When I got to the last page I let out a deep sigh and cried for Damon, for my own loved one and for everyone affected by AIDS. I thank Bryce for having the courage to write this important book and for sharing Damon's life with us all.

I've read several of Bryce Courtenay's books and every one is a gem. I'm only disappointed that his books are not published in The United States and not readily available in our local bookstores.

I highly recommend this book to everyone and I know you'll be hooked on Bryce forever afterward.

I am a fan of Bryce Courtenay, and have read all his books. This one tells the true story of his last son, Damon, who was born with haemophilia and went through a very hard life, still one full of love and joy. I found myself crying for what happened to Damon, from the purple head episode in hospital to the AIDS he caught during a blood transfusion. And I do completely agree with what Damon said, whatever your problem is, HEALTH is a gift, the most precious one we possess, together with LOVE. The book is about love against the odds, the prejudice, the injustice of a health and political system in Australia in the 1980s; it is full of details and vivid images, and I can imagine how hard it was for the author to write about his own experience, and the suffering in trying to explain in a clear way what exactly happened to him and his family those days. Everyone who has been through a quite serious illness will love this book, as I did. Thanks, Bryce.

I bought this book when we lived in Australia from 1993/1994. I have since read the book over and over again and have lent it to family and friends under the strict mandate that they must return it to me upon completion. This is the most moving book I have ever read and it will be one that I will keep forever. I cried, I laughed, I cheered and I was inspired by Damon's courage and determination to not only live a normal life but to overcome the stigma associated with HIV/AIDs. Bryce Courtney has written a beautiful testimonally to his son's life. I hope every parent loves their child as much as the Courtney's did to not only let him live his life but to also allow him to die with dignity. His girlfriend, Celeste, was also amazing. How many of us could stand by our significant others knowing what she did about the ultimate outcome.

This book is a must read on everyone's list, I am only sorry that it is out of print.

APRIL FOOL'S DAY was the hardest book Bryce Courtenay ever wrote, and it's also one of the hardest books I ever read. I started it (the first time) on a Friday evening and did nothing but read (and occasionally try to sleep) until I had finished it -- I couldn't imagine stepping out of the middle of the story into my own life. I've read this book, given it away, bought it again, several times: it's not a book you can forget.

Courtenay's son Damon was born in Australia with severe haemophilia. Along with the moving story of an afflicted but strong-spirited boy, Courtenay paints a bitter and angry picture of the Australian medical community at that time, steeped in paternalism and political expediency.

Several times a week Damon would bleed into his joints, and his father would take him to the hospital for infusion of Factor VIII to induce clotting. In other countries families were allowed to stock Factor VIII and infuse at home, minimizing both disruption to the family and permanent damage to joints. This was not permitted in Australia, to the extreme detriment of haemophiliacs and their families.

Worse than this, the screening and fractionation of donated blood in Australia did not at that time meet safety standards known and required in other countries. Damon contracted AIDS from the contaminated Australian blood supply and died of that disease on April Fool's Day in 1991.

The book is saturated with the author's bitterness, and the reader can't fail to walk his angry path with him. You WANT it to have been different, you WANT to find a justification or at least an exculpation for the medical mismanagement of Damon and the entire cohort of haemophiliacs in that time and place.

You'll find a celebration of Damon's spirit and his family's faithful support. You'll find love that fights tooth and nail for Damon. But you won't find forgiveness or exoneration, and if you're like me you'll think you should, and keep reading the book again looking for it -- in yourself if not in the author.

Courtenay's work (THE POWER OF ONE, TANDIA, WHITETHORN, etc) appears not to be well known in the United States, although he's highly regarded in his birth county (South Africa) and adopted country (Australia). APRIL FOOL'S DAY should be more widely known. It's a challenging read with a personal message the reader has to translate and tease apart. Read it for that challenge.

Dr. Myer's book was an easy and entertaining book to read, filled with wonderful stories and experiences of his own and what he has found over the years to work with mentoring youth.I have a lot of highlighting in my book of things to go back and remind myself of, whether they be how to approach people, as well as my own children, and engage them in thought provoking conversations. It also showed me areas that I need to work on in my own life,in how I can encourage my children as well as other youth or adults. We need to help this next generation to be leaders using the gifts they have been created with.
I would highly recommend this book to parents or anyone who works with youth. I have given many as gifts.

Jeff Myers is a gifted communicator who not only explains the need to pass on our legacy to the next generation, but he tells how to do so. Each chapter builds upon the last and it is easy to sit down and read the entire book in one sitting! I have found myself reading and re-reading this little book for encouragement! Each time I read, I gain improved insight in mentoring my children and their friends!

If you are interested in how and what to pass on to the next generation, you need to read this book!

I have read it several times already. I have bought many to give away. It really answers the nuts and bolts of why we are here on this earth. It gives practical reasons of how to make a difference in this world. I can't encourage anyone more. A must read. I have used it in small groups for leadership as well as one on one discipleship. Has taken my spiritual walk to the next level for me and others Daniel Brandel

As I read Handoff, I was challenged to do more to pass along a Biblical worldview to the students in our school. I believe students today are not hearing the things they really need to be successful in life and Dr. Myers shares many thoughts and illustrations that make us stop and consider what we are doing and why we are doing it. A real inspiration to keep on doing what needs to be done.

For many of us, myself included, meaningfully engaging with the next generation has been a challenge to even think about, much less do. The larger idea of meaningfully influencing the next generation of culture-shaping leaders - well, that would be unheard of. Until now. In Handoff, Dr. Myers makes the case that the need is great, the time is now and I (read "you") have already been equipped to have a meaningful influence with the next generation. The really, really good news is that this does not require a commitment to special training and adding to an existing list of things to do. Handoff makes the case for significant impact from just being me and recognizing the everyday opportunities to speak into the life of tomorrow's leaders. Who are they? That's the great part - we don't know. So, we have the privilege of handing off something of value to each one that we meet. Who knows? What you handoff could be enough to inspire an otherwise unlikely someone to aspire to some day be President of the United States. Buy Handoff. You'll be challenged, inspired and equipped.

Great book. Luckily my dog was 9 years old when he developed retinal degeneration. But if you were to adopt or have a blind dog from the start, this book teaches you how to help your dog have a full life as though he could see. It also has helpful pointers and suggestions. The medical jargin is a little wordy, but it's very through about the supposed causes of why your dog is blind or going blind. Very helpful.

is a simply written and easily understood book. it offers straightforward advice on many of the obstacles faced in the day to day life of an unsighted dog and her owner. i would recommend this book as a handy reference book for those who find themselves living with a blind dog. it has made a difference in our lives for sure.

It was very enlightening. There is hope for dogs and their owners to live a good quality of life. The book was encouraging in this aspect. It was compassionately written.

Our dog abruptly went blind on Father's Day which is not that uncommon
for our breed. We subsequently had to have his eyes removed due to irre-
versible and painful end-stage Glaucoma. We were, of course, devastated
as our dog just turned 6 last March. Our animal Opthalmologist suggested
this book as a great source for us and our acceptance of his delemma and
also some valid suggestions for helping our pet have as normal a life as
possible. These suggestions have worked well so I highly recommend this
book for others to read in similar circumstances.
Mary J. Hathaway

The majority of us dog owners love our pets but know little about what happens--or in the present case fails to happen--behind those happy eyes. Caroline Levin's lovingly written guide to living well with and for man's best friend when he can't see is a tremendous resource for such human pack leaders, brimming over as we are with good intentions but a little slim on the science side.

It's telling that so many reviews of Levin's work begin by telling the story of a beloved dog's loss of vision. Few of us come to Levin's instruction out of theoretical knowledge. Rather we desperately need to know what to do.

This reviewer and his family have not seen a dog lose his vision. Rather, we recently adopted an abandoned Rhodesian Ridgeback who is already blind. Sammy joins a home with a seeing Ridgeback who has done extraordinarily well in adjusting to life with the bumptious fellow.

Levin's book helps me understand our new dog's psyche, how to ameliorate his fears, and why he loves our voices and cowers when strangers speak the same words.

Sixteen chapters begin with the basics of how people and dogs grieve, how the canine eye is designed to work, and the reasons why it stops doing so. From there the author expertly leads us through behavior change and how to adjust our lives to that our sight-impaired pets can get on with theirs.

The book is peppered with photos of blind dogs and their owners and affectionate reassurances that living with a blind dog can be as joyful as tragic and often more so.

The book has large print--one wonders whether a nurse of ophthalmology presses her editors for this concession--and wide margins. As such, it reads quickly. In this reviewer's case, it will occupy an easily accessible place on a shelf for quick reference as we help our Sammy rediscover the playful, confident sub-alpha male that bounds playfully in his dreams and behind his happy smile.

Don't know what I would have done without this little book! I haven't done math in almost 20 years and it reviewed everything I needed for the GRE and then some! I was so impressed! The review tests were great and it has tons of practice questions! A must for those of us for who math is ancient history!

This is a great book if you need a review of math concepts you haven't used in some time.

I am studying for a standardized test and have been out of college for almost 20 years. This book has a great format, is easy to understand and covers every topic (as far as I can tell) for the THEA test I am about to take. A great review and refresher resource

An OK review of the material you would find on most standardized entrance exams. Covers arithmatic, algebra, geometry and word problems. The only drawback is it is a small book with small print, and doesn't have much room inside of it for working problems out like larger prep books, such as Kaplans. You get what you pay for.

Simple,straightforward and relevant.
I bought this book to help me prepepare for the GRE. Math is not my favorite subject but this book does a good job of tying up all those lose ends. It doesn't cost too much and its small enough to carry around in your bag. I highly recommend it.

Lets cut to the chase: if you are a history buff, or if you enjoy the history of WW II, buy this book. It is worth your time and money.

That said, let me warn you, the book is written in a rather odd manner. The author has apparently interviewed survivors and taken those notes and written this book. Somehow, the end result comes across at times like a compilation of notes, disjointed, jumping from subject to subject ... offering the reader bits of information. It also seems that some of the subject matter is too detailed, whereas other subjects are only lightly touched on.

In my opinion, the author should have broken the book into two books ... one about the Houston and one about the challeging experiences of her crew, after the Houston's sinking.

I am glad I read this work, as I did learn quite a bit ... hope you enjoy.

An amazing and thorough story of a sometimes forgotten part of WWII. Carefully researched with written and spoken words from victims and survivors. I hope he is preparing another book to accompany this and Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors.

I dont like to write long reviews. This book is a great story about men surviving thru a time of horror and a the fellowship they had with each other. A good read with a good story. Pick it up if you like war stories.

Author James Hornfischer definitely knows how to write books, and on the writing, research, and presentation this book would be normally rated by me at five stars plus. Unfortunately, the book is over 500 pages long including useful notes and appendices, whereas the Houston slides beneath the waves on page 145. In short, this book is mostly about the survivors and their experience in Japanese captivity -- a very worthwile story, but not one having to do with the Houston. The buyer needs to beware of this, and if one's interest only extends to the saga of the Houston itself, page 145 is the end of the book.

That being said, the Houston's saga is thrilling as a sacrificial lamb on the altar of Allied cooperation and inter-Allied command. As Hornfischer points out with devastating clarity, cooperative commands like that of the ABDA didn't work -- they just got everyone killed. The Dutch leadership was ineffective, and often at odds with the American. This is a good lesson for those who are in favor of United Nations control of international peace-keeping forces that tend to be helpless when confronted by a resolute enemy.

The politics are fascinating particularly since the Dutch empire was indefensible, and one wonders if sacrificing good American ships and men was worth attempting to shore up another European nation's imperialism in the name of solidarity. Both men and ships would have been much more useful if they had been saved for the Solomons campaign later in the year, particularly since there is no evidence that they slowed the Japanese conquest of Southeast Asia by a single day. The Battle of Sunda Strait took place because the Perth and Houston blundered into the Japanese invasion force, which continued on schedule despite receiving a minor scare. It is difficult to escape the conclusion that the Houston and her men were wasted. One also wonders how high Captain Rooks would have rised in World War II had he not been written off with his ship.

The book also discloses the lack of effective training in the American Navy at the time, particularly with respect to fighting at night. Although Rooks went further than almost all other captains during this period, her ship remained below the standards for the Japanese in combat efficiency. This is not meant to denigrate the American sailors and officers, but training at the time avoided dangerous exercises that might cause casualties in order to placate an uninformed public and their muckraking politicians searching for headlines (and indeed, that continues to the present day). Instead of following the German dictum that "sweat saves blood", American forces at the time trained leisurely to avoid that sweat and paid later in higher casualties.

A very minor criticism -- I would have enjoyed reading about Admiral Hart's subsequent career and life as one of the major players putting the Houston into the situation she found herself in 1942.

Regarding the second two-thirds of the book, the litany of Japanese atrocities is important, but almost tiresome. The author does extremely well in holding the reader's interest and dispelling myths about prisoner life (as compared with that presented by Hollywood).

Even more compelling are the actions by both the US and Japanese governments after the war. Houston survivors received nothing from the Japanese, and an insulting $2.50 per day from the US (only because they were maltreated -- otherwise it would have been $1.50 per day). As everyone knows, the government that paid the greatest reparations after the war was the US (for holding persons of Japanese ancestry in detention camps and the Marshall Plan). The Soviet Union acquired great swaths of territory (1/3 of Poland, for example) in Europe as well as acquiring Sakalin and the Kuriles, but that was agreed at Yalta to remake the map rather than as war reparations. Even worse is that American citizens were/are prohibited from seeking damages from the Japanese by our State Department, even for their time as slave laborers. As always, American servicemen were ridden hard and put away wet by our government. Where was the Marshall Plan to repay the Houston survivors for their sacrifices? Ah, but I digress.....

Anyway, this is a very fine work, but the reader should know what it really covers before deciding on a purchase.

If you like books on ww2 or simply a novel that will keep you up all night.Read Ship of ghost's and The last stand of the tin can sailor's.I am a voracious reader especially of military book's and James d.Hornfischer I wish would write a novel every month I would buy it!Seriously I cannot recommend this author more highly!

Hi, I have read many of these amazing books and they are all true. It is beyond uplifting to read these stories because they are about love, about serendipity that is often so beyond amazing we call these things, "miracles" surely as miraculous as dawn, the sunset, the smile on a baby's face, a tree in the full glory of autumn, LIFE itself! Now I am experiencing massive astonishing synchronicity and once contacted these authors, because by now, in my small life I have a Library of such incredible but true events and they do, they must, involve us all, and also bring us into a new understanding of the cosmos and our place here. There is no way any thinking person could characterize these connects, called also "beshert" in Hebrew, "random" when they occur so frequently and so obviously that it is a hail of story. I am recording this. I do believe in aggregate this is Proof of the existence of a prime mover, and in fact this is how it all began for me. With Give me More, I can Prove YOUR existence by way of a life.

I am saying something deep. Parts of my Diary, about such synchronicity, about friendship and love, are now at Brown University, the Hay Library, the Mel Yoken Collection of Letters.

Back to these books: READ them. They are inspiring and spirited. They are entirely about a miracle, that's occurring right here, right now. I am saying these coincidences are leading us into a new way of perceiving ourselves and this "journey" that is part of all of our lives. Share the Road! We all are storytellers and we all need to do this, NOW, and we may be sure that we are leaving profound footprints, all of us, wherever we go but that this story about footsteps in the sand, is more true than we ever thought possible.

This is a little treasure chest of wonderful stories that truly are uplifting. I really did enjoy reading this book!

I read SMALL MIRACLES, some years ago. This seems to be the same book, exactly, although, when I ordered it, I thought it was a sequel. I liked it better the first time around, when the anecdotes sounded more "golly-gee-wiz" than they do the second.

Miracles happen every day. Yitta Halberstam and Judith Leventhal are angels themselves, bringing these fantastic stories to millions of people. Buy and read every single one of their books. Not only are they hard to put down, you won't be able to look at your life with the same eyes ever again!

I found this unique book of coincidences to be remarkable. While the authors relate it to Jewish principles, giving a moral or rule at the end of each 'episode,' their statements are applicable to those of all faiths.
There were short, short stories, short stories and those a few pages long. But all showed the positive human spirit that exists in everyone of us if we give ourselves a chance and don't close our minds. Sometimea a bad choice becomes a great move. An ordinary act becomes heroic to those on both sides. And, almost always, WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND. There are no stories of coincidences that backfired, although one can be sure scores of these exist too. But the purpose is to bring joy, hope,
confidence and more open-mindedness to the readers, with the desire that they will share this with many more. A brilliant person with a promising
future suddenly gets terminal lung cancer. But the person telling it mentions some small act that was done, often out of common courtesy. And in this case, one of the six items the dying person wanted in his casket was a letter of encouragement from the teacher.

This is a book for teachers, educators and all who desire to be educated.
I acquired it for $.50 at a flea market booth, after just noticing the
colorful (but also bland) yellow cover. This is the best $5.00 expenditure
I've ever made. I'll share my copy with others and have ordered another
version. Whether you are in the dumps or feeling great, the stories will
heighten your consciousness and create more appreciation for your present lot. I am fortunate to have found it. Please consider my words. Advice
is worthless. Words from the heart can be meaningful. My heart speaks.