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As Paul Manning was writing this book, Martin Bormann was still alive, but had been eclipsed by the younger members of his organization. Now, over twenty-five years later, we should still not think of the Bormann Capital Flight project in the past tense. Bormann and Mueller are gone, but the Bormann economic and political network survives and thrives after having supplanted the USA as the dominant player in the post-WWII global economy. While this book is a history, it should also be considered as key to understanding the current global economic and political scene. Modern economic globalization is not a recent phenomenon -- the Germans, along with cooperating American and British businesses, basically invented globalization as we know it today in the aftermath of WWI and the Versailles Treaty. Prescott Bush, grandfather to the currently seated president, was one of those businessmen involved in financing German industry.

I found the first five chapters, detailing the foundation of the Bormann Capital Flight network in 1944, a little dry. However, Manning was laying the important groundwork for the exciting story that came after the fall of Berlin and Bormann's escape. Once I reached Chapter 6, I could hardly put the book down until I finished it.

The excellent Amazon review by John C. Sanders covers both the author and the book very well. Mr. Saunders mentions the story behind the book, which I found as fascinating as the book itself. This story lends credence to the fact that the Bormann network persists in our time. You can read about it and listen to a very moving interview with Paul Manning's surviving son, Peter Manning, by doing an Internet search on this book's title, and then looking for links to Spitfirelist and Dave Emory. Mr. Emory did two half hour interviews with Peter Manning. In the first one Mr. Manning was a rather laconic interview subject, probably owing to the emotions that arose when he was being interviewed. He opened up considerably in the second interview, revealing details of the hardships the Manning family suffered due to the publication of this book.

This book is long out of print, and is likely to remain so for some time, probably owing in no small part to the difficulties faced by the original publisher, Lyle Stuart. When copies become available, they are usually priced at $100 or more. Fortunately, the Manning family, in their desire to have the book distributed as widely as possible, has authorised a freely available version of the book which you can easily find by following the links above.

Readers interested in this topic may also be interested to read _Gold Warriors: America's Secret Recovery of Yamashita's Gold_ by Peggy and Sterling Seagrave, available on Amazon.

one of the most disturbing and truth filled books. read this and you will never backdown from the facists again.true grit.

On or about February 11, 2004, I received the book �Martin Bormann, Nazi in Exile� from Amazon.com. The book detailed how Bormann, Hitler�s #1 henchman preserved the Nazi government and banking-industrial base to go on operating after WWII. Manning contended that many Nazi SS officers had escaped Germany via the ODESSA organization and that they continued to function to intimidate and eliminate those who would attempt to bring war criminals to justice.

Approximately 5 days after I had received the book, I received an email entitled �The Garden of Eden� from [an email address]. There was a 145 KB attachment with the email, but when I opened the message, there was no message, and there was no attachment line which could be accessed. Thinking this was highly unusual, I then typed into the address bar �www.� in front of second section of the email address -- that is, the part after the @. This brought up the website of a German telecommunications company called ISIS. All the writing was in German. Given the information brought to light in the book, I seriously doubt that being contacted by ISIS was a mistake or a benign coincidence. This company somehow obtained my email address and then sent me a bit of e-terror to let me know something.

Based on this experience, I would have to say this book is dead-on, and that certain people in Germany appear to be interested in who is viewing the wealth of information contained in this book.

Anticipating the defeat of the Third Reich, Reichsleiter Martin Bormann set up 750 corporations in neutral countries, primed as vehicles to receive the liquid wealth of Germany in addition to patents and other proprietary industrial information. An organizational genius and the real power behind Hitler, Bormann, known as the "Brown Eminence", successfully fled Europe for South America and administered a "Reich in Exile" in the years following the war. With remnants of the SS as an enforcement arm, former Gestapo chief General Heinrich Mueller as security director, the 750 corporations as a base of economic power and the willing silence and cooperation of the Western Allies, Bormann guided his organization to a position of consummate power. One banker quoted by Manning termed the Bormann Organization, the "world's most important accumulation of money power under one control in history". Controlling Germany's major corporations, the Federal Republic itself and much of Latin America, the Bormann Organization also maintained a formidable circle of influence in the United States. Paul Manning has written the definitive text on the Bormann Organization.

Manning worked with CBS radio during World War II in London as a member of the elite Edward R. Murrow/Walter Cronkite team. As part of his coverage duties, he was the only member actually allowed to fly on U.S. Air Force missions as a fully functional crew member. Having qualified as a gunner, his flights included B-17 missions with the 8th Air Force over Germany and several B-29 missions to Japan. On behalf of CBS, he broadcasted the surrenders of Japan and Germany. In 1948, along with fifteen other distinguished war correspondents, he was awarded a medal for his reporting of the unconditional surrender of the Germans at Rheims. After the war Manning continued his journalistic profession and also served as a speechwriter for Nelson Rockefeller.

Several decades after WWII, Manning stumbled across the U.S. military CSDIC (Combined Services Detailed Interrogation Centers) interviews of members of German industrial and banking magnates in the US National Archives. Aghast at the findings, Manning set out to write a book about the secret machinations of Nazi money laundering. Unknown to Manning, the manuscript was a stake in the heart of former CIA director Allen Dulles (brother of Allan Dulles) who represented many German interests on both sides of the Atlantic during the 1930's and 40's through his law firm of Sullivan and Cromwell with offices in New York and Berlin. Upon the German surrender, Dulles was instrumental in quietly recruiting Hitler's chief intelligence officer General Reinhard Gehlen and many of his key operatives. They were brought to Fort Hunt, Virginia and folded into the American O.S.S. which was converted into the C.I.A. with enactment under Truman of NSC-68 in 1948. Gehlen remained covertly in full U.S. employ until returning to head the German BND in the fifties.

Concerned over public exposure of Manning's investigation, Dulles volunteered to "help" the unsuspecting Manning with his manuscript, and sent him on a carefully orchestrated wild goose chase, searching for Martin Bormann in South America. Without knowing that he had been deliberately sidetracked, Manning wrote a forward to his book personally thanking Allen Dulles for his assurance that "I was on the right track" and "should keep going." In actuality, Dulles' assistance was aimed at sending Manning and his manuscript into obscurity to avoid disclosure of the transfer and protection of Nazi money.

Through its connections with major American corporations, the Bormann group successfully pressured publisher after publisher to decline Manning's manuscript. Of particular significance in the suppression of Manning's book was the Thyssen family.(patriarch Fritz Thyssen was Hitler's earliest and most prominent backer among German industrialists) His grandson, Count Zichy-Thyssen, who controlled Thyssen Steel from his base in Argentina, let it be known it would be very much appreciated if American publishers "stayed away" from the Manning text.

Manning finally found a home for the book at the maverick publishing house Lyle Stuart. In retaliation, the head of the publishing house had his legs broken the week the book was released and reviews of the book were blocked in major newspaper markets and mainstream publications. In 1993, after another decade of intense research, Manning's son Jerry, was senselessly and inexplicably murdered. Based on information garnered from his contacts in the intelligence community, Manning concluded the killing was in retaliation for his continued work and intent to publish a follow-up book, "In Search of Martin Bormann". The death of his son devastated Manning and stymied completion of the 2nd book. He died shortly after in 1995.

In December 1998, California-based researcher and broadcaster Dave Emory conducted a live, on-air radio interview ... with Manning's surviving son, Peter, concerning the Bormann flight capital organization and his father's work in bringing its activities to light. Peter movingly recounted the difficulties his family experienced as a result of his father's work on the book. In addition to surveillance and harassment, the family experienced economic and mental hardship as a result of deliberate efforts by elements hostile to its message. For obvious reasons, copies of this book were assiduously removed from market and have, for some time, been unobtainable. This landmark work nonetheless remains the unvarnished truth regarding Germany's post-war economic rebirth and lays the groundwork for understanding its current bid for dominance in manufacturing, banking and most importantly, publishing. "Martin Bormann: Nazi in Exile" is without peer in detail, accuracy and courage in probing the most important and successfully concealed story of the twentieth century. Mandatory reading.

Perhaps the most interesting and imaginative series that was ever produced, the Doctor Strange stories are unparalleled in storyline and colorful artwork. This book opens and "exposes" little hints at the reality of the astral plane in the occult world, where creatures, not necessarily friendly, roam in dark, smoky domains just beyond sleep. Fascinating to say the least, this book gives you your money's worth in stories, art and atmosphere. Venturing forth into unseen dimensions, Doctor Strange prevents evil forces from entering our own reality by dueling adversaries within their own realms. It is essentially a book to be meditated upon, and preserved upon ancient scrolls for future generations. The realms of Nightmare, Dormammu, and Eternity await! Get this book!

This volume is a wonderful introduction to Dr. Strange, containing the classic original stories of my most favorite comic book hero. We also get the great first-time intros of some of the best villains--Baron Mordo, the Dread Dormammu, and Umar the Unrelenting.

The 'modern' reader, won't necessarily appreciate a lot of these things when compared to the current generation of writing in other comic books (like the edgy X-Men, Avengers, etc). After all, this was written in the 60's, so it's sometimes cheesy and has simplistic plots. But for a Dr. Strange fan, this volume is a necessary and refreshing addition.

I recently read Tom Wolfe's Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, and while doing so encountered this passage: "...and Kesey is old and haggard and his face is lopsided...and then Sandy looks and Kesey is young, serene, and his face is lineless, and round and smooth as a baby's as he sits for hours on end reading comic books, absorbed in the plunging Steve Ditko shadows of Dr. Strange attired in capes and chiaroscuro, saying: "How could they have known that this gem was merely a device to bridge DIMENSIONS!" I couldn't have said it better myself. This is the cosmic stuff that shaped the dreams of a generation.

Although many remember Steve Ditko's art work on Spider-man, a character he illustrated from the beginning for about 2 years, it is his work on Marvel's Doctor Strange that stands out.

This is a rare hardcover (never out in paperback) collection from 1992 reprinting the master mage's earliest stories - from Strange Tales 110-111 & 114-141, from 1963-1966.

The quality of the color reproduction is excellent, which is great as some of the early Marvel Comics' wildest colors and backgrounds were used and depicted when Dr. Strange journeyed to some other dimension to fight another (evil) magician.

Some of the Marvel Masterworks library are relatively slim but you get your money's worth with this one - 272 pages of mystical combat with Dormammu, Baron Mordo, Loki and others.

Sure, other reviewers are correct in pointing out the dialog and stories may seem corny to some raised on the "grittier, more realistic" stories from the 80's, but I feel that is comparing apples to oranges - like comparing say the movies Gladiator to Ben Hur - both classics but products of their times.

I recommend this as among the best of Marvel Masterworks library. Shame you can't still buy it over the counter at your friendly neighborhood comic book store.

A great book, filled with pertinent information. It is exactly what I need to get started.

Highly Recommend!

Extremely well written and very helpful! It's obvious that Ms. Sinclair knows every aspect of the Medical Billing field. As a beginner, I found this text book to be easily understood with examples of forms, charts and everything needed to be successful.

This author really knows medical billing. The book is full of information!!! It's easy to read, provides the details needed and samples of the forms to be used. Anyone interested in getting into the Medical Billing field should DEFINTELY get this book!!!

I have been filing medical insurance for several years for an employer. This book is just waht i needed to help me do it on my own.

This book is amazing. I couldn't put the dam thing down. The characters took me on a ride, all the way through the book. I gotta' tell you. Pick this book up. It's hard to believe that this lady is a first timer. These so called seasoned authors better watch out.

An emotionally powerful tale! This rousing story weaves a layered look at urban relationships by revealing the public and private hopes and fears of the 'family' of characters.

This was one of the most amazing books I've read in a long time. It was a real page turner and it was one of the few books that I read in two days. I encourage everyone to get it.

This book was a moving portrait of tumultuous relationships. It is a fascinating read.

This book is a excellent product. It is very useful and extremely user friendly. I would highly recommend it to beginners and other too.

Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques, Windows Vista Edition (Shelly Cashman Series) is an excellent product. Has everything that a beginner-student need.

This is a good book. It is helping me in my class. It has helped me learn new things about the computer.

I bought this book for my computer College Class, It is so good that I decided to just keep it. I highly recommend this one because it is extremely user friendly and very USEFUL!

It is rare that I would read a technical reference book cover to cover, but that is what I have just done with this excellent effort from two masters at HP. Having been in the identity and security arena at Microsoft for nearly ten years I wanted depth of coverage and this book delivered not only depth but breadth as well. I worried that the coverage would be too broad and would water down the content but this book delivered an enjoyable read cover to cover. Though I would like to have even more coverage I recognize that a book this size needs a follow-up in order to continue the content. Therefore, I am eagerly anticipating the release of the second volume later this year.

If you are in the Active Directory, identity, or security profession you will find this book informative, educational, and well written.

Great book, highly recommended. Detailed information explained thoroughly and understandably. Every Windows Admin should own this book. As mentioned previously, the Kerberos and Delegation chapters are fabulous as is the chapter on Unix/Linux Authentication Integration. Actually, every chapter provided quite a bit of value. If you are a Windows Admin - read this book, you will be glad you did.

Another instant classic from the folks at DP/HP. The writing style is truly excellent - flows nicely, never boring, and technically enlightening...its what i expect from De Clerq to be honest - author of the classic: Mission Critical Active Directory. My only complaint is that this book is really the 2nd Ed of Windows 2003 Security Infrastructures (again De Clerq and DP/HP, and obviously covering SP1 and R2), so if you already have that one, then you may need to determine whether the new info is worth the purchase. Regardless - this book is brilliant...the chapter on Delegation is worth the price alone.

Very good book, chock full of detail on things you have issues finding details on normally. Sections on Kerberos and Active Directory will likely be extremely enlightening for many people. Some pieces can be a little tough to follow at times but we aren't talking about how to color within the lines in a coloring book, this is some serious technical security information. I highly recommend that all Windows Admins spend time cuddled up with this book. Windows Server Admins absolutely better be reading this book.

"The Milk of Human Kindness: Lesbian Authors Write about Mothers and Daughters," edited by Lori L. Lake, is an anthology of stories and memoirs that will touch your heart and stay with you long after the last page is read. Twenty-three talented authors have shared their feelings about the complex relationship between mothers and daughters through fiction,
essays, or memoirs.

This fine collection of short stories may have been written for a gay audience, but straight women will enjoy "The Milk of Human Kindness" and learn from it as well. The fact that mother/daughter relationships are often fraught with issues makes it no surprise that this anthology has something to offer everyone. According to Lake, "the experiences are not just lesbian-related, though they certainly are lesbian-themed. Anyone who has had any sort of mother/daughter relationship will surely feel for so many of the characters. Lots of angst, regret, and grief in the book - but also some unexpected humor. It was an interesting thing to put together." I agree with Lake and I can tell what a labor of love this project was for her. Her time and effort paid off in producing a well-written, insightful collection of literature.

Everyone craves unconditional love and acceptance by the person who nurtured them- regardless of sexual orientation. The anthology encompasses thoughts of daughters and mothers; it spans a few generations to give different points of view. Katherine V. Forrest asks, "Does the need for a mother ever leave?" Perhaps not. Forrest continues, "Among women, our deeper friendships contain, along with love and warmth, elements of nurturing, protectiveness, guiding, mentorship, and wound-binding." Women need each other on many different levels, and the fortunate ones have at least one woman in their lives-be it their mother, lover, or friend-who fulfills this need. "The Milk of Human Kindness" depicts many aspects of the human condition.

Lori L. Lake's fiction, "The Bright Side," shows how a mother's criticisms can deeply affect her daughter. In this story we see a mother who is so critical of her daughter she compliments her on her weight loss even though it is due to chemotherapy for breast cancer! In addition, she is disappointed that her daughter is gay and throws it in her daughter's face-even during a family crisis. This is not to say that we don't love our critical mothers, but our mothers' unfavorable comments often hurt the worst.

In "Train Tracks," fiction by Cameron Abbott, a simple question between sisters discussing their ailing, possibly dying mother, "Has she asked for me?" evokes emotions of a daughter who against all odds still yearns for unconditional love by a mother who never accepted her.

"The Tuesday Before Thanksgiving," fiction by Georgia Beers, is about a mother with preconceived notions and prejudice regarding her daughter's sexuality. By the time she accepts her, she reads in the paper, "President Bush says "No" to gay unions," and her heart aches for her daughter. Her tune changes from, "My daughter is a lesbian," to, "My daughter is happy."

The memoir by Carrie Carr, "Hiding in Plain Sight" is about one woman's journey from self-hatred and despair to self-love and happiness. Carr shares a hard-earned and important revelation when she writes, "Sometimes, the only person you are hiding from is yourself," when she was sure that coming out would ruin her life. She was fortunate to gain the love and support of her family and find a loving partner. She learned a very valuable lesson and by sharing her story, she taught a lesson as well.

Karin Kallmaker's witty and insightful memoir, "Dangling Earrings," tells how her mother taught her the importance of what others think. Nice girls don't wear flashy earrings. She in turn wants to teach her children "...how they feel about themselves, on the inside, is more important than the opinions of strangers."

"Grandmother's Cup," fiction by Lois Cloarec Hart, shows how a mother/daughter's love is as irreplaceable as an antique cup. It is precious and should be cherished.

"Mother Memoir: A Coming Out Story" by Ellen Hart is heart-warming. Hart writes, "I understand now that love was the bridge over which we met and talked, and finally, where we healed the wounds of our differences." Brilliantly put.

Jean Stewart writes a memoir titled, "World Without End," that you won't soon forget. "World Without End" tells about painful memories of child abuse by her father and how her mother stood by silently and didn't intervene. Stewart writes, "I became the sacrifice my mother made to my father's anger." Stewart's father could not accept his daughter and while her mother could, she would not jeopardize her marriage to save her daughter from her father's wrath. Stewart gets past the physical and psychological pain she endured from her parents by finding love in her life. She writes, "Finding love does that; it gives you the strength and good will to reach out and reconnect, even with people who have hurt you."

Radclyffe shows how "Don't ask, don't tell" can be as damaging as disclosing the truth. She ends up with an even stronger relationship with her mother because her mother asked-and she told. It touched me when her mother confronted her about being a lesbian and she answered truthfully, thereby creating an even stronger bond with her mother. "Don't Ask, Don't Tell or...The Day My Mother Broke the Silence" is an inspiring memoir/essay by Radclyffe.

Lake has stated, "When it comes right down to it, sexuality may be fluid, but the themes of life that all human beings must deal with are universal. I mean, really--it's a failure of imagination for people not to "get" the full range of human sexuality! And to my way of thinking, it's not SEX that matters, it's the relationships." Therefore, why shouldn't mothers, fathers, and ultimately society, accept their daughters?


"The Milk of Human Kindness" is about the most important relationship of all-our first real relationship that means the difference between life and death-the relationship we have with our mothers. Each author has added her own personal touch and writing style. It was enlightening and enjoyable to read each story as a separate entity and be able to relate to them all. I strongly feel that "The Milk of Human Kindness" should be included on the syllabus of every Human Sexuality and Women in Literature course; it should be required reading along with Betty Freidan and Simone de Beavoir. You will be tempted to check out the other works of each author after reading their stories. The Contributor Bibliography at the back of the book offers an easy reference for the authors' published works. Don't miss this five plus star collection. Lake has entertained the thought of putting together an anthology of stories written by lesbian authors about their relationships with their fathers. I hope it comes to fruition. I commend and thank each and every contributor, and wish I could cite every line written that affected me in some way, but I would have to write a book to include all of my thoughts. Don't miss this brillant anthology.

An outstanding book containing terrific stories by incredibly talented writers! The reader is carried along on a journey through many emotions: hurt at a mother's betrayal; disbelief at a father's unimaginable cruelty; love by a daughter for her aging parents; agony of a daughter's bedside vigil; remorse by a mother struggling to come to terms with her daughter's sexuality; tenderness as a kindly woman "lends" an ear to a tearful young woman; fright as a daughter does the "unthinkable" to a parent; determination as a young woman struggles with her health; reserved happiness as a daughter returns home with her lover after several years.

Whether the story is from a daughter's viewpoint or a mother's, each story will touch your heart. Some stories are memoirs, some are fiction; all are very memorable. No matter if you struggled, were loved or hated for your sexual identity, this book has a story for every reader.

This is a book for everyone, male or female, lesbian or not. The earlier reviews are spot on true. To the wonderful stories mentioned by earlier reviewers I would add JM Redmann's 'Lost Daughter', Cameron Abbott's 'Train Tracks', Gabrielle Goldsby's Long Way Home', SX Meagher's 'That Way', Cate Swannell's 'Damaged Good's' and Therese Szymanski's 'Disconnected'.

This is a superior collection of memoir and fiction that should not be missed. Buy one for yourself and someone you care for.

Carefully chosen to show various facets of the mother-daughter relationship, The Milk of Human Kindness anthology offers observations, reflections, and experiences from an accomplished group of lesbian writers. Some tales are fictional and entertain and inform the reader. Comparing one's own experiences to those of the various characters provides a special treat.

Yes, the stories are enjoyable, but the memoirs are what leave an indelible impression on the reader. Many are filled with warmth and sensitivity, and the authors generate a feel-good-about-myself ambience even in the midst of difficulties. Other memoirs are dark and painful, and the authors grip the reader with their honesty, intensity, and courage. We yearn for those authors to have experienced early lives of greater beauty; then we realize that there is beauty. It blooms in the ability of the authors to create a better existence for themselves, thereby teaching us that one can rise above her past and break out of the darkness into the light. They are empowering examples of the strength and resilience of the human spirit.

Not every story will grab every reader's emotions, but with touches of humor, love, edginess, and adversity, this anthology has something for each of us, whether mother, daughter, or both. It takes a special bravery to open yourself to the public gaze, in fiction as well as in fact. I'm grateful to the women of The Milk of Human Kindness who shared their emotions with us. I would like to see a second collection.

As a stay at home mom of four, I found this book to be extremely helpful. I loved that each chapter offered practical advice from each author's point of view. The chapters on groceries and meal planning were particularly helpful for my large family. I am thankful for this great resource!

As a mom of two children under two who are still in diapers, I like how the advice given in the book requires minimal effort that will make a maximum difference in my pocketbook!

Everyone loves to save money! This book offers money saving, cost cutting, and downright practical advice for ANYONE looking to hold on to their hard earned wages. I especially enjoyed reading the authors' different perspectives for saving money on grocery shopping and household expenses. This book is easy to read and the helpful tips are not hard to put into practice. Try it and see for yourself how FUN and rewarding saving money can be!

Million Dollar Mom was extremely helpful and practical to me even though I am actually not a mom. I am a poor college student so thankfully I can apply the tips in here to save myself some money! What I love about it is that it's step-by-step and really lays things out. I need that practical application. I would really recommend this book to anyone that wants to use their money more wisely.

This book really starts out good, it has a lot of very informative info. With topics like "A Strategy for Success" and "Franchises, Distributorships, MLMs and Other Home Business Opportunities" you can find a lot of useful information. Ms. Huff explains the business process, as well as all the legalities surrounding small-businesses. That's the first part of the book.

The second part of the book is all the jobs, yes, all 101 of them, and their descriptions. She includes very useful info like start-up costs, estimated income, things needed to run the business, and where to get more information.

My only complaint with this book is that it covers a broad amount of job areas and not that well. There are jobs that she left out and those that weren't explained very well, and some that weren't even useful.

This book is not going to help you figure out what your interests are and what is the perfect home-based business. If you have a little interest in just about everything from arts and crafts to computers, and want to know what you can do with your talents, then you may want to pick this up in the library.

It's a good reference guide, and really, that's ALL it is. I don't regret that I bought the book, I just wish I knew what I was buying before I set such high expectations.

I think this is a great book!! Another reviewer said that the Bison breeding wasn't very feasible. On my country bike rides I pass a house that has bison. I never could figure out why they had them? Now I know.

Many of these suggestions you will see listed online but there's something about being able to hold the book in your hands and dream about all of the wonderful things you could do. You can dream small or large. For example if you have an extra room in your home or an outside attached room you could contact artist's and sell their work on commission from your own gallery. I really like that idea.

If you've always dreamed about being your own boss while staying at home this is the book for you. Start slow and steady. Just take on what you can handle. Do you have a washing machine and dryer? You could wash people's laundry. I'd never thought of that idea but I know in India this is quite common. I don't want to give away too many ideas. I just love this book. When I first got it I thought this would be one of those books I look at and decide to auction off. Nope. This one's a keeper!

I really loved that you don't have to have advanced degrees to go into business for yourself. Don't let people discourage you from earning a decent income on your own using your own brain power.

If you're a person who's been searching online for a "real" home based business this is the book for you. I was delightfully surprised to see some of the idea's I've had rolling around in my head on paper. It's a totally different experience to take the book with you and read it as opposed to looking at a computer screen.

One suggestion I've never seen before was to have your own art gallery in a room in your home. Of course if your home looks like Martha Stewart's that's no problem. The author suggests signing the artists to contracts so that you both make money when the art sells. I think that's a wonderful idea. Of course if you're not really keen on the idea of having strangers tour your back bedroom you could rent a small office space and advertise, advertise, advertise.

Another idea I really loved was running a doggie day care center!! To those who are strictly business minded these ideas may sound far fetched but to those of us who long to break out of the mold these ideas light a fire to our creativity. One more business suggestion I thought was interesting is the laundry service. Even if you don't have a washer and dryer you could pick up people's laundry and drive it to the laundrymat. I know I've tried to bribe people to do my own laundry!!

All in all this book is a worth while read.

This is a really interesting book, although some of the businesses are kind of far-fetched (bison breeder???) but the ideas are cool. I would reccomend this more as a guide to side careers, most of them are risky or take a lot of time to get off the ground. Also most of them seem to be based around larger cities' needs.

my lucky penny was an awesome book. i grew up with the author of this book and his 2 children crystie and kenny. when the book first came out all of us kids were so excited! it is the best childrens book i have ever read. i love listen to the music from it, i catch myself singing them sometimes, and they remind me of how good of a book it really is. I would recomened the book to everyone! its a great book for all ages!!

My Lucky Penny is a valuable addition to any family's library. It manages to get across its timeless message of hope, love, and understanding in a non-patronizing and highly entertaining manner. I thought the material on the accompanying CD (the music tracks in particular) was very well done. It really adds a lot of value to the product, and it's certainly a far cry from the multimedia drivel which unfortunately tends to accompany other efforts in this genre.

Recommended without hesitation. Get it! You'll be humming the theme song in no time!

My Lucky Penny is one of the best books i have read in a long time. It is a real story with morals and you don't see that much in todays world. The author has done a great job,and i will be looking forward to his next book.

The Lucky Penny by Joseph Scaglione and Kathy Szarko is well written, full of color and instills values in children. As a teacher and a grandmother, I have read and played The Lucky Penny many times for students and grandchildren. I feel it is a worthwhile project to get children to comment on the story and its value. Most children relate to the brother sister relationship. The colorful pictures, give students the opportunity to follow the story line and recall facts. I not only have this in my classroom and my home, it is now a proud member of our school library. I can't wait for the next one!