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What a nice book! I read this book to my six year old son, and he really enjoyed it. The story and the pictures were adorable. It's about a little boy who loves cars and trucks. His neighbor makes him a board of their neighborhood to drive his little cars on. Albert tells the neighbor that he really wishes he could drive on the board himself. The neighbor makes Albert a car of his very own to drive. Albert goes on a little adventure in the car, and finds that he is on the board that the neighbor made him! When he comes back, he doesn't know if he really drove around on the board, or it was just his imagination. I think this point was completely lost on my son, that is the only reason I am giving it 4 stars. I understood it, but I don't think littles ones would.

We've had this book for a few months now. My 5 year old son Jake can't get enough of it-- he's crazy about the little red car. His 4 year old cousin Emily likes it too. Nice story, great pictures.

We have two boys that adore this book. We have to read it every night of the week! Even our ten year old still likes it. The fantasy of driving a car when you are a small child is right on target in this book. Mr. Appleby adds the excitement of magic, the drive through the opening in the bushes adds a sense of wonder, and the illustrations are bright and alive. The artwork matches the story perfectly. Every young child can identify themselves in this book, which is why our kids, and all of their friends enjoy this book over and over. This book also appeared briefly in the movie "Enough", starring Jennifer Lopez, which our oldest son spotted and was proud to have owned a "movie book".

I would say that this slender 100 page volume with very large print and no explanatory illustrations (say what!?!?!?!) is probably overpriced . . . maybe instead it should be given away. Pretty much all of the language smacks of those slick psychic so-and-sos that feed yet ultimately confuse 'the masses'. This isn't to say that Rev. Babalawo is unethical . . . it's probably just the way he ordinarily thinks (in severe allegorical 'shorthand'). It could very well be that he's perfectly sincere.

But if you want in-depth, contextual understanding, and true metaphor, I suggest NOT squandering your cash here, but instead opt for Baba Osundiya's 'Awo Obi: Obi Divination in Theory and Practice', coincidentally by the same publisher. Osundiya's expressions/explanations are elegant and thorough. There are ample illustrations (both pictorial and verbal) as well as example divinations at introductory, intermediate and advanced levels. And most importantly, he plugs one into the oracle's symbolic workings in an effortless way, rather than the perfunctory, glib, and/or slapdash [take your pick] manner by which Babalawo goes about it.

'The Little Oracle That Goes a Long Way' is anything but pure simplicity . . . unless you are of the author's particular bent of mind, it will probably prove to be essentially valueless, though (hopefully) not harmful. If you want pure simplicity, on the other hand, I would opt for 'The Little Fire Engine That Could'.

This book is very good reference on Obi Abata . It is a good start on the use of Obi Abata.

Finally someone has published a book on the Obi Abata Oracle that is simple and easy to understand.I have read other titles on the subject and frankly I have gotten lost with the academic mindset trying to explain african metaphysical concepts. This title will appeal to the average individual who is interested in the Obi Abata Oracle and want to benefit from its wisdom right away. I have turned to this wonderful reference book countless number of times and found it most helpful. My Obi readings have developed so that I find that I no longer need to turn to this title as much as I use to however it will forever remain my number one reference guide to the Obi Abata Oracle.

This book has a very simple concept - taking off all of Maisy's many layers of clothing and then putting on her bathing suit so that she can go swimming. My 2 year old son loves it to pieces - literally. Unfortunately it's not very robust, but even now with half the pages in tatters it's still one of his favorites.

A fantastic Maisy book - my daughter (2) loves it. Not only do we get to read about another wonderful Maisy adventure - Maisy getting ready to go swimming but we help Maisy get undressed and into her swimming costume. It had really helped my daughter give her clothes a name and also which bit of the body they go on. This book enables you to help Maisy get dressed and undress by use of flaps and pull tabs - my daughter loves doing that as well. It has helped her understand the concept of on and off, up and down, and colours.

This book is one of my daughter's favorites. She loves manipulating Maisy's clothes over and over again for hours. Great overall book, but I subtracted one star for durability. It could have been made a bit more durable...

As a lawyer, I did not expect that a book on movie trials, aimed at a popular audience, would have much substance. But I was very pleasantly suprised. The authors, two law professors, do an excellent job of pointing out the numerous errors Hollywood makes when it tries to depict a trial. (Most non-lawyers would be surprised, for example, to learn that *My Cousin Vinny* is much more realistic than *The Verdict.*) The authors' discussions go into real (but not tedious) depth about not only the errors in the way judges, lawyers, etc., behave on film, but also the mistakes scriptwriters make in creating tactics and legal theories for their characters. In addition, the authors helpfully explain what would (most likely) *really* happen in many filmed situations. Because the authors treat each movie at length, this is not an exhaustive filmography. However, all the biggies are here, and the book also contains usefully organized indexes. This would be a great selection for lawyers, film buffs, or anyone who has to serve on a jury.

As a co-author of this book, I'd like to respond to the review written by Reader from Los Angeles. I'm sorry the reader didn't like our attempts to be humorous. However, I can assure the reader that my co-author and I saw, researched, and analyzed each and every one of the films discussed in the book. If there are errors, we'd appreciate hearing from the Reader so they can be corrected in a subsequent edition.

Courtrooms are the scenes of many of our greatest dramas, both on film and in real life. So it's no surprise that a book reviewing the legal and dramatic merits of dozens of law-related movies is a great read.

You learn a lot about the law through the authors' explanations of what famous trial scenes in the movies were based in actual law or not. And you get lots of insights into the making of many excellent movies.

Not only did I enjoy this book enormously, I've also used it as a guide for what movies to rent.

I picked up this book expecting a history of the effectiveness of the Continental Army, especially as compared to the British and German forces which it had to fight. Before the advent of Baron con Steuben, the Continentals were at a distinct disadvantage, especially as regards to drill, discipline, and the ability to maneuver in the open and slug it out toe to toe with the European professionals. What I found was something totally different.

What the author is attempting to demonstrate is some type of soldier-worker who would bargain for his wages and not fight for the ideology of the Revolution. OK, so what? Immigrants, blacks, boys, deserters, and shiftless natives with no roots in the community were taken into the Continental Army and finally led with skill and bravery to defeat the veteran opponents led with equal skill. Very few armies in history generally fight for an ideology-they fight to win and they fight for their own survival. What the author has given us is a social history more akin to 20th century left-wing denigration of the armed forces than a true social history of the Continental Army which would have been valuable.

In short, this small volume doesn't cut it, is mch less valuable than the works of Robert Wright, Charles Royster, and Harold Peterson. The bottom line is not what the man in the ranks came from, but that he endured and he won sometines against overwhelming odds. No other army in American history underwent the hardships the Continentals did, or the length of service in wartime. In this, the author completely misses the mark and has given us an idealogical diatribe which is an excuse, not good history.

Charles Patrick Neimeyer's "America Goes To War" was a well researched, documented, and written book. Neimeyer explains who served in the Continental Army, the reasons they served and the difficult lives the soldiers had. The text is annotated throughout with supporting evidence and an extensive bibliography gives the reader several sources for further study.

However Neimeyer's conclusions do have a leftest bias that caused this reader to question several of the interpretations of the information presented. Also very little of the warfare between the British and American armies was explored in this book and the affect it would have on the social history of the American Army.

Over all this is a good book to understand the men who served in the Continental Army and some of the reasons why.

Put simply, this book provides an excellent illustration of those served in the Continental Army. This book received one poor review from a reader that approached the book with his own agenda and ignoring the author's clearly stated intention. Neimeyer sets out to "show who served in the army during the Revolution, and why." He has done an excellent job.

Alexandra Chasin makes some excellent points in "Selling Out," some of which I agree with, but I found Chasin's tone to be the book's greatest encumbrance. She writes about the gay and lesbian community's increasingly consumerist public facade the same way that Trotsky wrote about Stalinism in "The Revolution Betrayed." Any embrace of consumerism or superficial comfort by an individual is ultimately anti-woman, anti-minority, anti-poor, etc. For example, an advertisement for DINNERWARE inspired by Pullman dinner services from the 1930s is racist because the railroads kept blacks and Asians in subserviant positions! Sometimes it sounds like Chasin seriously expected the Stonewall riots to be the next Russian Revolution, and all gays and lesbians should have rejected the post-industrial consumerist society entirely. Maybe if Chasin herself was living in some commune in Idaho and sewing her clothes out of hemp could I find some dignity in the positions she takes, but she of all people taught at YALE, the traditional bastion of wealthy white male American power and the alma mater of President George Dubya Bush, so I find it very hard to believe that she has rejected all of the values of the bourgeoisie.

Chasin's analysis of the relationship between capitalism and civil rights movements (particularly the gay movement) is long overdue. It is intelligently researched and well-thought out. However I am not interested particularly in economic theory and at times the book feels too academic, like Chadrin just transposed her college dissertation to book format. If it had been better edited to perhaps weed out some of the more theoretical parts and if she had expanded on contemporary case studies the book would feel more readable to a non-business-oriented reader. I was disappointed that there was no mention of 'Gay Day' at Walt Disney World and how this very corporate commercial venue is a summer mecca for (often upper-middle class white male) gays across the U.S. as it seems like an ideal study for the subject. The author is to be commended however for her writing about the drawbacks of the 'mainstreaming' of the gay movement and how commercial gains are not necessarily positive ones.

I have read many books on controversies in the gay and lesbian liberation movement, but I've read none more fascinating and eloquent than this one. Chasin challenges us to question if what we really WANT is to be a part of the homogenized mass-media culture that we've been seeking to gain acceptane in. I was also impressed by the exhaustive research that went into this piece. I was also impressed to learn that Ms. Chasin has worked with the IGLHRC association, and with up-and-coming activist Kerri Gawreluk. It's wonderful to finally see a book that is a result of collaboration between true pioneers in the new gay/lesbian generation.

The Book is about Spot the dog. In the book he goes to the park and meets some of his friends there. Spot and his friends play with a ball, and while playing with the ball it hits someone, and it also goes into the water. The ball got them into a little trouble, but they now need to get the ball out of the water.
The book teaches you that you need to be careful when playing. The age level is about 2-4 years.

My son, almost two, likes this enough to read it, but it is not a favorite. I was disappointed because there's not much "park" vocabulary in it at all, which is what we were looking forward to.

This is amongst my 2 year old son's favorite books, many of which are Spot books. He can recite the entire thing. It's a cute story about Spot meeting his friends, playing with them, losing his ball in the park, and encountering a new friend who is able to retrieve the ball. We love it! Five Stars!

What can you say about the Martha Washington series but "BUY IT!".

This qulity comic novel which is heavily influenced by Ayn Rand'sATLAS SHRUGGED. Like Rand, Millersees the greatest threat to freedom not in obvious totalitarians but well meaningidealists who are incompetent or paternalistic or both.The fact that the heroes are minorities is irrelevant to the story and only a bigot or a moron would focus on that in discussing this work.

When I stumbled upon this gem of ultra-cynicism, I thought for a moment that John Carpenter had got his hands on the Miller psyche'. Alas, no. What came out of this reading was such a complete skewering of Bigotry that the backwoods, context-skipping, agenda totting me-me-me creationists would practically bend over backwards to either look the other way or assassinate by character with the dreaded PC word. Wasn't this the dreaded semantics of hypocritical supremacy Miller that was cutting against? By the way, since when were names like FEMINAZI ever "PC".
Watch out for the Anti-Martha's who recommend books about Natural Selection( Darwins Black Box ) that they only heard about from other people who heard it misquoted by the ICR, and then try to bring it up in a review of a UBER-COMIC.
Anyway,this work illustrates how Miller's resurrection,( Sorry, no mythical-inference intended) led to the making of 4, count em'4 Batman movies. Now tell me Burton didn't have this kind of egala-mania in mind with "Batman Returns". Just admit it and give credit where it is due. This one will endure.

MR. JORDAN GOES TO WASHINGTON is an insiders view of the NBA and the machinations that went on around the retirement of basketball legend, Michael Jordan. Part fiction, part truth, it delves into the inner workings of the NBA and exposes us to Jeanne and her staff who are responsible for keeping the seats in the arenas filled and the stars' faces in the news. While one jarring suspenseful section deals with Michael Jordan being followed on the freeway another deals with messy stories about his personal life showing up in the tabloids. Jeanne must find out who is doing it. Is it an inside job?

It is a well-written book with a rather slow plot but would be a great read for any basketball fan.

A little time had passed since Michael Jordan had retired from the NBA, but to his committed fans it seemed like an eternity. The league just didn't feel the same without him. Then low and behold he returned to the game of basketball to pose as the leader of the Washington Wizards. Michael Jordan in Washington D.C.!

From his amazing performances on the court, to his positive endeavors off of the court, Michael Jordan continues to add on to the support of his admirers. Though in this book we are also exposed to another side of Jordan... the "behind-closed-doors" side! Some things, such as his lectures and autograph sessions, may not be of a surprise while others, such as his off-the-court good times, may come as a great shock. Whatever the case may be, this is a remarkable story of the man who has taking the NBA by storm. The man that we've all grown to know and love.

This is a tactfully composed novel by Loretta Smith and if you love Michael Jordan, then you'll love this book!

If you don't read ANY other book on Michael Jordan this year, READ THIS ONE!!! You do not have to be a sports fan to enjoy this book.

This book is really unnecessary. The authors are taking advantage of Fischer's name and his famous match to make a little money. Everything that has been written in this book has been said before many many times. They should actually write a book about Fischer's "wilderness" years. The years when he wasn't playing and living as a recluse in California.
What a shame he didn't defend his title. If he would have kept playing, he still would be one of the top 20 players in the world. Nonetheless, he still inspires a lot of people because he was the first American to win the chess championship. The man is such a legend they will continue to write books about him, even though he will never play serious chess agian.

Authors David Edmonds and John Eidinow, responsible for the best-selling "Wittgenstein's Poker," have now turned to the surprisingly gripping 1972 World Championship chess match between Boris Spassky and Bobby Fischer in their new book, "Bobby Fischer Goes to War."

As someone who is old enough to remember the match (and who watched Shelby Lyman's engagingly dorky commentary about the matches on Channel 13), I thought I knew the outline of this story fairly well. But Edmonds and Eidinow have come up with plenty of new details about what happened in the Icelandic city of Reykjavik that Summer, and the result is a book that, oddly enough, will keep you on the edge of your seat wondering how a chess match is going to turn out. Or, given Bobby Fischer's legendary eccentricities, whether the match is going to happen at all.

The book is not free from flaws. Perhaps out of a desire not to alienate the non-chess playing reader, the commentary on the individual games seldom rises above the perfunctory: in fact, they don't bother to print the moves of any given game in their entirety, not even in an appendix, which strikes me as extremely misguided.

Also, the book has a few conspicuous errors of fact. On page 175 the authors mention Henry Kissinger taking Soviet Ambassador Anatoli Dobrynin and his wife to Hollywood "to mingle with the stars." The next sentence begins, "There is no record of them meeting the Marx Brothers..." which would have been a trifle unlikely, since both Harpo and Chico were both long dead by 1972. On page 228 they claim that the Metropolitan Museum is "just up the road from the UN..." which they would never have written had they ever actually walked from one building to the other, since they're more than three miles apart (and halfway across town from each other).

But the heart of this book is Bobby Fischer, the brilliant but wildly unstable genius who was the most gifted (and easily the most troubled) chess player of the last century. This story is, as the authors admit towards the end, a tragedy: a perfect example of the saying "Be careful what you wish for: you might get it." Fischer had trained almost all his life with a monomaniacal passion to be the World Chess Champion, although on more than one occasion putting self-destructive obstacles in his own way, as if he was afraid of achieving what everyone said he was destined for, and when he finally achieved his lifelong ambition, he promptly fell apart mentally, to the point where today he is a fugitive from American justice, giving insane interviews to whoever will listen to him spewing out vicious anti-Semitic and anti-American propaganda.

The final part of the story, Fischer's descent into seeming madness, is a little skimped by the authors, and really deserves a book of its own (although it would be decidedly depressing reading). But with all its flaws, this is a fascinating book about a moment in history that anyone, chess player or non-chess player, can find interesting. And if it intrigues you enough to inspire you to pick up a chess set and start playing, so much the better.

"Bobby Fischer Goes to War" succinctly recounts the events leading up to and surrounding the famous 1972 chess match that (briefly) wrested the world championship away from the Soviets. The story was compelling then as a surrogate battle of the Cold War. Now, however, it fascinates because of the incredible and tragic story of the American champion who was made famous by and ultimately consumed by the game of chess.

The authors do a great job of telling the story, giving just enough history of the game of chess and biography of the participants to set the stage. A particularly surprising revelation is what a sympathetic character Soviet champion Boris Spassky actualy was. A poltical maveric (at least by contemporary standards) Spassky comes off as a decent guy, especially when compared to the notoriously unstable and anti-Semitic Fisher.

The book climaxes with aa compelling description of the match itself, which would have been memorable even without the geopolitical implications. The authors wind down by revealing what became of the principle players in the drama, including the sad and notoriouslt paranoid state into which Fisher has descended.

Overall, this is a fascinating book that will delight the chess enthusiest as well as anyone else who likes a great story.