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In this first book that looks at the work of one of the movies'most beloved comedy teams.Prof(Now Dr.)John McCabe gives some insight into Laurel And Hardy's film work.As he explains the evolution of Stan Laurel's approach to comedy and methiods to creating and performing comedy skits.The Prof. also looks at the boyhood days of Oliver Norvell(Babe)Hardy and his unconventional approach to performing comedy and the development of his singing talent.

The book also looks at the team's vintage years at The Hal Roach Studios and their forgetable film series at Fox and MGM During the war years.It also recalls the team's successful performances at The Music Halls and Cabrets of Europe and Stan Laurel creating funny comedy skits and seeing the team's rebirth during the early days of tv.As he became an idol to many kids of the tv generation(Myself included).While the book doesn't go into great depth about the complete creation of the team's film work.It does show us all how L&H worked at creating and presenting their classic comedic characters and their approach to spoofing man's foilbels.And it shows us Prof.McCabe's love and admiration for both men and for their wives:Ida Laurel(Stan's fourth wife) and Lucille Hardy(Babe's third wife)and their love for their work and for life.If you ever wanted a book that shows a positive look into the physce of two funny and charming people? This is The One movie bio to have.Bravo Jack.Kevin S.Butler.

This is an excellent "first book" for anyone interested in the comedic brilliance of The Boys. It provides biographical info and a decent filmography. A good introduction to a great pair of clowns.

I love Mr. Lunch. So when I first saw that Chronicle (the publisher) was soliciting a Mr. Lunch Pencil Box with Eraser, I couldn't wait. And when the planned publishing date came and went with no Pencil Box, I figured boy, they must be improving the pencils and making everything extra special. Special. The pencils are blue (six of them) or they are green (the other six). They have the words "Mr. Lunch" written on them, and the box has a picture of Mr. Lunch, but otherwise...you might as well buy Pokemon pencils. sigh.

Mr. Lunch means a lot of things to a lot of people. Personally, I think he represents the toaster oven. The toaster oven is an item that is approaching extinction. Mr. Lunch is also approaching extinction. The toaster oven can warm up many items such as bread, bagels, English muffins, and even some pastries. Mr. Lunch can also do all of these things. For this reason, I highly recommend these pencils. The eraser isn't too shabby, either.

It was a pleasure to work with Adi Kohler on his lifestory and we are both grateful for the warm reception and strong support the book has received from reviewers such as Wanda Adams in the Honolulu Advertiser and John McDermott in Pacific Business News. We look forward to YOUR comments!

From his earliest beginnings in the hospitality industry, helping his father to run a family restaurant, to the culmination of his career, his twenty-seven-year stint managing Hawaii's Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, once named by Esquire magazine as the third-ranked hotel in the world, Adi Kohler dedicated his career to serving his guests and maintaining the highest standards in every area of the hotel business. Author Catherine Tarleton describes Kohler's childhood in the Sudetenland, the family's post-war emigration to Germany, his growing commitment to the hotel business, and his eventual employment at the Hotel Crillon in Paris and a series of Rockresorts--Jackson Lake Lodge in Wyoming, Caneel Bay in St. John's, Dorado Beach and Cerramar Beach in Puerto Rico, and eventually Mauna Kea Beach in Hawaii.

Warm and good-humored, Kohler was always a consummate professional, a man who believed from the outset of his career that he should never say no to a guest. He maintains his professionalism in this biography, talking about the hotel industry itself, especially the Rockresorts for which he worked, rather than the celebrities, Presidents, and foreign dignitaries who were regular guests at "his" hotels. There's no dirty linen aired here. Instead, the book emphasizes how Kohler and the other professionals hired by Laurance Rockefeller were able to help "LSR" achieve his vision. At Mauna Kea, that meant turning a pristine beach and the bare, lava rock plain surrounding it, into a landscaped gem of architecture named by Fortune magazine as "one of the Ten Best Buildings of 1966," its golf course regularly named among the nation's Top Hundred Courses, and its hotel service celebrated world-wide.

Always encouraged in his career by his wife Chacha, to whom he pays loving tribute here, Kohler clearly loved all aspects of his job, the hotel, and the Big Island. Detailed anecdotes abound, showing the level of care and the respect with which his guests were always treated. In 1988, Kohler was named "Resort Executive of the Year by the American Hotel & Motel Association for his dedication to excellence, an award which will not surprise the many guests who became his friends during the quarter century of his Mauna Kea career. Mary Whipple

I liked this book because it's a good and funny book. The way Mr. Putter keeps on saying, "Are you sure? Are you sure? Are you very, very, sure? " is funny. It's it a little easy to read. It reminded me of Poppleton. Most kids would like this book. (age 8)

In this book, Mr. Putter and Mrs. Teaberry try to bring their pets, Tabby (the cat) and Zeke (the dog) on the train. When they find out that they can't, Mr. Putter comes up with a scheme to bring the pets on the ride.

This story helps kids realize that Mr. Putter can come up with a good plan and can be kind of "naughty" in a good way.

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde challenges the strict social classes of the Victorian era and explores the duality of human nature. Reputation is a prevalent theme in this horror story from a different generation. Readers are taken on an adventure through the eyes of Mr. Utterson as he tries to discover the connection between the prestigious Dr. Jekyll and the curious Mr. Hyde.

Because of the language during the Victorian period, readers of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde tend to be of a more mature audience. The language used in the book is not hard to understand for the more advanced readers. The book appeals to many audiences because those who have not read it know the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Movies and other books have been based on this novella by Robert Louis Stevenson. Though people of different ages may want to read the book, it is best for more advanced readers.

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is appealing because of its many different objectives. For those who wish to learn of a different era, namely the Victorian period, this book is perfect. It shows the way reputation was exalted during that time. For those interested in horror stories, this book will appeal to them. If you are interested in the duality of human nature and other psychological type things, this book will interest you. For someone who just wants a good read this book is also a good choice. This book is a classic because of its appeal to many types of people. Even young children know the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Before reading the book, I knew the basic meaning behind it.

I would recommend this book to anyone that has at least a high school reading level. For those younger, the books language may become a bit confusing and cause the overall story to be lost. The meanings behind the book may be hard to catch at the first glance. For those who wish to look deeper at the meaning of Stevenson's words, this book is perfect. Even if the reader doesn't want to read between the lines, the basic horror story in this book is entertaining enough.

I would give this book a rating of 4 stars. It is interesting and informative. At times the book because a little boring because of the in depth information and the stiff language. There is little action in the book and the ending is a bit different than other books, but over all it is an interesting story and a good read.

I originally got this to help me to further understand the text of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson. It is not necessarily for just a classroom scene and after reading through notes and such, I discovered more symbolism in the text and many references I would have otherwised overlooked.

Using the Study Guide and re-reading the novella of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, I now have a broader understanding of the messages Stevenson is trying to get across in his book.

A VERY, very helpful text to have beside your copy of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde!

This Toad Flies High Wind Wind in the Willows book is one of the old Little Golden books we had kept and it is ok but not a favorite of mine it wasn't a book that I read over and over again and there are a lot of other Little Golden books that I liked a lot better and I wish we had kept them instead of this one.

I first read it as a little girl and haved loved it ever since, even though I don't own it!

Kenneth Janken hads written a very informative book about Walter White. What's good about it is that it rectifies the dearth of good books that really delve into the gravity regarding the history of America's racial sickness. Walter White had a front row seat to this reality. He was able to investigate some of the most gruesome lynchings in American history because most people thought he was Caucasian. The extent of the racial pogroms detailed in this book is amazing. It dramatizes how throughout U.S. history African Americans have had to beg, borrow and steal our way to a modicum of respect. It is especially revealing with regard to the condecension displayed by Jews who called themselves helpful in advancing African American civil rights. And it shows how all people labled as oppressed minorities strive to join the majority group where ever they live. Yet African Americans are the sole group in U.S. society for whom a concerted effort has been made (and continues to be made) to keep on the outside. There are flaws to the book, however. For example, like so many Caucasians, Janken refuses African Americans any right to complexity. By that I mean that he denies us the right to class distinctions by chastising White for looking down his nose at African Americans at the bottom who didn't do their best to improve themselves. This is a common attitude amongst so-called liberal and leftists Caucasians, who seem to feel that all African Americans at the bottom are noble. Yet these same Caucasians do their best to identify themselves as "white," as in separate from African Americans, the implication being that racial distinctions that really aren't legitimate, indeed, are legitimate. Such people simply can't seem to accept the fact that ever since the end of slavery there has been a significant cadre' of African Americans at the bottom who have no interest at all in improving themselves. It is this "noble savage" element which continues to fascinate most Caucasian Americans, who just can't seem to accept any African Americans who seek assimilation and self-improvement as "true blacks." In addition, there is at least one error in the book. Janken discusses the struggle to build the VA hospital in Tuskegee Alabama at the end of World War I. In his discussion he erroneously states that efforts to ensure that the staff of the hospital was all Caucasian were temporarily successful. This was not true at all. From the very beginning, the president of Tuskegee, Robert Moton, and school physician John A. Kenney Sr., successfully resisted all efforts to staff the hospital with Caucasians. The other criticism I have of the book is that in many passages it is overwritten (example: "[White] was no Pollyanna, and he was the angry black soldiers' amanuensis." What the h... does "amanuensis" mean?). Too often Janken strives for words that make a reader run to his dictionary unnecessarily. In this he is like fellow historian, David Levering Lewis. Overall, I recommend this book for informativeness only.

Walter White was a blond-haired, blue-eyed charmer and "voluntary Negro" who could have slipped across the color line and passed as a white man. Instead, he burned his incandescent energies in the 20th century's many struggles for black freedom. Kenneth Janken, a solid and capable historian, captures White wonderfully in this subtle, fair-minded and fascinating biography.

At great personal peril, Walter White used his light complextion to investigate 41 lynchings and eight "race riots" in which white mobs killed dozens of African Americans. His courage and eloquence--and sometimes his self-promotion and deceit--lifted White to leadership in the NAACP. There he put the brakes on mass-based political organizing wherever it bubbled up. In fact, much of what we think of as "the civil rights movement" happened in spite of, not because of, the national office of the NAACP.

His investigations of mob violence earned White a reputation as a fearless race man. But as executive secretary of the NAACP, White proved himself to be the classic organization man. A skilled lobbyist and fund-raiser, White favored a careful, bureaucratic NAACP than was profoundly undemocratic and sometimes unresponsive to its rank and file members.

At the end of his life, White sank into such despair that he advocated that African Americans literally bleach themselves into white society. His article in LOOK magazine, "Has Science Conquered the Color Line?" argued that chemical treatments to lighten skin color "will provide a way to get fair treatment [Negroes] have always wanted" and "let them live like other Americans and be judged on their own merits." It was as if someone suggested that the ccure for anti-Semitism was wholesale conversion to Christianity! The staggering pessimism beneath these arguments spoke volumes about White's own agonies. And yet White had given his whole life to push the struggle forward, and Janken certainly does not sell him short. In fact, it is the central strength of this book that Janken understands the diverse basis of African American politics, which differed by class and region and in which personal ambitions and ideological clashes also play their part.

It was perhaps fitting that this "voluntary Negro" leader of such mixed elements died in 1955, only months before African American women in Montgomery organized the bus boycott that lifted up a far more bold and imaginative leader, and a revolt of the black masses that would capture the moral imagination of the world. Walter White would not have approved, but he sought the same "sense of somebodiness" that Dr. King wanted for his people. If a race man like Walter White, fearless enough to brave the mob, could not quite escape from his own internalized white supremacy, we should not be shocked to find it lingering in our own minds.

Kenneth Janken has captured a rich, subtle, and important American life with impeccable research and an engaging prose style, and I went away from this book with a deeper understanding of 20th century US racial politics. And unlike, for example, certain biographies--Hugh Pearson's slapdash book on Huey Newton, for example--you can trust Janken's careful research and his historical assessments.

The reason this book came to my attention is because Borges, in his autobiographical reflections, calls it a "forgotten book." This intrigued me, so I read it. It seems to have been quite a common read in Borges' time, as it humoristically treats the "college experience" as it was felt in the day. However, the book is so old, that many of the jokes and customs are outdated. This was a children's/young reader book, but nowadays they would not enjoy it.

Highly recommended for its warm, tender love story about an amusing & sparky heroine and a to-die-for hero. Thoroughly enjoyable.

Batman and Mr. Freeze: Subzero provides a tasty treat for young and old alike who were disappointed with last Summer's Batman movie. Not only does it truly encapture Batman in a way that all of the movies have yet to attain, it provides a nice companion piece to the recently released animated video on which it is based. Parents can hand their little ones this book and a tasty snow cone in the upcoming months and rest assured that fine, quality entertainment is being delivered!