Street

This book is excellent. If you've ever been stuck in traffic in or around New York then this book is a must have. I can't count the number of times this book has helped me get out of jams and save valuable time. An absolute must have for anyone who dares to drive in New York.

This book has wonderful tips for traveling in and around the city (it even has tips for getting out to the Hamptons without losing your mind!) A great book to own and a fun book to give.

When at law school in New York in 1965, I drove taxicab at night and learned a great deal about the city in three years. Today when I visit the city many old tricks work, but many changes mean more new ones are needed. This book fills a great need for me, and I think I know my way around. A newcomer can do nothing but benefit from as much of this book as they choose to master. I carry it in the car in case I will be driving there where my daughter lives and works. Keeping traffic in motion is the secret to city driving and pleasure.

I ordered a second copy of this book after the first one was destroyed by rain! We used to read it to my oldest daughter and decided to buy it again after our third child was born... not only does it teach different parts of the body, it is a great way to get your kids moving!

This is a fun book for any Elmo fan. It helps teach body parts, as well as coordination, and it's a cute book besides!

This is one of my daughter's favorite books because it's very involving in a physical and non-threatening way. You read the text, you show her the movement, she sees the movement depicted, and does it. She had lots of fun and was very interested in learning the names of various body parts.

This is a wonderful book, but not before a nap or bedtime. For that, I'd recommend the related Elmo book "Quiet Time."

This is an excellent introduction to the stock market for teenagers. The book is directed towards teenagers and accomplishes it's goal well. All teenagers should read this book to gain a starting knowledge of the American Stockmarket.
The book teaches stock vocabulary, trading tips, how to start, risk and rewards, and many other topics. But, this book is definitely an introduction - if you have a good knowledge of the stock market already, this might not be for you.

This book was a great introduction to the Stock Market for me. It was simple and easy to read. It was also interesting. I highly recommend this book.

This book was easy to follow. I enjoyed the chapter on how to get a job on Wall Street. I am 14 and have already started saving for college thanks to this book. My mom made me read it. I was reluctant at first but now I am very glad she did. That is why I rate this book a five!!!!

Excellent It bailed us out when we ran out of light before getting into the anchorage at Philipsburg and got us into several beaches that were completely deserted.

A bit dated is spots (it is 7 years old) For example, Saba has installed a number of excellent mooring on the south and west sides on the island, making it much easier to get either by the traditional landing or LLadder Landing on the West side. There is a road down to that now (no more 1000 steps to climb). However it was out when we were there (4-1-00)

We've sailed and chartered in the USVI and BVI numerous times and ALWAYS take this guide with us. From little known anchorages (Mermaids Chair on St. Thomas) to the most frequented (Great Harbor on Yost Van Dyke)this guide is without equal.

Although I have been sailing for 40 years, this was the most useful and informative sailing guide I have ever read. It adverted me from several unknown and possibly costly collisions...and I'm not referring to other boats. His harbor guides and navigational charts were indispensible! BUY BUY BUY!!!!

As an african-american man with a latino wife, I began reading this book feeling priveleged enough by my wife's background to fully understand and relate to the hispanic culture depicted here so intensively. At first, though, having to bother my wife for some translations in the beginning, and being somewhat putoff by the main character's escape from near calamity had me negatively prejudging the effect this book would have on me. But in the end, even though the effects of the opening explosion on both the main character and her best friend were never revisited, leaving me to question why it was even included in the first place, when I finished the book, like a fellow reviewer wrote, the characters certainly stayed with me. Ms. Santiago has a notable poetic writing ability and, I might add, a knack for crafting pretty exquisite sex scenes. Overall, a much-needed positive and uplifting depicting of a hispanic family's rise from humble beginnings to movers and shakers still devoted to life together, in addition to warmly depicting the young single parents unenviable task of raising children into young adults while finding room to nurture your own spiritual and sensual needs also. Can't wait to read more by this gifted writer.

Soledad Santiago does a very good job in showing the constant pressure of single parenthood and also the tension that cultures within other cultures ignites when one social group abuses another. This book deals with issues that are becoming more and more relevant in our society.

I don't understand why this book haven't gotten enough light. As an African-American, I can understand the comparisons with the novel Waiting to Exhale; meaning that this book has the same fire. It's actually better! There's nothing better than writing a story about everyday life--in NYC that is! Get this book, it's worth your time and money. It's not overhyped like many books; it's truly underrated. Go out and get it now! It's hot!

I just recently moved out to Los Angeles, and let me tell you, this map set is essential. Not only does it show EVERY street in Los Angeles County, but it is also regarded as a standard. Several times since I've been here I've noticed businesses will list their Thomas Guide page number in their ads and recordings when giving directions. If you're moving out to LA, or even just visiting for a while, this book is well worth the investment.

Trying to get around Los Angeles without this would just be plain silly. Ask anyone who's ever lived there or tried to get around...everyone knows and uses the Thomas Guide.

info - info - info -info - info . . .

This is your brain without the T-guide: {help}

I thought I was read all great writers for this misteries, crimes and all those, but Sanders has become one of my favourites ones (the first of course is Raymond Chandler). I'm going to read all his books!

This book is actually a collection of three stories about Wall Street investigator Timothy Cone. Originally issued in 1988, it was written when Lawrence Sanders was at the peak of his writing career (before he started insulting his fans by cranking out pot boilers). The stories concern various intrigues on Wall Street - insider trading, stock manipulation and short selling, and corporate takeovers and greenmail. The plots are well developed and well written, and the characters are interesting.

All the other so-called mystery writers should read Sanders' Timothys as Bible, but should not read any of his McNallys

this is such a good book i mean really really good oh no ! theres a nit in my hair sorry! back to the book this book really makes you think about how lucky u are and i'm telling u that berlie doherty is going to overpower me
from Anne Fine

this book is based on real story which makes it feel like it's jumping out at you. it is the kind of book that you can't let go and that when it's light out you get a torch and read on till midnight! it is good because it has a seesaw of events like it's good for poor young jim jarvis then its bad. jim jarvis' mother and father have died and he doesn't know where his sisters are and he's sent to the work house which is the worst place to be.

for jim i have cut my hair short (i'm a girl) to see what it is like to lose something
from sassy

Street Child by Berlie Doherty is an extravagent book. It tells of the cruel fate a little boy named Jim must endure, all his adventures growing up, and terrible tradgeties. This book is extravagent and absalutely a must have. If you don't own this book you should go out and buy it immediately!!

Street Money is the most interesting mystery that I have read thus far this year. It is also my first brush with magic realism in the mystery genre. How else can one describe a plot fueled largely by coincidence and felicitous encounter? It starts with the death of Benny "Lunch" Cosicki, successful facilitator of labor problems in Philadelphia and unfolds like an intricate piece of Celtic embroidery.

This is not to suggest that there is any lack of violence or derring-do in Kent's book. Much of the latter is supplied by Benny's daughter, Andy, a fresh-minted Penn graduate who is determined to find out why her father died. Her mentor is an agoraphobic obituary writer name Shep Ladderback at the tabloid Philadelphia Press where Andy has just been hired. He helps her explore the web of Cosicki's relationships which began in an orphanage and stretch from the blue collar neighborhood of Redmonton where Benny tended bar and met Andy's mother to Philadelphia's Main Line.

I hope Kent gives us more Ladderback and Cosiski collaborations.

Bill Kent's tough-as-nails heroine, Andy Cosicki is just right for the 21st Century. She's feminine enough to be vulnerable and tough enough to fight her way out of any mess. And she's smart, which is also true of the writing. I can't wait to read the rest of the series.

Bill Kent takes artistic chances and succeeds with riveting intensity in the debut of his new mystery series. "Street Money" teams a gritty old tabloid obit writer, N.S. (Shep) Ladderback, with a tall, striking, but wet-behind-the-ears cub reportor, Andrea (Andy) Cosicki, to delve into the murky depths of political deals, an over-the-edge evangelist, and dark family secrets. Kent paints a vivid cast of powerful characters combining the sensitivity of a Michelangelo with the raw power of a Picasso. "Street Money" is a must for any serious mystery fan.

"Street Reclaiming" by David Engwicht is an outlandish yet brilliant idealistic view of how our streets should be. Well-written with sketches and illustrations throughout, its 206 pages detail ideas and plans of "creating livable streets and vibrant communities," a modern utopia with street murals, neighborhood get-togethers complete with lawn chairs and throw rugs--right on your local street. Engwicht views urban streets not as automobile thoroughfares, but as "outdoor living rooms."

The problems with the implications of such an idealistic society are numerous. First, traffic movement is proposed to be cut in half in favor of using streets as social meeting places. Next, block parties and events are encouraged to take the place of cars. It's like the author is trying to make a stitch in time by tying in lifestyles of a hundred years ago and supplanting them like a template over a modern infrastructure. He's cast a line back in time and is trying to pull a deeper-rooted social structure, like reeling in a big fish. "Look at what I've got!" he exclaims, full of cheer and joy that is almost enviable. He writes of how if children begin to play in the street more often, that drivers will get used to the idea, and use the streets less and less as thoroughfares. Really? Worksheets are provided to analyze individual trips, the amount of time taken and the number of stops. Unfortunately, the worksheets take time to fill out, and most drivers are too tired to do anything that seems like work--especially when it reminds them of driving. Engwich says that drivers are moving too fast, but that directly contradicts his outline of "cutting traffic in half." He's trying to appease the driver through somewhat childish visions of traffic slowdown--but what he really wants is traffic replacement by bicycles and walking. But there's really no place for the traffic to go--they have to drive home! And this is where the reasoning of "Street Reclaiming" becomes unreasonable.

Americans value driving a car above anything else, based on noticeable automobile proliferation. Engwicht somehow believes that drivers in the United States (the book was written in Australia) will actually surrender the power and control of their vehicles and magically redevelop a new social order towards peace and community involvement, with the street that you live on as focal point. Most Americans simply want their televisions, deluxe ice cream, to drive their cars and then go home to enjoy them indoors with complete privacy--the exact opposite of what the author imagines could actually happen in today's world. As preposterous as the book sounds, I somehow wish we COULD reduce traffic flow and increase a sense of community spirit in favor of what are fundamentally selfish attitudes. When egos overshadow social life, we can never achieve the neighborhood harmony for which Engwicht yearns. The ideas are noble, but after the "speech" and laudatory reviews are over, the people are simply not willing to actually do anything about it. The author asks the driver to give up his, the strongest addiction in the world.
Since the book was written in Australia where they have infinitely more sunny weather than say, Seattle, with only 60 or 70 sunny days a year where you can actually sit outdoors without either freezing or getting soaked, the principles of "Street Reclaiming" cannot take the place of a highly individualistic society as in the United States. The main reason is that drivers will simply not give up their cars in favor of anything that takes such a pleasure away. In a land where privacy rules over active community gatherings, the ideas of painted concrete, rugs and sofas lining residential streets are relegated only to dreams and the imagination. When automobile registrations are 950 per 1,000 citizens, a reversal of crowded, yet accustomed, modern social and infrastructure trends in today's world is highly improbable. In the next world, however, I am all for it--no joke intended.

David Engwicht's Street Reclaiming is a marvelous book. I could barely put it down. David treats us to a fascinating survey of the losses we've endured as a result of rising vehicle traffic and describes simple, effective means of winning back the streets to create more livable communities. Well written, informative, and extremely inspiring, this book should be required reading for all city planners and citizens!

Subtitled "Creating Liveable Streets and Vibrant Communities" this New Society Publishers book is an invitation to make things better better in urban environments. Author David Engwicht asks what it would be like if your street had 50 percent less traffic.

If just a handful of the ideas presented in Street Reclaiming could be implemented in large cities -- say Mexico City -- we would notice a radical change in behavior simply by applying the author's creative, inspiring and imaginative ideas.

Street Reclaiming is a clever, literate and beautiful primer on returning streets as the epicenter of community life instead of the noxious source of carbon dioxide and communal mistrust. The book provides design guidelines, a practical program "Six Weeks to Less Traffic" and a thoughtful essay on "taking stock on what has been stolen."

This is not a book about banishing cars. "The problem is not cars. The problem is too many cars going too fast," Engwicht explains.

He writes: "You want your street back. You want solutions. Not some pie-in-the-sky solutions but solutions that ordinary residents like you can implemente immediately."

Street Reclaiming delivers such alternatives. Kudos!