Street

I just got this book as a gift not three days ago. I read it in a single afternoon. I have to warn you that this is not an easy read. The writing is very simple and easy to understand, but the story is a difficult one to swallow. It is a frank account of the lifestyle of street children, and it is not pretty. I have seen these street kids in cities all over Romania. They are haunting images of neglect. Do not read this book of you are not prepared to have your heart broken.

I have been to Romania and know something about the plight of the Romanian street children. This book's "been there, done that" account of living on the street was very interesting. It helped fill in the gaps in my understanding of the problem. It clearly explains why the street children exist, about their awful living conditions, about successes and failures working with street children, and more. I highly recommend this book to anyone who would like to learn more about Romanian street children.

Grover is great monster, one of best indeed. He filled my life with joy after reading OH, IM SO EMBARRASSED over and over again. I must have read OH, IM SO EMBARRASSED over 300 times this week alone (not getting sick of it once). There was one occasion where I had cried when Grover was embarrassed because it reminded me of my past troubles with the law. I would recommend this book to all the laughing happies in this world, including the sads. I love you Grover and your book about embarrassment. Thank you, Thank you soooo much.

I thought that this was a very good book for young kids. I even liked. By reading this book you get an understanding of the challengeslittle kids face while growing up. This book delt with groover being embarrassed about things that had happend to him. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes the Sesame Street books.

I have never purchased a 'joke' book before. But this one made fall off my seat. Rosebuns holds nothing back with his politically incorrect jokes. It's about time somebody told it like it really is. Howard Stern has found a soul mate in Rosebuns. Keep em coming!

Great joke after great joke presented in a very interesting format. Couldn't put it down - read it start to finish in one sitting.

Abandoned by his mother at the age of seven, Rabbi Harold Swiss lived in poverty with his grandparents, surviving on the few pennies his grandfather earned as a beggar with no legs. Times were hard. It was cold in the winter. And young Harold was often hungry. But he was loved. And his life was rich with the rituals of the synagogue and his growing understanding of the world around him.

Rabbi Swiss writes with passion, forcing the reader to feel the emotions of young Harold as he yearns for his mother, studies Judaism, and turns his eyes to the very real human beings who make up his community. I can never forget the hunchback outcast who delivered coal but had once been a concert pianist in Russia, the communistic rhetoric of the agnostic in the tea room which served as place to socialize and escape the dreary streets, the Negro superintendent who taught young Harold to box as well as a valuable lesson in humanity.

These were the days before even the rudiments of welfare, and if families couldn't pay the rent, they were forced to live right out on the street with their furniture, shivering in the cold while still trying to keep their dignity. Young Harold was one of the fortunate ones because there was always a roof, if nothing else, over his head. The tight-knit community believed in charity though. And no matter how poor they were, there was always a bit of soup or a piece of bread for the needy.

Against this background, young Harold grew and observed the world with the wonder of youth and the eyes of compassion. He had a spark of rebelliousness too. He shocked the community when he diverted from his prepared bar mitzvah speech. He stole some money that the mob had hidden and bought himself treats. He had sexual yearnings as he grew into manhood.

The book could have used some more careful editing, but this is minor criticism. There's lessons in humanity on every page as well as rich and well-developed characters. The story captured a neighborhood and a time in history that is unknown to most people and I wish it could be made into a screenplay in order to bring that particular era in focus.

Recommended

I agree with the review from Aufbau magazine, which said: Out of Eldridge Street, by Rabbi Harold Swiss, teaches us the lesson that to be a good Jew it is necessary to not only study the Torah and Talmud and pray three times daily, but to practice that which we learn from the Torah and care about those around us, regardless of the color of their skins or their religion.

I will go out and buy the book, since I'd never heard of it, and am trying to find information on my ancestors! I didn't even know Fra Filippo had a daughter! I traveled to Ancona, birthplace of Fra Fillipo Lippi and my grandfather, Cipriano Lippi. I don't know where Alessandra was born exactly, so I'm definately buying the book!

I found this book to be a carefully crafted, entertaining and educational experience. The author has clearly undertaken a great deal of research and paired it with her talent for telling a story. Much of Botticelli's work has been described as "lyrical precision," I honestly don't think it would be too far-fetched to use the same description for this book.

Simon P Newman's Parades And The Politics Of The Street focuses on festivities and political connections in early American history, considering how parades were involved in drawing together people of different social levels, and how they influenced politics and opinions about popular leadership. This title would be useful for the college-level course on early American history as supplemental reading.

Simon Newman has given a vivid, fresh and accessible vision of life in early-European America. I'd never given a moment's thought to these matters of public demonstration...A must-read for anyone even remotely interested in colonial, social, even labor history.

We've already had a good synopsis of the book. Let me just say that I love John Putnam Thatcher. I wish Lathen's books were more available. I thought this one was really good. Thatcher gets away from his desk and off on the hiking trail, but his hiking companion finds a dead body. Thatcher gets drawn into the investigation. The dead man was also an avid hiker, but it's his complex relationship with his wife and ex-wife that had everyone thinking. Great book. I found it at the library, so if you can't get a copy elsewhere, try it there.

Since Amazon didn't post an editorial review, here's the description from the back of the book to help you decide if this book is for you: "Imagine the urbane John Putnam Thatcher, senior vice president of Sloan Guaranty Trust, striding down the Appalacian Trail in boots and breeches, loaded with backpack and dehyrated rations, accompanied by an old Down East crony, Henry Morland. Imagine the odds of their finding, along that 2,000 mile trail, one Steven Lester laid to rest (albeit wtih a hammer) in a picturesque housing development with the wildly inappropriate name of Fiord Haven. Consider the improbability of Thatcher and Morland -- both men of great martial experience -- trangling with Steven Lester's two wives, Amanda and Eunice, either of whom had reason to profit as a widow and both of whom intend to. In the midst of the hectic milieu of hig-pressure salesmanship and murder, their cat fights add a special poignancy to the genveral discord and bolster the notion that either of them could have done in Steven Lester ..."

My children love this book. Big Bird and Barkely palying.....what else could entertain babbies better.

A delightful book about Big Bird and Barkely. It has been a favorite with all 4 of my children. We are now on our second copy. Don't get me wrong it is very durable but after 6 years of heavy handeling by little fingers...you get my point. A copy is even going into a memory chest so thier children can enjoy the same book years from now.

This book is great for any coming-of-age teenager. I was 13 when I first read this, and it made more sense to me at that time than any other book I've ever read.

This is my all time favorite book! I love it! The Potter of Charles Street tells about going outside of your comfort zone and just is a wonderful book.

I'd like to know if this book is teacher's edition?

I need a teachers edition