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I love the book.It told me a lot about Jesus. And about the Bible. I learned how evil can come to you but if you love Jesus he will protect you. I think people should read this to there kids to tell them a lot about Jesus. This book also helped me get more into the Bible. I love this book, I hope you love it to, it will be a book that you would want to read over and over.
Kay Van Horn

The Witch Across the Street is a good book to read with your childern to let them know how evil can sneak into your life with out you knowing. This is a book on how to show your kids that when you have Jesus in your heart he will protect you from all the evil.

As a former student of Dr. Parks, I say this book has demystified more basic financial and economic theories than anything I've read before. Master this book and you'll never be intimidated by Wall Street Journal's C section ever again.

This is a very informative book on the workings of the U.S. economy. The first time I read it, there were some topics that were difficult to grasp. After taking some Jr. college-level economics and finance classes, the book made much more sense. Also, I found it helped me better understand today's economic news. For example, are deficits always inflationary? In addition, Dr. Parks exposes the all-to-prevalent lack of economic theory displayed by our politicians and economic advisors.

Hetty Howland Robinson Green is so much more than the myth, " The Witch of Wall Street." This account of her Quaker life proves how the only child to inherit four whaling fortunes was destined to make a great deal of money. No other female has accomplished what Hetty did- amassing $100,000,000 by her demise in 1916. The facts are better than the fiction. She opened doors for women on Wall Street when women couldn't control their own money, own land or railroads, or speak in public! A female, financial genius ahead of her time, Hetty got bad reviews from male newspaper reporters. This book reveals the truth about her life being shaped by money, how promises of Howland wills changed her upon every death. She lived life to the fullest, to have amassed the money caused great comfort, to have spent it would have caused great pain! she was the Queen of finance, the human cash register, and the princess of whales! Men and women will find this account amazing and spellbinding.

Vermonter Hetty Green was a peer and rival of the great tycoons of the 19th century. Competing shoulder to shoulder with Morgan, Rockefeller, Carnegie, Vanderbilt, Gould, and Livermore, Hetty Green amassed a fortune which made her the richest woman in the world. Along the way she also earned a reputation for eccentricity (cheapness) about money which became the stuff of legend, a la Scrooge and Leona Helsmley. ...fascinating story

This book which contains sermons preached by the late Bishop William J. Seymour should be read by every Christian, Saved, Sanctified and/or religious person. Bishop Seymour takes us back to the old time way, that the bible speaks about, " Ask for the old path ". What Bishop Seymour is preaching about is not just a beleif, but it is a way of Life according to the bible. He speaks of The Baptism of the Holy Ghost and how to recieve it, first getting rid of sin, then by tarring on the altar, seeking to be filled, not someone teaching you how to speak in tongues. I even appreciate that fact that he expounds on the fact that not everyone speaks in tongues, that it is a gift to some not all. The Bishop also preaches about being the husband of one wife and the wife having one husband. Many find this controversial in this day, but it is written in the bible, and Bishop Seymour breaks it down scripture by scripture so, that there would be no mistake about what God has ordained.

This book is a must for those who want the true word of God, not false doctrines. If you want to know Christ and his ways of righteousness, I highly recommend this book.

Here are some of the actual sermons preached by Bishop William Seymour at the Azusa Street Revival in 1906. This revival introduced pentecostalism to the world and changed the religious landscape forever. Read for yourself the simple truths that changed the world.

When I need games to play with 1 person or 100 people, this is the best book there is! From traditional games like Kick the Can to awesome newer games like Wolves in the Woods, this book delivers! It features games for kids from 5 years old to adults and includes a chart to see what games are best to play.

Do the words "Ringelevio," "Skully," and "Johnny on the Pony" conjure up wonderful images for you? Want to nix Nintendo? You'll love this book! Take a stroll down Memory Lane, teach the kids a thing or two, and get some exercise -- thanks to this book's easy, how-to-play rules for over 80 street sports.

I was drawn into the story of abuse and couldn't put it down until I had finished 12Th Street Rita. It's a true story of how one girl becomes a prostitute and how she gets out of the life. It's very graphic in the details and I felt I was there with her on the streets. I cried with her and I laughed with her. It's a page turner with lots of adventure.

Just to clarify--I have not read 13 French Street-- yet. Red Scarf is, however, perhaps my favorite roman noir. It would have made, I believe, a wonderful Technicolor noir with maybe Bob Mitchum and Lizabeth Scott. Maybe let Phil Karlson direct from an adaptation by A. I. Bezzerides. Too damn cool.
The book itself is dark and pungent. Swift and cinematic in the manner of a contemporary thriller.It's absolutely unforgettable. The best book by a fantastic forgotten crime writer. And if you like this kind of thing read also They Don't Dance Much by James Ross, Shake Him Till He Rattles by Malcolm Braly and Name of the Game Is Death by Dan Marlowe. Small slices of noir heaven all.

This book really should be made into a movie. It's got all the elements for a good thriller flick. Glamour, suspense, intrique. I loved it. The death by bread in the shower scene alone is worth the read. Find this book and read it! It's been years since I've read it, but I have never given up looking for that house full of money on "19 Purchase Street." Kevin Spacey was born to play the lead in this story.

The authors say their book is simply a chronicle of 1968. But chronicles are rarely written with such deft dramatic irony, nor are they usually so ebullient or scattered with jokes. Tariq Ali and Susan Watkins have done something which is a challenge to any historian: they have made utopian rebellion intelligible. The international span makes this book a unique record: Mexico, Brazil, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland as well as women's liberation and Paris, Prague and Vietnam. The utopian ideas of 1968---that knowledge should be accessible, work democratised and time claimed for living and loving, not just for making money--are even more relevant 30 years on.

(With Vacant Spaces)...so much of this genre is lit-lite stuff, but Ware defies the norm with a demonstration of true talent.