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Jenna is visting her best friend Hannah who has recently moved to Shadyside. Jenna and Hannah run into Angelica and Simon Fear, whose daughters died a few years ago. Jenna doesn't trust the Fears, but Hannah loves them since they give her free things. But there's a terrifying secret Angelica and Simon are keeping from the girls. They have a plan to kill Hannah and Jenna so their dead daughters can start living again.

I really loved this book, but there were some boring parts which convinced me to give this book four stars. If you take away the boring parts, this book is awesome. The beginning and the ending are the best parts. There are usually never surprise endings in Fear Street Sagas, but there is in this one. Well, it's not a huge surprise. It can be guessed if you think hard about it. Anyway, Simon and Angelica are my favorite Fears. They're so evil that it's funny.

Read this book!

The book that i read "Daughters Of Silence", truly marvelous book full of mystery.I so recommend the book to teens who want a scare.The main characters are Jenna and Haille who's lives are at risk when Angelica and Simon Fear lost their two daughters it nearly destroyed them.But now it calls for the murder of two innocent girls.R.l STINE shows great detail and suspence in this 150 page book.The setting of the story takes place in ShadyHigh Village.The time is 1887.The cover expresses the thrill of the book.The two girls on the book are Julia and Hannah the fears daughters. The Angle is the one who haunts the Cementry.I recommend the book to eveyone who's a fan of mystery and scare.

When i first saw this book i saw it and i said to my self its just a book. After i heared i was suppose to read it for 15 min so i did. When i started readin it i didn't want to put it down. This book is fiction but if you like scary books you may want to read this.

I highly recommend BRUISER. I could not put it down! Chorao's writing is spare and honest. He somehow manages to make us feel like we're seeing life through the eyes of Bruiser, a nine-year old boy, while giving us very adults insights into the world and flights into revelatory territory. I found this book extremely moving, compelling and nearly pitch perfect. 5 stars from me!

this book is an incredibly fast read...the story of bruiser is moving and beautifully written. ian chorao knows his character inside out. you feel like you're walking around as a nine year old boy, but somehow the experience is heightened -- revelatory as much as it is down to earth and precise. chorao's usage of language is spare, poetic and nearly pitch perfect. i highly reccommend this book. YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PUT IT DOWN!

I usually avoid books where the protagonist is a kid. I don't like to read about bad things happening to kids. Since this book is told in the voice of the kid, and he never seems pathetic, it was constantly readable and interesting.

This book is fun and well-written. The author is personally engaging and self-effacing. But the book is not so much about Vietnam as it is about the author herself. She discusses her reactions to the people and the people?s reactions to her. The Vietnamese in the story just play a supporting role, allowing her to display her growth and her misplaced sense of guilt she shoulders on behalf of her own country.

This is not to say that there aren?t some interesting observations made about Vietnam. But they are few. If you are interested in learning about one individual?s growth and experience through immersion in a foreign culture, this would be an excellent book for you. But I would not recommend this book as a vehicle for learning about modern Vietnam. (Look instead to Sacred Willow, Shadows and Wind or Understanding Vietnam).

I couldn't put this book down! This is not a common occurrence with me. I quite often don't finish books that I start. The last one that I read until all hours of the night was "The Poisonwood Bible". Aside from Ms. Sach's wonderful writing style, her Prologue pulled me in and the story never me let go. How I wish I could have been there with her.

This is simply one of the most stupendous travelogues I have ever read. In fact, I can't think of a better one. Read it!

"The Knife" was a book filled with mystery and murder. It had everything to make it a perfect book. You wanted to know what wound happen so you could not put it down. At night, you could not put it down thinking what is going to happen. You never know what is going to freak Laurie out in this book. It starts out, Laurie is student help at the hospital during the summer. She always wanted to be a doctor or be in the medical field. She finds her self-getting in to nothing but trouble when she tries to help a little boy. I can not tell you any more with out giving away too much. The cover even gives you chills when seeing a man holding a knife behind his back. Read to see how Laurie is thrilled, romanced, and scared in the "The Knife."

i like this book because it has a great plot to it and because i am afraid of hospitals and doctors aaaaaaahhhhhhhh! its about a student volenteer worker who works at shadyside hospital. and a bunch of wierd things start happening after she meets this sick little boy and one of the nurses get stabbed with a surgical knife.

This is THE best Fear Street book ever!!!!You have to read it!!It is scary!!!I think Laurie was a great chacther.Oh was this suspenceful!!!!Truley amazing!!!!It was also very gross!!!The Toby part was SOOOOOO SAD!!!!!R.L. Stine should make a sequel!!!!

I selected the book based on it's listing among the best first mysteries in several of the mystery awards. And while I give it two stars for hints of underlying promise, I gave up after 70 pages. I only give up on about 2% of the books I start so there has to be something pretty wrong (for me - 40 something female avid reader). In this case, it's profanity. Now I've been know to drop a juicy four letter word once in awhile. However, I started to be annoyed with the constant profanity in this book early on. Then I started looking for a page with a profanity - and I couldn't find one in the next twenty pages that I read. Bottom line -- the profanity so distracted me from the plot that I simply could not get into the book.

Bob Truluck's first novel is a fast-paced detective thriller. A gay millionaire's sperm is stolen and injected into an unknown girl, the demand is simple- money or his baby dies. In comes Sloan, a man of the streets and a PI with a reputation to find the girl and put an end to a chain of gruesome murders which have been turning up, regarding the case. The novel has its share of action and mystery, and things get very nasty with the involvement of Latino gangs. For a debut, Street Level is a fine starting point for any new author and hopefully Truluck knows how to follow this one up correctly. It would've been much better if this book was thicker, because it was entirely interesting and original, so much that it shouldn't have finished so speedily. And, any Private Eye who admits he belongs out their on street level is a winner in my opinion; Sloan is a likeable character. A nice piece of reading for fans of this genre.

In this initial outing, Bob Truluck's Duncan Sloan will remind the discerning detective-genre aficionado of Parker's early Spenser offerings...except that Sloan is hipper, smarter, and a bit more wry than Spenser ever was. On top of that, Bob Truluck has somehow managed to come up with a genuinely original premise for this story, an achievement that I haven't seen in years. If you appreciate an excellent hard-boiled detective novel, then you'll want this one on your bookshelf. In fact, the only problem with Street Level is that its sequel isn't already waiting on the shelf for me to buy.

INTO THE DARK WAS OKAY BUT NOT ONE OF THE BEST FEAR STREET BOOKS. THE ONLY THING I DID LIKE ABOUT THIS BOOK IS THAT R.L. STINE USED A BLIND CHARACTER AS A MAIN CHARACTER. BUT OTHER THEN THAT, IT WAS KIND OF PREDICTABLE.

I just read a great book! The title of the book is Into the Dark. The author is R.L. Stine. The category of this book is drama/ mystery.
Into the Dark is about a girl named Paulette. Paulette is blind. One day she almost fell into the road. A guy named Brad saved her. They fell in love! But one day Brad was acting a little funny. Brad's voice sounded creepy and her smelled different then the sent that Paulette knew. Paulette could not see so but she could still smell and hear. Paulette did not know what was happening!
This book is so good. There was not one part in the book that was bad! It was the kind of book that once you start reading you cannot stop! R.L writes a lot of books! This book one of the many the many of the Fear Street, Series.
I would recommend this book to people whom like to read Fear Street and also mystery!

i loved his books, but then again i have all ways loved his books.

I thought this book was great but the killer was so stupid and had nothing realy to do with the story. The book was great but it had this weak finish that really makes you disipointed. I think Stine could do so much better.

The book Lights Out is a very good mystery book because is very intense all the way to the end. At times it might even make you jump. It's about a girly girl named Holly that, in order to help her uncle, goes to his summer camp and works as a counselor. She starts to realize that at the camp not so normal things are happening. She decides to figure out why, what, and who is causing these weird things. At times it gets really intense. For example, Holly gets really scared and it even scares like when she thinks someone is trying to kill her just like they killed another counselor. It's a really good mystery book that keeps you interested the whole way through, because after one thing happens another happens right after. I would recommend this book to people who like R.L. Stine because he writes mainly murder, mystery type books. It's a really good book.

"I could kill you!" screamed Geri Marcus. Could she? Would she? Something is very wrong at Camp Nightwing, and junior counselor Holly Flynn is determined to solve the mystery before it destroys the camp! The trouble begins with frightening acts of vandalism. After each, a red feather is left behind-signature of the culprit. Suddenly, one of the counselors is dead. "An accident," say the police. But Holly knows better-and she knows she's next. Holly can't trust anyone now, not even her best friend, as she stalks the camp killer-and hopes that it soon won't be "Lights Out" for her! Original.

It seemed everyone buying my book was also buying "The Street-Smart Entrepreneur," so I decided to give it a read.

I think "The Street-Smart Entrepreneur" Jay Goltz should be read by all serious entrepreneurs. The book is divided into 133 short sections, each giving a lesson Goltz learned in building a large, picture-framing company in Chicago.

Entrepreneurs owning manufacturing companies will benefit the most from reading this book. But, nearly all entrepreneurs will find much of value.

Some of my favorite lessons:

* Don't demotivate your employees and hire carefully. Goltz suggests a "BATH" criteria for hiring employees. Do employees Buy into your company's concept and way of doing business? Are they Able? Are they Team players, who are also ready to take individual responsibility? Are they Hungry? (Not for lunch, but to excel and succeed.)

* Distinguish between "work fors" and "work withs." Goltz tells us that not all employees want the same level of responsibility. Some just want to be told what to do. Others want to contribute more and are willing to work with you in building your business. The optimal extent of oversight and guidance depends upon the type of person the employee is.

* Don't stop delegating just because screw-ups happen. Especially, distinguish between poor performance and accidents. Let good employees who make mistakes know you don't hold it against them and that accidents are just part of the cost of running a business. Poor performance, however, can't be tolerated. Goltz says mediocre employees belong with the competition.

Goltz writes: "There's nothing to be gained by screaming at employees who make an occasional mistake or standing by while they eat themselves up with guilt or embarrassment. ...I don't want my employees ...worrying that I'm angry at them."

Goltz emphasizes you shouldn't just sit back and expect employees to come to you. Go to them and find out what's up.

* Have a good computer-accounting system and effective ways of doing things.

Goltz writes: "...Have good systems in place that give you the numbers you need. You know how much inventory you have, how much you sell each month, what your receivables are, and what your expenses are."

* Understand out-of-control growth can kill a company. Goltz emphasizes controlled growth that can be funded is better than explosive growth that leads to bankruptcy, because the company can't pay its bills.

Goltz notes: "There's a mathematical formula to determine how much you can grow and remain self-funded. To do that calculation, you first have to figure out how much money you need to invest in your business to generate a sales dollar. As your business grows, you will need more money to finance your inventory, receivables...."

"The Street-Smart Entrepreneur," however, is easy-to-read, with no mathematics. Goltz suggests having your accountant help with such a calculation, if you desire one.

* Listen to what your customers say they want and need. Don't just assume you know what your customers want. Especially, focus upon figuring out who your best customers are and finding more like them.

* Learn to say "No" to unprofitable customer orders and don't be afraid of losing a bit of business due to your prices. Goltz says you can't provide the best of all three of price, customer service, and quality. Rather, aim to be the best at two of the three.

* Read business publications and adapt other people's good ideas to your business. Goltz emphasizes talking to other business owners, customers, and anyone who can provide insight into your business endeavor.

* Don't worry about coming up with a brilliant, unique idea. Goltz writes: "If you want to be successful in business, execute well."

* Do keep an eye out for industry trends. Goltz said he noticed that his customers' cars were getting smaller, but their picture frames were getting bigger, so he offered delivery service.

* Take care of your health. Goltz says we need to balance family and personal demands with business demands.

* Develop a thick skin. Goltz writes: "If you're in a position of authority, no matter how nice and fair you are, some people will dislike you. ...There are many times when, for the good of your business, you will have to say or do things that upset people. It's naïve to think if you fire someone who has been doing a bad job, he/she will say, 'Oh, listen, I totally understand. If I were in your shoes, I'd do the same thing.'" Kick butt, when necessary.

* Deliver value to your customer. Goltz says: "To me, customer service is an issue of ethics. The reason why your business should give customers great service isn't because you will lose business otherwise, but because you have promised to deliver a product or service in exchange for their money." Further, many entrepreneurs just feel better when they offer great products and services.

* The competition isn't the enemy. Don't spend your time watching them. Goltz says mediocrity is the enemy. Spend time improving your products and your customer service. Mediocrity doesn't just happen, it sneaks up on a company.

While many of Goltz's lessons are valuable for all entrepreneurs, some are a bit more specialized and are of most value to companies producing physical, industrial products or services. For example, Goltz tells us to be sure your employees are properly classified for worker's compensation. The wrong classification could cost money. This applies more to industrial workers and people whose jobs might pose physical danger or an appearance of danger than, for example, an accountant.

Goltz also tells us his utility rates are partly determined by his maximum electricity usage during the day. So, rather than turning all lights and machinery on at once in the morning, he staggers turning stuff on over the first two hours. This is more useful for a manufacturer than for a small, computer programming company.

I highly recommended this book to entrepreneurs.

Peter Hupalo, Author of "Thinking Like An Entrepreneur"

Jay Goltz is one of my heros. I have marveled at the growth of his company and I look forward to his monthly column in Picture Framing Magazine. If I learned anything from this book, it is as a fellow entrepreneur/picture framer, how many things I am doing right, yet I have never found a resource to ratify my beliefs. Now if I can only get my gross income up.....

Experienced business people will take solice in hearing a successful business person admit that "being in business for yourself is torture." They will also identify with Goltz's admission that he made "every mistake in the book" because there were no guidebooks that spelled out the pitfalls of running your own business. Well, now we have one and it is excellent.

I love the format of the book; "What I used to Think", "Nobody Told Me", and then the "Lesson Learned" summarized in straight forward no nonsense language. The book is quick reading, inspirational and should benefit anyone trying to run their own business.

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I don't often read non-fiction, but I was enchanted by Travels with Lizbeth by Lars Eighner. It's about three years in the life of a homeless man and his dog. Before being on the streets he was a writer/mental health worker (he wrote gay porn, among other things, to make money). His style is really remarkable-mannered and wry. It's as though he were educated at Oxford and one day found himself on the streets of Austin, TX without any prospects to speak of. His adventures are poignant, funny, tragic, and even occasionally sexy. You'll walk away with an appreciation for a category of homelessness, the situationally homeless, that often gets overlooked. We're always quick to categorize people on the streets as either: substance abusers, mentally ill, or simply homeless by choice. But some people just lose it. Eighner loses it, but ultimately makes the most of it. When I finished the book, I just wanted to send him money in case his luck had changed again

I live in Austin and so I am familiar with a lot of the places mentioned in the book. Austin is currently (and was becoming at the time of publication) an economically prosperous city with it's much touted high-tec industries and growing affluence. Of course not everyone benefits from the growing economy and this book shows that there are some that do not benefit at all. The experiences of living on the streets of Austin and the southwest with a dog are told with great humor and wit. The fact that this book is very well written suggests that Lars Eighner doesn't fit the usual homeless stereotype of being ignorant, uneducated and useless to society. In fact in the book Eighner mentions having regular job before his circumstances changed. It does make one wonder how many other people are out there who go through similar experiences in life. anyway, this book is definitely worth a read.

This is one of my favorite memoirs. It reads less like an autobiography than a collection of related short stories, each one witty, poignant, and carefully drawn.

It also serves as bracing lesson, not so much about "homelessness", but about how even an uncommonly intelligent and capable, if somewhat non-standard, person can slip through what's left of our social safety net and end up on the street. As Eighner tells it here, if it weren't for a couple of strokes of random good fortune, he would not have been a position to put a roof over his head again, much less publish this book.

For those wondering what Eighner is up to now, he's still writing. Examples of his recent and not-so-recent work can be found on his website, which can be easily found by putting "Lars Eighner" in a search engineer. (...)

I heard a radio article about this and it sounded like the perfect Father's Day present. I found only favorable reviews here, so I ordered it. If, instead, I had flipped through it at a bricks and mortar store, I would not have purchased it. There are plenty of towns with funny names. In some cases, the author was unable to find a good explanation for the name. I can see how that would be difficult since he was usually in each town for only a short time. However, in places he found nothing memorable to photograph, he should have struck those towns from the list. Many of the towns were just names on a map, so there was no building or sign to photograph. In these cases the author found local residents willing to stand in front of nothing and provide exaggerated grins, or policemen willing to pose beside their cars at roadside. The author ruined an already mediocre project by disrespecting the local residents. The condescending remarks, couched in attempted humor in the final pages, are unforgiveable.

I heard Gary Gladstone talk about this project on NPR's Weekend Edition and started laughing immediately. When I ordered the book and read the stories and laughed at the images, I wasn't disappointed. (I'm still laughing.)

This is one funny look at America and Americans. Can you believe there are real estate agents trying to sell property in Stinking Point? There is a Police Officer with a radar gun pointed at you in Good Grief, Idaho? Gladstone visited about 60 hysterically named towns and made a portrait of a citizen who lives there. He shows these real people in really funny named towns as both warm and funny.

Gladstone's America smiles at itself in the pictures and in the stories where he tells about how these silly names were picked for the towns.
It's a great read!

---Wallace Moon

I have this book on my family room coffee table and even though I've read it cover to cover at least twice now, I still get a big smile every time I see it there. Why, well how about the concept of God having a bar code check out lane on Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania? I've been down that road at night and after reading Gladstone's description of the PA Dept of Transportation's paint test area, I laughed until it hurt. It's great photography with writing that leaves you wanting to read and see more of the same.