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Run with the Horsemen (Penguin Contemporary American Fiction Series)
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BOY'S ACCOUNT of growing up through the rituals of life on an ancestral farm in middle Georgia between the big wars. It is a rueful, humorous story of the people in one rural county, but the telling cuts so deep it breaks through to the universal. Reminiscent of To Kill a Mockingbird, Tom Sawyer, and The Catcher in the Rye, Run With the Horsemen is the powerfully moving and delightfully endearing story of Porter Osborne Jr.'s journey to adulthood.
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Quality literature!.......2007-07-28
This coming-of-age novel is rich. It conveys the nuances of rural Southern culture, as well as the universal joys and problems of growing up.
I LOVE PORTER LONGSTREET OSBORNE, JR........2007-05-04
If I could give this book more than 5 stars I would! In fact, I feel the same way about the entire Porter Osborne Trilogy...Whisper of the River and When All the World Was Young. I love the books so much that I actually traveled to Fayetteville, Ga...the hometown of Ferrol Sams (who is a family doctor)and sat in his waiting room...during flu season and had all of my books signed. I had searched and searched until I found all three in first edition. After meeting Dr. Sams, I am happy to announce that Porter Osborne lives! And I am so glad. I just couldn't imagine a world in which Porter Osborne didn't actually live!
Besides the Holy Bible, this is the best book ever written.......2007-02-24
The story of the stubborn mule is a Southern Classic and the funniest event ever put on paper.
Simple Realization.......2005-10-31
In his semi-autobiographical novel, Ferrol Sams unravels a marvelous tale that mirrors his own life growing up in rural Georgia. Through the countless acts of Porter "Sambo" Osbourne, Jr., Sams is able to reveal his own life in a disgreet and ingenious way. This catching story of simplicity will entice any reader and grab them in a way that is duplicated by no other.
Porter, a mischievious farm boy, grows up between the two World Wars and in a time where a young boy always respected his elders. These were simple times and a child was assumed to understand this unspoken law. Porter is sent to school before he's five years old because of the mischief he causes at home. His misadventures are constantly getting him into trouble costing him certain privelages. Despite being a natural prankster, Porter grows up respecting and revering his father. His word is law. The boy grew up knowing that whatever his father said was right. Sams writes, "By the time the boy knew him, he was a giant" (pg. 2).
The boy's mother, a kind submissive woman, allowed the father to take control of the home:
"She was completely submissive to the dominating manhood of the father. She adored his person, obeyed his orders, indulged his whims, admired his intellect, applauded his accomplishments, waited on him hand and foot, and defended his mistakes" (pg. 34).
Porter's mother builds up an incredible essence of the father.
She gives him a power that is too much for him to live up to:
"She thus created such an ideal of masculine behaviour and exhibited such an unswerving belief in the reality of htis superior imgage that the father was challenged to the limits of his really rather remarkable powers to fill the role so subliminally but steadfastly outlined for him" (pg. 35).
Later in life as Sambo begins to mature and grow, he begins to question the authority and power of the father. He battles a realization that his father is flawed. He is unable to accept that the father, who has created such an outstanding hero worship for the boy, is flawed. Near the end of the catching novel, the father does something terrible to one of Porter's friends after he has been drinking. Porter is overwhelmed with feelings of hate. He is now battling a love/hate relationship with his father. The end of the book (as seen above) is a scene where the boy is baffled by his emotional battle. He cannot decide whether to love or hate his father. The boy's great adoration and love for his father is met head on with an unfathomable amount of hatred that crushes Porter:
"Falling on the floor, he knelt shivering and bare kneed against teh bed. Shuddering witha deep sigh, he foreced his body to be still. With deep and simple passion, he prayed, 'Our merciful and Heavenly Father, what in the world am I going to do? I love him so!'" (pg. 422).
This excellently written novel portrays a conflicting life full of love and hate. A young boy (like so many people) must battle against the hero worship of his father and some serious moral values in life.
Run With The Horsemen.......2004-09-22
This book, plus Sams' other two related to his growing up in Georgia, reminded me so much of my childhood and events that happened in my life. In places I literally cried with delight; others I just added an "Amen;" and when I got through I felt like Sams had written a story of my life! I couldn't put the book down once I got started. Then, when I did finish, I had to start on his other two that are actually sequels to this one. They're priceless, and in many places classically written.
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Run with the Horsemen: Selected Readings from the Novel
Ferrol Sams
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A host of totally new stories written by some of the most popular writers of historical mysteries brings to life the glorious and nefarious world that for nearly a thousand years—from the founding of the Republic in 510 B.C. to the deposing of the last emperor, Romulus, in 476 A.D.—was ancient Rome. Events from the turbulent reigns of Julius Caesar, Augustus, Caligula, and Nero provide the colorful background to tales ingeniously contrived by contributors like Paul Doherty, Gillian Bradshaw, and Richard Butler. While John Maddox Roberts offers a new SPQR story, Steven Saylor, Marilyn Todd, Rosemary Rowe, Darrell Schweitzer, and Michael Kurland challenge their sleuths Gordianus the Finder, Claudia, Libertus, Pliny the Younger, and Quintilian with baffling new cases. Mary Reed and Eric Mayer conjure new intrigue for John the Eunuch, and Peter Tremayne sends his Fidelma on the trail of a Roman legion lost in Ireland. In addition to the original stories specially commissioned for this volume, this book also includes such rare reprints as a Slave Detective story by Wallace Nichols and one of the earliest historical mysteries to be set in Rome, "De Crimine" by Miriam Allen de Ford. which features Cicero as the investigator.
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Consistently good anthology.......2007-08-13
This is a very good anthology, with a wide spread not only of quality authors, but of stories set in different times and places in the Classical Roman sphere of influence. I am a minor historian and was not perturbed by any glaring inaccuracies. As a reader for pleasure I was not annoyed by painstaking details or footnotes. Some ripping good mysteries, and I find myself tempted to check out certain novel series based on short stories involving their sleuths.
Great for short story lovers!.......2006-03-02
For those who love Steven Saylor, you are in for a treat forther into Roman times before Gordanius,the Finder and beyond. For those who have never traveled to ancient Rome or have other favorite "Roman era" authors, you are sure to find them here and maybe some new ones!
Some really great stories; some flat stories.......2004-10-15
I love the mysteries from Steven Saylor and Rosemary Rowe so I thought this would be a great collection. They each have a story in this collection. Both are good, Rowe's better than Saylor's. I was also very impressed with Wallace Nichols older story; it made me want to try and find his other work. Caroline Lawrence's children's story was also interesting but I didn't think it did the period justice. In fact, maybe because I study ancient history (and just taught a college level Roman History course in the spring of 2004) I couldn't get over some of the historical problems with several of the stories in this collection. For example Michael Jecks' piece was full of very odd words that just did not fit in the context of his chosen time period and that made it very difficult for me to read. Other stories just didn't have main characters that grapped me. *shrug* Large collections are generall so-so in quality so I guess I should not have been very surprised.
A bit tired.......2003-12-29
The stories in this book just don't seem to be of the same caliber as those in previous Mammoth editions...or maybe I'm just getting tired of "ancient" mysteries. One thing I do know, however...this book needed a good editor...and didn't have one...too many misspellings, etc.
SPQR.......2003-11-04
Being an avid fan of Gordianus the Finder and Marcus Didius Falco, buying this book of short stories concerning mysteries set in the Roman world was a "no-brainer". I assumed that this collection, like all collections of stories, would vary in quality from indifferent to excellent. Thankfully, I was wrong, for all of the stories are top-notch examples of mystery writing at its best, including the one supposedly from 1866 or so, which is a good example of older writing. I'm pleased that Gordianus is in this book, but did miss Falco, although I did make the acquaintance of new friends of mystery whose careeers I will follow in other published works by their authors. If you, like me, enjoy mysteries set during Roman times, and can't get enough of them through novel length works, I highly recommend this wonderful collection. You will not be disappointed!
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What is the best way to gently wean a baby? Should you be weaning your baby now? The Nursing Mother's Guide to Weaning, by Kathleen Huggins and Linda Ziedrich, is at times less a how-to and more a "why-not-to" book about nursing your infant, baby, and toddler. As such, it provides strong, supportive arguments for not weaning babies too early. Each of the possible impediments to nursing--physical reasons, logistical problems such as working, and emotional considerations such as critical family members--are discussed and dealt with sympathetically, reasonably, and with useful tips.
For those who have decided to wean their babies, Huggins and Ziedrich give clear hints on how to use shortened nursing, postponement, substitution, and distraction to make weaning a positive experience for both mother and child. The Nursing Mother's Guide to Weaning is a useful accompaniment to Huggin's terrific, bestselling guide The Nursing Mother's Companion.
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By the author of bestselling Nursing Mother's Companion, this is the first book on weaning your baby.
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Useful and practical.......2006-03-17
You may see a few discussions amongst these reviews about certain techniques suggested by this book. Some people take offence that certain techniques are suggested at all. But the most valuable thing I found about this book is the fact that it presents *all* possible options/methods available for weaning of various agegroups, in a very comprehensive and objective manner - and leaves the decision up to the reader to apply what suits them, their situation and their baby/child best. It has a lot of practical solutions and presents the pros and cons for every method and agegroup in a very unbiased way, therefore assisting decision-making based on a reader's own unique situation. Kathleen Huggins' style of presentation reminded me of the style used by Elizabeth Pantley (author of 'no cry sleep solution') in presenting all possible options in a non-judgemental and non-biased way. Using this book enabled me to wean my daughter without any tears or trauma at all (to her or me) and helped me decide/recognise if/when she was ready for weaning. I found this book a lot more objective than the Norma Jane Bumgarner book 'Mothering your Nursing Toddler' which is wonderful but is mostly only useful if you want to reinforce or take on a 'wait until the child weans themself' (read = 4 years plus) view of weaning. Kathleen Huggins presents the possibility (among others) that just as a child would eventually potty train themself (albeit a lot later than if shown what to do), they are also perfectly capable of weaning earlier than if not guided to do so. Similarly she presents many caring and gentle ways to guide your baby/child to wean earlier than if not 'guided' in any way and left to wean for themselves - provided they are ready. While presenting views on weaning at both ends of the scale such as 'martrydom'/'earth-mother'/'child-led' and 'let them cry/don't let the child control'/'mother-led' etc., Huggins also provides a middle-ground so that the reader gains enough options and information to adopt a weaning style that suits themself, their situation and their child.
"How I Can Sell You on Breastfeeding Until Your Child is 4".......2005-03-19
I was so offended by this book. I found it incredibly condescending. It was basically a list of reasons why one might stop breastfeeding and instead of offering the best way to wean under the circumstances Huggins proceeds to handle the reason like an objection and then tells you your reason isn't good enough and comes up with reasons why and how you can keep nursing. The decision of when to wean is incredibly personal and I don't need this author to tell me why my reason isn't good enough. My baby is nine months old and I am planning on weaning around her first birthday. I was looking to this book to show me techniques on how to wean gently, not to make me feel guilty for not nursing until she's four! She also tries to make it seems like giving your baby formula is akin to giving them poison - please! Don't waste your money!
Great for cultural perspectives, Poor for actual weaning........2004-06-29
I actually give this book 5 stars for historical and cultural/social perspective on nursing and weaning but 2 stars for the actual process of weaning.
I felt this book really tried to sway a Mom to not wean even at 2-3 years old! The actual weaning processes could have been written in 4 pages and disbursed as a pamphlet.
I really came away from this book with the same knowledge as I had when I started to read it.
So, if you are looking for a book to read to gather information on nursing in general as it relates to history and culture then this book is fantastic.
But if you are looking for just some good practical advice and support then this book will most likely not help you.
supportive and informative.......2004-03-30
I found this book to be supportive of your decision to wean whether it be at 5 days or 5 years. It covered the pros and cons of a variety of weaning methods from substitution (to a bottle or cup) distraction, gradual weaning and abrupt weaning. It talked about aversion techniques and just saying no. It recognizes that not all children or mothers are the same and that in different times in history and different cultures weaning is accomplished at different ages and with different methods. The book discusses ramifications of weaning on the child (both long-term and short term) for these techiques and also about the mothers potential feelings and physical changes once she has weaned. Both my husband and I found this book to be very useful as we navigate our way through the weaning of our 2 1/2 year old.
If you are looking for a quick and easy answer for how to wean I am not sure that you will find it here or in any book but if you want a very open analysis of a variety of methods then check this one out.
If you want to wean your baby DO NOT buy this book!!!!.......2004-02-20
I cannot even begin to express my disappointment with this book. I had to wean my baby for medical reasons and was completely lost with how to even start. I waited anxiously for the arrival of this book, which I thought would be a tremendous help. When I first started to page through it, I almost began to cry. The entire book is propaganda to continue breastfeeding. The author repeats the same information over and over, explaining why there is no good reason to wean your child. The title should be changed, so other women who need help don't make the mistake of purchasing this book.
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If you are a breastfeeding mother, then you probably have the same questions that most new mothers have: when is the right time to wean, and what is the best way to go about it? The new, revised and updated edition of The Nursing Mother's Guide to Weaning has the answers. Experts say that breastfeeding success depends on getting off to a good start, and much of this book is devoted to advice for resolving breastfeeding difficulties that often lead to early weaning. This book also explores the hygienic, nutritional, and emotional concerns that make weaning from the breast such an important and often difficult transition. Best-selling author and lactation expert Kathleen Huggins and co-author Linda Ziedrich make it easier than ever for you to bottle-feed safely, introduce solids gradually, and find new ways to keep a growing child secure and happy during and after weaning.
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Why not to wean.......2007-06-02
I also loved the Nursing Mothers Companion and am very pro-breastfeeding, but I am sad to say that this book is not what it purports to be. As pointed out in other reviews, much more time is spent telling mothers why they shouldn't wean than how they might wean. A great disappointment.
A Disappointment.......2007-05-30
I absolutely love the Nursing Mother's Companion and have used it as a reference on and off since my son was born a year and a half ago. I was hoping that the Guide to Weaning would offer me some innovative tools or helpful exercises to better understand how and when to wean my son. Instead, it seemed like most of the chapter on toddlers (1-2 years) was a cheerleading session for strategies of how to continue nursing, with a short section on ideas for how to wean at the end. I really didn't get any new information here - I think that most moms who decide to prolong breastfeeding have already had to figure out how to manage where and when it's okay for the baby to nurse; it's the final step of actually weaning that can be difficult to tackle. In all, I didn't find the book to be particularly supportive of my choice to begin weaning my son or to offer any concrete suggestions beyond common sense and advice that's easily available from other moms who have been there before.
The title of this book should be "why you shouldn't wean your child".......2007-04-24
First of all, let me just say that I am pro breastfeeding, but I also believe that it is a personal choice that every mother must make for themselves. So is weaning. I support nursing mothers whether they do it for 2 weeks or 2 years. My daughter is 9 months old and has always been breastfed. She never would take a bottle and doesn't like formula, even in a cup. I got this book because my plan is to wean my daughter at one year and I was looking for some practical advice. Well, I didn't find it in this book. The chapters are grouped by the child's age when you plan to wean. 90% of each chapter focuses on the reasons you may decide to wean at that age and why those reasons are not valid ones. The book basically shoots down every scenario for weaning your child. The sections on "how to" wean focus on how ineffective most of them are. This is not a book that will give you support and advice on weaning. It does not acknowledge and accept the fact that breastfeeding until your child is in preschool is just not the right choice for everyone. I am proud of the fact that I have breastfed this long but the decision to wean is something that I alone (taking my daughter's needs into consideration) will decide. If you are looking for a book to talk you out of weaning then this is the book for you.
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Delicious Indian Food!!!.......2007-09-30
My newly vegetarian daughter found this book at the library! We have made numerous recipes out of this book. Excellent, spicy, delicious food...even the Naan bread is wonderful! There is an excellent introduction on Indian culture and how food is prepared and served... All around a great cookbook for those interested in authentic Indian cooking! I have since purchased this fantastic book!!!
Excellent book for simple vegetarian recipes........2007-03-14
This book is a must have for all nri's who are away from home.
It not only gives simple healthy recipes but there are some tips as well.
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wonderful.......2006-02-24
the word is wonderful-the food is delicious!!! highly recommend this cookbook for the adventurous cook.
Outstanding intro to Indian cooking!.......2005-04-24
I had always been intimidated by the ingredients lists in many Indian cookbooks then I took a class with the author. WOW! This book is incredible. Instruction is easy and clear with wonderful serving suggestions. The ingredients are easy to find in my grocery store. My favorite recipe is homemade paneer cheese (p. 165). It is super easy to prepare and always looks elegant in any dish. The paratha (Calcutta Plain Flakybread - p.82) is also very easy and tastes wonderful! This is an outstanding book for vegetarian and non-vegetarian alike.
Great Instructional Book for Beginners.......2004-11-03
I have cooked Indian food for about 10 years now using recipes from an Indian cooking class my mother took, but this book has given me a much better understanding of how Indian meals come together, techniques in making different types of dishes and the Indian names for the recipes and many of the ingredients, which makes them easier to shop for at the Indian grocery I go to.
Directions are clear and comprehensive, and written in a very easy, conversational style. Most ingredients have been easy to find at the regular grocery, but I prefer going to the Indian market for quality and better prices, especially on the many spices used in great quantity.
The recipes are absolutely DELICIOUS! Everything is extremely tasty, healthful and filling. I feel so much better eating this food than almost any other. I've tried recipes from pretty much every section of the book, and some have become permanent features in my regular repertoire. You MUST buy this book!
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A pictorial record of the bright, bold ceramic designs of Clarice Cliff, whose Art Deco tea services brightened the era with daring and style. Now in paperback, with 60 photos and auction prices from Christie's. The designs of Clarice Cliff are among the most striking and collectable ceramics produced in the 20th century. Angular and uncompromising, embellished in strident primary colors, they were a sensation when they appeared in the 1920s, capturing the spirit of the Art Deco movement. Her teaware is as sought after today as it was then, her most collected designs, such as her Bizarre ware, commanding high prices. This beautifully photographed book evokes the mood of the Art Deco era as it conveys the enormous charm and range of Cliff's work in china tea services. It offers a complete record of her teaware designs as well as a fascinating look at her life and work. Leonard Griffin is the author of Clarice Cliff: The Bizarre Affair. 128 pp 7 x 7 40 color & 15 b/w photos
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Receiving kudos for Clarice.......2007-03-28
As a collector of Clarice Cliff, I read almost anything relating to her. Clarice was way ahead of her time. She was an uneducated British girl in the 1920's who through hard work and brilliant ideas became a pioneer in art deco ceramics. Leonard Griffin is a master scholar of Clarice and this book was another one of his carefully reviewed study of her work.
Identifying her teaware as a celebration is absolutely true. Almost 80 years later, her work is more collectible than ever and it is fascinating to read how she evolved her designs and manufacturing ideas into the most beautiful teaware.
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Beginning and intermediate scroll sawers will enjoy creating and assembling these fun dinosaur puzzles. A discussion of different types of hardwood and tips for working with each helps craftspeople understand how to choose the perfect wood for each puzzle project. Patterns are divided by level of difficulty and include brontosaurus, stegosaurus, triceratops, tyrannosaurus rex, and many more. Also included is information about safety precautions, creating a safe workshop, and assembling the basic equipment to get started.
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Plank House (Native American Homes)
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Plank Houses (Bridgestone Books: Native American Life)
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This digital document is a journal article from Dendrochronologia, published by Elsevier in . The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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A dendroarchaeological survey of a traditional Nuu-chah-nulth plank house at Kiix?in, the former capital of the Huu-ay-aht First Nations, on the west coast of Vancouver Island British Columbia, was undertaken in the summer of 2002. Standardized dendroarchaeological techniques were employed to collect and analyse increment core samples collected from the house known as Quaksweaqwul. Floating ring-width series were compared to a locally prepared Western redcedar (Thuja heterophylla) master tree-ring chronology (1511-2002 AD) to determine when the trees used to construct the house were felled. The findings of the survey indicate that Quaksweaqwul was built after the 1835 AD growth year. As the amount of perimeter wood loss due to weathering and preparation is difficult to ascertain, no precise felling or construction date can be presented. The results of this survey provide insights into Huu-ay-aht First Nations history and offer direct evidence for the general state of preservation of individual house posts and beams at Kiix?in. Additionally, the successful dating of a traditional First Nations village using a dendroarchaeological approach highlights the potential this technique may hold for developing similar insights at other sites along Canada's Pacific Coast.
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Excellent for young budding artists.......2006-08-25
I got this for my sons 9th Birthday - it give the basics of 3D drawing in a way that children of his age can understand. I would recommend this book to people with children who enjoy drawing and would like to improve the results
Good book to learn how to draw.......2005-09-26
I'm trying to learn how to draw now because I was afraid to take art classes in high school. This book has made it fun. I really liked the "how to draw cars" by the same author. This book was not as helpful but it is still a good book.
Thank Heavens for Dubosque.......2005-09-13
With 8 grandchildren under 10 years of age, this book has delighted all of them. We have 3 budding artists and now the others are becoming more creative. The Dubosque books are an answer to parents who are not artistic or don't have the time to answer all their questions. With our schools eliminating many arts programs it will be up to parents to interest their children in the finer things, which begin with the basics.
Thank you for a delightful, useful book.
Rosemary McDowell
Ideal for Pre-Teen and Beginning Artists.......2003-01-21
"DRAW 3-D" by Doug DuBosque is a friendly and painless introduction to the ABCs of perspective drawing. The text has a conversational feel and is easy to understand, using short words and simple explanations aided by 2-5 very clear illustrations (and an occasional photograph) on every single page.
I went through the whole book, practice-drawing as I read, in about a week, since it's only 63 pages and I was already familiar with some of the principles discussed thanks to the most excellent "How To Draw Comics the Marvel Way" by John Buscema & Stan Lee.
I think "DRAW 3-D" is easy enough for a kid of about 9 or older to understand most of it, and all of it if he or she has an older artist handy to explain and demonstrate (or to console and encourage, because it sure is exasperating when you forget which of those 20 straight lines goes where). It will not teach you to draw a perspective view from an object plan, or to draw a perfect square in perspective, but if you are completely new to perspective drawing and want a good introduction to the subject, this is the book for you.
Try it! If you reach the point where you don't need it anymore, and haven't become sentimentally attached to it in the meantime, it will make a great gift for anyone else interested in drawing.
Splendid!.......1999-09-24
I bought three beginning drawing books for my 9 year old, and this one was his favorite (one on how to draw cartoons was a close second). The first exercise, which is to spell out your name using 3-D letters, caught his interest right away, and he's been back to the book several times on his own initiative.
Book Description
Nancy Cartwright is the ultimate Simpsons insider. Her raspy, childlike voice is immediately recognizable as none other than Bart Simpson, the most precocious, irreverent, and intriguing ten-year-old ever to enter the American consciousness.
In this behind-the-scenes story Nancy Cartwright tells of the Simpsons's early days, when the cast was given a closet-sized space to record commercial bumpers for The Tracey Ullman Show. She traces the Simpsons's rapid rise to wild popularity, offers hilarious anecdotes about cast members and guest stars including Mel Gibson, Meryl Streep, and Elizabeth Taylor, and explains what goes into making the half-hour animated series. And she reveals what it's like to be at the center of an American institution, one that reinvented the sitcom, rocked the networks to the core, and changed forever the face of American television.
Packed with more information than has ever been revealed about the longest-running animated show, here is the perfect book for the millions of Simpsons fans who can't get enough of America's favorite dysfunctional family.
Customer Reviews:
Not exactly good but certainly not indifferent.......2006-11-24
OK, it wasn't written well. And there are times where the girl power emphasis, the "way cool"s and such do get a bit tedious, but hey - that is how ms. Cartwright talks. And in that one gets a key piece of info - she is Bart! Literally. We have here the do-what-you-feel boy. Its a fairly open account of her early career on up to Bart, containing therein something which I have found lacking in all other Simpsons books or commentaries. This is the only place I have found anyone involved in the Simpsons discuss the death of the great Phil Hartman. It just annoys me honestly in the DVD commentaries or in books when he is solely referred to as "the late Phil Hartman" in a 4 word quickie statement that then passes to the next Citizen Kane parody. Not that I mean going into any morbid, tabloid details, but acknowledging that one day he was at work and one he wasn't, saying how tragic it was and what a loss to television and those that knew him personally. A cute book for those that like the show, and far better than others (avoid Planet Simpson like the razor Os in frosted Krusty flakes) in terms of anecdotes of the show's early years.
Nothing behind the scenes about it.......2006-07-14
I had to read this book. I consider The Simpsons to be one of, if not the, greatest TV sitcom ever, and the chance at a behind the scenes look into the show was not something I could refuse. Indeed the cover proclaims it as a look "Behind the Scenes at The Simpsons." Sadly, however, there is very little of this. What this book really is, instead, is a memoir by a would-be celebrity who seems to be shouting the words "recognize me" over and over for 270 pages.
Not that Ms. Cartwright has trouble recognizing herself. This book is, essentially, nothing more than the relating of her life, a bland and boring story that plods along without really anything to pique the reader's interest. She writes poorly, makes use of irritating phrases like "so way cool," shifts tenses several times in a paragraph, and uses quotation marks with reckless abandon. She also presents her life as flat and with a sort of one-sided idealism. Everything goes right-there is never any doubt, no failures or second guesses to cloud this fairy tale. Nancy seems to want everyone to see her life as perfect in every way.
The "behind the scenes" aspect of the work is actually a slew of anecdotes which ranges from stories of people applauding and extolling her greatness to star struck accounts of her own run-ins with celebrity, which almost invariably end with some star validating her inflated opinion of herself by acknowledging her existence. There is a random spattering of the "process" as she, someone who isn't actually involved in the animation process, sees it. If, like me, you're looking for real meat, for actual looks behind the scenes and into the inner workings of Springfield you'll be, again like me, sorely disappointed.
At times it's annoying that Nancy sees herself as a celebrity. At other times its humorous or just plain sad. I actually burst out laughing when she compares Kelsey Grammer's appearances as Sideshow Bob to her own minor role as a forgettable extra in an episode of Cheers. That she has the audacity to refer to herself in that sitcom (years before the Simpsons) as a "guest star" overcame my efforts of keeping a straight face. She seems to be craving respect and recognition, throwing around names of people and stars she's worked with (or who she spent 5 minutes at the mic with during their guest appearances) as if by rubbing shoulders (or, better yet, having shook hands) with celebrities she is, by definition, one herself. As she narrates tales of Kirk Douglas, Mel Gibson, and others she patronizes them by condescendingly taking it upon herself to fantasize what they might be thinking and imagining that they're actually nervous. She has some twisted sense that they have to prove themselves to the Simpsons cast, as if the stars of Spartacus and Braveheart are concerned with what she thinks. Indeed it seems a twisted form of hero worship when she ponders if this or that Hollywood great can, as she puts it, "measure up."
In all fairness Nancy is a very talented voice over artist and certainly deserves respect. It's no stretch of the imagination, however, to remember that she's only one part of Bart Simpson. Taking into account that Homer more or less stole the spotlight from Bart in the first few seasons anyway it's surprising that she has to wonder why she's not constantly mobbed by fans. She ponders why they refused to announce her arrival at a Screen Actors Guild awards ceremony. That she doesn't recognize the limit of her celebrity is, indeed, sad. That her name has to be qualified with the phrase "Voice of Bart Simpson" on the cover should, one would think, provide a hint.
I picked this book up hoping for an in-depth look at both The Simpsons and the development and evolution of Bart Simpson's voice. Sadly, I feel I was let down from start to finish. My respect for Nancy Cartwright as the voice of Bart will continue, but I just can't buy into the celebrity status she's afforded herself. And I'll always remember that several talents on that show eclipse her own, and that there are people on the show who do upwards of 12 or more voices but don't feel the need to write a book about it. You don't see James Earl Jones trying to validate his whole career as the voice of Darth Vader (a voice infinitely more memorable that Bart's), and there's a reason for that. Shameless self-promotion or not, I think Nancy Cartwright said it best herself when she realized she was a "celebrity that nobody knew."
the voice of Bart.......2005-08-16
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Although not as detailed as I would have liked, Nancy still offers a unique insider's perspective on the creation of each Simpsons episode. From the writers and storyboard artists' conceptions to the final product, the book takes the reader through the entire process of what it's like to produce an animated television show.
Nancy also gives a brief account of her journey through the business of voice-over artist. She starts with her humble beginnings in school plays and speech competitions through working with her mentor, Daws Butler (Huckleberry Hound, Fred Flintstone, Yogi Bear, etc.).
In short, this was a very interesting and informative book even if it was, at times, a little "self-serving." But then again, what else do you expect from an autobiography?
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Ode to The Simpsons.......2004-10-03
Having read Nancy Cartwright's book, My Life As A Ten Year Old Boy (5 cds, 6 hours, unabridged) which was not a great book or a great tell all. On the printed page, the book was slow and boring. So, I was very leary of an audio version. Well, I was wrong...The audio version sparkles.
Cartwright seems to do a one woman show in narrating her book. Okay, she doesn't fully get her co-stars voice patterns (like Julie Kavner's Marge or the late great Phil Hartman) perfect, but you will know who she is talking about. She is a masterful talent behind a mic, which makes this insiders version of the Simpson family rock.
So, DONT HAVE A COW, MAN over some of her crazy vocal detours Nancy tries. Cartwright's tell all is NOT an audio copy of Nimoy's I am NOT Spock. She is happy in the skin of Bart and it shows. What impresses me more is her humble beginning and her excitement in this reading. It overwhelms the listener. For most Overwhelming is bad, for this it is VERY good. Cartwright is a fan along with all of us ! She still had the awe with the rest of us!
So If you a Simpson fan, Animation fan, Love Saturday Morning Cartoons (or Cartton Network) or a fan of a life in Hollywood stories... this no nonsense, humorous recanting on the history of a cartoon series is great fun...and if you don't like this audio...well to quote Bart Simpson, in his immortal words, "EAT MY SHORTS!"--Bennet Pomerantz, AUDIOWORLD
Terrible!!.......2004-08-19
Ugh, I haven't "struggled" through a book like this since high school. I'm a huge Simpsons fan and although I don't care much about Nancy Cartwright, I saw the "Behind the scenes at the Simpsons" sticker on the front cover...so I had to have it.
I know this sounds kinda silly but while reading the book I kept thinking to myself, "Who the heck cares about Nancy Cartwright"?!? She's just a voice, she's in no way interesting. She's also not funny, not even accidently funny. The only laughs I got from the book was about how bad it was.
In addition, she's a poor writer. She should have hired one of these ghost-writers to write her memoirs. I also got the impression from the book that she's an egotistical maniac. Without even reading the book you could probably figure this out, she makes something like $300,000 per episode, so she made off of one episode than off her entire book.
Please please please, stay away from this!!
Product Description
This Audiofy audiobook chip packs Nancy Cartwright's full six hour reading of "My Life as a 10-Year-Old Boy!" on a tiny memory card. A single Audiofy audiobook chip, hardly larger than a stamp, holds a complete digital audiobook, and saves the last listening position automatically, unlike CDs. With an SD memory card slot or low-cost adapter - like those for digital cameras - this Audiofy audiobook chip can be played on Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh desktop computers or laptops (Microsoft Windows XP/2000/Me/98, or Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and above) or transferred to Apple iPod media players. Audiobook chips also move seamlessly to most Palm OS and Pocket PC handheld PDAs with SD expansion slots, as well as Treo and Windows Mobile "smartphones" (Palm OS 5.2 or Windows Mobile 2002 and above)... Nancy Cartwright is the ultimate Simpsons insider. Her raspy, childlike voice is immediately recognizable as none other than Bart Simpson, the most precocious, irreverent, and intriguing ten-year-old ever to enter the American consciousness.
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