French Harding: Civil War Memoirs

Customer Reviews:

Memoir of border warfare during the Civil War.......2001-07-18

French Harding's memoirs provide a fascinating and well-written documentary of a company commander's life in the Confederate army. It is one of the few books I have read that describe the guerilla warfare that occured in West Virginia and other border states.

Mr. Hardings account of his enlistment and election to commander of his unit are of interest. The method by which he deals with conflicts with his superiors are unique. Not many books of the Civil War provide the reader with insight into the life of the small unit commander.

His description of his continued returns to his home occupied by Union troops is particularly intriguing. The great number of Confederate troops routinely taking leave to return home to towns and villages quartered with northern troops is astounding. It appears that the Union army had no more success in separating southern guerillas from their supporters than the U.S. did 100 years later in Vietnam.

The fact that Mr. Harding was an attorney and a man of letters who was writing after the turn of the century makes the book more readable. While the passsage of time may have dimmed some memories of the events recited, the presentation in more modern prose more than makes up for this. The acccounts of his return home to face the county sheriff, who he had wounded during one of his vists home, provides insight into how men and women on opposite sides of this conflict managed to reconcile their lives after the war.

This book will be enjoyed by all Civil War afficionados.

The Book is Insanely Bad....Don't Even Buy It As A JOKE!.......2001-06-25

This book should only be read if you are:

a) A member of a mental institution b) As bored as I am c) Actually are French Harding or d) Want to give it to a nasty enemy

I have never read a more unsatisfying book in my entire life, which actually consists of the last 2 minutes for I am a figment of some strange twisted person's imagination.

Book Description

Charles A. Lindbergh astounded the world on May 21, 1927, with his successful solo flight from New York to Paris in The Spirit of St. Louis. Upon his return to the United States, he received an unprecedented welcome and was regarded as a hero to a generation of Americans who looked to the skies as a field of promise and progress. Lindbergh has been the subject of scrutiny and controversy ever since.
Reflecting America's faith in technological advancement, Lindbergh saw The Spirit of St. Louis as "a lens focused on the future, a forerunner of mechanisms that would conquer time and space." This youthful optimism was later tempered by personal tragedy-the kidnapping and murder of his first-born son-and by the threat of American involvement in a war abroad. But Lindbergh confronted these challenges, often at odds with his supporters, with the same daring and boldness of character that inspired him to undertake his fabled flight.
In Lindbergh: Flight's Enigmatic Hero, Von Hardesty, curator at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, takes another look at Lindbergh's life and offers new insights into the man and the myths that surrounded him. Drawing from a variety of sources, he reveals how Lindbergh, though stubborn and absolutist in many ways, evolved in his outlook and world view. With hundreds of full-color images and illustrations taken from a rich variety of private and public collections, Hardesty has produced a visually stunning and fascinating biography of one of the most important figures of the twentieth century.

Published in Conjunction with the 75th Anniversary of Lindbergh's Historic Transatlantic Flight

More than 250 photographs, illustrations, and maps
Never-before-published images and artifacts from Lindbergh archives and private collections
Eight-page gatefold illustration
Detailed map of Lindbergh's fabled flight
Illustrated timelines from Lindbergh's life

"Life is like a landscape. You live in the midst of it, but can describe it only from the vantage point of distance." -Charles A. Lindbergh

Customer Reviews:

Nice summary of his life.......2007-05-06

This is not an in-depth biography. Rather, it is more of an overview of Lindbergh's life and accomplishments, in a nice format mixing text, charts, and photos.

Lindbergh is famous for his landmark 33-hour solo flight across the Atlantic in 1927. However, it was not successful due to him being "Lucky Lindbergh", but by having the right equipment at the time and good planning. The newly developed Wright engine proved to be much more reliable than previous engines, and the Ryan airplane was modified for the flight.

The book also touches on less well-known aspects of Lindbergh's life, such as his development of medical equipment, his on-and-off relationship with president Roosevelt and the military, his "civilian" combat duty in WWII, and his environmentalist viewpoints.

The book should appeal to the general population as well as to airplane and aviation buffs and historians.

Excellent Pictorial on the Legendary Aviator .......2005-11-28

This is essentially a "coffee table" book on Charles Lindbergh, not a conventional biography. It's a great introduction to the Lindbergh phenomeon and even buffs who own many a Lindbergh book will find much to appreciate here with the rare photographs. If you want gossip, criticism, or speculation, it's not here. What you get is a straightforward look at the man and particularly his public life and career and with so many of the recent Lindbergh books loaded with conjecture and agendas, that is a most welcome stance.

Average biography.......2003-10-06

There is not much in this book that I have not read before in other books. I found the organization to be a little confusing and repetitive. One of the timelines also gives the date of Hitler's suicide as 3 weeks after the end of WW2.

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Lindbergh: Flight's Enigmatic Hero
Von Hardesty
Manufacturer: Harcourt, Brace & Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OLYMDQ

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Lindbergh: Flight's Enigmatic Hero
Von Hardesty
Manufacturer: Harcourt
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OJCRHG

Book Description

Part memoir, part self-help manual, this is one woman's story of living with-and thriving in spite of-arthritis, and an empowerment guide for the millions (43 million in the United States alone) who suffer from this disease.

Amye Leong was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis when she was eighteen years old. Chronic, debilitating, and incurable, the disease has inflicted pain and humiliation on her, and she has undergone sixteen arthritis-related surgeries, including twelve joint replacements. But Amye has not only coped successfully with the disease, she has found dignity and empowerment in a life perpetually affected by illness.

While Get a Grip is Amye's personal story, what she has experienced is common to all arthritis sufferers to some degree. Readers will gain hope and inspiration from her example and learn how to overcome this disease at home and in the workplace. Written by someone who has suffered with the disease for more than thirty years, and enthusiastically supported by national arthritis organizations, Get a Grip is an emotional and inspirational story, as well as a handbook for coping with arthritis on a day-to-day basis.

Customer Reviews:

Get A Grip.......2007-07-05

I think the book is very interesting. I heard about it because I saw Amye Leong at an Arthritis Conference she spoke at and came home and ordered her book. She went through very tough times and is a very motivational speaker and I really enjoyed listening to her. I have family members with arthritis( not rheumatoid ) but I felt they could read the book also and be inspired by Amye. I am a registered nurse and I now know the daily struggles rheumatoid arthritic patients persevere. Thank you Amye for a great book!!

Get a Grip... on this book!.......2004-10-21

This book is full of inspiration for those with or without chronic illness. Amye shares a heartfelt, yet witty story of hope and perseverance. She weaves in helpful resources and advocacy strategies as she describes her journey with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Get a Grip is empowering and life changing. As a person with chronic pain - once I read Amye's book - I knew I wasn't alone.

Get this book!!!!.......2004-08-30

As a person with RA and as a professional health educator, I LOVED Get a Grip! Not only did I like the advice and inspiration that Amye Leong provides in it, but her personal story was amazing! I did not want to put this book down and when I did finish reading it, I wanted to read more about what happens to her next as she reaches for her dreams all while dealing simulataneously with a ravaging chronic disease. If you want to know exactly what it is like to have RA as a young adult or you just want to read how another person understands exactly how YOU feel while trying to live a full life and cope with RA at the same time, you have to GET THIS BOOK! Amye really is a wonderful arthritis educator and advocate but even more so, she is such a terrific role model. If she could come through her horrible flares of this disease as well as she did, it makes me feel like I can still move towards my dreams as well, RA and all. Amye is a great motivator and author, and now I can hardly wait for her next book to come out: to hear how her story continues!

A Truly Inspiring Book!.......2004-06-05

'Get A Grip' is not simply a story about how to deal with the pain and torment of arthritis, this is a story about how to deal with LIFE! This is a story about a woman who at the age 18 was stricken by a disease normally attributed to those much older. Amye Leong tells her story of pain, of despair and hope, of setbacks and victories. This is a story that can teach us all lessons on how to deal with whatever challenges we may be faced with in our own lives. This is a story that can teach us all that in the final analysis it is the person we all see looking back at us in the mirror that has the real power to affect our lives. But most of all, this is a story of COURAGE!!

Another Profile in Courage.......2003-02-28

One does not have to suffer with rheumatoid arthritis in order to be inspired by this book. Its lessons are universal!Amye's descriptions of her pain, feelings of isolation, helplessness are almost palpable.It is hard to imagine the spirit and strong desire to lead a full life that propel her to go through countless surgeries. Her description of the role of family and loving friends brought home what we always knew that our relationships can make the difference between life and death. I also particularly appreciated her emphasis on taking control of your own health, and in dealing with doctors to work as a partnership. The phenomenal work she has accomplished is more than most people could do without health problems, but her contributions to others are a tribute to her courage, determination and tenacity. I advise everyone to read this book, lend it to others and rejoice that an Amye Leong exists!!!

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Magic Base Blocks for Unlimited Quilt Designs
Patty Barney , and Cooky Schock
Manufacturer: Martingale & Co Inc
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Crafts & Hobbies | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
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ASIN: 1564771636

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It just doesn't work

His recipes just don't work

Wonderful Book

Excellent Variety of Cookie Recipes.

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Cookies Unlimited
Nick Malgieri
Manufacturer: William Morrow Cookbooks
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Cookies | Baking | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books
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ASIN: 0060192852

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All traces of willpower dissipate somewhere between the rich, moist, and chewy Cheese Cake Brownies; the delicate, crispy Palm Beach Lemon Cookies; and the flaky, tender Portland Fig Cookies, bursting with an unbelievably decadent filling of dried figs, currants, walnuts, and spices. Trust Nick Malgieri, award-winning author, James Beard nominee, and director of the baking program at Peter Kump's Cooking School in New York, to gather a collection of more than 350 cookie recipes that we can't live without.

Each mouthwatering recipe begins with a short introduction. Sometimes Malgieri tells us what the cookies will look and taste like, sometimes he tells us a bit about their origins, and sometimes we meet the people who first shared the recipes with him. In each case he is sure to pique interest. If Malgieri says that nothing is homier or more comforting than his old-fashioned moist Currant Squares, how can we not make them on the next cold, rainy Saturday that comes along? And if he says he helped Pierre Hermes (the famous Parisian pastry chef) make his extremely delicate Orange Tuiles, and that it wasn't difficult, that should be enough impetus for us to make them just to impress our friends.

Malgieri has divided the book into chapters by type of cookie (bar, drop, refrigerator, rolled, molded, piped, filled, etc.), just what we'd expect from a great teacher like him. The chapters begin with hints and tips for the kind of cookie and recipes follow. If we had lots of time, and plenty of hungry friends, we could work our way through the book and arrive triumphant, at the end, master cookie makers, but we're probably more likely to skip around a lot--everything sounds so tempting! From "heavenly" Caramel Pecan Cookies and "elegant" French Vanilla Sables to "delicately flavored" Little Italy Pine Nut Macaroons and "nutty, fragrant" Almond and Hazelnut Biscotti, Malgieri's enthusiasm for his subject is contagious.

Most of the recipes fit on one page, a detail anyone can appreciate because there's no need to mess the book with sticky, buttery fingers. The instructions are detailed when they need to be, such as the exact Ateco plain tube number to use for the piped Butter Almond Fingers, and are beautifully clear and simple when that's all that's necessary, such as with the quick, easy Golden Coconut Macaroons. Even if you think that the last thing you need is another cookie cookbook, think again, because this one is simply chock-full of recipes you'll make, and make again. --Leora Y. Bloom

Book Description

One of America's most talented bakers, Nick Malgieri presents an unparalleled collection of everyone's favorite treat: cookies. With more than four hundred recipes from around the world, Cookies Unlimited is one book that truly lives up to its name, offering delectable cookies both familiar and unusual, American and foreign, easy and elaborate. Malgieri's bar cookies, drop cookies, refrigerator cookies, piped cookies, biscotti , fried cookies, and sandwich cookies are just some of the many temptations in this comprehensive treasury.

More than a recipe book, Cookies Unlimited is an indispensable teaching tool, guiding the home baker through every step in the cookiemaking process. Malgieri clearly and carefully describes fundamental techniques as well as advanced baking skills; from whipping up simple chocolate chip refrigerator cookies to piping perfect meringues to building a stunning gingerbread house, every technique is explained. Each chapter includes both easy cookies and elaborate ones, ensuring that bakers of all experience levels will find Cookies Unlimited useful and accessible. Malgieri's recipes are flawless, his stories and tips are enlightening, and the results are spectacular.

Beautifully illustrated with four-color photographs and instructional line drawings, Cookies Unlimited is an inspiring resource for every baker and cookie lover. Whether you are baking for the holidays, filling the family cookie jar, or even trying your hand at making cookies for the first time, this is the only book you'll ever need. There are few things in life better than home-baked cookies, so indulge and enjoy!

Customer Reviews:

It just doesn't work.......2007-04-11

The recipes have severe errors that make the instructions confusing or utterly impossible. I just had to throw out yet another batch of cookie dough after following a recipe from this book. I have now tried seven different recipes from the book, and am ready to gift to someone I particularly dislike. Seriously, save your money, do not buy this book.

His recipes just don't work.......2006-11-28

This guy may be a feted author/chef/whatever but none of his recipes (the ones I have tried anyway) work. I have a couple of his books (cake and cookie) and I intend to chuck them out. I bake quite frequently and get it right 99% of the time including recipes from Martha Stewart, Susan Purdy, Doris Greenspan, Jim Foley...I can go on. Have never bothered writing a review before but everyone, please don't buy his books. And he sounds like a real prima donna.

Wonderful Book.......2005-06-22

I love this book! Filled with very achievable recipes that are just a little different, instead of yet more variations of chocolate chip cookies! The forms are all things you recognize and feel comfortable with, but with wonderful flavor combinations and unique recipes that you maybe haven't encountered before. I've only tried a couple so far - both of which turned out very yummy - but I'm looking forward to trying nearly every recipe in this volume. Give it a try!

Excellent Variety of Cookie Recipes. .......2005-01-26

`Cookies Unlimited' by Nick Malgieri is the sixth book dedicated exclusively to cookies I have reviewed, and I can honestly say I have found not a single poor book in the lot. However, there are several reasons for selecting one of these books over the other depending on your needs at the time. Two books, `Rose's Christmas Cookies' and `Field Guide to Christmas Cookies' are dedicated to Christmas cookies, so you may only want these if you bake cookies only around Christmas, except that the first of the two books by Rose Levy Beranbaum has a great introduction to baking cookies in general. One of these books, `The All American Cookie Book' by Nancy Baggett is dedicated, obviously, to American cookie recipes, including some of the very best recipes for chocolate chip cookies and the Pennsylvania Dutch specialities. The `King Arthur Cookie Companion' and Carol Walter's `Great Cookies' are both superb general cookie books, although the King Arthur writers give a much better introduction to cookie making in general. King Arthur and Rose Levy Beranbaum do the best job, in general, on the cookie tutorial at the beginning of the book. So where does Nick Malgieri's book fit in?

For starters, while Malgieri's book does cover several famous American cookie types such as the chocolate chip and the Pennsylvania Dutch sugar cookie, he devotes much space to a lot of classic French, Austrian, and Italian cookies. If you could have but two cookie cookbooks, this book paired with Nancy Baggett's `All American' book would do a good job of covering the subject worldwide.

Malgieri also does not give us the in-depth tutorial we get from King Arthur, Beranbaum, and Carole Walter. Instead, we get a seven (7) page no nonsense survey of ingredients, equipment, and technique which I strongly urge you to read before doing any of the recipes. As a former chemist, I am a pretty good baker, as I am expert at weighing and measuring. My downfall usually comes when I mix things, as the rule of the day in chemistry is that things be mixed thoroughly. As with biscuits and pastry dough, many cookie doughs are better mixed lightly, leaving a certain coarseness in the mix so that the baking cookies are not leavened too much by the sugar's creating little air pockets in the creamed butter. As counterintuitive as this sounds, I am taking Herr Malgieri's word on this as he is the baking instructor and I am not.

My general experience with Malgieri's books is that except for yeast bread baking, it is to him I always look first for a particular recipe for things like cakes, pies, and quick breads. Now that I have this book, I am sure I will come to him first for cookies as well, since I have never been disappointed with my implementing any of his recipes. The only weakness I have found in any of Malgieri's books is in the misleading title `How to Bake', which is much more a collection of really good recipes than a tutorial on baking technique. Malgieri simply knows how to write a recipe that is easy to follow and which delivers satisfactory results.

`Cookies Unlimited' is organized in the same way as Carole Walter's book, by style of baking. That is, his chapters are on:

Bar Cookies
Drop Cookies
Refrigerator Cookies
Rolled Cookies
Piped Cookies
Macaroons
Molded Cookies
Biscotti
Fried Cookies
Filled and Sandwich Cookies
Wafers
Crackers and Savory Cookies
Fillings, Icings, and Glazes
Decorating Projects, including a great plan for making a gingerbread house from scratch.

Walter's book is organized around a smaller number of topics, not quite as neatly summarized. Choosing between these two books is not easy. They cost the same, they are of similar lengths, and both contain high quality recipes. Neither book gives pictures for all their recipes, but Walter's pictures are just a little better. Both books make a great virtue of giving us recipes from colleagues and friends. So much so in Malgieri's part that the book begins to look like the publication of his personal cookie recipe box. In fact, Walter's book contains a Malgieri recipe and Malgieri's book contains a Walter recipe. Malgieri gives us a very nice little page of lists of recipes by country. Oddly, this list does not include American recipes, in spite of the obviously American source for some of the recipes.

Overall, I believe Carole Walter's book (and the King Arthur book) is superior if you are really serious about learning everything there is to know about cookie baking; however, I think Nick Malgieri's book is as good a source of a wide variety of recipes, especially from international sources. And, it gives a somewhat better coverage of some specialized topics such as Springerle cookies imprinted with a German or Swiss rolling pin or mold and his very nice little gingerbread house. The single most useful theme I found in Malgieri's book was his doing some classic cookie types in several different ways, as when he does the classic Linzer cookie as a sheet, a roll, or a traditional square.

I also suspect that for the casual cookie baker, Malgieri's book may be slightly better as a simple collection of very good recipes from a wide variety of sources, including most of the famous cookies from around the world such as Madelaines, Arnhem cookies, Springerles, Zeppole, Linzer cookies, Pizzele, and Wiener Mandelgipferl (Almond Crescents).

If you love cookie baking, get all of these books. If you simply want a good source of unusual cookies, Malgieri's book will do the job for you.

Recommended.

disappointed!.......2004-12-07

I'm so glad I only got this book out of the library. I would want my money back if I had paid for it! Granted I am only trying my first recipe from it now (Linzer Roll Cookies), but the directions are contradictory and full of errors. For instance, the recipe tells you to roll the dough out into one 10 inch square and in the next sentences tell you what to do with the rectangles of dough. So we go from one square to some rectangles. So Nick, which one is it supposed to be? I guess I'll just have to wing it! Hello, isn't a professional pastry chef supposed to know his stuff? I'll stick with the King Arthur Flour, their new cookie book is fabulous as is their Complete Baking book.

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A top reference

Setting Up Shop, Completely Revised and Updated: A Practical Guide to Designing and Building Your Dream Shop
Sandor Nagyszalanczy
Manufacturer: Taunton
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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How to Design and Build Your Ideal Woodshop

ASIN: 1561588385
Release Date: 2006-10-17

Book Description

Woodworkers are always looking for ways to improve their workshops, and this book is exactly what they need to outfit a shop for the first time, or expand their existing shop. Setting Up Shop, Revised takes the practical knowledge and ingenious solutions of the first edition, and combines them with additional photos and drawings to create the most comprehensive workshop book on the market. The second edition includes new photos and also updates on technology especially regarding dust collection, pneumatic tools, and safety. Topics covered include determining the best shop location, shop layout, equipping the shop with tools and accessories, shop safety, and storage. Setting Up Shop, Revised answers the real questions woodworkers have on how to achieve their dream shops, economically and straightforwardly.

Customer Reviews:

A top reference.......2007-02-06

Sandor Nagyszalanczy is a professional furniture designer, photographer and tool consultant: his multi-faceted expertise lends well to the completely revised, updated new edition of SETTING UP SHOP: THE PRACTICAL GUIDE TO DESIGNING AND BUILDING YOUR DREAM SHOP. From assessing the pros and cons of battery-powered new equipment on the market and upgrading an electrical system to accommodate plugged-in devices to gaining more space and setting up workplaces that function well, SETTING UP SHOP will appeal to all levels of woodworker and homeowner handyman and is a top reference promising repeated consultation for home users, and repeated lending attraction to general-interest libraries.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

Setting Up Shop: The Practical Guide to Designing and Building Your Dream Shop

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Setting Up Shop: The Practical Guide to Designing and Building Your Dream Shop
Sandor Nagyszalanczy
Manufacturer: Taunton
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Design & Construction | Home Design | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books

ASIN: 1561585556
Release Date: 2001-10-01

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Setting Up Shop is designed both for professional craftspeople who often have the poorest and most sparsely equipped shops because they are too busy to make improvements, and for hobbyists and weekend warriors who need a shop for entertainment as much getting work done. Author Sandor Nagyszalanczy does a good job of pointing out the relative benefits and drawbacks to various shop configurations and locations. In fact, one entire page is devoted to a chart comparing shops located in attics, basements, garages, or a spare room in the house, and how each rates for various factors, including noise, dust, headroom, access, structural limitations, heating, cooling, and moisture. This is a great how-to book with very useful topics in each chapter, including upgrading your electrical system; making sure you have the proper lighting, heating, and ventilation for your shop; picking the right tools and brands; deciding where to place machines and tools, benches and work areas; ensuring shop safety; methods for collecting dust; and more.

Each chapter is personalized with a visit to the shop of one craftsperson or another. The journey is made better by more than 240 color photos, as well as a healthy dose of black-and-white photos and line drawings. In the end, of course, the definition of a good or a smart shop is fluid, depending on its primary use and the need to change things from time to time. And both professional and hobbyist woodmakers can have as much pride in their shop as they do in a handmade chair. Nagyszalanczy has worked out of the same shop for nearly 20 years and admits that he takes offense when someone refers to it as a "garage." "You have to follow your heart as well as use your mind," Nagyszalanczy writes, "when transforming a simple building that others might call a shed or a garage into what you proudly call your woodshop." --John Russell

Book Description

Every woodworker dreams of setting up an ideal workshop, a dream that calls for hundreds of considerations and practical decisions. Professional woodworker Sandor Nagyszalanczy offers expert advice in this book and walks the reader through the steps necessary to outfit a functional shop that suits every need and budget.

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Lee Bailey's Small Bouquets A Gift For All Seasons
Bailey Lee
Manufacturer: Clarkson Potter
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000UIG5XS

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Lee Bailey's Small Bouquets:: A Gift For All Seasons
Lee Bailey
Manufacturer: Clarkson Potter
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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With more than 50 of his distinctive small bouquets, Lee Bailey has created a fresh and appealing gift book. More than 50 full-color photographs.

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Doesn't understand Montessori at all!

Wonderful child-rearing advice

Please Touch
Susan Striker
Manufacturer: Fireside
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Customer Reviews:

Doesn't understand Montessori at all!.......2007-01-02

I have three boys in a Montessori school and have assisted in their classrooms, and am now the Chair of the Governance Council. I'm sorry this author did not do her own research on Montessori. My children have had a FABULOUS experience in Montessori and are heavily involved in art and drawing. It is structured, organized, but encourages creative and fun time as well. The entire premise of the Montessori education is based on manipulatives. Where children not only learn the concepts but also get to "see" how it works. There is not one lesson taught in a Montessori environment that doesn't involve some piece that is touched and handled.

One of my personal favorites... they literally grew butterflies in their classrooms. I haven't seen so much excitement on little faces as the day we released them. I actually have pictures if anyone is interested in seeing them! Also, one of my sons has created an entire amusement park out of construction paper... I'd say that's pretty creative! Two of my boys had an artist come in and draw portaits of them and then my boys painted their self portaits entirely by themselves... again, pretty creative! In addition to the soft skills taught in Montessori, this education allows children to advance beyond their grade level to the edge of their capabilities in the fundamentals. How many 1st grade boys can claim to do long division with remainders and long multiplication?

CHECK OUT MONTESSORI FOR YOURSELF, DON'T LET THIS AUTHOR SWAY YOU. SOME OF THE MOST CREATIVE AND SUCCESSFUL MINDS WERE RAISED MONTESSORI, JULIA CHILD, THE FOUNDERS OF GOOGLE, THE FOUNDER OF AMAZON, PRINCES WILLIAM AND HARRY... NEED I SAY MORE????

Wonderful child-rearing advice.......2001-04-22

I loved this book. I read it when I was working as a nanny. It inspired me. The author believes that it is the primary role of a caregiver to stimulate the child's creativity. The book tells you how to do this. The chapters are arranged by age, starting from infancy. She gives advice about encouraging creative behavior through movement, music, art, language, etc. The baby I was taking care of at the time also loved the activities. Believe me, this book is worth the money.

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Please Do Not Touch the Indians
Joseph A. Dandurand
Manufacturer: Renegade Planets Publishing
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Binding: Paperback

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8 Titles by Johnson - Seized by Love - Love Storm - Seduction in Mind - Taboo - A Touch of Sin - To Please a Lady - Pure Sin - Temporary Mistress

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8 Titles by Johnson - Seized by Love - Love Storm - Seduction in Mind - Taboo - A Touch of Sin - To Please a Lady - Pure Sin - Temporary Mistress
Susan Johnson
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
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Bugs: A Play-And-Learn Kit (Please Touch Museum)

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Bugs: A Play-And-Learn Kit (Please Touch Museum)
Ann Keech
Manufacturer: Running Pr Book Pub (J)
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David Brega: Please Do Not Touch.

Manufacturer: Alexander Gallery
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ASIN: B000HTL3TQ

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A classic review of 1970's Esalen

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Jane Howard
Manufacturer: Dell Pub. Co
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Binding: Paperback

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A classic review of 1970's Esalen.......2007-01-07

Sadly the author has passed. However she attended and assessed Esalen in its hayday. She appeared to approach it as an investigative NY Times journalist with aggression. As she spent time there , she seemed to soften and accept their life approach. Highly recommended as a review of Esalen and to the credit of a great journalist who kept an open mind. If only we could see more journalists like this. Read the book and try a week at Esalen - it might change your life !

Hands On! Please Touch! (Sullivan Topic Series)

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Hands On! Please Touch! (Sullivan Topic Series)
Dan Flora; Illustrator-Susan Colton
Manufacturer: Sullivan Associates
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ASIN: B000TXZRU6

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Hands On! Please Touch! (Sullivan Topic Series)

Manufacturer: Sullivan Associates
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ASIN: B000EEI6YE

Move It!: A Play-And-Learn Kit (Please Touch Museum)

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Move It!: A Play-And-Learn Kit (Please Touch Museum)
Ann Keech
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Nature's Wonders: For the Young at Art Creative Activities for Ages Six and Up Using the Please Touch Philosophy

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Nature's Wonders: For the Young at Art Creative Activities for Ages Six and Up Using the Please Touch Philosophy
Susan; Schaedler, Sally Striker
Manufacturer: Owl Books
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000NXVMAQ

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ONE OF THE BETTER ONES I'VE READ.......2004-10-08

This is an excellent first hand account. It is rather well done, more so than several others I have read. I do wish we had more like this one. Very inspiring. I felt it gave even a greater insight to the war in the Pacific. Recommend you add this one to your collection.

My Grandfather's Story.......2002-01-19

The author of this book is my grandfather. I found this book to be inspiring as I am also a soldier. I am in the Army and found this book to give me a greater appreciation of my profession as well as bring a greater understanding of my grandfather's life and why he is so proud. I would recommend this book to anyone who wishes to understand what POWs in the Philippines went through. I have lent my copy of his book to several of my friends and they all gave it great reviews as well.

A brief first hand look.................2001-04-18

William Berry has written a well-detailed, although brief, look at his attempted escape and captivity after the fall of Correigdor. While not a scholarly look at these events, the author gives a good account of his capture, escape and trek through the jungle, recapture and liberation by American servicemen from Bilibid prison in Manila. He painfully recounts the agony these men went through as they were crammed, up to 13 men at one time, into a 10 by 10 cell and forced to sit, without flinching, and stare at the wall all day.

As a recaptured prisoner, Berry and his two comrades somehow survive the war, as the usual penalty for escape is execution. They were sent to the maximum security prison in Manila for "special prisoners", and many prisoners stopped here only long enough to be sentenced and shot. Berry, who was a fledgling lawyer before enlisting in the Navy, saw these skills save his life and the lives of his friends when being sentenced, not so much his arguments, of course, but rather how he shaped it to fit his audience (A Japanese tribunal)

This book does not take long to read, but it is an interesting tale, and well worth the time invested. But, if you want greater scope and detail of Americans in Japanese captivity, read "Prisoners of the Japanese" by Gavan Daws, an extremely informative and well-written look at the horrors these men had to endure daily.

Excellent. One of the best POW books I have ever read........1999-03-28

One of the few true to life books written by a WWII POW. As a history buff I find the first hand accounts in this book of the authors experiances and the others he came in contact a first rate story of America's darkest time. A must for all those who want to know more about POW's of the Japanese.

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Excellent Memoir.......2007-08-01

"Foo, A Japanese-American Prisoner Of The Rising Sun" by Frank "Foo" Fujita, with Stanley L. Falk. Subtitled: "The Secret Prison Dairy of Frank "Foo" Fujita". University of North Texas Press, 1993.

This is an interesting book on many different levels. First, it is the story of a World War II Prisoner Of War. But not just any POW: Frank "Foo" Fujita was a Japanese-American, perhaps the only Japanese-American who was held as a POW in Japan. And, on the third level, "Foo" was a Texan and a member of the Texas National Guard. His unit was called up, to be sent to the south Pacific, and, after the sneak attack, on Pearl Harbor, they were diverted to Australia. The 2nd Battalion, 131st field Artillery was assigned to the defense of the Dutch island of Java, where they were overrun by the Japanese. Most of us have forgotten the American units that were part of the ABDA, American, British, Dutch and Australian forces in this theater, with, perhaps the major exception being the cruiser, the U.S. S. Houston. (See, for example, pages 345-346, where a contemporary "bird-colonel" does not believe that Fujita's unit was never in the Pacific.)

To make the story even more interesting, Sergeant Fujita was an accomplished sketch artist, and he includes contemporary drawings of himself and of the Japanese mistreating POWs. So, on this level, he has enhanced his story visually. His entire diary was in a code of his own fabrication. His diary and his drawings were hidden in a wall of a building in his POW camp; the diary and drawings were recovered after the war. This recovered material makes this book a primary source for the history of Japanese-held POWs.

Excellent primary source supported by explanatory notes supplied by Stanley L. Falk.

Based on his secret prison diary.......2001-07-06

Foo, A Japanese-American Prisoner Of The Rising Sun is the true and riveting account of Frank "Foo" Fujita's experiences of being a Japanese American combat soldier who was captured by the Japanese during the Pacific campaign of World War II during the defense of Java in early 1942. Based on his secret prison diary, we are provided a "window in time" regarding the daily life and experiences of a prisoner of war which vividly recounts the privations of the POWs and the living conditions in Japan. The text is illustrated with drawings, maps and photographs. What is surprising is the humor that was to be found -- even in the midst of the most severe circumstances. Foo, A Japanese-American Prisoner Of The Rising Sun is a unique contribution to the annals of World War II literature and highly recommended for academic, community, and personal library collections.

Wonderful book about a great person........2000-01-23

I met Foo in a restaurant in Abilene, TX, sitting in a booth next to him and two other gentlemen. His book was to be released the next day. My wife, after evedropping on their conversation, introduced her and myself. Foo sold us a copy of the book....and autographed it for us. This was several years ago. We have learned he has since died. He was very warm and personable with us. His story is facinating. (His reason for being in Abilene was that there was to be some sort of POW reunion the next day.)

A Very Emotional account of a Japanese Prisoner of War........1999-08-30

Having known Foo since High School days and later being a sister-in-law, I read the original dairy and saw the pictures he drew of the atrocities experienced there in prison. This book is an excellent account of the way it was. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants a factual story of what it was like to be in a POW Camp in Japan during World War II.

This is an excellent book about a little known group........1998-04-20

I knew "Foo" (he died last year) and many of the other men (my father among them) who were taken prisoner with him. This is an excellent book about a little known page in American history. Although, in many ways, Foo's captivity was atypical of the treatment most of the "Lost Battalion" received, it is a fascinating, well written book which shouldn't be missed by anyone interested in the Pacific Theater of World War II.

Under the Rising Sun: Memories of a Japanese Prisoner of War

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Engrossing, true, mysterious, auto-biographic experiences
Engrossing, true, mysterious, auto-biographic experiences
A man's fight through the Battan Death March
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Under the Rising Sun: Memories of a Japanese Prisoner of War
Mario Machi
Manufacturer: Wolfenden
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0964252104

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Engrossing, true, mysterious, auto-biographic experiences.......1998-11-03

How can one write a review that could compare with the author's real life experiences. I met Mario through my friend Hal Stephens who wrote the introduction .. I then traveled with Hal up and down the West Coast to book dealers and museums .. their reception was highly enthusiastic. The Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC reviewed the book for its 50th Anniversary of World War II but it was submitted too late for their collection .. unfortunate for those who would have wished for a daily recording of the misfortunes of those on the Death March and the Death Camps. Recollection of experiences is worthwhile, but the daily recording is more significant. My uncle was a POW in Germany; his reading of the book brought home memories that had long been suppressed. Comparisons with the Halocaust survivors' stories can easily be made. Life and Death are with us always, but how one survives Life is always a compelling story. Mario's life span of misadventure was summarized in the Death March and Death Camps. A truly engrossing real life adventure. Reviewed by Dave Pryor.

Engrossing, true, mysterious, auto-biographic experiences.......1998-11-03

A man's fight through the Battan Death March.......1998-04-12

Mario Machi was involved in the famous Battan Death March in the Philippines during World War II. He kept a diary that could have gotten him killed after he was taken prisoner by the Japanese. This story explores the times he spent as a prisoner of war, and his life after the war. It is a fascinating story of compassion and grace.

RETIRED OFFICERS' REVIEW.......1996-10-27

Under the Rising Sun is an extraordinary account of Mario Machi's struggle for survival, an account that few people, even his closest friends knew about. When the war ended he was freed from Bilibid Prison in the Philippines and returned to San Francisco, finished his education, and for 22 years taught junior high school in the small town in California. Mario says he did not write Under the Rising Sun with the intent of producing a war story. For fifty years has kept his thoughts hidden, from his many students and from even his closest friends. He kept to himself the memories of prisoners who marched side by side with him, some too weak to continue, who dropped by the roadside, only to be bayoneted for failing to keep up. Somehow Mario managed to survive the brutality, the hunger, the thirst, the disease, and the dreadful feeling that he had been abandoned. Somehow 10,000 others died on that march, some 178 men for every mile they tread, but Mario Machi lived. What makes this book so extraordinary is that it is not simply an account of an ex-soldier recalling dreadful acts that happened long ago. Mario's account of the Bataan Death March was recorded as it was happening, in a diary that he managed to keep on the march. Each day, often under actual heavy gun fire, he recorded what he saw and witnessed, first hand, and most miraculously, this diary--a written confession that would certainly have meant immediate death had it fallen into enemy hands--has survived to this day. This book is for both the generations who remember Bataan and for those who have yet to hear. On his return to the United States in 1945 Mario Machi was awarded the Bronze Star for the work he did in the camps. Now, nearly fifty years later, he has told his story, and we are all made the richer for it. Why he decided to tell his story is explained in the book.

Under the Shadow of the Rising Sun: The True Story of a Missionary Family's Survival and Faith in a Japanese Prisoner-Of-War Camp During Wwii

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Well Researched
Rising Sun

Under the Shadow of the Rising Sun: The True Story of a Missionary Family's Survival and Faith in a Japanese Prisoner-Of-War Camp During Wwii
Donald Ernest Mansell , and Vesta West Mansell
Manufacturer: Pacific Press Publishing Association
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Well Researched.......2005-07-06

This book is well written and quite well documented. It contains some of the best endnotes I've seen in a long time. The author drew from several other diaries (often not published) to present a more well rounded view often elaborating in the chapter endnotes. My only complaint is that the notes were presented at the end of the chapter instead of as page footnotes. I was constantly flipping pages to access the notes as I read. Overall an interesting book to anyone fascinated with WWII.

Rising Sun.......2004-01-24

This book kept me glued to the page. A gripping account of a teenager stuck in a concentration camp without having done anything wrong. A surprising lack of rancor, the author gives a picture of the good and bad in the people on both sides of the conflict. Also unusual are the admissions of less than perfect actions on his own part. It almost made me feel like I had been there.

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In the Shadow of the Rising Sun
Yvonne Boisclaire
Manufacturer: Clearwood Publishers
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ASIN: 0964999730

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A true story of the suffering endured by our American POWs of Japan during WWII. In the Shadow of the Rising Sun unfolds in a gripping and vivid style which draws the reader into the daily life and death struggle of POWs. Trace these men through surrender, Death March, Hell Ships, imprisonment. Encounter accounts of agony and suffering so real, one feels they have been eyewitness to the historical events recorded.

In the shadow of the rising sun: The story of Robert Davis, POW and D Battery 515, CAC, orphan unit of Bataan

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In the shadow of the rising sun: The story of Robert Davis, POW and D Battery 515, CAC, orphan unit of Bataan
Yvonne Boisclaire
Manufacturer: Clearwood Publishers
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Of rice and men : the story of Americans under the rising sun

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Of rice and men : the story of Americans under the rising sun
Calvin Ellsworth Chunn
Manufacturer: Veterans' Pub. Co
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Prisoner of the Rising Sun: The Lost Diary of Brigadier General Lewis Beebe (Texas A & M University Military History Series)

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Prisoner of the Rising Sun: The Lost Diary of Brigadier General Lewis Beebe (Texas A & M University Military History Series)
Brigadier General Lewis Beebe
Manufacturer: Texas A&M University Press
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ASIN: 1585444812

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A never-before-published account of the experience of an American officer at the hands of Japanese captors, Prisoner of the Rising Sun offers new evidence of the treatment accorded officers and shows how the Corregidor prisoners fared compared with the ill-fated Bataan captives.

When Japanese aircraft struck airfields in the Philippines on December 8, 1941, Col. Lewis C. Beebe was Gen. Douglas MacArthur's chief supply officer. Promoted to brigadier general, he would become chief of staff for General Wainwright in 1942. Beebe kept diary records of the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, their advance to Manila and capture of the Bataan Peninsula, and their assault on Corregidor. When Japanese troops took Corregidor, Beebe was among those captured.

During his captivity, Beebe recorded in his diary descriptions of poor rations, inadequate medical care, and field work in camps in the Philippines, on Taiwan, and in Manchuria. He also describes the sometimes greedy behavior of his fellow captives, as well as a lighter side of camp life that included POW concerts and Red Cross visits.

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