The Sharpshooter Blues (Front Porch Paperbacks)

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about as enjoyable as words can get.

Fantastic Literature

Great Stuff!

Strange and Interesting

Delta Blues

The Sharpshooter Blues (Front Porch Paperbacks)
Lewis Nordan
Manufacturer: Algonquin Books
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ASIN: 1565121821

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This heartbreaking novel from award-winning Mississippi writer Lewis Nordan is a meditation upon guns and love, all kinds of love -between fathers and sons, husbands and wives, gay lovers, friends.

"This is not just a good book, this is a marvelous book."

--Voice Literary Supplement

"A comedy at least half as divine--and dark--as Dante's own, The Sharpshooter Blues is a flat-out tour de force."

--The Miami Herald

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about as enjoyable as words can get........2007-02-06

lewis nordan's novels have been pure joy for me. this is my favorite of 'em. with great off-the-wall humor & quirky characters that are brought to life masterfully, this book is a pleasure from beginning to end: a wildly funny look at southern misfits in all their outrageous misfortune and glory. one of my favorite books. thanks, mr nordan.

Fantastic Literature.......2005-01-20

This is southern literature at its finest. Nordan finds a way to be dark, brooding, disturbing, and hilarious all at the same time. I reccomend this to anyone interested in modern literature.

Great Stuff!.......2003-05-04

This was my first Nordan book. I found his quirky story both funny and heart-wrenching. The writing is everything the previous reviewers say it is--very very good. I look forward to readindg more Nordan soon.

Strange and Interesting.......2003-03-09

Sharpshooter Blues is a dark and twisted story about life and trying to find a place to fit in, and what can happen if one never happens to find that place. At times it is funny, but mostly somewhat sad. Lewis Nordan has quite a talent for getting the reader to connect with the characters. I would have liked to see a little more character development....I felt like I wanted to know the people a little better, but I still really enjoyed the book. I think this would actually make a pretty good movie.

Delta Blues.......2002-03-26

Imagine being in a world filled with humidity, drooping moss, parrots flying, sounds of Robert Johnson singing to the wind and motoring the swampy delta in a boat powered by an evinrude motor. This is the world of Hydro Raney a young man stunted mentally by hydro-encephalitis. Lewis Nordan draws us into this strange and magical world in his book Sharp-Shooter Blues. Every character is deftly created and a pleasure to meet.

Hydro Raney is a gentle and innocent young man who readers will easily takes into their heart. He is a person of simple wants and needs who takes people he meets at face value. His father loves him dearly and sings him to sleep at night. Hydro willingly places a cantaloupe on his head for his sharpshooter friend Morgan to shoot off. While this turns out successfully, Hydro in his innocence is not prepared to deal with everyone who comes his way.

Prepare to meet as well: the Lovely children who are beautiful to look at, but hide behind their looks and beauty; Louis, the young comic book geek who is witness to the darkest moments of the book; the Prince of Darkness the mortician that rose from the dead. The Sharp Shooter Blues is awash with wonderful southern characters that, leave a lasting impression on the reader.

Lewis Nordan is a gifted story teller who has crafted a book of extreme pain and beauty. There is so much life, sadness and depth to the book that I dog eared numerous pages to go back and read again. It is beautifully written and leave the reader with much to think about.

If you have not yet discovered Lewis Nordan do pick up a copy of the Sharp Shooter Blues. It is a story that reads swiftly but that will stay with you long after.

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Sharpshooter Blues
Lewis Nordan
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ASIN: B000TBH3WI

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Well, I am a fan of Weiss & Hickmann so...

Not as good as Weis and Hickman's previous novels

Engrossing but ultimately unsatisfying

A Dragon Story and Much More

Great Addition
The War of Souls Trilogy Gift Set: Dragons of a Fallen Sun, Dragons of a Lost Star, Dragons of a Vanished Moon (Dragonlance Series)
Margaret Weis , and Tracy Hickman
Manufacturer: Wizards of the Coast
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The Soulforge (Dragonlance: The Raistlin Chronicles, Book 1)

ASIN: 0786930020
Release Date: 2003-09-01

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This slip-covered gift set contains the three New York Times best-selling titles that make up the epic War of Souls trilogy: Dragons of a Fallen Sun, Dragons of a Lost Star, and Dragons of a Vanished Moon. Authored by Dragonlance saga co-creators Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman, these titles each hit multiple best-seller lists upon initial release.

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Well, I am a fan of Weiss & Hickmann so..........2007-07-08

Great books. I have to admit that vol. 2 was a bit slow and dull at first but vol. 1 and 3 and most of vol. 2 made up for this. Didn't much care for the lovestory between Silvanoshei and the dark knight Mina so all this about Silanosheis love that wasn't returned is a bit dull for me (yes yes, I am a guy). But all in all I would rate this as a 5 star product. Another great story from Weiss & Hickmann.

Not as good as Weis and Hickman's previous novels.......2007-06-05

First let me start off by saying that I did enjoy these books. But I enjoyed the previous books more. The Chronicles Trilogy was the first set in the Dragonlance world and I must say the best. It all sort of went downhill from there, albeit a long hill with a small angle but still downhill. I really thought that with The Second Generation and Dragons of Summer Flame that led up to The War of Souls Trilogy, that there would be a "rebirth" (if you will) of the Dragonlance Series. But sadly that wasn't to be. An IMPORTANT SIDE NOTE: I have been led to believe that the writers, Weis and Hickman, actually have very little creative control over the Dragonlance Series. I believe that these books are meant to be companions to the world of D & D. I enjoy reading not throwing dice to see how much damage I do. As such, maybe they threw dice to see how the storyline would unfold. I don't know.

The Good:
The story is great. The action is great. Tas the loveable and unlikely hero is back. There is a lot of action and intrigue to keep you interested. The whole trilogy is one big twist after another.

The Bad:
I'm afraid there may be more bad than good...but only just. The number one problem, and it is SERIOUSLY BAD, is the typos. Did anyone actually proofread this book? I mean seriously it is bad. By the middle of Dragons of a Lost Star (second book in the trilogy), I was almost ready to call it quits just because it was so hard to make any sense of it. Misspelled words...bad punctuation...missing words...extra words. Just really, really, really bad. They need to fire whoever edited this book.

Now about the problems with the stories themselves. POTENTIAL SPOILER

My best advise to the readers about these books and this goes for pretty much ALL of the Dragonlance novels: Don't get attached to ANY character because they ALL die. The writers spend 3 books building a character and getting them developed then kill them. Why would you do that? Take a lesson from R.A. Salvatore or Terry Goodkind and keep your main characters ALIVE. It's what keeps readers coming back for more. If Salvatore had killed Drizzt after his first trilogy, Salvatore's career as a writer would have been a lot less eventful. Same goes for Goodkind's Richard in the Sword of Truth books.
Let's see who has died along the way to The War of Souls. Keep in mind these are MAJOR CHARACTERS!
Sturm Brightblade, Tanis Half-Elven, Caramon Majere, Raistin Majere, Tika Majere, Alhana Starbreeze, Crysania, Goldmoon, Laurana, Palin Majere, Riverwind, Steel Brightblade, Tanin Majere, Kitiara Uth Matar (who needed more development), Berem the Everman (death was justified), Flint Fireforge, Tas Burfoot (dead but brought back) and I'm sure there were others but I think you get the picture. And again these were major characters. Why even bother developing them if they are so expendable? Heck, I wouldn't even bother being creative with the names. Maybe I can write a Dragonlance novel. "Here is Sam. Sam is an elf. Sam has to overcome insurmountable odds to save the world. Sam overcame the insurmountable odds and saved the world. Now Sam is dead." There, I just wrote a whole Dragonlance novel in five sentences.
What was the point of "The Second Generation" and "Dragons of Summer Flame"? They introduce new characters and then killed them all. Stupid.

Summary of my review:
These books have a great story, great plot, and great characters who will all die. Or if that sentence had as many typos as these books...Thes books have great story great plot and grate charactrse woh will all dye.

Engrossing but ultimately unsatisfying.......2007-05-13

I have been a long-time fan of Weis and Hickman and their Dragonlance books. They have an uncanny ability to write engrossing stories full of conflict and angst and failure that somehow still come together at the end on a note of acceptance and hope. In general, the characters end the stories as better people than they started them as, and the price the characters pay is redeemed by what they gain by the end. I looked forward to this new series. The story is certainly engrossing -- I found it hard to put the books down, even during the darkest and bleakest points in the story. But unlike their earlier works, Weis and Hickman don't manage to wrap this one up well. Several story lines end abruptly, as if Weis and Hickman just ran out of steam on them and gave up. More important, almost none of the characters end the story having learned anything important. The sacrifices made by the characters remain unredeemed at the end. I was left disappointed and unsatisfied. Go ahead and read the story -- it is well written. Just be prepared to feel incomplete at the end.

A Dragon Story and Much More.......2007-05-08

What makes this series so fascinating are the set of characters, especially the kender, who adds just the right amount of comic relief, and the freshness that comes from a vivid imagination on the part of the authors. You won't feel like you've read anything like this before.

Great Addition.......2007-03-27

I've been working on the first book of the three and so far I'm enjoying it as much as all the other Dragonlance Novels I've read. If you love the Dragonlance novels, you won't be upset with this pick.

Dragons of a Fallen Sun (Dragonlance: The War of Souls, Volume I)

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Good Universe, Boring Characters
Amazing Read
I should've left well enough alone...
Good, But also bad
A New Start

Dragons of a Fallen Sun (Dragonlance: The War of Souls, Volume I)
Margaret Weis , and Tracy Hickman
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ASIN: 0786918071
Release Date: 2001-01-01

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Finally! Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman have returned to Krynn, picking up at long last Dragonlance's seminal--and best--story line. Following directly on the heels of 1996's Dragons of Summer Flame, this new trilogy (dubbed The War of Souls) continues the arc begun with their phenomenally popular Chronicles series released so many moons ago. This first installment, Dragons of a Fallen Sun, sets up another epic conflict for the poor war-torn, dragon-beset populace of Krynn, some 40 years after the close of the Chaos War (and even longer since the triumph of the Companions in the War of the Lance), with the great dragons holding sway over most of Ansalon.

The action in Fallen Sun breaks as the mother of all storms sweeps across Ansalon, wreaking havoc on all the book's players: the Knights of Neraka (née Takhisis) laying siege to Solamnic-controlled Sanction; the elves of Qualinesti and their hated cousins the Silvanesti, barricaded behind an enormous magical shield; the aging Goldmoon in the Citadel of Light; the dragons, Malys, Beryl, et al., holed up in their lairs; even Bertrem and the librarians of Palanthas must scramble to keep their precious volumes dry. But it's a small girl who lies at the center of all this, an enigmatic waif who's quietly begun a bloody path of conquest in the name of the One God--even though now, in the Fifth Age, magic is on the wane and Krynn has no gods. Or does it? Heroes still die, mysteries still go unsolved, and Weis and Hickman show that they've still got it in spades, introducing a new set of characters (plus a couple of old favorites) and enough plot and locale jumps to keep you from wandering off. (The duo even provides enough backstory for Dragonlance neophytes to follow along.) --Paul Hughes

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The people of Krynn have known war in past ages. Some are still alive who remember the triumph of good at the conclusion of the War of the Lance. Still more remember the devastation of the Chaos War, which ended the Fourth Age of the world.

But now a new war is about to begin, more terrible than any have known. This war is one for the very heart and soul of the world itself.

Customer Reviews:

Good Universe, Boring Characters.......2007-09-20

I was a huge fan of the original Dragonlance Trilogy and the Twins Trilogy. Both of those were great!

However, this book is incredibly slow and NONE of the characters are interesting. They aren't heroic, villainous, funny, inspiring, or charismatic.

Where is the chemistry bewteen characters?
Where are the epic battles?
Where are the breath-taking landscapes?

Oh, yeah... in the first 6 books, but not in this one.

Amazing Read.......2007-01-05

It helps if you have read the Time of the Twins series, but not necessary, I hadn't but i could still follow the story very well. Fast read as it is very intriuging and entertaining.

I should've left well enough alone..........2006-01-30

I'm going to echo what I've read other people write about the series: the quality of the writing really went downhill since the last time I read a book by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. It reminded me of the difference between the beginning of the Death's Gate Cycle and the end, when they seemed to be rushing through details to finish. I don't know if they needed to be edited a bit more or if they just focused too much on trying to move forward the overly-complicated plot and not enough on the actual writing. The second novel of this trilogy, "Dragons of a Lost Star," is by far the best: unfortunately, you have to get through the 600+ of "Dragons of a Fallen Sun" to get there. The characters are largely uninteresting and unlikeable. In fact, the only reason I liked "Lost Star" as much as I did is that Laurana play such a prominent role; but, I'm invested in Lauarana only from her role in the other DL books not from anything the authors have done here. The final book, "Dragons of a Vanished Moon," had a meandering plot and an ending that seemed completely contrived and overly simplistic. All in all, I should've just stopped with "Dragons of Summer Flame" and called my time on Krynn done.

Good, But also bad.......2005-11-27

THis is a great book, but Krynn in this book reminds me of a house you have moved out of. All the walls, doors, and windows are still there, but the furniture is moved around, and different people live in it. Krynn has the same geography as it did in the chronicles pretty much, but without the gods to influence things and most of the characters we know gone, its like I said, the moved out of house. The part that especially saddened me was the Tower of HIgh Sorcery formerly of Palanthas. It was surrounded by the shoikan grove, housing the most powerful wizard who ever lived. Full of Potential. but now, all the artifacts inside the Tower drained of magic, the shoikan grove gone, and the tower in disrepair, it is just saddedening. ALmost nothing can happen from there. But I have read lster in the trilogy and it gets way better. My advice, tough it out, and get to the good later books.

A New Start.......2005-09-06

Weis and Hickman again refresh the Dragonlance world. There seems to be a darker tone to this novel, and much more depth than I have read from them in the past. While I don't think that anything can compete with the Chronicles and Legends, this is about as close as you can get. Many of the old familiar characters are back, but it is the new and lesser known ones that get most of the spotlight. You don't get any better when Weis and Hickman are working together on Dragonlance.

Dragons of a Fallen Sun: The War of Souls

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Dragons of a Fallen Sun: The War of Souls
Margaret; Hickman, Tracy; Weis, Hickman Weis
Manufacturer: Wizards of the Coast
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000M52T0C

The War of Souls Trilogy: Dragons of a Fallen Sun, Dragons of a Lost Star & Dragons of a Vanished Moon (Dragonlance Series)

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The War of Souls Trilogy: Dragons of a Fallen Sun, Dragons of a Lost Star & Dragons of a Vanished Moon (Dragonlance Series)
Margaret Weis , and Tracy Hickman
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000JKPBXC

Dragons of a Fallen Sun (The War of Souls Volume I)

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Dragons of a Fallen Sun (The War of Souls Volume I)
Margaret; HICKMAN, Tracy WEIS
Manufacturer: Wizards of the Coast, Inc.
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OPEGNS

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Margaret Weis , and Tracy Hickman
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Dragons of a Fallen Sun the War of Swords Volume 1

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Dragons of a Fallen Sun the War of Swords Volume 1
Margaret; Hickman, Tracy Weis
Manufacturer: Wizards of the Coast
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000NBEWA0

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Check this one out of the library

Great Information

Shameless in its Amorality

Great book to change the way you think about making money!!!

Excellent philosophy and ideas and pretty good reading

Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money--That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!
Robert T. Kiyosaki , and Sharon L. Lechter
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Personal-finance author and lecturer Robert Kiyosaki developed his unique economic perspective through exposure to a pair of disparate influences: his own highly educated but fiscally unstable father, and the multimillionaire eighth-grade dropout father of his closest friend. The lifelong monetary problems experienced by his "poor dad" (whose weekly paychecks, while respectable, were never quite sufficient to meet family needs) pounded home the counterpoint communicated by his "rich dad" (that "the poor and the middle class work for money," but "the rich have money work for them"). Taking that message to heart, Kiyosaki was able to retire at 47. Rich Dad, Poor Dad, written with consultant and CPA Sharon L. Lechter, lays out his the philosophy behind his relationship with money. Although Kiyosaki can take a frustratingly long time to make his points, his book nonetheless compellingly advocates for the type of "financial literacy" that's never taught in schools. Based on the principle that income-generating assets always provide healthier bottom-line results than even the best of traditional jobs, it explains how those assets might be acquired so that the jobs can eventually be shed. --Howard Rothman

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A #1 New York Times bestseller, 'Rich Dad, Poor Dad' is a true story on the lessons about money that Robert Kiyosaki learned from his two "dads." One dad, a Ph.D. and superintendent of education, never had enough money at the end of the month and died broke. His other dad dropped out of school at age 13 and went on to become one of the wealthiest men in Hawaii. 'Rich Dad, Poor Dad' will . . .· Explode the myth that you need to earn a high income to become rich · Challenge the belief that your house is an asset · Show parents why they can't rely on the school system to teach their kids about money
· Define once and for all an asset and a liability · Teach you what to teach your kids about money for their future financial success. In 'Rich Dad, Poor Dad', Robert Kiyosaki explains how to make your money work hard for you instead of you working hard for money.

Customer Reviews:

Check this one out of the library.......2007-10-06

I fail to see why this book is so popular. "Rich Dad Poor Dad" provides no guidance on how to go about doing the things Kiyosaki suggests. He is condescending, repetitive, at times contradictory, and a couple things he suggests are most likely illegal.

According to Kiyosaki there is one simple reason behind the wide income gap between the rich and the poor/middle class. The rich invest in income producing assets while the poor and middle class purchase liabilities.

He provides some advice that is true but most people won't want to hear. Such as academic success does not translate to financial success. Your house is not an asset. Live within your means and stop buying things you can't afford on credit.

While Kiyosaki may not have been born with a silver spoon in his mouth, I think he has really lost touch with what it means to be poor or middle class. One example mentions how he borrowed $10 or $100k from a friend for a real estate deal and therefore without even investing any of his own money made x amount of profit with about 3 hours of work invested. I don't know about you, but I don't have any friends who have that kind of money to lend me, nor do I have that amount myself. And investing in real estate may have been a good idea when this book was initially published, but not so much right now.

My advice: While he does make a few good points, there are better books on the subject. If you feel you absolutely must read this book, get it from the library.

Great Information.......2007-10-03

This book was everything that I heard it was. Great for anyone trying to become rich!

Shameless in its Amorality .......2007-09-25

A book whose philosophy is near perfect in its amorality. In this self-help business book, Kiyosaki (a Japanese American who grew up in Hawaii) talks about his poor dad (his biological father, a public school teacher who tried to teach the values of honesty and hard work to his son during his life and who never became wealthy) and his rich dad (a local businessman who became his mentor and is probably something of a fictional figure). Kiyosaki admires his amoral rich dad: he even boasts how he paid less taxes than his biological father even though he was far richer. Many of this sort of pop business books end up claiming that personal greed ends up in a bigger public benefit, but this book doesn't even try to make this claim (because of this honesty, I rate this book two stars instead of a single one). As if that wasn't enough, Kiyosaki's business "advice" (mainly dealing with real estate) is vague and run of the mill (no one will get rich by following this book, but he did get rich rich from writing it, much more than from his business deals).

Great book to change the way you think about making money!!!.......2007-09-23

I was told to buy this book from someone whom I skate with who has a house that looks like a hotel. Ok enough said on that.

This book is for the person who's lived their life believing that they have to work for someone else and get a salary and be productive their whole life. The average working way to think about making money. This book tells you how to think differently about whole the idea of making money. This book won't tell you how to make a single cent, but rather how to notice opportunities and strike when the average person would stand back and say "you're crazy for doing this". Notice a trend in thinking here, the crazy people who did stuff when no one else did are the ones who are usually wealthy in a short period of time compared to the one who's tied to their office hoping for a raise of some kind or recognition.

Excellent philosophy and ideas and pretty good reading.......2007-09-19

I had to start this book 3 times because I wasn't too impressed with the beginning and kept putting it aside, but once I got to about page 34 I had gotten a couple of good ideas and by page 100 I was hooked. The beginning was a lesson that made sense later. I don't necessarily agree with everything in the book, but I think it has thought provoking ideas how different people think and gives excellent information and philosophy.

What Smart People Do When Dumb Things Happen at Work: Hundreds of Tips for Dealing With All the Blunders, Glitches, Traps, and Setbacks That Sabotage Your Road to Success

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Excellent work .
Excellent work .
A Solid Effort!
When Stupid People Get Book Deals.

What Smart People Do When Dumb Things Happen at Work: Hundreds of Tips for Dealing With All the Blunders, Glitches, Traps, and Setbacks That Sabotage Your Road to Success
Charles E. Watson
Manufacturer: Career Press
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Binding: Paperback

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Excellent work ........2002-09-03

Many of us think that we are good at dealing with office dilemmas but when it actually happens to us we are at odds end and so I have immense praise for this work.
It will definitely make life better because we use these tricks and tips to navigate the difficult times when we come under pressure. Some of us may pretend that we dont give a damn but at the end of the day we do take the worry home.
Only the wise will handle it well in the different scenarios.

Excellent work ........2002-09-03

A Solid Effort!.......2001-06-28

Charles E. Watson, Ph.D., describes a variety of problems that can occur at work and tells you how “smart people” deal with them effectively. By smart, he means “good,” his point being that good is smart. He organizes his management-oriented scenarios according to a series of themes that highlight the best policies to adopt, such as sticking to your principles, accurately weighing your options and seeking to do what’s right, not what’s popular. The book mixes behavioral tips with solutions to problems, emphasizing the need to be trustworthy and responsible and to follow the path of morality and integrity. Sometimes the book seems scattered, since the author distances the solutions from the dilemmas by dropping tips in between them, but the point and purpose survive this wrinkle. Since we at [web address]— like most of you — find it pretty easy to advocate goodness, truth and fair dealing, we liked Watson’s approach. Funny how doing the right thing turns out to be practical.

When Stupid People Get Book Deals........2001-03-31

Wow. I never thought I'd get a chance to write a negative review of a book, because my ability to pick personal winners has served me so well in the past. However, I caught this hardcover on sale and now I know why it was so cheap: it's terrible.

The format is basic: a dilemma, one or more tips, and a solution. Some of these dilemmas are so obvious that you wonder if the 'smart people' in the title is just a trap for large egos.

The tips are likewise obvious and of little help, but the maddening solutions cement my opinion. There is nothing written about how the solution actually worked in reality, so the reader is left to wonder if the dopey tips or solutions were of any use or not.

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Sheckley's Best Short Stories???.......2003-05-29

Well, maybe. It's a tough call because his short story collections are so damned good. Sheckley is known as the master of the lean and mean, the witty and the funny. He is one of the great wits of our age and his genius is most obvious in his very accessible and modest-looking stories. But the stories in this collection are like Borges puzzles or Calvino novels, posing simple but important problems and turning the plots in on themselves as only Sheckley can do.

It's interesting to think about comparing the styles of Sheckley and Bradbury, both genius short story writers. Both are extremely bold storytellers and both have a lyrical conciseness. Both are funny and twisted and both are touching. But Sheckley is like a smirking master poker player while Bradbury deals you an amazing hand of hearts. Sheckley is to acid as Bradbury is to ecstacy.

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I prefer No Leen.......2004-04-15

I found this book fascinating. The author's conclusion that No Leen is preferable to a Leen is absolutely brilliant. I'm not sure the Dominican community would agree, but pretty much everyone else is on board.

Real Life Stories: People So Real That it Could be Someone that You Know

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Real Life Stories: People So Real That it Could be Someone that You Know
Jim Barbarossa
Manufacturer: ACW Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0967638097

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A book filled with hope that will be an encouragement to all who read it.

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A favorite of mine
Great Mix of Fun & Knowledge
We LOVE this book
Check the Edition Carefully
Excellent teaching book

What Do People Do All Day?
Richard Scarry
Manufacturer: Picture Lions
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

ASIN: 0007111584

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A favorite of mine.......2007-10-10

When I was little, this was one of my favorite books. I recently purchased this for my cousin's little boy.

Great Mix of Fun & Knowledge.......2007-09-25

This book is a plethora of adventure, fun, and knowledge for both young & old. I've been reading this book with my grandson. He loves it and has learned a lot. Actually I am learning some new things too!
I'll say it again that I don't know how in the world I missed his books when my boys were growing up!! I must have been on another planet or something! Glad I got back in time for my grand children!
Sally H Taylor- Author/Illustrator

We LOVE this book.......2007-09-25

I personally believe a better title would be "How things work". There is great detail in Richard Scarry's illustrations showing how things work such as: a Sawmill, Paper Mill, Flour Mill, all with gears and pully's. There is wonderful detail in the process of building a house; framing, plumbing, electrical, etc. The "Voyage on a ship" gives an inside look of all the goings on, including the crew's quarters, and the engine, with pistons, propeller, and rudder. If you have a young child who is fascinated by how mechanical things work, this is an excellent book!

Check the Edition Carefully.......2007-09-21

The New Ed is also abridged, even though it doesn't say so in the title. The abridged versions have 64 pages--the original version has 95 pages. If you are looking for the original version, check the page count before you order.

Excellent teaching book.......2007-07-04

This was a favorite book of mine when I was a child and I was glad to see it still in publication. I purchased it for my four year old who loves books. I think it is great because it not only shows a variety of occupations but also shows a great deal about how things work. It shows wiring and plumbing for a house, how they process grain into flour which becomes bread, etc. My child is still trying to grasp where food comes from (since we don't live on a farm) and where water comes from (out of the tap) and where it goes (down the drain). I also reccommend his Busy Town book which is in a large format also.

What Is That Boy Going To Do Next?: A Memoir

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What Is That Boy Going To Do Next?: A Memoir
George Hemingway Isom
Manufacturer: iUniverse, Inc.
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ASIN: 0595338046

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What Is That Boy Going To Do Next? is a story about a maverick, a nonconforming teenager, with an insatiable curiosity about the world of diverse people, places and ideas.

It is also a tale of a teenager's tough-loving mom and the tension it causes, a strict dad incapable of taking care of business because of addiction to alcohol, a generously loving stepmom whose support is transformative, and a brother practicing his version of sibling rivalry.

At age 14, the boy flees a monotonous life in St. Louis. And after a long and circuitous journey that includes living in Bainbridge (Maryland), Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego and traveling in the Pacific and the Far East to places such as Honolulu, Guam, Okinawa, Samar Island, Manila, Shanghai, Tsingtao, Tokyo and Yokosuka--at age 19, he finally settles in New York City--where as an adult he becomes an accomplished and multifaceted educator.

What's That Job and How the Hell Do I Get It?: The Inside Scoop on More Than 50 Cool Jobs from People Who Actually Have Them

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What's That Job and How the Hell Do I Get It?: The Inside Scoop on More Than 50 Cool Jobs from People Who Actually Have Them
David Rosen
Manufacturer: Broadway
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ASIN: 0767926129
Release Date: 2008-02-12

Why do people do what they do?: Insights into the human behaviors that achieve excellence

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Why do people do what they do?: Insights into the human behaviors that achieve excellence
Clifford I Sears
Manufacturer: Corporate International Associates
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ASIN: 0963499300

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Critical reading for every Christian student...and their parents!

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Ideological Bias is Rampant on College and University Campuses in America

Absolutely a Great Book (Excuse the pun)

Every Christian going off to college should have & read ofte

Chris Chrisman Goes to College: And Faces the Challenges of Relativism, Individualism and Pluralism
James W. Sire
Manufacturer: InterVarsity Press
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ASIN: 0830816569

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Chris Chrisman, a young Christian, goes to college only to have his world turned upside down. On campus he finds the challenges to his faith -- both intellectual and personal -- almost more than he can bear. Then he meets Bill Seipel and Bob Wong. Together, the three young men, two of them Christians and the other a self-styled atheist, forge a common bond in the quest for truth. In the process they confront some of the dominant ideologies of the secular university.Weaving the story of Chris's first year on campus with separate expository chapters on such forces as individualism, pluralism, relativism and privitization, James Sire offers a helpful apologetic for those who are searching for truth in a postmodern world. He identifies no fewer than six types of relativism, from "All religions boil down to the same thing" and "It's true for you; it's not true for me" to "God does not exist; naturalism is true." Then in down-to-earth language Sire helps readers to think through these and other complex issues.

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Critical reading for every Christian student...and their parents!.......2007-04-18

In a world where relativism and conformity are pressured on college students in every university and college this book is a MUST read. While the issues discussed can get somewhat difficult at times, understanding the basic ideas presented by Sire will prepare every Christian student with an understanding of the world we face. If you are worried about your son or daughter going off to college and want to help them understand better how people think, buy them this book. Even better, read it with them and discuss it--you will know better how to help them and they will be able to work through these issues with you.

Excellent.......2006-11-06

I am using the book in a Bible class for college singles. It directly addresses the reality of what young adults can expect from others in relation to faith in God. It is not a book on how to share your faith, but instead it is a book that reveals the actual mindset of the majority in our culture, which is: whatever you believe is good for you, just don't try to involve me, because I don't need you. This is a culture shock for young adults who grew up in a "normal family" but go to college and find out the real world does not define truth or faith at all, but instead teaches that the only truth is there in no truth at all. Eye opening book, I recommend it sincerely. Patrick Spence

Ideological Bias is Rampant on College and University Campuses in America.......2006-03-22

Mr. Sire is right on the money with this little gem of a book about the bias on college campuses that Christian students have to endure. His descriptions of the three "isms" of relativism, individualism and pluralism are easy to follow for parents of high school seniors whose sons and daughters may be college bound in a year, and for those who have sons and daughters already in college. He skillfully blends several typical student types from different backgrounds into a believable study of freshman year on-campus life, and explains how Christian students can guard against attacks by atheistic or agnostic instructors who, lacking belief in anything greater than themselves, seek to supress all faith-based views in the classroom.
Although Mr. Sire was out in front on this issue when he wrote the book in 1993, many other voices have been raised since. One such voice is that of conservative activist David Horowitz, who has formed Students for Academic Freedom, a national movement recognizing that political partisanship by professors in the classroom is an abuse of students' academic freedom. Mr. Horowitz's Academic Bill of Rights, having been rejected by liberal college administrators and faculty who deny the existence of any problem, is currently making the rounds of state legislatures.
In my book, The China Connection, I've also touched on the issue of relativism as it affects youngsters in religously-affiliated colleges; kids whose faith should be bolstered, not weakened or destroyed during their college years.
Chris Chrisman Goes to College is an excellent starting point and guide for parents who have noticed what's being done on college campuses in the name of academic freedom and want to better equip their college age sons and daughters to retain their faith by fending off the pernicious attacks of cynical liberal ideologues posing as teachers at America's institutions for higher learning. I've purchased four copies and intend to give three away as gifts to parents of college age kids.
If academic freedom is to have full meaning, then all students, not just secular ones, must be allowed to express their views and have them heard in the classroom. Parents and alumni are irate. This issue is now on the front burner. Don't look for it to go away any time soon.

Absolutely a Great Book (Excuse the pun).......2002-04-22

This book does an excellent job of both explaining and reacting to the *isms of the world. Sire manages to not only explain the *isms in understandable terms, he makes it interesting by using a realistic life example: going to a secular college. The book is held together by the thoughts and dialogue of Chris Chrisman and unexpected counterpart: Bob Wong. Both characters are students that go into college with opposite convictions, and through a set of similar circumstances, they both begin to doubt and question their beliefs. The book uses their circumstances to teach the reader about relativism, pluralism, individualism and more. Sire uses easy to understand logic and philosophy coupled with the each situation to convey the the truth: that there are absolutes.

The book would make a great graduation gift for a friend or family member that will be going off to college.

Every Christian going off to college should have & read ofte.......2001-01-31

I give every young person from our church off to college this book in the hopes it will begin to open their eyes to the truth that will be shortly challenged at most colleges and universities --- absolute truth.

Sire does an admirable job of Chris' college life of the temptations and protections against the "ism's" of relativism, individualism and pluralism." One might add consumerism and postmodernism to this list. Maybe Sire will in a rewrite.

This book is winsome! Put it into the hands of the college students you know, or get and read it if you're now there.

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