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Books Kids Will Sit Still For 3: A Read-aloud Guide 25 reviews
Judy Freeman
Topeka Bindery, 2006
Books Kids Will Sit Still For 3
Ever wished you could keep up all the great children's books and pick the best ones to read aloud and recommend to your students? Need inspiration to liven up your lessons on library skills? Looking for more effective ways to collaborate with teachers? This book has it all!
Targeted at grades K - 6, the first 100+ pages include wide-ranging information about children's books and ways to ...
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Tejano and Regional Mexican Music33 reviews
Ramiro Burr
Watson-Guptill Publications, 1999
Fills an information gap in Tejano Music
"Tejano and Regional Mexican Music" by Ramiro Burr represents progress toward filling an information gap in Tejano Music. The book measures up in terms of providing authoritative information about a subject that's near and dear to many Tejanos, but that has not been adequately documented. It's a fascinating look at Tejano Music by a contemporary writer who is connected to the musicians ...
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When I Was Young in the Mountains: 2 (Reading Rainbow Book)18 reviews
Cynthia Rylant
Puffin, 1985
Memories of the Mountaina
This book showed us what is best about the mountains and the traditions of those living in those mountains. It has been so easy for our society to stereotype Appalachian mountain people as ignorant, backwards hillbillies that it is refreshing to see a depiction that shows mountain people in a different light. The old ways are disappearing. So are the mountains. The Appalachian mountains are ...
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The Indie Bible, Fifth Edition (Indie Bible)37 reviews
David Wimble
Music Sales Corporation, 2003
Best Book For Independent Musician
If you are a independent musician, you can't afford NOT to have this book. This book is incomparable. I have made so many contacts and have been introduced to so many new services and and products. I am currently using to services to help aid in the distribution of my music that I found in the Indie Bible. The money I saved in one month, paid for the Indie Bible. Then you have the contacts. ...
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Stedman's Medical Dictionary20 reviews
Thomas Lathrop Stedman
MacMillan Publishing Company, 1990
Must have Doctors
As both doctor and founder of a EchoScribe Inc, a leading internet based medical transcription company, (www.echoscribe.com) I must recomend Stedmans as the dictionary that all physicians must own. There is also the PDA version that is also a good carry. It not only provides a quick reference, but in writing medical letters, and transcribing documents, this book is a "medical must have."
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The Read-Aloud Handbook80 reviews
Jim Trelease
Tyndale House Publishers, 1983
Parents Start Teaching Reading Now
A great book and resource for parents. It is so important to get children involved with books early on. No better way is to read to them and interact with them and at the same time teach them reading skills. One of the best books that I know of is a delightful story of a caterpillar who goes to school in Life's Little Lessons: An Inch-By-Inch Tale of Success. Most importantly there is a 10 page ...
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Detecting Women: A Readers Guide and Checklist for Mystery Series Written by Women18 reviews
Willetta L. Heising
Purple Moon Pr, 1994
Watching The Detectives
Watching the Detectives How far has Sue Grafton gotten in her alphabet mystery series? What's the first book in Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta series? Who are writing books featuring bed & breakfasts? As those who love reading mystery series know, it's difficult to keep track of the hundreds of writers past and present who have contributed to the mystery genre, which is why reading sleuths ...
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Henry the Fourth,: An authorized text, cultural contexts, extracts from the major sources, essays in ...17 reviews
William Shakespeare
Norton, 1969
The two sides of Hal
Henry IV remains one of my favorite Shakespeare plays, even though the tragedies and comedies get far more attention and seeming appreciation than do the histories. As an English major, I examined Henry's (Hal's) character, and I focused on his development from a somewhat foolhardy young man into a self-assured, even manipulative prince. It is hard to say which of these Hal truly is, or if he is ...
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All I Need to Know in Life I Learned from Romance Novels21 reviews
Victoria M. Johnson
Stoddart, 1998
This book is a must read for all romance lovers.
I was amazed with all the positive comments from other readers regarding this book. I want to join in praise for Victoria Johnson's book All I learned in life I learned from Romance Novels.I loved the how to book on successful relationships.I loved the quotes from the famous Romance authors. Her advice is genuine and you can tell that the author knows her subject matter.Her book is positive ...
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The Billboard book of top 40 hits61 reviews
Joel Whitburn
Billboard Publications, 1987
40 top hits
I could not exist without this product for reviewing old songs and artists
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Orchestral Music13 reviews
David Daniels
The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1996
Orchestral Music is a must!
The fourth edition of Daniels' handbook is a must for anyone involved in selecting repertoire for the symphony orchestra. The appendices are extremely helpful, the precise instrumentation for percussion and auxilary instruments is valuable, and the listing of nationality, birth/death dates and places for the composers is useful. This handbook is truly a time-saving and informative reference work.
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Voyages of Imagination: The Definitive Star Trek Fiction Companion17 reviews
Star Trek, 2007
Great Star Trek research tool
I cannot imagine all the research that Ayers did to assemble this book. The book is far from complete, but still to track down all the various Star Trek book covers, get interviews, write up summaries is a phenomenal achievement that should help all ST fan writers track down the best in ST fiction.
The factoids concerning the various books are fun and interesting. I, myself would have loved ...
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50 Success Classics: Winning Wisdom for Life and Work from 50 Landmark Books16 reviews
Tom Butler-Bowdon
Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2004
I strongly believe the three books in the author's trilogy are really an intellectual treasure!
50 Self-Help Classics: 50 Inspirational Books to Transform Your Life, From Timeless Sages to Contemporary Gurus
50 Success Classics: Winning Wisdom for Life and Work from 50 Landmark Books
50 Spiritual Classics: Timeless Wisdom from 50 Great Books on Inner Discovery, Enlightenment and Purpose
In the first instance, I have bought these three books in one go because I have been fascinated ...
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Flap Your Wings-Pkg12 reviews
P.D. Eastman
Random House Books for Young Readers, 1985
Very cute book!
Boy, is this ever cute! when a little boy puts an alligator egg in the Birds' nest, they take care of it as if it was their own. They sit on it until it hatches then when he does, they feed it constantly! It's funny watching an alligator eating all that "bird food" and still grows huge. The end is particularly nice. They decide it's time for "Junior" to learn to fly but instead, he learns to ...
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Billboard's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002 (Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles (Cumulative))15 reviews
Joel Whitburn
Record Research Inc., 2004
39 and holding?
If you are considering this book, you are probably 39 and holding, like I have been for the past 25 years. I started wondering "what was the title of that song?" and "who sang that one?". All those good tunes I grew up listening to in the late 50's on through the 80's. I bought this book (through Amizon of course) and just seeing the titles printed jarred loose melodies that have long been ...
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About the Author: The Passionate Reader's Guide to the Authors You Love, Including Things You Never Knew, ...12 reviews
Alfred Glossbrenner, Emily Glossbrenner
Harcourt, 2000
Love Your Book!
To: Alfred and Emily Glossbrenner -- I'm a delighted reader of your wonderful "About the Author"! I love it! I love it! I love it! I've been reading the Top 100 Novels of the Century (The Radcliff College list) and your book has been a terrific companion. The layout is clean and easy to follow and I especially like the "if you like..." sections. I'm buying more copies for Xmas gifts for all my ...
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Bibliography of Franco-American works13 reviews
Denis Ledoux
Soleil Press, 1991
I hate golf. I love this.
Great literature is supposed to bring you an appreciation of something you hadn't considered before. Wodehouse's golf stories did it for me like few others. None are terribly subtle--most are told by the Oldest Member, who on the first half-page collars a helpless younger golfer and tells him a story that turns out to be worth staying for. The narration is slightly sarcastic, and there are only ...
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The Mask of Sanity: An Attempt to Clarify Some Issues about the So-called Psychopathic Personality17 reviews
Hervey Milton Cleckley
Mosby, 1976
A book that's ahead of it's time
I really recommend this book to anyone interested in the subject. His case histories are a book in themselves and capture the soul of a psychopath so well. A very thorough book that examines every aspect of the condition, I am impressed by his attempt to even explore historical and literary references. Ahead of it's time because his conclusions cannot be shaken even now. A much better book than ...
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Songs, Pictures and Stories of the Fabulous Beatles Records on Vee-Jay13 reviews
Bruce Spizer
Four Ninety-Eight Productions, 1998
BEATLES ON VEE-JAY - AN AMAZINGLY AUTHORATIVE WORK
I received my copy of this book a couple of days ago with the similar Apple book (see my seperate review of that one). I bought it on the strength on the Author's similar Capitol volumes and boy it's amazing how much research this guy puts into his work. The Vee-Jay story was pretty much an unknown quantity to us Aussies so it's all the more fascinating to read the twists and turns of Vee-Jay's ...
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The ancient Maya15 reviews
Sylvanus Griswold Morley
Stanford Univ. Press, 1947
Latest edition of "classic" text
This is by far the most comprehensive book about the ancient Maya. There are several excellent shorter ones; this is the go-to book for thorough reference. It has become almost as "classic" as Maya civilization. Sharer reminisces about being "hooked on" Maya studies by the third edition (by Morley and Brainerd, 1956); so was I, back when it was newly minted. How much has changed since. ...
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