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6 Days in January55 reviews
William Fredrick Cooper

Simon & Schuster, 2006

A Must Read
I highly recommend 6 Days in January. This is a great novel that should be read by both men & women. It takes a deep look inside a black man's soul, mind, and heart regarding relationships. The main character, William McCall, is on a very rocky road of self-discovery, this same road has been traveled by many men & women whether they are aware or not. It is a long road of defining love, searching ... 		  
  







  
  
Beginning Ruby: From Novice to Professional26 reviews

Apress, 2007

The best, and most comprehensive, introduction to Ruby I've seen
Every serious Ruby programmer has a copy of the venerable 'Pickaxe' (the definitive Ruby reference manual) at their disposal, but if you're just getting you're feet wet with Ruby and serious about learning it from the ground up, then Beginning Ruby is just what you need. The tagline 'From Novice to Professional' well describes the content. But if you're looking to delve into advanced GUI ... 		  
  







  
  
Some Love, Some Pain, Sometime27 reviews
J. California Cooper

Doubleday, 1995

Even better than a "best friend"
Sometimes even your best friend hesitates to tell you when she/he knows you're playin' a fool, but in this book of rollicking stories, you may see yourself in a few, and Ms. Cooper will be your new best friend for pointing things out to you. Even after 20+ years of marriage, I could still find useful insights ("wake up, girl!") into life, love, and perseverance. You can sink real low, but ... 		  
  







  
  
The Future Has a Past: Stories27 reviews
J. California Cooper

Doubleday, 2000

My first California Cooper book to read and I am smitten!
This was my first reading of CC. I loved this book. It is a woman's book but men would learn a lot about how women think and feel if they read this book. The stories are sometimes sad, very very real--like what life is really like... I think Ms. Cooper is going to end up being one of my all-time favorite authors. I am a white woman who enjoys black writers, especially female writers. They ... 		  
  







  
  
Pumpkin Soup27 reviews
Helen Cooper, 2008

Warm, FUNNY, great illustrations - family favorite
I did not know the extent to which my daughter would come to love this book when I purchased it. Had I known, I would have found a hardcover edition. Let me just say, this is the first book that my almost 4 year old memorized (word for word). This is the first book that my 9 year old will go to when he wants to read to her (e.g. he wants to read it and needs an excuse). It is a warm tale ... 		  
  







  
  
The Owl and the Pussycat26 reviews
Edward Lear, Helen Cooper

Dial, 1991

The Owl and the Pussycat
ISBN 0399231935 - A quick glance through the pages of the board book edition from G. P. Putnam's Sons didn't give me high hopes for this book, but I have - once again - been surprised by what can work in a board book! The owl and the pussycat hop in a boat and head out to sea, where Owl proposes in song. They buy a ring from a pig and are married by a turkey... and that, you have to know, ... 		  
  







  
  
Subway Art28 reviews
Martha Cooper, Henry Chalfant

Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1984

THIS BOOK CHANGED MY LIFE FOR A WHILE BUT NOW I'M 34
Subway Art. What can I say? This, Style Wars, Beat Street, Break Dance... they all had their influence on me (& a whole generation) back in the day. Hip Hop isn't what it used to be, though. Most of what we hear these days is mixed up with R'n'B, commercialised, repackaged and shipped for your dissatisfaction. If you ask me... when it comes to Hip Hop, stick with the old school. I was ... 		  
  







  
  
The Night Before Christmas: A Classic Illustrated Edition (Classic Illustrated)47 reviews
Clement C. Moore

Chronicle Books, 1998

It's Become a Tradition
I bought this for my grandchildren last Christmas. The wording is traditional, and the illustrations are wonderful! This has become a part of the Christmas Eve tradition at my daughter's house. 		  
  







  
  
The Dark Is Rising Sequence: Silver on the Tree; The Grey King; Greenwitch; The Dark Is Rising; and Over Sea, ...203 reviews
Susan Cooper

Simon Pulse, 1993

One of the best series ever written...
I can't even begin to describe this series and I won't try to. I'm afraid I'd only do it a disservice! Susan Cooper says SO much in so few eloquent words that her books are rather like listening to fine music. I rank this easily with the Narnia series as well as Lord of the Rings. And while I adore the Harry Potter books and think JK is a fabulous writer, I truly feel that even they cannot ... 		  
  







  
  
Riders38 reviews
Jilly Cooper

Chivers Audio Books, 1995

A guilty pleasure
Riders is a definite guilty pleasure. I bought it because of the rave reviews and they are well deserved. Although a bit dated, this combination of horses, ugly duckling fairy tale and celebrity gossip/sleeze fest is irresistable. The characters are surprisingly well drawn. The ones you start out hating develop some redeeming qualities and the ones you start out loving reveal flaws. No ... 		  
  







  
  
Growing Up Baseball: An Oral History18 reviews
Harvey Frommer

Cooper Square Press, 2001

REVIEW FROM BASEBALLOLOGY.COM, BY AMY COHEN
The title and premise intrigued me. A series of mini-bios told in the first person by men who had actually made it to the "Big Leagues." I was looking for an answer, into my own psyche perhaps as to why the game is so compelling. Why do I stay up late for Opening Day and to watch every possible minute of the World Series? Why is Opening Day for my home team so important that I consider it a ... 		  
  







  
  
Homemade Love22 reviews
J. California Cooper

St Martins Pr, 1986

What an excellent read!
If you think this book is excellent, poignant, funny, truthful, etc. listen to the 'books on tape' version. The various narrators bring this excellent work to life. I borrowed it from the library (several times) and love it every time. Classic lines like when the guy tells his wife he's leaving to find the life he's missed he says 'that's it in a nutshell. She looked at me like I was the nut in ... 		  
  







  
  
American Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Gardening20 reviews

DK ADULT, 2003

Wonderful for growing everything under the sun!
This book covers almost everything including how to grow Blackberries and grapes which caught my attention and how to take care of cuttings, which I had never done before and had all sorts of doubts about. Thanks to this wonderful jewel, my back yard is now filled with all sorts of exotic flowers and plants that I have grown from cuttings off of other plants and flowers in only a few short ... 		  
  







  
  
Applied Behavior Analysis20 reviews
John O. Cooper, Timothy E. Heron, ...

Pearson Education, 2007

Amazing Text
This text is spectacular. This edition is a triumph. I was a bit dubious when the forward obliquely compared this book to The Beatles (The White Album), but have become more sympathetic to the perspective as I have spent more time with it. Cooper/Heron is simply the book to use in studying Applied Behavior Analysis. It's not chummy or dated like some texts of 70s (an effort to reduce the response ... 		  
  







  
  
The Way of Kata: A Comprehensive Guide for Deciphering Martial Applications23 reviews
Lawrence A. Kane, Kris Wilder

YMAA Publication Center, 2005

A valuable find
Rather than presenting a book worth of random applications or cool looking sequences, the authors go much deeper and present you with a methodology for actually understanding kata application. I have found this book to be very valuable, i've owned it for something like two years and I still open it up regularly, it is defnitely a book that you will use frequently. 		  
  







  
  
General of the Army: George C. Marshall, Soldier and Statesman20 reviews
Ed Cray

Cooper Square Press, 2000

Great Man, Great Biography
For those of you who like their reviews to be direct and to the point: Ed Cray, a professor of journalism at the University of Southern California, has written the single best one volume life of George C. Marshall. The book is 15 years old and is unlikely to be surpassed for another 15-20 years. It is the kind of book that will still be in print 70 years after its initial publication. Why? ... 		  
  







  
  
There's Always a Reason26 reviews
William Fredrick Cooper

Strebor Books, 2007

There's Always A Reason
It is an endearing story and it had me laughing one minute and crying the next. The characters were so strong until you felt as if you knew them and actually felt their joy and pain...or like myself you actually have people in your life that are so similar to them until you couldn't put the book down without knowing the outcome. It isn't often that you read a novel about a black woman and black ... 		  
  







  
  
Defeat into Victory (Military Classics)23 reviews
Sir William Slim

Leo Cooper Ltd, 2005

A tribute to the common soldier by an uncommon general
Field Marshall Slim, Viscount of Burma, never lets us forget that it is the soldiers in the field that win battles: not politicians in their ivory towers, or generals in their bunkers far behind the action. Slim's theory is that politicians give guidelines for the campaign, and generals provide the training and backup so that the soldiers can get on with their business. He should, when possible, ... 		  
  







  
  
Seaward21 reviews
Susan Cooper

Margaret K. McElderry, 1983

Thought Provoking
The first time I read "Seaward" I was in middle school. I found it to be an easy fantasy read by the genius behind "The Dark Is Rising", but even at the age of 12 I could see that there was a deeper level to the story than I was - at the time - capable of understanding. Over the years I have re-read "Seaward" over and over, and each time am amazed at the depth and profundity of her final ... 		  
  







  
  
The Secret World of Og20 reviews
Pierre Berton

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC Audio), 2006

One of the best children's books ever
This book was read as a class project when I was 10 years old by one of my favorate teachers. Three years later, my sister had the same teacher and the same project. This became our favorate book, but we never saw a copy outside the classroom. We talked about it on occasion over the years and (we were now in our forties) my sister ran across it on Amazon and ordered copies for each of us. I ... 		  
  







  




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