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Homeschooling: Take A Deep Breath - You Can Do This! 12 reviews
Terrie Lynn Bittner
Mapletree Publishing Company, 2004
A very substantive book!
I bought this book a couple of months ago because I needed a pep-talk and figured this was a fluffy rah-rah type book that would give me one.
Well, the author IS very warm and authoritative, and the book DID give me the pep-talk I needed, but it was also full of very useful information -- not fluff at all!! I found the chapters on organization, record keeping, homeschooling with baby, the ...
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Walston's Guide to Christian Distance Learning, 5th Edition15 reviews
Rick Walston
Xulon Press, 2007
A Very Helpful Guide Through the Maze
This book is very very helpful in that it talks about accredited and non-accredited schools in separate listings. It is honest and straightforward about seminaries and Bible study programs, always telling it like it is without mincing words or trying to find a more delicate way to say things. It is very direct and we need more books like this, because educational institutions are a veritible ...
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The Man Who Swam the Amazon: 3,274 Miles on the World's Deadliest River16 reviews
Matthew Mohlke, Martin Strel
The Lyons Press, 2007
Absolutely Incredible Story!
From the very first page, you know you are in for the story of your life. It is overwhelming to even think of the logistics involved in this unprecedented level of accomplishment - and even more so that it was the grueling feat of a man who, in most walks of life, would be well past his atheletic prime. Author, Matthew Mohlke, brings the reader onto the expedition, the highs and the lows. And if ...
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Finishing Strong: Finding the Power to Go the Distance16 reviews
Steve Farrar
Multnomah Books, 1996
Finishing Strong . . . must read for any man
This book has changed the way I look at and the way I carry myself day in and day out. The bible is still the authority on how a man should live, but Finishing Strong delivers the message in terms relative to today's christian man. It also can be understood by the non-christian also. I think that is the best feature behind this book is that whether or not you believe that God has outlined the ...
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We Swam the Grand Canyon: The True Story of a Cheap Vacation That Got a Little Out of Hand11 reviews
Bill Beer
Mountaineers Books, 1995
Great Read for Adventure Lovers
This book is about two guys who decide to take a "cheap" vacation and swim the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. It's a good read and a lot of fun.
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Love Knows No Distance11 reviews
Nora B. Hawthorne
Vision Publishing Group (GA), 1999
Inspiring Story For Readers Of All Ages
Love Knows No Distance is a story from a time that will be forgotten in the near future. The story from depression-era Alabama during the 20th century should be told to all of our children. Family love and devotion and faith in God for survival is a tradition our society is loosing. The traditional values in this story make it uplifting. The author's humor is refreshing but the element of love ...
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Kisses from a Distance8 reviews
Raff Ellis
Cune Press, 2007
Capturing history from personal story
I teach a course, Writing Your Memoirs, in which I not only encourage and instruct students in writing their own stories, but to read the stories of others. I read a lot of published memoirs---in fact, it is one of my favorite genres---and provide my students with bibliographies of Recommended Reading.
Raff Ellis' "Kisses from a Distance," the life stories of his immigrant parents who came to ...
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Going All the Way: Preparing for a Marriage That Goes the Distance13 reviews
Craig Groeschel
Multnomah Books, 2007
Amazing Book For All Relationship Statuses
This book is amazing. I am single, and it totally spoke to me all the way through. I've read books in the past that did not do so well on that. When they got to dating relationship and marriage, it kind of left those of us who are single out. But Craig's book helps keeps every relationship status involved throughout the book. I found that after reading it, I put it next to my bed and keep it ...
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The Distance From Normandy20 reviews
Jonathan Hull
Wheeler Publishing, 2004
Sad and touching
Both grandfather and grandson are more the same than they realize. Each generation feels isolated, yet is each going through the same sort of loss and fear over losing loved ones. I loved the interspersed flashbacks that Mead has; they show how much of a young, scared man he still is, even inside an older man's body. Highly recommended!
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Go the Distance: 21 Habits & Attitudes for Winning at Life9 reviews
Edward K. Rowell, Ed Rowell
B&H Publishing Group, 2002
Racing
"Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us," Hebrews 12:1. For years this race has teased me. My feet have pounded the road with this cheering challenge dancing around in my head. The problem is that this challenge was almost crowded out by all the theories floating around with it. No matter how badly I wanted to win I couldn't ever seem to come up with a clear plan, just a resolve ...
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Sea Kayaking: A Manual for Long-Distance Touring8 reviews
John Dowd
Greystone Books, 2004
Essential kayaking book
This is a fabulous book on sea kayaking. I loved reading it because of the very useful information and mix of serious and humorous writing styles. A must read - and you'll want to read it several times to soak up all the great information. Highly recommended for any kayaker. His exploits are impressive and inspiring.
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Long Distance Love6 reviews
Samhain Publishing, Ltd., 2006
Heartwarming and magical
Anne Whitfield's novel Long Distance Love is a heartwarming read for modern woman faced with today's problems. Cancer survivor Fleur fulfils her ambition to visit her roots in England before she settles down in her beloved Australia. While she hopes for a little adventure when she opens a bookshop, she hardly expects to find the love of her life, the owner of a trendy restaurant, two doors down. ...
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The Kids That ECOT Taught: The Pioneers of America's E-Schooling Revolution6 reviews
Bill Lager
EOS, 2002
Fantastic Read!!
I am currently a student enrolled in the ECOT High School and I when I discovered this book I was excited to read it. I quickly bought myself a copy and couldn't put it down!! I think that more ECOT students need to read this book--it will really open your eyes and show you just how much work went into starting this school. ECOT has been wonderful for me because of my medical situation and I ...
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Long-Distance Grandparenting: Connecting With Your Grandchildren from Afar7 reviews
Willma Willis Gore
Quill Driver Books, 2007
Helpful to all Grandparents
Nowadays many of us find ourselves not living near to our grandkids. In order to keep in touch, Long Distance Grandparenting, has some delightful and innovative ideas to keep in touch with your grandkids and make sure they know who you really are for themselves--not just what their parents have told them.
Author Willma Gore has done a great job of gathering diverse information into one easy to ...
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Making Sense of Online Learning: A Guide for Beginners and the Truly Skeptical8 reviews
Patti Shank, Amy Sitze
Pfeiffer, 2004
E-learning for Dummies?
The audience for this book is the person who wants to take their first step into traditional online learning. And by traditional, I mean self-contained courses and the management systems that support them (as opposed to deeper simulations or integration with knowledge management or ERP or CRM systems, etc., etc.,) For these people, the tone, the content, and the sympathy are dead on. Before ...
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Going the Distance: Finding and Keeping Lifelong Love6 reviews
Lonnie Barbach, David L. Geisinger
Plume, 1993
Relationships: A to Z
There are probably over a thousand self-help books in print which were written to offer relationship advice and help. This book is among the best you will find in that category. Once you start reading this book, you will immediately realize that EVERYONE, married or not, is in the same boat: either looking to begin a relationship, healing from the wounds of a past relationship, or trying to ...
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Pacific Crest Trail Hiker's Handbook: Innovative Techniques and Trail Tested Instruction for the Long ...8 reviews
Ray Jardine
Adventurelore Press, 1996
I tried it and it works...
Last summer I walked 515 miles using the techniques in Jardines book. I walked through the entire state of Washington. I encountered rain, snow, mosquitos galore and a host of other problems that were all easily handled with the techniques outlined in Ray's book. I even made my own backpack on an old Singer sewing machine with the plans in the book. I wore running shoes the whole way. I ...
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Kingdom of Children: Culture and Controversy in the Homeschooling Movement (Princeton Studies in Cultural ...6 reviews
Mitchell Stevens
Princeton University Press, 2003
Deserves 10 Stars
We have been homeschooling since the early 70's. earlier if you consider my homeschooling in the 50's. This is why I was eager to read this book and why I recommend it. Because the author gives the reader one of the most complete and balanced view from the outside, of who homeschools and why. I also like the fact that the author was interested in parents and families and not simply whether or not ...
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Looniness Of Long Distance6 reviews
Carlton Books
Carlton Books, 2002
Never runs out of steam...
'Looniness' might be a book about an unfit Londoner but the writing is anything but! This very funny author had me in more stitches than the one I got when I last attempted to run a marathon.
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Faith That Goes the Distance: Living an Extraordinary Life6 reviews
Jud Wilhite
Baker Books, 2002
A Journey Worthwhile
I have just finished reading Jud's new book, "Faith That Goes The Distance" and found it to be a wonderful experience of faith. Jud invites us to accompany him on his journey from "no faith" to "found faith" to "exhilarating faith." It was an enjoyable and exciting trip and I recommend that you make it with him.
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