Nonfiction Books

I enjoy the information in the book. However the topics are not in order. For example, the topic of money may be on page 2,60, and 115. That's the only thing I did not like about this book.

This curriculum has been our math staple for the past 3 years now. The only thing missing is some of the basic instruction for new or difficult concepts. But if you know basic math, then you can cover what's lacking with no problem. Hopefully this has laid the foundation for when we move on to Saxon...

We recently bought this book, and my daughter loves going through it. The lessons are exactly the right length for her to get the point without getting bored. They also build nicely on each other, allowing a complex concept to be taught gradually over the course of a few lessons. The graphics are helpful, and the opportunity to draw your own pictures is also nice for young children. And, including a gold star for every lesson completed is a good motivator.

This is a great learning tool and lots of fun. This book makes math exciting. I love the gold star system.

My daughter is really enjoying going through each math lesson. It is user friendly and I feel that is good review and practice to supplement with her school books.

I begrudgingly agreed to read the book after my mother insisted it was well written and riveting. Initially, I was embarassed to be seen on the beach with the book; however, after reading the touching prologue by the Goldman Family, it became clear why they HAD TO publish the book.

I've read countless novels that involve murder (Patricia Cornell, John Grisham, et al) but none have come close to this two-part horrible tragedy. The first tragedies were the murders and the second tragedy was the failure of our criminal justice system to find Simpson guilty.

You may also find Mark Fuhrman's book "Murder in Brentwood" a great read. He's a prolific writer and shows humility and courage in telling his story.

I received this book as a gift and i can tell you it was one of the best gifts ever!!! The detail in it is unbelievable!!!! The way he describes every single detail makes you feel like you were right there when everything was happeneing, like you are a part of their lives. If you get this book you will not put it down!!!

I ordered the book after watching a particular episode of Oprah and completed it within 2 hours... It's definitely a haunting read, not a book to be read leisurely for sure. One's perceptions of truth, morality, right and wrong will most definitely be challenged and questioned and ultimately, perhaps such a 'quest' for the 'truth' would prove futile... We are relegated and intepellated to the position of spectator... There will always be various perspectives and takes on any one issue and I personally feel we provide value judgments and no more... No one human is omniscient enough to assert who is right and wrong.. I think the most important lesson learnt for me after reading the (fiction/non-fiction?)book is to ask myself what I can do to help victims and prevent such brutalities. I will certainly look up on how I can provide assistance to the various foundations provided at the end of the book... I would recommend it to the critical reader.

I was curious, I had heard a lot about this book. There is a lot of space devoted to his relationship with Nicole where he places himself in the role of victim. More often than not. I was getting really tired of reading about their relationship and how hopelessly wonderful OJ was as a boyfriend. I think I'd have been interested in hearing about what was happening during the Bronco chase a bit more. In the end, I was left feeling conflicted. Part of me felt bad for OJ, a VERY SMALL part. Much more of me figures that he had to have done it given the detailed outline of the night of the murders. Probobly out of morbid curiousity, I had a hard time putting this book down. I guess this was a good way to come clean without actually admitting it. I hope his conscience is not relieved and I'm glad he isn't making money off of this.

After reading the reviews, I picked up the book at a local library. I didn't purchase the book for two reasons: 1) While I understand that the profits were going to the Goldman Family, I didn't understand their need to publish the book and 2) I didn't want to add to the profits of a book that glorified a horrific crime, regardless of the reason it was published.

As a victim of a violent crime myself, I took part in what I thought was a cathartic experience of retelling my story in book about rape many years ago. My words were later turned into something that I never meant to say after the book was edited and published. I keep a copy of the book to remind myself that what is written and published is not always what people mean to say. For this reason, I was skeptical that a ghostwriter could accurately portray what O.J. Simpson wanted to say.

Don't misunderstand me. I'm not an O.J. Simpson fan. However, I don't pass judgment on a situation I know nothing about. I didn't sit for days and watch the trial on television. The most I remember about the trial was the glove incident. I suppose for personal reasons, I just couldn't stomach watching a murder trial become a statement on the racial inequality of the criminal justice system. It should have been about two people being killed and a person who was suspected of their murder.

However, after reading this book in less than 24 hours, I now understand the difference between my experience as a victim and the perpetrators of violence. As a victim, I am constantly aware that perpetrators walk the streets without paying the price for their crimes. The audacity of a person to recite such a story, in even a "hypothetical" way, is appalling. It glorifies the pain of those of us who live with trauma of the memories of crime everyday of our lives.

Furthermore, although I thoroughly understand why the Goldmans felt the need to usurp the publishing rights of Simpson and use part of the profits to help their own foundation, it still doesn't add closure to their pain. Their pain will never go away. Reading an admission of how someone brutally and carelessly murdered their beloved son doesn't remove pain that will stay with them. However, as I read, I was reminded constantly that if we don't remember the mistakes of history accurately we are doomed to repeat it.

The quality of the book was as best as can be expected for a person ghostwriting for a football player. Fenjves captured the inflection of how I've heard O.J. Simpson express himself through interviews and denials of his crimes. It was truly captivating.

However, what I felt was most compelling was the Afterword written by Dominick Dunne. Dunne captured the soul of what the circus of the "trial of the century" was about: pain. The pain of two sets of parents that lost their children too early. The pain of two children who will never live a normal life again. Perhaps everyone needs to think of those two aspects before discussing the "trial of the century" or publishing books about how the killer did it.

I use this book in my geometry tutoring sessions. It is a good source for extra problems for students using McDougal's Geometry at school. It is adequate for tutoring sessions or for homework purposes but it would be hard to use as a self study guide.The obvious cons are;

1. It does not have the answers in the back,
2. Does not include enough "proof" problems...

This workbook is designed to go with the current(2007/8?) McDougall-Littel Geometry text. It has a worksheet for each lesson. Much of them seem to review topics from Algebra or prior Geometry curricula, so the work would be very repetetive for a student with a good grasp of pre-Algebra, and Algebra. It would be best used with a student who wanted to learn Geometry but didn't have a good knowledge of Algebra.

With those cautions, the workbook seems to have good problems and practice in Geometry and Algebra skills. There is plenty of room to work and the exercises are clear.

Looking for an inexpensive educational item? Look no further. Kumon workbooks are excellent.

My Son is 2.5 yrs old and loved this book. He finished it in less than a months time. Yes, they weren't very challenging mazes, but kept the attention of my child for 10 minutes everyday. He liked it so much that everyday he would ask for it himself. I only wish they came in spiral bound or something like similar, so that I need not hold the book for him while he is working.

This is a great product, but geared to younger children as their first introduction to mazes. My 4 yr old son breezed through this book in one sitting. He may not have gotten them all perfect, but it wasn't much of a challenge at 4.

I loved the kumon books.i run a preschool and use the book at my school. each page is full of color and that gets the kids more interested in completing the pages

I bought this book after having the "My First Book of Tracing" as a natural progression. My daughter absolutely loves it; we work on it almost every night.

My ten year old loves legos ... and I love peace and quiet in the car! This product worked out great as a "trip treat", the bag was great so he could keep track of them. We use an aluminum cake pan with a plastic cover for a lego desk/holder in the car, but the book with a bag made it so he could take it into the hotel and restaurant with no fuss ... and isn't that what every mom really wants ??? no fuss??? GO LEGOS!!!!!!!!

This has many fun and challenging activities a child can do with Legos. The projects use the pieces that come with the book plus basic pieces most Lego fans will already own. Easy to follow directions with fun results. The child can use the basic ideas and expand upon them, so this kit isn't limited as some are. We got it for my son's 10th birthday and I think it would be appropriate for an 8 to 14 year old.

I purchased two books. One for my 6-year old son and his same-age cousin. They both enjoy creating projects from their Lego books, as well as using some of the instructions along with their own ideas and creativity. I recommend this purchase.

He wasn't excited when he opened it up but after reading what you can do he got VERY excited and was looking forward to get home to his Legos.

I asked for this before Christmas and got in January. I didn't check the contents of the bag until Saturday (February 2nd) when I had time to start building the models. Six pices were missing, two of them very important (24-tooth gear wheels). I got some extra-pieces, but some models I won't be able to build because of the missing gear wheels. I tried returning the item to Amazon but I had until January 31st so if anyone buys this please check it very soon, the models are fine, easy to do, BUT I WANT MY MISSING PIECES!!!

Owning Sibs and other breeds over the years I laughed till I had tears reading about Caesar. What a great read. Not that I recommend it for the bathroom reading but that is the only place my hubby will read. I walked past the door one day and he was laughing hysterically. I just knocked on the dog and asked "Caesar?" He replied "Lived that one before!"
After having lived with so many characters over the years it is easy to see that they really are true stories. If you have a dog lover in your life this should be in their stocking.
-S
Redwood Siberians

Book arrived promptly and in the condition as advtised, actually it was better than I expected.

A good book for people of all ages who love dogs. Although, like many of Gary Paulsen's books it is geared toward teens, this is a quick read for anyone. Laughs and tears throughout!

Reading this book, My Life in Dog Years was an OK book. You read all the different dogs' stories. What every dog's personality is, and what the dog does with him. Some stories are very interesting. It is an easy book to read. If you like reading about dogs, this book has all kinds of good stories.

My Life in Dog Years, written by Gary Paulsen was one of the funniest books I've read in a long time. Gary Paulsen has an extremely different way of writing from other authors. I have read a couple of his other books. This was probably not his best, but it was well written. I would highly recommend it for any dog lover.

I am very please with this book I use in homeschooling my daughter. I use other supposedly complect curriculium, but they do not include science and social studies. Also this Comprehensive Curriculumn is more colorful and my child is eager to do her school work.
Shipping of this product was prompt and in wonderful condition. Thankyou

This book covers everything my child needs to know in the "core" subjects. It's very colorful and easy to use.

Nice visual supports. Reading passages are at the grade level reported. I teach Specific Learning Disabled English Language Learners in Middle School and these books are the best supports. 95% of my students are able to complete the activities independently. Great tools for fostering literal and inferential comprehension as well as basic math skills.

I really like the fact that this book is simple and fun to use and covers a range of subjects.

We bought this book for our grandson and after giving it to him he was excited about the variety of subjects in it. I especially liked the clear pages that had easy to understand instructions and an uncluttered format. Easy to use in "units" by taking out one page from each subject area and stapling together. Then, leave the book at home and take the 'unit' on a trip. Also, a good idea is to copy the answer pages to keep in a safe place in case they get lost from the book.

I like the book well enough, but have 2 major complaints:

1. I don't think that handwriting belongs in a Math curriculum, and don't think a Kindergartener needs to learn how to correctly spell a number or color. Even if this were something I would like, the way the book has the letters written is the style with little curls at the bottom of all the letters instead of straight lines, which I don't think a 4-5 year old should practice yet (just my opinion, I know there are those out there that think differently).

2. The pages are almost a glossy texture and it makes it impossible to erase. It also makes it hard to color with crayons. Markers work fine, but they are slow to dry on this type of paper and smear if touched too soon. This has really frustrated my son.

That being said, the topics covered are appropriate for a 4-5 year old, and go at a pace that is good.

This is a great book. It really does make math easy! It's worth the price. I got this for my children and it's a great math book. It is very easy for children to follow and learn. It came with gold star stickers my children love to get on their papers. This is a workbook for children.It has parental or teachers instructions page by page in the back of the book. The book starts with the number 1. It has pictures asking the child how many of the objects are their, at the bottom of the page it has "copy the pattern". Then they write the word One, match the number one with how many objects their are in a group, Then it proceeds on to the number 2 - 10. Then the book goes through various activities such as connect the dots using the numbers 1-10. The numbers 11 & 12 are on one workbook page, 13&14 and so on to 19 & 20. Then it goes to can you remember, More than activities, add one more, add 2 more, take 1 away etc teaching simple adding and subtraction. The book reviews shapes, thick and thin lines, tall, short, color, inside & outside, front and behind, beside, between, the same, different, sorting, find the missing numbers etc. One suggestion is to make copies for later lessons.

Kids are always looking for something fun to do, so if your child likes to color, they can learn all about numbers and shapes while being artistic.

Each page is well organized with colorful borders and black-and-white "coloring book type" pictures. The focus is on preparation for a more formal study of math.

This is a complete home-study program to encourage children to practice the essential math skills they are learning at school. The workbooks were compiled and tested by math experts and are designed to increase your child's success at school.

In the front of the book you will find a Progress Chart and a page of stars. Once your child has completed each page, you stick a star in the box that corresponds with the lesson. The workbook is designed to help your child explore the world of numbers in a fun and enjoyable way. There are connect the dots games, Can you remember? challenges and counting games.

The Content:

Names of the numbers 1-10 and 11-20

Sequence, or order of the numbers.
Number values. Understanding the quantity that each number represents and that, for example, 5 is always 5. It may be 5 big buses in a row or 5 small
peas in a circle, but it is still 5!
That when counting, the last number names the set. Many children count the quantity accurately 1, 2, 3, 4, but in response to "how many?" they often say
the wrong number.
How to recognize written numbers.
How to write numbers.
How to recognize a number when it is written in words, and how to write it.
The concepts of more than and less than, initially by looking and then by counting.
Adding numbers together, language involved in the addition process, symbols for addition and subtraction.
Shapes and color
Measurement
Positional language - In front, behind, inside, outside, between, beside, above, etc.
Shapes, objects and patterns, identifying matching items, sorting things into
sets, adding to sets, recognizing patterns and putting events in a sequential order.

32 pages are devoted to "Notes for Parents." Here you will read about how to encourage your child to color in the illustrations and how this will help to develop pencil control, increase eye-hand coordination and build concentration. They advise a range of colored pencils or felt-tip pens. The page-by-page notes also give more insight into each activity sheet.

Well designed and supports National Council
of Teachers of Mathematics Standards.

~The Rebecca Review

I ordered this book not knowing what it was going to be like. When it got here and I started flipping thru it all that came to my mind is amazing. My son loves this book particulary the star sticker system where the child receives a star for every page it has finished. The pages are set up in a simple manner so your child almost automatically understands what it has to do. The book teaches your child all the math basics from counting to same size, same number, greater , smaller etc. So sit down with your toddler and have fun learning math using this book :D

My 5 year old daughter loved this book. It kindled a real interest in learning. She found that being able to stick a gold star on the progress chart for each completed page gave her a great sense of achievment. I felt the workbook gave an excellent introduction to all mathematic principals in a varied and child friendly manner. The book progresses gradually, reinforcing the all the skills and math concepts that 5-6 year olds should be familiar with. We were so impressed that we bought the next book in the series.

Dear animation lover. This book will restore your faith in the power of passion. With a never failing belief in the craftmanship of delivering a great story Pixar showed the possibilities of a good marriage between art and technique. Off course, some luck of being in the right place at the right time counts as well.

The book starts with the original background of the pixar machine as a calculating machine to the point where Disney takes over.

I also have almost every Pixar art-of book there is, but the movies described in the book (including all the shorts) are mostly viewed from a Pixar company point of view. This way you get a great overall view.

As it is my dream to come close to the Pixar company, this is probably the closest you can get the heart of Pixar when you are living far away...

Great book,
have to read a lot but very very interesting.
Great image quality and edition.
I'm loving it!


Martina,
Buenos Aires
Argentina

If you're at all a Pixar fan, or even an animation fan, this book deserves a place on your shelf!

very insightful look at the fascinating studio that pioneered the animation industry into the 21st century.

The content of the book is as high quality and colorfull as the company it describes. Also the author did a good job at documenting the history of the company.

However, in the making of this book someone made a couple of mistakes. There are tens of images which have unacceptable 'pixelation' (i.e. blockiness due to overstretching of digital images). Especially the full page spread on p. 220 jumps out with pixels blown up to almost milimeter size!

This is quite dissappointing to me, especially as it is the artwork of a company which spearheads the way in digital imaging! I can imagine this is a slap in the face of some of the artitst and it would definitely not pass through their quality system if the book was produced by Pixar.

Overall the majority of the images in the book are very well reproduced, so I take the couple of handfull of bad apples for granted.

As a copy editor and proofreader in the medical and pharmaceutical advertising and communications industries, this text is necessary for my work, as most of my clients use AMA style as THEIR style. However, I have found that this series of texts changes every few years simply as a money maker for the AMA. Only minute changes seem to be made from edition to edition. (I will say, however, that this edition seems to cover many more topics and issues.) In addition, it never seems to fail that what I am looking for, I can't find. The Index could use quite a bit of work. In addition, this text is quite expensive, in my humble opinion. But, as I said in the title for this brief review, this text is "A Necessary Evil."

A must for any science writer. This book is concise and has helpful information.

This is a great resource for editors/proofreaders/medical writers, especially since the style varies so much from the usual MLA and AP styles. Mine is tagged up and sits on my desk, at the ready, as I proofread and edit.

At long last, the 10th Edition of the AMA Manual of Style is finally available, and I am happy to say it was worth the wait. As an editor who has worked in medical journals, scientific Web sites, and an agency specializing in pharmaceutical advertising, I found the 9th edition to be, at times, a bit dated and not as easy to navigate as I would have hoped. Most of those problems have been resolved in the 10th edition, as well as the inclusion of some new information that I didn't even know I was missing until I found.

The following is a list of changes in the new edition of the style guide that I found particularly helpful and relevant, and will hopefully be a quick go-to guide when you're debating whether to buy the new version or hold fast to the 9th edition.

- The section on Correct and Preferred Usage has moved from Chapter 9 to Chapter 11 and includes a wealth of information that was not in the previous edition. There is more information about the difference between race and ethnicity and when it's relevant to include sexual orientation in a scientific manuscript.

- An extended section on electronic references (3.15, 63-72). This new info is highly relevant considering since 1998 (when the 9th edition was released) there have been a number of innovations with the Internet and a number of authors choose to use the Web as sources of information.

- The section on manuscript preparation is vastly improved and expanded (Ch 4). It includes more information on the different types of tables and figures as well as new guidelines for the use of symbols and footnotes.

- Of particular interest to journal editors, there is more information on authorship requirements, conflicts of interest, sources of funding, and copyright and permissions basics (Ch 5).

- The section on capitalization demonstrates that, not only can the AMA editors laugh at themselves, but that they're also familiar with the lyrics of Coolio (eg, There is no party like a West Coast party because a West Coast party doesn't stop. 10.3, 375). The section on capitalization also includes newer terms like iBook and eBay that are more relevant to modern writing (10.8, 380).

- In terms of grammar, some of the rules that always give editors trouble are more explicitly outlined and in more detail. There's a longer section on the use of that and which (7.2, 318), which I still have to look up occasionally. A final ruling on the health care vs healthcare debate (always 2 words, per AMA, 11.1, 395). And more specific rules on false/parenthetical plurals and sentences with compound subjects (7.8)

- A change in the use of states in references. All will use postal codes now, instead of the former abbreviations (14.5, 451-455).

- An expanded section on international currency (18.5.12, 817-819).

- The section on terminology has been expanded to include information about different specialties, including psychiatry, ophthalmology, and obstetrics (Ch 15). This section also includes a new chart with human viruses that is expanded and easier to navigate (15.14.3, 762-767).

- There is a more comprehensive copyediting section, including information on editing numerical information (21.1, 907; 23.1, 929-933).

- And finally, and most importantly for all newer medical editors and writing, there is a more informative resources guide with professional organizations aimed at scientific writers and editors as well as grammar and editing resources (25, 967-976).

As a whole, I'm very pleased with the new edition of the AMA style guide, and can't wait to incorporate the new changes into my own work.

I've been waiting for this book since becoming a medical editor 3 years ago. It is completely updated for modern-day medical communications and now includes extensive sections with Internet-related information. I use it nearly every day and absolutely love it.