Adrift: Seventy-six Days Lost at Sea

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Before The Perfect Storm, before In the Heart of the Sea, Steven Callahan's dramatic tale of survival at sea was on the New York Times bestseller list for more than thirty-six weeks. In some ways the model for the new wave of adventure books, Adrift is an undeniable seafaring classic, a riveting firsthand account by the only man known to have survived more than a month alone at sea, fighting for his life in an inflatable raft after his small sloop capsized only six days out. "Utterly absorbing" (Newsweek), Adrift is a must-have for any adventure library.

Customer Reviews:

Compared to these 76 days, life for most of us is a cakewalk.......2007-09-12

The open ocean asked Steven how badly he wanted to live, and he answered by enduring over two months of loneliness, near starvation, constant thirst, and countless open sores from his unending saltwater bath. Through it all, he never knew if all his suffering would lead to redemption or death. This is indeed a story of courage and strength in the face of the natural adversity of thousands of square miles of open ocean. Compared to these 76 days, life for most of us is a cakewalk. Steven's story is compelling, memorable and inspiring.

sea-savvy sailor boredom.......2007-06-22

Amazing? Hardly! As hard as it was for Steven Callahan to survive 76 days asea in a rubber dingy, it doesn't make for a very interesting book. How much can happen in a setting of a dingy and an ocean of saltwater? Well, three things: fish, water and blisters. If you find any of those three things excitingly interesting, them jump on in to this book. If you're a sea-savvy sailor, unlike me, maybe you'll understand more of the seamen terminology, techology and boredom. How was this story worthy of 344 pages is beyond me. I'm not just uncompasionate, just uninterested. If you want to read a "lost at sea book" and don't care about fiction/non-fiction, then read Life of Pi.

Great story .......2007-05-27

A really great well written story. I read the book within a day it was so captivating. Buy it, you'll enjoy it and learn a lot !!

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING BOOK.......2007-05-25

this book was simply incredible- it is BY FAR the most exciting, interesting and amazing story i have ever read in my life- my favourite book i have ever read i may even say and i am a huge reader- (and i'm approaching 40)- i feel it changed my life if you can believe it- his descriptions of the events that took place and his feelings that went along with them were so well told that i really felt i was along in this survival adventure with him- you feel such compassion and hope when you read this book, it really touched my soul i must say- i am not a sailor and know little about sailing, so you don't need to appreciate sailing to love this book- i still felt like i was on the atlantic with him and this may sound crazy but this book was so rivetting that i sometimes feel i really have been on the atlantic adrift in a dinghy- sounds crazy i am sure but i think this is a testament to how well he relates it to us the reader- i can only imagine what it would be like to read this book if you are an avid sailor... this is a must read book for everyone in my opinion-

A revealing odyssey.......2007-05-14

This is the fascinating story of a resourceful sailor who drifted in a life raft across the Atlantic Ocean. Unlike other adventurers who have chronicled solo transoceanic journeys (Joshua Slocum, Thor Heyerdahl, Alain Bombard, William Willis, etc.), his journey was unplanned. After the sudden sinking of his sailboat, he had to hurriedly abandon ship into an inflatable life raft with whatever supplies he could snatch. His seventy-six day ordeal takes place in this constantly leaking raft too small to accommodate his full body length. He knows from the outset that his food and water supplies are inadequate. His story of survival thus becomes not one of simple endurance, but a confrontation of many external and internal challenges ranging from securing food and water to dealing with isolation and despair. He meets these with remarkable ingenuity and determination. Forced into introspection that borders on the mystical at times, his reflections on how his mindset and personal characteristics responded to these challenges make for as fascinating an inner journey as the one his body endured. This is what separates this from most adventure stories, and why I think it will endure as a classic of the genre.

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Good, but where are the inventive women?
Wonderful Children's Book. Only somewhat like "Meet the Robinsons"

A Day with Wilbur Robinson

Manufacturer: Laura Geringer
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0060890983
Release Date: 2006-08-22

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Come meet the Robinsons: Young Wilbur has a robot. Uncle Art has his own flying saucer. Cousin Laszlo has an antigravity device. The butler is an octopus.

It's snowing in the east wing. And somebody left the Time Machine on, so . . . Well, perhaps you'd care to read what happens next.

From William Joyce, creator of the Emmy-winning Rolie Polie Olie as well as author and illustrator of a stack of whimsy-based entertainments for children and like-minded adults.

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Good, but where are the inventive women?.......2007-09-21

First off, my son loves this book. He's 3 1/2 and he has wanted it to be read to him before night time and nap time for the past week. That means that it's up there.
It's a neat book that looks like it takes place in the 20's. Basically, it's two boys wandering around the Robinson Estate, and they are looking for Grandpa and his false teeth. The different pages tell of encounters with different family members. I don't really think of myself as a radical, but they mainly meet male members of the family who are inventing something or doing something cool. Women are mentioned a few times. The sisters are talking on the phone and trying on their prom dress. The grandmother is helping the grandfather. The mom is helping the dad. And at the end there is a lively reading of tarzan by the mom. But I was left wanting to read about someone like a wacky aunt who just got back from Africa or some woman with a little vigor.

Wonderful Children's Book. Only somewhat like "Meet the Robinsons".......2007-05-03

I was afraid that my kids would not resonate to this book after expectations that it was the "Meet the Robinsons" book. That was not the case. My children love this book and have repeatedly asked to have it read at bedtime. There are similarities in the book to the movie, but the overall plot is quite different. The differences are quite enjoyable. It's a much simpler story, so it works better at bedtime and with a wider age range of children. The author and illustrator also created Rolie Polie Olie and the book has the same retro- cartoon style. The artwork is quite endearing. Would love to have some of the illustrations to hang on the wall.

Leaving the Saints: How I Lost the Mormons and Found My Faith

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Frustratingly inconsistent
Leaving the Saints
Run, Martha, Run.
A Watershed
Scary

Leaving the Saints: How I Lost the Mormons and Found My Faith
Martha Beck
Manufacturer: Three Rivers Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0307335992
Release Date: 2006-04-25

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When graduate student Martha Beck's son Adam was born with Down syndrome, she and her husband left the chilly halls of Harvard for Utah and the warm, accepting embrace of the Mormon community. Determined to assimilate back into her childhood faith after years of atheism, Beck's disenchantment resurfaced when censorship from the church heavily influenced the curriculum at Brigham Young University where she taught part-time. More disturbing was Beck's eventual belief that her father, a virtual celebrity in the Mormon Church, had sexually molested her as a child.

Beck frames her narrative around a conversation with her aged father, dipping in and out of stories of her childhood, marriage, third pregnancy, and teaching. She contrasts her perceptions of the leadership of the institutional church as controlling and patriarchal with stories of the warmth and generosity of her Mormon community. Beck unfolds her search for identity, forgiveness, and a personal faith in competent prose, punctuated with surprising dark humor and glimpses into her anorexia, suicidal obsessions, and alleged abuse. Although she leaves readers with many unanswered questions after the last page is turned, one thing is clear: Beck believes that "no matter how difficult and painful it may be, nothing sounds as good to the soul as the truth." --Cindy Crosby

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As “Mormon royalty” within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Martha Beck was raised in a home frequented by the Church’s high elders in an existence framed by the strictest code of conduct. As an adult, she moved to the east coast, outside of her Mormon enclave for the first time in her life. When her son was born with Down syndrome, Martha and her husband left their graduate programs at Harvard to return to Utah, where they knew the supportive Mormon community would embrace them.

But when she was hired to teach at Brigham Young University, Martha was troubled by the way the Church’s elders silenced dissidents and masked truths that contradicted its published beliefs. Most troubling of all, she was forced to face her history of sexual abuse by one of the Church’s most prominent authorities. The New York Times bestseller Leaving the Saints chronicles Martha’s decision to sever her relationship with the faith that had cradled her for so long and to confront and forgive the person who betrayed her so deeply.

Leaving the Saints offers a rare glimpse inside one of the world’s most secretive religions while telling a profoundly moving story of personal courage, survival, and the transformative power of spirituality.

Customer Reviews:

Frustratingly inconsistent.......2007-09-27

For an ex-Mormon living in Utah, parts of this book will ring so true it's eerie, and this will provide a nice insight into Mormon culture for interested outsiders. Other parts, however, the author is clearly making up, though it's unclear whether she is simply lying or if she actually believes some of the things she says and is simply deluded--or delusional (for instance, her completely credulous account of her "near-death experience").

This creates a certain problem of trust for the reader regarding the parts that are not obviously true or false: one is not sure what to believe, and cannot simply take the author's word for it. This applies, unfortunately, to the central claim of the book: that Beck was sexually abused by her father, a prominent Mormon apologist. While sexual abuse certainly occurs in the Mormon church, and its officials undoubtedly downplay or even help to cover it up, it's impossible to know whether her specific claim is true.

For one thing, her "memory" of what happened is so bizarre that one ought to be skeptical. Secondly, though she tries to dismiss it, there is such a phenomenon as unscrupulous therapists implanting suggestions in the minds of already disturbed patients, and it is as plausible to think this was the case for Beck (her mantra prayers of "please...please...please..." eventually answered--really--by a talking ball of light are one example of how disturbed she is) as that her memories are genuine. For one thing, it is odd that these memories would "surface" after decades when she begins seeing a therapist--although the phenomenon of repression is also very real, especially when coupled with post-traumatic stress. And while she claims that there is actual physical evidence of abuse in the form of supposedly otherwise inexplicable scarring, the reader is simply told this repeatedly with no evidence given.

Her portrait of her father as alternately befuddled and obstinate is amusing, though, but again no evidence is given for his abuse, in turn, at the hands of his mother. His war-time experiences certainly could have messed him up, though.

I hate to belittle Beck's story, but she really gives us very little reason to believe her, and some reason to doubt her; and besides, she occasionally seems to belittle it herself, as when she inexplicably drops inappropriate jokes in the middle of the most serious moments of her narrative, one example of how obnoxious her style can be.

On the whole, her conversion from Mormonism to a New Age brand of Buddhism is almost a step backward. The search for a rational critique of Mormonism continues.

Leaving the Saints.......2007-09-24

This was a wonderful book. She faced a tragic situation with compassion, and never lost her sense of humour. The book was both interesting and very shocking. I will definitely be reading more of Martha Beck's books.

Run, Martha, Run........2007-09-17

What does one do when in the midst of toxic religion? Run away from it.

Martha Beck not only runs away *from* something toxic, she runs *to* something healthy---her soul. In fact, a recurring theme in the book is Jesus' exhortation: what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his own soul?

This book warrants a four-and-a-half, but I would give it at least a six if it would help offset the knee-jerk Mormon reactions she has to have gotten.

This book is, and isn't, about Mormonism. It is in that she speaks tellingly of the idiosyncracies and particular lunacies of Mormon theology along with the revisionist history that may have made Cold War Communists blush.

That said, though, toxic religion tends to have similar patterns whether it be pseudo-christian (e.g., Mormons), Buddhist, Muslim, Jewish, Christian or whatever. As I read somewhere recently, a narcissist is a narcissist first and a Jew, Muslim, Christian, Atheist, Agnostic, or whatever secondarily. Since unchecked narcissism is a problem in many religions and denominations, similar narcissistic patterns will emerge regardless of whether a denomination's theology is sound or not. And anyone leaving such toxic religions will, consequently, tend be treated similarly.

I'll look through my book and see what I've underlined. It probably for me were the most helpful and richest parts.

I liked on page 168 where she confronts her Dad, a Mormon apologist (now that's a job for you!--like a one-armed paper hanger) and says to him "You know what really kills me?...It kills me how much of you the Church bought for that little lump of money." Mmmmm...sounds familar to a lot of people, I'm sure. There are people who find themselves nobly sacrificing for a religion or denomination but in actuality are being used.

On page 173, Beck makes a marvelous point to us all. She tells her Dad "It was so ridiculous (Mormonism), all of it. I really wish you'd just laughed." Wait a minute, before you get haughty there are more ridiculous things in our own denominations than we care to admit. For those with more ridiculous things to bear than others, it is essential that one has a sense of humor about it---probably as one is walking ever so deliberately toward the door.

A recurring theme for Beck is found on page 175, which she mentions more than once: "Our task is to turn the anger that is affliction into the anger that is determination to bring about change." I think the writing of this book is her determined contribution to this.

On page 232 she mentions a conversation she had with another young mother who confides in her "I'm praying to God for protection from the servants of God. Could that be right?" How much was the recent judgments in the Catholic clergy sexual abuse sagas throughout America? Wasn't it millions upon millions of dollars? Though this young mother was speaking of the Mormon Church, it just as well could have been a Christian denomination or local church--or any other toxic faith.

Character assassination is a favorite tool of the narcissistically impaired. After describing on page 240 a group of intellectuals who were being persecuted by that particular church she notes that the intellectuals were called "ravening wolves among the flock." After describing the good qualities of wolves, Beck said that she would prefer to be a called a wolf than to be called a "Woman Who Runs with the Sheep."

Beck is an excellent writer. Anyone who can make such a subject interesting enough to write 300 pages about it--I read each chapter ravenously (but then, I'm a wolf too )-- can write well.

I wish Beck the best as she runs *to* her soul. Read this book and you'll question, rightly so, how much of your soul are you sitting on and how much of it is free.

A Watershed.......2007-09-13

I treasure this book. It's "about" many things, as evidenced by the diverse Tags offered. But for me, it strengthens and illuminates the part of every soul that, against the most virulent opposition, says, "This is the truth; this is who I am." Such courage is the only way to redemption. To Martha Beck, I say "ThankyouThankyouThankyou."

Scary.......2007-07-31

Women will read this and run for the hills...but not the hills of Utah where isolation, imprisonment and slavery is accepted for people of their gender. They will run to get away from an awful mindset that creates something far worse than what so many deem a "cult" if you will. This is not about faith, but about a women who realized that this is a business built on money and power taken from people in exchange for getting special treatment by the church. I interviewed a man a while back who had, with his family left the church. I asked him why he left, and he said that they had fallen on hard financial times and because of that asked to be forgiven for not paying the expected percentage of tithing. The result, he said was that he was ostricised by the church and the women of the church would no longer speak to her. On top of that he said that he was not allowed to advance to any positions of leadership within the church despite showing up when asked and putting in countless hours of effort for goodwill towards fellow churchgoers and functions.

Martha describes the nature of this business with great emotion and it is enough to make one cry to think anyone in this country could be subjected to such treatment. The women are treated like grazing cattle, being used as something to merely reproduce in order to reach higher levels of heaven. The insight into Joseph Smith is minimal but upon further research it is obvious this man did not have any connection to any god whatsoever, going so far as to commit a gaggle of crimes year after year before his untimely demise by a community that got fed up with his nonsense and unpunished crimes.

One of the best books out there on mormonism, but be sure to also check out Inside Mormonismas it will go into the history of lies and crimes that surround Joseph Smith both before and after his founding of this church.

The Guts and Glory of Day Trading: True Stories of Day Traders Who Made (or Lost) $1,000,000

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A Handbook For Skeptics
Amateur at best
The Worst trading book i've ever read
Learn from others' mistakes
The worst book about day trading I've ever read

The Guts and Glory of Day Trading: True Stories of Day Traders Who Made (or Lost) $1,000,000
Mark Ingebretsen
Manufacturer: Prima Lifestyles
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0761528032
Release Date: 2001-01-25

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Jump Into the Day-Trading Trenches and Sharpen Your Own Survival Skills
Every battle has its winners and losers. Every day, thousands of day traders take their battle positions in front of their computers to go head to head against the world's best, and most powerful, trading institutions. There are casualties—many casualties. But there are also victories—moments when an individual trader reaches the pinnacle of our capitalist system to take a profit from the market.
Making money isn't easy—with a 75 to 90 percent failure rate, only the strong survive, and only the most savvy live to trade another day. But despite the negative press, a wildly unpredictable market, and the possibility of losing their shirts on any given trading day, these market mercenaries continue to trade, and day trading continues to grow as a profession. What drives them? How do they do it? What are their secrets? In The Guts & Glory of Day Trading, you'll read the astounding stories of those traders who have been skilled enough to make significant money, and the gut-wrenching dramas of those who were unfortunate enough to lose vast fortunes.
Whether you're a trader yourself or just a casual investor, their stories and strategies will keep you on the edge of your seat. The valuable lessons from this trading dozen tell more than just the pits and peaks of stock trading. They teach the survival skills and tactics necessary to live to trade another day. You can learn how to improve your own trading or investing techniques by learning what most of them did right—and what some of them did wrong.
"An excellent successor to Jack Schwager's Market Wizards. I highly recommend it to anyone serious about trading and investing." —Zhiwu Chen, professor of finance, Yale University School of Management
"Mark Ingebretsen subtly debunks the worst day-trading stereotypes. The stories offer real-life lessons that any trader can profit from." —Jamie Heller, editor-at-large, TheStreet.com
"Invaluable reading for anyone who considers making money in the stock market a priority." —Kris Skrinak, general manager, ClearStation.com

Customer Reviews:

A Handbook For Skeptics.......2005-11-09

I was thinking of leaving my present job (in the administrative field, basically, I work as a secretary in an office downtown San Francisco) for the glamorous field of day trading, because a cousin of mine claimed to have made over $10,000 a day for eight days in a row, and this fellow is a totally uneducated guy without a brain in his head, so I figured, how hard could it be? However Mark Ingebretsen's book convinced me that I'm not quite as ready as I thought I was to jump into the pool of guts they call the day trading game.

No matter if you're new to the job or an old hand, day trading requires either nerves of steel or a mind completely dulled by OxyContin. Ingebretsen has rounded up the usual suspects, but makes his own contribution of a radpidly expanding field by interviewing some luckless schlemiels who lost everything, and would you believe it, more than one of them claim they have no regrets! I'd be kicking myself around the block and these people are just flushed with triumphant and glistening with endorphins.

My cousin says he just went in on a dare from an old college roommate. They read a book called DAY TRADING FOR DUMMIES, and the next thing you know they were holding down space at one of those trading parlors in Sunnyside. And the next thing you know after that, Jeff (my cousin) is hosting a family reunion at "Firefly," his newly purchased retreat in Jamaica, formerly the home of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. However, envy and jealousy have torn his immediate family apart and none of them are coming, so what's the odds? It's like being a lottery winner. On the one hand, all your dreams come true, but on the other, like Jennifer Aniston, or Karl Rove, your life becomes miserable thanks to renewed public scrutiny.

Amateur at best.......2003-12-24

The 'error' in the title of this book is a representative of the appalling quality of the book. To be fair, the author cites his definition of 'day trading' which is *NOT* the industry accepted definition.

A couple of problems with this book:

- the author appears to have no idea regarding the topic of trading;
- it generally has little to do with day trading;
- most subjects in the books are average people who got lucky with apparently no skills (nor common sense);
- the book is written in a style suited to magazines, particularly those for pure entertainment - although unfortunately it is not entertaining at all. The author is unable to direct subjects to the appropriate topics and fails to extract anything substantial in any area; and
- there is very little useful and educational information in it at all (eg statistics / methods / psychology / money management).

There are many other books that are significantly better than this one, particularly Schwager's Market Wizards books.

If you're looking for some possibly fun (for those who haven't read anything in this area), brainless and easy reading - this could be your answer to boredom.

If you want anymore, I'd almost guarantee your disappointment.

The Worst trading book i've ever read.......2002-03-04

I am a full time equity & futures trader. I have read a lot of trading books. The Guts and Glory of Day Trading, has NOTHING to do with day trading. It's just story telling. No *exact* programming code revealed, no statistical analysis either. Overall, it tells you nothing at all about day trading.

Learn from others' mistakes.......2001-12-04

Dear Mark,

I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed your book. Of course I am trying to make a living as a daytrader, but what I find interesting is that your book has the mistakes the various traders have made as well as their success
stories. It is very inspirational to know that other people have setbacks too. I am living in Japan; I teach in the evenings then come home and trade from 11:30pm (Japan time) through to early morning, then sleep, then new day begins.......so I am a "night-trader"......... Anyway I just wanted to say I read and appreciated your book very much! Write another!

The worst book about day trading I've ever read.......2001-10-05

"What is a day trader? Maybe it doesn't matter."

Unfortunately for us readers, this statement (taken from the book) is not meant as a joke. Many of the chapters are about people who have absolutely nothing to do with day trading. It is amazing that the author claims to have selected these people from a much longer list of candidates. Well, maybe it isn't that amazing when you consider that everything in this book is based on phone interviews in which the "traders" presented their own stories. No trading records were reviewed, not a single account was audited.

Let's look at two examples taken from the book:

Example 1: "Barbara Hamilton" (her real name was not given in the book): divorced and received $525,000, which she turned into (the text isn't very specific about this) a little more than one million...by buying and holding internet stocks in 1998 and 1999. Despite being considered a "day trader" by the author, she was still holding them all the way down, and lost most of her money. The chapter ends with the words: "And she was bound and determined to make back her million."

Example 2: Mary Pugh: Bet all her money (!) on one single penny stock, held it on the way up, held it one the way down. Needless to say, that's a little different from what I consider day trading.

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Get out the tissues. You will cry yours eyes out........2007-03-14

This book was so sad and so shocking. But a must read. If enough people would get involved maybe this horrible practice would be stopped!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I cried through most of the book . I'm so angry that Africa, and a few other countries will cut all the babies genitals off . They do this as early as age 1 year old. This woman's story tells oh how at age 6 , she her 3 yea old sister and 1 year old were all deprived on their vaginal parts..together, all in same day. They use knives, scissors, dirty filthy tools used over and over till completely dull. Some even use their teeth!
This is a much needed book to read.

Well Done, but EXTREMELY GRAPHIC! DISTURBING & SICKENING!.......2005-06-11

I checked this book out from the library, and even though I knew that it was about female circumcision, otherwise known as F.G.M. or female genital mutilation, I had NO idea how graphic this book really was!

This book, "The Day Kadi Lost Part of Her Life", by Kim Manresa, is a horrifying photo book detailing the day when a young girl in a sub-Sahara region of Africa, is circumcised in the most unsanitary, unhygienic, unsterile, and torturous way possible.

It is heart-wrenching to know that in the 21st Century, this kind of cruelty is going on, every single day to babies, and little kids all over the globe, but particularly in Africa, and the Middle East. It's so easy for those living in America & protected from awful kinds of tortures like this to ignore the suffering of less fortunate people on the other side of the world.

But a book like this certainly opens your eyes to just how fortunate we all are to be living in a free society like the United States. Women, especially, should thank their lucky stars that we are not born in countries like Somalia, Ethiopia, the Sudan, Togo, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Egypt, and other countries.

This book is extremely disturbing, showing in pictures from start to finish, a young girl named Kadi, having her genitals mutilated, without anesthesia, or even any sterile equipment, and then not even being allowed to cry, forced to keep silent by the evil monster who had just finished torturing her. It was just sickening!

My heart was ACHING just looking at this book. It hurt so bad, that I wanted to just reach through the pages before poor Kadi was circumcised (tortured and mutilated), pull her out of the book, and bring her to live under protection in the United States.

Alas, that is not possible, and day after day this horror goes on and on, despite being outlawed in many countries. There has to be some way to help end this barbaric and cruel practice. F.G.M is WRONG, and it has NO religious basis. Like "honor killing", and the veiling and seclusion of women, it is not sanctioned by ANY religion, Islam or otherwise.

This book is VERY well done, but as I have said before, it is EXTREMELY graphic! It is very disturbing, and it took me several hours of TV to get this book's awful photos, out of my head. Even to this day, I still have this terrible knot in the pit of my stomach, from the pictures fleeting through my mind.

But if there is one thing that this book has done, it has made me grateful every single day that I am an American citizen (albeit an Indian-American) and that I was born and raised in the United States.

It has also made me want to join in the effort to help do whatever it takes to eradicate this cruel and barbaric practice forever.

The media needs to shed more light on this torture that little girls and women are subjected to on a daily basis. This country and other developed nations need to band together to put an end to this ancient and brutal tradition.

The day Kadi lost part of her life.......2000-04-16

A must for every coffee table ...

The School Skeleton (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))

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A to Z Mysteries - The School Skeleton
Mystery lovers here is your book!
That's my Skeleton!
The Mystery of the Skeleton Snatcher!
The Sneaky Peeky Skeleton

The School Skeleton (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))
Ron Roy
Manufacturer: Random House Books for Young Readers
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ASIN: 0375813683
Release Date: 2003-01-28

Book Description

S is for Skeleton. . . .
It’s a bone-afide mystery at Dink’s school. Some sneaky soul has stolen the skeleton from the nurse’s
office! The principal promises free aquarium tickets to the savvy sleuths who can track down poor Mr. Bones. Soon mysterious clues are showing up all over the school. It’s up to Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose to follow the clues and put those old bones to rest.

Customer Reviews:

A to Z Mysteries - The School Skeleton.......2004-10-01

I like this book because it was a mystery and it was fun to try to solve it. You would like it if you like mysteries. Have fun reading. I hope you like it.

Mystery lovers here is your book!.......2004-09-29

I really liked this book because it was a scary mystery. You should definetly read this book because you can solve it! It was cool because it was a mystery. You'll like it!

That's my Skeleton!.......2004-09-29

I really liked this book because it was funny and interesting. I really enjoy mysteries. You should definetly read it because it's a mystery and they are nice to read because you get to solve them yourself!

The Mystery of the Skeleton Snatcher!.......2004-09-29

I really liked this book because I like mysteries and you get to solve the mystery by yourself. You should definetly read this book because it's a cool book and I'm a second grader and I enjoyed this book. If you read it I hope you'll enjoy it too!!

The Sneaky Peeky Skeleton.......2004-09-29

I really liked this book because it has lots of clues in it and I liked to find out how they solve the mystery quickly. You should definetly read this book because it is a really cool mystery book and you should even read it again!! You should also stop and think about what person in the school stole the school skeleton. This book is really cool!

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Interesting subject
The most interesting and unique mystery I've ever read!!!!!
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The Lost Days of Agatha Christie
Carole Owens
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Interesting subject.......2002-11-25

I was surprised to find out that Ms. Christie herself had a mystery surrounding her disappearance in 1926, so I was interested to find this book. But I would have called it, "The Agatha and the Ecstasy."

The most interesting and unique mystery I've ever read!!!!!.......1999-04-09

The queen of mystery biggest mystery was her own. It was incredible to me to find out that Agetha had a mystery of her own that she could not solve. Doctor Owens approach to solving Agetha's mystery was fascinating and a real page turner. It was the most uniqe books I've ever read. Using Agetha history and passages from her books to coherently solve a previously unsolved mystery was a stroke of brillance. Dr. Owens takes us on an intelletual ride that keeps you interested from the first to the last page. The solution was so satisfing that I felt 100% confident that the ultiment mystery was finally solved. YOU WILL HAVE TO READ IT FOR YOURSELF TO BE LET IN ON THE SECRET! The solution and writting is something that Augetha would be proud to have authored herself 5 STARS!

We are the publisher of The Lost Days of Agatha Christie.......1999-01-07

The Lost Days is not an easy read, but if you are interested in solving the mysteries of the human mind and the mystery of Agatha Christie's disappearance in 1926, The Lost Days is a very satisfying experience. Author Owens, a therapist, has done a very interesting thing, she has taken Agatha on as a client and the therapy session solves a seventy-year-old mystery as no one else ever has including the great Queen of Mysteries, Agatha herself.

Lost and Found: Reflections on the Prodigal Son

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Lost and Found: Reflections on the Prodigal Son
Robert L. Millet
Manufacturer: Bookcraft
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The Day Man Lost: Hiroshima, 6 August 1945

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The Day Man Lost: Hiroshima, 6 August 1945
Pacific War Research Society
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Stunning...Tragic.......2004-09-16

I recently found this book in a library and purchased it (...). When I saw that its authors was a group called "The Pacific War Research Society" and made up by 14 Japanese researchers, my heart sank thinking that the book would be very biased in Japan's favor. I was completely wrong. The book was very even handed with respect to presenting the story from both sides (the US and the Japanese versions). The writing and the translation was impeccable.

The book indicated that the bomb was originally created for use against Nazi Germany. The US and its scientists were concerned that Hitler would use an atom bomb against the Allies. When Germany surrendered, the scientists were no longer excited about the use of the bomb against Japan - a fact I had not known.

The authors suggest that the Imperial Army controlled the country and it was the Army which suggested that Japan would fight to the death. The Allied insistence of "unconditional surrender" remained an "...insurmountable stumbling block" and that the Japanese leaders believed that the Army never would have accepted this and that Japan would have been plunged into civil war.

The authors suggest that the Emperor knew the war was finished but that Japan could not find an honorable way of surrendering without losing face. The Army continued preaching that they have the spiritual upper hand. Even though the Emperor and his ministers prefered an end of war, the Army won out.

The description of the horror of the bomb was absolutely incredible. I commend the Research Society for a very straight forward book on the path to the use of the bomb. They blame both sides for mistakes made which lead to the use of the bomb. And, they neither condemn or praise each side for what happened. A superb book.

Russ and the Almost Perfect Day (A Day With Russ)

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If only all schools could be this fun!
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Russ and the Almost Perfect Day (A Day With Russ)
Janet Elizabeth Rickert
Manufacturer: Woodbine House
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Russ is having an excellent day-his Mom makes his favorite breakfast; he gets ready for school in time to catch the end of his favorite TV show, and he finds a 5-dollar bill on the way to school. It doesn't take long for Russ to decide to keep the money and treat himself and his friend Adam to ice cream at lunch.

Good things keep happening to Russ. He's invited to a birthday party; he rides a scooter during gym; and his science class visits a very cool exhibit of cold-blooded animals. After lunch, Russ and Adam are standing in line for ice cream when they notice a girl who's crying. She's upset over losing the five dollars she'd brought to buy a special lunch that day. Uh-oh think Adam and Russ, could this be the same five dollars they found? And, just when they were about to take their first lick!

Young readers will sympathize with Russ's difficult decision. Should he give the girl the money or not? Here's a clue: Russ continue to have an almost perfect day though it doesn't include ice cream.

Kids will want to read all the Russ books, including: Russ and the Apple Tree Surprise and Russ and the Firehouse. All three picture books show how much Russ is a typical kid, rather than focusing on his special needs. The full-color, large-format photographs make it easy to follow along on his adventure. Russ and the Almost Perfect Day is an excellent tool for the classroom that includes a child with Down syndrome, and enjoyable reading for families with young children.

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Wonderful Book.......2005-03-29

I give Russ and the Almost Perfect Day a very positive evaluation in terms of inclusive children's literature. It describes an interesting series of events, centred on a character who happens to have a disability, but this disability is not the focus of the book. Russ is similar to other students in his interests, activities and problems. The storyline is simple yet interesting as it presents a wonderful school day for Russ. All children would love to imagine a fun filled day similar to his experience. He must make a difficult decision that other children can relate to, and several of his emotions are expressed through the colourful, appealing photographs on each page. There are no stereotypes or labels used, all settings are inclusive of someone with a disability, and all situations show Russ in valued roles, as an active and contributing individual. I highly recommend it as a valuable example of how inclusive children's literature should be written. It would be an asset to any school or home library.
Joan McHale

If only all schools could be this fun!.......2004-02-15

This is just one in a series of lovely stories about the adventures of Russ. In this one, Russ is having an unbelievably amazing day. It seems nothing could go wrong, until he is faced with a challenging decision that could impact others in a big way. Through the book's photographs, we learn that Russ, an energetic and popular young boy, has Down syndrome. This book is a sensationally casual look at inclusion and kids will delight in this fun school! If only all schools could be as exciting as the one Russ goes to!

A "Perfect" book.......2003-07-22

I have all three of the Day with Russ books and they all deserved the 5 star ratings I've given them but this one is my favorite. I appreciate the fact that Russ's DS is never mentioned in the book, it's just a fact. The pictures are beautiful and the story itself is lovely. I love the lesson Russ gets about doing the right thing and the fact that he is an example to his friend Kevin. I just wish that Janet Rickert would write more Russ books. Because my own son has DS I tend to look for books that feature children with it but the wonderful thing about the Russ books is that the stories are good, the pictures fun and Russ's DS is just part of who he is! I love it!

What a great story!.......2001-06-06

Kids will really connect with this book. Russ and his friends are so believable and likeable. The vibrant color photos practically pop off the page. What I love about this series is that it isn't specifically 'for' kids with Down syndrome--any reader will appreciate Russ' spunk and the story's message.

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