Row, Row, Row Your Boat (Board Books for Babies)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Cute book!
  • Loved it!
  • Great book!
  • Definitely a favorite
  • Can't read this one often enough
Row, Row, Row Your Boat (Board Books for Babies)

Manufacturer: Child's Play International
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Board book

Board BooksBoard Books | Baby-3 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
GeneralGeneral | Nursery Rhymes | Baby-3 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
GeneralGeneral | Baby-3 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
GeneralGeneral | Music | Arts & Music | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
StoriesStories | Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths | Literature | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
GeneralGeneral | Literature | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
GeneralGeneral | Music | Arts & Music | Children's Books | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books
Board BooksBoard Books | Baby-3 | Children's Books | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books
GeneralGeneral | Baby-3 | Children's Books | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books
GeneralGeneral | Nursery Rhymes | Baby-3 | Children's Books | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books
StoriesStories | Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths | Literature | Children's Books | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books
GeneralGeneral | Literature | Children's Books | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books
All 4-for-3 DealsAll 4-for-3 Deals | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books
Similar Items:
  1. Ten Little Fingers (Board Books for Babies) Ten Little Fingers (Board Books for Babies)
  2. Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes (Baby Board Books) Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes (Baby Board Books)
  3. If You're Happy and You Know It (Baby Board Books) If You're Happy and You Know It (Baby Board Books)
  4. The Wheels on the Bus (Classic Books With Holes) The Wheels on the Bus (Classic Books With Holes)
  5. Sign and Sing Along: Itsy Bitsy Spider (Sign and Singalong) Sign and Sing Along: Itsy Bitsy Spider (Sign and Singalong)

ASIN: 0859536580

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Cute book! .......2007-09-11

My 16 month old twins LOVE this book!! It's definitly their favorite. They have the whole thing memorized and love to sing it even without the book! They also have "ten little fingers" and it's great too.

5 out of 5 stars Loved it!.......2007-03-08

My 15 month old daughter loved the song "Row,Row,Row Your Boat" and so I thought I would get a book with the same title. I was delightfully surprised at the creative additional verses. It is now my daughters' favorite book!!

5 out of 5 stars Great book!.......2007-02-07

Excellent book for toddlers. My 13 month old daughter loves to read this book. The illustrations are fun and nicely done. It is a classic and a great addition to her collection of books.

5 out of 5 stars Definitely a favorite.......2007-01-19

As much as I did not like the extra made up verses in "If you're Happy", I love the extra verses in this book. My daughter's favorite.

5 out of 5 stars Can't read this one often enough.......2007-01-15

My grandson (19 months) absolutely crows when he sees this one in Grammy's bag of books when I visit! He immediately brings it to me, plops himself into my lab and demands, "Row row!" This has been going on for at least 3 or 4 months and he shows no indication of becoming tired of it. Annie Kubler has really identified what babies love!
Row, Row, Row Your Boat: A Guide For Living Life In The Divine Flow
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Apples and Oranges
  • The Real Secret
  • Simple, yet profound
  • Uncanny In Its Simplicity
  • A Handy Little Pick-me-up!
Row, Row, Row Your Boat: A Guide For Living Life In The Divine Flow
Steven Lane Taylor
Manufacturer: Brown Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

GeneralGeneral | New Age | Religion & Spirituality | Subjects | Books
Personal TransformationPersonal Transformation | Spirituality | Religion & Spirituality | Subjects | Books
Look Inside Religion & Spirituality BooksLook Inside Religion & Spirituality Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books
Similar Items:
  1. The Titus Concept: Money for My Best and Highest Good The Titus Concept: Money for My Best and Highest Good
  2. The Four Spiritual Laws of Prosperity: A Simple Guide to Unlimited Abundance The Four Spiritual Laws of Prosperity: A Simple Guide to Unlimited Abundance
  3. FlowDreaming: A Radical New Technique for Manifesting Anything You Want FlowDreaming: A Radical New Technique for Manifesting Anything You Want
  4. The Astonishing Power of Emotions The Astonishing Power of Emotions
  5. The Law of Attraction: The Basics of the Teachings of Abraham The Law of Attraction: The Basics of the Teachings of Abraham

ASIN: 0974459739

Book Description

Row, Row, Row Your Boat is based on the idea that there is an underlying current in your life--a divine flow--that is continually guiding you toward the effortless fulfillment of your heart's desires. The trick is learning how to recognize and cooperate with that flow. And that's what this book will teach you how to do. In a refreshingly clear and memorable manner, you will find out how to stop blocking the experience of the divine flow in your life . . . and you will learn what you must do to experience the flow's miracles more freely and more frequently. In short, you will learn how to stop struggling with life and start living life as it is meant to be lived--effortlessly and joyfully!

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Apples and Oranges.......2007-09-05

I agree with one of the reviewers below that this book is inspiring. I also agree that its message is similar to the message found in the Abraham-Hicks material. However, unlike the reviewer below, I give this book a 5-star rating rather than a lesser one. Why? Because this book was clearly written for a different audience . . . for people like me who are comfortable with the idea of "God," and don't need that word replaced by the term "Source Energy." Also, if you look in the author's notes for this book, it appears that Mr. Taylor has been using the "go with the flow" metaphor to teach these principles since the mid-nineties - long before Abraham-Hicks began to use that description. To me, the works of Abraham-Hicks and Steven Lane Taylor are like comparing apples and oranges. I think they are BOTH delicious . . . and I greatly appreciate them BOTH!

2 out of 5 stars The Real Secret .......2007-09-02

Although I found this book to be inspiring, the concept of "going with the flow" is an essential concept of the Abraham-Hicks teachings. It's about keeping up with the expanded version of you. This expanded version or Source Energy is calling you toward what you have created.
The real secret is that we are Source energy (GOD) in a physical body.
To fully understand this profound concept, I highly recommend the teachings of Esther Hicks, channeling Abraham. they were in the original version of "The Secret", but the producers cut them out, thinking the public wasn't ready to hear this information. And isn't that interesting, the film states that Law of Attraction had been kept from the public over the centuries, and they're doing the very same thing. Trying to say that Law of Attraction is a secret, is like saying The Law of Gravity is a secret.

5 out of 5 stars Simple, yet profound .......2007-08-22

Life doesn't have to be so complicated and success--however we define it--is closer than we think. Steven Lane Taylor reminds us what we know deep down to be true and shows us how to live it every day. I especially appreciate his messages about paying attention to what's going on around us and within us, letting go of the illusion of control and trusting that the universe will provide for our highest good. This is a book I will read again and again, and share it with my children.

5 out of 5 stars Uncanny In Its Simplicity.......2007-07-09

I put this book on my very short list of favorite spiritual books that I feel are the cream of the crop. I hold this book in such high esteem because it is simple and direct, easy to apply, but most importantly the content is significant. What the Author is trying to show you is how to have living faith. Living faith separates the believers from the feelers. You can believe in something with all the strength of your mind, but it will never become real to you until you feel it. I have had a very hard time in my life following my heart, or should I say, feeling the spirit within me.
We can feel the spirit as something real, guiding us in everything we do in life, answering our prayers, and providing peace and comfort. What I am striving to do is feel my living spirit inside me. I need proof. I have never been able to find it in the expectations of my plans. Instead I find it within the ways life shows me all the times I have repeatedly refused to let go.
There is a quote from the Urantia Book that describes what is being done with Steven Lane Taylor's book. "Blind and unforeseen accidents do not occur in the cosmos. Neither do the celestial beings assist the lower being who refuses to act upon his light of truth". Row Row Row Your Boat will help you see that you are being assisted so that you can take action to add fulfillment to your life. I want to also add that I think that the simplicity of the presentation along with the quality of the content of this book is nothing short of sublime.

5 out of 5 stars A Handy Little Pick-me-up!.......2007-05-12

"Row, Row, Row Your Boat" is wonderful inspiration for a down day. The concept isn't new - that's the point. However, Steven Lane Taylor puts it into an easy to digest, enjoyable form. He lets the reader see his human failings, so he doesn't come off as a guru preaching about some secret only he knows. It's a book I'll tuck away, so I can re-read it when I feel I'm swimming upstream. All this without hype. Now, that's a treat!Minding Our Elders: Caregivers Share Their Personal Stories
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • child loves books
  • Five stars from a 23 month old
  • What Happens Next?
  • keep rowing
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Pippa Goodhart
Manufacturer: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Sheet Music & ScoresSheet Music & Scores | Formats | Books | Composers | Forms & Genres | Historical Period | Instrumentation
Bedtime & DreamingBedtime & Dreaming | Baby-3 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
GeneralGeneral | Baby-3 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
SongbooksSongbooks | Music | Arts & Music | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
Action & AdventureAction & Adventure | Literature | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
Early ReaderEarly Reader | Series | Children's Books | Subjects | Books | A-Z Mysteries | All Aboard Reading | Amanda Pig | Amelia Bedelia | Andrew Lost | Babar | Berenstain Bears | Bob Books | Brand New Readers | Clifford | Dorling Kindersley Readers | Dr. Seuss | Early Step into Reading | Elvis the Rooster | Encyclopedia Brown | Ernestine & Amanda | Festival Readers | First Stepping Stone Books | Frances | Frog and Toad | George and Martha | Green Light Readers | Hello Reader | High-Rise Private Eyes | I Can Read Books | I Spy | Junie B. Jones | Let's Read and Find Out Science | Little Bill Books | Little Critter | Little Toot | Magic Elements | Magic School Bus | Magic Tree House | Marvin Redpost | Max | Minnie and Moo | Nate the Great | Puffin Easy-to-Read | Ready For Chapters | Real Kids Readers | Rugrats | Scooby Doo Readers | Shredderman | The Littles First Readers | Viking Easy-to-Read | Winnie-the-Pooh First Reader | Young Cam Jansen Mysteries
Look Inside Children's BooksLook Inside Children's Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books
Look Inside Entertainment BooksLook Inside Entertainment Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books
Similar Items:
  1. Barnyard Dance! (Boynton on Board) Barnyard Dance! (Boynton on Board)
  2. Growing Vegetable Soup (Voyager/Hbj Book) Growing Vegetable Soup (Voyager/Hbj Book)

ASIN: 0517709708
Release Date: 1997-07-29

Book Description

"Row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream..."  The popular song beloved by generations of families with young children is now an exciting adventure story.  As two children row their boat downstream, it stops at a magical island, where they meet up with some monkeys, elephants, and--yikes-- a lion.  Now it's time to run as fast as they can back to the safety of their boat, before the lion catches up with them!  Preschoolers will delight in discovering a favorite verse on the printed page, and it's been shown that seeing and singing the words of a familiar song can help children with early stages of reading readiness.  The addition of inventive verses, beautiful art, and a visual storyline breathe new life into an old standard. "Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream."  

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars child loves books.......2007-05-08

More kudos for the librarian at storytime! She introduces us to such great books that we usually come home and order them. Who knew there were additional verses to Row, Row, Row your boat. The artwork is beautiful. My son loves the catchy song, giggles at the animals, and constantly requests this book. I only wish it came in a board book. We keep it along with our other favorite paper books on the shelf. Other Favorites: It Looked Like Spilt Milk, The Baby Goes Beep.

5 out of 5 stars Five stars from a 23 month old.......2006-07-07

We don't own this - yet - but my daughter ADORES it (we've borrowed it at least three times from the library). Just tonight she was rooting through all her books mumbling "Woe-woe..woe-woe..." so I knew it was time to look to buy a copy! Between being able to sing it and the colorful illustrations, it is a toddler hit.

5 out of 5 stars What Happens Next?.......2002-03-27

Everybody knows the song, "Row, Row, Row Your Boat", but what happens after the boat leaves the stream? In this short little tale two children set out in the boat to open sea, landing on an island filled with exotic creatures. The book is filled with very warm illustrations and the book inspires inspiration and creativity in children, challenging them to imagine and think for themselves.

5 out of 5 stars keep rowing.......2000-05-10

This is a wonderful book based of the well known children's tune row, row, row, your boat. Each page is delightfully illustrated and has a verse which adapts to the original tune. Two young children explore both the fun and the fantasy of a magical boat ride encountering elephants, monkeys and a lion. The journey home (to the original verse) leaves the young children questioning was this reality or a dream. Its a fun way to read with your children while encouraging imagination and creative thinking!
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Where's the CD?
  • Kids Love These Books
  • Kids Love These Books
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Iza Trapani
Manufacturer: Charlesbridge Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

StoriesStories | Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths | Literature | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
GeneralGeneral | Literature | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
GeneralGeneral | Baby-3 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
Look Inside Children's BooksLook Inside Children's Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books
GeneralGeneral | Baby-3 | Children's Books | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books
StoriesStories | Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths | Literature | Children's Books | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books
GeneralGeneral | Literature | Children's Books | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books
All 4-for-3 DealsAll 4-for-3 Deals | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books
Similar Items:
  1. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (Board Book) Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (Board Book)
  2. Baa Baa Black Sheep Baa Baa Black Sheep
  3. The Itsy Bitsy Spider (Board Book) The Itsy Bitsy Spider (Board Book)
  4. I'm a Little Teapot I'm a Little Teapot
  5. Mary Had a Little Lamb Mary Had a Little Lamb

ASIN: 1580890776

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Where's the CD?.......2005-04-22

Word to the wise: I like everything about this book except that Amazon's description of the product indicated it (the paperback version) would be packaged with an accompanying CD. I did order the paperback; however, no CD was included.

5 out of 5 stars Kids Love These Books.......1999-12-10

I have purchased almost all of the books written and beautifully illustrated by Iza Trapani for my numerous neices and nephews. They are loved by the kids as well as their parents. They particularly like Row Row Row Your Boat, which is the newest book in the collection. We anxiously await Ms. Trapani's next book!

5 out of 5 stars Kids Love These Books.......1999-12-10

I have purchased almost all of the books written and beautifully illustrated by Iza Trapani for my numerous neices and nephews. They are loved by the kids as well as their parents. They particularly like Row Row Row Your Boat, which is the newest book in the collection. We anxiously await Ms. Trapani's next book!
The Rapture And Second Coming Of Jesus: How To Row Your Own Boat 90 Miles
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS ON THE SUBJECT!
  • Don't settle for only the Dake Study Bible!
  • THE Book on Pre-Trib Rapture
The Rapture And Second Coming Of Jesus: How To Row Your Own Boat 90 Miles
Finis J., Sr. Dake
Manufacturer: Dake Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

PropheciesProphecies | Reference | Christianity | Religion & Spirituality | Subjects | Books
EschatologyEschatology | Theology | Christianity | Religion & Spirituality | Subjects | Books
GeneralGeneral | Religion & Spirituality | Subjects | Books
GeneralGeneral | Theology | Religious Studies | Religion & Spirituality | Subjects | Books
PropheciesProphecies | Reference | Christianity | Religion & Spirituality | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books
EschatologyEschatology | Theology | Christianity | Religion & Spirituality | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books
GeneralGeneral | Religion & Spirituality | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books
GeneralGeneral | Theology | Religious Studies | Religion & Spirituality | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books
All 4-for-3 DealsAll 4-for-3 Deals | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books
Similar Items:
  1. Revelation Expounded Revelation Expounded
  2. God's Plan for Man God's Plan for Man
  3. Another Time...Another Place...Another Man: A Biblical Alternative to the Traditional View of Creation Another Time...Another Place...Another Man: A Biblical Alternative to the Traditional View of Creation
  4. Heavenly Hosts Heavenly Hosts
  5. Bible Truths Unmasked Bible Truths Unmasked

ASIN: 1558290281

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS ON THE SUBJECT!.......2003-09-06

Finis J. Dake was a leader in my opinion on the subject of eschatology or end-time teaching. Brother Dake never focused on current events like a lot of these modern end-time teachers do. This book is scriptural and sane in it's approach to the subject. Brother Dake makes this subject simple in this book. With all the confusion that teachers of this subject give to us, we finally have material that is a sane, rational and understandable approach to the subject. This book should forever disprove all the falacies out there on the subject. I also highly recommend his books "Revelation Expounded", and "God's Plan For Man". Both of these books have a lot of good information in them concerning end-time events!

5 out of 5 stars Don't settle for only the Dake Study Bible!.......2002-04-16

Some people purchase a Dake Study bible yet never take the time to read his other books. The Dake Study bible is a good start of course but you shoudn't ignore his secondary work which could be considered scripture in it's own right. These writings are still deuterocanonical work and (like Bono) should be read and studied with full exegetical commitment.

This book, along with a Dake Study Bible and U2's Under a Blood Red Sky should be on you must read/listen list. I'd suggest that all of them become part of your spiritual/religous library within the first few months of studying dake-bonoist principles.

5 out of 5 stars THE Book on Pre-Trib Rapture.......1999-04-12

Dake spells it all out in black and white: here's a statement, and here's all the Bible verses to back it up.

For every topic he gives proofs galore. There's also several sections of "Fallacies" where he BIBLICY disproves many "assumed" beliefs.

If you need factual encouragement of your Pre-Trib beliefs or would like in-context proofs of why this is the way things will occur, I'd heavily recommend this book.
Row, Row, Row Your Goat
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Excellent !!
Row, Row, Row Your Goat
Bernard Most
Manufacturer: Red Wagon Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Sheet Music & ScoresSheet Music & Scores | Formats | Books | Composers | Forms & Genres | Historical Period | Instrumentation
VoiceVoice | Instruments & Performers | Music | Entertainment | Subjects | Books
Board BooksBoard Books | Baby-3 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
GeneralGeneral | Baby-3 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
FictionFiction | Farm Animals | Animals | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
SongbooksSongbooks | Music | Arts & Music | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
HumorousHumorous | Literature | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
Look Inside Entertainment BooksLook Inside Entertainment Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books
ASIN: 0152012508

Book Description

Goats and pigs and ducks row gently down the stream in this bright and engaging board book by popular artist Bernard Most.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Excellent !!.......2002-06-27

My 20 month old son loves this book. He keeps coming back to it time after time after time. This one and Peek-A-Moo, also by Bernard Most, are excellent choices
Row, Row, Row Your Boat (Traditional Nursery Rhymes)
Average customer rating: Not rated
    Row, Row, Row Your Boat (Traditional Nursery Rhymes)

    Manufacturer: Kids Can Press, Ltd.
    ProductGroup: Book
    Binding: Hardcover

    Bedtime & DreamingBedtime & Dreaming | Baby-3 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
    GeneralGeneral | Nursery Rhymes | Baby-3 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
    GeneralGeneral | Baby-3 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
    GeneralGeneral | Literature | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
    Bedtime & DreamingBedtime & Dreaming | Baby-3 | Children's Books | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books
    GeneralGeneral | Baby-3 | Children's Books | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books
    GeneralGeneral | Nursery Rhymes | Baby-3 | Children's Books | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books
    GeneralGeneral | Literature | Children's Books | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books
    All 4-for-3 DealsAll 4-for-3 Deals | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books
    Similar Items:
    1. One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (Traditional Nursery Rhymes) One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (Traditional Nursery Rhymes)
    2. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (Traditional Nursery Rhymes) Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (Traditional Nursery Rhymes)
    3. This Little Piggy (Traditional Nursery Rhymes) This Little Piggy (Traditional Nursery Rhymes)
    4. Pat-a-Cake (Traditional Nursery Rhymes) Pat-a-Cake (Traditional Nursery Rhymes)
    5. Jack and Jill (Traditional Nursery Rhymes) Jack and Jill (Traditional Nursery Rhymes)

    ASIN: 1550745700

    Book Description

    Nursery rhymes are as old as time. Passed from one generation to another, these verses are still the best and the most entertaining way for young children to learn language. Heather Collins' cheerful, animated illustrations of adorable stuffed-toy characters tell the story in this favourite nursery rhyme. Just the right size for infants and toddlers, this sturdy board book with rounded corners is built to withstand a baby's curiosity. It is sure to last -- and be loved -- well beyond the toddler years.
    Row Row Row Your Boat
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      Row Row Row Your Boat

      Manufacturer: Charlesbridge Publishing
      ProductGroup: Book
      Binding: Paperback

      GeneralGeneral | Nursery Rhymes | Baby-3 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
      GeneralGeneral | Ages 9-12 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
      Similar Items:
      1. Row, Row, Row Your Boat Row, Row, Row Your Boat
      2. The Itsy Bitsy Spider (Board Book) The Itsy Bitsy Spider (Board Book)
      3. Baa Baa Black Sheep Baa Baa Black Sheep
      4. Shoo Fly Shoo Fly
      5. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (Board Book) Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (Board Book)

      ASIN: 1580891020

      Product Description

      Climb on board with this adorable family of bumbling bears as they row, row, row their boat into a merry adventure. So, hold on to your hats and get ready to laugh as these irresistible characters rock, bash, and splash their way into your heart.
      Row Row Row Your Boat
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        Row Row Row Your Boat

        Manufacturer: Scholastic Inc.
        ProductGroup: Book
        Binding: Paperback
        ASIN: 0439198968
        Row, Row, Row Your Boat
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • Behind Every "Good Military Man" There Stands "A Great Woman"!
        • Row Row Row Your Boat 140336754X
        • Don't miss it!
        • A WINNER FOR ALL
        • Informative and funny
        Row, Row, Row Your Boat
        Patricia Linder
        Manufacturer: 1st Books Library
        ProductGroup: Book
        Binding: Paperback

        GeneralGeneral | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books
        Military & SpiesMilitary & Spies | Professionals & Academics | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books
        WomenWomen | Specific Groups | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books
        GeneralGeneral | Military | Leaders & Notable People | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books
        Life & InstitutionsLife & Institutions | Military | History | Subjects | Books
        Similar Items:
        1. THE LADY AND THE TIGER: A memoir of Taiwan, the Republic of China THE LADY AND THE TIGER: A memoir of Taiwan, the Republic of China

        ASIN: 140336754X

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars Behind Every "Good Military Man" There Stands "A Great Woman"!.......2006-10-28

        Did you ever wonder what life would be like for the admiral's wife and family, or for all officers for that matter? "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" is an insider's look at that world and the author happens to be the admiral's wife. Patricia Linder uses her wonderful writing skill and style much like a great novelist to paint in words and emotions that picture for us of what life is like for a naval officer's spouse. Her memoirs run from the late 1940's through the time her husband retires after having fought in three wars and 37 years of service.

        Patricia lets us feel what she went through waiting for her husband while he was flying missions in Korea and over North Vietnam over a decade later. She allows us to follow her emotionally as she tries to raise her children alone and to be a good supportive military wife. It is a tale of great personal sacrifices and trials but one she took on like a good soldier without too many major complaints.

        The author endures moves across country, the uprooting of her children from schools and having to face many things all alone without her husband's help or support. She is a trooper for sure and she gets nothing but my fullest respect. The telling of her story unfolds like a love story even though she does not gush over and make that issue obvious in her story telling. It is in the background of what she writes and you can feel and sense it in their relationship.

        This is a book that all family members could read. It is a well written accounting of her life as a supportive military spouse and after reading her story you will understand that was no small act to pull off. I recommend this book to all military families to read. There is much wisdom gleamed from decades of military experience and living.

        I give this book the MWSA's HIGHEST BOOK RATING - FIVE STARS!

        5 out of 5 stars Row Row Row Your Boat 140336754X.......2003-08-21

        Row, Row, Row Your Boat is one of the most entertaining and insightful books I've read about life in the military. Ms. Linder has enjoyed and endured with great good humor. From personal experience, I can attest to her description of "The Life." This book should be required reading for any beginning military wife, well perhaps any wife. She makes dancing around the world schlepping her enormous bag sound like the only way to travel. Her grasp of political situations is "spot on" as is her ability to handle the resultant unrest with iron irony. She has allowed me to remember all the good things and some of the less than good things about life in the military. I hope she will continue to write and enjoy life to the fullest. Thanks for the memories.

        Tippi Lawrence
        Programs Manager
        University of California, Santa Barbara

        5 out of 5 stars Don't miss it!.......2003-08-16

        Rear Admiral James B. Linder's brilliant career spanned thirty-six years. By his side, stood his wife Pat, who handled the demands and challenges of their Navy life with great aplomb. As the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the threat of a Chinese Communist invasion of Taipei unfolded, these events reshaped and changed the direction of their lives. Admiral Linder's career moved forward at a steady pace. While he was stationed far away from home, Pat's ever-present sense of humor, and her unique determination to make any situation an even better one, gave the Admiral permission to "carry on" without unnecessary concern for his family's well being. Her honest and humorous highlights of their long Naval experience bring laughter and tears. Her efforts to "row, row, row," whether in an attempt to reach her husband in spirit to support him in his endeavors,or to actually stand beside him to offer her support, were accomplished "without making waves," a no-no for Navy wives. This was a small miracle in itself.

        The author is an extraordinary woman who penned a beautiful blueprint of Navy life - possibly a "Navy Wife 101." She lived it; she loved it. Pat's wit and wisdom are evident on every page. It is a book to be enjoyed by all, young and old. It is a book that is not bogged down by unending, detailed descriptive passages, but one that is filled with honest accounts of a career and a marriage that endured happily for many years. Pat, please do not let this be your last book!

        5 out of 5 stars A WINNER FOR ALL.......2003-08-11

        I really enjoyed this book. Having been a military wife and now involved in education at the University of California, Santa Barbara, it felt both familiar and new. Ms. Linder has had an exciting life and knows how to bring us into it. Her Taiwan experiences are described with an accuracy that is spell binding, particularly if the reader has an interest in US/Chinese/Taiwanese politics and how it got to where it is now. I happened to have been there some years earlier in a more comfortable time. She knows exactly where to inject some humor to keep the narrative zipping along. The book snaps up the reader's attention and never really lets it go. I am anxious to see her next book and heartily recommend Row, Row, Row Your Boat to any and all ages and persuasions. For a really good read, buy this book, you won't regret it!

        Tippi Lawrence
        University of California Santa Barbara
        Summer Sessions, Manager, Outreach Programs

        5 out of 5 stars Informative and funny.......2003-08-06

        What a delightful, informative, funny book! Sure, this is THE book for Navy (and all military) wives, I can just imagine, how they nod, laugh, and probably cry remembering. But it might be even more insightful for people like me who didn't know the first thing about life "in the trenches". After reading this book I'll never look the same at military personnel - and especially their families.(Did I mention the book is funny?)

        Books:

        1. Sala's Gift: My Mother's Holocaust Story
        2. Sala's Gift: My Mother's Holocaust Story
        3. Shark Life: True Stories About Sharks & the Sea
        4. Soldat: Reflections of a German Soldier, 1936-1949
        5. Some Even Volunteered: The First Wolfhounds Pacify Vietnam
        6. Starship Troopers
        7. Storm of Steel (Penguin Classics)
        8. That Devil Forrest: Life of General Nathan Bedford Forrest
        9. The American Practical Navigator: "Bowditch"
        10. The Bomber War: Arthur Harris and the Allied Bomber Offensive, 1939-1945

        Books Index

        Books Home

        Recommended Books

        1. The Parallax View
        2. Olive Oil: From Tree to Table
        3. Dancing with Ghosts: A Critical Biography of Arturo Islas
        4. Cold War Submarines: The Design and Construction of U.S. and Soviet Submarines, 1945-2001
        5. Hard Core: Power, Pleasure, and the "Frenzy of the Visible", Expanded edition
        6. How to Solve Physics Problems
        7. Harvard Business Review on Advances in Strategy
        8. An Eye for Winners, An: How I Built One of America's Greatest Direct-Mail Businesses--And So Can You
        9. Earnings Inequality, Unemployment, and Poverty in the Middle East and North Africa:
        10. The Creative Manager's Pocketbook