The Long Road Home: A Story of War and Family

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From ABC White House correspondent Martha Raddatz, the story of a brutal forty-eight-hour firefight that conveys in harrowing detail the effects of war not just on the soldiers but also on the families waiting back at home.

In April 2004, soldiers from the 1st Cavalry Division were on a routine patrol in Sadr City, Iraq, when they came under surprise attack. Over the course of the next forty-eight hours, 8 Americans would be killed and more than 70 wounded. Back home, as news of the attack began filtering in, the families of these same men, neighbors in Fort Hood, Texas, feared the worst. In time, some of the women in their circle would receive "the call"-the notification that a husband or brother had been killed in action. So the families banded together in anticipation of the heartbreak that was certain to come.

The firefight in Sadr City marked the beginning of the Iraqi insurgency, and Martha Raddatz has written perhaps the most riveting account of hand-to-hand combat to emerge from the war in Iraq. This intimate portrait of the close-knit community of families Stateside-the unsung heroes of the military -distinguishes The Long Road Home from other stories of modern warfare, showing the horror, terror, bravery, and fortitude not just of the soldiers who were wounded and killed but also of the wives and children whose lives now are forever changed.

Guide to Your Child's Symptoms by the American Academy of Pediatrics:: The Official, Complete Home Reference, Birth Through Adolescence (Guide to Your Child's Symptoms)

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Guide to Your Child's Symptoms by the American Academy of Pediatrics:: The Official, Complete Home Reference, Birth Through Adolescence (Guide to Your Child's Symptoms)
Donald Md Fa Schiff
Manufacturer: Villard
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ASIN: 0375500324
Release Date: 1997-09-08

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It would be nice to have pediatricians at your beck and call for every cough and wheeze, but the era of house visits is past. When the weather's raw and your child's in pain, start with your reference shelf. Donald Schiff and Steven Shelov have arranged the contents of the Guide to Your Child's Symptoms by the child's age: you'll find symptom guides from baby's colic, diarrhea, and spitting up to your adolescent's anxiety, depression, and skin problems. For each symptom, there's a description of usual causes, a chart of questions to consider, and what action to take. There's also an illustrated "First-Aid Manual." Guide to Your Child's Symptoms is a first-rate resource that explains when bed rest will do and when to get on the phone to your pediatrician.

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When an infant or small child is ill, it is often very difficult for a parent to understand or diagnose the nature of the problem. Since babies can't articulate what ails them, in most cases all a parent has to go on is the symptom that the child exhibits.

The American Academy of Pediatrics Guide to Your Child's Symptoms has been prepared by a team of the country's best pediatricians to enable a parent to quickly identify a symptom, learn its possible cause, and determine how best to proceed, whether it's taking action at home or calling the pediatrician immediately. The symptoms are listed alphabetically, and the text and illustrations that accompany each one are arranged in easy-to-follow charts. Unlike most child-care and parenting books, which are dense and text-heavy, this book lets a parent quickly assess the problem and decide what needs to be done for the child. The first of the book covers the 100 or so most common symptoms in A-Z format. The second part is an illustrated first-aid manual.

The American Academy of Pediatrics is the most respected authority on child health in America, and the Guide to Your Child's Symptoms is an essential family reference that belongs in every household.

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doctor recommended.......2007-07-31

my doc recommend this book as a good overall veiw of all problems I might fac and he was right it is easy to use and gives great tips besides contact your doctor tip

Dr. Recommended.......2007-06-27

Our Pediatrician recommended this book. It was very helpful to us since we're new parents.

Fantastic Baby Shower gift! Wonderful book.......2007-05-21

A great all-around, general reference for babycare & childcare. Excellent baby shower gift - most pregnant women get too many baby clothes, stuffed animals, blankets and other useless gifts, but what parents need is good, sensible child care books. This is a good start for parents to have, and they can add specialty books about co-sleeping, or sleep-training, or discipline, and use the this AAP book to compare different solutions to parenting challenges.

Life Saver.......2006-02-12

I love, love, love this book. I have used this book more times than I can count. I highly recommend this one. If you have children buy it!

Great reference book!.......2005-11-18

This book is easy to use and addresses topics easily and concisely. It's a great resource to refer to when you don't have a true emergency and don't want to call your doctor's office for every issue that arises with your child.

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The Shenandoah Album Series
Lover's Knot
Shenandoah lover's knot unraveled
This book has it all
Engrossing ...

Lover's Knot (Shenandoah Album)
Emilie Richards
Manufacturer: Mira
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The Quilter's Homecoming: An Elm Creek Quilts Novel (Elm Creek Quilts Novels)

ASIN: 0778323226

Book Description

In a cave in the Shenandoah National Park, two bodies are discovered, wrapped in the tattered remains of a lover's knot quilt.

In Washington, D.C., Isaac Taylor inherits a nearly identical quilt from a grandmother whose name he never even knew.

After narrowly escaping death, newspaper journalist Kendra Taylor retreats to a cabin nestled in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley to heal and sort out her feelings about her troubled marriage. The land was bequeathed to her husband by a maternal grandmother he never knew, and the cabin has been abandoned for years.

As she is welcomed into the rural community of Toms Brook, Kendra becomes curious about an heirloom lover's knot quilt, which is another piece of Isaac's unexplored past. The unusual quilt clearly has a story to tell, and Kendra is convinced that helping her husband connect with his roots might help him reconnect with her, as well.

At first Isaac's reluctant visits to the cabin only underscore the difficulties in their marriage. But as circumstances force them to piece together a new relationship, Isaac discovers that the history of a family he's never known might hold the key to his future.

As a passionate story of strength, loss and desperation unfolds, the secrets of two quilts are revealed and the threads of an unraveling marriage are secured. In the rich, evocative prose that earned high praise for Wedding Ring and Endless Chain, Emilie Richards crafts the third tale in the Shenandoah Album series, resonant with the power of love and family ties.

Customer Reviews:

The Shenandoah Album Series.......2007-09-27

Emilie Richards has quickly become one of my favorite authors. And this series ranks right up with her other books. If you are a quilter, I think you will enjoy the descriptions of quilting in the past and present, and how the art was woven into the fabric of individual's lives.

Lover's Knot.......2007-09-14

I bought the book for my elderly mother.I have not read it yet but she relly liked the Shenadoah series.

Shenandoah lover's knot unraveled.......2007-06-03

I always look forward to Emilie Richards return to Toms Brook and wasn't disappointed with this newest story. The old characters are here, but mingled in with the Toms Brook family is an intriquing story of a woman searching to find out an answer to her unhappy marriage. She is still in love with her husband but discover that they have gone their separate ways through work and self-absorption. Kendra has undergone a very traumatic event in her life and seeks solace in the isolation of the Toms Brook mountains. Richards weaves her story cleverly around a quilt her husband has inherited and the story it unfolds to effect both of their lives. I was especially intriqued by the history of the Shenandoah National Park and had never realized the heartaches and sorrows that families uprooted from their homes suffered. As always, Richards manages to bring her story to a satisfying end, but I will look forward to her next novel when I can again immerse myself in the lives of the Shenandoah Valley.

This book has it all.......2007-01-15

I loved this book. Having read the first two this one mixed in familiar characters just enough to make you feel like you are seeing another part of the community. The characters were very real to life and shows that misunderstandings happen between people. The storyline about the husband's family was very interesting and well told. It made me want to visit the area. All in all - you have a love story, a mystery, and a story of community. Terrific!

Engrossing ..........2006-10-04

I love quilting books (or books with quilting themes in it). I love Emilie Richard's books simply because she is a thorough writer and she always introduces a new character from a previous book, so you feel like you are among friends. Her books has a way of drawing you into the story ~~ or in this case, a story within a story.

It starts out with Kendra almost losing her life in an attempted carjacking attack. Six months later after extensive therapy, she decides that she needs to go and live in her husband's grandmother's cabin. She takes Isaac's quilt, called The Lover's Knot ~~ with her as well. Isaac remains behind in Washington D.C., and Kendra fearing the end of her marriage, decides to recuperate away from the city and in the mountains. Little did she know that she would find a new home among the citizens that live in the tiny town. And little did she know that she would discover Isaac's grandmother's deep secret.

Isaac was given up for adoption as a child. He didn't have an easy childhood as his adoptive father was mentally abusive. So he didn't want to know anything about his biological family because he thought they were just as bad for giving him up for adoption. Turns out his grandmother Leah had a story and that story haunted two of her friends for years. It talked about being relocated from their home which has been turned over to the government to make a park. It gives a bit of history as well and Leah shares her stories through letters.

It's a bittersweet novel and a very wonderful one. Kendra and Isaac find themselves through history and simple daily life in the country. It's a big contrast to the high-power living in a big city ~~ and very relaxing.

Only Richards can write like this ~~ full of warmth and sunshine and hope. Her novels have always made me curl up on the couch and relax with a cup of tea on hand. It's wonderful, cozy and engrossing. Always.

10-3-06

Operation Homecoming: Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Home Front, in the Words of U.S. Troops and Their Families

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*Tissue alert*
Crying, laughing, both at the same time
Nothing has been closer to home for me
AN IMPORTANT BOOK
Excellent Audio Version

Operation Homecoming: Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Home Front, in the Words of U.S. Troops and Their Families

Manufacturer: Random House
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1400065623
Release Date: 2006-09-12

Book Description

“Here is what you will not find in the news–the personal cost of war written as clear and beautiful as literature worthy of the name is. These stories are the real thing, passionate, imaginative, searing.”
–Richard Bausch, author of Wives & Lovers

The first book of its kind, Operation Homecoming is the result of a major initiative launched by the National Endowment for the Arts to bring distinguished writers to military bases and inspire U.S. Marines, soldiers, sailors, and airmen and their families to record their wartime experiences. Encouraged by such authors as Tom Clancy, Mark Bowden, Bobbie Ann Mason, Tobias Wolff, Jeff Shaara, and Marilyn Nelson, American military personnel and their loved ones wrote candidly about what they saw, heard, and felt while in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as on the home front. Taken together, these almost one hundred never-before-published eyewitness accounts, private journals, short stories, letters, and other personal writings become a dramatic narrative that shows the human side of warfare.

• the fear and exhilaration of heading into battle;
• the interactions between U.S. forces and Afghans and Iraqis, both as enemies and friends;
• the boredom, gripes, and humorous incidents of day-to-day life on the front lines;
• the anxiety and heartache of worried spouses, parents, and other loved ones on the home front;
• the sheer brutality of warfare and the physical and emotional toll it takes on those who fight;
• the tearful homecomings for those who returned to the States alive– and the somber ceremonies for those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their nation.

From riveting combat accounts to profound reflections on warfare and the pride these troops feel for one another, Operation Homecoming offers an unflinching and intensely revealing look into the lives of extraordinary men and women. What they have written is without question some of the greatest wartime literature ever published.

“Andrew Carroll has given America a priceless treasure.”
–Tom Brokaw, on War Letters

Proceeds from this book will be used to provide arts and cultural programming to U.S. military communities. For more information, please go to www.OperationHomecoming.gov.

Customer Reviews:

*Tissue alert*.......2007-07-26

This book was very moving. I laughed and I cried. There were sad stories and poignant stories and many positive stories. I recommend this book to anyone wanting a real look at how the military and their families feel about going through these deployments. I also recomment it for families going through the deployments now. I have learned a lot about what my son may be going through and may not be willing to share with us right now.

Crying, laughing, both at the same time.......2007-03-06

I am a military wife. My young daughter and I survived 12 months while my husband served in Iraq. This book was absolutely amazing. I cannot come up with the words to describe how much this book meant to me. I don't know about other spouses, but no matter how much my husband and I talk, it is not easy for him to communicate his thoughts or feelings on his service in Iraq. It was even difficult for him to describe his life over there when asked directly. I think a lot of it is him trying to protect me, but also, his brain does not work that way. He was there, he did what he had to do as a soldier, end of story. This book brought me insight into my husband. It made me laugh. It made me cry. It made me sick. It made me angry. It made me happy. It made me joyful. It made me all of these things at the same time. I am so thankful to the organization(whose name escapes me right now) that made this book possible. It is a book that touched my heart and soul. I will never be the same, and I am greatful for that. It is in know way a "light" read. I read it quickly, as I do everything, but because I was hungry to read more, to know more, to feel more. Do not read it without a box of tissues next to you.

Nothing has been closer to home for me .......2007-03-03

I am a NCO in the army and have been to Iraq 4 times and this book sent chills through my bodie many times with the pure honest look at war. Most of the stories are reflections of events that any service member will identifie with. Then there are some events told in this book only a select few will truely grasp. This is a must read if you would like a insight into the mind of a Military member who has been deployed. I cant recomend this book more then just get it read it and prepair to get choked up. I know i did

AN IMPORTANT BOOK.......2007-02-12

This book really gives you a taste for how it is in Iraq...I think everyone should read it...especially Pres. Bush.

Excellent Audio Version.......2007-01-20

I listened to the audio version of this book. It was one of the most moving panoramic portrait of emotions of this war. Hearing these letters read aloud bring them to life in a way not possible in a reading. My congratulations to the publishers and producers of this work of art. Very very moving. Makes this war more of a reality for me here at home; it doesn't take sides, but expresses the good and the sad about this conflict. I laughed and misted up. A truly beautiful and broad compilation of real life stories.

Home Bound: Filipino American Lives across Cultures, Communities, and Countries

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A must-read Asian American Studies, Post-Colonial Studies, Immigrant Studies Text

Home Bound: Filipino American Lives across Cultures, Communities, and Countries
Yen Le Espiritu
Manufacturer: University of California Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0520235274

Book Description

Filipino Americans, who experience life in the United States as immigrants, colonized nationals, and racial minorities, have been little studied, though they are one of our largest immigrant groups. Based on her in-depth interviews with more than one hundred Filipinos in San Diego, California, Yen Le Espiritu investigates how Filipino women and men are transformed through the experience of migration, and how they in turn remake the social world around them. Her sensitive analysis reveals that Filipino Americans confront U.S. domestic racism and global power structures by living transnational lives that are shaped as much by literal and symbolic ties to the Philippines as they are by social, economic, and political realities in the United States.
Espiritu deftly weaves vivid first-person narratives with larger social and historical contexts as she discovers the meaning of home, community, gender, and intergenerational relations among Filipinos. Among other topics, she explores the ways that female sexuality is defined in contradistinction to American mores and shows how this process becomes a way of opposing racial subjugation in this country. She also examines how Filipinos have integrated themselves into the American workplace and looks closely at the effects of colonialism.

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A must-read Asian American Studies, Post-Colonial Studies, Immigrant Studies Text .......2006-01-19

Yen Le Espiritu, in her book, Home Bound: Filipino American Lives Across Cultures, Communities, and Countries, "contends that Filipino American racial formation is determined not only by the social, economic, and political forces in the United States but also by U.S. (neo)colonialism in the Philippines and capital investment in Asia" (1). Moreover, not content with the narrow, one-sided focus that Filipinos are transformed through the experience of colonialism and migration, Espiritu highlights how Filipinos "in turn transform and remake the social world around them" (2). Home Bound is most specifically an ethnographic study of Filipino Americans in and around San Diego, CA, that is grounded nicely by Espiritu through U.S. immigration laws, U.S. imperialism and colonialism, and intersectional analyses. Espiritu presents the experiences of Filipino Americans in order to educate us about this often overlooked population through their own voices.

Scholars in Women's Studies and Gender Studies may be especially drawn to chapter 7, where Espiritu focuses on the way gender is used by racialized immigrants to assert their superiority over the dominant (white). In this chapter Espiritu turns to second generation daughters and the way in which it is through them, specifically the enforcement of their "female morality-defined as women's dedication to their families and sexual restraint" (160), that racialized immigrants construct themselves as superior. In other words, in light of the racist oppressions they face, one method of responding that immigrants have deployed is to assert their (daughters') moral superiority over whites. Through the lens of generations (first, second, etc.) of immigration, Espiritu challenges us to think of the multiple, intersectional systems, at play, while making clear that this manner of response is not without its own complications and contradictions (namely, the perpetuation of sexist oppression and patriarchal power over daughters).

In addition, I found particularly compelling the end of Espiritu's book, chapters 8 and 9, where she delves more in depth to the ways in which Filipino Americans transform and remake the world around them. These two chapters excitingly point to the new and creative relations constructed by Filipino Americans in regards to cross-racial social relations and immigration as a technology of racialization and gendering.

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Locomotion, A Great Book
Dancing
what i think about LOCOMOTION
Locomotion, A Touching, Learning Story

Locomotion
Jacqueline Woodson
Manufacturer: Puffin
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0142401498

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When Lonnie Collins Motion—Locomotion—was seven years old, his life changed forever. Now he's eleven, and his life is about to change again. His teacher, Ms. Marcus, is showing him ways to put his jumbled feelings on paper. And suddenly, Lonnie has a whole new way to tell the world about his life, his friends, his little sister Lili, and even his foster mom, Miss Edna, who started out crabby but isn't so bad after all. Jacqueline Woodson's novel-in-poems is humorous, heartbreaking . . . a triumph.

“Its simple yet honest poetry gives you a clear look into the feelings and emotions of Lonnie as he takes what he is given and makes poetry out of it. Locomotion gives you a point of view not often told and takes you on a journey to remember.” —VOYA

Customer Reviews:

Wanted More Description.......2007-06-11

When Lonnie was seven and his sister Lili was four, their parents were killed in a fire. Lili was a sweet little girl and was adopted by a nice family who live in a nice house across town. No one wanted an older boy, though, so Lonnie was sent to live for a long time in a group home, where he learned to be tough and careful around other boys. It was not a good place to live.

Finally a woman, Miss Edna, took Lonnie in as a foster child. He isn't adopted by her but he expects to live with her for a long time. Her own two sons are grown up, one in the army and one living upstate, and she says she learned over the years how to deal with boys.

Lonnie is now eleven years old and has a lot of feelings inside him that he doesn't know how to get out--feelings about Miss Edna and about Lili and about his parents. In school his teacher is teaching them about poetry, and Lonnie discovers that he has some talent for writing poetry and it is much easier to get his feelings down in a poem than it is to try to express himself any other way. So he throws himself into his poetry journal, which becomes the perfect outlet for him.

I liked that despite all of his hardships and his rough life, Lonnie was pretty much doing okay. He wasn't into trouble and was doing well in school and didn't become a stereotypical inner city kid with no parents. I also liked the relationships Lonnie had first with his sister and then with Rodney.

The poetry in this story didn't always work for me, though. Poetry is always a bit disjointed, and it was sometimes hard to get a feel for what Lonnie's life was like, with so little description.

Locomotion, A Great Book.......2007-04-03

This book Locomotion is really like a poem book not more like a story. So if you come across this book try to read it because at first I did like it at all. When I got to the middle, I loved the book. I love this book because it was interesting how it was told in poems. So I would recommend this book to people.

Dancing.......2007-04-03

I really enjoy the genre of poetry. Each line flows off the page. The book Love that Dog made me like the genre because I love how the word flow with the lines. The plot was very believable because a child could loose their parents and can be separated from their siblings. I would recommend this book to others because it tells a wonderful story about friendship.

what i think about LOCOMOTION.......2007-04-03

In this book Locomotion is going through a lot because he is trying to live in the same foster home as his little sister, Lili. It is also hard for him because when he writes about his parents being in the fire it makes him sad. Sometimes he gets mad because whenever Locomotion goes to visit his little sister, Lili, her foster mother acts like she doesn't want him there. I would recommend this book because it is interesting how his life style was when he was growing up.

Locomotion, A Touching, Learning Story.......2007-02-24

When my English teacher told us that we were going to read Novel in verse books, our whole class groaned. But Locomotion was the book i was instantly attracted to because of the story line. Our librarian suggested certain books, and this was one of them. This fantastic book by Jacqueline Woodson would be one that i recommend to kids and adults.

The book is very flowing, the author did a great job of voice, talking like an 11-year-old African American child, living in the city without his parents or his sister. The boy (Lonnie C. Motion) finds out how to get his feelings out on paper due to a great English teacher named Ms. Marcus.

The book is short, and easy read. I really like how this book explores what a child under adoption, split from his family is like. It gives you a real look into what goes on in the society today.

I would most deffinatly reccomend this book.

Justin Wilson's Homegrown Louisiana Cookin'

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Justin Wilson's Homegrown Louisiana Cookin'
Excellent
Good Cajun Food...... Gar-on-tee!!!!
Whoooo Boy, dat some good eatin'.
To the reader from Queenstown Maryland.

Justin Wilson's Homegrown Louisiana Cookin'
Justin Wilson
Manufacturer: Wiley
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0026301253

Book Description

Welcome to Louisiana! & Welcome to Homegrown! Let Justin Wilson introduce you to the bounty of Louisiana and the food of friendship and family. In Justin Wilson's Homegrown Louisiana Cookin' Justin serves up all the recipes from his "Homegrown" television series in addition to hundreds more for:

Appetizers
Salads and Dressings Gumbos and Soups
Sauces and Gravies Rice, Pasta, and Stuffings
Seafood Poultry and Eggs
Meats
Game Vegetables
Breads
Desserts Beverages
Preserves

So, come to Louisiana and enjoy some good cookin' and eatin' —I garontee!

Customer Reviews:

Justin Wilson's Homegrown Louisiana Cookin'.......2007-01-10

Excellent cookbook. Easy to follow receipes. My husband pours over that book and tries a new one each week. He cooks on the weekends. I am more of a meat and potatoes eater but I have liked everything he has tried so far.

Excellent.......2007-01-04

I love this book! Can't wait to try out some of the recipes. I really enjoy the pictures and stories also! Worth the cost!

Good Cajun Food...... Gar-on-tee!!!!.......2004-07-01

I had only recently heard of Justin Wilson. My husband and I love cajun food and I wanted to learn how to make it at home. Someone told me about him and a new fan was born!!! My husband bought me this book and another of Justin's to start out with.

The recipes are simple and delicious. I had no trouble making them, even as a first-timer. You can interchange a lot of the different kinds of meat as well - for example with the crawfish etoufee, we have made with shrimp as well as petite lobster.

The little stories in his book are entertaining as well. If you enjoy eating cajun, you will love this book!!!

Whoooo Boy, dat some good eatin'........2002-09-20

I used to watch Justin Wilson's cooking show on PBS. His wit made the show worthwhile. The recipes in this book make it worthwhile. I haven't made them all, but the ones I did make are outstanding. My hat's off to Justin. Jus' add a little wine wit dat and den it's did.

To the reader from Queenstown Maryland........2001-11-19

I doubt very seriously you own this book. For one, to say Justin Wilson is not from Cajun Country is like saying the Pope isn't Catholic. (just so you know Justin was born and reared in Amite, LA) And anyone familiar with cajun or creole cooking knows that the TRINITY is Onions, Green Pepper, and Celery (CELERY, not garlic, though garlic is very good, its not part of the trinity). Further to call Justin Wilson a mediocre man is ludicrous. Justin Wilson was doing his thing long before that "thing" got you your own sitcom. I am afraid you (and the guy from Alabama) have Justin confused with another popular so called "cajun" chef. Jutin Wilson is as authentic as they come. His recipes are as authentic as they come. They are ground in the "old" ways. This cookbook is considered a "bible" in many kitchens, and I HIGHLY reccommend it to anyone interested in learning a little bit about TRUE cajun cooking from a MAN who learned his technique from those passed down from generations. Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler!.

Far from Home (Children of the Promise/Dean Hughes, Vol 3)

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Hmmm.. this one gets a little slow
Give in . . . just buy the whole series!
This Book was Excellent
The story keeps getting better.
which book is the best

Far from Home (Children of the Promise/Dean Hughes, Vol 3)
Dean Hughes
Manufacturer: Deseret Book Co
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1573454060

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Hmmm.. this one gets a little slow.......2006-02-04

I loved the first two in this series but havn't been able to get through this one. Somehow the story just slows down. After the one boy gets married and the other dies, two of the main charecters are settled and I stopped caring as much about them. I guess I should try again since I liked the other ones.

Give in . . . just buy the whole series!.......2005-02-14

Take my advice, just buy the whole series now. As I turned the last page of this book, I jumped up, ran down to the store and bought Volume 4. I was late to this series, hearing people rave about it for several years before I purchased the first one. Now I can't put them down. In Far From Home, Alex is still fighting the Nazis, holding down a command and wondering daily how he will survive and keep his men safe. Wally is still a prisoner war in the infamous Japanese P.O.W. camps. As his health violently deterioates, and the torture exceeds what he believes he is able to withstand, he wonders how he will make it to the next day, let alone to freedom at the end of the war. As the other family members face their hardships, we are once again drawn so deeply into this family we feel they are our family. Another brilliant job by Dean Hughes. Go ahead, click the BUY NOW button and save yourself the trouble of waiting for these books to come one at a time.

This Book was Excellent.......2003-10-30

The third book of the series Children of the Promis is called Far From Home. The author, Dean Hughes, wrote an excellent book. I like it because it contained several different point of views during Word War Two. Also, Hughes writes in a way that lets you know exactly what each character is thinking and what tribulation they are going through. The author stated that even though the characters didn't really exist, the events really did take place. Even down to the simplest detail. For example, when the family goes to see a specific movie, the show was actually playing at that period of time.
The Thomas family are natives of Salt Lake City. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas are running a weapons plant. It gets busier and the work more strenuous. They have to keep working while trying to raise a 15-year-old, Larue, struggling to be more independent from her parents. Alex, the first son, has paratrooped into Germany. He tells the struggles of dealing with the cold and death. Alex had served a religious mission in Germany previously, and is having difficulties fighting against the people he loves. Bobbi's the next oldest. She's a nurse in the Navy at Pearl Harbor. She's waiting to hear from Richard, her boyfriend, when she learns of his ship sinking. Bobbi doesn't know what she will do if her love never returns. Next, Wally is a prisoner of war in the Phillipines. He strives to emotionally fight the hatred between the Japanese and his standards for not hating his others. While also striving to stay alive, to go home someday. Last of all is Henry Stoltz. Alex taught him and his family on his mission. So he's a friend of the family. He is back in germany working for the British Intelligence, looking for his son Peter who got lost during a refugee escape. Henry's wife and daughter are in London waiting for any news of him or Peter.
I enjoyed this book very much and I am eagerly waiting for an opportunity to read the next in the series. Again, the author has a great knowledge of everything that went on during World War Two. He wrote excellently on each of the characters and their individual trials.

The story keeps getting better........2002-10-16

I'm amazed at how Dean Hughes keeps these books so interesting. By the time you finish this book, you will have read something like 1300+ pages of the same story, yet its still such an amazing one, and the interest level only increases. This series is the best of any that I have ever read. Volume # 3 involves some of the worst times of the war, and the suffering is painful to read at times, yet it is such a blessing to know the sacrafices of those who lived during those times.

which book is the best.......2000-09-27

Hughes writes a great book children of the promise, but i don't he is any better than Lund because i loved The work and the Glory they are both good books.

And You Know You Should Be Glad: A True Story of Lifelong Friendship

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Heartfelt and Touching!
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And You Know You Should Be Glad: A True Story of Lifelong Friendship
Bob Greene
Manufacturer: William Morrow
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Binding: Hardcover

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Release Date: 2006-05-02

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A highly personal and moving true story of friend-ship and remembrance from the New York Times bestselling author of Duty and Be True to Your School

Growing up in Bexley, Ohio, population 13,000, Bob Greene and his four best friends -- Allen, Chuck, Dan, and Jack -- were inseparable. Of the four, Jack was Bob's very best friend, a bond forged from the moment they met on the first day of kindergarten. They grew up together, got into trouble together, learned about life together -- and were ultimately separated by time and distance, as all adults are. But through the years Bob and Jack stayed close, holding on to the friendship that had formed years before.

Then the fateful call came: Jack was dying. And in this hour of need, as the closest of friends will do, Bob, Allen, Chuck, and Dan put aside the demands of their own lives, came together, and saw Jack through to the end of his journey.

Tremendously moving, funny, heart-stirring, and honest, And You Know You Should Be Glad is an uplifting exploration of the power of friendship to uphold us, sustain us, and ultimately set us free.

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Heartfelt and Touching!.......2007-07-18

I have been a fan of Bob Greene for almost 20 years, when I first bought "Be True to Your School," ironically enough on a clearance rack. If you have read "BTTYS," as I have over 100 times and at least once a summer, you are familiar with 5 friends called ABCDJ and the trials, tribulations, successes, failures, and memories of the year 1964, when they were juniors/seniors in high school. "And You Know You Should Be Glad" is a wonderful autobiographical continuation of sorts of "BTTYS," set about 40 years later. I would recommend reading "Be True To Your School" first before reading this book, although Greene uses flashback very successfully to reminisce about his Bexley years. I can totally relate to what Greene was emotionally going through in "And You Know You Should Be Glad," with regards to dealing with cancer. I thank him, not only for an update on the ABCDJ quintet, but also for giving me a medium to help me through my own trying time. Thanks, Bob, for sharing your story, and for telling the world about a true friend!

true blue.......2007-04-27

I knew Bobby(thats what we called him)Greene and ABCDJ. I went to Bexley and ran around with them. I can honestly tell you that Bobby is true blue to his friendships and to the history of his youth. I was there and it is unreal to read these stories of our antics so factually remembered. Jack Roth was a wonderful,kind person and was so vividly described in this book. ABCDJ were the "cool guys"with the typical high school pranks that seem very tame by todays standards. We all had such a charmed existence growing up where we did in the times that we were young. I am so thankful for my upbringing and thrilled that I can read about it by such a great storyteller.

A Special Intimacy.......2007-01-23

Bob Greene captures the intimacy of male bonding in his lovingly-told tale, AND YOU KNOW YOU SHOULD BE GLAD.

A master of the small but significant moment in our lives, Greene captures the atmosphere of Bexley, Ohio, during his childhood, especially the times five teenage friends hung out together in the old, familiar neighborhood.

We take for granted the small moments, the little jokes, the special phrases and mannerisms of our friends, he asserts. Each of his five friends (the ABCDJ printed on the back cover brick) have different outlooks, and their differences are cherished.

When they reach late middle-age, one of the gang, J on the brick, takes sick and Greene relates the poignant memories this illness brings forth in all of them. The old Toddle House stirs up old conversations, the Beatles are remembered fondly, and cars, girls and football deserve special mention in this coming-of-age memoir.

Greene masters these nostalgic moments, he brings tears to our eyes, and he makes Bexley seem like our home town.

Thanks, Bob

by Larry Rochelle, author of the memoir, GHOSTLY EMBERS: VISIONS OF TOLEDO, OHIO

Touching.......2007-01-11

This was the first Bob Greene book I read and I immediately wanted to read more. This book made me cry and I knew the ending!! I emailed the author to let him know how much this book meant to me and he responded. I am now a fan.

Exploitative maundering.......2007-01-04

this book is repetitious and boring. In an apparent effort to publish something--anything--Bob Greene exploits the final illness of a friend. The details of their youth in Ohio are pedestrian, and he offers no particular moral or spiritual insights.

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Family Deals with Crisis
Miracle Boys
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Miracle's Boys
Jacqueline Woodson
Manufacturer: Puffin
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"Sometimes I feel like our life is one big work of art--it's everything" [Charlie] stared down at his bare feet. "And nothing."

"This isn't art," I said. "It's our block! It's our life."

If only, if only... Life is full of poignant hypotheticals for Ty'ree, Charlie, and Lafayette, three brothers who are raising themselves after they lost their father to a drowning accident and their mother to diabetes. Each boy deals with his grief in his own way: the oldest, Ty'ree, has given up his dreams of college to work full time to support the others. Charlie is slipping into a life of crime, and is just back, angry and alienated, from two years at a correctional facility. Lafayette, the youngest brother, has retreated inward, avoiding his friends and blaming himself for his mother's death. These three are struggling against pretty large odds, but "brother to brother to brother," they can survive.

Jacqueline Woodson writes with a sure hand and true understanding of the complexity and depth of young people's lives. Winner of many awards for her novels, including two Coretta Scott King Honors (for From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun and I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This), she tells a captivating, honest story. (Ages 9 and older) --Emilie Coulter

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Lafayette would do anything to have things back the way they used to be—back before their parents died and back before his brother Charlie changed so much. But things have changed and all he can do now is ask why.... Why did Mama have to die? Why does Charlie hate him so much? And how are the three brothers—Miracle's boys—supposed to survive when so much seems to be stacked against them?

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Family Deals with Crisis.......2007-06-08

Lafayette's life used to be pretty stable. He never knew his father--he died before Lafayette was born, from hypothermia he got saving a woman and her dog from a frozen-over pond. Even though he had no father, Lafayette was pretty happy living with his mother, his oldest brother Ty'ree and his other older brother, Charlie. Charlie shared a room with Lafayette and was always especially kind to his little brother.

Then when he was twelve, Charlie held up a store. He was caught, and his punishment for this crime was to be sent away to a juvenile detention center--a prison for adolescents. While Charlie was in this detention center, their mother died.

Now Charlie is back at home again, living with Lafayette and Ty'ree, who was old enough to get custody of his two younger brothers when their mother died. But Charlie is radically different from the brother Lafayette used to know. He no longer cares about animals. He is doing badly in school and has started hanging around with a bad group from the neighborhood. Worst of all, he seems to hate Lafayette. He barely speaks to Lafayette, and when he does, it is to say something mean, like that Lafayette was the cause of their mother's death. Lafayette knows that isn't true, but he sometimes feels like he has the weight of the world on his shoulders.

Ty'ree says Charlie is just angry at the world and he tries to keep the peace, but Lafayette knows that something has to change. He just doesn't know if he's the one who will be able to change it.

I loved Ty'ree's character; he was very strong and I would have liked to have had more insight into what he was thinking about his situation. I liked the hopeful ending of the book; it seemed as though things were going to be okay. It was sad, though, to think of Ty'ree having to give up his promising future in order to take care of his brothers.

Miracle Boys.......2007-02-01

Marcus, Vishal, and Nathan. Language Arts Honors A3

Lafayette never got a chance to meet his father; his dad died before Lafayette was even born. Though he misses having a dad to do boy stuff with, Lafayette didn't know the man enough to miss him personally. When his mother dies, though, Lafayette is crushed. He misses her terribly --- every day, with every thought.
Lafayette's oldest brother Ty'ree misses their mother just as much. With both parents gone, Ty'ree is now responsible raising Laf and also looking out for middle brother Charlie who has just returned from doing time in a juvenile detention center. In addition to being full of sorrow, Ty'ree is bitter: If he didn't have to look after his younger brothers, Ty'ree would have been able to attend college. Now, he works like a dog in the mailroom for a big company and is tired all the time from trying to make ends meet. Laf tries not to ask too many questions, or cry too much, or to want things they can't afford. On top of it all, Charlie just keeps acting out and getting in trouble. If he caught by the police again, Charlie and Laf will be made wards of the court.

Author Woodson has a wonderful talent for writing about kids in tough situations. You really understand how someone in Laf's position might feel. This is a touching novel about a family trying to stay afloat through some really hard times. Their mother, whose name was Milagro, (Miracle in Spanish) was the center of the family and held them together. Now they must rely on each other while learning to deal with the death of their mother. They already got their one miracle --- can they stick together without one?

This is a quiet novel that you can read quickly. All the action takes place in one day, but it never feels hurried or too busy. If you are looking for a book that makes violence, gang life, and fighting brothers seem dramatic or glamorous, this is not the book for you. But if you want to read a realistic story about how these elements of urban life affect a small, loving family, try reading MIRACLE'S BOYS. Laf has tremendous reserves of kindness and love, and the bravery to show his emotions when he feels them. This whole novel is sometimes very sad, but it ends on a hopeful note. And as is usual with this author's work, it's also very beautiful.

Miracle Boys.......2007-02-01

Marcus, Nathan, and Vishal. Language Arts Honors A3

Lafayette never got a chance to meet his father; his dad died before Lafayette was even born. Though he misses having a dad to do boy stuff with, Lafayette didn't know the man enough to miss him personally. When his mother dies, though, Lafayette is crushed. He misses her terribly --- every day, with every thought.

Lafayette's oldest brother Ty'ree misses their mother just as much. With both parents gone, Ty'ree is now responsible raising Laf and also looking out for middle brother Charlie who has just returned from doing time in a juvenile detention center. In addition to being full of sorrow, Ty'ree is bitter: If he didn't have to look after his younger brothers, Ty'ree would have been able to attend college. Now, he works like a dog in the mailroom for a big company and is tired all the time from trying to make ends meet. Laf tries not to ask too many questions, or cry too much, or to want things they can't afford. On top of it all, Charlie just keeps acting out and getting in trouble. If he caught by the police again, Charlie and Laf will be made wards of the court.

Author Woodson has a wonderful talent for writing about kids in tough situations. You really understand how someone in Laf's position might feel. This is a touching novel about a family trying to stay afloat through some really hard times. Their mother, whose name was Milagro, (Miracle in Spanish) was the center of the family and held them together. Now they must rely on each other while learning to deal with the death of their mother. They already got their one miracle --- can they stick together without one?

This is a quiet novel that you can read quickly. All the action takes place in one day, but it never feels hurried or too busy. If you are looking for a book that makes violence, gang life, and fighting brothers seem dramatic or glamorous, this is not the book for you. But if you want to read a realistic story about how these elements of urban life affect a small, loving family, try reading MIRACLE'S BOYS. Laf has tremendous reserves of kindness and love, and the bravery to show his emotions when he feels them. This whole novel is sometimes very sad, but it ends on a hopeful note. And as is usual with this author's work, it's also very beautiful.

Miracle Boys.......2007-02-01

Marcus, Vishal, and Nathan
Language Arts Honors A3

Miracle Boys

This book is about the challenges 3 orphans must face while growing up. Their mother and father both died. Ty'ree, the oldest, has to work full time and support his entire family. He quit school so he could allow him younger siblings to have normal, healthy lives. Charlie (Newcharlie), the second oldest child, is a very sensible and caring person. But after the tragic deaths of his parents, he changes. He no longer cares about anyone, except himself. He robs things, hurt people, and lie about things. Lafayette, the youngest child, has little hope that his family will soon reunite and become one. As life goes on, Lafayette's past stays in front of him. He wants Charlie to be his old self again, his parents back home alive, and wants Ty'ree's stress of supporting the family to be settled. All he was his God to help him.

One day, Lafayette spends one day learning about how his parents died. He learns that his dad died while Ty'ree was there. He also learns that it wasn't his fault his mother died. But most importantly, Lafayette discovered why Charlie changed from the day his parents died.

Charlie always felt left out. He wanted to be remembered as a fantastic child, but he went to Rahway, juvenile for young children. The last time he saw his mother was when the policemen were taking him there. He felt like he wasn't meant to live and that his life was shredded into pieces that couldn't be put toegther again. But Lafayette soon learns that he might be the key to opening the doors of a new life for Charlie, Ty'ree, and himself.

Miracle's Boys.......2006-12-29

The book Miracle's Boys by Jacqueline Woodson is about three brothers trying to survive in Harlem. It is hard for them because both of there parents are dead. There dad died of hypothermia after saving a lady and her dog from a frozen lake in central park. Their Mom died in a car accident. Now Ty'ree, Charlie and Lafayette are faced wit the challenge of growing up very quickly.
Ty'ree is the oldest brother who is very smart but had to turn down college to take care of Charlie and Lafayette and keep them out of group homes. Charlie is justified as the bad seed but he has jus had alot of bad breaks and bad influences in his life. Lafayette is the youngest of the three who just wants every thing to go back to normal before his parent died and before Charlie changed.
I'm in favor of this book because although its about struggle and family problems it also has great points in the story when things start to get good for every one and there is some sunshine in there bleak life.

~CoDy~

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