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Let me introduce myself. I'm Nancy Drew. Some call me a girl detective. Others call me "that girl who cooked my goose." But everyone calls me sharp -- especially when it comes to crime. And since mystery and I follow each other everywhere, I'm pretty busy. Take a look inside at some of my favorite cases, and you'll see what I mean!
#1 Without a Trace
#2 A Race Against Time
#3 False Notes
#4 High Risk
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New twist on an old fave.......2007-08-26
This is a good set of books for the young teen with lots of fun and a mystery to solve before Nancy can. If your child thinks the original Nancy is too old fashioned then this will win her over as it is set in the "here and now" with cell phones, the internet and all the usual suspects of the 90's and beyond. Definitely worth a read.
New Nancy a bit like Paris Hilton.......2007-07-18
For those of us who grew up reading the yellow Nancy Drew series, prepare to be disappointed with the new series. Yes, there is no more Nancy picking out which frock to wear, or references to baking casseroles, which seemed antiquated back in the 70's. However, if you can overlook the dated feeling of the yellow series, Nancy, despite the June Ward stereotype, was a smart young woman. Girls could look up to the old Nancy as a shrewd, moral, pretty, bright, courageous young woman, who was thoughtful, had good manners, was considerate, and was aware of her femininity, but didn't let that stop her from being a terrific detective whom everyone, male and female alike, admired.
I purchased a new Nancy Drew for my niece and began to thumb through it. The new Nancy talks about a boy looking at her "long and hard" in one book, and whether she should tell the boy staring at her that she has a boyfriend. The word "sleazy" is mentioned, and it seems that Nancy has been transformed from a smart young woman for pre-adolescent girls to admire to a modern, superficial teenage romance novel girl. The new Nancy, it seems, has lost a lot of her intelligence, replaced with cliquish, materialistic, superficiality, a girl whose inner musings remind one of a teenage tabloid magazine gossip column. Definitely a disappointment- not the wholesome heroine I was hoping for my daughter to read about and emulate. I'd rather skip over the "Betty Crocker" stuff in the old yellow series and read those instead.
Good books.......2007-03-26
These books are great. They are so much better then the other ones. The other ones were kinda boring. These are exicting. You can tell what Nancy is thinking and feeling. If you like Mystery and cliff-hangers then buy this boxset now. This boxset is a good way to start the series.
kind of boring.......2007-03-13
I am not a big fan of the girl detective series even though i love nancy drew. nancy is now rather forgetful (i liked the perfect nancy better) and most the new mysteries are rather lousy. i guess simon and schuster ran out of ideas for new books after doing 300+ mysteries. i do enjoy the new found richness of the characters that people say they lost in the 1990's (i partly agree). bess is now a mechanic, george is a computer whiz, and nancy cant remember to fill up her car with gas! some of the stories are kind of repeaters of the original series and even the tile of one is the same as nancy drew #66 even though the story is way different.
Classic books.......2007-01-18
Nice starter set for my 9yo daughter. Classic, a bit dated but holds up well. Nice quick easy read.
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In 2000, the United Nations laid out a series of eight goals meant to guide humankind in the new century. Called the Millennium Development Goals, these targets are to be met by 2015 and are to lay the foundation for a prosperous future. In Race Against Time, Stephen Lewis advances real solutions to help societies across the globe achieve the Millennium Goals. Through lucid, pragmatic explanations, he shows how dreams such as universal primary education, a successful war against the AIDS pandemic, and environmental sustainability, are within the grasp of humanity. For anyone interested in forging a better world in the third millennium, Race Against Time is powerful testimony.
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Excellent personal account of AIDS and UN's Africa policy.......2007-06-27
Stephen Lewis writes an excellent and readable account of his experiences with AIDS in Africa and the UN. He was not afraid to name names and hold people accountable including himself. I read the entire book in less than a week and would have finished sooner if I had the time. I recommend this book to anyone interested in global health.
Very Insightful.......2007-02-03
This book was a riveting read. I think the combination of Stephen Lewis's excellent oratory skills mixed with a pertinent topic has created a powerful, compelling book. In this book the author takes the reader inside major organizations such as the UN, WHO, etc. showing the reader the workings and failures of the international response to Africa's needs and crisis's concerning famine and HIV. He successfully intertwines his professional and personal experiences in the UN and Africa.
I really enjoyed reading this book for a number of reasons. First of all, Stephen Lewis has such a vast and unique perspective on Africa the UN as well as HIV/AIDS. I thoroughly enjoyed learning about what is going on with the G8 concerning Africa as well as the Millennium Development Goals. Don't get me wrong, I was horrified to hear the unfortunate details, I was just intrigued as well as enlightened by his narration of current day events. I also whole-heartedly agree with his perspectives on women and his desire to see an international representation of women's rights.
What gives Stephen Lewis such authority to adequately articulate this tragedy is his incredible 30 years of international experience, he is the UN Secretary-General's special envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, a former Canadian ambassador to the UN, as well as former deputy executive director of UNICEF. Although I did not agree with all of his policy views on solutions, I did agree with the vast majority of his perspectives and highly recommend this book for insight into Africa and the horrendous impact of HIV/AIDS.
Powerful Read.......2007-01-11
Stephen Lewis is an amazing articulator of the imperative race against time to fight the AIDS epidemic. His book is at times angry, hopeful, practical and inspiring. I can't imagine the grief he has seen and experienced to write with such power and urgency. The book is an easy read yet so powerful, definitely recommend it for everyone who is interested in learning more about the HIV/AIDS pandemic and why it is so imperative for the global community to respond and care.
Race Against Time.......2007-01-03
The credentials of the author add a unique dimension to the subject of the pandemic of aids in Africa. He puts a tender "face" on the problem. He did an interesting job of presenting the political aspects of the situation by weaving in the personal stories of those directly affected by the decisions made by the governing bodies. I was persuaded to help the suffering. My family and some friends (29 of us in all) are organizing a trip to SA in October 2007 to volunteer our help with the situation.
A critical review, but also an offer of hope........2006-09-22
In June 2005, the new deputy prime minister of Namibia said that the nation was "on its knees." In Race Against Time, Stephen Lewis discusses the causes of the African AIDS epidemic. Through wrenching personal stories, he describes the problem and how horrible its effects are to individuals and to communities in Africa. He faults individuals and organizations who place their own economic or moral agendas ahead of ending the suffering and then offers suggestions to get both the international community and private groups involved to end the epidemic. This book will frustrate you over what little has been done so far, yet it still offers hope for the future of Africa.
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What does the future hold for the West? Must our civilization give way before waves of Third-World newcomers? It is increasingly clear that race and civilization cannot be separated, that only the people who created a culture can sustain it. If immigration changes the face of America--and of Europe--nothing else will remain unchanged.
This collection of essays explains why Western man can save himself and his heritage only by returning to a better understanding of race--an understanding now reviled as heresy.
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white nationalist work.......2007-09-18
This is a collection of essays from the white nationalist organisation American Renaissance. The dominant ethos of the book is one of hostility to African-Americans. Although sometimes rooted in facts, such as differential crime rates, it is essentially a collection of polemics rather than of scientific essays.
Personally I found the relentless hostility wearying, I think the authors would do better for their cause by concentrating on the value of white American culture rather than on the failings of black American culture.
A re-hash of previous classics on the subject.......2007-08-01
Sad to say that. although some of the information contained in this book is useful, there isn't anything new in it. In fact, it reads more like a collection of previously released essays and books in the subject - And that's what it is.
My disappointment stems from the lack of more detailed studies on racial differences. I would like to see more charts and results of experiments and studies of a "standard" sort related to task performance, for example, and not just "IQ" test results, covering also how same groups differ by geographic location, how much better (or worse) a race does when growing in a multi-cultural environment, How culture affects IQ and limits learning within the same racial group (my subject), etc. There are many variables that seem to be ignored in this book, or there's just not enough information to make a more detailed study or use as a reference (at least for my purposes). However, It can be useful and revealing as an entry-level book into the subject or for anyone interested on learning some of the basics of racial differences.
Considering all that and the fact that I am in search for a more scientific and complete study, I am rating it for what it is and not what I was expecting. I give it 4 stars because the author could have easily included other "influential" races in the book other than the usual "Black, White and Yellow". Furthermore, there isn't ANYTHING racist or "anti-semitic" (a word I am disliking ever more because of it's abuse and miss-use) in this book. Reviewers saying so lack a scientific, logical and rational mind or have never read this book. This book can be an eye opening reading experience to people new to the subject.
The follies of America........2007-04-17
This book looks back at the folly of the government, the supreme court and all the do-gooders that have eroded what we once had or ever hoped to have or be in the USA,it is a collection of stories, speeches, letters etc. that have been given over the years.But the real problem is this has all happened in the past and we now are out of time to correct any of this without a new government.A must read for all white people of the world, because the end is coming unless it can be stopped.
A race we are losing.......2007-02-26
Our society is dying. The values which made Europe and America the greatest-ever civilisations are being destroyed, and now our land itself is being invaded. Will we ever be able to summon up the fight to do something about it? I am beginning to doubt it, but books like this fill me with hope.
If you are white it is your duty to buy this book.
Wow! I'm NOT Alone!.......2006-06-28
I think this book states what most thinking people know via everyday observation, but due to this period of PC "thought control" are unfortunately afraid to discuss with each other except in hushed tones behind closed doors. Nature and evolution are neither good nor bad, nor fair, or unfair, they simply "are," and to try and manufacture egalitarian fantasies re the unquestioned inherent intellectual and moral equality of all, is usually transparent to most with eyes, ears, and a functioning brain. European man did not invent Voodoo or the culture of female genital mutilation, however his/her science and technology landed man on the moon and invented the internet. This is not fiction, but fact. I think this book is very well thought out, well written, and a dire warning re the bleak future of the civilized world, asian/eurocentiric culture, and scientific advancement if we continue on with our social fantasies and tolerance for outright lies by the academic and political powers that be. In all of nature, there are species/races of creatures that excel and those that stagnate and die, and those that are parasitic - only God/Creator knows why. This book humbly attempts to touch on some of these fundamental questions without hate, but in a neutral and dispassionate manner. I rated it four instead of five stars b/c I was a bit disappointed with the authors lack of regard for the benefits of Buddhist thought over straight sole preference for Christianity. But buy it and read with an "OPEN" mind, and maybe you will realize that you're not alone either!
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As a self-proclaimed twitcher—a birdwatching extremist who travels around the country trying to catch a glimpse of as many species of birds as possible—the author took a year off in 2002 with the goal of seeing 700 birds and thereby breaking the national record for most birds seen in one year. In this amusing memoir, he recounts his quest, including how he spent all of his inheritance from the untimely death of his parents to make his dream a reality. Populated by unusual characters and interesting species of birds, this part confessional–part travelogue for both bird nerds and the general population follows the author as he works out what it means to be normal despite his unusually avid compulsion toward twitching.
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Big Twitch.......2006-09-09
Australian birder Sean Dooley describes his Big Year, an effort to break the record for the most birds seen in Australia (and environs) in a year.
I loved this birding memoir. Dooley is a lively, humorous, engaging writer, and his Australian slang makes his voice particularly come alive, at least for this American reader. He conveys a passion for his pursuit and a concern for wildlife and the environment without sanctimony.
Clearly, there are scads of awesome birds in Australia, and undoubtedly they have the best common names of any birds anywhere. The species list at the back of the book is an entertainment in itself.
I am at a loss, however, to explain Mr. Dooley's difficulty in finding women who bird. Maybe it's a cultural thing?
Definitely recommended, especially for American readers to whom the language and most of the species will be engagingly exotic.
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"I have spent the last four years watching people die." With these wrenching words, humanitarian Stephen Lewis begins his personal, often searing insider's account of Africa's plight and the wealthy world's betrayal. Lewis recounts how in 2000, global leaders agreed to eight Millennium Development Goals, promising the poor such essentials as primary education, basic health and a reversal of AIDS by 2015. In audacious prose, alive with anecdotes ranging from maddening to hilarious to heart-breaking, Lewis shows why and how the promises can't be kept. Race Against Time probes the appalling gap between vision and current reality, but also offers bracingly attainable solutions.
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Race Against Time .......2006-07-28
Race Against Time is the published version of the 2005 Massey Lectures, a five-part series delivered by Stephen Lewis and broadcast by the CBC in November 2005. Lewis, the UN special envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa and one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people of 2005, does not mince his words: the current situation in Africa is comparable to the Holocaust, and it is immoral for anyone, from you or me straight to the top of every government and international body, to be silent in the face of such tragedy.
Not very diplomatic for a diplomat. It is more than clear what a risk it was for Lewis to deliver these lectures, and he acknowledges as much. No one is safe from his criticism, not even himself. In essence, he depicts both the United Nations family of organizations and the leadership of most industrialized countries as untruthful and ineffectual hypocrites when it comes to human rights in Africa. Quite simply, I'm amazed he still has his job, and I fluctuate between being inspired by his fearlessness, delighted at his straight talking and worried for his future. And yet, even at his most cutting, Lewis makes clear his unfailing and constructive commitment to actively making things better.
These lectures, which cover everything from debt to trade to education to gender as they relate to Africa and AIDS, are a must read for everyone. Better yet, get yourself a copy of the CD version (Lewis himself acknowledges that his true vocation is the spoken word) and hear the master orator at work. The most powerful of the lectures capture the profound humanity of what is happening in Africa, and jarred me out of a comfortable slumber from which the crisis can seem so immense and far off that it is difficult to engage on more than an intellectual level. Wide awake, I was in awe of his ability to lead me through the most complex and profoundly distressing issues while keeping both my emotional connection and hope alive.
The points at which his focus tends to move away from the humanity of the crisis and towards its macro-organizational aspects are where his words lost some of their power for me. And on finishing the final lecture, entitled "Solutions: A Gallery of Alternatives in Good Faith," I couldn't help wishing he'd thrown a bit of activism for the individual citizen into his direct calls for national and international reform and accountability. But I can't be too hard on the guy. After all, he is a hero in the truest sense of the word, and his principled courage is an example to all of us.
Rage and Hope.......2006-07-20
"I have spent the last four years watching people die..."
Thus begins this passionate account of the victims of the AIDS pandemic in Africa, the people who struggle to survive and the efforts of those helping stem the tide. Stephen Lewis, the UN Secretary General's special envoy on HIV/AIDS in Africa, has been criss-crossing Africa documenting the ongoing dramas and the rest of the world to raise awareness, commitment and funds from the richest countries. The book comprises five separate, interrelated lectures, the CBC Massey Lectures, that Lewis delivered in the fall of 2005. They were broadcast across Canada and beyond. Lewis is a commanding orator, well known for his engagement in humanitarian causes. You can hear his powerful voice through the text of this slim volume. The style is direct and very personal. The reader shares his frustrations, sadness and despair and, finally, his energy and optimism that, eventually, the battle against AIDS will be won. It is a book that everybody should read.
Lewis talks about his deep love for Africa stemming from years living and working in different countries during his young adult life. Throughout his career, he was in positions that took him back to that continent, whether as special advisor on Africa or as deputy executive director of UNICEF. Each lecture focuses on one aspect or another within the wide range of issues that require attention in the context of HIV/AIDS in Africa. In his first lecture he sets out the context and historical perspective. He then moves on to his personal encounters with victims and their supporting families. In the next lecture he singles out education as one vital component to prevent the spread of the disease. He expresses anger at the lack of investment for literacy and basic education in many African countries, resulting in extremely low literacy levels, in particular among women. His frustration at missed opportunities and blasé attitudes by the UN and the international community in general is palpable. He provides examples and arguments for his critique.
Another devastating development is the topic of the fourth lecture: the increasing prevalence of women and in particular young women and girls suffering from the disease. They have not only been disadvantaged by lack of access to education, they are victims of traditional discrimination, violence and extreme poverty. At the same time, Lewis is deeply moved by the grandmothers. Often destitute themselves and poor in economic resources, they have become foundation to keep families and communities alive. Everywhere, they are taking on a new role as "heads of household", looking after and providing for the quickly growing number of AIDS orphans of their extended families. Lewis is full of praise for their lifesaving efforts and admires their dedication and stamina.
Finally, in his last lecture he pulls together ideas, suggestions and recommendations aimed at fighting back the pandemic. Lewis challenges the silence that has prevailed regarding the root causes of AIDS that include poverty, exploitation and neglect in many parts of Africa. He deplores the lack of affordable medicines and basic health services. He calls on government leaders, international agencies and all of us to engage and participate in the struggle to fight AIDS. It will be hard, but it is possible. [Friederike Knabe]
The world spends twenty times more money on weaponry..........2006-06-01
...while antiretroviral, preventative care, and medicinal treatments for HIV/AIDS receive less than a paltry fifty billion.
A trillion for weapons.
Fifty billion for HIV/AIDS.
The most astonishing thing about reading Stephen Lewis' book is not from the mass of appropriate statistics he presents on the scourge of the pandemic (as part of a Massey Lecture Series).
It's not in his eloquently- and convincingly-presented fulminations on the absolute futility of the global community to do anything of substance and efficacy in the face of the spread of HIV and AIDS.
It's not even in the cogent manner in which Lewis presents his views as part of his convincingly stepwise dialectic how to - at the very least! - make a small but significant dent in the growing cataclysm of HIV/AIDS.
No.
It's by way of a reveal from his recent last trip to Africa, to Zambia. In his own words, as he sat in front of a group of young women suckling their young, backed by a gathering of grandmothers, now co-opted into taking care of their young grandchildren and the children of others orphaned by HIV/AIDS.
As he describes it, he asks them where have their young men gone?
A hushed murmur descends upon the swelling mass. In this township - or illegal (unincorporated) settlement on the fringe of the capital Lusaka's cityscape, as in many other cities across this once-illustrious continent -- men (males, that is) hardly exist!
They've been murdered by the global community.
That's right, decimated by a global community which spends - to the ludicrous tune of a 20:1 ratio - more than one trillion dollars (!!!) on the international arms trade. Opposing this mighty industrial mass is a global humanitarian attempting to scrounge together (I was going to use the word 'cobble,' but your reaction will require something much sterner than that!) a mere fifty *billion* for Africa's AIDS-ravaged?!
Pathetic! Really.
Lewis sets out to shock, and shock you - dear reader - he mightily does.
As if the book's content weren't reason enough to buy it, I picked up Lewis' book because I respect the whole Lewis family tremendously. Presently comprised of Stephen, his columnist spouse Michelle Landsberg, their various children, including Canadian TV host, filmmaker, and activist Avi Lewis (of counterSpin fame), and his famous writer/activist wife Naomi Klein (of NO LOGO fame), plus their children.
They, as I, are Toronto, Canada natives. Essentially, it means we were all subjected to similar centrifugal forces that had and still swirl about these parts; perhaps from differing generational standpoints, yet all the same. What I'm trying to say is that it's nice to read how the growth of this big city hasn't dulled the sensibilities of my fellow cityfolk to the condition of others in dire need on the planet. Africa has remained at the front and centre of the Lewis agenda, despite the fact that Toronto's "earn/spend" ratrace has spiralled completely out of control in these fair Canadian climes.
I have certain criticisms of the book as well.
For one, I'd have liked Lewis to expand on these appropriately scathing comments to encompass a more detailed treatment of exactly *why* the continent of Africa appeals to him so much.
Okay, he does go into his youthful meanderings to some degree, somewhere around the middle, during the sixties. Heady times for the African continent. I've made a mental note - because of the colourful manner in which Lewis tells about these formerly newly-democratized African colonies - to look up several sources on the theme.
However, I do understand why Lewis' pickings have been slim in this regard. For one, it's his "position paper." This is a speaking series. There's no time for pie-in-the-sky reminiscences, since every minute of what he's on about counts. In the time I've taken to write this, and in the time you've taken read this, something *already* could have been done.
I'm also a little miffed how someone with as much experience as Lewis, how he's not able to supply strategems for the lowly "(wo)man on the street" to come to weigh with their own bodily (and other) contributions.
Again, I don't necessarily fault him for this either - RACE AGAINST TIME is precisely that. Lewis perhaps doesn't have the time - and this *shouldn't* be read with a hint of humour on my part - to waste on supplying the ones without the necessary financial means to come to the rescue. Nevertheless, if he ever considered a sequel to this - or, as Irshad Manji has done with her own site - he might perhaps provide a forum for those of us so inspired to weigh in.
Ideas all...
What frightens the hell out of this here reviewer is what the situation will be like within a mere decade to fifteen years. Lewis yanks down a dark shroud of reality. What is totally assured is that there will be even more deaths. There will be even more suffering. There will even be countless more numbers of orphans living without parents - and this is no pithy statement considering Africa's culture thrives on close family ties, unlike North America's.
The world will continue to make justifications for its financial and other inactions, and UN and other so-called humanitarian personnel agencies will continue to fence-sit and dilly-dally while more "arithmetic calculations" are being made about things like "prevalence rates," "natural rates of death and birth," and minuscule victories about the reduction of the spread of the disease.
All this without a single thing being done to back it up - nothing of substance, that is - for the ones who are already severely afflicted, by what this here reviewer claims is a curable affliction.
Ach, I'll just say it - the world doesn't give a hoot about Africans, nor their continent, nor their cultural offerings. With the expectation that our planet's population is set to balloon to nine BILLION souls by 2020, it's eerily understandable how the world might prefer to cull away at its swelling numbers on the most vulnerable continent: Africa.
Lewis didn't admit to this - and I can understand why. He's already in enough hot water as it is (he's an international rabble rouser, bless 'im), and in his own words he's only a "part-time envoy" of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. But I'll say it here for him.
It's sad.
It's tragic.
It's insane.
Read this book if only to wrest your comfortable self from the seemingly safe confines of your lifestyle. Thank goodness for men like Stephen Lewis. Men who aren't afraid to take a chance.
Anyone who's set foot in Africa will realize how precious a legacy it is...
But hearing him speak is even better.......2006-05-29
I first heard about Stephen Lewis while flipping the channels and came across him giving a speech on PBS. I didn't know who he was and I almost changed channels, but he was telling a lot of great jokes with a strong presence (despite the fact his punch-lines were all polysyllabic). So I kept listening. Then his topic changed from pleasantries to his real issue - the crisis in Africa. It was one of those things you don't forget about. I listened to him for an hour and - when I read parts of Race Against Time two years later, I can still hear him. And my only real critizism of this book is that, strong as it is, Stephen Lewis is an orator and his words are best heard, not read. I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in Africa or the Third-World, those (like myself) pursuing careers or already in the health care community, those with strong social consciences for the underprivilaged and have links with political or charitable organizations that can help, or just anyone who wants to heard compleling true-stories of death, life and strength out of African communities from a gifted mind. There are a few pieces of "boring politics and economics" in here that might confuse and annoy some readers (I'll admit, I don't understand it all), but I believe the rest is a must read.
The Real Face of Africa.......2006-03-09
This book is the latest revelation in the tragic story of the plight of African nations. As special envoy for the UN Stephen Lewis has traveled extensively in Africa and has had first hand experience of the AIDS/HIV disaster as well as the effects of drought, hunger, war and the growing mortality rate due to disease. A very honest account, Stephen Lewis takes a critical and objective look at the part the UN and other institutions are playing in allowing this tragic situation to continue.
If you are interested in developing a world view, read this book.
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Exciting, Tense and Worthy of Owning.......2005-02-13
Gardner is a breath of fresh air in LDS fiction. Race Against Time takes us into the life of a Salt Lake City S.W.A.T. team member who finds himself suddenly back in the 1830s very close to where the Hauns Mill Massacre took place. This is a brilliantly written book with tension, action, and excellent story telling. Good for all ages, both boys and girls, men and women. You're going to want to keep an eye on everything Gardner publishes. He's going straight to the top, no question. And hey folks . . . no swearing, no sex . . . just good honest entertainment that'll keep you breathlessly turning every page.
CLEAN ACTION ADVENTURE AND HUMOR FOR TEENAGE BOYS.......2001-12-28
I have been looking for some action adventures for my young teenage boy that didn't have swearing and sex in. "Race Against Time" is a book you can count on. It is absolutely clean but full of adventure and action. I read it in the evenings to my 13 year old boy and he wouldn't let me stop. He loved it. This summer I bought the CD and my teenagers and I spent many hours listening to it as we weeded the garden and worked in the yard. We must have listened to it 5 times - enjoying the story each time and picking up more and more of its delightful humor. I recommend this book for tenagers, boy or girl, and adults as well. It is well written and an exceptionally fun book to read.
Ends too soon!.......2001-11-21
The only poory written part of Race Against Time is the back cover, which gives away too much of the plot and thereby obviates certain sections of the book. But that is a complaint against the publisher, not the author. This is a good first novel that left only a few questions unanswered. More development of the 1830s period is warranted. A good "religious" book that somewhow manages to avoid becoming too preachy.
Cant put it down!!!.......2001-06-09
This book was great. An excelent story which would entertain nearly anyone. Incredibly fast-paced, exciting and gripping. I read it everywhere i went. Definately my favorite book of all times.
Great Read.......2001-05-26
I really enjoyed this book. The writing was crisp and hard edged. It is definitely a book for guys, though I am sure women would enjoy it too. I enjoyed the touch of history as well as learning more about the police force and that refinery I pass all the time on my way to Salt Lake (I'll never look at it the same again). Gardner has proven again that a good, entertaining, thought provoking story can be written without all of the filth. Thank you Gardner and KEEP WRITING!!
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ELUSIVE HEIRESS (NANCY DREW 68): ELUSIVE HEIRESS (Nancy Drew)
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Nancy Drew with a cell phone? George an avid Web surfer? Yes, folks, the girl detective has arrived in the 21st century, just in time for a whole new crop of tween readers. In A Race Against Time, Nancy takes on a particularly mean-spirited crime: in the middle of a River Heights bike race for charity, thieves steal tens of thousands of dollars of pledge money. Torn between her desire to finish her leg of the relay and her commitment to solving crimes, our heroine decides she'll do the most good on the case. And off she goes--on bike--to investigate leads all up and down the river. Whether she's trapped in the middle of the night in a shack full of snakes, searching for her missing boyfriend (Ned Nickerson, of course!), or trying to pry information out of the crusty police chief (again), the new and improved Nancy Drew never spins her wheels.
This contemporary series expands on the classic Nancy Drew books by Carolyn Keene, adding new dimensions to the poised teen investigator while retaining her honorable nature and sharp mind--as well as all her old buddies: tomboy George, girly-girl Bess, and sweet Ned. Don't miss number one in the sequence, Without a Trace. (Ages 8 to 12) --Emilie Coulter
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If I'm in the game, I play to win. So as captain of my team in the River Heights Biking for Bucks charity road race, my goals are to bring my team over the finish line first -- and to catch a thief along the way!
See, all of the money we raised before the race has been stolen -- and I know I can find it. With two days, practically no clues, and a bike race to win, I've got my work cut out for me. But with Bess, George, and Ned on my team, what could stand between us and the gold?
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Nancy Must Find the Stolen Money.......2004-06-23
River Heights is a buzz. It's the annual Biking for Bucks charity race. This is a big event in the city and Nancy and her friends are excited to be part of the two day event. But that's before someone lets Ned's car roll into a creek and lets the air out of their bike tires. But the worst is that the money pledged has been stolen. Now Nancy needs to track down the missing money before the rest of the town finds out that the money is missing.
Having really enjoyed the first book of these relaunches, I decided to give the second a try. Again, I enjoyed the characterizations. This time, I felt the plot was lacking more then the first book. Maybe it's because I'm older then the target audience, but I found the dual plots rather obvious. And the bike ride made little to no sense, especially the race aspect of things.
Over all, I think young kids will enjoy these books, but the lack of decent mysteries will make older kids pass on them for the originals.
Good mystery.......2004-03-18
In this book, Nancy has to find out who had stolen the money for the River Heights Biking for Bucks charity Race. The mystery and the suspense were great -- better than the first book. Even the characters were more developed. I'm off to read the next one!
I love Nancy Drew!.......2001-09-07
Nancy is asked to help find a missing horse. At the same time she is starring in a movie made by a college friend. The setting of the movie is an abandoned Victorian house and the stable mysteriously burns down. Other attempts are also made to harass the group. Will Nancy be able to solve these mysteries? You bet ya!
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Jigsaw is in big-time trouble! For a dollar a day, Jigsaw and Mila make problems go away. But now Jigsaw has a problem of his own. He lost his grandfather's watch. And he has to track it down before his dad finds out it's missing. The clock is ticking! Can Jigsaw and Mila find the watch before time runs out?
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It's All in the Name.......2004-10-08
My son is in the 5th grade and he loves Bob Lanier's series. My son is typically not a reader but this year I have added reading 30 minutes per day to his daily schedule. I purchased 3 of the books in Bob Lanier's series (I think that is all that is out) and he enjoys reading them. He reads them fast too. In a book report he recently did, he wrote that he liked the book because the kids were his age, some of them were his same race and the main character liked a lot of things he did and had some of the same problems.
I've read this book too and I like it for my son. I am so happy that this series has encouraged him to read. I am looking for more series like this.
Good book for friends.......2003-03-17
This book deals with many problems fourth graders go through, from fitting in with your friends to apologizing to others when you are wrong. Bob Lanier writes a great story about three friends who love to play basketball (four friends if you count Joe's sister Sam). In this book, the boys are trying to think of a nickname for their new friend Gan.
I teach first grade and I think this would be a great book for read alouds. The book contains many black and white pictures and interesting topics boys and girls would be interested in. If the students have not experienced things in the story, they one day will and they may re-read this on their own.
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- The Axis and the Bomb part II: The Japanese
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- States how close we came to atomic destruction
- Japans Quest for the Atomic Bomb, Hidden History
- God Bless AMerica
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Japan's Secret War: Japan's Race Against Time to Build Its Own Atomic Bomb
Robert K. Wilcox
Manufacturer: Marlowe & Company
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The Axis and the Bomb part II: The Japanese.......2007-03-21
This is an interesting book about Japan building the atomic bomb. The location where the research was conducted was North Korea.
I think this is a good book.
Frustrating.......2007-03-20
I found this book frustrating. I think there is an interesting story to be found in the Japanese effort to develop a nuclear weapon. Unfortunately, Wilcox has done a very poor job of researching and telling that story.
Wilcox' understanding of science appears to be badly deficient. For example, he tells us that the "235" in "U-235" is the sum of the number of protons and electrons in the nucleus. That's simply wrong; it's the sum of the number of protons and neutrons. He repeats the mistake several times, making it clear this is not just a typo. Wilcox also tells us that a cyclotron works because the more highly charged U-238 is more strongly attracted to a magnet. But U-238 is not more highly charged (its charge is identical with U-235) and electric charges are not attracted towards a magnet; their paths are deflected, which is a very different thing. That these and other errors made it into the book suggests that Wilcox not only does not have much background in science, but that he made little effort to aquire such background or even to have a competent scientist review the manuscript.
Sometimes Wilcox' lack of understanding is laughable, as when he quotes a memo from the Manhattan Project and identifies the acronym "HE" as a code word. It is, in fact, a well-known acronym for high explosive, and this is clearly how it is being used in the memo.
Wilcox also appears to be rather credulous. He writes at length about the TO spy network organized by Spanish agents and funded by Japan. He interviewed the head of TO, who made wild, improbable claims for the organization, such as that it penetrated the Manhattan project (giving a date for this penetration well before the Manhattan Project was even organized), that he had a German U-boat at his disposal, and that his agents collected radioactive soil samples from a test in 1943. The TO leader even claims that he personally smuggled Martin Borman to Argentina in a U-boat. Since Borman's body was discovered in Berlin recently, this witness is entirely without credibility. Wilcox notes some contradictions in his interview but chooses to believe him anyway. Why? The man was clearly a pathological liar and braggart, and Wilcox' own recitation of facts makes it clear to the discerning reader that TO was so amateurish that the Allies had completely rolled up the network by 1944. And what did the TO story really add to the main thesis of the book?
Curiously, if you have some understanding of science and history, you can unscramble Wilcox's writing without much difficulty and see the real story behind it, which is that the Japanese worked with considerable ingenuity but pitiful resources and technical depth to create a nuclear weapon, and failed miserably. Funding was a thousandth that of Manhattan -- millions of yen instead of billions of dollars -- and all that can credibly be claimed is that the Japanese managed to separate a few grams of U-235. Wilcox' claim that much more was done rests on rumors and an absence of evidence rather than much in the way of credible positive evidence -- the "Gadget of the gaps", so to speak.
Wilcox tells the story of two chemists struggling to figure out how to generate fluorine in the laboratory. One gets a picture of two clever young scientists trying to do something that is very much out of their depth, guided by dusty old textbooks. I doubt generating fluorine was much of a challenge for American scientists even in the 1940s. Was this any way to make a bomb?
As I said, frustrating: There is a fascinating story here, but we need someone more competent to tell it.
States how close we came to atomic destruction.......2003-10-19
Although personally I believe that they are never any real winners in wars. The winning side may suffer economic problems after and deal with the repercussions of what they did to win, the losing side may get economic sanctions placed on them that will cause suffering, or be looked at as a evil and terrible race. This book does states accurately using declassified WW2 documents how close the Japanese came to bombing us first. My dad told me that they were a day or two from mastering the A bomb, when we did it first, and well he was right. In this book the author interviews a japanese woman whose dad was a scientist on the Atomic Project is obviously upset that he was digging up history because she said to him:
"Whay are you trying to do this anyways? So the americans are justified in thier decision?"
He states back (rather surprised):
"Its that theres information out there to be learned and I wish to know."
Im paraphrasing from my memory when I read this book from a library so its prolly not entirely word for word, its a definite read for anyone who is interested in the "hidden" history of WW2.
Japans Quest for the Atomic Bomb, Hidden History.......2000-01-04
Bob Wilcox has done an excellent job of telling the story of Japan's quest for the atomic bomb and has provided credible background and references to substantiate it. His account of Japan's progress towards atomic weapon development is consistent with processes that would be logical and recognizable by anyone familiar with the principles of modern day atomic weapons. I have also discussed the contents of Bob's book with my father, who served as an officer in Korea in the early 50's. He remembers Hangnam, which is cited in Bob's book as one of Japans most important atomic bomb development point and having been captured by Russia, as a secret North Korean missile complex. This is consistent with the book's content. A must read book by those who seek the truth and wish to dispell the guilt complex that the anti-nuclear crowd wishes to impose upon America for bombing Hiroshmia and Nagasaki.
God Bless AMerica.......1999-10-11
I glad we developed the nuke before they do , otherwise , New York & DC could B American's Hiroshima & Nagazaki .
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