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This book uses the beautiful theory of elliptic curves to introduce thereader to some of the deeper aspects of number theory. It assumes only aknowledge of the basic algebra, complex analysis, and topology usuallytaught in advanced undergraduate or first-year graduate courses.

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Indeed, the book is affordable (in fact, the most affordable of allreferences on the subject), but also a high quality work and a completeintroduction to the rich theory of the arithmetic of elliptic curves, withnumerous examples and exercises for the reader, many interesting remarksand an updated bibliography.
Mathematical Reviews, ÁlvaroLozano-Robledo

J. S. Milne's lecture notes on elliptic curves are already well-known... The book under review is a rewritten version of just these famouslecture notes from 1996, which appear here as a compact and inexpensivepaperback that is now available worldwide.
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An excellent overview
Elliptic curves are so ubiquitous in mathematics and science and such beautiful objects that no author who expounds on them would do a bad job. This book is no exception to this axiom, and even though short the author, a noted expert on the subject, gives the reader important insights into the main properties of elliptic curves.

A highly interesting topic that is included in the book concerns Neron models, which the author motivates by considering an elliptic curve E over the p-adic number field Q(p). A change of variables to its Weierstrass equation is made so that ord() takes on its minimal value and the coefficients are in Z(p). The resulting elliptic curve over Z(p) is viewed as a minimal or "good" model of E with respect to plane projective curves. The idea of a Neron model is to generalize this strategy so that the dependence on plane projective curves is dropped. This involves the theory of schemes, a topic which the author only lightly touches on in this book. His motivation of the Neron model though is excellent, for he uses the work of the mathematician K. Kodaira on elliptic surfaces, which have the property that they are as "regular" as possible. This means that the "fibers" are elliptic curves that have the "minimal" number of singularities. By "blowing up" of points and "blowing down" of curves as much of the bad behavior of the fibers is removed as possible, a process sometimes called "good reduction." The price to be paid for this strategy is that the surface cannot be embedded into projective space.

Those readers familiar with the concept of smoothness in the classical theory of minimal surfaces will see the analogy with the concept of regularity in this case. In the more general theory of algebraic curves, if V is an algebraic curve over a ground field K, where K is a number field or a function field of a smooth projective curve C then one can construct a scheme using K and C. For a number field, S is the spectrum of the ring of integers in K, whereas for a function field it is C. The object is to construct the "best" model over S with the goal of understanding the arithmetic of V. Minimality of a (projective) model of the algebraic curve is unique up to a birational morphism, i.e. a projective minimal model of C is the same as another is every birational morphism between them is also an isomorphism. One can show that every algebraic curve over K with genus greater than or equal to one has a unique projective minimal model. An algebraic curve has a "good" reduction if the special fiber of its minimal model is smooth. An algebraic curve over K has a "bad" reduction if the special fiber of the minimal model has only ordinary double points as singularities.

Computing the rank of an elliptic curve E(Q) is still a major unsolved problem and as is the case in other books it is discussed in the context of the Selmer and Tate-Shafarevich groups. The Selmer group gives an upper bound for the rank, and the Tate-Shafarevich group measures the difference between the upper bound and the actual rank. The importance of these groups is illustrated via the proof of the (weak) Mordell-Weil theorem, which gives the finiteness of E(K)/nE(K) for any elliptic curve over a number field K and integer n.

In order to prove this theorem, the author takes the reader on a journey through group cohomology, starting first with the cohomology of finite groups and then with the cohomology of the infinite Galois group. As is well known in other contexts, cohomology theories essentially measure the obstruction to maps between spaces to be injective or surjective. For the case of group cohomology this is true also, where in this case the first cohomology group, at least the way it is described by the author, where the lack of surjectivity is measured by the `principal crossed' homomorphisms. Both the Selmer and the Tate-Shafarevich groups are defined in terms of the first cohomology group of an elliptic curve E(Q), and the author proves that the Selmer group is finite. Having done this, and using height theory, he proves the finiteness of E(K)/nE(K).

Because of its great complexity, a book of this size would not be able to include a detailed proof of Fermat's Last Theorem.The author discusses modular forms as a preparation for this theorem, but leaves the details to other works on the subject. ... Read more

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August Witte is firmly against having children. But after seven years of marriage, his wife is delighted when she realizes she is unexpectedly pregnant. August is terrified, recognizing he never learned the first thing about being a good parent from his father London. A widower since August was a toddler, London has always valued the game of golf--a sport August has never had any talent for--more than his son.
In spite of how he hates the game, when August confronts his father, he finds himself agreeing to meet each month of the pregnancy for a round of golf. In exchange, London will give him the only thing that could make August agree to pick up a club again--memories of his mother, which he has written on golf scorecards since the day he met her. But August quickly realizes that his father's motive is not to teach him about golf, but to teach him about life--and he may discover that the old man just might know something about it worth sharing. (2008) ... Read more

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Golf Girl I am not, but sure did love this book...Life lessons with a side of golf.
One of my favorite authors, Jason Wright, recommended this book, but it was about golf.Anyone who knows me...well they know that I abhor sports of any kind, and especially golf.No wheels, no balls for my personal viewing.But golf?Ugh.But I decided to take a leap of faith and order the book.Once I received the book it languished on my bookshelf for about a month before I decided to put it to the test.Well, I was in for a huge surprise.What a great read!You've probably read the other reviews about the characters of the book including August, London and Erin.Mr. Milne weaves a thought provoking and heart warming tale of love between a husband and wife (both Erin and August as well as his long dead Mother, Jessalyn and his father London), lost love and respect between a father and his only child, and the fear we all have of bringing a child into this great big world.

The night August finds out that he is going to become *GASP* a father, he is so angry he decides to blame the one man that made him feel inadequate at being a prospective father, by being a terrible father in his eyes, his very own father, London.August made it perfectly clear to his wife, Erin, that he never wanted children.August jumps in his car, leaving his wife at home alone and drives to father's house and pounds on his door to place all of the blame at his father's feet.Little did August know that his moment of anger would be the bridge back to his father, his dead mother, his wife, his heart, and God.

Yes, this book had golf analogies, but not boring, senseless analogies.Those are big words coming from me, hater of sports.But I must say that I actually learned from London's Nine Lessons.The book made me stop and think about my own parents, my childhood and upbringing.There have been many times over the years where I thought my parents could have done more, could have done better, could have been more.After reading Mr. Milne's book I know now that I can give my parents a mulligan, especially my Mom who is no longer on earth...and maybe someday my only son and child will give me a mulligan.Oh, and until I read this book I never knew what a mulligan was...Thanks, Mr. Milne for the lesson.

The Nine Lessons
I do not play golf, but have reads two golf themed novels this week. I and enjoyed them both. Go figure. "The Nine Lessons: A Novel of Love, Fatherhood, and Second Chances" by Kevin Alan Milne is the story of father's nine lessons of golf he offers to his estranged son, who is apprehensive of becoming a father himself. But the lessons are about life, as the father states many times "Golf Is Life". The story is charming and I found myself a little surprised by some things; which made it all the more fun to read.

Golf is life and life is golf as a reluctant new dad learns about fatherhood from his own estranged father.
The Nine Lessons: A Novel of Love, Fatherhood, and Second Chances
August Witte doesn't want to be a father; after all, his own father wasn't a very good one.When his wife delivers the news that she is unexpectedly pregnant, August storms off and drives to his father London's house in the middle of the night to confront him about their shared past. London Witte's life is all about golf, but August was never a very good golfer despite London's frustrating attempts to teach him as a boy.When London finally cuts August from thegolf team in his freshman year of high school, it drives a wedge between the men that never heals. When August also accuses London of refusing to share his memories of August's deceased mother, London proposes a deal.He has a chest containing dozens of golf scorecards on which he kept a journal of his experiences during his marriage.He will give the cards to August in installments, and in return August will agree to play nine games of golf with his father.London believes that golf is life and life is golf, and that golf can teach August to be a better father.

Over the course of the next nine months, August learns a series of lessons from his father that are accessible even to non-golfers.When his wife is touchy and temperamental due to morning sickness, he learns that you play golf faithfully even in the rain.When she humiliates him at their baby shower, he learns to give her a "mulligan", i.e., to forgive her.And when he begins to consider how to teach his children how to behave properly, he learns about golf etiquette.Through reading about London's experiences first as a young father and later as a widowed father, August comes to see himself reflected in his father after all.Through the lessons of golf and his new, admittedly often rocky relationship with his father, August begins to address the fears and insecurities about fatherhood that are common to all new fathers.

Milne has made an interesting choice with this book.He could easily have used his ideas about life and golf to write a short and pithy - and probably forgettable - nonfiction book with a title like "Everything I Needed To Know About Being a Father I Learned from Golf." Instead, he has deftly woven these insights into an engaging novel where even the minor characters, like Fertile the Turtle and The Teenage Drama Queen, become an integral part of the story.It's also a story that illustrates how easily fathers and sons can come to misunderstand each other, and holds out hope that a rapprochement is possible in even the most hopeless cases if only we can bring ourselves to tell each other the truth.

Life lessons taught through golf
London Witte loves golf so much he named his only child Augusta Nicklaus Witte.London's beloved wife died when August (as he preferred to be called) was four.London immersed his young son in golf, thinking it was what his wife wanted him to do.Their relationship wasn't easy, though, since August wasn't a good golfer, and it suffered what seemed irreparable damage when London cut August from the high school golf team.

Years later, August is married and he and London have a tenuous relationship, at best.August doesn't want children, so he's floored one evening when his wife announces she's pregnant.In a fit of anger, August hops into his car and rushes to his father's home.His car gets stuck in the mud and he walks to his father's house to get help.His father shows him an odd journal he's kept on golf score cards through the years and agrees to allow August to read it on one condition - August must take one golf lesson a month from his father throughout his wife's pregnancy.

August reluctantly agrees and the lessons end up to be life lessons rather than golf lessons. For example, they played during torrential rain during one lesson - they couldn't use a cart and there were large puddles on the course.The moral of the lesson was, "Some days we play the game of life in the bloody rain.Not all days can be sunny skies and fair weather.But sooner or later the dark clouds dissipate. . . and the light shines through."August learns about life through the lessons and about his father through the journal and slowly comes around to anticipating the birth of his child.

The Nine Lessons by Kevin Alan Milne is a sweet, endearing book.It's an emotional tale about forgiveness and father-son relationships.There are great golf quotes at the beginning of each chapter, like this one from Charles Rosin - "Golf isn't a game, it's a choice that one makes with one's life."You don't need to be very knowledgeable of golf to enjoy this book, though. I think anyone looking for a light, inspirational book will enjoy this one like I did.

Golf IS Life!

When August Wilte learns his wife is pregnant, he's terrified. His own father, London, was less than perfect. To make things worse, his mother died when he was very young, so he's never been exposed to "good" parenting.

August confronts his father, demanding an explanation for his failures. Instead, London suggests that meet once a month for a round of golf. Both men get what they want: London gets the chance to reintroduce his son to the game of golf, and August receives tidbits of memories of his mother on golf score cards that London used as a sort of diary.

August soon learns that his father's motive isn't just golf. Each golf lesson is actually a life lesson. By the time his wife has reached the end of her pregnancy, August has received nine lessons in life from his father.

I'll have to admit, I was apprehensive about reading THE NINE LESSONS when I read the description. However, I enjoyed Milne's other book THE PAPER BAG CHRISTMAS I thought I'd give him another chance. I'm glad I did. Milne's characters are genuine and experience emotions we've all experienced. The messages relayed in THE NINE LESSONS are messages that we can all take to heart. ... Read more

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adorable
My daughter who is 2 loves this book.As a lover of Pooh myself, I was delighted that this book allowed her to begin a very magical relationship with her friends from the 100 acre wood sooner than she normally wouldhave.The book is of excellent heavy duty construction, and the graduatedcut outs are fun because you can see all of the characters at the sametime.The illustrations are also faithful to the original Ernest H.Shepard illustrations.Highly recommended! ... Read more

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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free.This is an OCR edition with typos.Excerpt from book: CHAPTER IITHE CHANCELLOR OF BARODIA HAS A LONG WALK HOMEONCE more it was early morning on the castle walls.The King sat at his breakfast table, a company of archers drawn up in front of him. "Now you all understand," he said. "When the King of Baro—when a certain— well, when I say 'when,' I want you all to fire your arrows into the air. You are totake no aim; you are just to shoot your arrows upwards, and—er—I want to see who gets highest. Should anything—er—should anything brush up against them on their way— not of course that it's likely—well, in that case —er—in that case, something will—er—brush up against them. After all, what should? ""Quite so, Sire," said the Captain, "or rather, not at all.""Very well. To your places."Each archer fitted an arrow to his bow and took up his position. A look-out man had been posted. Everything was ready.The King was decidedly nervous. He wandered from one archer to another asking after this man's wife and family, praising the polish on that man's quiver, or advising him to stand with his back a little more to the sun. Now and then he would hurry off to the look-out man on a distant turret, point out Barodia on the horizon to him, and hurry back again.The look-out knew all about it."Royalty over," he bellowed suddenly."When!" roared the King, and a cloud of arrows shot into air."Well done!" cried Hyacinth, clapping her hands. "I mean, how could you? You might have hurt him.""Hyacinth," said the King, turning suddenly; "you here?""I have just come up. Did you hit him?""Hit who?""The King of Barodia, of course,""The King of My dear child, whatcould the King of Barodia be doing here? My archers were aiming at a hawk that they saw in the distance." He beckoned to the Captain... ... Read more

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"Quality Classics" Kindle Edition
First, this is an excellent book. It is more than worth the $.99 I paid for it.
The "Quality Classics" ebook edition actually has illustrations, I was surprised to discover. However, they are fairly low-quality scans that are lacking in any decent amount of contrast.
Also, this is the text from the Gutenburg Project version, which is not a complaint by any means.
If would like to see the poorly scanned illustrations (by Charles Robinson), pay the dollar. If not, download it for free from the Gutenburg Project.
Either way, you will have found an excellent book.

Wonderful Fantasy book to read to yourself or aloud
This book is a wonderful story about a king, princess and an "evil" countess.The king, King Merriwig of Euralia, is in love with the Countess Belvane.Belvane has her sights set on becoming queen of Euralia.However, Princess Hyacinth is suspicious of how the countess acts.So the Princess enlists the help of Prince Udo from Araby.When Belvane finds out, she wishes for something humorous to happen to the prince on his journey - and it does!Now, Hyacinth must stop Belvane, help the prince all while keeping him from falling in love with the countess!

A. A. Milne has done it again with this story of pure fantasy.He did not write this book for children, as he states in his introduction, yet it is fun and exciting for all ages.If you need a great bedtime story, check this book out.Would you care for some light reading?"Once On A Time" is the book for you.I recommend this book with a happy heart and hope you will feel the same way too!

Fantasy Lovers Dream
Okay, before you read too far into this review, keep in mind that I am only 13, and haven't read as many books as some of the other reviewers on this page, but I have read enough to know that I love this book. It's a fantasy lover's book. If you like E. Nesbit, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and other books by A. A. Milne, you will certainly enjoy this book as well. With a exciting plot, and humerous but loveable characters, this book is a must have.

Fantasy Lovers Dream
Okay, before you read too far into this review, keep in mind that I am only 13, and haven't read as many books as some of the other reviewers on this page, but I have read enough to know that I love this book. It's a fantasy lover's book. If you like E. Nesbit, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and other books by A. A. Milne, you will certainly enjoy this book as well. With a exciting plot, and humerous but loveable characters, this book is a must have.

A fairy tale for big people...
Many, many years ago I read this book to my former husband as a bedtime story.The book occasioned one of the few instances in which I laughed so hard I cried.Now I have a new husband and a new copy of the book.Who says you can't go back. ... Read more

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See what's hidden in the Hundred Acre Wood! These unique board books have secret panels that slide out when children pull on the books' handles. So young sleuths can help Winnie-the-Pooh find Eeyore's missing tail in Pooh Solves a Mystery and join the search for Tigger's favorite food in Tigger Has Breakfast.The format is a perfect way of revealing the many pleasing surprises in these classic tales. And the handles make it easy for little ones to carry Pooh Bear and friends with them on their own searches, hunts, and Expotitions. ... Read more

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A captivating read for little ones
My daughter received this book as a gift when she was just 3 months old, and even at such a young age she was completely captivated by it.She loved seeing Tigger appear and disappear.In a matter of months, she was able to anticipate that Tigger was within the page.She's now 10 months old and it is still her favorite book.I say "Tigger" and she climbs onto my lap for a read with Pooh and Tigger.These books, as well as the Lift the Flap books, are great beginning books because they entice young readers to interact with the book, which in turn stimulate them to want to "read" with mom and dad.They are colorful and just about the right length as well. ... Read more

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Very nice overall.Very to the point if dated.
Contains very good information on how to build a chamber pipe organ with tracker action.There are 10 foldout 18 x 20 drawings that come with the book that detail everything from pipe types, manuals, casework, windchestsetc..It's very tough to describe how to build wood pipes and the drawingsdon't give enough info for this purpose.Even his other descriptions arehard to grasp without firsthand knowledge or good photos.Overall greatbook for anyone considering a project like this.

Excellent, if you can get through the 'ancient' language
Detailed enough to build an organ; especially everything but the pipes. These can be purchased new or used if one gets them on the same wind pressure. The the furnature maker, its a worthy challenge [for someone whohas only the pipes and cares not a little about the rest]. A real companionto Mark Wicks excellent book all for the same reasons.

Great book for someone wanting to build a tracker organ
I purchased and read this book back in the late 1970's while in high school.I have since then anticipated building a pipe organ.This book gives detailed and practical advice on all aspects of building a smalltracker action pipe organ.The materials and some of the terms are quitedated.I do not think the section on the building of pipes would bepractical to most hobbyists, but the information on the building of thechests, framework, tracker action, and cabinet is fantastic.Anotherinteresting similar book is "Organbuilding for Amateurs" by MarkWicks in which the author describes a method of making pipes out of paper. ... Read more

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A classic in its field, Professor Milne-Thomson's university text and reference book has long been one of the basic works. This is the complete reprinting of the revised (1966) edition which brings the subject up to date, including a complete and probably unique chapter on conical flow around sweptback wings. A wealth of problems, illustrations and cross-references add to the book's value as a text and a reference. ... Read more

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Excellent introductory text!
Milne's book provides an excellent introduction to the study of inviscid airflow using potential theory.The text begins with 2D airfoil analysis via complex transformation techniques (conformal mapping).It then progresses to 3D finite wing theory using lifting line and lifting surface theory.I concludes with chapters on wind tunnel corrections, propellers, swept wings (sub and supersonic flow), and basic stability theory.A reference book dealing with conformal mapping and complex numbers may be helpful.For this I easily recommend another 5-star book, "Complex Variables and the Laplace Transform for Engineers" by Wilbur R. Lepage.

Good Basic Textbook
I am an aeronautical engineering graduate and have been working in the aviation industry for over 20 years after graduation. I have read this book and found it to be a good reference book.

This is a good basic textbook for those studying aerodynamics at undergraduate level. The author does a commendable job of clearly explaining the aerodynamic concepts which provide a good foundation on this subject for engineers.

Good Basic Textbook
I am an aeronautical engineering graduate and have been working in the aviation industry for over 20 years after graduation. I have read this book and found it to be a good reference book.

This is a good basic textbook for those studying aerodynamics at undergraduate level. The author does a commendable job of clearly explaining the aerodynamic concepts which provide a good foundation on this subject for engineers.

Aerodynamics Basics
I have just finished my review of Milne-Thomson's Theoretical Aerodynamics.I find the book good as a primer for the basic skills and knowledge an aeronautical engineer needs to build on.

While the field of aerodynamics move to specializations such as CFD, a good grounding in the basics is required to ensure CFD codes are furnishing the results wanted by the engineer.I encourage every aerodynamicist to purchase a copy of this book for his library and refer to it from time-to-time. ... Read more

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These high-quality, full-color, large-sized books include over sixty reusable stickers that young children can use to complete all kinds of fun, interactive activities with colors, shapes, and telling time. Inside, youngsters will find the many shapes and colors of the Hundred Acre Wood, including Piglet's green sweater, Christopher Robin's square door, Tigger's orange fur, and much more. They'll also spend a fun-filled (and snack-filled) day with Pooh, finding out what he does at each hour. After play, the stickers can be stored on the specially laminated inside covers to be stuck and restuck again and again.

Decorated throughout with full-color illustrations from the original Milne classics, these irresistible sticker storybooks are just the thing to introduce little ones to the Best Bear in All the World.

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Good for the good people in this world
This book is REALLY cute.Pooh wakes up at 7, eats breakfast at 8, and then does his exercises at 10.At 1, Pooh sings a new song.At 5, Pooh gets his game of Poohsticks, and then at 8, it's goodnight Pooh.Very cute, and it would help kids start thinking about the idea of telling time even when they are little and still *into* board books.I just bought this book at Marshall's because I thought it was so cute... and I'm 20.

Telling time with Pooh
This bookis a bit odd. It is teaching how to tell time, and it is a board book. In my experience board books are usually for babies or young toddlers, nota child who is ready to tell time. Other than that. it's just okay. ... Read more

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Very informative and fairly entertaining.
As a self-proclaimed James Barrie freak, I've read numerous books and newspaper-magazine articles about him. The Barrie chapter in Inventing Wonderland is definetly one of the most informative, but it loses a few points in the entertainment department. I read the Carroll, Barrie, and Milne chapters and thought that Jackie Wullschlager tends to examine her subjects a little too closely. At times, her meaning becomes lost in a pile of pop psychobabble, but the overall impressions were very clear (especially Carroll's disturbing fixation with little girls). Especially touching were A.A. Milne's bittersweet descriptions of pride in his adult son Christopher Robin, but at the same time longing to play with his little boy just once more. Such nostalgic, personal pieces make the book is beautiful, but it would be about a hundred times more beautiful if the author had kept the stories a little simpler.

Those Strange Victorians
Victorians are experiencing something of a comeback after decades of censure as the strange, repressed, half-crazy relatives we don't want to tell anyone about. We are discovering that the Victorians were not so different from us.

The Victorians did, however, produce their own brand of eccentricity and none are as delightfully eccentric as the Victorian/Edwardian writers for children discussed in Inventing Wonderland. Jackie Wullschlager starts with that greatest of all Wonderland writers, the master himself Lewis Carroll and ends with Jazz Age Pooh creator A.A. Milne.

The eccentricity of these Victorian writers is their confident, and sometimes troubling, obsession with childhood itself. Wullschlager assures us, correctly, that these writers' obsessions did not cross the line into pedophilic behavior. To 21st century sensibilities this seems scarcely creditable, especially after reading letters by Lewis Carroll to various girl children. Carroll, Lear, Barrie and Grahame's effusions about childhood can only be understood within the context of the Victorian age, the age that produced and adored Wordsworth's overly quoted (then and now) "But trailing clouds of glory do we come/From God, who is our home" (Ode: Intimations of Immortality From Recollections of Early Childhood).

Wullschlager is, I think, a bit too dismissive of Milne, who is regarded in the text as a has-been, clinging to the last remnants of the Victorian celebration of childhood. Wullschlager's overall point in this regard, however, is well made. The Victorians invented and took seriously the concept of childhood as a wonderland. Consequently, they produced children's writers of a truly magnificent stature. When the concept of childhood=innocence & pleasure was abandoned, in the early 20th century (thank you, Freud!), the result was an almost tongue-in-cheek parody of the earlier writers. It just wasn't possible to take childhood that seriously anymore.

Writers for children have of course continued to producemasterpieces, largely in the fantasy area, but that particular brand of unself-conscious Victorian nonsense and idyllicism may be lost forever. The Victorians are not as strange to us as we may like to believe, but they are certainly unreproducable.

Recommendation: Interesting, well-written, well-paced. Not the most complete biographical sketches but a complete analysis of biography and art. Give it a try. ... Read more

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Set of 8 small hardcovers in case. Includes Tigger Comes To The Forest and Has Breakfast, A Search is Organdized, Tiggers Don't Climb Trees, Pooh Invents A New Game, Tigger Is Unbounced, Piglet Does A Very Grand Thing, Eeyore Finds The Wolery, A House Is Built At Pooh Corner For Eeyore. ... Read more

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Teach Yourself Counselling is your perfect introductionto the counseling field. It includes everything you need to know about the profession, as well as updated informationon online and telephone counseling.

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Want to dominate the Checkerboard and astound your opponent with every move? Then you have to know how to find alternative solutions to problems, break down complex situations, and keep control of your long term strategy. And here's the best way to learn just how to do that. As you go move by move through puzzles and an entire game, you'll absorb all the tricks and techniques that turn an ordinary checkers player into a champion. Start with the basic moves that put you on the winning track. Protect your pieces, get kings and use them well, and thwart your opponent at every point. Fight for control of the center of the board. Set up multiple jumps, and avoid the "doghole." You'll even discover how to play computer checkers-so you can go on the Internet and pit yourself against "Chinook," the world computer checkers champion. ... Read more

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A Must Buy!
"Play winning checkers" has enabled me to do just that!!I've climbed to the top of the family checker ladder by applying what now seems like obvious strategy and tactics to my old lackluster game--thanks to Mr. Pike.

Game Improving

Since reading "Play Winning Checkers" I have seen a marked improvement in my win/loss record both at home and on the internet. I'm enjoying the wonderfull game of Checkers more than ever, thanks to the insights and tactics that this excellent instructual book has exposed me to. ... Read more

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Featuring the familiar characters and items from the original Milne classics, a Winnie-the-Pooh counting book features a large numeral and corresponding numbers of items on each spread, from umbrellas to hunny pots to picnic baskets. ... Read more

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Pooh's 123
What a charming little book. Perfect for my Granddaughter. Excellent service and book condition was perfect. ... Read more

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This deluxe edition of The House At Pooh Corner is the perfect way tocelebrate the enduring popularity of A. A. Milne’s classic work and astunning companion to the Winnie-the-Pooh 80th Anniversary Edition. Theinterior features the unabridged text and Ernest H. Shepard’s charmingillustrations in full color on cream-colored stock. The specially designedjacket sports lovely blue metallic ink and a die-cut window that reveals thefull-color art on the case cover. It is an impressive package for new fansand collectors both. Three cheers for Pooh! ... Read more

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unbear-ably sad...
yes, the book is a masterpiece... but for those raised on the movies, even "Pooh's Grand Adventure" which purports to be about the final chapter, i doubt any parent could really read this to their 6 or 7 year old. (I have to wonder if the other reviewers actually read the final chapter...) it's unbearably sad, really.maybe when my children are a little older I can read it to them... i get all teared up just thinking about it now...

House at Pooh Corner
This is a delightful book, but more pictures would have been nice for the children of this age group.

Wonderful Classic
The House at Pooh Corner is a beautiful edition of the classic book.I purchased it for my three-year-old great-granddaughter for a Christmas present.

It's never too late!
It's never too late - meaning you're never too old - for Pooh bear and his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood.If you need an excuse, you can always say you "had to buy it for the kids!"Absolutely wonderful! ... Read more

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A group of German students founded a terrorist movement in the 1960s. Some were never caught, but 20 years on, the Berlin Wall is gone and Sidonie Reiger's children are kidnapped in London. Drawn into the terrorist's world she must search her past for clues. Accompanies a BBC1 television series. ... Read more

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A biography of an utopian
Milne's biography of Rostow demonstrates the futility of creating a independent state without having any support of the native population. Rostow thought that is possible to end the Vietnam War by merely bombing North Vietnam. The North Vietnamese fearing for their industry would stop supporting the Viet Cong and bring NVA troops across the border and thereby an independent South Vietnam could be preserved. But this theory backfired and the North Vietnamese will strengthened and chaos erupted in South Vietnam. Still Rostow stayed true to his theory and persuaded Johnson to ignore offers of a bombing halt by Harold Wilson, Henry Kissinger, and members in Johnson's own cabinet. The only weakness of this book is that Milne ignores the influence of Thomas Schelling on members of the Johnson cabinet and their decision to bomb North Vietnam. Nevertheless one can see elements of Rostow's theory about bombing in order to create a stable state in John McCain's rhetoric about bombing Syria and Iran in order to create an American backed Iraqi state. ... Read more

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Directions for handicrafts inspired by Winnie-the-Pooh including a felt picture, hunny pot, snow scene, and stuffed animals. ... Read more

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Splendid craft book for Winnie the Pooh figures
I found this book online before our first grandchild was born, made all the figures and assembled them into a mobile for above her changing table.The patterns and directions are fantastic and the results were wonderful.I admire the skill of the originator of the patterns because they are accurate to a mm.Since the some of the figures are so small, that is essential to make everything work correctly.I just finished a second mobile for our expected second grandchild who I hope enjoys it as much as our five year old does.Well worth the effort to find the book and use it.

Must have for classic Pooh lovers!
I made a small piglet from this book when I was in elementary school. The directions in making the miniature stuffed animals are easy to follow. And the result is just stunning and adorable. You might be able to find it in the library, but if you are a classic Pooh fanatic, you gotta have this book on your shelf! ... Read more

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Now available in one handsome, hardcover collection, get all the action surrounding the first Transformers film. This volume includes the Transformers Movie Prequel, Movie Adaptation, and the sequel, The Reign of Starscream. ... Read more

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Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! Pooh hears a buzzing noise and he knows what that means-bees! Bees, of course, mean honey, and Pooh has a clever idea for getting some. ... Read more

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The flavor of the original, edited for little ones
When I went to introduce my preschooler to Winnie-the-Pooh, I bought the big book with the complete stories and poems. It didn't take long for me to figure out that it wasn't quite right for my 3-year-old. Reading a story out of the original works takes a good 15-20 minutes, which is more than one can really expect from a preschooler or toddler. Also, the original Pooh is a bit like Sesame Street, in that there are phrases and indeed entire sections of the stories that adults will find amusing but which will just go over a child's head.

And yet, I didn't want to break down and go the route of the Disney-fied Pooh books, with their cartoonish illustrations and watered-down plots and characters.

That's why I was so pleased to find the Easy-to-Read series. There are six easy-to-read titles from two publishers. They are:

Winnie-the-Pooh and Some Bees
Pooh Goes Visiting
Eeyore Has a Birthday
Tigger Comes to the Forest
Christopher Robin Leads an Expedition
Pooh Invents a New Game

Each book is based on one chapter from the complete works. These little books are divided into four chapters, although it should be no problem to read one from start to finish in one sitting.

The print is large and well spaced, and there are ample illustrations (the original drawings by E.H. Shepard) on every page spread to keep little eyes engaged in the story. Most important, the editor has removed most of the passages that aren't so kid friendly and has simplified the stories without giving them a Disney style candy coating. One could read the original story and then the easy-to-read version and get the same basic plot; when going from the Milne works to the Disney versions, the same is certainly not true.

I didn't give these books five stars because the editor retained some language and dialogue that may be a bit confusing for children in the intended age range. Nevertheless, these books are a wonderful introduction to a classic cast of characters for the preschool set.

Small book for younger readers/listeners
Beautifully bound and illustrated, this little book is part of a series of 10 such Pooh books published by Dutton. Don't confuse these "storybooks" with the even smaller and abridged board-books; also, don't confuse these books with many other Pooh books, such as read-alongs or cassete tapes or Disney versions.

This little book is a near-exact reproduction of a Chapter One in the original book, Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne, with the original illustrations by Shephard enhanced by judicious watercoloring. All the charm of the original, in a perfect size for reading to littler kids, who can feel satisfied at having been read "the whole story." Also good for children just starting to read all by themselves. ... Read more