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A must-have classic for dancers and callers.
Complete guide to square and folk dancing for teachers, dancers and callers. Spans the interests from novice to experienced dancers. More than 90 dances. All terms defined with calls, steps and some music. Unique section on senior citizen square dances. ... Read more

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Visiting Ruby Mountain during a class trip, Eddie spots enormous tracks on the dirt trail and becomes convinced that the prints belong to the square-dancing teacher, a large, hairy man who resembles Bigfoot. ... Read more

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Janiya's Review (3rd Grader)
Do you like Bailey School Kids books? Well you should, because they're funny and interesting.There are four main characters named Melody, Liza, Howie and Eddie.They always go on trips and the books always have a shocking problem and solution.In this book, the funny part was when the kids thought Bigfoot ate the dentist and also they think Bigfoot can't square dace on Ruby Mountain.My favorite part is when Liza got scared because she saw a monster with two huge feet.I would be scared a little, but I would get used of it.You will like this book if you're not scared of monsters like Liza is and also if you like going on adventures.This is a good book if you think you're tough and strong because you might not be so brave when you see a big monster with huge weird feet.

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IlovedthebookBigfoot Doesn't Square Dance. Itwasarealadventure. Ifyoudoabookreportin3rdgradeI`dconsiderthisbook.Bigfootpretendstobeacampcounselor, butwhenarealcampcounselorcomeshehightailsitoutofthere.

Bigfoot!
There are some weird grownups in Bailey City. But could the very large hairy man with huge feet really be legendary Bigfoot? THE BAILEY SCHOOL ARE GOING TO FIND OUT!

This is a great book!
I liked when everyone started square dancing on the stage. It was really funny. Ranger Lily was my favorite character because she kept disappearing whenever Bigfoot came to the class. The Bailey School Kid books are the best series of books I have ever read.Jonny, age 7

Great adventure
This book was a good adventure.I liked when Liza got a bug on her shoe.It was funny.Lauren age 8 ... Read more

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Witty, Readable and Irreverent
Leftist activist Abbie Hoffman (1936-1989) writes with surprising clarity and wit in this collection penned during his days on the run during the mid-late 1970's.Hoffman describes life as a fugitive (via drug charges) and provides his take on the state of U.S. society during those years - though Hoffman was more tied to the 1960's.Some of these written pieces are better than others; I enjoyed his hilarious masquerading as Playboy's restaurant critic in Paris, and his look at Pat Robertson's emerging CBN broadcasting networkHe also offers support for the environment, mocks the FBI (which was searching for him), critiques the Carter Administration, etc.There are some laughs here, plus irreverence, foolishness, and Hoffman's slightly offbeat view.

Hoffman was a spotlight grabber, but his bad manners in the highly-questionable Chicago Seven trial (he often insulted the judge) and those of his codefendants and attorneys earned convictions for contempt of court, and did little for the anti-Vietnam cause.Still, rebels, progressives, and those that enjoy gonzo journalism should like both this book and those of Hunter S. Thompson.

My first Abbie Hoffman book and what turned me into a fan.
I picked up this book in 10th grade and everyone that saw me read it thought that I had an interest in Square Dancing. When I said that he was talking about the disappointment he felt in the Carter administration, theythought that I was talking about the Hostage Crisis which was just a smallpart of it.

Even though it is written in the 70s, this is aquintessential book for anyone obsessed with 60s counterculture. AbbieHoffman living on the run writes everything from the perspective of theYippie extraordinaire. From posing as a restaurant critic to mocking PatRobertson to expressing disappointment in the first liberal DemocraticPresident since Johnson, Abbie Hoffman's perspective is one ofdissatisfaction coupled with love of America. He will be missed.

Whatparticularly impressed me with this book was the anti-myth stance. Hoffmanknows that he created the myths of the 60s hippie more than anyone else,but he downplays the "voice of a generation" stance. When hereviews a movie with an Abbie Hoffman inspired character, he is fightingfor his own personal honor. There's also a decidely refreshing anti-PCstrain running through the book. This man fights for the environment,fights for the dignity of the human and is fiercely anti-war, but hedoesn't dismiss his critics as idiots. He also refrains from getting intoacademic polemics that have killed more than one student organization thatsets out to do something decent and ends up fighting. When I read TheStrawberry Alarm Clock I was utterly turned off by the pompous maincharacter and his "everyone hates us so we hate everyone" stance.Sadly the SAC narrator is the majority and people like Abbie Hoffman arethe minority.

Throughout this book there is a strong moral stance, maybenot on the sexual,monetary or drug front but on the shared humanity. Hespeaks for compassion, the environment and the human even at his mostfoolish. The essay where he mocks Pat Robertson there is a gentleness tothe mockery, as if Pat Robertson doesn't know what a mockery he is makingof himself.

Great essays include the title one about the Carteradministration, the essay about the 700 Club, and the last one concerningbuilding an environmental movement in upstate New York. Other essays aredated, but for the most part this is. . . an outstanding. . . book. Abbie Hoffman will be missed.

Through the eyes of Abbie Hoffman
This is an interesting collection of articles written by Abbie when he was on the run. Needless to say, some are better than others, but all in all, it is Hoffman from many aspects.We see him as the Prankster touring theFederal Bureau if Investiongation while he is on the wanted list.He isthe invisible man at a party in New York.He is the activist in fightingthe dredging of the river and he is the social commentator going throughthe newspaper and noting how strange parts of the world have become.

Someof the articles are a trip down memory lane or at least another perspectiveon history.Others are still relevent today.Obviously, his tips forgoing underground are outdated in today's world - but the commentary of thelanguage of thethe public relations of the U.S.and the translation ofthe news still holds today.Only the names of the leaders and countrieshave changed. ... Read more

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Normal children, with normal parents, experience normal problems. This is not one of those stories about what is normal. This tale is one that spins around children with an indomitable spirit and a grand sense of humor. Self-absorption, greed and an ingrained "mean streak" permeate the personas of their parents, Wilfy and Alby.

The kids are bright and can read cruel intentions and self-deprecating demands with an incredible insight. The way in which they cope is a genuine hoot. It is hard to fault them in any way for their methods. They employ an arsenal of unique weapons to fight a war that has been perpetuated through the ages, albeit, with different soldiers, but none-the-less a war that is personal to many children.

The story takes place from an adult perspective as the siblings reminisce about their childhoods at holiday gatherings. The memories evoke laughter while they are being recounted, but when the moment of their meaning sinks in, it leaves the participants with a sad regret. The only significant accomplishment during a lost childhood was a vengeful game of "booger, booger, who's got the booger," and also the realization that they were survivors. The vision of their departed parents lives on while imagining the dastardly duo, unforgiving and with the all too familiar twisted faces, Square Dancing in Hell.

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Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more