Book Description
The unabridged tales in this Mystery Masters audiobook include all the ones in the print book first published in 1974. With each case, Poirot further proves his reputation as the greatest mind in detective fiction. In "The Plymouth Express," the body of the daughter of a wealthy American industrialist is found stuffed under a train seat. "Problem at Sea" finds a disliked rich woman murdered in a locked room on a ship. "The King of Clubs" involves a prince, his dancer fiancée, and a fiendish bit of blackmail. These gems are alternately read by David Suchet and Hugh Fraser, whose roles as, respectively, Poirot and his sidekick, Captain Hugh Hastings, in PBS's Mystery! series and the Arts and Entertainment's Poirot series are considered definitive.
Customer Reviews:
Poirot Lovers Will Rejoice.......2006-07-18
If you're a fan of the BBC's Poirot mysteries, you'll love this. Both Poirot and Hastings reading some of the earliest Poirot cases...what's not to love? Really helps makes the commute a little more bearable.
Another excellent collection.......2006-04-23
It is wonderful to have these unabridged short stories on CD. This collection has two readers- sometimes the story is read by Hugh Fraser, sometimes by David Suchet. Suchet is definitely the better reader, as he uses more distinctive voices for each character, enabling the listener to follow the conversations a little better. However, all the stories are clearly presented, and each one is a delight- and better yet, most are solvable.
Another problem I had with this collection is that the stories are sometimes split between two CDs. This makes this particular collection harder to use in the car, when you have change CDs to hear the end of a story.
Agatha Christie Fan.......2006-03-08
Hercule is undoubtably one of the most endearing characters for those of us who enjoy mystery. He has style, class and (surprisingly) humor. This series provided many, many hours of enjoyment.
Book Description
Dynamo, NoMan, The Raven and Lightning are back! This volumecollects T.H.U.N.D.E.R. AGENTS #12-14 and DYNAMO #4 (1967-69) with aforeword by Bill Schelly.
Customer Reviews:
While Still Good, You Can't Always be Brilliant.......2005-11-13
I indicated in my review of "T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents" Vol. 4 that Wally Wood and company seemed to be losing steam by that point in the series' run, it was still very enjoyable with some really excellent stories. Unfortunately, that loss of momentum continued to the very end. The fifth (penultimate) volume reads surprisingly flat. It still has some clever plots and some good character moments, but those instances stand in contrast to the overall average content. I think if the series hadn't started off so strongly and enjoyably (and perhaps if I was not reading these stories all at once), I think I would have simply accepted it as pretty much typical Silver Age comics. But, "T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents" wasn't average from the get go, it was uniformly superb.
Still, there are some good reasons to keep going to the end of this series of DC Archives, aside from a compulsive need for completion. Wally Wood and Dan Adkins made a terrific art team, and those Dynamo stories they illustrated are excellent at all levels. The key to Dynamo, of course, is his Joe Average quality. Even though he has a belt that makes him strong and invulnerable, he was still a working man, and frequently found himself getting yelled at by the boss. Wood and Adkins knew how to smoothly juxtapose the mundane work-a-day quality of Dynamo's life with the inherently fantastic nature of it. Plus, the writing on those stories (by some unknown writer) had some smart and witty dialogue that made Dynamo that much more human. The big winner of Dynamo stories is "Dynamo vs. Andor: Return Engagement", wherein Dynamo tries to help, but instead battles super-strong Andor, a recurring villain. Andor is a sympathetic villain, and you find yourself rooting against Dynamo some. Of course, despite Dynamo's efforts, things to not go so well for either man.
Of course, there were plenty other talents on view here, including Gil Kane (a personal favorite), telling a story of the Raven, a character usually handled by Manny Stallman. Raven is an interesting character, as he was thrown in to replace Menthor. But for the longest time, Raven almost seemed to exist in a separate universe from the rest of T.H.U.N.D.E.R: he never interacted with any of the other agents in their stories, nor did they appear in any of his. Still, Stallman (in my opinion, a better writer than artist) got quite a lot of mileage out of the character as he actively fought enemies seeking to conquer foreign countries. Gil Kane's stab at the character is solid if not brilliant. The story is predictable, Cold War era stuff, but his art is always great. Further, Raven was finally brought into more stories, fighting alongside his fellow agents. Unfortunately, the writers never seemed certain what to do with this character. In one story, Raven's sole contribution is to dive-bomb a mind-controlled Dynamo. Twice. And get swatted away. Twice. Hopefully, by the end of the series, the creators had some notion as to where Raven fit on the team.
The other characters get their moments of course. Lightening encounters villains like the Speed Demon, a super-human runner created by T.H.U.N.D.E.R.'s evil counter-part, S.P.I.D.E.R. He also comes into conflict Mock-Man, a shape-shifter who had his memories stolen by the scientist who gave him his powers. After initially fighting THUNDER, Mock-Man begins a journey for his past. Lightening, on the other hand, finds the suit that gives him his speed is finally running down his system. The most interesting thing about the Mock-Man story is that it is a serialized story. Indeed, the issue that features the final part of the saga is in the next volume. Given the anthologized nature of each issue, and comics in general at this time, serialization was unique.
Still, while there are plenty of good stories, there are about as many that are average, or that just don't work. Of the stories that brought the team together, not one really stands out in terms of writing or art. Sadly, NoMan, usually a great character, actually winds up in a couple of solo stories that make him look, well, bad. In one, NoMan has his mind switched out of his android body and into that of a bystander. Realizing how much he missed being human, NoMan decides to keep the poor schmuck's body, while S.P.I.D.E.R. agents chase him down. Given how the series has emphasized how selfless NoMan is, this story, while played for laughs, depicts NoMan as completely out of character. Another story that involves NoMan being mind-controlled depends on the otherwise astute character being a dimwit. In a sense, the NoMan stories are an example of my initial complaint. I just expected better from the writers of this character, but got some pretty disappointing stories.
One more volume of this series. I must say, I have no regrets at this point. While volume five wasn't so great in comparison with the rest of the series, compared with its contemporaries, "T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents" was quite brilliant. It just couldn't be brilliant all the time.
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How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk is an excellent communication tool kit based on a series of workshops developed by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish. Faber and Mazlish (coauthors of Siblings Without Rivalry) provide a step-by-step approach to improving relationships in your house. The "Reminder" pages, helpful cartoon illustrations, and excellent exercises will improve your ability as a parent to talk and problem-solve with your children. The book can be used alone or in parenting groups, and the solid tools provided are appropriate for kids of all ages.
Book Description
You Can Stop Fighting With Your Chidren!
Here is the bestselling book that will give you the know–how you need to be more effective with your children and more supportive of yourself. Enthusiastically praised by parents and professionals around the world, the down–to–earth, respectful approach of Faber and Mazlish makes relationships with children of all ages less stressful and more rewarding.
Their methods of communication, illustrated with delightful cartoons showing the skills in action, offer innovative ways to solve common problems.
Customer Reviews:
ONE GREAT PARENTING BOOK.......2007-09-30
I learned many ways of listening to my children, making them talk, very helpful in many ways. One great parenting book. A MUST HAVE FOR MOMS and DADS!! My husband read too and helped him to see a whole new way of managing trantuns and every day circunstances with the children.
There are better books on the market on this topic.......2007-09-25
This book has a lot of little cartoon drawings which I personally find annoying in a book geared towards adults. In the book and the cartoon drawings there are many sample conversations of what a parent should say and then how the child will respond. Most of the cartoon scenarios depict best case results, with the children positively responding when the parents use the tactics suggested in the book. I can see where some parents might like this book and some children might respond positively. However, I think it seems a bit naive on the part of the authors to assume that all children will respond exactly as they predict based on being talked to in a certain way.
Instead of buying this book I would recommend the book Assertive Discipline by Lee Canter and Marlene Canter. I suspect the ideas in that book would be more applicable to a wider variety of children's personality types.
Such a BIG difference in my family!.......2007-08-16
Wow I thought I was an encouraging loving mother until I read this book, there are all kinds of little things I was doing that were kind of undermined my kids self esteem and confidence! What a shocker for me! I have also read How To Talk So Kids Can Learn, another EXCELLENT book. That book was the beginning of a much more positive homeschool situation and excelled learning!!! Both books have transformed me from a frazzled tired Mom to a much less stressed one, knowing simple ways to make a difference in my kids lives...the best part is that the more confident and happy the kids are (and the happier I am from not being so overwhelmed) the better they behave daily! I checked the book out from the library but am going to buy a copy of my own to keep and share!!! I wish every parent and teacher could read this book!
too short! like cliff notes or a trailer to a movie - get the book instead!.......2007-08-08
I got this CD thinking it would be an easy way for me to be productive on the subway to and from work. By the time I got home... I had listened to the whole CD!! That's it! I was very disappointed, because the content was great, and I wanted to hear more. I neglected to read that this was an "abridged" version of the book. Too bad, it felt like one chapter out of a book rather than the whole book. I got the book for my 3 pregnant girlfriends and they were all really excited to read it (as were some of their husbands). I own the authors' book about how to talk so kids listen and learn, and i think the principles taught are wonderful. I have yet to try them on my future students, but I have secretly tried their techniques on my husband and it seems to work with him :).
An easy way to relate.......2007-07-28
I have a toddler and also teach high school. This book works for both situations! The illustrations support the concepts presented. Everything is so easy to follow. It even works while talking to my husband when I try not to get irritated with him!
Book Description
H. Norman Wright provides practical advice and encouragement to parents on how they can learn their child's emotional language, unlocking the door to their child's heart-and vastly improved relationships! Contrary to popular belief, it is possible to talk so that both children and teens will listen. This book will take the frustration out of parents' interactions with their kids when they master Childspeak and Teenspeak. All it takes is learning to package words in such a manner that kids and teens want to listen. These principles of parent-child communication are time-tested and proven approaches that will change and improve family communication.
Customer Reviews:
Looks like a helpful book.......2004-12-17
I have appreciated Wright's book on Communication in Marriage, and thought this one could be helpful to get parents thinking about parenting and talking to children.
And I have found it to be as good as it looks.
Wright stresses letting your children be themselves and not trying to change their basic personalities. But he also gives ideas about helping your child to learn how to deal with their own special personalities.
For example, if you have a child who takes a long time to think and respond, don't ask them to change, but give them extra time to think things through.
I think every parent would benefit by thinking through what he has to say.
I also recommend Tim Kimmel's Grace-based Parenting stimulating.
Customer Reviews:
Padres, pongan atencion!.......2003-12-02
Soy psicoterapista, y yo recomiendo mucho este libro a las familias con que trabajo. Este libro es esencial para cualquier persona que verdaderamente quiere encontrar la manera de relacionarse sanamente y con paciencia con sus hijos. Completo con caricaturas. Estudialo con su pareja. No hay dos como este libro.
Fabuloso!.......2001-04-18
Este es realmente un libro que cambia para siempre la relación que uno puede tener con sus hijos. Explica lógicamente una forma sana de comunicación con los niños en la vida diaria. Es fácil de leerlo y hasta divertido... Contrariamente a otros libros sobre educación infantil este mantiene las reglas y las creencias que una pueda tener, pero transforma solamente la manera como estas son transmitidas y recibidas por los niños. Finalmente esta manera de decir las cosas es lo que hace la diferencia... Conforme pasan los años una llega a apreciar esta nueva forma de comunicación: los frutos sembrados aportan alegría duradera. A veces es duro de leer pues remueve muchos recuerdos de la propia infancia. El cambio depende del pasado de cada persona y de la paciencia que tenga para poco a poco ir aplicando los principios explicados. Es un trabajo difícil pero realmente vale la pena leerlo y tratar de empezar a comunicar de una forma nueva, clara, con amor y alegría! Mejor aún si se lee en pareja... Se los recomiendo mucho, y mucha suerte, paciencia y perseverancia!
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2 Parenting Book Set; How to Talk so Kids Will Listen & Listen so Kids Will Talk; Onbecoming Childwise.
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Customer Reviews:
Tiny, tiny book.......2007-02-24
Yes, it does say miniature in the information, I just didn't notice it before I ordered this book. If you're thinking of purchasing this book, please check the size in the description so you know you're getting a very small (about 3 inch square) book. Wish someone had pointed that out to me before I bought this. And yes, I should have been more careful, and will be next time.
Wrong chicken, wrong book.......2002-06-21
The other reviewer is talking about The Silver Palate Cookbook, I believe, not this specialty miniature dessert-only book. There may be prunes but I doubt there are chickens between the covers of what is essentially a stocking-stuffer.
Prunes can do wonders!.......2000-12-29
I had the Chicken Marbella over the holidays and it was wonderful. Full of flavor and the chicken was very moist. It consists of capers, prunes and spanish olives. This dish can be served hot or at room temperature. I would highly recommend this cookbook because the recipes are easy and very tasty.
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