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The Microsoft Project Management Toolkit: Microsoft Office Project 2003 Step by Step and On Time! On Track! On Target! (Bpg -- Other)

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Great Value...

The Microsoft Project Management Toolkit: Microsoft Office Project 2003 Step by Step and On Time! On Track! On Target! (Bpg -- Other)
Carl Chatfield , Timothy Johnson , and Bonnie Biafore
Manufacturer: Microsoft Press
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Microsoft Project 2003 Quick Source Guide
Special Edition Using Microsoft Office Project 2003 (Special Edition Using)
Microsoft Office Project 2003 Step by Step
Microsoft Office Project 2003 Bible

ASIN: 0735623449

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With these two books, youll learn essential skills for leading any project, as well as techniques for using the rich functionality of Microsoft Office Project 2003 to help you successfully complete your project. On Time! On Track! On Target! focuses on the core project management skills you need to manage any project, giving you a practical education in project management and how-to instruction for using Microsoft Office Project 2003 and other Microsoft Office programs. With Microsoft Office Project 2003 Step by Step, you work at your own pace through easy-to-follow lessons and practice exercises to learn exactly the tools and techniques you need. Discover how to develop a project plan with tasks, resources, and assignments; create reports; manage multiple projects and dependencies; and track progress and costs while making real-time adjustments.

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Great Value..........2007-01-18

Both books are good references to have with you when working with project, and very affordable.

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Honest help for Act 6
No information on synchronizing
Act! is a program that is as good as you want it to be:
CUT TO THE CHASE AND BUY THIS BOOK
Take me by the hand and show me everything

ACT! 6 for Dummies
Karen S. Fredricks
Manufacturer: For Dummies
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ASIN: 0764526456

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ACT! organizes customer information in one place, providing instant access to names, phone numbers, addresses, appointments, call histories, follow-up activities, and more
Explores ACT!'s features, including a ready-to-use contact database with search capabilities; Internet links; mail, fax, and e-mail merge; synchronization with Palm OS handhelds; integration with Outlook and other popular products; report generation; and a customizable database
Latest edition of this successful title shows business professionals how to use ACT!'s new e-mail features, new active libraries, and improved Internet services and Outlook integration

Customer Reviews:

Honest help for Act 6.......2007-01-12

This is a great reference with a lot of useful tips. It's not afriad to point out some of Act's shortcomings. This is really useful when you're trying to do something that should be easy and obvious (like look up some sales/opportunities and then run a report based on your look-up) and you can't figure out how to do it. The ACT manual is no help because it can't be done, so of course they don't have any instructions on how to do it.

Act for Dummies is honest about what Act can and cannot do and offers great work arounds, tips and shortcuts. The author's website is also a lot of help.

No information on synchronizing.......2005-06-02

While this book does explain how to manage contacts, there is absolutely no information on the most difficult part of Act!: How to synchronize. Do not buy this book if you are looking how share databases with other users. Although there is a chapter titled, "Sharing information with others", there is no mention of how to synchronize!

Act! is a program that is as good as you want it to be:.......2004-12-30

I've used Act! 6 as long as it has been out. Prior to that, I struggled through buggy earlier versions, going back ten years or so, or however long they've been out. For my use, contact management, I've looked at other programs and have not seen any program any better than Act!, but then again, I'm used to this program. If I had to do it all over again, I would still go with Act!, but I would read this Act! for Dummies book from cover to cover. For the first few years I only learned what I felt I had to learn. And, because of that my knowledge base was limited, which resulted in Act! having a limited value to me. I can tell you that most the people in our company that use Act! don't use it like they should. They don't recognize the program's power to make them more efficient and organized. Most people will continue to use their old methods of organization, i.e., hand written Day Timer methods, etc., will never actually use the appointment scheduling features, and then tell people that Act! simply isn't helping them much. Little do they know that Act! is the most powerful organizational program that they can buy, from my view, and all they need to do is learn it and use it. It took me time, but now I have six sales people under me, who travel. They all synchronize daily, so that I can schedule things for them to do, or they can flag notes for me to read, and we're always on top of our priorities. They can be in a motel in Lansing Michigan, and me in my office in Reno, Nevada, and we're all over our responsibilities as if we're in the same office. If something important slips through the crack, it's because someone isn't using their Act! program, or they aren't using it correctly. This program is like an incredibly powerful tool if put into the hands of someone who wants to succeed, while if put in the wrong hands it will not be used, it will be useless. The learning curve can take a very long time, as it did with me, simply because I didn't want to learn any more than I had to learn, to deal with my immediate needs. The power in this program can not be unleashed unless you do more than what I did, and take the time to learn it, and make sure you work it. Some of my sales people don't even open the program in the morning for hours. How can this program help these people? But, little by little, as they see how great this program can be, they are coming around. I recommend contacting an Act! consultant, and pay them a kings ransom if necessary, but learn this program faster than your competition can, simply by reading this book from cover to cover TWICE if you have to. And, every time you need to learn more, don't put it off, learn it now. Time is too valuable not to put this program to work for you. You can manager yourself, a crew of people, while also managing a powerful mass mail (or email) marketing program with this program if you are smart enough to learn this program as fast as you can. There is simply no other program with this kind of power that I've ever seen. I'm sold on this program again and again, as I find ways to take advantage of its horsepower. Managing a database of contacts couldn't be done at this level without Act! But, I don't give it five stars yet, until Act! decides to put on more traveling seminars, so I can send our sales people to them in our own town at least once a year. Act!, get working on that, will you? Then again, don't let my competition learn to use Act! In that respect, it's a secret weapon.

CUT TO THE CHASE AND BUY THIS BOOK.......2004-02-26

ACT6! for Dummies is not only extremely informative, it is fun and easy to read. It is a great starting place to learn the many aspects of the program and it is a great reference once you are using the program regularly. If you can figure out how to use this program to its fullest by using the book supplied by ACT, you are probably not in sales, you have a lot of extra time on your hands, and you love to watch paint dry. Unless you are selling real estate in South Florida and one of my competitors, buy ACT6! for Dummies and get yourself on track fast.

Take me by the hand and show me everything.......2004-02-22

I'm not a computer buff so I bought this book and was gratefully taken through an overview of the basics of Act! 6 and then the details. It not only showed how to use Act! 6, but also how to maximize the use of Act! 6.

The important thing about the book is that it is written for the reader (not in tech-speak), with a wonderful sense of humor. In fact, it's as if the author is right there with you as you go through and learn/use the program. After having used Act! 6 for a while, if I have more sophisticated needs, I look them up in the book and have the answer quickly and painlessly.

I hesitated buying Act! 6 for a while, but once I bought the program, I also bought this book. Now I am a confident and effective user.

Microsoft Outlook 2000 for Windows for Dummies

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Good for a real Dummy
Outlook is complicated, this book is simple and worth it
email defectives
offices underrated piece of the puzzle
basic information, nothing very deep

Microsoft Outlook 2000 for Windows for Dummies
Bill Dyszel
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The latest release of Microsoft Outlook 2000, Microsoft's tool for managing time, tasks, contacts, and resources at a personal level, runs more smoothly and has more features than any of its predecessors. Microsoft Outlook 2000 for Dummies shows you--without wasting time--how to use this powerful program.

Author Bill Dyszell dedicates much of this book to electronic mail. Though readers get a thorough overview of how to configure Outlook to retrieve e-mail from a mail server on the Internet, the author (perhaps unfairly) assumes that users on a local area network (LAN) have access to an organizational guru to configure their mail for them. Once you get connected, you can count on this book to explain how to filter, sort, store, track, and otherwise use Outlook to get the most out of e-mail. You'll also find explanations of related features, like the Contact List and Tasks List.

Dyszel pays a fair amount of attention to the ways in which you can customize Outlook. That's important, because customization can significantly improve Outlook's usefulness and it's one of the program's least intuitive capabilities.

Microsoft Outlook 2000 for Dummies also shows you how to fix up the button bar to your liking, as well as how to add and delete columns in tables and modify sort sequences. The book also shows how to add custom fields to Outlook's forms. --David Wall

Book Description

Deep space adventurers have control panels on their spaceships, explorers in the Wild West had their faithful guides, and detectives have their little black books. Why? Because every adventurer knows how important it is to have good information. Knowing about the people with whom you're dealing, the things you need to do, and when you have to do them can make a difference between triumph and failure.

Okay, maybe your daily adventures aren't exactly life-and-death struggles, but having a tool to help you keep a handle on what you need to do and whom you need to see from day to day is really nice. Microsoft Outlook 2000 has become that tool for millions of professionals – and probably you, too! Outlook 2000 is a Personal Information Manager that can act as your assistant in dealing with the flurry of small, but important, details that stand between you and the work that you do.

But how do you get started with Outlook 2000 if you've never used it before? How do you make sense of all those buttons and windows? And how do you actually get something accomplished after you figure all that out? Let Microsoft Outlook 2000 For Windows For Dummies come dashing to your rescue. This easy-to-understand guide can make organizing your daily information easy by helping you bring together everything you need to know about your daily tasks, appointments, and e-mail messages into one convenient program.

Here are just a few things you can find in Microsoft Outlook 2000 For Windows For Dummies:

Understanding the Outlook interface and finding the right View for you
Using e-mail and filtering junk e-mail
Setting up your contacts
Scheduling appointments and meetings
Tracking your task list
Keeping an automatic journal in Outlook
Sharing folders over the Internet
Top Ten lists for creating better e-mail messages, using Outlook on the Internet, and finding shortcuts in Outlook

So whether you're using Outlook for the first time or you're an experienced user looking for ways to streamline Outlook, Microsoft Outlook 2002 For Windows For Dummies can help you organize your daily details and get back to business.

Customer Reviews:

Good for a real Dummy.......2003-07-31

I bought this book for a client who uses Outlook for email. I've ready quite a bit of it myself and so far, everything we've needed to figure out has been covered in the book.

I don't personally use Outlook, however (I use Eudora). I did find it a little lacking in "security" issues, but it is a "beginner's" book, after all.

Outlook is complicated, this book is simple and worth it.......2001-10-09

Outlook is a great, albeit complex, program. It is impossible for a book (especially a Dummies book) to be an authoritative text on the program. But Outlook for Dummies goes a long way to giving a user or even an administrator of a mid-sized operation essential information to get started and use Outlook effectively. For advanced features, I depended on MS Press Book "Running Outlook 2000". Dummies has a wide breadth of information which is simple, readable and applicable to practical use of MS Outlook in an office environment.

email defectives.......2001-06-28

This is by far the best step-by-step reference book for those of us who are not College trained computer nerds. Mr. Dyszel presents the material in understandable terms.

offices underrated piece of the puzzle.......1999-12-15

If you are anything like me you have been using excell and word everyday for years never really delving into Outlook because it looked silly and confusing well i started using outlook 98 and it is AWESOME it does so much more than email I keep my entire company focused and task oriented using outlook. Get this great book and start using outlook today you will be suprized how much is there for you to use.

basic information, nothing very deep.......1999-06-28

I bought this book after using Outlook98 for approximately one week. During that week, I was self tought, and purchased the book because I was looking for something that could give me more than I could teach myself. What I found was disappointing. The book is essentially a walk through of the simple features of Outlook. It provides a basic overview, but lacks the depth in any one subject that I hoped to find.

Windows on the World of Jesus: Time Travel to Ancient Judea (Time Travel...)

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Insightful into first the culture of the bible.

Windows on the World of Jesus: Time Travel to Ancient Judea (Time Travel...)
Bruce J. Malina
Manufacturer: Westminster John Knox Press
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ASIN: 0664254578

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"Malina has written an exceptionally clear, accessible and student-friendly introduction to the cultural world of Jesus and his disciples. The windows or scenarios of typical cultural scenes cover the basic range of values and behaviors characteristic of the different cultural world of the Bible".--Jerome H. Neyrey, author of 2 Peter, Jude.

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Insightful into first the culture of the bible........1998-10-19

Bruce Malina did a great job giving an insight into the culture of the bible. He gives the reader examples of things and how they would be handled if they were to take place in the times of the bible. A must read for biblical culture enthusiasts.

Microsoft Outlook 2000 for Windows for Dummies Quick Reference

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Outlook 2000 for Dummies
Outlook 2000 for dummies

Microsoft Outlook 2000 for Windows for Dummies Quick Reference
Bill Dyszel
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You've got e-mail. What next? Discover how to stay up-to-speed with all your online communication and stay organized at the same time with Microsoft Outlook 2000 For Windows For Dummies Quick Reference, your one-stop reference book for all the great messaging and task-management features inside Outlook 2000.

Make the most of Outlook's cool tools and utilities, including writing and reading e-mail, keeping track of appointments with Outlook's calendar, scheduling your to-do list with the task manager, managing contact info, and using Outlook's notebook and journal. Scan through the A-to-Z listing in Microsoft Outlook 2000 For Windows For Dummies Quick Reference to find out about everything from basic tasks to the latest program improvements. Discover exciting and efficient options for working with Outlook and other Microsoft Office applications. Use Outlook to customize your e-mail system at work or at home, and enable your computer to work with a non-Microsoft e-mail server.

If e-mail is a critical part of your online work, then this is an essential book to keep at your fingertips.

Customer Reviews:

Outlook 2000 for Dummies.......2006-07-25

I was able to search easily for questions to most of my answers. I still wish it were even more simply written.

Outlook 2000 for dummies.......2000-12-12

This has been a very helpful book. I find the dummy books easy to follow and usually can find what I need. I have just gotten heavy into using the outlook and the book has made it easy, almost comfortable. Excellant book.

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ACT! 2000 a must for every user.
ACT! 2000 For Windows For Dummies vs. Act! 2000 User's Guide
Good for beginners
An abberation in the Dummies series
ACT!2000 Training

ACT! 2000 for Windows for Dummies
Jeffrey J. Mayer
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Special Edition Using ACT! 2000 (SE Using)
How to do Everything with Act!
ACT! 2000 for Windows for Dummies Quick Reference
ACT! 2000 Fast & Easy
Complete Idiot's Guide to ACT! 2000 (The Complete Idiot's Guide)

ASIN: 0764505610

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A friend of salespeople and customer service representatives everywhere, ACT! 2000 does a great job of managing lots of names and their associated bits of contact information. ACT! 2000 for Windows for Dummies realizes that most people don't want to spend their days running ACT!--they just want to know that Ruth Ann Krinklemeyer needs a follow-up call (at this number right here) on the 23rd. Because of this, the book jumps right to the simplest ways of getting contact information into an ACT! database and then getting it back out on demand. Later chapters deal with advanced database queries and Internet integration, but author Jeffrey J. Mayer has organized the first part of this book with the knowledge that most readers will spend a lot of time there.

ACT! 2000 for Windows for Dummies employs the vintage Dummies writing and organizational style, complete with explicit how-to procedures and more than a few dopey jokes. You probably know from other books whether you like the approach. Generally, it works well as straight documentation of the program's features (especially the relatively basic ones) and holds up reasonably well when you want to do something that falls outside the realm of the normal. This book gives you the grounding you need to get practically all ACT! 2000 jobs done. Ms. Krinklemeyer will get her call. --David Wall

Topics covered: Entering contacts; extracting information; defining custom fields; using list views; performing advanced queries; using the calendar and task list features; and using ACT! as an e-mail, fax, and letter-writing platform.

Book Description

For years, we’ve all been keeping track of our activities by using some version of a to-do list. Some people write down all of their tasks on pads of paper and update the list every few days; others use daily planning books; and still others write everything on self-stick notes and paste them to the desktop, wall, and computer monitor.

With ACT!, you don’t make lists. You schedule a specific task and include the task’s date, time, and regarding information, and then you assign the task to a specific person. Then you use ACT! to help you to keep track of all your unfinished tasks. With Act! 2000 For Windows For Dummies in hand, you'll discover how to put the power of Act! to work for you and your business.

This book is filled with information that will help you to use ACT! 2000’s many timesaving and productivity-improving features so that you can grow your business, expand your career, save time, and make more money. Whether you're an experienced Act! user or someone who is new to the software, this information-packed reference tool will guide you through the following topics and more:

Turning Act! into your electronic phone book
Creating a new database
Looking at Act! fields, commands, shortcuts keys, tool bars
Understanding various tabs: Notes/History, Activities, Sales/Opportunities, and Group
Entering information into a database
Scheduling activities; using calendars
Writing letters; including printing, faxing, and e-mailing
Working with reports and layouts
Managing and protecting your Act! database

Act! is a very powerful tool, on par with a top-of-the-line database or spreadsheet program. With help from Act! 2000 For Windows For Dummies, you'll be able to fine-tune Act! features to match your specific needs and use this tool to its fullest potential.

Customer Reviews:

ACT! 2000 a must for every user........2001-12-10

ACT! 2000 the software is an excellent product and I use it 2 or three times a day. ACT! 2000 for Dummies is extremely helpful and very entertaining. I learned alot from ACT! for Dummies. The first version of ACT! for Dummies was well written and ACT! 2000 for Dummies is even better. I bought it three or four years ago when I upgraded my software to ACT! 2000 and I still keep it handy and refer to it for all my ACT questions and how too's. I have also told everyone who uses ACT! 2000 to buy their own copy and keep it close by. TG

ACT! 2000 For Windows For Dummies vs. Act! 2000 User's Guide.......2000-12-15

I found this manual no more helpful than the User's Guide provided with ACT! 2000. In my opinion, this "Dummies" book is written on the same level as the User's Guide, and really does not speak to the "dummy" or new user any more clearly or understandably than the ACT! 2000 User's Guide does. In fact, I found Mr. Mayer's book confusing at times and would turn to the User's Guide for clarification. I wish I had read some of the Amazon reviews before purchasing Mr. Mayer's book. Had I known what I know now, I would not have purchased ACT! 2000 For Windows For Dummies but would have saved myself time, study, and money by simply using the ACT! 2000 User's Guide.

Good for beginners.......2000-05-16

This book covers a large amount of information very quickly. As a more advanced user of ACT!, I found most of the topics too superficial. However, my users frequently find the book very helpful in assisting them with basic tasks in ACT!. I found the constant references to the author's classes and other books somewhat annoying after the first several.

An abberation in the Dummies series.......2000-05-11

I have great affection for the unfortunately-titled Dummies series. Typically they combine a very digestible series of easily read lessons, which teach rather more than the title suggests. And if I find the writing style cloying, with the mandatory joke per page, I at least give them credit for trying to ease the worried reader's misgivings.

ACT is notorious in clerical office worker circles as being a daunting bear to learn really well. The instruction manuals make one think that one could spend the same amount of time learning C++ or rocket science. Typically that's when someone like me turns to a Dummies book.

I cannot fault the book for the very complete information it provides. It does it as well, or better, than any other complete manual I've seen. What disappoints is the fact that the information here makes the subject no less daunting than any of the other complete manuals.

It becomes almost sad when the reader realizes by the middle of the second chapter, that the writer is uniquely colorless and lacking any inate sense of humor -- and his attempts at it strike one as pathetic. The easy digestibility one expects from a Dummies book is completely absent. I still felt like I'd make a better living if I spent the time learning rocket science. The Dummies books on Excel, or A+ Certification -- not lightweight subjects -- make ACT appear like the height of esoteric knowledge by comparison.

This is a very fine manual, and I learned alot from it. ...

ACT!2000 Training.......2000-05-08

ACT!2000 for Windows for Dummies was the basis of lesson plans I developed for beginning, intermediate, and advanced ACT!2000 classes. Jeff has a knack for uncomplicating a feature-rich piece of software. He literally hand carries users through the program and enables them to take advantage of the best Personal Information Manager on the market.

(Phil Ardussi is a consultant in NT4.0 installations and has been an enthusiastic ACT! user for over five years.)

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The best book I ever read
THIS IS A GOOD BOOK!!!!
A great book
Hard to Believe This is a Young Adult Novel!
My Book Review of Time Windows

Time Windows
Kathryn Reiss
Manufacturer: Harcourt Paperbacks
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When Miranda moves with her family to a new house in a small Massachusetts town, she discovers a mysterious antique--a dollhouse. Through the windows, she is shocked to find what seem to be living people in the tiny rooms, and gradually she realizes that scenes from the lives of the big house’s past inhabitants are being replayed there.

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The best book I ever read.......2007-02-13

My book, Time Windows, by Kathryn Reiss was mysterious and full of suspense. It was so great it kept me up for hours after my bed time. The main character, Miranda, moved to an old house in the middle of nowhere from New York City. At first she doesn't like the house. Then she entered the attic and found a dollhouse that can reveal a secret about her house's past. This book made you feel like you were sitting in the attic with Miranda peering into the windows of the doll house. By Nicole

THIS IS A GOOD BOOK!!!!.......2006-10-04

I AM ONLY ON PAGE 100 AND ALREADY I LOVE THIS BOOK. I LOVED IT FROM THE FIRST WORD THE END IS EXCITING! [I ALWAYS SPOIL IT BY READING THE END FIRST BUT I WILL NOT TELL YOU ABOUT IT!] I AM 25 AND THE GIRL IN THE BOOK IS THIRTEEN SO I COULD TELL THIS IS FOR YOUNGER PEOPLE BUT I STILL LIKE IT COME AND READ THIS BOOK... IT TAKES YOU FOR A RIDE AND A RIDE OF MYSTERY AND SUSPENSE IT IS SO IF YOU LIKE MYSTERYS AS WELL AS SUPER NATURAL STUFF LIKE I DO COME READ THIS! I JUST WANTED THE AUTHOR OF THIS BOOK TO KNOW THAT SHE DID AN AWESOME JOB!!

A great book.......2006-09-17

I was fourteen when I read this book. I am now 22, and the impression that this book left with me is still fresh. I would not advise someone under the age of tweleve to read this book. It's a seamlessly weaved tale where the heroine, Miranada, is well prepared by the recent events in her life to take on this mystery. Even so, it is an intense mystery. Although it is a "children's" book, Dorthy's murder is awful. It is necessary to explain why her character is not at rest, but it leaves a haunting impression with the reader long after the book is over.

Hard to Believe This is a Young Adult Novel!.......2006-07-26

I happen to like all sorts of books--children's books, young adults, fiction, non-fiction, biographies, even the classics! A well-written book appeals to all ages. Look at the HARRY POTTER phenomena...................I for one admit to being passionate about those fabulous books and I am far removed from a young adult (middle aged if you must know).

When I was a school counselor not too long ago, I always went to the library's annual scholastic book sale. I usually bought five to ten books--everytime thinking that when I retired, I'd have more time to read (I buy a ton of books from Amazon too). Subsequently, I have hundreds and hundreds of books in my house, many unread (as I'm constantly buying more). I happened upon TIME WINDOWS the other day, picked it up to read the first few pages. I wanted to see if I would like it. WOW! This is an undeniably well-written novel by Kathryn Reiss. Full of fantasy, time travel, history, even a death, TIME WINDOWS has all the ingredients for a compelling and enjoyable read.

This is the story of thirteen year-old Miranda, who along with her Physician mother Helen and her father Phillip, (who is taking a break from university teaching) decide to pull up their roots in New York City for the small town life in the pre-Revolutionary war town of Garnet. They move into a large and majestic home that is very run down. Miranda is drawn to the attic where she finds a large dollhouse that is an exact replica of the Browne's new home. A slave who was hiding in this 'Galworthy' house during the civil war built the dollhouse. Amazing things happen to Miranda when she peers through the windows--she visits two families--one in 1904 and the other in the 1940's. She is a witness to all their comings and goings and conversations. She can even smell bread baking in the oven or the perfume that the lady of the house is wearing. Horrible things start happening to these families and eventually the same horrors plague the Browne family. Exact sentences are repeated throughout the century. There is a great mystery here and Miranda, along with her new friend Dan must solve it before the house destroys her family as it has in previous generations.

This novel is recommended for any age--young or old. If you are looking for a quick and easy read with a fabulous story that has a mystery and fantasy, get this book!

My Book Review of Time Windows.......2006-01-24

My Book Review of Time Windows

"The windows seemed to wink blank at me," or though she thought. This quote is from the book Time Windows written by: Kathryn Reiss. This book is all about believing in yourself even if it seems you can't take any other step. It's about a girl named Miranda trying to change the past to change the future. This is all done by an antique doll house she found in the attic of her new house. I think anyone could enjoy this novel, and I recommend it because it is a adventurous book that makes you feel like you can do anything.
The themes for the book are: shooting for the stars, courage, strength, hope, and friendship. These themes shine through when Miranda goes back in time to change the future, and when she doesn't stop even though it seems her journey is impossible. The theme of friendship is shown when sparks are shooting between Miranda and Dan. Or when Miranda goes behind her parents back, they are nothing but forgiving. There are many more examples but you'll just have to find out for yourself.
Miranda, Dan, Dorothy, Timothy, and Jeff are all characters that you will get to know, but the question is will they all get there happily ever after? Let's start with Miranda, Miranda can be hard to get to know but once you do, you don't want to leave her side. Dan is very different from Miranda. He is very "in the moment" and he tells how it is, however he still has a sense of humor. Dorothy is a character that is from the past that is abused, and later has a tragic ending. Then there is Timothy and Jeff and both of them are from the past, and they both have a ending that will make you hold you breathe. All these character work together to try to get the happily ever after they all want.
In addition to the characters and the theme the setting of Time Windows is equally important. The setting mostly takes place in Miranda's house in Garnet, Massachusetts. Miranda's house was very old with a sense of mystery to it. Miranda sneaks around her new house looking in rooms and ends up finding their old, secret- holding attic. Her attic was full of cobwebs and musty stuffy air. In this book you will find many secret-holding settings.
Overall I would recommend this book, because it is an adventurous book that will make you feel like you can do anything. Many people would enjoy the unusual incidents that happen in this book. Also the settings are amazing because she describes them so well. The characters seem so real you wish you could help them and the suspense rises at the end because no one really knows what's going to happen. This is a fantastic novel that will make you stand on your toes.

Spanish All Talk Basic Language Course (4 Hour/4 Cds): Learn to Understand and Speak Spanish with Linguaphone Language Programs (All Talk) (All Talk)

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On-the-go Instrction Because your time is valuable... All Audio All on the go! Beginning level instruction is presented in an all-audio format on 4 digitally-recorded CDs. You have the opportunity to learn on the go, taking advantage of time normally wasted. Study in your car, while exercising, doing yard work anywhere you can safely listen to a CD player. No accompanying books are needed to help you complete the lesson activities. Why can t learning be fun? It can! Linguaphone has chosen to present the allTalk series in an entertaining, soap-opera format. No dry old teacher with a monotone voice putting you to sleep, you follow the adventures of a visitor to a Spanish-speaking country as she interacts with individuals in a variety of interesting situations, learning the language and beginning to understand the culture. Actually learn the language Tired of spending money on language courses that don t work? Did you ever think the problem could be with the course and not you? With Linguaphone s unique learning sequence: Listen, Understand, Speak, you will find yourself actually using the language in no time at all! You are presented with a unit of the language, it is then broken down and explained to you, then you put it back together with greater understanding than just repeating what you may not have understood in the first place. . . . and learn it well! The all Talk methodology not only teaches well, but will have you speaking and understanding basic spoken Spanish in no time at all. Other popular all-audio courses require four times the cds, four times the money and four times the time to do what Linguaphone s allTalk Basic does with 4-one hour CDs.

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Typing Time is a new addition to the incredibly successful line of South-Western keyboarding books and software. Appropriate for the Middle School beginner, Typing Time software (required) combines the latest technology with a superior and time-tested method of instruction to provide an all-in-one program covering letter keys, numbers and symbols, and numeric keypad basics. Casey (main character in the software) leads students through the program as they experience animation, movies, and skillbuilding games. Typing Time teaches correct finger placement, builds basic skills, then works on speed and accuracy. Casey also leads the way through warm-up exercises and practice drills using the Typing Time full-featured word processor.Typing Time can be used in a standalone 6-9 week course or as a module incorporated into a semester or year-long computer course. The complementary textbook (soft-cover, top-spiral, easel back) includes 45 new-key, skillbuilding, and application lessons that correlate to the software. Special features in the text include Writing Corner, Grammar Corner, Tech Talk, Proofreading Tip, and Computer Wiz.

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