The Dark Is Rising Sequence: Silver on the Tree; The Grey King; Greenwitch; The Dark Is Rising; and Over Sea, Under Stone

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Joined by destiny, the lives of the Drew children, Will Stanton, and a boy named Bran weave together in an exquisite, sometimes terrifying tapestry of mystery and quests. In the five-title series of novels known as The Dark Is Rising Sequence, these children pit the power of good against the evil forces of Dark in a timeless and dangerous battle that includes crystal swords, golden grails, and a silver-eyed dog that can see the wind. Susan Cooper's highly acclaimed fantasy novels, steeped in Celtic and Welsh legends, have won numerous awards, including the Newbery Medal and the Newbery Honor. Now all five paperback volumes have been collected in one smart boxed set. These classic fantasies, complex and multifaceted, should not be missed, by child or adult. The set includes Over Sea, Under Stone, The Dark Is Rising, Greenwitch, The Grey King, and Silver on the Tree. (Ages 9 and older) --Emilie Coulter

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One of the best series ever written..........2007-08-10

I can't even begin to describe this series and I won't try to. I'm afraid I'd only do it a disservice! Susan Cooper says SO much in so few eloquent words that her books are rather like listening to fine music. I rank this easily with the Narnia series as well as Lord of the Rings. And while I adore the Harry Potter books and think JK is a fabulous writer, I truly feel that even they cannot live up to the quiet serious intensity of these books.

Every year I read this series again. I love it more and more with each read.

Recently many illiterate folks have called these books 'boring' and 'flat'. Those same modern day readers often have to be babied through text & dazzled with fancy action scenes. It has also become a fad to bash things that have won awards or recommendations.

This is a story told with very deep and quiet emotions and if you give it a chance then I can promise you, you won't be disappointed. :)

new movie.......2007-05-18

I remember reading this series years ago and since then I have always thought that it would make a great movie and guess what someone else thought so as well. IMDB is reporting that this movie is in production and will be released in October 2007. I am very excited about this and I am really wishing and hoping that they translate it well to the big screen. I have since lost my books but I have just purchased this set to read all the books again and relive my youth again.

Light Is Rising.......2007-05-12

The series as a whole is great. if you have never read them before but enjoy other great fantasy such as Harry Potter, the Forgotten Realms, or even the Lord Of The Rings these are a must read. they have been great books for the last 35 years or so and will continue to be great books 50 years from now.

Wonderful, wonderful series.......2007-05-06

This series is my son's absolute FAVORITE. He's 8 and I recently decided to introduce him to the books, and he ate them up. He said he likes how the bad people aren't always perfect, and he likes the way the Drew siblings work together in OVER SEA, UNDER STONE and again in GREENWICH and SILVER ON THE TREE. I'm pretty sure that he didn't understand all the symbolism in THE DARK IS RISING, though he liked it and made up his own belt of rings as a result.

This series is really wonderful, and I agree with other reviewers - it should be better known. It's mythical elements mix well with the action scenes. Plus, it's very well written and edited - creating really unique and interesting characters.

I'm sort of judicious with my 5 star ratings, but this one definitely deserved it. Pick them up - you won't be disappointed.

DiRS: Box Set.......2007-03-04

I love these books, and I was glad to see that they were now available in a box set!

5 Titles in the Dark Is Rising Sequence: Silver on the Tree - The Grey King - Greenwitch -The Dark Is Rising - Over Sea, Under Stone

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5 Titles in the Dark Is Rising Sequence: Silver on the Tree - The Grey King - Greenwitch -The Dark Is Rising - Over Sea, Under Stone
Susan Cooper
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5 Paperback Titles in the Dark Is Rising Sequence: Silver on the Tree - The Grey King - Greenwitch -The Dark Is Rising - Over Sea, Under Stone (NOT A BOXed SET)

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We are told that this is a new world, with which old theories cannot cope. But the dynamic driving the current global transformation is not as new as our pundits and politicians pretend. The global market-place of our day may have little in common with the tamed welfare capitalism of the post-war period but it is uncannily reminiscent of the untamed capitalism of 100 years ago. Keynes and Beveridge may be dead, but Marx, Malthus and Ricardo have had a new lease of life. In these timely essays, David Marquand challenges the fashionable amnesia of the 1990s and addresses the crucial questions raised by the capitalist renaissance which has followed the collapse of Communism and the end of the cold war. In this bewildering new world, which is at the same time an all-too-familiar old world, how can the values of social solidarity and democratic citizenship be realized? Granted that socialism is no longer with us, does it have anything to say from beyond the grave?How is socialism's great antagonist, liberalism, faring in this new world, and what are the prospects of an accommodation between the two? Where does the new medievalism of contemporary Europe fit in? How do the special peculiarities of the British state, the identity it embodies and the political economy over which it presides relate to those wider issues? What room for maneuver do they give the British left? These questions make up the agenda for The New Reckoning.

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Title: Building Barrios: community development in Latin America. (Perspectives).(examination of two slum areas in Lima, Peru)
Author: Aldo Panfichi
Publication: Harvard International Review (Refereed)
Date: September 22, 2002
Publisher: Harvard International Relations Council, Inc.
Volume: 24 Issue: 3 Page: 20(6)

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Globalization and the Rural Poor in Latin America (Directions in Applied Anthropology)

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Globalization and the Rural Poor in Latin America (Directions in Applied Anthropology)

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Land, Power, and Poverty: Agrarian Transformation and Political Conflict in Central America (Thematic Studies in Latin America)

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Land, Power, and Poverty: Agrarian Transformation and Political Conflict in Central America (Thematic Studies in Latin America)
Charles D. Brockett
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Provides a comprehensive and current analysis of the relationship between agrarian structures and political turmoil in Central America.

Panama's Poor: Victims, Agents, and Historymakers

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Eye-opener on Panama's rural poverty
A great contribution to studies of Panama!
Rudolf shows us the complexities of life for Panama's poor.

Panama's Poor: Victims, Agents, and Historymakers
Gloria Rudolf
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Eye-opener on Panama's rural poverty.......2001-06-18

If you are interested in the rural poor of Latin America, or have anything to do with Panama and improvement projects here, this is the bible. I have been in areas like the ones the author describes in her book, and even as a Panamanian, I was appalled to see how poor the poor can be. Evertyhing Rudolf said is true. Even so, the humanity she portrays in the lives of her characters, prevent them from being caricatures. They are real people, living their lives.

A great contribution to studies of Panama!.......2000-10-19

Rudolf gives us a unique look at the forgotten voices of Panamanian politics, society and culture. In the 1980s, we were led to believe that somehow, someway Panamanians were not well-suited for democracy. In Panama's Poor, we learn that the weak and poor of Panama have been struggling for a voice for countless years. When much of the writing on Panama focuses on the United States, the Canal and the elite in Panama City, Rudolf opens our eyes to what we should really be looking at: the authentic Panamanain.

Rudolf shows us the complexities of life for Panama's poor........1999-06-19

The community of Loma Bonita comes to life for the reader and we begin to understand how the rural poor live in Panama, who they are, and the forms of human agency they have. Rudolf has an informed view, after spending more than twenty years interacting with the community of Loma Bonita. Highly recommended.

Peasants in Distress: Poverty and Unemployment in the Dominican Republic (Series in Political Economy and Economic Development in Latin America)

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One of the most unequal concentrations of wealth in the worl
She has done a great social service by writing this book.

Peasants in Distress: Poverty and Unemployment in the Dominican Republic (Series in Political Economy and Economic Development in Latin America)
Rosemary Vargas-Lundius
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One of the most unequal concentrations of wealth in the worl.......2000-09-27

The Dominican Republic government has allowed most of the agricultural land to be concentrated in the hands of large landowners, including the state itself. Its GINI index shows the D.R. as one of the most unequal ownership structures in the World.

Vargus-Lundius spends 350 detailed pages supporting her accusation that "poverty and unemployment [in the D.R.] are mainly the result of a land policy that concentrates the best lands in a few hands, a credit policy that mainly benefits the large producer, a pricing policy that tends to discourage agricultural production and a labor policy that encourages labor imports [for Haiti]. Her well documented research is a scathing denouncement on a government that purposely remains indifferent to the plight of the peasants. She has done all those who are interested in economic justice in the Dominican Republic a great service.

Yet, for all of her critical analysis she fails to deal with four critical aspect that keep people in poverty: lack of education, transportation [paved roads included], electricity and tele-communication. The irony to these omissions is that Rosemary was raised in the D.R. on in a very poor home. Her own portage out of poverty came via education; "Dona Diga, my first teacher used to say 'education is the answer to everything'. Recommend

She has done a great social service by writing this book........2000-06-20

The Dominican Republic government has allowed most of the agricultural land to be concentrated in the hands of large landowners, including the state itself.

The GINI index shows the D.R. as one of the most unequaled ownership structures in the World. Vargus-Lundius spends 350 detailed pages supporting the accusation that "poverty and unemployment [in the D.R.] are mainly the result of a land policy that concentrates the best lands in a few hands, a credit policy that mainly benefits the large producer, a pricing policy that tends to discourage agricultural production and a labor policy that encourages labor imports [for Haiti].

Her well documented research is a scathing incitement on a government that purposely remains indifferent to the plight of the peasants. She has done a great service to all those who are interested in economic justice in the Dominican Republic.

Yet, for all of her critical analysis she fails to deal with four critical aspects that keep people in poverty: lack of education, transportation[ie paved roads], electricity and tele-communication.

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Its extent, depth, and persistence place rural poverty at the top of the development agenda in Asia and Latin America. This volume presents papers from the June 2001 Conference "Priorities and Strategies in Rural Poverty Reduction: Experiences from Latin America and East Asia," emphasizing the emergence of new stakeholders and linkages between the rural economy and more dynamic sectors and the need to reevaluate social policies for rural poverty reduction to respond to new challenges.

Profiles of rural poverty: A popularised version of Poverty and landlessness in rural Asia, with additional material on Africa and Latin America (A WEP study)

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Profiles of rural poverty: A popularised version of Poverty and landlessness in rural Asia, with additional material on Africa and Latin America (A WEP study)

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Rural Poverty in Latin America

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This book provides insight into rural poverty in Latin America. It draws on six case studies of recent rural household surveys for Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Honduras, Paraguay, and Peru and several thematic studies examining land, labor, rural financial markets, the environments, and disadvantaged groups. Recognizing the heterogeneity within the rural economy, the studies characterize three important groups--small farmers, landless farm workers, and rural non-farm workers--and provide quantitative and qualitative analyses of the determinants of household income.

Smallholders and structural change in the Brazilian economy: Opportunities in rural poverty alleviation (Strategies for the alleviation of rural poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean)

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Smallholders and structural change in the Brazilian economy: Opportunities in rural poverty alleviation (Strategies for the alleviation of rural poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean)
Gary N Howe
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Spokane Hates Me: CommuniquÃ©s from an Exiled Hillyardite is a collection of funny, inflammatory, and infinitely readable stories by Commander Conrad Evarts. No, heÂ's not the third man to walk on the moon. HeÂ's a third generation Hillyardite who bought the hype Â“if you work hard enough in Â`merica, you can get what you want.Â” He did, and now he wants to save his people from the soul-swallowing dollar bill mill. Described as a Â“world-class smartassÂ” and Â“a correspondent with a heartÂ” his love and hate mail fill similarly sized lawn and leaf bags. Armed with a Spokane Community College education and a Jesus complex, heÂ's discovered the keyboard truly is mightier than the switchblade.

HereÂ's what the Spokanese have to say about Commander Conrad:

Â“Commander Conrad Evarts is Gonzo with a capital G.Â”
Â-Tom Grant, Spokane Mayoral Candidate.

Â“[Commander Conrad] has become just a Geek in a Heap.Â”
Â-Doug Clark, Spokesman Review.

Â“What you have here is malicious mischief.Â”
Â-Mark Ray, owner of 13 Spokane-area McDonaldÂ's.

Â“Get a rope-and make sure itÂ's made from recycled ponchos.Â”
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Bob Hinz has included some top standards and some originals in this great folio of solo piano transcriptions of jazz piano legend George Shearing. A must for all jazz fans! Titles are Children's Waltz * Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe * For You * It Had to Be You * It's You or No One * John O'Groats * Waltz for Claudia * Wendy * Thinking of You * Miss Invisible * You're My Everything.

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Best Jazz piano book.......2002-08-22

This is truly one of the best artistry edition from WB , if you like The Artistry of Bill Evans 1& 2, then this is absolutly better stuff. Tuff but for real this also related to one album of Shearing (Piano) from concord Jazz, so you can learn what it should hear,,,worth more I think than Oscar Peterson note for note,,,especially shearing song book.

Best Jazz piano book.......2002-08-22

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My father and him used to be close friends in the 1950's. I remember this man for all the good that he has done.

Somewhat interesting, but overall disappointing

THIS BOOK BRINGS BACK SOME GREAT MEMORIES

Barnaby & Me

Beautifully written stories about a remarkable life

Barnaby and Me
Linn Sheldon , and Nat Howard
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Linn Sheldon delighted Cleveland children with his "Barnaby" character and television show in the 1950s and Õ60s. His overwhelming popularity made Barnaby an icon of an era of childhoodÑa warm, lasting memory that thousands of Clevelanders hold on to still.

Now this master storyteller is ready to tell his most fascinating story of all; his own.

Behind the unusual character of a lovable six-foot-tall elf was an equally unusual man. Abandoned as an infant, the young Linn Sheldon quickly learned how to entertain as a matter of necessityÑin order to convince people to take care of him. He parlayed that skill into an early career in show business and, soon, a lucky break brought him local fame. Unfortunately, some of the other things Sheldon learned from his early years led him to destroy his chances for greater stardom in Hollywood.

Some might look back on a life that has swung from low to high and back and forth again with bitterness or longing. Linn Sheldon retains a beautiful sense of humor. That, along with an exceptionally good ear for a story and a deft touch with words make Linn Sheldon eminently qualified to tell this touching and very human tale.

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My father and him used to be close friends in the 1950's. I remember this man for all the good that he has done........2006-10-07

Hi all,

Admittedly, I have not read or purchased this book but I am going to now. I may also get a copy for each of my family members. I would have hoped that he would have personal stories such as what my letter contains in his autobiography. Oh well. Maybe the next book, huh Mr. Sheldon?
To understand Mr. Sheldon is to understand most major cities in the US with children's TV in the 1950's. It was like providing a surrogate parent or friend on TV to the kids that were watching. There was ethics and you trusted those who spoke to you on TV in those days. Yes, Mr. Sheldon didn't interject much personal beliefs or feelings with his Barnaby character but you got a sense of who he and his character was just by listening and watching. You just knew this may was a good man and a friend to all that met him, in person or on TV. As the baby boomers are entering their twilight years we reminisce, of course. Things you think about and remember have some deeper significance and sentiment.
All things remembered are endearing to us. Mr. Sheldon is one of those strong memories to me.....and others, I feel.

Here is a copy of an email that I was to have forwarded to deliver to Mr. Sheldon and it never was. My family's feelings and memories about him are spelled out here. I remember him well.

(here is that letter)

Hello there, specifically to you, Mr. Sheldon, (and to whoever can help me link up with this man).

Allow me to re introduce myself. I don't know if you remember me. I am James Gray. As a child growing up in Cleveland (0-8 years), Warrensville Heights, to be exact, I clearly remember Mr. Lin "Barnaby" Sheldon. To me he was a personal friend to my parents, he came over to our home to play cards on a regular basis. I used to ask my Dad...who is this guy, he said this is the man who plays Barnaby on TV, son. I am not sure how my father met him but my Dad used to be General Manager of a Oldsmobile dealership in Cleveland. I believe it was Deberry Oldsmobile or something like that. Never the less, my Dad must have had some good connections cause he also knew the owner/manager of what was called the Shaker Steak House in Shaker Heights, Ohio.

Back to Mr. Sheldon. I even remember Linn's 45 rpm record he did called "Bofo the Christmas Dog". He did a signing of his record at the Higbee company in Cleveland. They did that in those days. Since the original writing of this letter I did some research and now own this record again...after all these years. FYI..if anyone wants this record I got it at:

FLIP SIDE records and collectibles in Hermitage, Pa.
Email: order@flipmall.com or
their website at www.flipmall.com.
A Judy Johnson is the owner.
Phone is also: 724-342-0824.

For some weird reason I still remember some of the words: "Bofo, goes where Santa goes, and Santa goes where Bofo goes. On Christmas Eve when all is dark, children hear Bofo bark. Woof! Woof!". That's all I remember.

Just a related side note. In those days I had some very serious illnesses that were almost fatal. This one was thrombo phlebitis behind my eye. One of my eyes were bulging out and there was something wrong. It was a blood clot in a main vein leading to the brain. It was a result of what I remember as lead poisoning. I credit a Doctor Silver for saving my life. Lead was in everything in those days, including pencils. Don't even ask how it got there. All I can say is young boys trying to impress and make laugh a young beautiful girl who sat in front of me at St. Henry's elementary school. It's strange that when you get older some memories come back clearly and some fade...for some reason I remember that girl's name as Linda Hessy, she was tall for her age and very pretty, of course. So I had to impress like the clown I was and still am. Anything for a laugh even if it risks my life? Another story.

Once again back to our story about Mr. Sheldon. Since my Dad knew him well he asked him to mention my name on TV one time. In those days that just wasn't done so Mr. Sheldon had to devise a way to do it legally. He make up some story about a rocket ship that was blasting off in my name. maybe a mention of my being sick. Sadly I was too drugged and sick to remember seeing Barnaby mention my name on TV. I do vaguely remember it and the staff of the children's ward kept the TV on in our ward and it was focused on his show. They propped me up and told me that Barnaby has a special message to me. WOW. What a kick. The entire hospital ward heard it and cheered me on. It was like Babe Ruth coming into the hospital and telling the sick boy he was going to hit a home run for him. It was like that to me. I obviously did recover and I will never forget Mr. Sheldon, wherever you are.

Since the advent of the Internet and its possibilities I have attempted to find lost contacts and Mr. Sheldon was at the top of my list. If he can read this my father, mother and especially I would like to thank you for the good man, good spirit, and humanitarian that you are. So I have read further about who you really were to the world. If more people were like this man I know for a fact the world world NOT be in such a mess that it is currently in. I would love to have him call me and I can also hook him up with my father. Oh yes, if Mr. Sheldon reads this, my father's name is William F. Gray, II. We all moved from Cleveland to southern California in 1959 for better job opportunities. I was 8 years old when we left, I'm 54 years old, now. My Dad and Mom are close to Linn's age. I think my Mom is 88 or 87 and my Dad is 85 or something. Since the time of writing this letter my Mother passed away February 2006, after 4 long battles with cancer she tired...everyone including she was prepared for the inevitable. So she finally just let go. She died in Flagstaff, AZ with my brothers by her side. Sadly I couldn't be there but I arrived after she passed on and did her eulogy, it was heart-wrenching. My brothers brought her there for her final days, for her comfort and peace. Before she died I showed her my letter and the article on the website regarding Children's TV in Cleveland 1950's, and the photos of the Mr. Sheldon's book cover. She clearly remembers him too. I sent the same things to my father who is still alive in California. I still miss my childhood in Ohio. My Dad married to Olivia M. Gray (Gentile), my Mom, My brothers are Billy Gray Jr and Mike Gray. My Mom, and brothers live in Flagstaff Arizona I live in Utah and my Dad, sadly is still in California in a Seniors home, alone. Not sure if Mr. Sheldon remembers my mother's brother Pete Gentile, he has passed way a few years back long after he retired from Lincoln Electric, in Cleveland.

Mr. Sheldon, God Bless you and your family. You will always have a place in my heart for the good deed that you did for me and for all those who's lives you touched. You are most certainly loved by all of us, forever.

Sincerely forever your friend,

James Gray (Utah)
JGrayUtah@yahoo.com

Somewhat interesting, but overall disappointing.......2003-12-29

Linn Sheldon's Barnaby character was probably one of the most sincere of the great 1960's kiddie show hosts. In many ways, his warmth and understanding were predecessor to what Mr. Rogers brought to children's TV -- although an essential difference is that Mr. Roger's entire agenda was about supporting children, whereas Barnaby hosted a show that marketed cartoons to children, and was supported by advertising...

Anyway, I find myself perplexed at the 5-star reviews of this book. Sheldon has collected and strung together a bunch of anecdotes about his life on-the-way, during, and after showbiz. What grabbed his attention and what he seems to find worth writing about are the high points in life. So there are anecdotes are about times of triumph, like performing or hanging out with Bob Hope or Robert Mitchum or Emmet Kelly; or times of despair like being ripped off as a child during the Great Depression, lost loves, or dealing later with sickness and alcoholism. For me the truest and most vivid parts of the book were of his vagabond childhood in the 20's and 30's, including a couple of absolutely heartbreaking stories; and of regional showbiz in the 40's. Parts of these sections paint colorful pictures, and we can identify with his feelings and experiences.

Later this is lost, especially when it comes to Barnaby. There's very little there about Barnaby and what made the character alive, and more importantly what makes Sheldon tick. We're told about his battle with alcoholism and how Barnaby kept him going, but the level of engagement is somehow superficial; Sheldon keeps himself, and therefore engages us, at a distance. After some basic info about how the show started, he goes back again into the anecdotes; a story about Jeanne Dixon, a story about a run-in with a park maintenance worker while in costume...there's surprisingly little meat about the Barnaby Show itself, its development and growth, and little of him or his involvement in it. Indeed, Woodrow the Woodsman, his sidekick, is mentioned only in the photo captions, and not at all in the text!

Maybe it was all lost to him in a blur, and maybe I shouldn't expect so much from someone who is not a writer to begin with, but I think there could have been a lot more here. Perhaps he needed to distance himself from what he went through in order to write about it at all. But given what he has been through, there is enough pain, tragedy, triumph, humor, and history to be of universal interest; whereas all we have now is a minor book of nostalgic interest to those who grew up in Cleveland, with very little in the way of detail.

THIS BOOK BRINGS BACK SOME GREAT MEMORIES.......2002-05-13

I GREW UP WATCHING BARNABY FOR MANY YEARS AS A SMALL FRY. HE WAS AND STILL IS ONE OF MY HEROES. LINN SHELDON DOES A GREAT JOB DESCRIBING HIS LIFE, CAREER, AND ADVENTURES IN SHOW BIZ. HE IS VERY CREATIVE, HUMOROUS, DETAILED, AND WITTY. HE WRITES WITH CLASS AND DIGNITY. HIS TELLING OF THE DARK SIDE OF HIS LIFE (ALCOHOLISM) IS VERY HONEST, TOUCHING, AND HUMOROUS. I AM A RECOVERING ONE MYSELF. I CAN IDENTIFY WITH HIS FEELINGS AND EXPERIENCES. THIS IS A VERY TOUCHING LOOK AT A VERY LOVING AND CREATIVE MAN WHO BROUGHT A LOT OF JOY TO MANY CHILDREN IN CLEVELAND OVER A FEW DECADES. VERY VERY RECOMMENDED.

Barnaby & Me.......1999-11-27

Although it is about the life of a television performer,one who was a pioneer in the industry, I feel that this book is an easy read, fun, and hard to leave alone...I find myself referring to favorite chapters many, many times. This is not a book about Cleveland, it is a book about everyone. Someone should do a musical or movie about this author.

Beautifully written stories about a remarkable life.......1999-11-18

Like millions of others in this region, I grew up watching Barnaby on TV. Linn Sheldon was on television for 32 years as Barnaby, the elfin-eared pal of children and parents alike. Left to fend for himself at the age of seven, he lived by his wits and with the kindness of sympathetic citizens in Norwalk, Ohio. As a teenager he hitchhiked across America playing the banjo for meals, spent three years on the MGM lot, and returned to the Cleveland area to begin a career as actor and standup comic. In 1948 he joined WEWS-TV in Cleveland, the first TV station in the region, and his accounts of early televion are fascinating. In time his fame spread well beyond Cleveland to Westinghouse TV markets, and he did extensive work in Texas as well. As his career developed, so did his need for alchohol. He made and lost a fortune, married four times, and had serious bouts with depression. His stories about his drinking days and his brushes with the psychiatric community are at once moving and hilarious. Now retired and healthy again, he looks back on his life with the same kind of joy and sensitivity he imbued in the character of Barnaby. Reading it made me feel like a kid again enthralled with the musings of this wonderful elf.

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Sophisticated networking and communications capabilities that were previously the sole domain of mainframes, PCs, and workstations are now becoming mandatory in the realm of smaller embedded microcontrollers. However, documentation, standards, and design information is scattered among many sources and is difficult to find.

In this practical book, popular columnist and embedded designer Fred Eady is your guide and advisor. He pulls together all the necessary design background and details and shows you how to use todays affordable microcontrollers for powerful communications and networking applications such as local area networks and embedded internet. Using working code examples and schematics, Eady steers you through the basics using two popular microcontroller families, PIC and Atmel.

Included are a wealth of detailed design examples for:
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· Wireless links

Sample source code is provided and thoroughly explained for all the application examples. The accompanying CD-ROM contains the example code as well as a searchable ebook version of the text, to help you get up to speed quickly. You could spend days or even weeks pulling together all the information that Eady has assembled in this one indispensable reference.

* The only source that pulls together difficult-to-find design information, and teaches step-by-step how to use it to create powerful networking applications
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The best there is!.......2005-02-27

The best book I have read in a long time! If you are interested in RS-232, I2C, Ethernet and microcontrollers, this book is for you. Circuit Cellar's Fred Eady's writing style shares his enthusiasm for microcontrollers and makes learning a pleasurable experience!

Ethernet, I2C, and RS-232 from the ground up.......2004-05-09

If you've been following Fred Eady's long-running series of articles in Circuit Cellar, you know that this is a good book.

The book's focus is showing how to implement various interfaces that enable microcontrollers to communicate with remote computers or devices. The examples use Atmel AVR and Microchip PICmicro microcontrollers.

Fred starts with RS-232, followed by about the most detailed explanation I've seen for I2C communications. But a good 2/3 of the book is devoted to Ethernet interfacing and communications using the Cirrus CS8900A and Realtek RTL8019AS. If you're writing microcontroller Ethernet code from scratch, this book will show you how to do it.

And a plus is that Fred's writing is a pleasure to read.

Well written... good source..........2004-04-16

Working for months with Atmel's AVR's in combination with RTL8019AS, this book became a kind of electronic bible to me. Have bought some of the boards from Fred Eady with the C sources, and translated that to my favorite programming language Bascom-AVR. At a few times not knowing why certain lines were in the C-code, and why they should remain in my Bascom-code. Working through the book, page-by-page showed me that a lot of pioneerswork had been done to get the code working. The book is well written, a lot of effort has been put in certain details of AVR, PIC, the CS8900A-CQ and the RTL8019AS microcontroller and ethernetchips.

Almost all program examples are written in C, and a few lines in PICBasic. The explanation of the registers is however handy when you are trying to program the AVR, PIC with RTL8019AS or CS8900A-CQ in assembler or as I did in Bascom-AVR.

Sniffer Screen Captures are printed to explain details about the ethernetframes. Things I have stumbled on while programming in Bascom-AVR like ICMP-checksum, IP-checksum and TCP-checksum are well explained.

A well-written book, worth every euro. Especially when you have bought some of the boards developed by Fred Eady.

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