Jim Parham's guide to North Georgia mountain biking does a good job of including most of the trails a rider may encounter in the northern third of the state. Each trail is laid out on a two page spread, making it easy to copy the page and map on an 8.5x11 sheet to take along with you. All essential information is there, including distances, difficulty ratings, and elevation profiles. The things I didn't like about this book are: the layout - the book is divided into 'Easiest' 'More Difficult' and 'Most Difficult.' Different trails in one area may fall under each category making it difficult to locate and read on all the trails in a given area. Also, the descriptions are very short, no more than a brief paragraph.

As one of the contributors to this collection of essays, I wish to point out that the quality of individual essays is uneven. There was a delay of several years in the publication of this volume, owing to a number of mysterious circumstances. Even after waiting for years and contacting AMS Press and the editors at Georgia State University, I have not been able to obtain my copy of the book, and have had to rely on a library copy. The experience has been unprofessional and disappointing to say the least.

"Fifteen" was a short lived series of young adult books published in the mid eighties. The books were written by different authors, and loosely tied together by having the characters in each book attend the same high school. The protaganist was always a fifteen year old girl facing universal adolescent problems such as fitting in, crushes on boys, relationships with parents, and self image. There were only six books in the series, which is a shame because they were always interesting and well written. "So Who Wants To Be Popular Anyway?" is about four girls who have been friends since they were young children together. Now that they're in high school, things are starting to change. One of the girls, Darcy, seems to be breaking away from their cozy foursome. She begins hanging with the popular crowd at school and has less time to spare for her old friends. The three left behind are resentful over this desertion, but soon begin to let go of their anger as they realize that newly popular Darcy is actually pretty miserable, and band together to "rescue" her. Like the other books in the "Fifteen" series, this novel explored relevant issues for teens about friendship, but was somehow not as satisfying as the others. The characters were not as well developed as some of the other in the series.

Sheila Travis is an amateur detective who has to rank as one of the most reluctant sleuths in fictional history. Already well-known in Peachtree Corners near Atlanta because of her exploits in a previous case, Sheila gets involved in another caper in Snellville. Sheila is not a strong protagonist. She is just one of the crowd spending a lot of time talking with suspects and witnesses. Sheila is Miss Marple without the same energy and sparkle. The plot is difficult to follow. The dialogue is often boring and trivial but the ending proves to be a mild surprise.

Sometimes a Shining Moment examines one English teacher's struggles in the classroom as he puts together a student-run literary magazine that becomes a national hit - The Foxfire Books.

The book is filled with innovative, practical ideas that can be implemented in the student-centered classroom - a class where students are empowered and so busy that there is no time for discipline problems.

Wigginton stresses the philosophies of Dewey - treating students as adults, giving them responsibility, teaching them interdisciplinary skills and showing them that you, as a teacher, care about them, can learn with them, and that you are human.

This text should be required reading in all college teacher education programs.

I really hate this map.
It does not have all teh areas of Atlanta.
I like the Rand Mcnally map coated with plastic one.
Dont buy this one.
It just doesnot have enough details.
Buy the Rand Mcnally plastic coated one.

Also dont buy Rand Mcnally paper map if you llive in Atlanta. It will get torn very soon.

I really hate to say it, but this book was nowhere near what I was expecting. Some of the stories were interesting, and gave me new insight into Georgia's history, but some stories only had a tenuous link to the state, and I found myself questioning their being included in the book. The stories are not that long and therefore not developed in depth; of course this means different things to different people, but for me it just wasn't enough.

This is an excellent reference book for anyone who wants to get into the market of writing books or articles for magazines. This book is a bit outdated, but does offer a good starting place for a person who is new to the field. Upon reading this book you will find information pertaining to how to go about freelance writing, how to submit a query letter, a writer's view of the Texas market and a magazine editor's point of view on publishing written material. This book has extensive lists of both book and magazine publishers in Texas. This information includes items like addresses, contact person, when the company was founded, and more.

The tragic death of Mary Phagen and the subsequent lynching of the man accused of her murder, Leo Frank, has provided the basis for a TV movie, a Tony winning musical and many books of which this is perhaps the worst. In all fairness to the author, I cannot imagine being able to write a completely unbiased account of the murder of my own great-niece myself. I was acctually almost impressed that the author managed to examine the facts of the case as even handedly as she did. The fact remains though, that this long and extremely verbose book leaves the reader with the wrong impression. For a completely unbiased examination of the Frank case written in an intelligent, concise style, be sure to check out Lennord Dinnerstein's "The Leo Frank Case". For a more entertaining option, Harry Golden's "A Little Girl is Dead" is also a good choice. Mary Phagen Kean's book is worthwhile only for those truly obsessed with the Frank case who are eager to explore every view. However, for someone who is seeking their first exposure to the facts of this tragedy, this book cannot be reccomended.

If you are looking for the truth behind one of the most controversial murder cases in American history, it doesn't get any better than this. Forget the revisionist accounts which have until now masqueraded as historical fact, this book addresses the salient issues which the apologists for Leo Frank dare not address, and quite handily debunks the popular mythology of Frank's supposed innocence. The book is written by the great-niece of the victim and provides some poignant insight into her personal struggle to discover and present the truth of what really happened on that Confederate Memorial Day in 1913. By writing this book the author courageously broke her family's official silence of over seventy years on this sensitive subject, despite a relentless campaign of distorted facts, exaggerations and outright lies designed to posthumously exonerate Leo Frank. This book contains an abundance of carefully researched, factual information which was obtained from a wide variety of primary sources. It is a must-have for any serious student of the Leo Frank Case.

Although one previous review states that this is not a good book to begin researching the Leo Frank/Mary Phagan case, I believe otherwise. Having just been introduced to the tragic story of little Mary Phagan, I happened upon Mary Phagan-Kean's book and read it in 3 days. I found it very interesting and informative - not just because the author is a descendant of little Mary Phagan, but because she had extensive information, whether it was the actual testimonies of the people involved or private letters sent by certain important officials regarding the case.
I went into this book without any real knowledge of the story, and although I still came out unsure as to Leo Frank's innocence, I came out with a lot of information about the trial and case itself. Sure, Mary Phagan-Kean is biased against Leo Frank and states so in this book, but it's hard not to be when there truly is a lot of "evidence" against him. True, however, that there is a lot of "evidence" supporting his innocence - and she doesn't hide that. In this book, the author doesn't tell you what to believe. She lets you decide for yourself.

This book is a waste of paper. I don't think the person that wrote it realizes the importance of re-writes. Seems like she read one of those "How To Write A Novel" books and tried to write this book afterwards. Just plain bad. I'm surprised Amazon is even stocking it.

The Author,Podson, writes... a distracting, superfluous and boring book about the life of an amateur dancer who lost leg in vehicular accident. The book could have been inspirational and moving but it's just too badly written and in need of editing. I purchased the book because of the star rating ;but this is misleading. I am going to send it back to Amazon.com for a possible refund as I could not finish reading it.

Oy! On one hand, what can you say about a book that describes gay men as "young men who mimicked the act of love with their own kind," and portrays the newly disabled protagonist as determinedly uttering the words, "No more acting like a victim, no more thinking like a cripple, no more walking like an invalid. No more!" To call this book politically unaware would be a vast understatement. An amputee myself, I did, however, appreciate the descriptions of prosthetics, rehab, the Paralympics, and the strong rebuttal of the assumption that people with disabilities are tragic and impotent. However, it would have been a better novel if it had touched on the lives of all the people with disabilities who aren't athletic, white/Latino or middle-class. (And the NY dance world is strangely devoid of gay men - go figure!) I also found it poorly written, edited (I couldn't believe the punctuation!) and predictable. Still, I think it holds some value as a portrayal of an amputee's rise from self-hatred to success as a professional dancer, activist and teacher. I just wish the authors had been a little more concerned with avoiding the implication that the only good crip is an athletic crip, particularly if he's a straight, good-looking, middle-class Latino.