A Further Range - Robert Frost

Advantages: Hilarious jokes
Disadvantages: Some are hard to get as there are a variety of jokes

...; suggests – making it easy to locate the right jokes. There is normally a brief footnote accompanying the jokes recording information about the sources and their history. Here are some examples which I loved: “ACCIDENTS Be security conscious – because 80% of people are caused by accidents. (Contributed by D.R. to Graffiti Live OK (1979).)” “BRAINS The brain is a wonderful organ. It starts working the moment you get up in the morning, and does not stop until you get into the office. (Attributed to Robert Frost, American poet (1874-1963). Sometimes rendered as ‘…until you get up to make a speech’)” “Q: How many social workers does it take to change a light bulb? A: None. They form a support group called ‘Coping with Darkness’.” “ZIPS Q: What has 27... Read review

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Advantages: All about David Jason life and career
Disadvantages: you cant put the book down

...I have this book on David Jason and it has about 12 chapters ranging from his birth to his career and all the stuff in between. I was never into reading biographys but there were 2 great actors i wanted to read about and 1 of them was David Jason. I've watched him in a touch of frost and in only fools and horses and wanted to know more about his life so i bought this book of his biography. It is a great read and i would reccommend people to read it because it is very interesting. The book has a few photographs in the middle pages the book tells you all about how david started out and how he got the big roles of playing Delboy (Derek) Trotter and Jack Frost in A Touch of Frost. Reading this biography of David Jason shows how the actor spent his life and about what his life was growing up as a boy into man and what he was like as a boy... Read review

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Advantages: Readable introduction to Transactional Analysis
Disadvantages: none

...I brought this book having developed an interest in counselling. Having been in counselling myself for over 2 years I felt that I would like to look further into the skills and practices involved with a veiw to studying it further. Am very pleased I read this book as it covers a whole range of topics. The story follows the traditional Wind in the Willows characters, Toad and fellows. Toads fellows are worried he may do something silly and so take him to The Heronry to meet Heron , the counsellor. The book follows Toads journey through counselling, froma suicidal toad to someone very happy and back on a "normal" track. The sessions are given in chapters which make sit easy to follow and read giving a great insight into how counseling progresses and how the relationship between counsellor and patient evolves. This is a fabulous book... Read review

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