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Books: Subjects: Vacations
Night (Oprah's Book Club)by Elie Wiesel List Price: $9.00 Available from Amazon $6.30 On 7-20-2006 
See Item's Page Product Review In Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel's memoir Night, a scholarly, pious teenager is wracked with guilt at having survived the horror of the Holocaust and the genocidal campaign that consumed his family. His memories of the nightmare world of the death camps present him with an intolerable question: how can the God he once so fervently believed in have allowed these monstrous events to occur? There are no easy answers in this harrowing book, which probes life's essential riddles with the lucid anguish only great literature achieves. It marks the crucial first step in Wiesel's lifelong project to bear witness for those who died. The New York Times "A slim volume of terrifying power" |
In Cold Bloodby Truman Capote List Price: $14.00 Available from Amazon $8.40 On 7-20-2006
See Item's Page Product Review "Until one morning in mid-November of 1959, few Americans--in fact, few Kansans--had ever heard of Holcomb. Like the waters of the river, like the motorists on the highway, and like the yellow trains streaking down the Santa Fe tracks, drama, in the shape of exceptional happenings, had never stopped there." If all Truman Capote did was invent a new genre--journalism written with the language and structure of literature--this "nonfiction novel" about the brutal slaying of the Clutter family by two would-be robbers would be remembered as a trail-blazing experiment that has influenced countless writers. But Capote achieved more than that. He wrote a true masterpiece of creative nonfiction. The images of this tale continue to resonate in our minds: 16-year-old Nancy Clutter teaching a friend how to bake a cherry pie, Dick Hickock's black '49 Chevrolet sedan, Perry Smith's Gibson guitar and his dreams of gold in a tropical paradise--the blood on the walls and the final "thud-snap" of the rope-broken necks. The New York Times Book Review, Conrad Knickerbocker The resulting chronicle is a masterpiece--agonizing, terrible, possessed, proof that the times, so surfeited with disasters, are still capable of tragedy. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. |
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The Devil Wears Prada: A Novel by Lauren Weisberger List Price: $13.95 Available from Amazon $8.37 On 7-20-2006 
See Item's Page Product Review It's a killer title: The Devil Wears Prada. And it's killer material: author Lauren Weisberger did a stint as assistant to Anna Wintour, the all-powerful editor of Vogue magazine. Now she's written a book, and this is its theme: narrator Andrea Sachs goes to work for Miranda Priestly, the all-powerful editor of Runway magazine. Turns out Miranda is quite the bossyboots. That's pretty much the extent of the novel, but it's plenty. Miranda's behavior is so insanely over-the-top that it's a gas to see what she'll do next, and to try to guess which incidents were culled from the real-life antics of the woman who's been called Anna "Nuclear" Wintour. For instance, when Miranda goes to Paris for the collections, Andrea receives a call back at the New York office (where, incidentally, she's not allowed to leave her desk to eat or go to the bathroom, lest her boss should call). Miranda bellows over the line: "I am standing in the pouring rain on the rue de Rivoli and my driver has vanished. Vanished! Find him immediately!" This kind of thing is delicious fun to read about, though not as well written as its obvious antecedent, The Nanny Diaries. And therein lies the essential problem of the book. Andrea's goal in life is to work for The New Yorker--she's only sticking it out with Miranda for a job recommendation. But author Weisberger is such an inept, ungrammatical writer, you're positively rooting for her fictional alter ego not to get anywhere near The New Yorker. Still, Weisberger has certainly one-upped Me Times Three author Alex Witchel, whose magazine-world novel never gave us the inside dope that was the book's whole raison d' etre. For the most part, The Devil Wears Prada focuses on the outrageous Miranda Priestly, and she's an irresistible spectacle. --Claire Dederer
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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How I Spent My Summer Vacation (Dragonfly Books) by Mark Teague List Price: $6.99 Available from Amazon $6.99 On 7-20-2006 
See Item's Page From Publishers Weekly Her spectacles perched on her nose and her hair coiffed in a Father Knows Best pompadour, Wallace Bleff's teacher looks on as the boy delivers an oral report on that classic topic, How I Spent My Summer Vacation. The classroom setting gives way to an expanse of Western plains, across which a locomotive train rumbles, bringing Wallace to visit his aunt. His parents have sent him there for a reason: "'Your imagination,' they said, 'is getting too wild./ It will do you some good to relax for a while.'" It won't take kids long to realize that Wallace's imagination is as fertile as ever, as he tells of being captured by cowboys, who outfit him in spiffy Western garb and teach him all their "cowboy tricks." When "Kid Bleff" finally calls his aunt (from a phone booth comically plunked down in the middle of nowhere), she invites him to bring his pals to her house for a barbecue-Teague's (The Field Beyond the Outfield) boy buckaroo, however, still has a few tricks up his sleeve. Told in rollicking rhymed verse, this is one rootin' tootin' tall tale. Playful period illustrations brim with droll detail, including some laugh-out-loud funny expressions on animal faces. Ages 3-7. Copyright 1995 Reed business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From School Library Journal PreSchool-Grade 2?An original fantasy told in rhyme. Wallace Bleff, who is reporting to his class about his summer vacation, tells of his travels west at the bidding of his parents, who felt his overactive imagination needed a rest. He relates how en route to his Aunt Fern's house, he is kidnapped by cowboys and?voila, Kid Bleff is born. He joins the rawhide crowd; learns to rope, ride, and build fires; and becomes a "first-rate cowhand." In celebration of the end of the roundup, Aunt Fern invites Wallace and new friends to a barbecue. When a cattle stampede nearly ruins the party, the young hero saves the day as he displays hidden talent as a matador and reverses the direction of the herd. The art is done in warm acrylics throughout, first to portray the classroom setting where Wallace's yarn begins against the backdrop of the chalkboard, then segues into the sandy scenes of the Wild West, and back again. Teague strikes again with a unique idea, one teachers would do well to use. An excellent read-aloud choice for back-to-school reading in the classroom or the public library.?Marsha McGrath, Clearwater Public Library, FL Copyright 1995 Reed business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. |
Punctuation Takes a Vacationby Robin Pulver, Lynn Rowe Reed (Illustrator) List Price: $6.95 Available from Amazon $6.95 On 7-20-2006
See Item's Page From School Library Journal Grade 1-3-"Day after day, the punctuation marks showed up in Mr. Wright's classroom. Day after day, they did their jobs. They put up with being erased and replaced and corrected and ignored and moved around." Miffed when the teacher quips, "Let's give punctuation a vacation," the various marks decide to take a trip and rush out the door. The class misses them almost immediately, as nothing the students read or write makes any sense without them. The vacationers send postcards back to the class requiring the children to dissect the clever wordplay and figure out which marks sent which cards. The youngsters send their own card apologizing, and all ends happily as the punctuation marks return and order is restored. Pulver's clever story moves along at a nice clip and makes its point without belaboring the matter. Reed's acrylics-on-canvas illustrations are rich in color and texture, and add to the amusement of the story. A lighthearted choice to be read independently or used to introduce a language-arts lesson. Grace Oliff, Ann Blanche Smith School, Hillsdale, NJ Copyright 2003 Reed business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. From Booklist Gr. 1-3. On the hottest day Mr. Wright's class has ever seen, the teacher gives punctuation a vacation! Insulted, the punctuation marks take off, and a few days later postcards arrive from Take-a-Break Lake. The kids want to write back, but they can't without any punctuation. Borrowing the unruly marks from the class next door, they write a letter begging the marks to return, a letter filled with usage errors that effectively makes their case. Childlike acrylic paintings on canvas "punctuate" the zaniness by turning the marks into characters whose banter exemplifies the marks' use. The messages on the postcards further typify usage (e.g., "Do you miss us? How much? Why couldn't we take a vacation sooner? Guess who?"). A straightforward list of punctuation rules rounds out this inventive and entertaining device for getting kids to understand usage, which proves that nothing makes sense without punctuation. Right? Right! Julie Cummins Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. |
The Vacation Rental Organizerby Christine Hrib Karpinski List Price: $19.00 Available from Amazon $12.35 On 7-20-2006 
See Item's Page Book Description Now you can manage your rental property and keep track of important information all in one place: The Rental Organizer. Specially designed for the needs of vacation property owners, The Rental Organizer is convenient, easy to use and best of all, portable--so your vacation property management can go wherever you go! Track your bookings with the calendar system Now you can manage your rental property and keep track of important information all in one place: The Rental Organizer. Specially designed for the needs of vacation property owners, The Rental Organizer is convenient, easy to use and best of all, portable--so your vacation property management can go wherever you go! Track your bookings with the calendar system Owning a vacation property and renting it out yourself can be very challenging to organize. You’ll be taking multiple inquiries from different vacationers, often for the same week. This one’s name is Mark Daniels and that one’s name is Daniel Marks, how will you keep track of who wanted which week? Or, how about this one: "Oh no! I booked the same week to two different people!" Then there’s the paperwork involved, did you send out the rental rules for Mark or for Dan? Then the payments start coming in. Who paid? Who is due to pay? And who is due for a deposit refund? Then (yes, there’s more) there’s the property itself, did I service the air conditioner last time I was there or was it two-times ago? How about supplies? Was I out of dishwasher detergent or dish soap? Or was it trash bags I needed to buy? There’s no reason to get overwhelmed. Organizing your rental property business does not have to be a big headache. In fact, if you use The Vacation Rental Organizer to it’s fullest, it can run as smoothly as a well-oiled machine. But it is imperative that you get yourself organized right from day one.
Track your bookings with the calendar system This unique 144-page organizing system is a must-have for vacation property owners. It's quality, double-O binding is designed for daily use and the 8 1/2 by 11 inch size gives you plenty of room to write. Plus the undated calendar format means you can start using The Rental Organizer today!
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Vacation Ownership Sales Training: The One-On-One Successful Training Guide for the First Year of Timeshare Salesby Rita M. Bruegger List Price: $17.95 Available from Amazon $17.95 On 7-20-2006
See Item's Page Book Description Vacation Ownership sales Training – The One-on-One Successful Training Guide for the First Year of Timeshare sales is the most useful and complete Vacation Ownership sales training guide today. Designed as a comprehensive motivational book, these proven sales formulas can be used for selling Fractionals, Memberships, Quartershares, Clubs, Campsites, Vacation Homes and Timeshares. Whether you are selling fixed time, floating time, leased, deeded, every year, every other year, or right-to-use products, this book has placed a special emphasis on:
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Cruise Vacations For Dummies 2006 (Dummies Travel)by Heidi Sarna, Matt Hannafin List Price: $21.99 Available from Amazon $14.29 On 7-20-2006
See Item's Page Book Description This is the book to read before you book your cruise! Even if you’ve never set foot on a ship, you’ll know what to expect and how to enjoy every minute—on board or in port! Cruising is a great vacation value; for one price, you get your cabin, meals and entertainment, a variety of onboard activities, and the chance to explore different places. Discover how to pick the cruise for you and choose great things to do, with:
Like every For Dummies travel guide, Cruise vacations For Dummies 2006 helps you make the most of your vacation. It includes:
Download Description Nearly 23 million people have cruised in the past 3 years, according to a 2004 study by CLIA (Cruise Line International Association) and it is projected that the number of cruisers will rise to 30 million over the next 3 years. --This text refers to the Digital edition. |
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