Review:The author does an excellent job explaining the cultural history of Appalachian pioneers and coal-mining communities, which is critical for understanding how people's vulnerabilities collided with their circumstances to create this truly sad story. The story is well-crafted and the characters jump off the page. It was hard to put this book down, and harder still to shake the tragic ending. I can't wait for the movie! Read more

Review:I vaguely remember this case when it occurred. I am deeply saddened by the unresolved locations of the victims bodies. Overall, this was a detailed account of pure evil which walked amongst is in plain sight. Read more

Review:Stacy Schiff unwittingly reviews her own book on page 347 when she writes this about Cotton Mather's work defending the indefensible...."THE WORK IS JUMBLED, LUMPY, AND DELIRIOUSLY INCOHERENT!! Couldn't have said it better! I read a lot of non-fiction and this is the worst I've ever read. I guess because she won a Pulitzer for another book, the publisher just said..."throw it together anyway you want. We won't even edit it. It'll be a best seller. Who cares?" Worst is that even with 400+ p... Read more

Review:Amounts to a collection of anecdotes of different charitable causes. Provides a good summary of all the different areas you might contribute, and some interesting points about best bang for your buck. Also dispels some misconceptions about administrative costs and metrics by which to evaluate charity effectiveness. However, there was no theme or much analysis. Read more

Review:This book provides an in-depth view into the intricacies and challenges of complex tort litigation. It is also a classic David and Goliath story, but this time Goliath wins. It does drag somewhat at times. Read more

Review:I love this book! I taught me everything I needed to do well in the exam. It has a lot of examples, advice for exam day, and lists of where to find the examples in the actual prep tests. The new version has a lot of new pages and is just as good as the other bibles. Read more

Review:Thank you for putting this together . This is a life saver. This book is a must read if you are in debt and trying to take care of it but you don't know how. Follow his steps and there should be great results . Good luck ! Read more

Review:I wanted this book because I became interested in trusts when I read one of Suze Orman's books. I loved her book, but this one I feel is even better. It is so clear, well organized, and makes everything extremely easy to understand. It is one of the most thorough layman's books I have ever seen on the subject. There are tear out hard copies of each form you will need, plus a cd with all the forms so you can just fill them out on your computer, print them off as needed, and keep the ones in the b... Read more

Review:this is a useful text for folks needing such services as expensive estate planning and end of life materials for getting ones' affairs in order. It served us as a supplement and gave us the baseline for planning. Read more

Review:Every young puertorican should read this book. Listening to my grandparents from both sides of the family it answered a lot of questions I had as growing young lady. My heart goes to all those people that went through such a difficult time during that era in PuertoRico. Very valuable information and to my surprise my eldest son (who lives in Pittsburg recommended the book. Congratulations to Nelson Dennis for doing such an extraordinary job on writting a Puerto Rican history masterpiece. Excele... Read more