No comments about Historic Photos of Richmond (Historic Photos.) (Historic Photos.).

2 comments about Second Manassas Expedition Guide.

1. This Second Manassas version is about what you would expect if you've seen other versions of Travel Brains' products. I would, however, rank this behind Antietam, Gettysburg, and Vicksburg.
   
   The book is smaller. The CD-ROM presentation could be better.
   
   It would have been nice if they could have incorporated 1st Manassas into this version. (They currently do NOT have a 1st Manassas version.) I don't know anyone that would visit the battlefield in Manasass and NOT visit both the 1st and 2nd Manassas sites. They are all in the same general vicinity.
   
   I'll take the audio tour when I visit the battlefield this year. I'd recommend this product, and all their others, for anyone visiting these wonderful sites.



2. My husband is a Civil War buff,and we travel to all the battle sites. I purchase the appropriate book and tape set for each one we visit . They are excellent, very informative and give you the ability to explore on your own, at your leisure.

5 comments about Sixpence Bride (Timeswept).

1. I bought this book when one of my Amazon.com friends bought it and gave me a discount if I bought it also. I'm glad I did. It was an enjoyable, quick read.

   The story is a time-travel-historial one where the heroine is not only transported back in time but into another body. Jocelyn starts off on a bus tour in England where they have stopped to see a reenactment of a Bride sale. She is the chosen "bride" and gets into the costume only to find that everything has changed, including herself. She is sold to a handsome Lord Garren who is only marrying to get his father off his back. He is strongly attracted to her but cannot understand her strange ways and her insistance that she is in the wrong body! He deposits her at his country home and goes back to his old life. Jocelyn soon realizes that she cannot change the fact that she is now someone else and in another time but decides to adapt. She starts with making the new body hers which causes several raised eyebrows. She soon enlists Garren's father to help her win Garren. It is a very amusing plan.

   Garren soon realizes that he needs her and loves her but is still unable to believe her story. They both must struggle to trust each other and overcome the past and the future.

   I really enjoyed this tale and I look forward to others by this author. I'd like to see a sequel about the girl who took over Jocelyn's modern body.




2. Thoroughly modern Jocelyn Tanner was willing to lay aside her feminist reluctance at participating in the reenactment of an old-time wife swap while vacationing in England.   But she never expected to faint dead away during the tableau and wake up in the very time period she'd been mimicking! Her new "husband", a foul person indeed, is desperately trying to cast her off in exchange for a few cents, and Jocelyn is more than willing to help him complete the sale. If only a suitable replacement "spouse" would rescue her from this predicament!

   Garren Warrick, Lord Spenceworth, is in deep trouble indeed. With his father after him to take a wife, and no gentle woman who interests him in sight, Garren is fast becoming desperate. But not so desperate as to be dragged to the altar by that doxy, Lady Paxton, who had lured him to her bed a mere six months after her husband's death. With the Duke's marry-or-be-disowned ultimatum ringing in his ears, a rebellious Garren finds his luck is changing as he passes by a wife sale during his travels in the countryside.

   Content to satisfy his father's dictate by hurriedly purchasing a bride (however unsuitable) he drops the grateful-but-confused Jocelyn off at his country estate and hastens back to London to get on with living his life as it suits him. But events beyond his control have him returning to his new wife, whom he is shocked to discover is a most delightful and intriguing companion.

   Garren Spenceworth would never have guessed that he would find his spouse to be not only six-pence-worth, but completely priceless. But can he look past her slight tendency towards insanity as she babbles on about being from the future, and find contentment with her in his present?

   What worked for me:

   It's always fun to see modern people struggling to make sense of their new surroundings when they fall into the past.

   Size-wise Jocelyn was unhappy with her new body as its plumpness reminded her of her high school days when she was tormented for being on the heavy side. Rather than accustom herself to her new body, she decided to make it adjust to her and put herself on a strict dietary and exercise regimen. (I couldn't help but wonder if the young lady from the past who swapped places with Jocelyn freaked out similarly in the future and tried to make her slender new body gain weight?)

   What didn't work for me:

       Frankly, of all the trials a modern woman would face living in the past, I doubt I would focus on not gaining weight from the rich meals. Indeed if there was anything to be concerned about as far as food goes, I would be far more terrified of falling ill from it being poorly prepared in unsanitary conditions!

   I never really felt I knew Jocelyn or Garren all that well, so had a hard time rooting for them to work out their differences. I also had some reservations about Jocelyn's attempts to make her husband believe that she truly was from the future simply by quoting chapter and verse to him from her college British History course.

   Overall:

         A solid read for fans of time-travel romances.

   If you liked "Sixpence Bride" you might also enjoy "Somewhere in Time", "A Love Through Time", or "Say You're Mine".




3. Jocelyn Tanner was part of a mock bride auction. When her blood sugar dropped (the symptoms sounded like Hypoglycemia) she sat down to keep from passing out. Instead, she passed through time! After the blackness faded, she found herself in a real bride auction! She was sold for a sixpence to Lord Garren Spenceworth and immediately wed.

   Garren's father had found out that he had bed Melody, a widow. His father took the opportunity to demand Garren wed within one month or he would choose a bride for Garren! The month was near the end. Out of spite to the ultimatum, Garren purchased a bride. It did not matter to him that she spoke strangely OR that she swore she was in a stranger's body! But when he fell in love with her the trouble began.

   Now Melody and her brother were causing trouble, a gypsy lady kept appearing at odd times to help Jocelyn out and tell her that someone else was transferred into her twentieth century body, and happiness seemed impossible!

   Oh, how I hope the lady who went to the twentieth century has her story next! This one is a KEEPER! You would do well to order in advance so you do not forget! DO NOT MISS OUT ON THIS ONE! Highly recommended! Awesome!




4. This book was highly recomended to me, unfortunately it was so slow and boring! The main character of Jocelyn was so scared to believe she had time traveled, then suddenly she has perfectly adjusted to the 18th century. Everyone loves her, though we never understan exactly why because they think shes crazy. This is one of those books you start and put down unfortunately I didn't I kept hoping it would improve. It didn't. Save you time and money.



5. I loved this book, couldn't put it down. If you love time travel books with humor, this is the book for you. Also there is a sequel written called "Spenceworth Bride", which I'm reading now.

No comments about Bewildered Travel: The Sacred Quest for Confusion (Studies in Religion and Culture).

No comments about ADC The Map People Prince William County, Virginia Street Atlas.

5 comments about Day & Overnight Hikes in Shenandoah National Park, 2nd (Day & Overnight Hikes - Menasha Ridge).

1. I thought this book was the most comprehensive of its kind. The two weeks I spent in the park were enhanced by the knowledge and experience of the author. I recommend this book to anyone who is thinking of exploring Shenandoah!!!



2. I like the format of this hiking book the best. A very easy to read and follow guide with just the right amount of side discussions. Maps are nicely done without too much detail and the book is narrow enough to fit in a pocket. I wish all hiking guides would use this format. The selected hikes are well thoughtout and cover all regions of the Park.



3. I barely have time to hike, much less shift through a thick, overdone guidebook. Molloy's guide is the perfect size. It saves me time, accurately detailing specific hikes to lesser known destinations with exact directions to the trailhead and good maps. It's all I ever need to explore Shenandoah National Park.



4. Molloy obviouly spent a lot of time at Shenandoah because all the hikes he picked were winners (at least all those I have gone on so far!). This book tells me just what I want to know: the hike, distance, difficulty, and hiking time. Even better, it gives me a running commentary about what I am going to see on the hike, so I don't miss anything. And it fits right in my pack! I really like the directions to get me to the trailhead. I can pack up and be on the trail in a jiffy. So if you are looking for just the right information (in our era of information overload) Molloy's book is for you.



5. This book is very portable (slim and easy to carry). While it includes day hikes in the first section, the second section is great if you are planning to hike (and camp) for more than one day. Not only does it include trail descriptions, mileage, it also offers advice on how many miles to do per day, etc. I did find one "error" during the Hazel Mountain day hike section (the mileage in the text doesn't match the mileage in the description) but that's not major. Overall, GREAT BOOK!

No comments about Lonely Planet Egipto (Spanish Guides).

1 comments about West Virginia Birds: An Introduction to Familiar Species.

1. I purchased this reference guide in addition to a pair of binoculars as a gift for my father who enjoys leisure bird-watching from our back porch. Initially I was a bit disappointed because I was expecting a book type thing and receive a fold out chart instead. However, it has proved to be much more useful than a bulky, cumbersome book would have been. It's lightweight and portable. In the event that hiking or camping occupies a weekend or so, this item is compact enough to fit in a pocket or backpack with ease and does not add addtional weight to your load. More importantly, it is easy to use. Birds are grouped into several categories for quick reference and each species is indicated by a colorful rendering which makes new birds easy to identify. My father has enjoyed this gift more than any other I have given him in 25 years. A wonderful reference guide for young and old alike.

No comments about Chesapeake: Exploring the Water Trail of Captain John Smith.

No comments about East Coast Wineries: A Complete Guide from Maine to Virginia.