This book tells about a chipmunk getting ready for all the obstacles that comes with winter and all of the problems chipmunk has to face to succeed. Even though, there really isnt a moral to this particular story, it is a good book just to imagine all the things the chipmunk must go through.

Yes, I would recommend tis book, because there is some action parts, chipmunk must face, which is quite interesting. I liked this book.

Lynsi

I bought this book to have a nice storybook of the classic Disney movie. I was wrong. Watch the movie and read the book at the same time. There are many tiny flaws. As unimportant as they may seem, they are vital to the plot. Do not make the same mistake that I did. DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK!

The book suggests that there are limits to the permissibility of experimants on humans. It points out how it has become a comman occurrence for medical investigators to take risks with patients of which the patients themselves are frequently unaware, and to submit them to mental and physical distress and possible hazards which in no way are necessitated by or have conection with the treatment of the diease from which they are suffering.

Storytelling guinea pig Olga Da Polga discovers her soulmate in this sequel. Taken for a weekend to the seaside, Olga meets the mysterious Boris, whose talent for invention rivals her own.

The author warns you up front that this is not intented to be a scholarly work and it certainly isn't.

The plot: on the night of March 15, 1944 at Milne Bay, New Guinea, two couples decided to venture into an off limits area for what is presumed to be an intimate encounter, or at least privacy. While in the area the are accosted by a party of 5 African American soldiers who, according to the two couples, demand sex from the women in return for their lives being spared. Once this is passed another party of 2 African American soldiers encountered the couple, one of whom demands sex despite the protestations of his companion who flees the scene. The culprits are quickly apprehended, are warned of their right against self-incrimination (this being 20 years prior to Miranda and under military law) but produce statements saying that they merely asked for sex and the two women voluntarily complied (wish my dating life had been this easy). Needless to say they were court-martialed for rape and executed on October 2, 1944. The author commanded the disciplinary facility where they were executed and presumably witnessed the event, though this isn't stated.

The author believes they were the victims of a miscarriage of justice because, incredibly, the court did not take into consideration the sexual privation they men had undergone and the poor judgment shown by the two couples in being in an off-limits area. He does make a valid point in that only four of the men actually took part in the gang rape but all six participants were condemned.

Why MacArthur is mentioned, other than as a hook to sell the book, is not clear. He approved the death sentences, but he also approved others. There is no treatment of the deliberations by MacArthur, nor to we know if they ever happened. The author engages in extensive psychobabble on MacArthur's upbringing, relations with his mother, and attitudes towards sex. How they bear on the story, again, is unclear.

The author reproduces portions of the trial transcript, which either show the ineptness of counsel (his opinion) or a competent counsel trying to convince a court-martial panel that one woman volunteered to service four men she didn't know while she was on a date with another man (my opinion); the orders affirming the sentence; and, the last letters home written by the men.

The book is an interesting memoir of an obscure part of WWII history. The practice of capital punishment in the military has been poorly covered both in quantity and quality. The lack of footnotes in this book will not help the scholar in replicating the work, but it does provide some insights.

I consider two stars to be an act of charity.

This is not a fabulous book. Of course, it has the usual glossy pictures, etc. but it doesn't give you any really accurate information. It was amusing reading this book, because the book not only contradicted a lot of scientific information, it contradicted itself! Sometimes I felt like it was written by 5 different people who'd never spoken to each other (or owned gerbils) and just slapped together the sections they wrote without checking any of it over. The most confusing thing for the poor new gerbil owner is probably their color descriptions. Over and over they get it wrong! For example, they have a picture of what is clearly a dove, and lable it grey agouti! Later in the book, true grey agoutis, as they are described in the text, even, are labled as "argentes", while earlier argentes were described as the "cinnamon" argente goldens I know and love. Another thing I find outrageous is its suggested breeding method. Placing a single male in a cage with a group of females, allowing him to mate, separate him, then reintroduce him to them once their litters ar grown. What do they mean to do, kill all the baby gerbils in the world? The poor male be mince meat being introduced to 3 *females* (this is why gerbils are bred in pairs, folks . . ), not to mention the fact you NEVER introduce new gerbils to an established group, and NOT TO MENTION that you shouldn't keep 3 females together, especially with a male . . . Granted, it works sometimes, but I would NEVER, EVER suggest to a *beginner* to try it (nor would I attempt such a thing myself). So basically, this book is bad . . . but it's a laugh to read.

It is a nice book that gives good information on coloring. However the book is a bit vague, there are a couple of Type-O's, and some of the information is not correct. (Page 28) I quote, "If you do not plan to breed your pets, purchase only females. They will live in better harmony than males." This is incorrect becuse with gerbils, strangely, it is the females, and NOT the males that do most of the fighting. 2 males will get along better than 2 females.

I was not impressed by this book, particularly by the title. Only a small portion is dedicated to explaining kuru and its causes/effects on the Fore. The rest of the book is an ethnographic description of the life of the Fore, their reaction to kuru, and the ultimate outcome. In short, kuru is a disease of the CNS caused by cannablism (similar to mad cow disease). The studies take place around the '70s, and by then cannablism was on the decline, and resultingly the disease also became rare. This dry read was hard to get through and quite disappointing because of the decieving title. I would not recommend it unless the reader is genuinely interested in learning more about the Fore of New Guinea. It's interesting for a medical anthropologist, but not a casual read.

This book is interesting but seems incomplete. Toward the end of the book the author begins relating a sequence of events, then stops in the middle and explains that she doesn't know the outcome because her fieldwork ended at that time. I found this odd. I would have liked to have read more information concerning Kuru, how it changed the Fore' and (as would be the natural course of the disease if the cause (cannibalism) had in fact been removed) if there are no new instances of the

disease. The book makes the point of attaching the incidence of cannibalism to a shortage of protein in the diet of Fore' women and children. Has this protein shortage been remedied, or are the Fore' merely claiming to have given up cannibalism to appease authorities?

This book is totally inappropriate for anyone looking for how to properly care for a hedgehog. Pictures shown have no relation to the text. For example, a picture with a person holding a hedgehog with bare hands has a caption that says to always hold hedgehogs with a glove- which isn't a very good idea. It obviously wasn't edited very well- some parts are very redundant. Mr. Kelsey-wood obviously didn't put very much time into content- more effort went into photographs. The photographs, however, are great. If you want a book of hedgehog pictures, this is a good one. If you want a book with content on how to take care of hedgehogs, you should buy another book.

All of Kelsey-Woods' books have terrific photos, but poorly organized and often inaccurate information. Sections on hedgehog diet recommend foods that are high in fat, low in protein -- exactly the opposite of what a hedgehog needs. He also recommends the use of gloves while handling hedgehogs -- a true no-no if you ever expect your pet to bond with you. The habitats shown in the book are not large enough for an active hedgehog.

This book is widely distributed, and I am sad every time I see it displayed in a bookstore. Hedgehogs all over the country are receiving sub-standard care because of this book.

There is a lot of mis-information in this book. I am a Hedgehog owner and I disagree with many of the handling tips - such as "always wear gloves" - that Mr. Kelsey-Wood recommends. An interesting note: all of the photos show hedgies being held without gloves. This book has a lot of glossy pictures that are not related to the text on the page. This confuses the reader who may be looking for an illustration of the text being read. It is not a very well organized book and should not be used by a novice Hedgehog owner.

I bought this one because I was planning a trip to New Guinea and wanted to read up on it a bit. Big waste of 15 bucks -- I have to concur with the other reviewers. This is perhaps the only book I've ever read where I found myself taking an active dislike to the author.

A better book about New Guinea (minus the faux-zen ramblings, but with discussions of marsupials) is Throwim Way Leg.

I whole-heartedly agree with what the above to folks had to say. The author was absolutlely hopeless and self-absorbed.

I found myself wondering how the author had the nerve to write such an embarrassing book about his own ineptitude and poor planning. Perhaps Zen offers some explanation for him but I sure can't. Like another reviewer, I was glad I wasn't a part of the group with which he was traveling. Don't waste your money on this one.

As a former children's librarian. I am very familiar with the many wonderful books Jesse Haas has written--but I really expected more from this book than was delivered. Little children (and many adults) love chipmunks. They're extremely cute animals and most children are familiar with them scampering around on the outskirts of their yards. They also know what cat's DO to chipmunks. Although that is a fact in nature, children are often distressed by that. This chipmunk is running for it's life--these are NOT "cute" antics. I regret purchasing this book and hope Jessie Haas will find a less grim storyline for future children's books.