I read this book twice, which is something that I rarely do. This book is so true to life! I could relate to this book in so many ways. Not only will you root for Raven and Rebecca, you may also be strongly encouraged to pursue your dreams despite any obstacles that you may be facing. I definitely recommend F.A.T. CHANCE!

An absolute gem of a Russian Literature, written in Russian language !

Horrible book. It could've been a play.... That's how it formatted . Super poorly written, assambled... Serves no purpose, at all. If you consider Hate a needed value or Virtue, then, of course, enjoy .... Otherwise, it is a lost time and perverted sense of used paper... Because not everything that someone puts on paper worth it (or should be read !

The account by war hero/ correspondent is all about pain, pain and more... pain. Nice color photos of family and colleges. I do not recommend this to people, especially, elderly ones, who suffer from "Untreatable" here chronic pain of arthritis and/or from the most humiliating Imbalance disorders (illnesses) that cause deep depression and hopelessness. Because these people are never (most of them, anyway) going to be able to find any professional help as they do NOT any longer belong to the Working class citizen work force ! ...And (most of them) simply are NOT Able to pay to be Treated as a Ist class citizenry. Sad and profoundly depressive book.

What a lovely read! I was never an Elvira STAN and had never heard of Cassandra Peterson. I'm a convert, for sure! Her life is so colorful, fascinating and heartbreaking. She doesn't hold back when spilling some scalding, hot tea either. HIGHLY recommend!

It's an OK count. Especially, in the chapter about our best ever president of the 20-th Century: President Jim (James) Carter and the First Lady, Rosalynn Carter ! They have together done more in their Four years in the White House, and after that, as no one else had done during their lifetimes ! Besides being honest, hard-working and well-intendent Couple during their Power, they had served US and world effort before that: Mr. Carter in serving in war as a marine, and Rosalynn as a pedagouge at school. And after years, building with their own hands and public effort, thousands of Houses (homes) for the warriors and their families, whether in their honor or to the honor of those left behind who had lost them fighting here and overseas, to preserve our own lives and those other presidents, most of whom didn't fight in any wars. In politics, devotion to their Public and in foreign policy and a peace agreements and life saving Abroad: in Gaza region between PM. Begin and Awar Sadat of Iran. Also, because of that huge efforts, the arrangment of every captured American release from the Iran's regime to safe american grounds, only staged selfishly by incoming President Reagan. Who claimed this victory all by himself ! Economy can always be restored, but peace talks and actual Victory with resounding actual results, extremely Rare, then and ...now. This First Couple had been loved by every person in US and abroad, unlike any president(s) after that and before... Except for perhaps, president Abraham Lincoln himself.

If I were not born in glorious St. Petersburg (former Leningrad) I would not check it out from the Library. As my fatherland seen in the states as a big flat land os White Bears... I am deeply grateful to it's creator and major editor, Mr. Gregory L. Freeze. As this documentary, photo album and a book, are what I've been tought and learned living there all my adult and youth wonderfully rich, inspiring life. I've once from US travelled to the Country of Holland (a cultural little "sister" of Russia), I was hardly amused if any by its cultural or architectural beauty. As one of the greatest genius of true Russia, Alexander Sergeivich Puskin said so powerfully: " Num (To us) the whole world chuzbina (foreign lands), Otechestvo num (for us its fatherhood) -Czarskoe Celo !" ( his and his friends-patriots- Lizei = greatest private cultural teaching University) The only negative issue of the book is that it had been printed in UK on horribly smelly not acid-free paper. which makes it stink, literally.

Very well chronicled, in siquence by factual events, with great photography and paintings ... Fair, unbiased and tactful. Great documentary... for everyone who think the Russia and/or Ukraine are the lands of the big White bears. What's lacking, is the good proper Translation by a Russian or Ukrainian person, however biased they could be. Because otherwise, the language and naming used are very circamstent and very limited in using the actual English or American-English, at that. Absence of punctuation (almost-total) and repetitious terms as: was banned, was deprived.... when actually, Had Been would be appropriate, instead. If you can tolerate that, the book is Terrific. Just read it from the very beginging to the end; and not backwards. I admit my fault at trying to do so, at first & To regret it later Unreadable, as translation is severly lacking and innopropriate ! Plus, a huge error in accuracy and factual occurance: the lands of Russia and Ukraine had never ever had Slavery ! It had server-hood: the people who served biars or noble-men. And who didn't ( In flesh or in their labers) physically Belonged to other living person(s) ! As compared to America.

Beautifully written and illustrated. Just how the literature should be written, always ! Whatever the subject might be, no matter if it's factual or a fiction ! Thank, you dear Author, Mr. L.D. Hicks !

Yellowed old paper pages, dark black-and-white few photos and the horrible smelly paper . Result- impossible to read or enjoy.