The Frances series of books is wonderful for children. I read these for my own children and am now getting them for my grandchildren. The books are wonderful for helping children explore their feelings and interaction with others. The stories are cute and are written as if they were written by a child going through a life experience. The series of Frances books are a not to be missed part of growing up. I like introducing these to children between the ages of 5-10 years of age.

Frances is a picky eater. She likes bread and jam because it's consistent.Her parents are understandably upset by this, but they deal with it in the most practical way - they give her exactly enough bread and jam to fill her up for life.The story is resolved very quickly, after only a day, but satisfyingly. "How do you know what I'll like if you don't even let me try it?" indeed.

I'm sorry I bought these - should have bit the bullet and bought $200 metal stands from B&W or whoever, instead of wasting $89 on these. The build quality is very poor. You have to attach a platform to the top and bottom of each stand. 3 of the 4 were ok, the 4th one didn't "take" and I had to drill a new, deeper hole and use a much longer screw. I don't feel safe with my speakers on these things, they're still a bit wobbly. AVOID. Would send them back but not worth the hassle - and shipping charges - at this point.

I found these speaker stands to be very sturdy for my Onkyo SKS-HT540 (front left and right) speakers. They were very easy to assemble. Well worth the price! I would have liked them better if the plastic feet on them were rubber. This would have made for a better non-skid grip for my hardwood floors. But it's nothing major. I wouldn't let that keep you from purchasing these. The floor base is heavy and this allows for a good anti-tilt for your speakers. There are little spikes for the top base and my Onkyos fit perfectly between them. The black finish is a perfect match for any HDTV. Seems to be kind of like a thick laquer finish. Awesome stuff!!

the assembly was quick and easy. the only problem i had was when i tried sliding on the back panel used to hide the speaker wires, it chipped the wood in various areas. also to ensure my speakers where secure i had to use two sided tape on the based. overall i love it, it looks good. pretty decent for the cost.

This is a WARNING to anyone that is about to buy this specific version of Somewhere in Time cd. It is NOT a remastered cd! This issue came from 1998. When I bought mine 3 years ago, it was advertised as "ENHANCED" [DIGITALLY REMASTERED]. This is a total lie and a waste of money. The CD you want was produced in 2002. I bought three other "enhanced" Iron Maiden cd's and I got scammed on those as well. The packaging on the 1998 and 2002 are identical. Make sure you buy the 2002. Maiden pisses me off for putting out way too many repeat cd's of the same material. They use distorted lawyer words like "enhanced" and make different song compilation cd's. It has gotten ridiculous. FYI "enhanced" means a couple of videos added... Read the cd case and it mentions you should have Windows 98!!!