Transnational Studies

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What a terrific product to use with your portable Garmin GPS! In my car it stays firmly in place, doesn’t take up too much room and allows for complete windshield visability by sitting low on the dashboard. Another plus: No suction cup marks. I wish I had found it earlier for it makes so much sense.
Whirlpool Paper Trash Compactor

I was once a reader. Somehow, life, kids, reality TV and a 40+ hour career got in the way. During one of the rare moments I was able to escape without kids or a to-do list in tow, I ended up at a hair salon. As the stylist and I chatted away about, nothing really, I found myself wishing I had a book on hand. After all, it’s a pre-iphone, yet still socially acceptable way to ignore people.

Moments later, a woman walked in with this book in her hands. The cover caught my eye and I made a mental note to “Amazon” it when I got home-and that I did.

It sat on my table for weeks. You know, that whole “life” thing got in the way again. One evening, with the kids hogging the TV and my spouse hogging the computer, I picked up the book…and didnt put it down.

I fell in love. In love with the characters, the story, the animals, the era, the research, the photos, the tone, the depth and the emotion this book evoked. But best of all…I fell in love with reading again.

During the occasions I was forced to put the book down, I found my mind was still filled with the story, characters and the world of a circus. Not many books have that ability, to remain in your thoughts even when the pages are no where near you.

Life has been good to me, but at times can be stressful and overwhelming. In the same way that a trip to the circus would be a welcomed escape to the world of any child, this book provided me with my own special vacation.

If only for a day…

A day at The Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth.
Paper Making and Bookbinding

Simply stated, I threw the book across the room when the elephant was hurt…one of many cruel things done to animals in the book. As hard as I tried, I could not find anything interesting in the book. Scattered and full of unbelievable misery.
Bakugan 9 oz Paper