Stephen Johnson is by far the most creative artist/illustrator of educational children's books alive. He not only makes learning fun in Alphabet City and City by Numbers, but shows his remarkable talent as an artist. His illustrations, for lack of a better word, are flawless as can be seen clearly in the originals. He does not bring the book down to a child's level, but teaches them to appreciate art and learning at his level. He is completely remarkable and shows that it is rewarding to major in fine arts in college even if you wish to be an illustrator. No illustrator could produce the quality work that he has produced. Definitely buy this book. You will not be disappointed.

This book is one of the most educational and informational book I have ever seen on the subject of Cartridge boxes from the Civil war

The first biography I ever read was this book on Clara Barton, wayyyyyy back in 1974! I am proud to say that my daughter recently chose to study Clara Barton for HER first biography, and wouldn't you know it, the book she got from the library was THE SAME BOOK that I read all those years ago. It is just as inspiring and informative as I remembered it to be...the illustrations are beautiful, and the story is presented in an easy-to-understand format that children will enjoy. I'm glad to see it is still available for purchase. Truly a classic piece of literature!!

These papers form the foundation of modern propagation theory. Most are hard to find. This is a great idea to gather them in this invaluable reference book.

This is a scholarly book, which means (I suppose) that it's history NOT written as a novel. But it's admirably written nonetheless, and even, sometimes, beautifully written. It treats the history of French thought at one of its most productive stages just before the Revolution. Americans will find it fascinating as a peek at the roots of our three branches of government. Mably comes into focus as a morose little 18th century hermit, but his ideas come into greater focus as still shaping the way we think our own Supreme Court ought to relate to Bill Clinton, and how Monsieur Clinton ought to relate to Congress. I'm no historian, but I doff my hat to any historian bold enough to say, as this author does, that previous writers of French history have sometimes been trapped in "the neuralgic zone." Hear, hear!

I think this book is hilarious and a good account of life at Stanford. She is my favorite author.

Coincidence Or Destiny? gathers over eighty stories of coincidence or synchronicity, gathered from the lives of both ordinary people and well-known scholars to illustrate how chance and meaningful coincidences can change lives. Syncronicities can offer sense from random events and can provide a sense of destiny and explanation: this collection of first-person insights is revealing.

Peck and his colleagues do a fantastic job of collecting annotations on collaborative writing articles dating from the early 1970s to the mid-1990s. Not only are the articles sorted according to whether they concern academic or workplace writing, but they are also subcategorized into useful headings like theoretical support for collaboration, problems with collaboration, preparing students for collaboration, etc. The annotations are much more substantial than you'll find in the CCCC Bibs, and most of them give me a good idea whether or not the article or book in question will be helpful to my research. I've been working on a dissertation in collaborative writing for the past two years, and have often felt overwhelmed by the sheer amount of literature on the subject; I have two file cabinets full of articles and a shelf full of books, and it's tough to keep track of it all. I wish I had this book back when I started the project! Although I winced a little at the hefty hardcover price, in the three days I've owned this book it's already saved me hours of time. I recommend it heartily to all compositionists who want a concise and nearly-comprehensive reference for collaborative writing research over the past 25 years.

This overview of Third Reich Edged Weapons is a must for all collectors whether you have 1 or 100 in your collection. A very good overview of the different variations of dress daggers with clear and representative pictures of each. Also has chapters on swords, dress-bayonets, engravings, etc. The book also has a number of chapters that should be read by all collectors. Especially the one on counterfeit daggers. It is the sort of book you as a collector just can't put down and as a reference book it is worth its weight in gold. It also has a very useful listing on RZM numbers. Good thing it is card-cover because I can see wearing this book out if it was paper-back. The book could possibly have had more color photographs, and a more updated overview on values.

If you are a novice in the study of colonial Latin America, this book is a good place to start. Burkholder and Johnson have covered just about every aspect of society and politics in colonial Latin America from pre-Columbian cultures to the struggles for independence in the 1800's. The book covers religion, slavery, the environmental impact of Europeans, government structures, gender roles, racial issues, economics, and family history as well as developments back in Europe that had reverberations in Latin America. One very helpful aspect of the book is that unfamiliar Spanish terms are in italics and a glossary of all such italicized words can be found in the back of the book. Most people have heard of Cortes, Montezuma, and Pizarro, but Burkholder and Johnson are especially strong on the less familiar story of what happened once the Spanish and Portuguese had taken control in the New World. This book covers only Spanish and Portuguese America, so if you are interested in the French, Dutch, or English enclaves in the Caribbean, you will need to look elsewhere. Specialists will be familiar with all the themes in this book, but for beginners it is an excellent introduction to the subject. Burkholder and Johnson periodically update the book so as to keep it on the cutting edge of current scholarship. Anyone interested in doing more research will also benefit from up-to-date bibliographies at the end of each chapter.