It is a really touching book. It is light reading, but it can be start many conversations or thoughts that extend very deep. Louise Lawrence has a different, new writing style that is unlike any other.

This was one of my favorites growing up, and I must have checked it out of the library 4 or times over the years. A teenager (young man?) commits a crime in the city and runs away to the country, where he develops a relationship with an old man. There's a paranormal twist which I only vaguely remember with the old man's long dead child, but the heart of the story as I remember it 10 years later is this irresponsible thug learning to act like a human being... so a good read with a positive message, what else can you ask for in childrens' books?

I have been a fan of lawrence weiner for years, but he really has out-done himself with this visually stunning book. he has captured the essence of art without iluting the "essence" of it. Some of his chapters could be called mini-performances, themselves. Weiner organizes his subject into conceptual chapters that keep the material from falling into strictly a popular phenomenon. A must buy for academics and non-academics alike. A great Christmas gift for an art lover. The pictures in this book are gorgeous and fun. A real treat.

I have been a fan of Lawrence Weiner for years, but he really has out-done himself with this visually stunning book. he has captured the essence of art without iluting the "essence" of it. Some of his chapters could be called mini-performances, themselves. Weiner organizes his subject into conceptual chapters that keep the material from falling into strictly a popular phenomenon. A must buy for academics and non-academics alike. A great Christmas gift for an art lover. The pictures in this book are gorgeous and fun. A real treat.

How experts think when defending. Recommended for all levels.

You sit, mentally, at the author's elbow while he shares pearls of wisdom on knotty defensive problems that come up frequently at the bridge table. The great merit of this book is that it doesn't just tell you what to do in a mechanical sense, it guides you in how to think and base your defense on inferences and deductions. I have read it 5 times and gained incremental benefit each time. The exposition is lucid and cogent. Get two copies and give one to your favorite partner.

This is an excellent introduction to the concerns of religion and ecology. The volume has leading authors survey topics of religion and science, mutli-religious perspectives on the topic, religion and ethics, and religion and educational policy respecting the topic. The book is ideal for schools and discussion groups.

This book, with chapters from a wide variety of scholars of religion, ecology, and science, is a great introduction to the interaction between ecology and faith. This book will be a rewarding read for anyone interested in how religion must cope with the environmental crisis, as well as those who (wrongly) think that religion has nothing to say about ecology.

This book provides a great deal of insight into the impact polling and the internet have/can have on our political processes. One of his most important points is: what good does it do to have a public who can participate in the process on a whim and with ease when that public is still not educated about the issues involved? These are issues we should all be concerned about and carefully consider as the internet in particular grows in importance to us and to our political participation. Is this trend towards reliance on the media, instant polling, internet feedback really a good thing? This book provides us with the tools to find the answer ourselves. A great, thought provoking book who's issues should be carefully weighed as we consider voting over the internet and reliance upon public opinion polls.

Few books on "wired" subjects focus as intensely as this one on the content of electronic media and its impact on democracy. Grossman gives compelling suggestions for reinvigorating democracy by improving the delivery of information and the involvement of citizens through electornic communications. Very well-written and instructive with plenty of suggestions for further reading. Fascinating review of the parallel history of democracy and the media in this country, as well as the earliest democractic institutions in ancient Athens.

This is really a unique novel. I don't recall reading anything by Ben Bova before this book. After reading this novel I decided that Mr. Bova wrote a good novel and I bought several more of his titles to see if he is consistent. Well, that is not the point of this review. This is a review of 'Empire Builders' not Ben Bova.

What a really good novel this was. The protagonist Dan Randolf is a wonderful creation on Bova's part, as a previous reviewer noted. I don't know how much of the science involved in the book is realistic but it was written in such a way that I found it believable. The motives of the key players were logical and the plot made sense. What more can you ask for.

Amazon did an adequate job of giving the plot overview so I won't waste your time here with the same. I will only add that this novel succeeds in nearly every particular. As you are reading the novel you are constantly confronted with actions and reactions that are surprising to you, as the reader, but seem like the only logical event after reading them. A definite recommend on my part.

The best thing about this book is how Bova is able to please the entire political spectrum on the enviromental issues that are addressed in the book. Left wingers will be pleased that the plot includes pending enviromental catastrophe caused by humanity's excesses while right wingers will be pleased that the solution is more freedom, not less. Dan Randolf, the main character of the book, is the best protagonist Bova has ever created.

This book lets you understand the entire movie in detail. Now that I bought this book , I've practically memorized the entire script! I'd give this book 5 out of 5 stars!

The Empire attacks the Rebels' base on the ice planet of Hoth and takes it. Forcing Luke, Han Princess Leia, Chewbacca, and the droids R2D2 and C3PO, to evacuate the planet. Luke Skywalker, after seeing the ghost of Obi-Wan Kenobi, goes to Dagoba to begin his training as a Jedi Knight with Yoda. Meanwhile, the Emperor and Darth Vader, plot to bring Luke to the Dark side of the Force. Han Solo, Princess Leia, Chewbacca, and the two droids head for the Cloud City of Bespin, to meet with Lando Calrissian. They're unaware of the fact that Lando's about to turn Han over to the Empire. (Actually, Jabba the Hutt). On Dagoba, Yoda shows Luke a vision of the future. He's forced to fight himself when Yoda tells him he'll be like his father. Yoda tells him that he'll be easily turned. Luke says he won't. Then Yoda says that his sister might be. Luke's surprised. Yoda says that Annikin Skywalker had two children--twins. A boy and a girl. The girl, Leia, had been sent to Alderaan for her own protection. The boy, Luke, was sent to Tatooine. In the cliamatic battle between Luke and Vader, Vader reveals the truth. He tells Luke that he's his father. Luke refuses to believe it. He's holding on for dear life after being shoved out of the city for refusing to join Vader. He's rescued by Chewbacca and Lando Calrissian. They set out to free Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt back on his home planet of Tattooine.

Although this large-scale art book focuses on Errol Flynn's movie posters, it manages to be the best book out there on Flynn's career. There is an evocative introduction by Stewart Granger, good essays on Flynn's bio and on the Warner Bros. poster style (which was, sadly, the weakest of the major U.S. studios in the movies' golden age). There are beautiful reproductions of the posters and lobby cards themselves, from an impressively detailed collection (with samples of other swashbuckling movie posters for comparison). And finally, there are essays on each of Flynn's films that are fond, witty, and succinct. Beyond all this, though, it's the best Flynn book because it provides a clear and objective look at the trajectory of a remarkable career. It's amazing to see Flynn's image placed front and center on the poster of his first starring film, "Captain Blood," and it's both hilarious and heartbreaking to see the Dorian Grey-like image on his last, "Cuban Rebel Girls." Bassoff is that rare thing: a committed fan who loves his subject and gives him his due, but is far from star-struck. A great book.

This is a prestigious classy book and it's handsomely put together. The book will be a great collector's item.

Errol Flynn is Hollywood's greatest legend because he is a nostalgic, handsome, dashing, daring action hero.

To understand capitalism, read the Wealth of Nations. But, to really understand it, as well as the other ideas of Adam Smith, read his essential works. This book allows the reader to fully grasp the concepts of capitalism and get a clear picture of how and why it works. Thankfully, Heilbronner did not dilute the works of Smith, he just condensed them for the modern day reader. With this book you can cut through the jargon and see the real points that Smith was trying to get across.

After reading Heilbroner's The Worldly Philosophers, I decided to read Smith's Wealth of Nations, but found myself daunted by the length and language of the book. Then I discovered Heilbroner's Essential Adam Smith and was hooked. The book offers the essential parts of Wealth of Nations, as well as a good sampling of some of his other works. As a result, I have not only read the entire Wealth several times, but have also read everything by and about Smith that I can find. Heilbroner's book is a good way to get to the heart of Smith's thinking, but, like me, you will probably find yourself wanting to learn more about the man, his ideas, and his life. Enjoy!

This book covers the topics in my precalculus course and demonstrated the features of the calculator in those topics. It is very easy to read and has numerous calculator screen shots in the examples. Excellent book to learn the features of the calculator in the context of the math.

This book is very good. I recommend it to advanced high school students.