This book will bring you back to a long time gone era. Just enough text with lots of beautiful pictures. It is a great reference document. Very well done.

Can I say enough about William H. Miller's expertice and knowledge? This book, along with the other three in this set, are amazing. With well thought-out linear notes on each ship, and wonderful interior and exterior pictures, this book is, needless to say, the most used in my collection! I particularly enjoy this book because it depicts the era I am most interested in, the turn of the century. It also nicely depicts my favorite ship 'Mauretania', and it gives her the respect and dignity she deserves, along with all of the other ships in this book. I also recommend Picture History of the French Line, Picture History of the Cunard Line, The Great Luxury Liners 1927-1954, Great Cruise Ships and Ocean Liners 1954-1986, Modern Cruise Ships 1965-1990, and last but not least, Pictorial Encyclopedia of Ocean Liners 1860-1994. But don't take my word for it, judge for yourself. But being an Ocean Liner historian, memorabilia collector, and avid reader, I can truthfully can say that William H. Millar can be placed on the high shelf of Ocean Liner Historians, along with Frank O. Braynard, and Robert Ballard.

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I lost my copy of this book, which I deeply regret. Boehm, as any flute player knows, invented both the key mechanism and concept of the conical, rather than cyndrilical flute. He also, in addition to being one of the finest flutists of his age, was the first to make flutes from metal, having trained as a goldsmith.

This book details his research into the acoustical properties of the flute, as well as the key mechanism, and why he felt the need to improve them. I feel that any flutist will benefit from an understanding of why the modern flute is as it is.

Boehm also includes invaluable hints on the correct manner of playing the flute. And who better to do so than the man who developed it to its' current level of perfection? His complete knowledge of the instrument is shown in this treatise.

Overall, an indispensable book for flutists, and other windplayers who play on Boehm system mechanisms (eg: clarinets, oboes, bassoons, saxophones). Don't miss!

This book is a journey into the development of the modern flute by Theobold Boehm in mid-19 century. It reveals the combination of the artistic approach mixed with science, craftsmanship and persistence of Boehm to perfect the flute to what we know today. The transition from wood to metal, the new mechanism - all are groundbreaking. Another part of the book deals with flute playing and practicing. A must for anybody interested in acoustics of musical instruments. After reading this book I cannot but admire Boehm and his contribution to the world of music!

As a culinary educator, I find this book both informative and user-friendly. The Excel spreadsheets and "Fun on the Web" exercises add interesting and useful technological components. The text gets to the point on all issues without belaboring the theoretical aspects of food and beverage cost controls. The book covers junior and senior level concepts in a readable format suitable for freshmen and sophomores. It is a book for all levels with real life examples. I would recommend it to anyone, be it from education or industry.

This book is a must-read for any foodservice manager who is interested in an accurate, to the point, and technologically advanced review of food and beverage cost control methods. Controlling labor and food costs have never been more important than in today's environment. Those managers who master control procedures will succeed, and this book helps them to do just that.

The author's use of Excel spreadsheets really helps learning, as does the large number of realistic industry examples. Even the Internet plays a part in the book's usefulness when the authors refer readers to applicable web sites. Best of all, the concepts (especially those related to labor control) that are presented are useful to the managers I work with regardless of their culture or even the continent in which they work.

I recommend the book to all hospitality managers, and I would recommend it to any serious student of hospitality.

This is an excellent novel! I was immediately engaged in Fiona's story. Miller successfully blends the world of back-stabbing academia with Edith Wharton's biographical tale. I found myself riveted by both stories and the Tarot readings are simply delightful. I have already given copies to my friends and relatives--makes a great graduation gift!

Not only is The Fool's Journey a delightful read, it isalso wonderfully constructed--the mixing of Edith Wharton and Fiona's story works well.
The book is wise about the vagaries of academic life. It is an absorbing and invigorating read that says so much, so well, about how to make the journey from academic enmeshment to autonomy. And it says it without becoming didactic or simplistic--instead, it is a witty, tender and insightful account.
I'm already recommending this to all my women colleagues.

Throughout many books available for PowerBuilder today this one is more deeply and carefully covers all the details you will need from day to day operations. I've red over dozens of books and I think that this one the only one that is not tells you where to click, but teaches you how to build an application and logical design. I do hope that authors of the book (B. Smith and G. Schaad) will issue a newer version that will cover features implemented with PB 6.x and PB 7

This is by far the easiest-to-read and -understand book I have read on PowerBuilder. It is very well edited also, with no grammatical or spelling errors that I could discern. This is a far better book on PowerBuilder than I have read by any other author. Bravo!

A great text on this topic

The authors do an excellent job of bringing together the essential information without overwhelming the reader. The book has many features which help the student bring the information together--outlines, study tables, and excellent review exercises. I highly recommend this book to any teacher or student teaching or taking a psychology class in tests and measurements.

This book should be mandatory for the senior medical student interested in orthopaedic surgery. Every resident should read this before starting their intern year!

So many things helped me out during my senior externships, great chapters on basic science, biomechanics, materials, fracture care, and most importantly the relevent clinical anatomy is unsurpassed, including physical exam tips. Each chapter is a quick 10 or so pages, but contains all the essentials: worried about [pimping] by attendings, this book will ease your fears.

I cannot say enough about this book: almost every orthopaedic surgeon that has seen me reading it has said " WOW, wish we had something like that when I was getting started training!"

If I could give it 6 stars, I would...

The only downside is that a lot of the material is in a psuedo-outline form....there were times I was wishing there was more material to read about a particular topic.....but I guess thats why they call it " Fundamentals of Orthopaedics".

This is book is a MUST for any physician. It provides an easy to use resource for all things orthopaedic. Would make an excellent text for many medical schools. Also particularly helpful to show to patients in explaining their problem.

This book was an excellent read. It provided some very useful food for thought. Miller gave a fresh perspective on the Game Theory and how to apply it to the real world. For someone who is not that familiar with this theory, the author was able to apply the concept to some very practical concepts. The humor helped to make this an enjoyable experience. I have suggested my friends in business to read this as well as my students in my Economics courses. The author has convinced me to apply the theory when asking for my next pay raise.

Miller's book is intentionally aimed toward a non-specialist audience; by the end of the book you'll have a good grasp of game theory even if you've never had a course in economics. Miller manages to explain game theory clearly yet without resorting to the complicated mathematical formulae typical of formal game theory, and he puts the reader at ease by inserting irreverent humor into his explanations and examples--something you won't find in other books on the subject.

Miller begins by explaining what game theory is and why you'll find it useful not only in business but in everyday life. He uses examples from his own life and from his experiences teaching at Smith College, which give the book a nice personal touch; for example, he includes a section on applications of game theory to Greek mythology, a cross-disciplinary approach that interested his students. But he also includes obligatory yet interesting sections on Nash Equilibria and the well-known "Prisoner's Dilemma", without which no book on game theory would be complete. Other topics include price competition; sports and lotteries; the personal computer industry; and the stock market. Each chapter is introduced by a humorous quote: the chapter on price competition, for example, gives us Lily Tomlin's "The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat."

The book includes many helpful figures and diagrams, and an appendix at the back provides study questions and answers, should readers be interested in testing their understanding of each chapter.

If the book has a main flaw, it is a flaw that applies to game theory in general: game theory assumes that players are acting rationally and in their own self-interest. There is little room in game theory for irrationality, illogic, insanity, and acts based on faith. Miller deals with this problem briefly ("The Benefits of Insanity", pp. 31-34) but incompletely, showing only when insanity might benefit game playing, rather than explaining how game theory fails when irrationality enters the picture. But a critique of game theory itself could fill another entire book, and I'm hesitant to fault Miller for the flaws in his field.

In short, I'd recommend this book not only to business people wanting to learn more about business strategies, but to anyone wanting to understand more about a basic economic theory.

Robert J. Conley is a magnificent author. IN GERONIMO I BELIEVE HE HAS TRIED TO TELL A STORY WITH JUST AS MUCH truth from both sides of the picture as humanly possible. I have read many books about the Indian wars, many are fictional and many are non-fictional. Brigadier General Crook was a fine officer and Brigadier General miles was also considered a good officer, but I prefer those who have deep feelings of humanity. From this book I have taken the liberty of quoting the author as I think every ruler or President of every country should put to memory. And I think we might have fewer wars. Quote, A young Lieutenant Davis says, "You get to bury quite a few men in the calvary. Don't you sir?"
"Mr. Davis," said Lieutenant Gatewood,"men have been killing each other since Adam's sons. To die for an idea can be noble, but it would be a lot more noble if the men died for ideas that were true." Think about the fact that one side always thinks their right and the other is wrong. And remember that both sides think their right. Well let's stop starting wars with countrys just because we want them to be more like us.

This is my favorite book on Geronimo, next to Geronimo: His Own Story. It's introduction is very discriptive on the early life of Geronimo. Then the story begins on the last year spent on the war path. The book describes everything so well that it is as if you are their viewing the events, and feel the sadness in your heart because Geronimo lost his freedom to and was lied to by the U.S. government and was submerged by hatred. Extremely sad epic.

I've read many books by the great psychological theorists like Jung, Adler, Horney etc., but none of them cut to the heart of becoming like Fritz does. Even the other third wave analysts like Rogers and Maslow still take a more abstract approach: they suggest ideas on how to function optimally in interpesonal relationships, but don't dig very deep into the application, or the how. This book uses practices that have parallels in Zen buddhism and other sorts of experience-oriented disciplines, but doesn't praise any particular system or thinker. The presentation of the material is very simple and informal--taken from live lectures. Thus, nothing is academically obscure. Rather, its as though one is listening to a very integrated human being who is beyond the need to aggrandize himself through helping others. This is a very good book for people that wish to open themselves up to the full experience of living.

the idea of gestalt therapy is very healing and the use of it in interpersonal relationships relieves many people of hang-ups that accompany the usual expectations that causes problems in day-to-day communications.