The most detailed book on beans I have seen, from history, to growing, to cooking. Lovely detail in the book, the photos are magnificent, and the recipes are excellent too.

Would like to have seen the temperatures used, in Celcius as well as Fareheit.

This book is an easy read on the most important subject in the Universe, Your Soul. This book has changed my life by making aware the imbalance in it. By discovering this book and following its' steps I have discovered myself. The Millers truly are human potential experts, who show us ourselves. A Great Book.

What's nifty about this book is how it contains many "long" poems that never get slack. As a result, in addition to appreciating the narratives, there are many great lines or brief excerpts that make you pause and appreciate them on their own; for instance, "there's a certain/ S and M bureaucratic attitude/ going around." Or, "It was as if he was in the/ dead center of sanity and/ the moderns and ancients/ were playing with mirrors." Or, "I have had nothing to say/ since Italy." (Granted, I love Italy but still!)

Also, while tempting to consider this "wise guy" poetry (and it is), there is an (often subtle) undercurrent of lyricism (e.g. the lines "It touches every facet/ of our lives in a way/ punch cards never could" or "The color of the day expands and springs through the checkerboard/ Where a truck twists in the wind") that is just one of the many ways this book offers a long-lasting, enjoyable resonance through multi-dimensionality.

Please note -- This book is exactly what the title says -- a BEGINNING shepherd's manual. If, like me, you are a beginner, you'll appreciate the clear and consise language the author uses to explain sheep and various aspects of sheep production. After reading this book, you'll know what questions to ask if you're considering raising a small flock. A more advanced book on the subject is "Raising Sheep the Modern Way," which delves into more details, and which I thoroughly recommend.

maybe after long years of studying you just became a vet...your first patients (with their owners) are waiting for you: dogs, cats, horses or what soever. If you are not sure about what to expect, you should look at this book before you start. There is no experience RMM doesn't have...and if you are yourself an experienced vet, you'll have fun reviewing all that can happen to you and your patients again.

Other guides to Marin may focus entirely on hiking, or biking, or history--this one actually includes all those things, plus reviews of restaurants, places to stay, and things to do (including shopping) that others leave out. Because the book covers a lot of topics of interest to visitors, you'd expect the reviews of hikes and restaurants to be too brief, which isn't the case at all. You'll get to know the county like a native.

This is a book that you cannot put down. The author is extremely knowledable about his subject regarding the medical profession.
This book should be advertised as it is a potential best seller. I hope that Bob Miller goes on tour to advertise his remarkably well written and spellbinding book.

For some reason I always thought that relatively little was known about the life of Betsy Ross. She is remembered because of the story of how she came to make the first flag for the United States, a story that she told to her grandchildren, one of which, William Canby, popularized the story of making the flag. In June of 1776 Betsy Ross was a 24 year old widow whose husband has just been killed during the American Revolution. However, in this volume for the Revolutionary War Leaders series, Susan Martins Miller goes well beyond the famous story to tell the life of a young woman who grew up during the American Revolution and saw not one but two husbands die during the war.

Granted, Miller is clearly working from limited historical resources. There are many times in this book where she talks about historical events in Philadelphia in a general sense along with some speculations about what Betsy and her family did during those times. The book also looks at the history of the American flag; for example, as long as flags had seven red stripes and six white stripes, American flag makers could shape and arrange the stars in any way they wish (e.g., stars with six points arrange up and down in a 1-3-5-3-1 pattern). However, the main thing is that out of a limited amount of historic information, Miller is able to provide additional facts and weave together a fuller portrait of the life of Betsy Ross.

The book is illustrated with both historic paintings and ethics as well as contemporary photographs of the Betsy Ross house and other things you can see in Philadelphia today. In the back of the book young readers will find a Glossary, a Chronology of Betsy Ross's life and a Revolutionary War Time Line. Other volumes in the Revolutionary War Leaders series look at Nathan Hale, John Paul Jones, George Washington, and other founding fathers; of course, Ross is the only woman on the list. Chelsea House also has series devoted to Colonial Leaders (e.g., Lord Baltimore, William Penn) and the Civil War (e.g., Robert E. Lee, William T. Sherman). All of these series are quite good in terms of providing looks at many of the key figures from these periods that are mentioned in American history textbooks.

This readable and well researched study of the Serbian community in Croatia sheds bright light on the political, ethic, and regional rivalries that endure in the tragedy of modern Yugoslavia.

This was my textbook for a 1993-94 class with Dr. Lowell Walsworth at Olivet College, Michigan. What an amazing class and book! The book is humorous and charming while imparting fascinating insights into the ways people communicate. I highly recommend it.