Though this book (and the series from which it comes) seem editorially sound, they are totally useless as working piano scores. They are small hardback books with print so small they would only be good for notation.

This book is not supposed to be for playing. All of the Piano Exercises I-IV are available in large formats. This is a tiny book, the content of which consists of four big books for playing. It is not intended for playing purposes, and thus any negative feedback in this sense is inappropriate and misleading. Otherwise there are no problems with this book. Könemann Music publishes complete editions from composers, including Bach, and these can only be regarded as positive comparing the outlook and price with other editions.

Having all of the these works in one place is a great resourse, however, the choral parts are written in mixed clefs (i.e. soprano, alto, tenor, etc.) making it completely impractical for rehearsal use.

Given that 5 or the 6 motets are unaccompanied, I would recommend buying individual choral scores instead.

As always, Dover is great. These scores are excellent tools for the student conductor, composer, and music historian, as they are taken from the reputable Bach Gesellschaft editions. The printing is neat, clear, and fairly easy to read. As far as the varied clefs go, they are an appropiate preservation of the original. If one is well versed in composition, and I dare say a flexible and conducter too, there should not be a problem. We deal with transposing instruments, right? How hard can tenor clef be with a little practice? Anyway, they do help to differentiate between the parts with only a quick glance- better than all treble and bass clefs in my opinion.

I anticipated that a book published by Purdue Univ. and by vet school faculty would be useful. Perhaps some day I'll find it will be.

The illustrations are colorful and well done. But these are the topics covered -- HOW TO: restrain a dog, muzzle, examine the eye, bandage an upright ear, bandage a floppy ear, bandage a foot, bandage a lower leg, bandage a tail.

There is a brief section on medical emergencies. However, saying "Always have injuries examined by a veterinarian" is neither sufficient or particularly helpful advice. For poisoning, it recommends "veterinary advice should be sought" and also gives the National Animal Poison Control Center phone number.

I thought the section on the care of your dog in disasters (e.g., hurricanes, evacuations, etc.) was helpful. It also gives the name and numbers of various vet schools which specialize in particular conditions (skin, eye, nutrition, teeth, surgery, etc.) which could be helpful. As also was a section in which you can list the spoken and body language commands you use with your dog.

But I found Bruce Fogle's "First Aid for Dogs: what to do when emergencies happen" to be many magnitudes more useful and practical.

This is an excellent step-by-step first aid and disaster planning guide for your dog. The instructions are easy to follow, and are paired with full color drawings which beautifully illustrate each of the steps in a procedure. The technical artwork alone makes the book worth having. Though originating from the needs of Canine Search and Rescue Teams as noted in the Introduction, it is a practical guide for all dog owners who may need to provide medical assistance to their dog in an emergency situation or a disaster. It is not a replacement for qualified veterinary care, but rather a guide to preparing an injured dog so that it can be safely transported to a veterinarian without further harm. There are sections on the care of dogs in disasters, where to find speciality medical help, checklists for supplies and a first aid kit, and a place to record your dog's vital signs and obedience commands. The entire book is straight forward (what to do and how to do it) and VERY easy to read - you don't have to wade through pages of text to get to the points. I recommend this book for anyone whose dog may become injured under conditions where veterinary services are not readily available, and for all responsible pet owners who are preparing themselves and their families to be prepared should a disaster strike their home or their community.

I used this manual to do my first bow rehair. I read and reread that section until I was familiar with it. Everything went fairly well until the time came to make the final cut of the hair. Cutting length according to the instructions caused the hair to be too short. This caused the bow to always be under tension. Fortunatly I used a throw-away bow to learn on, so I went ahead left the hair on it. My advice is to leave about 1/2 inch more hair than the author suggests. Worst case, you'll have to recut and retie but you won't have to buy another hank of hair.

Also he didn't spend enough time explaining how to get the hair lined up and even. This seems to require a certain amount of practice.

As I recall he also doesn't explain anything measuring the hair. I couldn't understand how I could cram all that hair into such a small place. I didn't find out until later that there are tools for measuring hair

The author seems to have several decades of experience working on violins, but little, if any, formal training. So his knowledge may not be as well rounded as someone who has graduated from a luthier school. I got the impression that this is the way he always did it and his dad did it, so there was no need to research how others might do it. Still, I have no other book on subject to compare it against.

Before I got this book I was totally perplexed on two important issues - how to get the hair into a nice flat ribbon and how to get all the hairs to tension up evenly. I am now able to accomplish these tasks although I must admit I did need to read and re-read the relevant sections a number of times. I also found myself peering very intently at the photographs in an attempt to pick out fine details. (Colour photos, I feel, would be much better although this would undoubtedly add to publishing costs.) I would recommend this book as a worthwhile resource for repairers. It has already paid for itself in work that I have been able to take on since reading the book.

Nice Large Type, but Vocabulary seems a bit large in a few places.

Six amazing Trio Sonatas, the powerful "St. Anne", pages of heartfelt Chorale preludes, all in one volume!

What more could one ask for?...

Let's start with with a spiral binding, this book is so thick that it needed to have its spine broken in several places so sit flat. Every page turn still threatens to unbalance it and send it falling off the rack onto my hands.
Speaking of page turns, I think the folks at Dover take pride in their ability to put page turns in the most inconvenient possible spots.
I have no hesitations to buy a Dover score, because it's the best value for your money. However, I only use these scores to look for and try out new pieces. In the end, however, when I really want to work on a piece, I'm sure to get a copy of a good edition like Barenreiter of Henle to perform from.

Well, the title of the review says it all really. It is interesting, detailed in parts and flows well. However, for serious historical research it can only be really used for background framework in companion with other more detailed works. Haffner's works can be a little overrated, though this book is certainly better than his attempt to summarise Hitler and explain him in under 200 pages!

I love this series and I have all the books - so I know. It hurts me to only offer three stars but, simply, this one just isn't as good as the rest. First of all, it's nothing like as advertised above. There are 18 stories, but only 9 of those shown on that cover, which has been redesigned, too - I don't know what happened. Despite the publisher's notes above, there is NOTHING from Bonington, Venables or Davidson - no story of -148 wind chill on Mt. McKinley (the one I anticipated most). We got some wires crossed here someplace. Of the 18 stories you do get, 5 of them are fiction (including the 2 longest )- a greater percentage than any other in the series except "Dark". Of the 13 nonfiction tales, several have very little to do with survival as we've come to know it from earlier books in the series - they really just express wonder at nature. I'm surprised at the inclusion of "The Storm" by Junger - it fits, sure, but it's so well-known by now, and one of the best features of the Adrenaline Series has been how it introduces us to stories and authors we may not know. I do not mean to say that these aren't well-written pieces: the ones by Chaplin, Groom and Gann are riveting. I guess it just depends on what you expect. But don't let this book be your introduction to this awesome series; get High, Epic or Wild Blue instead, and if you've read them already, don't expect as much here.

Veljeni Sebastian offers apt cross-generational critique as it tells the story of one boy's rather unhappy childhood. The overall point of the narrative is rather elusive and a little ambiguous and the content of the narrative is sometimes disturbing, considering the narrator is a young boy. But overall it is an enjoyable read for those who are interested in family dynamics in the modern world of dysfunctional homes and unhappy childhoods. It is written in engaging, rather conversational Finnish, in a terse and straightforward style.