This is a well organized and written reference that makes sense of the arcane world of fungal names and nomenclature. I am a veterinary dermatology resident and from one careful reading of this book I was able identify the most common pathogenic and contaminant fungi. I recommend this book to the any health professional or student who needs to learn and more important understand and identify medically relevant fungal organisms. I wish all of my textbooks were this clear. If I had to choose one reference for mycology, this would be it. Bravo!!!

Dr. Kern is one of the foremost intellectual historians in matters concerning alternative societies. I highly recommend this book. It is meticulously researched and highly informative. One should check out many of his historical/cultural articles for more of his work.

This book outlines in reader-friendly terms what is required to value, sell, purchase, or turn over to family or workers an engineering firm. The authors have years of experience from the standpoint of proper accounting experience and legal experience to coordinate these functions. It is a well written book--from the point of view of people in the engineering and architectural environment.

This book will keep you going to the end. I like the way it captured my attention from the start. It is a reall good book to read. If you read it you will like it.

Take Charge has something for everyone. The ideas provide a blueprint for personal responsibility, clearly, succinctly and practically.

"Tracks In the Snow" is a delight as our eyes open a little wider each time
we return to enjoy Ted Loder's brilliant collection of nativity stories and
modern fables.

As the wood shavings fly, we find ourselves puzzling with Joseph in his
loneliness as he wrestled with the mystery of Jesus' birth; we sing from
the rafters in the Bethlehem stable with the swallow, and grumble with the
hired hand tent-bearer. And what about the day we smashed the family
heirloom jug?

This enchanting and challenging book is a must for this and all future
Christmases.

finally! It's about time someone tells us how to get from point A to point B instead of just saying we can get there! This book is for anyone who realizes that we have more control over our dreams than we think and wants to create thier own dreams.

In this monograph are contained a plethora of poetic nuggets expressing wisdom and power. Though Mr. Mutwa fairly skims over a lot of territory, at critical junctures he dips into the fountainhead of traditional and experiential knowledge which he has become heir to during his long life.

There are items of spiritual knowledge that I came into contact with while studying to take initiations from Peruvian shamans of the High Altiplano eight or so years ago, which I found echoed in rather precise detail here. I have never seen them anywhere else. And this book was only published a couple of years ago.

Please note that there are less than 100 pages of actual written text (the rest of the book is filled with lots of color photos of his giant sculptural work and various other photos of his environs, himself, his friends and relatives.

On the CD (also 5 stars):

"Call of the Sacred Drums" 1:48 [inspired, traditional Zulu drumming/singing, medium tempo]

"The Incredible Credo Mutwa" 4:11 [speech honoring Mutwa, by Otsile Ntsoan, in English and Zulu: very beautiful & inspiring]

"Nduli" 2:11 [traditional Zulu drumming/homophonic choral singing, medium tempo]

"Isindawo" 3:43 [traditional Zulu drumming/homophonic choral singing, medium tempo]

"My Initiation Story" 38:29 [Mutwa tells part of his story, mentioning the severe purification practices one must undergo, and ritual dancing, 'kundalini' experiences, astral travel, unity consciousness and beyond, development of compassion and experiences of ecstasy, distant sensing. Note that this story is transcribed as part of the text of the book.]

"Umtchongola" 3:04 [traditional up-tempo Zulu dance drumming]

"Makhosi Asevukile" 2:59 [traditional Zulu homophonic choral singing with drum accompaniment, slow tempo]

"Sele" 3:27 [traditional Zulu dance drumming/singing; with a long, very slow recitative sung as an introduction, punctuated with drum rolls; and with a similar postlude]

"Blessing by Vusamazulu" 6:31

"African Friends" 3:05 (lighthearted music & lyrics by Keeney, in American folk-pop style, sung by the Wade Sisters)

Candy Moulton and Ben Kern have captured the reality of the west through the experiences of their 1993 expedition by wagon train from Independence, Missouri to Independence, Oregon. Through excerpts from Ben's daily journal and diaries of their historic predecessors you will feel the essence of every phase of this spectacular undertaking. The tasteful blend of history and the modern day adventure fill the gap from past to present. The authors have you hearing the creak of the wagon, the rumble of iron tires on hard-packed earth, and the jingle of trace-chains. You can almost feel the rolling lilt of the wooden seat beneath you, and smell the approaching rain overwhelming the everpresent scent of the sagebrush and dust. If you want to feel like you are really there on the trail, this is the book for you. You soon will be anticipating the view or the adventure that waits around the next bend or on the next page. This is one of those books that is hard to put down. --- Jefferson Glass, Local Historian

I've read my share of "self-help" books, but none like this one. Its straight talk with a book camp attitude. The book is meant to instill in the readers an eagerness to take control of their lives by establishing disciplinary routines in order to achieve both short and long-term goals (e.g. fitness, college degree, promotion, or buy a home). On a personal note, it was the pep talk (push) I needed accompanied by the six steps to acquiring discipline. Discipline has also helped me organize and prioritize my life in respect to my ultimate goals. Its a book for all ages, for anyone in search of, but yet don't know how or where to begin-will find the begining in this book. If you're ready the best is yet to come.

It's great to read a book from someone who isn't an author by profession & just does their best to share their knowledge with others. It's that raw appeal that drew me to it in the first place, as well as recommendations from a couple friends who also wanted some real insight for once. He speaks to you as someone who really just wants you to understand how much better your life could be if you make a serious effort to embrace discipline. I found his experiences, and anecdotes true to life and although some of it isn't anything new, finding a truly disciplined person is very uncommon anymore. If he was able to discipline himself and attain his level of success and happiness then I'm sure I can do much better for myself using his suggestions. I've heard Mr. Kern may have another Discipline book out soon. If this is true, I'm looking forward to reading that one as well.

This book was a very good read, with credible, believable, real-world stories from Harris' life that truly reinforce his messages.

Harris doesn't preach or nag, and he doesn't beat around the bush. The book lays it all out for you, all you have to do is decide you want to "unleash your hidden potential", and decide what really matters in your life.

There is no magic, no "Silver Bullets" for success. It is a number of simple things, like setting goals (major and minor), a self-contract, adherence to the contract, following a personal code, these are the things that will take you to success. This book takes you through a man's life and shows you how sage advise has been applied, and succeeded!

Discipline is key in life, as well as the data center, and Harris has managed to write great books about both! You need a plan, and you need to stick to it. If you are looking to make exceptions to the plan (excuses), you should expect that there will consequences. To borrow from the IT domain, it's not a Service Level Agreement (SLA), it is more of a Behavior Level Agreement (BLA) with yourself.