Comprehensive, scholarly, research based, current, a cutting-edge reference; I could go on, and on.

This resource contains entries on assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and ethics from more than seventy experts in the mental health field. A veritable graduate-level course right at your fingertips!

Ideal for students like myself, who are just entering the field.

For any practitioner in the health-care field, particularly in the area of mental health, this is a top-notch reference book. The book is well-organized and presented in a comprehensive manner. From diagnosis and treatment to crisis intervention and practice management, the reference book will provide a welcome addition to the professional library in your office or clinic. The book does not serve as a classic text book, we probably have enough of those around, but for the price, it does make a great addition to a reference library.

This wonderful book not only teaches you about quilts, it also teaches you about the state of Mississippi history. I learned facts I had not known. Such as, Mississippi was one of the five wealthiest states in the Union before the Civil War. And of course this was from the cotton plantations, which supplied the cotton to make quilts. A must read for anyone interested in antiquity of our state.

Collectors of state quilt books will not want to miss this important addition to their library.

I loved this book. I am always eager for the new holiday books to come out. I really couldn't wait for this one. It was a really great read.My favorite was here comes Santa Claus by Stobie Piel.

OK, I don't see the spot where authors can comment on their books anymore - or maybe I missed it, so I shall review us instead! First of all, the stories are all different, all fun, some touching, & mine (Here Comes Santa Claus) inspired because I was in a grumpy holiday mood. Not everyone is perky at Christmas - I'd been shopping & fighting in line for Pokemon Yellow. So my story tells the tale of two rebel elves who get booted from the North Pole for annoying Santa, and who when pitched together must at last face their feelings for each other. Unfortunately, this results in a planned ambush of the Father of Christmas. (which is pretty much what I planned to do to the Mall Santa myself)

The Story: The title refers to the name given to an enormous albino sperm whale who is being hunted by Captain Ahab, the ruthless, single-minded, driven master of a whaling ship. Ahab hunts Moby Dick because, in a previous hunt, Moby Dick amputated Ahab's leg in a failed attempt by Ahab to catch the white whale. The story is told in retrospect by a crewman, Ishmael, of the ship, who was a young, somewhat naive man at the time.

This is not a novel for everyone; it takes a patient and persistent reader to tackle the rich but complicated writing style of Melville, as well as the author's penchant for going off on detailed, descriptive tangents. However, the writing style almost becomes poetic at times, and symbolism and metaphor abound. The closest thing to Melville's style I've found amongst contemporary writers is Gene Wolfe ("The Book of the New Sun", "The Book of the Short Sun", "The Book of the Long Sun"). Wolfe also borrowed from Melville the device of telling the story from the viewpoint of young, naive observers, who report what they see with little bias or editorializing, which leaves the reader to interpret the story on his/her own. Melville drew a clear picture of life on a whaling vessel of that era.

To me, this story is a detailed and adventurous tale of obsession verging on insanity. Ahab is so focused on catching and killing Moby Dick that he loses sight of his own welfare and the welfare of his men. He never questions his own motives; he is out after revenge for losing his leg, as well as out to redress the insult of a simple beast not accepting the dominion of Man. Moby Dick's defiance of Mankind's superiority and sovereignty is seen as an outrage, a matter of honor for Captain Ahab to resolve. But, why did Moby Dick bite off Ahab's leg in the first place? Ahab sees it as an act of war by the whale, a refusal to bow down to the Master of the Earth (Mankind). Might it not just as easily be an animal naturally defending itself against a predator (Mankind) invading his (Moby Dick's) domain?

Jay Nussbaum wrote a book called "Blue Road to Atlantis" which is a gem of a story that retells Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea" from the fish's point of view. Mr. Nussbaum could make quite a story out of Moby Dick's point of view of this puny maniac who keeps harassing him and trying to kill him.

I'm still reading the book, but this version is quite helpful because in the back it has explanations for Melville's sometimes confusing allusions.

This is a splendid book detailing life in Mexico before the conquest by the Spaniards. Beginning with the inside covers the book is rich in pictoral description. The endpapers are beautiful color reproductions of Diego Rivera's "The Great City of Tenochtitlan", a lavish tribute mural of Aztec life that adorns the Palacio Nacional in Mexico City. The color is magnificent throughout the book and includes many artifacts left from the ancient Aztecs. The book also includes a great little glossary that includes a pronunciation guide to Nahuatl terms. The glossary serves as a fine introduction to the Nahuatl Language and it's phonetics. Although the authors and contributors are scholars, the book is easy to read for the average person interested in archaeology and Pre-Columbian life in Mexico. The color plates are some of the finest and include rare glimpses into Codex's that are housed in museums. A magnificent book to use as reference. The book is also a great source of information for further research as it includes a selected bibliography. An excellent view of Aztec life, it compliments any personal library. If you love the Art of Pre-Columbian Mexico this book is also a source of inspiration.

Developed by four distinguished Mesoamerican scholars for an exhibit at the Denver Museum of Natural History (1992 - 1993). Great photographs of artifacts (jade masks, human skulls, sculptures), buildings and manuscripts. Well-written (not dry or too scholarly). It's been on my coffee table for years but I never tire of looking at it.

When Sue Doran writes about something you ,the reader, can be assured the result will be an indepth study of her subject matter...no just brush the surface with this writer...Here you will read about the political and social intrigue surrounding Elizabeth I and her courtships.The author focuses on a different approach to the Virgin Queen's trials in trying to govern England and handle the many "would be"and serious suitors.A most interesting and informative book for those interested in history.

This is a unique study which is of equal value to the academic or the interested amateur. For too long Christopher Haig's dated and simplified account of the Virgin Queen's persistent virginity has been allowed to dominate Elizabethan history. Susan Doran takes each of Elizabeth's courtships seriously instead of blindly assuming a grand narrative. Although female historians are relatively new to the public arena, Susan Doran has "the heart and stomach of a man".

An easy read and visual feast, Monet's Passion exposes methods behind the color, texture, layout and scents of his magical gardens. It magnifies one's experience visiting the gardens or his works in galleries, and is a valuable companion to the painter's many works.

Beautiful photographs of the gardens at all seasons. Plant lists. The author tells about the history of Giverny and her experiences as a gardener there. It would have been helpful to know which US zones the plants would be hardy in.

This book contains detailed scale patterns for dozens of 1:12 scale miniature furnishings and toys. Many are scaled replicas of antique furnishings which once stood in the Mott Family home. Others are designs for miniatures seen in their world famous Mott's Miniature Musuem in California.

In the front of the book is a handy guide which reviews hobby tools, woods and glues to use with miniature furniture projects. There is also a beginners section which covers some of the basic miniature wood carving techniques before you get into the projects. Advanced miniaturists can bypass this section.

In the back of the book are 6 pages of full color lithographs which are applied to some of the projects. The original artwork for this colorwork was hand drawn and hand colored by Barbara Mott.

This 1995 release is the second revised edition of the original book first released in 1978.

This book has very good instructions on how to build miniature furniature. The directions are real easy to follow and understand. I realy like the decals in the back of the book.

This book is really cool. In the book, Carmen and Juni haven't gone on a mission for months so they decide to go on a vacation to their Nana who lives in Spain. When they get there they are called on a mission right away. Their mission is to stop an evil architect who plans to put Spain into a deep sleep.

This book is really cool.In the book, Carmen and Juni haven't gone on a mission for months, so they decide to go on a vacation to their Nana who lives in Spain. When they get there, they are called on a mission right away. Their mission is to stop an evil architect who plans to put Spain into a deep sleep. For all of the fans of Spy kids, enjoy!

A thought of some extra things to say about this course.

Good Point:
The early lessons carefully cover pronunciation and the the later lessons cover grammar and vocabulary. The progression is well thought out.

Bad Point:
The vocabulary list given is not complete. New words are introduced in the Drills which are not included in the Vocab list. I prepared my own vocab list becuase of it.

Overall:
The first ten lessons are very hard because so much is new and you need to practice a lot of basics. After that it gets easier and you get faster. I took 2-3 weeks for each lesson in the first ten, but after that I could manage about one lesson a week. I took my walkman with me on the walk to my train and the train trip, and so a lot of time I spent learning Cantonese was not taken from my normal day.

An enjoyable and challenging course.

This is for people who REALLY want to learn to speak Cantonese (rather than people who just want to learn a few phrases for fun).

It works if you put the work in. The course covers all the grammar of Cantonese and about 1,000 words. If you really do follow the lessons and study as directed you will be able to speak Cantonese at the end, and fluently.

Good points: 1. The Yale romanisation workbooks are comprehensive and useful. You can buy dictionaries using Yale to supplement it. Real Cantonese speakers tell me I have no accent - I sound like a Hong Kong speaker.

2. The best part are what they call 'drills'. You learn something and then they ask you questions using examples and variations. You have to think in Cantonese to supply the answer. That is they way you become fluent - lots of practice using the language.

3. It's cheap compared to taking classes and lessons. One-to-one lessons might cost 100 times this course. The cassettes in this course are available 24 hours a day, are consistent, don't complain about having to repeat themselves and let you study at your own pace.

Bad Points:
1. There are lots of typos (even beginners can spot them easily).

2. The 'Conversations for Listening' are not sensible - they introduce new words and grammar without teaching you first. After about lesson 15 I gave up taking the 'Conversations for Listening' seriously.

3. The course was prepared in 1970 when there was a High Falling tone in Cantonese. It makes the Yale romanisation a little more complex than it need be, although you still learn effectively the right pronunciation.

4. It can be a bit tiring. I bought the simple Pimsleur Cantonese course as well, and used the easy Pimsleur course as a rest when I was a bit tired from FSI.

Overall, it is nearly perfect really (the few bad points are easily overlooked for the quality of the teaching). It takes around 400 hours - of course. Even if you go to Hong Kong and learn the hard way it will still take around 400 hours (and a lot of stress). This way you can pace yourself and enjoy the learning.

I feel the cost was easily worth it. No friend or partner could be expected to have the patience to teach you a whole language. This way you can learn pretty well by yourself, and have fun too.
The catch is you've got to be serious. There are no shortcuts to learning a language. Don't buy this unless you are prepared to put the work in.