Bartsch makes Brownfields fun in this work that will most definately make him a national wonder. He explains the importance of rehabilitation of these rundown disasters. Within the next few years, Brownfields should be a household name. Bartsch was like the Jesus that opened my eyes with the mud titled "Brownfields".The book shows that there is a lot of potential in this world for disgusting areas to br turned into healthy, thriving land to be home of new commerce, industry, and residential areas. Brownfields are the beginning of the next industrial revolution!

"Bruce Coville's Alien Visitors" combines a wonderful blend of science fiction, fantasy, and alien stories all in one. It tells past, present and future stories of far away worlds and extraterestrial happenings right here on Earth. For example, you'l hear a story about a boy who gets a job at a local diner working the graveyard shift and ends up meeting some of the weirdest aliens in the galaxy. Or you'll hear about space pioneers who start a settlement on Mars only to find out that some mysterious virrus is turning them into the very aliens they are looking for. If you are in to science fiction or anything about alien life on other planets then this is most certainly the book for you!

I love his book because it explains the function of each and every area of the body so well. It makes studying muscle OIAs and palpation so easy. Very detailed explanation of the use and structure of the skeletal system. It gives better understanding on the pathological conditions in the bones and soft tissues in each area of the body. I would compare this book with Joint Structure & Function A Comprehensive Analysis by Cynthia Norkin and Pamela Levangie. Both books explains muscular and skeletal functions but Brunnnstrom covers a lot more areas of the musculoskeletal system.

Like their book on the Pan-American Exposition, Leary and Sholes brought together historic photographs of Buffalo's waterfront with an amazing array of information. Weaving together industrial history with recreation and other themes, they tell a fascinating story of a area generally ignored for its rough passage, its grit, and its harsh life. Who knew that so many people lived, worked, and died along the lake and river of Buffalo? Setting the lives of ordinary people next to the power of the industries that hired them - and sometimes displaced them - this book really brings home the importance of everyone's history. I really liked that the authors told a lot of 'hidden history' and refuted some tired erroneous notions about Buffalo and about America. I hope everyone reads this book and learns the value of knowing the people and events of the lesser-known parts of our history. It's a great way to know where we came from.

This is not only one of the best of the Images of America series, it is itself a small gem. It compresses information about both the Pan-Am and turn-of-the-century US history into very few words coupled with superb pictures. With incredible economy, the authors lead us through a rapidly changing American landscape of social mores, values, and politics in which the Pan-Am is played out as a representative image of all that is good and bad in the country. I learned so much about women, minorities, the rise of a consumer society, colonialism, class and power, architecture, and engineering - and just plain fun as it was known in a world before TV. What a great introduction to the modern era in US history! Wow!

This book would be fun to read any time of the year...but especially in the weeks before Chanukah. It is funny and exciting but also serious in some parts. A boy and a girl travel back in time to the time of the Maccabees. They are spies for Judah Maccabee. The kids learn a lot about the true meaning of Chanukah. There are battles and soldiers on elephants, friends and enemies, poisoness snakes and slave traders, suprises and miracles, angels and secret hiding places. The whole story of Chanukah is told in an exciting way. Our mom liked it because God is mentioned often...Judah prays and the kids talk about Torah and God and why it was so important to get back the Temple. Our Mom read two chapters every day to us ... but the words were easy enough that I could have read it by myself ....

As a preschool teacher for 13 years I am continually looking for new ideas to teach my class of 3's and this book is it! It offers simple, yet age approxiate activities for this age. The songs and ideas are so easy to use and correspond to the world of the 3 year old. The ideas are also for 2's and are usuable in all the areas of a child care teachers curriculum. Excellent!

Dr. McMillian's treatment of a beautiful and significant architectural tradition in this country is quite unique. She has written and assembled an exquisite volume that deftly bridges the gap between a dry technical analysis and a pretty coffee-table effort by offering the reader an excellent textual and visual presentation of the mission and spanish revival styles (and related styles) that emanated in Southern California in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Lesser-recognized sub-genre's like hacienda, rancho and Plateresco also discussed, and the oftentimes confusing evolution and blending of these various styles is skillfully addressed. Hundreds of color photos beautifully complement the extremely informative historical analysis, providing the reader with a real taste of the various architectural and decorative arts elements that comprise these styles. Dr. McMillian's effort brings appropriate attention to an architectural tradition that defines Southern California more than any other. A more adept and satisfying one-volume treatment of this subject matter would be hard to imagine. Highly recommended.

For a beautiful companion volume that is equally well-written and accompanied by some stunning photography, check out the author's "Casa California" (1996).

This is the story of a wagon train on their way to California who first suffer their way through the desert and then get stuck in the winter in the mountains without food. You feel as if you are suffering with them. It can be gruesome but always a page turner. I have read it twice and am buying it. It is the first in a three part series and I recommend them all.