Buy this and Simon Moore's new book and you will have the best works written on Alfa Romeo since Griffith Borgesson's "Alfa Romeo Tradition" many years ago. Authoritatively written and including many photos previously never published,it is a highly entertaining read.

This book by Michael Ghiglieri is an outstanading documentary of the first exploration of the Grand Canyon by John Wesley Powell and his crew. While almost every other account of this amazing journey is based on Powell's journal and notes, Michael very carefully pulls together all the accounts of this trip using not only Powell's notes but also the journals of the crew, letters and other doucments not previously published. His book is well researched and very effectively debunks a number of misconceptions about Powell, his leadership skills, how and why the 3 members of his trip were killed (hint: it was NOT the Indians)and the contributions and skills of his crew.

Michael not only publishes word for word all the journals that survived, but also did an impressive amount of original research into the events that made up this exploration. He then uses his background as a professional river guide to pull it together into a very compelling and hard-to-put down tale of this fateful journey. This is must read for anyone interested in the real facts of this incredible adventure.

As a first time buyer of this Grand Prix Yearbook, I was really amazed at the quality of the photos. I especially appreciated the fact that the brief descriptions given for each photo was written on separate pages rather than ruining the photos by having the words typed right on them. Beautiful cover of Ferrari and did a good job getting pics from every team / driver. The book is essentially a photo illustration of the year, with a brief summary of each race, including qualifying, the race itself and some highlights. I continue to enjoy the book.

After purchasing the 1998 edition of this book, I just had to see how the 1999 edition would measure up. Beginning with the pre-season, the 1999 book preview's all eleven F1 teams and documents the major changes from the previous year. Then beginning in Melbourne and concluding with the season finale in Japan, it accurately recreates the excitement of all 16 races.

Again the book is filled with beautiful photography, helpful maps and invaluable statistics. I used to buy monthly F1 magazines and accumulate them so that I would have the complete season for reference, now I just buy the F1 Yearbook instead. If you are an F1 fan this one's for you.

Written partly in response to what the author felt were mistakes in the Alan Moorhead book (which many regarded as the definitive book on the campaign), this is in my opinion THE book on this complicated and for many Australians, still very emotive subject.
Unlike other books on the subject this book presents us with both sides of the picture and finally gives both the Turk leadership and common soldier the respect they deserve.
This is a real war book that does not flinch from telling it like it is and to me the wonder is that men could endure such horror at all.

Richard M. Titmuss's The Gift Relationship: From Human Blood to Social Policy has to be the best book that I have read this summer. It is hard to believe that this book was first published half a century ago and still holds true of the social and economical policies of life, metaphorically represented as blood. The first few chapters in this book that has recently been included in this edition illustrate the importance of how the concept of donating a non-substitute fluid of life presents various dilemmas in association with recent outbreaks like A.I.D.S. Originally, when I first purchased this book, I thought I would criticize how such social and economical policies have changed significantly over the fifty years. However, after reading this fascination and quite reflective book on our society and generosity today, I have realized that not much has changed since this book was first written. Yet, Titmuss does not accept or reject certain theories of the concept whether it is right or wrong to get paid to donate blood as opposed to voluntary donation. This book satiates the curiosity of how giving blood originated for the economics, anthropologist, philosopher, as well as for the average individual. Those who seek a challenge in trying to understand our health care system and H.M.O's will find this book as a great source of comparing how the giving of life has changed over the years, in the United States and abroad. Most of what Titmuss describes in his technical language is based on the H.M.S health care in England. However, the reader will hopefully realize the similarities and differences in socialized medicine compared to our managed health care as established today. If you are looking for an intellectually stimulating book questioning what is the gift of life and how much it is worth economically and socially, Richard M. Titmuss's The Gift Relationship: From Human Blood to Social Policy is the prescribed treatment for you.

Hoving offers a well-researched view of the inside of the Metropolitan Museum of art. We see all the dirt concerning Thomas Hoving, director of the museum for many years. We learn about the donors of several of the museum's masterpieces, how purchases are made, the kind of politics that guide the museum, and, finally, about the colorful personalities that were involved in the decision-making. I loved every minute of it.

This was a favorite of my son and I when he was little. It's predicated on two mysteries: What "grand and wonderful thing" is going to happen today, and just why are Pooh's friends all away when he visits them? The text is very Pooh-oriented ("Although the honey was yummy in Pooh's tummy, it did nothing to jog his memory".... "being a bear of very little brain"... and a song that ends, "rum tiddly tiddly tum,") and the whole book has a ring of authenticity. There's even a mention of the mildly scary "heffalumps and woozles." All turns out well: "...I just remembered that no bear ever had such grand and wonderful friends." The book has 25 pages, with simple, uncluttered pictures on each page.

I heard about this book from a review for a video game entitled "Mother 3." After reading it, I was impressed by the amazing writting. The storyline, based on the bond between twins, was amazing. It felt like an RPG (Role Playing Game) in a book.