Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the door at the art museum that says, "Staff Only"? Now you can find out, for the most part. This book, written for people of all ages, introduces you to many of the different jobs that are required to get the museum's exhibitions ready for the visiting public. From curators, who research the collections; conservators, who restore old or damaged artwork; art handlers and installers who are specially trained to move art; and security, who keep a watchful eye on the galleries, to educators, who help people understand what they are seeing--the book explains in detail how they do what they do. Unfortunately, the book leaves out two important positions. The registrars keep track of all information about the artwork (including where it is); they make shipping arrangements, prepare legal documents, and courier paintings to other museums. In addition, the book fails to mention the visitor services staff, who work hard helping visitors and answering questions. Despite these omissions, the book's many colorful pictures and interesting layout make it pleasant to read, and overall is an enjoyable and informative book.

I work at an art museum. Our gift shop recently added this book to our collection. It is wonderfully entertaining and educational for children. I throughly enjoyed reading this book myself. It is appropriate for many age groups from about 2nd to 6th grade.

This is an excellent book to learn about oriental carpets, and it provides a good general reference for both first time and experienced buyers. It is well written and well-organized. I have the larger format hard copy, which shows off the 180(!) excellent photos of a large variety of both new and old carpets, and the people who make them. The quality of the photos are the best I have found among the many carpet books I've read and looked through. At the back are two informative 2-page maps showing the main carpet-making areas of Turkey, the Middle East, China & Mongolia. Note that this book is not a complete lexicon of carpets, so it is less useful for someone who wants to look up a particular carpet name, spelling, or style. Highly recommended, especially the hard copy published in 1988, if you can find it.

You'll recognize this book in the store by the wonderful cover photo of two cheerful Turkoman girls knotting a carpet. This is one of the strengths of the book -- lots of photos of rug weavers at work, and how they live, both modern and historic. The second strength -- lots and lots of gorgeous color photos of rugs!

The legend of Osiris says he was murdered by his brother Seth and resurrected, with the aid of his wife Isis, thus becoming god of the underworld. The author believes he is one of the most important ancient Egyptian deities, with his origins in the Predynastic Era. He attempts to establish a relationship between the cult of Osiris and other African religions. In the first volume, he examines iconographies of Osiris in general and interprets Osiris as an ancestral spirit, judge of the dead, moon god and a bull god. In the second volume, the focus is on the funeral and burial practices, the idea of the Ka, and also the spread of Osiris and Isis to neighbouring lands. Although the book is a little out-dated, it remains nonetheless an excellent source of information regarding the ancient Egyptian god Osiris.

The book receives four stars, simply because there are other books on Osiris which contain more recent information.

It is incredible to me that you are listing both the 1973 and 1988 editions of this book as single volumes when they are both 2-volume sets. You did this with Oahspe, which, for me, you are correcting. It looks to me like you need a volume checker for every book you sell. Sincerely, George B. Riddle Jr.

I thought the book was enjoyable to read. I give it one of the biggest compliments I think an author can receive and that is the fact that once I started reading it I couldn't put it down. The author keeps your interest throughout the entire story. It is a great book to curl up on the couch on a Sunday and read while it's raining/snowing outside! I think the author did a good job for a first novel and I hope there is more to follow.

This is an extraordinary effort from a first-time author, written with a depth, character development and story lines usually reserved for the Grishams, Ludlums and Crichtons.

The relationship between Rick and Delaney is artfully crafted, and the undercurrent of Rick's search for fulfillment and life enrichment flows very well throughout the book. The author does a masterful job of creating images in the reader's mind of what's being described -- almost as if you were watching the book played out right before your eyes.

This book is hard to put down!

Evelyn King and her friend Melissa Braddock have been kidnapped by four men. They are being held for ransom, gold to come from Nate King. Also involved is the friend of the Kings, Ezriah Hampton. He has been in the last two or three books. Nate and his wife, Winona take off after the kidnappers. In the meantime Evelyn and Melissa escape and have to face the wilderness by themselves. Nate and Winona bear down on the four men. Will they get there in time???? They should not have made Winona bad, that was a bad choice. As usual Ezriah messes things up and bad times come to Winona. These books are based on a journal keep by the real Nate King of his experiences in the mountains plus other sources. If you like this time in history and life of the men of the mountain, you will like this series. I do thing many of his other books have been better. Several pages in this one is what people are thinking about, other places and times. To keep the stories going you should start with number one and plow on through.

Another terrific addition to the Wilderness series. Nate King's daughter is abducted and held for ransom. Nothing goes as planned for the bad guys. Suspense and a strong plot make this a can't miss. The ending- Hold on to your hats! Perils Of The Wind is a keeper!

Good book to inspire the imagination! My daughter enjoyedbeing able to use the stickers to think about different opportunitiesfor the future.

I really enjoyed reading this book with my five-year-old grandchild. Living about an hour away,I don't get to see him very often, but he has that book with both of our pictures in it to remember me. It's great.

I feel that this is a really good book to get you started on studying the life of Pocahontas. This book is very short and is not very detailed. However it does give a brief history of Pocahontas' life. I enjoyed this book and I think it would be a good start if you are wanting to learn more about Pocahontas.

Pocahontas

By Kathleen Thompson And Deborah L Chabrain

I like this book because you have to find out something in the story and the illustrator draws great pictures. Pocahontas became famous and the English called her Lady Rebecca Rolfe.

Most ESL(English as a Second Language) teachers recommend Oxford Advanced Lerner's or Longman Contemporary, but they are too much verbose and require great stamina to reach the right definition. POD is concise.

The most needed feature for ESL dictionaries is a broad recordings of idioms. At this point, all American ESL or paperback dictionaries are weak.(The papaerback ones are not designed for foreigners, of cource.) POD has decent number of idioms.

The second required feature is the coverage. POD has a little Americanisms - it's an apparent defect. But it contains few geographical or proper names, so it has much more common vocabulary than any other paperbacks.

I enjoy the easy-for-eyes typeface, also essential to old-aged-prone-to-eyestrain learners like me.

I studied in London during college as a literature major and while there discovered that I needed a dictionary to complete my assignments and turn them in with the proper British spelling. I picked up this little dictionary to get me through the semester and loved it so much I carried it home with me. My family quickly realized how useful it was and I've spent a lot of time since searching to discover who "borrowed" it last. My mother is especially attached and has acquired a collection of other oxford dictionaries that either are too big to carry around or "just don't have the word she's looking for." If you have a copy, hang on to it.

As far as Oz books go, this one has a lot going for it. Kabumpo, my favorite Thompson character, is back, and he is accompanied by Jinnicky, the Red Jinn of Ev, in his first major role. The evil fairy Faleero, as an exaggerated puritanical character who allows no fun and games, makes a good villain. I don't think it's really among Thompson's best, partially because the plot seems a bit rehashed and hurried. This story had been preceded by numerous conquest by transformation plots, and PURPLE PRINCE is the second Oz book in which Pumperdink is in danger. The book, like most Oz books, contains visits to a lot of small villages, but most of them aren't developed very much, with the characters just coming in, being threatened, and leaving. It's almost as if Thompson felt she HAD to include some of these villages (maybe to pad out the book, which isn't one of her longer ones), but had trouble coming up with ideas for them that she could really develop. I don't think these flaws really hurt the book that much, though; it's just that I'd say it's only average among Oz books. This is a fun book to read, and one I would highly recommend to anyone who likes Oz.

A very wonderful book which is well written and very imaginative. You get to follow the adventures of Randy and Kabumpo as they journey on and on, so that Randy may prove he is a king. Clever and funny it is a very good childrens book.

Rolfing can make profound changes in posture and movement. This book tries to get beyond the medical dissection model of anatomy and really get at the way the core postural muscles are supposed to coordinate movement. The chapter on the psoas is worth the price of the book.

This IS NOT a how-to on Rolfing nor does it get into the transformative powers of Rolfing from the perspective of someone who is undergoing processing. It is more a book of anatomy and kinesiology.

I found this book to be very helpful in deepening my understanding of the way the different parts of the body are interconnected and interdependent. It has influenced my yoga practice and my teaching. I better understand how the physical practice of yoga helps with spiritual transformation. I highly recommend this to anyone who wishes to be actively involved in your own transformation and evolution. This book will help yoga teachers identify the bony landmarks on the body to help brighten a student's alignment and free up energy in the body. It starts from the feet and moves up, just as you would create any pose. The language is easy to understand and there are many valuable drawings and photographs which illustrate each point.