A very well researched and straight forward review of the ships of the lakes and their evolution. Mr. Thompson has done his homework and presented a recap that I will refer to many times in the future for reference. I would like to have seen more photos and more discussion of the earlier bulk freighter evolution but this material will wet your appetite for more. I hope to see more books of this type soon. Well worth the investment

I am glad that I got this book, because it talks about moving and having a new school. This is just in time for our move and my oldest daughter's first year of kindergarten and youngest daughter's first year of preschool. I like how Max finds solutions to overcome his problems without throwing tantrums and how Quetzal encourages Max to "try something new". This is a really good book, and I am very glad I bought it!

Of the thousands of references I've used during my ten years in youth ministry, Quick Studies, "Acts & Romans" would have to be the best. It is always effective. The questions that are asked to support each chapter are intellectually stimulating as well as age appropriate. So often, youth ministry resources that claim to be for high schoolers are better suited for junior high children. Not so with this wonderfully researched Bible Study. Getting kids to enthusiastically focus on Romans used to be like pulling teeth, but the authors of this reference hit the mark. Alot of the 'Opening Acts' are less than adequate, subsequently I rarely use them. The questions are excellent. Adults are asking to join my high school class, and a major reason is because of the resources I use, such as this one. Tom Van Wyen : Youth Director - Willow Street Mennonite Church

The use of terror against nation-states is not new. This book helps the reader to understand motivational factors regarding the use of terrorism, and how to successfully counter terrorism, by looking at successful and not so successful counter and anti-terrorist campaigns.

Should be mandatory reading for all parents even if they don't have children with disabilities. Life is hard enough when you know what you're doing. When you feel like the first person on the moon it is next to impossible. Both Dr. Thompson's books are practical guides to get us parents over the hard times. The advice is down to earth without all that doctor talk that no one really understands.

In Raising Up Queens, author Esther Davis-Thompson lays a foundation for mothering African-American daughters which is personal, spiritual, inspirational, and responsible. Through chapters that move the reader from Pain to Healing, from Fear to Courage, from Despair to belief, Raising Up Queens will enable the reader to get at the core of what it is to bring up their daughters to truly realize their personal and spiritual potential; to survive the crisis of violence and social neglect that so hallmark today's society; to enhance judgement and life-goal planning; and to become superlative adults and loving mothers in their own time. Raising Up Queens is an excellent and timely addition to parenting and Black Studies reading lists and reference collections.

What a concept: a dictionary of legal terms and concepts translated into plain, readable English. The authors make even esoteric and confusing subjects accessible and readable, but do not talk down to the reader or attempt to "fudge" their definitions. The dictionary is comprehensive, including Latin and English terms, terms from all areas of law (criminal, civil, tax, contract, real estate, constitutional, and more), and explanations/definitions of the most important institutions and agencies related to the practice of law.

So, the next time a lawyer-friend offhandedly remarks that something is "sui generis," you can nonchalantly reply, "Oh, you mean it's unique or one-of-a-kind?" Highly recommended for anyone with an interest in following the law.

A terribly interesting book for anyone interested in well-written and throroughly researched biographies written on four people-Louise Weiss, Leo Szilard, E.P. Thompson and Danilo Dolci-whose ideas for peace in the post World War II world have altered the way we think about today.

A Chinese proverb says that a journey of a thousand leagues begins with a single step. Court official Ts'ai Lun took one of those steps about 2000 years ago when he made the world's first recorded paper with discarded cloth, hemp, rags and tree bark. Japanese papermakers took another step almost 1000 years ago when their guilds repulped Imperial Library documents into a highly prized unbleached gray as history's first recorded paper recycling.

Now, the United States is beating all world use and waste records while in the second hundred years of making paper from wood fiber. Graphic designer Clauda G. Thompson seeks to get back on course with clearly defined paper recycling programs. She suggests adjusting presses to the greater tension and slower speed often needed for recycled stock; avoiding stretching across the grain for sheet-fed paper or in both directions for exceptionally large sizes by placement towards the middle and leading edges; fighting against dot gain by screening and separating into halfdots especially in the midtones, against ink tack with fully compressible and softer surfaced blanket type, and against less uniform solid ink coverage hold-out by passing color twice and with more pressure.

RECYCLED PAPERS: THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE is printed with soybean oil-based ink and 4 kinds of recycled paper. The book tells how to make and recycle paper along with which design and finishing touches are recyclable, such as embossing, die-cutting, vegetable-based oils, and water soluble adhesives in bindings and glues. It gives a complete prepress-press-postpress picture with Mark Beach's GETTING IT PRINTED, Poppy Evans' THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO ECO-FRIENDLY DESIGN, Gary G. Field's COLOR AND ITS REPRODUCTION, Phil Green's QUALITY CONTROL FOR PRINT BUYERS, Allan Haley's TYPOGRAPHIC MILESTONES, Michael Horsham's amusing "Dot gain or the endless repetition of Dot" in EMOTIONAL DIGITAL (edited by Alexander Branczyk), David Saltman's PAPER BASICS, Constance Sidles' GREAT PRODUCTION BY DESIGN, T.J. Tedesco's BINDING, FINISHING, AND MAILING, and Sylvie Turner's THE BOOK OF FINE PAPER.

I picked this up in used book store hoping that I would not be disappointed and I wasn't. It is every now and then that you come across a book like this -- fun, romantic, adventure, monsters etc...great reading for a rainy afternoon.