I find this book well writen. The author has been precise and very to the point. There is no fluff to this, just pure facts. This makes the search for relevant human resource data quick and easy.

This book is in a comic strip format. It lends itself to teaching several skills including rhyming words and sequencing. Children can "read it" themselves using the pictures and memorable sing-songy text.

My father had several Modern Library books that were illustrated by Rockwell Kent, including "Moby Dick" and "The Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer." For years I have assumed that those memorable plates were wood block prints, which seemed the best explanation for Kent's masterful use of black in his work. But reading "The Illustrations of Rockwell Kent: 231 Examples from Books, Magazines and Advertising Art" I am rather stunned to learn these are ink drawings. However, this only makes them even more impressive.

Rockwell Kent was arguably the most important American book illustrator of the 1920s and 1930s, although there are some early examples from 1914 and 1915 and work from as late as 1963, including some marvelous ship drawings for "A Treasury of Sea Stories." His art was highly individualized style of formalized realism that looks glorious in black & white. This volume represents the first time that the best of his illustrations from these various sources. In addition to the aforementioned classic books there are selections from "Candide," "Salamina," "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare," and "Goethe's Faust." But the volume includes lesser-known works such as "A Basket of Poses," "Venus and Adonis," and "To Thee, America!"

This is not simply a collection of Kent's illustrations. Fridolf Johnson, editor of "The American Artist," not only helped select this artwork, he also provides a detailed introductory essay tracing Kent's development as an illustrator along with captions for the illustrations and an annotated bibliography. Because the reproductions are in black & white there are some illustrations that were originally done with tints in two colors (e.g., "The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio), so that effect is lost. But if you did not read the captions you would never know the reproductions were lacking in any regard. This volume should be especially appealing to both those who remember stumbling upon Kent's distinctive artwork in former days, or those who are interested in what can be accomplished with black ink on white paper.

This book is another fine one in the Rolling Thunder series. It follows young "Rocket" Rob Wilder as he makes his first Winston Cup start after success in the Busch Grand National series, and also his first attempt to start the Daytona 500.

Rob Wilder is a young man who lives to race. "You ready, kid?" Rob smiled, "I was ready when I crawled out of the rack this morning."

I enjoyed this book every bit as much as the others. I see a bit of Jeff Gordon's influence on Rob's character in the book, as Rob is a clean-cut, clean-living young man who has a beautiful girlfriend, Christy. Christy's older sister, Michelle, is the marketing rep for Rob's sponsor, Ensoft, a software house. But... could Michelle also have taken a liking to the brash young driver, more than a professional interest?

Get the book and find out.....

Here, at the beginning of the 21st century, Reformed theologians are uniting as never before. The Sovereignty of God, which only a fool would debate, and man's "God-given" freedom to accept or refuse God's offer of Grace have become the "whole counsel" of God. Calvin's disciples, with their (not Calvin's) 5 points: Total Depravity, Universal Election, Limited Atonement, Irresistible Grace and Perseverance of the Saints, have distorted a truth beyond its original intent. Mr. Kelly, a Biblicist, who is neither an Arminian, nor a Calvinist, presents "the other side" in the only fair and objective review that I have found on this subject. He gives the Scriptural basis and the arguments which support them. Equating "The Calvinistic System," with the Word of God, would break Calvin's heart as I am sure it breaks God's. Chosen before the foundation of the world? Whosoever will may come? Two "trains" running through the Bible. God's business" or could it be another "lie" from the Enemy, to keep us from "being about our Father's business?" Someone has said, "Truth, out of balance, leads to heresy." Read about the "TULIP" controversy, and see if you believe it shoud be the "only string on Your violin."

Now in a newly revised, expanded, and updated edition, Inside Women's College Basketball: Anatomy Of Two Seasons is a candid and revealing behind-the-scenes look written by five reporters who followed the sport for most of the 1990s. From the intense campus politics of recruiting to the shrewd wisdom of head coaches to the talent of star players and the amazing 1999-2000 national championship, Inside Women's College Basketball is a fascinating read and especially recommended for devoted followers and fans of the sport.

Providing a treatise on Internet and Online Law is not easy. It is almost impossible. The range of topics to deal with includes all the main substantial law subjects and intersects with various elements of International Law and Jurisdiction just to name a few. This book does it egregiously. I used it for research: the only limit is that focuses mainly on U.S. Law (despite other countries are coming up with interesting solutions and answers). As far as the rest is concerned, it is all positive: updated, wide range of case law fully explained, easy to read (with at least a basic understanding of the law and the internet jargon). It also provides practical examples and solutions for those who are engaged or wish to engage in the Internet Business. I also found very interesting the Chapter regarding Securities Law and Copyright.

Just take a few of the pictures in this book, make a bingo game and flash cards out of them, and you're all set for hours of instruction time!

For beginning students, the book is good for learning basic vocabulary. You can pair the pictures which pictures representing nouns--which are relatively easy to find--and remind the students that one rabbit jumps but two rabbits jump.

For advanced students, the book is good for learning verb tenses--and every foreign language student spends LOTS of time on verb tenses!

I have read several of R. Kent Hughes books and I like his James best. In fact, I have checked it out of our church library three times. I read it first in 1994, again in 1997, and am reading it again now. I am ordering two copies to give to my two adult children. I tried to order copies at a Baptist Book store in 1997 and was told it was out of print, and decided to try Amazon this time. I love the practical Christian advice that James gives us, and I also love the way Kent Hughes explains James to us. A wonderful book of practical advice to help us grow in Christ!

I was immediately struck by the photograph of a white haired, smiling, smiling Jefferson Davis on the cover of this Cornerstones of Freedom volume by Zachary Kent. Obviously the photo was taken many years after the Civil War when Davis was the President of the Confederacy. However, opposite the first page of text is a painting of Jefferson as he looked during the War. In comparing the two, I have to wonder why these selected the more benign picture of Davis, who could look quite imposing when the situation demanded.

Kent's biography begins with the capture of Davis at the end of the Civil War and then recounts his career. Davis left Kentucky to enter West Point (there is an excellent drawing Davis did while he was at there) and served in the Black Hawk War and later the Mexican American War. Eventually Davis was named Secretary of War by President Franklin Pierce and then was elected to the U.S. Senate by Mississippi. Kent does a nice job of laying out why Davis was the unanimous choice to be President of the Confederacy. Once the Civil War begins Davis is relegated to being a relatively minor figure in events until the tide turns against the Confederacy. Kent includes several stories speaking forcefully to the character of Davis. Following his arrest and incarceration, Davis was bailed out of prison, but never received the day in court he wanted to defend himself; he had stubbornly refused to take the oath of allegiance to the United States that allowed thousands of Confederates to be pardoned.

This book is illustrated with dozens of photographs and illustrations from the historical period. This juvenile biography of Davis does a nice job of covering the story of a man whose life has been overshadowed by those of Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. Lee. Still, the Davis presented by Kent is one who can only react to or comment upon the momentous events in which he has been caught up. However, you do get a sense that Davis was a respected politician who was committed to the South's "Lost Cause," and who would, in the last years before his death, come to symbolize that cause in the mind of most Southerners. As always, the Cornerstones of Freedom series remains an excellent first place for teachers and students alike to turn to when they want more information than what is included in your standard American history textbook.