It's a really cool book. It 's got some cool quotes. The one's wriiten by younuns are really cute.

Before I make any comments about the book, I must first declare that my review is highly biased towards Dr. Palais and his work--I had studied under his guidance for several years at the Henry M. Jackson School, University of Washington. The score for the book, which I had rated "5," is based totally on the academic value, i.e. the excellence of scholarship in one of the more obscure, yet, important fields of Korean studies.

Put simply, the book explores the state of 16th century Chosun Dynasty through the eyes of a Neo-Confucian scholar, Yu Hyongwon. The traditional and prevalent views of Yu have been that Yu was the forerunner of Sirhak or "practical learning" school of Korean Neo-Confucianism. However, Palais disputes this long-standing notion of Yu and, rather, asserts that Yu's ideas about statescraft was rather limited in ambition--Yu was searching for ways to revitalize the Choson Dynasty well within the traditions of Confucianism. This key thesis is and will be, for sometime to come, remain a contested issue among students of Korean history.

I believe the contribution of Palais' work lie in his pain-stakingly thorough exploration into Neo-Confucian traditions extant in the 17th century Korea. Fujiya Kawashima of Bowling Green State University notes "the book will remain for decades to come a cornerstone of KOrean Studies and required reading for specialists and students alike who are intersted in Confucian statecraft and institutions in East Asia" in his review of the Palais' work in the Journal of Asian Studies. I could not agree more.

I do have a couple of reservations, however. This book is not a light reading. The sheer length of the book is enormous--totallying 1019 pages. Substance-wise, readers should have a fairly good handle on the history of Chosun Dynasty, (Neo) Confucian traditions, and the debate over Sirhak to fully appreciate Palais' work. It is a truly daulting task to actually read this book from cover to cover, but the reader will be rewarded handsomely for his effort.

This is an interesting book and it covers a lot of the theory aspects of nursing. The chapters are well set out and all the chapters have objectives and questions. There is a list of further readings given for each of the main topics, and so the chapters are ideal for basing assignments on. This book is ideal for anyone doing a Masters course or other course in nursing.

I was delighted with this book. It was funny and sweet. For once it wasn't centered around a baby or sex. Although, eventually the book had both. It was romantic to see the simplicity and love that goes into building a family. Neil is lonely and Taylor is the perfect friend and a great mother figure for Neil's kids. The Kids love Taylor, the town loves Taylor. Taylor is in love with Neil, but he wants to keep it just friends because he has been hurt badly by his ex-wife. Taylor is a very perceptive woman and understands Neil's pain and does not play any games, although it is hard for her not to show how much she loves him. The town, Neil's kids, even the dog Ollie loves Taylor. It was a lot of fun to see if Neil can conquer his fears to love Taylor back the way that she deserves. The cookies were a good touch. Taylor bakes cookis and is good at it. Even I was wanting to try them and was delighted to find the recipe in the back of the book. This is a great book that will indeed warm the heart.

Not only is this book out of print but Dick Jackson is no longer with us. This book is a classic regarding the copperplate alphabet. It is written clearly with excellent examples of the letters. One of the secrets to the lettering is a light touch to the up strokes. The other is the down strokes - none of us who were fortunate to have taken one of his workshops will ever forget his voice - MASH ON IT - as we created the downstrokes with the pen. He always wanted to see a contrast to the thick/thin lines. This book is worth searching for.

Costumes For The Stage appears in its second edition to provide a range of actors and students with clear designs for producing costumes on a small budget. From an introduction to clothing styles and history to practical advice for putting together costumes matching different eras, Costumes For The Stage is packed with practical examples and tips on how to adapt and simplify period clothing.

This is an exception coding book which is more detailed and informative than the current publications. This book should be rated a 15 in a rank of 1-10.

King's step-by-step description of the Jackson Program design method is the clearest such description I've encountered. This book should be required reading for all actual and would-be computer programmers. The technique covered can be used in all programming environments and builds a strong basis for solving all types of programming problems. King's writing style renders a difficult subject fascinating and amusing. This book should be on all software engineers' and programmers' bookshelves.

I've read a lot of books... and this one really is great because:
- it has plenty of examples, from different people on different situations, but who have proved to be experiencefull, and passionate about their subjects
- it gives concrete methodologies about conflict resolution and community living
- it gives you confidence and energy about our human nature : the world is full of dreamers... after all.

In this day and age of splintered and broken schools of literary theory, where nobody seems to agree what is the right way to go about reading and discussin literature, W.J. Bate's "Criticism: the Major Texts" is a wistful reminder of the days when critics were far more certain. For several decades after its publication, this collection was the classroom standard for the subject; it still serves as the best collection for any study of the history of literary theory. The introductions are brief but exacting; the texts are chosen with judicious editing; the lessons learned are not easily forgotten. In short, a wonderful read for anyone with a literary bent.