This is, quite simply, the best set of pictures of North America's west-coast maritime forests that I have come across. These forests are interesting, beautiful, and abundantly alive; they are also very hard to photograph. Through the lens they can seem messy and disordered. The unaided human eye screens out extraneous clutter, but the camera eye does not. There is order there, of course, but it is a chaotic sort of order, with many levels of order-within-disorder. Some photographers strive for excessively neat, tidy compositions, which give an entirely misleading impression of these forests; Graham, on the other hand, conveys the rhythms within the disorder. Many of the pictures are texture-rich without a sharp focus of interest. It is a style well suited to the subject. The text by Wade Davis, what there is of it, is good, but this is most definitely a picture book first.

This book is really special. Ok I am a mate of Graham's which some might see as a bias - but this book is oustanding none the less. Osborne is a biologist (infact a botanist) by trade I believe. It simply doens't matter though, because clearly what he does best is take photos. *Very* good photos. I don't mean as in 'Oh, thats a nice photo' as my mum would say to me when from four packets of snaps I produced one relatively balanced composition. I mean as in drop-that-frying pan, walk-into-that lampost, draw droppingly good photographs. This guy has had three or four calanders of his work produced for goodness sake. The book, which, ok I admit, he gave me, is always on my coffee table, and I must confess, I have chopped up the calendars and made them into nice framed pictures.

Reasons to buy it:

i) it will enhance your life ii) it will take your breath away iii) it is pretty reasonably priced

reasons not to buy it..

i) you hate temporate rainforests...

I just put this book down, and I feel like hugging my wife, running to the gym, and going to church immediately thereafter! Wow, what a simple but articulate message about oranizing your life and gaining perspective. Win Davis really has his life in order (and I'm confident I will too shortly). I found the breakdown between the physical, spiritual, social and financial aspects of life directly applicable to my own. Get this book and get on with establishing your own Personal Passion!

A great self-help motivational tool. The author has a unique way of personalizing his ideas. He provides systematic exercises that will assist you in balancing the demands of your life. He emphasizes keeping your balance in work, family and the spiritual side of life. It breaks things down in a manner that is both easy to follow and will enable you to remember easily. Definitely a book to give every workaholic, it will help them put their life in the proper perspective. Even a procrastinator; would benefit as it will help them better organize their life.

This book is a well thought out, logical approach to Critical Race Theory. The authors masterfully discuss and illustrate the concepts behind Critical Race Theory. A refreshingly honest approach without the paranoid Polly-Anna bent that has taken over some of the more high-profile personalities in the Critical Race Theory. I highly recommend this book to anyone who seriously contemplates race and the American society...

This book is a "must read" for anyone interested in the serious study of civil rights in the modern multiracial United States. The authors have collected readings from a group of influential legal scholars considering a wide range of civil rights issues, from affirmative action, employment discrimination and hate speech to immigration law, language regulation, gender and sexual orietnation. Tightly edited, the selections are accessible and fascinating. Each chapter has a concise introduction, placing the chapter's readings into historical and legal context, and concludes with questions and suggested readings. The book is quite an achievement and well worth reading by civil rights scholars and students alike.

The Reader's Companion to the American Presidency serves as a nice overview of the Presidents without being a mere laundry list of facts and "did you know?" trivia. The essay contributions of dozens of well-respected historians give a concise, but remarkably comprehensive overview of each President's administration and background. A timeline at the bottom of the page and sidebars about U.S. population, immigration, commerce statistics, and information about the first family nicely complement each section. While the essays offer insights about the accomplishments and failures of each man, the book avoids being overly "heavy-handed" or judgmental.

A great feature is the "For Further Reading & Research" section which recommends biographies and reveals where one can find the President's papers for more in-depth reading of the President and his times. The book is not photo-heavy, but many of the black-and-white photos offered are refreshingly different from the ones we might be used to seeing (e.g. Gilbert Stuart's rendition of Washington is absent). This professional and well-organized hardcover would make a great gift and first-stop resource for anyone's library.

Washington was a great President, right? Lincoln's presidency was without blemish, correct? Bill Clinton was the only President to have an affair or two? Well what if these things happened before? How does each President stack up against the other? This book might just have the answers you're looking for.

Historians like Eric Foner, Joyce Appleby, Alan Taylor, Jean Baker, Karen Orren and others put together 41 essays on the man who has held the highest political office in the land and they give the insight into the up and downs of the administration.

You'll read about the triumphs, the failures, the wins, the losses and the scandals, all put into the proper perspective of the time in which they took place. Excellent companion to any history book, with information that you may not find anywhere else.

If you are looking to increase your knowledge of the President and are looking for a straight forward, unbiased reading than this book should be on your list. The authors and editors have give you a first rate book and at a price that is sure to make everyone happy.

As a reading teacher I found this book to be very helpful in teaching strategies such as comprehension, vocabulary, fluency. . . BUT I think that this book is MUCH more VALUABLE to a content teacher. It shows you how to introduce reading skills for text books. Often, content teachers do not know why a student isn't succeeding in his/her class. Often it is because the student cannot read the text book. This book will show you how to introduce strategies so that your students will do well in your class! This is for ALL secondary teachers!

How do you help students read and comprehend the extensive content presented in text books? Buy this book!! The authors have compiled an outstanding collection of research-based strategies organized in a clear, straightforward format. You'll find useful strategies for teaching Math, Science, Social Studies, and English using content area examples, technology links and tips, and reproducible classroom resources. Chapters include student lessons on: Building Vocabulary, Comprehending Text, Supporting Struggling Readers, Reading Critically, Study Skills, Test Preparation, and Conducting Research. This book was designed as a practical textbook for teachers that could actually be used in the classroom after the class was over. It is a rare combination of simplicity and depth. Reading & Learning Strategies will be extremely helpful for new teachers, experienced teachers, and even for parents who are home schooling or assisting their child with difficult content material.

If you love your dog and enjoy doing something special for that certain canine in your life, you'll love this book. The recipes are fun, nutritious, and certain to be a hit with the dogs in your household. It was certainly popular in mine.

If you love your dog, you'll love this book. Anne Davis's illustrations alone will make both of you howl for joy.

"Commanders of the Civil War" represents itself as "An account of the lives of the commissioned officers during America's war of succession." However, more than an account William C. Davis and Technical Advisor Russ A. Pritchard use a collection of photographs of historical and personal memorabilia to great effect. For example, in the first chapter of the book there are pictorial spreads of personal memorabilia for Stonewall Jackson and George Gordon Meade. Other contemporary photographs show a dozen different swords, even more service revolvers, or a set Confederate naval china. In addition to dozens of old photographs, many of which will be new to all but the most avid Civil War buff, there are colored drawings by Jeff Burn of different uniform types that will help you distinguish between a Union Officer of Infantry, Artillery and Calvary. The text is certainly information regarding the great and lesser known military leaders of the war, but the photographs and illustrations truly overwhelm the words. It will remind you of looking at displays in a museum so just take your time and enjoy each photograph. You will enjoy "Commanders of the Civil War" as well as the other volumes in the "Rebels and Yankees" series.

Davis and Pritchard have created a wonderful work that is sure to become a hit with anyone who studies the Civil War. This book uses words and a generous amount of pictures to tell the story of the leaders, both talented and flawed that held together the two struggling armies in a time of chaos and devastating loss. Although many of the stories have been told in one form or another, "Commanders..." compiles this study in a single book that makes it very easy to compare and contrast the styles and techniques employed by officers of both armies. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and would highly recommend it to others. I look forward to reading the next book in the 'Rebels and Yankees' series.

This is a great book well worth the money. it reminded me alot of the old days flying the airplane. very good book highly recomended

I think this book is a rich reference about the most representatives aircraft in the USAF history.

Cover all parts in aircraft development's, from the USAF requeriment's for a new nuclear fighter-bomber, passing for prototype, F-105B,D,F & G; also the the F-105 cancelled projects and their roll in Combat speciality in the Vietnam War.

This book have a good reference of technical details with good explanation in the diferences between F-105A,B,D,F,& G and others projects.

Contains many photos and detailed technical drawings that can help to understand the past existence of this aircraft in the USAF.

Highly recommended for modelers.

I have read this book many times over the past decade
and I can honestly say that I have learned a great deal
thanks to Gene. He taught me how to contemplate
the truth accessing "Self Knowledge". This helped free
me from the dominant paradigm, or should I say "the Matrix"?

This book also has a companion booklet called
"The Power of Self Knowledge", which helps greatly
anyone accessing this type of information for the first time.

Also, his last book "Where we are on the Cosmic Clock"
is even more important, because the working nature of the Universe is revealed in great detail. His warnings regarding mind control and the agenda on the "New Improved" World Order
which baby Bush is attempting to implement was outlined
ten years ago by Gene.

Stragely enough, Gene's writings are similar to Harold Waldwin Percival who wrote "Thinking and Destiny" back in the 1940's. Percival's is a more detailed account than the one Gene put forward and more difficult to understand, but well worth reading for those willing to go the distance.

I had the chance to meet with Gene on a few occasions and I asked him if he knew of Mr. Percival and his writiings. He
told me he had never heard of him. They use a lot of the same concepts and terminology, which I have never seen in other books. I highly recommend "Thinking and Destiny" as a follow up to Gene's work once the reader has assimilated these new ideas.

Gene Davis has a unique slant on how things really work. 'Reversing the Aging Process' is a treasure of "how-to" and "how come" that applies to every living being on this Earth. You can read all the New Age books in the world and NONE of them have the content of this golden piece of text. Jim Worby, PhD/c, angels@fifthrealm.com, Dublin, Ohio

This 54-page 5-chapter book tells the story of Joe Browder's successful 1969 effort to defeat the planned construction of a major airport 50 miles from Miami in the Big Cypress Swamp. As head of the Miami chapter of the U.S. National Audubon Society, Browder felt that his only chance to stop the destructive development in the swamp would be to gain support from others. He convinced both old-time alligator hunter Gator Bill and Miccosukee chief Buffalo Tiger to join his fight.

Next Browder drafted Marjory Stoneman Douglas. Douglas had written her legendary book, River of Grass, in 1947. He drove her to the site of the jetport, where some trees had already been cut and the swamp drained. She decided then and there to help. The people of Florida could have a jetport or the Everglades, but they couldn't have both. The former, if constructed, would destroy the latter.

Douglas formed the Friends of the Everglades and took the fight to Washington D.C. and then Interior Secretary Walter Hickel and Secretary of Transportation John Volpe. They ordered an environmental study, which found that the jetport would so pollute the Glades' water, its lifeblood, that all wildlife there would be threatened.

At last, Joe Browder too made it to Washington, where he met with President Richard Nixon. Transportation Secretary Volpe supported the jetport, while Interior Secretary Hickel opposed it. Nixon sent his daughter Julie to Florida to see the Everglades. When she returned to Washington, she told her the President that the Everglades were a national treasure. Nixon called a press conference and opposed the jetport.

This is a great book for children, which shows what can one person can accomplish if only he tries. And of course, it extols the virtues of one of the most beautiful places on Earth. Alyssa A. Lappen

While written as a social studies textbook for young children, Save the Everglades is the most accurate account ever published about the time so many years ago when environmentalists, Native Americans and the people who lived and hunted in the Everglades joined together to protect America's most endangered National Park.

Save the Everglades is part of a series of 28 books edited by the late historian Alex Haley (of Roots fame), written to help children understand how change in America is made by real people. Haley placed this book about a conflict between protecting nature and building an aiport in the same category with the series' book about the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott -- books about people working together, making choices about what kind of communities they want to have.

Save the Everglades tells how very different people who all shared a love of nature fought to stop political leaders and real estate developers in Miami, Florida from building what would have been the world's largest airport, just a few miles from Everglades National Park and within the Big Cypress Swamp, the wildest and richest part of the Everglades. Hunters, alligator poachers, Miccosukee Indians, school children and environmental leaders started a national campaign that convinced the President of the United States to withdraw federal money and permits for the airport project, and then to buy the Big Cypress and make it part of the Everglades protected by the National Parks System.

This book is about one of the campaigns that helped bring together the national environmental movement of the 1960s, but the book is also important for people who care about today's environmental issues, because Everglades National Park is, in the year 2000, once more threatened by another airport project sponsored by Miami political leaders and real estate developers. So people in Florida and across America are once more appealing to the President of the United States to Save the Everglades.

To make the publisher's first draft more suitable for children, the author added some false drama (fear of flying) and eliminated some true drama (death plots by real estate promoters, oddly enough referenced inaccurately in a more recent book about Florida, Susan Orlean's The Orchid Thief). The writer of this review is also the principal subject of Save the Everglades, and so can personally confirm that with those exceptions, the story is accurate.