This book is more than just a manual in that it starts with a brief history of the P-61, then goes to the actual manual which emcompasses an introduction to aircraft systems, then basic operations from walk around check to flight characteristics to release of external stores. In this age of poorly written manuals I was surprised at how clear this manual is. It will add a dimension to your understanding of the P-61 unavailable in (but complimentary to) other sources. It will be appreciated by military historians and pilots (who could compare aircraft operations with their modern "twins"). Very "large scale" modelers might also find the detailed cockpit photos useful. If you are very interested in the Black Widow you should own this book.

This is a comprehensive 931 page indexed scientific publication consisting of the results of investigations largely supported by the EXXON Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council. The Council consists of representatives from various federal and Alaska State entities. The work is edited by S.D. Rice, R.B. Spies, D.A. Wolf, and B.A. Wright, who also co-author the introductory paper. The work consists of roughly 60 papers grouped in the topics of Fate and Toxity, Intertidal, Treatment Effects, Subtidal, Herring, Salmon, Other Fish, Birds, Mammals, Archaeology, Subsistence, and Human Impacts. Absent are investigations sponsored by EXXON Corp. and a few sponsored by private plaintiffs. EXXON presented most of its sponsored investigations in a separate ASTM Symposium. All in all the work is comprehensive, but for many of the investigations, the work was conducted simply too soon to reach scientifically definitive conclusions regarding cause and effect. Fortunately many of the authors were able to not let the perfect be the enemy of the good, and did not ignore the obvious.

I found this short, readable book a good introduction toqualitative research methods, and the philosophies which underliethem. The book also contains sections on how to write a research grant, and how to write an academic paper, and the advice given is good and sensible. There is an extensive, thorough bibliography. For people needing an introduction to what qualitative research is about, the book is ideal.

"Real morality takes guts." (p. 224). This is a profoundly moral book that is sorting out the choices people (especially men in this story) make. One can feel throughout the book that the author is coming from a deep sense of faith in religious, personal values long associated with simple working class, farm, rural, mountain people in the American South. "All the rustic learning in his growing years was to be anything but a fraud...A man's word was his sacred honor." (The passages of respect for women should be in schools for discussion with young people.) As we read this story, we too are gripped by a nostalgia to "drink from the old well the water that was magic with its power to restore feelings of well being." (p. 171). And there is poetry, "The murmur of pines in a summer breeze always seems to sing of eternity." (p. 243). With the scope of Biblican history, John Rice takes us from the ancient hills of Judea to Shands Cove in Southern Appalachia.

This book results in a very interesting overview about the problems of the big-scale in the hybrid buildings, with the privilege of been told in the first person by one of the most important builder of the contemporany city.

This story is about Ah Jim. He lives in Chinatown. Everyday he watches his neighbors and their pets. He decides that he wants a pet. His mother tells him he can have a pet if he can find one small enough to fit in to his rice bowl. Ah Jim searches all over town trying to find a pet to fit in to the rice bowl. Finally he finds a dog tiny enough to fit in to the bowl.

How many of you enjoy reading a book that deals with issue a country might face. How a persons decision will decide the out come of a countries future. It is like the countries faith lies in this mans hands. If you find this interesting then the book "Rice Wine" will be a pleasure reading.

This book makes ordinary pancakes and waffles a thing of the past. Whether you're having a crowd for brunch or just being creative with your family, there are many recipes that will tempt you. Recipes are from all over the country so that you may be inspired to visit one of the inns whose description or recipes you really like.

Very good and clear to know how to harvest wild rice and what wild rice means to American Indian.

This compact, concise book is a nice starting point if you're interested in delving into the multifaceted, complex world of saké. The author makes clear the many classifications and styles that this ancient Japanese beverage can have, in a way that's (hopefully) not too confusing to the novice. The directory of Japanese and American sakés he includes later in the book (listed by brewery, and including bottle label pictures) gives enough info to make a informed decision on which saké(s) you should try to find, depending on your preferences. He also provides the reader with plenty of references in the way of saké organization addresses and websites, etc. However, my biggest gripe with this slim volume is the lack of explanation of any of the Kanji (Japanese symbolic characters) which correspond to the classifications he describes earlier in the book. On a saké bottle label, not only are the brewery and saké names written in Kanji and Hiragana (a simpler Japanese alphabet), but the classification and style often are as well. Thus, knowledge of what the Kanji for "junmai" is, for example, is essential in many cases, and should've been included in this book.