The only problem with pairing these two Tarzan titles is that they are too similar.

Both involve lost kingdoms, one medieval and the other Roman.

Both involve two warring cities or kingdoms at opposite ends of a valley, and the strife between them.

Both involve "gosh & golly" that enduring civilizations from the distant past still live on in Africa.

However, this is not intended as sarcasm or criticism. These are each in their way excellent stories. Tarzan, particularly in "Lost Empire" shows a lot of knowledge and research of ancient Rome.

One of Tarzan's most sympathetic roles is as the rescuer of friendless, lovely females, and he has his hands full in fulfilling this mission in each of these novels. He also becomes the defender of the downtrodden.

Descriptions are good, and in each book Burroughs sets out to create -- chapter after chapter -- living, imaginary worlds peopled with interesting characters. Of course, they are either wonderfully good, or diabolically evil, but that's typical of Burroughs.

The little money Nkima shows up again-- he's always a fun character.

Alas, Burroughs does have a bad habit of going back to formulaic plots and re-creating them. Usually the details, characters, and descriptions are interesting enough that we don't resent this rather unimaginative trait.

However, these two novels are so close in plot, I'd recommend readers buy the pair, read one, and then go back to read the second after some intervening books have been read.

This is an exciting book. A great tale of following God's voice as he directs a family around the world.

this is one of the best short histories i've read, on any subject. wonderfully absorbing, it acquaints the reader with a vietnam that is beautiful and beguiling. i'm pretty sure the only place to find this is a thoroughly stocked library.

The book is an outstanding account of a typical drug ring and the circumstances used to hide proceeds etc. It is very well written and keeps the reader engrossed in a world unknown to the majority. It is a must read for anyone who wants to glean knowledge of trafficking etc.

This comprehensive review of "all thing travel" is an appropriate text for those just beginning a career in travel. Every aspect of the travel industry is covered, from air travel to rail to tours to ships. Both domestic and international air travel is covered thoroughly. Although a bit dated in its examples, the text is thorough and contains excellent review questions to make sure the learning points are made. If you are a budding travel agent wannabe, or if you are curious about the inner workings of the travel industry, this book will get you very far up the learning curve.

This is a good book that lets you find out more about Rice. A good collection of articles about Rice and interviews. Reviews of her books. Some good info. A good book for the casual Rice fan

A picture of Paella graces the cover, so it is quite colorful. This is a best-selling H.P. Book and reflects the cooking of the seventies.

Rice is so versatile and is the most important food in the world. You can make some pretty unusual things with rice. As a child, my mother read me a book about a child who took rice to school. Well, it was wrapped around a plum, so I never could figure out how that was done, while using "long-grain rice." Once you discover sticky rice, it is very easy to figure out, but who knew when I was a kid.

This cookbook does not have any recipes for sticky rice, it focuses on long-grain, quick cooking, long grain & wild rice and brown rice. Brown rice is quite good as I recently found out. It depends how you cook it and the nut-like flavor works well with chicken dishes.

You can add new interest to salads, make traditional side dishes, mix it up with poultry or seafood and enjoy quick skillet dishes. A section on desserts includes a rice pudding mold with cranberry-rum sauce. Stuffed Grape leaves look especially tempting and give a Greek flair to your meals.

This book features 5 varieties of rice. You will also get to use some of the seasoning packets in some recipes. Rainbow Trout with Mushroom Stuffing looks quite good. The fish is stuffed with a rice filling and baked. The Zucchini appetizers could almost be a meal in themselves as a main course and are a Italian favorite I recently saw a chef make on a cooking show, so they are quite in style. :)

Colorful with some step-by-step pictures and creatively displayed dishes.

Like many of the books in this series, this is a great supplement if you are taking a history class. If you are just interested in history and want to hit the highlights--this book is also worthwhile. It is arranged well, is easy to read, and priced very reasonably. I liked to use this to supplement my notes from lectures while I was in college. In addition to organization, you may find this book helpful for the bibliography that follows each section to help with further research.

VIOLENCE IN INSTITUTIONS is written by four authors, all of whom are involved with the Mental Health Centre in Penetanguishene, Ontario, Canada. Three of the authors are psychologists, the fourth is a staff instructor. As the authors themselves put it "the book is the culmination of over 15 years of effort on the part of the authors to understand the problem of violence in psychiatric institutions, and to develop a staff training course designed to control it."

The book is divided into three parts: 1. Literature review & background research 2. Description of a staff training course, including background and rationale 3. Information for those developing their own course and/ or preparing to act as trainers

In their introduction the authors clearly state their starting-point in suggesting that violence in institutions is in large part a product of the ways staff customarily deal with patients. Staff members may unwittingly provoke escalation and assaults. Therefore meaningful changes in the behaviour of patients might best be accomplished by modifying staff behaviour.

The book therefore mainly deals with changing behaviour, more so than with understanding behaviour.

The first part of the book which aims at understanding institutional violence is itself divided into three: a review of the literature, results of two (previously published) background studies and a selection of violent incidents which are described and commented on.

The review of the literature leads to the conclusion that institutions with a high level of violence have the following characteristics: - rapid turnover of large numbers of young individuals with histories of institutional aggression - many individuals with backgrounds of poor community adjustment - staff who are generally inexperienced and approach residents in an authoritarian manner while attempting to maintain control through the exclusive use of aversive or punitive consequences - an environment in which residents have fairly unrestricted and unsupervised access to each other in a crowded area with little structured activity, and in which assaultive behavior is excused and staff impose no cost for its occurrence. Many large correctional and psychiatric facilities or institutions for the mentally retarded have many or all of these characteristics.

Most literature is realting to violence in institutions is atheoretical in nature: violence is seen as a problem to be eliminated. Research on the effectiveness of strategies used to eliminate violence is therefore relevant as well. The authors provide a useful overview concerning the effectiveness of strategies used to prevent or stop violence. The conclusion must be that little is known about the effects of most of the strategies. The attempts to reduce institutional aggression include: - drug treatment, which meets with many difficulties while there is a lack of insight on what causes the effectiveness of certain drugs; - seclusion and mechanical restraint - behavioral treatments consisting of either suppressing aggressive behaviour immediately or teaching prosocial skills The authors synthesis points to a mixed strategy consisting of careful management of contingencies, cautious application of drug treatment, practices that reduce crowding and increase the stability of the social environment and increase of structured activities for residents. In line with their starting point, the authors find support for their idea that significant reductions in institutional violence could be achieved by a staff training programme aimed at teaching: - nonrestrictive, nonauthoritarian and nonprovocatiove ways of interacting with residents; - behavioural cues and situational characteristics associated with assaultiveness; - effective verbal strategies for use with highly upset individuals. The first of the two long-term studies discussed by the authors seems to indicate that frustration and anger arousal are important instigating components to the aggression of psychiatric patients. The second study on staff injuries indicates that restraint situations where staff physically control patients are more dangerous than assault situations.

So the authors see more than enough reason to present their staff training course as a useful means to prevent and control violence. Not surprisingly the course builds in many ways upon courses used by the police. The police is faced by similar problems in dealing with violence and has long ago found out that violence is the result of an interaction and rarely erupts without warning. In this light it is also enlightening to have knowledge of studies - also referred to in the book - where "normal" people are secretly admitted to psychiatric hospitals or are assigned a role of "guard" or "inmate" in a prison.

In general, VIOLENCE IN INSTITUTIONS is a highly readable book with an approach that for many professionals will be a fresh one. To professionals involved in instutions it can be useful. From a scientific point of view, possibilities for future research become visible. More systematic data are needed and more attention for a theoretical inbedding of different strategies used. In this respect sex-differences are interesting as well: in institutions (as in the real world), males (both male patients and male staff) are more likely to use violence. Almost completely lacking is attention for possible functions of violence. Although there is some space in the book devoted to the follow-up of violent incidents, in the form of negotiations and conflict resolution, more attention for processes of social repair and reconciliation seems in order.

We bought this book while vacationing at Cape Cod. Using a question and answer format, the book clearly and simply explains many facts about the ocean and ocean life -- at exactly the right level for kids. Just enough info, not too much.

My five and eight year old kids loved it and so did I.