Recently recommended to me by an acquaintance, this intriguingly titled novel proved to be a hugely enjoyable (yet darkly satirical) romp through the cluttered politcal landscape of contemporary Ulster (and beyond). The principal character, a 'twenty-something Belfast wine merchant' (presumably a reference to his ability to shift vast quantities of booze) displays the kind of personal qualities under duress one might normally associate with a Tom Sharpe antihero (with perhaps a touch of Lucky Jim). Imbued with a streak of Belfast gallows humour and bulging with some of the most socially inept group of fugitives in Christendom, caught up in some bizarrely hilarious fixes, 'Arson About' does precisely what it says on the tin...
Highly entertaining, in two words.

I found this book ot be an excellent asset to my collection of modern british art. I thought that the large amount of content was covered thouroghly, but not drawn out to get stale(just like the artwork itself, discussed). This is a very important book because it recaps all of what is happening with the yBa movement in the artworld. This book is for anyone who wants to be on top of the world of modern art.

This is a wonderful book that chronicles the Arts and Crafts movement in California. Telling of The Mission Inn, Roycroft, Batchelder and many more. This book is wonderfully illustrated with plenty of color photographs. The book is from a exposition at a Museum. An overall great book.

Farrow includes a great deal of information in a small work in an captivating style.

I have been a Professional Astrologer for almost 40 years and I have this in First Edition and have used it everyday of my life. With this one book you can learn more than you will ever need to know about this traffic-in-the-sky philosopy.

FLR
Phoenix

Patrick Crispen's book, ATLAS for the Information Superhighway, is by far the best book I have ever bought about learning how to use the Internet. It is easy to read, easy to understand, and very thorough! The fifteen tabbed dividers help students to zero in on their weak areas to increase their knowledge and skill in using the information superhighway. It is well worth the purchase price!

Zola is my favorite author and this is a wonderful selection of his short stories. Recently translated by Douglas Parmee, these stories were originally published between 1864 and 1899, spanning most of Zola's writing career. Arranged chronologically. you can see the author's style develop as you move from one story to the next. A great introduction to Zola's writings! The stories: The Girl Who Loves Me - A great description of a carnival sideshow's effects on a lonely young man. Rentafoil - An amusing satire on society's attempts to package and sell beauty. Story of a Madman - A woman and her lover plot to put her husband in an asylum. Big Michu - Boarding school students organize a hunger strike and a simple peasant's son takes the blame. The Attack on the Mill - The German Army occupies a French village and a young woman is forced to decide between the lives of her father and her lover - a wonderful love story. Captain Burle - A French officer embezzles funds to support his mistresses. The Way People Die - A series of brief tales showing death in different social settings. Coqueville on a Spree - Two feuding families in a small town resolve their differences in a most unusual way. A Flash in the Pan - Love between the classes is thwarted when a peasant girl falls in love with the son of a well-to-do lawyer, but her jealous father gets in the way. Dead Men Tell No Tales - A dead man tells his tale. Shellfish for Monsieur Chabre - A young woman has an affair while her aging husband gobbles shellfish to increase his virility. Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder - An exiled revolutionary given up for dead returns to France searching for his wife and daughter. Priests and Sinners - Like The Way People Die, this is a series of short sketches; this time dealing with the relationship between priests and people who are thought of as sinners. Fair Exchange - An excellent portrayal of the evolving power relationships in the long-term intimate relationship between a husband and wife. The Haunted House - A haunting story about how rumor can color our perception of reality for the worse. Seven pages of Explanatory Notes by the Translator, are very helpful in bringing these tales to the modern English reader.

I now bring this book with me on field audits as a quick reference and an indispensible tool. It is so user-friendly and has really found its place in my reference library. It covers all SASs and is updated on Wiley's website continuously so I never worry that it's outdated. I definitely recommend it!

In the fast paced, I need it now, lifesyles that we all seem to live today, this book will help you refocus the importance of over extending our finances. Barry Cameron points out the clear biblecial reasons about debt and how it can affect our lives.
If you are in debt and want to get out, get this book. If you are not in debt, get this book and give it to someone, it will bless their life.

The collaborative effort of Dan Cameron (Senior Curator at the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York); David S. Rubin (Curator of Visual Arts at the Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans), and art consultant Estill Curtis Pennington , Baby-Boom Daydreams: The Art Of Douglas Bourgeois showcases the live and work of American figurative artist Douglas Bourgeois. His subject matter ranged from the everyday citizenry of Louisiana, to pop-culture artifacts, environmental concerns, social issues, iconic "Golden Age" Hollywood personalities, to contemporary rock 'n' roll. Comprised of three insightful and informed essays enhanced with reproductions of key works raging from 1975 to 2001, Baby-Boom Daydreams is a welcome and highly recommended addition to personal and academic 20th Century American Art History collections.