My group of friends, who had all travelled Greece in our backpacking days, benefited greatly from this book. As our trip in July 2002 progressed, we relied more and more heavily on the book. The recommendations from sites to food to hotels proved to be excellent every time. I particularly liked that the lodging and restaurant recommendations had inexpensive through expensive listings, which we used as our budget-mindedness changed during the trip. For anyone beyond backpacking and Lonely Planet, this book is a must.

I found this book very useful. I used it mostly as a guide on a walking tour of Athens. I only had three days in Athens and wanted to see as much as possible. I spent a few hours browsing through the pertinent section and made my plan of action. Everything was as described. I also referred to it when making my hotel reservation and when looking for good restaurants. I stayed at the Hotel Philippos near the Acropolis - a great little place. Eating I went through great troubles one night to find the Taverna Sigalas in the Monasteraki area (because of subway construction,) but it was well worth the effort. I still drool at the thought of the wonderful Greek salad I had and the very best moussaka I've ever eaten. Going to Rome this year and I plan to buy a Frommer's for Rome because I only have three days there and I know I can depend on this book.

"Frommer's Jamaica & Barbados" is an outstanding guide to the finest (and most affortable) shops, sites, hotels, and restaurants on the two islands. Darwin Porter and Danforth Prince also give us candid, in-depth "Best Of's" at the beginning of the book. If, for instance, you're an avid tennis player, the Best Tennis Facility in Barbados is at the Sandy Lane Hotel. And one of the Best Honeymoon Resorts is, ironically, Half Moon Golf, Tennis & Beach Club in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Other fine sections include: "Fast Facts: Jamaica/Barbados," "Calendar of Events," and "Planning a Trip to Jamaica/Barbados." The authors do a first-rate job of giving you the low-down on Jamaica without scarring you off ("There's no denying that it's plagued by crime and drugs...But many visitors are unaffected; they are escourted from the airport to their hotel grounds and venture out only on...organized tours"). If you're planning a trip to either of these two lovely islands, don't plan it without the aid of this top-notch guidebook.

The 2nd edition of this travel guide was useful, informative and well read when we travelled to Jamaica in 1994. We are planning on going back and will be purchasing Frommer's Guide to Jamaica and Barbados (3rd ed.). The guide was well segmented and easy to use. Reviews were right on and the extremely accurate price guides helped us plan for everything. The historical information made for interesting reading and the people and local culture were exactly as described! This is a well done and very user-friendly travel guide. It's also a bargain at Amazon.com!

This was the first book I bought to get ready for my trip to Nepal. I have not gone on that trip yet, but after reading this book I felt ready to tackle any travel encounters that may come my way. This book has extensive travel information to Nepal, dozens of phone numbers and up-to-date internet URL's related to Nepal and travel needs, as well as good information about hotels, restaurants, sights, you name it. This is a fantastic book to start out with if you are planning on visiting Nepal, and the price here is much less than what I paid for it at B&N. Happy traveling!

The evaluations of activities were accurate, and the helpful hints on planning really helped us optomize our trip. When you use this guide, you'll imagine that the author is really there with you.

Although Greenstein's book is somewhat ancient, it remains the most exhilarating exploration of black holes, quasars, pulsars and other phenomena I've ever read. If you want an easily digestible introduction to some of the most fascinating aspects of our universe, you cannot do better than to read Frozen Star.

This book truly explains many physical concepts of the mysteries of our universe. It goes in depth explaining in detail pulsars, black holes, and starts, but brings these concepts to an understandable level. The examples presented give a full conceptual understanding of our universe. One can picture what is happening in a black hole through labeled drawings rather than complicated mathematical formulas. This book did a great job of explaining all the aspects of space-time geometery for which I was looking.

Prior to more recent historiography, most mainstream commentators and historians portrayed fundamentalists as rural, uneducated people, who lived in the West and the South, and who would not display such resistance to modernity if they lived in urban areas and were well-educated.

In the last thirty years, however, this consensus was challenged by a number of historians. The two most influential monographs were written by Ernest Sandeen and George Marsden. In his "Roots of Fundamentalism: British and American Milleniarianism 1800-1930", Sandeen rejects the primacy of sociological interpretations, emphasizing the importance of theology. He views Fundamentalism primarily as a combination of premillenialism (particularly dispensational premillenialism) and the theology of Biblical inerrancy defended by Princeton Theological Seminary, with leadership of the movement located primarily in Northeastern urban areas.

Marsden agrees to some extent with this perspective, but he believes that Sandeen's interpretation ignores other important contributions to the Fundamentalist movement. Marsden argues that a proper methodology will begin by examining Fundamentalism in 1925 and then will trace Fundamentalism back to its sources, instead of beginning with British and American millenarianism in 1800 and charting how the Fundamentalist movement grew out of them. Marsden asserts that Fundamentalism should be defined as "militantly anti-modernist Protestant evangelicalism."

Marsden believes that Sandeen's analysis is important, and that is a helpful corrective for an excessive focus on the sociological roots of Fundamentalism. Certainly, premil-lenialism and biblical inerrancy are two very important "roots" of Fundamentalism. The problem with Sandeen's analysis, Marsden argues, is that "he mistook the roots he uncovered for the source of the entire movement." Marsden asserts that "what was called 'fundamentalism' in the 20s sprang from equally complex and tangled roots in nineteenth-century tra-ditions of revivalism, evangelicalism, pietism, Americanism, and varied orthodoxies."

Marsden overemphasizes the extent to which Common Sense Realism buttressed the Princeton Theology. His analysis tends to make the Princeton Theologians appear more rationalistic than they really were. Also, it seems likely that someone like Warfield would be much more heavily influenced by his immersion in the Reformed tradition and his intense study of Augustine and Calvin than by Common Sense Realism. Finally, while Marsden does not go as far as does Sandeen in describing "inerrancy" as a nineteenth century innovation, his analysis tends to focus too much on Common Sense Realism as the source of inerrancy. There have been many inerrantists throughout the history of the church who have held to different epistemologies.

These, however, are a few minor complaints about an obviously superior piece of historiography. Although Sandeen's "The Roots of Fundamentalism" helped correct an excessively sociological emphasis in the study of Fundamentalism, it, along with every other account of Fundamentalism, has been surpassed by Marsden's "Fundamentalism and American Culture." It is es-sential reading for anyone interested in the past and the fu-ture of American evangelicalism.

This book is for the scholar of either history or Theology. Marsden had it right when he said that the fundamental movement was a movement to defend "doctrine" not Christianity. The fundamental movement began because liberal theologians thought they had to defend Christianity from new advances in science (evolution). Men such as J. Gresham Machen and others knew that the Bible and its teaching (doctrine) has the answers to all of science questions. Because of the "defense" of Christianity against science, theologians began to regect Bible doctrine such as: Deity of Christ; Literal 6 day creation; Inspiration of Scripture; Christ's blood atonement for sinners; and Christ's ressurection. This is a great book for the scholar or student of history or Bible.

I remember these books from when I was in elementary school. They were the coolest things around then because you could customize these people with huge heads and little bodies and weird 80's haridos. I've been searching everywhere for these books and finally found them on Amazon. It's great that they have childhood toys that will bring memories back for lots of people.

This is the best tracing book for people who like to trace Faces. I have this book and have used it several times. My firend has drawn 40 faces already and she just got the book. I recommend this book for people who like to draw or even people who like to draw faces for fun. This is a great way to start drawing. I also recomend the other funny faces tracing fun book the drawings are smaller in that one but it is just as good.

A meticulously documented look at a fascinating furniture designer of the turn of the century. The book depicts the Hunzinger exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum and gives the reader an understanding of what makes this period of patent furniture so inovative. A must for the collector! It lets you identify pieces whether or not they are signed. A must for the restorer! It describes original upholstery.

Barry Harwood has compiled a remarkable amount of material on one of the most elusive furniture makers to emerge in late 19th century America. Harwood's impressive catalog, and the Brooklyn Museum of Art's extensive collection of Hunzinger furniture, documents the impact of this nearly forgotten designer on late 19th-century American taste. Many of the chairs show the splendid upholstery of the day; others show surprisingly pared down designs which have been called "proto-modern" in spirit.

Set in Colorado -- this story brings the Texas ex-lawman Gabriel Hart to Silver Falls, Colorado in search of revenge.
Also catching the train to Silver Falls, is the Colorado governer, Amos McCabe and his daughter Trina McCabe.
Using the pretext that her father needs protection Trina starts a flirting association with Gabe -- but they do run into trouble on the way. Ugh! a train ride in a snow storm? Not much fun.
Of course, being the headstrong girl that she is - she defintiely causes trouble by not listening - she gets herself kidnapped by Blackburn, Gabe's nemisis.

Gabriel Hart felt pulled toward Trina McCabe, was it Lust or Love? But he would be danged if he would let the feist miss with her sass and charms sidetrack him from getting his just revenge.
Trina was caught between Gabe and her papa - wanting to be with one and needing to help the other.
The great shock came on the return trip to Denver, she found Blackburn still alive and threatening both of her men. She needed to save them both [silly miss].
Once home she had her 3 brothers to contend with when she was caught by her brother Bo in a compromising situation with Gabe.
[grin - boy did she have to do some fast dancing]
You will love the way her family backs her and Gabe and thoroughly enjoy the way the story is resolved.
Highly recommended even with --M.

GABRIEL'S HEART by Madeline George is a real treat of a romance. Sprinkled with just the right amount of intrigue and passion, with a refreshing helping of good times through in for good measure. In her debut romance novel, Madeline George has hit upon the right recipe for a great romance.

If you like your romances with a touch of humor, paced with passion, and bristling with action, GABRIEL'S HEART will be right up your alley

Another reviewer apparently never read the book (and presumably wouldn't understand it if he did). This book is actually an interesting and fresh look at galois theory in a surprisingly general context. I advise it to anyone with an interest in galois theory and some knowledge of category theory. Please ignore the other reviewer's idiotic advice.

I was a little hesitant to buy this book at first because what more can be written about galoshes. But I was pleasantly surprised once I started reading. The author has a clear and concise style that is easy to follow. Chapter 3 goes over polymorphic recalcification in inspiring detail. Chapter 4 was not so inspiring although it is understanding considering the authors had just been released at that point. The final chapter considers algorithmic orthography a "voodoo" science, which I do not agree with, but I understand the author's argument. All in all this was an enjoyable read and the authors legal "problems" do not seem to have influenced their work at all. Although sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

Gardening Indoors should be considered the bible for indoor gardening. It has a chapter dedicated to the important topic of lighting. It compares different garden light systems including High Intensity Discharge lights such as High Pressure Sodium and Metal Halide lights as well as different types of fluorescent lighting. This book also contains extensive information on controlled environments including temperature, humidity, and even the potential for Carbon Dioxide enrichment and its benefits. Gardening Indoors also has an excellent chapter on hydroponics. It talks about water and fertilizers, natural pest control, and organics. Anyone growing anything from orchids to vegetables indoors should have this book.

i used this book as a guideline for growing my dope crop over the last 16 months now. so far ive had 4 successful crops each in excess of ten pounds of head, and thats with only four plants! the methods described in this book are also great for the home grower as you no longer need worry about snoopers in your backyard because noone but you knows what's in your cupboard (be careful though the electricity co. might get sus.) in summary i reccommend this book to anyone interested in home hydro, as i said it certainly helped me!