I was initially put off by the title, thinking that this might be written for junior readers. But once I began reading it I realized that this was far from the truth.

The book is very well written, and very informative. It gives a very mature insight into the HK-1 project, as well as Howard Hughes himself.

I highly recommend this book to anybody wanting a detailed account of the events pertaining to Howard Hughes and His Flying Boat.

During the last 30 years I've had the rare opportunity to read every known autobiography ever published on Howard Hughes, along with incalculable magazine and newspaper articles. In fact, only recently, my "Letter-to-the-Editor", regarding the major overlook as Hughes as one of the Top 20 industrialist of the 20th Century...appeared in the 1998 Man-of-The-Year issue of Time magazine. I guess you may call me a Hughesonian? With this in mind, I must rate Charles Barton examination at the life of Howard Hughes in his 276-page book titled, "Howard Hughes and his Flying Book", as the finest ever published to date. While Barton does not touch on or go into great depth on Hughes' life in motion pictures, Las Vegas, the oil business or any of the plethora of activities the genius of Hughes took on, he does give you an amazing insight into Hughes and the building of the Spruce Goose. It takes a brave writer to delve into the life of Hughes. Few man, if any, have left such a legacy which include multi-billion dollar corporations. I myself have written and published more than 25,000 articles, yet to tackle and succeed with a story on Hughes would be a challenge only worthy of a dedicated and admirable writer like Barton. Not only is Barton a wordsmith but he has done extensive research on Hughes and his association with the Spruce Goose. You are literally taken into the mind and world of Howard Hughes and his associates. Unlike other Hughes biographies which paint just a bizarre human being, we see, true an eccentric man, but one who knew what he was doing and was always one step ahead of the game. While the construction of an enormous airplane like the Spruce Goose might be only of interest to engineers, the reader is brought to believe that the Spruce Goose had a life of it's own...an extension of Hughes. All bases are covered in "Howard Hughes and his Flying Boat" which includes one of the most extensive collection of Hughes photographs ever published along with a catchy book cover drawing of Hughes and his Spruce Goose. Rumour has it that actor Nicholas Cage has in the works to do an epic movie on the life of Howard Hughes. I recommend that Cage, if looking for an Oscar, read over this epic tale of the Hughes, the aviation genius.

This book was written by, and with, aircraft pilots in mind, but you don't have to be a pilot to enjoy reading it. It covers all aspects of Hughes' brilliance, life at the time, quirks, and headaches with the US Government over the "white elephant" that came to be known as the "Spruce Goose". Terrific reading for anyone who wants to know more about Hughes, or this amazing feat of design. A thoroughly enjoyable and satisfying read. This book may still be available at the souvenir stand if you should go to see the Flying Boat in person in California.

Howard the Duck to me was a movie. A very bad, dumb, never should have been made movie. Howard the Duck in real life is a comic book produced by Marvel Comics that first appeared in the 1970s. A comic so successful, it burn out into cancellation. And it took people some 30 years to bring back the foul mouthed mallard back into the foray in he MAX line of adult comics produced these days by Marvel.

Gerber, the creator of Howard, is an angry, very frustrated writer who wants to bash anyone in his way. And he does get his chance to in this comic. Who's in his way, you might ask? Well everyone and his mother. Gerber smashes boy bands, Donald the Duck, The Witchbalde, Garth Ennis's and Steve Dillon's Preacher and even religion itself to name but a few. What you get is a myriad adventure to adventure starring Howard the Duck and his human girlfriend, Beverly.

Phile Winslade is an artist of the worst comic joining Daredevil and Spider-Man. His art was bad there, but where he fails there, he makes up for here. His art is atounding and Howard never looked better and cooler. He manages to make his art very realistic and simple. No big muscled, perfect anatomy super heroes, but he does get to draw naked women. His art works well with the realistic, yet out of the world plot and script by Gerber. Both bring out a story that is as excellent as it is outrageous.

In all, it's a wonderful book to have if you didn't have the individual comic of the miniseries. The MAX lise is great and I wonder who gets to be showcased next. I just hope Howard comes back for an encore.

Yes, I agree the movie was awful. It sucked rocks! But the original comic book was The Greatest Work Of Literature In The Latter Half Of The 20th Century, and helped to make me the man I am today. Steve Gerber's writing is better than ever in this new book, which is a compilation of a series that was released under the Marvel MAX line earlier this year. MAX is a special line of comics Marvel publishes especially for adults, featuring naked female breasts, curse words, and (especially in the case of HTD) captiousness, cynicism, political incorrectness, and a general lack of respect for everything society holds dear. We need more books like this. Marvel -- how about another Gerber-authored HTD series? Heck -- just sell him the gosh-darned character already! It's not worth anything without him!!!

Howard the Duck was written by Steve Gerber at the height of his powers. And Steve Gerber, for my money, stands on the pinnacle of comic creators (and this is coming from someone who has read thousands of comics over the last thirty years). If I had to list one feature of Gerber's writing that stands out above all others, it would be characterisation. This may be a comic book about a talking duck and his girlfriend, but these two are more vivid and realised than nearly all the characters you'll find in comics, film or TV. However, characterisation is just for starters - Gerber puts more care and intelligence into his comics than you'll find arguably anywhere. Howard the Duck is no exception, and in addition to all of the above, you'll find a weird, penetrating and possibly disturbing take on the decadence of modern society, pop psychology, religion and a lot of other issues not usually addressed in the comics. Phil Winslade and Glenn Fabry's art is also gorgeous. Very, very highly recommended for anyone who still likes comic books, but wishes they were more intelligent. The Essential Howard the Duck and Nevada are likewise very highly recommended.

When Amy and her best friend of seven years Rosie have a fight when Rosie joins the popular crowd, Amy gets upset about it and writes about it in her diary while befriending new girl Heather, whom Rosie hates. However, in the end Rosie sees her mistake and stops the popular girls from picking on Heather and Amy. This book is really realistic and it's a lot of fun to read. In particular the author writes very well about preteens, and the diary parts help move the story along a lot. I highly recommend this series!

It's a sad story because two girls don't want to be friends anymore.Amy and Rosie have been friends for four years and they don't want to be friends anymore because Rosie wants to be a part of snob popular crowd.

This is a book about a girl named Amy who is happy with who she is and who her friends but has a best friend who doesn't quite feel the same way. Rosie, Amy's bestfriend decides she wants to be part of the popular,snobby crowd. And if Amy won't go along she cant be Rosie's friend anymore. The end has a small twist so you better find this book and fast!

If you want to know what real daily life was like for New England tribes before the Europeans arrived, this is the book to read. I especially enjoyed the chapter about what a typical day would be like in the summer or the winter. Very enjoyable reading, also great to keep for reference.

This is an amazing resource on the everyday lives of the natives of New England. I love this book! So many interesting details, like how the English were shocked at the amount of wildlife they found in the area, how the natives were disgusted by European war tactics, and how native women gave birth to their babies (I won't go into detail there!). The author draws his info from the first explorers of the east coast to early settlers, using plenty of quotes. There are black and white drawings, maps, and photos too. This book is a colorful and educational step back in time. You'll learn things you would never have thought to ask about. Whether you are researching or just into history, it's a great book to have.

I picked this book up a couple of weeks ago at the Harvard Book store in Boston, Mass. It is an excellent book for anyone researching the pre-contact Native Peoples of New England. From Personal Characteristics to Horticulture and Warfare, Howard Russell's publication is phenomenal. It is full of primary source excerpts, which really backs up the author's writing. A must-read.

Robert E. Howard was great fan of the ring. He loved the action and the shear power of the men who fought between the ropes. This respect for manly strength shows in every story he wrote, from his westerns right up to his most famous creation, Conan. Here in this book he writes about the real thing. These are men here. Real men! Howard was a life time fan of boxing and these stories are based on men he actually watched trading blows in the ring. If you think these men are larger than life, think again. For each fictional character found in this book there was a real man behind the character. Real men lived the lives presented here. While it is true that these are fictitious accounts it is also true that boxing really was once like this. It was brutal. It was bloody. It was all about fighting. The boxers of today, with their polish and their fancy footwork would not have had a chance in the boxing ring of old. Only an iron man could get through a match in those days. An iron man was a man who didn't duck and dodge but, rather, took each blow to come his way and never faltered. An iron man could take any amount of punishment and still win the fight. An iron man was the toughest of the tough. In this book you will find four such men. These are the men who inspired the great barbarian, Conan. Read this book and enjoy, but beware. No matter how tough you think you are you will feel weak and helpless compared to the giants found in these pages. This is Howard at his best. This is Howard writing about that which he loved most. This is The Iron Man!

Even I, a REH fan, was wondering how a boxing yarn could be any good. I was expecting just a bunch of in-ring action with the only differences from story to story being the fighters and who won. Far from it. This book starts off with an essay entitled Men of Iron, where Howard asks the question: "What freak of nature makes an iron man?" I personally didn't find the essay all that interesting==but the rest of the book makes up for that. The first story is The Iron Man. In my opinion, it's the best in the book. While I read it, I couldn't help but think of the B and W movie Champion with Kirk Douglas. Iron Man has got one whopper of a storyline. Next up is They Always Come Back. This is the second story in the book, and the second best. There's a few nice twists in this story, though. Finally, there's Fists of the Desert. After reading that story, I really felt like I'd been punched in the stomach. That one is the third best of the bunch. This is a hard book to find--even in paparback--but if you see it, pick it up--you won't be disappointed.

This is a must for all Howard fans,especially the newer ones who may have only read his sword & sorcery stories.Iron Man is about boxing pure and simple;the men who took untold punishment in the ring before usually winning their bouts by knocking out their fatigued opponents.Howard wrote this using some of his personal experiences following the fight game in Texas and has based some of his later and well known characters like Conan and Kull on the fighters in this book.They all share the same characteristics of toughness,incredible vitality and endurance.Iron Man is a good guide to how Howard thought and how he shaped his future characters

This book is a wonderful manual for a person who wants to start gardening the Natural Way. I have read the book cover to cover and continue to refer to it each time I encounter something new in my yard. There is a great calendar which gives you items which you should do each month of the year. I listen the his radio talk show every Sunday.

This book is excellent for beginners and experts alike. It explains techniques, procedures and products in a manner the novice can understand. An added bonus is the conversion measurement tables and monthly "To Do List" listed in the back section of the book.

Discusses chemicals vs. organics, how to reverse the damage chemicals have done to your soil, how to generate healthy soil, plant varieties and their role in a healthy garden, planting techniques, mulching, organic fertilizers, pest control, and an excellent glossary of terms. Recipes for homemade pest control and fertilizer. Good "product rate chart" to help in applications. How did I garden without it?

Jean Howard was married to the famous Hollywood agent Charles Feldman and as such was a friend of movie stars and celebrities from the 30's through the 50's. She was also an inspired photographer who roamed freely among Hollywood stars taking portraits of the celebrated and famous while they were at home, at parties, and completely at ease. This book is a pictorial record with her own text of those "golden" years with marvelous photographs and fascinating stories about glamorous stars in Hollywood.

This book is incredible! I picked it up to do a high school project about six years ago and I still sit down and flip through it once a week. This book has kept me interested in classic movie stars and their lives. Jean Howard was an actress and was married to Charles K. Feldman, a producer. However, she eventually became a photographer and was able, because of her insider status, to get really great photos. There are pictures of EVERYONE from Norma Shearer (in her 50s) to Natalie Wood (in her 20s). My favorite pics are the ones of Linda Christian being fitted for her wedding gown to marry Tyron Power, Marilyn Monroe, Vivien Leigh and Sir Laurence Olivier, and many, many more. This book is wonderful...I can not recommend it highly enough!

This is a wonderful tribute from the Golden Age of Hollywood to the stars who appear in it. What a wonderful book for anyone who truly loves this era and it's stars. If you love movie star photographs and you want to see some great ones with great captions...this is the book for you because you won't see these anywhere else since this is truly Jean Howard's Memoir. She gets up close with the stars in person not as a studio photographer, but as an insider and it really shows. This is a true capture of a time gone by and the wonderful stars that made it memorable even for those of us who hadn't yet been born when it was happening. This book spans all generations for those of us who love the classics and best of all the classic movie stars who can't be matched.

A wonderful yet small collection of reproductions of Manet's last works. A very great artist, at the end of his days, paints exquisite small works of flowers. What else could you want?

As an art student studying the techniques of the masters, this little book has been invaluable to me. This is for anyone who seriously wants to experience Manet's genius. His little florals leap off the page! The printing is good, too. Faithfully shows detail and tone well. While nothing replaces seeing these works in person, this book is one every artist should have.

During the last months of 1882 Edouard Manet was gravely ill. This was to be the last year of his life. He no longer had the strengh for large ambitious work. With frequent rest periods, he had just completed "A Bar at the Folies-Bergere."

Due to his ebbing energy he began to paint on a smaller scale, simple bouquets of flowers in a variety of glass vases. Often these were the flowers friends brought to the convalescing artist.

"The Last Flowers of Manet" is a little gem of a book presenting 16 of these elegant, magical paintings. There are ethereal white lilac blossoms and slashes of pink peony petals shimmering before rich, black backgrounds. There are roses and tulips in warm, golden shades.

Just as Matisse in his last days could not make a false stroke when creating his cutout compositions, so Manet brings total mastery to these exquisite, soulful still lifes.

I already play very well, and bought this for someone else, but I was amazed at how easily this book builds up thru the steps. I wish this book was available when I was learning!!!!!

One of the best guitar tuition books Ive come across. Simple and effective text with some wonderful and interesting music pieces - simply wonderful - and it looks good too.

the best tuition manual for electric guitar i have seen in age

this book has nothing to do with the dj howard stern as the previous reviews would have you believe. this is a book about the art of howard s. stern and his life events.

The controversial radio show host takes a stab at mystery writing and does it up Kinky Friedman style, with himself as the protagonist and a cast of characters that include his associates on his syndicated and televised talk forum. The mystery involves the death of Hank the angry, drunken dwarf who is found stomped to death outside a NY Peepshow.

This is by far the most detailed description of his radio show, including Gary Dellabata's dental records! I must for any fan of junior high humor, or Stuttering John fans.