The work details the basics of cosmetic formulation science. It is a good begining book for new formulators or others that need to understand formulations. Good for salesmen selling to the cosmetic industry too !

The book provides a helpful resource for begining formulators. It is recommended reading or book case resource for all serious formulating chemists in the personal care area.

Brad Gold loves to wear a hat to school -- in fact, few people have seen him without it. When the school board decides to create a code of conduct with student input, Brad gets roped into assisting, and when the project gets dumped entirely into his lap, he struggles to create something the students and the faculty can be happy with, making sure to include his own clause that hats should be permissible. His formerly low-key life becomes high profile as he circles the halls, clipboard in hand, asking kids for their input. Bullies, crank phone calls, and meeting after meeting are just the start of his ordeal. The title of this book is very clever play on words; Nodelman also cleverly manipulates the plot to create a story with humor and mystery. Who is stalking Brad? And why won't he take off his hat? Brad's voice is authentic; Nodelman writes the way teens talk, and this is the biggest strength of the book. His first person narrative reveals the insults, beatings and discreditings that result from the project, make the reader very sympathetic and curious. The supporting characters are amusing, like the boy who has stayed back for 4 years in a row and spouts of words of wisdom from famous people, and the girl in the wheelchair who has a peeve with the girl's gym teacher. Still, the pacing of this well-written novel is a little slow, and although the book has a clear voice and is funny, I am not sure the plot will make teens want to pick up the book. And the cover, a boy with a clipboard and some students in the background, isn't thrilling either. If you like Rob Thomas, Ron Koertge and Gordon Korman, this is a book for you, but wait for the paperback.

I picked up this book from the school library with the thought in my head that it was going to be incredibly corny and some "school appropriate" version of what being a teenager was like. I was wrong. Brad Gold is a normal teenage guy with insecurities and the tendancy to ogle gorgeous ladies. If you want to get inside a teenage guy's mind - this book will help. If you just want to laugh at the things he points out about how stupid our own teachers are - this book will help. If you just want to read a good book that is so funny you'll find yourself sharing passages with friends - this is your book. In fact, I read this book in about two days, and I'm the type of guy who will read a maximum of about 10 pages a day - and that's when I really like the book. This book is amazing. Give it a try.

"The Case of the Blonde Bonanza" is one of the popular crime fiction write by Erle Stanley Gardner .
Beautiful blonde Dianne Alder signed a contract that she would get a hundred dollars a week to put on weight so as to promote a new line of fashion for "firm flesh " ladies . In return , the modeling agency would get 50% of whatever income she might get in her future career as a model .
Perry Mason , the famous American lawyer who sense the contract has a trap . Dianne was a friend of Perry Mason , he did not want to see naive Dianne who was taken advantage by the bad modeling agency , so he interfered in this case to protect her interest . As Perry Mason was investigated into the man who signed the contract with Dianne , Dianne was involved in a case of murder . Because of Perry Mason clever plans and reason , he was found out the real murderer .
This is a typical Perry Mason fiction ---- the story is simple but the plot is attractive . The readers can¡¦t guess who is the murderer if they do not finish the whole story .
Gardener could successfully created a powerful character ---- Perry Mason , because he was a lawyer before be a author . The fiction was written before forty years ago , therefore , some method used in the story may be old fashion and out date today , nevertheless , the wisdom show on Perry Mason like his debates skill in the court was the things that I am very appreciate .

The only reason I'm giving this 4 stars instead of 5, is that the solution to the mystery seems a little contrived compared to Gardner's other Perry Mason stories. But don't take that to mean the book is bad or has a disappointing ending. Gardner, as always, managed to create another unique murder mystery that leaves you wishing he were still around to create more.

Wealthy Witherspoon's only daughter is engaged to Marvin Adams, a son of a man convicted and executed as a murderer. Witherspoon asks Mason to investigate whether Marvin's father was really a murderer. However, in Witherspoon's mind, Marvin is already a potential killer, and he strongly inclines to pull them apart by any means. The young lovers are sensitive and nervous. And a blackmailer is hanging around...

The strained beginning attracts me, the situation which Mason describes as "loaded with emotional dynamite". Very well-plotted mystery entangled with past and present murders, and the development is unpredictable. It's a pity that the climax is not so dramatic.

One thing that interests me besides the story; Mason says that arrogant Witherspoon should get jolted and adds that the whole Americans also should get jolted because they take it for granted that they are the strongest in the World. It is a little surprising that such a statement was written in 1942 when the America was fighting the World War II. I wonder how American people feel if they read such a statement NOW.

I love Perry Mason books. Mason is a little bit fast and a little bit dangerous and always on the edge of making a risque and witty joke that the slightly cynical Della Street would be sure to get-- even though the clients he defends wouldn't. The Case of the Drowning Duck has all the elements that make Gardner books great. Even if it's not exceptional, it surely is enjoyable.

A typical Gardner Perry Mason mystery. The plot is clever, but built just the same way as every other Mason story: A client who doesn't tell all the truth to his attorney; an attractive woman with a secret; an unpleasent fellow who dies; a policeman who merely functions as an example of how not to do police work; a D.A. who is mad at Mason; and a twist that comes out all right for our heroes. It's written with Gardner's typical style, too: He uses words inaccurately ("commenced" for "began" is the one that always annoys me), and has dialogue no one would ever use (Mason always, inevitably, calls his detective "Paul Drake" ~ never "Paul" or "Drake", or even "him" as a real person would). That all being said, i still read Gardner, occasionally. Why? Because he is fun, and an entertaining way to spend an evening. That's all the time he takes (all he took, too, to write each book, i think); all i'm willing to give him. But, for that evening, he's worth it.

Horace Wallen retained Perry Mason to protect his wife from somebody who was trying to blackmail her. He provided a single clue, a fingerprint. Mason investigates, only to find that Lorna Wallen, the wife of Horace, made the fingerprint in question.

Mason reveals what he knows about the ways to deal with a blackmailer; pay off (never works; the blackmailer always wants more), go to the police (wise in some cases), or kill the SOB. So he gets a police sketch of the blackmailer in question, then pays off to allow him to ditch the shadows of both the feds, and the government.

After the blackmailer ditches his witnesses / alibis, Mason simply has his sketch shown to witnesses of major crimes, and scores a match. When shaken down for a "final payment", Mason just tells him that a police sketch identified him as an attempted killer. The end result- the blackmailer is killed, but Mason's client is picked as the killer.

To win the case, Mason has to find the evidence require to both clear his client... and that of a witness tampering charge. He does both, in his usual manner.

This novel has the most surprising ending. But unfortunately,"surprising" doesn't always mean "excellent". Because in this novel, too much tricks are used to lead this surprising ending. It might be better if the tricks were used by Mason or by the real murderer(s), but it seems to be Gardner (the author) that uses the tricks. I don't appreciate that very much.

I think it is one of the best written by Erle Stanley Gardner. I have heard so much about it and I finally got it from Amazon.com. I could never put it down.

For the beginner, this is an excellent book though it contains as much information as a coffee table book would. Sadly it doesn't have the pictures or quality of a coffee table book and is a paperback. There are some maps to help explain the battle movements but this book about the battle of Antietam is shorter than the biographies written inside about the generals involved. The biographies that are featured are presented well and are chronologically presented as the history of the battle unfolds. This is a great feature though shadows the main content of the book. There were times I wanted to turn the page and continue reading the battle information but had to stop to read a separate biography about a key general in the battle. This book is a very quick read and can probably be read in over an hour as there are roughly 111 pages of material while the rest is for Union and Confederate Order of Battle. The Order of Battle I found useless for this book as it contains major individuals not at all mentioned in the book. I could see and Order of Battle for large, indepth book but this one didn't come close to that.

As previously suggested, this book is great for the beginner learning to understand the major conflicts at Antietam but for the advanced student I wouldn't recommend it as it just doesn't contain much detail. For example, the Rohrbach Bridge/Burnside Bridge battle is covered in 5 pages (1 page contains a map, another a biography).

This is an excellent book covering the most bloody day in any American battle. Mr Jamieson writes in a concise, descriptive manner. It is easy to follow due to the many maps the author has included. This book would be interesting to either someone already knowledgeable about the American Civil War or someone just starting an interest in studying thie war. This would be a great book to take while visiting the battlefield. Also of interest are the many biographies that are included of the generals who participated in this battle.

Although the texts within this series are relatively simple, they are an excellent source of review for those who continue their studies of Latin beyond the first year. Fabulae Romanae works best as a reader complimenting a more structured textbook-based course. It is too disorganized in its approach to grammar and vocabulary to be valuable as a primary textbook. The texts can be a good fortifier of basic skills for the more advanced student, though. Everything from ablative absolutes to supines is covered at some point. The historical blurbs are especially valuable as a more simple compliment to students who are beginning to read Livy, Cicero, and Sallust.

I enjoyed using this book in school, but found some of the translations difficult do. The subject material and grammar is very easy to follow and learn!

The book is essentially divided into two sections. The first covers the basic principles of wine making: the science behind it, the key ingredients, and the necessary tools and techniques. The second half is a pretty substantial list of recipes, concentrating heavily on country wines.

Sadly, the coverage of the principles and techniques was too brief, particularly with regard to timing. I am still at a bit of a loss as to how long one should allow the aerobic ferment to take place, how long for the anaerobic format and so on. I think I'll be getting another book that focuses more on technique before I make my first attempt.

C.J.J. Berry is a legend to winemaking hobbiests worldwide as the man who had a winemaking recipe for just about any ingredient. For literally tens of thousands of home winemakers, this is the only reference book they ever had or needed.

When it first appeared, the layout of "First Steps in Winemaking" was quite unique. After an admirable discussion of the basic principles of home winemaking, Berry then presented his recipes on the basis of the month in which the principal ingredients are readily available at market or are typically harvested in the British home garden. There are three things wrong with this format.

Firstly, citing harvest months for various ingredients geographically limits the accuracy of the format. Harvest times for any crop will vary greatly around the world, but they can differ from Britain's calendar by six months for gardeners in, say, Australia. Berry's treatment works fine in the British Isles and many other places, but certainly this is not universally so. In his later books, Berry abandoned the calendar-month format of "First Steps...."

Secondly, at least in developed countries, there is no longer a need to be tied to calendar-month availability of ingredients. Advances in cargo transport and refrigeration over the past 50 years have made dependency on local crops a thing of the past. Almost any ingredient can be found in the modern supermarket or produce center at any time.

Thirdly, Berry's presentation of recipes by month results in dependence on the index in order to find recipes for a particular ingredient. This is perhaps the greatest shortcoming of the book's layout. An alphabetical listing of recipes, as he used in subsequent books, would have been more convenient.

In defense of the author, however, I must point out that Berry never anticipated his book would have worldwide appeal. Nor, it would seem, that it would remain popular for so long. Certainly he would not have quoted prices for ingredients and supplies had he suspected as much.

Are these shortcomings fatal? Not in the least! This is still the classic reference to the subject and ought to be in every winemaker's library. Indeed, if you could only buy one book on the subject, only Terry Garey's "The Joy of Home Winemaking" could challenge "First Steps...." to a coin toss.

Buy it. Read it. Make wine. You'll love yourself for it.

The obsessive who knew every stop on every single bus route in Manchester has written...er...an obsessive book....

Billboard called it "wonderfully entertaining." The Chicago Tribune lauded it as "one of the most addictively fascinating travel books to come our way." But the essence of this awesome book can't be summed up in mere phrases; it has to be experienced through pilgrimages to the good, great, and moribund rock shrines of Britain and Ireland. Indeed, in that quest, Perry and Glinert's revue is essential.

I purchased this book before spending a half-year in London and definitely got my money's worth. The section for England's capital city is divided into the many different neighborhoods that make it up, subtely augmented by clever quotes from Jimi Hendrix to Mother Goose, as well as pictures of the bands and locales discussed. Each listing gives the standard who-what-where sort of information in Fodor's classic, super-clear style; but the excellence of the book lies in the casually-written bios of each club or shop. Glinert & Perry give complete but concise histories of every place of interest along with judgements as to the current "coolness" of each, opinions that helped me narrow-down the spots to check out (after all, with at least 500 places listed in the London section alone, I knew I couldn't make it to each one).

So believe the hype. And if you love music, don't head for Britain or Ireland without this book.