....very useful, clear, readable presentation of the author's own ideas on a variety of topics. His description of Jung as schizophrenic is the least useful item in the collection.

In addition to the great images, it has a nice glossary of terms.

Very good. The book goes directly to the issue of what X-ray fluorescence is and its applications. Most books in the field explain lot of techniques and do not treat fluorescence properly. Just to remind, it is one of the most used X-ray techniques in the industry. It was about the time for someone to write a book only about fluorescence.

A mi hija le encanta este libro. Hay tres secciones: cosas para dibujar (que son muy faciles), cosas para pintar y cosas para crear con objetos muy comunes. Les va a divertir mucho sus ninos. Hay mas de cuarenta projectos para hacer y cada uno tiene dos paginas de explanacion e ilustracion. Es perfecto para los dias de mal tiempo.

I am a professor of radiation biology at the Westfaelische Wilhelms-University in Muenster, Germany. German Television sent me an advanced copy of this book and asked for my evaluation of it. My opinion is that this book is a new great contribution to the scientific knowledge. The book is didactively very well organized. A must for every radiologist in the world. Gofman's results are in excellent agreement with the latest findings of scientists at the Radiation Effects Research Foundation in Hiroshima. They report in the October issue of Radiation Resaerch that in the exposed population deaths due to stroke and ischemic heart disease are significantly increased and dose related. Thus ionizing radiation is not only inducing cancer and mutations but also non malignant diseases like stroke, heart, digestive and respiratory diseases, just as Gofman's results indicate.

Two more great stories from Bradbury here. First, "The Ravine"...a genuinely scary tale lifted from everybody's nightmares. In a town where a man is killing lonely women and leaving their bodies in the ravine, a woman decides to walk home alone - at night! - through that same area! The story is incredible, and the sound effects make you feel like you're walking with her as she jumps at every sound, and then desperately tries to outrun whatever she feels behind her. Top notch story! In "Here There Be Tigers", we have the story of a group of astronauts who land on the perfect planet - or is it? Two tales you won't want to miss!

Ray Bradbury has become a much revered master of the SF/fantasy/horror, and rightfully so. As a part of the "Great Author Series," three of his best short stories are presented in a sturdy hardcover edition

"The Other Foot" takes place twenty years after African-Americans left Earth for Mars, and have lived peacefully for many years in an enviroment free of racism and segregation. But old grudges and hatreds flare up when a Caucasian man arrives in a rocketship.

"April Witch" is about Cecy, a part of the bizarre Family also featured in "From the Dust Returned." The immortal, mind-travelling Cecy longs to fall in love, but the only way she can is to temporarily possess the body of a young girl and romance a mortal man...

"The Veldt" is a chilling look at what happens in a mechanized house where a holographic nursery begins to exert a mysterious power over its inhabitants.

Ray Bradbury's mastering of the subtle message, the sense of the surreal, and a growing sense of horror are well shown in this collection. His prose is spare and his dialogue is simple, but each story packs a punch. This edition is also very well bound, with a pleasant hard cover and thick, smooth paper. And as an extra bonus, there are study guides for each of the three stories, and a biography of the author at the end

For those new to Bradbury, this is a good introduction with some of his best material.

I cannot think of wanting to do anything more than watching a University of Illinois f-ball game at Memorial Stadium. Ever since I was young I have never missed a game if it were possible for me to go. My Junior year in high school I picked up this book on Ray Eliot. The book instantly caught my attention because I love the illini and the forward was written by Ray Nitchzke (former u of i and packer great). In Nitchzke's message he said how Ray Eliot was very compassionate, caring and inspirational. He talked about how he believed Ray was the most inspirational coach he had experienced (this coming from the man who was coached by the great Vince Lombardi). I now play college football and I can truthfully say I wish I too could be inspired by Coach Eliot. This book does that and I constantly look to it for guidance. I believe this is the best book I have ever read (despite the Bible). It teaches its readers about more important aspects in football: sportsmanship, desire, courage, love, etc. These values that Ray Eliot instilled in his players were more important than championships. In his 18 years, Eliot's Illini teams won three big ten titles and two Rose Bowls. They also upset the #1 team in america 3 years in a row at one time in the early 1940s. I'll leave this review with a quote from the first page of his book. --"The boy is more important than the game."-- --Ray Eliot--

This book is the bible for vintage rayguns.

It was great to see the toys of my wonder years in full color. Inspires me to become a collector!

Lots of fun!

"Ray Hicks", Robert Isbell's beautiful narrative about one of America's favorite Appalachian storytellers, brought me to tears, into uncontrollable guffaws, and sent chills up my spine - a literary high. Isbell recounts his conversations with various members of the Hicks' kinship, painting beautiful images of the proud yet humble life which abounds in the Southern Appalachians.
Most wonderful about this book is that Isbell does not go too far in attempting to present Hicks' vernacular speech in a jumbled, Elizabethan mess. He relies simply on Hicks' eloquent turns-of-phrase to present his fascination and amazement with the man's craft. The author's prose reads like fiction and ethnography simultaneously, resulting in a heartfelt portrayal of the American spirit.
Isbell, no dummy when it comes to mountain life himself, is able to create an honest portrait not only of one man, but an entire family and an entire region. He weaves magic, fantasy, reality, music, Jack tales, religion, and myth-as-truth to create one hell of a literary, folkloric and anthropological accomplishment.
When I finished the book, I closed it softly with a tearful smile. I then ordered a basket of daisies to be delivered to Ray and Rosa Hicks at their Old Mountain Rd. home.

Sadly, Ray Hicks has been diagnosed with advanced cancer since this book was written. A fund has been created for the cause (The Ray and Rosa Hicks Fund), the address of which can be found on various webpages.