This book is essential for I.T. personnel and should be considered mandatory reading for all client / server developers and even networking engineers...

For those who like Reynolds Price's prose, (and I count myself among them), be warned that the novels do not prepare one for the passion and depth of these poems. Some of the poems are religious; others are sexual, but almost all of them are startling in their intensity. I recommend this book with all my heart. But be aware that this book will require some work. Are you willing to buy a book that might well change your life?

He is a genius and through this book we can get a closer look at what makes him tick. We gain insight through this work into the mind of a literary giant and we also realize that he is the Southern Gentleman that we all admire.

I wrote Count It As Done to dispell any identity crisis about who we are or why are we here. It is important to be loved unconditionally and God does that through His Son. That is why Count It As Done is a lifter of the heart.

This coffee-table type book contains a detailed history of the cowboy hat, specific information about how to choose a hat, measure properly for fit, clean it, store it, travel with it, and much more. Even discusses "hat hair!" Numerous historical photos show the development of the cowboy hat across the west and around the world. Exceptional photos of famous hats (who doesn't recognize Festus' Gunsmoke hat or Hoss Cartwright's 10-gallon monster on sight?) and great hat-wearers such as James Garner, the Duke, Henry Fonda and Clint Eastwood. A must for Western lovers, cowboy buffs, and everyday folks who own their own Stetson and want to know how to keep it nice!

This book is a major achievement and goes a long way toward understanding some of the shortcomings of contemporary American sociology. Ted Vaughan et al. offer a vigorous, yet lucid critique of the often flawed assumptions that form the foundation of American sociology. Unlike some of the other critics that have sought to explain the decline of American sociology, Vaughan et al. do not seek to blame any specific groups within sociology. Rather, they argue that American sociolgy has lost credibility because of its futile attempts to emulate the methods, theories and world views of the natural sciences. Instead of relying on quantitative methods and the narrow topics that these lend themselves to, Vaughan argues that sociology should focus on the human condition, as expressed in his call for a human rights perspective in sociology. This book is thus not just a critique of the contemporary state of affairs, it also explains why we need and how we can develop a more humane orientation in sociology. In this sense, A Critique of Contemporary American Sociology expresses a sentiment that in many ways is similar to that expressed by C. Wright Mills in The Sociological Imagination. In fact, Vaughan et al. may have written the most evocative book in "the sociology of sociology" since the publication of The Sociological Imagination nearly 40 years ago. Having said that, there is no doubt that this book may upset those sociologists who are all too comfortable with the status quo. Regardless, A Critique of Contemporary American Sociology should be required reading for all graduate students in sociology, as well as anyone else who is concerned about the state of the social sciences in the United States.

Richard Reynolds actually gets into the heads of two crazy people and lets the reader follow them on their adventures. You are prepared to hate them after the first chapter which is from the point of view of the victim's friends. Then, as we accompany them on their flight from justice and enter their minds, we find ourselves seduced into liking them and actually rooting for them. Such is the power of this book.

This is a book of the streets and the people who inhabit them. It's a book of punk rockers, welfare mothers, Golden Gate Park, pot farms, nomads crashing in abandoned cabins, and murder. Suzan and Michael are pot dealers (and smokers) who are high on their own insanity. They see themselves as Moslem assassins and their lives as a holy war against "Witches" and other "infidels."

Richard Reynolds becomes Suzan and Michael as does the reader. How many times have you become somebody else? How often has it been someone repellant and still you loved the experience? Highly recommended

As a 25 year resident of the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex, I must say this man knows his stuff. His ratings of the restaurants are dead on and his discriptions of the cities is not only factual but also amusing. There are things he found I didn't know about and are dying to check out. This is a must read for anyone who wants to know some little known facts about this great metroplex.

Many of these photos were taken on a huge polariod camera and taken as multiple shots, put together in creative ways, where an arm of each model, or an earring, may be shared in the portrait of the other. People holding each other are literally torn apart at the arm. The earlier black and white photos in new york are also expressive and good. Certain ones that stand out are the man in front of the store on Fulton Street, as well as nikki and manting, and one of a girl with folded arms and tatooed wrists.