Price's greatest achievement here is his ability to so seamlessly weave a complex and substantial narrative with a simple set of plot occurences. The characters are inclusive and inviting, complex and pure. Overall this is one of Price's finest works, surely to be enjoyed by anyone familiar or unfamiliar with his writing. The sights and sounds of the south come off the page and play to all of the reader's senses. An enjoyable read and experience.

Mr. Wolters RIGHT TURN; has been an excellent research source for me. His depiction of events is accurate and written without bias. I would love to get my hands on his first book; NEGROES AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION.

Rooted in history is a fascinating look at the management issues surrounding the National Trust gardens. Liberally scattered with gorgeous pictures, and full of enchanting case studies, it addresses garden conservation, restoration, growth and development. The writing is clear and inviting, and led me to read through the entire book at one sitting, as though being drawn from room to room in one of their enchating properties.

I'm just starting to learn the Ruby language, and come into it with a background of having used about 20-25 other languages (to some extent). If you are brand new to Ruby and want to learn it, then the book "Programming Ruby: The Pragmatic Programmer's Guide" is probably a better place to start than this book.

But once you have an understanding of the basic ideas of Ruby, then you're going to want a reference of all the standard Ruby "objects", and what methods are supported by each class of objects. "Ruby in a Nutshell" calls itself "a desktop quick reference", and I think it does a good job of it. It covers a lot of ground, and tries to do it in as few words as necessary.

As to the language itself, I'd say that programmers familiar with Java or Objective-C would find Ruby an easy language to pick up, and to use for projects you might otherwise use Perl for. I haven't tried to use Python yet, so I can not compare Ruby to that language.

As a teacher, I scour bookstores looking for books on a level that 3rd graders can understand. This series gives the children a clear look at family interaction, customs and unique facets of their lives. I use all of the Vanishing Culture books when teaching about a particular continent.

When Sammy's favorite robot stops working his Gran thinks it would be best to send his Robot to the hospital because they'll know how to fix it there. But who will help Gran when her cough sends her to the hospital? A Robot, of corse. Special, new, cough-blasting robots carefully made by a very concerned little grandson just for his Gran. Ian Whybrow's affectionate, entertaining, and highly recommended picturebook story is wonderfully showcased and enhanced with Adrian Reynolds' lively and colorful artwork.

This book was fascinating. The author looks at the way our economy is dependant on oil and energy, shows an alternative theory for the fall of the Soviet Union, and predicts when the next oil crisis will be. Everyone should read the book so that they are prepared for this eventuality. The author believes it will be here in the next five to ten years and he's convinced me its true.

One of my favorite chapters was on energy grades, explaining why alternative energies are less viable than we have been led to believe. As a matter of fact, I've decided to put all my investments in oil and gas stocks. This book may change your life and your investment strategies too.

For those who are familiar with the field, note that this book is in stark contrast to earlier scarcity and growth books, the first written in 1964 by Barnett and Morris, as the author tells us, and the second written in 1979 by V. Kerrry Smith. It gives quite a rebuttal to their theories. It will probably break the field wide open.

In light of current world affairs, it is even more important to be aware of how dependent Americans are on foreign energy. While the book is of the scholarly nature, the author brings concepts and ideas down to a level everyone--students, academics, and arm-chair analysts--will understand.

I can't believe this book is out of print. Didn't the Astronomical Society of the Pacific carry it?

It succeeds at its unique role: a travel guide for the scientifically inclined. It notes the problem that one can easily walk right by places of great importance in the history of science that are in the immediate vicinity of places everyone knows, mainly for lack of a handy summary of where they are. One example of this is the old Cavendish lab in Cambridge, the nursery of the atomic age and where the genetic code was deciphered, is barely 100 m from Kings College, the most popular tourist spot in the city. Another is the plaque at Oxford commemorating where Robert Boyle did experiments with his air pump, built by Robert Hooke, who built a microscopy and discovered living cells. (If they'd been awarding them at the time, would that have been two Nobel prizes, or three?) It's just down the street from All Souls College.

This book is also a pleasant read, not bad for first-class history of science. The organization is unusual, being geographical, but then, it is a travel guide. Still, the history is thorough and well written: I wish I could use it as a text in a history of science course I will probably be teaching next year.

Get this book back in print!

Very clear, simple and abundant. I enjoyed the book very much. It gives a good feeling of inspiration to thouse people like myself searching for the way to better life, happiness and prosperity. Great nourishment for the soul and mind.

Rumi's poetry, as brought to us by the brilliant and moving translations of Nicholson, represents one of the highest forms of mystical romantic outpourings. Like Fitzgerald/Khayyam, one is judging the poetic expression of Rumi through the translation of Nicholson. The end result is one of the most remarkable collection of poems, full of emotional impact, weighty with philosophical import. This book is not easy to find, so is a must-have for anyone interested in this subject.