Being the designer of Daughter of the Hangnail, I read the book numerous times. I found it to be packed with dark imagery and storytelling that translated quite well to the visuals on the cover.

Stunning, intriguing, and challenging. A must for lovers of emotionally layered art.

Falling Stars: A Guide to Meteors and Meteorites is just that, a short introduction to the wonderful world of meteors and meteorite collecting. There are a number of good books out there on this subject, but this one is a handy quick reference guide for novice collectors and those interested in learning a little about the origins of these fascinating pieces of rock and metal from space. It gives a brief overview of meteors and comets, descriptions of the major meteor showers, major impact craters, and famous meterorite falls, as well as a breakdown of the various types of meteorites and tektites. It doesn't go into great detail on, say, the difference between an octahedrite, hexahedrite, and ataxite nickel-iron meteorite for example, but it does provide some sound info for the beginner.

In addition to reading this great book, I have had the good fortune of meeting Dr. Reynolds in person. He is as engaging a speaker as he is an author, and has a way of bringing you into a subject like no one else. Falling Stars is an excellent introduction to meteor observing and meteorite collecting. This really is a branch of astronomy that anyone can get involved with. I highly recommend this book!

Thanks for the great audio tapes. I had been searching long and hard for anyway to improve my mental game. I figured that was the biggest part of my game that could improve. I play at most twice a month so my play has been quite erratic. After listening to your tapes, I have improved my consistency and also shot the lowest scores in four or five years. Last weekend I had three birdies on the back nine and rolled in six long putts. I could not miss. I was truly "in the zone." The only glaring error of the round occurred after a playing partner reminded me I was one over par. My mind went everywhere but hitting that next shot. I ended up in the deep rough and got a triple bogey. The following hole I collected myself and rolled inthe birdie. Thanks again. Your instruction made a great difference in my game.

I recently purchased the Golf in the Zone tape. I do not play golf, but am a pool player. I found that your tape was wonderfully effective in cleaning up all the demons that I carry in my head that affect my level of play. I am a "scratch golfer" in the pool world, and I have found my game has increased by about 10-20% with my new found mental skills. And, perhaps the most exciting part is that I believe I have just begun to scratch the surface. Everyday when I wake up, I do a mental tune up. I use the same tools that you did, and during the day, I continually try to visualize my ideal game. So far this mental training seems to work. Thank you for a great product, and if you have any other suggestions please let me know.

I found this book very enjoyable and it moved well, its not slow on the get go, I also liked the ending, very different from his other books, which usually end with the guy getting the girl in the end, this time they.... enuf said (: And I liked the mention of a New Zealander, Cheers Bova...:

This was a book I just happened to look at because it had a cool cover and decent premise, so I decided to give it a shot. Needless to say, I was pleasantly surprised by how entertaining and how fast-paced it was - the kind of book you can read in one sitting. In addition, the book has a good, surprising ending - I don't want to spoil it for you. Peackeepers is the kind of book that should be made into a movie - although maybe they should wait a while because, on the surface, the plot seems similar to the movie The Peacemaker with George Clooney and Nicole Kidman (although the Peacekeepers is a much better story, trust me). Either way, even though this isn't Bova' most popular book, it's worth checking out.

The Handbook of Neurodevelopmental and Genetic Disorders in Children, edited by Sam Goldstein Ph.D. and Cecil Reynolds Ph.D. is a well written, in depth discussion of the impact of genetics on the neurodevelopment of children.

The book is divided into three parts. The first addresses the role of neuropsychology in the assessment and treatment of children with neurodevelopmental and genetic disorders. The second part concerns five disorders with genetic etiologies that primarily affect learning and behavior: learning disabilities, ADHD, Tourette syndrome, anxiety disorders and autism. The final part deals with 14 less common disorders which have genetic etiologies and physical/medical manifestations, as well as effects on learning and behavior: Turner Syndrome, Fragile X Syndrome, Mucopolysaccharidoses, Noonan Syndrome, Neurofibromatosis, Sickle Cell Disease, Down Syndrome, Klinefelter Syndrome, Phenylketonuria, Rett Syndrome, Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome, Seizure Disorders, Prader-Willi Syndrome and Williams Syndrome. Each of the chapters on specific disorders discusses the current understanding of the genetic etiology of the disorders, behavioral and developmental manifestations, and guides to assessment.

The book will serve the purposes of many people. Those wanting to do research on a disease can find a quick history on the research and the issues which remain outstanding. Those interested in clinical issues can find clear descriptions, diagnostic considerations and treatment recommendations. All will benefit by learning about the genetic bases, incidence and comorbidity of the various diseases.

This book was very useful. It is a simple handbook and the last person's review was very precise. Good handbook for starting research.

My son thought this book was fun he liked the stickers. Then if he wanted he could color in the pictures. It was really easy to learn how to add and this book made it fun, the stickers a big plus.

I gave this book to my 4 year old son as his first introduction to Mathematics. To my surprise, he finished the book on his own and later asked for more. I am really glad that I have found this book for my son's first interaction with Math. I hope that you will find this workbook just as helpful as I have.

It took three+ weeks for me to get this book. It was in very good conditions,but I almost missed out on a test cause I did not get it on time.

This book is great! It has comprehensive examples and is chock full of practice problems with answers and explanations provided! An must-have reference book for any business professional.

This volume is one of the best reference materials available for the MEP or Architectural Engineer. I found the descriptive detail and illustration that aided me in the learning process. I reccomend it highly.

My part of this book (mechanical and plumbing) is designed to first show how to minimize the need for mechanical equipment by designing with the climate and site firmly in mind. First configure a building to optimize daylighting, solar heating, and various climate-appropriate passive cooling methods. Also, to store rainwater when appropriate. Then, proceed to choose and size the back-up equipment. In this way, designers conserve non-renewable energy, utilize natural (on-site) energy sources, and also help building occupants stay in touch with the outdoors. I believe that we'll tend to care more about a clean outdoor environment if we are kept aware of its condition.
For a summary of this approach, read Chapter One. I hope you enjoy this book, even when it is your textbook! That was my object. Suggestions? I'm at jreyn@darkwing.uoregon.edu

Every ancient culture needs a work to survey and catalogue its art, to provide a background against which more detailed studies can be done, and to provide a general base of knowledge for interested laypeople and beginning students of the culture. This book succeeds admirably in this mission; it is organized, thorough, does not assume much preliminary knowledge of these cultures, and even has color pictures. My only quibble with it is that few of the artifacts have their dimensions listed in the captions; those are given in the List of Illustrations in the back of the book, and only one number is given. This makes it harder to translate a photograph into a mental image of the object in question. That said, this is an excellent book, one of the first I bought when I began stocking my personal library of archaeological books.

This is an excellent guide to the arts of Bronze Age Greece. The book is generously illustrated with good photographs. Higgins's text is densely written and conveys abundant information on the subject matter. The writing style of the accounts (based on areas, periods, and categories of art) is neither dry and technical nor shallow "purple prose," but simply states, usually objectively, what is known. The depth of information for a relatively small book is good. For example, we learn about the characteristic rough surface of Minoan Bronze artefacts and the possible reasons for this. Higgins allows subjective diversions now and then, which can be quite entertaining. One gets the impression that the Minoans were already master craftspeople when the Myceneans were still trying to fashion hats from mud and twigs. However, even the Minoans had their off-days. For example, a Minoan vase with applied ornamentation is described as an unusual lapse of taste (it is decidedly tacky, and I thought it was the Romans who invented bad taste...) This is a fine book from which to gain a sound basic knowledge of Greek Bronze Age art, and certainly one to take to Greece if you intend to visit some of the archaeological sites and museums there.

In his third Sandhill Chronicle, Monuments, Clay Reynolds tones down the terror and enmity present in Agatite (vol. 2) without returning to the quieter chill of The Vigil (vol. 1). Fourteen-year-old Hugh Rudd comes of age in the midst of his hometown's fight to save its old Hendershot Grocery Warehouse building from destruction by the railroad company executives. Like other boys on the cusp of manhood, Hugh must learn how to relate to women, how to fight with but eventually accept his father, and how to smoke, drink, and question authority. Hugh does admirably well, making this the most positive of all the Sandhill Chronicles in terms of happy endings for the main characters. But the town of Agatite does not fare so well. Caught up in a battle with "big business" (Burlington Northern Railroad), each citizen uses the cause of historical preservation for personal gain. They all use the chaos created during the fight for the building to jockey for new positions of power. Before long, long-held town secrets are being gossiped about in the streets. Learning to deal with this gossip, especially the stories about alcoholism, sexual infidelities, and cruelties of the people he has known all his life (including his own parents), is part of Hugh's maturation process. Clay Reynolds writes realistic, gritty stories about small-town life. If you haven't read one of the Sandhill Chronicles, this is a good one to start with.

Clay Reynolds does an excellent job of setting up the characters and making you feel like one of the town members in Monuments. You have a tendency of rushing through the pages in order to discover what Hugh must face next. You soon realize there is more to the book than a battle to save a landmark. This is a must read!!!