Daniel Dombrowski discusses the core issues of a popular argument of animal liberationists. This book covers the most prominent philosopher's arguments for and against the argument from marginal cases. He discusses the main issues without getting into non-animal philosophical discussions--you don't have to be a utilitarian, contractualist, or any other brand to listen to his arguments. Also, while presenting his case for liberation, he avoids the dogmatism that is prevalent amongst proponents and opponents of animal liberation. This is an excellent book and I recommend it to everyone--for everybody is affected if we agree with his thesis. That is, we should stop eating, experimenting, or wearing animals.

Although "Baby-sitter's Nightmare Part II" is a sequel, the previous characters don't reappear in this story, nor is the setting the same. Instead, it takes place in Silverdale, New Mexico, where a killer has decided to target eight female baby-sitters as his/her victims. After several attempts on the 16-year-old protagonist's life (and the murder of her best friend, Amy Holland), Karin Conner begins to suspect the killer is someone she knows very well, possibly one of her close friends.

The killer's motive (which is given away completely in the synopsis on the back cover) is a tad bit silly, I thought, and the tagline ("All baby-sitters must die.") got a slight snicker out of me. But, thankfully, this book doesn't repeat the same storyline as the first, since a lot of other juvenile suspense series do this, with the main character and killer doing the same things over and over, when you would think both would have learned something by about the second or third book.

It's not necessary to read both books to understand either one, since "Baby-sitter's Nightmare" and this book have separate plots, but if you like young adult thrillers, then I'd recommend reading both, though I prefer the first book over this one.

A five volume set, much expanded over previous editions, to cover the latest processing technology as well as the latest developments in oilseeds. This is the definitive text that covers fats and oils, composition, processing and equipment, edible products, industrial products and derivatives (e.g. soap.) The only drawbacks are that there is no common index to all volumes and that there is a great deal of valuable information which is not findable through the index (i.e. one must actually READ the sections to unearth valuable facts and bits of information.)

As a baker and a bakery tutor at New Zealand National Bakery School I have found this book to be a valuable source of information both for me and my students. I Strongly reccomend this book. If it is still avaliable??

"Balancing Evils Judiciously: The Proslavery Writings of Zephaniah Kingsley" successfully portrays the ideas my 4-times-great-grandfather shared about the relationship between race and the institution of slavery. The editors' comments go straight to the point of it all: that the idea of slavery must not be based on race, or for that matter, racism. Kingsley himself was an enigma, a contradiction. Few white men held a stronger appreciation for the Negro race, as his writings and personal life indicate. It seems that towards the end of his life (as shown by his establishment of a colony of most of his freed slaves and his family in the northern part of the island of Hispaniola, specifically what is today the Dominican Republic) he embraced the abolitionist cause. The settlement he founded, a tiny model of Liberia in the Caribbean, is now the bustling tourist town of Cabarete. I earnestly recommend anybody interested in understanding and interpreting the sad story of slavery -specifically how it relates to anti-African racism- to read this book, and to pay extra careful attention to the original footnotes written by my ancestor- perhaps then some light might be shed on this chapter of the ongoing American saga: race relations.

A great book which gives a detailed account of Shays' Rebellion, detailing how immediately after the Revolutionary War, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts was allowing creditors (mainly from the East, i.e. Boston), to reposess the homes of farmer/soldiers who were not paying their loans while off with the Army. The book goes on to describe how the Rebels would lay seige to courthouses and prevent the proceedings from taking place, even forcing judges out of their courts at bayonet-point. It describes popular opinion toward the Rebels, and their ultimate disintegration and includes a detailed bibliography and some photos and drawings, including a photo of Shays' gravestone.

I was handed this book by a woman Lutheran pastor when I visited her church and asked for more information about what Lutherans believe. Wow! This book is sooo uplifting, happy, refreshingly un-churchy. If you can picture Charles Shultz's Snoopy reincarnated as a Lutheran minister and writing about what he believes in....you're getting close to what this book is like. My copy is 8 inches by ll and only 28 pages (more like a workbook in appearance). But turn the cover and you enter a pre-printing press monk's version of a multi-media event. (You have to open the cover to understand what I'm trying to express.) Erlander has hand printed, and hand illustrated all over the place, the entire book. He apparently writes like this all the time (he summarized the whole Bible this way and called it "Manna and Mercy: A brief history of God's unfolding promise to mend the entire universe"...also 5 stars). Who but the reincarnation of Snoopy would take on the whole Bible with one pencil and a ream of blank paper?

Erlander doesn't really write at all: he explodes in joy (illustrated joy). And in love, inclusiveness, acceptance, and in awe of God. Example: "God does not despise flesh. He dwelled in the flesh of Jesus and he dwells in flesh today. The ruler of the universe hides himself in the common, in the stuff of this earth. God lives in creation; He lives in all. Therefore, we see God in all..." (Erlander's note:) " 'Flesh' in this context refers to the human body--bones, muscles, organs, etc. and, in a wider sense, the material world. The goodness of matter is affirmed in Genesis l and, abover all, in the birth of Jesus as God in flesh. When Paul talks about 'flesh' in Romans', he is not talking about matter but a will that is directed away from God. We need to understand the difference between these two uses of 'flesh' in order to avoid the unbiblical idea that matter is evil." And then further on: "We are Christians because God surprised us."

This inclusiveness extends to ecumenism as well: "We are catholic Christians, members of the universal and apostolic church, one family in Christ by Baptism. We pray for and work for the unity of the whole church on earth, longing for the day when the Holy Spirit will gather all Christians into a single body, a people who will be ONE. AS JESUS AND THE FATHER ARE ONE." But the words alone don't give a true idea of the book....the reader has to open the covers and join in the multi-media experience created from one pencil and one gentle mind that obviously has spent time laughing first hand with God.

Wonderful map/guidebook in one thats small enough not to be a burden on the hike. The hike takes you from the old mint on powell street through chinatown, financial district, north beach, pier 39 and fishermans wharf with a cable car return (Don't forget to stop by the cable car museum). There are optional side trips to coit tower/telegraph hill (views of golden gate bridge, alcatraz) and nob hill. The city street-trail takes you through every must-see attraction in san francisco, and the guidebook provides you with the history.An excellent way to see San Francisco, with plenty of different culinary treats along the way !

This book is an exceptional outline of the law concerning the 4th, 5th and 6th amendments. It is well organized and completely thorough. While I would never suggest to a law student that they ignore reading all of the assigned cases in a particular class; this outline is so well done that you could rely upon it almost exclusively in your study preparation and still receive a good grade. I would also recommend this book to police officers, paralegals, or anyone else who needs to learn the intricate details of the law of search and seizure, confessions and the right to counsel. As a former student of Professor Capra, I was not suprised at the quality of this work.

This is no longer the most current edition of this text book. The Gleitman text is definitive, comprehensive, a classic. Gleitman is now over 70, and writes from extensive and broad experience in many areas of psychology. His wife is Lila Gleitman, one of the foremost living linguists in America, after Chomsky.

Henry Gleitman is a true humanist in the traditional sense. He writes with a deep sense of humanity. Within the field of psychology, he is rekowned for his teaching of intro psychology courses at Univ of Pennsylvania. When you read Gleitman's text, you get a great introduction to psychology from a true scholar who has stood at the forefront of his field for decades. His survey is taken from close personal acquaintence with many of the history-makers whose research is discussed in his book.

If you are assigning an intro psych text, this is the one. If you are taking an intro psych class, with this text, bother to do the reading.