A French friend gave me the English version of this book for Christmas along with an outstanding recommendation. I have to agree with her now that I've read it too. The book is not a typical travel guide or history book. It is about the rediscovery of Roman civilization from the ruins and the birth of modern archeology. The story telling writing style and many beautiful illustrations really bring the past to life again. I have many books on Roman history, but this was the first to help me see Rome in a completely different way. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in history and archeology. It would also be a wonderful companion book for anyone planning a walking tour of ancient Rome. Happy reading!

I really enjoyed reading this book because it makes you feel as though you are experiencing what the author is writing. It has been very useful for school aged children and college students. This is a collector's item! I have several that I share with friends. You will not be dissapointed with this book.

Written in the form of separate essays, Damon Knight's Hugo Award-winning In Search of Wonder is a revealing look into the author's mind and into the state of science fiction and literature as a whole. The book deserves five stars for its historical value, its superb commentary, and its ability to hold up nigh fifty years later under close scrutiny of professionals. Highly recommended.

That Anthony lawrence is an acclaimed poet is obvious as soon as this saga begins. The manner in which he has woven and threaded words to create this soul wrenching story is more than captivating, it is an artistry! I couldn't put In The Half Light down once I began reading. It is truly one of the best novels I've ever read. It will take you on a journey that will remain with you always.

For anyone who loved the Radio 4 series this book provides full transcripts of the interviews pschiatrist Dr. Anthony Clare undertook with a host of famous names. This, the first edition, features interviews with successful men and women in and out of the public limelight. Spectacularly interesting and probing questions reveal some of the behavioural traits behind some acutely ambitious people. Notable are the insights we get into the thinking of Sir Jimmy Saville who reveals his dislike of kids and ponderings with Prince Charles on the issue of power. Also included the now infamous interview with Ken Dodd whose reluctance to share his innerself with Clare and the listeners is both hilarious and revealing. With over ten interviews here what is especially noticeable here is the diversity of Clare's technique. Back to back each interview is prefaced by a post-interview comment and analysis. A very entertaining read for anyone interested in what makes successful people tick.

This is a branch of economics whose nuances and subtleties have been debated and redebated ad nauseam, but here is a book which, although now almost 20 years old, has not only not dated in its relevance and importance to the study of this crucial field, provides us with many of the answers for which future generations of authors have been striving.

Not only is this a work of economic genius, but stylistically it ranks among the greatest works of English and world literature, and reading it was one of the greatest pleasures I have known. To the economic and non-economic among you, I cannot implore you too strongly to read this book while you still have blood in your veins, and while your lungs continue to move air in and out of your body.

This is yet another great book from perhaps the greatest economic thinker ever to live. Thank you, Mr Courakis.

If you've read Anthony Downs' Economic Theory of Democracy, this is a must-read! Even if you disagree with Downs, this collection of empirical research and strong theoretical scholarship will make your brain cells dance. I kid you not-- although you may want to have a Ph.D. in Political Science to get the full effects. Especially insightful is Grofman's chapter on reconciling the shortcomings in Downs' predictions about two-party politics with the abundance of scholarship that undermines these expectations. If you're reading this, you know the score: Downs predicts party convergence, (the common metaphor is Tweedle-dee Tweedle-dum politicians) and certain specific outcomes associated with competitive elections in a two-party system. Downs' model (because it assumes fair and vigorous competition for votes, party objectives where winning is the central goal, and certain parameters about the distribution of preferences in the population) doesn't foresee extreme incumbency advantage in the House, doesn't predict why members of opposite parties but from the same state will vote in opposite manners, or why political party appears to have such a strong influence on candidate positions in general. Grofman's chapter raises all the fine points where the Downs theory appears to clash with the evidence. His arguments are written matter-of-factly and his analysis is packed with simple but compelling examples from the empirical literature. Like a good mystery, Grofman's synthesis of the disparities in our theoretical and empirical knowledge of American politics begs for a logical solution. (This is the part that will keep your brain cells up at night.) On a side note, Grofman's careful analysis also clears up some of the misconceptions and generalizations about the Downs model that have grown as a result of people simply not bothering to read Downs in its entirety. Rather than join the choir of voices who immediately would dismiss rational choice on the grounds that Downs' analysis-- or unidimensional analysis for that matter-- is imperfect, or the D.O.D. (Defenders of Downs) who would pretend that the flaws are superficial, Grofman proposes that political science needs to focus on improving its institutional models--and empirical tests. He calls for "institutional richness" --a concept well ahead of its time, but oh, so obvious. Let's look at microsystems, congressional districts, variances in party control, elections, ballots(!), technology, local election laws, demographics, etc. from state to state and community to community. Let's get beyond making generalizations about how elections and politics work in America at the national level and get our hands dirty again. Great book for political scientists, journalists, junkies, academics, and would-be political experts. Some of the chapters are probably a little too sophisticated for the casual reader, but if this stuff interests you, go for it! You can never learn too much, and the best chapters are written so that amateurs can make sense of it all.

This book has all the insects of the world! Here in Africa we have many insects so I like to know which kind are what by looking at this book. I want to be an entomologist when I grow up, so this book gave me a step ahead from beginning to learn entomology. The pictures are excellent positions to capture the texture of the insect. This is the book you wantto know what kind of insects those are you see every day!

Anthony Crouch has done a great job. It's a challenging book specially for students of related fields, enables them to get to know themselves, their motivations and concerns. At the same time reader learns a great deal about different methods and theories of counselling. As a clinical psychologist, I recommend this fantastic book specially to psychology and counselling students .

Collaboratively compiled and edited by Anthony Corrado (Professor of Government, Colby College), Thomas E. Mann (W. Averell Harriman Chair and Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution), and Trevor Potter (Nonresident Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institute), Inside The Campaign Finance Battle is a fascinating collection of court testimony and the legal odyssey surrounding the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, which was passed by Congress in 2002, and which was the first major revision of federal campaign finance law in a generation. The submitted testimony, once presented only to lawyers, political scientists, and others involved in the litigation, is now offered to all concerned readers looking to better understand how our government works and the struggles over how, or if the system is to be modified in the present and future. Inside The Campaign Finance Battle is very highly recommended -- and as timely as it is a welcome addition to Political Science Studies reference collections and reading lists.