I had to purchase this book for an independant study in modern operas for my senior year as an undergrad. My professor is a friend of Gilliam, and I must say his writing and research is very well done. I knew nothing of Strauss, and after I was done reading the few Chapters that I had to read, I was pretty much satisfied. It was easy to follow and just a delight to read!

This book is a "life cycles" book. In a simple, matter of fact approach you are taken through the life cycles of different creatures - starting with smaller creatures and working up to more complex animals including humans. The presentation style is geared for children and their perspectives. The story covers death through illness or injury as well. A wonderful way to introduce life and death issues to children who are grieving/preparing for the death of a loved one. The publication does not cover after-life possibilities or religous issues.

Here is a list of excellent books designed to help explain death to younger children or to help them cope. Note: some are religous or concern afterlife concepts and some do not:

When Dinaosaurs Die by Laura Krasney Brown and Marc Brown

Whats Heaven? by Maria Shriver

When Someone Dies by Sharon Greenlee

Badgers Parting Gifts by Susan Varley

Nana Upstairs, Nana Downstairs by Tommie Depaolo

When Someone Special Died by Joan Singleton Prestine

It is a must read for any parent and child. The plot is very relatable to true life. A litte bunny is lost and can't find his mommy. He looks and looks, but can't find her anywhere. Finally the mother finds him. It remind me of when I was a kid in a department store and I lost my mother. I was so tired of look that I curled up in one of those display beds and she finally found me. My 3 year old daughter and I love this book. I have read it to her for almost 2 years now and she still likes to hear it.

Lost architecture has long been a passion of mine: there's something so humbling and bittersweet about buildings that exist now only in memory or on a few frames of precious film. After reading great works on the subject such as Constance Greiff's LOST AMERICA or Larry Millett's LOST TWIN CITIES, I had often complained, "Why isn't there a book like this for my home state?"

I can complain no more. LOST VIRGINIA is here at last!

The book is certainly everything I could have hoped for, combining clear, informative text with beautifully reproduced photos. Hundreds of lost buildings are finally given notice and recognition, from mansions like Rosewell, Barboursville and Pratt's Castle to Rockbridge County's splendid boom hotels (including my favorite long-vanished building, Goshen's Alleghany Hotel).

I can't recommend this book more highly or think of a better gift for any fan of architecture or Virginia history. And since there are many lost buildings yet to be documented, I hope there will some day be a sequel!

If you are entering the design/build stages of your future dream home, this book is a must. Lush photograpy captures strong architectural details and elements. The editorial content thoroughly explains the design philosophy giving you insight into how to best make your dream home a reality.

High-end homes featured in this book are for an exclusive economic group. If you find that your bank account does not support your love of fine architecture, then use this book as a reference to capture good design saavy from master architect Orren Pickell.

The coverphoto is impressing and striking: a woman who lost her hair due to chemo, because she had cancer. She lost her battle against this horrible disease. She was a close friend of Bryan's and he dedicated his photobook to her. He photographed only women: celebrities like Shania Twain or Winona Ryder, but also the common girl. The photos are kept black and white and I think, if you take pictures of people, you get the most astonishing result only with black and white. It's a wonderful book.

This book is great, it have a lot of information and information that are to the point. It doesn't contain a lot of information the dont make any sense.

This is the only work dedicated in whole to mammals in and around Oklahoma and the south central plains, and as such, it is an indispensible tool for my research as a grassland ecologist. Range maps for each species and references make this worth its weight in, uh, mammals!

The Greatest Information......at all times.

Lowith's 1932 essay on Marx and Weber remains the definitive statement of the deep commonalities between these two thinkers. That is, it argues that Weber's central concern is to develop a fundamental theory of capitalism, as with Marx. For decades, it was "necessary" to attempt to parry Marx with Weber. Lowith's stood as an accusation of "bad faith" with regard to all such attempts, especially those who would evacuate Weber of all critique, even if only existential. Derek Sayer's "Capitalism and Modernity" is perhaps most in the spirit of this minor masterpiece.