Have been to numerous lectures given by the couple architects. Very creative structural design for one thing. Beauty at where they arrive between what's progressive & what was and is indigenous. Amazing models made after projects being built for furthur analysis. Too bad the photos are small and not in color. Light & shadow & materials can say a lot about a building & color photos would be very helpful for their next book. Still a must have, professional and all alike.

Charles Perrault was a French civil servant in the late 1600s. He had a little son, and decided to write down to old French folk tales that he heard the servants telling and retelling. These include Cinderella, Blue Beard and even Sleeping Beauty.

This is a must book for all those interested in the Wesleyan perspective of the Holy Spirit. I am Pentecostal but am an avid reader of books on the Holy Spirit by other Christians. I enjoyed Carter's in depth treatment of the historical development of the Holy Spirit as well as the overall review of what the Bible teaches about the Holy Spirit from a clearly Wesleyan position.

I did, of course, disagree with Carter's approach to 1 Corinthians 12 and 14 despite his usage of the book of Acts to teach that the baptism in the Holy Spirit is in fact a second work of grace (Acts 1:4-5; 2:4). Carter tries to tie the baptism in the Spirit with the Wesleyan distinctive of "entire sanctification" (1 Thess. 5:23-24).

Again, I would encourage all who enjoy deep theological studies on the Holy Spirit to include this book in your personal library. A great resource to have.

April Carter, The Political Theory of Anarchism (Harper, 1971)

A slim book, but a very difficult read. Carter's survey of the anarchist movement over the past couple of hundred years isn't comprehensive, but it's enough to show even the casual reader that the image of the anarchist in the popular imagination is completely backwards. In fact, the vision of anarchy presented by the sources Carter gives us here (everyone from Marx to Bakunin) sounds quite a bit like hard-right American conservatism. Yes, go back and read that again, you heard me right. This book is a must-read for all true American conservatives (i.e., those who still believe in government decentralism and haven't fallen under the sway of the religious right). Many of the ideas here are more modern takes on those presented in Mill, de Tocqueville, and other writers who should inhabit the shelf of sacred writings for every conservative; the anarchists have already done much of the necessary work in updating them for a technological world, all you have to do is follow along for the ride and further modify them for the information age. Seek this out. ****

This is the best place to begin if you are not familiar with Yoder. My only gripe with the book is that it is bit too technical for anyone not trained in theology. But again, definitely easier to read than "Politics of Jesus."

Higly recommended!

This book works well when you can't get to the stores for research. It also works for inspiration for a package designer. It shows packages according to catagory and has more packages than an average annual.

This cleverly designed book provides a short description of each project (sometimes including a tidbit about the idea's pedigree), a full page (i.e., about 6.5" x 11") color photo, and a double page of thorough instructions with detailed drawings. Measurements are given in both English and metric systems. A few pages about tools and specific techniques are included at the end of the book.

I'm happy to have this book and expect to get good use from it, so why not five stars?

First, and this is important if like me you expect the cover of the book to provide a fair look at what is inside, the book does not include instructions for the obelisks that adorn the herb garden on the cover. There are, however, instructions for the low fence. But I _really_ wanted a plan for the obelisk and, although one project is for something with this name, it is not nearly as elegant as what is pictured on the cover.

Second, at least one of the projects (a wall cascade) probably requires professional-level masonry, unless you're keen to have this wall come tumbling down on top of you. I reasonably expected that someone of average handy experience would be able to tackle all this projects; this is one that I know I had better give a miss. It was a disappointment not to have other water feature ideas covered.

Finally, several of the projects for decorated containers are just about too easy for words; it surprised me that these are included as actual projects. In a similar vein, some of the projects are quite simple planting ideas (growing a rose through a tree, herb topiary, a knot garden). But the book's suggestions about plantings do not include information about hardiness. Watch out!

Still, there is much here to use and enjoy: a scented arbor, a chamomile seat, a raised window box, and much more. There is little advice about how to integrate any of these projects into a larger design, but if you have figured out the design you want, here are some plans to implement.

This book helped me get an A+ on a social studies project on ancient egyptian embalming. It has lots of good info if you have a project like mine or just like the egyptians you SHOULD to read this book!

I found Mr. Carter's subject extremely interesting and overdue.

His research appears thorough and his arguments very convincing without appearing patronizing or annoying in a 'tree hugging - hippie greeny' way. On the contrary, I found his style very level headed and convincing even to a cynic of the green movement.

My only problem with the style is that, as a lay person, I found the technical and political aspects a bit hard to get my head around at times. However, working too many night shifts was probably the reason for that.

My thanks to Mr. Carter for this important work!

PS Please publish a cheaper soft cover version so more can afford and read it.

The book that I read intitled Real Life Strange Encounters was a fantastic book.If you like scary old folktales then you will just love this book. You can see from the cover that this book is going to be a nice and interesting book because there is a gigantic octopus on the cover.The book is not just one story, there is a combination of 12 terrifyingly twisted tales that will tickle your tummy. I liked maybe 9 or 10 of the 12 stories. If you read the book, a story that you should look out for is Spring Heeled Jack. It was about an insane creature who hopped around killing women. It is the best story in my oppinion in the whole book. If you have thought about buying this book, or borrowing it from the library, do so. That is my oppinion on the book.