This book is an interesting compilation of 'logo families', sets of logos that are clearly visually related to each other. The examples are diverse and useful as inspiration on your own logo projects.

However, there is no text in this book, and no developmental sketches, only the finished logo systems. Without even an attempt at explaining the various aspects of these logos, the constraints under which they were designed, and what makes them 'related', I don't see how the book justifies the 'Creating' part of it's title. 'Logo Families' would have been a better title, in my opinion.

Nevertheless, I do find it to be a useful addition to my library.

"A Souvenir of Japan"--A study of everyday alien-ness, how a Western woman and a Japanese man can find each other appealing, yet still know nothing about each other. Carter captures the disillusionment fairly well, but it never really coalesces into a Story.

"The Executioner's Beautiful Daughter"--A disturbing look at a strange group of humans. This story recalled for me the phrase,"Who watches the watchmen?" Except here, the phrase should read who punishes the punishers.

"The Loves of Lady Purple"--An interesting grotesque about an old puppeteer and his special marionette, the Lady Purple. The language is beautiful, although the meaning is hidden.

"The Smile of Winter"--If a story could be a painting, this one would be on hanging on the wall. As such, I found it interesting but boring.

"Penetrating to the Heart of the Forest"--Carter is remembered best for her retelling of ancient tales, mostly fairy ones, but here she shows that she can also delve into the mythology of the bible for her reinventments. Her lush language fits this forest, and the ease at which the story shifts from point to point is simple yet masterly.

"Flesh and the Mirror""--An interesting character study of a woman who returns to Japan and finds her lover less what she had made of him while she was gone. The psychological dissection was intriguing, but there was no story to pin it on, and again, I found myself adrift. This is the second story of a woman in Japan; had Carter also spent time in Japan?

"Master"--A bit of the heart of darkness from the native viewpoint. Either that or a really perverse retelling of Robinson Crusoe. Again, interesting, but I do not seem to be catching the point of these tales.

"Reflections""--Wooo, what a ride, almost surreal in its depiction of the world in the mirror. Not quite what I was looking for, but closer.

"Elegy for a Freelance"--The idea, I believe, is to go on about the details of life while something is happening in the greater world that is more important. These characters can not see the forest for they are the trees.

Pessimistic, but witty vew of old age. The bluntness of it can make you laugh.

Medical students may find this text useful for basic overview of clinical examination, however you'll really need its bigger book equivalent to get all the information.

This book is a combination of a locked-room mystery and a Romeo-Juliet style romance. As a mystery, it introduced a new usage of a common household equipment, and a least suspected murderer, who is also the most unpleasant person in the book. Readers surely won't be quite disappointed.

A weakness in many of Carr's novels is that Carr cannot well connect the criminal and his/her mechanism. (This also presents in the book "Nine and Death Makes Ten", which I recently reviewed.) Detective story seems just a media for Carr to present his various tricks. The trick itself can be done by anyone. After revealing the trick, Carr then presents some observation, which easily leads to a very obvious conclusion, to identify the criminal. Unlike in Sherlock Holmes, or even Poirot, each observation leads to many possiblities, among which only some partially contribute to the final conclusion, the greatness of the detective is that only he can logically indentify the useful deductions and piece them together. Thus, detective stroy readers would naturally question: why bother to find out how it was done when it easily know who did it.

I saw Wilson Goode give a speech around ten years ago during which he discussed both the details of governing a city and what he viewed the future role of cities to be in some detail. When asked by audience members about some of the more dramatic events during his mayoralty, he referred them to what was at the time his new book, IN GOODE FAITH. I've been meaning to read the book ever since but didn't get around to it until recently. I may be the only person in America with no connection to Philadelphia to read this book this year, but it was worth the wait and sure enough was a "goode" book.

Which is not to say that it was a great book. Unlike the speech I heard ten years ago, this book is light on the details of governance and the nuts and bolts of running a city. An unexpectedly large amount of space is devoted to Goode's life before becoming Mayor. This proves to be an interesting story, though it wasn't why I read the book. Goode is at his most optimistic describing his rise to prominence.

But too often Goode descends into finger pointing and blame passing. He does not hold back from criticizing anyone and just about everyone, including people who otherwise seem to be his allies. For instance, Goode is pretty harsh when describing former Mayor Bill Green, who shared his philosophy of governance and named Goode to the highest appointed post in the City's government. Goode later expresses his belief that his own campaign workers were "playing both sides" while helping him win elections. Virtually every appointee of his mentioned in the book, or candidate he endorsed for other offices, are depicted as incompetent, insubordinate, corrupt or otherwise suspect. Goode seems so ungrateful towards his own allies and subordinates than the overall impression is that the man had poor judgement at best.

Goode is also short on describing accomplishments as Mayor after about a year and a half in office. The largest sub-story of the book is the bizarre MOVE drama, which culminated in the police actually bombing a house, setting an entire neighborhood on fire. Goode seems genuinely upset about this event, but passes just about all the blame to lying, conniving subordinates. Goode actually describes himself as a "victim" in the same sentence with others who died during the incident.

Goode's post-MOVE mayoralty was marked, at least according to this book, by failure after failure. Others in politics with motives Goode has no respect for wielded the "real" power in Philadelphia, while Goode seems by his own description to be standing on the sidelines. He seems especially bitter that some of his reforms seem to have been implemented by some of his rivals after he left office. Finally, Goode does little boosting of his City. Philadelphia seems like more of a mountain for him to climb than a place he feels genuine affection for. Never does he explain what he likes about Philadelphia.

Despite Goode's negativism and lack of policy-orientation, the book moves along and is genuinely dramatic - even suspenseful - in parts. It's not a story I knew much about before reading the book, but it a worthwhile story to read. I'm still waiting to read more about Goode's vision of the future role of cities that he touched on in that speech ten years ago, but IN GOODE FAITH was an interesting diversion.

As a young family therapy student, I was very taken with this book because it clearly and consistently applies family therapy approaches (although mostly the structural, modernist kinds) through a feminist lens. The case studies were very helpful, especially the transcripts which helped me to envision what therapeutic dialogue might sound like.

However, some years have now passed, and a re-read of this book left me frustrated and irritated. The authors seem to have a very limited perspective on family gender roles, centered around a white, middle-class, heterosexist perspective. Many times authors speak in generalities about what "mothers and daughters" or "fathers and daughters" do in their relationships with one another, and I find myself writing notes in the margin: "says who?" "Not in my family!" etc.

This book is helpful for students if taken with a grain of salt and presented by an instructor versed in more postmodern techniques and multicultural critiques.

This book is average. It does a good job summarizing the life of Jimmy Carter in his early years, but not as much in his later years. It thoroughly details his biography and road to his election, but not very much afterwards. I would reccomend this book to those who are seeking early knowledge about Jimmy Carter.

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What would you do if you inherited millions of dollars? Sandy Guage makes those decisions in MAKING A DIFFERENCE by Sarita Carter. Wise decisions, and foolish, Carter covers the gamut of possibilities, acknowledging both the strengths and weaknesses when someone suddenly comes to wealth.

Waiting tables at the local bar pays more than anything else Sandy can find, but she gets really tired of men grabbing her. She has strong values and goals, dreaming of the day she can do better, and never dating any men from the bar. She's learned from watching the inevitable barroom romances and the equally inevitable breakup. Sandy had barely graduated high school, and without scholarships, there had been no money for college. If she had known what it would take to support herself, Sandy admits that the captain of the high school football team would have held far less appeal.

Then one evening a man appears at the bar, extending an invitation for her to meet with his employer the next day. When she arrives at the lawyer's office, Sandy is stunned to learn that she has inherited millions of dollars. Soon she dreams of wild shopping sprees, limousines, and mansions. However, the reality of her inheritance proves far more difficult than she had imagined when her misfit cousin arrives looking for handouts, and con artist crawl out of the woodwork. Questions of love and integrity take on a whole new meaning when a woman has millions.

MAKING A DIFFERENCE demonstrates the danger of fickle hearts intent on an easy buck. With a light spirit and tremendous insight into the motivation of her characters, Carter presents the pain and the ecstasy of life in the fast lane. A lively read, MAKING A DIFFERENCE provides both an interesting read and grounds for interesting speculation if one should suddenly inherit millions. Recommended.