This late 11th-early 12th c. Japanese text is, like another of William and Helen McCullough's fine translations, A Tale of Flowering Fortunes, a memoir of the life and career of the great Fujiwara Michinaga, who also figures prominently in Sei Shonagon's Pillow Book.

Okagimi is written in an unusual style, which, one might say, anticipates Truman Capote's In Cold Blood by nearly a millennium. Written as a purported record of of a series of reminiscences set down by an impossibly old man, it is told by a fictional character yet claims to be true history, and, indeed, in general Okagimi generally conforms to the known facts. The text consists of a series of vignettes taken from the lives of people whose lives impinged on Michinaga's, both contemporaries and predecessors, as well as a history of Michinaga himself. It very successfully gives a picture of political and social life in Heian Japan. Lively, informative, beautifully written (and translated) and very amusing.

In Old World New World: Bridging Cultural Differences, Craig Storti (founder and director of the Washington, D.C. intercultural communication training and consulting firm Communicating Across Cultures) assembles fifty-one cross-cultural dialogues and analyses on the differences in ways of life for people in America, Britain, France, and Germany. A bibliography and index of key concepts proves helpful in using Old World New World for reference, but it makes most fascinating reading in own right even for armchair travelers who never leave their home country. Old World New World is very highly recommended for anyone interested in comparing and contrasting the different ways of thinking in different nations.

David Craig breaks down the sometimes overwhelming task/joy of performing songs into manageable chunks. His analysis of songs at the beginning of the book is priceless. After determining the Who-what why-when-where-how facts, the singer is guided through creating a subtext that personalizes and animates the performance, making it truly something worth watching/hearing. Highly recommended to singers of all genres, although Mr. Craig's focus is on musical theater. Answers the eternal question, "is this song (trip) necessary?" with a resounding "YES!"

Justice League is saving the city again. Starring Wonder Woman, Superman, the Flash, Martian Manhunter, Green Lantern, Batman, and Hawkgirl. They are saving the city from a terrible robot named Amazo. Professor Ivo was working in his laboratory creating Amazo as the One-Man Justice League. It was all a lie when he (Amazo) was saving the city at first. At the end of the book, it was a happy ending because they all worked together as a good league to fight crime and also to defeat Amazo, the terrible robot.

This book can help children understand the banking process. It discusses opening checking and savings accounts, and what their purposes are. I think this book would be educational for young children and teachers may want to use it for class discussions. Helpful for grades 3 through 5.

Excerpted from the original Logistics Spectrum review by Dr. Jezdimir Knesevic, 1993

The book is written for the logistician who is concerned with the achievement of the required operational availability of systems, and whose main objective and responsibility is to make decisions related to inventory items, item location and investment in spares. The optimization methodology developed considers trade-offs between stock at the operating locations and supporting depots (also called the multi-echelon problems), and between stock levels for an item and its sub-items (also called the multi-indenture problems). All models developed are on an analytical nature, which provides the decision-maker with an efficient tool for the determination of optimal stockage policies.

The philosophical concepts of the book are addressed in Chapter 1, followed by the corresponding mathematical techniques in Chapter 2. Chapter 3 covers the mathematics related to the joint optimization of stock levels at operating and stockage/supporting bases. The estimation of demand rates that do not stay constant is considered in Chapter 4, where the negative binomial is used as a model, together with models that are based on the Poisson distribution (variance-to-mean ratios equal to one). The mathematics for a multi-echelon, multi-indenture optimization are developed in Chapter 5. The problem concerning periodic resupply for repairable items is addressed in Chapters 6 and 7. The associated concept is subsequently illustrated through an example application related to the Space Station Freedom. The main subject of Chapter 8 is the cannibalization problem and the associated mathematics. The last chapter, Chapter 9, of the textbook is dedicated to practical real-world problems relating to modeling and application of models, where both advantages and disadvantages are analyzed.

Undoubtedly, a book of of such great integrity deserves a place on the shelf or any person, library, or organization whose interests lie in the domain of inventory theory and its application to complex systems.

As a decision game expert, I really enjoyed Hickman's work. The book reads as a novel but is in fact an interactive exercise on administration, that not only gives you a lot of knowledge in the subject, but also let you experiment the options by yourself. Hickman favor some solutions to others, but I did agree with his best solutions. The book is a page-turner.

Aimee, Craig, and Edwina have written the seminal text on anti-intellectualism in American schools, giving anti-intellectualism a comprehensive treatment. They address the issue of schooling in a postindustrial society (Ch. 5, The Intellectual Potential of Schooling), and posit serious possibilities for school reformation (Ch. 6, Rethinking the Potential of Schooling). These people, educators themselves, care. Listen to them.

I can't recommend this book too highly. It is the only one I've ever seen written for the college level, containing both excellent technical information and discussion on why we paint and how to communicate with painting. Any painter who got his or her training (or no training) even ten years ago could use this book and become enthusiastic again about the contemporary approaches and choices, respectfully delineated here with no agenda! If you are baffled by what is going on in art or if you just need a refresher, you will like this excellent book. Please buy it.

This is the closest thing there is so far as a biography goes on one of the most creative documentarian genius's of our time. CRAIG R. STECYK III has influenced more people with his documetations and artwork through many mediums in many ways, with the communicative success that others can only dream of . . . the effect he has had may not be apparent to all, but the influence is felt everyday in AmeriKa. Those who KNOW, know that without his inspired work this world would be a less interesting more conservitve place. I love and have admired his words and visions for many years, and because this is the only real document I have found that is about HIM (not by him), I highly reccomend you getting your hands on it if at all possible . . . (of course as well as anything he has ever contributed to)