I just recently completed reading Broadcasting for Beginners and I would like to day that it is a great book. It is good for a teenager wanting to be a disc jockey because it clearly explains what stations are looking for and what colleges are the best. It is good for an adult because it shows what goes into making the radio station like that one they listen to. This books explains all the positions there are at the radio stations (Disc jockey, Program Director, Advertising Representative, etc.) and tells what they do to keep people listening to their station and how far they are on the money scale. It shows that everyone must work together to make the station a success. In conclusion I would like to say that Edmonds took a topic and made the book into a fun, interesting and educational. This book is for anyone interested in working for a radio station or for any person interested in how a radio station is run. I recommend that you read this book

A wonderful dip into the world of classic pulp noir. The hero is, of course, a wise-cracking, smart guy who strays into trouble not of his own making that involves a traveling carnival, a sexy woman, an ex-wife and murder. And crocodiles. And a midget. Tarzan's tree house. Rubes and Carnies. Cops and Bad Guys. This is a definite must-read for both Raymond Chandler and Mickey Spillane lovers. Alter has all the swing and poetry of the classic mystery noir thrillers and he reels it off like one of his own carnival barkers selling the bearded lady show. Buy the ticket: The ride's worth it.

Although written some years back, the wealth of information found in this book is still very useful. Not specific to any aspect of gliding, such as Reichmann's wonderful Cross Country Soaring, it covers topics from introduction to advanced theory, with advice on thermalling, outlanding, navigation, cross-country, mountain flying, waves, meteorology, racing, instruments... Very practical information on all aspects of this wonderful sport will bring experts' experience and advice to pilots of all levels. Advanced theory is simplified and it's practical implications explained. An interesting complement to a serious pilot's library.

When you have to make an important decision that is between true love and a friendship, what are you to do? I'm sure that was a question that ran through Cyranno de Bergerac's mind all the time. Cyranno was a writer with beautiful words, but he also was a fighter in the battlefield. The fighter in him created honor, while his words created love, but not for himself but for his friend Christian.
This book had a huge turning point when Christian declared his love for Roxanne and asked for Cyranno's help. This caused Roxanne to fall in love with Cyranno's words but Christians face. This turning point showed the true emotion of Cyranno and how he really felt about Roxanne.
I think Edmond Rostand is a good writer because he makes you think. It is sort of like he makes the book seem like a puzzle. I also liked it because as the book went on he tried to create some comedy with it. I would recommend this book because it keeps you interested and always thinking. This book would appeal to people who are interested in romance, mixed with confusion and plays

Space opera. Found it used, probably would not have bought it new. As a used book it was well worth the $1.50.

This is not a narrative but a series of aphorisms which occasionally grow into more precise prose meditations. Aphorisms however sometimes sound like clever twists of logic which prove nothing but verbal dexterity though and that is one problem with Jabes work. But that weakness is also sometimes a strength as Jabes makes use of the malleability inherent in language to stress the malleability in individual identity which is his main theme in this, his last, book. The book is a meditation on what it means to be a foreigner. For Jabes who was forced out of his homeland Egypt in 1956 because he was a Jew and who lived in exile until his death in 1991 being a foreigner was something with which he was well acquainted. Through all of his aphorisms and twists of logic Jabes seeks a higher truth whereby contact with the foreigner or "other" leads to greater self-knowledge which in turn leads to the knowledge that we are all one and the same separated only by the biases of the age in which we live. The language is distinctly existential but the content is humanist.

Forest Health and Protection is an excellent book which include an actual vision the three aspects very important in forest ecosystems. It is a contribution in the forest protection.

Accomplished stage and screen actor, Mr. Langella mentions in the preface to Cyrano that adapting Edmond Rostand's classic Cyrano de Bergerac had been nagging away at him for many years. As an actor who had played the part of the long-nosed swordsman twice in his career he realized that the challenge existed to strip Rostand's Cyrano down to a minimal cast, with less battle scenes, no more hordes of nuns and reducing the epic music that accompanied the original. Langella's attempt at paring down this classic makes for a very enjoyable read. What prevails by the final page of the book is the realization that Langella has, by taking away some of the pomp and ceremony, left the reader with the realization that this isn't a story about a guy with a big nose but rather one of the most painful love stories ever written. The love triangle that exists between the beautiful Roxane, the handsome, yet tongue-tied Christian and of course, Cyrano the poet has been revamped to appeal to a younger generation. The language is more contemporary than the original and by removing some of the many superfluous characters from the original cast page it is a far quicker read. Langella's Cyrano is however not without it's faults. He tries to add a new twist on the original by focusing too much on the character of Lise, the mute servant girl being in secret admiration of Cyrano. In the same way that Cyrano feels himself too ugly to be noticed by Roxane, Cyrano is considered at fault for never recognizing the adoring Lise. Perhaps if this adaptation was actually seen on stage this sub-plot might make more sense, but as a reader it seems an unnecessary part of the plot to focus on. In conclusion, Langella has done a fine job. It's certainly no classic but it is a great attempt at giving Rostand a new contemporary feel. I would certainly recommend readers getting back in touch with the most famous long-nosed literary character to grace the pages of a book. It won't disappoint!

Emma Edmonds ran away from home to escape her father and an arranged marriage. She eventually settled in Flint, Michigan, where she pretended to be a man, using the name of Frank Thompson, both to protect herself and to enable herself to make a decent living (she sold Bibles door-to-door). When the Civil War broke out, Emma signed up for the Union. Besides being an army nurse, she fought in several battles, went AWOL when she had malaria, to prevent her sex from being discovered, nursed herself back to health, and rejoined the war. Grant sent her on 8 spying missions in Confederate country, all of which she carried out efficiently, disguising herself one mission as a young black man; she was promptly enslaved and forced to dig trenches for the Confederates--ideal, for she had been trying to find out what were the exact locations of the enemy's trenches. The book is full of such stories; there's never a dull page, thanks to Emma's colorful and courageous life. Stevens writes for the young market; I think her writing errs on the side of being too unsophisticated, but that's a fault that can be overlooked when dealing with such splendid material.

At first glance, Germinie Lacerteux is about a middle-age poor maid who lives a miserable life. If it stopped there, it wouldn't be the classic it is. It's not a classic in the strictest sense of the word - it's not just about an unfulfilled love, or the ambitions of the poor, etc. What's so spectacular is the way the Goncourts utilize language to paint Germinie's portrait. Sometimes ridiculous, other times excrutiatingly painful - these are the descriptions of Germinie that we get. There's not the common physical descriptions or superficial personal qualities of a woman. It's a psychological adventure. I am still amazed at how the Goncourts wrote this - without having actually lived Germinie's life. Incredible imagination, I guess. Anyways, if you would like to explore the darker, more profound side of French literature, try this one. It's quite impressive.