The conceit behind the "Guide to Wild Dinosaurs" is that it provides information on the many types of dinosaurs that roamed the earth during different prehistoric periods in the format of the field guide you would use to identify birds or other wildlife out in the real world. This means you get all the vital details such as the length and weight (including a sense of scale in comparison to a human being or elephant), classification, and a description of each creature, along with a time-wheel, a map, and a color portrait of the dinosaur "in the wild" as it were.

The only significant difference is that because we are dealing with dinosaurs on the basis of the extant fossil record, instead of having large colored regions of the globe indicating where a particular creature can be found, there are little dots. If you are dealing with the likes of the stegosaurus or the apatosaurus, then you are dealing with a multi-state area, but otherwise the pickings are pretty slim. If you live out in the Colorado, Wyoming, area of the country then you can play along with the conceit a lot more easily; I still have not found a dinosaur that I could expect to encounter in Northern Minnesota. Still, all things considered that is a minor complaint given how much fun this field guide is overall.

What I appreciate about the "Guide to Wild Dinosaurs," is that author Adam Yates and illustrator Jon Hughes have found a creative way of providing a lot of information about dinosaurs. This is not just another dinosaur picture book. You will really get a sense of the way certain dinosaurs are related within their genus. The 120 genera of dinosaurs (and a few other prehistoric animals that are not reptiles) are grouped into three sections, each covering animals from a different period of the Mesozoic Era. Within each of these periods the animals are organized according to their evolutionary relationships. Consequently, even young readers should get a better idea of the "clades" each animal belongs to, from the largest (e.g., Saurischia or Ornithichia) to the smallest (e.g., family).

This book should not be out of print. Besides his more recent translations (interpretations) of greek and latin texts and the recent collection "Birthday Letters," this may be Hughes' best work. It was his first volume published, and while volumes to follow, such as "Crow" and "Gaudette," descended into a fabricated landscape, this volume derives it's subject matter powerfully and beautifully from, primarily, the natural world. Hughes' renown as a depictor of the natural world is made evident as deserved here more than any other volume he produced. As the first publised work of a masterful and recently deceased poet, this work should still be in print. Find it if you can.

Most of us cannot imagine what our lives would be like without our significant other. I know I can't. When Jason Hill died he left his wife Sabrina behind to mourn him. And though she mourned him everyday and looked for him in every face of the crowd, she decided to move on with her life and try to live again with a man she thought might make her at least half as happy. Steven was a good man. Jason has come back from Heaven to let Sabrina know that the man she is engaged to is not the man for her. That he knows the person who would make her happy and he wants to see them together. Torn by dismay, shock and longing for Jason she is stunned when his choice is pointed out to her. The struggle of trying to be with this new person and still loving and seeing Jason is a wrenching experience for Sabrina. This book was amazing to read. I have never felt such emotion when reading a book and it is amazing to me that this was only published for the month of July in 1994. I am thoroughly glad that I have my copy and can recommend it. I think that any reader looking for a good romance would be happy finding this book in the used bin at a tag sale or bookstore. Keep your eye open. ISBN: 0-373-16542-0

Pastor Hughes has written a wonderfully readable and edifying expositions of one of the most challenging books in the Bible. Your appreciation and understanding of this profound portion of God's Word will multiply with every page you turn. A must read for all students of the Truth.

This very funny book appealed to both a 6-year-old and a 9-year-old. It has a mystery and much humor.

Coming out of RazorBlade Press, Hideous Progeny is one monstrously beautiful anthology that explores the world as it would have been if Dr. Victor Frankenstein's gruesome experiments had not gone awry. Writers such as Tim Lebbon, Peter Crowther, Steven Volk, Steve Rasnic Tem, and Rhys Hughes (to name just a few) each donate a small literary organ to the mix, and everything is skilfully stitched together into a marvellous book by first-time editor Brian Willis.

Cosmetically, the book is a two-face: while cover design by Chris Nurse is nothing short of outstanding, the internal layout is not without blemish. For example, outside margins are too wide, story titles are not always at the same height in the page, and the author's name is italicised in some but not all of the instances. Another gripe I have is that page numbers on the right-hand pages are left-aligned; plus, headers have no indication about the stories presented below them: these will give you a bad time if you want to riffle through the book to look up a specific something. There are a few extra typesetting warts and moles as well, as I noticed some characters showing up in a different size than the rest of the text, uneven spacing between words, typos derived from bad OCR, and so on. I sincerely encourage RazorBlade Press to pay more attention to internal design in the future, and run a few spell checks as well. Still, don't let appearances fool you, because the writing on these pages is top-notch.

In the whole, I was not in the least disappointed by Hideous Progeny while expecting quality work. Many short stories surprised me by their original angles, and all are very well written. The subjects are quite varied too, although some do overlap a little - it seems inevitable given the limitations inherent to their collective premise. I have my favourites, of course: Peter Crowther's piece is shocking yet touching at the same time, and the idea behind "Mad Jack" is a simple but nevertheless brilliant one. "The Banker of Ingolstadt" is perhaps the funniest in the book, and I found Steven Volk's "Blitzenstein" to rank among the best.

Whatever shortcomings the book has, they're quickly overwhelmed by the superb fiction it it, not to mention a downright gorgeous cover. For £6.99, it's well worth getting Hideous Progeny: not only will you be adding a fine specimen of a book to your library, you'll also be helping small press business to thrive. Because I want to see more from RazorBlade Press. Oh yeah.

My two sons (ages 4 and 2) love for me to read this book to them because they see themselves in the children. I can relate to the mother - especially as she loses her car keys when it's time to go! What beautiful pictures! We all love this book!

For any student of modern small arms, and the M16 rifle in particular, this book is utterly indispensable. The author is a USAF veteran that was involved with the M16 from its early days of testing by the air force. This book is a very detailed technical work dealing with the tortured development of the M16, and especially its ammunition. There are an unbelievable amount of detailed official technical drawings of many of the various .223 rounds developed, both by the US and other countries. In fact, the book even includes eight pages of color full-size photographes of the literally hundreds of known variants of the .223, including all the various types of special cartridges such as blanks, dummies, etc. used throughout the world. Of special interest are all the various modifications to the rifle and its ammunition that were developed and experimented with, but never adopted. Although dealing with many technical subjects, the book is written in a style that makes it very easy to understand, and draws the reader right into it. No matter what you think you know about the world of military small arms development, this book is guaranteed to reveal something you didn't know. It's a story that deserves being told and recorded, and Mr. Hughes has done an excellent job at it.

Alex is home when he has the chicken pox.Four bad look for a chip worth10,000 dollars!Alex sets traps to defend him self!

This brief, intelligently written, yet thoroughly accessible biography of Wordsworth offers a sensitive and thoughtful account of his life, his circle of friends and family, and of the historical context that influenced him. The author does a particularly good job of weaving her clear and entertaining text together with excerpts from Wordsworth's poems and other writings. Excerpts from Coleridge, Dorothy Wordsworth, and other key figures are also included in a way which seamlessly complements the narrative. The book is supplemented by historic illustrations of the Lakes District where Wordsworth lived and worked, and of the people who formed his circle. A satisfactory map is also included, although an even clearer map would have been welcome. Color photographs of the Lake District would also have been a plus. Nevertheless, this is a superb book which provides a very interesting, sensitive, insightful and entertaining overview of Wordsworth life and work. I highly recommend it.