This is an excellent basic acoustic guitar book for the rather inexperienced player who wishes to know the classic songs that "everyone knows". The music within is perfectly accurate as far as I can tell by playing with the music. I found Claptons "Change the World" and James Taylor "Fire and Rain" particularly fun to play. The level of difficulty inspires confidence and encourages progress.

Dr.Baker's cooperation with David Lane represents the blended effort of an esotericist and a recovering alcoholic to provide a guide to alcoholism.This is a unique,theosophical treatment of the problem,taking into account factors such as karma,the etheric body,the astral body,also the soul's purpose and the deeper meanings of alcoholism and its subtle effects on a number of occult components of the afflicted.Very interesting, though short are the flower remedies recommended for the recovering alcoholic.The picture emerging from this kind of treatment is one of hope for the addict and enlightenment for the esoteric healer.

Lane's book does and excellent job at analyzing architecture during the height of germanies history. We are all aware of the politics surrounding the period, but Lane shows the architecture and politics under the same light; as an influence for each other.

"Architecture of the Old South" is a rich and immensely-informative volume.

Mills Lane spent over fifteen year of "exploration, research, and writing" to produce this now classic work. He has attempted (and succeeded) in documenting how, surprisingly, "the great buildings of the Old South were created by outsiders and newcomers, especially New Englanders, whose contribution to Southern society and culture has been long underestimated."

Laudable buildings from such great cities as Charleston, Savannah, and New Orleans are amply represented here, as are country houses and plantation estates. And to Lane's credit, he includes some quirky homes and frontier houses that have architectural connections to some of the region's more familiar buildings.

Van Jones Martin's color photography is crisp and unfussy. The best pictures include William Bryd II's handsome 18th-century mansion, in Westover, Virginia; Charleston's elegant, 18th-century Unitarian Church; and the grand, curving stair in Peter Wilson Hairston's 19th-century, two-story home in Advance, North Carolina.

A fine Bibliography and Index can also be found in this handsome and important work.

The Artist's Manifesto starts off by talking about what it means to be an artist. It explains that we are responsible for setting the tone for the worlds standard. That we as artists have more power than we think, if we would just stop fighting each other and focus on changing what the corporations have made us into.
The author, Thomas Lane, really gets you all pumped up to no longer sell out by making art for profit, but making art from the heart. The "Art Industry" has been setting the tone----greed. And our society has deteriorated, we can do something about that by setting a new standard. He ends the book by suggesting we get together and form a sort of union with apprenticeships, health insurance etc... etc...

I read a lot of film books and, for me, the best ones accomplish one of two things: they either introduce me to films or genres that I know little about, or they give me new insight into films and genres that I love. Jim Lane's book manages to do both in a straight-forward, intelligent, but easily accessible style that accomodates both serious film scholars and the cocktail party film buff (like me). I knew next to nothing about the autobiographical documentary (and frankly, had little interest in exploring it) but I was drawn to the book because of my appreciation for "David Holzman's Diary". Of course, I read that section first, and enjoyed it so much that I found myself turning to the beginning of the book and reading about films that I had never seen. I ended up tracking down all the films central to the book, viewing them, and then returning to the chapters in the book to compare the authors views with my own.
What better compliment to pay a film book than to say it inspired me to go out and see more films.

Gary Lane advocates the use of the Advanced Variation (3 e5) of the French for White. Instead of providing a specific repertoire (as Soltis does in his book on the Advanced French), Lane gives the latest theory in all the Advance lines from the Milner-Barry gambit to Kupreichik's 5. Be3. Each line is illustrated by an annotated game by practitioners such as Sveshnikov, Nunn, Anand, Torre and others. It's hard to belive that this 1994 book is out of print already. Nothing earth-shattering has occurred in Advanced theory in the past few years, so this is still a very useful book. Recommended for anyone put off by the reams of theory one needs to play the Winawer or the boring positions that often result from the Tarrash or Burn variations of the French.

This book is an overview of the different kinds of living situations for seniors who need help with daily activities. It describes different types of facilities, such as retirement communities, assisted living, and nursing homes, and includes checklists of questions you may want to ask if you are evaluating a place for yourself or a loved one. It does not contain any information specific to any part of New Jersey. It doesn't have listings of facilities. A better title would be "Senior Living & Eldercare Options in the US".

Although my interest is mainly focused on wedding and portrait photoghraphy, the other chapters were informative. They explained how to deal with editorial, advertising and corporate clients, to name a few. Throughout the book the author gives helpful sources to follow up on, including questions and anwsers with experts at the end of every chapter.