Gerald Thurmond is a serious writer, but John Lane's work recalls the worst of the southern "Look at me, I am so deep" agrarians. Lane needs to realize that there is a world out there that is bigger than he is.

The Woods Stretched for Miles is an excellent anthology of southern nature writing. The editor, Gerald Thurmond, has obviously searched far and wide to bring together a diverse group of writers. All of the selections are well chosen.

A quick, fun and easy read through a short dictionary of the people, places and things that make Boston, Bostonians and Boston history unique. While it is more trivia than history, it explains the origin of each item. It gives the reader a "local's view" of the *real* Boston, rather than the "tourist's view" of the town the Chamber of Commerce wants you to see. The author's unconditional love of Beantown shows through her somtimes humorous, sometimes irrereverent, and sometimes critical glance at Boston people, places and things.

i used this book for a report i did for school and it really helped me!

Good for school instruction about diversity inUSA

Being the first in the DECALOG series not focusing on DOCTOR WHO I was a bit cautious in my approach to the book. But, all in all, the book was pretty damn good giving a huge insight of the family history of one of the Doctor's better companions,Roz Forrester, from the inset of Earth's space exploration to the future just years after the events of SO VILE A SIN. Well recommended for any sci-fi fans.

show some photographs about viral particle,please.

Dr. Ernest Lane practiced medicine with the Northwest Permanente Medical Group for 17 years. After spending his lifetime as a healer of humans, Dr. Lane has written "God Unmasked: the Full Life Revealed," a treatise on the value of bridging the schism between science and religion. Dr. Lane offers a series of compelling and logical arguments concerning 1) the existence of the spiritual self and 2) the importance of recognizing the bond between the physical, measurable realm of science and the intangible, incalculable world of the spirit. Skeptics as well as religious believers with a somewhat questioning outlook will achieve reconciliation by reading this book, which, contrary to my expectations, actually embraces "openness to doubt" as the cornerstone of spiritual development. And for unwavering believers, reading this book presents an opportunity to more fully contemplate - and thereby appreciate - the gift of faith. As educated individuals, we are taught from an early age to be critical thinkers. The scientific and spiritual realms grow apart and seem to be at odds. Dr. Lane portrays an existence where these entities are brought together under a central canopy that results in a more fulfilling life. Through exploration of the psychology of human behavior, the book asserts, a person can become aware of God's presence in the world. This awareness results in a change in mental outlook for the individual, who is rewarded with a more wholesome existence. Dr. Lane asserts that people must be committed to integrity, defined by its open door to doubt; indeed, acceptance of uncertainty is what allows a person to feel God's presence. In this way, not only is God unmasked but each of us comes to understand what we are really all about. Ultimately, this process allows us to comprehend what constitutes the essence of a fuller life for ourselves and for all the world. With great creativity and sensitivity, Dr. Lane unveils a compelling saga for those who seek a deeper understanding of human existence. A person must look beyond personal needs to find the key to deeper comprehension of the meaning of life and must learn the fine balance between detachment and engagement in order to navigate existence successfully. This book was not written in a vacuum. Dr. Lane has drawn from the rugged circumstances of his own personal history, combining it with more than 30 years of experience working in general medical practice. If you want to be challenged, read this book. The famous words, "God, reveal yourself; hide no more" do become a reality, and, within that reality, you will be able to experience greater understanding of self.

The historical aspect of this book is very good and gives you a real feal for what a green lane is like to travel on throught the ages, what it would look like and where they could be found. But that is where the detail stops. There is very little sciantific information in the ecology chapter. Which was a little disappointing. For the history lover, not the sciantist other than for backgorund reading.

This book is required for a class I am presently taking, as a JUNIOR in college. I am in a double major program(Math and Civil Engineering), and am finishing up the Mathematics part, and just this year have started on the Engineering degree. The course that requires this book where I attend college (Clemson University), is a 200 level course, and justifyably so. It is definitely not for Freshmen, unless they have a good grasp, and some experince, with Physics and advanced mathematics. This book can be easy to understand on some subjects, and very difficult on others (like graphing on log-log and semi-log paper). It is not so much that the text can be hard to understand on some subjects as much as it is that sometimes it does not provide enough information on a subject. There is no possible way we can remeber ALL the formulas we are exposed to, and I personally do not like having to go elsewhere to refresh my memory(at least not for a class that is supposed to be geared more towards proceedure and formality than how well you memorized your formulas). I have had all 4 undergraduate Caluclus courses, Differential Equations, and 2 Statistics courses, as well as both Chemistry's(the ones required of all Engineering majors, and am currently on my second University Physics course(plus all electives completed). After all of this (and I guess this is a little ego-influced) I hate admitting that the homework problems in this book still took me more time than I would have liked them too, considering my current education level. Is not that I have problems with the solutions, as much as it is feeling that solving them can get a little tedious( go back and look up an old formula, solve it on scratch paper, put in formal presentation form, ect ect). Having at least one Physics course is a good idea(meaning one more other than high school Physics), and a strong Trigonometry background is almost a MUST. The reason is that they sometimes give you formulas for the problems, and sometimes not. I guess this is okay if you have seen this stuff before, but I can see where it would be extreemely difficult to solve some of the problems if you had not seen any like them before, where the book doesn't give you the formula up front. It is my feeling that the course this text is being used for should be one in teaching Engineering problem solving proceedures, proceedures with formal papers and graphs, and the use of computer software for problem solving and plotting data. I think it puts a little too much emphasis on making the chapter problems challenging. It is my opinion that they could a left a few of the harder problems out, and made it possible to take this course during your Freshman year.

A brief and concise eye opener of the history of Islamic expansion, influence and its relationship to the recent times. A very good book for policy makers, televangelists, ordinary people with extraordinary hatred for Islam and Moslems. The book also helps the new and young generation of Americans who have been under the influences of the biassed media.