Although this book is a great book for reports, it is made for younger students. Therefore, it is wise for older students to find another resource.

If your writing a paper on rain forest desforestation this book give great details and also statistics. This book has approximetly 22 pages designated to graphs and statistics on the world's decreasing rainforests. It gives effects of the destruction of not only to animal and plant life but also to Indigenous people.

This is the first widely available publication that attempts to describe the ecology of the redwood forest ecosystem. It is aimed at a wide-ranging audience from environmental professionals to the general public with a deeper-than-average interest in redwoods. Thirty-two contributing authors were involved writing separate sections of the book with Dr. Reed Noss doing the editing. The nine chapters cover paleocology, human history, flora, fauna, forest ecology, stream ecology, conservation planning, and forest management. As a first attempt at compilation of redwood forest information it is welcome and long overdue since there is scant else available. The book includes many new research findings including interesting discoveries by biologists working in the forest canopy of old-growth trees. Unfortunately there are some significant gaps in the coverage provided (the soil ecosystem is a major one, the importance of large down logs is another) and some minor, but annoying, areas of misinformation. A more complete review of this book appeared in the January 2000 issue of "Fremontia", the journal of the California Native Plant Society. It may be viewed online at the CNPS web site.

I found this text an important addition for any natural resource professional, from the forestry student to natural resource managers. The text is well-written, clearly outlining the main silvicultural regions of the United States. Refined diagrams and photographs offer definition where complex situations exist. Barrett goes further than simple silvicultural solutions by introducing important, often ignored, social, economical, and political, obsticles specific to each region. This text represents a helpful reference to those interested in regions beyond their own, as well as offering original, science-based, solutions for areas known by the reader.

I have a weakness for picaresque novels and for Asian martial arts, so this was always going to be a winner with me. Before I continue this review, I have to warn that I didn't read this edition, but the French translation of the complete "Tales from the Water Margin", so I can't comment on the translation, or, more accurately, on its style.

The main story line is very simple : a group of bandits forms in the marshes as more and more people join them after unhappy encounters with the (corrupt) representatives of the law. I won't reveal how it ends. Meanwhile, the reader is treated to every bandit's unhappy story, how he joins the other bandits and his incredible exploits with the most exotic weapons ever heard of (everybody who has ever seen pictures or drawings of the weapons used in different forms of gong fu will know what I mean).

The stories are often funny in a Chinese sort of way (I found the anthropophagic passages quite humorous) and give an insight into the popular Chinese soul of the time. Although it didn't put me off at all, after a while every new story seems only subtly different from the previous one.

If I would have to describe a target group for this book (not including scholars), I'd say it consists of people who like both martial arts movies and Cervantes' Don Quixote. I wonder how big that group is !

I thought that it was a pretty cool book but was aimed towards younger children. I read when I was about 5 and have now picked it up again. I think that it might tend to get a little confusing if you try to go all the different ways in choosing which path you want to take and which of the three things you want: (of course) thering, the sword, or the unicorn. Although sometimes it may get confusing all in all its a very good book

This book is very helpful for ecologist, forest managers, and policy makers with little knowledge of riparian systems. Riparian experts would not find this book helpful. The book reviews riparian ecology and effects of forest management on riparian systems through a series of chapters on water quality, riparian habitat, and different species groups. Each chapter ends with a bulleted summary including management suggestions which makes the text an value primer. This also makes it possible for a practioneer to identify the ecological values of concern and develop ones own apporach to maintaining any subset of ecological values. The organization makes it easy to locate relevant information. Summary chapters synthesize the results into suggestiond for BMPs to maintain water quality, riparian habitat, and riparian species. The organization makes it fairly easy to work backwards from these suggestions and evaluate the reasoning of each BMP. The completeness of the literature review was above average. As a research ecologist, I only wished that the reviews were more complete though many relevant studies are cited.

This is an excellent reference book for people dealing with paper quality in the paper industry, paper merchants, converters, and printers. It defines defect terminologies related to paper. Defects and customer complaints are the barometers for quality manufacturing. If all parties use mutually understood terminologies to describe defects, they would enhance various quality improvement programs in place. It would be great if the authors include digital photos of the defects on a CD attached in the next eddition of their book (hard cover version).

Rosie no-name got my eye had the library. I wanted my nine year old to check it out instead I did. Imagine a 35 year old reading a 12 year-old book. I read it aloud to my husband and kids. It was easy to read and funny they kept referring to Rosie dad as theirs and the teasing in the begining between the sisters in the story that was told was also realistic. We found ourselves transported thru time with Rosie and enjoyed her adventure. It was like being part of the excitement. I belief anyone who still likes adventure would like this book because it is easy to read and quite funny in some places.

Gloria Skurzynski wrote this book back in 1981 so much of the material is dated as to the pictures and statistics. The book follows the careers of three women: a wildlife ranger, a wildland fire specialist, and a range conservationist. From encounters with bears to teaching environmental classes to tracking down the causes of forest fires this book helps one to understand the day to day duties of those people who take care of the recreation land around us.