Davision has written a humourous take on Hollywood. If you want a good laugh pick this book up.

Great book. Starts out with a bang and then hollywood tries to put the pieces together as only hollywood can. I found the characters interesting and the story hard to put down. It really is a funny book and if you have ever worked in the buisness much of what makes it humorous, you know hits home.

I am still waiting for another nice book

I liked this book very much. I thought that it was informative, and well written. I didn't think that the other review was helpful or made any sense. Thankyou Barbara E.Reed and Gary Marvin Davison for making such good book.

This book has beautiful photos and describes some tips on what to strive for in various dressage exercises. As a beginner, I am still somewhat in the dark about how to achieve such perfection since the book is not heavy on details of how to use your aids to achieve good results. I am now looking for a book that can be a good supplement to my instructors.

This book covers everything from choosing a horse to teaching the passage. I like the way that it addresses "priority points" to remember in each exercise. This book is an excellent supplement to riding instruction because it can help you to review a lesson before or after you have taken it; a sort of "Cliffs Notes" to the dressage world. The author is incredibly easy to follow and has a logical progression of thought. An excellent intermediate - not beginner - book.

A darling story of a little girl and her grandfather, with a hispanic ranch flavor. Its an easy-to-read tale about how "abuelito" got his tummy, his gray hair and stooped posture. If you have a grandaughter, its a great gift to give her from her grampa! This version has the spanish translation too.

The story line a very funny. I swear, it sounds like my own grandfather telling this story. The glossary in the back is really cool. The illustrations are wonderful. I'd recommend this book for early readers or kids of about 5 or so. Our 3 yr old didn't sit still long enough to enjoy it. But mom and dad sure did!

Good reference without a lot of text or complexity. Illustrations cover the work quite well. A good, alternate reference that's affordable, too. A good book for any nautical library, or the outdoor enthusiast.

Fits in your pocket, unlike Ashleys which would make you lopsided if you had a pocket big enough. I have used it to teach Cub Scouts how to tie knots very sucessfully.

i thought this was an exellent book, and they expressed theyre opinions in just the right times, they didnt really talk much about the spinnaker, but other than that its great

Although the book was written in '80s, that is why it only cover spinnaker technique and old racing rules. However, it is not felt out of date.

It covers all of the topics of dinghy race. The language is simple and all important points are well addressed and clearly explained. The chapters of Tactics and Stratey are particulary wounderful.

It is an essential reading material for dinghy racers.

A really interesting book with some great information. The main problem is the writers begin to think that their 'opinion' of the show really matters. The factual stuff is great but when their opinion of some of the seasons begins to cloud the judgement of some of these facts it becomes a problem- example being their description of why some seasons rated beter than others. Despite this it is better than a lot of DW related stuff. Long live the 5th Doctor!

This is a wonderful book which is complete with just about everything you could ask about Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor. The reason it got 4 stars instead of 5? No photos. To be truly complete it needed photos of the Doctor himself and also of his companions.

Nevertheless, this is a fantastic book which is well worth buying if you can get your hands on one. Add it to your collection.

When the hugely popular Tom Baker announced that he was leaving the role and show "Doctor Who", the producers of that show knew that they had a big problem. Both Baker's long tenure and strong personality had resulted in most fans thinking of him as the only Doctor, rather than the 4th. The producers, taking a rather risky move, decided to cast an actor that was the exact opposite of Baker's interpretation. Years later, many are still debating whether or not this was a good idea.

The "Handbook" series provide a detailed behind the scenes view of the Doctor Who show, including many insights into the development of the characters, and the difficulties faced. My favorite section is the scene by scene disectiion of an episode by the show's creative team.

A must for the serious Who fan.

I came upon this book a thought it might be interesting. It was, in fact, but not quite what I expected.

This book moves from Ann Davison's experiences raising goats to retrofitting a boat for sailing around the world. As the title implies, Davison's attempt to sail turns out to be star-crossed.

The author does an excellent job creating an atmosphere and detailing people, places and events. She also tends to get a bit lengthy in her descriptions, and sometimes makes ambiguous references to specific people or places that are difficult to follow - given that the events take place in post-war England and the people referred to lived in England at that time. Hard to follow if you are a 21st century American reader. I would have liked a bit more information from the author to give me some reference, and therefore have better comprehension of the context of her writing.

All in all, I would recommend this book to the reader who enjoys adventure stories or tales of endurance. Davison's account of the last few days spent on the Reliance are especially riveting. I would also recommend it to anyone who is contemplating making a fundamental change in their life or lifestyle that will involve considerable financial outlays or change in circumstances. This book could help point out some pitfalls to keep in mind.

To the reader who is willing to dedicate the time and (slight) effort towards reading this book, I think they will find it both enlightening and gripping.

This is a book about endurng and thriving. Tense at times, lyrical at others, it is filled with rich descriptions and well drawn sketches of characters, events, and places. If you can find a copy, snap it up.

I am a novice at understanding astrology, let alone synastry. However, I have looked at and studied composite charts as well as helping to interpret aspects to natal charts. I found this book very helpful for an overlay. It gives a description of what one might typically expect. The author suggests that when reading the interpretations that we can change the written language from he to she. I found this a bit troublesome. I think it would have been better expressed in gender neutral language.

Though I am a novice to the data he refers to, I do believe, based on my many conversations with people asking questions about synastry, that he is fairly accurate. The book is basically easy to read and understand.

This is the text in which Ronald Davidson introduces his "Relationship Chart." This chart, which is similar to a Composite Chart, uses the theory of midpoints to mathematically create a chart that will be symbolic of a relationship between individuals. Unlike the Composite chart, which uses degree midpoints between the same planets in the two individuals' charts (i.e. the midpoint between the individuals' Suns, Moons, Venus etc) this Relationship chart uses time to create a midpoint structure. A basic and not an all inclusive example to present this theory is, say one partner is born on June 4, 1963 and the other partner is born on December 5, 1963, then their relationship chart would be created for the date September 4, 1963, which is the midpoint between the two dates. I'm using a crude example and there other considerations to take into account, but basically you look up the planetary configurations for the midpoint date and that would symbolize the relationship.

A composite chart uses the midpoints between planetary degrees. Hence, Sun in Sagittarius at 13 degrees, and the partner's sun in Gemini at 13 degrees would produces a composite Sun of 13 degrees along the Virgo/Pisces axis, and likewise you'd do this for all the other planets and sensitive points and place those degrees in the chart; which symbolizes the couple's relationship. Again, I'm using a crude example and there are other considerations to take into account. Astrologer John Townley introduced the Composite chart into America back in the early 1970s. Robert Hand then elaborated on Townley's work and their methods were the leading technique for analyzing relationships, until Davidson came up with his Relationship Chart. Many astrologers, including Townley and Hand, have criticized Davidson's work and have called it scientifically challenged. On the other hand, there are other astrologers who have tried the Davidson technique and they find it superior to the Composite chart. Unfortunately, the reasons for the debate are too lengthy for me to present in this review. I just want those of you who are unfamiliar with this chart to know about the debate so that you can test the two approaches and objectively arrive at your own conclusions.

For me, I have been using both techniques for a number of years now and I have tested both methods extensively. My own conclusion is that the Relationship Chart cannot be easily dismissed. Although there may be scientific reasons working against it, namely it doesn't take into account the motion of retrograde planets, the relationship chart has on many occasions described a relationship quite accurately that I had to evaluate. Others have claimed it failed them, I have not found this to be the case. I think that those of you interested in relationship analysis might want to take a look at Davidson's theory and see what your results prove. But I would not recommend discarding this method until you have given it a fair trial.

Although this book introduces the Relationship chart, it is primarily dedicated to analyzing relationship synastry, and here, Davidson's insights are frequently good. However, Davidson omits Ascendant and Midheaven cross aspects, and I wish he would have expanded his cookbook approach to include more depth and analysis of the various kinds of cross aspects between planets. It seems that few astrologers have taken up the challenge to write a comprehensive and in depth synastry text, and for this reason Davidson follows suit with many other authors by using condensed evaluations. All in all, this book is a good addition for your astrology library. However, you might want to also look at other authors such as Steven and Jodie Forrest, E. W. Neville, Derek and Julia Parker, Jeffrey Wolf Green, and Liz Greene, to name a few, so that you'll get a nicely rounded view of relationships analysis through such various approaches as spiritual, psychoanalytic and evolutionary methods of interpretation. Davidson's text stands out as a unique and thoughtful approach to relationship analysis, and it is particularly useful if you want to learn and explore the Relationship Chart.

One final note, and I hope this helps. Casting a chart by hand can be troublesome because of the math involved. Astrologer Allen Edwall created software that generates composite and relationship charts that you can download for free. The program is called MatchMkr. It might be helpful to you, if you don't want to erect a chart by hand. Good luck!

The ONLY reason you should ever buy this book is if it's a required text book.

I wouldn't normally rate this textbook, but I was very surprised at one reviewer's very negative review of the text (see below me), and thought I should clarify a few points. First of all, I am not sure why any grad course would use this text, as it is clearly intended as an introductory text for undergraduates. (I used it for a 3rd year course). I can't imagine a grad student finding this text interesting (it's way too basic), but I think most 3rd year students-- even those with a good background in psychology-- would find this text interesting and informative. Secondly, I didn't find the layout of the text at all "schizophrenic" (whatever he/she means by that...). Each chapter begins with an overview of the disorders to be studied,followed by 1. information on specific disorders 2. information on the putative etiologies for these disorders, and 3. information on treatment strategies for these disorders. As a result, the "psychodynamic" explanations behind depression might be discussed at one point (along with biological explanations, etc.), and later in the same chapter psychodynamic treatments for depression will be discussed (along with biological treatments, etc.). I didn't find this confusing, and I certainly didn't find it needlessly repetitious. One thing that I especially liked is the way in which the authors incorporate case studies into the chapters, the detailed references to important and influential psychological studies, and the up-to-date studies that are cited. Unlike many abnormal psych books I've looked at, this one really focuses on research, and the result is that it is much easier to understand what the true issues are. I also found the book refreshingly free from the condescension that is often prominent in undergrad textbooks. The one "caveat", if any, is that is is very clear that the authors of the text adhere to a CBT paradigm of psychological illness, so it is wise to be aware of this bias beforehand. (Although I think they generally avoid being particularly biased in their discussions...).

Easy to read & understand. Full of information, and easy to navigate. I had to buy this for an abnormal psych class, and honestly am glad that it wasnt one of those dry boring texts!