I was mainly interested in reading this book because of my purient interest in the author's relationship with Ted Hughes. Less a memoire of her life in the 70's, the book is indeed "All about Ted" and about little else. There are some interesting things here - Hughes' reference to having 3 chances seems perhaps linked to his later poem about Sylvia Plath, 'The Offers'; Tennant's meeting with the children of Plath and Hughes; Hughes comment about being faithful to his "first mate",etc. I was struck by the sonnambulistic description of Tennant's attraction to Hughes - as though she were drugged and drawn to him against her will. Overall, an interesting view of the reticent and publicity shy Hughes, it will both aggravate and interest readers of Plath's and Hughes' work. Hypocritically, after reading it, I wondered if it was the right thing to publish this account so soon after Hughes' death, (or ever) with his widow and children still living. It seems that after his death, Hughes will now be subjected to the same type of scrutiny his late wife engendered. And there are those readers who will deplore this and those who will applaud. This is a well written book and I know a little more about Hughes than I did before reading it - but not much more about Tennant.

This book has little in it. The first large section covers very basic information, including nail sizes. If you need beginer information, that's fine, but there are better books for that than this one.

Most of the projects in this book are simple, and illustrated with cheesy computer drawn images. If you want to build cabinets or built-ins there are much better books than this.

A once excellent text on electrical systems for facilities managers or building systems engineers. Still has much to offer as a basic information/theory text. However much has changed in the requirements for electrical systems in buildings since 1988. From a practical standpoint a rewrite is in order. A companion, up to date National Electrical Code is suggested when using this text.

While I appreciated the simple format, and agree their is a need for a precise book that speaks directly to teens about this important topic, I would NOT recommend this particular book to anyone! Among other faults, it minimized the importance of breastfeeding and the magnatude of abortion.

Hughes does a decent job of analysing Priestley's plays, but a much better grasp could be easily found by reading Priestley. Very little except drama is given treatment here.

The book has some excellent color photography but is let down by lack of detail in the text and photo captions. Some of the cars used for photographic reference, especially in the Federal section, are not totally original. The worst part is the captions and text do not point this out. The most glaring errors are the under hood shots of the Federal cars. Examples are: Page 80, one has a rotary air conditioning compressor, the original is a York twin cylinder; incorrect ignition leads, no fan cowling, plastic cooling fan (should be metal), there were other shots that did not show original components. The ironic part is the paragraph in the front cover inset, it states "Several cars, such as a remarkable Mk 1 photographed in the United States, have been preserved throughout their lives by just one careful owner, making them exceptional survivors in unrestored and correct condition". This statement is far from the truth. Mr Taylor's other Stag books were very good, this was very dissapointing. This is especially so when people purchase this book as a reference document.

There are few books more disappointing than a history book that doesn't adequately explore its thesis. Such is the case with Pontiffs. Hughes mentions in his introduction that he selected popes who "...made a difference." He then goes on to profile eleven pontiffs, from the obvious (St. Peter and Gregory the Great) to the more controversial (Pius VII and Leo X). However, these profiles barely, if ever, explain the reasons why these popes "made a difference." As a result, one finishes the book wondering why Hughes chose these eleven instead of others who have made equally powerful impacts on the papacy.

Pontiffs is good as an introduction to the accomplishments and failures of the discussed popes. If read on that level alone, it serves as a handy, easy to read primer on their lives. But, the book advertises itself as an exploration of popes who "made a difference" in the Church. By failing to explore the thesis more fully, Hughes ends up diminishing his power of his subject.

This book purports to describe the lives of Guatemalan street children. The author interviewed four women in their late teens and early twenties who were at the time living in a home for single women with children. The women related their histories of life on the street. During the interviews the author interjected with questions about their experiences of violence. Most children "of the street", that is, those who live as well as work on the street are boys, and boys are more likely to feel the brunt of the violence. Therefore, the interviews didn't address the central question of the book - how street children experience brutality in their lives. The book's focus on violence against the children depicted the children as passive victims, and omitted the resourcefulness and ingenuity the youth show in finding food, shelter, and friendship on the streets. Two chapters of this book are worth reading. One chapter documents incidents of violence against street children in Guatemala in the years 1989-1994. The other analyzes the depiction of street children in the Guatemalan press. For a vivid and thorough description of the lives of street children in Latin America, read another source such as Lewis Aptekar's Street Children of Cali.

This book is not quite what it is portrayed to be. And the CD-ROM is so general in nature that it really is not that helpful. If you need information on APA-style then by the official APA guidebook.

I won't say this is the worst book I ever read, but it's definately in the vicinity. Here's the plot, just about everybody dies, no one really knows why. This seems like a poor beginners novel that the editor should have done a better job helping the author with. Try Pressure Man by the same author it's a big improvement.

I won't say this is the worst book I ever read, but it's definately in the vicinity. Here's the plot, just about everybody dies, no one really knows why. This seems like a poor beginners novel that the editor should have done a better job helping the author with. Try Pressure Man by the same author it's a big improvement.

Don't fret too much about the fairly standard, Star Trek-ish plot (the United Planets Confederation? C'mon!!); just enjoy the above average, very clever banter between the characters and their fully realized characters. One word of warning; there are a number of deaths that are not for the squeamish.