WHEN THE TAYLER'S WASHER WAS BLOWN UP BY MR. TAYLER AS A SCIENCE EXPERINCEMENT,STANLEY AND MITCHELL HLEP OUT BY GOING TO THE EERIE LANDOMAT. IT SAYS ON THE RULES DO NOT MIX DIRTIRGENT'S,BUT THEY DO AND SOME OF IT SPILLS ALL OVER STANLEY.NOW THAT STANLEY IS GETING SMALLER BY THE MINITE,MITCHELL NEEDS TO FIND HELP BEFORE STANLEY IS THE SMALLEST KID IN EERIE. I LOVE THIS BOOK BECAUSE IT'S REALY WERID.

The book was really different then the other Eerie Indiana's beacuse the Weirdness is happening to one chartacter and it's Mitchell's job to do something about it. All Eerie Indiana books are weird and it's a series about only two kids noticing it. It's very easy to follow and I'd reccomend it to almost anyone. It's more for 10-12 the 9-12 because it's a bit difficult to understand to younger kids. I would give it 100* if it had that many. It's my favorite series there is. This book in particular is hilarious at the fact where the wierdness comes from.

Integrated Marketing Communications describes the nuts and bolts of what makes an integrated marketing communications firm work: strategy, execution and measurement. The authors also go into detail describing common barriers - and solutions- to running an effective IMC orgainzation. The book is rather academic, but full of valuable information, especially for a beginner to IMC or any of its elements. The charts and graphs are often confusing, but usually help drive home a good point. Two case studies at the end of the book help bring everything into perspective and tie up loose ends.

Integrated Marketing Communications is an ideal book for anyone thinking about starting an integrated firm, junior employees and anyone who is new to the field of integrated communications.

After reading the book, our Cramer-Krasselt book club met to discuss the book and look at how it relates to what we're currently doing. The main discussion centered around the case studies, which proved to be the most useful part of the book.

They should be teaching this book in every university marketing class. Completely changed the way I look at B-2-B marketing and strategy development! After 12 years in the field, using Kottler's teachings -- this completely blows all that right out of the water! If you have an opportunity to hear Lauterborn speak -- do it. His concepts on 1-to-1 marketing are brilliant and he is an inspiring teacher. Absolutely one of the best books on B-2-B marketing ever written!

At first glance I harbored some misgivings about this book. A friend had it in his office and during an evening visit I glanced through a few pages. The updated cover art, not original to the first and only previous edition, was attractive but still I was skeptical. Was this some tedious rehash of the 'German war machine' theme, or yet another 'art gallery' filled with photos of Adolf and his crew?

No. This one is different. Very different. Published in 1937, fast on the heels of the excitement surrounding the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games, LOOK TO GERMANY delves into the social aspects of Hitler's regime during its first four years: the earliest strides forward under the new Nazi way of doing things.

Nearly every page is filled with large, carefully reproduced photos which depict mostly average people observed while performing the tasks of daily life. We have page after page of 'back to the land' ecology camps, interspersed with photos showing mile after mile of scenic Autobahn vistas. There are huge architectural projects as well as endless tracts of worker's housing settlements. We see early TV broadcasting and race car events; interior views of huge airships; engineering feats of all types; farmers of all stripes; Hitler Youth at sport and at work. From the Hitler Youth we graduate to the RAD/Labor Service. More work - the German national pastime. We see storm troopers bringing 'meals on wheels' to the Old Volks. Here is Hermann Goering drinking beer with the guild carpenters, and Robert Ley, boss of the Labor Front, tipping a few with local cronies - something that looks like it is right out of ward politics in Boston or Cook County circa 1937. Now we swing over to the 'Strength Through Joy' program, with photos of vacation charters for 'oppressed' industrial workers. Shown is a model of the big Strength Through Joy cruiseship Wilhelm Gustloff under construction. It was later sent to the bottom of the sea by an Allied torpedo with the loss of over 7000 civilian refugees. There is a short section describing child welfare benefits and showing maternity homes, which critics of the regime (in keeping with the vulgarity of Hollywood even in those days) called 'SS stud farms'.

Fair warning! You will not see any 'glamour shots' of Third Reich icons. No blond beasts, no robot-faced beauties in braids from the palette of Wolf Willrich, and certainly no neo-Adonis statuary emerging from the studio of Professor Arno Breker. No tanks and no war planes either! What consumes this book is the utterly pedestrian quality of clean, faithful, simple citizens without a trace of guile, all connected to the voltage of a growing high-tech society on-the-march.

We have the peasantry personified and happy children who appear to be adequately fed and cared for. Plenty of gnarled seniors - rustics with a gleam of 'Sieg Heil' in their eyes. Bearded Bavarians galore. Jolly Rhinelanders toiling in vineyards. Hausfraus busy stuffing sausages and baking bread in farmhouse kitchens. Turn the page and you are hit squarely with a photo spread of Olympic glory and high achievement! Turn another page and see a peasant woman praying in a baroque church. Pater noster...Tantum ergo.

LOOK TO GERMANY is a large book, some 248 pages, a nice 8-1/2 x 11 inch format, gloss paper. The writing is typical American 'newspaper dash' of the 1930s. The text is pleasant enough and it interfaces nicely with picture captions and somewhat sensational chapter headings.

The thrust of MacClatchie's LOOK TO GERMANY is its observance and celebration of the daily lives of average citizens in Nazi Germany, with a strong desire to show the world that the first concern of the new Nazi State was the welfare of its citizens. And that is exactly what most people can not grasp, even to this day. Perhaps this book will help us get away from the endless devotions to all things purely military, and instead show us what was really going on at the Germanic home and hearth, which ultimately is where all true power resides in a nation.

Look To Germany is by far the most important and impressive English-language piece of propaganda produced prior to the beginning of WW2 by the NSDAP. This reprint is an excellent facsimilie of the original, which I am very grateful to the publishers for; the original copies typically sell for $300+. This book is a must for any person interested in the truth behind the NSDAP, and for any person interested in changing our current political climate. In addition, this book depicts the pride and glory of the German people before Allied oppression.

Well, when I was presented with this topic initially, I had doubts whether I will pick up right away. It's not exactly new to me, but the concepts were.

My advisor showed me this book. It was difficult to follow at first, but not at all after figuring out the ties and knots. The language presented is clear and simple. The chapters are presented in a progressive manner. In addition, so very often the author will make references to earlier chapters when needed. There will always be technical jargons in every book like this, but there are accompanied footnotes that help the reader along the way.

This is definitely a good literature for management, operations research, industrial, manufacturing engineering majors, who has a huge interest in factory engineering.

Finally, when I decide to own a copy, then I know it's actually out of print! But fear not, you will be able to find a copy. ;)

As I said, this is the good stochastic manufacturing book. Even though the book is intended for graduate student, it's not too hard for undergrad at all. You can do more details -after reading Factory Physics- by using this book. I would give it more than 5 stars if Amazon have!

A Martian Odyssey is a fairly visual story. They should make it a book with illustrations like they did with Repent, Harlequin... Weinbaum was one of the first authors of genre sf to have any talent or even a grasp of reality.

This volume presents all of Weinbaum's short fiction previously collected in "A Martian Odyssey" (Fantasy Press 1948) and "The Red Peri" (Fantasy Press 1952). It also contains a never-before-collected story entitled "Graph", and a previously unpublished poem, "The Last Martian." This volume is a must for all Weinbaum fans, and anyone interested in early science fiction. Weinbaum was the first science fiction writer to describe alien worlds and life forms in a realistic way. No bug-eyed monsters on the hunt for earthwomen here - his characters, from Tweerrl the Martian, to Oscar the brilliant yet oddly fatalistic plant, have remained some of the most memorable and enduring portraits in the genre. The stories brim with humor, logic, and suspense. His first published story, "A Martian Odyssey," is, simply, one of the best short stories ever written. Weinbaum's tragic death in 1935, a mere year-plus after the publication of his first story, robbed us of a writer of rare talent who certainly would have gone on to greater heights. This volume presents Weinbaum at his best.

this was a good book, but I really wanted to hear the storys about the women and their babies and it had a lot of her own personal life story in it. Alot of profanity too. Pretty good book overall.

Susan Stanley's Maternity Ward is certainly a labor of love for Ms. Stanley. She was able to become intimately familiar with many patients, doctors and interns throughout her study of the hospital (Pill Hill). My own experiences with births that were less than perfect led me to read her book, perhaps looking for a similar story, a common thread. This book hits home hard. There are no real pretty pictures in these stories. There are women who face many obstacles, be it poverty, genetic problems, obesity, drug problems, that all come to Pill Hill to have their babies. Some are there because this is their only option, others are there because they need to be. None really are there because they want to be. Not only is this an expose on the frantic emotional pace of a maternity ward, but a commentary of our social and economic status. Certainly those who are pregnant currently, I would suggest waiting until after you have delivered to read this book. It would only serve to stress and distress you. A great concentration on poverty and drug abuse is assessed in Maternity Ward. It is a gritty, true life look into a place we have all been (most of us, anyway!), either to deliver, be delivered or to watch a loved one deliver. The stories behind the women are honest, deep and moving. If you like a serious read, and have the stomach for bitter reality, pick this one up. You will not be disappointed

The Millennial Maze provides a helpful and readable introduction to eschatology, the study of the last things or the end times. Grenz introduces his work with a brief biographical section where he recounts how he became interested in and realized the importance of eschatology. Although he grew up in classical dispensationalism, in seminary he moved first to historic premillennialism and then to amillennialism. After this introduction, Grenz makes a brief foray into historical theology, giving an overview of the various changes and developments in eschatology throughout church history. He then proceeds to outline the four major eschatological theories: Postmillennialism, Dispensationalism, Historic Premillennialism, and Amillennialism, including the criticisms that each school of thought has for the other three and what Grenz sees as the shortcomings of each. The final two chapters present Grenz's view on the significance of eschatology for the Christian church and its work in this world. This is a valuable and fairly objective analysis of contemporary options in eschatology. My only criticism is that I wish it would have dealt more with the growing optimistic amillennialism/partial preterism that Gentry, Chilton, North, and Sproul have endorsed. Overall, though, Grenz's work deals well with the key themes that are common to all eschatology: hermeneutics, philosophy of history, and the nature of the kingdom.

Grenz has accomplished the impossible in this small volume. He has become one of the first authors to present the different perspectives on this debate in a fair and even-handed manner. Typically in books on eschatology, opposing viewpoints are caricatured rather than described and mocked rather than carefully criticized. Grenz avoids all of this nonsense.

In the first chapter he introduces the Biblical background of apocalyptic literature which frames the whole debate. In chapter two, he presents an overview of millennarianism in the history of the church. The following four chapters deal with postmillennialism, dispensationalism, historic premillennialism and amillennialism respectively. The seventh chapter asks the question, "So what?" by dealing with the significance of the whole debate. The book concludes with a chapter explaining how eschatology should shape us here and now.

This book and the Counterpoints volume edited by Darrell Bock "Three Views of the Millennium and Beyond" are the two must read books for those desiring a good overview and explanation of the millennial debate.

If you've ever lost someone you loved, you know that you treasure the things they loved. Stan Johnson's stepfather worked for the Milwaukee Railroad for 53 years. Johnson felt compelled, a few years ago, to see the old places and right-of-way of the abandoned Milwaukee finding, everywhere he went in Montana, Idaho and Washington, a flood of memories of his youth, railroading, electric locomotives, people, stories, history and a rich tapestry of lives and events that the Milwaukee Road represented through Johnson's beloved stepfather. As Johnson retraces the physical route and structures of the Milwaukee, his memories come alive, and you will read each word with a lump in your throat as Johnson returns to find his stepfather and his railroad.

Johnson has an uncanny way of putting his readers on the Milwaukee Railroad durring its prime. A must read for people who cherish the Milwaukee railroads history on a first hand basis.

This was very interesting to read, as well as a terrific photographic reference for the California missions. The landscape-page layout lent depth to photos of the beautiful colonnades and porches these missions are famous for. I am proud that my native state of California has done such an outstanding job of restoring these missions, and enjoyed the skill Young and Levick used in crafting this volume.

I've looked and I've looked, but I still haven't found a better pictorial representation of California's missions. If you appreciate architecture, you'll love this wonderful, definitive reference source. Bravos to Melba Levick for her terrific photos - they capture the very essence of each mission in a way I've never seen. Minor quibble - earlier editions were elegantly art directed and printed on glossy stock. The design work on this edition is heavy-handed and the photo reproduction on matte stock isn't nearly as brilliant or as sharp. Ah, but those gloriously composed photos! Nothing can deter their splendor.

I HAVE JUST FINISHED READING THE NARRATIVE OF DAVID CROCKETT FOR AN AMERICAN HISTORY CLASS AND HAVE TO DO A SHORT THREE PAGE PAPER ON THE BOOK. I WAS HOPING TO GET SOME IDEAS ON THE INTERNET TO HELP OUT WITH THE PAPER, AND SAW THIS LINK. THE BOOK WAS GREAT, EASY READING, AND INTERESTING TO THE READER, MYSELF. HOPE YOU ALL ENJOYED IT AS WELL AS I DID!

It is a great book, a real whopper. And I'll be skinned alive and burned by an injun if it aint one of the moost enthralling books I've read. Colonel Crockett didn't have the greatest spelling, or punctuation, but it was a great book. In the 1830's, Edgar Allan Poe wrote a review of the book, criticizing its grammar, but what he forgot to say was how it was exciting, and easy to read. At the time, it was the bestselling book in the nation.