Genevieve Rodis-Lew is Professor Emerita at the Sorbonne and has written a splendid biography on the life and thought of a major and influential 17th Century European philosopher. Ably translated into English by Jane Marie Todd, Descartes is vividly presented in the context of his time. Drawing upon his own correspondence, Rodis-Lewis traces his disillusion with the Jesuit scholastic method and his attraction mathematics and then to metaphysics. Descartes emerges for the modern reader as a complete and complex man, so much more than a mere footnote in the history of science or the evolution of western philosophical traditions.

Todd's book is thorough, well written, and informative. It does a fine job of explaining how to use a cup to scoop up four dice, only to pull the cup away and have them appear nicely stacked. I was able to get my first stacks after just a couple tries.

If there's anything to complain about to this book, it's that the idea is somewhat limited... there's not that many ways you can stack the dice differently, and even the different ways seem rather similar. But if The Dice Stacking Book is a one-trick pony, it certainly is a very nice one trick! If you're a magician looking for a very slick close-up illusion, or if you're the kind of person who enjoys party tricks, then you should definately check out Todd's latest book.

Excellent choice for those on the go or nonreaders who want to still spend daily time walking with Christ. The easy to read book begins in Genesis and Adam and Eve. It gives insight from a biblical person then a reflection on how that pertains to your own life. Each story continually shows the reader what a difference you can make each and every day.
The book has a different story on each page and ideally would be great as part of a daily Bible study. I enjoyed it so much though that I read the first 25 pages just standing up!
I love the way it portrays the biblical figures as the real people that they were. It really allows you to understand how they were feeling.
This would be a great gift for a new Christian, someone who doesn't read the Bible regularly, or someone who just doesn't enjoy reading. (Of course, I don't fit in any of those categories and I loved it!)

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HI, to all the people that have not read this book it is the time to do it!I read a chapter, and then put it down, then I had to pick it back up and read it! I think that Todd should make another book about the main character, Culca. He should make it about her life and about things that happen to her as she goes on with her life. I would go out and get it the day it came out. People may think it is a kids book but,I think anyone could read it if they wanted to read it.I am 10 yr. I love big 300 page books like that for adults. But this book is for anyone to read. I think Culca was so brave for what she did and how far she went to get her brother.I love all the Todd Strasser books! I love the book Help I'm Trapped In My Camp Counselors Body. It is in way two diff. worlds from the book The Diving Bell. I also can't get over how she said she would dive instead of her brother. How when she was climbing up the rope it's like I felt her pain too!So I would get the book the day it came out if he made another one ! Well hope I encouraged you to read this book!

This book is about three boys named Kyle,Dusty and Wilson who attend a school called Hard Marks Middle School.Kyle, Dusty and Wilson are three best friends who find out that there is a book called "The Kissing Book" in the girls' locker room. They want one of their friends, Melody to go into the girls locker room and get the locker number and the locker combination. One afternoon, the three boys go into the girls' locker room, they find the right locker, unlock the locker and go through the book to find out what is in the book. Ricky Cheech was the student that had the master key to the girls' locker room and opened to locker, took the kissing book and wrote good things about himself in the kissing book. Anyway, I'm not going to give you that much information about the book. Read the book for yourself!

A very interesting and informative introduction to Eastern healing, such as acupuncture and macrobiotic diet. Also a touching and uplifting story of a family's struggle with cancer. Ms. Todd's recipes and sources for further reading are especially helpful. The title sums it up: healing through an effective combination of "alternative" Eastern therapies and "traditional" Western medicine. Highly recommend this book for all those facing any serious illness. It does not claim to have all the answers, but helps identify some concrete ways to help in healing yourself (or at the very least, to better tolerate treatments).

Edward Weston gave more that 500 of his favorite works to the Huntington Library. Note books and other written material complete a major collection. This book is a major attempt to organize and say something meaningful about a prolific, private genius. I haven't read it all but I've already learned a lot and I've studied Weston for 40 years. The reproductions and their display as 8X10 contact prints is one of the most astonishing feats of printing I've ever seen, especially the nudes of Charis Wilson and the incredible sand dunes at Oceano. There are many photos that I have never seen, many I have seen and some I've held in my hand. This gives me the perspective to say that this book is worth buying just for the prints. You'll think as I have that you missed something until now, especially if all you've seen is book prints. This is as close you'll come to the real thing in print. I've sat buried in this book for half an hour, afraid to breath.

This is an innovative book in an innovative format. The poems are eclectic in range and purpose as Swift displays his formal prowess in some, and his futuristic verve in others. Some of the best pieces in this collection sound like they have been transmitted through a time-weary transistor radio from someplace far in the decadent future. Great poetry, and beautiful electronic design.

I got this book at the same time as I got Barry Thornton's Edge of Darkness. I found they were complementary is many ways. George Todd has been at this craft of making monochrome pictures for several decades, and his skill and picture and printmaking ability shine through. Mr Todd has got the picturemaker's trinity of 'tone, detail and texture' pretty much down pat, and the book gives us fine example after fine example of that. Wheras Mr Thornton in Edge of Darkness tells us as much about his heart and his head as about his superb pictures, George Todd has provided an extremely detailed account of each picture from before the shutter was tripped to when the print was ready to mount. There is something for everyone here - technicians, printmakers, photographers, and the house guest who simply browses a well produced book of outstanding images over a cup of coffee. They won't need to read one word - the pictures will speak to them. I like the book most of all because it showcases the ability of medium format so well. If the negative sizes were not detailed, I'm sure most would think these prints were from large format negatives. I'm glad I have it in my library.