I was hoping this book of love poems might be a good one for my young adult (teen) daughter. She wasn't convinced, and neither am I. Lines like 'there was laughter, like ripples around a stone.' And 'I am tasting your mouth - not food. I am drinking your eyes - not wine.' .....seem prosaic to say the least, and not, somehow, what young adults want to read. And in the middle of meeting and falling in love, there is an accident. All of a sudden he's distant. Why? Well we never learn why. It's kind of just tucked in the middle and left there. Some of the poems toward the end are better. 'August' is something every girl can relate to. But many of the poems miss the mark

On compairing 2 previous publications on the same book titles by Lonely Planet, I found that the book keep repeating itself, especially for accommodation in Sandakan. The difference of around 10 years had changed a lot in Sandakan,where new types of accommodations are available, especially around the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre, Sepilok. It was quite frustrating not to find A SINGLE, repeat, NOT A SINGLE, indication in the 3 related books concerning accommodation options around that area, where at least 3 outlets have been in existence for more than 5 years already!!!???? For your information, I am not a Traveller to that part of the world, but a proud and responsible citizen of Malaysia staying in Sandakan and I was quite ashamed to be asked by quite a few of Oversea Travellers visiting Sandakan,about whether they can stay around the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre (about 16 miles from the town centre) so that they can spend more time to visit the Orangutan. Only when they showed me the books that they are travelling with, which they told me,are very good,that I found out that none of the accommodation outlets for backpacker were stated in the books. To make matters worst, I have been asked by a few tourists where is Sandakan B & B just a few days ago. I asked him where he come to know about Sandakan B&B and the answers were the Lonely Planet Books that they are carrying. I cordially informed them that the books that they are carrying were only about 8 to 9 years out of date! It makes me wonder whether Lonely Planet just print and reprint their books just for the sack of business and not the intention of correctly informing the POOR TRAVELLERS (at their mercy, of course!)what they are supposed to get, if not 100 %, but at least the closest they can get,at the destinations concerned. What excuses does Lonely Planet has for not updating their books? Even if you are talking about 8 to 9 years lapse? I really felt sorry for those tourist who have to waste so much time finding out and not to mention the financial loses due to transportation up and down the Centre. When I accidently met up with a few of the tourists who I directed (I gave them a lift in my car) them to Sepilok B & B ( a very good backpackers' outlet near the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre ), they thank me for my help and commented that only IF Lonely Planet had informed them about such outlet, they wouldn't have to waste so much time and money to find out the hard way, where the stay there was cheap, clean and the people are friendly. Also for your information, your website address have been given to me by one of the tourists who happens to know about you. I strongly felt that it is the responsibility of a book publisher to better inform the readers correctly and only by proper updating that readers would appreciate their efficiency and professional altitudes! Thank you

Maybe I am silly but if you are going to call a book a companion on a painter you should have plenty of paintings from each of the periods in his/her life to share with the reader. This book is primarily sound even exciting scholarship with a paltry amount of paintings.
If you are taking a graduate course in art history it is right on target however if you are madly in love with the art of this giant go elsewhere for your pleasure.

This is the second Zubro mystery I have read, and it was not near as good as the first one, "Another Dead Teenager." However, I am not deterred from reading all of his work, and I will continue to purchase the new ones as they are published.

What I criticized in "Another Dead Teenager" I found to be much worse in "Political Poison," and that is Zubro's continually interjecting explanations for a character's actions or of police procedure. It was a moderate bother in the other book, but in "Political Poison" it is a major impediment to enjoying the book. The editing was slipshod as well, with many typos and other errors in the text. Zubro apparently has improved at telling his stories by letting the characters reveal what is going on, rather than stepping into and stopping the flow to provide an explanation.

Most mystery readers are savvy enough to know how things work, and don't need constant reminders on why police do the things they do.

If you haven't read any of Zubro's work before, don't start with this one. He is a much better mystery writer than what this novel exemplifies.

Graphic novel based on the screenplay for a a feature movie about some punk band in Canada. The design and production is lovely, but the actual story didn't do anything for me.

A fine tool for the researchers as far as it goes, this ultra-slim volume is written by two well-known enthusiasts. A little broader knowledge of film history, however, could have spared the authors the embarrasment of including French-born ACTOR Jean Del Val among their "Saddle Gals"!

This story is about a wild undisciplined 18 year old GIRL who answers a want-a-bride ad from a rancher in Montana.This girl has an attitude problem with God on the first page and doesn't like men in general.She doesn't deserve what she GETS IN THE END.This book contains a few bad words and sex talk. I have read much better from this author. I hope this is not the case of " write what you know" .Dissappointed !

Since I am interested in learning about obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), I decided to do some research into various treatment methods, and I stumbled upon this book. At first glance, the book seemed promising; it included some case studies, an overview of different treatment methods, and commentary on success rates. About half-way through the book, however, I began to detect a bias and a narrow-mindedness in the writing that led to a negative view of the book.

The authors wrote this book with the intent of educating people about OCD and its treatment, but they tend to emphasize their own methods of treatment which primarily consist of flooding and response prevention. While this treatment has been shown to be effective, the authors barely touch upon other forms of treatment like cognitive and pharmacological therapies, which have both shown moderate success rates. The book also suffers from being outdated (published in 1986), before the onset of many new anti-anxiety drugs like MAO inhibitors and SSRI drugs. I do not personally agree with drug treatment, however, and was interested in behavioral methods of combatting OCD. The book was a disappointment with its narrowminded views and limited treatment, repeatedly focusing on flooding and response prevention, or variations thereof. Although many different case studies are mentioned, all of the treatment approaches boil down to the same strategy, which is not very helpful for someone who is exploring their options. I also noticed that a fair quantity of the references made by the author S.M. Turner were to articles that he had written himself; I am a little wary of people who tend to quote primarily their own work.

A more objective approach to the treatment of OCD, covering a number of different treatment methods, would have been a welcome addition to this book. Being outdated and somewhat biased, I suggest it be used only for background about OCD. I encourage people who choose to read this book to read other books about OCD to get a broader knowledge base of treatment opportunities currently available in the present day.

This book provides basic background information on Turner's progression as an artist, and it does contain a nice selection of Turner's landscapes. However, the reproductions are poor in quality, hardly doing the authentic works justice.

The book is, I think, intended to add depth to existing federal advisory circulars. But the huge number of errors in it defeat it. Most are typos and homonyms and are probably not going to lead a pilot into a dangerous situation, but they are pretty tedious and confusing.