The book has some of the sriffness of a scholarly work and yet it gives a good overview of Campbell's life. The author fairly critiques Campbell and shows the development of this remarkable man's philosophy and thought.

A book filled with pictures of tow trucks from all over the world. It has over 116 pages. I believe this is the second book he came out with. If you like tow trucks this is another one to have in your collection.

This response is to follow up to the previous review. The reader, obviously misinterpreted the methods used in the album design chapter. The method of designing an album in studio using Montage album design software, LCD projecting and the story telling concept of wedding album design is used not to create a high pressure sales environment. The client pre-purchases their album and pays for it prior to the wedding. We are designing at that point not selling. This concept is used to expedite the album design time, to make designing an album easier for your client and to create a story telling concept using the technology available today. Sending a client away with 500 plus images is not advantageous to anyone. It is overwhelming to your client. Thus the reason, it typically takes months for the customer to recieve the album. Our clients have a finished product 6 weeks from the date of the wedding! This process provides a higher level of customer service...you do!

Having photographed about 45 weddings per year for the last 15 years using film, I bought this book looking for some direction. I had just purchased my first Canon D60 and was wondering, "OK, I've got the digital camera, so what do I do now"?

Although the information on wedding albums, marketing and sales will be old news to the more seasoned wedding photographer, it is all VERY sound advice and will be very helpful to those just starting out in this challenging field.

Here's where this book shines. The information presented on what type of media to use, digital workflow and numerous proofing methods will be absolutely priceless to those photographers who are considering, or are in the process of switching, from film to digital capture. There are also a few examples presented on how to quickly make your images stand out through some simple digital manipulation techniques. These techniques will be helpful whether you're an experienced image editor or are just starting out.

If you are making the switch from film to digital wedding photography, this book will save you a lot of time, money and headaches.

WOW!!! For anyone thinking about moving into Digital Wedding Photography this book is a must have. I have operated a Photography Studio for over 25 years and have taught and attended hundreds of seminars thru the years and have never seen a more down to earth, thought provoking system. Jeff and Kathleen lay out there approach to handling a Digital Wedding from start to finish. In the book they cover every aspect of the Digital Wedding from marketing to equipment, sales, production, to the delivering the finished Wedding Album. They show you how to do simple digital special effects to add to the wedding story and your bottom line. Jeff & Kathleen show you how they lay out their workflow in a time saving fasion that keeps you files organizedand easy to work with.

This book will return at least five times the price you pay for it on your first Wedding.

George Dunlap - Master Photographer, Cr., CPP

Ok, if you're thinking of buying it, first ask yourself "is misery really my friend?" if the answer is "yes" then by all means go buy this book. Of course if you have to read it for a class as i had to, I suppose you have no choice but to get it. I would tell you what its about, but my brain is still not back to normal functioning after trying to make sense of this garble. I think the title sums the whole thing up to be honest. Crime is not the problem, it's the lethal violence that is the problem. The book poses some questions, also suggests some vague answers. Ugh. Ewe. Spit spit. Have fun!

I have used this book in several classes (In Florida & SC--so I am happy that Inga isn't one of my students)w/ great success. Changing the frames of CJ policy is crucial, expecially after this most recent election (it may be over by the time you see this). In sum: Lethal criminal violence sets the US apart, and much of what we do about it is irrelevant &/or misguided. Zimring's formidable data analysis is convincing--not that we embrace simplistic and ineffective programs like capital punishment, 3 strikes, or gun registration--but that we have much more work to do. Zimring's calls for inductive policy development highlight the difficult and ongoing choices that we will make. We can either continue the haphazard & simplistic policies of the [year 2000] presidential candidates (& at least one college freshman) or we can actually prepare to do some hard work.

Zimring and Hawkins provide a thorough and well-documented analysis of the reasons why homicide in America is so much more pervasive than in other industrialized countries. For journalists such as myself, this is one of the indispensible works. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to understand America's crime problem.

This book is "Kaa-Kaa", Iwould not recommend this book to any magickian, wheather just starting out or advanced!!

Okay, I am probably too advanced for this book, having already read all of Phil Hine, Kenneth Grant, and Peter Carroll. I would only recommend it if you are very new to chaos magic, so new that you don't know who Austin Spare is at all, or the basic tenents of chaos magic--which are study all systems, take what works for you, and hit the delete key on what doesn't. Chaos magic is wonderful, it allows you to be free to practice whatever gets results (don't you wish everything in this world was that simple?). I wouldn't recommend this for anyone who is already advanced through at least 1 magical system, it is strictly a beginner's book.

This is an excellent introductary book on chaos magick. It clearly outlines the history, terminology and philosophies and commonatlities found among chaotes.

It explains and dispells many assumptions often made about chaos magick which I found interesting, such as how it is sometimes percieved as being of the 'left hand path'.

If you're new to chaos magick, or curious to know more, this is the book to pick up. If you're more experienced, it likely won't have anything new to offer, but may be worth the read to authoritatively recommend it to people who ask you 'What is chaos magick?'

I enjoyed reading this book. It is a good overview of self-publishing and written in a light, "easy-to-read" style. If you really wanted to learn to self-publish however, there are better books out there. What this book lacks is some of the detailed information that is available in other book on this subject. If you really want to learn to self-publish, check out the books by Poynter, Ross & Ross, Brownstone or Cordoza. Unfortunately you really need to purchase a couple of these book to really learn what you need to know. I haven't found one of that covers everything in sufficient detail.

Linda Radke's practical,money-saving introduction to the self-publishing process will maximize profits and minimize mistakes. From start to finish, it is filled with essential information and scores of useful resources. If you yearn to maintain control over the timing and presentation of your first book, this informative Guide will skillfully introduce you to the secrets of self-publishing success."

This is a practical, simple and easy-to-follow guide to economical self-publishing built on the personal experience of Linda F. Radke. Linda is an award-winning self-publisher who has helped numerous authors publish and market their books. In the book Linda tips the self-publisher in his or here way through the thorns of the publishing and marketing worlds. And she really suggests a lot of money-saving hints.

The book covers many topics such as style, manuscript, illustrations, editors, copyright, ISBN, bar code, establishing your business at home, developing mailing lists, how to market ant promote your book on a limited budget, and much more. It consists of three parts. The first one is about making a book from idea to printing. Writing the book is the easy and pleasing part, very the tip of the iceberg of book-publishing. The second part of the book is on business of publishing, as writing is an art and publishing is a business. And the third part is on publicity, promotion, and marketing. In appendix you'll find the list of some useful publications, periodicals, association and distributors' magazines, book distributors and wholesalers, mailing list sources, other useful contacts, and a sample of the Book marketing plan by Five Star Publications.

Dan Poynter said about this book: this is your recipe, your coach, your mentor, your guide, your beacon, and your secret weapon. And he is quite right. I recommend this book for writers and small publishers.

Although some of the designs are lovely, on the whole they are nothing most people would want to spend time doing. On the other hand, the designs for the Twelve Days of Christmas are delightful as are the letters that you can stitch. Some of the santas and other people are mis-shapened and look odd, but others are very nice. It is very much a 50/50 hit or miss book.

This is a great book with beautiful designs and illustrations. One thing a cross-stitcher looks for (after) he/she looks at the pictures is what the measurements of the picture will be. No where in this book is there mention of what size (in grid form) the design is or what size it would be finished in various size material. Why is this?

This book is full of wonderful designs that are a snap to work up. I used scraps of cross stitch fabric and left over floss to make small designs that I sewed into gift bags made from Christmas fabric. There are so many wonderful designs it is hard to pick out a favorite. They also make great package ties and the designs can be grouped on a larger piece of fabric to make a nice wall hanging. This book gets used every year and I still have many more I want to stitch. Sam Hawkins is a talented designer.

As a Intensive Care Nursery Nurse, as well as the parent of a former premature baby, Helen Harrison's book is extremely outdated. It was a bible when it was first published in 1983, but the field of neonatal medicine is constantly changing and any book written over 5 years ago is probably outdated, not to mention 20 years ago. My hat is off to Helen Harrison for her pioneering the field of premature parenting,but there are many other more recent books which will be far more useful to premature parents than this one. Linda Cole RN

This USED to be the bible of premie books. Twenty plus years later we have made tremendous strides in saving babies. Even 15 years ago I found many of the scenarios to be too depressing and no longer realistic. I do hope the author will come out with an update since so many people are directed to this book. In the meantime, I highly recommend (and use often when helping parents understand the crisis of their babies premature birth)Newborn Intensive Care: what every parent needs to know by Jeanette Zaichkin and published by NICU Ink. In 1983 we were just beginning to involve parents in their babies care and seeing them as an integral part of "the team". This newer book (1996) focuses on those things that parents can do to maximize their babies outcomes. Don't distress yourself over medical problems that are more easily treated today. Instead, empower yourself with positive information!!!

I am a Mom to a former preemie. My daughter was born nine years ago and this book helped me understand with what was going on with our little girl. This is a great book and I give a lot of credit to Helen Harrison, Ann Kositsky for writing such a great book.

I find this book(especially the author) absolutely pathetic. People who hold ideas like this are the ones who lead us to war and hatred. Closed minded bigots are what this book preaches to. Think of all the wars and murders that have occured because of groups declaring others as evil. Who cares if the practices came from paganism, show me the great slaughters done in the name of Isis. I know this book denounces war, but this book denounces anything that doesnt directly follow yaweh. I'm not going to get into the differences between real and pretend satanism (real being the form practiced by anton lavey's followers, which does not preach destruction and murder but instead preaches indulgence and enjoyment of life, and pretend being little kids sacrificing). Basically I feel this books preaches to all the people who can't look beyond their preconceived ideas of good and evil, people who would rather have others tell them what is right and wrong instead of them finding out for themselves. I will say this book does say many true things, christmas and the like all came from pagan holidays, but this was done in full knowledge of christian leaders such as the popes of those times. Often in attempts to gain followers from paganism(which is how the witch trials all started). Im not saying don't read this book, every book has some good reasons for reading, but if your close minded look away, if you don't evaluate for yourself what is right and wrong look away. This is a book filled with hatred, but its redeeming value is it shows the fears held by many. It also contains the fears that destroy us, and lead to hatred without reason. To hate someone with good reason is healthy, to hate without reason only leads to fear and destruction.

look folks: Having worked around crime and written about true crime for years, I have to tell you that you have so little to fear from the Pagan practices that survived into the Christian Era as Birthday celebrations and Easter. What you OUGHT to be worried about is being so overbearing in your own religiosity that you alienate your Teenagers who, in their rebellion, might fall in with people who promise them a chance to really mix it up. What I am talking about is the prevalence of Adolescant Satanism. Now, this is not to say that Teenagers who THINK they are Satanists are in fact Satanists..far from it.. what most kids who get into Black Magic are doing is willingly aligning themselves with Society's misfits who glean most of their "Magic" from popular Christian Novelists such as Dennis Wheatley. They make up their own little "cults" and inevitably encourage one-another to commit "blashphemies". What follows can sometimes lead to molestation, suicide and even murder. What saddens me is that anyone thinks any of this has anything at all to do with the Devil. These kids believe more in the idea of the Devil and know very little about it. Pagans had no concept of the Devil and are not to be feared. We should fear pushing our own kids out of our arms and into the willing arms of other rebelling christians. How better than to rebell than to do what frightens us the most? So before you jump on this guy's bandwagon, examine how your harsh approach to reality might be pushing your kids farther away from Christ. Acknowledge Adolescent Satanism for what it is: Acting Out, and not some supernatural evil. The evil is in ignoring our kids. I examined this book while researching the trend toward teenage interest in the Satanic and I found it laughable and dangerous. To get a better picture of what I am talking about, read the book SAY YOU LOVE SATAN about a teenaged Killer on Long Island who convinces himself he's into Black Magic when in fact he is simply on a path towards self-destruction no different than many other disaffected youths. Ricky, the kid, really lived and..died..by his own hand in jail. A film was made about it called MY SWEET SATAN. Those two works say more than this book ever could. So, if Birthday cakes frighten you, you aren't all there. Examine the REAL threats before you start to become afraid of the unreal threats.

Yisrayl Hawkins hits you between the eyes in this shocking but scriptural truth-god worship is really devil worship!He proves from the Scriptures and sources that to worship any one but Yahweh is truly the worship of satan.Everyone who claims to believe in a god needs to read this book.You won't be able to put it down!

Haven't read the book but definitely won't read it when it already has a very annoying error on the cover page. The 's in the english grammar represents "his" and not "is". Therefore the title should either read "That Hungarian is in my Kitchen" or "That Hungarian's Kitchen"

It appears that Adrien Duckworth should keep his/her day job, as a future in proofreading doesn't seem to be in the cards. For beginners, "Apostrophy" is misspelled. Further, to suggest that 's in English (that's with an uppercase "E" there, Adrien)grammar represents "his" and not "is" is quite humorous, if you think about it. Now, I realize that water is reported to swirl backwards going down the drain "Down Under," but I don't think the rules of grammar are similarly reversed in Australia. And that HIS the truth...lol!

"This colorful cookbook, rich in tradition and steeped in a Hungarian-Jewish heritage, was written with both the novice cook and the sophisticated chef in mind." Texas Jewish Post