The designs presented clearly displayed the vast variety of furniture designs that can be created with this versatile art. The author is very well versed in the construction techniques and the text supports the illustrations wonderfully. Beautiful photos and inspiring reading.

You can find the 'grandson' of this book available under a new name: Munster: Before and After. What follows is my review of the updated version. However, I have read both and they are quite similar. Both are outstanding. The target was Munster, an ancient walled city on the edge of Germany that up until that day had seen comparatively little damage from Allied bombs. But Munster was also a key city in the German industrial machine, and on October 10, 1943, the city was hit by a massive American daylight bombing. The Munster Mission has gone down in history as one of the most brutal aerial battles in history, and rightly so. In 1943, the American heavy bombers did not yet have effective long-range fighter escorts to protect them, and the German Luftwaffe's best pilots still flew. Many would be gone within a year, for unlike the Americans, the German pilots had no maximum number of missions and instead flew until either they were killed or wounded or the war ended. On this mission, the reader is there, flying through flak "thick enough to walk on", watching the lumbering B-17's tumble from the sky and looking for the parachutes, in the cockpits of American and German planes, in the streets of Munster below as the city is pounded by the bombs, trying desperately to escape from a plummeting plane, floating in sudden silence over the city under a parachute, trying to evade capture once on the ground, or trying to limp back to base in England as the ubiquitous English fog begins to hide the airfields. Eminent British historian Ian Hawkins, who as a boy watched the massive American B-17's take off from their base at Framlingham, has put together the definitive history of the Munster Raid. He has recorded the thoughts of individuals who were there that day, both in the air and on the ground, American and German, and woven their stories into an exciting, minute by minute account. At the end, he wraps up the stories by updating the reader on what happened to all the players in the tale after the war, if they survived, and the reader closes the book at last with a vivid picture of this important battle in the skies and the men who fought it, and a renewed appreciation of the courage and sacrifice made by men and women on both sides of the conflict. It is a moving, taut, detailed book, told for the most part in the words of those who were there, and is a must-read for anyone who wants to know what the air war in Europe was like. Highly recommmended and well worth the price.

I found My Experiences in War and Business to be an excellent depiction of a soldier's trials and triumphs- his will and determination to not only survive, but conquer the enemy. Hawkins was rather graphic in some of the explanations of the battles; however, he presents them in such a manner that the reader is able to put himself in his place and have a true sense of the emotions that he felt. I would suggest that any World War II buff should pick up this book;it is an acurate and interesting representation of the war. Hawkins'writes in such a way that you don't want to put the book down. You want to know what is going to happen next. Further, Hawkins' expresses the ups and downs of his life in My Experiences in War and Business in a manner that is far from typical. His story can provide hope for success to everyone, even those in the worst possible physical and/or financial conditions. He overcame many trials and has achieved great success many areas of his life. I truly enjoyed this book.

I found My Experiences in War and Business to be an excellent depiction of a soldier's trials and triumphs- his will and determination to not only survive, but conquer the enemy. Hawkins was rather graphic in some of the explanations of the battles; however, he presents them in such a manner that the reader is able to put himself in his place and have a true sense of the emotions that he felt. I would suggest that any World War II buff should pick up this book;it is an acurate and interesting representation of the war. Hawkins'writes in such a way that you don't want to put the book down. You want to know what is going to happen next. Further, Hawkins' expresses the ups and downs of his life in My Experiences in War and Business in a manner that is far from typical.His story can provide hope for success to everyone, even those in the worst possible physical and/or financial conditions. He overcame many trials and has achieved great success many areas of his life. I truly enjoyed this book.

Today, many people are using self-prescribed over-the-counter medicines and supplements without the advise or knowledge of their physician or pharmacist. This reference book has all the information needed for personal choices and for professional health care workers counselling their clients. It contains background information on natural medicines, herbs, nutrition, homeopathy, and glandular extracts. Alphabetical listings are by the common, rather than Latin, name so specific substances are easy to locate. Over 80 different health conditions are listed ranging from acne to ulcer, from epilepsy and diabetes to hypertention and osteoporosis. Under each condition are life style recommendations and a "decision tree" to guide health care workers before a natural supplement is considered. Page numbers are given for each substance listed for cross-reference. The last section of the book provides charts and lists that include a quick reference for herbs (dosage, reported uses, comlimentary, adverse, and interactive drug effects); a nutraceutical chart (same info as above); a homeopathic reference for common complaints; vitamins and minerals chart(RDA, uses, food sources, deficiency symptoms, toxicity); a drug-induced nutrient depletions chart; cancer chemotherapy considerations; herbal medicine in pediatrics; an unsafe herbs list; pregnacy considerations; and organ system support using natural products. This book is an excellent source of information on natural products in an easy-to-use format.

This book is part of a series, with one book for each number up to Number Ten. They are all great, and work really well as a set. We started these books when my children were about 2, and still enjoy them at age 5. Each book focuses on one number, who is drawn with a face and presented as a character, called a Numberlie. Everything in their surroundings are in the quantity of their number. Number One lives at One Number Lane, and has one of everything. Number Two, in the Number Two book, lives at Number Two Lane, and so on. Each page has items to count that match the Numberlie of that book, and each Numberlie has a cute story to tell. When my children were little, we would read each book slowly, counting the items on each page every time. Now they nearly know the words of each book by heart, but still have fond feelings for the foibles of these lovable characters, and request the books often. These stories are very positive, and a fun way to learn to count.

This book is part of a series, with one book for each number up to Number Ten. They are all great, and work really well as a set. We started these books when my children were about 2, and still enjoy them at age 5. Each book focuses on one number, who is drawn with a face and presented as a character, called a Numberlie. Everything in their surroundings are in the quantity of their number. Number One lives at One Number Lane, and has one of everything. Number Two, in the Number Two book, lives at Number Two Lane, and so on. Each page has items to count that match the Numberlie of that book, and each Numberlie has a cute story to tell. When my children were little, we would read each book slowly, counting the items on each page every time. Now they nearly know the words of each book by heart, but still have fond feelings for the foibles of these lovable characters, and request the books often. These stories are very positive, and a fun way to learn to count.

This book is part of a series, with one book for each number up to Number Ten. They are all great, and work really well as a set. We started these books when my children were about 2, and still enjoy them at age 5. Each book focuses on one number, who is drawn with a face and presented as a character, called a Numberlie. Everything in their surroundings are in the quantity of their number. Number One lives at One Number Lane, and has one of everything. Number Two, in the Number Two book, lives at Number Two Lane, and so on. Each page has items to count that match the Numberlie of that book, and each Numberlie has a cute story to tell. When my children were little, we would read each book slowly, counting the items on each page every time. Now they nearly know the words of each book by heart, but still have fond feelings for the foibles of these lovable characters, and request the books often. These stories are very positive, and a fun way to learn to count.

This book is part of a series, with one book for each number up to Number Ten. They are all great, and work really well as a set. We started these books when my children were about 2, and still enjoy them at age 5. Each book focuses on one number, who is drawn with a face and presented as a character, called a Numberlie. Everything in their surroundings are in the quantity of their number. Number One lives at One Number Lane, and has one of everything. Number Two, in the Number Two book, lives at Number Two Lane, and so on. Each page has items to count that match the Numberlie of that book, and each Numberlie has a cute story to tell. When my children were little, we would read each book slowly, counting the items on each page every time. Now they nearly know the words of each book by heart, but still have fond feelings for the foibles of these lovable characters, and request the books often. These stories are very positive, and a fun way to learn to count.

This book is part of a series, with one book for each number up to Number Ten. They are all great, and work really well as a set. We started these books when my children were about 2, and still enjoy them at age 5. Each book focuses on one number, who is drawn with a face and presented as a character, called a Numberlie. Everything in their surroundings are in the quantity of their number. Number One lives at One Number Lane, and has one of everything. Number Two, in the Number Two book, lives at Number Two Lane, and so on. Each page has items to count that match the Numberlie of that book, and each Numberlie has a cute story to tell. When my children were little, we would read each book slowly, counting the items on each page every time. Now they nearly know the words of each book by heart, but still have fond feelings for the foibles of these lovable characters, and request the books often. These stories are very positive, and a fun way to learn to count.