As a kid, I was a huge fan of the Time Machine series. They were like the Choose Your Own Adventure series, but so much better because of the following reasons: 1- Almost all of them are based on FACT. This book mentions A BOOK OF FIVE RINGS by famous swordsman Miyamoto Musashi. As it turns out, that book actually exists, as did the author. This book also mentions how Musashi died in a cave towards the end of his life--also true. 2- Instead of CYOA, you get to pick one or two of several items to take with you on your quest. Depending what you took with you will determine what action you have to take later on. 3- The books are illustrated. 4- To add more educational value, timelines and other neat stuff are enclosed towards the beginning. 5- Basically, the storyline to this books is this: You go back in time to accomplish the following mission: bring back Miyamoto Musashi's sword. You can try and steal it or just ask for it. It sounds easy, but it's not. I highly recommend not just this book, but this whole series for its wholesomeness, fun, and educational value. Many books try and be accurate, enjoyable, and educational, but this book SUCCEEDS.

This college-level textbook NEEDS to be on the desk of everyone involved with database design or information systems programming. Its vendor-neutral and platform-independent lessons cover every topic just thoroughly enough to let the reader understand the material, while avoiding tedium or needless technicality.

Prior to reading this book, I knew zero about information systems design or database theory. I now use the "theoretical" knowledge it gave me on a daily basis. It taught me how to: * Validate users' form input before storing it * Identify relational databases' foreign key referential integrity problems * Perform complex SQL joins * Recognize compound keys * Use the Systems Development Life Cycle as a model for development * Plan a system design with its users prior to development

I can even throw around the words "attribute", "tuple", and "relation" instead of the plebian "field", "record", and "table" (a real chick-magnet!).

In short, this text would be a great aid in enhancing the theoretical knowledge of those wishing to more fully understand the information systems they develop or maintain.

LaVora captures the essence of Nichiren Buddhism in her newest effort. It's all there - people who have a strong belief system, friends who stick by each other no matter what and parents who set a good example by living decent lives. Children will love this book for its honesty and their parents will feel a renewed conviction because of it.
The book reads quickly and easily, and the suspense builds as Taneesha and Carli bravely face the inevitable meeting with the bully. Illustrations by Chris Seaman contribute to the texture and warmth of the book. The glossary is excellent for children with its simplistic definitions and is also helpful for those of us who have been practicing this Buddhism for awhile to see how uncomplicated it really is.

This is by far the best tarot deck and book set on the market. A modern interpretation of the tarot focused on understanding and working with relationships. The book is easy to read and interpret, with practical advice information. A must have for anyone who's ever been in a relationship. Whether it is first love or marriage, you'll find everything you need to further communication and sail past the rough spots.

At last! Help in simple language to introduce and instruct beginners in this lovely and healthful form of gentle exercise.Robert Parry understands how to take the confusing element out of tai chi and put it in the reach of anyone who is serious about the form. Step by step instructions are easily understood due to the author's simplfied illustrations and text. I recommend this book to everyone who is looking for an informative,comprehensive, easy to understand guide book for tai chi.

This resource show how churches they can help people achieve spiritual growth. He sets forth theological perspective of Christian education. This resource includes such topic as cognitive moral, and faith development. I highly recommend it.

As a student of American History and as a teacher of American History and Government I have found this book to be incredibly helpful, informative and inspiring. Malcolm X is a figure in American History that deserves more recognition and this book helps students and teachers re-evaluate his contributions. It also worth reading even if you are not a teacher or a student but just interested in malcolm X and African-American studies.

This is one of those books that falls out of print and causes mass panic in graduate student communities as we find ourselves hunting for copies with on-line rare book search engines with no hope for success. Can't find it used when no one will let go of it. Saints be praised, its back. Kaplan's essays 'demonstratives' and 'afterthoughts' are classics and need to be studied by anyone interested in the golden triangle of philosophy (phil. language, mind, and epistemology). Kit Fine's essay on de re modality is excellent, and with articles by Peacocke, Wettstein, Almog, and a host of other friends of Kaplan, no entry will fail to repay serious attention. Do not miss the opportunity to purchase this book.

Perry's text is the original, definitive expression of William James' philosophy, outside of the writings of James -- a founder father of the philosophical genre of pragmatism, contemporary American social thought and modern psychology -- himself. Despite the multitude of books written on and about James and his ideas since, no serious student of William James should be without or ignore this one. It is the Genesis-text, as it were, of Jamesean studies.

Perry organizes and effectively analyzes the whole array of James' diverse writings (including reprints of some tremendous and now otherwise difficult to find selections), enabling any reader to obtain a comprehensive and detailed understanding of James' philosophy. At the same time, Perry infects his analysis with a solid and enduring illustration of James's personality, without ever becoming either trite or merely philosophical biography.

Perry's own skills as a writer are evident in such passages as the following, which is a most memorable description of the breadth and depth of Jame's character: "[James] called himself empiricist, pluralist, pragmatist, individualist, but whenever he did so he began at once to hanker after the fleshpots of rationalism, monism, intellectualism, socialist. He liked body in his philosophizing, and he hated to leave out anything that had either flavor or nutritive value. He was much more afraid of thinness than he was of inconsistency."

In one or two places, the serious James scholar might have a difference of opinion with Perry's analysis, whether historical or philosophical, but all philosophy texts are susceptible to such criticism, and Perry's is less susceptible than most. Indeed, it will be by treating Perry's text as a sound starting place that the inexperienced or unfamiliar reader might become such an adept analyst and capable of interpreting James' life, character and thought so well.

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