This book is ok. It has pretty good diagrams. The downfall of this book is that the African American section is the last 20 pages of the book. I thought this book could have been 50/50.

I obtained this book free as part of a tax software promotion, and it is certainly worth every penny I paid. Kidding aside, it would make a fine supplemental text for a high school economics class - the tone is light and conversational, the advice is sound (if elementary), and all essential ideas are clearly explained. However, adults with a real interest in their financial futures probably already know this stuff and would be better served by a more detailed book.

This volume is a compendium of six earlier works by Bailey and Huszar. The collection includes the books: My Mom, My Dad, Brothers, Sisters, Grandpa and Grandma.

The format pairs large photos of a variety of families from many cultures doing everyday things with simple descriptive sentences. The photos, taken by professional photographer Huszar, who specializes in children's portraiture, are colorful and well composed. Unfortunately, the editing and printing process did something funky to them, because they are slightly out of focus and grainy, and it doesn't appear that was intentional.

Still children will enjoy looking at these pictures of families doing fun things together and exploring the ideas that different family members play different roles.

Hoffman and Bailey have compiled a couple hundred brief descriptions of fads from the United States. The focus is on fads from the last 50 years. There isn't any analysis of what fads really are, or what makes them happen, but it's interesting reading. It's enjoyable for anyone interested in fads, but I particularly recommend it for younger readers.

I love stories about wise old women--the kind who are brave and as clever as they are caring. I was hoping this would be a book full of stories of such women, but I was disappointed. Only half of the tales featured a wise old woman as a main character, and although they were well-told, none of the stories were very compelling. As a collection, this book seemed to lack focus due to poorly chosen tales.

However, one element in this book is outstanding. A mural-of-sorts runs along the bottom of each page--a different mural for each tale. These murals tell the tale in minature and are a joy to explore. I found myself skipping ahead just to see what each new mural would be. This unique feature makes this book worth a look.

This is a must read for any and all interested in the men behind the executions; specifcally, in Albert Pierrepoint and England's other hangmen. There are problems, however. For example, Brian Bailey makes some egregious errors of fact, two of which are glaring: First, Herman Goering's corpse was not hanged. Second, Caryl Chessman died in San Quentin's gas chamber, not its (non-existent) electric chair. Mr. Bailey's worst offense, however, is his self-righteous and drumbeat condemnations of the death penalty, and his condescending and nasty attitude toward those ignorant and barbaric enough to be proponents of the death penalty (a group of which I'm proud to be a member). After all, Mr. Bailey's book is subtitled "The History of Execution from Jack Ketch to Albert Pierrepoint," not "The Death Penalty Has Been Repealed; How Smug I Am." With these provisos in mind, the book is worth looking for, finding, and reading.

As I said before, there is more to bakersfield than just pictures. Monsieur Bailey needs to open is optic lense to capture more of the reality within the daily lives of it's citizens. He is a well read person, but tends to dwell on the overall perspective of this wonderful city that many proudly call home.

During my years of administrating my own business, I had read many books relating to this common topic. And this book, is not just one of hundreds. It gives you real methods on modifying situation, to enhance our success. I believe its worth the time to read it, to improve leadership skill which are vital in this modern "millennium" time.

This book comprises everything from A to Z. It provide students even professional builders a quick recall/review of construction environment associated terms, elements and functions. Although, most of the subjects are mentioned and provided necessary example and explaination, there are only can be treated as a guildline. If anyone who wanted for a more detailed explanation and case study, this may not be the one. Since the building industry is so complex and varies all the time, this books can provide a good management basic for all reletated discipline.

I'm generally pleased with the book.