I THINK THIS BOOK IS EXCELLENT FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO LEARN TO SIGN. ITS GREAT FOR BEGINNERS, BUT ALSO ADVANCED USERS. I FOUND IT VERY CHALLENGING TO LEARN HOW TO SIGN BUT THIS BOOK WAS VERY HELPFUL, AND I RECOMMEND IT TO PEOPLE OFALL AGES WHO WISH TO LEARN TO SIGN. I NOW HAVE MANY DEAF FRIENDS, BECAUSE AFTER I USED THIS BOOK, I VISITED MANY DEAF PEOPLE AND BECAME FRIENDS WITH THEM. IT IS A GREAT BOOK AND HAS HELPED ME FOUND GREAT FRIENDSHIPS.

"Roy Collins' beautifully written and illustrated book sheds new light on the origin and development of the I Ching. It also offer insightful guidance on how to use The Book of Changes to interpret the rhythms and cycles of daily life. Highly recommended for both novices and experienced practitioners.

-- Alex Jack, co-author of the Cancer-Prevention Diet, faculty member of the Kushi Institute and I Ching instructor.

A small book with over 1500 first names, their meanings and origins. Also provides pronunciation guideance and explains the most common Sikh, Hindu, Muslim, Afro-caribbean and European names. A good range of names, listed alphabetically and a popularity table (for England and Wales!). Overall very useful!

"The Flavors of Home" is a highly readable and well-illustrated account of the variety and richness of edible plants in the San Francisco Bay Area. Before reading it, I could never have imagined that an urban realm of some 6 million people would house such a rich supply of edibles (and a surprising abundance in our own backyards!)

Ms. Roos-Collins thoughtfully informs you of the types and usages of local plantlife, provides recipes, and warns you where danger lurks. The hand-drawn illustrations by Rose Craig are excellent.

I highly recommend this wonderful resource to anyone wanting to know more about the variety and seasonal availability of edible foliage in the Bay Area.

Collaboratively compiled and edited by the team of Anne Collins Goodyear, Roger Launius, Anthony Springer, and Bertram Ulrich, Flight: A Celebration Of 100 Years In Art And Literature provides the interested reader with a truly exceptional, panoramic survey of the history of aviation collecting selections of art, science fiction, and literature from across the last century. Gorgeous, full-color artworks showcased with excerpts from cherished classics make Flight a most engaging and enjoyable read for aviation lovers everywhere, and an ideal "Memorial Fund" acquisition selection for academic and community library systems.

This is one of the best books that I've come across. Richard L. Collins does a great job of covering the basics of weather and what is really going on in order to build on real useful knowledge. Once he completes that, Richard takes you on 40+ actual flights where he talks about the briefing that he got, what the weather is really like and what the NOOA maps showed after the flight (since they always look at the past).

You learn more than just about weather. You learn about how to work with FSS, what to ask, and why forecasts are sometimes so different than actual when they shouldn't be. After reading this, I felt a lot more confident about my IFR weather planning and flying and look at the weather with a whole new mind set.

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Michael Collins was a NASA astronaut from 1963-1970. During that time he flew on two missions: Gemini 10 and Apollo 11. These two missions, along with his training and military career are described in great detail in his earlier book "Carrying the Fire" which is geared for an older audience. This book is essentially same as "Carrying the Fire", but written with a younger audience in mind. However, I feel that many adults would like this book as well. You can't beat the price either, 4.95$ for any book is a great bargin

The book opens with Collins describing the day of the first moon landing and then he begins to reflect on all the events that led him to be on Apollo 11 that day. The first few chapters of the book describe his earlier fascination with aircraft that ultimately led him to join the US Air Force. After an interesting and exciting career in the Air Force, which included being a test pilot at Edwards Air Force Base, he is chosen to be an astronaut in the third group selected. After years of training he eventually lift offs on his first flight in Gemini 10 with John Young. After more training and a nearly career-ending neck operation, he flies on Apollo 11.

Through out this book, the author describes his feelings and experiences about being an astronaut, what it's like to fly in space, what he did, what he saw and all the numerous sacrifices he and his family made so that he could be an astronaut. His experience of being alone while orbiting the moon is exhilarating. All this done in a very non-technical and jargon free way.

One final thing to add, this book won several Outstanding Book of Year Awards.

I'm preparing for my second trip to Amsterdam, so when reviewing guidebooks for this second trip, I have some idea of the places the guidebook is discussing.

Fodor's Gay Guide to Amsterdam is the best of the many guidebooks I've reviewed. It is well organized, and Andrew Collins communicates in his writing how this exciting city really is, a vibrant wonderful place with endless things to see and do, for anyone, gay or straight.

If you're looking for a good guide to make your trip a success, then this is the guide for you.

In _Following Your Path_, Alexandra Collins Dickerman has presented us with the tools to draft the map of our lives so we can readily find all the shady glens, the exhilarating rapids that challenge us to expand our skills and strengths, and the "supporting characters" that are already there to share wisdom and guidance but that we may not yet have met. Using archetypes found in the major arcana of the tarot - an ancient system that expresses the very structure of personal development, she encourages us to personalize each archetype in a way that makes it accessible to us as we mature. Some people only grow old. Others really do mature. Which will you be?

Now in an updated sixth edition, Forages: An Introduction To Grassland Agriculture is an exhaustive educational resource concerning the science of forages and grasslands, and using them in agriculture without destroying them. Collaboratively compiled and edited by Robert F. Barnes, C. Jerry Nelson, Michael Collins, and Kenneth J. Moore, Forages benefits from twenty-four contributors who combine their scientific perspectives in this informed and informative resource concerning nutrient management, grassland ecosystems, seed production, grazing management and much more. Forages is a welcome and highly recommended contribution to Agricultural Science reference collections and curriculum texts.