Collins is a big shot in science studies. He introduced a rather strong research tradition in the sociology of science. There he looks at controversies in science and shows that scientific truth is being produced continously by the scientists. Basically, his point is that science is a social enterprise, done by people and that social mechanisms are inherent to scientific results and by no means just flaws in a otherwise pure science.

This little book gives a collection of various case-studies (from relativity to para-science) that have been given a treatment of this kind. The different topics make it easy and interesting to read and show that the same mechanisms work in any scientific field. I particularly like the book because it relates various case-studies that otherwise have little in common with one another.

For some, science is a super hero. It helps to save lives with developments like incubators, surgeries, and medicines. Science brings tools like computers, cordless phones, and DVDs into existence. Others, however, view science as a monster that brings with it pollution, greed, and destruction. Science, as explained in this book, is a very human activity with the full range of problems and possibilities of which man himself is capable. Explained within this book, is the findings of science and exactly how science goes about making progress. This is a very interesting and insightful read. I highly recommend it to pracitioners of science and to students who are studying any type of science. I also recommend it to the layman who wishes to know more about how science really works.

dorthy day helped alot of people, had a hard life but was always ready to help people

good book to read it gives some people hope which have no hope great

A great adaption from the major 1976 motion picture starring Christopher George, Andrew Prine and Richard Jaeckel and was directed by William Girdler by Film Ventures International. Grizzly is much different than the film, the ending is way much better and there's more action in the book and Will Collins describes a lot of how the bear became a killer grizzly! I would recommend it, for the people who are a fan of the film.

Layout of booklet. 83 pages long. Section 1. How and why people lose at Keno, Playing Kitchen Keno, Section 2. How to make a keno ticket and a keno way ticket. Section 3. How to read a rate book, odds chart. Section 4. The right tickets to Play. Section 5. money Management. Section 6. Picking the right numbers. Section 7. General info. to help you win. SEction 8. Alternate play plans, playin keno in NV, Normal play plan summary, Glossary, blank keno tickets to copy.

Good book to read on junket or any airline on the way to VEGAS! If you are New to Keno good book to read! Light weight. Paperback. Fonts larger sized than most books. Easier read. Explains the best way he can!

Each gorgeous, full-color, oversize spread covers a different historical topic or region through the years, complete with maps, charts, and concise text. Examples include "The Spread of Islam from AD 632", "The Industrial Revolution in Europe", "The Russian Revolution 1917 to 1925." Overall the exposition is engaging and to-the-point. The authors are British; this shows up both in the spelling and in the text's occasionally rather tendentious interpretation of events, particularly those involving the United States "hegemony." For example, the election of Ronald Reagan is attributed to "Nationalism, a tax-payer's revolt, and a widespread wish to be reassured..." and Carter is not even mentioned.

But overall, this book is worth having for the overall quality of its presentation and the sheer volume of little facts packed into its maps and diagrams.

This unit plan comes on a CD and is one large PDF file. It has vocabulary lessons, study guides, quizzes, lesson plans, and extra materials, such as crosswords and word searches. The level of the material seems to be about right for my regular ed 7th graders, although it would be nice to have some more complex material as well. My students don't need it, but honors and gifted students could benefit from it. If you are teaching those classes, I would recommend The Hobbit: A Teaching Guide by Kathy Kifer, in addition to this CD.

The major reason I gave this CD 4 stars is that I don't have Adobe Acrobat and transferring the material to a word processor is tedious. I need to edit some of the pages to make them easier to photocopy and use as student handouts. This would be much easier with Adobe Acrobat.

Two minor quibbles: It is Gloin, not Golin and Durin's Day is the dwarves' new year, not the elves'. My students caught the latter error and I was actually rather proud of them for reading that carefully.

All in all, though I do recommend this CD. It has made teaching this book MUCH easier for me.

Dr. Collins provides an absolute essential manual for anyone who intends to counsel people in the Christian form. This is a step by step informative instruction manual, making the activity of providing emotional help to our fellow man within the ability and grasp of the average layman. Anyone even considering this field of endeavor should read this book first, and I highly recommend it to every Christian. There are many people around each of us who could benefit from the knowledge and wisdom contained within.

The book is written by three veteran New York City reporters who were immersed in Koch's politics during his administration. Now, on the eve of his successor's inauguration for a second term, Koch is still in the news almost daily, making this book on his City Hall past -- what he does and doesn't want you to know -- a must for interested parties.

This is an interesting book. It deals with a potential American future in which American Whites and Blacks spontaneously split up following the assassination of the first Black president and subsequent Black rioting,with Blacks taking most of the South (outside of Texas), as well as New Jersey, eastern Pennsylavania and the area around New York City. The thesis strikes me as eminently plausible but the author seems to suffer from a hesitancy to step too far outside the norms of political correctness enforced by America's new master class. Its good, but it could have been more honest and better