John Parnell's precise first-hand research + Paul Debois' great close-up photography yield an absolutely indispensible reference book for the serious Mini Cooper buyer + restorer.

With 120 pages featuring over 200 specially commissioned color photos that target specific distinctions between models + international variations, this book will reveal the true history of any car claiming to be an authentic Cooper or S. All those fake Coopers would undermine the value of real ones without this guide to distinguish between them.

Once you own a real Cooper, this book will point out which details are original + which details have been modified over the life of the car. That information should prove invaluable for winning concours events.

THREE CHEERS FOR PARNELL, DEBOIS + THEIR PUBLISHERS!

This book was so good I gave it to my childrens elementary library. My sons class was studying native americans and this was just perfect. The artwork was simply beautiful. A very talented artist.

Marilyn Cooper is no stranger to creating wonderful coffee table books such as this. In years past, she has blessed living rooms across the globe with such titles as "Pictures of Tile," "A Price Guide to Tubs: Prices Not Included," and "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Feverishly Scrubbing Grout" which garnered a Pulitzer. She also co-wrote the book "Creative Floor Polishing for Couples" with her husband Alice Cooper and Pamela des Barres. Few would argue, however, that "The Pictoral Guide to Toothbrush Holders: Price Guide Included" is her unsung masterpiece.

With photographer Herb Ritts carefully choreographing each superb shot, it's not hard to see why this tome has earned it's place in the upper echelons of toothbrush holder coffee table books. Cooper is guilty of excellent judgment in surrounding herself with superior talent in her work, and her choice of Ritts is no exception. Take for instance the beautiful photograph of Shane MacGowan's rust-stained toothbrush holder on page 73. Ritts' photography accentuates the concept of addition by subtraction. Since MacGowan obviously does not own a toothbrush, the streaks of brown from years of dormancy take on a greater role. Genius. The artistry that Cooper uses in displaying the price is equally mesmerizing. "$1.59" absolutely glows from the page. Other celebrity toothbrush holders are also given similar star
treatment. Particularly enlightening is the almost empty tube of Topol subtly lying next to Gary Coleman's pewter toothbrush holder. It says so much by only saying "$25.99". Bravo Marilyn!

Unfortunately this book is now out of print, but diligent antique hunters would be best advised to dig through any collection of illustrated bathroom accessory coffee table books that they come across with hopes of finding this title. I already own a copy, but I wish you the best in trying to wrestle it away from the furious scratching from my claw-like fingers.

Plato is a master, because he is qualified to teach the beginning philosophers like us. He teaches the step by step process of moving from confusion toward peace. For example, Plato shows us how to become peaceful about the disturbing question of whether the fear of death may be conquered?

The things that bring about confusion in the human mind are problems. Problems are the unexplained differences in our observations. To illustrate, some people are fearful in relation to death. Mention the word "death" and the heart begins pounding, the mouth dries up, and one's skin becomes blanched. But Socrates was not fearful in relation to death. "He died so fearlessly," writes Plato. The heart of Socrates was calm and not pounding when he approached death. As a result, a person becomes confused when observing the difference between people with fear and a brave Socrates in relation to death.

Confusion is a good feature to have, because confusion leads to wonder, and wonder is the cause of feeling youthful. The youthful, honest observer is a person who naturally wonders about Socrates. Why is it that Socrates was calm at the time of his death?

The third step after confusion and wonder toward peace is Poetry. Poetry increases a person's wonder and brings about a desire for a solution to the problem. Plato introduces a poem about a ship, "in which, according to Athenian tradition, Theseus went to Crete when he took with him the fourteen youths, and was the savior of them and of himself." This poem supports the conclusion that wondering about the fearless Socrates will bring about peace. Just as Theseus saved fourteen youths from death, so to will Socrates save us from the fear of death.

Rhetoric is expressed with a speech that moves a listener from wonder and desire for a solution toward hope. Hope is an attraction for a person who has conquered the fear of death. Socrates triggers our hope with a trick of rhetoric when he says, "I do not grieve as I might have done, for I have good hope that there is yet something remaining for the dead." Socrates then stimulates our confidence in him by stating a major premise. "I think the true philosopher is always pursuing death." And because Socrates is a true philosopher, Socrates has always pursued death. Consequently, Socrates is qualified to conquer the fear of death.

Philosophy is next with its tools of definitions, arguments and challenges to the arguments. Socrates defines death as "the completion...of the separation of soul and body".

Every argument is composed of premises and a conclusion. Socrates employs five different premises to support the same conclusion: that we are going to be aware of organizing something after death. The first premise composing the first argument is the following proposition:
Everything that becomes "released" must be a thing that exists after becoming released.

The second argument is based on the following major premise:
Every thing with parts can be separated. For example, a tire can be separated from its car, because a tire is a part of the car. But, according to Socrates, no soul is a thing with parts. The soul is "not compounded". Therefore, no soul can be separated. And because separation is death, no soul has death, which means that the soul's organization activities will not become terminated, ever.

Argument number three opens with a clear direction from Socrates. "Mark the point at which I am aiming," he says. "Essential opposites exclude one another." For example, the number three is odd and cannot be even. "Will not the number three perish or undergo anything rather than be made an even number, while remaining three?" Again, a number cannot be three and even at the same time. But living is the essential opposite of dying. Therefore, living excludes dying. And because the soul is the source of living, the soul cannot die. Thus, the soul will be aware of organizing something after separating from the body.

The last stage from confusion toward peace is the experience of peace itself. Peace is rest with appreciation. But rest with appreciation is caused by good philosophical arguments. Therefore, peace follows good philosophical arguments. And the reader has several causes of thankfulness from the arguments and counter arguments above. First, we can be certain of our hope in Socrates. He shows us how to conquer our fears with poetry, rhetoric, definitions, arguments and sound conclusions.

Then, raising the cup to his lips, quite readily and cheerfully he drank off the poison. Up to then most of us had been able to control our sorrow; but when we saw him drinking and saw too that he had finished the drink, we could no longer forbear, and in spite of myself my own tears were flowing fast, so that I covered my face and wept, not for him, but at the thought of my own calamity in having to part from such a friend.

Socrates alone retained his calmness. The activity of focusing on the soul was a top priority for Socrates and he seriously addressed the fear of death. Plus, he showed kindness to his challengers Concerning these things we can be certain and forever thankful.

respeced sir,

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thanx.

This book is special. My family comes from Mountain City Tenn and I thought no one else was like us. This book chronicles a lifestyle never revealed in the romantic narratives of what most people think of as "the south". As a Delaware Northern Girl, it makes me sad that my parents relocated and I will not live like that.

This book both extols and maps the art of storytelling. As is evident from the storytelling CDs and cassettes of Rives Collins ("We All Have Songs We All Have Stories" on the Louisa May Alleycat Music label and "Let's Fill Up the House with Stories and Songs" on the Southport Records/Louisa May Alleycat Music label--reachable at LMAMusic@aol.com), Rives is a masterful storyteller. He knows how to marshall the power of story and to share with his readers and students the craft skills required for the oral tradition. Readers are both inspired to--and guided in how they can--tell their own stories and create magic from thin air. Pam Cooper's special expertise as author, teacher and storyteller brings special depth to the book.

The Power That Binds continues the story of Julia Morton's arrival in Deva. A year has passed since the events chronicled in The God Decrees, and Julia has settled into her new life with Keverin, but Lord Mortain is now ready to continue his campaign to conquer Deva.

When King Pergann is assassinated by a traitor, Julia and Keverin are summoned to a conclave of Lords to discuss the situation and raise a new king who might then defeat Mortain's ambitions, but upon entering the capital they find traitors and intrigue at almost every turn. With enemies surrounding her, Julia is forced once again to use her magic not to heal, but to kill.

The book shows a much deeper and richer view of Deva and its people. The first book concentrated on Julia and her decisions, this one shows us the consequences of those decisions and how they will likely effect not only her future, but the future of the entire world. The various kingdoms and empires are busy realigning themselves to either ally or oppose Julia and are blind to the threat that the Tamorshin empire poses.

I'm looking forward to the next book called The Warrrior Within. I'm hoping there might be more on the old ones mentioned in the first book and hinted at in the second.

Being a recent nursing student I have to say I really liked this book. Mary C. Townsend did an excelllent job breaking down the material. It contains nursing diagnosis, chapter summaries,case studies and chapter reviews. It included every aspect of information that made paperwork, careplans, clinical prep-work and studying a bit easier. I would reccomend this book to any nursing student especially if this may be your future field.

The most complete handbook for rehabilitators of diurnal and nocturnal birds of prey. Very good information on all possible aspects of determining and healing all kinds of problems which could occur in this field. Good tables and figures complete this significant work and is a must have for laboratories and rehabilitation centers working with raptors and owls. Also falconers will gain a good impression on the possible diseases and illnesses of their most beloved birds. The only minus could be its presentation being ringbanded and if written by a typewriter but this should be forgotten as the information included is yet the best in its field in addition with previous work of these authors.