Buyer Beware! This is not just a sweet, sentimental "daddy" book. I was so excited when I picked up this book. I bought it for my infant daughter to give as her gift to Daddy on his first father's day. I thought it would be the perfect book for Daddy to read to our child. Well, here we were sitting closely reading "Daddy, Daddy" when my husband gets to this one page. It was like listening to a different book being read! I cannot remember the exact phrases, but they were something like "Daddy, Daddy, I saw you push Mama, I saw you drink too much out of the bottle." My husband was looking at me like, "What? " It was so out of character for the rest of the book! I have never torn a book in my life, but I carefully removed this page from Daddy, Daddy." Does any child really need to hear that? The rest of the book is beautiful, but this particular part RUINED it for us.

For a society that underestimates the power of the father in the home, this book is a must read. If you can get through two pages without identifying it to your own childhood needs, you indeed had a perfect father. if you can get through three pages without crying, you will understand the total need for a book like this one. If we as a society don't include and support our dads involvement in our kids lives, we indeed are being unjust and guilty of neglect to a resource that is right in front of our faces. Daddy's big hands can help eliminate a big source of our childhood injuries. Raising children in a home that is without the example of a father, is like forgetting the need for chocolate in fudge. It just doesn't turnout the same. thank you Candy

Sorry, not impressed. I haven't read anything else by Cooper, but this particular book reads like a not very good variation on ideas which were revolutionary when Robert Crumb used them in the 60s. There's nothing shocking or original or unique in telling a story of adolesence and confused sexual identity with cartoon animals portraying people, it was done many times before. The whole story is a pointless collection of very pointless stories, the only point of the whole thing being a rather obvious, cheap psychological, contreversial-like (only it isn't) message about sexual abuse and homosexuality. If you don't have an original approach, at least try to approach a subject that was less overdone.

So why three stars? For the artwork. It's really quite good, especially the large surrealistic landscapes. The book could have been much better if it was all just full-panel landscape shots. Cooper's black and white work is excellent, and the character design is also very nice. If you're into black and white comics - and if you're into comics mainly for the artwork - you'll enjoy this. If you're a big fan of underground comix, you'll enjoy this too. But it's by far not one of the best in the genre. Try 'Lenore', 'Johnny the Homocidal Maniac', anything by Daniel Clowes, Will Eisner or R. Crumb.

This book was so interesting..you will want to read it a few times...it really opened up some interesting dicussions between me and my friends. I love Mr. Coopers work.

Darby is a lovable, high spirited English Bull. He arrives by crate, special delivery to an unnamed family. The equally unnamed brother and sister try to train their anvil headed English Bull, (these dogs have anvil shaped heads) whose favorite activity appears to be chewing their cushions, photos and furniture. They make some success with their spirited dog and Darby learns to tinkle outside, bark, sit and stay on command. He just can't master that chewing problem, though.

Furious with the destructive behavior of the dog, the childrens' father insists that Darby be kept penned in his own fenced corner of the yard.

In an amazing, implausible series of events, the family home plunges into water, is immersed below (how did they all breathe) and Darby rescues them. Although the story left something to be desired, I loved the illustrations and was captivated by the English Bull. The illustrations alone were worth 5 stars.

Lisa Kopper introduced the world at large to Daisy, an English bull who imitates her owner's child and teaches her puppies as well as her owner's child how to get up to some serious mischief). This book will delight dog lovers, particularly those who love an anvil headed English bull.

I don't think much of the family's training methods in the book, since Bull Terriers should always be crate trained. However, the story is good, the art is up to Alexandra Day's usual marvellous standard, and Darby is a true BT, with all the loveable characteristics of the breed. My 4 year old son truely loved this book.

If you are looking for a sweet romance, DARE TO RETURN is sure to please.

Convincing dialogue and reactions had me rooting for the pair. Despite their stubborn pride, which comes through clearly through their actions, they both realize that their love has not diminished. Their inner struggles as they attempt to forgive and forget past mistakes are genuine and easy for the reader to appreciate. Surrounded by the descriptive narrative of coastal Australia, it was easy to imagine yourself sitting on the rocks as the surf crashed sending spray over your face.

"DARE TO RETURN is a reunion story, with a heroine who has matured and grown during the time apart. The hero is pretty much in the same spot as he used to be. Only with her advent does he start to at least question his thinking. I enjoyed the story, which has an easy tone and fairly light plot. Ms. Cooper-Posey's descriptions of the helicopters, of the rescue mission and of the Australian life in a tourist town are vivid, as is the scenery developed throughout the book. I can recommend DARE TO RETURN as a fun read, where the hero finally gets a clue."

A well crafted book. I can believe it accurately reflects people's difficulties, however the overall tone of the book is depressing, aimless, and pointless. I would not rate it as highly as the Deerhunter, Dispatches, or P. Caputo's novels of Vietnam, which are all *very* depressing

"Cooper's writing is nearly flawless in its immediacy and attention to detail and DUES will often leave readers stunnend and shaken. Thorne is a compelling, candid narrator, and no matter how angry or directionless, readers will refuse to abandon him." --Publishers Weekly

"DUES is a chilling first novel of war and escapism that will haunt the reader's memory for its intense reality..." --Library Journal

A very depessed man, France Preseren spent most of his life, wanting and yearning for a better life. Not only unhappy in love, also unwelcome at home, in his state, where he did not support some of the leading politicians and writers, he found himself alone and left to his poems. But in the end, they are left to us to understand them and to remember him as a great author, that could say a lot with one phrase. Unfortunately, people that read him too anxiously can become themselves very depressed. So take you space.

I havent read this book (sorry for rating), but i know France Preseren very well. He is the greatest Slovenia poet and his poetry showed the whole world, that such a small country such as Slovenia can have poetry, wich can easily compare to any other world literature. So it doesnt matter who was Preseren, what does matter is his work, and his work is fantastic. SO take a litle time and read some of his works, because he is the greates Slovenian romantic pomen and one of the best romantic world poems. He is not well known, but he deserves to be.

The story was enthralling,the battle scenes being some of the best i have read giving a vivid picture in your mind of what was happening.I very much look forward to the next installment.

Have you ever read a fantasy where all the heroic characters are men and all the women follow meekly along with all they say?

Not Julia! She has a mind of her own and uses it to confound Keverin of Athione. Keverin is Lord Athione (Lord Protector of the West) and has never met anyone that could frustrate him so much with so few words. Julia's was training hard for a place in the Brits Olympic team, when Keverin's friend magically summons her to Deva. Keverin was expecting someone who could help him fight his enemies, what he got was an argumentative woman that never does what he tells her!

I liked the God Decrees a lot. The story is a romantic fantasy set in a time when men fight with swords and call murder justice. Deva is about to learn a new kind of justice :)

When I bought this book, I had fairly good Photoshop skills, a little Bryce 3D and not much more.

I was looking for something that would give me a few more advanced pointers and techniques on creating illustrations in the Digital media and "Going Digital : An Artist's Guide to Computer Illustration" sounded promising.

However when I received the book, I was somewhat disappointed... it is a good book for its intended audience, but not for my needs.

It's intended audience are traditional media artists who are wondering what Digital Art is all about but most likely had never turned on a Mac.

It is an overview on what digital art is, the benefits of using it, some very fine examples of what can be done, discussions on how to set up your digital studio and the costs involved, and an overview of the steps etc... but not much actually useful tips in creating digital art.

So it could also be summerised as "A Traditional Media Artist's Guide to Going Digital." In this light it would be worth five stars.

The illustrations are sumptuous and beautifully executed and fill the book and certainly act as an inspiration.

But I'm afraid that if you want some hands-on pointers on illustrating in Photoshop or Painter etc, it's best to look elsewhere.

For any artist working in traditional media, this book will open your eyes to the world offered by the computer. In an age of technology, it is necessary to keep an open mind to survive in art. The computer does not have to signal the end of art as we know it but give us another avenue to explore and expand our creativity. Going Digital: An Artist's Guide to Computer Illustration is an excellent source of insight as well as inspiration. I recommend this book to anyone who has not yet experienced the true potential of the computer to enhance art.

Cooper-Bowen, much-published writer on the business of graphic design, usually addresses designers who are more comfortable with art than with profit-making. This book is no exception, but from that don't assume that the contents are either condescending or superficial. You should also not assume, if you already think of your practice as a sophisticated business, that this text will tell you nothing new. While we're not talking advanced economics here, the best advice Creative Marketing offers may be its frank assessment of when to rely on outside experts, and when to trust yourself. In plain language, the book tells you all the things you never learned in school about building a design business, with as much consideration for the artistic and personal rewards as the financial. Far from trying to force designers to fit a cold, big-business model, Cooper-Bowen's approach has everything to do with knowing exactly who you are. She encourages directness, individuality, and honesty as the best tools for long-term success. She presents experience-based (as opposed to theoretical) outlines for business plans, marketing plans, prospecting, and sales: explicit, 1-2-3 checklists structure a process most of us approach intuitively. That structure can help you stay objective as you define your own strengths, weakness, and goals-one of the hardest tasks of entrepreneuring. These nuts-and-bolts proceedures are illustrated by case studies of actual studios, showing Cooper-Bowen's ideas in action. The situations and personalities sound very familiar, and the solutions may elicit a few sighs of relief from those who've been struggling to remake themselves in some corporate mold. Creative Marketing gives great attention to personal and written communication, an area in which many visual communicators tend not to shine. Her clear guidelines for good letter, telephone, and personal presentation, backed by relevant and convincing examples, set realistic goals for effectively polishing your own image. Although I have to admit that, as an editor, I wish the author had given her own text-particularly her punctuation-another round of revision, the content itself is unusually realistic, and so precisely tailored to its audience as to be well worth the small investment for any small studio owner who suspects they could be doing better. I wish I'd read a book like this-and taken its advice-when I was struggling to make my freelance business fly. (from Nancy Bernard, Managing Editor of Critique Magazine.)

Linda Cooper Bowen's guide to creative marketing is an essential step-by-step tool for any design professional -- at any level -- seeking to generate new business and improve their image. With such diverse and relevant topics as the role of the marketing manager, positioning your image, and successful promotion programs, she presents solid methods and easy ways to grow even an established design studio. I particularly appreciate the chapter on finding (and keeping) the best clients. It's the most important part of my own job, and I can sense the ways my firm will benefit from Cooper Bowen's expertise.

Hi, folks! I just wanted to thank you for taking the time to read this. I'd like to go on record as saying that I learned a lot from this book. It is definitely different from his first two books (no new trading methods in this one, just reinforcement of the ones he's already introduced) but as a novice trader, this really helped me gather my thoughts during trading hours. In fact, I have probably paid for the book many times over since I first got it about 2 years ago. I strongly believe that many more would-be traders will benefit from this book as I have. Love ya, Jeffy!

This book is composed almost exclusively of jeff coopers daily learning sheets from his service. These sheats give commentary on what he looks for and how he applies his strategies. i found the "stepping in front of size" section to be most informative. that said, I did expect more. the advertizing said something like "would you like to look over coopers shoulder as he trades?". I expected to see examples going through the whole process of his trades. sellection, buying, moving up stops, and then selling out of individual trades. ie the whole process. (the book almost exclusively covers entry in the examples) he did discuss other aspects, but i was hoping for examples that would truely make it like "looking over his shoulder"(not only entry but where he sells, money mgt) . however, The book is still very usefull for people interesed in learning how to apply coopers short term methods, so i do recomend it. Any lesson that can be learned by spending this amount on a book plus study is well worth it, as learning in the markets is nessisary but very expensive.