Finally a book that deals with how to take over a new leadership position. I have seen so many managers who have started in a new position and immediately insulted or upset long time employees. Some of the thoughts presented are somewhat disjointed from what proceeded, but overall an easy read. I read as many management books as I can, and am very suprised that I have not seen any on this subject before. The simplicity of the approach may make this book appear inconsequential, but the ideas presented are so important. Finally!

This tiny book is concise and straightforward. If you want to save time and have only 1 hour to read. This is for you.

I was using this book as a resource to summarize social studies topics, people, and events for grades K-6. This book explained the national standards clearly. It provided great interdisciplinary connections with many helpful lessons plans. It shows pictures. It explains itself. This book is definitely worth getting.

I love Jilly Cooper's funny language and admire her storytelling ability. This volume contains two love stories. I gave it four stars, all o which mainly go to Emily. It's a story about a London girl who falls fast for a dashing but difficult artist, marries him and moves to Scotland. In Scotland married life turns out to be less than pleasant slightly "gothic", as Emily starts to wonder about her husband's motives. Cooper's writing is full of puns and really enjoyable.

Bella was okay as a story, and the writing is funny as well, but I don't like its naive heroine.

"Eyewitness Matter" tells everything about Matter. It has chapters on solid matter, liquid matter and gas matter, plus chapters on molecules in motion, crystals, hot matter and more! All of the chapters in the book have descriptive information on the topics in Matter. If you have gotten the other Eyewitness Science Series books, then make sure you have this one.

The Willow King mysteries of Natasha Cooper are of an old style that had been modernized. There is little explicit violence; all sex is tasteful, but the plots and characterization is modern. I was reminded somewhat of P.D. James.

Willow King leads a double life -- bureaucrat in a fictional British government bureau -- Department of Old Age Pensions and as a writer of romance novels. This twist of personalities helps to make the story interesting.

The characterizations and the evoking of a keen sense of place were highlights for me. The actual plot, though interesting, is not particularly unusual, although there was a very interesting twist in the end that I should have seen coming, but didn't.

A useful addition to the Routledge key thinkers series and a very helpful guide for students in various types of 'environmental studies'.

Clearly, any choice of 'key thinkers' in any area will be partial and provisional. However, Palmer has done a good job of offering a broad selection, from religious founders to philosophers to writers to scientists to activists. The compilers are also well chosen, experts by and large. For instance J. Baird Callicott and Holmes Rolston III appear both as 'key thinkers' and as contributors.

A particular strength of this collection of biographical essays is that is covers a much wider historical scope than many of the standard readers in environmental studies. Thus it goes some way towards setting more recent thinkers in their historical context. Also very helpful are the bibliographies appearing with each entry of the individual's 'major writings' and of recommended 'further reading'.

A book of this sort succeeds if it gently makes readers aware of what they do not know, arouses their interest, makes them keen to explore further. While many of the subjects described here were already known to me, there are many others about whom I am now looking forward to learning more. In short, success.

This book is a great resource for those interested in education theory. The author provides the reader with a short overview of the thinking of each of the individuals covered. I particularly appreciate the international diversity represented in this book. I found the book provided my students with a more global perspective on education theory and motivated them to do more independent research on the topic. I recommend this book as a resource and a good introduction to education theory.

Michael Cooper's book "Fighting for Honor" provides insight into the treatment of Japanese Americans before, during and after World War II. The status and treatment of Asians in the U.S. and especially on the West coast is discussed in the early portion of the book. As for other portions of the book, this should be educational for children not familiar with the history of that time. Mr. Cooper does an excellent job in describing the resettlement of Japanese Americans at the beginning of the war along with a map showing the War Relocation Authority Camps. Throughout the book, Mr. Cooper attemps to describe the thinking and mood of the Japanese Americans. There are good examples of the exploits of Japanese American soldiers fighting for the U.S. during the war and a sad chapter describing the welcome the troops received after returning from the war. Throughout the book there are very good photographs illustrating the subject being discussed. This is an excellent history book for children describing the treatment of Japanese Americans during World War II.

I found the writing to be first rate. The illustrations were beautiful, although in some cases the color reproduction could have been better. Readers interested in Balinese art won't find a better book.