Earl Anthony's book, Winning Bowling, has several positivepoints. First, I found his concept of spare shooting in this bookvery helpful. Anthony outlines in shooting spares four basicpositions: Strike Position (which also corresponds to Crossover Line), Left Center, Far Left, and Far Right. Anthony essentially takes samples of each spare group and demonstrates what foot position and angle would maximize conversion. I have applied this to my technique, and I have been having greater spare conversion success. However, I found his discussion of shooting Strike Angles, and in particular the first Arrow Angle, somewhat unclear. This book is not one which will aid you in adjusting to given lane conditions, but rather, how to execute each kind of strike shot. In the book, there is no discussion of oily or dry lane conditions. Also useful are the "super secrets", and his description of faults in the swing. I discovered from this book that one of the major faults in my own swing was side-wheeling, and this discovery helped me to swing the ball straighter, as well as save the skin on my thumb! For the advanced bowler, it may not have as much pertinent information, but for the beginning and intermediate bowler wanting to understand the swing a bit better, it is a good book to have on the shelf.

This book entirely is a book more for a beginner. Yes,learning progress starts from the basic however, if more writing for improving to higher level average bowlers will be a good credit. Not much pictures and illustrations.

Earl Anthony has managed to pack so much information into this book it's really hard to know where to start this review.

Let's concentrate on something that had never occured to me to ask my coach, among many others covered in this book.

What is lift? Here was the answer in black and white. It was also easy to follow the concept that Earl was trying to get across. Additionally, the simple demonstration that Earl uses in the book really makes the concept even more lucid. I finally see good rotation on my ball, and has it ever made a difference in how well the ball hits the pocket!

This aspect of the game that is so important for anyone who is just learning to throw a hook. Why was it so well kept a secret? It wasn't but I didn't think to ask, duh!!!

This book belongs on any bowling fans library shelves.

This book was just plain boring! I read 3/4 of the book before I realized where the author was going with her storyline. I have read other books by this author and found her style of writing to be fantastic! Hoping that her next book will be written in the wonderful, creative style I have come to admire.

If you like futuristic/fantasy and "what if's..." this book is for you, and I was definitely NOT disappointed! This type of read is along the line of 'romance' in the Star Wars trilogy (Leia & Han), and Star Trek (Commander Riker and Councilor Troy). I picked up this book because I enjoyed "Awakenings," (also by Ms. Dawson) and wanted to read more by this author. "Crystal Enchantment" had just enough character detail in the beginning to pike my interest, though the story was a bit predictable. It had a good hook in the beginning (the antagonist) to get the action going. I happen to very much enjoy the 'space' type futuristic novels, especially when two diametrically opposed characters are trying to avoid each other. I also liked that Ms. Dawson kept the hero and heroine quickly moving from place to place, and world to world. I read it in one day I was so involved! Happy reading!

What fun can be had spending endless evenings typing in addresses of various Web sites that can no longer be found. If this is gay and lesbian life online, then we are extinct. Perhaps this reflects the changeable and flaky nature of gay culture, but the reader might be better off saving the money and doing a creative search, sans book. They will certainly come up with more than "Not Found"..."Not Found"..."Not Found."

While doing research for my book, I came across Gay and Lesbian Online quite by accident. Thinking that there might be some useful information in this book, I thought I would give it a try and hope for the best.Boy, I am glad I did! With technology changing the landscape of information gathering, this book is a must for the bisexual,gay,transgendered,and lesbian community and should be on every bookshelf across America! Kudos to Mr. Jeff Dawson!

Saranne Dawson returns to Intrigue with a book that seems to have written solely for her. Lord knows, she's probably the only one who can know what's going on for most of the first half. Reading the back-cover copy is a must, since you won't have any idea what's going on otherwise. After an abrupt two-page prologue, we're introduced to Zach Hollis, a cop convicted of attempted murder, and Charlotte "C.Z." Morrison, a psychologist working in a prison counseling inmates. Zach and C.Z. met before he was incarcerated, and were attracted to each other, although nothing happened. Yet from the start, Zach asks C.Z. to help him escape from prison--which she readily does, though she has no reason to believe in his innocence, other than the fact that she's attracted to him. Once out and on-the-run, it doesn't take the two long to declare their love, fall into bed, and set about proving his innocence.

Zach and C.Z. discuss his innocence and the case early on, but it's a conversation that makes no sense, since it takes Dawson another fifty pages to fully explain what Zach is accused of doing. Plus, you get the feeling much of their relationship has been established long before the book began. When the characters say they're in love early in the book, then push their relationship to the side while they work on the mystery, you know you're not going to get a fully-formed romance. About the only semblance of romance come from their periodic breaks to have sex. And it's not that the mystery is all that scintillating: Zach is pretty sure who did it from the start, and they never deviate from that belief. Which makes for some very slow going. Make that verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry sloooooooooooooooow.

The mystery is predictable (with no effort to make it otherwise), the suspense slight, and the romance nonexistent. You can't even care about the characters, since Dawson hardly lets us into Zach's head, and never for more than two paragraphs before moving back to C.Z.'s POV. As a result, Zach just seems moody, with little explanation why, while C.Z.'s just a bore. All of which are good reasons to save your time and your money, rather than wasting them on something as depressingly bad as this.

Unlike the reveiwer, I really enjoyed the book and had no trouble following "what was going on."

from the back cover of the book:

Zach Hollis, is by the book cop, had been done wrong. He'd earned the respect of many men and love of one woman, Charlotte "CZ" Morrison. So when she found Zach as a fugitive she left behind her button-down ways and went on the run with him-to clear his name and find an elusive killer.

Fear ran like wildfire in CZ's veins, but in the depth of Zach's blue eyes was the conviction of an honest lawman-protector turned prey. With no one else to trust, with no safe haven, except in each other's arms, would their love be enough to overcome the odds?

I tend to agree with the previous reviewer, both on the number of stars and the developed characters. I enjoyed "Don't Turn Your Back on the Ocean" more; possibly because it was set around Monterey, CA where I spent some years. "Take a Number" fleshes out some of the characters so that you admire or sympathize with them or have disdain and contempt for them. Jeri Howard starts out with a case of hunting for missing money (hidden assets in a divorce case) and ends up investigating a murder. Her client, Ruth Franklin Raynor, is suspected of murdering her estranged husband but there are lots of other suspects with plenty of motive and less than ironclad alibis. Janet Dawson's strengths seem to be in developing her settings and her characters. The plots are okay too but not extraordinary. (I was going to say "earthshaking" but seeing as how the mysteries are set in California that might induce the author to bring in an earthquake in her next book!) I enjoy the series and still have a number of them to look forward to reading.

Jeri Howard is one of those "believable" characters - she has to work pretty hard to find her answers, and she doesn't often get the thrill and glamour of "traditional" PI's. The book's pace was moderate, most of the characters were well developed, their personalities grew as Jeri learned more about them. I think what I enjoyed most about the book, though, was the setting. I liked reading about the characters bobbing about in my neighborhood, and actually visualizing the areas they visit and drive through. I get the same pleasure from reading the Kat Colorado books, though I think Dawson is generally a better read.

Have only looked at the pictures. They are beautiful and inspirational.

The usual I-hate-you-but-I-love-you story line. Kolyn is likeable enough, but Ian is too tough. I found it hard to believe that she could fall in love with him as mean as he is to her at first. It's OK, but not great.

This is the story of Spring on the farm.
All the animals are having babies, the horse and the cow, the hen and the goat, and even the duck. Something strange happened with Mrs. Ducks eggs though, only 4 out of 5 hatched.

Well, Mrs. Duck knew number 5 must be really special, and was waiting for just the right moment to hatch; but to her horror the little girl from the farm house came and got her egg for Easter. What was mother duck to do?

She marched right up to the farm house and found her egg and sat down right on it not willing to let her little duckling be destroyed.
That was one brave Mama Duck!

To everyone's surprise on Easter morning
her little duck baby was born.
Happy Easter little duck, welcome to the world! A very cute story!

This book is a breezy and very readable discussion of the Korean War and the political maneuverings of the combatants at the truce negotiations. Bailey's discussion of the talks makes them appear quite dynamic and productive until the introduction of the POW/Repatriation issue. This is the author's main focus and makes the book worth reading.

Article 118 of the 3rd Geneva Convention of 1949 states that POWs shall

BE RELEASED AND REPATRIATED WITHOUT DELAY AFTER CESSATION OF ACTIVE HOSTILITIES.

It was this position that suggested to some, such as Turner Joy, chief US negotiator the the talks, that the repatriation issue should not be on the agenda at the truce talks since a truce was exclusively an agreement to stop the fighting. Repatriation occurred after, not during, truce discussions. However, quoting from a British Gov't White Paper analyzing article 118, Bailey continues...

"THE LANGUAGE CANNOT MEAN MORE THAN IT ACTUALLY SAYS. THE TERM USED IS 'RELEASED AND REPATRIATED' AND THIS DOES NOT MEAN FORCIBLY REPATRIATED, WHICH WOULD BE FOREIGN TO THE WHOLE SPIRIT OF THE CONVENTION. IT WAS TRUE THAT THE CONFERENCE AT WHICH THE POW CONVENTION HAD BEEN ADOPTED...."

considered this possibility. But they felt it could only be a rare occurence. The Convention was intended to help POWs and ...

AS LONG AS OBJECTION TO REPATRIATION WAS GENUINE, THE RIGHT TO ASYLUM COULD BE HELD TO PREVAIL OVER THE NORMAL OBLIGATION TO REPATRIATE. "

Sorry for the legalese but Bailey's book is a good attempt to make clear the basis for the UN/US stand on refusing to repatriate unwilling Chinese and NKPA forces. Bailey suggests that in a conflict of rights--repatriation vs. asylum-- the latter is controlling.

Nonetheless it does not address Joy's primary objection: the purpose of the truce is just to stop the fighting No matter how uncomfortable or uncertain the post truce outcome on the POW issue might be, it had no business on the agenda as an item. The language in Article 118 is quite clear that repatriation--of ANY KIND-- does not occur until the hostilities have stopped. In short we put the cart before the horse. In the endless months the negotiations bogged down on this issue, countless casualties and deaths resulted. In a war with far more than its share of tragedies and arrogance on the part of both sides, this was perhaps the greatest.

While many people will read this book and use it as an analysis of the pros and cons of coalition warfare/coalition diplomacy, it is somewhat less than that. Before a country or an alliance can begin negotiations, it must have clearly stated objectives and a clear sense of what it feels is worth fighting for and what it feels is worth negotiating away. Thus in Desert Storm a military decision was reached not to go all the way to Baghdad, and we stuck to it. The Korean War, in contrast, is an example of pragmatism run amok: Truman discards years of JCS analysis that 'Korea isn't strategically important to the US.' Along the way he tramples congress' exclusive right to declare war. Acheson abandons his own claim six months before that 'Korea is outside the US Sphere of influence.' MacArthur says the NKPA will run from the sight of Americans, then suddenly he needs every soldier in the Far East. First we won't cross the parallel..then its up to the UN, then its up to MacArthur, then we're in deep doo-doo (as a latter day pragmatist president might say, in his own little undeclared venture) 200 miles inside enemy territory.

I remember once hearing a Korean War vet say he left to ragtime and came home to rock'n roll. Of course the real tragedy is that 35,000 never came home at all. Within a decade another war, again undeclared, ultimately to claim 56,000. The real danger of coalition warfare, and fighting under the UN umbrella, is that it provides the Chief Executive with political cover so he can avoid seeking congressional approval. Dangerous...very very dangerous. Those who distrust coalition warfare and placing US forces under a UN flag are not neo-isolationist radicals. They simply ask that a President who feels the blood of American men (and women) is worth the dignity of a Congressional Declaration of War.

I don't know who was the fact checker or editor for this book, but he should be fired. A brilliant concept, but pathetic execution. There are many better books on this subject. Avoid like the plague. (I'm an Arts and Crafts dealer and collector and the errors I found in two minutes at the bookstore had me laughing to myself.)

I must agree with the first reviewer of this text. First let me say that this workbook is a decent starting point for those people who are learning about elements of Arts and Crafts style, design and architecture. The layout is addresses a specific aspect of the Arts and Crafts movement (e.g. Wallpaper & Paint, Furniture) and applies it to each room in a house. So far so good...

My problem is there isn't clear identification of resources and craftsman to contact for each of the areas. The photos are great but there isn't identification in a room of who to turn to if you like what you see. The only thing you get is a list at the back of the book for each of the areas covered. In the format of a "workbook" I don't think this is particularly helpful.

Like the previous reviewer I wasn't happy that some of the core Arts and Crafts suppliers weren't highlighted (Bradbury & Bradbury, Motawi Tile, Fulper Tile, etc.)

So as I said, this is a decent starting point but the content is far from comprehensive. I suggest looking at other resources in concert with this workbook to get a better idea what is available.

This is not a textbook nor a guide to its history or sources. It makes none of these claims. What it claims it succeeds in doing for us: A Workbook for Arts and Crafts lovers or beginners.

We've found that going through books and magazines to find stuff we like in decorating in A&C style is what this great resource provides in neat, organized way!

Great idea starter easy to carry when shopping. Who wants to carry a heavy stack of books with far too many words and few illustrations, except of rooms?

This is more easily accessible for most of us shoppers. We've already used it for art, chairs and found it very resourceful and helpful.

If you're an expert, maybe this has no place. For the consumer that we are, this is great! Depending on your needs and goals, this just might fit well in your A&C library like it has in ours.