As someone who LOVES to draw but is BAD at it,I bought this(or perhaps one of the versions of it)desperate for such a book..one that teaches you to draw.This is really for kids though,with few pages and a very quick,amateur lesson in how to draw.By all means buy it for kids,it isnt bad.But for older people looking to learn to draw,this isn't the one!!However, adults could still buy it if they cannot find any other.I dont want to give people the wrong idea that this is a dweeby book because its not.It IS good for the ages it is aimed at.

Many long years ago, in my undergraduate days, I read Daniel Lerner's "The Passing of Traditional Society" for a course on modernization in the Third World. He used "the grocer of Balgat" as a metaphor for that class of people in many countries who, aware of benefits and attractions of modern life, were still unable to partake of them. They lived in villages where the majority of the people still adhered to completely traditional practices, or at least, what passed in everybody's mind as traditional. Lerner's Turkish grocer (who lived not far outside Ankara) was a product of the early 1950s. With the spread of emigration, better roads and education systems, television, computers, and the upheavals of war and politics, everything has changed from Peru to Polynesia. Turkey is certainly no exception to the rule. Thus, a book like Pierce's LIFE IN A TURKISH VILLAGE, based on research done in the early 1960s, must be out of date as well. There may be villages, more remote than Demirciler---the one studied here, some 100 km. southeast of Ankara---that still retain much of their traditional ways, but I would guess that for most students of anthropology, this book would be more of a historical study. As is usual in the multitudinous volumes in the Holt, Reinhart and Winston series, Case Studies in Cultural Anthropology, this volume follows a format. It is completely descriptive, filling out an unseen form to describe household and family life, work and technology, life cycle rituals, religion, beliefs about illness, etc. There is no tie-in to any theory whatsoever, there are only five bibilographical references, and Pierce's book has an additional fault in my eyes. That is, he varied from the format in order to cover all the material from the eyes of a fictional, composite individual, a boy named Mahmud. Not a bad idea. But in case you didn't like that, he covered all the same material again in a more detached way. You get the same material twice. This is not a successful gambit. I think I would look elsewhere for a book on the anthropology of Turkey.

I bought this tape expecting the "listen and learn" method of better speech that was promised. There are only two short exercises given in the 2 tapes, the rest is general information; some of which is unecessary, such as interview tips and how to keep your vocal chords healthy. I wish they would have taken more time to give concrete help.

I gave it two stars, because some of the information presented is worthwhile. It is useful for those who are trying to break into the entertainment industry, and it covers a variety of topics, which is its strenght. It goes down hill from there. Not the worst Audio book I ever picked up, but close in the running. The only thing I truely learned from this audio book is never to invest my money in this audio publisher, or these audio tape speakers. What this tape could have used is a good audio editor. One of the speakers has the annoying habit of deep breathing before every single sentance, and sometimes mid-sentance. I ended up focusing on her breathing than I did on her content. This is a no-no. I find it hard to beleive that anyone with as much experience in media, esp voice work, as they claim to have would allow this product onto the market. In multi-voice segments, where the three main voicers speak, they constantly cut each other off, and talk over one-another. May be forgivable in the TV medium on occasion, but it is a death sentance in audio book format. Interviews which are conducted are done in the same manner, and feel orchestrated. It is as if they are reading a script and are trying to make it sound "natural". Lesson # 1: Egos not in check will NEVER come off sounding "natural". It seems to me that egos took over, and that quality of the product suffered. Again, there is some good info available, but I wasn't able to get through the first listen without a number of breaks. I can normally listen to the same audio book a few times, before the information gets old. I won't even think of giving this a second listen to for a long time. Professionalism & qualtiy, just isn't there dispte the good info. The information they presented can be found in a variety of other sources (other books of the respected fields). It would have been nice if this melting pot of different media info would have been better produced.

This novel starts of with an promising concept and interesting characters. The plot starts to develop nicely, and the characters are interesting. However, the plot rapidly loses credibility. I found this a somewhat pleasant and easy read, but it did not live up to my expectation overall.

I bought this book sight unseen because most of Lonely Planets guides are very good. However there are almost no references to snorkeling in the book. The info is all about diving and even that is not very in depth. Adding snorkeling to the title seems to be a blatent attempt to sell more books.

After using Lonely Planet books exclusively to tour Europe, I expected the same thoroughness in this book. I was surprised how incomplete this book is. My friend did pick a better book while in Grand Cayman, unfortunately the title eludes me at this time. Lonely Planet only touches the surface on the available dive sites but if you want quick easy reading without high expectations then this is the book for you.

Jane Austen is among my favorite authors, and I had hoped this book would highlight some of my favorite quotes. Unfortunately, it did nothing of the sort. Many of the quotes seemed to have no other purpose than to fill up space on the page. One page, for example, says only "In a country neighbourhood you move in a very confined and unvarying society" (Mr. Darcy, Pride and Prejudice). At least in that particular example the quote was attributed to the correct person. There are some where this is not the case, for example "A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony, in a moment." This quote is incorrectly attributed to Miss Elizabeth Bennet instead of to Mr. Darcy. Another example is Henry Tilney's discussion with Catherine Morland on the relationship between dancing and marriage; that quote is incorrectly attributed to John Thorpe. The quality of this book is not equal to its cost; don't waste your money on it.

This book of sheet music contains none of the songs that made The Ohio Players a force in funk. Love Rollercoaster, Fire, Skin Tight, and Sweet Sticky Thing are all NOT here, at all ! The songs in this book are from albums cut on tiny labels before they ever recorded on Mercury Records. What a waste of [money]. I gave it one star because that's the lowest I could rate this book. All these years after the success of The Ohio Players, a book comes out and leaves out all of there biggest ( and FUNKiest ) tunes. Increase the peace everyone.