This is the 1990 edition of the famous book by Michael Barone and Grant Ujifusa. Ever since 1971 the two researchers have teamed to produce new editions of this book which contains the very latest and most comprehensive infomation on all the members of Congress and the Senate.

The book is usually in the bookstores in the month of April on every odd-numbered year with information about the members of Congress who were elected the previous November. In this 1990 edition, the members profiled will be those elected in 1988 in the Bush presidential election victory over Michael Dukakis. The voting records of the members on that floor of Congress which are analyzed in this book will be those votes taken during the last two years of the Reagan Administration.

Although most lobbyists or citizens owning this book will feel the need to buy a new edition of the book every two years to stay current, this 1990 edition remains valuable as a good historical record of the last two years of the Reagan Administration.

this book was soo good. it was a page turner. i could barely put it down i definelty recommend it

This book is a must-have for the serious dressage trainer, rider, enthusiast. From building respect through ground work, behavior modification through reward and repetition, to lightness and harmony from training level to Grand Prix and haute ecole, Chuck teaches that dressage is good for all horses (and people, really), regardless of their breeding or their discipline.

I have read this book many years ago, as a learner of English as a second language, and I think it is one of the best English text books I have ever read.

First of all, Origin of the Species isn't Grant Morrison's first TPB dealing with Animal Man; it's his second, and includes issues 10-17. The first TPB included issues 1-9, and was a pretty good collection all by itself.

To me, however, Morrison didn't figure out what he wanted to do with Animal Man until he began writing Origin of the Species.

The series starts off with a unique twist on the "oh so typical" origin story. Anyone who's read comics for a while knows the cliches involved in a hero's origin, especially if that origin took place in the 60's or 70's. Morrison takes our knowledge of the cliche and runs with it, combining Animal Man's old origin with a new one to make him more modern. If you haven't laughed out loud by the time you finish reading the "origin", then you aren't a true comic fan.

This "muddling up the status-quo" starts a trend that Morrison plays with again and again. The idea that, even though Animal Man is a character in a comic book, he can (and does) have interactions with the real world may sound crazy, but Morrison pulls it off. You actually start to feel sorry for Animal Man by the end of the book, because you start to realize how truly helpless a comic book character is when compared to the all-powerful artist who is drawing him!

One final point to mention: There is a story in this collection that deals with animal rights, and dolphins are used to drive the point home. The story is incredibly powerful, will make you look at animals differently, and may even bring a tear to your eye. Many comic readers count this story as one of their all time favorites, right up there with Alan Moore's and Frank Miller's stuff.

In the big picture, this span of stories is only part 2 in the eventual 3 part Animal Man saga. But if you only buy 1 of the 3 parts, this is the one to buy!

The behaviorist school of psychology has so dominated research for almost 60 years. Finally, the tide is beginning to turn in the opposite direction. New research is showing without doubt that humans have underestimated animals to an extreme degree. This book examines the "Umwelt" of various animals and illustrates very complex behavior, even in animals as startling different than us as the honeybee. The authors are honeybee behavior researchers. Other works on the subject have come from researchers working with Mammals. Beautifully illustrated.

This book has clearly been written with one eye on archaeology courses in England but contains lots of useful material for the American reader or student, especially if they are just starting to look outside the US.

Most of the sections on methods and issues in archaeology apply everywhere, as do the sections on themes. The case studies include many on the Maya and other civilizations regularly studied in anthropology and archaeology courses, and there are links to many useful US websites.

Most archaeology texts assume a high level of technical language and familiarity with scientific techniques and social science concepts. This one doesn't. Its main attraction is the way it introduces new ideas simply and clearly. It gives you the basic understanding to be able to tackle the harder texts and get the most out of difficult lectures. A great intro to archaeology.

Meticulously researched and informatively presented by Shelagh D. Grant (Adjunct Professor of History and Canadian Studies, Trent University), Arctic Justice: On Trial For Murder, Pond Inlet, 1923 is the true and accurate historical account of how the Canadian government asserted its power and control in the High Arctic. When an unwise trapper threatened to kill the sled dogs of a Baffin Island Inuit group, the natives followed the Inuit customary law that individuals who threaten the community must be killed, -- and then executed him. For the first time, Canadian law authorities put the individual Inuit who carried out the sentence and two accomplices of his on trial for murder in a move, argues the author, that was not meant to bring justice to the Inuit community, but rather to establish Canadian sovereignty over the Arctic. A fascinating and carefully detailed account of law, history, politics, and the erosion of Native American sovereignty, Arctic Justice is an original and very highly recommended contribution to Native American Studies and Canadian History reference collections.

An excellent guide for those of you who are tired of trying totalk about the way you are feeling and want to take action. Stopworrying about everyone else and look after yourself for a change! A great practical book to use in conjunction with other self-healing books. The "how to" of making positive changes to the way you think about your life. Habits and negative thoughts take a while to change, but help is there. Become aware of your conscious and unconscious mind and how this can affect your life and your choices. Forget the past. Confront your different feelings and emotions. "Taking Control of Your Life" helps you face those challenges in a calm and reassuring manner. A great book for those who are sceptical of meditation. You are guided step by step through visualisation exercises that you will remember when you most need them. A book you can keep referring to when you are feeling a little bit out of control.

This is probably the darkest interpretation of Batman ever done, even darker than Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns. The artwork is very dark, and Batman's face is never really shown. The story goes back and forth between the story of how the asylum was established and the story of the day that the inmates took over the asylum, until, toward the end, the two events become so well blended that it is virtually impossible to tell them apart.