I purchased this book when I was offered a summer project in the Physical Chemistry department to conduct experiments with fractals to develop an algorithim for Maple. Well, this book is small, consise, yet not dry, which is a very hard optimization to achieve. I feel I got a lot from this book beyond the math, and gained a little insight to how structured chaos really is. I wish I had more time to devote to this theory, and I recommend this book to anyone that wants to learn about fractals, but doesn't want to have to invest 300 pages of reading to get the jist.

In a stunning edition limited to only 500 copies, Frank Paul Sauerwein is the result of a collaborative effort by Michael R. Grauer (Rio Grande Trust), Elaine Maher Harrison (Rio Grande Press), and Steve Holmes (Burro Alley) and provides the reader with a vividly enhanced biography and analysis of Frank Paul Sauerwein, a master painter of the American Southwest who lived from 1871-1910. Sauerwein's brief life, brilliant career, and untimely death are explored in this extensive study of his work, which also showcases his memorable artworks in full color. The powerful, earthen tones and Sauerwein's human and realistic portrayal of Native American subjects in his art mark this limited edition volume as an unforgettable biography and a strongly recommended addition to American Art History reference collections.

Excellent grass roots information. Used almost word for word - raised $22,000 gross in our first event (in small rural area where it had never been done before)- book now rag tagged and ear marked, Mr. Harrison knows what he talking about -

Peter Joel Harrison provides a valuable service to architects, designers, preservationists, landscapers and homeowners by researching, recording and presenting the details of historic homes and gardens. His books, full of accurate drawings of historic fences, gates, gazebos, trellises, pavement and garden walls, are tools for anyone who's restoring an 18th or 19th century home or landscape and inspiration for anyone who hopes to infuse some of yesterday's charm into a new building. This book presents fascinating garden buildings in all of the styles of America's architectural heritage. If you're looking for a gazebo or pool house to match your period home, this is the book to start with.

Whether a first year college student or a seasoned researcher, General Techniques of Cell Culture is a must. GTCC simplifies the complicated world of cell culturing without insulting. The authors, Maureen A. Harrison and Ian F. Rae, make no assumptions about their readers, and take the task of explaining large amounts of scientific information in an organized and easy to read format. This handbook goes beyond general lab techniques and provides not only the "how-to", but also gives the developing lab the where at, as it rounds out each section with a directory of services and researchable references. By providing time honored techniques, General Techniques of Cell Culture also takes some of the trial and error out of propagating healthy cells in the lab. This alone should make the transition from book to bench less tedius and more productive.

It made me laugh. It made me cry. A great book. Entertaining AND educational!!!

For those who want to understand the difference between global warming (which many believe is human induced) and climate change (which is natural and always occurring), Geological Perspectives is a MUST READ. While many would state the book is anti-green biased because it is produced by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, it references literally 1000's of refereed scientific journal published papers that begin to reveal that this subject is a lot more uncertain than the IPCC claims.

While written for the general public, some sections require a background in the physical sciences to fully appreciate the book's content.

Yes, it is hard to believe that for the past 6000 years, the earth has actually been cooling (near it's coldest during geological time). However, humans have benefitted recently when temperatures have been on average warmer than colder. Don't under estimates the earth's ability to adjust to climate change!

This is the best lighthouse book I have ever read. It's jammed packed with information you would never find in any other lighthouse book. Strange and unusal tales, like the man who built many of our lighthouses and missed becoming presient by a matter of hours, or the man who ran our lighthouse service for 32 years is also the same man who saved the Declration of Independence. This is one lighthouse book you will want to have

EDWARD G. LONGACRE IN HIS "THE CALVALRY AT GETTYSBURG" PRAISED JAMES HARRISON WILSON, AS A "...DYNAMIC NEW CALVALRY LEADER... ." LONGACRE TOOK WILSON AND BREATHED LIFE INTO THE LESSER KNOWN BUT BRILLANT UNION HORSEMAN, WHO GAVE CONFEDERATE NATHAN BEDFORD FORREST HIS ONLY 'LICKIN' IN THE CIVIL WAR. AFTER A SHAKY LEARNING EXPERIENCE AS DIVISION COMMANDER IN THE WILDERNESS CAMPAIGN IN 1864, WILSON CHARGED HIS WESTERN CALVALRY CORPS CONTINUALLY AFTER JOHN BELL HOOD'S BELEAGURED ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE UNTIL IT BECAME LITTLE MORE THEN A SHADOW OF ITS FORMER STRENGTH. NEVERTHELESS, LONGACRE DELIVERED HIS PROMISE OF A BALANCED BIOGRAPHY IN HIS BOOK GRANT'S CALVALRYMAN: THE LIFE AND WARS OF GENERAL JAMES H. WILSON. WILSON WAS BORN IN 1837 AND GRADUATED SIXTH IN HIS CLASS AT WEST POINT JUST IN TIME FOR THE START OF THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES. LONGACRE MOVED THROUGH THIS PERIOD OF MATURATION AND QUICKLY PLUNGED INTO HIS CIVIL WAR YEARS. THE GENERAL'S ACHIEVEMENTS AS WELL AS HIS EGOTISTICAL AND AMBITIOUS PERSONALITY ARE MINGLED IN AN INFORMATIVE TALE. WILSON WAS SO BOLD OR WAS IT ARROGANCE THAT ALLOWED HIM TO CRITICIZE THE GREAT U. S. GRANT, ONCE HIS IDOL. ALL OF WILSON'S MILITARY AND CIVIL LIFE IS PRESENTED FROM THE CIVIL WAR THROUGH THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR. WILSON WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN THE INTERNATIONAL EVENT CALLED THE BOXER REBELLION IN CHINA, WHILE AT THE AGE OF EIGHTY, HE PUSHED FOR COMMAND OF AMERICAN TROOPS IN WORLD WAR I. SCORES OF BOOKS HAVE BEEN WRITTEN ABOUT FLAMBOYANT CALVALRY LEADERS LIKE CUSTER, STUART, AND SHERIDAN, WHO POSSESS A MOSIAC OF ABILITIES AND SHORTFALLS. BUT WILSON ACHIEVED MILITARY SUCCESS IN BOTH THE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY FAR SURPASSING ANY OTHER FORMER CIVIL WAR CALVALRY LEADER. MR LONGACRE HAS GIVEN THE GENERAL HIS JUST DUE.

These poems provide something for everyone who treasures our national pastime. They vary from hilarious (when his team loses the big game, a husband tells his wife that a foul tip from INSIDE their TV shattered the screen), to nostalgic (a child's thrill at opening the season's first pack of baseball cards), to heartfelt (a divorced couple whose son goes to Mets games with mom, Yankee games with dad), to poignant (the heroic death of Roberto Clemente: "The waves have lapped too many times, since your plane of hope went down, robbing us of the last farewell").

There are sections devoted to: Folktales, History, Teams, Milestones, Players, Fans, The Hobby. Harrison's poems resonate with those memories and legends that mean so much to fans - where we were (or wish we were): watching Jackie Robinson's first at bat, Ted Williams' last. Even those magic numbers that mean so much to fans get their due: 4192, 511, 61*, ad infinitum.

David Stevens, author of Baseball's Radical for All Seasons