Hanoi is one of my favorite cities in Vietnam and this compact guide will serve you well as you navigate its colorful streets. It contains 193 pages of up to date information on transportation, where to stay, day trips and other excursions as well as all the things Lonely Planet readers have come to expect. Maps, glossary of terms, language and more. Also of great use in a country which is so "foreign" to us is a section on etiquette, history and religion. Food in Vietnam is unbelievably good and the Guide includes an excellent section explaining some of the types and variety of dishes and eating etiquette. And, of course, a comprehensive listing of restaurants separated by type. Highly recommended.

In 1876 Yuma Territorial Prison, Arizona Pinkerton Agent Casey Walker visits his brother Mark who was convicted of murder. Casey vows to get his sibling free, but needs money to hire the best lawyer available to properly defend Mark's self defense plea. Casey agrees to a deal with winery owner T.J. McAllister to bring his client's five-year-old grandson Tommy to him in exchange for three thousand dollars in advance.

T.J. informs Casey that his estranged son died on a cattle drive after marrying a whore Belle Parker. Though he ignored the existence of his grandson until now, he demands his heir be brought to him without the prostitute mother. Casey learns that Naomi of Naomi's Pleasure Palace has corresponded with Isabelle Henderson of Placerville, Oregon. Believing Henderson is Belle Casey heads north. Instead of a fallen woman, Casey finds Belle to be a good mother and a hardworking restaurant owner. He quickly respects and falls in love with her leading to a moral dilemma because what is best for his brother is not best for Belle or Tommy.

A LOVE TO CHERISH is a deep historical romance that contains a strong ethical quandary that leads readers to keep going until a resolution occurs though that denouement is too simplified for the honorable lead male protagonist. The action-packed story line enables the audience to see inside the gentle yet protective Belle and caring decent Casey. Though the outcome is too easily facilitated for such a complex morality tale, fans of Americana romance will want to read Connie Mason's well-written cerebral tale.

Harriet Klausner

I have read many later books on the Moon rocks, but this one still stands up as being accurate and complete. Some of the nomenclature has changed since it was written, but not to the extent of devaluing the text. The book has a good and very readable introduction to the pre-Apollo missions and Apollo program up to Apollo 12, then goes into more technical, geologic detail on the rocks and minerals found on the Moon. It covers the lunar igneous rocks, breccias, and lunar fines (soil). Then goes into the geochemistry of the samples and finally ends by relating it to the whole Moon, covering mass concentrations (mascons), and finally the origin of the Moon as was known back in 1970. One major rock type not covered are the anorthosites from the lunar highlands, because at that time no mission had landed there. It also contains a small section on tektites and the Moon. The book contains excellent black and white photographs throughout, many not seen elsewhere. It also has graphs and tables of data that are interesting and help illustrate the authors points. It also contains a good list of references and an index at the back. A great book by two great authors, I highly recommend it, a classic!

Since children love 'The Magic School Bus' television show, this book about sinking and floating will be sure to grab the attention of those inquisitive young minds! It serves as a great asset to a science classroom, or your own home library. Although it is kind of lengthy, I highly recommend it for insurance of complete understanding of the sinking and floating process. Happy reading!

I found this book very helpful and rich in content. We use this book for our MBA in Strategic Management course.

A really good book, but it asumes a certain amout of background knowledge on the part of the reader. It does, however provide sufficient information for the reader to gain some real insite into his/her personality, with a few basic calculations. You will need to refer back regularly and apply what has been learned to gain the full benefit from this book. I would have liked a more in-depth coverage of certain topics that I found particularly interesting, so as to aquire a more detailed understanding. A book well worth having if you read Keith Mason, David Tansley or Alice Bailey.

John Beames was not a major historical figure, but this book should appeal to anybody who has an interest in British India. Beames describes his early life as the son of a minister in England and his college days at Haileybury, as part of the last generation of young men to pass through the East India Company's private college. The majority of the book is taken up with his career in the Indian Civil Service between 1858 and 1893. Beames is notable for his clean command of the english language - which was considered exceptional for the times he was writing in - hardly a phrase of purple prose in sight. He was also notable because he was considered to be an ordinary man, one of the civil servants who did their duty very well and to the best of their ability, contributed to history, but yet are not remember as many of the Viceroys India who had far shorter careers, often far less distinguished.

One of the historical gems in the book is Beames' description of Calcutta. For him it was womderful city of palaces and parks, of high society, young woman keen on romance, and young men with too much leisure on their hands. These descriptions present such a contrast to the images of Calcutta today.

In his descriptions of Indians and Anglo-Idnains Beames is perhaps a perfect man of his times in that he often displays the usual prejudices of the British in India. At the same time, however, he was not overtly racist and would acknowledge that individuals should be judged as individuals. In this respect some of the most entretaining passges are reserved for those of his english colleagues in Indian who he considered to be incompetent fools despite their often high standing in that society.

A wonderful book for anybody who wants an insight into those times.

This Famous Artist book by Antony Mason serves as an introduction to the life and work of Claude Monet. These books are organized in a particular way for each two-page spread: On the left page there is an illustration of the artist's home or environment and the story of the artist's life, along with a painting and a small symbol used to indicate the size of the paintings relative to a person. On the right page there are more paintings (usually with a key section enlarged) with text about the artist's work at the time, along with a feature on the artist's technique (e.g., perspective, using color, painting water) with practical projects to try.

Of the several books look at the life and art of Monet this particular volume probably has the best balance between the two. However, if you are looking for a more detailed treatment of Monet's impressionist techniques you can check out the books by Mike Venezia and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book will certainly give you the basics and in the back you will find a brief history of art that puts the Impressionist movement in perspective and a list of museums and galleries at which you can see examples of Monet's work. Other titles in the Famous Artists series look at Cezanne, Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Picasso and Van Gogh.

The "New Tigers" is a casual documentary regarding the US Air Force's Pilot Training during the 1960s and 1970s. I first bought and read this book in 1971 while I was in Undergraduate Pilot Training at Reese AFB, Lubbock, Texas. It follows the steps experienced by new, young AF Officers as they spend a year learning to flying and obtaining their "Wings" as an AF Pilot. Later, more advanced "fighter" training is covered in depth as well. Planes covered are the T-41 early trainer, the T-37 'Tweet" and the advanced T-38 "Talon White Rocket". Later fighters are also reviewed. The book is an actuate description of activities including academics, basic flying, formation flying and instrument flying. General life as a student pilot are also covered. It's a very good description of UPT life and shows the stresses and joys of the experience. While dated, a significant part of the training is still applicable today. It's entertaining light reading for someone interested in flying and/or Air Force Pilot Training....nothing too heavy, but good.

Jim I.
Naperville, IL

I really enjoyed this book. It is a very well written book on the life and career of James Mason. I highly recommend it. I wish; however, that there would have been a little more in it about his personal life. All in all a well written biography.