Residents and visitors to Central Europe with an interest in shrubs will welcome this excellent book, both an identification guide and landscaper's reference. The text is clear and specific, and the 500 color photographs showing entire plants, and flowers and fruits or berries, are both superb and extremely well reproduced. Because most species discussed are found in Central Europe, but not North America (where it is published and being sold), it is highly recommended for use in Central Europe.

In The Second Sex De Beauvoir, Sartre's live-in lover and practical goddess of the feminist movement, reveals an epic of sociological writing, and the chief text on genderized notions of citizenship. Detailing both the myths and facts, past and present of the female suppression, she uncovers facts in society which have remained hidden, covered by nothing more than obvious lies. As relevant today as ever, I urge anyone with a notion of equality, male or female, to read this book.

The book tells about many different thing that pet lovers need to know for their small animals such as rabbits, gerbils and hamsters. A great book for age level 8-15

This was a great helper for my english class. It helped so mcuh for studing and homework. In it you get not only the text, but summaries and translations from the old english to the modern english. It also includes insights into William Shakspears writting technique. It helped me so much i dont know what i'd do without it. I recommend this to anyone who is studing The Tempest, because it will be your bestfriend forever! Definatly choose this edition! It's FANTASTIC!

While many books on autism tell either from a family or individual's viewpoint, this story is unique in that it presents the perspective from both sides. Paired with the mother's account is one of her son with autism. This was written during a time when autism was still between psychoanalysis & neurology so some of the interventions seem misguided (although acceptable at the time). When Sean reaches high school & begins to recognize himself as an autistic indiviual, it is an unusual awakening. Good family-account/personal-account reading.

THIS BOOK SHOULD NOT BE JUDGED BY IT'S COVER ! THIS IS A BIOGRAPHY OF MR. EDISON FROM BOYHOOD.I DID NOT KNOW THAT HE WAS HOMESCHOOLED AND THAT HE WAS DEAF. VERY GOOD READ. I DO NOT KNOW HOW HIS WIFE PUT UP WITH HIS WORK HOURS. COVER ILLUSTRATION IS MISLEADING. GOOD FOR BOYS AND GIRLS OF ANY AGE.

If this is the book I think it is -- I believe I read it cover to cover a couple of years ago -- it is an absolutely beautiful book. The author and photographer went into the Snowmass-Maroon Bells wilderness areas of Colorado for 4 weeks, llamas carrying their loads (which I think included a view camera, so the load was considerable). The result is a book filled with jaw-dropping mountain photography -- sunrise, sunset, alpine meadows sprinkled with lakes and snowfields, wildflowers and crystal-clear skies. If you love high places, you'll love this book.

I'm a (returning :P) university Freshman preparing for the College Board CLEP tests. I was already familiar with the material covered in this book, but needed to refresh my memory. This review turned out to be *exactly* what I needed.

The author's ability to explain the material to the student are just shy of enlightening. The discussions & theorem proofs are written in a very concise, clear style.

I'm a big advocate of the Cliff's QuickReview series. Intended as a course supplement, these books are also *GREAT* for students wanting to refine their skills. Most of them are also very accessible to students with less familiarity on the subject; trying to learn it for the first time.

After reading this, I bought the Calculus & Differential Equations QuickReviews & I'm looking forward to reading them!

Tristram Shandy is a novel about human understanding. One of the things that Sterne believed about humanity is that things were constantly changing; always in flux, if you will. Historically speaking, he was of the Lockian generation which displaced uman understanding into two categories, wit and association. Sterne was a believer in association, and attributed to that the idea of the "hobby-horse." This meant the menial quirks that each and every human had, such is the case with the sexual expeditions of the characters within. With the idea of human flux and the hobby-horse, we are brought to the "marble page," which is, in and of itself, a hermeneutical circle for defining the rest of the book. Sterne presents this page to illustrate uniqueness of individuals and the unpredeictability of the process of writing. Which brings me to my next point, the concept of narrative failure. Throughout the strange goings on of the book, we come to points in the writing in which Sterne includes the reader into the disorder of the narrative. In Volume IV, Sterne mentions the process of the book in which he has done one year of writing, and yet come only to the first day of his life. This is the failure he is showing us, and the manner in which he creates this outrageous tale. These two aspects of Tristram Shandy are intrical in understanding and enjoying the chaos of this book.

I really liked this book, how could i not? It's Shakespeare. I liked Twelfth Night also because it doesn't end with happiness and laughter like most comedies, it ends with the fool's sad song. very good.