I checked this book out at my local college and kept renewing it so I could finish more chapters. Finally I ran out of renewing times and decided I really needed to own my own copy.

The book is detailed and precise. It is relatively hard yet light on math and what there is is explained well. It has great graphics and clear explanations that make the most advanced topics easy to visualize and understand. The problems at the end of the chapter are great for review.

It's the best introductory chem book I've ever seen. Better than any chem course.

This book is excellent for the Bioorganic chemistry. I went into my class terrified and overwhelmed. I was actually able to follow along better with the book than my actual teacher. The diagrams are clear cut and gives many examples. I love the factual clips in every chapter about nature or medicine and how this all relates to bioorganic chemistry. I found the clips a breather and a break from the complicated matter. This book finds a way to explain one thing in many different ways so that even the beginner can comprehend it at an advanced level. This book got me through the class with an A.

This lab manual is an excellent resource for students and teachers, supplying wonderful labs to further demonstrate a concept in the field of Biology, congratulations to Morgan and Carter on a continuing job well done.

This book is an excellent comprehensive resource for anyone in a biology laboratory.

After reading Annie Garrett's "After You", I went in search of other books set on the coast of Maine. Luckily, I happened to pick up this book by Amy Belding Brown at the library and absolutely loved it! The main character, Allison, is an endearing, down-to-earth individual who refuses to be true to her feelings after meeting the potential love of her life, Brent. Brent knows exactly how he feels for Allison the moment he meets her and tries his hardest to sweep her off her feet with his good looks and charm. Allison is also engaged to be married to the wealthy, handsome, yet controlling, Cabot. The descriptions of her intense emotions toward Brent are so vivid and romantic. The scenery description is also very pleasant. I will definately read this novel again!

The book starts out as Allison engaged to the so called perfect man. She goes to an island with Martha, a friend of hers. She meets a guy who gave up a promising career to have a simple life. The book is fantastic. Sparks shoot whenever they are together. She finds out what her fiance' is really like and things change.Amy Belding Brown is a great author. I want to read more of her books.

Renowned researcher Lee Brown has compiled THE book on the application of isokinetics based on clinical research. Each author is an authority in the field and presents the latest information in a thought-provoking manner. I believe this book is extremely well-designed and is an invaluable resource for the practitioner who utilizes isokinetic dynamometry

Noted research physiologist Lee Brown has compiled THE defining book on the application of isokinetic dynamometry from clinical research. This book explores the foundations, limitations, functional applications and how the research applies to unique populations. Each author is an authority in the field and the latest research is presented to stimulate further thought. I believe this book is an excellent resource and the number of references provided at the end of each chapter facilitate further depth of study.

Drawning on a depth of learning in Biblical Hebrew, Brown demonstrates how the key Hebrew terms for healing have been systematically and almost universally mistranslated and misunderstood by Biblical scholars and most existing Bibles. From this linguistic evidence, Brown reinterprets Biblical healing in a radical fashion. Absolutely essential for anyone studying healing in the Bible. (Some serious students and scholars may be surprised at the portrait of Jesus on the cover of a book labelled as an "Old Testament" study, but not to worry. Brown is a meticulous scholar. The footnotes alone--more than a hundred pages--are worth the price of the book.)

Steeped in Hebrew scholarship and Christian appreciation of healing, Brown challenges much of Old Testament scholarship about the meaning of healing as a word and concept. Yahweh as the source of all healing becomes a prominent theme in the Hebrew Bible, which then turns into a flood of healing in the New Testament.

"The Ivy Tree" is personally my favorite of Carolyn Brown's Avalon Books. Allie's portraits of the ivy tree show the changing seasons of her heart and life. Her love for Truman begins ny barely taking root and eventually with time grows into a lasting love that will stand strong throughout the tests of time. I highly recommend curling up with this book or any of Brown's romances or historical romances.

This is a heartwarming story that you can't put down once you get started reading it. It has all the fun elements that get you wanting to turn each page from the beginning with a small child that will win your heart, even to a dog, that you know will want you to get Truman and Allie together before the story is over with. The funny things that children come up with in the conversations with adults makes the book a must read. Truman and Allie were two people lost in an almost different world that needed to find each other and be together. I enjoyed the part about the sharing of the cooking chores. And the part where Truman got hurt and had to be rushed to the hospital with Allie by his side in the ambulance tore into my heart. This is a great, great book. Again, ten stars plus and two thumbs, with ten toes to heaven. This book is heartwarming, and one that you will want to read!!!!

In this book, Catherine Brown gives readers a true account of life with a Jack Russell Terrier. I have done Jack Russell Terrier rescue for several years, and have shared my home with many Jack Russell Terriers and can appreciate every single word she writes about this challenging and fun-loving breed. Her description of their true nature, along with her complete honesty about the breed, is exactly what people considering this unique little dog need to know. Readers will find all qualities of the Jack Russell, good and bad, in this book. I will be sending a copy of this book home with each person that purchases one of our puppies. I highly recommend it to Jack Russell enthusiasts and to anyone even considering sharing their life with these "thugs in white clown suits." It gives an excellent history of the development of this versatile hunting terrier, and provides wonderful insight into it's origins and purpose. A must have for any Jack Russell fan!

Ms. Brown offers a comprehensive view of life with the average Jack Russell Terrier; she also warns us that there is no such thing as an "average" Jack Russell. The information is presented with humor and genuine admiration for this quirky, sturdy and brazen breed. The text is complimented with stunning color photographs of dogs and puppies in action. Ms. Brown also highlights some of the great foundation dogs and it is always a thrill to find one in your new pup's pedigree. This is a wonderful first book for those considering a JRT, and we veteran owners appreciate a reference book that looks beautiful on the coffee table -- it is a welcome relief from the dead mice our JRTs leave for us under our beds!

Jakandor, Isle of Destiny is the second of three parts in TSR's new Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Odyssey campaign setting, intended for use with Jakandor, Island of War (part 1), and Jakandor, Land of Legend (part 3). Included are a full-color poster map, a bound Player's Guide, and a separate, pull-out DM's Lorebook.

This part of the Odyssey campaign is based on the clash of tribes of barbarians against a nation of wizards, the prize being the lands of Jakandor. A different major culture is detailed in the players' section of each set in this trilogy, each culture considering itself the epitome of human development (of course). With this set, players can construct characters from the nation of the Charonti, while the dungeon masters' section brings the traditional Charonti foes, the Knorr, to the field.

The Player's Guide gives readers the Charonti history from their creation myths through their rise and near-destruction to the present. Various chapters contain an overview of Charonti society, customs, rules, and caste system; unusual undead members of society; nine character kits specific to Charonti characters; new non-weapon proficiencies; new spells and magic items; and a list of commonplace magic items that might actually be available at market.

The first half of the DM's Lorebook covers the island and the Charonti foes. First up is a section for managing Jakandor's particular environs and the Charonti themselves, the topics including undead henchmen, wizardly training and assorted magic, and the Wasting Plague that nearly finished the Charonti race. Next, clans, cults, and magic are detailed for the creation of Knorr foes, as are character kits and the clans' Guardian Juggernauts. Note that in the first Odyssey set, Jakandor, Island of War, there are even more kits for non-player and player characters alike. In the second half of this booklet is an adventure for four to eight 1st level adventurers, to be personalized by the DM. In our review copy of the Lorebook, the texts of pages 4 and 5 were transposed (though the page numbers themselves were not) and the table of contents did not match the actual locations of listed sections.

An attractive, 25" x 16" player's map is included, and is deliberately cryptic, with some variable sites based on Charonti explorations and the DM's whim; a few details are added in the Lorebook, and the history of certain areas is given in the Player's Guide. More on these areas is contained in the previous Island of War product and a fully detailed map will come in Land of Legend when it is released.

Jakandor, Isle of Destiny shows great promise and is well worth picking up.

--Sharon Daugherty for Skirmisher Online Gaming Magazine

A very good supplement setting, it is an island/small continent where a high magic culture dominated the world until a magical plague decimated the population. Now it is based on necromancy and recovering its lost arcane knowledge and power. A great reason to go explore old dungeons. it provides new spells for the eight colleges in AD&D and required specilist wizards classes which have neat powers but are signigficantly reduced in spell choices compared to normal wizards. The common minor magical items and the mass use of animated dead in society for physical labor are great.

It also contains limited information on the invading barbarians who hate all magic users and are detailed in the other Jakandor supplement Island of War.

Because we are in the process of designing and building a Zen Danish (as we call it) new home I purchased this wonderful book in order to get some specific ideas. Of special interest are the Danish and Japanese choices in light hardwood floors, tatami mat floor coverings and window coverings like shoji screens which can be opened for full light during the day and closed for more privacy.

And the book does an excellent job in showing the value in smaller appliances like dishwashers for small families and the front loading or combo washer-dryer units which also take up less space and use less water. And the beautifully designed skylights.

The photography is wonderful and there are so many, along with informative texts on why certain elements work well, and what the future holds for design. The homes are so open and airy that they can be smaller and more environmentally friendly, and better than what I call the average American tract home that has so much wasted space.

I also like the whole sections on furniture and how the outside garden areas when designed well, become rooms that make the interior of the home look bigger as well. There is so much to be said about the way the Japanese blend style, high tech and spiritual into their home design.

If you are seriously interested in ideas for that one of a kind, high quality home that doesn't have to break the bank then this book may be of great value to you. It is not a book for the person who likes "average."

This book is very interesting for the people who want to know the evolution of house style after II world war:
The evolution of styles from american style to tecnological style.

Kendall H. Brown begins his history of Japanese-style gardens with a quote from James Rose to the effect that Japanese gardens outside of Japan are fakes. Brown's attitude is, however, more ambiguous than ambivalent. He seldom says he doesn't like something. His liking may be found between the lines. At the end of his history, Brown concludes that Japanese-style gardens are meant for play. It is pleasant to think of people having a smiling time in Japanese-style gardens . . . the wistaria, azalea, carp and waterfalls call for that. Nevertheless, Japanese in Japan are as out of touch with their past traditions as are Americans with their's. There is pleasure in knowing the symbolic uses of gardens in Japan and in their transplanted versions in the United States. Gardens in both countries should be more creative as is the case with "California Scenario" by Isamu Noguchi, the last garden Brown describes. (It is popular with skateboarders!) "Japanese-Style Gardens of the Pacific Coast" is a splendid book and the only book extant that gives the historical background of West-Coast Japanese-style gardens. Melva Levick's photographs whet the desire to see the gardens, if for no other reason than to see which is better . . . the photographs or the gardens. A small objection: If Brown had included acreages, one might be better able to compare the problems and successes of the individual gardens.

This book is one of the few books on US Japanese-style gardens which compares and contrasts the real gardens of Japan with efforts to recreate the essence of their beauty in the western US. Beautiful Photos