I am about to be a published author. (scheduled for the summer of 2000) My hero is William Zinsser, author of On Writing Well. I like him because he writes so...well. Mr. Crawford needs to read Zinsser's book-several times. To be fair, Mr. Crawford's Legal Guide is organized and thorough, but the wording is stiff and technical. I feel as though I am reading a college law (or business) text book. He has no humor. I have an urge to drag out my yellow highlighter because there will be a test later. I am convinced I can read about anything if the material is well written. Mr. Crawford is always grammatically correct, but I have to work too hard to understand him. Legal Guide would be a wonderful book if you have a background in law or business. Since I have neither, I recommend Bunnin and Berens, The Writer's Legal Companion. The style is friendlier for new authors who lack experience in the business of contracts, copyright and publishing.

This is a terrific guide that tells writers at all levels what they need to know to avoid legal problems and negotiate successfully. It has the broadest coverage and is clearly written with many cases turned into fascinating and eduational anecdotes. I can't recommend it too highly.

The subtitle of this book gives you an idea of its tone - overdramatic to the point of silliness. It's hard to take Crawford and Gorman's points seriously amid references to straw men such as 'technojunkies,' 'enemies of the library' and 'suicidal librarians.' The authors do make some intriguing arguments to defend their sensible (if conservative) view of libraries of the future, though their style of writing makes them seem more reactionary than they actually are. I found aspects of this book interesting and useful, but it's far from the best book I've read on the subject.

Crawford & Gorman's book has been nothing but an
inspiration to me. I am an LIS graduate student
and these two librarians are heroes.
They utterly DEMOLISH the feasiblity/desirability
of "All digital libraries" and make solid arguements
for real, existing libraries.

These guys simply just ROCK.
Read William F. Birdsall also, to get a Cannuck
perspective on the same issue.

I dislike Crawford's non-sequitors about
"socialism" but beyond that, every
progressive librarian should read them

LONG LIVE LIBRARIANSHIP!

What they didn't teach you in school. Clear thoughs on the future of libraries, rather than hype and blue sky. If you only read one book on libraries, read this one or his newest, Being Analog. If you haven't read either, you are not well informed on the subject. Hint: Professors from Schools of Information Science hate them.

This book may be appropriate for anyone completely unfamiliar with Mountain Dogs, who also wants a very brief synopsis about each of these wonderful breeds.

To anyone wanting more than that, this book will probably be a disappointment and not worth the money to buy it.

I personally view this book as a waste of money, time and effort. And I generally advise others to avoid this book because there are much better books on the subject matter that are easily available.

I'm still hoping the author of this book will write another edition of this book and expand with a much more comprehensive coverage of each of these breeds. Now that's a book I could be interested in. But this one? I gave it away soon after I bought it.

This book goes into detail about the history of the Mountain Dogs as well as a complete overview of each of the four breeds within this classification. There is not the geneological references that you may find with other books, and I appreciated that fact as someone who just wanted to "get to know the breed" a bit better. The referece delineates the four breeds and compares each. It can be difficult to find information about the three lesser known Mountain Dogs, so for those looking for information about the Appenzeller, this is a great start.

Included, also, is some basic puppy rearing information, including tips on house training, grooming, basic health and breeding.

If you are interested in learning more about these teriffic dogs, but dont want to spent a fortune on a coffee table book, this is a great purchase!

This small book has attractive pictures but little unique information. More details are found in at least half of available "pet dog" books, dog "problem" books, and even "new baby" books.

After borrowing this book from a friend, I decided to purchaseone for my own. It's one of the few books I've been able to locatethat focuses on preparing for a happy union between pets and babies and actually provides detailed suggestions. I've always heard that many pets that are used to being the "babies" in the family don't take well to new human babies, so this is a helpful guide for creating some harmony among all. Regardless of which comes first (baby or pet), I found it useful and easy to read.

A nice book for the uninitiate, boring for anyone else. This is a very,very basic book on military hand to hand combat which reads more like a Readers Digest article than a true handbook. The martial arts heritage spiced with some photos of military units training in hand to hand combat and some big size drawings of basic strikes, throws and some disarming moves taken from military manuals and martial arts books makes up most of the content. If this would truly be the "Elite Forces Handbook of Unarmed Combat" than give God that our Green Berets never run out of Ammo. If you want something for real life buy the Krav Maga book.

First off, there is absolutely no way to learn Martial Arts or Self-Defence from a book. That said, the previous review of this book has an unwarranted rating. (Remember the old adage "To know and not to do is not to know")
Second, if you want a good reference manual on Conventional Unarmed Combat Systems throughout the world (and esp in the 3rd world and the former Warsaw Pact), then this might just be the thing for you.
I myself have studied both Traditional Martial Arts and Conventional Combat Systems and the 2 are as different as night and day. This book clearly makes that distinction in a very nice way (i.e. what is traditionally taught in a Dojo is far different than what is taught in several months to a Special Forces Unit).
If you get a chance, pick this book up with its "partner" - Deadly Fighting Skills of the World, which is also a good field manual. I think both books are surprisingly informative...

Despite its ambitious title, this volume has nothing special to offer. For serious students of ethnicity and public policy, read instead Donald Horowitz, Arend Lijphart and their deciples, who have developed more solid theoretical bases.

Ms. Jenkins lucid account of affirmative action policies in India and the US is revealing in it's depth of understanding, objective view combined with empathy for the subject, and insight that could be obtained solely at the source. The readability quotient is very high. Five stars plus, a must read for all studying affirmative action, and all with a desire for a finely honed insight.

I just bought this book by mail at a closeout. I haven't tried any of the patterns, but the designs disappointed me. They look like they are from the 1970's. There is not one box in the book that inspired me enough to read the whole description or even consider going to the trouble of making it. I'm glad it was only five bucks.

Excellent woodworking comes from doing things in the proper sequence with the proper materials and tools. Andrew Crawford creates boxes of incredible perfection and beauty. These jem-quality pieces are inspiring, especially when he deconstructs his methods and makes them understandable. Step-by-step books can be tiresome and limiting but Crawford's brief, yet complete, directions accompanied by good photographs and clear drawings build confidence in the reader.

Save your money for something worthwhile. The book reads like a warning label. Half the book tells you not to adjust the settings. If your buying the book to learn how to configure MBSBS you will be very disappointed.

The biggest problem with this book is that it is written for version 4.0. Because of all the changes that were made to version 4.5, especially in the area of Internet connectivity, this book is not all that helpful and I wasted my money on it.

Really a very good book but unfortunately it hasn't been updated to version 4.5. So if you're still with the firdst version 4 the book is fine. When the 4.5 version of the book ever comes out -- buy it. Nothing else anywhere near as good.

I read this book for a course in Roman History, and found it more confusing than useful. Crawford assumed too much foreknowledge for the text to serve as a primer, but his analyses might prove more comprehensible to the non-beginner. It would take a fine professor, indeed, to overcome the pitfalls of this text in an introductory class.

I have read many books on the Roman civilization and sorry to say when I was reading this book the information was too condense and I could not get involved in the book as I should.The reason being he the author condensed the material and he occassionally would jump from one historian to another throwing my though process out of focus. In some regards,I tried to find what the book was really all about.

Though not perhaps ideal for the student market at which it was aimed, this book offers a complex, original and brilliant interpretation of the Roman Republic.