A little too verbose for Baby-Preschool range. The story and artwork were great, but I had to edit the story-line to shorten the amount of time spent on each page. My child loves to read, but can became inpatient if we spend too much time in one spot. Also, other parents have complained to me, though the kids love it---stickers everywhere!!!

I bought this book for my 2 year old daughter. She loves books and I try to get her ones that hold her attention. She really likes Blue and all her friends. In this story she tries to help a lost duck find it's way home. Along the way they find other springtime animals that need help finding things. There are stickers that come with the book and you can put them where you want on the pages. Children like stickers. My daughter loved this book and carries it everywhere!

I have faced with this book in the Fall 2001 computer science course "Data Structures and Algorithms". As a novice to Java, I think this book does not cover enough introductory issues such as how importing of the libraries work, what are the installation instruction of JDK. They do not even give us any clue how to set up ann lib without using JBuilder. The documentation on the CD-ROM is for JBuilder users only. But overall book structure is very good.

I am planning to teach Java to biosciences graduates as a first language for the first time, having used a subset of C++ up to now. There are a lot of books on Java, but not so many that are suitable for mature beginners. The question is, am I about to endorse this as the course recommended text? The answer is yes - it's pretty much the book I wish I had written.

The author of a book like this has to face some difficult decisions: how soon do I talk about objects and classes? Do I use applets or applications? If applications, how to avoid making all the methods in my main class static? Do I use simplified I/O classes? And so on. I think Adams et al have made the right decisions. Object-centred design is brought in right at the beginning and provides a framework for translating from the problem domain to the program domain. There aren't any sudden leaps in complexity - GUI programs are introduced alongside console applications and fully-fledged OOP appears about two-thirds of the way in. Examples are interesting and there are some good suggestions on programming practice like including preconditions in method documentation where applicable.

Overall the book is well-presented and good value (you get a CD and there is a very useful web site). I like the sections on topics like ethics and AI, and the treatment of data structures. The quizzes are very good too. There are just a few niggles: easy I/O classes are provided on the CD, but I couldn't find advice on where to put these in order to run the console examples which all contain an import statement. I'm not totally convinced about introducing static methods as the norm, and I don't see the point of a list of the names of all the classes in Java SE 1.3 - a glossary would be more helpful. But these are minor and can be sorted out in later editions and through the web site - as an introduction to programming and computing the book represents a worthwhile addition to the literature and I (and I hope my students) will be very grateful for it.

This play was written by a young man who became Pope. More particularly, it is a piece of "underground" literature written by this man of God for the Rhapsodic Theatre during the Nazi occupation.

The story follows the lives of three couples and one man. The one man, Adam, is the connection between the three couples. The first couple is a young couple who is looking forward to an unknown future. They see the shadows of this future reflected in the jeweler's shop window.

The second is a couple who are in the middle years of their marriage. The wife is miserably unhappy. She takes her wedding ring to the jeweler to sell it back, but he refuses. These rings have no worth except that they be joined together. Marriage vows are not so easily broken.

"Your husband must still be alive - in which case neither of your rings, taken separately, will weigh anything - only both together will register. My jeweler's scales have this particularity that they weigh not the metal but man's entire fate." Ashamed, she takes the ring back.

Adam takes her on a journey in the street so that she might await the bridegroom. This woman, one of the sleeping foolish virgins in the parable, finds the bridegroom in the street. The bridegroom's face is that of her husband, Stefan. Christ has the face of her unwanted husband.

The youthful couple and the unhappy couple have children. Two of these children once again set out to begin the cycle of marriage and renewal, each a product of his or her own parents' struggles in marriage.

This play does not contain dialogue between characters. It is a series of reflections, of thoughts in monologue, that reveal the characters' intentions and desires.

I enjoyed it very much. The Jeweler's Shop is a wonderful statement about the sanctity of the marital covenant.

The Jeweler's Shop was originally written as a play for the underground Rhapsodic Theater, and the limitations of the medium made the finished product very stylized. Yet the play is incredibly easy to read and difficult to put down. This brilliant drama is an indispensible meditation on the mystery of marriage. The film did not do it justice.

This book was an excellent portrait of how John Adams matured over the years from age 10 up until the signing of the Declaration of Independence, particularly how a loyal British subject became one of the primary movers of separation from the British Crown. It is a great narrative describing the slow movement from loyal individual colonies to a united country. Significant historical figures are included with more than a passing mention since they were colleagues of his, including Sam Adams, Thomas Hutchison and many more. It reads like an historical novel, not a textbook. If you want to get an interesting flavor for this portion of American history, I highly recommend this book.

John Adams and the American Revolution by Catherine
Drinker Bowen is a great biography of John Adams.
Ms. Bowen spends a great amount of time on the childhood and young manhood of Adams. She also touches on his great marriage life. This is a book that I enjoyed perhaps even more than David
McCullough's biography titled John Adams, though this book was good. I usually stay away from biographies and read more of the reference type books, I'll have to say though that this book kept my interest to the end.

If you're a student of Edward Tufte's work on small multiples, this is a great book. By comparing lots of fairly similar things within one visual field, one can learn a lot. That's a Tufte insight and this book shows that Blossfeldt was taking advantage of the idea 75 years ago. This book is also good for those who appreciate the beauty of contact sheets and the photo editing process. The book makes a great gift due to its unusual nature and extremely high printing quality.

This book give us a new look!

This volume is a most distinguished contribution to the Continuum Publishing Group's new series of studies by international scholars of important contemporary fiction. Professor Adam Parkes eschews popular academic jargon and writes in a clear, straight-forward style, giving a brilliant and succinct analysis of this many faceted book.
The 90 page book will interest and inspire the general reader and, in particular, will prove an ideal tool for those teaching modern literature in universities or sixth-forms but, best of all, will send the reader back to the novel with his understanding and enjoyment enhanced.

An impressive entry into the field of Reader's Guides, Kazuo Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day by Adam Parkes is valuable on two levels: for the individual reader who wants to enhance his understanding of The Remains of the Day, it's like taking a Master Class; and for the book discussion group leader it's like stumbling on a gold mine of useful information.

In the hundreds of books we've discussed on SeniorNet.org/books, this one stands alone as the most in-depth, challenging, and comprehensive Reader's Guide offered. The chapter on Style, Form, and Irony is worth the price of the book itself. It leaves no stone unturned and turns up some you'd never have imagined.

This slim volume begins with a study of the author, moves to an analysis of the book itself, the issues and sub themes, comparative literature, the reception of the novel, some questions, a bibliography and recommended reading, and more. There's even a section on the movie Remains of the Day for comparison.

This is the first book by this author in this series I have ever tried, and I would buy anything by either again: it's that good.

A wonderful collection of Living With Adam strips. A laugh on every page, at least. Get it to laugh at yourself and others!!

Simply one of the best out there. Gentle humor, protagonists not afraid to laugh at themselves. The drawings are simple and expressive, always well done. In a world that often takes itself too seriously, here's a cartoon without a darker side. Just perfect! I and my friends have read it more times than we can count! Laugh-out-loud funny!

This book tells the story of a cattle drive from the Rio Grande to Montana in 1882. It was written in 1903 by a former cowboy who gives us a clear and candid picture of the hardships of the cattle drive. The book provides insights into the strengths and weaknesses, the good points and bad points of the men we call Cowboys. In additon to telling the story of the hardships of the trail, the book gives us samples of the tales told around the campfire at the end of the long day. Recommended reading for anyone with an interest in the Old West; required reading for anyone who wants to write Westerns.

This book is a lot of fun to read, taking the reader back in time to a late-1800s cattle drive from Texas to Montana. The book is written well with spare prose, wit and exceptional details about a cowboy's often difficult and sometimes boring life on the trail. There's refreshingly little of the syrup found in so many western stories. It's written simply enough for pre-teens interested in the west, yet it will yield a lot of enjoyment for the seasoned reader.

Watson's words simply make the page breathe. His words are like life; they have rhythm at times while allowing the reader to create his or her own tune. This writer must be an avid reader because he has a wide range of vocabulary. Each word seems to have its special reason to be a piece of the poem, and all the words fit together like a colorful puzzle. These poems are easily read outloud. The content ranges from darkness, to old fishermen, from time, to ladies, from tangible objects, to a Spanish love poem. They contain a refreshing sense of humor, too. I would suggest reading it before bed, in the morning at coffee, or while traveling alone. I felt as if I grew along with the words through the end of the book. (And the black and white photography is a complementary addition)

In his foreward, Watson states that he is "against poems not making you feel", and also that he aims for "emotional honesty" in his poems. Having promised this to the reader, Watson goes on to succeed in a very big way.

I've never much cared for poetry, but "Lollygagged" is something new, at least for someone who doesn't know much about poetry. Watson's use of language is masterful. Like a modern day Dr. Seuss, he invents words and phrases that glide along like a complex rhythm.

In "The Room You Requested Is Full", Watson deals with the sometimes dark and seedy world of internet chat rooms, exploring the complex issue of cyber-identity. In a world where you can be anything you can imagine, Watson truly makes us think and feel about the consequences of this technology.

Another of my favorite poems is "Mikado Epiphany", in which Watson shows us a view of a exotic dance club from the point of view of the dancer. This poem beautifully illustrates Watson's flexibility in writing from different perspectives. His witty, sarcastic, and sometimes sardonic verse exposes the "naked" truth.

Proving his versatility, Watson also waxes eloquently about love, and the consequences of suicide, among other things. "Lollygagged" will give you a fresh perspective on poetry, and maybe even change your mind about the whole genre!

Being a fan of pro football in general, I was quite interested in Fowler's book the first time I saw it at a bookstore.

I had an opportunity to see the Oilers, in their second-to-last year in Houston, in a pre-season game against Dallas played in San Antonio in 1995. Two things stick out in my mind from the experience: 1) The constant scoreboard advertisements proclaiming "Oilers Regular Season Game Tickets - Great Seats Still Available!",(this just a week before the start of the regular season) 2) the incredibly low number of Oilers fans there, even though San Antonio is the same distance from Dallas or Houston. All of this made me think, where does Houston get off lobbying for a new or a relocated franchise after turning their backs on the Oilers the way they did? Fowler's book answered the question, and many others.

Fowler asserts that, within years of Bud Adams' founding of the team, as well as partially founding the American Football League, Adams was already threatening to move his franchise, and his dictatorial regime would only get worse as the years went on. Fowler also asserts that, had Adams minded his own business and stayed out of football operations, the Oilers might well have made it to a Super Bowl in the '70's, and maybe even brought home a Lombardi trophy.

And although Adams and his team seem happier now in Nashville, with a new name and logo to boot, Fowler tells that moving the team there was not without its own controversy.

Fowler also explains, in plain English, the politics and math of building a new stadium. (Being that my favorite team is the New England Patriots, this section was of special interest to me.) The author asserts that Bud Adams, as well as any other owner of a major league franchise, could easily fund a stadium, and reap profits within just a few years...makes you think.

I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in football, the Oilers (now Titans), or big business in general...or even someone just looking for a few laughs! Fowler's biting commentary on Houston's least favorite son is hilarious.

Houston Chronicle columnist Fowler, who covered the Oilers for 17 seasons, has written a forthright account of a pro football team whose ineptitude is a matter of public record. He charges the team and its management with "turmoil, intrigue, backstabbing, and buffoonery." Owner Bud Adams began his business career with a grubstake from his father, head of Phillips 66 petroleum, and later was a founder of the American Football League, of which his Oilers were the champs in 1960 and 1961. The AFL and the NFL played their first merged season in 1970, and for 27 years the Houston team has never played in a Super Bowl despite having one of the strongest rosters. But front-office interference, inferior coaching and Adam's penny-pinching spelled trouble, charges Fowler, which came to a head when the owner demanded a new stadium as the price for staying put. Failing to get it and "snarling like a baboon," he moved the team to Nashville, where it is playing its initial season this fall. This is not the account of a franchise warts and all, but of one that is all warts, at least according to Fowler.