This old book attempts to describe basic quantum chemistry and walk one through a series of exercises using the Gaussian series of programs. Not really very useful.

As a graduate student studying quantum chemistry, I find this book useful as a reference. Much of the material is somewhat outdated, but still very applicable and useful for understanding the underlying theory. I would recommend this book for any chemist interested in understanding the theory of quantum chemical calculations or how to interpret the results of such calculations. I would consider it a must for students of quantum, theoretical, or computational chemistry who need to develop an understanding of theory.

I want of all pictures of orbital structure

In my opinion this book is appropriate reading material for perhaps a fifth grader who wants to do a book report. In fact, I read it and returned it.

If one is serious about the disappearance of Ms. Earhart disregard this book and order Amelia Earhart: The Mystery Solved by Elgen M. Long and Marie K. Long. The Long's book goes into much greater detail and makes for better reading.

A fantastic, true book that tells about Amelia Earhart

Spring .. 1937. A specially prepared, "State of the Art" Electra L-10e twin engine aircraft. Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan attempting their flight around the world. A well detailed and documented book, by authors who worked with and know the limitations of the Electra L-10e. The exact route, written in a format easy to understand and follow. Amelia Earhart's disappearance has been researched by many, but Mr. Walter Roessler, Leo Gomez, and Gail Lynne Green have done an excellent job, if you "Really" want to know what happened in 1937.

I looked forward to this book with much anticipation, and readit carefully twice and I am not convinced by their argument, but feelthat in its trendiness it will not be a long-lasting addition to Caravaggio scholarship. In many ways, after only a few years on the market, it remains fairly unnoticed by the academy, and remains relatively untaught in graduate seminars. I can't image it is a book that will interest the general reader with its physcoanalytic interpretations and academic lingo. I feel compelled to give it one star in order to balance out the scales and alert prospective readers that there are those of us who did not find it worthwhile. END

It is sad to see how this book has been misunderstood. This book is not about "art history" or even "criticism." But it is a creative attempt to affirm one's experience through Caravaggio's paintings as inventing different "forms" to relate to others (both human and non-human).

Bersani and Dutoit, in such a poetic way, challenge how we look at art in general--. We interpret it instead of experiencing it. As a practioner of painting, I feel that they wrote this book NOT from the position of a critic, who often tries to be a custodian of culture.

I disagree with the other reviewer -- this *is* art history. Yes, art history relies on documents, history, even x-radiography, but it is equally reliant on models of analysis and new ways of looking. Caravaggio's work has begged a critical approach like this one, and while I may not agree with the authors' conclusions, their discussion is provocative and inspiring. If you want a survey of Caravaggio's career, choose one of the many books out there that satisfy this niche. If you want to deepen your perspective of Caravaggio, and of art in general, read this book. It will give you something to think about.

This book is bad for beginner and practically useless for a master. There is no comprehensive description of training complexes, footwork drills and other important details, which were completely omitted. It gives just an overview of the system in general, so the reader can have some vague feeling of what Giron escrima is.

I really liked this book. I know it was not as deep in technique and theory as many would have liked, but for the price it is a great introduction. I would like to see a more in-depth version, akin to Jun Fan/Jeet Kune Do the text book, or something as nice as either of the new Gracie Books. I am still waiting for the Filipino book that gives real grasp to the newbie, but still has a lot for the experienced player. In short I am looking for some thing with the thought and grace of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Theory and PRactice, or Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Self-Defense, or maybe a book as comprehensive in its coverage as is Simco's Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: The Master Text.
Never the less it is still good to see old Giron, moving around and swinging a stick.
Nice job.

I`ve bougth this book in order to support my own escrima training. As a rookie in escrima, it gives you the basic understandings in the escrima-fighting art of Grand Master Leo Giron. I think it`s not written with the intention to replace training under a qualified teacher. In my view it supports your training as a beginner in the art. What's more, it gives you a good overview including the origins. Escrima has to be practised to be learned.

The premise of this book is that pensions are being mismanaged by companies and investment managers to worker's detriment. The facts are misrepresented and the solutions offered are chilling. Here are some examples:

The writers believe that a company's management should not make pension investment decisions, even thought by law, most plans are required to be maintained for the exclusive benefit of participants. (Notable exceptions to this rule are public plans and union-sponsored plans!)

Several chapters also state that workers themselves are not capable enough to manage their own pensions ' they should not be allowed to make decisions as to current vs. future spending and make 'mistakes' in asset allocation.

The alarming conclusion is that only 1) union leadership or 2) the government is equipped to make decisions on the $7 trillion invested in pensions.

Pensions investment decisions have not been speculative and are not short-term in nature. The Asian crisis in 1997 and tech decline 2000-present are often cited in the book as examples of mismanagement. However, almost all pension plans were under-weighted (relative to the total market) and extremely few were over-weighted in these sectors at the time of their drop. In other words, plan fiduciaries recognized some of the speculation involved in the inflated prices, and adjusted portfolios accordingly. Had this book been written in 1975, they would decry the 'Nifty Fifty' market decline.

Instead of using professional investment managers that seek (and are incented for) the highest possible return given a risk profile, the authors would like to use other factors in making investment decisions. For example, will any investment decisions result in layoffs, plant closings or job flight overseas?

In other words, we must keep all our existing industries and refuse to re-train workers for the better jobs of tomorrow. This approach didn't work too well for the Soviet Union.

Yes, it is painful when worker lose their jobs, but the growth of the US economy in the last 20 years has been due, in part, to the fact that we have exited low-skills industries, and we adapt to changes faster than any other country.

The exciting fact is that over 50% of households now own stock, and the majority of us are now owners, as well as workers. We have an opportunity to manage companies better. I agree with the foreword that CEO compensation is too high, and vote my proxies on that basis.

This book is very anti-individual and anti-shareholder.

Although I do disagree with the direction that contributors' conclusion, this is an interesting and important little text and well worth a read.

I wonder if the reviewer from Illinois read the same book I did. If so, I think that he must have read it exclusively to knock it down. He takes things completely out of context. I found this book to be very interesting, and very pro-shareholder power. It raises significant questions on who makes the money decisions and how they make them, and offers some intriguing possibilities for the future.

Sometimes it seems like companies have become focused on "shareholder value" as if shareholders weren't human beings with many interests. For example, "shareholders" want airlines to keep prices down, to pay security checkpoint staff the bare minimum ... unless, of course, the shareholder is also flying on the airplane, in which case, they might feel that security is a more important value than thrift.

Some of these articles are a tad dry and academic, but the points they raise are really important. If you're a pension fund trustee, or a pension recipient, I urge you to read this book.

After buying this reference...I found that the book has a copywrite date of 1975. On the surface...this may not sound like such a big deal, but the author continually refers to dates in support of his subject matter, as if these dated events happened recently, but in all actuality...they happened over 25 years ago !!! I felt as a reader that I was reading ancient history...definitely not what I bought the book for.

Even if this book had been recently revised....I'd still not give it 5 stars. Section 1 of the book which deals with the various denominations and their attributes were far too short. Also....the author has omitted a number of American religions...and the ones he did include were not detailed enough. Each chapter dealing with a denomination is set up in a question / answer type senario. The author asks a question about the denomination and a guest "expert" answers the question. I for one did not like this approach. I found that the author did not always ask the same questions to all authors. How can one compare denominations if each expert gets different questions? Also, some of the questions asked by the author were of no relevence to me. Also....the experts on more than one occasion seem to skirt or gloss over answers...leaving the reader to make assumptions. Not Good. Bad Format for many reason too numerous to explain here. Do yourself a favor....get another book on the subject and leave this one alone.

J.B. Kruz
KruzKontrol

I inherited this book with the rest of my mother's books. It's now one of my favorite books in my personal library, due to the range of information it contains. If you are just interested in learning about various beliefs and practices, or looking for a faith that might be close to your own, or simply curious about the spiritual beliefs of your friends or loved ones, this book is great.

It provides a pretty good overview of each religion, and more than enough information to let you know if you would like to pursue your studies about a particular faith.

Yes, it is old, but so are the religions it covers. Relgions change, but not so much that this book can't give you an accurate and valuable glimpse into the doctrines and values of these religions. I would, however, love to see this book be revised.

My only complaint is that it does not contain other religions of America, like Islam, Hinduism, or Buddhism. Perhaps this is something that could be addressed if this book was revised.

I highly recommend this book. It's a great staple to have in your personal library.

If one recognizes right up front that the book was published in 1975 (and to my knowledge publishers don't change book titles with the passage of time - we still refer to the "new testament" as the "new" testament even though it's almost 2,000 years old) it is a useful resource for basic knowledge regarding many of America's religions and some related issues. While recognizing certain limitations exist due to its age, I thought the book provided a succinct and comprehensive look at a wide variety of religions and issues that are, not surprisingly, still relevant today. I would recommend this book for anyone seeking a "CliffsNotes" version of many of America's religions. I also liked the format of having people from each religion address each topic - it provided a good perspective on the topics without any author bias.

A fun grab-bag of quotes, not especially rigorously sourced or verified. Rosten quotes himself more than is seemly, but "He that tooteth not his own horn, the same shall go untootethed." A fine souvenir of the mensch who popularized Yiddish culture in America. Hours of fun & sharing guaranteed.

I haven't read the whole book, just seen a lot of the quotes on this online newsletter I get. I would also like to say that reading the other 2 reviews here cracked me up. Obviously, the one from Indiana was not as educated as the one from Colarado. Perhaps he/she didn't understand some of the quotes. I personally agree with the one from Colarado. The quotes are very funny and witty. Leo Rosten wrote quite a few of them himself. Hope you enjoy!

I have been very happy with this purchase. It serves my needs nicely. I always have a reference handy for birthdays,anniversaries and any other type of special occassion cards.

Few literary textbooks equal "An Anthology of American Literature" in length and dryness. While the book is a collection of mediocre stories who are now only seeing the light of day due to the baneful effects of political correctness, the editor of this work delves deeper to not include a single illustration that may have shed some light of this terrible experience of reading this collection of pointless stories,

I, on the other hand, think its a great collection of American literature, but maybe just a bit too pricey for what it offers. I would suggest it more as something to use as a reference than as something that should be read cover to cover, I mean, geeze, its 2060 pages long.

This huge textbook is a steal: hundreds of major works from the last century and a half, printed on quality paper, bound with a strong but flexible gum binding. If this were a hardcover, you'd pay twice the price for what it includes. It's thorough and scholarly, a tome that defines the Big League of anthologies. It's not for the shallow reader, though, who's accustomed to the sensuous audio-visuals of TV and the Internet. This is TEXT. Time to resuscitate the thinking mind, the patient intellect, the autonomous imagination.

DiLeo appears to have enjoyed writing this book. I wish I could say the same about reading it. In looking for a source to help in assessing children, I found this book diagnostically and theoretically, garbage

Although the book is almost 300 pages, most of it is full-page illustrations and white space. I learned only a little bit, but that was because it took only a few hours to read the book.

I would advise obtaining a copy through your local library or through interlibrary loan, but not spending too much money on buying a copy.

While you're at it, get 0876308337 and 0876300549.

If you view this writing as a catalyst to ponder using your own experiences to interpret, like an experienced counselor would do, and not approach the reading as an end-all resource, you will find correlations and new thoughts devloping a deeper insight into the minds and emotions of children

I was very disappointed with this book. Let's start with what most know about the Chappaquiddick incident before they read this book: Ted Kennedy was at a regatta near Chappy; he probably had too much to drink; he went to a party with former employees of his brother Bobby; he left with Mary Jo Kopechne; he drove off a bridge; he survived; she died; he delayed reporting the accident; he wasn't forthcoming about what happened; the police and the prosecutors were ineffective; Ted Kennedy's national political aspirations ended. After struggling through approximately four hundred pages of sometimes repetitive reading, that's all I still know. If you want to read a book this long to come away with very little insight into what caused the accident, you've come to the right place.

You can breeze through this book in under an hour -- I just did. While it makes for a suspenseful, albeit entertaining, account of what happened that infamous night, Damore relies too heavily on witnesses' accounts and police remarks (often little more than Kennedy bashing). By now, most of us can accept the facts: that EMK drank way too much and drove off a bridge, subsequently leading to tragedy. DUI accidents happen every day, chillingly often to average people. The fact that this happened to one of the greatest Senators in the history of the United States only reaffirms this. ...

Teddy Kennedy went to a party attended by Mary Jo Kopechne. He got sloshed as usual. He drove off a bridge in bad weather thereby inadvertently causing the death of Ms. Kopechne. Sounds like a good case for involuntary manslaughter - that is, unless you are a Kennedy. This book, while providing nothing new, offers a great overview of the Chappaquiddick tragedy. Those desiring truthful books about the Kennedy scourge should definitely add this one to your burgeoning collection. Intelligent, logical readers will be incredulous that Kennedy escaped prosecution. He delayed reporting the accident for hours - went to his hotel, cleaned up a bit, chatted with confidants about how to handle the matter and THEN called the authorities. It is astounding that, even as Mary Jo Kopechne sat drowning in his car, Kennedy would be bent on protecting his political hide. What is even more disturbing is the number of reviews trying to pan this book as "Kennedy bashing". A few reviews, out of misguided devotion to this errant family, simply absolve Teddy of all guilt. After all, it was JUST a drunk driving accident - one that deprived a family of their daughter forever. But since Teddy was involved, it never happened...right?