This is the most definitive resource on Australian Cryptozoology around. Its got around 30 pages per chapter, and each chapter just focuses on one animal. It's hard to find that much information on just one creature, anywhere else. It contains hundreds and hundreds of eyewitness accounts, as well as maps, photos, sketches, theories, and a sizeable bibliography. All information is presented in a speculative way, never outrightly saying that it definitely does or doesn't exist. The author is a member of the Cryptozoological society making all the information credible. A great book.

"By Any Means Necessary" is an excellent book on the making of the film "Malcolm X" by director Spike Lee. Not only do we get a chance to see the film from the director's eye, but we also get to read all of the hassles he had to go through in order to come out with a film in Hollywood.The whole tone of the book, like all of Lee's books on his firms, is that of a diary. So what we're reading is random notes, scribbles, and just little lines that he will remember down the line. It almost seemed like a match made in hell: Spike Lee, considered to be a "controversial" film director, does a film on the line of Malcolm X, considered to be a controversial human rights figure. Throughout the book, Lee has to remind himself that despite the nay-sayers, the film will be done, even at times when he doubts his own creative genius.There are also thoughts from some of the actors (including Denzel Washington, who also played Malcolm X in his early years), but the best words come from Lee

Outsdanding textbook for college and graduate students, as well as an excellent source of reference for consultants and professionals in the field of aquaculture. It covers most aspects related to cage aquaculture, from site selection to environmental issues, including system design, stocking densities, feeding and management strategies and so forth. It is mandatory reading in my aquaculture courses and I strongly recommend it to anybody interested in the field.

Like the vast majority of people nowadays I discovered Old English as an undergraduate, rather than as a casual reader in my spare time. Initially I was bored and sceptical. "Oh my God this is like German, why do I have to study it?" I thought. However, the Anglo-Saxons began to grow on me after a while and one gains a valuable insight into their culture using this book. As well as treating of heroic themes in poems like Beowulf and the Christian ethos which inspired such poems as The Dream of the Rood, it also offers general overviews such as "Fatalism and the Millennium" (something very relevant!) and the role of saints in Anglo-Saxon England. This makes the poetry and prose of this alien society more accessible.

Nor is this book overly technical, so it is not daunting to approach. Although I read it in the context of a textbook, it could equally be appreciated by those merely reading Old English as a hobbie.

Strongly recommended.

For those daring enought to enter the world of casino operations, this book is a must read. It is filled with a carefully laid out analysis and explanation of the casino operations. This is a subject that is extremely difficult to find actual documentation regarding such simple things as net win. A first rate choice for the casino operator.

"The World of Castles and Forts" is an excellent book. From the Ancient Greek city of Troy to the Maginot Line, this book offers wonderful information about the developement of forts and castles throughout time.I reccomend this book to youth and adults that are intrested in the subject. Although a bit juvenile, this literature is great for anyone. 2 Thumbs Up!

Mr.Butcher is a local artist here in Miami, and his work is stunning in its scale and detail. His use of large format cameras allows him to create an image that literally engulfs the viewer. If you have the chance to see a show of his, absolutely go and stand in front of his images. You'll swear you are in the everglades! His work is reasonably priced as well. He is truely a credit to his art and to the community,as he has a sincere desire to raise awareness of the environmental issues of the everglades. In short, buy the book.

Many guide books are long on information and short on readablility.This book by David Piper,who was for some time the head of the National Portrait Gallery is both erudite and witty.He covers all the essentials but puts on a gloss of wit and lards his facts with sotries and comments which compliment the text.His chapters on the Wallace Collection and St,Pauls would be hard to beat.I lived in London for many years and read many books about it.There are some very fine guide books on London but this is among the best that I have read.If you take a chapter you can generally walk the chapter in one to two hours and although some of the landmarks that he mentioned in the earlier editions have since gone, thank God the Salisbury is still there on St.Martin's Lane although sadly the Lyoon's Corner houses have quite disappeared as has the cafe where Yeats wrote his poem.In the fifties this cafe was owned by Cypriot and was a local working class restaurant known to LSE students at the nearby Pasfield Hall as the Greasy Spoon.The owner infuriated my American and Canadian friends by bringing water without ice(wanting ice on an English winter day seemed bizarre to we Brits)and smothering the apple pie with custard.After they had tasted English ice-cream at the time the gladly went back to the custard.

Each chapter of this book obviously covers each of the 24 books of the Iliad. I found its greatest value to me to be in the initial paragraphs of each chapter where a book will be summarized but not in 'cliff's notes' fashion but in an actually much clearer and more succinct (and advanced) style. If a book has an ancient nickname he informs you of it. For instance Book 8 is known as 'The Unfinished Battle.' Book 10 the 'Doloneia.' In the chapter on Book 5 the word 'aristeia' is explained: the period when a single warriour dominates the battlefield. This helps you to remember that Book 5 is the aristeia of Diomedes; Book 11 the aristeia of Agamemnon; and Book 20 the aristeia of Achilles, etc. Getting the events and 'personality' of each of the 24 Books of the Iliad down in memory helps greatly in understanding it all. The only drawback is this companion is based on the Richmond Lattimore translation. If you're a devotee of the great translations of Homer - Chapman, Pope, Lang/Leaf/Myers/Butcher - (yes, Lang/Leaf/Myers/Butcher...) then the individual notes are difficult to follow, but just reading them alone is interesting and helpful; and the information at the beginnings of each chapter is worth the cost of the book alone.

This book consists of thousands of explanatory notes to Malcolm Lowry's brilliant but labyrinthine novel. The notes are arranged in chapters corresponding to those in Under the Volcano. Each note is headed by page references to the Penguin and Signet Plume paperback editions as well as the Reynal & Hitchcock and Lippincott hardback editions. The Companion features maps of Cuernavaca and the Morelos Valley, a glossary of Spanish, French, German and Latin terms found in Under the Volcano, an index and a bibliography.

Malcolm Lowry liberally used obscure and archaic words and double entendre in his writings. He frequently employed foreign phrases as well. The Companion defines, translates, explains and contextualizes all of these unfamiliar terms. Throughout Under the Volcano, Lowry weaved in allusions to mythology, religion, literature, history and pop culture. Sometimes the allusions are direct, but more often than not, they are hidden. The Companion is very useful in identifying and understanding these allusions. For example, Lowry repeatedly uses the term "coxcox" as an adjective. The Companion offers plausible interpretations for the passages containing this term, points out that Coxcox was a figure in Aztec mythology corresponding to Noah in the Bible and provides verifiable references.

The Companion takes particular care in explaining the recurring motifs and allusions, such as the abyss, the stray dogs which seem to follow the Consul everywhere, Los Manos De Orlac, the horse with the number 7 branded on its hip and "no se puede vivir sin amar." In this respect, the Companion is well worth its price. The explanatory notes are fascinating and, occasionally, poignant. Don't be surprised if the Companion leads you to explore some of the obscure and long-forgotten literary works to which Lowry alluded.