While this book was incredibly difficult to read through, it also included more information about the Egyptian Endowment as it relates to the LDS endowment than I have seen anywhere. The translation of the Joseph Smith Papyri, mechanical as it was, was very educational. What really made this book worthwhile was the commentary on the papyri's actual meaning and what it meant to the Egyptians. From that I could pick out specific applications to the LDS endowment. There has been very little written by LDS authors on the LDS endowment. I loved it and look forward to the comprehensive guide to the Pearl of Great Price by Nibley.

This book is one that requires patience and a good deal of meditation. Of all of Hugh Nibley's books, this is the most interesting and thought provoking yet it is by far the most difficult. The footnotes are extensive and actually add to the body of the text. If you enjoy ancient history, archaeology, or near eastern studies, you will find this book fascinating!

Nibley is, once again, thorough and thought provoking. He points out clear connections between ancient Christianity and Egyptian temple ceremonies that one would not expect to see.

While very readable and informative, this book provides information that I suspect most long-suffering migraineurs already have. If you or your child have just been diagnosed with migraine, and you want a clearly presented, very general overview of the condition and its current treatments, this is the book for you.

This book is filled with every option available for Migraine pain relief. It discusses all of the pharmacology remedies as well as holistic and non-traditional methods of pain relief, which include diet, exercise, bio-feedback, food triggers, stress and chemical triggers as well as posture. It includes headache diaries and questionaires to help assist you with your communication with your doctors visits. It discusses anti-inflamitory, anti-seizure, nsaid, anti-depression, anti-anxiety treatments that some doctors use to in the prevention of Migraine pain for chronic pain sufferors. I highly recommend this book as it sheds light on understanding the treatments and methods that doctors are using and why some remedies work for some and not others. This book also discusses the various types of testing and which ones are best, not only imaging but also including blood tests. Take care. Julie

Using simple language, yet including relevant details, this book addresses almost every aspect of living with migraines. Very highly recommended for those who want to learn more about how migraines can occur and, more importantly, how to minimise them. An excellent chapter on everyday living and how to prevent migraines on a daily basis. Thanks for a great book!

I hate Blake. He and his Zoas and Los can go suck the ample breasts of Albion's emanation Jerusalem. At least Joyce (the only other person I know with this personal mythology splattered out for everyone) had a sense of humor. This guy, though.
Nevertheless, the illustrations are something, and there is something in the poem, I don't know exactly what it is (nor does anyone else, regardless of how convoluted and esoteric their arguments), but I'm convinced that in order to understand the least bit of these poems, you must read them all. Study them, in fact. The notes in this version are very good, and the extra illustrations are great, particularly the painting of Adam and Eve discovering Abel with Cain running off covering his newly marked forehead. Also, there is a large Lacoon, undoubtedly Blake's best thing. (I don't want to call it a poem, painting, or even "work" for some reason).

Try as I might, I haven't come up with the blend of radical individualism thwarted by universal awareness which would make this kind of book an intellectual treat for most people. I have read the poems by William Blake (just a few thousand lines, really) that are in this book before, and I even compared the abridged copy of his poems which I've had for years with a complete text from the library to discover what I could about the process of selection. Most of this is still a big mystery to a lot of people, and buying this book was my first attempt to get the whole picture of what a lot of professors might think about a single work, which is printed on plates numbered 1, then 1 to 8, 8*, 9 to 32, 32*, 33 to 46, then a Preface, copy B, plate 2, and even a plate f, followed by variations of the pictures which were on plate 13 and other Supplementary Illustrations. I had some trouble making out words on the colored plates, so the most educational part of the book for me is the printed text with notes from pages 111 to 217.

Milton is a great figure in English literature, and the great poems which place Satan and God in a struggle that makes Adam and Eve seem like minor characters are the intellectual context for Blake's effort to write a poem using Milton to write about things that minor characters wouldn't even want to talk about. Things don't really start happening for me until plate 12, "According to the inspiration of the Poetic Genius/Who is the eternal all-protecting Divine Humanity" that Milton actually rose up and said, "I go to Eternal Death!" Don't expect to meet anyone saying such things on our streets. This attempt to be instructive in the art of self-annihilation produces one of the great intellectual puzzles of eternal questions, which attempt not to apply to a particular place and time. My appreciation of John Milton and William Blake is more concerned with their ideas than with artistic techniques. The importance of Blake was suggested, more than it was demonstrated, by Theodore Roszak in THE MAKING OF A COUNTER CULTURE, Chapter VIII, "Eyes of Flesh, Eyes of Fire," which observes that a "perfectly sensible interpretation . . . would tell us, for example, that the poet Blake, under the influence of Swedenborgian mysticism, developed a style based on esoteric visionary correspondences . . . Etc. Etc. Footnote." (Roszak, p. 239). What really impressed me was the intellectual context established in the Bibliographical Notes, at the end of THE MAKING OF A COUNTER CULTURE, which states, "Anything Blake ever wrote seems supremely relevant to the search for alternative realities." (p. 302). The radical element of that thought needs to be understood in a way that affirms the religious significance of what Blake was trying to accomplish, and other scholars might overlook how this search in Blake's work might oppose their own assumptions about our cultural inheritance. Harold Bloom, in BLAKE'S APOCALYPSE, (1963, shortly before the radical part of the sixties) said "The dark Satanic Mills have nothing to do with industrialism, but" poetically pick the most common example for why those who are bored might want to complain of "The same dull round, even of a universe, would soon become a mill with complicated wheels." (Bloom, p. 305). There are a lot of names to explain, as Bloom does in his book, and the scholars employed by Tate Gallery Publications for the production of this book display an extraordinary amount of work on this project for that purpose, and the intellectual puzzles are what remains mysterious even after learning what knowledge is available.

At the heart of the poem, "Milton," is the question of what such a character might mean to William Blake, and how, long after Milton's death, he might be of some use. A lot of works have been written to give an author the opportunity to say something that he wouldn't have otherwise had a chance to say, and this book seems to be one of the unique cases of a work which tries to say something that no one else is saying. Instead of treating Milton like anyone who had been dead for more than a hundred years, the treatment of Milton's thought also supposes that it exists through an "Emanation, Sixfold presumably because he had three wives and three daughters." (Bloom, p. 308). Bloom thinks this book is a result of "a complex relation of responsibility to what he has made, though his creation is in torment because scattered through the creation." (p. 308). After John Milton had become blind, his wives and daughters represented a tremendous portion of his remaining contact with the world.

Walter Kaufmann, in LIFE AT THE LIMITS, considered a sonnet by the blind Milton about a dream in which one of his wives, who had died, was seen by him "Brought back to me like Alcestis from the grave." The reality expressed in the final line of that poem, "I wak'd, she fled, and day brought back my night," seemed to Kaufmann to be "the most powerful last line of any English short poem." (LIFE AT THE LIMITS, p. 75). Blake approached this situation, in which picturing another person might be considered the strongest link with any reality, with what modern readers might consider an unctiously religious picture on plate 15, with the caption (explained on p. 139 with, "The giving up of selfhood to achieve a more inclusive sense of self is essential for the artist to create" which isn't so scary if it is only applied to artists and monks): "To annihilate the Self-[there is a foot here in the picture]-hood of Deceit & False Forgiveness." Then plate 16 starts with "In those three females whom his Wives, & those three whom his Daughters/Had represented and containd. that they might be resume'd / By giving up of Selfhood:" This poetic division of a single poet into six male-female relationships is the most surprising thing in the poem, for me. Trying to apply it to religion states a much more radical understanding of what religion has to offer than most people expect if they merely go to church, which seems to be one of Roszak's points about how our culture accepts religion by making it strictly mainstream, totally "God Bless America" as the most popular current phrase goes. Much of the scholarship on the creation of Blake's large works notes how uncommercial it was in Blake's day, as "Hayley discouraged him from anything other than `the meer drudgery of business' (p. 14)" and this book tries to make that picture perfectly clear.

In one of the few small works at the end of this book, Blake complained:

The Classics, it is the Classics! / & not Goths nor Monks, that / Desolate Europe with Wars. (p. 264)

I feel the same way, complaining about some books, but Blake assumed a society in which people were actually being taught things like a Platonic belief in forms, and the Classics were a large element of what seemed bad to him. He might have felt differently if he ever had a chance to observe our formless void, where any claim to wisdom is highly suspect. We can only look the other way.

Princeton University Press has thoroughly impressed me with this series. Using higher quality paper than I've ever seen in publishing, along with an unheard-of *six* color printing process, they have reproduced the colors like never before. In addition to the color plates, a full reprint of the text is included in typescript, as well as informed and thoughtful commentary. Well done! Too bad the hardback is out of print (or was at the time of this review).

Our three year old is an Animal Planet nut and he loves this book. He figured out the Alphabet sequence to the animals AND their names before we did! Unfortunatly we can not figure out what animal Quinton and a few others are.

Miss Bindergarten and her kindergarten explore exciting places around town, from the bakery to the fire station. Enjoy a rollicking rhyming text and fun, bright art which displays how clever children enjoy their outing - sometimes at others' expenses!

Join Miss Bindergarten as she and her wonderful alphabetically named animal class are off visiting community helpers on their first field trip. But before you turn that first page, take a look at all the different shapes on Miss Bindergarten's easel and see if you can find them as you read the book. First the class stops at the bakery where children learn to cut cookies and ice cakes. Then it's on to the fire station where they try on gear, ring the bell, learn to stop drop and roll and watch Miss Bindergarten slide down the fire pole. At the post office, the class looks at stamps and finds out where a letter goes after you mail it and at the library, they see what's new and catch up on story hour. Last but not least, they're off to the park for a snack before heading back to school..... Ashley Wolff and Joseph Slate have authored a wonderful interactive story your children will want to read again and again. Their delightful, humorous, rhyming text is complemented by bright, bold, expressive artwork that's full of busy detail and youngsters will enjoy finding all the shapes (circular cookies, square cake, rectangular envelope...) and letters in the pictures. Perfect for youngsters 3-6, Miss Bindergarten Takes a Field Trip With Kindergarten is a charmer and a terrific new addition to this series.

When I picked this book up I was simply looking for ways to cite internet resources. It turns out the people at MLA have got a lot more to offer. The book did a great job at showing the hows and whys of writing well. As for citations, a critical aspect of most research, the Guide gave a multitude of different types of sources and how to cite them, not only in the Works Cited but also in endnotes and footnotes. Perhaps my only complaint would be the repetition in seperate chapters on citation. It was not initially clear what the purpose of the repetition was. That said, I will use this book again and again as a perfect tool when writing my papers.

MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing (2ded) by Joseph Gibaldi, Herbert Lindenberger is a well written hanbook that helps the scholars or would be scholar with helpfull tips and pointers on how to improve in the art of writing. The table of contents is very well developed and the introduction, i.e, the foreward is also easy to understand with a scholarly tone without being to longwinded or boring; (which one expects from a book with a scholarly overtone). want to know how to prepare a prospectus; then one should read chapter five and look under section 5.4 which is called "preparing a prospectus" and if one is interested in abbreviations then chapter will come in handy as this entire chapter is devoted by the authors, i.e., Joseph Gibaldi, Herbert Lindenberger, to the different forms of abbreviations that exist and how to implement them. In the end of the book, i.e., MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing (2ded) by Joseph Gibaldi, Herbert Lindenberger has a well written appendix with subjects such as end notes and footnotes, other systems of documentation and sources of examples 3.4-5. Last but by no means least, is the well developed index which is divided by topic and is somewhat confusing; yet can be said to serve its purpose, i.e., that of finding the intended entry.

This book is the ultimate guide for writers. It is one of two books published by the Modern Language Association, and of the two, this one provides the complete guide to the MLA style. This book serves graduate students and scholarly writers best. It discusses publishing and legality as well as basics of writing and source citations. Many examples accompany the explanations clearly exhibiting the proper usage; however, this book is not necessary for the average research writer or undergraduate. If you are looking for a quick reference guide to proper MLA style, this is not the book for you. I would recommend the MLA HANDBOOK. The MLA HANDBOOK provides an easier, condensed version of the MLA STYLE MANUAL. This book is a waste of your money if all you need is information on how to do a works cited page or an annotated bibliography. The handbook is cheaper and would serve you much better. Regardless, the manual would serve anyone well and is a perfect reference book for anyone's personal library.

General Pershing was, perhaps, the best person to be the Commander-In-Chief of the American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I. He did an excellent job of co-ordinating the American forces.

I have a problem in understanding his logic when it comes to the Black Americans Soldiers which he controlled. The General states that he was not a predjudist person and was in charge of the 24th Infantry (black) during the Mexican-American war. He praises their work, yet, when the 93rd Division (black), American,arrived in France; Pershing assigned them to the French Army.

Pershing made the statement that Americans will not fight under another countries Flag but then gave the 93rd Division (provisional) to the French.

Further on, General Pershing makes the statement that Black Americans are good soldiers as long as their are white officers leading them. There is no mention of visiting the Regiments (369th, 370th, 371st, and 372nd) during his tours of the regiments.

The Generals attitude towards black officers resulted in an open field-day on all black american officers.

The 92nd Division, a complete black-american division was not given its rightful respect, due awards, and training while in france.

In this two volume set, America's only, "General of the Armies," John J., "Blackjack," Pershing narrates the United States' role in World War I (WWI) from his vantage point as the Commander of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF). He recounts what it was like to create an army from scratch, then equip, train, transport it overseas, and fight it in a global conflict against a battle-hardened enemy. Pershing provides insight into the difficulties of mobilizing a nation for war that are as valid today as in 1917... Historians desiring insights into the war will find Pershing a treasure trove of information...

Have you ever wanted to know what was going on behind the scenes? General John Joseph Pershing, arguably the most important figure in Europe during the later part of WWI, lets the reader get inside his head and see just that. Through his eyes we see the almost insurmountable problems that plagued the French, American, and British forces in 1917-1918 France. We feel the emotions he felt bleeding through the pages as we absorb his every thought of every battle. We see his life and times as no other writer could possible tell us. Black Jack Pershing could afford no shortcuts to victory, and he demanded perfection....when you read this book you will know, fear, and respect the man that carried the burden and hope of the world on his shoulders, and won.

I'm usually able to learn every other program on my own, but I struggled to figure out Access 97 without help. This book came to my rescue. The tutorials are well done and cover almost every aspect of the program. Great beginner book.

I purchased this text book for a college course, Intro to Programming using MS Access 97 and VBA. I found the text to be an easy read with lots of realistic sample applications and excellent tutorials. Tutorials are available to download from publishers web page,HOWEVER, only the first third of the tutorials are available from the web page. You'll need to get the remaining tutorials from an instructor.

Text provides excellent instruction of MS Access functionality, while briefly touching SQL and VBA. You'll need additional resources to learn them. Layout of the book makes quick referencing difficult.

Overall, an excellent book !!!

This book was purchased as a college text. Of all of the MS Access books I have read, this one is by far the best. It is very easy to understand. The only drawbacks are that you need data disks which are not all redily available (even on their web site) and the book isn't comprehensive, it's a beginners guide. After you finish it, you are left hanging, where do I go from here? All in all, I would still recommend it as the absolute best beginners book for MS Access.

This book, despite its bombastic title, is an excellent introduction to the UNIX [Linux] operating system. Aimed at the beginner or beginner++, it touches on most of the salient topics a prospective sys admin might need to know about. Topics covered include: basic commands, the file system, the X Window System, environment setup, basic scripting, basic networking, and basic sys admin, among other things.

Although the book is rather hefty--nearly 900 pages--the reader never gets bogged down. The writing is clear, and topics are covered in enough detail as to promote a decent all around understanding of the material.

If I could fault the book in any way, it would be because there are perhaps too many topics covered here. The writing is very good, and I think the authors could have expanded this book into, say, 3 books without getting mired in every detail.

I'm an NT administrator, new to the world of Unix, and definately find this book informative. "Mastering Unix" is well written, not only as a reference for the experienced, but for those who are new to Unix as well.

Very easy reading, nice book, definately has a lot of content, basically explains everything. Enjoyed reading it, this book is good for beginners just as well as starting Unix administrators. Author of this book explains a lot of stuff and gives some helpfull links from a to z.

It seemed like a prescription for enjoyment. The main character and I are the same age, have lived and travelled in some of the same places, and were even at the University of Oregon at the same time. I also write all the time though I don't have a burning passion to publish.

Did I like the book? It was only OK. I appreciated the short chapters that took me into other spaces at lunch hour. But, it was a familiar whimper without any breakthrough thoughts for me. California angst. Middle-aged angst. Writer's angst. Self-help angst.

Perhaps my lack of enthusiasm was due to my gender. For a woman it's interesting to be inside the mind of a guy, but in this case I was happy when the well-written denouement finally came and I closed this book. I would rather be rereading Arthur Rosenfeld (!!!) or Craig Carozzi for male points of view.

Sutton should keep writing; he has a lot to say to some people. I'm just not on his wavelength.

Joe is the master of the personal essay. In a handful of pages, he tells a small tale and ends each with an epiphany.

You can buy this book to see someone work through a case of writer's block. But I would highly recommend it if you want to read some small masterpieces which happen to have been written at the rate of three pages a day.

Morning Pages is about a longtime writer with writer's block. It's a great tie-in with Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way and with the novels of Gabriel Garcia Marquez and William Saroyan. Cameron says to write three pages as fast as you can each morning upon rising for twelve weeks to silence the internal censor, thereby melting the writer's block. Garcia Marquez writes five pages daily, even stopping mid-sentence at the end of the fifth page. Ben Halaby, the protagonist, writes about his block as he is writing a book. The evolution of a novel is a protagonist as well˜˜Halaby doesn't even realize he's writing one! It is fascinating and deeply moving in that Halaby's whole life seeps onto the page. You get a sense of a man's view of the world growing up in America in the second half of the 20th Century. Reading Morning Pages was like eating my favorite dessert. I couldn't eat it fast enough and was afraid of finishing it.

This book is good tool, yet is somewhat flawed. It offers many helpful tips for buyers of new homes that you could easily forget if you go in cold. Many tips are common sense, yet buying a new home can be overwhelming, where it's quite easy to overlook these tips.

The book is flawed in several areas. For drywall inspection, the book emphatically states: "Do not spend a lot of time as you will notice everything once you move in..." After moving in, the builder will not repair walls that could have been damaged while the buyer moved in.

This is very important since you have 1 final opportunity to find problems that you did not cause. If you overlook a scratch or dent, the builder will likely not repair these items. They will repair leaks, faulty appliances, etc, but after the final inspection, they will not cover problems that a homeowner could have caused.

The book also suggests you have power available to test all appliances during final inspection. But until escrow closes, the house is not yours and you cannot have services started until after escrow closes and the title has been recorded into the owner's name.

I wanted to see if having this book would allow me to not have to use a home inspector when going on the final inspection. The builder has their own people "assist" you on the final inspection which is a conlict of interest. This book is good, but I think I'll still pay the $250 for a home inspector. Builders build many homes, while how many new homes do most consumers buy?

My name is George Robert Natale II. I am the cousin of Joesph Natale.I have yet to read my cousins book,(I just found it on the net.) being in the construction field myself i would readily stake my reputation on it!! PS......YO JOEY :)

I found the book to be inforamtive and helpful to me when my wife and I decided to have our first house built. The book helped me to save thousands of dollars and several headaches during the process. I would strongly recommend this book to anyone looking to build or buy a home.