would have been a better title for this book. Slow in some parts. I believe you really have to have an interest in Mrs. Roosevelt to get through it. She was truly FDR's most important advisor.Not becauses he wanted it that wasy but others in his administration would defer to her. The book talks about many of her back door power plays to the annoyance of the president. These are amusing stories but too infrequent.

I almost never read anything that can be even mildly construed as having to do with politics. I picked this up because I was going on a trip and it was long - 930 pages to be exact. I assumed it would be about Eleanor and her relationship with Franklin, not about him, and I was right. I really enjoyed reading about her childhood and young aduldhood. I never realized what an amazing person she was and how much she had to overcome.

Yes, there were chapters in this book that I read with a somewhat dazed attention as they included far too many details about far too many people whom I had never heard of. But even in those chapters, Eleanor's light kept me reading.

Highly recommended for its revelation of an extremely important American woman.

This slim volume divides into two equal parts. The first half covers some of the author's life experience and makes extensive reference to the recent founder of the Baha'i faith. I think it is fair to say that this section is more impressionistic than informative. However, the second half (from the chapter 'God and the purpose of human life') gets down to business, and delivers a systematic account of the teaching and practice of the faith. Some interesting line drawings, muddy in texture, show the mosque-like form of their temples.

Much use is made of borrowed terms, such as the Christian term 'progressive revelation' - but here the usage is turned about face. It is made to mean that all ways lead to God, and therefore all religious teachers are equally messengers from God. This results in 'Krishna, Moses, Zoroaster, Buddha, Christ, Mohammed', and so on, all being cast in the same mould and tradition. But as their religious differences clearly outweigh their similarities (except in the respective moral codes perhaps), this requires at least some explanation, which is not forthcoming. There are also many adopted parallels to parts of the Islamic faith, such as the annual fast, equivalent to Ramadan.

The practical resolution of all this is found in the Baha'i message of 'consultation and universal participation', and 'service to mankind'. Many laudable humanistic, social progress statements are made. The aim is to appeal to all mankind in some way, to the widest possible audience of faith and non-faith, to work for earthly progress, peace and prosperity. The overall message is one of an "over-faith", aimed at syncretism and ecumenicism.

I am a 18 year old Baha'i...have been for my whole life...this book gave me more information and in detail about my religion.

The authors give a good cursory background on knowledge representation within AI. Chapters 7 - 12, present CLIPS syntax and usage. The information in these chapters helped me to develop a simulation involving four intelligent agents, colloborating via a blackboard. The book provides no details with respect to CLIPS object-oriented capabilities (COOL), but this is something that can be learned through CLIP's accompanying documentation. I highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to know more about expert systems or CLIPS.

Provided good basic understanding of AI with example program, CLIPS, enclosed( floppy disk), well written with understandable examples

I ordered this book because of George Zee's review, and he was right on target. I was looking for a short, concise, well written NLP book for everyday problems. Though not new to NLP, this book gave me new insight on how to apply it to my own life. This has been a problem for me in the past as I tend to view things as too much of a technical exercise at times. O'Connor's writing style is conversational, flows well and is simple to follow. I would recommend it to anyone, and will probably be ordering multiple copies for gifts this year.

Joseph O'Connor has the gift to explain Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) in clear and simple language, illustrated by examples and metaphors. His Introducing NLP (1990)and Principles of NLP (1996) are still the best introductions that I continue to recommend to those interested in the subject. In the present small book he has gone further in utilising NLP insights without any technical lingo at all. Through personal anecdotes, guided exercises and clear explanations, he helps us to change our outlook and ways of thinking so that we'll successfully and easily live a much fuller life with clear goals, less pain, worry and stress and much more appreciation and resourcefulness. Once we learnt the difference between being inside and outside an experience, we can change our internal videos, self-talk and do mental rehearsals. We can also welcome criticisms. This book is especially recommended to those who are new to NLP. I wish the author will continue to write more books in this format.

When I started training in Family practice I searched for a large reference book to study from. I choose this text because it was written so well. The Language is direct, the explanations are clear and the advice is well founded. Now that I am in training the book is not as helpful as I hoped. Most of the time I find the treatment on any given topic too shallow for what I have to learn. I belive this is the result of a compromise between size and completness. I now wish I had saved my money and bought three textbooks - Harrison, Williams and Nelson as opposed to trying to find one book to cover all of internal medicine, obstetrics, and pediatrics.

This book is designed in a practical and understandable approach to family practice. It is an excellent text and a comprehensive reference especially useful for a nurse practitioner/graduate student in family practice. Not only does it provide treatment and management of common medical conditions but also includes psychosocial aspects of caring for clients and their families.

This book is good for a quick reference. It is filled with sketches that are grouped into categories (chairs, tables, beds).
It can help you identify the style of a piece of furntiture, but doesn't help authenticating the piece.

Excellent and easy to use reference book, illustrates styles in thier purest form. Does not treat the subject of authenticity but notes characteristics and idiosyncracies of various examples.

As a prescribed book at varsity, I was very glad I didn't waste my sparce finances on this one. Good for your first aquaintance with food science, but very quickly outgrown.

Excellent textbook for students.

This material was controversial when originally published in 1926-1927. If you've read more recent biblical criticism, you will note a few points that have since been clarified by more recent works but, for the most part, McCabe's arguments are as current as ever. Since the book is fairly broad in scope, McCabe doesn't offer much justification for his assertions though he does offer some. But what makes "The Forgery of the Old Testament" unique and such a delight to read is McCabe's straightforward language and his witty attacks on the earlier biblical critics and the traditional religious community. He exposes their charitable justifications of the Old Testament "forgeries" as apologetic drivel.

This material was controversial when originally published in 1926-1927. If you've read more recent biblical criticism, you will note a few points that have since been clarified by more recent works but, for the most part, McCabe's arguments are as current as ever. Since the book is fairly broad in scope, McCabe doesn't offer much justification for his assertions though he does offer some. But what makes "The Forgery of the Old Testament" unique and such a delight to read is McCabe's straightforward language and his witty attacks on the earlier biblical critics and the traditional religious community. He exposes their charitable justifications of the Old Testament "forgeries" as apologetic drivel.

maximum thoughts arise regardless of enforced line limits. book good belong the measure. read french for teh future. allows the mind to develop reading comprehension. nice for those knowing latin or germna. pick up french after a year of study. pass those graduate exams.

All language texts are not created equally. They tend to fall roughly into one of two categories: 1) lightweight quasi-phrasebooks that make liberal use of phonetic spellings and sweep grammar under the rug; 2) bone-dry reviews of the mechanics of a language, peppered with the occasional vocabulary for memorization.

How rare it is to find a book that preserves the flavor of a language while laying it forth in an eminently practical manner; such is the present volume. New words, conjugations and formulae are introduced in the context of short readings and quotations, often humorous, from Voltaire, La Rochefoucauld and many others.

The authors have made ingenious use of cognates, words recognizable by their English counterparts, to tap an instant vocabulary. It's gratifying to discover how much French you already know as an English speaker. This approach gives you the opportunity to put that knowledge to work immediately, and to build upon it -- not without effort, but without the drudgery that you might expect from such rigorous fare. The preference for real French text (as opposed to textbook cookery -- "See Pierre run. Run, Pierre, run!") ensures that material is covered in a natural and useful order.

Although it provides simple guidelines for pronunciation, the book's focus is (as the title suggests) on the language as written. For conversational skills and comprehension of the spoken language, aspiring francophones should supplement this book with tapes and CDs (such as the "Living Language" series) and/or videos (e.g. "French in Action").

This is a guide for the serious perennial gardener. It is useful as a reference for planning a perennial garden that will always have some feature of interest, no matter what the season. Many of us (myself included) tend to plant gardens that reach their peak in May and June, and after that, only the occasional aster or sedum lights up the landscape. "Gardening with Perennials Month by Month" allows you to plan out your garden from March through September, without any dead spots in the blooming season.

A calendar of blooming times and available colors begins each monthly chapter, and the author's suggestions are geared to Zone 6 American gardeners (he is a resident of Massachusetts). Gardeners in different zones will have to adjust accordingly.

There are over 400 color photographs, focused primarily on a particular species, rather than how that species appears in a landscape. In fact, if I were allowed to make a suggestion for the next edition of "Gardening with Perennials Month by Month" it would be to include information on which plants look and do well when grouped in close proximity.

Suggestion for other gardeners: use "The Well-Tended Perennial Garden" by Tracy Disabato-Aust in conjunction with "Gardening with Perennials Month by Month." Disabato-Aust is more informative about the impact of a particular perennial in the landscape as a whole. She also includes useful information on how to extend the blooming season (mainly by pruning).

The instant I saw this book I knew I had to have it. It is an essential guide for any gardener growing perennials. With its index & extensive lists it allows anyone to easily find plants to suit their landscape.

Flowers are listed for each month from March through September. Conveniently, at the start of each chapter, there is a list of flowers by color. Plants are then listed alphabetically by scientific name.

For each plant there is information on its common name, flowering span, physical description, zone & culture. Other data may include native habitat, cultivation, bothersome diseases or pests & small color photos.

A great reference section in the back lists plants by characteristics, including those that bloom all season long, 6 weeks or more & in the winter. Fruit bearing, drought resistant, moisture loving & shade tolerant varieties are also listed.