If you assume that the very worst of "trite navel-gazing as 'edgy' contemporary poetry," perished in the 1980's, or if you think that self-indulgent dinosaurs like Robert Bly have gone the way of Edsels, you obviously have not read "Human Rights". Joseph Lease's collection of poems reminds the reader that for every fabulous book of poetry published in North America, there are 1000 books like his--products of the workshop industrial complex. It is apparent that the poet takes himself very seriously and demands that the reader do the same. But since the book lacks intellectual rigor, and its language is hackneyed, its conceits dull, "Human Rights" does not earn the "right" to be taken seriously. A really lousy and pretentious read (although the pretentiousness has unintentional hilarity).

Human Rights, the new Zoland book by the poet Joseph Lease, is a wonderful, resonant book. He powerfully weaves verse forms and blocks of prose, themes political and personal into a larger humane tapestry of meaning and imagination. There are no false steps in this book. Joseph Lease's lines quiver with power, and the reader can feel them hours later, still shaking, like an aftershock. His voice is as immediate as any we have.

Human Rights, the new Zoland book by the poet Joseph Lease, is a wonderful, resonant book. He powerfully weaves verse forms and blocks of prose, themes political and personal into a larger humane tapestry of meaning and imagination. There are no false steps in this book. Joseph Lease's lines quiver with power, and the reader can feel them hours later, still shaking, like an aftershock. His voice is as immediate as any we have. Human Rights is a exciting, knockout book of poems.

You can get the same technical data that is in the book from the info that comes with the film. The photographs are not that great either. Don't waste your money on this book. Any other book on infrared photography is surely better than this.

This book finally showed me how to shoot nudes using infrared film. The text is clear and easy to understand, so that I could apply what I learned to shooting the nude with this unique film. The author details exposures, filters,lighting, focusing, developing and precautions. The stunning portfolio of infrared nudes truly inspires one to emulate the author's results. I congratulate Mr. Paduano on writing a book on infrared that photographer's can put to use and on the brilliant work he does in b&w infrared!

Totally enjoyed this book! Takes the reader through all the necessary steps to create and print infrared images of the nude figure. Easy to understand text, covering exposure, filters, processing and printing. Expert advice on how to control this wonderful film and adapt it to shooting the nude. Also a stunning collection of infrared nude images that truly inspire. Highly recommended!

it is very good, but does nt wor

I was getting reference info for this book when I noticed someone gave it a bad review. Who are you? And what's wrong? (Ironic question, I know.) This is an excellent book-the books not magical, it's not a medicine to "work" or not. It's a wonderful framework for understanding human interaction in a completely different light then the everyday one we grow up with. Great tools. Interesting exercises. A well-sized book and not a single extra word! I suggest this for anyone interested in NLP and wants to learn the models.

This book will enable the reader to study the basic principles found in most NLP introductory courses. The information is easily understood and accessible.

The approximately 1,000 native languages of the Americas are classified into approximately 200 different language families by mainstream scholars, a very high level of diversity in comparison with, e.g., Europe, which contains only three language families (Indo-European, Finno-Ugric, and Basque). In this book, Greenberg claims to demonstrate that there are only three language families in the Americas: Eskimo-Aleut, Na-Dene, and Amerind. Eskimo-Aleut is uncontroversial, as is Na-Dene but for Greenberg's inclusion of Haida, for which the evidence is generally considered unconvincing. The argument that most of the languages fall into an "Amerind" family is the main point of the book.

Greenberg's claim has been rejected by the great majority of specialists for two reasons. First, the method used, superficial lexical comparison, is known to be unreliable. The similarities presented may well be due to chance; even if they are not, the method cannot exclude borrowing as the source of similarties. Second, Greenberg's data have been shown, in a number of published studies (including one by this reviewer), to be riddled with errors. An additional problem is that, although Greenberg offers a subclassification of Amerind, he presents no evidence whatever in support of it.

In sum, this book does not provide either reliable information on the classification of the languages of the Americas or an example of valid historical linguistic methodology.

This book poses a mighty challenge to the orthodox view that there are up to 200 or at least several dozen independent families of indigenous languages in the Americas, by asserting that there are no more than three: Eskimo-Aleut which is related to the Eurasian macrofamily extending across Europe and Northern Asia; Na-Dene which is concentrated in the south- and northwest of North America, and Amerind, comprising about 90% of American languages. In seeking to reconstruct the evolution of language groups and the relationships among their component languages, linguists have become accustomed to comparing a few languages across many words, but Professor Greenberg's approach is the opposite -he looks at a large number of languages across a smaller number of words. This book examines a vast amount of lexical material, mostly Amerind. Chapter 3 treats each of the 11 proposed subgroups of Amerind in a separate section with an enumeration of its languages and their classification, plus a brief history of previous taxonomic hypotheses and a set of characteristic etymologies. The following two chapters present the evidence for Amerind as a single macrofamily, with Chapter 4 providing about 1900 lexical etymologies common to two or more subgroups and Chapter 5 pointing out more than 100 grammatical features found across the subgroups. Other chapters discuss the unity and bounds of Amerind, classification methodology and the problem of Na-Dene. The final chapter deals with the historical implications for the settling of the Americas by three waves of peoples. The book contains 3 maps, 4 appendices, a bibliography and 3 indices: Amerind Etymologies, Language Names and General. Further interesting studies on language in the Americas can be found in Merritt Ruhlen's "On The Origin Of Languages" and in "Sprung From Some Common Source," edited by Sydney M. Lamb, both available here on amazon.com

The classification of African languages into 4 major families (Khoisan, Nilo-Saharan, Niger-Kordofanian and Afro-Asiatic) was the work of Greenberg who published this research in the early 60s. Of course it was initially treated with scepticism by the "splitter" linguists, Greenberg's classification is now universally accepted. There are some very sound arguments in favour of his hypothesis of 3 macro-families in the Americas (Eskimo-Aleut, Na-Dene & Amerind). Christy Turner's dental studies demonstrate only 3 distinct shapes of teeth in the native people of the Americas, corresponding with Greenberg's classificaton. Genetic studies of native Americans also indicate the same three groups (see the work of Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza). Most archaeologists believe that modern humans first entered the Americas only about 12 000 years ago. If this is so, then the "splitter" linguists have to explain how so many (up to 200) language families arose in such a short time.

Language In The Americas is a very valuable book and I have no doubt that Greenberg's Amerind hypothesis will gain the widespread acceptance now enjoyed by his work on the language families of Africa.

I have just finished Lawyerland and have only one comment: IT'S JUNK! I have learned absolutely nothing new about New York lawyers, except that the drivel from their mouths rivals only that of Eddie Murphy live on stage. Apparently foul language is an everyday thing in New York but to be used by supposedly educated men and women is a turn-off. Furthermore, the rambling "stream of conciousness" blather of several of the interviewees was a joke! I don't know how the literary critics could have recommended this book to the general public. Unless the ulterior motive was to show the reader that lawyers are actually WORSE characters than we perceive them to be. As if that were possible. I will henceforth do my best to persuade anyone who asks for my opinion on this book to bypass it.

I can't really understand others' criticism of this rather fine book. As a current law student, it was a breath of fresh air to hear members of my future profession discuss their work in the context of everyday practice. The author has made no claim that this book will teach laymen anything about the law or the specifics of how it is practiced. It is simply a collection of insights related to the lifestyle which accompanies a career in the legal profession. For those of us soon to tread those waters, I highly recommend it.

The Amazon synopsis is right on. You may not like the people you meet here (Phoebe-Lou obviously didn't, I found them a more mixed crew) but you learn a great deal about the law when you learn the attitudes and dispositions of those who tend the machine. True, Lawyerland won't help you write your own will ("one does not learn anything definite about the law")--but then, that's not the point. The genre is unique--truthful, not factual--and the writing is wonderful

As a theatre major and a huge fan of Sam Shepard's body of works, I was excited to read "Lie...." The play has gained popularity recently, especially in academic theatre circles. The characters, however rich, never seem to truely develop. The plot is stalled from the first scene -- the whole piece seems to be nothing but one loud, emotional outburst after another. If you want to be exposed to the greatness of Shepard, stick with "Buried Child" or "Fool for Love" -- even "Curse of the Starving Class" shines far above this work.

This wonderful drama is a great example of the imperfect quality of human nature. Even the characters that seem to be the most put together have their own weaknesses and foibles. Shepard has done a very good job of constructing the scenes in a logical manner, appropriately switching between the homes of two different, yet strongly connected families. One of the crowning achievements of this drama is that it draws you in and makes you feel for the characters of the two midwestern families, especially Beth, the now-mentally damaged wife of Jake. I have not seen this play performed but if the written play can draw you the reader in so deeply, I can only imagine what the performed piece can do to the audience. I highly reccomend this drama to anyone who loves to read well-written plays.

In almost every playwriting class I have taken the teacher has asked the participants to go around the room and discuss their favorite plays. A Lie of the Mind is always everyone's favorite Shepard play. I have curiously never heard playwrights mention Fool for Love, Buried Child, or Curse of the Starving Class which are much more popular with actors and directors (and the Pulitzer Committee). True West is sometimes a favorite for its tight X-shaped structure. But, A Lie of the Mind has a gorgeous ensemble feel, interwining the lives of two troubled families into an alcoholic and violent aria of tortured love. I have seen it performed twice and seen actors work on each individual scene as class work so it haunts me a lot and never fails to astonish. The play has a heartbeat and sweet warm flesh. It also has one of the most dramatic and involving beginning scenes ever penned. A must read for playwrights interested in writing ensemble pieces.

i was a judge for the lambda literary awards in the poetry category during the year this book was nominated. not only was this novel not the best of the five nominees, none of the five nominees was the best book of the year. the best book of that year, and, perhaps, one of the best gay books of the decade, was SEA OF TRANQUILITY by paul russell. read that novel and leave this lightweight winner on the shelf.

Not too often are you able to pick up a gay novel without having to wade through an abundance of sex/erotic imagery only to get through a story, as opposed to getting into a story. Though I feel eroticism has it's points and purposes in any fiction, it was refreshing to read about a character that you were made to like before suggesting you lust after him (which comes after.) Nate, our protagonist in Living Upstairs and Jack of Hearts, is believeable, loveable, and painfully innocent. Never before had I felt so much for a fictional character. It was difficult to finish these books without feeling I was losing time with a friend, or simply losing the ability to spy on an infatuation.

Though this is far from the best gay novel, it is surely a worthy contrast to the coma-inducing sexual rants of Edmund White or the unbelievably pretentious worlds of Felice Picano. This novel gives up the goods with a gripping and emotional story mixed with subtle eroticism and all-too-familiar characters. A quick and fun read.

Approaching it with few expectations, but enticed by the cover, I found Living Upstairs to be a wonderful book, reminiscent of Maupin's Tales of the City and similar novels. It pulls the reader in, draws them along at a fast pace, positively demands that they read on to discover what happens next, and delivers more than adequately. It's a rare novel that's almost impossible to put down for any period of time.

Both the main and supporting characters are colorful and intriguing. Hansen's depiction of the members of this artistic community in 1940s Hollywood is extremely appealing-- sexy, even. I feel with the characters and for them. It is a rare book that manages to produce such a strong physical response in me with such little (yet obviously masterful) description.

Hansen is obviously extremely talented. My single problem is that the almost "cliffhanger" ending doesn't do the book justice. It is the device of cheaper, lower-quality series fiction. The dramatic tension the book builds up to deserves better resolution than the "until next time" attitude of the cliffhanger.

Despite the ending, however, the quality of the rest of the work ensures I will be first in line to recieve the next installment, should there be one. I highly recommend Living Upstairs to anyone seeking polished, sexy, high-quality literature with which to devote, as I did, many consecutive hours of their days.

The idea and set up of the CD is great. Just that this code on this disk conflicts with my 1999 NEC code book. And often!

This book cuts through the "code speak" and tells in plain english how to interpret the National Electrical Code. It is formatted to match the NEC. The authors point out some of the controversial areas of the NEC and always recommend the safest and most conservative view. The only shortcoming of this book in my opinion is that is does not cover every single NEC article. The authors choose to dwell on some important topics in great detail and others not at all. Regardless, this is an excellent reference book.

Little more explaination is require

Very dull, very dry, very expensive

Liked the entrepreneural perspcetive.

My first Accounting Test consisted of three chapters from my Mangerial Accounting text. My professor was very vague on what material to focus on from each chapter, and did not go over much in of the material in class. I used the Study Guide for the corresponding three chapters, and after taking the test was thouroughly satisfied with my preparation for the test. The Study Guide has multiple choice questions to cover the objectives of each chapter. It has True/False questions to test your knowledge of relevant subject matter. More importantly it gives you extra practice with the Accounting problems. It answered many questions I had after leaving a lecture with my professor. When you do not get and answer correct, the answer guide in the back of the book gives you good explanations of where you went wrong. For example, with the multiple choice questions there are excerpts next to the correct answer.

When I first realized that the "hero" of this book was none other than the author himself, I was sure it had to be a joke--or some sort of Christian parable that would be explained in the end.

Alas, it was not so. Girzone uses the platform of this "novel" to crab about the friends, bishops, and church that neglected to shower him with adulation. In one scene, he actually pats himself on the back for making his own breakfast, even though he was a guest in someone's house and therefore, according to him, should have been waited on.

In every chapter, he remarks on how wonderful it is that a VIP like him would deign to give speeches, etc. to his humble and awe-struck audiences. Astonishingly--given that he ditched (or was kicked out of) the Catholic priesthood and criticizes the hierarchy at every turn--he supports the notion that all ordained men are remarkable and should be treated like royalty.

It's clear by the end that the writer is monomaniacally obsessed with himself and his noble life goals. I've never read anything like it. The only reason to buy this book would be to fund much-needed psychopharmaceuticals for its author.

I have enjoyed all of Father Girzone's Joshua books, but this one is a bit of a disappointment. It begins as an allegorical tale about nameless people who come to worship "the kingdom" with its rules and power structure, more than "the King," which we soon learn, is Jesus. Then the story seems to become barely fictionalized autobiography. "Francis" is a former priest who is now world-famous for his writings and teachings about Jesus, yet many in the church despise him, particularly those in the church power structure. The message is basically the same as that in the Joshua books--Jesus came to set us free from mindless rules and regulations, so that we would learn to love one another. But in this book the messenger is not Jesus, but (apparently) Girzone, fighting against a heartless church establishment. The writing is not polished, sometimes repetitive, and it wanders unpredictably between history and allegory. A good editor could have made the book more consistent and more coherent. I enjoyed the book, and it's easy enough reading, but not of the same quality as the Joshua books.

Another fine book, by Jospeh Girzone. Some people critize his writng style, but in truth it's really good and easy to read. It's simplistic and in terms anyone could understand, which is wonderful. All the books in the series are well worth reading. They all rank up high on my list of favorite and mmost read books.