William H. White (Mark Rutherford) presents a completely honest account of his life in Victorian England. He reveals his struggle to find spiritual security in a world of doubt. At first glance, Rutherford may seem pessimistic, but only at first glance. He endeavors to take a spiritual journey comparable to John Bunyan (who, in fact, shared the same home town as Wm. H. White). Very apt for the modern reader who may find himself struggling with faith in a world of doubt.

The 'Autobiography' and 'Deliverance' of 'Mark Rutherford' is a fictionalized autobiography (in two parts) by the Victorian civil servant and writer W. H. White. White wrote to help people with personalities like his own -- self-educated intellectuals, lonely, oversensitive, depressive, and with poor self-esteem. Fortunately, he never descends into self-pity or sermonizing. His writing has long been admired for its extraordinary precision, poignancy and economy. This makes him one of the best of the late Victorian novelists, and a writer who rewards repeated re-reading.

This book is much larger than the usual board book, and is very colorful. The twelve days of Christmas theme makes this a good counting book as well. And of course it will satisfy all Barney lovers.

The "touch and feel" aspect of this so-called "Interactive book" leave a lot to be desired. Most of the touchies are embossings on the page or holes cut in the board. There are only a couple of the fuzzy things you usually expect from a touch-and-feel toddler board book.

My 3 year old son always asks to read this book again! Along with the clever variation of the classic Christmas song, there are things to touch, smell, feel, and see. This book comes highly recommended from him and me!

The idea of "the best of the Oxford American" brings out a lot of expectations. This magazine has been the home for a lot of special writing. This book provides some of those moments. I especially enjoyed the narrative of the small town photographer burdened by the unwelcome insights of his coworkers and the blank misunderstandings of his Disney World roadtripping friends. I think that the criticism by Tony Earley would have made just as good an introduction to this book as did Rick Bragg's more metaphorical observation that this writing is "heavy on the salt."
I would recommend this book for anyone that wants to read about the South as it actually is -- unique, history-addled, and genuinely "salty".

This collection of works--fiction, nonfiction, poetry, reportage--by the biggest names writing in or about the South is a real treasure. For those already familiar with "the New Yorker of the South" it will remind those what have made the magazine so special for so many years, and for those who have not discovered the magazine, BOA will be a great introduction to the best in Southern belles lettres. The book, like the magazine itself, is a little trad and not good on commenting on the lives of blacks, gays/lesbians, and immigrants to the South, but there is much for everyone to enjoy here.

BIG TRUCKS AND DIGGERS IN 3D

I recommended this book for school children or adults who like these machines.

I was introduced to one of Blum's books by a friend and liked it so much that I sought out and bought all of his 3D books. I find the price so reasonable that I've since bought more to give as gifts.

I enjoy looking at the 3-D photos as much as my seven year old son so I already know several adults as well as children who will be getting this book as a gift.

The technical quality of the photos and printing of the books is very good. A magnifying, stereo viewer is built into a unique bi-fold cover of the book A little research showed that this idea is well over a hundred years old (like stereo photography) but I still find it very innovative because it is so rare and unusual.

The photographer has an inspired eye and top technical skill. You really get a feel for the size and power of these big trucks and diggers when you see them photographed in 3D!

The writing accompanying each image adds to the photos and will teach youngsters a little about how humans build their world.
I like this book and I hope you find this review helpful. I recommend looking for the other 3-D books by Blum. They are all great!

The publisher has unfortunately tried to market these fabulous works as childrens books (not that they aren't wonderful for kids as well), but these photos are truely amazing both in the quality of the photography, but also in the presentation. They are printed on very high quality coated paper with a STURDY set of lenses built right into the hard cover, which allows you to view them in all their splendor without any additional equipment.

These are not red/blue lenses! The images are presented in true color stereo pairs and when viewed, merge into a single, dynamic 3D image - WOW! I can't say enough about the overall quality of viewing for ADULTS as well as children.

The price is another thing that confuses me. I don't know why these are so inexpensive? I urge anyone who loves photography to buy all of the books in this series!

Birds are beautiful and the world of birds is fascinating. It's only fitting then that this is an Eyewitness Book, because that series of books is well known for beautiful illustrations and fascinating, innovative and educational presentations on the various topics that they publish. This book uses annotated photographs rather than drawings and it's size (like an oversized novel) allows between two to three birds per page, making the photos large enough for easy identification. The descriptions that accompany each bird speak to behavior, habitat, what it's nest looks like and sometimes a general remark on some unusual or an interesting trait. The geographic distribution of the bird is also shown by way of a small map. A reviewer below is right. The use of an illustration showing the size of the bird in relation to the book is brilliant! I can't think of a better way of getting a feel for the size of something you've never seen, than comparing it with something that you are holding in your hand.

The only quibble with the book is the method of organising the birds. The book is divided into Passerines and Non Passerines which doesn't mean much and doesn't help either, since both of those groups include a wide variety of bird types. Picture this: a bird catches your eye, "Hey that's an owl, I wonder what kind?" You can spend a bit of time going through the 3 step identification key before you find the owls. To be fair though, that really only means that this is not a field guide. It can't be, it's 'Birds of The World' afterall. Enjoy it for what it is - A beautifully illustrated, educational, introduction to the wonderful world of birds.

This book by the successful Eyewitness Books makes identifying birds on the backyard fence, those birds sitting on the wire over your recently-washed car, birds in the woods and jungles easy to identify. The highly graphical lay-out and the simply written text welcomes the reader to the world of the feathered flyers that live in every climate on earth. Even though this volume is not as comprehensive and inclusive as the books by the Audubon Society or the Peterson guides, it contains outstanding pictures of more than 800 species. The entire range of bird families is presented in an easy-to-read format with fabulous closeup pictures of each bird. Just enough information is presented. An especially cunning feature shows an outline of each bird next to an outline of the book to convey a sense of size. Sections in the front of the book introduce the reader to the anatomy of birds, techniques for watching birds in the garden or woods, identifying flight patterns, and much more. If you are a causal bird-watcher of any age or merely like to look at birds from your cozy arm chair in from of the fire, you must have this book in your personal library.

This book is not a book, it is a live drama, which makes people understand, how body tells you what tongue keep hide of your ears. This makes you enable understanding the language of eyes and body reactions. This makes a person understand how our tongue, language and words are defeated by the true feelings of our soul, which are denoted by the reactions of the body, which is a different identity of the people, who know the art of saying untrue from their second face, they have got in this society but who do not know the soul never say false, and reacts in body -- which is called Body Language.

The other nonverbal communications books I read used drawings. This book uses photographs. Much better results! Furthermore, other books carry too much text. This book simply outlines the basic concepts and then shows photographs, which is excellent.

This is an excitellent book for anyone who needs refreshing of rules for athletic competitions. It gives dimensions of playing fields or courts, point systems, winning the game and how to play step by step. I will be using it for working with teams.

I thought I had died and gone to sports heaven when I saw this book on the bookself. If anyone wants a book that covers every, and I do mean every known sport to the civilized world, this is it.

The book it's laid out in Chapters as much as it is laid out according to sports groupings. For instance in the First group you have Soccer, Australian rules for "football", American style Football, Rugby League and Rugby Union, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Men's Lacrosse and Women's Lacrosse. Here are just a few of the topics covered.

BAT AND BALL GAMES: Cricket, Baseball, Softball and Rounders

RACKET GAMES: Tennis, Badmiton, Squash, Table tennis

HAND BALL GAMES: Basketball, Team handball, Netball, Volleyball, Korfball, Lawn bowling, Petanque which is alot like Lawn bowling but is French.

MISC SPORTS: Track and Field, Golf, Boxing, Karate, Judo, Fencing, Croquet

Each sport is covered in great detail from how many players there are, what the playing field is and what the regulations are. Equipment used and what it is made of, as well as clothing worn. They discuss what country originated the sport and the graphics, drawings and photographs are stunning.

It is a book that measures something like 15 inches by 8 inches so it isn't a whimpy book. And it is a book that will appeal to both sexes and readers from 8-80. It is a book that once you pick it up you will have a hard time putting it down.

Personally I love learning new things and this book is a gem.

I discovered this book by accident, and I am glad that I did.

Borderland is about a world like ours in which the Elves and their magic have returned to earth. Magic and technology both work sporadically in Bordertown (which lies at the heart of the Borderlands) where teenagers runaway to hang out in rock and roll clubs where fairie dust is a drug and music is magic.

The book is the first in an anthology series featuring such talents as Emma Bull and Charles de Lint.

After losing some of my interest in works of fantasy, this book reignited a spark in me like gasoline on a bbq pit. I haven't felt this way about a work of fantasy since Conan or Fahfrd and Greymouser. These books are nearly impossible to get ahold of but Essential Bordertwon is a new one coming out soon.

I cannot recommend this book and this series highly enough.

I'm no longer a teenager, but I still really enjoyed this book, which consists of four novellas. All deal with the Borderland, a place where elves & humans coexist uneasily, where technology & magic are both unreliable, & where lots of down-on-their-luck youths gather to play great music & attempt to live their dreams. Very original, excellently written, & I think that almost everyone will find something to identify with. I particularly liked the examination of the issues that 'halfies' (those who are half-elf, half-human) face. This is another of Terri Windling's fine projects, & it's a shame that this series is so hard to get hold of!

An excellent look into the machismo and secrecy of the Army's most famous Airborne Division. As a poor wing wiper (Air Force) assigned to Pope AFB smack dab in the middle of Airborne country, I can sympathize with the problems the main character, Major Isen, has to cope with. His descriptions of the area and its seedy nightlife as well as the conduct of many officers is completely realistic. I am surprised more Army personell weren't offended by this unflinching look into the last bastion of so-called "real" soldiers.

As an Infantry LT, I really liked the moral problems presented in the book. I enjoyed the realistic view of the 82nd Air Borne (All American) Division. In our day and age of military cutbacks, Breaking Ranks is very realistic. A must read!