Fundamentally a motivational book with the structure of a calendar. Designed to push and encourage for that 90 day period it takes to form a new better habit. Like walking. Like exercise.

Each day introduces a new idea, 2 pages per day of nice, simple, straightforward information. Not a hard read at all, but after it is over you learned something, but better yet may now find walking a habit.

Good beginner book.

This book has helped motivate and educate me on the aspects of fitness through walking. I highly suggest getting this book. This is the step into the right direction for a healthy long lasting life!

I bought this book needing to get fit and loose some weight after nearly 3 months in bed with a back problem. I am now a little more than halfway through it and it is working well. Combined witha healthy diet I am losing weight. The exercise is also giving me more strength and stamina for my everyday life. I can now go out for a day with my husband without having to call a half after a couple of hours and be taken home.

Worth twice the price!

Don't spend the extra money for this translation. Buy the Dover Thrift edition. You get the same story for a buck or two, and this translation is nothing spectacular.

There was a point at which some critics contended that "Prometheus Bound" was not actually written by Aeschylus, arguing that someone else, perhaps his son Euphorion, who was also a dramatist, The argument hinged on the portrait of Zeus in the play, which is highly critical of the king of the Gods and at odds with the wise and just Zeus of the "Orestia." Since we have only a half-dozen complete plays of the ninety Aeschylus is believed to have written, it is difficult to make a judgment regarding his entire body of work. However, we do have fragments from the other plays in the trilogy, "Prometheus Unbound" and "Prometheus the Fire-Carrier," which suggest that what happens in this first play sets the stage for an evolving Zeus, who eventually finds his better nature when he achieves a reconciliation with the rebel Titan. Given the dramatic scope of the "Orestia," with its evolving notion of justice, it seems to me reasonable enough that Aeschylus was attempting something similar with this trilogy.

"Prometheus Bound" finds the titan, who defied Zeus and gave humanity the saving gift of fire (among other sins), bound on a remote mountain peak with iron spikes driven through his flesh by the unwilling Hephaestus and his assistants Might and Violence, allegorical figures who define the source of Zeus's power. The scenes of the play consist of a series of dialogues between Prometheus and the ancient god Oceanus (the chorus consists of the daughters of Oceanus), Io, a woman turned into a cow because of Zeus's attentions, and Hermes, who wants to know the secret held by Prometheus that threatens the power of Zeus. Prometheus (whose name means "foresight") refuses and is then cast into the underworld to be punished further. At the heart of the play is the conflict between the immovable will of Prometheus and the irresistible force of the power of Zeus.

Clearly this tragedy speaks to an archetypal human condition, wherein physical power seeks to break the mind of an individual to its will. The audience is caught in a dilemma, for on one side is the king of the gods and on the other is the savior of humanity, for without the gift of fire early man was doomed. Indeed, that was clearly the intent of Zeus. Consequently, like Prometheus, the audience is caught between their own rock and a hard place. Fortunately, by the end of the trilogy Aeschylus gives his audience an out, for the Zeus who is represented in this play is transformed into a more acceptable deity in the end. Even without those plays and knowing the innovative brilliance of Aeschylus as a tragic dramatist, we can certainly appreciate the overall story arc that begins with this play. For teachers who do not want to contend with the entire "Orestia" or have to contend with editing it down for students, "Prometheus Bound" represents a single work by Aeschylus that is equally as pivotal to our understanding of classical mythology.

Prometheus Bound is the tale of Prometheus, a titan, who is being punished by Zeus. It is an interesting story and well worth the read, although it is only the first of three plays. The other two are lost to us. The price alone makes this a great deal.

Scott Mueller is a well respected name in the computer industry and I was hoping that this book would make an excellent reference manual for the A+ classes I teach. While this book is updated to the newest exam it falls short of being the go to book I was looking for.

The information presented in the book is good and the attention to detail makes the accuracy of the book very good. However you need the have Scott's 12th Edition of Upgrading and Repairing PCs as a backup to this text.

The book does covers topics like motherboards, CPUs, RAM, CMOS and BIOS, storage device, portables, safety, Operating Systems, troubleshooting and networking but the information only scratches the surface.

There are also hands-on exercises and review questions, which needs to be expanded. The cd-rom included also has a test engine and lab exercise but overall you will need other material in order to pass the exam.

Read the book for two weeks straight. Passed the exam with no problem. This is a must get for anyone looking to get A+ Certification.

I read Michael Myers A+ book and though it was good, I knew I needed an additional study guide. I used the A+ Exam Cram Flash Cards, but THIS book was the absolute best study aide for passing both parts of the A+. Do not be misled, this book DOES have actual test questions on it. This is an invaluable investment if you are looking for a study aide to whatever book you have read for the A+. It is to the point, has great summaries, review questions, and what else can I say but.....WOW !!

My favourite Eighth Doctor comic strip is "Endgame" because it is a perfect visual example to what is achieved in "The Bodysnatchers" - the blending together of past elements to produce a whole new adventure, in this case the Doctor and Sam enlisting the aid of the gentlemanly pathologist George Litefoot (last seen in "The Talons of Weng-Chiang") to solve the gruesome disappearance of a hapless employee at the bottling factory of the sinister Nathaniel Seers. ...
As I said before, a brilliant mix of old characters with new plots. I am glad that this trend has continued in such stories like "Genocide", "Legacy of the Daleks" and the two book "Interference" storyline by Lawrence Miles.

I think this book was great.

when I got to the part when the 8th. dr. got poisoned I said "aw man." but was happy that he was ok.

I also felt sorry that he accidentally got rid of the whole Zygon group.

This is an excellent book! The Doctor is prefect and so is the setting. One becomes depressed and feels chills when immersed in the dank, murky atmosphere of Victorian London. We're talking fog enshrouded streets, walks along the banks of the dirty Thames, all fodder for the imagination.

The return of Professor Litefoot is delightful and the new and improved Zygons terrific. It was wonderful to have the chance to delve into their society and technology. The poison stickers inside their suckered-palms was a nice addition.

When the Doctor realizes he has made a horrible mistake it is a chance to see that he can be failable and that he has not basically changed in all of his regenerations. His childlike wonder of discovery and his love of all life no matter what form it takes is a constant.

Do yourself a favor and BUY THIS BOOK!

I agree with the last 2 reviews: being well-known and well spoken of does not preclude a poet from writing good poetry, and this collection is a very good sampling of Strand's work. I'm particularly fond of his early work, and this collection continues to keep in-print poetry that otherwise might not be read since his earlier collections are out-of-print.

Yes, a poet brings to his work a certain personality, and we can't fully separate the two. But in the end, poets are vessels and it is the poetry we are interested in--if not, we'd be psychologists.

This collection proves Mark Strand to be one of the most amazing, talented contemporary poets. Easy for a poetry beginner to appreciate and understand, yet complex enough for the biggest poetry buff to love, this book made me think over and over again about the thoughts Strand so elegantly examines. I had the luck to be able to see Strand read, and his wit and grace impressed me almost as much as his work does. If you are interested in reading contemporary poetry, or already love the likes of Simic, Tate, Wright, Ashbery, etc, pick up this book and let Stand's magic take you away.

Mark Strand is an excellent contemporary poet. Some poems leave the reader smiling, such as in "The New Poetry Handbook." An excerpt reads, "If a man publicly denounces poetry, / his shoes will fill with urine." Even within this one poem, the reader changes from a laugh to a stunned silence, from the last line in the poem, "If a man finishes a poem, / he shall bathe in the blank wake of his passion / and be kissed by white paper."

Strand uses language to purely, succintly, metaphorically, lyrically, and beautifully describe every day life: marriage, writing, love, home, and death.

BUY THIS BOOK!

Someone is Killing the Gay Boys of Verona is the third book in a series for author Mark Roeder. While each book stands on its own and can be enjoyed regardless of the order in which they are read, this story draws on the background of the previous two books. Tears came to my eyes when the main character of this book seeks the help of his older gay friends Nathan and Ethan, who have now been together for at least 20 years. It is an immensely satisfying read and will leave you wanting more... Like a story about the two step brothers who were killed in the Graymoor Mansion 100 years before.

This is a ghost story, but it is also so realistic of the gay youth of today who, more than any previous generation of gays are coming out of the closet while they're still in high school and demanding the right to date each other and attend the high school dances. Mark Roeder has a big, beautiful heart, and it comes through with loving clarity in this latest book.

Mark Roeder, the Author has done it again! I was so wrapped up in this book, before I knew it, I had read it in just a matter of hours! I don't even know the last time I was able to do that!

Mark was able to take two of my favorite subjects, Gay Youth coming out and the supernatural and mold them into the same book that works very well together.

Someone is Killing the Gay Boys of Verona takes place 20 years after his first two books and manages to include nearly all the key characters from both 'Ancient Prejudice' and 'Someone is Watching'. And if you have already read those books, you know the characters are Nathan and Ethan (who are alive), and Mark and Taylor (who are Dead). You have to read this one to determine how he allows all 4 of the characters to come to the aid of Sean, a 16 year old Gay Youth suffering from the loss of several of his closest friends. It also has a return of a character that will surprise everyone.

I have seen those reviewing all Mark Roeders books that have said he repeats himself over and over. I would like to add that I believe this brings realization to the books. A kid that is struggling with what these characters are struggling with, would have alot of the same thoughts over and over, thus the author is letting us feel their exact thoughts. I think the repeating of some phrases or thoughts makes the book very enjoyable!!!

I think everyone will enjoy this book, especially if you read it in the order the author has recommended... being .... 'Ancient Prejudice', 'Someone is Watching', and 'Someone is killing the gay boys of Verona'. I am starting the 4th book today 'A Better Life'. I will tell you what I think when I am done..

This is a very scary, spooky story set in the small town of Verona. There are enough murders and supernatural happenings to frighten anyone. Poor Sean, not only does he had to live in Graymoor mansion, but he suspects he may be the next victim, and he may just well be. I throughly enjoyed this book, but I do not advise any person to read Chapter 28 alone, or without the benefit of a good, strong drink. I have never read anything this intense. At the same time, Mark Roeder also manages to show us that in addition to hate in Verona, there are also love and strong bonds of friendship, even friendships and help from the dearly departed. This book was a great fast read.

This is one of my favorite cookbooks. I have made several of the recipes in this book and all have turned out excellent. The arroz con pollo recipe is my personal favorite, my friends and family agree! This is not a "quick" cookbook, however, many of the recipes I have tried require several hours. Many recipes require roasting peppers, rehydrating dried chiles, and chopping lots of veggies. Fortunately most of the work is prep work, towards the end of the recipe it's "put the skillet in the oven and bake for 40 minutes" or "steam the tamales for 25 minutes" which means if you time it right, you still have time to get ready for the guests to arrive after all the messy stuff is done, while the meal is still cooking. Also, if you want, prepare the tamales and put 'em in the fridge, a great idea if you have several hours before the guests arrive. And don't worry if you can't find dried corn husks or banana leaves, plastic wrap works fine in their place (they suggest this in the intro, as well as a dozen other items that can make these recipes easier). If you like Mexican food, and like spending a few hours in the kitchen just so your guests say "this is the best food I have ever had!" then this is a book you want to take a look at.

I searched for recipes to perfect my tamales and came up with little success until i stumbled upon this book. Getting masa to have both a good flavor and texture can be tricky, but i've been successful on both levels with the various masa dough recipes. This book goes beyond the traditional tamale by creating some of the most innovative and flavorful recipes - - sauces included! Mark Miller has succeeded in yet another fabulous cookbook!

Just a brilliant book about tamales....The three chefs seem to have taken the time to simplify one of the greatest meals ever.. the Mexican tamale!

I have made almost every recipe in the book and have loved all of them....

Ugh, in this book we see Millar basically sully two of the best villian in the X-Men universe.
Sabretooth is turned into a [weak] Wolverine [copy]. He is even called a poor man's wolverine. That is no way to treat the guy who could in the cannon comic fight wolverine to stand still. In fact, I don't even believe that the character depicted here is Sabretooth, from now on he will be refered to as Dog Breath (see my Ultimate X-Men review to learn about Dog Breath).
Secondly.... wtf did Millar do to Juggernaut? He is just some big dumb MUTANT meat head. Where is the Ruby Gem of Cytorak? Where is his connection to Professor Xavier? Where is "Nothing Stops the Juggernaut"? Christ... I know Millar wanted to toss in recognizable X-villians in the Weapon X program, but why did he have to destroy a great X-villian to do it? He could have just tossed in Unus the Untouchable or one of the Mauraders (namely Blockbuster is he wanted a super strong character). But no, he had to bastardize one of the premier X-villians. You know what, I refuse to acknowledge that character as Juggernaut, he is now known as Dog Breath II.
Okay, besides the fact that Millar completely [messed] up two of the greatest X-villians of all time, this isn't a horrible read. I liked Nightcrawler, and it was cool to see Rogue sans Ms. Marvel powers. Most of all, I loved Fury. The opening scene where is parashoes in is just too classic for words. In this arc he truly is Marvel's James Bond.
All in all, a neat read. But it is becoming aparent that while Millar's revamps of the X-Men is good, his revamps of thier villians is suffering. We had Magneto the sociopath, Dog Breath the Wolverine Wanna-Be, and Dog Breath II the big dumb meat head. The only decent villian I have seen was Wraith, who A) wasn't an X-Men villian and B) is dead.
Of course Millar could redeme himself by having Wraith turn out to be Mystique or something cool like that. But I doubt he'd do that. Anyway, as I said, read this book for the X-Men, not the villians.

I subscribed to the ultimate Xmen as soon as it came out.. and here's what I think....

I thought this six part storyline rocked.. The Xmen are better than before and The Weapon X Project is a 100 times more evil and (This is important) credible than it's ever appeared in the 'Wolverine' books.

Originality is the key as while Millar draws on all the heroes and villains from marvels stock, but the story line keeps you on tether hooks till the end. Issue 12 was a finale..

Best line in the book 'First rule in a fight, Always protect your family jewels' and then Logan wises Sabretooth as to this old adage... hehehehh..

But...

A serious problem with the WHOLE Ultimate Xmen series is the static storyline..Too often I felt that there was more to say but i feel Millar was working under constraints.. Not enough space given to flesh out the charachters. This was a major bummer and hopefully something will be done by Millar in the upcoming issues.. ..

The art credits varied from the kubert bros and tom raney.. I found it sometimes too sketchy and imprecise (Interchanging looks between different charachters) and I did not understand at all the raid on the X-mansion.. however I loved the scenes of painted art mostly in the dream sequences. ...

When I looked at the shelves and saw Ultimate X-Men Vol.1 last year, I didn't know what to think. Then I opened the book and it grabbed me by surprise. I had to buy this book. After I read it when I got home, I was very pleased in how Mark Millar took hold of the X-Men legacy. I was very eager to buy Weapon X when it first came out, which ended up being a year later, but let me tell you it was well worth the wait. It brought familiar faces into Ultimate X-Men, and it had a terrific story line too. I liked this story better than the Weapon X story in the Wolverine comic books. This book has it all. It introduces new characters like: Rogue, Nightcrawler, Sabertooth, Juggarnut, and more from the Marvel Universe. And yes of course it also has Wolverine. Just like the first story arc this one also has a very jaw dropping ending, but I will not spoil it for you, you'll have to go buy the book and find out for yourself. Now I'm just patiently anticipating the next story arc to come out. I hope you will enjoy this book as much as I have.

As a couple of the previous reviewers have noted, this was supposed to be a good short read of the Balkans. Unfortunately, it was dry, dry, dry. The author loves to throw in a lot of ten dollar words in this thesis about the Balkans. One wonders what his ultimate purpose was in writing this book.
I picked up a few themes from his book. One was that Ottomon Empire and the some of the Communist regimes papered over the ethnic differences. At the same time, the ethnic differences were not a big deal for most of the time in the Balkans. Neither were the religious differences, as the population tended to chose what parts of the various practices to follow.
For me, this was not a particularly interesting read. At slighty over a hundred pages, one would assume you could breeze through this book. But the writing and the words used, resulted in me taking six and a half hours to read this book. There are more interesting books out there including Misha Glenny with his The Balkans. I would probably consult that book if I wanted information.

In approximately 185 pages, the author manages to convey and briefly analyze significant historical events in the Balkans in a disciplined scholarly manner. I found the book very engaging and readable. I was amazed at the broad scope of information covered. It was not dull, dry or filled with boring details. He begins to unravel the "mystery" of the Balkans by a description of the land and terrain from which the word "Balkans" originated, few people realize the term was coined only about 200 years ago. For human interest, the author intersperses descriptions from diaries written 150 years ago or so by travelers to the region. We have been led to believe the regional conflicts have been ongoing since the beginning of time .. not so, and the author tells us why! Mark Mazower tells us when the conflicts started and who the major players are. The natural environment, mountains and valleys, created a lifestyle which is mostly agrarian and land-locked. The mountains made the area isolated and almost impenetrable both physically and ideologically to the more "civilized" ideas and industries of the more progressive Westernized European nations. One can understand how the region catapulted into an urbanized industrial complex *only* within the past 200 years. The author clearly writes about the social and political impact of the Ottoman Empire on the Balkans. I was impressed how the author could connect the "peasant values" and lifestyle with the political forces which constantly shaped and redefined the area. The migration of people and their adaptability to the imposed changes due to wars and conflicts is totally amazing. The impact of the decisions of the Great Powers on "nation-building" in the region was explained with erudite precision. The importance of the Greek language in the region due to the past is brought to light. The author's ability to tie ancient history to current events is quite remarkable. This book is highly recommended to anyone who has a desire to learn more about the people and history of the Balkans. It is written by a highly knowledgeable author, former Princeton University professor, who has no personal agenda or ties to the region.
Erika B. (erikab93)

A skillful navigation of the stormy seas of Balkan history. In this brief but significant account, Mazower (Dark Continent, 1998) dispels a number of common misconceptions about one of the most misunderstood regions (and peoples) in the world. He maintains that violence is no more endemic to the Balkans than any other part of Europe, for example, and that for most of its history the area had "no ethnic conflict at all." Of course, this begs the question: Why is it only in the last one or two centuries that the cocktail became politically volatile? The author begins with a discussion of the geography, noting that mountains "have made commerce within the region more expensive and complicated the process of political unification" and showing that even the rivers are not suitable for commerce or communication. He then begins his chronological narrative, arguing that the "basic ethnographic composition" of the Balkans dates to the seventh century a.d. While the major religions-Orthodoxy, Catholicism, and Islam-have always struggled for dominance in the region, they have also (in the remoter provinces, at least) tended to melt into one another, creating a hybrid system "densely populated by invisible spirits, both malicious and benign" (e.g., the vampires of Transylvania). During the 19th century, "nation building" was the prime concern; after WWI, however, regional rivalries were "sharpened and intensified by ideology." Mazower adheres to the conventional belief that federalism "remained the communist strategy for handling [multiple] nationalities," and that Tito's death and the fall of communism caused the system to break down. He also maintains that the development of material prosperity is a prerequisite for the development of strong democratic traditions. A fascinating portrait, and a convincing analysis. (8 maps, chronology)

This is the book I had been looking for a long time. Most 3d Software Manuals or tutorials tell you how to do something. But, this book explains why. It also explains the differences in software concepts: Ray tracing vs. scan rendering, surfaces vs. meshes, the different types of textures, and the different ways to apply them. Lighting & camera utilization. A must for every 3d artist.

I don't usually rave about generic books like this but I'll make an exception. No matter what programme you are using to generate your little 3D gems, this book will give you a focussed step-by-step intro to doing almost anything that you need to provide professional results. Complete this book, pick up a few more on photorealistic techniques and change your name to George Lucas!

This book was an excellent starting point for me. The examples used are software neutral enough to be used on any plaform. This book is a wonderful resource and reference, I find myself always referring back to it for definitions and examples. A must have for the beginner as well as the professional.