A mixed bag of philosophies. There are many other books more practical and useful than this (examples Gottman, Parrott).

This is not another how-to book. Instead, it describes the elements essential to making relationships work, and saving those that are in trouble. I found many excellent essays that helped me think more deeply about what I wanted in relationship, and it helped to burst some bubbles as well -- fantasies I had that made my goals seem too idealistic to achieve. In Waldman's introduction, he lists 25 criteria that American women demand from their mates -- 20 more than anyone else asks for in other parts of the world. We seem to want it all; no wonder we're so angry and disappointed when reality sets in! Thanks to this book, I was able to approach love more realistically. Today I'm in a wonderful, mutually caring relationship. Finally!

Here is a relationship cuisine that is bound to nourish and awaken interest within and between people desiring lives together. This is a book of hope and heart, a collection of works that would be enhanced by being r3ead aloud, idscussed and shered in depth with at least one other person. Waldman makes very good points about our wanting love, togetherness with significant others, and wanting to endure with one another as long as there is meaning, and our needs, values, and directions are being shared and fulfilled. Provocative, thoughtful, and helpful - a superior gathering of nourishing articles. (Reviewed in New Perspectives Journal)

The photography is beautiful, but I was dissappointed that the images are about 90% of Arabians. Yes, they are gorgeous animals and are shown in stunning settings, but I was hoping for a wider range of images. I love all horses, but lean toward Quarter Horses and TB's as a preference. The other thing that really bugged me is that all of the photos of Arabs show them in show ready shape, except the mares and foals, groomed and clipped to perfection. The few shots there are of other breeds show them in the rough, beautiful to me, but coming across poorly compared to the other photos. I would highly recommend this CD to Arab fans, but tell others to look elsewhere.

I think the the "Beauty of Horses: Screen-a-day Calendar" on CD-ROM is great. The lovely images are a great conversation starter when I use my portable on airplanes. The daily appointment schedule and diary are convenient to use and I even have two copies, one for my portable and one on my desktop. Now I can copy the appointment files across my network to keep the two in sync as I come and go.

You don't have to be a horse lover to appreciate the beautiful photographs in this Calendar/Organizer. I look forward to a wonderful new photo each day. Not only are these images of horses spectacular, but the Calendar/Organizer is so useful and very easy to use. This would make a perfect gift for any occasion.

After having finished Burn Marks last night, I read the on-line reviews here. Isn't it interesting how the same book can provoke such different opinions?
Look out, VI fans - I'm about to commit sacrilege.
I found Burn Marks in my bookshelf while hunting for some bedside reading. After the first chapter I got the impression that I'd read the book before, but never finished it.
I soon realized why.
So long-winded, so verbose, frankly - so BORING!
Ms Warshawski is alternately dead tired, sick, throwing up, having headaches, being injured or detailing the condition of every last burn blister in minute detail; her old Chevy is "groaning" on virtually every page, sometimes even in consecutive paragraphs, until it predictably dies; the plot barely gets going only in the last couple of chapters.
OK, I'm exaggerating a bit, but not much.
Doesn't Ms. Paretsky have an editor who could weed her story down by some 50 percent?
By sheer dogged persistence I managed to arrive at the final chapters, where the tension picks up a bit.
But unless you're looking for a sleeping pill, stay away.

This is the best installment of the VI Warshawski series that I have read. Here, she's tough and uncompromising yet vulnerable. This book is most thoroughly recommended.

Vic must reluctantly rescue her Aunt Elena, a notorious drunkard, con woman and flirt. While she is disgusted at Elena's antics, she is discerning enough to know that she shares some of Elena's character flaws. As usual, Vic's good heartedness leads her into a murky world of dishonest politicians, traitorous cops and disgruntled bankers. As usual, she can rely on none but herself to solve the mystery and right the wrongs of the system. As usual, Peppy, Mr. Contreras (Sal)and Lottie are ever watchful and protective of their friend. As usual, this book is filled with interesting characters, locations, events and probing character analyses. If you like your protagonists intelligent, resourceful, wisecracking yet wearing the perfect set of Magli pumps, this heroine is for you.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and so far have made the Tuscan Red Wine Chicken Stew which I served alongside the Polenta with Fontina, Arugula, and Tomatoes. Both came out so delicious. My guests were impressed but I didn't have any leftovers! I can't wait to try the Real Eggplant Parmigiana which looks amazing in the picture! The pro tips are great.

I haven't read a cookbook I loved so much in a long time! In fact, once I started reading I finished it cover to cover. I found it full of useful little tidbits (I LOVE the pro tips and have already used some of them with my old standard recipes)and interesting ideas and stories. I spent a year in Italy and was thrilled to find that Maria's Bread and Onion Soup is similiar to one my Italian family used to make. It's sooo delicious! I also made the Turkey Polpette with Leek Sauce and my whole family loved it. I love this book and can't wait to try more recipes!

I love the restaurant so I had to buy the book! The osso buco recipe is a winner and the penne a.o.p.is a quick cook's dream -- simple and delicious. There's great stuff to do with kids, too. I'm looking forward to sampling more.

Okay to start with Salem the cat gets a chance of a life time to act in a commercial, He really wants to win because he wants to ride in the Limio. Big but he has to compete with another cat easy think again the cat food tastes awful but the oponent cat does not like the food either so he eats a differnt food in the new cat bag what does Salem do now!

Salem can't stand that awful Tobias the Tabby, and his commercials for Pretty Kitty Cat Food. He could do a better job of acting, for cat's sake! And now Salem has his chance! The Pretty Kitty Company needs a spokes-cat for it's new food. Fame and fortune will finally be his! There's one problem, though. The Pretty Kitty food tastes awful! Can Salem chow down to save his stardom or will he choke in the limelight?

It all started when Sabrina put a spell on her history book. Salem accidentally jumped into it, and now he keeps popping up in one historic scene after another. Everywhere he goes, he meets famous people like George Washington and Harriet Tubman. And they all need his help! The only way Salem will ever get out of the history book is to come up with the answers these famous folks need...and that means remembering what really happened. Salem had better be careful with his advice, or he'll be stuck in history...forever! "Actually, Patrick Henry was going to say 'Give me liberty or give me some other option.' I told him I thought it needed more punch." --Salem

Volume 3 of "The Authority" reprint collections arrives with the super-hero team fighting Earth itself. This collection features one extended storyline from "The Authority" comic series and three short stories from other sources.

The main storyline in the book is the "Earth Inferno" storyline from issues 17 to 20 of the ongoing series. Issues 17 and 18 were by writer Mark Millar and artist Chris Weston and issues 19 and 20 were by Millar and artist Frank Quitely. The story begins with the team's investigation of strange and devestating natural disasters worldwide. It turns out the Earth itself is wreaking havoc on its human population and the team must align themselves with a notorious super villian to stop the destruction. This story doesn't have the same type of frenzied outrageousness of the prior storylines and the writing is muddled at times. Still the appeal of the individual characters along with an intriguing evacuation plan for the Earth's population help turn the tale into one worth checking out. Quitely's work in particular is something to be admired.

The other three stories are weak in comparison. "Devil's Night" from the 2000 Annual by writer Joe Casey and Artist Cully Hamner is a mess. It's just page after page of explosions and people punching each other with nothing of substance to bind everything together. "Isolation" by writer Paul Jenkins and artist Georges Jeanty and "Orbital" by writer Warren Ellis and artist Cully Hamner from the 2001 Wildstorm Summer Special fare better as character studies of the Engineer and Jack Hawksmoor respectively. "Isolation" is noteworthy in a wickedly fun way due to its exploration of a side of super heroines that you don't see much in mainstream comics. Yet, both stories feel like filler material. All in all, volume 3 is a mixed bag. Not as good as the prior two volumes but still an ok way to pass to time due to the strength of the "Earth Inferno" storyline.

These guys are so violent and fun at the same time that villians have to be the worst [ones] we ever saw. The destruction of New York under a big tidal wave is like a prophetic vision; but in the real world, we didn't have the Authority. Somehow, the dialogue is ironic and full of comments against the government and the people that supports its policies. Liberal bastards, I would call them.

Nice moments of enjoyable reading. But don't be shocked for what you see. Reality is way worse.

What can I say about this book? I think that it's great to see super-heroes buck the "status-quo" and that The Authority are like no other super-heroes out there. Also, I like how The Authority solved problems with methods that no other super-hero would even consider and that they would take risks that no one else would.

I think that the story and art are excellent, the fight scenes are among the best in comic-book history and that the characters are great(especially Apollo and The Midnighter).

I definitely recommend this book for anyone who is a fan of comic books.

This comic collection provides good "canon" background for Jeff Sinclair's story, and meshes well with Book 9, "To Dream in the City of Sorrows." I recommend it for any serious B5 fan.However, the artwork sometimes was lacking. (Garibaldi is the exception, as he was consistently well-drawn.) For some reason, Neroon was recognizable in only his first two frames -- after that he was completely different. At any rate, "The Price of Peace" storyline was interesting and engaging, and the characters were believable. The added bonus of the Psi Corps comic at the end is a hoot!

After I got done reading the primary story (4 out of the first 5 chapters), I felt like I'd seen an episode that never got aired. I have to admit in a lot of ways that I (almost) liked Sinclair more than Sheridan... this collection and the novel "To Dream in the City of Sorrows" fill in more than a few gaps. The first chapter is the best, written by JMS and beautifully-illustrated, but it's all good. The characterization is right-on, too, something I've heard hasn't been a strong point of the B5 novels, excepting "To Dream" and "Dark Genesis." The Psi Corps chapter complements the latter novel well, too. I look forward to more B5 comics (and novels, especially the Centauri Prime Trilogy!) -- the show's over, but the fat lady hasn't sung just yet.

This is a bundle of the first four comics and the 11th comic. It takes place during the second season; and for those who may not know, these comics are much like the show. While each is an individual story, they all pull together to tell a 'big' story as well. If you like the show and you like the characters, you'll like this too.

This book is a course textbook for my course, but to be honest I find it badly set out, espacially in the index where it's impossible to find anything. I know the guy's an expert in his field but the relevent information is hard to extract from the very dry tone. I've been tempted on more than one occasion to simply use it as a computer stand. This may sound like any other textbook but when you compare this to Kalat's book of the same name, the difference is unbelievable. As a student I'll take this rare opportunity to say 'good try Mr.Rozenweig, but I think you should take it back and work on it a little more'

I have used both the first and second editions of this text in courses for first-year graduate students in a Psy.D. program. The text is clear, the illustrations excellent, as are the color overheads. This is at exactly the right level for students who will be clinicians using this information in understanding and dealing with clients directly (as opposed to researchers).

I had the chance to give a overlook to prof. M.Rosenzweig text "Biological Psychology...", talking with my assistant teacher, I said, at last a nice, and good text for undergraduate student that are not going to be medicine student, but other profesional. This is the text for a change in the teaching of neuroscience; the result of it use will be clear at december 2000. the reasons for this: - clear use of history. - great use of design in each theme treated. - all the aids (cd, etc) are exactly what a beginnig student need. - the use of real neuroanatomy part, are perfectly complement by the pictures, diagram in the text. profs. M. Rosenzweig, A. leiman & S.M. Breedlove thanks from Chile.

As a quasi-famous TV personality, Kasey Rogers, who played the second Louise Tate on 'Bewitched', has written a bafflingly insignificant book cashing in on the strong residual popularity of a television classic. The book is filled with inane, contrived information she herself has invented about the show's cast of characters and the actual recipes our dubious authoress has included are impractical and hardly what anyone would genuinely consider making. In short, Ex-TV star with to much time on hands writes drivel.

Reading this fun cookbook brought back alot of childhood memories of Samantha , Serena , Endora , Uncle Arthur , the whole gang. I found it quite fun and entertaining with silly titles and quotes from the show. If you are any kind of a Bewitched fan then this is a good book for your collection of memorabilia.I wish Bewitched could have gone on forever [it still does with reruns from Nick at Night] as we need constant reminders of the magic that we all behold no matter how big or small.

Kasey Rogers creates a great piece of Bewitched memorabilia with this book. I loved the closure that she gave to each of the main characters of the TV show with her little "biographies." It's chocked full of great pictures, show trivia, and even an episode guide. The recipes are practical and appealing--I can't wait to serve ice cream in the chocolate bowls made from balloon molds--yummy!

When I read about the publication of Mel Robert's photos in the Advocate, I was anxious to get a copy for I fondly remembered his photos of All-American young men from The Young Physique and other publications of the 60's. California Boys, unfortunately, doesn't represent the Roberts' style or subjects that I was hoping to see again. Within the pages of this--admittedly--well presented book is a collection of teeny-boppers and twinks that might represent the period, but not the style that I so fondly remembered. Only a four-page spread of model Gary Seegar represented the Roberts that I had longed to see again. If I had been able to preview this work, I would never have wasted the money.

My first quick perusal of this book lead to a mild sense of disappointment, but the more I studied the pictures, the more I came to appreciate their artistry. And while the pictures may be from the '60s and '70s, some poses seem very 1950's style. I would also prefer one picture of each model--and therefore more models. But the pictures are of high quality. All in all, a real Mel Roberts fan-either for eroticism or nostalgia-might easily enjoy his videos much more

You will have the most fun with this volume of Mel Roberts' work, if you pick it up without any expectations. It's been over 20 years since Roberts' work has been available to the public, and the collection here is different than any other collection of his work in the past, which mind you, were put out by the author with whatever funds he had available. This time, the guy's got a small-press publisher behind him footing the bill, so there's a sleekness to the presentation that never existed before.

What I loved the most about this book was not the models, or the settings, though both are beautiful and interesting, but the most intriguing element for me was that Roberts' work seems to have captured an innocence of a "time," a time which will never be again. So many photographers today are trying to photograph that "retro" look, and failing miserably at it. Mel Roberts has done it because he was there doing it, capturing the essence of the 1960s, in the 1960s. Besides, the whole thing is very erotic, a must have for serious collectors. I've already bought 3 prints from the book and plan to buy more! Bravo! to Mel Roberts and whomever (FotoFactory Press) had the inspiration and intelligence to bring this man's work out of the woodwork!