The book is well oragnized book. It deal with the area of power system stability and control. The main advantage of the book it's simple and contains a detail description of power system componets representation in per unit system and the equivalent model used in different power system studies. Also, it contains a good description of time domain stability study and voltgae stability study. The only problem is with tranisent Energy Function (TEF)portion it's not well explained and very short without any enough detail about the method.The example attached to this portion is only 2 bus system with on of them is infinte bus bar system. But the overall rate of the book is good.

This book is very helpfull in analyzing and understanding the stability problem of power systems. I wish all interested readers have a look on this book.

I teach a graduate-level course on the Utility Applications of Power Electronics where we used this book as a reference. We found this book to be excellent, and I highly recommend it.

I very much enjoyed this book. The author did a wonderful job bringing this period of our country to life. The story spans the period when Dutch and English settlers entered into the reality of the Narraganset indians. It is a touching story of a man named Rain from God from his youth, to the coming of the white man, to God calling his name. Beautifully written.

This book is extremely educational, exciting and enjoyable. The back of the book has the historical facts and there is an index to help were needed with some of the Indian words and items of there everyday life. I have friends that are of Indian descent and this is an easy book for me to recommend to them. It is also a powerful ministry tool. For Christians or historians, or anyone that likes a good adventure book. This series is it. Volume 2 is "Ransom" and Volume 3 is "Longshot".

This book was indeed well researched and wonderfully written. The author's many hours of laborious research clearly shows through his talented manipulation of the written word. Especially engaging is the first person account, told by a Native American...the readers get a fascinating insight into the mind and thought processes of the Native American. This work is not only exciting, but intellectually stimulating. A must read for anyone who is interested in historical fiction.

I have mixed feelings about Michael Jordan. On the one hand, he is a great athlete. I respect his work ethic. He has turned in a number of great performances and is no doubt one of the greatest to have ever played the game of basketball.

There is a flipside. Michael Jordan got all kinds of special treatment while he was in the NBA. He was the first player I noticed who was granted all kinds of trips to the charity stripe because of unbelievably, ticky tack calls. He scored at least ten points a game at the free throw line from bogus calls. It was great when there was a picture session for 'greats of the game' with Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, and Michael Jordan. Magic told Larry not to stand too close to Michael or they might call a foul. In front of reporters and television viewers, that was a classic comment by Magic. I believe Mike got 99% of all calls in his favor because he was such a cash cow for the NBA. Dominique Wilkins was robbed of a slam dunk championship when Mike scored a perfect 50 doing the same dunk Dr. J did years before. I doubt Dr. J ever received a perfect 50 for it. Dominique's dunk was much more impressive, and he received a 49.5. Please. Mike got in a fight with Reggie Miller, and only Miller got suspended at first. Only after there was an outcry did Mike get suspended. How are Mike's punches different? Mike elbowed Kevin Johnson to the ground for all to see, and Kevin was called for blocking!

I am not too impressed that the bulls beat the lakers in the NBA finals. Magic was double teamed every game every minute he was in. On top of that, James Worthy and Byron Scott were injured. Magic and Larry never won three championships in a row because the competition, teams, and players in the 80s were much better than the nineties. Luc Longley, Will Perdue, Bill Cartwright, or Bill Wennington stopping Kareem? Ha!

Sport Magazine recently had a piece on the ten greatest moments and ten greatest players ever in the NBA. Mike was ranked number one all time player. Kudos to Mike for mentioning in 'For the love of the game' that to pick a "greatest ever" is impossible because of all the different eras and evolutions of basketball. The nineties bulls were given three of the ten greatest moments in NBA history. This is just more Mike bias. Give me a break. There are hundreds of classic and amazing moments in NBA history. One of the moments picked was Mike beating the Jazz in the final minutes of his last game. He put his hand on Bryon Russel's backside and shoved him out of the way. Then Mike made the game winnig shot. All eyes were on Mike, but the ref did not make the obvious call.

There is also Mike's arrogance. According to him, Wilt Chamberlain was a fluke eventhough Wilt was a great all around player. He made a comment about Magic and Larry reaching a 'certain level of greatness' and that the two were not good on defense. What? Are we talking about the same Larry Bird? Shaquille Oneal is also much better and much improved than Mike gives him credit for. Shaq has turned into a solid defender, passer, and he works hard at both ends of the floor.

Mike's corporate poster boy behavior is laughable. He did ads for AT&T and then MCI. The Wayans family is also split between the two companies. Mike talked about the enviroment in Rayovac ads and then pitches hot dogs? Mike is not the only athlete who will pitch anything and everything to make millions. I wonder if Mike has checked into Nike's labor practices.

Players like Mike and Charles Barkley soured me on the NBA. Charles played like a thug and got away with it because he was a star. Plus, Charles insisted on wearing number 34 at Philadelphia eventhough it was retired for NBA great Billy Cunningham. The star treatment and inflated egos has grown old, and that has turned a lot of people off to sports. I miss the Lakers and Celtics match ups of the 1980s.

This is an oversized book with excellent photography, especially given some of the tricky lighting involved. Jordan's comments are candid, although he did write that once he left the game of basketball, he wouldn't come back. Basketball fans can rejoice that in this estimate, Jordan was wrong.

RareAir is Rare, This book was soul out very fast.Michael is a rare player and this is a rare book ,One of the Best Photographs of the century,and a great Editer.Walter Iooss,js and Mark Vancil.if you have this book dont "sell" is a Collectible and a rare Collectible . Words from the man."WHEN I STEP ONTO THE COURT,I'M READY TO PLAY.AND IF YOU'RE PLAYING AGAINST ME,THEN YOU'D BETTER BE READY TOO.IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO COMPETE,THEN I'LL DOMINATE YOU.' RareAir is Hot'Hot'Hot'Hot

I bought this book by accident when I was looking for a different book, also called Playful Parenting. This one was hard to follow, confusing, and a rehash of old tired ideas.

This book, written by licensed play therapists, offers fresh, creative approaches to solve common behavior problems. The authors utilize a mix of positive parenting ingredients in a variety of playful "recipes" which target specific parenting concerns such as: overactivity, moodiness, anti-social behaviors, self-concept, and more.

One of my favorite recipes in the book was "The Feeling Box." It suggests certain items to include in a box your child may visit whenever his feelings (sadness, anger, attention-wanting) become difficult for him or her to handle.

Contrary to another reviewer's opinion, I felt the book's "recipe" format was clear, concise, innovative, and extremely easy to use. These are not the "same old tired ideas" found elsewhere. As an avid reader of parenting books, I found many new techniques to try. And, yes the ideas worked beautifully!

However, this book IS different from the other Playful Parenting. The other book encourages incorporating more play time into family life. It also offers great ideas, but the book's mission is simply different from this Playful Parenting. Though the titles are confusing, either would be welcome additions to any parenting library.

Hope this helps. Play nice!

I ordered this book at the recommendation of my sister. Being so close to me she knew of the "problems" I was having with my 3 1/2 year old. Well let me tell you, this book is just full of great ideas for handling various "problems" with children. I used the "S.T.A.R." idea, changing a few things to better reflect my daughter's personality and I can very happily and gladly say that-IT WORKS!! I have also used other activities mentioned in the book with success. Everything is easy to understand and easy to follow. I highly recommend this to anyone. You can facilitate the activities as they are given or add/change things to suit your child's personality. We know our children better than anyone and this book gives you the tools to implement their wonderful activities geared toward having a calmer more organized home life.

Like most skeptics, Kammann and Marks pretend objectivity, when their real mission is to debunk every aspect of the field of parapsychology. For instance, they have zero belief on any level in the possibility of such things as telepathy and remote viewing. For them, it is not possible, so they set out to simply prove this assumption. Yet, simple physics allows for the possibility of some form of thought transference. Just as energy in the form of thoughts transfers from one part of the brain to another part via the neurotransmitters, why wouldn't it be possible for the corresponding molecular frequency to be picked up by another brain? The evidence for telepathy between twins or during dreams is overwhelming, but they ignore it all. See, for instance, Dream Telepathy by Ulmann, Krippner and Vaughan. So, in their attempts to pretend objectivity, Marks and Kammann really set out with the key goal of trying to debunk Uri Geller. They use as their proof photographs that are so blurred that it is impossible to see what the photographs are of, yet these, they assert "prove" that Geller is a fake. It is shameful. Try reading Charles Panati's The Geller Papers if you want the truth about how Mr. Geller did in physics laboratories across the globe. The problem with these types of skeptics is that they live in the mutual admiration society world without realizing that they are not true skeptics but rather narrow thinkers who wall off any chance of discovering anything of value by chanting Groucho Marx' famous credo: "What ever it is, I'm against it!"

I agree with another reviewer that this book is useful even for the staunch believer in ESP. It is a very entertaining reading which is not often the case (I found Martin Gardner`s books rather boring and sometimes arrogant). The two authors are never arrogant. I particularly loved the last chapters that show how common "non-scientific" thinking is among said scientific communities. He gives some examples then concerning psychiatry and medicine. If you remember the Uri Geller craze you will enjoy the opening chapters also.

If you're a firm believer in psychic abilities, you may find this book's skeptical stance to be a little disheartening. Read it anyway! It's loaded with useful and fascinating information.

Psychology of the Psychic is a fair and honest look at mentalists, psychics, clairvoyants, "spoonbenders", and others who claim paranormal talents.

Of particular interest to me were the techniques that showmen and charlatans use to convince others of their abilities, and how those techniques may be inadvertently used by those who believe they have experienced psychic phenomena.

If you're a believer, this book will allow you to separate the wheat from the chaff, and identify the outright frauds.

If you're a non-believer, this book will show you why so many people have faith in the paranormal, and will give you lots of ammunition when Aunt Bertha tells you about the marvelous new psychic she's been consulting (and handing over her checkbook to).

A terrific, thorough book, with solid research presented in an easy-to-read and enjoyable manner.

This wonderful book takes you out of the box! "Impossible cases might no longer be a luxury we can afford," the authors begin, because of Managed Care, they continue, but when COULD we afford "impossible cases"? We're talking about people and their lives after all.

"Historically," they continue, "impossibility has been located in the client." And the self-fulfillingness of the diagnosis of "impossible" is also discussed. You can see they aren't afraid to take on sacred elephants!

In case after actual case, they show how optimism, flexibility and meeting client's needs can bring success, giving such obvious-and-therefore-overlooked advice as "What the client wants from treatment may be the single most important piece of information that can be obtained."

Full of optimisim and fresh approaches ("It is the unpredictability of client methods and accomplishments that makes this work fun.") that rather go against traditional methods -- well these cases are considered "impossible" because others have tried and failed -- they encourage the practitioner to be different and try new things. And it isn't just theory _ they give plenty of concrete examples of how-to.

But to me the best thing about the book is their deep, abiding respect for people as individuals, not cases. As one client wrote after therapy, "...it was your believing in me, that I was a person and not a patient ... a person with potential and worth."

"Looking beyond labels and giving clients the benefit of a doubt is critical with psychotherapy veterans," say the authors. They challenge helpers to move beyond labels, to replace history with a "competing experience of acceptance and validation" and "watch what clients can really do."

If you're a beginner, this book is for you. If you're a worn-down veteran, this book is especially for you. And if you're in between, it is also for you.

Psychotherapy with "Impossible" Cases is a book that makes a therapist feel like he or she has the best possible occupation. It is a call to remember both the resources all human beings bring to their life experiences, and the potential pitfalls of getting mired solely in the medical model perspective of change. Duncan et al., give inspiring case examples to portray the importance of sincerely reflecting all persons' dignity back to them in the therapy process, regardless of the complaint/diagnosis. In addition, the authors weave in research and relevant literature that clearly outline the need for more careful scrutiny of the mental health professional community, particulary the views practitioners and organizations hold and propogate about the role adversity plays in human lives, and how healing occurs.

This book clearly expressed the passions that the authors have for doing good therapy. The cases were described with such richness, great detail. Once again, the authors challenge the everyday thinking of how to do therapy and lend some inspiration for tackling challenges.

Typical of many academic types, Hopfe explains away that which he has no experience with. In this instance, it results in a lifeless mind explaining away world religions, one by one. E.g. the first sentence in the introduction is Webster's definition of religion. One would gather the impression that world religions were the result of a manufacturing process - one similar to the manner in which this book is written - with all the truth and sensitivity of a .45 caliber handgun. If what you want is a kind of macabre vivisection, I suggest Stephen King - he's much better.

The book does a good job of explaining major religions without getting caught up in issues of faith.
It would be nice to know the authors personal religious beliefs, in order to confirm a suspected bias. Their beliefs are not listed in the book. I found it odd that in the Christian chapter, it is not mentioned the trinity or that Christians believe Jesus is God.

More color pictures would be nice. Many words are missing from the glossary and the index, such as "li". The authors use lots of words that the common person doesn't know such as pantheon/patheon?, monastic, etc...

Outstanding book! I used this book to study for the DANTES exam "Introduction to World Religions." I received a "substantially above the minimum ACE recommendation" score, and I highly recommend it to anyone else taking the exam. It provides a very concise and non-biased review of the world's religions from a mainly historical perspective. The book provides the basic facts of the religions without becoming bogged down in all the dogma commonly found in such books. It will definitely get you a passing score on the exam without requiring a tremendous amount of effort. Well written.

this rough guide isn pretty much the same as the other guides.. as usual in singapore it contains the usual places.. orchard, little india, sentosa, east coast and the usual touristy places. It does not include the heartlanders area eg. Hougang, Yishun etc. For eg, in woodlands.. it only mention the the zoo.. did you know that's a big Shopping Mall in Woodlands called the Causeway point.. nect to the MRT station.. As for eating places.. it fail to capture the good places for local food.. may interest the food lovers and those adventourous enough to try..

It should include a portion on the heartlanders.. I'm sure some tourist may want to see our locals their way of life.. for eg a tour of an HDB estate (public housing) that may include the market, the coffeeshop, look at the flat inside out.. etc.. the peculiar and distinct characters of the heartlanders.. etc.. otherwise tourists may think S'pore is just of the "place"

This guide is great, at least from a pre-trip standpoint. When it comes to planning a trip to Malaysia, the historical and cultural aspects of the book are above reproach. The authors clearly know their way around the country. But that doesn't translate into using the book when you get to Malaysia. While hotel prices are listed, they're done so using a code system, forcing readers to continue flipping back to the key located early on in the guide. I've relied on Lonely PLanet's guidebook before, and I'll keep doing so - only because its layout is superior to the Rough Guide.

Even if your not planning on taking a trip to Malaysia anytime soon, this book will prove an interesting read for those who love learning about the world. I recently took on the task of writing a paper about Malaysia for a college-level geography class. There were certainly more traditional reference guides at my disposal, but I found this book to be more informative than any other book I used. Unlike most other travel guide series', Rough Guides do an excellent job of not only making sure travelers know where to stay and what to eat, but how NOT to make fools of themselves by ignoring local customs and traditions. This guide through Malaysia is no exception. The section on Singapore and Brunei provide significant, and substantial information, while the chapter on Malaysia's capital city, Kuala Lumpur, answered every question a traveler could possibly think of. Every part of the guide proved truly helpful in my research and study. And more than anything, it has inspired me to visit the place that I've learned so much about as a good travel guide should.