I like this book better then American Corporate Identity 2002. I think it offers more - it is not only bigger but seams to be more diverse, which I suppose contradicts a bit to the title.

It has an index over clients and design firms at the end, other then that the whole book is full of designs.
Looking at the inside I think it offers more complete graphic solutions, it has very little text about the design; just who has done it and for whom (therefor I rate it 4 out of 5, instead of 5, some would want to know more about the thoughts behind the design, see more of the whole).

Other then that I think it is a great book that you as a designer could use not only for your own inspiration but for the customer as well, to get some ideas about what their competitors are showing and so on. Since it shows a lot of different designs for both print and web it works as a good reference when you want to make sure you are not creating a design for a company that is allready in use by another, as well.

This book is a unique source for the pre-renaissance history of geological science... it is one of the few mentions of the great Strabo, greek philosopher, explorer, geologist... a man more than a thousand years ahead of his time in the understanding of the earth.... a feat which is vastly underappreciated.... aside from that, the author is a solid storyteller...

Frank Stevens had the ability to interview surviving Black Hawk War participants and decendants for his 1903 work. As such, his prose (and opinions) reflect a modest pro-settler bias.

However, Stevens weaves an intricate tale of stories assembled (somewhat haphazardly) into a rare and valuable work on the Sauk War of 1832. Of particular value are side stories, reports, and insights rarely found or cited in modern works covering the same topic. For example, Stevens recounts the doomed stand of Captain Adams on a knoll south of Major Stillman's encampment during the route of militia troops at the Battle of Old Man Creek ("Stillman's Run.") Several of the militia fatalities buried at present-day Stillman, Illinois followed Adams' orders and stayed behind...covering the retreat of their cowardly comrades. Modern researchers have consistently and conveniently overlooked this singular occurance of bravery, in their rush to present the militia route and the mythology of a Black Hawk "surrender attempt." [Black Hawk in his autobiography stated he wanted 'parley'-- which is not surrender. As a veteran of the War of 1812 on the side of the British and present during the surrender and subsequent massacre of Americans at Frenchtown, Black Hawk certainly knew the difference between parley and surrender!]

Discussions on numbers of troops, statistics, and the bewildering array of officers and units is presented in a reasonably understandable format. Stevens compiled information on the forts built during the crisis in Illinois and present-day Wisconsin, but the presentation is fragmentary. His look at monumentation is interesting but sketchy.

Of tremendous value are the dozens of images of participants, places, monuments, documents, even artifacts of interest to the Sauk War researcher... and found literally nowhere else. A side piece on the phrenology of Black Hawk is an interesting and insightful look at scientific thought of the day... however flawed and nonsensical it may appear to our modern senses.

The book is footnoted, but not for citiation, Stevens preferred to use footnotes for annotation. A valuable and worthy addition to your Sauk War library... if you can locate a copy!

The second of the Harry Garnish books, Blood Lake reintroduces the reader to the warmth and humor of detective Garnish and his employer, former nun Bridget O'Toole. The characters are what make this book great. The work is more complex than the plot-driven, boiler-room fiction you may be used to. Read it for the voices McConnell gives each individual and the joy of watching them slog through a criminal investigation. Not to be missed

No great fan of King, I honestly felt like abandoning this taped reading of after the first of the 8 sides; but I decided to stick with it and was glad I did. What turned me off right off the bat was the scatology that so many writers deem absolutely necessary to succeed in a novel or script today. Having been a teacher for too many years and having grown quite fed up with language pollution in the young and the mis-called "mature adult," I find myself avoiding like the plague all company--in real life or on the printed page--that has an arsenal of adjectives limited to variations on two or three words. And I do not buy the argument that asserts "but that's the way people really talk."

Now for what I like very much about this novella. It is a combination of the ancient epic of "Gilgamesh" (why must men die?), the "Odyssey" (a series of harrowing adventures leading to self-awareness), "Huckleberry Finn" (male bonding), and "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" (incipient author learns about life). Add to that list any of the thousands that fit the bill, and you have a very derivative work. But so is "Hamlet" and therefore the derivations are not necessarily a Bad Thing.

The youngsters who take the Great Journey to find the corpse that gives this work its title are not particularly desirable beings; but King is careful to show how little choice they had in their development up to that point in their lives. On the other hand, they are utterly believable, which puts them many notches above characters in other King novels, let alone most novels by any author. Some of the incidents--the one with Chopper the dog who does not live up to his myth and the one with Lardass who deliberately loses a pie-eating contest in a very Monty Pythonesque way--are hysterically funny, almost in a Jean Shepherd vein.

Frank Muller gives a very sympathetic reading. If you are not put off by the language and do not think that a plot is utterly necessary for novella, you might very well enjoy this mid-20th Century epic prose poem of youth, life, and death.

This is my favorite book on bonds. It is basic, but does not dodge technicalities; all necessary fundamentals are explained very clearly including why total return is more relevant than yield; real-world issues and market practices are addressed critically. A few peccadilloes take away the fifth star: the book is very US-focused, so European or Asian readers may want to look for a second source; it contains some typos; it gets overcommercial at times, as in "there is a formula for this, look it up in this other Fabozzi book"; and performance evaluation could be more detailed than "ring one of these software vendors". But great book anyway.

This book is a difficult read with many subjects inside of subjects. It's beter to read easier Latino books before actually diving into this one. I did like how points of information were brought forward though.

This is a good, concise account of many of the nations top Indian leaders from the 1500's to 1900's. Provides enough of a historical background to give each person a proper context in Water's account. Well written, easily read and fluid. An exciting account which gives a clear picture of Indian relations with the white European settlers and the inevitable conflicts that would find all nations. The chapters are short, a book you can easily put down and pick up later. Water's own comments in the book about Native ways and those of today's society is a real eye opener for those that don't think along those lines.

I think everyone has felt 'trapped' at any given time in their life. It could be because of a job, marriage, kids, etc. This book helps you to realize that you DO have choices and makes you think about the choices made in the past. But what you did is only 'Up til Now'. That phrase keeps popping up in the book and your brain finally says 'oh, I get it now'. It's a short book, which is another plus for busy people.

I thought that this book was very interesting. At first...it took me a while to get into the story. But...after a bit I was hooked. It jumps back and forth and finally at the end everyting comes together. The title is very catchy and seems to encapture the reader. I recommend to read this book!:)