The argument is correct and it is being investigated, never the less the morphology is weak, the morphological characteristics cannot be compared with exactness with other items found at other archaeological sites, this is to say that no other standard typeological taxonomy exists that guaranties that we refer to the same item found in other sites or they are of the same specific morphology as those manufactures in other places. On the other hand not all indiginous places use the name "metates2 to say grind stone, never the less thisname is funtional in archeology becouse grind stone is part of a wide group of lithic artifacts in which are included "mortars", crushers and molcajetes among others, derriving from this group of grinding stone the metates that we are familiars with aas term used in archeology. On the other hand metates are non make specifically in specialized factories, since grind stone made in the present time have been seen in places where the roads are not favorable for easy access for normal comerce, impeding their transport to the market place. Never the less owing to the fact that these implements are so necessary for food preparation that becouse of cultural consideration the local population is so accostumed to, and at same time the raw material for producing these implements is readily available so that the people prefer to make their own implements, even thougk the finished product int perfect and their tools are not conventional. To talk about the subject of metates and manos is to go into in a diversity of fields that include a part of the domestic area of the society, tigether with other areas that conform the general culture. In thios sense, this type of study must be incomplete because it is possible to cover everything about this subject in only one study. Among the subject that should br inclouded in this study in addiction to the conception archeological basic and its mophology also can be included economic areas, abstractions in the morphological styles, raw material and the geology of these materials, the useful value, riyual significances, morphological evolution in time and space, the importance of the instrument to the society at the present time, importance in prehispanic societies, their connections with other cultural areas amoung other things.

A somewhat essential book for the interested student, it lists out what I believe are the great master's early works before the Nazi era ended his days in Europe. Though the texts are brief in description, the black and white photographs screams for hours of close attention and observation, for though unclear they are, eaten by the hunger of time, they offer the reader a different scope about his works. From traditional masonry to steel and glass, the book offers little stand about van der Rohe's lines and designs. It doesnt offer much argument if his steel and glass structures are very much derived from the proportions of the Romans (the conventional school of thought today offer this as the truth), nor does it explain much about his calculated dealings with Hitler's architectural department before he got caught up and subsequently branded a degenerate, nor does it elaborate anything on the communist-related projects he had done before. His later collaborator Ms.Reich does get a brief mention, but as in the rest of this rather thin monograph , everything's brief, but makes a good quick reference into the almost unknown timezones of this 20th century, and perhaps of all time, greatest master architect.

This book does a good job of explaning the new and modern ways that the industry works.

Being the owner of many other style and handbooks, e.g., MLA Style Manual, APA Style book et al; I must say that I was somewhat disappointed with this, i.e., The Modern Writer's Handbook by Frank O'Hare. Not being a fan of soft back books and finding this edition to be typed in too small font was not a good beginning. However, it goes downhill from that moment with uninteresting examples and crammed pages that seem to burst with all kinds of information except the information that you need at that particular moment (which in itself is a waste of time, since stylebooks and handbooks should be easy to use, i.e., finding how to use the semi colon correctly or how to cite a book or magazine article; and not scare the user of with a badly designed page layout and a poorly selected font). This book is adequate and serves its purpose well; however, when I compare with the other style books that I have read and examined, i.e., MLA Style Manual, APA Style book, I must say that I was somewhat disappointed.

The book has some useful touring information presented with a sense of humor. It could use a little polish and some color pictures would make it more appealing. Overall it will save the reader some time in planning a motorcycle trip to Arizona and is worth reading.

Here's an intriguing pseudo-historical mystery involving the irrepressible character and speech of Frank Lloyd Wright, "America's Greatest Architect" (although, typically, he would dispute the necessity for "America" in the sobriquet--and may have been right!). FLLW doesn't appear often enough, more's the pity, because he struts through his scenes in all his arrogant super-perceptive glory, putting Our Hero, Merlin--a randomly wimpish/aggressive budding architect come to worship Wright--quite in the shade. Wright seems authentic in speech and attitude, the architectural passages are perceptive and accurate (although I missed having a good picture of the innovative and glamorous Biltmore Hotel [an actual resort]). The characters are fairly well-differentiated, particularly Tom Vernon, Wright's unctuous chief apprentice, and mysterious Rosa of the ambiguous virtue who befriends Merlin. Merlin's character wanders a bit, his motivation is clear but not psychologically convincing; maybe the intended point is he's just a confused young man. Then again, this author makes more attempt at humor than at profundity. Setting a mystery among architects is fascinating, but how a greenhorn foreigner (Merlin) can do better policing than a pair of veteran Arizona cops is not made believable. The plot is well-constructed, and vital coincidences are not glaring, although Merlin's oft-mentioned (but absent) Welsh harp seems to be a loose end, set up for the second novel in this new, quick-reading series by an average author. I'll read the next one, too.

I was really looking for a book on real accounts of ghosts in New England. I used to have a book like that, but loaned it to an ex-friend.

I really did however enjoy reading this particular book, even though it was not exactly what I was looking for.

I would recommend this book to anyone that like to read ghost stories.

Okay, first things first: Frank Coffey is not one of Dean Koontz' pseudonyms, despite some speculation to the contrary. And anyone who's actually spent time tracking down Coffey's work will notice a marked difference in writing styles right off the bat. (Brian Coffey, on the other hand, WAS a Koontz pseudonym. Different animal altogether.) So if you're looking for Dean R., this ain't the place to poke your nose.

Coffey enjoyed a small amount of success in the eighties before fading into obscurity as the horror-novel craze went back to its normal level. Kind of sad, because Coffey wrote some pretty fun stuff, including this little tidbit about a girl who washes up on the coast of Maine in a very, very old ship and causes some very nasty things to happen to certain town residents. If you're a person who doesn't want to know the whodunit till the end, this isn't for you; it would take a fairly thick reader not to figure out how the prologue relates to the rest of the book by page three or so. Coffey's emphasis here is on the WHYdunit, and while it's not a particularly original why, there's also a WHO'SitgonnabedunTO aspect that makes the whole thing work. That should satisfy the mystery folks, the supernatural elements are all there for the horror folks, and everyone's happy. The characters are drawn well enough to keep the reader's interest, the pages turn quickly, and while no one's going to confuse Frank Coffey's books with M. R. James, they're certainly some good reading.

This is a unique concept: show a flash of what is happening in various countries at different times of the day. We are taken on a journey around the world, at one hour increments to see what is happening. Some of the time frames are strange, like a 2 am snack in the pantry in England!

We see a child getting read a bedtime story in Brooklyn NY USA, partying in Puerto Rico, shopping at market in China, barbeque in Australia, handcrafting in Samoa, etc.

The pictures are cute, with lots going on in the illustrations to talk about. There isn't a real story here, I assume the point is to show various cultures and talk about the detailed illustrations. The only thing that bothers me is the snapshot of what they are doing can be so limiting, for example, having England illustrated as snacking in the middle of the night and Russia being depicted as a cat knocking an item over and waking up the inhabitants of the house. How real is that of a depiction of their society? It is a cute book but doesn't have enough of a true depiction of different countries for the parent to have a discussion with the child.

For a taste of other cultures I prefer "Children Like Me".

Good inside of nonlinear control.