After reading this book, I wanted to quit the graphic arts and take up plumbing. Unfortunately, my wife talked me out of it. So I've filed for divorce. Thanks, Hayden.

It was required as a textbook at Rogue Community College (Grants Pass, Oregon) for the Illustrator course. The course was probably more helpful, and we're likely more enamored of the program itself, but the book has a permanent slot on our reference shelf. Not very readable, but packed full of information highlighting the improvements since the previous version of the program. The authors realize the importance of keyboard shortcuts, for which we are grateful.

Although this electronic atlas has all the Netter plates, and quite a few nice new ones, as well as some radiographic views, it is nearly unusable in practice. The images are scanned at such low resolution that many important details are simply not visible. The program can only display images at 640 x 480 x 256 colors, regardless of your monitor or video card (it even says so right in the documentation). Part of the horizontal resolution is used up by the navigation bar, so the actual plate image resolution is even lower than 640. If you estimate a typical plate to be 10" x 10", that works out to maybe 50 dpi. Many of the smaller features on the original art cannot be seen on tne electronic version, and often it is impossible to tell where the leader lines are going. The quality does not change when you print or zoom in. All the other bells and whistles, like the study lists, searching, etc. just do not make up for the fact that the image quality is absolutely awful. And the user interface is terribly archaic, nonstandard, and hard to use. The font for the lables is horrible. Also, I'm not sure I like the pronunciation of the speaking feature: "pec-tor-AY-lis major"? If you have the cash to spare, it makes a nice toy, but it is not worth the price.

The diagrams depicted in this CD-ROM atlas are plate for plate the same as the book version. For those taking gross anatomy, Netter is a must, but don't buy this unless you have a lap top that is resistant to formaldehyde. Stick with the hard copy. There are useful options like instant quizes for terms on each page, but the diagrams are not full screen. Even on a 17" monitor I have to squint to see details. Buy the book first and this CD-ROM only if you have the money to spare.

The authors, Frank and Ida Mae Hammond,present their PLAN for implementing DIVINE ORDER in the family by combining counseling, discipline, and deliverance. This book is not for every Christian!! The distinctive feature of this book on family relationships is its scripturally based counsel in correlation with the ministry of deliverance.

This book, authored by deliverance ministers Frank and Ida Mae Hammond, is an excellent example of how to put words into the mouth of God. In terms of content, Kingdom Living for the Family offers little in the way of new advice for raising families, and it seems to convey a condescending tone towards married women. For example, Frank states on page 62 that "A man's family is his 'flock,' and his wife is his number-one-sheep." Statements by apostles such as Paul and Peter are erroneuosly interpreted by the Hammonds as proceeding from the mouth of God. This book may be of some use to those who study exorcism in that it details some alleged cases of demon possession that came about as a result of faulty family relationships. Otherwise, it would be wise for those trying to build up their families to avoid this book.

Previous edition (2000) was very poor, and now this one is no improvement at all.

Lonely Planet has a long tradition for producing brilliant guides to less-explored destinations - and messing things up in a major way when they are dealing with places like Tuscany, or Venice, or New York.

This time, the problem is not the trademark self-righteous attitude or a preachy tone. It's just the general feeling of the guide having been done on the cheap. It's difficult to justify this - the book costs the same as every other guide on the market, thank you very much.

The other reviewer noted chaos and lack of focus - it is difficult to disagree. The guide boasts of "strict hierarchical structure" of its headlines - well, if you say so. It is very difficult to find anything, there are no visual "hooks" for easy navigation, and the only help in orientation can be offered by meaningless, heart-stoppingly ugly and amateurish drawings, placed here and there (they are worse than even chapter icons in Rough Guides that remind you of artwork adorning leaflets from a social security office or a community clinic).

And the photos - yes, I understand that they are not the main selling point of this guide, but just how CHEAP you have to be to find something like that (especially when they seen perfectly capable of finding excellent pictures for their covers)? What are these - your aunt's holiday snaps made with a disposable camera?

Maps are poor and confusing. How difficult it is to include a clear map - in color? How expensive would this make the guide?
Information on tickets is so out-of-date and irrelevant that it beggars belief. People in Europe and America are finding cheap tickets on the Internet in ten minutes, low-cost airlines are all over the place, but somebody needs to tell Lonely Planet. The guide is like a senile grandfather who cannot stop talking garbage about his younger days: apex fares... super apex... courier fligts... Why waste paper on this?

The same out-of-date irrelevance is true about Money section. Maybe Lonely Planet is on commission, but who uses travellers checks these days? (Probably same people who go to airline office ask for "apex fare ticket"). This is supposed to be a guide for shoestring travellers - yes, they will really appreciate the worst exchange rate imaginable and a commission of up to 10%. No wonder some people complain Europe is expensive - after guidance like that and leaving half of your money to banks and excange offices, there will not be much in your pocket to pay for lodging and meals.

But the main reason why you should not bother to buy this book is its poor, uninspired and dull writing. No attraction, no treasure of art, no historic building is spared this indifferent and lazy treatment: it feels as if they didn't want to write about all these churches but they had to. This is strange: this guide often poses as a staunch critic of mass tourism and commercial crowds. Here, Lonely Planet adopts exactly the approach of box-ticking thoughtless crowd: "Been there, done that."

To sum up - if you are planning to buy this, please think again. There are better guides for listings and practicalities (Rough Guide), there are better guides for signtseeing or culture (Blue Guide or Cadogan), and there are better all-rounders (DK Eyewitness). Even if Lonely Planet until now has been your favorite guide and you are a loyal follower, please think again. You will do yourself a favor.

I am reading this guide in preparation for an upcoming trip to Florence. I have found this guide confusing and badly organized. I still don't have a feel for the major sights in each area. I'm going to have to buy a few other guides. I usually have good luck with Lonely Planet guides - this one just isn't up to snuff.

An intriguing idea - an ancient plague released from an archeological excavation in South America. Unfortunately, the story develops EVER so slowly. Although the science is well written,the ensuing improvements in immunoscience since this book was written really expose the age of this story. Although it is interesting to hear how easily a disease could be spread across the globe, the story is too driven by the main character while not enough detail concerns other related events. Just as the story starts reaching a climax, all detail is spared and these events are given very little treatment. I am sure that there are more recent novels concerning this topic that better combine the elements of science, action, and public health policy. In addition, the audiobook version of this novel is of extremely poor quality. Numerous times the performer made a pronunciation error but apparently no effort was made to edit that segment.My advice - do not set sail on "The Plague Ship".

An ancient plague released upon the world is the premise of this disappointing story. Dr. Slaughter uses his medical knowledge to advantage and for the first two thirds of the book, holds the readers attention with how a deadly disease spreads from its initial introduction into 20th century South America to a world wide pandemic. Two problems detract from the story, however. Without giving anything significant away, with literally 10% of the book to go, the hero is on a ship heading into a cyclone, the disease is spreading throughout the world with no cure in sight, and mutineers are stirring. Trying to bring the story to a believable conclusion from this point, in only a few pages, was more than the author could handle. The numerous plot holes provided the other flaw. A character who, by his thoughtlessness and criminal actions, probably caused the deaths of thousands, is treated at book's end as if he had done nothing even morally wrong. There are other examples but what's the point?

Slaughter provides an easy read with Plague Ship and I will try another by him in the hopes that in that story, he will get it right.

This is the worst book in its category, full of contradictions within itself and with its textbook to. Read it only if you must, and only after reading other books when preparing for exams.

a fair source of review but use as a supplement to some text source.

The book is fine for those that have not followed Bruce throughout his career. It hits the highlights with some good photos, but doesn't get to the art of the man. Recommended for those who like "Born In the USA," but are uninitiated with the stronger works like "Tunnel Of Love," "Darkness On The Edge Of Town" or "The River."

Dan

This review focused on the mundane aspects of Bruce's life and adds nothing new to the literature on The Boss. Nevertheless, its a fun easy read, with decent photos, as long as someone is not too knowledgeable or interested in Springsteen.

This review is pertaining to the 7th edition, hardcover book. This book is printed in very small print, all in one color (blue), on very thin (cheap) paper. How the publisher justifies the ridiculous price is beyond me!

If you need to buy this book for academic purposes, then at least try to find a cheaper used copy--It's not worth the money!

Good Intersting and useful.

Very annoying to use because all of the questions are in front of the book and the answers are in the back, so you are constantly flipping back and forth from question to answer.

I found this coffee-table-type volume to be chock-full of nice photographs, but disappointingly short on anything more than sketchy, wide-eyed text - e.g., "One may use 'remarkable,' 'exceptional,' or some other adjective to describe the Vincent Rapide Series C, and never be far from the truth." Uh-huh. The authors' priorities also seem skewed toward the trendy rather than the truly historical - e.g., a '73 Honda Trail 90 gets a full page photo, while the '55 Triumph Tiger 110 merits just a 2x3 shot of a strangely half-skirted rear wheel. (And where's the '37 Speed Twin?) In my opinion, Hugo Wilson's "Encyclopedia of the Motorcycle" and the Guggenheim Museum exhibit catalog book ("The Art of the Motorcycle") are better values.