This is must reading (or gazing) for any serious student of Proust's IN SEARCH OF LOST TIME. Photographer Paul Nadar was a photographer for whom at one time or another virtually every member of Proust's social set and family sat for at one point or another. The value of this volume for someone reading Proust is twofold: allowing one to see high quality photographic reproductions of many of the actual models for Proust's characters, and providing a vivid picture of the way these people dressed, how they wore their hair, some of their cultural preoccupations, and what their favored accessories were.

I am not a fan of any method of reading Proust that degenerates into a study of Proust's life, that is more concerned with figuring out who the "real" Odette or Albertine or Saint-Loup was. The "real" Odette was a fictional creation by a literary genius of the first rank, and she cannot be found in any of these photographs. Not even in gazing at a photography of Robert de Montesquiou do we see Baron de Charlus, despite our knowledge that he was Proust's most important model for Charlus. But looking at these photographs breaks down the distance between Proust's world and our own. Odette may be based on several real life models, but it is helpful to know what the women that Proust knew looked like in forming our own mental picture of Odette or Gilberte or Oriane or Saint-Loup. I also find it much easier to imagine visually Proust's world after seeing precisely how those members of his social set dressed.

The book also has a great deal to teach about portrait photography in late 19th and early 20th century Paris, at least in an upper class studio. The range of photographs is fascinating, not merely in the posed photos with the subjects dressed in their finest clothes, but in the ones where various individuals appeared "in costume." This includes not merely a series of marvelous photographs of Sarah Bernhardt dressed as various characters, but men and especially women appearing in amateur theatricals. One section features a many of the more celebrated individuals of the time whom Proust either met or loosely based some of his characters on, such as Bernhardt (La Berma), Anatole France (Bergotte), Faure (Vinteuil, though only musically), and Claude Monet (one of several models for Elstir).

Physically, the book resembles a well-produced art book, with a cloth binding, high quality paper, and the highest quality reproductions. It is easily the most attractive book on Proust I have in my rather large collection of Proust titles. Not just a great book on Proust, but a beautiful one as well.

This is a must for any fan of Proust--you get to see not only what the originals for his most memorable characters (the Ducehsse de Guermantes, Swann, Charlus, Mme. verdurin) looked like, but also the interior of one of the great fin-de-siecle chateaus where one couple (the Prince and Princess Radziwell) lived. The Nadar photographs are sharp, startling and magnificent. I've wanted a book like this for years.

I first read this book as an eleven year old and it made a strong impression on my young mind. Now, as a 44 year old, I thought I would reread this book to take a stroll down memory lane. I wasn't disappointed. This story of the Brooklyn Dodgers in the late 1930's is the sequel to The Kid from Tomkinsvile. The "Kid" chonicles the season that leads up to the World Series and this book disects the seven game classic against the Indians. At eleven, I cheered and cried for the heroes in the story; and at 44 I did the same. This is a wonderful book, and a great look back into time, for any young boy or girl.

In some ways, this is an even better read than "The Kid From Tomkinsville" because Tunis keeps the story within the framework of a series as opposed to two seasons in "The Kid." In "World Series" you get to see how a battered and bruised Roy Tucker handles his first postseason, although the novel also puts a lot of time in on Brooklyn manager Dave Leonard (who shows himself to be a lot more complex than in the first book). Tunis is very good at getting the feel of what baseball was like in the 1940's, and "World Series" contains perhaps his best game-situation writing of all the novels. And the banquet scene is priceless. Very much a companion piece to "The Kid," and it's well worth buying them both and reading them one after the other.

This is a writer with so much heart! I wouldn't live off the land if you held a gun to my head, yet I was deeply inspired by this woman's life and work. Tatelbaum presents her unusual lifestyle--she's a longtime homesteader--as a metaphor for creativity: both its curses and its pleasures. A wonderful book, especially if you're a writer or painter or musician--someone who knows how hard it is to keep going in the face of rejection.

Linda Tatelbaum has a real gift with language- of taking the most mundane tasks of ordinary country life and transforming them into something that provides tremendous meaning and inspiration. The format of the book- much like a college curricula- is both stimulating and progressively enriching. One does not need to be a "homesteader" or "back to the lander" to appreciate the true meaning of "moving rocks"

In the tradition of "little instruction books", this volume is full of short tips on writing well and getting published. These secrets will motivate, instruct and make you laugh.

The tips are categorized by chapter: inspiration, characterization, dialogue, plot, style, technique, writer's block, editing, marketing, the business of writing, reading & writing and the writing life. There is an index to help you find valuable passages again.

THIS IS A GREAT GIFT for yourself or for the writeaholic who is making your (co-dependent) life miserable.

As the author of 113 books (including revisions and foreign-language editions) and over 500 magazine articles, I recommend this book to writers. DanPoynter@ParaPublishing.com.

This is a great book to help keep you focused on what it takes to not only write a great book but to get it published! A friend loaned it to me for daily inspiration and I wore it out while waiting for traffic, waiting for the dentist, etc. Great to keep with you to keep you motivated and on the right track!

Pictures. Pages and pages of nothing but glorious pictures, and maps, and photographs (along with the writing of course). For a deaf person who often has an opportunity to lend out science books to hearing and deaf kids, nothing is better than a science book chock full of illustrations and pictures to make sense of the words. This book is not really on forensic science, rather it is an anthropological book in which the history of human beings on this planet and in a variety of countries at different time periods lived.

Does it shock people that even from the earliest beginnings of mankind, the prediliction for war and fighting existed? Some of the pictures are shocking in that our 'civilization' views the religious ceremonies of other ancient civilizations as cruel and obscene from our point of view. And of course, they are, because we would never do such a thing as put a child at risk...right? If anyone believes that no one puts children at risk in modern society has not had contact with the pharmaceutical companies who are pushing to test drugs on children with no benefit to the children. But I digress....

Anthropology was not one of the sciences I got a lot of information in at college in biology and neuroscience. Yet it is interesting that some of the previously held views concerning brain capacity (size of the cranium) are being turned upside-down by findings in anthropology. I had no idea either that the Chinese also were as good at preserving bodies as the ancient Egyptians. I think the saddest parts of the whole book is the information on the 'bog bodies'. Life was cruel, and the inability of man to understand the cruelty of life often led to 'sacrifices' to appease the Gods of nature.

I probably wouldn't recommend giving this book out to immature kids below 10th grade. Like the other reviewer commented...some of the pictures and the information is very dark, and very morbid. For those mature teenagers interested in going into science, and specifically anthropology and archaeology, this is a great and fascinating book.

A wide-ranging and comprehensive catalog of human burial sites and artefacts, this book explains much about past conditions. Bahn introduces us to many of the tools used in probing human remains. Evidence of the local environment, combined with physical and chemical analysis of the remains indicates the health, life style and sometimes the cause of death. His examinations are taken from a diversity of sites from nearly every continent [Australia is touched lightly through a site on an offshore island]. Along the way, many misconceptions are set aside and a few mysteries resolved. But many enigmatic situations emerge with pointers to work that remains to be done. Given the wealth of information available on many topics, Bahn is yet able to produce a solid, readable text.

From the suspected "massacre" at Mohenjo Daro to real ones in Vilnius and Beacon Island, Bahn relates the finds and what they mean. The contorted skeletons of Mohenjo Daro appear to have met violent deaths during a conquest. The real cause was due to a combination of flooding, tainted water and successive waves of building. Other mysteries, such as whether Pharaoh Tutankhamen was murdered, remain unsolved. Mummies from the Western Hemisphere, have proven more expressive. Bahn evokes our sympathy for the Inca children found on Andean peaks. There's clearly more feeling aroused at the sight of a nearly perfectly preserved ancient child than occurs with anonymous skeletons. Even stronger feelings arise when you encounter the image of a young man wearing a helmet - and a rope around his throat. Why was he murdered? Even more poignant is the blindfolded girl with partially shaved head. She was purposely drowned.

Even where the deaths were likely natural, Bahn gives us glimpses of inexplicable burial practices. Many cultures have cremated their dead, but to pack the remains in urns placed in straw models of the living is unique. For many centuries various societies disarticulated skeletons, choosing some bones for internment while discarding others. Leg, arm and other large bones may be found but toes, fingers and ribs were thrown away. The skull, of course, retained prominence, sometimes collected in large numbers. Respect doesn't necessarily mean stability - many skulls seem to have been transported from place to place. According to Bahn this suggests the living may have hoped to invoke the accumulated wisdom of the departed even if the external environment forced relocation.

As indicated, much of this book is devoted to images. The photography is excellent, with images ranging from broad vistas to close-up analysis of disease-damaged bones. Some of the illustrations depict reconstructions of faces built up from skulls. Star Trek buffs will find the image on page 82 startling! There are also many good drawings that amplify the photographs. In fact, the only missing element in this book is maps. Another near-omission is Bahn's bibliography. There are references to specific sites and topics, all deeply academic. For the general reader, the obvious target of this book, some additional general recommended reading might have helped enlarge the picture. "Gray's Anatomy", while highly informative, is unlikely to occupy a place on your shelf. These are minimal aspects of a truly worthwhile book. Bahn's choices and presentation is a fine accomplishment at many levels. Much of our past is revealed and questions needing attention are detailed. There's more digging and analysis to do. Start with this book to see what's been done. [stephen a. haines - Ottawa, Canada]

What a great read. You will love the insight into the Christian's soul. I'm buying many copies for my friends! You should too!

A very good book for any Christian. Very, very true and moving. Everybody should get it.

This is a wonderful book. I get this now; this is something I never thought I'd be able to say. It's clearly written (except for a couple thousand typos, but you can get past them pretty easily), nicely organized, and really an easy read. Read this in front of a computer screen, try some of the examples, and you can't miss.

This volume is meaty, thorough and useful. The overview material on the X Window System architecture is revealing in ways that the X documentation never was.

The chapters on debugging and error handling alone were worth ten times the price of this book, and have significantly added to the robustness of our applications. We used this book in 1995 to support a Linux hosted Motif implementation - our first under X - and found this by far the most useful volume.

The detailed descriptions of the Motif widgets take a little navigating to start with, but are compact and useful descriptions of complex objects.

This book does not cover the new features of X11R6.3 (printing and other extensions) which were released after the book was published, but I look forward to a new edition that includes them.

While Kimball's book is not always an easy read, this is dictated by the complex subject matter, which he tackles with competence and completeness. Highly recommended.

The Yellow Pages Of Rock is a comprehensive business-to-business directory and a must-have for anyone looking to find out who's who and who's where in the music business. We offer phone and fax numbers, email and mailing addresses and individual titles for nearly 50,000 listings in over 30 catagories. It's one-stop shopping for all your contact needs.

Your survival guide for the music industry

A two-volume set - the master volume and Junior, our travel guide

Includes direct phone numbers, fax and email addresses for listings. Two books, one low price!

The master volume includes the following catagories:

Broadcast group owners * Broadcast consultants Network & program producers Major Labels * Major Distribution Music Retail one-stops * Music Retailers Independent Distribution * Independent Labels * Independent Promotion Artist Management * Performing Rights Societies Entertainment Lawyers * Talent Buyers Talent Agents * CD Manufacturers New Media Services * Music Publishers Recording Studios * Video Programs Video Producers * Music Press Public Relations * Radio Stations in seven formats

Junior has 36 cities across the USA and Canada, with phone numbers, addresses and descriptions of restaurants, hotels, clubs, night life, taxi services and much more for each city.

A must have if you want to know who's who and who's where in the music industry.

This is THE book for anyone even slightly involved with the music industry. The steep price completely pays for itself with the huge number of contacts that you'll instantly get when you use this book!

It's a fast read, providing a giggle on almost every page. Although he focuses on the colorful Yiddish language, Leon Gilden guides the reader through the history of the Jewish experience from the shtetel to comtemoprary America.

The title is deceptive. I expected definitions of Yiddishkeit in the workplace (who knew that "glitch" came from Yiddish) but the book,in about 125 pages, covers life,love, food and a broad range of the Jewish experience.

I would have liked a pronuouncation key, next to each word. Without it, one has to guess whether the acccent is on the first or second syllable.

But who's complaining? It's fun to read and a good resource. I plan to give it as gifts instead of "ruggalah".

If Leo Rosten's The Joys of Yiddish is the Bible to Yiddish, then Leon Gildin's swift, funny book is the Cliff's Notes. It is a quick, easy read. Not studious. But you get the flavor of Yiddish without suffocating. If you run out of air, it'll only be from laughter.

The title is misleading. This is hardly a businessmen's guide. It is a guide for everyone (with the exception o the chapter on curse words. This is R-rated).

You don't have to be Jewish to read and enjoy this book. It has an index to Yiddish words, and could use a similar index for English words and phrases. Small gripes for a book that provides a fun jaunt to your bubbe's world, or neighbor's bubbe.

This is a second publication by author, Susan I. Paul, and it is a companion book to her first book, Your Story Matters, Introducing the Pleasures of Personal Writing. The journal is an empty book for journal-writing or sketching that is sold at gift and stationery stores, and sells well in the author's writing and journaling workshops. Description: The journal is an empty book, with high quality writing paper that will not bleed fountain ink or paints, and which has 130 rather than the standard 75-100 pages in the best flat-folding binding-the U-ring binding-and thus folds for easy use of every page. It's uses are as unique as the journals' owners, and it is often purchased with the companion book, Your Story Matters, to give as gifts for birthdays, Christmas, St.Valentine's Day and Mother's and Father's Day.

YOUR STORY MATTERS helps readers, no matter who they are, to value themselves and their own life stories, no matter how ordinary or terrible those stories are, and to see value in writing them down. Five genres are featured‹journaling, poetry writing, fiction, family history writing and letter-writing, described as "the almost lost art." The author dubs these five genres as the "personal genres of writing" and packs her book with ideas of how to get started in each genre, the benefits of writing in each one, and gives numerous examples showing that even the most ordinary lives can produce extraordinary insight, healing, and pleasure through reflective writing. Whether you are a beginner, a school teacher or writing educator, a professional writer, or a person who longs to write but is afraid you cannot, YOUR STORY MATTERS is the book for you. It is a quick read that is accessible and appealing to teens, adults and spiritual seekers. Written from a Christian perspective, the book encourages readers to open themselves up to a spiritual journey, but is winsome and non-offensive to readers with no or different faith orientation. Anyone who wants to write will find this book freshly inspiring and uniquely helpful!