I loved Mr. McCallums guide to diving. In fact, he inspired my whole family to take a trip to Hawaii and try diving for ourselves. We love it! Plus, the wonderful seafood recipes in the back of the book are a wonderful treat

In this essay by Valery, sea shells serve as a catalyst to introspection and investigation. Valery, through the inspection of sea shells, poses some of the most basic metaphysical questions, but in an original way. By asking these questions regarding a concrete object, Valery achieves an immediate profundity rarely reached in most philosophical treatises. And, of course, the writing is translucid and precise, furthering the case for Valery as the French Walter Pater.

"Sea Stories - Book II - Seagods and Sundogs," follows John Paul Barrett's first book, "Sea Stories - Of Dolphins and Dead Sailors." Be ready for uncontrollable chuckles but have a box of tissue handy. "Seagods and Sundogs" combines humor and sadness in an entertaining compilation of stories, anecdotes, and poems. Each chapter stands on its own. One tells of unexplained disappearances of sailors at sea and another of sightings of unidentified flying objects. We learn of the phenomenon of a sundog--the reflection of the sun off a cloudbank, which is sometimes difficult to tell from the real sun. We laugh at the saga of "The Deckhand from Hell" who was unable to do anything right. I thoroughly enjoyed reading "Seagods and Sundogs" and recommend it to anyone. -- Pat Swearingen -- Oregon Coast Magazin

This book by Paul Faulk is a powerful resource for rail historians and modelers. It contains 128 pages of excellent color photographs. There two or three times that number of photographs on these pages. Each photograph is accompanied by an explaination of the history of the particular car. That information typically includes, but is not limited to, when the car was built, any changes made in the car, and where and when the photo was taken.

I have found this book and its companion book on the Atlantic Coast Line to be an excellent reference set. The "Seaboard Air Line Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment" has enhanced my modeling tremendously. I hope it is followed up with a book on the Seaboard Coast Line.

In A Season In The Desert: Making Time Holy, Paul Jones (hermit, Trappist monk, and Professor Emeritus of Theology at Saint Paul School of Theology) explores the concept of time in the Christian tradition, comparing the monastic rhythm of life with that of the secular world. Included are daily psalm reading for two weeks and daily monastic offices for devotional use. The final pages are exercises, question guides, and prayers that can be employed by readers as tools for personal spiritual direction. Highly recommended, engaging reading, A Season In The Desert is a fascinating and informative excursion into the meaning and nature of time, and its potential impact on daily life from a Christian perspective.

Anyone who loves Charles Wysocki will love this book filled with his nostalgic art. Prose and verse appropriate to the season being celebrated accompany the pictures. A great gift book for any fan of the artist.

This is an unusually handsome children's book with exquisite illustrations depicting life in the nineteenth century throughout the four seasons.

The author does a very good job in describing the trials, traditions and events of this time period while explaining the origins of 24 different quilt block patterns. It is a beautiful and informative book.

I would have to disagree with the rating of this book at a reading level of ages 4-8. It would indeed be a precocious 4 year old that would be able to sit and listen to this book much less read it themselves. It does not have a "story book" kind of story line but is full of interesting information and stunning illustrations for 2nd through 4th graders.

A collection of historical articles and documents of Seattle Washington, from its founding in 1852 up to the present day. Taken from a colleciton of newpaper articles written by Paul Dorpat for the Seattle Times. The book focuses on the historical disticts of Seattle from 1852 until now. Thus the title "Now and Then" A very entertaining and readable book, broken up in short article like segments. Many are accompanied by photographs from the neighborhoods they were written about, that were taken during the era of the story. Photos of comtemporary views are also included to show the same place, many years later. The book, the second in a series of three so far by this author. Unforuntatley I have not been able to locate the first in this series. I do have volumn 3 however. There are one hundred and twelve stories in volume 2. My favorite is about the Six Bridges to West Seattle. The article tells of opening day for the "new High bridge" in 1983 with a band and parade. The original had been built in 1910 In 1851 the frustrating task of getting to and from West Seattle begun, and this was a much looked for solution. Beautiful photographs are included on the same pages. A must read for Seattle livers, and lovers of history. It makes a wonderful gift. I know because it was given to my for my birthday by my good friend Karla. Thanks very much Karla Enjoy, Kevin Haddenham

I purchased this book because I was frustrated with the textbook in my alge class. I found this book to be both helpful and informative. It is not a difficult read and the authors didn't use a lot of technical words just to prove they knew them. Tons of great information.

"A Second Course in Elementary Differential Equations" by Waltman combines an eloquence in proofs and an ease in explanation that makes the important proofs readable. This book should be in every mathematics library.