This is a collection of essays that appeared first in climbing journals published in England. The essays are written in a variety of styles, from straight narrative to a kind of stream of consciousness. One style written as if the writer is dictating his thoughts while climbing is used several times. At first it was interesting, but the later essays written in this style lose their novelty. Pritchard's essays are relatively short and cover a wide variety of subjects, from specific climbs, whole expeditions to people. Most of his stories about people were written after their death in one climbing accident or another. One essay about a climber with a career ending injury and how he deals with it is prophetic considering Pritchard's recent possible career ending climbing accident. Overall, it is easy to see why this book won the Boardman-Tasker award for climbing literature. The variety of the subjects and writing styles makes this a very good anthology of climbing essays that every climber should have in their library.

Incredible book, I'm brusing up on aid climbing, I'm reading up on big walls, I'm feeling confident leading out on my pro. Well written, beatifuly written, great spirited, motivational. Extreme to the max. One of the best Christmas presents I'v ever gotten

Lessons Learned is a long-winded tome on DIA and the complexities of airport management and design. Most of the book's facts and information are derived from already published sources. I would have liked to have seen exclusive interviews with the actual people involved in the making of DIA (politicians, workers, et al) -- this book is simply devoid of the investigative touch. Nevertheless, a lot of time and work went into writing Lessons Learned, of which the authors deserve credit. DIA is a story worthy of the 500 plus pages of material, unfortunately Lessons Learned drifts off into territory that will only interest those involved in airport design and management -- some of the technical discussion is boring and does not pertain to DIA directly. The book does explain in detail the political maneuvering within Denver that went into the making of DIA -- this material is the most interesting part of the book. In conclusion, if you share an interest in DIA or airports, get this book. I did and I don't regret it.

I had the extraordinary good fortune to have Paul Dempsey as a professor at the University of Denver College of Law. DU Law School is nationally, if not internationally, recognized as having one of the best transportation law programs in the United States. Paul Dempsey is, more than anyone, responsible for this honor. He regularly travels the globe as a consultant in all areas of transportation law. In the year I had Professor Dempsey, he went to China and Italy to consult with the local governments. Dempsey is also a founding and continuing member of the board of Frontier Airlines. If you are a CNN junkie, you've probably seen Dempsey testifying before Congress. In short, if you want the definitive inside scoop on the airline industry, and the building of DIA, you're not likely to find a more informed person than this guy.

Dempsey is a prolific author, and a highly respected academic. He has published far more than what you see listed here at Amazon.com.

For more information on Paul Dempsey, check out his exhaustive listing of publications at http://www.law.du.edu/support/facbibs/dempsey.htm. For even more information on Professor Dempsey, you can see Frontier Airlines latest 10K report at http://www.sec.gov/edaux/formlynx.htm

Dan Lobnitz, 2L, DU Law

I have used Design Principles and problems for several years to teach Basic Two-Dimensional Design to both art majors and non-art majors. It is clearly written and well structured, with emphasis on the design principles and elements. I particularly like the chapters on the Unifying Principles, Shape and Form, and Color.

There are many excellent projects and student examples, plus an explanation of what each project is trying to achieve.

I do find, however, that I have to suppliment the text with a few chapters from other books and my own notes. Particularly, I am referring to the lack of any depth on the importance of the grid as one important formal way to create structure. Another area I find lacking is a chapter on structure itself with the many sources in nature as examples. The importance of the use of the Golden Mean is also not covered, even while it is still used by many contemporary artists and was used by many artists in 19th century as an understructure in creating a painting. For instance, the analysis on Seurat's "Circus Sideshow" talks about the repetition of the brush strokes, textures, colors, and gaslights as a means to unify the picture but neglects the fact that the entire picture is divided up into squares and rectangles with a loose grid formed by the continuation of the edges of figures and rectangles. It is at once an asymmetrical picture with strong use of approximate symmetry on both sides of the central musician. The Golden Mean is at work in the creation of the proportions in this picture yet is never mentioned.

Because of these shortcomings I continue to look for alternatives and go back to using classics like Lauer's Design Basics from time to time, supplimented with examples from Wucius Wong's books and those of my own students.

All in all, though, Design Principles and Problems has many strengths and it most definitely belongs in your library if you teach Basic Design.

I am an artist. It is more than a career choice, it is a lifestyle. If you want your art to be more effective, for personal or public reasons, studying design principles is paramount! I can't stress enough the importance of studying the elements and functions of design elements. This text, Design Principles & Problems, will put you on the right course for studying this subject. Currently we are using this text in my Design Foundations class. It is a rich maunual with many comparitive illustrations to referance during the course of your study. This isn't a book that you use, then discard, it is a keeper!

. . .useful for the scholar, the cleric, and the informed layman.

This book is far less comprehensive than, say, the Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church, but has the advantage of being much less expensive, and much less daunting for the beginning student. The volume covers the major events and figures throughout the history of the Christian Church in an alphabetized dictionary format. The information presented is clear and concise without being minimalistic and the book is not particularly "weighted" toward a specific Christian tradition (thus minimizing polemic).

This book would be a fine addition to a parish library.

This recently published compendium of historical theology was prepared to fill a gap of no English based work on the history and development of Christian theology.

An outstanding group of international contributors makes up this volume of some 314 historical individuals or movements. These choices and the writing on each one is limited, as this effort does not define itself as total in its coverage, but does provide scholarly, informative broad coverage.

Features include a compiled index which goes beyond the 314, and each entry provides a "Further Reading" section as well.

Testing the meeting of its goals and objectives with this reviewer's own theological confession (Lutheranism), I find its entrees to be well done, sweeping with proper emphases and tensions illuminated. Inclusion of the works on Luther, Melanchthon and Chemnitz are illustrative of the sought after scope of this fine effort.

I look forward to using this has a handy resource to find one's historical bearings and then proceed further with its recommendations for further probe.

A must have book for the serious scholar of classical mythology. Veyne follows the French school of Structuralism so the reader needs to be familiar with this method of scholarship to evaluate his interpreations and logic. Whether or not you agree with Veyne, you should be aware of his work. Wissing does a good job of translation the often difficult to decipher academic French.

Paul Veyne in this work attempts to look at the different conceptions of truth that have existed in different times. Not always has the standard for truth been verifyability. In the end, in a remarkably poignant chapter, he explains how our own notions of truth may explain our inability to break out of the fishbowl of modern life, inhibiting our conceptual imaginations, our ability concieve new structures and visions for our life. The analysis is very Nietzschean and should be read by anyone who attempts to write history as it clarifies just what is at stake with the prefered methodology.

I am thoroughly enjoying the CONTENT of these essays, but the mindboggling number of typographical errors is dismaying. I am talking at least five-to-ten misspellings per page, page after page. Not only does it distract from the flow of reading, it discourages me from sharing Hollander's wisdom, because I fear others would assume from the poor editing that he does not know what he is talking about. I wish I could return this edition and wait for a corrected copy, because the insights and perceptions are inspiring...but please get another editor!

Professor Hollander is one of America's most pungent analysts of the sad state of American sociology, and has for many years been a courageous and outspoken critic of the dominance of the academic left on university campuses. The present volume is an anthology of some of his best writings from 1992 to the present. If you want to understand where such things as political correctness, affirmative action, post-modernism, deconstructionism, radical feminism, and selective intolerance come from, and what they really mean in the academic world and for the future of America, this is the book to read. This volume makes many unique contributions, but also updates and expands some concepts from Dr. Hollander's classic "The Survival of the Adversary Culture (1988)."

This is a very interesting look at Dostoyevsky by one of the writers most similar to him in temperament...

As being Russian and living in the Western world this book gave me the best explanation of the difference between east and west morals and human values.

This isn't a great book about using drama in the classroom, but it's probably the best I have found to introduce the concept. As an actor and a teacher I have never had a problem employing dramatic techniques in the classroom, but this book was helpful even to me. An overview of Pantomime, Improvisation and Reading & Writing Scenes is provided. There is also a general overview of the Dramatic Arts and advice on how to stage your classroom production as a real presentation.

The chapters are kept short, with lots of additional text boxes. These boxes contain "Notes from the teacher" to give real-world examples of the techniques being described. Throughout the book, more than just descriptions are given. Stories of the techniques in use are very helpful in guiding the teacher to design activities for his classroom. While this book did seem to focus on upper-elementary level activities, they could all be easily adapted to fit most any age level.

Dramatic play is very important for children. Preschoolers learn through their play and any age group can learn by using their imagination. The activities outlined in this book will cause children to not only show their knowledge of a subject, but to construct it into a new medium. This extra thinking will help to solidify it in their minds. Because they will have the chance to interact with it they can fully understand how a flower bud opens, or what it was like to hide form the conscripts during the Civil War. Dramatic play is an invaluable tool in the classroom and this book's aim is to introduce it to your classroom.

Why 4 stars?:
Heller keeps his chapters short and peppered with illustrations of his techniques in use. There is so much that can be added to a classroom environment through the use of dramatic play as a teaching tool.

If you are a teacher or will become one, YOU NEED THIS BOOK! I have used this book as a text for some of my drama in education courses. It is very clear and concise, even for folks who don't know drama "lingo." I appreciate his brevity, which keeps the book's focus clear, but he is also complete and brings up points that can be explored and discussed. I also appreciated his "notes from the field sections, which detail how actual teachers have used drama in the classroom. This is not a ground breaking book, but it is the most accessible book for drama in the classroom that I have come across.

A good recount of all the pain (much of it self-induced) Berryman went through to be able to find the voice that emerged in the Dream Songs. His childhood, parents, education, heroes, friends, addictions...all of them given appropriate weight in this biography. If you like his poetry, you'll like this book.

I didn't know much about John Berryman despite being an English major in college. However, I ran across a magazine article about Paul Mariani and the series of biogrphies he wrote on American poets. It intrigued me enough to pick up Dream Song. All I can say is "WOW!!"
Mariani brings Berryman to life and what a life Berryman had. Yes, Berryman was self destructive but he was also brilliant. Mariani tells the story in such a poignant way that I found myself looking forward each night to the time I could spend reading this book.
If you like biographies, especially literary biographies, then treat yourself to this book. You might also read Mariani's other books. I read his book about Robert Lowell and that was well done. However, Berryman is my favorite of the two.

This was a very good book of a player who shined briefly and has done something I don't think any other pitcher will ever do again: 2 STRAIGHT no hitters!!! Not in todays me first, I'm underpayed league. Its nice to see a that the author hasn't forgotten, and I think alot of other people can really get something out of this, other than just "baseball" information. Maybe some of todays players should read this to see what the game is all about.

Sports has obviously changed immensely over the past few generations. Players in the old days hid their injuries, never wanted to leave a game and never looked at the stats. Today it's a business as much as a game and very few people lived through the entire revolution that is modern day sports. Johnny VanderMeer is one of the few: he played with Ruth, played at a time when your celebrity status did not exempt you from going to war, played at a time when playing baseball was a game. Paul Lichtman chronicles the life and times of Mr. VanderMeer with a perfect mix of being a baseball fan, a traditionalist and a modern day realist. The book let's you know that Mr. VanderMeer had a lot more to him than a great week of baseball. A must read!