This book raises a lot of interesting question. It is a short but consice book. He tackles the rule of law and the development of liberalism from a new perspective. I am not sure of the ramifications or even if he is right. Definitely worth a look of this is your type of stuff.

This is a botanical reference work on the trees of Southern Africa (mostly S-Africa & Rhodesia/Zimbabwe?). Its printing history speaks for itself. First published in 1977; second revised edition by Dr E.J.Moll in 1984, third impression 1988 (when 12 pages were added with updates on nomenclature); ninth impression in 1997. What can I add to that?

This is an identification key and reference work to Southern African trees, giving per species a short description, a distribution map and one (or more) line drawings of a detail, usually a leaf (sometimes a fruit, sometimes both. Upon occasion a tree habit). Names listed include full scientific name, in some cases synonyms, always an english name and usually an afrikaans name. There are close to a thousand pages of this, supplemented with over a hundred pages of color illustrations (both photographs and colored drawings).

Compared to some of the magnificently illustrated books on trees that are now available this work looks somewhat modest. However the absence of an abundance of photographs does mean that all these trees can be captured in a single binding of a handy size and weight, at a quite affordable price. [Might be due for an update, but I sure won't volunteer to undertake it. That would be a whole lot of work! ]

I read Trick or Treat
I thought it was a good book. It was good because it was funny. The kid went trick or treating and he got scared by a person on the tenth floor and everything turns wackbards and everybody tricks him. I recommend this book. This book is for ages 8-11.

Paul Preston's study of Spain's year of transition following the death of Franco is extremely useful to understand the triumph of democracy in a country with little previous experience in liberty. A highly recommendable book for anybody interested in comtemporary Spanish history or for political scientists interested in transitions from authoritarian rule to democratic rule.

This is one of two versions of Elder B. H. Roberts' masterwork of theology. The other edition being published by Brigham Young University Studies. I have both, so I will be comparing and contrasting them later in the review.

The story behind TWL is a little complex. Elder Roberts (1857-1933) was a prolific writer, theologian, thinker and a scrapper. Near the end of his life he produced a manuscript called "The Truth, The Way, The Life," which was to be a compact summation and extension of his theological thought. The manuscript was reviewed by a blue-ribbon committee, but was never published by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints primarily for his advocacy of "pre-Adamites," and also speculation about God's progression in knowledge among other things. In the late 1960's, President Hugh B. Brown photocopied the manuscript and gave it to one of his grandsons, Edwin B. Firmage, with the instruction to preserve the book. Mr. Firmage donated the manuscript copy to the University of Utah, and then curator stand Larson decided to publish the book.

The copyright of the book, along with the three manuscripts of the book were owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, so it was thought that they could publish a joint version, but the talks broke down, so Larson published with Smith Research Associates, and BYU Studies published their own version, with photo-static reprints of the three manuscripts.

The book itself follows the outline set by the title: Truth, Way, Life. Elder Roberts begins with a dissertation on the truth, and then goes into cosmology, with then-current (1925) science. He relied heavily on Spencer's "First Principles" for much of his metaphysics. He then discusses the nature of humanity, the Intelligences described in Latter-day Saint theology. He has a section that surveys ancient religions, with special emphasis on the Hebrew Religion. He concluded the first section with a discussion of creation.

The second section focuses on the Way. It covers the creation of Man, the fall, and then the history of the earth from Adam to Christ. The second half of the second section is a lengthy elaboration of Christ's atonement. This is probably the best part of the whole book; since the Atonement is the heart of Christian doctrine.

The Life is the third part of the book., and this section focuses on the "Sermon on the Mount," and the Christian's character. It concludes with a chapter on celestial, or eternal marriage, which is peculiar to the Church of Jesus Christ.

This book is really a condensed version of Elder Robert's "Seventies Course in Theology," and frankly I prefer the "Seventies Course in theology" to this one-volume version simply because TWL lacks the depth and detail that "Seventies Course in Theology" has. Roberts covered more ground and looked into the implication of things Mormon better than he did in the TWL. The only advantage TWL has is that it is more streamlined, focused, and refined in many areas.

Looking over the book, I really wish that Elder Roberts has acquiesced on the Pre-Adamites, and Progressing God issues. Except for these one or two things (in addition to the outdated science and metaphysics), it is a good book, and the chapters on the Atonement (which are word for word from the "Seventies Course in Theology") are superb. In fact, I think that the controversial chapters-and the controversy itself-- have eclipsed what was good with the manuscript.

One thing that Elder Roberts missed was elucidation upon "Eternalism." He devoted a chapter to Eternalism in his "Seventies Course in theology," be he overlooked this rater fascinating concept in this book. This striking doctrine is unique to the theology of the Saints and deserves a place in this book.

Regarding the two editions, the Larson edition is, bar far, the more readable version of the two, and follows closer to the pattern Elder Roberts used in his "Seventies Course in Theology." Moreover, it is in soft back, so the book is cheaper. This edition has commentary by Leonard Arrington and Sterling McMurrin, two staunch Mormon intellectuals, and fans of Elder Robert's work. I would recommend this edition to anyone with a passing curiosity of the book, the subject or the man B. H. Roberts.

However, the BYU Studies version has the better commentary, with articles written by Truman Madsen, David Paulsen, Andrew Skinner, and James Allen. Plus, this edition has the better index and helps at the end of the book, with a summery of Joseph Fielding Smith's arguments against evolution and pre-Adamites. Plus, this edition has an extension to chapter 31, which chapter was read to the Quorum of the Twelve, which rounds out Roberts arguments for pre-Adamites. This edition is less readable, with many strikeouts and spelling corrections. These are absolutely unnecessary for the layman and get in the way of getting Robert's ideas. For the very curious, I recommend the BYU Studies edition.

This is a good book in certain areas, but both editions suffer from having too much useless information. I would suggest a streamlined, layman version that combines the best of both editions. It would have the Larsen edition's format, which follows the "Seventies Course in Theology" with the chapter outlines and introductions, and I would not have any strikeouts in the text, and use the Larson diagrams. Just edit it as you would a normal book. I would use the BYU Edition's chapter summery in the table of contents, use its better index, scripture citations, and not worry about the minor variant readings. Follow the Larsen's edition of having "A Modification of the Orthodox View" back in controversial Chapter 31, and integrate the variant introduction the BYU Edition has in the appendix into one introduction. Also have the additional material in the BYU Edition that was appended to Chapter 31 (p. 318-322) put in as an appendix to that chapter. I would also silently update the astronomical information to bring it in line with the twenty-first century.

Thisis the book to find key details on all the various types of both benign and malignant neoplasms of the breast, to include cytology and histologic features. The book provides details on incidence and an idea of agressiveness of each tumor, as well as key clinic features. It is weak on management of such tumors, but this is to be expected given the pathology orientation of the material. Considered the standard reference material on the subject.

Why this book is out of print

'Turnaround' is a very detailed account of the foundation Coach Bryant used to rebuild the Alabama football program. Tom Stoddard is wise to let this book be mostly oral history, as the players can tell this story far better than anybody else.

There are some tedious moments. My patience was severely tested by paragraphs of depth charts, including where the player was from. This kind of text became even more unbearable when I turned the page to find an actual depth chart. My first attempt to read 'Turnaround' was thwarted by this poor editing decision.

The players' stories about the coaching staff, Coach Bryant in particular, are the real attraction of this book. These stories make up the majority of the book, and make this book an overall enjoyable read.

Just skip over the long lists of names.

Volumes in the "Twentieth Century Views" series are often found on the library shelves of high schools and colleges, and for good reason. Even though the set was first published in the 1960s, the scholarly pieces of literary criticism found here can provide students with interesting perspectives from which to view an author's work. This kind of book is not designed to be read from cover to cover; even the most devoted followers of Thoreau (in this case) are apt to find themselves reading the same paragraph a dozen times every once in a while, or perhaps even occasionally nodding off. It's not a late-night page-turner. (!)


Nevertheless, this title contains 16 entries that touch on themes in _Walden_, _A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers_, Thoreau's _Journal_, his poetry, and his views on individualism, simplicity, politics, and Indians. All were written in the first half of the 20th century. Appropriately enough, the volume begins and ends with a poetry tribute to Henry David Thoreau: Yeats' "The Lake Isle of Innisfree" and "Letter from a Distant Land" by Philip Booth. The excerpts that appear here do not overlap with those found in _Thoreau in our Season_ or _Twentieth Century Interpretations of Walden_. So if you've got a literature project underway, perhaps you'd better look at all the offerings on the library shelf. Thought-provoking supplemental material for research and understanding.

This little red book contains most of the major human rights treaties including:
UN Charter (excerpts only)
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR),
Int'l Covenant on Civil & Political Rights (ICCPR),
Int'l Covenant on Economic, Social & Cultural Rights (ICESCR),
Torture Convention,
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
Convention on the Elimination of ALl Forms of Discrimination against Women,
Convention on the Rights of the Child,
Genocide Convention,
Refugee Convention,
And some regional documents from the Council of Europe, OAU, OAS, and the Islamic Conference.
On the other hand, this book lefts out some important treaties and documents. For example, Geneva Conventions and some milestone resolutions of the UN General Assembly (e.g. Declaration on the Right to Development) are not included, although it is understandable that the book aims specifically at providing for very basic documents in the international human rights regime. Also note that there are no annotations or comments attached to all the documents.
You might not need a book like this when you can get a free copy of legal documents on the Internet, but one thing good for owning this book is that it's easy to carry. And easy to see. It would be worth owning it if you have an academic interest in human rights issues and unless you're a law student.