The book is by no means perfect, but it's a darn good book. Its major imperfection is that many important concepts are spread around and not specifically brought to the forefront alone. Otherwise, though, it allows for a great foundation in Macroeconomics for your GECO 200 or equivalent class.

This book gives a great overview of the study of economics. I used it for an Introduction to Global Economics class in college and found it to be easy to read and understand. The information is extremely up-to-date, and is displayed not only through text, but by charts and graphs as well. There also additional materials (practice test questions, a CD rom, and a guide to researching economics on the internet) which accompany the text which are available as well. Overall, a great book for the study of basic economics!

I like this deck a lot - it's the standard Rider-Waite-Smith deck, sized down to 'pocket size'. I usually carry it in my pouch for use in in-situ readings.

The two drawbacks I see in this deck are :

- The little white book isnt the same size as in the miniature deck (which is rather small).

- The cardbox isnt glued well and is a bit larger than the cards, so it's ruined quickly.

I'm using the Rider-Waite deck for over a year now, and have met two problems with the standard size during that time.

First, the deck in a box (and, at least in Israel, it's a bit hard to find a reasonable sized tarot box) is not easy to carry - it's a bit too big.

Second, many people find the cards a bit too big to be easily shuffle, especially women - there's a reason for regular playing cards being smaller than regular tarot cards.

And yes, I know there's a tradeoff between card size and details, which is why I prefer to use the regular size deck at home, but when I take the deck with me the combination wins.

A wonderful exploration of the Human form and expression. These pictures envoke memories and desires of past experiences and future encounters. An expansive four-year study of some of the best work by Aurthur Tress. A must have for anyone who enjoys the male form and beautiful artistic expression in their home.

The cover of this recent collection of the photographer Arthur Tress's work, was well-chosen to represent his work. A man, seemingly in ecstasy, clutches two protruding metal dowels, while surrounded by an army of others - or, perhaps symbolically, an army of lovers.

Spanning forty years of work, this collection shows Tress to be a major interpreter of the masculine form, but not just the form - the photos also manage to embody the masculine aura in its totality, from weakness to lust, power to vulnerability - even a sweetness of spirit is evident. Embodying these traits is difficult enough for a writer or a filmmaker, who have words to describe them, but the ability to make them so palpable in still photography makes Tress's work all the more impressive.

Dangers, both real and imagined, are evinced in the juxtaposition of metal to naked skin - in one photograph, a man holds a saw tooth blade to his crotch, in another, a man dangles his scrotum over a bicycle chain. Water, stone, and even a handgun represent other dangers to the male boy and psyche.

Included with the more haunting, troubling images are also works of unusual, sensual beauty. In "Bella Donna," the flower of an exotic plant protrudes from the naked, furry buttocks of a young man. In "For Toughest Pots and Pans," a man sits facing away from the camera, his naked buttocks dripping with white dishwashing liquid, with which he has squirted himself. On the opposite plate in the book, a naked, headless model is shadowed with fern fronds, his uncircumcised, very large penis drooping languidly between his thighs.

Tress demonstrates a remarkable ability for romance and sensuality, yet his photographs are not especially erotic - at least not in the usual sense. Instead of using many beautiful, well-hung men to create the feel (the obvious method), phallic symbolism abounds in Tress's work. Particularly effective is "Boy at Poolside," in which a nubile youth clad only in a bikini seemingly bows in reverence to an enormous, phallic shaped boulder in the distance. But Tress also uses symbols that others might not see - such as a prow of a model ship, pointed at a man's nipple, or an oversized ceramic rooster held tightly to a man's crotch.

Juxtapositions also are an important part of the photographer's work, with inanimate objects like paintings and sculpture often posed with their subject, or a subject in a like pose. Art imitating life, or still life with real life? Tress turns both concepts inside out.

In my opinion, though, one of the best photographs, and the most evocative, is the one that opens the book, entitled "First Recognition." In it, a tousle-headed boy ponders his own reflection in a mirror. Who can forget that time, when we first looked at ourselves and saw what we looked like to others? And how unreal it felt, to mesh our inner self with our outer self? Tress captures that moment brilliantly.

This book was very useful in helping me develop a new HR departmen

This book provides a how-to guide explaining all basic human resources functions and administrative processes. It is geared to companies in the 100 to 1,500 employee range, but professionals in larger and smaller firm should find this pragmatic publication a good addition to their bookshelf. Sample forms and communications are included. While subjects such as broadbanding, flextime and variable pay are not treated in depth, this is a straight forward, practical work that HR practitioners will find valuable.

If you know your plant terminology, and want to learn about the plants of the northeast US, this is the book to have. Unless you want to spend big bucks on your plant guides, however, you will have to trust your descriptive abilities, since there are no pictures (the illustrated companion is about $125). A very complete guide that can be applied across the area.

this book is not for the novice trying to identify the tree is his or her backyard. It is the most complete, thorough, up to date, and expansive identification manual for vascular plants for the eastern side of north America: A large, heavy textbook with no pictures, full of complex scientific descriptions and nomenclature in dichotomous key format. If you don't know what that means, you most likely will not find this book user friendly. That being said, it is a wonderful book, providing answers where other high end, professional botanist volumes leave ambiguity or contradiction. Excellent, clear, easy to use. A must have for anyone seriously studying plants in this region from the undergraduate to the post graduate level.

This is a wonderful book for the person that loves military history and insightfulness

A very intresting first hand account of a young soldiers rise through the wars and rank to become a general. Associated with different calvary units, he comes in and out service to Napoleon and ADC to many great generals and marshals. Some action but alot of interaction.

Microbiology and Immunology is another quality review guide molded in the line of the other Board Review Series books. While all the required information for the boards is presented, little is in sufficient detail for course exams. However, this book is a good reference and guide to help steer your studying in conjunction with a larger text.

If you are used to the Pathology and Physiology BRS style, this is a very good book. Although Micro Made Simple is rated really high and so is the Lange book, this book did it for me, while those did not. It is detailed and simple at the same time; the outline format is easier to read than the full text format. I recommend this book to whoever is taking a Micro class or for the boards. The best part about it is that it covers immunology too!

Smyth has delivered a straightforward account of a forest economy's ascension and decline, plus that forest's natural history and management evolution from old-growth to tree farm to conservation area. Any outdoor person can relate to Smyth's recollections of unromantic hard work in the woods while still invoking the inherent romance of forestry among trees big and small. The book is a business history as well, recounting events regional and in the world at large that reached into southwest Oregon to alter best-laid plans.

Daniel Botkin, Professor of Ecology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, writes "Smyth provides a facinating saga of one of Oregon's most productive and intensively harvested forests. In the final analyisis, what Smyth's book suggests is that to deal with and solve our environmental problems about forests, we should understand and learn from the details of history - obtained from many different avenues- and that we need to see the use of forests against the panorama of changes in human values and changing scientific knowledge."

This book is the story of a Tibetan named Mipam and his journey to find his place in life. Mipam is designated as a lama as an infant, and he allows fate to take him from one destination in life to the next. It is the story of a searcher who follows the omens which guide him from one point in his life to the next. The text itself is translated into English, but the language remains very Tibetan. Although this is a book of fiction, I do feel as though I learned about Tibet, its people, and its beliefs. Mipam is an enjoyable story. Sometimes it gets a little heavy. It is one of those books which can be followed for either the plot or the moral of the story.

Although credited to her adopted Tibetan son - Lama Yongden, this book was cearly written by Alexndra David Neel, the amazing explorer of Tibet and practitioner of Tantric Tibetan Buddhism. A thoroughly enjoyable read, this is the story of a young Tibetan named Mipam who is alleged, at birth, to be a reincarnated being. In the course of his adventures (the book covers approximately 18 years of his life) he encounters romance, mystery, magic, and al manner of intrigue. The ending is a wonderful twist in the plot.

This sweetly written mini-devotional is a nice book to give to a busy woman who doesn't feel she has the time to sit still and think about God. With the writing space provided on each page, it could also be a prayer journal. The brief daily thoughts are written with Kay's special touch which makes her a favorite author of thousands of women around the world.

I feel this book was written just for me. The verses lifted me up every day. I loved the idea of being able to write on each and every page. I did my best to write what I was greatful every day!! May God bless you and keep you safe:)