This is the best introduction to nucleic acid structure available. Chapters are reviews contributed by the leading scientists of that field such as Struther Arnott, Richard Dickerson, and Alexander Rich. Coverage is broad and deep. Topics include both experimental and computational studies and unusual structures. Some topics that were not covered or only covered superficially include larger structures (nucleosome, ribosome, etc.), quantum mechanical studies, all-atom molecular dynamics simulations, electrostatic interactions and solvation, protein-nucleic acid structure, spectroscopic approaches besides NMR, and ironically, drug-DNA structures, the specialty of the editor, Neidle. Extensive references in each chapter are invaluable.

It's too bad the book is so expensive. I hope OUP releases a paperback edition.

The best book I've ever read about raytracing. Just read it all and end with a complete raytracer you can easily extend and adapt to your needs. If you are wondering how photoralistic ray-traced images are done, you should read this book! Cheers Christopher Watkins, for a great job!

Are you an Architect and don't know the parts of a traditional double hung window? Forgot how stone was detailed? Could not draw a lug window sill to save your life? Then this book is for you and your staff. Great drawings (real drawings, not CADD), all hand lettered and illustrated. I use this book to size masonry fireplaces. It is the ultimate resource on all types of wood burning fireplaces and masonry dimensioning! Although there are some things that are out of date (plumbing & electrical)this book tells a story about buildings in the emerging market of historic rehab and historic tax credit project.

As someone who loves US history, politics, and psychology, I've always been fascinated by books which try to "psychoanalyze" Presidents and historical figures. Two books which have done this are Dr. James David Barber's "Presidential Character" and William Strauss and Neil Howe's "Generations", which looks at US history throught the prism of four generational types, which repeat themselves in cycles (they argue that the Baby Boomers are the descendants of the Puritans!). And this book, "Presidential Temperament", uses a system which should be familiar to many readers. The book's authors use the well-known Myers-Briggs Type Indicator to "type" each of our Presidents. Many businesses and schools use the Myers-Briggs test, but for those who are not familiar with the system, it tests people on four different sets of preferences (Extrovert-Introvert, Sensing-Intuition, Thinking-Feeling, and Judging-Perceiving). Thus, there is an "ISTJ" type (quiet, reserved, methodical, thorough, practical, etc.); an "ESFP" type (outgoing, "touchy-feely", compassionate, idealistic, spontaneous, etc.), and so on. The test is not supposed to be used to judge or rate other people, as every type is useful and necessary to make our society function. In "Presidential Temperament" the Myers-Briggs test is applied to all of our Presidents since Washington. The authors use biography and history books to examine the childhoods, personalities, leadership styles, successes and failures of the Presidents to place them into one of three Myers-Briggs types: Artisans, Guardians, and Rationals (a fourth type, the Idealists, have never had a US President, according to the authors. Instead, leaders such as Gandhi and Eleanor Roosevelt fall into this category). The Artisans are the "SP" types - fun-loving, optimistic, tough-minded, and above all, action-oriented. They love the "action" part of politics - they live in the "here-and-now" and are great at dealing with crises. Among the Presidents in this category are both Roosevelts, John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, and Bill Clinton. The "Guardian" types are the "SJ"s - they are tradition-oriented, generally honest and reliable, addicted to duty and "law-and-order". They are the good managers and administrators who keep things running smoothly, but they dislike change. According to the authors, George Washington, Woodrow Wilson, Harry Truman, and the first George Bush all fall into this category. The final category are the "Rationals" - they are "NT"s on the Myers-Briggs scale. They are the visionaries and strategists - they can marshall great forces to accomplish great things, but can be undermined by their distaste for showing emotion and "people skills" in public. They are extremely intelligent, but can come across as arrogant or aloof. Thomas Jefferson, both Adamses, Abraham Lincoln, and Dwight Eisenhower are all Rationals, according to the book. After "typing" each President, the authors then show how their temperament type affected their Presidency - Jefferson the Rationalist designing the University of Virginia and envisioning a continent-size United States, hence the Lousiana Purchase; Franklin Roosevelt the Artisan "Performer" dealing with the twin crises of the Great Depression and World War Two, etc. This is all truly fascinating, even if you don't always agree with the author's claims. However, the book is severely hampered by the numerous factual errors that I found. For example, in the chapter on Bill Clinton they listed his birthday as August 19, 1947 (it is actually August 19, 1946), and then later in the same chapter gave his birthdate as August 14, 1946. John Quincy Adams' birthday is given as July 11, 1967 (he was born in 1767), and Eisenhower's birthday is listed as October 14, 1880 (he was born in 1890). Woodrow Wilson is listed as having lived in Atlanta during the Civil War, but he actually lived in Augusta, not Atlanta. The chapter on William Henry Harrison even has an incorrect photograph - it has a large photo of James Buchanan labeled as Harrison! While these errors may seem insignificant by themselves, taken together (and there are numerous other inaccuracies, from presidential birthdays to biographical information) they cast some real doubt on the author's credibility and research. In short, while "Presidential Temperament" is a fascinating "psychological" look at our Chief Executives, the many historical errors left me wondering just how much "research" and editing the authors put into their arguments - and that overall makes the book something of a disappointment.

Loved the combination of psychology and history. If you find both interesting, you should definitely get this book. And you can contact the publisher to get an update that includes Bill Clinton. Other errors not mentioned by the previous reviewers include that the pictures for W.H. Harrison and J. Buchanan are actually swapped, that it has W.H. Harrison born in 1793 and married in 1775 and that John Quincy Adams's middle name is once spelled "Qunicy". Another curious thing: it appears that the book was written as if the presidents were to be discussed in chronological order, then later changed to group them by types. I think the latter was a better idea, but some references were left which seem to indicate the prior ordering. Then there is the question of the typing of the presidents. Both Lyndon Johnson and Jimmy Carter seem different enough from others in their groups that it's interesting to wonder whether they are really correctly typed. Do we really understand Johnson well enough? After all, he is the man who everyone is suprised to learn once uttered: "Two things are necessary to keep one's wife happy. First, let her think she is having her way. And second, let her have it." Then there is Martin Van Buren, who many on the web consider an Idealist INFJ. Even based on just the evidence presented in this book, it seems like it might be the case. His admiration of Jefferson, the fact that diplomacy was his best talent, his lack of charisma (compare to Jackson) and his tendency to work behind-the-scenes all seem to point this way. In addition, I don't think it's necessary to see Van Buren's efforts to avoid dividing the Union over slavery so cynically. Perhaps because he is married to one, Author Keirsey seems to idealize the Idealists out of proportion. They are 12% of the population, but to read him it seems that every single one has goals as earth-shattering as Gandhi's. Does this tally with your experience? Perhaps it's the lack of information about this president that leads to this misinterpretation. But don't Idealists have the tendency to be very private people? I hope it's not just the case that saying "No Idealist has ever been president." sounds more dramatic and marketable on the book cover.

The authors provide us with extensive biographical information on each of the presidents, and a lucid, thorough explanation of how temperament infuenced the actions of each president; in the same political climate, leaders with different personality styles may well have made different decisions. The book is well written, interesting, and extremely relevent in a time when many Americans are questioning the character of their highest officals and preparing for a new presidential election. It gets a "two thumbs up" rating!

This is the first book that truly explains all about cyberlaw, It's easy to read and very educational, doesnt matter if your not that good with the internet you'll still enjoy reading this book that gives you all the information you need on cyberlaw, gives many cases as examples, and explains abrevations! I would recomend this book to anyone trying to understand what really go's on in the law of the world wide web.

An very updated text. Concise, precise and well presented. There is no bored and extensive dissertations about what should be the law of internet. This is a pragmatic view. Every topic is well documented and comes with several sugested sites to visit for reference or aditional information. Be aware this is an American Legal System analisys, it does not explores civil law implications. Useful for beginners and advanced legal professionals working in the web industry.

This book provides a huge amount of evidence primarily using Scripture and the Church fathers to show the Catholic position on the papacy. There is much detail, but the book was very readable. The author has well documented this account with extensive footnotes. Very useful. I actually preferred his previous book, Crossing the Tiber, because it told of his personal conversion, as well as had detailed Scripture and patristic quotes on the Eucharist and Baptism. (Three books in one.)

I highly recommend this book because it's full of histirical proof for what the Catholic Church teaches about Saint Peter and about the Papacy. I have checked some of Mr. Ray's sources, too, and the checked quotations were accurate.

Ray often quotes Protestant scholars, who agree with some Catholic teachings, and others who disagree with them. That helps a lot, too, because some Catholic books about apologetics seem not to quote Protestant sources that confirm Catholic beliefs.

"Upon This Rock" includes an extensive bibliography, too.

But for me, the book has an annoying feature. Often, a footnote will fill most of a page. So after you read a paragraph or two of bigger print, you need to get most of the page's detail from the small print in the footnote. The book would have been much longer without the footnotes, but I would prefer much normal size print to much tiny print.

Buy this book. It will prove that the Catholic Church is right about Peter and about the papacy.

Matthew 16:18 has long been one of the most disputed verses in Scripture between Catholics and Protestants. From the Catholic perspective, this verse points to the office of the Pope where Jesus grants divine authority to Peter and his successors. Obviously, this interpretation does not sit well for Protestants who deny this authority. But do Protestants correctly interpret this verse as well as other verses regarding the Papacy? The answer is no and this book will explain why. The office of the Pope will come alive for you as the author takes you through the Old and New Testaments as well as the writings of the earliest Christians outside of biblical times. The author left no STONE unturned (pardon the pun) as he methodically destroys any attempt to disprove the Papacy in Scripture. An insightful book and a must read for both Protestants and Catholics. Reviewed by Gospel Truth.

This book takes an in depth look at two practices that have been hotly debated in Christianity since the Reformation: Baptismal efficacy and the Real Presence in the Eucharist. It takes the reader back to the Old Testament to establish foundations, through the Gospels to examine Jesus's teachings, and to the Pauline epistles. From there, it examines writings that as a former Protestant who has found a home in the Catholic Church I had never considered: early church fathers.

The Fathers were the immediate successors to the Apostles--they worked side-by-side with them and learned their theology from the Apostles (in the middle of the first century the New Testament as we know it did not exist, the gospel was handed down by word of mouth). These men wrote prolifically to churches all over the Roman Empire and their teachings as represented here are in lock step with one another. While not accepted as canonical (by Protestants or Catholics), their writings give us profound insight into the verbal traditions passed down from Jesus to the Apostles to their successors, and the uniformity undergirds the credibility of the Catholic position on the issues.

Exhaustively researched and thoroughly documented, Ray draws generally sound conclusions.

From a layout standpoint, I found this book to be difficult to read. Many pages have footnotes that cover 3/4ths of the page and even continue onto the next page. To skip the footnotes is to miss a substantial part of the argument but to read them along with the text is distracting at best. Considering the importance of the footnotes to the development of the arguments, a rewrite would have been in order to incorporate footnotes into the text.

Mr. Ray's story of his conversion is told with great thoroughness and clarity. Like so many of the Church's influential converts of the past 20 years, Mr. Ray never suspected he would end up a Catholic.

And he wouldn't have -- if only he'd been able to soothe his fastidious conscience with comfortable half-truths, and blunt his reading of the scriptures with untouchable assumptions.

But he could not. His commitment to the fullness of truth was absolutely unwavering -- and so fearless that he was able to follow it wherever it led, even into the dread confines of the Catholic Church itself.

Ray describes how frightening it was for him to begin to perceive the truth of the Church's teachings. And we cradle Catholics can only admire his great courage, as he risked family and position for a thing many people don't even believe exists: the truth.

This is a marvelous, erudite book that covers in depth many of the issues that are points of contention between Catholicism and Protestantism.

And Ray doesn't pull any punches. Indeed, when he started his journey, he was hoping he could prove the Church wrong. He tried his hardest to do just that, and his efforts are recounted here.

He traces his thinking on many issues, and shows how the Bible and the writings of the first Christians led him eventually -- all his arguments exhausted -- to convert.

This is a superb book, and I recommend it to anyone who wants to explore the reasons so many good and thoughtful Protestant leaders have converted to Catholicism in recent years.

Steve Ray, once a fundamentalist Baptist, and now convert to the Catholic faith has written an excellent conversion story. When Steve converted his whole family converted with him. This is the story of that conversion.

As with most conversions, Steve did a lot of soul searching. He also did a lot of research.

Part of Steve's research into the Catholic faith appears in a very readable, but comprehensive, form in this book. Aside from a conversion story, this book is also a thorough treatise on baptism and the eucharist. Steve's remarks on these topics are concise and heavily supported by scripture.

Steve also provides a wonderful commentary on how the early church fathers believed in the Catholic understanding of the Lord's Supper (Eucharist) and baptism. As Cardinal Newman, a convert from the Anglican faith, once stated, "To be deep in history is to cease to be protestant."

These words bode true for Steve Ray. Sometimes it can be a hard pill to swallow when you realize that your suppositions that the Catholic faith had engineered their position on baptism and the eucharist to conform with pagan belief and custom is utterly false and not proven true by scripture or early (i.e., 1st & 2nd century) church history. Steve does a great job of refuting these suppositions.

Steve swallowed this bitter pill and the result was his conversion and this excellent and well thought out book. The treatment of the eucharist and baptism is thorough so take your time in reading this.

Most importantly, this book is a charitable presentation of Catholic truth. Steve Ray, like many converts to the faith, does not find it necessary to denigrate the faith of protestants in order to make his points.

His argument is forceful because it is well made and has the ring of truth. Most protestants, I think, would enjoy reading this book. A good book for all.

I'll admit this book is better than the first, but it is still only an average book. The two qualities that stick out in my mind is the further development of Peter. Watching the path he is taking, well it is disturbing to see. The other gem in this book is Bradbury's short story, "The Sound of Thunder" which is the story that started this series. And believe me, after reading Bradbury at the end, you realize just how 'average' Stephen Leigh is. But it has made me curious enough to read the next book in the series. I'll let you know how that one turns out.

IT WAS A WELL WRITTEN BOOK.ALTOUGH

IT KIND OF COPIED PIER BOULLE'S BOOK

MONKEY PLANET WHICH BECAME PLANET OF THE APES. AHHH SCHOESOW

This is a great book. I love it. But there is one thing that some people may be looking for in it that isnt there. This book will not tell you everything that you want to know about making a web page. It is exactly what the title says, it is a desk reference. I would not recommend it to a person that has no experience with web pages (mainly HTML), but if you know the basics behind a web page, and want to know how to improve your web page, buy this book.

THE NIGHT OF CHRISTMAS

Our bookshelves are full of children's holiday books (now being hopefully saved for future grandchildren). They range from religious to secular, an illustrated St. Luke to Sesame Street, with at least four different copies of THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, the all-time favorite. When my children were younger, drawing their attention to the true story of Christmas with all the distractions of the holiday proved a sometimes overwhelming endeavor. I wish I had had a copy of Stephen and Suzanne Ray's THE NIGHT OF CHRISTMAS a few years ago.

The events surrounding Christ's birth are related in a familiar, upbeat, rhythmic cadence and tone with interesting vocabulary:

The town it was crowded, filled with families and kin. When the young couple arrived, there was no room in the inn. In the sweet smelling straw, in a cold drafty cavern, She could travel no farther than this spot 'hind a tavern.

Unlike other books of its nature, THE NIGHT OF CHRISTMAS gives us a glimpse of Christ's later life as a boy and a man, rounding out the story of Christ as God's gift to mankind. St. Luke's telling of the first Christmas and a glossary of Biblical terms used in the book are useful for older children. The colorful illustrations by Mike Harris are sufficiently expressive to draw and hold the eyes of younger children while they listen. This one definitely finds a place on my bookshelf.