This book is a short visual study of a variety of different canyon moods professional photographers have experienced and recorded. It includes the usual viewpoints from the rim in different seasons and lighting as well as the surprising world of the canyon floor. It is arranged in four sections covering the South Rim, Below the Rim, The River, and North Rim. Each section is introduced by a short piece of poetric prose which hints at both the reflections and intent of the authors as they organized the collection as well as the themes which follow. The book is introduced by a brief collection of quotes which attempt to grasp various aspects of a Grand Canyon experience and put into words some of the emotion the sheer beauty of the canyon creates. The emphasis of the pictures is predominanty one of raw form and texture in the canyon rock, complemented by more subtle beauty in the plant life and water. To me, the most obvious theme is one of stark contrast, either between the rock and fine detail or the rim and interesting weather or lighting in the sky. Several pictures include sheer canyon walls broken by a much more delicate subject, leaving a satisfying mixture of conflicting emotion and impression. Others emphasize vast spaces in wide angle views attempting to convey the awesome physical dimensions of the canyon. The book concludes with a few pages of general notes on the Grand Canyon and Colorado Plateau.

I am not sure that the notes are relevent to the subject of the book, but then again the book is marketed towards gift shops and vistor centers. The ideas conveyed by the authors are pretty standard (I assume) for books published by the Sierra Press. The general theme is nature worship, but if that is not your style it does not detract from the overal impact of the visual presentation.

I do not have anything specific to compare this book with as it is my only photographic book on the Grand Canyon. That is why I gave it four stars. I enjoy the book for its beauty, but find the outdoor photography composition and technique just as stimulating. I would recommend the book to any outdoor enthusiast who also enjoys fine photography.

The book is about 8X8 inches and is ideally suited as a unique coffee table book for any fan of natural beauty. The average picture size is about 5X7 inches. I own the softcover edition but would rather own the hardcover as mine has not handled standard wear very well.

I read this book for class a few years ago. If you're looking for a compilation of philosophy, then this is the one to check out.

Thanks for scholars like Nicholas Delbanco who hunt down biographical details that enrich our knowledge of famous authors lives. Here is a book that offers a savory meal for the literary gourmet. Henry James liked donuts. Stephen Crane chain smoked. Conrad the English stylist spoke with a thick Polish accent. Ford Madox Ford embellished his recollections with untruths. H. G. Wells treated offers of help with cocky independence.

The author contends that for a certain interval these men associated with and admired each others literary accomplishments. "South of London in 1900, a galaxy of talent assembled that beggars in accomplishment anything the English language has since produced." He provides quotations and photographs that demonstrate social intercourse between the big five. Between the initial overview and the concluding summary, three chapters provide respectively a view of Stephen Crane on a visit to England to meet the other masters of ficti! onal prose, a study of the collaboration between Ford Madox Ford and Joseph Conrad, and an examination of one of English literature's most famous disputes - James vs. Wells.

I found the book informative and interesting and recommend it to any admirer of any of the five writers singularly or in combination. About those we admire our curiosity is insatiable. Did Shakespeare like his eggs over easy or sunny side up? We have his Hamlet, his Lear, isn't that enough? Some might say no. We have Crane's "Open Boat", Conrad's "Heart of Darkness", Ford's *Good soldier, James' *Ambassadors, Wells' *Time Machine*. Still, it's natural to inquire about the virtues, quirks, and foibles of their creators. *Group Portrait* gives us a taste of the traits that rounds out these illustrious authors.

A sad epilogue to which Mr. Delbanco refers in his lead chapter is that this literary summer was so brief. Crane died in 1900. Eventually the other associations wither! ed. By 1906 the friendship between Conrad and Ford had coo! led. *Boon* published in 1915 dissolved Wells' ties to James with its ridicule of the latter. For a while there was Camelot albeit a loose confederacy of brilliant writers. A genius needs a tough ego to sustain him for the long haul to fortune and fame. An alternate lesson from *Group portrait, perhaps one not intended, but nevertheless patent, is that collaboration must eventually give way to ego.

I found this book to be quite interesting. I especially like the survey that defines what 'color' you are, in terms of one's potential career interests and styles. I was a BLUE-BLUE. It seemed accurate for myself, but others that have taken the test, have not always agreed.

Anyhow, I didn't give the book a 5, because I don't think a book can really tell you what you should do. Career books are at most, good guides. Mostly, you'll need to do a lot of research and soul searching before you can find a job that is suited to you. But, I can say that this book helped to put more perspective on the job hunt. As a recent entrant to the workforce and still discovering what I "want to be," this book helped me to better understand the things that I should be looking for in my next job/career: organizational culture, level of interaction with others, types of skills, etc.

The color analysis is based on a tool developed by Birkman. You can basically find everything in this book on the Princeton Review's site, www.review.com. If you have access to the Internet, this is probably the better and cheaper route. The information is almost the same, with the exception with exercises on recalling some past memories (this is the same exercise that is touted in "What Color is your Parachute?").

One thing that I did not like about the book was that it was too restrictive. Although the colors are guides, it's easy to get stuck into thinking that because you're a certain color, you should stay away from certain jobs. Also, I had hoped that there would be more job profiles. But, I guess you can just about find more job profiles on other websites like.

Happy hunting!

I would recommend this book to children of young ages. It teaches the very basics on hamster care but does not go into depth about these things like I was hoping . : / If you have a child between the ages of 6 or 7 to 10 this would be a GREAT book for them to understand how to groom ,when to feed, what to feed,and how to set up there cages . : )

Iannuzi has written a well organized book filled with practical advice. Although most of what he says is very good, he does make a few false steps on the way. For example, he counsels too much reliance on the judge in handling a recalcitrant witness. Most judges I've been before feel that you ought to be able to control a witness without judicial intervention.

Iannuzi's suggestions for note taking during direct examination provide a workable methodology for the fledgling advocate. users of this system will likely get writer's cramp, however. Because my handwriting is horrible, I abandoned Iannuzi's system long ago for the system espoused by Stern in "Trying Cases to Win: Cross Examination." For those who are computer literate, a laptop or notebook PC makes Iannuzi's system much more workable.

For those who encounter unusual financial terms and need a quick understanding of them, buy this book. The book is especially useful when the authors go beyond simple definitions to get at the underlying concepts and cross reference a term to other related terms. For US readers, please don't be put off by the "international" in the title. This book will be useful to those who work in the US market exclusively.

I found this cookbook along with two of the others in this series. The pictures (very victorian art) were what caught my attention. The recipes are easy to follow and most of them call for stuff that comes right out of your garden. It is a perfect cookbook for that cool fall day when you want to stay in and cook.

A very nice book, poking gentle fun at George Mikes, America and England. Lots of gems of wisdom in here. Composed of three books: How to scrape skies; Wisdom for others; Shakespeare and myself.

In this book, Nick Humphrey, presents his theory of consciousness. Actually, one would do better to call it a theory of qualia. It is a summary-extension of his earlier views, presented clearly in his book 'A History of the Mind'. The paper is ambitiously called "how to solve the mind body problem". Now, the question in everyone who would like to read this book, is, does Humphrey really solve the mind body problem? Of course not! and as proof, note that only the first 20 pages concern Humphrey's theory, the rest being commentary-critiques, where no real sign of agreement appears. HOwever, there is a much more subtle and by no means less important question to ask: does this book make progress in the mind body problem? Of course it does! Humphrey's theory is a very, very plausible one. Some would say that he just presents an evolutionary 'just-so story' or that he adresses the problem of qualia, and not consciousness itself, but these are not weaknesses but areas of possible expansion, taking the theory as foundation.
Humphrey mantains, rightly, that the problem of qualia is a problem of making the identity 'brain state P= mental state S' look natural. He holds that it is not enough to balance one side of the equation without balancing the other side as well. Not only must we redefine the neural component, but the qualia component as well. Now Humphrey takes a functional aim, however. But it is evident that a functional explanation leads inevitably to the physicalistic explanation, that of the "mind-brain" identity. He discusses the diferences and relationship between perception and sensation, then presents an evolutionary story that will facilitate the making sense of how matter could indeed become conscious.
Humphrey's theory is not without its faults, and the commentators realize this. But it is a good sign when the most serious objection is a philosophical one: could not all of what Humphrey's talks about happen, but without the qualia? Here come the zombies again! Now I must admit that it is true that Humphrey's does not make the puzzle disapear. It is still a mystery how is it that qualia emerges from lifeless, grey, matter. But at lleast, (and this is a great step, if you consider consciousness debates) it is at least possible to see how the puzzle COULD be put together, without falling into mysterianism, nor any kind of dualism. As a theory of qualia, I doubt any others come close. But this is just a small step for man. The giant step will have to waita bit. Consciousness is still not explained, and it is a routine to say this. But it would be false to say that no progress has been done.
This book should be read by anyone interested in the mind body problem, because Humphrey could, with a little bit of luck,be the one to hammer the first nail of the very large coffin of the mind body problem.