This is a GREAT little book about jazz(p.248),with a lot of pictures & words by jazz masters. include more then 300 great players,and the EURO-jazz,big band,electric,free,women,africa, bossa,india,r&b,''classiacl",& other art forms(screen,comics,paint,..). This book is good for some people have had THE PENGUIN GUIDE TO JAZZ CDS(1999), you can know who's who on this book,and find good cds on THE PENGUIN!! VERY SPECIAL!! I hope the great writers can write more and bigger musical books for us!!

In this remarkable piece of original theology, Ellul convincingly argues that the city exists as a theological category in Biblical thought. True to his own dialectical approach, he contends that the city is simultaneously an instrument of human rebellion and also a Divinely elected instrument of hope for humanity. This is a prophetic, compelling and ultimately hopeful foundation for a theology with which to engage the modern phenomena of urbanization.

This book is both an exhibtion catalogue to a show Derrida curated at the Louvre of drawings on the theme of blindness (complete with many reproductions of works) as well as a brillant investigation into the art of drawing by dealing with blindness as evidence of 'blindness' itself in every act of looking (and of course reproduction). As stated by Derrida, "every drawing of 'the blind' is a drawing 'of' the blind." More than just an example of applied deconstruction, Derrida's reading of these drawings questions the very foudnation of western ideologies of 'looking' and 'seeing' taken for granted as self-evident by artists for centuries. By the end, one wonders who is the author, the artist, the curator?, as Derrida does more with these drawings 'for drawing' than they ever did for drawing themselves. This book is a necessity for any visual artist producing critical work in the 21st century.

Ninio's "Molecular Approaches to Evolution" helped establish the concept of "sequence space" and encouraged rigorous, elegant, but fun, approaches to the study of molecular evolution long before it became a fad. The prose makes clear extremely difficult topics in a delightful, and deeply satisfying way. But be careful - reading this book is likely to make you a zealous molecular evolutionist.

In this one of many brilliant books by Ellul, he exposes the folly of a purely collective, societal approach, such as that offered by communism, or capitalism. Instead, through a study of various Biblical references in the Old and New Testament, puts the responsibilty on the individual. The new covenant of Jesus is compared to the Old Testament pattern of wealth as a sign of blessing. He examines the teaching of Jesus on God and Mammon. Contemporary models of stewardship are exposed as inadequate. Further, he clearly shows the underlying power money has over a person, despite any feelings of control we may think we have. The teachings of Jesus about giving and trusting provide the path to freedom - every hair is numbered. Only by God's grace and transforming love are we able to overcome this subtle and insidious power. Highly recommended, especially at a time in our history when many have lost faith in the market.

The book that first inspired my interest in gambling, this is the best text ever written on gambling by an Englishman. Black details methods to win at roulette by locating mechanically imperfect wheels, at poker by skill and mathematics, and at blackjack and baccarat by the application of "card-counting" techniques. He also debunks gambling fallacies. Throughout the work, Black displays a perceptive knowledge of the mathematics of gambling, which he conveys simply and with genuine enthusiasm. For those people who think "you can't win at gambling", this book might be a real eye-opener.

After travelling to Morocco last year, this book helped to colorfully capture the ambiance of the land and culture. Turning the pages transforms your imagination to the beautiful people of Morocco.

A thorough, exhaustive research has been put into this book and the excitment is captured very well. "The Moulin Rouge" is a love letter not only to the establishment itself, but it gives great detail to the origins of the can-can which made the Moulin Rouge famous. It is to me as thrilling as a high can-can kick! Highly reccommended.

Which multivariate statistical technique we should use in what situation is a question that most students in a statistics or quantitative research method course usually ask. This book answers such a question in an easily understandable way, with very useful diagrams. The book then explains each technique using example problems familiar to social science major students. It also explains, step by step, how to interpret SPSS computer outputs. As a supplementary text for advanced statistics courses in the social sciences, this book is highly recommended.

I'm not sure that is the book I'm looking for. But I do know one thing about Sempe's relationship with music. I'd like to see his picture with simple line and deeply reflection from his mind. I can find that he is good in playing music than his paint. That's what I think about Sempe.