As far as a source for world literature that covers the range of everything from contemporary poetry to contemporary drama, there may be no equal to this book.

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A comprehensive study of the development of parallel grammars for English, French and German. The book is focused on LFG but I think the grammar information is useful for any other approach. The level of detail of the grammar drafted on it really backs up the claim of its high coverage. A good mix of computational aspects and linguistics, the book is a must read for the serious NLP practicioner.

"When two lions meet, How do they say hello?" Turn the page of Miriam Schlein's fun and imformative picture book and find out. "They rub their foreheads together, and make a humming noice... like this...HMMMM... That's how two lions say hello. Mmmmmm. HELLO." Now, see how polar bears, chimpanzees, wolves, and beavers, zebras, penquins, and elephants greet each other when they meet..... Ms Schlein's simple explanations are engaging and creative, and complemented by illustrator, Daniel Kirk's bold and evocative artwork. Together word and art offer easily understood animal behaviors, and then relate them back to humans. "How do you say hello? With a smile? With a wave? With a shake of the hand? With a bow? With a hug? With a kiss? HELLO!" Perfect as a read aloud at story time, or for use with a unit about animals, Hello, Hello is a preschool crowd pleaser, and early non-fiction at its very best.

Twenty years ago I was wandering the country, experiencing life and searching for something to fulfill me. Everything I had experienced so far had left me unfulfilled. I was lost, physically, mentally and spiritually. I was giving up!

One day, soon after I "gave up" I stumbled into an Indianapolis truck stop and found myself staring at a wire rack similar to the ones you see holding postcards. Instead, this one held paperback books. One book in particular immediately caught my attention. The title jumped out at me from the striking brown and gold cover. "Hello, I'm God and I'm Here to Help You" by Miriam Cameron.

When it came to organized religion, I was a skeptic at that time in my life. But the title grabbed me. I went outside and sat on the curb and began to read it. I was struck by how simply it read and though I had lost my dad when very young, I felt he wrote this.

I never knew my dad, never heard his voice or saw his face; in fact I know nothing of him. My mother passed away before I was old enough to ask. Yet the words and thoughts within the covers of this book blanketed me with love and understanding. Dad was here to answer my questions! I raced ahead through the pages in search of topics that addressed my philosophies and beliefs to see what dad would say.

In this book, never did he reprimand me or talk down to me, but rather understood my thoughts and appealed to my sense of right and wrong. Living in an era of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll, it was pretty comforting to sit down with him and "fess up" and know it was okay.

Page by page, I was touched by a sense of belonging and comfort. I had disagreements with a few of his statements, but that was okay. It was clear his words were there to guide me and if I wanted guidance then these were his rules to abide by.

Each phrase listed references from the Bible and before long I decided I needed a Bible to check up on these thoughts of his. When I finally got my hands on a Bible and discovered how honest the translations were, my comfort and trust grew. Again I was struck with the warm and loving, conversational tone of the book. Then it hit me. My dad was God! I wept. Through Miriam Cameron's words, God sneaked into my life on that dreary afternoon in Indy.

The next ten to fifteens years I would struggle with my spirituality and Christianity. I would find myself reaching out for Miriam's book. Some of those times my "dad's" voice would become my mother's voice and I would find comfort again.

Countless times I would meet others struggling with their life of faith and I would pass "Hello, I'm God..." on to them. Days, weeks, even months later this book would be returned it to me, and I could see lives had been touched.

One day, a few years ago, I passed Miriam's book on to a very troubled woman I met as she was headed east and I west. I knew that was the last time I would see her or "my" book. Yet, even though those words are always there for me in the Bible, I find myself longing for that conversational tone and 'heart-to-heart' talk with good ol' "Dad".

So, today, I am in search of another copy of "Hello, I'm God and I'm Here to Help You" by Miriam Cameron. That doesn't surprise me after twenty years. What surprises me is how much I turn to those pages in my memory after twenty years.

How many books have I read that I can say that about? Well, I can tell you this is the first time I have ever written a review on book that wasn't required by a class in literature. Hmmm. It must have helped me.

"Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities." - 1 Timothy 5:23 (KJV)

I almost didn't buy this book - it is a slick, slim book that looks a little commercial. Flipping through it revealed a great book for women just starting to look into menopause and Hormone Replacement Therapy.

This would be my Number One pick for any woman who wants to begin learning about menopause, in a reader-friendly manner. It's nice enough to give as a gift, too.

These days we are offered many choices, from no treatment to new, not quite approved treatment. In between is a mix of offers, from birth control pills to soy supplements. What's a woman to do? I suggest reading as much as possible. However, for me, my pre-menopause years have been spent in denial and confusion. So much is written that it is often difficult to digest.

I liked this book because it gives clear, simple explanations beginning with an explanation of what happens to the body during menopause, complete with drawings and photographs that are pleasant to look at and easy to understand.

Hormone Replacement Therapy is explained in separate chapters offering what happens if you take HRT, why some women should, why some women shouldn't, alternatives diet and exercise.

Personally, I didn't want a book that required a lot of studying - this book is packed with information, as easy to read as Cliff Notes. I'd recommend you buy this book for yourself, and keep some on hand for your female friends and relatives.

If there is no Creator, there is no real purpose to life. If there is no designer, there is no design but just a network of unrelated, non-functioning, loosely assembled parts. When a student first examines the human body, he is overwhelmed by the complex and diverse designs that give precise functional purpose to each structure. Further study and patient research reveal repeating physiological patterns in the eleven body systems. This book describes these patterns and discusses their purpose and meaning. It will help the teacher/serious student of biology to appreciate the creative design principles and organization of the human body.

This book discusses the various body systems by comparing and contrasting the viewpoints of intelligent design versus a blend of matter using random processes over vast periods of time with mutations resulting in the the phenomenon called natural selection. It teaches about the biological basis of blood clotting, the remarkable immune response, recent research on split brain studies, the physiology of flight, the body's adaptation to high altitudes and concludes that the human body is the "ultimate machine."

This book is built around the basic universal patterns and themes in human biology that include 1) the direct relationship of structure to function, 2) the rule of programmed homeostasis for precise functioning of metabolic mechanisms, 3) the interdependence between body parts, 4) short-term physiological adaptation,
5) maintenance of membranes/boundaries and 6) the triple concepts of order, organization and integration. Most popular books on the human body, such as best-selling National Geographic titles The Incredible Machine and Incredible Voyage:Exploring the Human Body , as well as most human anatomy and physiology texts, assume an evolutionary development of matter, life and the human body. This book is somewhat unique in that it is built around the widely accepted structural and functional themes, but provides a distinct creationist approach to the study of the human body. It is ideal for students of basic biology, human anatomy and physiology, pre-medical studies and all others interested in digging deeper into the logic that the exquisite design in the human body infers a Divine Designer. It challenges biology students to evaluate whether the creation or evolution model of origins makes more sense.

This book is a must, either as a basic text or as a supplement to a basic text, for all human anatomy and physiology courses in Christian colleges and universities.

David A. Kaufmann, Ph.D., F.A.C.S.M.
Professor (Retired)
Department of Exercise and Sports Science
University of Florida
Gainesville, Fl 32611

The Hunter Douglas Guide to Window Decorating would be a good reference guide if it were written by an unknown. The fact that the largest manufacturer of Window Blinds and coverings, Hunter Douglas, has embarked on an impressive and easily comprehensible How-To is remarkable. There are no bells and whistles, just honest and easy to understand examples in both written word and pictures. The case studies are relevant and feasible: a concern many other books simply do not acknowledge. In my opinion, being a designer myself, it is a refreshing reference to have in any design conscious household or office.

My father gave this book to my 2 year old son at the airport a month ago and it's the only book he wants to read. I swear I have read it 1000 times.

He is obsessed with planes and the illustrations are very detailed so he's always spotting something new and asking "What's that?"

I'd love to find other books by this author and illustrator as I am incredibly tired of reading this one!

I took my 18-month-old to the airport observation deck to see the airplanes take off. That's when she really went nuts over airplanes. So I looked for board books at the library that had airplanes in them. This one is what I found and she loves it so much I'm buying it for her.

Pretty educational too ... shows the inside of the air traffic control tower, the cockpit, and then the kids in the book imagine themselves as the pilot and co-pilot. Really cute!

Reading I Am A Zookeeper many times to our son after our first visit to the zoo made the second visit much more exciting and meaningful. The book very well illustrated and depicks real life zoo scenes in a maner children can relate to. Along with learning all the animals names and zoo activities, we all enjoyed the zoo in a new light.