I was already skeptical of this book from reading the title, but decided to try to give the book a fair shot anyhow. Unfortunatly, it lived up to my low expections and proved to be little more than a how-to-guide for trapping a man. With sections like six trix (tricks) this book was little more than a guide to game playing and pulling every trick in the book (no pun intended) to win the grand prize of a husband. One section advises, "go out with anyone who doesn't make you sick," while another advises that "it is better to sleep with a man sooner than later," along with other questionable sexual advice. I also thought the book had too many self-tests, and did not offer enough solid advice on building and maintaining a positive relationships. The author's only advice -- compromise. I did think that the little caricatures of the two authors were kind of cute, but the ebonics throughout the text was not. I do not recommend this book for anyone looking for serious pre-marital advice, but if you are looking for some light, entertaining reading, than this might be the book for you.

I take my hat off to Monique and Cassandra for having the creative wherewithal to help sistas who are in search of a black man. Many of us moan and groan about the shortage of brothers, but these two women decided to do more than complain. I absolutely loved the book and found it to be quite informative. I appreciated how they interwove humor with a very serious subject for single sistas. All in all they gave very sound advice....get your act together and you will attract a together brotha The book is definitely worth getting!!!!!

I bought this book at the BX bookstore in England,and I found the book to be enlightening. Before one has to find a husband, the ladies suggest that you find yourself first. After all, how are you going to deal with another person and you don't know how to deal with yourself? There is also places in the book where you can write in answers to questions that they ask you, and gives you plenty food for thought. A great book not only for finding a husband, but also finding yourself. There is also a picture of both authors with their husbands and children just to let you know that their plan works.

This book is two parts professional autobiography, one part Zen and one part politics. The author provides us with concise and direct commentary on a variety of quotes from his bibliography and anecdotes from his career in UK social services, adopting throughout a deeply personal and almost radically anti-professional tone. The political analysis (and we should commend the author for not leaving this out like so many New Age authors) points to ideological kinship with such left authors and thinkers as Ivan Illich, whom the reader should consult if further interested in counter-bureaucratic socialist thought. All in all, there are more powerful and original texts on either of the main points of the book, but it remains a valuable personal account of the nearly impossible task of reconciling an "eastern" mindset with western institutional and social contexts and practices. On a sideline, we are offered a short description of his (single?) enlightenment experience, and a Buddha reference finally illuminates the ending of the wonderful "The Dice Man". What more could one ask?

I wasn't quite sure what to expect when I opened this book. The book is largely an account of the author's lessons as a social worker. The premise of the book is that many seemingful helpful actions are motivated by a person's ego.

The book provides many piercing insights into human nature. The author argues that many people engage in the act of giving in order to feel a sense of righteousness, in order to indulge in the belief that they are somehow improving the situation of others. The author states that this judgement of "I am right, you are wrong" is fuelled by ego and is sometimes harmful to the other party. The book also discusses other important philosophies, such as the ability to relish the present, rather than whittling time away waiting for the next "big event" to happen in life.

Although the content is powerful and provocative, I found the book difficult to read. The author's style is rigid and quite unengaging. The chapters seem logically disconnected and at times the text was difficult to follow. Nevertheless, I think the book contains many powerful messages and is certainly recommended for anyone who believes that they are an altruistic individual.

This short book is beautifully written, with wonderfully clear explanations of concepts from Zen, together with simple, and sometimes painfully honest stories from the author's experience. A lot of hard-won, unconventional wisdom is in these pages. I have read the book several times.

I finishing my PhD in Cognitive Psychology, and I am new to the field of training. My purpose in reading training books is to discover whether or not I would like to pursue being a trainer, or at the very least use the information to help me in my current field. So, you can take my opinion with a grain of salt.

I know that ASTD is the big professional association for trainers, so I was surprised and disappointed in the limited usefulness of a book sponsored by them.

Other books present design and delivery in a more thorough manner. You can skim this book in a few minutes and get the key points. Whether this is entirely due to the lack of substantive content or due to the book's format is debatable, but I am thinking more the former than the latter.

The key points that are useful are not adequately backed up by sufficient supporting detail or research. I don't think the "Delivery" part should necessarily be backed up by research, but the "Design" part surely should. I would like to know why the techniques they suggest should work and how cognitive processes relate to those techniques. But my thinking that this is important may be more due to my own background, rather than a real flaw of the book. However, even if that is true, I have found other books that do give sufficient supporting detail and/or research.

The other books I recommend instead of this one are:
- Beyond the Podium by Rossett
- Developing Training Courses by Hassell-Corbiell
- Web-Based Training by Horton
- Multimedia for Learning: Methods and Development by Alessi and Trollip
- Building Expertise by Clark

A quick reference for all things related to Training Design & delivery. However, the coverage is surprisingly deep and some of the chapters are all you'll ever need to know about the topic.

Whether you want an overall picture of Training Design & Delivery or a beginner on his/her first steps and even when you become an expert, you'll find yourself referring to this book again and again.

The Handbook is divided into three section;
1) Instructor Based - Covers such topics as instructional systems design, using technology and games during training and evaluating training programs.
2) Design & delivery of Technology Based Training - If you want a more comprehensive coverage of e-learning, then you should refer to the newly published 'Handbook of e-learning.' However, this section remains quite valuable since it covers some of the other media.
3) Design & delivery of Self Directed Training - If they will learn on their own, then these are all the resources and tools you will need.

This Handbook, together with the 'ASTD Handbook of Training & Development' are essential reference for all Training & Development professionals. I predict that they will also be joined by the 'ATSD Handbook of e-learning' quite soon!

Brandon Mably is a member of popular knit designer Kaffe Fassett's studio. I really liked many of Mably's designs, which are in some ways simpler and bolder than Fassett's--though clearly inspired by his mentor. But the design work here is spotty. Some of the ideas such as a Gypsy-striped scarf and vest, are simple in concept but look stunning. Others are Kaffee-clones, such as stars on complicated backgrounds. And there are complete departures from the Fassett style, such as a sweater with an intarsia design of pitted olives. Very cute.

The problem with this book, however, is that the quality of the knitted models varies from great to just awful. I would never have let some of those photos see the light of day, let alone the pages of a book. Knitting boo-boos jump out of the page such as uneven motif joins in intarsia, bulgy and uneven increasing above the ribbing and other amateurish-looking knitting that would have a competent knitting editor shouting naughty words. Another problem is the reliance on Rowan yarns, which are expensive and go out of production rapidly. If you want to reproduce these styles exactly, in the colors and weights of yarn specified, you may find yourself on a wild-goose chase. And the yarns used are often cotton. Now, cotton is able to be dyed in deep and bright colors, and the sheen on a mercerized cotton yarn lends a brilliance to knitting that a matte wool cannot achieve. But knitting intarsia (a technique where yarns are knitted in independent color zones and linked on the wrong side with a twisting method) is incredibly difficult to do with cotton. This is because cotton drapes and does not adapt to fill gaps in tension variations. Wool is forgiving in this matter and the fuzzy surface also hides knitting flaws. With cotton yarns, the inevitable variations of hand knitting are magnified, though master knitters can compensate. If you are not experienced in intarsia, let me tell you that a horrific experience awaits you if your first attempts are with cotton yarns. So be forewarned. If you don't believe me, look at the "Olives" sweater which sadly illustrates the difficulties that even an experienced knitter can have with cotton and intarsia. Tragic.

The sweater shapes in this book do vary from the wide and loose Fassett style (that does not always flatter the wide and voluptuous among us) and there are slimming v-necks and nicely done tunics. That's good. There are many design ideas here that are interesting and attractive, as well as some good colorways. However, other color choices were garish and muddy-looking.

So, if you like the Fassett style and are looking for more inspiration, you may find it here. But the uneven quality and the fact that many of these styles were previously published in Rowan books elsewhere, limit the value of this book.

As a warning, almost half of these designs are already published in Rowan magazines. The remainder, all new for this book, are often variations on Mably's style, which is similar to the well-known Kaffe Fassett's, although much simpler. The sweaters are really abstract, skirting the avant garde, although the fundamental styles are basic pullovers and cardigans. It's the color schemes that are dynamic and innovative, although Mably shows most of the sweaters in bright, bold, and sometimes almost garish color combinations. Since I prefer a more classic and muted look, it is difficult for me to see past the colors to the actual sweater and choose my own schemes. However, if you like lots of color, this book is an excellent choice. Most of the yarns used are Rowan (with some Jaeger), which is a sad choice since if you have used Rowan yarns, you are aware that as soon as a pattern is published, Rowan stops manufacturing the yarn. For instance, some of these patterns call for DK soft, which was recently discontinued. Pluses to this book are the introduction, which is concise and helpful, bearing tips on handling intarsia and fair isle in a nicely laid out presentation. Also, Mably introduces each pattern with a brief notation that describes his inspiration and intention, adding a charming touch. The patterns themselves are clear and simple to read, as are the large-size black and white charts, although there are no size diagrams, making it difficult to substitute yarns or handle your differing gauge. A huge plus is the photos of the sweaters. Unlike some publishers who concentrate more on the dramatic pose of the models, obsuring the sweater, this publisher paid lots of attention to showing the sweater. You know exactly what you are looking at and getting, including two or more photos of the sweaters, even with back views, to give you a strong idea. The book is really excellently executed, on fine quality paper. A nice presentation. I'm only sorry that these sweaters aren't my sort -- but if you like Mably's cover sweater, I'll bet you find you'll want to knit most of those included in the book!

I admit having found this hard to come-by but was pleased to eventually recieve it because Sinners and Saints is a dark comic in unique style both artistic and story based. the stark black and white images with limited use of colour provides a nice alternative to the over-coloured world other titles may portray.The story is interesting and seedy and reminds me of frank millers Sin City books it is an overall good title and worth the investment though perhaps not if you live in the UK

Deathblow was one of the best of the early Wildstorm creations. The character has a depth and intensity seldom found in Image comics. This volume collects the first twelve issues of Deathblow, in which a regretful killer must try to save his soul while dealing with armageddon. Though the story stretches on a bit long, it's worth it. The first two parts feature incredible Sin City-inspired art by Jim Lee. The rest is by Tim Sale, now known for his work on Batman: The Long Halloween. This collection is well worth the investment.

This is a good guide, by some standards. It has a serious flaw in the map system, the maps are not helpful and do not indicate the location of the guards... that would have been nice. They offer almost no help with the challenge mode and if you want help on the missions you must read through 4 long pages of text with useless pics.... I recommend the Nintendo guide over Prima's for this game.

I have used very many Prima Guides, but this one is positively the most helpful. If you get stuck on any level, use this to find out what to do! The game is rather hard, so you may want to use this. If you get stuck in Perfect Dark, consult this guide!

Found this book quite insightful. Kept my interest throughout. I learned many facts about both the Pope and the Papacy that I never knew. I'd recommend this book to anyone who wants to explore the origins of Catholicism.

This is a wonderful reference for Japanese country textiles detailing the TSUTSUGAKI method, design motifs, indigo and cotton in historic country Japan. There are numerous pictures of this textile art detailing their age, origin, contruction, and design. You can see beautiful pictures of authentic pieces, mostly in black and white, but there are 8 full page photos, of futonji, yogi, banners, noren, and furoshiki. This is a "must have" for the collector or person interested in indigo cotton Japanese textiles for the working class person in country Japan. If this book was all in color, it would be an easy 5 stars.

No offense to all you people who think Stephanie is so cool, but it's about time someone actually DIDN'T like her. Finally someone who wasn't totally in love with Steph. Also, they messed up the review. The guy's name in the book is Brad, not Evan.

This is a great book if you wanted to know how the Gen13 comi book series started when Wildstorm productions and Jime Lee were still part of Image comics. It is how the all the characters of Gen 13 first met each other. The first Apperance of Catline Fairchild, Bunrout, Grunge, freefall and Rainmaker. It is also tells how they met I/O or Lynch from the WildCats miniseries. Buy this book if you love Teen superhero genres! It's by Brandon Choi, Jim Lee, J. Scott Campbell and Alex Ganer. At tge end of the book is a sketchbook section by J. Scott Campbell and Jim Lee! It tellls you how the comic book was developed before it was printed.