This ain't no temple, this ain't no disco, this ain't no foolin' around-it's just a rockin' good read, and one of the best books ever on the recording industry.

If possible, put on one of your favorite records when you read Temples of Sound. There are stories about the Beach Boys, Muddy Waters, The Doors, Frank Sinatra, Chubby Checker, lots of others. It's an amazing mix of music and eras, to use a term engineers might appreciate. Hearing the music while you read is a fresh way to hear the tunes. For me, knowing how some of my all-time favorite records were made, and finding out how the artists and engineers really worked behind-the-scenes is truly cool...Maybe that's why this book is called Temples of Sound.

This book covers a lot of ground, a lot of sound, from the days of swing and early pop, Nat King Cole, Aretha, and Motown. The guys who wrote it-Jim Kogan and Bob Clark-talked to primary sources, the people who were really there, and got some great first hand stories. It covers lots of great studios, from Capitol to Stax. It is about and for people who love music. It is cool to hear Keith Richards say is appalled to see Muddy Waters working outside of music, painting a ceiling in the studio. This is a man he revered. It is cool to hear the engineer who did the best Doors records say he wouldn't want to remix their albums. They are what they are. It is cool to learn that part of the beat in Dancin' in the Street is accented by a tire chain being banged on the floor. I dig this stuff.

Fab, energetic, genuine.. Cogan and Clark have revived the days of soul making music from music making souls, and their agents, and cohorts in this faithful rendering of what truly makes music continue to move us today.

Ths book was a real pleasure to read. I'm not a musician or recording engineer....I'm just a finance geek who likes good music. Nevertheless, this book was written in such an understandable way that even us non-musical types can follow along with the recording processes. I knew about the book from a friend. As I started to read it I expected that I would enjoy learning about how music was made in various recording studios around the country. What I did not expect (and was very pleased to experience) were the concise and very diverse stories of the people. Stories of the owners, artists and engineers that made the recording studio and the corresponding musical output a reality coming out of the radio or CD player. As I read each studio chapter and looked at the corresponding pictures (FABULOUS!) images were painted of some of the dynamic processes, individuals and cultural influences that culminated in songs that became the soundtrack to our American lives. This book truly captured the sweat, soul and drive that went into producing our American soundtrack. A pleasure from the first page to the last. A must read for anyone who plays music, who is in the music industry or who (like many of my fellow corporate souls) simply enjoys good music. From the Stones to Dean Martin to Patsy Cline...it all comes alive. Buy the book.

This book is not all that other reviewers have made it to be. The plates are often vague and marginally helpful in field identification. This may be an ok first guide, but birders should look elsewhere for raptor identification tips!

This book certainly lives up to the standards of other peterson guides which I keep handy all the time. Hawks can be tricky identifying so I use this book in tandem with The Photographic Guide to North American Raptors. These two books together make a great set

This book is not only informitive but the photos and diagrams are high quality like the paper it is printed on.
If you love birds of prey like me , get this book.

I learned about this book from a review in the "Lands End" catalogue, of all places, and was thrilled by the quality and depth of the prints. I thereupon decided that I had to have the book. However, I was really disappointed. In my opinion, the prints reproduced in the book do not come anywhere close to the quality of the prints in the Lands End catalogue. The prints in the book look washed out and blurred, whereas Lands End prints were sharp, with plenty of detail.

Why is Amazon selling this book at full price

If there was not one line of prose in this book, the photographs would be more than worth the price of the book. We have grown up with images from the movies and television. These photographs portray the real American Indian. I found myself with a lense studying the detail of the clothing, beads and headdresses and eventually transported by the expresses. What were these people thinking as they poised? Are we the readers the ones that are really caught in time?

The real joy of the Lewis & Clark journals consists in their presentation of early 19th Century American idiom and spelling. This edition modernizes spelling, grammar and sentence structure. Clark , for example, never spelled Sioux the same way twice. Mosquitos often was spelled as mosquitors. I deeply missed the charming character of William Clark's English. Its absence is palpable in the text. Meriwether Lewis, on the other hand, was an elegant stylist whose prose needs no modernization. On balance, a disappointment that robs the true wealth of the Lewis & Clark Journals

It's no secret that the only narrative available from Lewis and Clark themselves was one they wrote in raw form while on their journey. While this offers a certain "real time" value, it is a value best appreciated by researchers and not your average reader. I was intrigued enough by other books in this series to want to hear about Lewis & Clark's adventures in their own words, but not to read details of every single day of their journey which, by its very nature, can't help but be monotonous.
This book, on the other hand, gave me a true sense of what their journey was like, and what they were like without giving me the details of each morning's breakfast menu.
And that sense, by the way, was conveyed without any sense of abruptness or with any apparent gaps in the narrative. This book was a joy insomuch as it delivered the experience smoothly in their own words without the kind of puzzling pauses which accompany writings in broken English.
In much the same way that this exploration opened the west, this book opened my eyes to this exploration. It is absolutely worth the read.

After trying (trying is the operative word here) to slog through the journals in the original spelling and with little or no punctuation, it was a real joy to read this version edited by Anthony Brandt. The stories of their encounters with natives tribes, grizzley bears and of their day-to-day lives make for a compelling adventure story. And unlike the previous editions, Brandt summarizes those sections that are not included in well-crafted prose that keep the story flowing. This reads like the true adventure story it was and is destined to be a classic in the American history literature.

This gives a brief history of the house and of the people who lived there from Victoria to the present royals. Clearly a much loved place.The book's strong point are the black and white photos, and many portraits of individuals who are known to history photographed there.The author gives the reader the sense that this was an important house historically and personally to the few favored to live and visit there.

This is a fascinating book about a fascinating man. Quite impressive put together with a multitude of great primary sources and vision. Here's the skinny: Franklin was a stud -- so read this book.

Clark's main thesis is that if the current immigration patterns persist in California that state and the nation as a whole could be in serious trouble. The population of Califrnia due to immigration is exploding (mostly with hispanics who are not assimilating well). These immigrants tend to gather together causing strains on local communities in providing public services to these immigrants.

Clark believes entry into the United States should be based more upon skills and human capital rather than family reunification. Furthermore, he believes increased funding in education should put forth on the part of the federal government. Hopefully, in his opinion, this will even the playing field somewhat and help immigrants assimilate more effectively.

This book is a worthwhile read especially for those interested in immigration and its potential effects on local communities.

I have checked out many books on analysis. Many don't even come close to the way Prof. Clark describes elementary analysis. The examples he gives are very good. They won't drive you to crazy :) The explanation of the topics disussed is quite good. I have used Spivak's text Calculus. In comparsion, though Spivak tends to be a bit more verbose. He does give a lot of examples. Colin's explainations tend to be a bit terse but it is still very under standable. I bought this book 'cuase I like it better than Spivak's text. Any book that has a chapter called "Three Hard Theorems" might scare you away. Buy the book by Wilson !

This book is a bit dated in its tone but the content is first rate and most of it is still cutting edge. I highly recomend this book to anyone who wants to study fire streams or tactics in an in depth way. If you only plan to read one book on tactics this is probably not the one I would recomend, John Norman's Fire Officers Handbook of Tactics is, but if you plan to seriosly study the art of firefighting stratagy and tactics, then this work should be considered a must read.

It was wedged between a pile of other long forgotten volumes in a used bookstore. The only thing that caught my attention was the title. Other non-fiction books, particularly those that almost sensationalize crime, appear with the usual flashy covers and bold titles 'PREDATOR: The Shocking True Story of *insert Mr. X here*" This fascinating book simply tells a strange story about a mysterious murder in an Ohio town. The Author, a local Reporter who decides to cover the case, finds himself working directly with the police to solve the mystery. The rest of the book involves a mixture of common-sense facts, numerous unfolding twists, and probably the strangest element of all - ESP (Extra-sensory Perception)

The latter makes this book worth the discounted price alone.