This book is easy reading. It just goes through the Florida Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. You can get a copy of the act from the state and read it for yourself. However, this book explains the legal jargon, is much easier to read than the act and provides forms that have been approved by the Florida Supreme Court.

This thoroughly-annotated volume is a necessary corollary to any biographical study done on C.P.E. Bach. It is, however, not by any means as complete a picture as one would like; only four of the 338 numbered letters in Prof. Clark's volume date from before 1760, when the composer was 46 years old; some of the known letters survive only in fragments quoted in old auction catalogues, the originals subsequently being lost; and many of the letters whose full texts survive are to the publisher Breitkopf, with whom C.P.E. sustained a working relationship spanning more than two decades.

Thus a great deal of the book involves Emanuel's communicating his wishes to Breitkopf (Breitkopf's answers are occasionally summarized in Prof. Clark's extensive footnotes) regarding publications which Breitkopf would print on the composer's behalf and then help him distribute. Emanuel's occasional bursts of irritation at the publisher (e.g., "You, shameful compatriot! How can you bring your heart to let me roast in uncertainty over a slow fire, wondering whether you have received my manuscript sent right after the holidays?" [Letter 238, 4 Feb. 1784]) are amusing, and seeing how a composer of the time planned, proof-corrected, and distributed an 18th century publication is intriguing. There are also a couple of letters to J.N. Forkel, the early biographer of J.S. Bach, where Emanuel shares information regarding his celebrated father.

Those who hope for a detailed portrait of Emanuel will likely be less than satisfied due to the fact that so much of the correspondence has undoubtedly been lost. But Prof. Clark's book is everything that could be wished for in a detailed edition in English of this correspondence. My awarding this book less than five stars is by no means to be understood as a reflection on Clark's work, which is uniformly excellent, but to the high price relative to the size of the book--which is just over three hundred pages including bibliography and index--and the specialized nature of the book. General readers should investigate the *New Grove Bach Family* for an overview of Emanuel before tackling this kind of scholarly work.

This is a book that will keep you interested in the times of yesteryears. I was intrigued by the decriptions afforded by the expedition members and the visual response that I experienced. The varied data provided the reader was attractive to the mental attention of the individual experiencing the written words of both Lewis and Clark. Clark did stand out as a outstanding hero of the Expedition and in the latter part of the book his real character is accentuated in contrast to the tragedies that fell to Lewis. You felt sorrow for Lewis and a sense of loyalty that Clark felt toward his good friend Lewis. It is a sensitive story and heartwarming with York and Sacagewea playing multiple important cameos in a bombastic adventure.

I brought this book home from the library for my son (9). After he read it, I picked it up and started reading a few of the chapters. It is well written, which I can't always say about books for children. It's also a great story about American exploration.

An authoritative commentry by over fifty North American physicians on the latest treatment strategies for type I and Type II diabetes mellitus. The format of the book is logical, covering the various aspects and challenges faced in the clinical environment.The "Special Settings" section was of particular value.

Starting with a broad overview of the disease in the year 2000 and beyond, the text shifts to canvassing the diagnosis, treatment and complications associated with this increasingly common disease.

The use of diagrams and tables aided digestion of the topics and the overall format of the piece in the hardback form was of high quality.

Those of you who cannot understand chemistry either because the teacher does not know how to teach or you really do not want to listen...THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU. The book is a nice manual for those who cannot comprehend chemistry. It will be like your virtual teacher in print. My only complain about this book is that it is too long. But at least it is comprehensive. And what I like most in this book is it is divided into many sections which made it easier to digest.

I like that it comes with a set. All of the things that it comes with is fascinating: facts, make-believe things from the journey, and other things.

Working the Web: A Student's Guide is the best book I've ever seen that methodically and clearly explains everything from basic HTML tags to visually exciting websites. I highly recommend it. The only thing I think would make this book better would be a general overview of JAVA.

Pittenger's Daring and Suffering is an interesting but flawed tale of the Great Locomotive Chase by one of the Ohio soldiers who participated--and survived. He describes in fascinating detail the journey deep into the Confederacy, snatching the train, the subsequent pursuit, and the long ordeal in various jails and prisons. Particularly vivid is his telling of the sudden execution of seven of his fellow raiders, and the subsequent emotional shock of the survivors.

For modern readers, Pittenger's book has some flaws. The Union soldiers are, almost exclusively, brave, stoic warriors who endure hardship and death with manly fortitude. The Confederates, for the most part, are drunken, illiterate,cruel louts, the only good ones being those who secretly profess no interest in who wins the war. The portraits are so consistent that one suspects there is more of parody here than portrait. It must be kept in mind, also, that this book was published in 1863, shortly after Pittenger's release, so he did not have answers to some of the questions that come to mind as you read: why were some of the Raiders executed, and so abruptly, and not the others? Why was their exchange delayed for months after arrival in Richmond? Why were they so ill prepared (if his description is correct the planning and preparation for their mission was most casual by modern standards)?

Still, the book has some merit, particularly in the descriptions of prison life, and the monotony of diet and daily life faced by Civil War captives.

Daring and Suffering is the most easily accessible first hand account of Andrews Raid. While it is clearly biased toward the Union, it is understandable since it was written after Pittenger has spent almost a year in several Southern jails, including Libby Prision. Although Pittneger wrote endlessly about the raid, some of his later writings are worth looking at; such as Twenty-five Years After: A Supplement to Daring and Suffering; and the more definitive In Pursuit of The General: A History of the Civil War Railroad Raid. By the time he wrote In Pursuit he was able to give a more balanced and complete view of the events. The other participants also wrote about the raid, but they are mostly in the form of newspaper articles. Scholars since Pittenger have been busy researching the raid, with notable authors including Parlee Grose, Joe Head, Wilbur Kurtz and several authors listed in Amazon.com. This fascinating event in the countries history has been the topic of three movies, and many intersting books - including this one.

Very interesting and moving adventure story. Great job by digital scanning on creating the cd rom. A must have for those interested in the development of our country.

I think it was Spurgeon who said one should never preach on hell without tears in one's eyes. Do not be worried - none of these men presenting their views would disagree with that quote. None disavow that there is indeed a hell and that some people will end up there. What they are debating is how to read the biblical texts about hell, it's nature, etc. The book starts with the most traditional view, which it seems to me is the weakest one presented (or the weakest presentation) followed by the metaphorical - which seems so close to the traditional (especially when compared to the last two) as to render the differences nearly useless. Whether or not there are actual flames? Is this a burning question (pun intended ;))? After these two are the most interesting essays. A Catholic writer defends the idea of purgatory (technically not about hell, but about suffering in the afterlife) and makes a fairly good case. To do so, he must address differences that are basic to Catholic and Evangelical soteriology - justification and sanctification. I learned a bit I did not know. Finally, comes Clark Pinnock and the conditional view. Dr. Pinnock takes quite a bit of heat for some of his views including this one. He believes that the biblical data and what we know and believe about God tell us that the unrepentant sinner will not be kept alive merely to experience punishment and torment forever, but will be annihilated - eliminating rebellion from the Kingdom of God. Many tangential issues such as post-death salvation and redemptive suffering are addressed, especially in the last two essays. This volume really opened my eyes and made me dive back into the Bible to see what it had to say. I won't divulge my opinions - but they were different than what they were before I read this book!

A useful reference to different views and a plus for the Counterpoints series.

This book accomplishes its objective of presenting four differing views on hell. Obviously, it consists of four authors submitting defenses of their particular positions. A couple of the writers are more persuasive than their colleagues. This persuasiveness, however, stems more from the positions themselves rather than from the skill of the persons penning them.

Walvoord begins with a simplistic, fundamentalist position of literal, eternal fire. Walvoord does a decent job of making his point. The issue is muddled, unfortunately, with the mantra of literal interpretation as the only method for persons who believe the Bible is inerrant. The connection with dispensationalism is apparent in the frequent, literal application of passages in Revelation.

Crockett steps to the plate next with the metaphorical view. His presentation is the most convincing of the four, partially because of his skill but mainly because of the strength of the argument itself. Crockett sticks to the point and drives it home.

Hayes takes his turn defending the purgatorial position. I was a bit surprised to find a serious consideration given to the idea of purgatory in a work of this nature. Hayes deserves credit for making a valiant attempt to communicate a Catholic belief to a predominantly Protestant audience. He offers little Scriptural support for his position, simply because there is little Scriptural support to be found.

Pinnock concludes the presentations with his view of annihilation. Pinnock is not as convincing as Crockett, but gives some substantial Scriptural evidence and theological reasoning to support his position. Crockett does an excellent job of refuting Pinnock's argument in the brief response he offers.

I intially planned to give this volume three or four stars, because at least two of the arguments presented are extremely weak. On second thought, however, the presentations are all fairly well done -- the problem is with the positions themselves. For anyone wanting a good overview of four doctrines of hell, I strongly recommend this book.

While delivering 4 views of hell, and a response to each by the other authors, this book presents the top contending views on the nature of hell. However, at times each author tends to get too defensive of his own view, and tends to defend it with an "It's just right 'cause I said so!" view. But overall, it is an excellent group of essays!