The book is absolutely excellent! I enjoy horse books and I'll read anything, but Walter Farley's Black stallion and the series holds a place in my heart. It's about a boy and his love for a untamed wild stallion. Amazingly, he is the only one whom is able to ride him! I give it 5 stars. Read it. You'll see.

This is a story about a boy named Alec who first sees a savage, yet beautiful horse led onto his ship. Alec secretly befriends him. Then there is a terrible storm and the ship is sinking.Alec lets the Black go and he plunges into the sea with Alec. A day later They have reached land but for the better or worse?

Alec and The Black are finally rescued and Alec joins forces with an ex trainer named Henry Dailey. They plan to make Black a famous race horse but will the Black Stallion ever be truly tamed?

This was a beautifully well written story full of adventure and heart. If you don't try it then you will really be missing out.

I first started reading the Black Stallion series when I was 9 years old....and now, 20 years later, I'm getting them for my daughter. If you have seen the movie but have not read the book, PLEASE take the time to get the book and read it. The movie doesn't do the book justice, believe me. This book, and the ones that follow it, are essential reading for children (and adults). I highly recommend it.

I was happy to see these new selections from Gryphon House because they take MaryAnn Kohl's books and break them down into bite-sized pieces. While some projects may be familiar to teachers, it is wonderful to have someone like MaryAnn Kohl put them all together, add a little twist, add her own innovations, and give them to us in book form. You may think that it's easy to think up 100's of project ideas until you give it a try... but then you'll want this book so you won't have to! I've seen MaryAnn teach in workshops and she is wonderful. This comes across in her projects. She truly loves kids and wants them to be creative!

The art projects in this book are excerpted from the national best-seller Preschool Art, but all redone and illustrated in a smaller version at a nice low price. Collage is just about kids' favorite thing to do from an early age... just glue and glue and paste and tape things, like scrap paper, feathers, buttons, stickers, glitter, things collected from nature like shells and pinecones, and so on. I especially like collage because kids can work so independently, which truly gives them an opportunity to explore the process of art, without as much focus on the product. And more often than not, they will love their "products" too. Have you discovered colored masking tape yet? Orange, green, blue, etc. LOVE IT. ...is the place to find it. Easier than glue anyday. Thanks for looking at this information about my book, and don't limit its use to just preschoolers. The ideas in the book will work all the way through middle school. Great for birthday party activities too!

I was an incorrigible pessimist, who never saw the bright side of life. I was always reading books about history. I was convinced I was going to be a teacher. ~ Andrew Fletcher

A statement which shocks me so deeply and, perhaps, sums up why all the fans around the world are so attracted to Depeche Mode in the 80's, a time when industrialization ever expands and consumerism roaring nowhere. The time gave Depeche Mode so much inspiration in writing so many good lyrics like People are People, Everything Counts, Get the Balance Right etc.

Like so many fans around the world, I was ever hooked by the eternal 'See You'; the pure electronic sound mixing Kraftwerk-like clarity with purposeful, teenage pop tunes and simple love lyrics. The sense of love impacted me so deeply that I never quit following Depeche Mode.

A biography on the band, therefore, is a must read for everyone who loves Depeche Mode. However, so far, still no official biography was published. This edition, written by Steve Malins, who follows Depeche Mode's every album, most of the live shows until 1999, then seems to be the most complete, up-to-date and major work on the band.

The book largely follows a chronological order, from the formation of the band in 1980 to the temporary suspension of recording and performance in 1999. To the surprise of many, the early hits coming from the albums 'Construction Time Again' and 'Some Great Reward', heavily influenced by the 'industrial music', appeal to both the intellectual left-wing and the mechanized attitude extreme right wing group.

Mind you, this book is really 'independently' written by Steve, as the members of the group cautiously distant themselves from endorsing this book. Many 'facts' are figured out by the author through interview with the third parties (e.g. other new-romantics music band like Spanda Ballet, Culture Club, OMD etc., friends close to the band and those who worked for them), newspaper clippings, music commentaries, shows critics, album reviews, etc. The lack of originality and first-hand information poses a real problem. And the lack of an appendix hurts even more.

On the other hand, this kind of amateur-ship did permit a revelation of many behind-the-scene secrets, relationship among the band members, their friends and family members, the record company Mute and its boss Daniel Miller, who is the single most important figure in the history of the band. Characterization of the band's members pulls along the story as every albums, singles, and tours around the world are covered. I can say that this is the most complete 20-years story about DM in one book.

'This is the story of the mutations, perfections and tragedies of Depeche Mode.' (UK edition)

As quoted at the back of the book, the writer does not intend to glorify DM. The dark, gloomy side of DM was revealed as in the city nightlife of Berlin, where the band enjoyed the most successful career before moving to America. Deterministic, existentialist, DM's 'Construction Time Again was even described by left-wing columnist as virtually a rewrite of the Communist Manifesto. The social-caring perspective was brought about by simple and unpretending music and lyrics.

In the book, you can find Martin Gore a gay, son of a black American; Andrew Fletcher a too-sensitive, nervous-breaking who holds a special friendship with Martin, Dave Gahan a drug addict and Alan Wilder a talented but an uneasy man within the band. And please don't be surprised to see the books spread with no less challenging sentences for you to chew on like: Love & sex & drinks against the boredom of life; Man is inherently evil; God is sex personified.etc.

Overall, Steve did successfully gave the readers a full and detailed, albeit sometimes distorted, view on DM. It certainly worths a look and is a good start for recording Depeche Mode.

This is a highly informative book starting from the very beginning, showing the evolution of the band. Highlights include quotes from band members and friends, giving both positive and negative comments on the progress of Depeche Mode. Malins also shows the tensions between band members and problems they faced, such as drug addiction, breakdowns, and heavy drinking. While this book is extremely informative, Malins tends to devote a little too much attention to David's drug problems.

Unlike other attempts to unmask the members of this band, this book finally got it right! Amid the controversies, near fatal tragedies, and stories of excess, you will gain an almost intimate perspective of the personalities involved within the band itself. Starting from the group's humble beginnings in Basildon, and ending with the recording of Ultra, the chapters fly by as you read about one of the least understood bands today.

What speaks loudest for the book, is that former Depeche Mode member Alan Wilder says on his website that the book is mostly accurate as opposed to previous attempts by other authors. While the book has been criticized by some as being mostly influenced by Alan's views on the other band members after he left the group, his comments are often balanced by what others had to say about the same people and events. Martin's drinking is addressed, as well as Dave's highly publicized overdose and Fletch's nervous breakdowns. Alan is said to be a loner by others, although he contends that he tried to be part of the group.

The only thing that really irritated me was that the author makes the same mistake as most critics when he tries to dissect the meaning behind Martin's lyrics. The lyrics, which Martin doesn't like to explain, can't be explained away as easily as most critics think, and it does tend to annoy me when I read an entire song explained by a phrase or sentence- especially when I don't agree with the sentiment!

Overall, a highly enjoyable read with many quotes from Martin, Dave, Alan, and Fletch, I would recommend this book to hugh DM fans and also those who have little more than a curiousity about the band.

"Tuskegee's Heroes" is one of several books which have recently evolved in tribute to the achievements of the all-black 332nd Fighter Group during World War II. Unfortunately, compared to many current titles on this subject, including "Red-Tailed Angels" and "Red Tails: Black Wings", this one rates rather low in comparison. While the research is well documented, the writing style itself leaves something to be desired, being most dampened by the author's excessive use of exclamation points. Most discouragingly, the book contains a selective and misleading appendix on the Tuskegee pilots who became POW's, summarized with statements, like, "In chronicling the heroism of the Tuskegee Airmen, we must remember those who faced the added horror of being held as Prisoners of War!", and attributing their "minimally" humane treatment to efforts of the Red Cross. In reality, the Tuskegee Airmen(5 of whom I've personally spoken to on this topic) recounted the irony of being subjected to better treatment at the hands of their Luftwaffe captors than by the air force in which they served. However, this book does feature a valuable assortment of photographs, statistics, and paintings by aviation artist Roy LaGrone. This is a good read, but there are better compilations already available on this overlooked chapter of aviation history.

The Coopers do a fine job of taking a participant of a neglected portion of history and combining it with the facts. As a primarily visual person I enjoyed the combination of Mr LeGrone's art with the author's descriptions of the historical events. It was a rewarding read and a great book to leave out for friends to see - keeps them in touch.

This book does have good content but for those of you who are in your first semesters of Radiology technology it clearly does not simplify the information. It does not produce good examples or diagrams to make learning easy. It is also very cut and dry and makes it very difficult to read. It has no glossary and is poor in producing definitions. I highly recommend Bushong not only is the book fun to read but makes some of the more complex principles easier to understand. The workbook is really great also to help you prepare for your test and the end of the chapter quesions are nice because it helps to check see if you got the understanding of the chapter.

I find this one a "better" overall textbook than Christensen and Bushong. More inspiring, cosier and fairly well written. Downside : I personally found myself wanting some radiation physics tables that I had to find elsewhere ("Medical Imaging Physics"), and think the authors left out many interesting aspects physics wise, but your average student might find this works out just fine. Almost perfect starter.

Overall, this is an excellent text for radiography students and also physician residents in radiology. The text is comprehensive and easy to understand. We particularly like the abundance of drawings and tables. The special imaging chapters are very detailed and provide excellent information for students and others who use this text for reference purposes. The chapter on mammography is particularly good as it is the only chapter of its kind in any textbook. This chapter is excellent for those programs that teach comprehensive mammography. The mammography art and images are superb. Seasoned radiography educators are authors of this text and that makes this a unique book and one that is accurate technically.

would I recommend this book. I am a professional artist and I find there are so many good books out there... this is not one of them. The drawings are good but not great, and certainly not great to learn by. The lessons are so, so. Each time I open and close this book, I get hardly anything at all...

This is a great book filled with constructive projects for Drawing. It is good for people who are beginning to draw to Art teachers. If you are an Art teacher the projects are useful for your classroom in developing student's drawing skills. It thoroughly covers the basics of Drawing. It covers drawing from still life to abstract. I highly recommend this book. It is easy to understand and filled with diagrams for those visual learners out there.

I'm a professional artist and, for fun (as well as drawing tips), I like to check out How-To Drawing Books. A Foundation Course in Drawing is the best one I've ever read. It gives clear, concise instructions which have immediately given me a whole new range of options for my work. I'm recommending this book to all my colleagues--it's a must read!