Well written, exciting tale of the beginnings of the American Revolution. A must-read for every young history nut in your house! My 10-year old son couldn't put it down and was heard to exclaim several times, "This is GREAT history!" The author makes the places, names, and dates of history come alive and helps young people appreciate the human side of what they are studying in school. Comprehensive glossary at the end helps explain difficult words. This book was an excellent addition to my homeschool history curriculum. Now it's on to "The Minute Boys of Bunker Hill".

I recently decided to make a career change and picked up this book from the library along with several books. It is an inspiring and very positive book. Yes, sometimes there is discrimination. At the same time, majority of organizations are fair. There is a tendency for minorities to prematurely cry foul without realizing that the fault is theirs and end up losing out on career advancement and success. To be successful you have to get rid of some bad habits and pick up some skills. This book tells us how to avoid minority traps. It also explains, how you should deal with discrimination and not lose your sanity i.e. how to proactively act instead of reacting to the situation. Must be a part of the personal library of every minority professional!

Plastic Encapsulated microelectronics book is one of the very few well-organized and informative books in this area. Excellent references, lots of Tables for any new design and developmental work. Very practical and should be a bible for PEM designer. The book is very easy to read. The never loses his objective to give just right and appropriate information...

This is the only book I carry, along with my Palm Pilot. It's got an algorithm for most dilemmas in medicine, all evidence based. I look forward to the next update on this book.

Nahuatl poetry surpass a deeper level of the true aztec soul! brief and concise!

Elgar's reputation suffered for a long time because listeners had trouble reconciling the exuberance of pieces like the Pomp and Circumstance marches with works like the Violin Concerto. (Pinchas Zukerman has described that work as the most psychologically complex violin concerto in the repertory.) In short, people couldn't decide whether Elgar was a crowd-pleaser or a poet.

Michael Kennedy's biography, first published in 1968 and now in its third edition, traces the contradictory impulses in Elgar's art and shows how they contributed to its vitality. He also explains how Elgar became one of music's finest orchestrators, despite a lack of formal training. He describes Elgar's varied apprenticeship as a "jack-of-all-trades" musician--playing organ, violin and bassoon in his native Worcester--which gave him a thorough knowledge of how instrumental sounds combine.

Kennedy, who has written books on Mahler, Richard Strauss and Vaughan Williams, offers valuable insights into the music as well as its composer. His judgments on the respective value of Elgar's works will be especially useful to anyone exploring them for the first time. The book contains four appendices, including a detailed list of Elgar's recordings, which give us, for the first time in history, a record of how a major composer wanted his music performed.

This book played an important part in the Elgar revival of the sixties and seventies. (Recordings by Adrian Boult and John Barbirolli, subjects of two other Kennedy biographies, helped too.) It's a measure of this book's importance that Elgarians still consider it essential today.

This is one of the most straightforward books you will find on wine anywhere. It has at least 300 color photographs and gives an introduction into the history of wine before going on to the regions in which the world's wine is produced. The Red Wine Companion is fantastic for those seeking to a little culture by learning about wine. After reading this book, you are well prepared to pick out a modest priced Pinot Noir, or a expensive Bordeaux, for even the best vintage of each wine is made clear in the book. Full of facts and interesting notes of some of the vintners, you can go ahead and impress your friends with your knowledge. If wine is your pleasure, and you won't mind some simple advice on making choices, this is the book. The only other wine book you will need after this one is The White Wine Companion!! To the author, thanks for making the complex world of wine simpler and FUN!!!

King Edward Viii was one in a million in that he never masked his weakness for human feelings by manipulating the people he he was king over. He chose a path that would make him all too human---and happy too!

Rings is a wonderful compilation of art and artists in an incredibly unique collection. Each piece is discussed in order to help readers understand these contributions to the artistic world. This book is informative, asthetic and well worth the wait. I was fortunate enough to visit the exhibit in Atlanta and this is an incredible keepsake to remember it by.