This book is well-organized and informative. It has helped me with there vivid pictures and types of endangered species

The book is well-organized an informative. This book has been a great help to mes with there vivid pictures and types of endangered species.

This book was extremely helpful to me while I learned all about the fishes at the Aquarium of the Pacific. It is very concise and yet includes every order and family that I ever encountered during my studies. I recommend it wholeheartedly!

This 1995 copyright date assures the reader s/he is getting the latest in deep-sea discoveries. Scientists can gather more information with the latest, quieter cameras. It has photos from the most beautiful to the most grotesque fishes. The text is organized, readable & enjoyable

Exploring Phenomenology is the best work that I have seen on the market for a general introduction to pure and applied phenomenology. I have authored two technical works in phenomenology, and referred to this book time and again for general reference though it is for the general reader. I highly recommend it for everyone. I look forward to additional works by the co-authors for both general and scholarly readers.
Michael Kazanjian
Phenomenology and Education (1998)
Learning Values Lifelong (Forthcoming)

This is the best text out there for an introduction to Husserl, Heidegger, and the various strands of phenomenology through the first half of the 20th century. Very readable with excellent bibliographies (at least until 1990). Highly recommended for college and graduate students, or anyone interested in continental philosophy.

I am a 3rd year medical student and this book has been a lifesaver more times than I can count. Like most books of its kind, each chapter is based on a single symptom followed by a list of the most common diseases or processes that cause the symptom. However, the difference is that for each of the items in the differential the author gives a VERY BRIEF description of THE MOST pertinent positives and negatives, and these help you, the medical student (read "novice"), differentiate between them quickly. This book is so well organized and so easily and quickly read it will amaze you. Keep in mind, however, that this book doesn't give you all of the symptoms for each item in the differential, nor does it give an absolutely complete or exhaustive differential for each symptom, so if that is what you are looking for this book isn't for you. One other bonus though, this book fits very easily into a coat pocket.

I am a third year med student and this book is great! It takes a single finding from your history and physical exam and gives a differential to boot. There is even a brief description of all the things listed in the differential. It even has color plates in the back of common findings. Definitely a book to look into for all of you starting out like I am.

As a collector of carnival glass, I'm always looking for as much information about my hobby as possible. One of the most frustrating things I encounter as a collector is that I often don't have enough information, or worse yet, wrong information. Dave Doty's book is an invaluable resource that clearly and concisely presents information on carnival glass - from the mundane to the extremely rare. Price lists are usually a nightmare for authors writing about collectibles, since most quoted prices are often a reflection of the purchaser's and seller's moods at the time of sale. Dave Doty has gracefully dealt with this sticky area by quoting actual auction and sale prices in a range format, and giving extra information and explanations for those items which brought a price outside of the range. This very well presented book is a definite Must-Have for every carnival glass collector!

I found the book notes rareties by color as well as pattern. If you want just one book to carry on your hunting trips for Carnival Glass you can not do better! The prices are realistic. Only thing is it is geared more for the advanced collector when looking at detailed pictures. There is an excellent color section by a top-notched photographer.

This 186 page paperback is a wonderful synopsis of the more thorough text, Disordered Personalities, 2nd Ed. It should be in the office of every mental health professional. The book includes DSM-IV criteria, as well as a thorough overview of therapeutics, including etiology, ego defenses, therapeutic techniques, MSE, mnemonics, etc. The reader will find separate chapters describing 10 different disorders, as well as a discussion of the passive-aggressive individual, the "organic" personality, and multiple personality. The graphics and caricatures are simply wonderful! The information is current and accurate, and the price is very reasonable. Professionals and lay people alike will learn much from this gem, and have fun in the process! Highly recommended!

This book is really good. If you are a medical school student like me and would like a book that explains the DSM IV disorder classifications, you would do very well with this book. For the lay person, this is a good book because it gives you an insight to the many different personalities--not jsut necessarily disorders. There are personality behaviors that everyone possess but are not to the severity of being considered a disorder. If you read this book, you will understand people much better. But you have to understand, not everyone who meets some or a few of the criteria of a particular disorder has the disorder. A person can have certain traits of a particular disorder (for example: passive-aggressive) without actually really having the disorder. It is a matter of degree and the number of criteria the person meets. A person can have passive-aggressive treats, but to have a diagnosis of "passive aggressive personality disorder," there needs to be more specific behaviors! It is all explained in the book.

A field guide to using Visual Tools provides the reader a wide variety of methods to organize, think, and to map out processes. Although the book does not go into great detail about anyone method, it does provide you insights and makes references to where you can find out more information about certain methods. There is enough information to use for practical purposes and to see examples. In addition the author provides suggested software tools to use for some of the diagramming methods.

Just to name many of methods covered in this book:
1) Circle maps
2) Bubble maps
3) Double bubble maps
4) Idea maps
5) Mindscaping
6) Organizers
7) Text Structures
8) Problem-Solution Overview
9) Fish bone diagrams
10) Inductive towering
11) Concept mapping
12) My favorite, System Feedback Loops
13) Thinking maps
14) Tree maps

The book is 147 pages to include the index. I highly recommend this book to teachers, students, those working in corporate america and those who love to think, speculate and hypothesize.

A Field Guide To Using Visual Tools is a superb introduction to the practical applications of visual tools such as brainstorming webs, task-specific organizers, and thinking-process maps as part of the education curriculum process. Chapters include: The Mapping Metaphor; The Networking Brain and Mind; Webs of Creativity; The Organizing Mind; Thinking-Process Patterns; Thinking Maps for Reading Minds; and Change Patters. The text is enhanced with appendices on "Thinking Maps Test Scores Summary" and "Reading Comprehension Using Thinking Maps by Marjann Ball". A bibliography, Resources For Visual Tools, Index, and "About the Author" round out this practical, idea generating, highly recommended classroom education development resource.

If you liked "Mushrooms of Northern California", then you'll love "Flora of Mount Rainier". Once again Mr. Biek provides with an interesting and well informed account of the beauty of the world we live in. A must for naturalists and anyone who appreciates the great outdoors.

A thorough exploration of the flora of Mount Rainier. Perfect for naturalists, hikers and anyone who points to a flower and wants an answer to the perennial " What is that?" Ideal for anyone who who loves the outdoors and is insatiably curious about the environment around them. Obviously well-researched. Great illustrations and photos.

This book is one of my favorite birding books. I am reticent to call it a field guide because it is so much more than that. Incredible amounts of information on all the sparrows. Great range maps AND descriptions of migration and vagrancy (can I hope to see this bird in my area?), and all the other natural history and behavior information you'd expect. Beautiful plates showing ALL the different plumages, primary and basic, male, female and juvenal. And it's not just a wealth of information, it's a beautiful book, well written and a delight to own.

Sparrows. Yippee. But if you want to learn them, this is the book.

Lots of detail, as you'd expect, but very clearly presented. Terrific illustrations and range maps. And what I like, but some will hate, is the fairly detailed treatment of every field-identifiable subspecies. Some of these subspecies will become full species some day, if present trends continue, and you'll be way ahead of the game if you've already been working on telling them apart. Plus it's fun; just try to keep an open mind.

To the person who recommended this book to me--thank you!

The title for my review is taken from a line in the introduction of this book. The line in the introduction refers to a statement made by A. Lincoln. He was referring to the nurses of the Civil War. I use this line because the entire booklet is a tribute.

I was able to learn more from these pages than from hours in a classroom. The authors have a definite flair for writing interesting and informative material. I will be excited to read future works by the MacCaskill/Novak writing team.

First of all--this book was recommended to me--thank you!

I am taking a line from the introduction of this book for the title of this review. In this book, this line refers to the words of Abraham Lincoln, in praise, of the women of the United States during the Civil War.

This booklet is a tribute. Well written and informative, I have learned more in these pages than I ever have in hours in the classroom. I would like to thank the authors of this book. I will look forward to reading any future works by the Libby/Novak team.