Once again, Peterson field guides has provided a user-friendly and comprehensive review of the habitats in the Southwest/Rocky Mountain region of North America. As a graduate of the conservation biology program at Arizona State University, I find this guide to be an invaluable field resource and a practical, detailed survey of the habaitat types most commonly encountered in the western region. The ecology concepts are presented in a clear and organized format and the illustrations effectively convey more challenging concepts. I find Peterson's ecology series to be the choice reference guide for students of ecology and conservation and an enriching counterpart to the range of Peterson's field guides.

I think it's the best you can get if you are doing birdwatching in Java & Bali.. I've been using and I'm satisfied, but if only the pics are replaced with photograph and the view when the birds fly.. it would make this book BEST of the best!

John Hanson Mitchell obviously, truly loves this subject (as well as his land). He lovingly explores all parts of a small plot of land & the myriad creatures that live & interact there to create a whole ecosystem. He pulls together all the parts in a very entertaining & readable field guide to observing nature.

A good book. I Enjoyed it. It shows us Jake and Nog before they grew up. I would like to tell you more but that would reveal the plot. I really really liked it.

This is an excellent Book for FPGA and ASIC Designers specially for the beginners.

Richard S. Wheeler proves with every new book that he is the undisputed master of the historical novel of the American West -- a fact known to his colleagues in Western Writers of America, Inc., who have awarded him three Spur Awards for his work, and this year will bestow on his their Owen Wister Award for lifelong contributions to the history and literature of the West. In THE FIELDS OF EDEN, Wheeler takes the reader to the Oregon Country of the 1840s, a time when this immense, primitive, breathtakingly beautiful territory is ruled by England's venerable Hudson's Bay Company, a hegemony being challenged by the arrival of emigrants seeking a chance at a new life. The author's unforgettable cast of characters include the O'Malleys, John and Mary Kate, who come from an Irish village and endure the heartbreaking journey to the Pacific with a simple dream of making an honest living and rising above the grinding poverty of their beloved home country; Rev. Jasper Constable, who brings his family to Oregon with lofty motives--to bring God to the natives--and who is as unaccustomed to physical labor as he is to disillusionment; Abel Brownell, married to Felicity and father of two, who has been lucky all his life, making money with no effort and hoping to make a fortune out West with his gift of gab and carefree manner; and Garwood Reese, whose dream is the most ambitious of all: to convince others that he is the savior of Oregon, the man who will eject the British and their French-Canadian cohorts and establish white American supremacy in the Northwest. In his efforts he is aided by his sister-in-law Electra Reese, whose husband drowns in the Columbia River rapids and who, with her own predatory agenda, wastes no time grieving. The one man who both aids and stands in the way of this disparate party of dreamers is the "White Eagle" of the Oregon country, Doctor John McLoughlin, chief factor of the Hudson's Bay Company, a physical and intellectual giant torn by his allegiance to the British Crown he represents and his innate humanity toward the starving, trail-worn emigrants struggling into his domain. Wheeler is no mere "story-teller" -- all his books (among them, SIERRA, AFTERSHOCKS, SECOND LIVES, THE BUFFALO COMMONS, SUN MOUNTAIN, MASTERSON, BADLANDS) elucidate some element of the American character -- often a failing, more often an understated nobility -- and while the reader may not realize it while caught up in this master's stylish narrative, there is a gentle moral in every book. THE FIELDS OF EDEN is grandly-conceived, flawlessly written, and unfailingly moving: hallmarks of the work of this American master.

This book had me hooked from start to finish. The author has an excellent writing style which sweeps the reader along at great pace through a marvellous selection of footballing tales. From the despair of a Ukrainian team in world war two being executed for refusing to allow the Nazia to beat them. Right through to the dawn of a new Millenium and Manchester United winning the European cup in breathtaking style against Bayern Munich, John Ludden's first book left me enthralled. I thoroughly recommend Fields of fire to anyone remotely interested in the history of soccer. My one complaint, if it could be called so would be the choice of certain games. But that is merely minor. This is an excellent book and i hope to hear more from Mr Ludden.

"Fighting Toxics" is an outstanding handbook on how to get polluters in your community to become a "good neighbor" by cleaning up their act. This book guides the reader on how to investigate potential environmental hazards in their community, how to research a company, and how to organize a campaign. I work for an organization which organizes "good neighbor" campaigns, and this is the best resource I have seen on organizing. I highly recommend it to any citizen who is concerned about environmental hazards in their community.

This book is much improved over the old Howard/Crompton or Deppe texts. It is very apparent to me that the author has thoroughly researched his topic area. His emphasis on active financing rather than just budgeting is something which very much attracted my immediate attention. A few years ago, I took an independent study course on partnerships from Dr. Wilbur LaPage. Much of what Dr. LaPage was teaching about can be found in John Crompton's new book.

George Tabbert, Ph.D. Candidate & TA in Budgeting & Revenue Resouces, NRRT, Colorado State University

This is a quite inclusive book of Chesapeake Bay fish. Many Atlantic species that stray into the mouth of the Bay are also included. Excellent scientific drawings, many color plates, good concise text. It is geared towards reference (not a Sunday read). Very well done.