This book does have good pictures. ....I bought this book hoping for much more. I am a huge fan of the womens game in America, and I know many of the players, but this book does not do them justice. The player biographies are about half a page for most, and they are not all profiled in-depth. The superstars are, but the lesser known players barely have a paragraph. ....It is only about 15 pageas of reading, the rest of the 48 pages are pictures.

The photographs of the women from the American World Cup are awesome! There is a summary on each player which is really cool! I especially liked Kristine Lilly's story because she's my favorite player. I loved the signatures of each player on the inside cover!

The book has outstanding photos, and a decent text--More detail than in a field manual, but not as much as in (for instance) the Sibley book on bird behavior. Unfortunately, it focuses on birds of the Northern Prairie--Canada, Montana, and the Dakotas mostly. This is shown via a map near the front of the book, but not mentioned on the front or back cover.
The big strength of the book is the photos. Excellent photos. I enjoy the book, even though the region is not my preferred one.

Wayne Lynch is intoxicated with the beauty and mystery of the prairie and its denizens. He is a first rate science writer with a subtle sense of humor and a world class bird photographer to boot. I love all his books but this is one of the best. I highly recommend it to all nature lovers as a rare treat; it is so much more than just another bird book. I predict it will become a classic of the genre.

This is not your typical alphabet book. Each letter of the alphabet is represented by a natural phenomenon of the Arctic and has three or four paragraphs of text about that subject. The facts in the text are interesting. Did you know that the fastest moving glacier in the Arctic, located in Greenland, can move at a speed of up to two feet an hour? That beluga whales can sometimes lift the ice to get a quick breath of air before it dives again? That quivut is the soft, fine wool of the muskox? If you read this book, you'll find these and many other interesting facts. My third grade students make alphabet books and this is a wonderful example for them to pattern their writing after. The photographs that accompany the text are stunning also. The author, Dr. Wayne Lynch, has chosen unusual subjects for the book. This serves to expand the minds of the children who read or are read this book. For example, some new topics for my students include jaeger, kittiwake, lousewort, xanthoria, yellowcoat, and zooplankton. The author explains these topics in a way that children will understand.

Not a field guide, this is a systematic COMPLETE record of bird-sightings in Massachusetts. It is pretty dry, but has information that can interest even a casual bird-watcher (when were Ethiopian Cattle Egrets first recognized in the U.S.?) Since it shows maps of every breeding pair seen of a given species, it can answer pretty definitively whether you are seeing a Black- Chinned Hummingbird or not.

I'm glad that I made the choice to purchase this very good guide to bluebirds. I didn't know that much about bluebirds until I gleaned the very informative information in this book. If you have an interest in bluebirds and would like to attract them, then this book is for you. Bluebirds and Their Survival covers much ground: their prefered habitat, nest box choices, when and where to put the nest boxes out, feeding them, and potential predators. The book also tells you how to set up your own bluebird trail, how to photograph them, and also how to make different types of nesting structures. This guide has some very good photographs throughout too. The text is also easy to read. The author talks about some other guests that you may attract to your bluebird house or houses. Everything from the house wren to the house sparrow. I can understand that some people may not want other species of birds to use a house intended for bluebirds, but I don't think it's morally right to kill house sparrows that choose to do so. Just because they aren't a native species and aren't protected by law doesn't justify cruel behavior like that. Other than that, I definitely recommend this book. Even if you just want to learn a little about the life history of these pretty birds and not offer them housing or food, this is still a very good book. It should be all you need to get you on your way. Recommended.

The pictures are full color but only are of male birds. It only has the summer coloring also, not winter coloring of changing birds like goldfinches. Very nice up close pictures though. It shows great detail of birds in their natural settings. This book is perfect for a pocket or bag. It measures about 4" high and 6" long. This book contains basic data of common eastern birds. It states a brief description, identification, voice, habitat, and range. There is also information about basic birdwatching, identifying, and attracting birds in the introduction. I keep this book next to my home office computer where I have a feeder outside my window just in case I have an unfamiliar visitor.

The authors challenge of fishing the entire length of Cook's Run takes you on down reflecting path of the authors life and your own. If you have a family and enjoy fishing you should read this book.

I recently bought and returned the Shooter's Bible 2000. After looking through it, I was very disappointed only to find only newest firearms. I own previous editions that listed new and antiques. If you are buying Shooter's Bible 2000 to price antiques you wont find any.

If you want something that lists collectible firearms, look for something with the word "COLLECTOR" in the title. Meanwhile, the Shooter's Bible is an invaluable source of information for someone seeking information on NEW or recently manufactured firearms. Not much else like it available, and it's updated annually.

Good explanation of important topics but not enough details. Gives you a general guidance. Also be aware that some books may have pages 85-116 missing. I believe accidentaly some pages got duplicated and some got left out.

I was please to see that someone took on the niche subject of starting a product development company. So many "start your own company" books use service companies as the example base. This book has all the right sections to address exactly what I am looking for.

Unfortunately, the author failed to discuss anything in detail. For example, in the chapter on funding he explains the importance of getting funding (duh), and rambles on without any substance. This format continues throughout the book. The author knows exactly what we want, but fails to deliver.

I'm writing this review only to help those who are interested in Golden Section but not in pure mathematics, so that they wouldn't order this book as I did. I'm an artist and interested in Golden Section but as a visual and philosophic phenomenon. I expected a book like 'The Power of Limits' or 'Sacred Geometry'. I have to admit that I have not read the book I'm writing about since it's too complicated for me (maybe a mathematician would rate this book with 5 stars). If you are interested in Algebraic Congruences, Primitive Roots, Applications to Rational Integer Theory, List of Primes, List of Primitive Roots......you should definitely buy this book.