"The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Firearms" is a very well researched book of firearms. It does lack many firearms, but it gives the general Idea of what firearms have been and what they have become.

One of the best Cadogan books to be released recently. I've seen a few others that weren't so clear. Contains 70 *complete* games of Master play. None of this "White to move with advantage" nonsense (except when offering possible alternatives to the game at hand). Sokolov advocates for White 4.Qc2 when facing the Nimzo-Indian Defence and explains Black's 3 major alternatives in detail along with 2 minor alternatives that occasionally show up. I played through some of the games and i must say the level of tactical and positional themes are quite dynamic. The book has renewed my interest in playing the Nimzo-Indian for both sides.

In Los Angeles' Abyssinia barbershop, Marshall Spears is the oldest of the regulars who meet there. When he becomes excited over a radio interview of former Negro League baseball player, Kennesaw Riles, Ivan Monk takes notice especially since the interviewee is a relative. However, everyone in the shop that day takes notice when Marshall suddenly drops dead.

Monk and his associates try to do the right thing for Marshall, but are amazed to learn that he was a former baseball player. At his funeral, several of his old teammates including Kennesaw arrive to pay their respects. A few days later, Kennesaw is dead and police officer Rogers believes someone murdered him because he died from taking too much dioxin. Since it appears that the culprit knew the victim, Rogers turns towards Monk's mother Nona who had the motive and the means. Nona, a nurse, never forgave Kennesaw for lying on the witness stand against a rising black politician. Monk, a private detective, begins to make inquiries into the death of his relative.

What makes the Monk mysteries magnificent is the rich characterizations that allow the audience an opportunity to deeply look inside an African-American community. Besides telling a fabulous investigative tale, Gary Phillips talent lies in his ability to bring home the needs, desires, and ambitions of that community through the real people he describes. The latest tale, ONLY THE WICKED, contains a superb story line that includes a well written sleuthing adventure and homage to the Negro Leagues with references to baseball players like the original Flash, Cool Papa Bell. As usual, Mr. Phillips provides fans with a great trash-talking novel.

Harriet Klausner

I really enjoy reading this book. It is very high quality book. It tries to cover all the aspects for the optical components for the fiber communication. The different chapters are covered by real experts in their own field. Many chapter author are actual pioneers for the field they covered. I like this point very much.

reading this book, I feel go through the history of optical component. There are so many ideas developed in the past and there are so many progresses made in the past ten years. It is such a splendid and brilliant optics. Given the optic industry is in very bad shape now, I would say this book really show the spirit of optics.

This book also cover many newer area, such as gain clamped amplifier, not only for EDFA, such as very high speed receiver, not only common detectors.

The book is very well written, and tells a gripping story about how the son of a farmer started dealing the commodities they grew on their land, went on to trade for himself on the exchanges and built a huge financial empire. I strongly recommend it.

This book will provide more then what you paid for. Easy to read for every student and jet great reminder of Musculoskeletal System for any doctor or specialist. Must have if you are serious about your learning.

This book is for every parent, family member or teenager. It describes how a young life was taken do to the use of Ecstasy. The book has input from family members and friends and reflects back on Leah's life, what happened during the party and the events leading up to her death. The end section of the book also has a great drug reference in it.
Highly recommended!!!

This 02/03 yearbook, which is designed to keep the biannual Penguin Guide to Classical Music, is similar to its excellent forebears, and even has some improvements. Of particular note is that DVDs are now included with CDs in the ratings rather than being segregated in its own section in back. I would like to see Penguin continue this format when it publishes its 04 guide next year.

Useful, easy to use and well-written.

Taking his invencible "Armada" all over the world, making war with England, France, the Netherlands, the arabs, son of Charles V, married four times, putting his son in prision etc. Philippe II its the most powerfull king that has ever exsisted, he took his holy war all over Europe to put his "order". I loved this book and i really recommended to everybody, its just great, Cloulas takes us to those years with a great description of the events, 10 stars instead of five.