I found this book ot be an excellent asset to my collection of modern british art. I thought that the large amount of content was covered thouroghly, but not drawn out to get stale(just like the artwork itself, discussed). This is a very important book because it recaps all of what is happening with the yBa movement in the artworld. This book is for anyone who wants to be on top of the world of modern art.

My thanks to Gordon Padwick. Integrated Office Application lifted the veil from my eyes and I finally understood how to control one MS Office application from another. It has great, practical examples of how to control Excel from Access, Access from Excel, Excel from Word, etc. Learning about CopyFromRecordset (an Excel Range method) was enough to justify purchase of this book! I grok it now.

This monumental work in three large volumes is the one which I use most frequently when wanting to inform myself on the use of "bawdy", or sexually "indecent" language or imagery, in Renaissance literature (especially plays, but also poetry like Donne's). The author has for one thing assembled a much larger range of examples to illustrate sexual meanings than are provided by any other scholars. In the case of this area of language, that really matters. Many readers, even today, vastly underrate the frequency of sexual meanings in e.g. Shakespeare or other Renaissance dramatists. The truth is that they and their audiences were almost addictively fond of sexual jokes, and these often are not understood by people today, or at best glimpsed as just possibly a local "quibble". What Williams shows is that most of such instances of word-play are not at all incidental, but so frequent that one can in fact speak of a sexual "language" or "code" which was clearly widely shared and understood during the period he covers. This can only be done by producing MANY examples of a particular usage, as he does. He also demonstrates that many hitherto "unsuspected" words frequently carried a sexual meaning. Neither he nor I want to suggest that the sexual meaning is usually the ONLY (or even the DOMINANT) meaning in all but a limited number of words which are "merely" sexual. Our point is, rather, that many seemingly "innocuous" words are so frequently used in a sexual sense that that sense should not be seen as something occasional or additional, but as commonplace and central.

The dictionary is, for all its comprehensiveness, by no means complete. See for example Joost Daalder and Antony Telford Moore, "*Mandrakes* and *Whiblins* in *The Honest Whore*" (*Studies in Philology*, Fall 1997, 494-507) as a discussion of words not adequately covered - or understood - by Williams. Another word he does not list (or at least not as a separate entry) is *thatch* for "pubic hair". And there certainly are other omissions. Nevertheless, this work far more often helps one out than it lets one down, and it is difficult to see how any editor of a Renaissance play containing sexual punning (and many do!) can afford to ignore this work. All university libraries should own it as an important reference tool. - Joost Daalder, Profesor of English, South Australia

The characters in this book were great, they were decribed in full detail. The tranformation of one man, was a great idea, on the part of Robert Louis Stevenson. I would recommend this book to any, on any given day. The depth of the description was outstanding, Hopefully you will be lucky, like I was, and will get the chance to read this.

This is an indepth look into the life and times of a woman who was immensely talented. It is written by an author who obviously takes great pride in her subject and is quite thourough in her presentation of her subject. It would be a fascinating A&E special.

The "Hamlet" that Edward Gordon Craig directed in tandem with Konstantin Stanislavsky at the Moscow Art Theatre has taken on mythic status in theatre studies in the West.
In this fascinating study, Laurence Senelick shows what went into the making of this event. The author makes extensive use of various previously untapped Russian sources and reveals the conflicts, both personal and artistic, underlying the mixed succes of this epoch-making production. The goings-on behind the scenes turn out to be at least as dramatic as the action on stage! Especially the story of Craig's assistant and interpreter Suler(zhitsky) is very poinant. The book provides a very detailed description of the eventual production with the famous screens and describes its impact.
In his "Hamlet", Gordon Craig aimed to create a highly personal, almost hermetic symbolist drama. Stanislavski directed the actors on the basis of what he believed Craig's wishes to be -- and this at a time when he was still feeling his way towards his "method", which was much more naturalistic. Perhaps their approaches could never be reconciled, but at least they made this valiant attempt...
Subsequently, both men proved to be seminal forces in 20th century theatre: Craig became the prophet of the director as the pivotal figure in stage production, three-dimensional and abstract set design, and proper stage lighting (instead of shadows painted on canvas backdrops). He also helped to get theatre history off the ground as a respectable occupation. Stanislavsky needs no introduction, of course.
This study is essential reading for anyone interested in the grass roots of 20th century theatre. Moreover, this is no dessicated academic study. In places, it's as entertaining as a Robertson Davies novel.

This book in all gave a great look at guiding young children and the best straigies for discpline. I would recommend this book to anyone who is persuing a Child Development career.

I originally received this book at age 10 in 1978 as a Christmas gift from my parents. I enjoyed looking at it back then, and still enjoy it today over 20 years later. Now that I have my private pilot's license, I understand a bit more of the technical details and descriptions.
The book provides a great history of the major manufacturers, technical specs., color photos and cutaway drawings of the major airliners and business jets of the day. There are also a few large 11 x 17 fold out pictures of planes such as the Concorde and the 747-200.
It was one of my absolute favorite books growing up, and now my children like to look at it and are developing an interest in aviation as well.

William K. Purve's Biology text was among the best texts I have used in any class throughout high school and college. Clearly yet pleasantly written, the text was an easy read as well as a valuable study guide. Each chapter clarified important concepts and chapter summaries presented these concepts on a single page or less. The photos and figures presented not only grabbed the eye, but were relevant to the text itself. Additionally, in a paperback form, Purves book is economical, costing much less than most other science texts I've used in college. I enthusiatically recommend this text book.

I am a seminary student and long-time Christian who was powerfully affected by this book. It illuminates truths on the Baptism of the Holy Spirit and the Gifts of the Holy Spirit in ways that are both understandable and compelling. If you are searching for a greater joy and satisfaction in your Christian walk, this is a powerful aid with a combination of intense Scriptural research/hard-hitting insights and humor. Well worth the price.