Although the information in the book is detailed, more pictures are needed to give some idea how these trees and shrubs might actually enhance a garden. The photos contained in the book are sparse and are entirely in black and white. Pictures in books? Generally not needed, but in a gardening book, good graphics are essential.

Book hard to find - but Amazon has on used book list. Order revised edition, think it is 1990 version. Lots of basic help for those of us taming or creating our own woodlands gardens and trying to sort through what we have growing wild, what to edit, what is invasive, placement for sun, soil, water conditions. Written in the 1940s and updated by hands-on garden experts Uof W and Seattle. I view it as a core reference.

Very comprehensive, detailed, informative, and practical guide/reference source for information on trees and shrubs in the Pacific Northwest. From the amount of information in the book probably only very little is missing. Even though it is small print, very dense, very few illustrations, it is nevertheless very readable. Very well done.

This book could have been condensed to about five pages.It is one of the worst books I have read on the subject. Even the elementary "Food Combining Step by Step(In a nutshell)" is much more informative.

I got this book to figure out the whole beans and grains/starch or protein thing. I am still lost on this issue. This book is no help to vegetarians. The words "vegetarian," "tofu," and "soy" do not even exist in the index. Very disappointing. I may keep it for the dessert recipes, but that's it.

The original "Bible" for Food Combiners, this book gives one of the most comprehensive and convincing explanations of Dr William Howard Hay's food combining plan. With a resounding endorsement from Sir John Mills (a follower of the Hay Plan since 1942, and great advertisement for it!) in the foreword.

The book explains clearly how food combining is based on the premise "don't mix foods that fight". According to Dr Hay, the foods that fight are mainly concentrated proteins and starches. Our digestive system, says Dr Hay, is set up to deal quite separately with proteins and starches. When eaten together, neither is fully digested. Simply by keeping proteins and starches for separate meals, this book claims, you will feel the benefits of more complete digestion. After a few weeks, it also claims, this in turn leads to higher energy levels, and a "satisfied" body which rarely craves any particular food, because it is fully nourished.

Those who have a real interest in nutrition are likely to find that this book makes fascinating reading. However, with a large chunk of the book devoted to explaining the theory of the Hay Plan, and how it can help people with a variety of ailments, particularly any related to the digestive system, those who are not too interested in theory may find it a little dry. This said, it is easy enough to skip to "Part Two - the Hay System in Practice", where you are given plenty of advice about how to get started, an easy reference diagram to remind you which foods are compatible, and a whole section of recipes which comply with the Hay System's "rules".

Most people who try the Hay Plan, or Food Combining, are converted within a few weeks. For myself, my energy levels were higher than they had been for several years, after just 2 weeks of sticking pretty strictly to the "rules" given in this book - so I, too, am a devotee. The biggest barrier to sticking entirely to the Hay Plan for any real length of time, is the way in which our Western diet constantly presents us with protein/starch mixtures - for example, meat and potatoes, protein fillings in sandwiches, sweet starchy desserts after a mainly protein meal, and drinks (such as wine and coffee) as an integral part of a meal (the Hay plan recommends drinking plenty of pure water, but avoiding drinking anything within 1/2 hr either side of eating, as this dilutes the acid or alkaline medium of the digestive juices, hence restricting the efficiency of the digestive process).

Despite these difficulties, how many "diets" do you know which allow you to eat any food you want, so long as you partner it with the right companions? The enthusiasm, dedication and sense of humour of the two writers manage to turn what could be a rather dry account of the "do's and don'ts" of food combining into an absorbing read. It was written some time ago, so the recipe section is a little limited, and there are much better Food Combining recipe books available today. However, if you want a handy reference/handbook for the simple, original Dr Hay's theory of Food Combining, you could do much worse.

I'd recommend this book to anyone who wants to really take charge of their health and weight. A word of advice, however... do try to read the book fully, and really familiarise yourself with the concepts, the suggested way of "breaking yourself in" to this way of eating etc., before beginning on the Hay Plan. It will make it a much easier, gentler and more effective process. I leave the last word to the authors: "just try it for 2 weeks, then make up your own mind".

This is Vol. 2 following "JLA: New World Order". Grant Morrison seems to be making a little bit more sense. He still doesn't explain the action and events. We just have to withhold our disbelief and have faith without understanding what is happening. This book contains two stories; one concerning Zauriel the angel and the other concerning a villan named The Key who I think I'm supposed to know, but frankly I can't place. This is not Zauriel as I know him. Here's a quote of his from this book: "...Asmodel? Sure, he'll be back. He'll use flesh-suits next time, I'll probably kill him, there'll be courtoom dramas in Heaven, and in the end none of it matters, so why can't we all just be nice and have babies? That's my pathetic prayer every night before I go to sleep. I can't thank you people enough." Flesh-suits? Courtroom dramas? Be nice and have babies? Is this the way angels speak? And as for The Key... It's short and makes reasonable sense... but Grant Morrison could spend a bit more time on plot, story, and character development... and less time on posteuring.

Grant Morrison can pen some cool tales, and while these aren't his best, their are quite good and clever? The three stories (from JLA #5-9) include a new JLA member, a plague of angels and the JLA saving the day... which will give one villain ultimate power.
In the first tale Professor Ivo and T. O. Morrow create the Tomorrow Woman: a superhero to infiltrate the JLA and destroy it. But T. O. Morrow's plan might not be what anyone expects and may save the day. A great tale about personal [word not in vocabulary].
Then the Zauriel, the Angel of love is found on the run from other angels? What do they want and why are they trying to level a city to get it? Only the JLA can stop these evil cherubs but with the arrival of Asmodel all hope seems lost. If that wasn't enough Flash is trapped in a teleport and Superman is stuck on the moon, trying to stop it from crashing into the Earth courtesy of Neuron? How can all of these problems be solved? Within two issues no less?

Finally the JLA gets home and prepares for the arrival of Green Arrow when they are all knocked out by the Key. The enlightened madman puts the JLA through mental interpretations of alternate realities. Appearently, when they all figure out it ain't real, the Key will be able to conquer the universe. Only Conner Hawke and his dad's goofy trick arrows can save they day! The story is as strange as it sounds and it's great!
Grant Morrison is obviously having a lot of fun with these stories and finally giving the JLA worthy foes. Check it out!

lots of fun , lots of action , with little or less to complain about :

first story : is about the new pizaro , a lovely woman chapped called "Tomorrow Woman" made by pizaro's maker & another , to destroy the JLA , but with a twist as the machine prove to be alive .

the second story : as superman use all his resources to prevent the moon from going out of orbit while the rest fight the king of angles to save he X-Angle azreal the newest super hero of earth . stupid I know , but never the less a full action story .

lastly but not least the Mad man who took control of the moon taking offer the JLA with one blow , controlling them with their dreams and with using their resources almost becomes the Master of the universe only to be stopped by the JLA youngest members the green arrow and Flash .

really every story of them is wonderful by its own , but the three of them where to short , specially the first one , I really would've liked if Tomorrow Woman was to face the JLA & lose , at least that would be something to see , and that was the missing star in my book

The immediate sequel to Eclipse of the Kai, The Dark Door Opens builds onto the storyline of its predecessor. The writing cannot compare too well against the later books in the series, when John Grant has a firmer foothold with this line, but there are some memorable moments. The tension-charged confrontation between Vonotar the Traitor and the Guildmaster, the firestorm attack upon the city of Toran, and the flight to Holmgard are highlights of this book.

The Dark Door Opens take place immediately after the first Legends book, Eclipse of the Kai. It begins with the young hero, Silent Wolf, who has just changed his name to Lone Wolf, fleeing the desetruction of the Monastery where those of his order had trained for centuries. Lone Wolf is now the last of his order, the Kai, and must make his way to the capital of Sommerlund to warn the king that the Darklords have destroyed the Kai. And so, he makes a treacherous journey on foot and horse, through forest and stream, hills and ancient hallowed grounds before the spires of Holmgard are visible. But he is not alone, another young man, Banedon of the Magician's Guild at Toran has also learnt of the destruction of the Kai and becomea spiritual brother to Lone Wolf. Banedon must return to his guild and convince those present to take action. Meanwhile, the forces of darkness await the two would-be heroes around every corner, plotting their destruction and a fall of Sommerlund. Vonotar the Traitor's treachery and betrayal of his homeland has caused the downfall and almost complete extermination of the Kai, and only Lone Wolf has the abilities to stop him...before it is too late.

Why these letters have not been placed in CD_ROM format puzzles little old me. Sometimes the annotation includes letters from all over the place, making the sequence hard to follow. Sure, researchers may like this sort of stuff, but I bet even they know better ways of putting it together.

"The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant" is a project begun in 1962 for the purpose of publishing all the known letters written by Ulysses S. Grant. Volume one was published in 1967 and there are now twenty-four volumes in the series. People who follow Grant's career are aware of the inestimable value of this project. The Papers contain all known correspondence written by Grant and letters received by him. The editing of the series is unparalleled and the volumes represent primary source material at its apex.

Those who believe Grant was a "drunkard" or a "butcher" should read his own words, which show Grant's humor, pathos and unique personality. Masterfully edited by John Y. Simon, these volumes are a "must have" for anyone with an interest in U.S. Grant as a general, a politician and as a man

I like Lonely Planet guides and find them very useful for other places. I also will concede that writing a guide of New England is really two books, a guide to Boston and a guide to everything else. I was psyched when I first got the book, but quickly became disappointed. I live in Boston and thought there were some big omissions locally. I found the guide to everything else to be lacking in major areas. I suppose if one is new to the area or only staying a week, this guide might be useful. For a reference for a New Englander, try something else.

Having never travelled the New England region before, Lonely Planet's guide to New England was invaluable. In terms of content and detail, it covered towns, sites and other regional attractions that other guide books missed altogether. My only criticism is that the guide is a couple of years old now and whilst most information relating to things like opening and closing times was still accurate, reported prices had of course risen!

i thought the RI content was awesome. as far as travel books go, this is a good one. it's way better then frommers.

DC has reissued Batman: Contagion in the wake of it's mega-successful No Man's Land collections, and it serves as a good reminder of just WHY the Batman books needed to be shaken up so drastically in the first place...

Contagion revolves around an outbreak of "The Clench", a fictional Ebola offshoot, in Gotham City. Batman and company attempt to contain the spread of the Disease, while trying to track down a trio of survivors of a previous Clench outbreak, with the hope of synthesizing a cure/vaccine from their blood.

The book is very choppy, especially the first chapter, which appears to be heavily trimmed from it's original presentation in Batman: Shadow of the Bat. DC hasn't taken any steps to make their collections new-reader friendly, either, which could be a very big mistake. Longtime readers will know Oracle, Azrael, Nightwing, The Huntress, etc.; A new reader browsing this in a store would no doubt put the book right back on the shelf. The story has a few compelling moments, but for the most part it seems unnecessarily padded. Did we really need the Native American tracker? What did Biis contribute to the story? The writing is average at best; Most of the stories in Contagion were written by people who had long since overstayed their welcome on the Bat-books, such as Doug Moench & Alan Grant; The art ranges from okay to sub-par; Kelley Jones' chapter seems especially ugly thanks to poor color reproduction which mars his intricate pencils. The ultimate revelation of who is behind the spread of The Clench is sure to be a head-scratcher to new readers, since no background at all is offered to explain who these people are and what their motives are. DC really needs to get on the ball with their trade-paperback program; Preaching to the Choir is nice, but they need to try for new converts. Junk like Contagion is NOT the way to expand their readership......

In this history you can see a different Batman, one that found something he cant't fight. There was a virus and he can not trap it or take it to the justice. You can see a different Batman, not necesesary a dark one but a human,a man. I enjoyed it a lot!

I cannot believe why some people do not like "Contagion". Like Knightfall, Knightquest, KnightsEnd, Prodigal, and Cataclysm & No Man's Land, "Contagion" is an awesome book. It has Poison Ivy (drool), Batman, Robin, Nightwing, Huntress, Azrael, Catwoman, Oracle, Commissioner Gordon, the Penguin, and many other supporting characters like Alfred and Ariana.

Big, fat, slow volumes--very costly. Scholars would prefer CD-ROMs. Thanks for listening.

"The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant" is a project begun in 1962 for the purpose of publishing all the known letters written by Ulysses S. Grant. Volume one was published in 1967 and there are now twenty-four volumes in the series. People who follow Grant's career are aware of the inestimable value of this project. The Papers contain all known correspondence written by Grant and letters received by him. The editing of the series is unparalleled and the volumes represent primary source material at its apex.

Those who believe Grant was a "drunkard" or a "butcher" should read his own words, which show Grant's humor, pathos and unique personality. Masterfully edited by John Y. Simon, these volumes are a "must have" for anyone with an interest in U.S. Grant as a general, a politician and as a man

While a very helpful text about dealing with the common and some not-so-common problems with complete dentures this text provides no information on RPD's or FPD's. In this respect, the title is misleading. Be advised!

This volume is worth the price for any Cantigas de Santa Maria enthusiast simply for the color plates (although many of these are repeats of those presented in the 1984 book by Keller and Kincade, Iconography in Medieval Spanish Literature). The index, a logically categorized list of specific aspects of daily life in the miniatures, is very thorough indeed and should be extremely useful for further research in Cantigas iconography. The short discussions about each general category do not delve very deeply, and are again only useful as a springboard for further research. Though the written content is not what I would have exopected, for those of us who do not have regular access to the facsimiles, this book is a major blessing.