Mutiny on the bounty is a thrilling tale full of adventure. The trilogy tells the complete story from when the Bounty left its port, to the seperate pathways of the crew and captain following the mutiny. Describing this book as a historical novel makes it sound dry and boring, but Charles Hall and James Nordhoff do a superb job as authors so that the pace of the novel glides along quickly from one adventure to the next without getting dry. Definately the best trilogy I have ever read, it is amazing to think that it is based on reality. If you like adventure this book is worth reading - and better than many modern fiction novels that are out there. Highly Recommended!!

I bought this book in order to prepare myself for my Engeneering exam (In México: Exámen Profesional)and graduate in Electrical-Mechanical Eng. For all Engeneering students and "pasantes" in México, this book is a very good summary of "carreras" such as IME, IM, IE, and IMA. It covers theory, concepts and problems in all fields of Engineering, it is written and edited very clear, easy to understand and follow. From basics of Math thru Statics, Thermodinamics, Electricity, electronics, power systems, economics, materials science, etc you will find a single and reliable source for study. Are you too busy to review, again, ALL the Eng. books you bought when in "la carrera" ? Do not know where to start? Are you going to apply for "CENEVAL exam"? This book will be the one your looking for. Enjoy it and good look!

A child of the '50s, I grew up in a small Midwestern town where I learned to hunt and fish in country very much like Mr. Ford's fictional Hardscrabble, USA. One of my first magazine subscriptions was to Field & Stream, in the pages of which I quickly became a devout vicarious member of The Lower Forty Shooting, Angling and Inside Straight Club -- even if in those days I hadn't a clue as to what an inside straight might be.

As things turned out, mine was to be a life membership. Those wry, folksy hi-jinksy denizens of Uncle Perk's hardware and dry goods store -- Doc Hall, Judge Parker, Angus McNab, Colonel Cobb, Cousin Sidney, Dexter Smeed and others -- stayed with me into manhood, forever fussing amongst themselves in some stove-warmed, nostalgic recess of my memory -- long after Mr. Ford passed away and Field & Stream became just another slick magazine with more ad inserts and attached postcards than real pages.

Thus, I met with excitement and a little nervousness the publication of this book -- The Corey Ford Sporting Treasury -- happy to be reunited with the old gang, yet wondering if they would stand up to the passage of time. I'd been disappointed before revisiting books that enthralled me as a youngster, finding as an adult that I couldn't recapture the magic.

Not so with this collection. If you'd believe me, I'd say the grey started leaving my hair and the pains from my joints as once again I perched unseen on a cracker barrel and listened to the old boys needling each other and plotting some practical joke on Deacon Godfrey or Owl Eyes Osborn -- a joke that more often than not would backfire on one of the club members.

But the real reward in discovering this treasure, besides the choicest of the Lower Forty's "Minutes," were the other pieces Mr. Ford had published over the years he was writer-in-residence at Dartmouth College.

By far the most profound -- in fact, one of the most moving stories I have ever read -- is the grand finale of the book, winning an entire Part of the book's three divisions. It's called "The Road to Tinkhamtown," and it's about an old hunter and his beloved old hound, Shad. This beautifully crafted story has just enough of Ford's signature droll humor in it to keep one guessing, but not enough ultimately to keep away the tears. And if you want to know why, you'll have to take the road to Tinkhamtown all by yourself.

Author: Lee Sandstead

Most great works of art are narratives or allegories that relate a story, myth, legend or particular concept, but in our era of pathetic education, most people are not familiar with the stories from Antiquity or the Judeo-Christian heritage that are necessary to decipher those narratives or allegories. The "Dictionary of Subjects and Symbols in Art," by James Hall, is a dictionary that defines the major subjects and symbols of western art. It contains numerous explanations of legends, myths, symbols, heroes, heroines and citations that show, if applicable, their original source in historical texts or literature.

In Jacques-Louis David's "The Oath of the Horatii," we see three men reaching their arms out to an older man raising three swords. To the right of them are women and children on the floor in anguish. If you are not familiar with Livy, Plutarch or Pierre Corneille's play "Horace," then the story will probably escape you, and you will be at the mercy of the title for any information regarding the painting's subject. But by having the "Dictionary of Subjects and Symbols in Art," you can read about the Horatii as a subject. For instance, you will learn that the legend is recounted in Livy and Plutarch; that the three men with raised arms are brothers; that the elderly man with the three swords is their father; that the action being preformed is an oath taken by the brothers to defend Rome by killing three of their cousins; and that one of the women on the ground is married to one of the fated cousins. By knowing this factual information, you can discern the theme of the painting-one should sacrifice all for the State-and be able to judge the painting not only for its style, but also its explicit message.

I believe that everyone should have a copy of this book in their home. Personally, it has enabled me to garner more meaning, more value and more passion out of my favorite works of art.

Best,

Lee Sandstead

This book is filled with the most wonderful photographs of so many different regions- Americas, Europe, Africa and the Far East. Along with 14 major deisign themes. Not only do the photos give the feel of the region but thay offer very valuable visual design elements. This is a concept driving book. I thoroughly enjoy this book every time I pick it up- I have owned it for a few years and continue to use it as a reference and inspiration. There is also a great directory for sources in the back. Designers will love this book as well as shelter book collectors- it's beautiful!

This was Hall's last book, a collection of six short stories about Americans and Europeans he knew personally during his years on Tahiti. The title story, The Forgotten One, is probably the most interesting. Written half a century ago, it tells the tale of an Englishman who couldn't come to terms with own sexuality and fled to a remote atoll in the Tuamotu Islands to be alone. The story seems strange today when gays are largely accepted, but during the 1950s such cases were plausible. The final story in the collection, Frisbie of Danger Island, is an annotated series of letters Hall received from his good friend, Robert Dean Frisbie, or 'Ropati' as the Cook Islanders called him. Frisbie's one literary success, The Book of Pukapuka, can be ordered through this website. Hall's story chronicles Frisbie's years of poverty and rejected manuscripts, as well as his famous experience of a hurricane on Suwarrow Atoll. By the way, if you'll be visiting Tahiti, a James Norman Hall Museum opened recently in his original home at Arue just outside Papeete. If you've read any of his books, the museum is a must.

I ATTENDED OAE TWO WEEKS BEFORE IN LONDON AND I HEARD ABOUT THE BOOK THERE. I BORROWED THE BOOK FROM PROF. KEMP AND I LIKED IT VERY MUCH IN ACCORDANCE TO ITS CONTENTS AND EXPLANATIONS. THE BOOK GIVES THE INFORMATION ABOUT OAE PERFECTLY. I FOUND THE ANSWERS OF MY QUESTIONS IN MY MIND. THANK YOU PROF. HALL

James Baker Hall may be known more for his photography, but his poetry does its job as well.

The reader is not going to get out alive. Entering a mind that will sometimes shock, sometimes awe, but will always tell a story, tight, but jaunty. With some incredible lines that just make a reader lose him/herself in the thought, rolling past all and making only a halt at the end, and every Hall poem just ends too soon. "The Cloudless Sky Takes Charge" is a powerfully written poem that takes on many existential questions and answers them beautifully, with lines that seem to disturb you, wake you up, make you think even when you do not want to do so. "At Work" being an incredibly wonderful way to tell something quite private, but so genuinely, and with such dirty charm. Hall's poems have a delicate, earthy aesthetic to them. Anything and everything wonderful is here...you must get this great modern poet's book!

(507...1998)

I read this book for my Aerospace Studies course. It is a wonderfull story of adventure in what for so many was a terrible war. The descriptions are particularly vivid and paint a miraculous picture of man learning to use aircraft in its infancy. Anyone who is intrested in modern airpower owes it to themself to pick up this book and see where it all started.

Mid-afternoon yesterday UPS brought me my latest Amazon order.
On top was Dr. Hall's "Hot Damn!"

I devoured it in two sessions.

These thirty-nine essays are insightful, poignant, thoughtful, humorous, heartfelt and a joy to read.

The compositions are such a delight that I will now go back and savor a couple of them daily. Each one is most relatable on a multitude of levels.

You do not have to be Floridian to enjoy these essays---but if you are, many strike a most responsive chord.

Seldom do I stray from the mystery/thriller genre, but like "Seabiscuit," "Hot Damn!" reads like a novel.

"The Hardy Boys" chapter alone is worth the price of admission.

This is exhilerating writing that makes you feel good. Do not miss it.

Hot Damn!