this was a very good book and i would recommend it to anyone that likes to read about a good struggle and that thinks they have it hard.

It seems like a simple story: Boy meets climbing, boy loses legs, boy learns to climb again and rediscovers the joys of life. But nothing about the story is really that simple - its just like real life, complicated, sometimes perplexing. Alison's vivid and intimate depiction of this true-life heroic tale is masterful, and the hero of the tale is Hugh's terrible and terrific struggle back from losing his legs to again being the filled-with-the-joy-of-life person (and incidentally, a pretty darn good climber) at a more mature level than previously possible. A hidden classic.

Nibley examines the Book of Mormon and places it in the sublimnity it deserves. The language in the scripture is brought to light as being of ancient origin and akin to archaic hebrew. The phraseology might seem strange in English, however for Hebrew it is commonplace. Specific writing styles of ancient Hebrew, which were not discovered till this century, are uncovered in the Book of Mormon by Nibley. Ostensibly, he demonstrates validity and truth in the Book of Mormon that cannot be refuted, albeit the best way to find out is by reading it yourself.

Hugh Nibley has done it again. This book is an in-depth study of things mentioned in the Book of Mormon which were unknowable at the time the Book of Mormon was published, as well as a look at technical structure which would have been impossible to fake. "Since Cumorah" compares BM descriptions and ideas with recent finds like the Dead Sea Scrolls. Too many bulls eyes for random shooting. Nibley is again asking for scholarly review knowing that the book will withstand all challenges.

This autobiographical and historical look at Schramsberg and its important role as the leader in American Sparkling Wine. It is written by the owners, Jack and Jamie Davies, in a down to earth, easy to undertstand style. Learn about their vision and pioneering determination to do something that had yet to be done in America, to produce Sparkling wine made the traditional way as done in Champagne, France. The book is filled with wonderful stories, delicious recipes and gorgeous photgraphy. Jim Alinder, demonstrates his Ansel Adams prowess with the camera. This tasteful picture book covers all seasons and aspects of the making of great Sparkling wine in both color and black and white photography.

This book is a must have for any coffee table or wine enthusiast.

This coffee-table book actually makes great reading! It has splendid color and duotone pictures of the winery, the caves, the vineyards and the surrounding Napa Valley landscape in all four seasons of the year. In addition to telling how they transformed a mountain-side wilderness back into the Napa Valley's leading producer of fine champagnes (President Nixon took several cases of Schramsberg champagne to China to toast Chou en Lai), the Davies have included excerpts from Robert Louis Stevenson's "Silverado Squatters" describing his visit in its heyday 100 years earlier, and the story of how Jacob Schram, an imigrant German barber, was able to save enough to buy, clear and plant his mountain vineyard and dig the caves that have now been expanded to house more than 2,000,000 bottles fermenting today to become tomorrow's finest champagnes. The chapter with Jamie's collection of special recipes and menus for fine dining make this more than just a book for lovers of fine wine and great photographs!

This book is a must for all fisher men who want to be able to fish those areas of water that is normaly forbidden to average casting ability.Wrote in and about some of the most difficult stretches of water in the lake district,armed with Falkus,s knowledge of aerobatics displayed in his teaching and skill.(READ STOLLEN YEARS)With easy to understand photographs(145 of witchi my self are responsable for)make this book a fascinating discovery.!!!

A must for every fly fishe

For anyone with a good background in math, particularly from an engineering background, this book presents a broad overview of the neurosciences in a very understandable format. In fact, the math overview is probably better than that found in many calculus textbooks and the Matlab disk would certainly save a lot of time for many common problems. Again, any readers with an engineering background (particularly mechanical or electrical) will find the math and results to be rather familiar.

I suspect someone looking for another "popular science" book like Gleick's "Chaos" will be highly disappointed. This book is definitely structured for someone interested in pursuing study in the field.

I hope that Wilson now moves on to expanding on the hints of philosophical thought he has listed here. Anyone familiar with nonlinear chaotic systems MUST have some understanding of the implications of their non-deterministic nature; certainly a quick reading of Jantsch or Prigogine would help too. As Wilson points out on page 184, chaos and free will may easily be tied to each other.

Further study of Perlovsky's work (hopefully his book will be out soon too) will clarify many of the issues regarding neural net modeling and its philosophical implications. Certainly one can only wonder at Churchland's child-like beliefs that neural nets will resolve "folk psychology" and the fundamental questions of consciousness when confronted with nonlinear chaotic systems on the order of 10 the 10th order!

Highly recommended.

This book is beyond a doubt the foundation to a new approach. While too many of todays science books say me too, or action figure sold seperately this book is the action figure. Including Matlab linked library. As a student of chaos theory with a strong backround in the biological sciences imagine the warm and fuzzy feeling of seeing things involving chaos theory I had suspected in cognitive neuroscience but, not having the access to prove. Although the stronger the math backround the richer the text, Wilson's command of his subject guides the reader through 2 years of differential equations and feedback and control theory in 3 of the best written chapters I have come accross in major texts. Then just to make sure everyone is reading from the same sheet of music, he heads to, what is for me at least, the Grand Unification Theory. The difficulty is presenting this type of material in cohesive body should make this the basic text for future research in biomeimetic materials,nonlinear neurodynamics, biopharmaceuticals, and neural nets. As an example on page 126 Wilson has already anticipated my question of toroidial limit cycles saving long hours of computer simulations proving and disproving compatiblilies. Virtually all of the material is translatable to other computer math systems (Mathcad) since the book includes the formulas.

Ralph has obviously had lots of experience with horses. His love and admiration for them come through in his writing. A good read for children and adults alike. Keep up the good work, Ralph!!

This book was really awesome,it has sooooooo much action!I love Stormy,&Buster,&Ann,&Casey.Casey is so funny!Ralph describes very good in his book so it makes it really interesting!I recomend it to anyone who loves barrel racing, & horses!I got it for my friends for their b-days,& they love "Stormy The Barrel Horse" It will always be my favorite book!! KEEP WRITING RALPH!

I really don't think we can put Hugh Nibley into a book, much less a box. But this book comes in third, after "Approaching Zion," and "Temple and Cosmos: Beyond This Ignorant Present."

This book covers the Joseph Smith ground, and deals with the long and noble tradition of telling tales about Joseph Smith. It is really an omnibus reprint of several other books.

"No Ma'am, That's Not History." This is Nibley's famous response to Fawn Brodie's "No Man Knows My History." This book, or booklet, can be read in one setting, but it is a sound and full refutation of Brodie's rather overrated book. I have read it, and, no, it is not a slam-dunk. Aside from its original purpose of outlining Brodie's absurdities, it also demonstrates Nibley's methodology in responding to the critics: he has the primary sources in order, and uses a scathing and well-honed logic to lustrate his points. This mini-book is a great gateway for Nibley novices.

"A Note on F. M. Brodie." This article rounds out Nibley's discussion on Brodie, and serves as a coda and outro to the previous section.

"Censoring the Joseph Smith Story." This is one of the funniest history you will ever read. Nibley runs among the footnotes of Anti-Mormon literature, and illustrates how the stories of Joseph Smith have been embellishes and exaggerated over time, as one anti-Mormon critic mindlessly quotes another, without ever reading the primary documents. It is a good illustration of not only the perils of plagiarism, but of the childhood game of "Telephone."

"The Myth Makers." This book is the transcript of the celebrated court case of "Joseph Smith v. The World." We Nibley's Shakespearian background shines through in this acidic and stinging satire. It reads as a play, or a Socratic dialogue, where every one of Smith's critics since Dogberry takes the stand against Joseph Smith. The key, and the very subtle point to this book, is that Joseph Smith never takes the stand.

"Sounding Brass." This book deals specifically about the tall tales surrounding Brigham Young, and his plural wives. It deals with the later anti-Mormon literature, especially about the book "Wife No. 19." The crown jewel of this book is Part 3: How To Write An anti-Mormon Book (A Handbook for Beginners). Nibley lists the 35 rules essential for any and every anti-Mormon book. I think Rule 17: "In Place of Evidence, Use Rhetoric!" (p. 495ff) should be memorized by every undergrad everywhere, since we fall prey to rhetoric so easily. One I understood this rule, my mind was reborn into a whole new and better organ. There is a difference between rhetoric and evidence. Rhetoric is just a series of arguments, rationales, ratiocinations, and philosophies without any evidence, data, facts, or proof. Confusing evidence and rhetoric is confusing a cookie with a cookie sheet. Your jaw will thank you for choosing the right one. This one paragraph alone justifies the books existence, and makes it worth our hard-earned dollar.

This book is a great gift for anyone curious about anti-Mormon literature, or if you yourself are curious about an intelligent response, or weather there is any intelligence at all in this ever popular genre of books.

In this thorough book, Nibley reveals the real stories behind criticism of the LDS (Mormon) Church. Once you understand where some of these tales originated, the weak foundations of the most frequently-heard attacks on the Church become crystal clear, and sometimes sadly laughable. Nibley's dry humor is delightful and his enthusiasm is contagious. This book is a MUST-read if you are interested in the LDS Church. It is particularly important if you've been misled by the critics. Read this book and check Nibley's historical sources before you believe what you read elsewhere.

In 1811, Thomas Keene, a minister, loses his faith and travels to Ohio. In this sparse, concise "diary," we get to know Thomas, his mundane activities, his fantasies, and his remarkable adventures on the American frontier. Thomas writes of routine events (his cash accounting, his business selling home-made whiskey), his sexual fantasies and realities, his relationships, his drunkenness, war, Indian legends, and the remarkable hardships of frontier life.

Through the series of simple journal entries, sketches, drawings, and accounting entries, author Hugh Nissenson creates a profound portrait of a fascinating man. Nissenson is a master of "artificial reality"- the structure, style, and false references lend an air of truth to this work of fiction. Historical facts and figures weave seamlessly with the fictional elements. The War of 1812 and John Chapmann (Johnny Appleseed) are prominently featured in the story. And Nissenson himself created the drawings and sketches attributed to his fictional character (the cover is a sample of his work).

I loved this book. It creeps into your mind and comes back to haunt you. I admire Hugh Nissenson's ability to paint, with deceptively-simple strokes, a deep, rich, intimate, lush landscape and a deeply moving character.

If you read and enjoy this book, be sure to read Nissenson's The Song of the Earth, in which he leaps forward rather than back in time for a stunning vision of what might be.

This book is like nothing I've ever read before. It is brilliant. Read it. This is history come alive. Rattlesnake bites, Indian skirmishes, visionaries and slaves and frustrated widows--all the true voices of the American Frontier come through this "journal" with unbelievable power and desperate longing.

I first read this book in grad school and found it to be one of the most fascinating books I have ever had the pleasure to read. A well-written and exhaustively detailed account of the history of humankind, Thomas addresses topics as diverse as how the development of the clock changed man's thinking about the world around him to why lands that required extensive irrigation systems tended to invite totalitarian forms of government. This is not a quick read by many means, but it will change the way you view history and the development of civilizations. It is a shame this book is currently out of print, more people should have the opportunity to enjoy it.

The author presents the technology that made possible major changes in history. A development in the plow yielded more arable land to France which yielded greater food supplies which led to a boom in the population which grew Napoleon's army which made his conquests possible.

This should help with your college, learning experience.

This book is a must have for any student enrolled in University Physics. The solutions contained within are useful, and are applicable to the world around us.