My boss has this book to get ideas for designing custom homes for high-profile clients. I have read the book from cover to cover but every time I open it, it seems like I discover anew more pictures & details of these beautiful homes. These Palm Beach houses were built as if they were competing with one another for the title of 'most splendid work of art'. Most are not sprawling mansions or overly complicated expressions of the wealth of their owners. They are, however, fine examples of the architecture of Palm Beach summer homes of the 1920's priveleged upper class.

I love this book. Of course It would be nice if there were floorplans. And as usual one closes the book wishing he could see more photos of each of the houses. But there are many stunning photos. Kudos to the photographer. It is well worth the money and I will get it someday if I can no longer borrow it from my boss.

This fine coffee table book is filed with wonderful photographs of a small selection of some of the finest mansions in the country. The ranges of houses from Adam and Regency, to simple clapboard, to Spanish/Moorish is excellent. The text is informative, accurate and well written. If interested in South Florida fine architecture, this book is a must.

In People in Quandaries, Wendell Johnson presents Korzybski's system of general semantics in an engaging and easily followed way. He takes a step by step approach to explaining the formulations so that someone with no prior knowledge of the system can understand it. Johnson concentrates on applying the system to solving personal problems, and has produced one of the best 'self help' books ever written.

In "People in Quandaries," the speech pathologist Wendell Johnson describes the causes and effects of the IFD cycle. In this series of reactions, I, unrealistic expectations and ideals, lead to F, frustrations, which discourage us, and may delude us with even less realistic expectations or ideal; the IFD can quickly become viciously circular.

Probably the IFD cycle affects almost everyone to some degree: who doesn't have some ultimately frustrating expectations? But instead of letting our frustrations discourage or delude us, we can and should learn from them; some mistakes may prove worth making for the sake of the discoveries they lead to.

"People in Quandaries" includes some semantic exercises with which we can learn how to learn; by recognizing the limitations of our expectations and language, we can learn to see beyond them.

I'm just beginning my career as an elementary school teacher. I've taught creative writing to both 6th and 3rd graders. My only gripe with Katie Johnson's book is not having found it sooner! Reading this book is like having a conversation with an experienced and trusted colleague. It's mentoring in a book. Ms. Johnson takes you by the hand and shows you step by step how to take the literature you are already using in your classrooms to teach creative writing. This book overflows with marvelous ideas you can begin using today. Whether you're trying to teach an eleven year-old how to write a good lead or help an 8 year-old move beyond such descriptors as "good" and "nice", this book will point the way. What I find most remarkable about this book is its comprehensive treatment of writing in the elementary grades. Most books seem to be geared toward one grade level or another, but not this one. This book contains engaging lesson ideas for every grade level, K-6. Reading this book is like sitting in the back of a classroom and watching a master teacher at work. It's a gift. Don't miss it.

I am a classroom teacher of 5th and 6th grade students and I constantly struggle with how to help my students revise their writing and add rich detail to their writing. This book provides some excellent ways you can help students to improve their writing. There are many hands-on activities that allow the students to use drawing, acting, speaking, and other forms of expression. The activities can be used at all different grade levels.

The idea is to use books the students are currently reading to help them learn how to write and revise well. If you have struggled with coming up with writing lessons that interest the students and get the point across, this is the book for you! The author provides examples of many different books you can use to teach the lessons, and she often includes specific excerpts right there in the book. This book is very user friendly. You will find it easy to read and you will feel ready to try some exercises in your classroom right away!

Marcia Ardis does a wonderful job integrating music and the learning of the print word. This resource (Sing-Alongs) is vital for pre-school and elementary teachers. She takes common tunes that children and adults have grown to know and love and designs creative jingles that help make learning to read fun! Research has proven that children need to speak, hear, sing, and say the printed word in order for it to be a learned skill-Marcia Ardis has provided that in this "catchy" title. All the "goods" are there within her book-have fun!

These songs & poems hold young children's interests & are great for home practice. I can teach a decoding skill at school and the children take it home and practice while reading / singing to their parents. This is NOT homework to them!

What an amazing collection! If you are a teacher and your students are intimidated by language arts/reading--this book is for you. It gives you so many practical ideas for the classroom--it really makes learning fun. I was a student of Dr. Johnson and I would trust her recommendations.

A wonderfully creative book that any educator would be proud to use in their classroom. My students love it!

This book is one of the better ones available for business proposals. It IS the best book on the subject for people who work in businesses related to science and technology.

The author's approach is straightforward, without the usual sales mumbo jumbo in other books. I found his strategies for improving the odds of success very effective.

The book is a bit expensive, but after winning a couple multi-million dollar contracts that price seemed very small.

Unlike most books about proposal writing, this book really gets down to the nuts and bolts. But it also provides persuasion strategies that really help land the client. The book would work with business or technical applications.

I've read many books on proposals, but this is the only one I would recommend. You won't need another book if you have this one.

This book catalogs 1960s/early 70s psychedelic/garage/acid/folk bands. I am a real fan of mid-60s garage punk bands so this book is invaluable for details on such obscure bands as The Bees, The Calico Wall & the Fe Fi Four Plus Two. There are some inaccuracies, however. I found various mistakes in lyric reprints and band and personnel names. I guess only a real fan like me would notice them. If you are a fan of the 60s compliations such as Pepples, Highs In the Mid Sixties and Mindrocker, GET THIS BOOK.

Robert Taylor: Air Combat Paintings Volume II is a dazzling spectacle of an artbook, filled with black-and-white as well as full color images of aerial combat paintings, especially those related to World War II air battles. An extensive, in-depth commentaries and history adds a special depth to the origin and moment captured in these heart-stopping works of art. Robert Taylor: Air Combat Paintings, Volume II is a recommended treasure trove of great air combat illustrations for aviation and military history buffs. Also highly recommended is the companion compilation, The Air Combat Paintings of Robert Taylor: Volume 1 (0715314300, £20.00).

I think the book 'Alien Enciclopedia" is the best book I've ever read.It has everythink about real aliens,t.v. aliens,alien investigations such as Telly tubbies,Mulder and Scully,The Blob,Mr Spot I like the book because it has a great way of making pictures in you're head of aliens.Every second of the book fills you with more and more imformation.Andrew Donkin is my second best author because he has such a creative mind.'Alien Enciclopedia' is the best book I've ever read.Soon as I picked the book up I could not put it down.The reason I liked the book is because it was about aliens and was one of those books where there was no boaring bits.It just increased better and better.The book doe's not scare me and I don't intend to be scared but the illustrations are very spine chilling.I think the illustrations are increasingly amazing!I would recomend this book to people who are into astronomy and like to be suprised!Andrew Donkin has met my class and me and I think he is a top ten author!Plus,I think the illustrations are top ten to!I have read 'Bugman' which is another book Andrew Donkin wrote and I'd give that book seven out of ten.Alien Enciclopedia is the best book in the U.K... Thats what I think any way!!!!!!! Like I say again Andrew Donkins book'Alien Enciclopedia is the best book I've ever read and I wish him well in the future!The next book Andrew Donkin writes I will certainly buy it.