I highly recommend this book for any professional who counsels people who have post traumatic stress disorder. The treatment guidelines are excellent, and the review of the literature that backs up the selection of the guidelines clearly guides the reader step by step to a better understanding of what treatment approaches are currently backed up by existing research and which are not.

This is a good book for people who want to know more about PTSD. It does not contain psycho bubble, but is rather written in clear coherent professional English. It offers a variety of effective treatments which are backed by current research and literature.

I was hooked from the first page. Couldn't put it down until I was finished with the last page. Great fighting scenes and lots of action. Looking forward to reading the next two books in this triology...

This book delves into the mythology of Area 51 and UFOs through the eyes of its main characters, a P.I. named Jake, and an alien abductee named Christina. It does a good job of including a lot of the lore of the alien culture as well as spining some new tales of it's own. It's a fun, fast paced thriller. I reccomend this book to anyone who loves sci-fi!

A fabulous way to tie in the begining of Hawk Hunter's career and legend. Takes you from his Thunderbird demo Team days to his acceptance to the Space Shuttle program. Then as WWIII begins, You get an understanding of how Hunter developed his 6th sense and became the superpilot of legend. If you enjoy Wingman. You will love this.

This was a really good book, and yes it did briefly touch on his days in NASA but half the stuff that guy said didn't happen in this book. I have 9 of the Wingman books and am planing on buying the others here on amazon.com. Take it from me, BUY THIS BOOK.

I happened to run into this book by accident. I was stopped by the author who was selling his books at a little stand in front of Coles in a little mall near my house. He convinced me to purchase his book and told me if I liked Tolkien's Hobit (and I did) then I would like his book. So I bought it and he autographed it for me and I took it home and read it. It really was a wonderful example of a magical Tolkienistic fantasy set in a far off world. It's your classic Guy Gavriel Kay (another excellent Canadian fantasy author) type story of an evil that's supressed for so long and then suddenly unleashed for a new generation of heros to fight. The best part about this book was that it wasn't too long.

I really enjoyed this book. The characters were interesting, the plot gripping, and most of all, it was a pure delight to read. I couldn't put it down. Magic, conflict, the never ending struggle between good and evil... very "Tolkenesque." I highly recomend it to any fantacy fan. I hope they make it into a movie!

The author has succeeded in writing a useful, enjoyable, and eminently readable book. The questions range over the whole domain of astronomy and include those concerned with current areas of astronomical research. . . . In addition to giving answers that are accessible to a general audience, the author often uses easily visualized models to describe, for example, the relative size of the solar system or the thickness of Jupiter's rings. The diagrams and photographs (many taken by the author himself) add significantly to the explanations. Obviously, in a book of this length that covers so wide a range of topics, it is not possible to go into great depth on any particular subject. However, the author has wisely included an extensive reading list for further study, organized question by question.

I love astronomy, but most of the books I read about it are long and drawn-out, and too difficult and advanced for a high schooler to read. However, this book is easy enough for elementary schoolers to read. It's very informative, explained very well, and even has pretty pictures for those who are too lazy to read the whole book. :) I definitely recommend it!

"Handmade Bags" has some really great project ideas. It starts out with the basics - supplies, sewing for beginners, etc. and then moves on to the projects (which have whimsical names like "Red, red rose" and "Gilded cage"). There are 30 professional looking project ideas - all with great illustrations and detailed instructions. Some of the projects use some interesting materials, however I was disappointed that there were a couple of "knitting with wire" bags - that's just not my thing.
Although most of the patterns seem pretty straight forward, they are small grid illustrations - meaning you can't take the book to the copy machine and enlarge - you have to use traditional tailoring methods/measuring/etc. to scale up the pattern. For people who have never sewn, I would advise getting "Making Handbags" by the folks from FIT first and then use this book for additional creative ideas and techniques.

This is a wonderful idea spawning book for anyone interested in making their own handbags. The authors are British so some of the materials they talk about have different names in the US. Don't let this hold you back, its a great book. The sewing can be advanced and you do have to make your own patterns but its totally worth the effort. I just wish I could find some "novelty turf" here....Such a cute bag they made out of it!

The editors have done a good job of including most of the major areas of western political thought of the last two thousand years. A bit skimpy on classical works, but well grounded in more contemporary times and the foundational thought of American and Western democratic ideals. The contents have been edited to ensure that the message is not lost in prose, and the average reader should be able to enjoy the readings, also getting a clear sense of what the original author intended to say. Aimed at the Higher Education market it is a little pricey, but a buy for the shelf of anyone interested in this subjecr area.

I reread this wonderful collection of seminal works of political philosophy often. I used it in my course on ideology. Students will find it challenging to work through, if you assign selections indescriminantly. That is why this reader is meant to complement an equally wonderful textbook written by the same authors. The scope here is awe-inspiring. We begin with Euripides and Pericles in the ancient Greece and end with the latest crypto ideological movements, such as feminism, animal rights activism, green politics, and the end of history thesis. I think that all selections are enlightening. This should be a must book for anyone specializing in political theory, intellectual history, or anyone who wants to understand or effectively employ ideological rhetoric. Great book.

This is the third book in The Once and Future King pentalogy (after The Sword in the Stone and The Witch in the Wood _also called The Queen of Air and Darkness_ and before The Candle in the Wind and The Book of Merlyn).

The Ill-Made Knight tells the story of the life of Sir Lancelot, an ugly young man, fervent admirer of King Arthur, who comes to Camelot to become a Knight of the Round Table.

It won't be long until he and Arthur's Queen, Guenever, fall in love with each other. And soon Sir Lancelot is tormented by a devastating inner struggle. He is thoroughly ashamed of this love, which he considers a sin. So for his redemption, he swears to become the best knight in the world.

As for King Arthur, his knights have been busy restoring peace in all Europe, but soon the situation gets out of hand again, and he has to find something to keep them from fighting each other. He'll send them on a quest for the Holy Grail.

I was quite surprised by this book, which I enjoyed much more than the previous two. There's action at last, the characters are better defined, the story more gripping. I wonder what the last two have in store for me.

If you like King Arthur and even if you don't you should read The Once and Future King. Especially Ill Made Knight. The most moving and compelling account of Lancelot's affair with Guenivere ever written.

Most English majors think they have a novel or two in them; after reading this book I think I want to avoid the publishing world all together. Writers can be so mean and petty toward each other! That's the impression we get from this dark look at writing and the writing lifestyle, and I loved every page of it. Blacker puts in these lists of famous writers and their quirks (what they did to unblock themselves; quips about their art) that would make a good book on their own (I guess he is working on one that will be out soon). This book is unlike anything I have ever read: Keays seems so honest and trustworthy as first person narrator, but he turns out to be pond scum. And what a surprise ending! It's one of those books where you finish it and start right back at the beginning to see if there was any inkling early on that it would end the way that it did. There isn't, I checked. I thoroughly enjoyed it!

Gregory Keays is a writer whose future is, as they say, behind him. One novel, a short period spent on the "young writers to watch" list, and the only thing he has produced since is a dozen unfinished novels and a series of not-yet-published volumes about other writers. He writes a column for a writer's magazine and teaches a writing class at a local institute, while his wife has become one of London's leading interior decorators, earning far more money than he ever will. His relationship with his teenage son is terrible. Gregory's envy of those who were once, potentially, his peers has been eating his guts out for years. Most of those working writers, in his opinion, are mere authors; only he is a real "writer." This is especially true of his opinion of Martin Amis -- whom he always refers to as "Martin." (One must wonder about the true relationship between Amis and Blacker, if any. . . .) Then Peter Gibson shows up in his class and Gregory recognizes true talent. He casts himself as Peter's guide to the literary world -- and discovers the young writer has just completed an amazingly mature, groundbreaking novel. A novel that should have been his. Will be his.

This book started out witty and ruefully funny; you shake your head while smiling at Gregory's corrosive ego and self-delusion. After awhile, though, he's not so funny. And by the denouement -- which I, for one, did not see coming -- he has become downright scary. This study of the decay of an admittedly intelligent man's self-image is a remarkable piece of work.

If you are a serial mystery fan I would recommend the Owen Keane books. The Lost Keats is by far the best of the group and although it is the 3rd in the series it is a prequel to the first 2 written. You will be best served starting the series with this book. Terence Faherty's writing style is only slightly above average but never condesending and the references to poet John Keats elevate this book above your basic mystery. This book's strongest attribute though is its protagonist- Owen Keane, a seminarian with more questions than answers, still longing for the woman he may or may not have ever really had. Told from Owen's self-depricating point of view, Faherty pulls off a difficult accomplishment- creating a character you feel sorry for but never totally pity. Although this book is not great literature by far, it's plot twists will hold your interest and you will find yourself rooting for its main character. In short, an easy but absorbing read.

Author Terence Faherty in his third novel provides readers of the now well established Owen Keane mystery series with a "prequel" to his first two novels in "The Lost Keats". The young seminarian Keane continues his struggles with his own sense of direction as he attempts to solve a riveting mystery of a missing fellow student that has a multitude of plot twists and delightful diversions. Keane's travels throughout the small towns and backroads of rural Indiana and description of it's inhabitants are very much on target. The pace quickens to an exciting ending that has Keane finding answers to the mystery while still searching for his own identity and sense of purpose. Terence Faherty's skillful development of characters, description of human frailties and story-weaving makes this novel a mystery of first rank. Readers will find themselves ready for the next Faherty offering in this very interesting evolution of "investigator" Owen Kea! ! ne !!