As a writer, I found this book very helpful in determining the way my characters spoke without having the ability to go to Haiti and hear it for myself. It addresses sentence structure and word usage effectively, but it is by no means a dictionary! If you want noun or verb translations, you will need another book.

This is a translation and commentary of chapter 6 of the Huainanzi. LeBlanc does a good job, however, it would only be of interest 2 those REALLY interested in the Huainanzi. The footnotes often take up the entire page! Deals with the topic of Ganying - resonance/stimulus and response. Has an interesting chart documenting all the quotations used in the Huainanzi from other texts such as the Laozi, Zhuangzi, the Hanfeizi, etc.

this book is the reason for why i work in the cinematographic area. cool; this book revelate the system of organisation and the power of the beauty with art photographic

First of all, if you are a John Gardner fan boost this rating to a five. There are many John C Gardner's to enjoy: the poet, novelist, teacher, critic, playwriter. To me this man was at his best as a teacher and novelist and for this reason I rate 'On Writers and Writing' highly. His insights on the works of contemporary and some not so contemprary writer's offer, most particulary to Gardner fans, a better view of the mans opinions, values and philosophies, ones that come through a bit more cryptically ( most often for artisic purposes) in his often underrated fiction. For Gardner fans this is a must own. For others, an enjoyable read.

I am puzzled as to the goal of this book and wonder what audience they'd intended. Since it is a small book with only 80 pages about half of which are photographs, that doesn't leave much room for informative text. I have the impression that 'shocking' tidbits were thrown in just to liven up the book. It is a carnival-type excitement........... and out-of-place with the exquisite bindings, mostly excellent photography and the remainder of the text which does seem to stay with the title of the book; Wild Babies. I would like to say to the author (and editors) "when you run out of something to say....... quit typing!"

I have a few problems with the photos, too. Some are beautiful, artsy, and engrossing. But two are great photos that have been widely used elsewhere; the lion with cub, and the armidillo caught in freeze-frame jumping up. Three are ho-hum-so-what photos; the geese family, the rhinos, and the boring ill-lit troop of baboons. One photo, of musk oxen, takes half of an already small page, and only shows the adults ringed around some calves you have to imagine! That's not true to the title and theme at all. I don't even see a bump that could BE a baby musk ox!

If you want to enjoy wild animal babies this isn't the book, it's few pleasurable moments fall short of satisfaction.

Beautifully photographed and a great idea, this book could have been much better if Nan used a better writer. I laughed so much reading the titles of the photos--they are hilarious! I thought she would be much more original and sophisticated than that. However it contains some good recipes.

Ok, Ok. So Nan didn't grow up as a Colonial Dame in Charleston or Boston, surrounded by heirloom silver and brass. So all the parishioners would be embarrassed for her should she set foot in an Episcopal church. She still has as much right to write a book on entertaining as Sally Quinn, Elsa Maxwell, or Letitia Baldrige. Now that I'm thinking about it, why doesn't Jayne Wrightsman write a party book? Or, for that matter, Princess Lee Radziwill? I think if Lee did that, it would be the biggest camp classic since Patrick Dennis's Little Me. She'd have to do it right, though; either get me or someone like Michael Musto to co-author it. Cheerio, dahlings!

Nan; your book is excellent !!! I really enjoy it. Quentin Bacon photographs are also really great !!!! This is the best book on cooking I've ever seen.

Just an ordinary collection of young Japanese people in face or body shots wearing ordinary everyday street clothes. Very few nude or provocative shots. Was this someone's first intermediate school photo project? I am going to delete Nan Goldin's name from my hard drive.

If this collection of Goldin photographs demonstrates anything, it is fine wine, great paintings, loving relationships, and fine art education do not necessarily inspire, guarantee, or, in themselves, produce extraordinary photography. Whatever her experience might have been in Japan while making these photographs, the resulting images are, at the very most, photo album, vacation snap shots holding very little in substance and meaning to anyone except Nan Goldin. Goldin's effort here is one of self absorption which most artists bathe in on occasion. While the images in this edition, as boring and lacking in any form of specific or universal meaning as they are, can be 'blamed' on Goldin, the editorial decision to publish this book prove publishers continue to be a steady source for the 'bargain book' shelves at bookstores everywhere.

Nan Goldin is one of the best photographers of our time. She is real, true and awesome. Her photographs are raw and unsensored. She doesn't just go out and photograph random people on the streets, which would not necessarily be a bad thing anyway... but she establishes real relationships with the people she photographs before taking their picture. Therefore, her images really show something true about the person. Her colors and compositions may seem simple or whimsical to a stupid person, but anyone with half a brain will see that they are actually carefully thought out. She is a master of color use in order to convey a certain mood. I love Nan Goldin and reccommend this book to anyone not looking for pretty nature photography or decorative type "art". Nan Goldin's photographs are raw, real, and powerful. ...

A family of three generations spends a week at a cabin that has been the scene of summer vacations for many years. This will be their last visit because the cabin is to be sold.

If you like a book without plot and a lot of emphasis on character this book is for you. It was interesting enough to finish because the author makes the characters seem realisitc, with strengths and weaknesses, but nobody is really any different at the end. It is so detailed that it is almost as if the author had videotaped a week in the lives of these people and then transcribed the action in all detail.

One objection I had was that the author never closed the bathroom door, so to speak. I don't think the graphic descriptions of bowel movements enhances the book.

Stewart O'Nan has done here--successfully--what one of the members of the family he portrays longs to do as a photographic work: he captures the summer world of Lake Chautauqua, where time moves slowly and every change seems a betrayal of memory, rather than a step in progress. But this only the setting; the true stars of this drama are the family. O'Nan examines its web of relationships, politics and attitudes with an uncannily accurate eye. He assumes each character's point of view lovingly; he knows them all, young and old, male and female. And so do we, because we've been there ourselves--the recognition is half the fun of the reading. The detail, too, is marvelous: whose workbench, for example, has never been graced with a Chock-Full-O-Nuts can crammed with dead paintbrushes? Wish You Were Here reminds us what a flawed species we are, so eager to turn away from each other to search for that Something that must, by nature, elude us--the perfect light, the impossible love, the exquisite memory, the undiluted attention of our parents. There are no jarring plot twists, no car chases, no fights-to-the-death, no special effects--just fine writing, arresting characters, right-on dialogue (spoken and internal) and a week's crash course in what makes us bizarre creatures tick. Read; recognize; enjoy.

It's not surprising that a book like this brings out bipolar reaction such as we've seen here: you either love it or you don't. Count me as one of the ones who love it -- for me, this was a page-turner. The depth that O'Nan reaches with each of these characters is remarkable, every one of them so finely constructed. He also nails the general discomfort of family vacations better than anyone.

I've read all of O'Nan's novels, and for me, this is his most accomplished work to date. It is a work that is unafraid to be uncompromising in its scope and its intent.

There is no indication that anybody with an active brain cell ever reviewed the contents of this book. Don't buy it. The recipes are mostly not what you would feel safe giving a cat. The way this book reads, it would appear that these are PEOPLE recipes that were "sponsored," so to speak, by two wandering kitties. There are a couple of interesting treat ideas, but it isn't worth the price of the book. Go to the pet store and look at the book there. I occasionally make my own cat food, and honestly feel this was a complete waste of money. If I dared to feed my cats what this book suggests, I expect they would die within the year. There is no nutritional info, either, nor any dietary advice.

The majority of the recipes in this book are strictly human. Some are downright stupid and dangerous to give to cats, containing ingredients like sugar and ham. By all means if you want to watch your cat die, or watch yourself grow fatter, buy this book. Otherwise leave it.

My cat absolutely enjoyed all of the recipes in this book. I recommened this book to anybody who loves to cook and who has a cat!!

While the story line works well for an audio book the sound effects are a problem. The sound effects are distracting and in many cases drown out the words completely. The artists reading the material did a nice job. Now the sound mixers need to get on the ball.

This is not a bad audio-book but it could have a little more character debt instead of a lot of the annoying background music witch also could have usee a little more work.

The concept for this is good: give a 3d sound experience to the listener and try to immerse them in the story. Unfortunately, it has some trouble spots in the story. First of all, the story starts out incredibly slow and slightly confusing. Once you pick up on what's going on (basically, when Sulu comes in), it gets better. It IS a good story, and it's great to see Captain Sulu in action again...it's just too bad it takes some getting used to to really enjoy it.