This book is great fun, providing mind-bending puzzlers to expert marine aquarium keepers and an easy-to-digest review of important concepts for beginning hobbyists.

The Moes are the undisputed "First Couple" of the marine aquarium hobby in North America, and their bestselling handbooks have helped hundreds of thousands of newcomers with their first saltwater endeavors.

Underlying the lively questions (Q: "What is a kriesel?")*, all of which have entertaining multiple choice answers, is the authors' obvious goal of wanting to educate and challenge the reader. Trick questions abound, which may prove maddening to some but seem to be intended to keep jaded expert readers on their toes.

There is currently much talk of testing and certifying marine hobbyists before they can buy wild-caught saltwater livestock, and The Marine Aquarists' Quiz Book may give a taste of real life questions-to-come. In the meantime, it is great refresher course, filled with useful facts and provocative trivia that the reader will want to share with others.

(*A: A special cylindrical tank with revolving currents designed to keep moon jellies and sea nettles in captivity. Developed at the Monterey Aquarium and named after the German word for carousel.)

This fast-paced biography of Moe Berg, reprinted from the 1970's, recounts an amazing life. As a catcher in the major leagues for several years, Berg was an asset both behind the plate and in the bullpen. A true linguist, he mastered more than a dozen languages perfectly, from Latin and Sanskrit to French and Japanese. He enjoyed newspapers in all languages and woe to anyone who disturbed his papers before he was done with them! Known as "the professor", Berg even obtained a law degree and would sometimes practice law in the off-season. Moe Berg helped introduce major league baseball to the Japanese in the 1930's. He also played a major role in espionage, both against the Japanese and the Nazi's. His encounter with Heisenberg in Zurich, trying to determine whether Germany was on the verge of producing an atomic bomb, is an amazing story. Athlete, scholar, and spy--yes, Berg was all three--a gifted and courageous man who is finally getting more widespread recognition.

this is a good book for kids affected by touretes syndrome. It gives alot of valaable info. however the atuhors jokey attiutde got on my nervrs sometimes.however i think she does that to put kids at ease.