Although my "mountaineering" is limited to hikes in the Canadian Rockies, I found Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro a fascinating and informative how-to on summiting this high point in Africa. The book is dense with practical tips on getting in shape, getting there, and getting to the top, with just about everything to keep you out of trouble in-between. This is not a page turner for the professional mountain climber or the extreme sport fanatic. But for the average hiker with aspirations for a sunrise at the top of Africa, it's hard to imagine a better guide. Pay special attention to the tips for staying healthy - the authors (both from the Mayo Clinic) obviously know of what they write.

Mount Kilimanjaro is not a "tourist trap" as an anonymous reviewer has mistakenly written. My wife, 2daughters, and I read Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro by Carmichael and Stoddard, and we all made it to the Top of Africa. It was grand! We particularly appreciated the advice about using poles on the ascent, and particularly on the descent; it was treacherous going in the muddy parts of the rain forest., and poles were essential. Also, I noticed that Dr. Carmichael is a Professor of Anatomy (and Orthopedic Surgery) at the Mayo Clinic, so I am convinced that he knows more about anatomy than the reviewer cloaked in anonymity. I am a surgeon myself, and the anatomical references are correct. The advice in this book worked for us, which speaks volumes. I understand that a new edition will be out soon, which is good news for those of you who are considering climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.
I wanted to add, that while the ascend is tough and challinging in regards to muscular and cardiovascular fitness, the descent poses a different challenge and is hard to prepare for. I found it very helpful to use a sideways descnet technique, especially in the loose gravel on top, similar to slalom ski run downhill. The strain on the upper legs and knee joints is impressive.
Bernd-Uwe Sevin, M.D.

As a middle-aged "regular guy" this book got me into the best physical shape I have ever been in. You don't want any serious surprises on a trip like this, and "Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro" prepares you with the right equipment, clothing, energy foods and most importantly ATTITUDE. I summited Kili three weeks ago and judging from what I experienced, it pays to be prepared. Great trip - great book!

I bought this one for my daughter who was studying Robert Frost in first grade. The illustrations are lovely, and she treasures the book. The only disappointment was that it doesn't contain the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" (one of our favorites). From the cover picture, I'd expected it to contain that one.
Still, I'm glad I bought it for her.

I have read this book by Robert Frost end to end. When I first saw this book I had to read it. I read Robert Frost last year in school. This book can be read to any age at any time. I thik some of Robert Frosts pomes can tech kids about life. That is what I think of this Robert Frost book.

I love Robert Frost's poetry and was looking for a good way to introduce his wonderful words to young children. I have found that way through this beautiful book. I am an assistant principal and can't wait to share this book with my teachers and students. As I read this book, I felt like I was in New England during all four seasons. A must buy for poetry lovers and Robert Frost fans.

This book is the introductory shortest book of a five book series. The succeeding books treat each of the elements of mature masculinity (King, Warrior, Magician, Lover) in one volume each.

By far the most intriguing thought in the book for me is the authors assertion that what the problem with this world and men is that there is a overwhelming dominance of boyish, immature masculinity and hardly any mature, male masculinity.
To paraphrase the author: The world is full of boys pretending/playing to be men.

The book begins with a short intro in the difference between immature boy psychology and men psychology and some of their manifestations. Then Mythology and Jungian psychology are used to explain and highlight the King, Warrior, Magician and Lover. For each the author explains and differentiates between their full expression and their 'distorted' hyper-expression and under-expression which are both inferior and negative.

In general the focus was to much on the mythology part of the argument. I would have preferred a more psychology heavy treatment of the subject. But this is mostly a sign of the direction of my current interests. I would have as well wished there would have been more about how the boy vs men psychology manifestations differ and play out for each of the King, Warrior, Magician, Lover quartet.

But maybe more of that can be found in the 4 other books of the 5 book series.

My brother lent me this book, and I was quite prepared to not like it at all - it seemed at first to be one of those sappy men's movement books.

However, once I started reading it I finished it in one long sitting.

The concepts are simple and make sense.

The core concept is that every man has varying amounts of King (representing the ability to bring order out of chaos, and a sort of benevolent use of power), Warrior( the ability to marshal resources, have courage, bear pain, make clear choices based on facts not emotions), Magician (or "alchemist" - concerned with knowledge and skill, and how to use it), and Lover (emotionally connected to others, having empathy).

Each one of these attributes has many good qualities; they can turn negative however, in both active and passive ways. The book cogently explains the symptoms of this - this was the part of the book that made me think the authors knew what they were talking about, in that I saw myself and my co-workers in some of the examples.

I first read this book when it appeared in the early '90s, when the Men's Movement was everywhere (how long ago that seems). I have come back to the book many, many times for guidance and insight, finding relevance in different portions as I have aged, changed jobs, and faced new challenges. There is a reason why this book remains in print: it's an intelligent, clear, and well-grounded examination of the primary facets of men's selves and how men can use this understanding to improve their lives. The authors discuss each of the title's four archetypes in turn, explaining both the positive and negative aspects of each one, and how each can interact with the others. A particular strength is the authors' ability to describe each archetype in a vivid, three-dimensional (yet concise) way that enables you to *see* the archetype at work in yourself and others. I would recommend this book especially for readers who may be turned off by self-help works that are either too simplistic or too mystical. And, as other reviewers have pointed out, much of it would appear to be of interest to women as well as men.

Photos in this work are absolutely breath-taking. I received it as a gift then turned around and bought it as a gift for my son. Highly recommended.

This book is a must have for anyone even mildly taken by breathtaking scenary captured by excellent photography. The pictures are accompanied by text that serves as very useful natural history reference material, and every page stands out in its own right.

Great book for any age group or interest level. Can't recommend it enough.

Fabulous rendition of this popular tale. The clay artwork brings the story to life in the way that Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer's three dimensional story does on televison. My only sadness is that on the page where 'sugarplums dance in the childrens heads'--there aren't any sugarplums dancing!! (as a child I was always partial to that particular image). Other than that this really is a beautiful book and the nicest one I've seen of this story.

THIS WAS JUST A WONDERFUL BOOK. I HAD PURCHASED IT FOR MY CHILDREN AROUD CHRISTMAS, AND WE READ IT 10 TIMES DURING
CHRISTMAS AND WHEN CHRISTMAS WAS OVER I WANTED TO PUT THE
BOOK IN THE ATTIC AND MY 8 YEAR OLD SON STOPPED ME WANTING
TO READ IT ALL YEAR LONG.ITS JUST A WONDERFUL BOOK FOR ALL
YEAR LONG!!

This is a well-organized, clear, short reference work. Well done

Here is the little red bok.
If the big one is too expensive for you, you can always buy this. You'll find inside all the important protocols and data for molecular biology.It's up to date, and clearly presented.
Try it, and then buy the big one!

This book is an essential tool for people in the scientific field such as Molecular Biology (obviously), Biochemistry, and Neuroscience. It is comprehensive and up-to-date as far as the techniques are concerned. It is good value in a sense that you don't have to buy the whole "Current Protocols Series" which costs an arm and a leg if you do. Although nowadays, a lot of "kits" are commercially available, the techniques found in this book explain principles and provide different alternatives suited for your needs. Molecular Cloning by Maniatis et al., although needs updating, is still a helpful reference in my opinion and it complements this book.

I enjoyed this book very much. It contained well-developed characters (one could relate to their emotions and situations), full action, and was technically believable. The book was well paced, meaning that as one reads and the action becomes more intense one tends to read more rapidly. It fulfills the appetite. Captain Boen may be the next Jake Grafton!

The book deals with a new concept for a world doomsday scenario that appears technically feasible. The adventure aspects of the story are well done and compelling. My measure of a good book of this type is whether I want to stay up and read to find out what happens next. This one met that criteria. The scenes depicted in text were easily visualized and exciting. I could visualize movie scenes in my mind, which makes me believe it could be made into a killer movie. The book is reminiscent of Clancy's style, with a new technical twist.

I really hate to read it is so boring so I would rather watch tv. But when I started to read this book I didn't watch any tv I just read and read and read. If you like learing about wars and future technology this is a must buy

Robert Moore has done a capable job with this retelling of the gripping and tragic tale of K-141's end. He has done a very decent job of gathering facts, both common and obscure, and pulling them together. For a non-specialist in this area, this book is an excellent beginning in coming to grips with the events, their causes, and their consequences. Unfortunately, I AM a specialist in the area, or more to the point have been a specialist, and I was left wanting much more than I found. Moore goes over all the obligatory points, and gives an adequate, if somewhat limited, explanation of the salient facts. His explanations are short on depth though, and are even occasionally trite. His repeated return to the sheer size of the KURSK begins to pall after the forth or fifth repetition, and he is repetitive in other areas as well. What I really found myself wanting was more on the internal manoeuvrings of the Russian Federation government and armed services, more on the word games and spin presented to the world, more on the international implications resulting from the attempts to place an external blame on the whole incident, and more on the salvage efforts, especially after the crew was found to be dead. The raising of the KURSK alone was a monumental achievement, worthy of a book in it's own right, as are the geo-political implications of the event. The bare facts of the sinking, and the tragedy unfolding within the K-141 are only enough to fill a small part of the story, and Moore does bring to the table much that was not widely known before, especially in regards to the advanced state of decay of the Russian Federation Navy. Budget disasters were clearly pointed out, but never fully explored. Manpower shortages, personal sacrifice, patriotism, and pride of service were likewise insufficiently explored. The unfolding events inside the hull of the KURSK (as best are known) are neglected for lengthy portions of the book, and Moore loses the sense of desperate immediacy this story really deserves.

Moore has found and gathered a worthy collection of facts, information, and anecdotes, but he ultimately fails to produce a gripping tale. What he does deliver, though, is enough: A wrenching story of courage, pride, neglect, suspicion, miscommunication, parochialism, and incompetence. If it were not for the lives lost, it would be sadly amusing. Instead, it's heartbreaking. Those were good men aboard the K-141, better by far than their leaders deserved: That much, Moore makes abundantly clear.

A Time to Die tells the story, as far as it was known prior to publication of the official Russian Navy disaster investigation report late last year, of Kursk's final ill-fated war game deployment and the subsequent Russian and Norwegian/British rescue attempts. The hypothetical reconstruction of the catastrophic torpedo explosion that first killed the men in the torpedo room and then, following a far more powerful secondary explosion of other torpedoes that blew off the SSGN's entire giant bow section (Kursk was three times larger than a Los Angeles Class SSN!), about 85% of the entire crew is the most interesting part of the book. Only 28 men in the nuclear reactor spaces, who gathered below the escape hatch in the ninth - farthest aft - compartment to await rescuers, survived the initial catastrophe. After Kursk sinks the story bounces somewhat confusingly back and forth among the survivors, the Russian surface fleet and rescue vessels, families and officials at the decrepit, depressing Kola Peninsula Russian Navy Bases (where reportedly more than a dozen submariners commit suicide each year) and the Norwegian-British military and oil industry rescuers.

The saga illustrates how pathetic the Russian Navy is (the Northern Fleet is supposed to be a world-class military force but actually is barely a local coast guard, despite massive nuclear weapons), and how their culture of blame avoidance contributed to incredible delays in, first, even noticing Kursk was lost and then talking a long time to find the sub's resting place just 350' below the surface. While the Navy provides misleading and knowingly inaccurate information - even to would-be rescuers - they can hardly get their rescue vessels into the water and then prove unable to dock with Kursk's escape hatch.

In contrast, a British Navy submarine rescue officer takes initiative to begin assembling rescue crews and equipment before his own navy, much less the Russians, ask for assistance. The oil field divers and their support vessels likewise drop their lucrative work on the Norwegian coast and deploy quickly to the accident scene, only to be pointlessly held at a distance by inept Russian naval officers for several precious hours before being permitted to dive on Kursk. Although the commercial divers quickly get in position to prepare Kursk to receive the Royal Navy's rescue vessel they determine the aft compartment where the survivors held out has already been slowly flooded due to "lack of structural integrity" where the drive shaft pierces compartment nine. If the Norwegians and British had been allowed on the scene earlier the outcome MIGHT have been different.

I rate this book good, but not great. It will appeal mostly to submarine buffs and those seeking insights into the remnants of dysfunctional Soviet (Czarist?) cultural norms that will keep Russia backward for the foreseeable future. There don't seem to be any blockbuster revelations that haven't been reported elsewhere, and the prose is not exceptional. There are 252 pages plus crew roster, index, two small scale maps, a small scale schematic diagram or Kursk and 23 b&w photos.

Author Robert Moore's "A Time to Die" is a straightforward account of the tragedy that occurred aboard the Russian submarine Kursk, which sank to the bottom of the Barrents Sea after a horrific explosion in August 2000. Making the disaster even more gruesome was the fact that 23 of the crew survived the initial explosion only to die a excruiating death from slow suffocation followed by flash fire. And the worst part is that had it not been for the sad state of the Russian Navy and the country's continued suspicion of the West, the 23 survivors might have all been rescued alive.

Moore has done a tremendous job of getting to the facts considering the obstacles he must have faced. He describes the bleak life of those assigned to Russia subartic, super secret naval bases and the deterioration of the Russian Navy since the cold war in vivid and unflinching terms. He also humanizes his narrative by telling the vicitims personal stories. Moore then shows how Russian military paranoia contributed to the disaster, first by preventing its detection for twelve crucial hours, then by refusing to acknowledge that anything unusual had occurred and lastly by initially refusing help from British and Norwegian diving experts even when it became apparent that the breakdown in their own infastructure was hampering their rescue attempts.

The overall picture that emerges is that of a preventable tragedy compounded by multiple human errors. The only silver lining is that because Russia is now ostensibly a democracy, the military couldn't cover up its mistakes like it had in the past. The families of the victims were able to pressure the Russian leadership for answers, and ultimately receive monetary compensation for their loss. Also, for the first time, Russiaan military commanders were held accountable for loss of lives under their command. Moore might not be quite as deft a storyteller as he could be, but his unflinching account is complete and compelling.

Overall, an excellent work of book length journalism.

These books are really simple to make in the classroom and give the kids an opportunity to read with their parents at home. The only problem is, some of them are not very interesting. The ones that are great make it worth getting the book.

A summary of his statement on p. 125 on "Russell's Mathematical Logic" describes the "vicious circle principle: forbids a certain kind of circularity which is made responsible for the paradoxes. The fallacy in these, so it is contended, consists in the circumstance that one defines (or tacitly assumes) totalities, whose existence would entail the existence of certain new elements of the same totality, namely elements definable only in terms of the whole totality." This led to the formulation of a principle which says that "no totality can contain members definable only in terms of this totality, or members involving or presupposing this totality." (The vicious circle principle). (Also a "not applying to itself principle to keep the vicious circle principle from applying to itself p. 126

In describing Russell's theory of types he says, "The paradoxes are avoided by the theory of simple types which is combined with the theory of simple orders - a "ramified hierarchy""

Godel argues that the vicious circle principle is false rather than that classical mathematics is false.

p. 202 "A remark about the relationship between relativity theory and idealistic philosophy (1949a) (Note that this view supports my usual presentations in class on this!)

"The argument runs as follows: Change becomes possible only through the lapse of time. The existence of an objective lapse of time 4, however, means (or, at least, is equivalent to the fact) that reality consists of an infinity of layers of "now"

p. 203 which come into existence successively. But, if simultaneity is something relative in the sense just explained, reality cannot be split up into such layers in an objectively determined way. Each observer has his own set of "nows", and none of these various systems of layers can claim the prerogative of representing the objective lapse of time. 5"