I'm in an inductive study the "Gospel of Mark". I couldn't find a definition for Pharisees and Sadducees. I was really disapointed since these were the first two words I looked up and could not find. I will continue to look through the dictionary, and comment further. I hope all readers note what is missing so that this work can be revised at a later time by the author.

After looking through several of the standard dictionaries - both unabridged and abridged - there were words that I needed to define, but couldn't. I turned to some internet sources but still could not find definitions for these words. Finally! I found the definitions in this dictionary! Praises!

This book is a great collection of chairs from the early 1950's. It is international in scope and has lots of European as well as American chairs. Nelson's selection of material in 1953 was mostly dead on. The images in this printing are sharp and clear, even though they are only black and white. It is a worthwhile book for anybody studying or collecting mid-century furniture.

This is an excellent book for readers interested in the cognitive psychology of math and science education. The 11 contributed chapters in this book are all valuable contributions to the field. The reader, however, will not find comprehensive reviews of important areas in math and science education such as teacher education, curriculum reform, career choice, self-efficacy, or parent/community collaborations. Though not every book must be comprehensive in its scope, the main title and the editorial review from Book News imply a comprehensive treatment. In addition, the use of the word "challenge" implies change and policy orientations. Although the word "challenge" has market appeal, the chapters are not primarily change or policy oriented. In short, this is a valuable book for the reader focused on cognitive psychology.

For another view of math and science processes, see Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's book, Talented Teenagers. This book is not focused on math and science, but presents an insightful examination. Csikszmentmihaliyi argues that at novice levels, the processes of learning math and science are fundamentally different from learning arts and language. At higher skill levels, however, he argues that these differences may not be so markedly different.

Excellent overview of Black Middle-Class Queens, New York....I know because I lived it. Nelson depicts the music world and the people in it vividly, you feel like you've been there and know them. Kudos, to Nelson for the happy ending, I hope Derek & Candi stay together "Till death do them part."

I was hesitant at first to purchase this novel, it seems that contemporary fiction by African American authors on the subject of love & relationships is much to abundant on bookstore shelves. I'd had my fill of the repetetive girl-meets-boy story.

In the end, my admiration for Nelson George's non-fiction and my curiousity about a male perspective in this tired genre, led me to give the book a try. While the book did have it's good points, I didn't gain any insight into the male psyche having read ONE WOMAN SHORT.

One critic compared this novel to HIGH FIDELITY and while the protagonists are similarly egotistical but likeable, George has alot to learn from Nick Hornsby about storytelling.

In ONE WOMAN SHORT, George tells the story of Rodney Hampton, a dyed in the wool bachelor who has an epiphany at a friend's wedding and realizes that he may have let the woman of his dreams get away. After compiling a list of his conquests, he narrows his focus to a trinity of past girlfriends, one of which he is certain is Ms. Right.

In what could have been an entertaining and humorous story is slightly bungled by George who gives the reader the impression that he's still writing non-fiction. Page after page is spent describing Rodney's observations about everything from his career to the "scene" in LA instead of advancing the plotline. he introduces character after character all in situations that never tie into Rodney's mission of finding a wife.

George has a fantastic way with dialogue and description, probably stemming from his career as a journalist but that isn't enough to make ONE WOMAN SHORT a quality read.

One Woman Short was an "okay" book. Nothing earth-shattering on either extreme: I didn't love it, and I didn't hate it. Things that I liked: the main character, Rodney, was a pretty nice guy; his sister, Roberta, is funny, sassy, sharp-tongued, and loves her brother dearly; George writes in very vivid descriptive detail (I felt like I was in L.A. myself, and I've never been there before). Things I didn't like: the whole premise of the book (a thirty-something successful black male feeling pressure to get married after his friend's wedding, and hounding from his mother, sister, and nieces? A little farfetched); the method Rodney used to seek out his future bride (a list of 133 old flames - how do you even narrow it down to 3 - and why the 3 losers he picked?); and as another reviewer pointed out, there was too much narration, and not enough dialogue. Overall, it was, like I said, an "okay" book. I think it may have been better if George had developed the characters, and Rodney's relationship to them, more. This was definitely better than Urban Romance. And even though it appears that George's writing style just doesn't appeal to me, since I already have it, I'll read Seduced as well.

Please don't misunderstand . . . this book is da bomb! BUY IT! READ IT! ENJOY IT! But, (and there is aways a but . . .) Nelson George leaves us hanging! How? This is a story about a 33-year-old businessman who has an epithay as best man at his best friend's wedding. The experience is so surreal that our hero begins to take stock of his own life and his loves and decides that maybe it's time to settle down and find a wife. He makes a list of the 133 women he has been with and determines that 3 women from his past(for various reasons) are the ones that he should focus on. Pressure is also brought to bear on our hero by his older sister, elderly mother, one of his nieces and a host of others hell bent on getting our hero to the altar as quickly as possible. We get to the end of the book and we know who the last woman is that our hero is with, but the last chapter doesn't get him (or us) to the altar! We presume that the woman he is last with the THE ONE, but we have no gurantee! (Frankly, I liked our hero single. I'm a woman who has been married for nearly 30 years and have a son and a daugter who both my husband and I encourage to see the world and date often and continuously. Who says everyone has to marry? It wasn't one of the Ten Commandment, was it? ) In any event, ONE WOMAN SHORT is a great read just as Nelson George's other novels, SEDUCED (1997) and URBAN ROMANCE (1999) were. Mr. George is an excellent writer. If you enjoyed WAITING IN VAIN by Colin Channer and/or UNTIL by Timmothy B. McCann, you're going to love ONE WOMAN SHORT (even though Mr. George left out the last chapter! . . . or maybe there's a sequel in the works . . . you think? Be still my heart!)

Okay, folks, like a lot of books from the eighties eras written about michael, basically they're the same thing. the authors seem to copy each other. so basically this book is like Mark Bego's books about Michael. The cover is of Michael in the Beat It Jacket. with like blue lights gleaming all on the cover.

While the introduction and footnotes were very well edited, I did struggle through the actual journals themselves. This could be attributed to Nelson's writing style, my unfamiliarity with Lake Superior geography and/or the plethora of French nomenclature (which can generate confusion for some). Overall, the journals are insightful of survival strategies and day to day existence in the fur trade years of 1802-04 in northern Wisconsin. Nelson, who was only fifteen when joining the XY Company, was a keen observer of Ojibwa Indian customs, the interrelationships between company men and his immediate surroundings. If the writing of the journals had more continuity, it would have been an enjoyable read.

I found the book to be an exercise in academic deconstructionism. For example, the author assumed a lack of strategic flexibility on the part of Patton to deal with the static battle line. An interesting assumption but confusing tactics with strategy, especially grand strategy, is always a problematic tendency of academics. A career military professional will see through the rather weak argument and see the authors attempt to lable the Lorraine campaign as a "defeat". The author predicates his argument of the assumption that the Ruhr was more important than it turned out to be, that Patton was wrong concerning his belief that, if supplies had not been redirected, he could have pressed the Rhine and misses the opportunity to see the creative flexibility of the 3rd Army as it relieved Bastogne, a feat which no other allied commander believed could be done in less than 30 days. When viewed against the exploits of the 1st, 9th, and 5th Armies, it seems that the author is simply looking to write a book that will cause a stir about an American icon. Patton was rude, crude and certainly a primodona. He was wisely never choosen as a group commander, in my opinion. However,Patton, unlike Napolean, never lost and that is sometimes hard for "fair" minded American academics to take in light of his anti-academic approach to killing the enemy. Unlike Eisenhower and Bradely, who were overjoyed at the taking of territory, Patton, in his and his subordinates writtings, knew that to win wars you must engage and destroy the enemy not hold territory.

This is one of the only books I've ever read that critique General Patton. This book, to me the layman seems extremely well researched, and worthy of academic exaltations. The author is brave to look at the Lorraine Campaign with such a critical eye, not always welcome on American icons of war.

Marlan D. Nelson's book, Basics of Writing for the Mass Media, is a long and boring journey as well as a complete waste of time. The dry writing style is only surpasssed by Mr. Nelson's arrogance