Heisey's Checklist of American Coverlet Weavers is an indispensible reference in the library of any collector of American woven coverlets. Although this addresses only the weavers of figured ("jacquard") coverlets, even those of us who concentrate on the geometric coverlets, such as myself, will find this a rewarding read.

If you surf the on-line auctions for coverlets keep this by your computer. Take it with you to live auctions, antique shows, and antique shops. Many a "sleeper" is hidden under the lack of knowledge about American coverlets. Heisey will provide you with the info needed to identify and save a rare and valuable old coverlet from an ignominious fate (such as being cut up for teddy bears...) It will also provide you with the data you need to expand your collection with significant, early, or regional examples

I couldn't put this book down once I started it. It gives an account of how the military and CIA gained her trust, then used drugs and hypnosis to split her into two personalities to make her into a Manchurian-Candidate like person to do their bidding. This is the most readable book I have read on mind-control. I would recommend read this book FIRST to gain an understanding of mind-control, THEN read the other books.

I performed as Harriet from Pullman Car Hiawatha in State Competition for one-acts, and we won! It is quite moving if done right, and is a lot like Our Town - on a shorter and more eccentric verson.

St. John, Poole, and Sims are internationally known experts in concrete petrography and their book brings together information from a wide range of sources. The primary focus of this book is the use of the petrological polarizing microscope for the study of concrete and related materials. Petrographic methods used for many years in geology are also valuable in the study of concrete. The book assumes a working knowledge of the petrographic techniques. Chapter two includes a brief description of petrographic examination techniques and chapter three discusses sample preparation. The main body of the work provides a detailed discussion of the use of petrographic microscopy to study the composition, appearance, and texture of concrete and related materials. A chapter on the examination of deteriorated and damaged concrete, also, is included. Color photomicrographs included throughout the book enhance its value. The detailed index makes locating specific information relatively easy.

Overall this is an excellent book but the audience is somewhat limited. It is most useful for petrographers studying concrete and related materials but should be useful to users involved with the characterization and testing of concrete who are not familiar with these methods. It is therefore recommended for university students.

This book about Strange Crimes, is very funny and everyone I load it to finds it very funny, is a classic if you like stupid crimes

The Canadian armed forces are arguably the most neglected in military history. They also, in my opinion, have a combat record second to none. This gem of a book goes a long way to rectifying that mistake.

Canadians have served long and with much valor on the battlefields of the British Empire and Commonwealth. This book, expertly edited by Canadian historian Don Graves (who also contributed one of the chapters) gives in excellent detail and careful research, seven examples of battles which were either fought in Canada or in which Canadian units distinguished themselves. The battles retold range from Ticonderoga in 1758 (which gives an interesting perspective on the French commander, one which is uncommand and very interesting), through the War of 1812, the Fenian Rising, the Boer War, World War I, and ends with two sanguine actions in World War II. All are done with a very high degree of scholarship, detail, and are profusely illustrated with both pictures/photographs and maps.

The characterizations of the key personnel involved are fascinating. Soldiers and commanders seldom chronicled are brought into focus; tales of uncommon valor told for the first time in a history available to all and sundry; interesting anecdotes and comments (the best one in my opinion describing a pet monkey as either a 'staff officer, or perhaps war correspondent' to be particularly hilarious and telling). There are linkages between the chapters to bring the reader into focus with the next telling of the tale, and the book boils down into one of the best chronicles of men at war published in a very long while. Don Graves, a proven military historian, has now shown himself to be an editor of particularly keen insight.

There are detailed orders of battle in the appendices, which are invaluable, and the references are impeccable. Notes are particularly well done. This book is an important addition to literature on fighting men in general, Canadians in particular, and has a little bit for enthusiasts of all periods from the 'Lace Wars' to World War II. It has rekindled my interest in the Boer War and World War I, as well as the bitter fighting in Western Europe in the second half of World War II.

I recognized only one of the authors of the individual chapters as having had a book published before, Robert Malcomson, who did an excellent study of the war on Lake Ontario in the War of 1812, Lords of the Lake. This is undoubtedly due to my own ingnorance. The other chapter authors, Ian McCulloch, Brian Reid (who wrote two of the excellent studies), Michael McNorgan and John Grodzinski, all did outstanding work here and I hope we hear from them again as soon as possible.

This book is highly recommended. In short, it is superb.

Anderson's short-story cycle is one of the best I've read in the last 25 years. The first chapters made me sweat when I read them; the prose was so intense and purely written, distilled language that resembles the best single-malt scotch or Sinatra during his middle phase. Anderson's style is mixture of Hemingway, Dubus, and Beckett (if that Irish writer had been from the American West, he'd have written like this).
The one aspect about this writing that I particularly savor is that while it is about the loss of love, children, friends, and fathers, and suffering, blown intestines, the stuff of real pain, it is also about living with all that agony one is asked to endure; it is about surviving with grace and dignity. It is about making art. Like the end of Beckett's great trilogy, it is about going on.
Although I enjoyed "Fire Road," the story that gives the book its title, I favored other stories more, "Wonder Bread," "Weather," and "Luck."
This is a serious work of art by a writer with talent. I can't wait until the his next work of art arrives.

Get this book.

If you have it, or an extra copy, know that there is a market for those who are willing to sell.

The sites listed in the book are good. But even better, the descriptions of the basic elements of the activity are such so that a novice can handle the instruction and grab hold of fossil collecting as a hobby.

I bought an edition that did not turn out to be the latest, and was thrilled to actually learn more about 'old' (read 'lost') sites for fossil collecting.

The best for PA, and I have not found a comparable guide for any other state.

As the final gospel commentary in this series (Sacra Pagina) this volume will serve as a very helpful commentary to many who are pursuing a study of the Marcan text. This series stands between the highly critical, scholarly commentaries which many find intimidating or excessive and those commentaries which leave many wanting more.
After nearly fifty pages of introductory material, the authors, in following the design of the series, provide commentary and exegesis for each successive pericope in the text. Their information will be helpful to preachers, teachers, students and anyone who wants to do a careful examination of the Marcan text.
I am currently using it as a primary resource for my class notes for an eleventh grade honors course in Scripture Studies and most of the material is accessible to my students.
The scholarship is solid and the bibliographies are very helpful for anyone who wants to pursue a particular topic to a further depth.

Excelent pictures and easy reading text! Information is great for a first time reader of John Deere "Poppers." I have read and looked at this book over and over, and shared it with others. Buy it, you'll love it.