Chambers, Schnoor and Hamilton have put together a concise non-technical book on some very technical issues.

Their research is detailed, accurate and extensive. The book is well written.

In these days of rapid change in power generation technology, this book will be outdated within 10 years, though the issues raised here will not be.

Regardless, it's a great read full of great information on a subject that is important to us all.

This book by Ann Chambers depicts the growing Distributed Generation Energy industry with an impressive and wide-ranging command of the facts but with little in the way of hard-to-understand "under the hood" technical lingo. Effects of this burgeoning technology is documented for both the national and international markets; case studies describe the relative successes of DG installation. I cannot think of a better way to start -- as a company owner, as an investor, as a policymaker -- to begin than with this book.

I bought this book because I wanted help gaining weight. Seriously. Anyway, this book provides basic information on how to eat effectively if you exercise. The first half details carbohydrates, protein, fat, water and vitamins. The latter half discusses eating plans and calorie intake. I would like to see a revised edition (this edition is from 1991; perhaps her other book is an update of sorts) discussing some of that frou-frou wellness stuff, types of protein (e.g. soy versus whey), amino acids, etc. But it's a good book and it was hard to locate among all of those weight-loss specific books.

I found it to be very well written. Some health books can put you to sleep. Liz Applegate knows here stuff and knows how to write about it. She's smart and sensitive about life. She makes it clear and in laypersons terms. The book should be read by everyone wanting to learn about nutrition and health. Thank you, Liz Applegate for making me interested in health again

In her book, "Teaching Positions: Difference, Pedagogy, and the Power of Address", Elizabeth Ellsworth uses her training and experience in film and media studies to reflect on pedagogy. Using the concept of "mode of address" - one that is central to film criticism - Ellsworth explores its importance to pedagogy.

Ellsworth explains that "mode of address" is something that is not thought about in the field of education, and she argues that it should be. "Mode of address" is used by film scholars to pose the question, "Who does this film think you are?" (p.1). "Mode of address" calls for the recognition of the social positioning and power relations that are determined by differences in race, ethnicity, socio-economic class, gender, sexuality, etc. What effect does this "mode of address" have on a viewer's understanding/acceptance/rejection of a film? And, when applied to a classroom setting, what effect does "mode of address" have on a teacher's or a student's understanding/acceptance/rejection of pedagogy?

Ellsworth explores these and other questions and argues that pedagogy's mode of address needs to be recognized, rather than repressed, if education is to be successful.

Ellsworth herself explains that there is a question at the heart of this book: "How do teachers make a difference in power, knowledge, and desire, not only by what they teach, but by how they address students?" This question is crucial to education itself. All teachers need to examine their use of power to influence others, particularly the manner in which they address their students.

As a reader, I found myself questioning how Ellsworth was addressing me. As an educator, this book caused me to reconsider my mode of address and how it affects the learning process of my students. And as a student myself, I began to question how my learning is related to the mode of address of those around me.

The five paradoxes that Ellsworth delineates in this book allow us to examine the complex relationship of students and teachers. Although these paradoxes are "unresolvable", thinking about teaching in these terms may help us become better teachers and better learners. Ellsworth challenges us to think beyond the curriculum, stop blaming the beaurocracy, and explore the true meaning of teaching.

Who does this book think you are?

In Teaching Positions: Difference, Pedagogy, and the Power of Address, Elizabeth Ellsworth imports the idea of mode of address from film theory to education. She posits that, as films are positioned to appeal to particular hypothetical audiences--Jurassic Park to adolescent boys, for example, teachers, too, address their students in order to appeal to who the teachers think the students are. As Ellsworth explains, positioning by filmmakers and teachers alike is always imperfect. She writes:

The point is that all modes of address misfire one way or another. I never "am" the "who" that a pedagogical address thinks I am. But then again, I never am the who that I think I am either.

Ellsworth attributes the failure of mode of address to match the requirements of an intended audience to two propositions which compromise the idea of truth. One, what we think we know of other people has been socially constructed. Two, what we think we know of ourselves is limited only to what we are conscious of.

By intermingling the disparate worlds of education and film theory, Ellsworth illuminates ways that the job of teaching can be impossible. Far from a sob story, however, Teaching Positions finds hope in the myriad misunderstandings that face students and teachers in classrooms. It is for the challenges involved that teaching is a job worth doing.

This book wasn't the greatest of all the books in the BSC Friends Forever Series. It wasn't that interesting, either. It doesn't talk about the other characters in the book, mostly about Kristy, Cary, and Ted.

Kristy's at the center of a big school controversy involving a cool teacher and some not-so-cool enemies. Kristy needs all the help she can get--even from Cary Retlin, her archrival.

Kristy and Cary hav been spending a lot of time tegother, since they're supposed to write each other's life stories for school. But the more Kristy knows about Cary, the less she understands him...until she sneaks a peak at his journal. Has Kristy gone too far?

This book was good. Kristy is in a school where there is a war (kind of) going on. Some parents don't like Kristy's english teacher, Ted. Ted is a great teacher, in Kristy's opinion. Ted gives out a project, a biography project. And Kristy's partner is--Cary Retlin. Cary and Kristy have been enemies since Cary moved to Stoneybrook. But on this project, Cary wants them to work together. But when Kristy goes to Cary's house to interview his family, Kristy sneeks a peek at Cary's journal.All Kristy wanted to do was to understand him more. But has Kristy gone too far?

I really enjoyed reading this book. At first when I saw this book at the book store I was a little ify about getting it because I usuasly don't like to read Kristy books. I don't like reading Kristy books because I really can't relate to her,I mean I don't like baseball and I just don't like Kristy's style.I mostly like reading books about Claudia and Stacey because they're more like me. But this book really changed my mind about Kristy. I thought that this book was going to be about baseball and tacky clothes. But boy was I wrong. In this book I saw the better side of Kristy, the side of Kristy that I like. In this book Kristy's english teacher gives them a assignment that is nothing but trouble.The second part of the assignment is a biography.Kristy's english teacher partners them up randomly and guess who Kristy gets stuck with, her archenemy Cary. But during the project Kristy founds that Cary isn't that bad and that she's actual starting to like him, until one day Kristy steps over the line and Cary doesn't want to speak to her anymore.I thought this book was really good but I was kind of hopping that Cary and Kristy would get together and become boyfriend and girlfriend. To see if Kristy and Cary get through the project and patch things up between them read this excellent book. ...

Chambers covers a lot of material in enough detail to promote an understanding of the broad issues involved in natural gas and its relation to an increasingly deregulated electric power market -- but not in so much detail that a reader new to the subject will be lost and confused. Certain topics are treated a bit too roughly, a good example being the discussion of deregulation, which skims the surface of the government's complicity in impeding the NG industry's progress and doesn't frame the issues as clearly as it could. The book's editing is not the best; there are spelling and grammar errors, and some of the graphics are unclear. Chambers' writing, however, is generally concise and lucid, and her topics are on target. The glossary is helpful. Altogether a book that does what it seems intended to do. Now, if Pennwell could just sharpen the editing and bring the price down a bit. . .

Just did not find this particularly interesting

Power play was a strong conclusion to the previous two books. It was also set in outer space as well as on the planet. Classic Anne McCaffrey. Excellent fiction.

In this book Anne McCaffrey has once again proven that she is a master. Petabee once a slumbering ice ball,awoken by a terraforming process , performed miraculous healings and made it known that it was sentient is once more in danger when on their way to testify on Gal-3 Yanaba, Bunny, Diego, and Marmion d'Revers are kidnapped by space pirate Onidi Luchard the ransom Petabee. Planet side sean is trying to handle the immigrants , hunters, and Drug companyies that were landed by the mysterious PTS transport system.

Alas, Ms. McCaffrey strikes again. Throughout her writing, she is plagued by....bad writing. Her ideas are wonderful, and if only properly executed, could make up wonderful books. Too bad that she, and this book in particular (the early Pern books were not so bad) is predictable, inconsistant and sloppy. She might care to try reading her books and noticing the number of things that change from page to page. This is particularly infuriating, as it should not be so difficult to avoid. Unfortunately, she appears not to have made this one small effort. In this book, there was a) no character development worth speaking of, b) no surprises or involving moments, and c) much that rang false and superficial. Not worth reading, except on a desert island.

I liked this book, which was quite surprising since i never really liked science fiction before. im eager to read the next 2 books.

The idea is beyond wonderful, I REALLY want to live on this planet McCaffrey and Scarborough have created. That being said I've worried about McCaffrey for some time as her books in recent years have... well... Let's just say she may feel in a hurry or something. Elizabeth has written other books alone, that I have found enjoyable, and own, so this can't be all or even mostly her fault. I do read this trilogy over and over, but a good bit of that time is spent with the book face down and me daydreaming. And oddly enough only those darn cats, the planet itself, and the large beaming medicine woman from the novels feature at all in my daydreams...

I purchased this book after reading a glowing review of it in "Mother Jones", as well as being a fan of Ms. Powers music reviews in the New York Times. However, I found it to be rather uninteresting. I've known and lived with the kinds of people Ms. Powers describes, and their self-righteousness at living "outside" the mainstream gets tiring very, very quickly. I was hoping for a good bit more cultural criticism, what one gets is a series of vignettes about Ms. Powers experiences. It is well written, and I bet Ms. Powers would be a great person to hang out and have a few drinks with, but I declare myself disappointed with her book.

Weird Like Us is an amazing account of the ways smart, cool people lead lives beyond the mainstream. Ann Powers explores the ways like-minded adventurers identify, nourish and support one another in hidden (or not so hidden) communities all around us. Her writing is moving and personal, but always clear.

She asks all the hard questions: How does the mainstream reflect alternative, marginalized or minority viewpoints? How can we tell the difference between the manipulation of the public and real popular culture? How can we integrate our values into our daily lives? What does it mean to be a family, a friend, a fan?

She combines criticism, memoir and journalism to look at the history, impact and potential of alternative culture. She describes the successes and failures of her friends, family and colleagues as they make new rules for living through work, living arrangements, sex, and art. She finds that it is the responsibility of the Bohemian to introduce her values to the mainstream and transform it, rather than railing against the co-optation of Bohemian innovations and sensibilities by Madison Avenue and its clients. I'm telling all my friends who live in boring parts of America to read this book so they can see they are not alone and have the power to change their worlds and the lives of people around them.

I found this book a fascinating read. I can somewhat identify with Powers' experience as I am about the same age (on the older side of Gen X) and lived through some of the same things. It was intriguing to hear recent events from our culture given such a respectful and thoughtful treatment.

Powers is at her best when writing about people she knows well and the complexities of their ongoing relationships. I was particularly drawn into the experiences of long term roommates, many of whom made a somewhat rash decision that they would be able to act as substitute family for each other and then had to deal with the increasingly complex challenges offered by the need to make up rules for a life with no rules.

In fact, a general theme of the book is the intensity of youthful passions, and how those passions interact with the unanticipated burdens of growing up a bit. Powers has a rare ability to both understand and value such passions, and at the same time look unflinchingly at what happens to them over time. And her candor about her own experiences and decisions -- good and bad -- give her writing a remarkable depth of authority and feeling.

It may not stand up as a definitive work on what bohemianism really does or doesn't mean, but I don't think I'd be interested in the kind of book that would. As the subtitle implies, this book is a insightful personal look at life just slightly outside the mainstream of American life. I highly recommend it.

This book begins by asserting a female heroine who appeared to be strong-willed and dynamic. However, at the introduction of a strong male presence, she loses all her wits (despite the narrator's insistence that she is still intelligent and willful). In attempting to play on the words (Angel and Devil of Midnight), which is essentially the object of the story, this book gave up a great deal. The treachery of the evil was average at best, and the resolution of conflict was very sloppy and rather unfitting, lacking any tension and drama that would have added flavor to this book. One reads the first 3 quarters of the book looking forward to a resolution, yet it hardly deserves such high-hopes. All in all this was not a memorable read.

This book is wonderfully written. Even though Angel is supposed to be a stand-on-her-on woman, most of that was an act so as to not give onto her fears. And the way Devil was always there for her and see right through it was totally romantic. He understood her need for independence, but showed enough support to still fit the times of the book. All in all, Jo-Ann has given me some very good ideas for my own books.......

Had to give this one a minimal rating to balance out the other reviewer. If that individual thought this was a gripping and emotionally powerful book, they must be 12 years old, or extraordinarily poorly-read. The plot development is clunky, the morality is ham-fisted, and the characters are one-dimensional. This is NOT McCaffrey's best work. In fact, it's the worst McCaffrey I've ever read. Do not buy this series. If you must try it, borrow it from your local public library.

I've read many sci-fi stories but this is the first I've read that expresses the idea of a sentient planet. This sequal to " Powers that Be " plays with ideas and blends native american belifs with adventure and wild stories. Yanaba is a strong character and you feel as if she's your best friend. Clodgah Senunkut is the most caring person I've come across in my reading.Bunny, Diego and 'Cita are great compliments to the story. And Sean gives Yanaba a love so strong it makes your tears come to your eyes. Anne McCaffrey is a master in her element and truly knows what she's doing.