This book is an insolence.
All scenes are faked, i.e. the storyboard with final rendered scenes, and illustrations in a bad quality I've never seen before .
The techniques in modelling and setting up the characters were
blasphemy.
Did you ever seen, that the antlers of a goat are distorting and flexible? Why they need a bone-structure?

I'm 3D-Artist since 12 years and can say:

THIS BOOK IS NOT WORTH THE MONEY...!

This is a great book for children who want a little insight into 3d animation. It has a simple step by step example of what a production process might be like. Easy for kids to get an idea. Not by any means meant to teach anyone how to do computer animation, but a good way to spark some interest in a young child.

I recieved this book as a gift from one of my relatives. This shows the work and effort that goes into computer animation. This book is really intresting, and shows one of the Navy Spirit Ad in the process.

This book is very over-priced for what it is. Lots of colored photos, very little instruction. Most of the cost of the book is in the high quality cover, which is impressive.

I bought this as a gift for my child who loves snowboarding. He just learned to snowboard last year and is constantly asking questions about how boards are made. Ofcourse, I did not have the correct answers for him. This has provided him with all the answers! He loved this book.

Get a special behind-the-scenes tour of the Burton snowboard factory, where the world's hottest boards are made for the world's coolest sport! See how the wooden core is created and cut by computers, and how the tips, tails, and graphics are added. Special sidebars about the company's history and the sport of snowboarding add extra interest and appeal.

I have reviewed critical articles and graphics from this book to determine whether it should be considered as a possible home school reference. My biggest concern lies with the fact that the editors and writers present only the humanist driven explanations of the creation of life and the science of genetics. Intelligent design perspectives and scriptural facts are missing from their scientific literalist presentations of cell biology. An editorial policy of scientific literalism does not completely serve those looking for broader treatment of all the facts. Most importantly, contemporary religious issues are not considered or clearly portrayed in treatments of ethical issues.

As with the text, the resources directing students to additional information seem slanted toward the scientific literalist perspective.

The treatment of many socially contentious issues such as abortion, cloning, in-vitro fertilization attempts to be sensitive but is really one-sided. Science (what CAN or IS being done) is given more importance than consideration of ethics regarding what SHOULD be done. Based on these objections, I would not recommend this book as appropriate as a stand-alone reference resource for home school study. W. Stephens (PATH reviews for home study resources.)

This two-volume set offers clear explanations of topics dealing with human anatomy and physiology. The authors and editors have done an excellent job of selecting fundamental and representative topics that students often encounter when starting their studies of human anatomy and physiology. For that reason, the World of Anatomy and Physiology is a useful resource to both high school and undergraduate students.

Pros- In general, the content of articles seems be constructed to serve a wide readership. Almost all topics carry simple explanations, but many also carry information concerning current research interests that will be useful to more advanced students. The topics related to current medical issues such as stem cell research are authoritative, sensitively written, and insightful. Although the indexing could be improved, good cross-referencing directs readers to additional reading on relevant topics.

Cons- Photos and drawing are minimal, but helpful. Many articles on topics in developmental anatomy would have benefited from additional graphics designed assist students in conceptualizing the dynamics of developmental processes. The topics relating to human embryology development are well written, but more emphasis and additional topics could have been devoted to this area. The biographies detail relevant scientific contributions but do not offer a great deal of information often included in other biographies.

Summary - Although alphabetically arranged, the books offer an ingenious and thoughtful array of topics that relate fundamental, essential, and timely concepts in genetics, cell biology, developmental biology, morphology, and physiology. Better graphics and a table of contents listing articles by topic area would have improved scoring.
Albert Weinberg, Ph.D. Science Resource Reviewer, Ed.Adv.Lg. (CA)

These books are wonderful for high school students. I will be able to use the set in both my regular and advanced biology classes. I would like more coverage of genetics related topics, but the books will greatly help students in our human anatomy and physiology course understand many topics omitted or covered too briefly in our textbook. I would like to find these books and the Microbiology and Immunology companion volumes in Spanish. Sam Albertson, M.Ed.

Very pretty color glossy pictures, and it did include sketches of the floor plans of the featured homes. But I found the homes featured to be very much "one of a kind" applications. I really didn't see how any of the ideas for these homes could be duplicated elsewhere, which is what I was looking for - at least a little inspiration. I much prefer "The New Cottage Home".

I bought and read this when it came out in 1998. I still refer to it and enjoy it as much. I do hope the publishers are planning to do a follow-up book.

The title "Understanding Urban Unrest: From Reverend King to Rodney King" is indeed unfortunate. The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther KingJr.received the Nobel Peace Prize and has a national holiday in his honor. Rodney King was a nobody until he found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time;then, a video camera made him an instant media hero. The author's placement of these two together in his title is an indication of his lack of sensitivity to the core issues facing America's urban underclass.

But the book goes downhill from there. The author spends too much time criticizing the civil rights leadership while minimizing the continuing impact of institutional racism.While acknowledging the lack of comprehensive social policy planning, this author gives no real clue as to why this absence of planning occured in the past and why it is still taking place now.While this is a passable work, there are much better books on urban underclass issues such as William Julius Wilson's "When Work Disappears"

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I have reviewed critical articles of this book to determine whether it should be considered as a possible home school reference. In spite of a good coverage of important topics, the editors and writers present only the humanist driven explanations of the creation of life. Intelligent design perspectives and scriptural facts are missing from their scientific literalist presentations. An editorial policy of scientific literalism does not completely serve those looking for broader treatment of all the facts. Contemprary religious issues are not considered in treatments of ethical issues.

As with the text, the resources directing students to additional information seem slanted toward the scientific literalist perspective. The book would be greatly improved by presenting all sides of the growing scientific debate. In a book on Genetics, all scientific perspectives need coverage. Although there is some good factual information, the books treatment of many creation and evolution issues seems one-sided and is thus incomplete. I would not recommend this book as appropriate as a stand-alone reference resource for home school study. W. Stephens (PATH reviews for home study resources.)

FINALLY! First class and up-to-date content/writing aimed at HS students. Something for everyone from AP students to general biology students. Breaks difficult concepts down into easy terms without talking down to readers. Good resource for general public and college students too. A definite cut above other books at this level. Better graphics and web support would make it five stars.

I bought this book and while it looks nice sitting on a bookshelf, the information inside was not helpful at all. If you are looking for more than just a company name and address, don't waste your time. My local phone book had more entries for wholesalers in my local area than this book had for the whole United States. You will be better off searching trade magazines and trade related websites for information. I was so disappointed, I returned it for a refund.

This directory has proved to be a very valuable asset. I own a small importing business and found this directory invaluable in my search to expand my business nationwide. By breaking down the listings by product, it helps us to concentrate our efforts were they will do the most good

This directory is very helpful in finding the wholesalers. I've just started an on-line retailer on the Internet and this directory became my very first business tool. Without this book, I would not have been able to find wholesalers that I'd been looking for. Great directory! Highly Recommended.

From looking at the cover and reading the back one would think that this would be a good book to read,wrong.I was always told don't judge a book by it's cover. I had to force myself to read it because I did'nt want to waste my money. Every thing that happened in the book was expected no surprises.I felt asthough the author was draging on about nothing and trying to fill the pages with empty rhetoric.

From the looks of the cover I thought this book would be an awesome read but it fell a little bit short. From reading the back you would be sure that this book would be filled with drama to make you jaw drop but that was not the case. The story is of two best friends that goes through drama with their family and their boyfriends. I must admit I still do not see the reason for the title! I have read so many good books that I am not sure I can add this to the top of my list.

NATOSHA GALE LEWIS "ONLY FOOLS GAMBLE TWICE" IS ONE OF THE BEST BOOK OUT NOW TO READ,A BOOK THAT BLACK MEN WILL ENJOY.

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If you like left-wing politics meshed in with a fictional story, this book is for you. The only thing worse than this book is the movie. Avoid this if you want to keep your sanity.

Beyond the politics of the death penalty, I will review this only based on the novel, itself.

It's obvious that this book was thrown together under deadline to support the movie release. The hackneyed writing makes my teeth itch.

This is a pulp drama trying to be intelligent and falling very short. Big words are thrown in helter-skelter with as much elegance as a high school paper written with the help of a thesaurus. Attempts at highbrow theory and references are destroyed by the constant use of "dude" to refer to cameo characters. Throwing in references to philosophy and opera does not intelligent prose make. In this case, it just sounds clunky, forced, and trite.

All of the characters are stereotyped and pathetically written. The Corrections employees and Texans are hicks, the goth is morbid and slatternly, the "cowboy" has a lantern jaw, the academics are droll and hip, the journalists are hard bitten. After meeting these caricatures I cringed as I came to the first black character, dreading what stereotype would be applied. Gram makes all his black characters hard working, efficient, and intelligent... not a bad thing, but after all the other stereotypes it seems as if he is advertising his diversity, open-mindedness, and complete lack of racism.

As for plot, this is a typical pulp pot boiler, with scenes that become shorter as the action becomes more frenetic. This clever little trick obviously fooled the other reviewers, "oh I can't put it down! It's so fast paced!". No, this is blatant manipulation of the reader so that they forget how badly the first 3/4s of the book dragged. The plot twists could be seen coming from a mile away, leading me to groan and throw down the book at the denouement, "oh god." I only picked it up again out of a sense of masochism, hope springing eternally that it wouldn't be as obvious as it was. Nope, it ended as I expected it to, as badly as I could have possibly imagined.

I haven't seen the movie. If it is anything like the book, I don't want to. Any passing interest in seeing it died a cruel and unusual death upon the reading of this horrid book.

This is a wonderfully written thriller that explores the political fracas over the death penalty. Each character entraps interest in the midst of chaos, all while coaxing the reader to a shocking conclusion that remains elusive until the very end. I found this novel to be effectually stimulating, noteworthy, and highly recommendable.