In 1997 NASA's Pathfinder became the first spacecraft to tough down on Mars: Mystery of Mars draws on the results of that mission and upon other Mars studies to provide a fine overview of Mars science and exploration.

This is a wonderful, timely book. It's beautifully written and is full of spectacular pictures and illustrations. It includes the latest information from Pathfinder, Sojourner, and Global Surveyor, and has particularly interesting comparisons of Earth and Mars. I've always been fascinated by Mars, and now my kids are too!

I don't have children, but I found this in a children's asile in my local bookstore and I had to buy it! This is the book I have on my backyard picnic table right now and I read thru it daily and love it! It's NUMBER 1 on my list of books to read right now with summer here. The photos are wonderful; the small editorials are written so that anyone can understand them, and as an adult I don't see the "child -like" reading here, but rather a book that everyone can enjoy and learn from and all of Time Life Books are finely manufactured. For a book I'd rate them as "Excellent Quality" and suggest this along with the other's from this series would make a wonderful gift for children and adults alike. You'll learn alot about gardening, how to attract butterflies or hummingbirds to your backyard; wild flowering, A-Z, way too much to mention.

This book is beautifully designed and well organized. Full color photography enhances each page. It includes basic information on gardening with native plants, planning a garden, attracting birds, butterflies, and other wildlife to your yard. Photographs and desriptions of plants and trees, organized by geographic location, are accompanied by maps, field notes, tips, and drawings of animals prefered by each. Lots of references are included in the back. It may be geared more towards the layperson than the expert, but this book really opened my eyes to the possibilities of gardening. Gardening is not just picking pretty flowers anymore! Natural Gardening a joy to browse through and to read.

One can never truly understand a piece of literature, much less an autobiography, without actually becoming that person. In this case, one may "understand" that Ms. Runyan had a painful and frustrating past, but since we are not that ones that experienced it, we do not truly understand. Being blind takes away from you just as much as it gives. You take on a completely unique perspective on life; you take nothing for granted, and take great pleasure in the small things that make life worth living. Ms. Runyan, you will win a gold medal in the Olympics.

I'm not legally blind, but I could really understand it and identify with the struggles she endured in being different throughout most of her life. The writing style is so engaging and easy to read that it feels almost like conversation. Just when you have a question, the answer appears. Marla's dry wit is refreshing and intelligent. There is no pity party here!

Marla has really struggled in life and sport. She continues to learn and perservere as a person and athlete and that is what makes a champion in life and on the track. I can't wait to see her medal in Athens at the next summer olympics. I'm a better person and athlete after reading her story.

There is just about every rhyme I remember from being a child in this book. They are easy to read and the illustrations only add to the text. The illustrations are cute and charming and are not too garish in color or drawing. I particularly like that the directions for doing the finger plays are not intermixed with the rhyme itself- so you can just read the rhyme and enjoy it without trying to do the finger part if you so desire. Very enjoyable.

These are EASY rhymes for toddlers to memorize! They are FUN and provide hours of enjoyment. IT is my 2 year old daughters favorite bedtime book.

A great step-by-step guide to producing reliable, robust, maintainable, working realtime systems effectively.

Not for dimwits and slackers.

For people serious about realime systems that have to make life or death decisions minute after minute, hour after hour, year after year.

Should be on the main reference shelf of every one who develops such systems!

I teach the Shlaer Mellor methodology to high school students, as an independent study seminar. My typical student knows the basics of programming, but has no industrial experience, and has not developed any software engineering skills. By the time they finish their projects, they are generally ready to work in industry.

My first student developed an ecosystem simulation. The finished product contained approximately 10,000 lines of C++ code, and had 3-post integration bugs, all of which were easily fixed.

If you want to develop first-rate, bug free software, follow the guidlines in this book.

This is a great cookbook for the home cook. It gives the home cook the opportunity to cook using Asian ingredients and techniques readily available to most. The simple instructions are refreshing and encouraging. I have been quite pleased with the recipes I have tried, and I consider myself quite a "Food Snob", not that you have to be a snob to appreciate the food, my ten year old enjoys the recipes almost as much as I do.

Just reading the recipes makes my mouth water. The first chapter describes the basic ingredients and gives tips on stocking your pantry. I especially like the little blurbs on special ingredients that are interspersed with the recipes throughout the book. One of my favorite dishes at Salamander is the tea-brined chicken, so I was especially pleased to see the recipe was included in this book.

Office 2000 essentials takes an-in depth look at the fundamentals of MS-Office 2000 in the practical sense of a heterogeneous environment. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced user, you will be able to quickly apply its principles and examples to your everyday problems.

The book approaches Office essentials from the prespective of your work. With an introduction of elementary concepts to routine tasks. This book effectively optimizes the use of MS-Word, MS-Excel, MS-Access, MS-PowerPoint.It also gives you quick insight into MS-Outlook and MS-Publiser.

To summarize : It takes you through a step by step explanation of the essentials. Easy to understand graphics, with practical exercises and a CD-ROM. A highly recommended buy for any beginner to experienced user of MS-Office 2000.

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I have read several books on Office 2000 and I found that this book is the best book.The main reason I liked this book is that the Authors did a great job by placing the screen shots of the windows after the description of each topic so that the reader can understand easily. The book also covers almost every topic in Microsoft Office 2000 Package. It is a must read book for the people who want to become a master in Office 2000.

Bond, James Bond. Say those words in my house and it's panic stations all around. This was the only book I could find on the James Bond movie series when they were little. It really is a well published book with over a hundred photographs with many in color. It is written with the younger reader in mind so it was just perfect. Timothy Dalton was just starting as James Bond so he's on the cover but it does cover each film up to "The Living Daylights." We still have it and read it (well, look at the pictures).

This is one of the best books on the James Bond series. Sally Hibban first issued this book to coincide with the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the James Bond films and the introduction of Timothy Dalton as James Bond back in 1987. It is profusely illustrated with beautiful color photographs especially from DR. NO, FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE and OCTOPUSSY. Rather than being a critique of the Bond series, author Hibban dedicates a chapter to each film focusing on the highlights of each. Hibban's book is a tribute to the celebration of 25 years of James Bond on the screen. This is a very enjoyable and colorful book and is a good souvenir of the series. Albert R. Broccoli wrote the Introduction.

This book is really great! By far the best of the genre that I've seen. It's the most honest and direct and clear (and entertaining). And it's very readable--the only one I would enjoy reading straight through. I particularly appreciated the examples of real parents. My only complaint is the title (though it's possible that the laid back parents guide wouldn't sell as many books). I try to maintain a relaxed demeanor but I had to "out" myself at the local bookstore as a panicked parent.

If you buy only one admission book, this should be it. It's full of clear, shrewd, practical tips (dare I even say "tricks"?) on how to select colleges, produce strong applications, shine at interviews, etc., but somehow-while offering the inside scoop on getting your kids into their top-choice schools-the authors also manage to provide much-needed perspective on this potentially stressful and confusing time, along with reassurances that parents will survive it all, regardless of the outcome.

I loved the amusing, upbeat style. It made me feel as if Sally Rubenstone and Sidonia Dalby were two well-informed close friends who were leading me by the hand through the admissions quagmire. Another thing I really liked about this book was the way it is organized. It was easy to access what I needed ("What do we do when our test scores are awful?" "How do we submit audiotapes or an art portfolio?"), without wading through the sections I didn't. There are "good news" and "bad news" capsules that run throughout the text that are both entertaining and helpful, along with dozens of Frequently Asked Questions. What I thought distinguished the FAQ's in this book from those I've found elsewhere (e.g., in other books, on Web sites, etc.) is that they were sufficiently generic to appeal to a broad audience but not so general that they left me saying, "Like, duh!" For instance, in the chapter called "Money Matters: Financial Planning and Financial Aid," the Q&A's include: "Does a stepparent have to provide information when a child applies for aid?" and "Our family owns rental property. How will that be considered when we apply for aid?" Other particularly useful questions touched on such topics as whether or not to urge a shy child to endure optional interviews, who should (and shouldn't) opt for early decision, and how to get noticed on a wait-list.

In addition to lots of information for everyone, there are also special sections for athletes, students with disabilities, those who wish to defer, and so on. I also thought that the two appendices (a Checklist/Calendar and a Web Site Ready Reference) are alone worth the price of the book.

I really can't recommend a book more highly for parents going through the college admissions process, and even students themselves will gain a lot from reading it. Don't force it on them, of course, but, if you leave it lying around, my bet is that you'll have to steal it back.

Parent Involvement Begins at Birth is a must-have resource for any childcare facility, parent educator, Title I teacher, or social worker. Designed as an easy-read manual to daily involvement, this useful information is necessary to those who live/work with young children or the parents of youngsters. Dr. Goldberg and I share similar views on the role of consistent interaction with children toward their healthy development. That is why I encourage readers of my book to check into hers as well.

The early years are critical to a child's lifelong success in school and in life. Most parents have heard this statement, and they want to do their best job, but aren't sure exactly WHAT to do. This book gives parents and caregivers many practical ideas and a wealth of information so that they can help their children begin their school experience with a confident, enthusiastic attitude.