This is a very good collection of letters, contracts and other historical documents relating to trade in the Med. between 900 and 1500 AD. The editors are well informed and provide a brief yet solid analysis of each document.

For those who want to know more about trade in the region (mainly Venice, Genoa, Constantinople, etc.) this is an excellent selection

This book shows off various gardens in the midwest. The text accompanying the beautiful photos has practical advice from each gardener as well the author. The writing is an easy-to-read style and the views and experiences shared by each gardener is like visiting each garden in person. I think it's the truest and most honest book I've ever read dealing with starting and maintaining a flower garden. An extremely valuable book to have around if you live in the midwest area.

As modern industrialization slingshots American citizens into a world fast-food culture, it is more necesary than ever to look at the natural world on its last breath. Irving Petite is the true naturalist, with Thoreau before him,, and he lets us know just what we are leaving behind. Rich families from American suburbs travel to National Parks in hopes of seeing the ancient wildlife, while Petite raises the bears himself. If this world will survive another 100 years, it will only be if we recognize Petite, and follow his methods in caring for the natural world.

Towards the end of the middle ages, monarchs and kings came to the realization that the transmutation of elements may not be physically possible. The creation of wealth via alchemical means therefore shifted to another sphere. Rather than employ chemists laboring to create gold from lead, rulers instead hired economists to create gold from paper. The symbolism and metaphor of the alchemical process carried over from chemical to economic terms is really quite enlightening.

The relationship to the Faust legend and the role of Goethe in the development of the early modern economy makes this book a very interesting read for anyone who may be baffled by the current system of value creation in our modern economy.

The real insight of this book lies in its illumination of humankind's quest to gain mastery over time and our own mortality. Here the author demonstrates how science is used to gain predictive control over time by use of the past (the evidence of scientific method). Economics is used to master time via control over the future (money as "value" stored for future use). And the arts overcome the constraints of time by stretching out the present (the transporting nature of the sublime). The alchemical means by which this is accomplished is demonstrated clearly. Magic turns out to be very real indeed.

A poignant portrayal of life in Ireland during the potato famine. Dr. Irvine's love and adoration of his mother is apparent in his writing. A must for all Irish and those of Irish descent.

In the wake of a nasty breakup, I read this book. I have learned so much--it was a wonderufl synthesis of ideas which had been, without my knowledge, conditioning my lousy relationship!

I require this text in my graduate New Venture course at Western Michigan University. The real life cases and fundamental concepts covered provide a great foundation for New Venture teaching. I also require my start-up consulting clients to read Chpt 1,2 & 3 along with the case study "R&R". Good way to find out if they have what it takes. I first used and enjoyed this book from the other side of the class during my MBA studies at the GSB - University of Chicago.

I can't believe this is out of print. I read this book first when I was about 13 or 14 and found it fascinating.

I reread it many years later and it was still interesting. The book presents an argument for why we need all those kinds of numbers (integers, reals, imaginary, complex...) and does so in a straightforward and elegant way. Make no mistake, it is NOT a mathematics textbook - there are no systematic proofs - but it presents solid reasons for adding different kinds of numbers.

The book starts with the counting numbers, then shows why we need zero, negative numbers, fractions (rational numbers), irrational numbers, imaginary numbers and complex numbers.

Hopefully it will be reprinted someday... I'll certainly buy a copy.

In this fascinating book, professors Karla Poewe and Irving Hexham look at the new religions that have been spawned within the last two hundred years, indeed right to this very day. The first chapter is a look at the "Great Anti-cult Crusade," wherein the authors show how many people, especially (but not limited to) those of a Christian background, have misunderstood, and battled the new religions. After that, the authors plunge into an erudite look at the new religious; placing them within a global context, showing the underlying concepts that tie the new religions together, and explaining what sets them apart from the older religions that they often claim to be a part of.

This book is quite fascinating, and offers the reader a real in-depth understanding of where the new religions are coming from and where they are going. Individual groups are referenced, but the focus of this book is on their underlying premises and similarities, rather than a look at each group in particular. My one complaint against this book is that is written in a scholarly tone, that sometimes makes the writing hard to follow (for me, that is). However, in spite of that, I do think that this is an excellent book, and a priceless resource for understanding new religions.

None is Too Many is a must read for any Canadian as well as anyone interested in Government and politics. It details the tragic events of the Holocaust and the even more tragic actions of the Canadian Government. A real shocker that should be read and passed down over and over again.