K. Robert Schwartz's book is very professinoal job. It reveales the genesis of minimalism and follows the traces of it's most important advocates to this day. Mr Schwartz is obviously an enthusiast but uses also crtical tone of voice when necassery. After reading this book one is well aware of the most important minimalists and their body of work - except some european predicessors (Names of György Ligeti and Erik Satie spring readily to mind). Minimalists is an important addition to new music litterature addressed to a wider audience. Mr Schwartz does not spend much time in analyzing scores in detail, but rather expresses in common sense the basic ideas and directions of minimal compositions. Mr Schwartz also lets the composers (Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Terry Riley, John Adams etc) speak and clear out their ideas and introduces very interesting biographical material without ever trying to create empty scandals. This is a book very much in need. Hopefully it will lead to more writings on the growing list of minimalist composers in the not-too-distant future. (eg. 50' and 60' generations of composers). Very Good

There are so many books in the trauma field it is hard to know which one to invest precious time reading. I highly recommend this book, for several reasons: 1) it is clearly written in a down-to-earth style, 2) it provides an integrated framework for understanding and working with various experiences of trauma, 3) it offers specific tools for helping people overcome the effects of trauma.

First I'd like to tell you who Kit Summers is if you don't know, that right there might make you want to buy the book! I've had some contact with this guy over email. He's like really nice and has alot of motivation! He has a webpage I forget what it is, but you can look it up. He used to juggle and was getting into the extremes of juggling like 7 clubs! Then I believe he was hit buy an automobile. He was I do know in a coma like for a few years. Then he got out of the coma, relearned how to juggle. Now he teaches a juggling workshop called Juggling With Finesse also. It's a really neat workshop teaching you how juggling can benefit in so many areas and the truth it can! But, not only that, man is it addictive! It can benefit musicians, pianists get more grace at the piano, it helps improve-hand-eye coordinaton, motor vascular skills etc. If a football player learned how to juggle three footballs don't you think he would get better at catching during the big NFL game? Not only that it keeps kids out of trouble, relieves stress, the list goes on and on! And his workshop teaches you how to use juggling to help any profession if you know how to juggle or not. He'll teach you. Plus if your struggling in a juggling area he will help you with that.

Now the book: Well I've only checked this out of the library a few times I don't own it. But, since I've read it I can review it can't I? ;) It is full of some really good juggling pictures, some of the top jugglers in the business. It is somewhat outdated however The Raspyni Brothers look so young and the pictures of Anthony Gatto are like when he was 12. What is he now like 25/26? I believe it was printed sometime in the late 70's. The many, many pictures of top jugglers is what makes the book go. And there are some tricks throughout the book quite a few actually of like great diversity, like not just normal stuff juggling things like umbrellas or doing a billiarball trick. But real simplicity descriptions of how to do it, I really think you must have some knowledge of juggling and know how to juggle somewhat. But, because of that it is worth a buy for the countless great pictures and the countless of normal and not so normal ideas. Give it a try!

Kit Summers' book is perhaps the most comprehensive juggling book out there. However, while it contains photos and brief explanations of tricks, it lacks detailed, step-by-step instruction. A beginner or accomplished juggler can read about what can be attained with practice, but how to get there, he must leave up to his own devices. I am a seven ball, five club juggler and use the book as a wonderful reference tool; however, for instuction and guidence, books such as Charles Dancey's Encylopedia of Ball Juggling, Dick Franco's Three Ball Digest or Martin Probert's Four Ball Juggling as essential.

Kit Summer's Book "Juggling With Finesse" covers all aspects of Juggling, Balance, and Manipulation. Included are simple through advanced patterns for ball, club, and ring juggling as well as plate spinning, team juggling, club swinging, booking your act, and much, much more. I think that jugglers of all ages and skill levels will find this book to be extremely helpful.