From the cavemen to the modern days, this book covers everything known to the history of veterinary medicine so far: from the ancient means of diagnosis, to the discoveries of new treatments, to great people who helped to develop the veterinary medicine. It's not a book for specialists, but for anyone interested in history. I particularly bought this book because I'm a vet, and wanted to know the origins of my profession. And I had a very good surprise.

*Vieux Carre* is probably the finest play of Williams' "Late" period--and it's terrific, though unfairly neglected. It's much more like the earlier work in terms of a "straight" narrative, and as good as it is I think we'll be seeing many more productions of it in the future.

Deftly edited by Robert N. Essick (Professor of English, University of California - Riverside), Visions of the Daughters of Albion is a full color reproduction of William Blake's classic literary blend of verse and art, which was first printed in 1793. Enhanced with a straightforward, easy-to-read, separate transcription of Blake's poem, drawings from Blake's sketchbook related to the final work, and an extensive and erudite literary commentary on the images plate-by-plate, Visions Of The Daughters Of Albion is the definitive edition of a timeless classic and would grace the collection of any academic reference library or William Blake enthusiast.

A wonderful reference book on the early history of the powerful and informative Voice of America international radio operations. The book features close to 600 pages of detailed text. An interesting and highly detailed reference work for anyone who is a serious historian or general enthusiast of English language radio history.

This book is a great overview on how to learn about a wetland. It includes instructions for the recommend devices to collect observations/data. For example, my students complete the procedure to build algae samplers to collect algae from our schoolyard wetland.

***** Grab your child's favorite snugly blanket, rev up your imagination, and get ready for a bedtime story where anything is possible and nothing at all is unusual! This colorful book allows us to enter the creative mind of a little boy who tries to delay his bedtime each night by playing a special game called: What If? Silver and gold snowflakes that sparkle like diamonds and taste like peppermint ice cream...What If? What about dogwood trees? Ever wish you could really pick a puppy from the branches of a dogwood tree?

What If focuses on the creative imaginations of a child, and after reading this book you will never again look at many common things in the same old way. Clouds, butterflies, teddy bears, flowers, trees, snowflakes, stars and many other things take on special characteristics and a life of their own...through a child's eyes. The pages of vivid illustrations are done with a combination of watercolor and colored pencil, and are simply enchanting...making your little one breathe a sigh of, "Ohhhhhhh!" as you turn each page.

I highly recommend this book for children and adults of all ages who love to look at things in a different way and say, "What If...?" *****

Reviewed by Ruth Wilson.

We know alot of children wonder what exactly is under their bed. This book shows the fantasy and wonder of what is under one childs bed and goes through his own little adventure. Definitely a great childrens book. Five stars and two thumbs up!
This book deserves the Newbury, Caldecott, and the Pulitzer.

Through the many letters reprinted in this volume, Robert Phillips allows us a glimpse into the world of a writer, who for most of his career suffered the indignity of indifference and the bitterness of rejection; only within the past two decades has Goyen's work received much critical attention. The book is divided into 7 sections, beginning with 1932, when Goyen recieved his B.A. in Literature from Rice Institute, until 1983, when the author died of lymphoma. Each section contains a chronology of letters that at first glance reads like a travelogue, a reflection of Goyen's inability to reconcile with the idea of place. Many of the pages reveal how he would settle somewhere new, begin to write, start to feel hemmed in, and move to another destination. Still, even when in California or New York, he never lost touch with those he most cared for, and he always considered Texas his home. The lyricism that echoes throughout his fiction and poetry is also heard amidst his letters. There are passionate notes to Katherine Anne Porter, whith whom he reportedly had a two-year relationship, comments to novelist Daniel Stern made during the time that Goyen was his editor at McGraw-Hill, as well as evidence of both the creative euphoria and crippling depression that he experienced throughout his life. Due to an estrangement over the publication of his masterpiece, The House of Breath (1950), there is not much correspondence with family members, but perhaps that is just as well since Phillips' aim was to focus on "letters about his writing, the writing of others, and art and literature in general " (xii) . The result then, is an autobiographical picture never before seen within the modest amount of Goyen scholarship that currently exists. We learn of an early military experience that almost cost him his sanity, his resentment at being called a Southern writer, and the writers he considered most influential, including Eliot, Pound, Frost, Welty, Porter, and Flaubert. Robert Phillips has done an amazing job in editing this epistolary volume. He offers us Wiliiam Goyen as friend, lover, and writer, whose raw, human vision is made clearer through his own words. This is an indispensable source for anyone wishing to learn more about a man whose importance to the canon of modern American literature has yet to be realized.

Another Beautiful Book in the Art of Nature Series by the joint effort of Merrell Holberton, Publisher and the Natural History Museum, London. This book focuses on the Life of William MacGillivray, a artist and ecologist who was one of the first to show wild animals and birds as living creatures inhabiting their own environment, rather than as dead specimens. This book is one of the first fully illustrated books of MacGillivray's art. If you are interested in the life of a friend of Audubon, who was a great help to Audubon in editing his Ornithological Biography and beautiful natural history illustration of not only birds but fish and mammals as well, you need to get this book. This book is not just a picture book but a interesting account of MacGillivray's life and work as a teacher, naturalist and orinithologist. Enjoy!!!!!

When young students read about William McKinley's "front-porch" campaign from his home during the 1896 presidential campaign they will probably be amazed at the idea of somebody getting elected president by keeping their mouth shut. What I found interesting was the assertion by authors Cynthia Klingel and Robert B. Noyed that McKinley's campaign was based not so much on the political strategy of campaign manager Mark Hanna as the fact McKinley's wife needed his care and he would not leave her to give speeches and meet people (keep in mind that his opponent was the great orator William Jennings Bryan). This insight provides a perfect example of the rule that applies to the volumes in the Our Presidents series: the less you know about a particular President the more you discover in these volumes. I know this seems like common sense, but it is true the best volumes in this series deal with the Presidents who are usually dismissed or glossed over in the standard American history textbooks.

The Our Presidents books always have four chapters. Early Life covers McKinley's life through the end of the Civil War, Political Leader details the career that led him to the White House, A World Power is about McKinley's first administration, while The Final Years tells about his re-election and assassination less than a year into his second term. The book is illustrated with historic photographs, one of which was taken of the McKinleys arriving at the Pan-American Exposition the day he was shot; I had never seen this before and it is reminds me of the photographs of the Kennedys arriving in Dallas. There are also a couple of campaign posters and political cartoons that provide a sense of history.

There is more here about McKinley's personal biography than political philosophy. His presidency is basically reduced to the Spanish-American War and his administration's Open-Door policy. Each chapter has a side bar devoted to looking at a topic in depth, such as Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders. The margins contain Interesting Facts (McKinley was one of eight Presidents from Ohio) and the back of the book has a Time Line of McKinley's life, along with a glossary and other useful information. The Our Presidents series is a great place for young students to start researching any particular President; there are more detailed juvenile biographies out there, but this series provides the basics.