Have you ever stopped to think how many times we are bombarded by truisms everyday? Get this book and you will get a clue. In the Truisms series over exposure to banality reveals how numbed out we all are. Take a cliche like "Children are the hope to the future" and place beside "Children are the most cruel of all". We say and repeat these truisms but do we really realize that they are empty in themselves ? Do we perceive the contradictions ? How we mold reality to suit our needs ? Truisms sooth us with the cushioned feeling of the "generally accepted truth". Jenny Holzer literally splashes intimate thoughts, truisms, activist slogans over the landscape. These truths, half-truths and huge lies stare out at us in billboards, park benches like a conscience made physical. This is art made on the very border of reality and language.

The book listed on this page, a monograph on Jenny Holzer by Phaidon Press, is fabulous. It contains information on Holzer's wide and influential art career, from her Truisms posters of the 'seventies to her electronic LED signs, carved stone benches, and virtual art pieces of the 'nineties.

This book is also unique, within the Holzer bibliography, because of the "Artist's Choice" section where Holzer provides excerpts from books and writings that have influenced her, along with explanations of why she's moved by them.

If you're interested in modern art, or women artists, this is a must-read

This is an outstanding compilation of thoughtful and provocative essays offered by Judge Frank J. Williams. Anyone with an interest in Lincoln should add this volume to their library. Well written and lucid, Williams provides a highly balanced look at the motivations and actions of the 16th President, with a keen eye to historical accuracy, historiography, historical memory, and balance. Williams, like all good authors and historians recognizes that there will never be a definative word on his subject, but is unafraid to weigh in with his own venture into the fray. As a history teacher, with an abiding interest in Lincoln, I grade this effort a solid A!

As much as the title of this book states that people may be judging Lincoln it hardly gives that negative feel. Frank Williams has put together a very well written book which explores Lincoln's motivations, desires, thoughts and how he managed people. Williams brings us interesting insight into the man where myth sometimes tells the wrong story. Viewpoints on how Lincoln managed Union commanders, political opponents, slavery issues and people is really what this book covers. Williams treats his subject quite fairly showing both sides of the stories in which controvercy over Lincoln's actions have resided. This book was a quick read although very enjoyable. If you are a Civil War fan, you should consider this book as much is written. How Lincoln handled popular generals such as McClellan, Meade, Hooker, Burnside and others was very interesting!

Having read "The Circuit" by the same author, I was eager to read "La Mariposa" to my younger students. Francisco Jimenez creates beautifully written semi-autobiographical stories about life as a child of a family of migrant farmers from Mexico. The the eyes of the main character, Francisco, we experience a child's first day in a new school, where he is the object of stares and, at the hands of a bully, ridicule. However, Francisco is a dreamer, and he conveys his dreams through beautiful pictures of... butterflies. The goodness of his teacher and classmates shine through in the end of this beautiful and sensitive story as they admire his artwork and share in his dream.

The book was written true-to-life and it uses appropriate spelling words for young students and wonderful Spanish words for everyone. Excellent color illustrations. I would recommend this book to an adult or older student so they could read it to a younger child, K through the 4th grade.

The book is a comedy about a fictional investment club located in the suburbs of the nation's capital. Although fictional, the book covers many of the factual problems, pitfalls and opportunities encountered in forming and operating a stock investment club. At the outset, a zany but lovable group of women form a women's-only investment club. The women, who are considered to be little more than financial nincompoops, are nevertheless determined to make their fortunes. After a roller coaster of high financial gains followed by near financial disasters, they overcome the odds and parlay their invidual investment of $100 a month into fame and fortune.

The Ladies of the Wednesday Investment Club is a hilarious look at the trials and tribulations of a group of throughly inexperienced women investors trying desperately to make a buck on the stock market. This book is a wonderful read as it is not only a contemporary topic, but also because one can identify with the women's strong desire to strike it rich on the market, not realizing the pitfalls along the way. The novel is a parody of the wildly successful Beardsly Women's Investment Group, of course the women in this book are rank amatures. It has a marvelously uplifting message about how we are never too old to try something new, and is a nice commentary on the resilience of the human spirit to perservere through all types of adversity. Although the women in the book are portrayed as ditsy, it was easy to root for these underdogs. The book also contains some excellent factual information on stock market investing!

Like many good books, this one works on several levels. Its primary focus is the story of Seth Carlo Chandler, an amateur astronomer who discovered the variation of latitude now called the Chandler Wobble. In a larger sense, it explores how a group of American scientists attempted to raise American science up to the standards and practices of Europe. But what makes this an especially good read is that the authors make the scientists come alive. We learn not only what these scientists did, but also why. The authors penetrate the minds and motives of the scientists, creating a story that is both historical and imaginative

Although this book should appeal to a general audience, it is especially of interest to professionals who work in geodesy, surveying, astronomy, geophysics, and related disciplines requiring precise positioning. These readers will find a wealth of information about the foundation and structure of present scientific organizations, Today, the Global Positioning System and related technologies are capable of providing a precise positioning capability quickly and easily. But these technologies owe much to the work of Chandler and other scientists of the late nineteenth century. This vivid telling of Chandler's personal and professional life provides perceptive insight into a world that eventually brought America to the forefront of science and space exploration.

I bought this book after seeing the advertisement for it in Sky and Telescope. I'm an amature astronomer and enjoy reading about the history of science. I had never heard this story before, although I knew about many of the men (Newcomb, Gould, Airy, etc) who are included in it. I thought it was very easy to read and interesting. The authors (Father and Daughter, both scientists in this case!) clearly know a great deal about this subject and give plenty of detail. Nice pictures, plenty of good background material. I came away with a much deeper understanding of the problem of the variation of latitude as well as the problems faced by American scientists in the late 1800's.
A true inspiration to an "amature" like me to keep plugging away and looking for answers that the "professionals" may have missed.

I read the book and found it very interesting and useful. It is indeed a difficult task to cover many aspects of relationship between Law and Philosophy in one single volume. In this post-modern age Law is somehow became too technical and practical to be maintained traditional organic relationship with philosophy. Is it then true that law is only distantly related to Philosophy! Does Philosophy has anything substantial to offer to genuine legal theories and thoughts! All legal systems are primarily rooted in some legal philosophy. But in our highly technological age rarely law professors and students find a closer relationship between philosophy and law-related subjects. It is a failure of our generation around the world. As a result these days hardly any serious scholar try to present some comprehensive thoughts relating philosophical theories to the legal postulates.

Law losing its closer touch with political and social theories simply become immoral instrument of state-authority to suppress the majority by a tiny minority. Professor Simon takes this issue seriously in his book and successfully establishes that morality is a corner stone in legal philosophy and thoughts. Kantian Idealism and Hobbesian Realisn received a good deal of treatement in the book. Analysis of the Universal principles of Law and Morality may attract many rightly-guided legal minds.

Ethics in Law cannot be over emphasised in our present day of lawlessness and endamic rise of crimes around the world. Regarding the issues of "programmatic rights" Professor Simon's words: "After all, a mere commitment to social assistance from cradle to grave can lead to relaxed vigilance concerning who is eligible for the cradle and who is ready for the grave." (p.310)

In most cases books on philosophy cannot provide realistic and provocative legal thoughts because authors do not maintain a proper balance between the two. The efforts of making a balance between legal thoughts and appropriate philosophical grounding of those ideas are very remarkable in the book. Prof. Simon has been trying to do something ground-breaking in this area. I am looking forward to his next contribution and strongly suggest to students and teachers to examine the book and author for their own clarity in concerned areas (Law, Political Sciences, and Philosophy) of study and interest.

This book really works!! There seem to be countless introductory texts that try and explian the intricate relationship between law and philosophy. Thomas Simon's book is the first that I have read that readily helps its readers to wrap their minds around the fundamental aspects of law and its philosophical underpinnings. The carefully edited selections of readings helps to bring to life critical as well as controversial issues. Although obviously designed as a introductory text, the book gives thorough attention to the most basic philosophies as well as complex contemporary legal theories. The author's questions that follow each chapter are primed to encourage lively discussion. This book gets at the heart of the matter without being overly dense, boring or unreadable, a quality seldom seen in texts of this kind.

Bob is Leon's special friend. They do everything together. When Leon reads letters that his military dad has written, Bob wants to hear them over and over. Bob does whatever Leon wants to do, because Bob is Leon's imaginary friend. Living in a world in which he must move frequently, miss an absent father, and a mother that is overextended, Leon takes control by creating his friend Bob. But real friendships are awaiting Leon. Will he leave Bob behind? Read this beautifully crafted children's book to find out.

One of the best childrens books I have ever read, and remembring the last sentence in the book still keeps me smiling. However the art work is NOT by the Simon James that wrote Ancient Rome and I can not believe a review could get two authors mixed up.

No other Lobo story produced holds a candle to Lobo: The Last Czarnian. Keith Giffen and Alan Grant's dialog is inspired as well as laugh out loud hilarious. Simon Bisley's artwork is amazing. It's truly his best art, and some of the best art ever published by DC.

The story is deceptively simple. Lobo must transport Mz. Tribb- his 4th grade teacher and author of his scathing unauthorized biography- to Vril Dox. Lobo has promised to deliver Mz. Tribb alive, and Logo never breaks a promise. The worst news is Lobo would like nothing more than to kill his former schoolteacher. He vents his homicidal rage in a series of hilarious adventures. Four comic books are reprinted in this volume and by the end of book 2, Lobo is being hunted by

The Legion of Decency- psychotic, tea-sipping grannies out for blood
A convoy of space truckers -their leader is an Elvis impersonator
The Sons of Lobo- biker Lobo wannabes
Oneida Police Swat Team- who want to kill Lobo after he kills their police chief
Storm Troupers of the Pan-Galactic Demolition Dance Company- desperate to pay Lobo back for upstaging them during their chainsaw ballet.

During his adventures Lobo also runs afoul of the Orthography Commandos, a group of hooded literacy loonies that hold lethal spelling bees.

This story was far ahead of it's time. Originally published back in 1990, it's every bit as relevant, irreverent, and hilarious today as the day it was published.

---Also, a must have for Garth Ennis fans!---

With dialogue by Alan Grant (Batman:Anarky, No Mans Land, etc) and art by Simon Bisley (Slaine), this comic is bound to be a success.

Lobo is a lunatic bountyhunter (more like bountyslayer) who has killed everyone on his birthplanet, just to be unique! The problem is that his old schoolteacher has survived and he has to protect her. The story is set in the DC Universe paralell to the Legion of Superheroes. Parts of the plot includes chainsaw ballet and a murderous spelling contest.

This is a good comic book and is recommendet to those who have read "Hitman" and such comics. Try this one instead, the original.

Travelling with kids in a big city like Montreal is made so easy and fun with this book. As a mother of 3, I know this. This book gave us everything we needed for our one month stay, and it provides even more if you live in this city. A complete listing of kid-friendly attractions, places to play and to learn can be found here. The book is really well organized, and the author never skimps on descriptions. Plus, for each site there are sidebars that reveal not only the most essential facts but also extra goodies about what's nearby, similar attractions, etc. And we were never second-guessing about how to get there: this book gives very precise instructions. The book is a must for tourists, but also for families and even child- care professionals that live in Montreal and are looking for yet unthought-of things to do with kids.

This is just a wonderful book on what to do with your kids in Montreal. Is is extremely user-friendly and provides gems of information, with supporting icons and a rating system for over 150 different activities in Montreal. Had we known there was so much to do in Montreal, we would have stayed much longer. Definitely a strong buy.

This dictionary has 35,000 entries which makes it substantial enough for elementary school students without being intimidating. I compared it in the store with the DK Merriam-Webster Children's dictionary. The two dictionaries are similar in size and scope. Looking at the first page of entries, the DK Merriam-Webster included several words not included in this MacMillan (ab-, aback, abaft, abash, abbess, abbot) while the MacMillan included "AB" (the postal abbreviation for Alberta.) This MacMillan used the entry word in a sentence more often than the DK Merriam-Webster. My main reason for choosing it over the DK Merriam-Webster is that it had a nicer, two-column uncluttered layout that is much easier for the younger child to work with than three-column layout of DK Merriam-Webster, which is very "busy" looking.

This is very good dictionary for kids. My son goes to 3rd grade and he writes a reading journal. This dictionary helps him to find the right spelling. He loves to write and use this dictionary.