The book Boeing 777 by Bruce Campion-Smith is a very good book about the development, fligt test program and inaugeration of the Boeing 777. It contains good photos that are related to the very interesting text. The only thing that is missing is a technical drawing or artist impression of the yet never used wing-folg mechanism of the 777 wing. The content of this book deserves 5 stars. Whats bad about the book, is the way it was published. It a little pocket book, with small letters and it is only 6 mm thick. It looks and feels like a $5 book not like $12.95! That's the reason why I rated it with 4 stars. In contrast to the book Boeing 747-400 by Philip Birtles (same series) Boeing 777 is absolutley worth it's money!

The book "Arts and Crafts Ideals" by Bruce Smith, Yoshiko Yamamoto, Gail Ynque is for those who like the arts and crafts style and would like to know how it was started. The book takes a philosophical approach to the movement by having each of its seven chapters follow a philosophy discipline. For example chapter 2 is titled design, which could be esthetics and chapter 5 is education or epistomology.The authers have taken quotes from famous sources about the arts and crafts movement which seem to be representative of the ideals and feelings the craftspeople had toward their work. The movements common thread was anti industrialation and protect the hand craft system. Manufacturing was seen as a grinding down of the individual. The process produced cheap copies of somthing that was original. After reading this book you can judge for yourself if they were right. An arguement could be made for the same thing today. I rate this book a 4 only because of its scope. I am also a shop teacher that likes history.

If you want to get the feel of the end years of Tennessee Williams' life...be sure to read Bruce Smith's "Costly Performances". I know because I was Tennessee's personal assistant for about six months ending right after the main stage opening of "A House Not Meant to Stand". Some of Bruce's "facts" are clearly incorrect. He has Tennessee and I meeting in Vancouver (I am referred to as "Saskatch".) and later travelling to Sicily. Neither of us was in either place while I was in Tennessee's employ. There are other errors too but they are minor compared to the importance of the dynamics of Tennessee and the other people in his life at that time...and Bruce captures this quite well.

As Bruce points out, Tennessee was largely abandoned in his last years by the mainstream and in their place came a cast of characters all seeking to gain something from him...money, drugs, fame...but the biggest was to be seen as his savior, either professional or personal. This drama plays out in Bruce's book and to a certain extent continues to play out AS Bruce's book. Bruce accurately skewers such characters as Gary Tucker and Schuyler Wyatt, and in great detail, but also minimizes the "good guys" such as Vasilis Voglis (referred to simply as "Voglis".) and Kate Schweppe, AKA Texas Kate.

Thus, in his book, Bruce is left alone on the stage, all others having been dismissed. But as even Bruce points out, Tennessee was always pitting people against each other, encouraging their rivalry and watching as the drama played out. He encouraged both sides of this drama, both constructive and destructive. This was his life and as he grew weaker from age and from the toll of the way he lived, he maintained this ongoing drama even at the expense of his commercial life. This is what we see unfolding in Bruce's book. If you want to know what those days were like...you will find it here.

The principles contained in this work should be showcased with L Ron Hubbards writings as a monument to American fascination with sci-fi/theology fusion.

This book collects the sermons and thoughts of Joseph Smith on various topics important to salvation--repentance, grace, baptism. An excellent resource for learning more about the church or helping one's testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ grow. Well written and organized.

This is usually used by most as a refence manual rather than reading material; nevertheless and notwithstanding, the content is truly impressive and nothing short of comprehensive. It is, as are the others in this set, a book that demands the respect of the reader and their attention, for the subjects discussed are not to be taken lightly. They are of deep import and seeking to understand them, coupled with a serious study of Holy Writ, will lead one to gain a greater and more profound appreciation of the character of God and His Son Jesus Christ, not to mention the plan God has for His children here on this sphere. Those of a Latter-Day Saint background cannot help to have an enlarged testimony after a serious study of this text. Those not of a Latter-Day Saint background cannot help but have their vision of God and Christ enhanced and thier belief built to a stronger degree.

this book can be the most hilarious book you ever read, or the dumbest. This book is aimed a 8-12 age group, but is funny for those older. Not Bad

I bought this book and also a general purpose Unix administration book ("Essential System Administration : Help for Unix System Administrators (Nutshell Handbook)" by AEleen Frisch). Nine time out of ten the solution was in the excellent general purpose book and not in this System V book which turned out to be really disappointing. Buy a different book.

He who speaks in forked tongues gets forked