At last I found a replacement for "pie" (Snow White's Apple Pie: A Little Look-Look Book) That is what my 2 year old daughter Alexis Nicole calls her favorite book that doesn't have big purple dinosaur running around. Alexis never gets tired of pointing at the big colorful block style artwork or the animated faces on the dwarves and Snow White and trying to read along.

When the book started to fall apart, from being thrust into our hands over and over by Alexis, my wife remarked we had better find a replacement fast!

Then a funny thing began happening; she started counting along with the book as it manages to repeat the numbers over and over. Alexis doesn't mind, in fact she is having fun learning. The story line also manages to work in some lessons on teamwork, not giving up, and humor. Can Alexis wait until my package arrives with "pie?" What can we distract her with? "Barney's Book of Hugs" seems to always make her giggle and also gets her wanting to have long big hugs. Maybe I'll be selfish and have Snow White shipped by barge via the Panama Canal, but then if she ever fails a math test I'll feel guilty... Learning should always be this much fun!

SPADA is a journal that contains some of most current ideas on historical swordsmanship by a number of the field's leading researchers. As a student of historical swordsmanship myself, I think it is an excellent step in the right direction for the progression of this school of study.

As far as the contents of the book are concerned, my hat goes off to the editor, Stephen Hand, for distilling such a diverse, and yet interesting range of papers from the vast array of excellent treatises available.

The book also features some interesting reports on some of the most recent activities undertaken in the WMA community. This provides the reader with a very good 'big picture' perspective into what advances are being made in what fields, and an appreciation for the vast range of people who are now interested in historical swordsmanship.

With regards to it's practicality, the book caters for many different tastes - whether you are interested in the finesse of renaissance fencing, or simply a medieval re-enactor using the trusty 'sword and shield' method. SPADA provides useful insights and a greater understanding of historical methods of fighting.

I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in gaining a greater appreciation of historical swordsmanship, and anyone who is curious to know what the swordmanship community out there is doing. I rate it as a 'must have' item, and I look forward to more SPADA releases in the future.

cheers

Matt Partridge
Secretary
Order of the White Stag

This book untitle Steven's Bride is very romantic and brave of Steven Wakeflield and to all his girlfriend.Jessica Wakefleid and to her own glory to help his brother.I really like reading this book.It tells me to be brave for myself when I face any problem

A lot of information on machining packed into one book. Good to keep in your tool box.

This is a reference guide to common teams problems written in a very simple, comprehensive language. I found it easy to find the problem I face with and need to get an advice about. Most of the suggestions presented by the authors can be put in practice right away. I recommend this book to those leaders that need a quick approach to team problems and don't have enough time to research in long and broad text books.

I highly reccommend reading this book! I especially found the Voice Of Experience movies very helpful! It was as if the authors were sitting next to me while I was programming!

This is possibly the best book on this subject for use in a college level course. It fills in the details where others just generalize--providing a more interesting and life-like understanding of historical times and processes.

Where the World Does Not Follow combines spectacular photography of China's most remote mountains, with translations of the beautiful and simple poetry of ancient buddhist hermits who once inhabited them. The book opens anywhere to reveal Steven R. Johnson's incredible photographs matched on the facing page, with Mike O'Connor's artfully rendered translations. Each photograph and each poem in this masterful collection is among the very best I have seen, but the greater joy is how - taken together - each pair of photographs and poems creates an object of profound beauty and simplicity. Where the World Does Not Follow is as unique as it is beautiful.

The way this book started was magneficent. It picked up rightafter the end of The Ashes of Eden. Once again William Shatner hasmade another best seller hit. This novel was action throughout the whole book. The idea of the Borg and Romulans forming a treaty is almost terrifying. The excellent explantion about transwarp and transwarp conduits blew my mind. The deceitfulness of Kirk was unnerving. The humor with Dr. McCoy was enough to make a Vulcan laugh. The intergrity and the ability James Kirk possesed was brilliant. there right when they say it's the return of Capt. Kirk as only William Shatner can tell it. Who else would no so much and would be able to create such a masterpiece. This book is without a doubt the most well comprised Star Trek book in history.

It is well known that King William of Shatner is desperate to get back into the Star Trek franchise and one of those tight-fitting suits, so when he writes a book mapping out Kirk's return it seems a litte fantasy-riddled. It is. And it is great! The plot comes straight after the movie Generations left it, The Enterprise-D is being scraped-up off of the surface of that stupid planet it crashed into by a small Federation recovery team led by Riker - they are attacked by The Romulan's, Kirk's freshly dug grave is unsettled (damn! Picard spent ages putting that together) and his body stolen. It soon becomes apparent that The Borg are in line with The Romulan's and that Kirk, now brought back to life with Borg implants, is going to lead the invasion forced that conquers Earth. Locutus-T-Kirk (as he likes to be called) goes head-to-head with the Enterprise in a cracking novel that will not end in the vulnerable heart of the Federation, Earth, like you would expect, but instead will end on the deadly homeworld of The Borg! Amazing!

I didn't think that any book involving the "Return" of Captain Kirk would be so well that out and riveting. But the man who has played Kirk for over 30 years has turned out a Star Trek classic. This has to be the best Star Trek book I've ever read, followed closely by his first Star Trek novel "The Ashes of Eden". Unlike other authors, Shatner has a unique insight into Kirk's feelings, attitude and mannerisms....after all, he essentially "was" Kirk. The only reason I didn't give this book a 10 was because at times it seemed that Shatner let his ego get the best of him, often portraying Kirk as a muscle bound toughguy who even managed to beat Worf in a fight (yeah) when in actuality Shatner looked like he was huffing and puffing in the fight scenes in "Generations" which took place right before this book is supposed to take place. Despite that small detail, I am sure that you will love "The Return" based on the brilliant plotline and well thought out characters

In the review by RHAAS@SI.EDU. Aug. 27 the author appears to be referring to Intendant Kira Nerys' claim in DS9's "Crossover" that mirror-Spock disarmed the Terran Empire and left it open to conquest by the alliance of Klingons and Cardassians. An empire that embraced disarmament would have been carved up by the Klingons and Cardassians. It would not have caused the Klingons to feel they needed to form an alliance with the Cardassians, and if Spock had attempted to disarm the Earth Empire the human-dominated Imperial Starfleet would have overthrown him in a coup. Shatner indirectly makes the first point when he has mirror-Spock relate:"It is in the Cardassian nature to seek alliances. It is not a common Klingon trait, except under unusual circumstances." There have been a number of suggestions for making Spectre and Shatner's other Star Trek novels into movies. If it's not possible to return Kirk to life on the big screen Paramount should at least consider bringing a post-"Relics" Scotty into a movie or DS9 episode. .

William Shatner's newest novel chronicles the adventures of Captain James T. Kirk now in the 24th century. Once again the civilization of the galaxy threatens to be destroyed by evil forces. Now Kirk, along with Spock, McCoy, and Scotty, must work together with the crew of the Enterprise E to save their universe. This story was a great pleasure to read, as Shatner was able to relate events that occured in all the Star Trek shows past and present, to write an awesome story. I highly recommend that anyone who is a fan of Captain James T. Kirk to read this book!

I don't get the chance to read that often, however, I have been reading the Star Trek books that Shatner has written as they came out and eagerly anticipating the next. This one, Spectre, I was not able to pick up till last week and it was well worth the wait. There was a constant pace in the book that kept you turning pages. I like way he molds the Star Trek history consistantly together and refers back to episodes and movies from all 4 of the Star Trek series. It is true what someone had commented about,(the use of the TNG crew was little in the book) but that was how it fell in place. I don't think it was intentional,(to pull in those fans), it was smartly written. Fortunatly with my delay in buying this book I have the luxuary of going out this weekend and buying the next book. Dark Victory is going to have to be really good to top Spectre. The best book written so far in the Shatner series.