Not only does this author know the principles of good Liturgy, he is able to apply those principles in a realistic way for Liturgies with Children. All who labor in Religious Education Vineyards should have this book in their libraries!

I am one of the authors of this book. I am sorry to say that this book does not exist. The true title of the existing book is " Topics in Bifurcation Theory and Applications". same authors.

I would recommend this book for everybody who wants to know what and why the great new Transition Revolution has happened in USSR and East Europe.I use this book for teaching in the Moscow State University as the main textbook ,and students like it for its explanations of a lot complicated problems of Transition economical systems and policy making.

Very informative, very absorbing. Full of taboo storylines, fun facts about the actors, behind the scenes drama, etc. I also recommend the AW 35th anniversary coffee table book. Enjoy!

But this book. The author does a tremendous job of exposing Lou Reed's life, his triumphs and his failings. You will not find a better Lou Reed biography anywhere

In Vernacular Voices: The Rhetoric of Publics and Public Spheres, Gerald Hauser hopes to rethink the discrepancy between what the political and media elite abstract as the "public sphere" and what ordinary people consider it to be. Hauser surveys political and rhetorical scholarship in an attempt to theorize a more rhetorical politics, rather than an idealistic one. By mapping the trajectory of the discourse around such cases as the Polish Solidarity movement, the Meese Commission on Pornography, and Jimmy Carter's framing of the Iranian Hostage Crisis, Hauser crafts a "vernacular rhetorical model" in which partisanship is assumed and embraced rather than bracketed out.

Hauser places Juergen Habermas as his theoretical foil. Habermas proposes a notion of the public sphere as an Enlightenment ideal: the public sphere is concerned with a common good which is outside of private and partisan interests and where irrationality and inequalities can be dismissed in order to act. Like most rhetorical scholars, Hauser, however, disagrees with Habermas' ideal public sphere. According to Hauser, Habermas' Enlightenment take on public deliberation conceals the marginalized and multiple publics, excludes the citizens with a stake in the political process, frustrates the democratic notion of open access, and defies any privileging of diversity. Hauser's "rhetorical model" of the public sphere is a discourse-based, reality-based, and diversified take that encourages shared judgments. He grounds his theory in actual political discourses which prove that interest, rather than disinterest, is crucial to a vital public sphere.

While I appreciate Hauser's privileging of rhetoric as the life-blood of politics and am thrilled to read his thorough defense of partisan rhetoric, I am uncomfortable with his notions of "common good." He seems to be as goaded by his ideal of the "common good" and "dialogue" as much as Habermas' is limited by his ideal speech situation. In a summary statement, Hauser describes the "vernacular rhetoric model" as "assum[ing] that publics emerge insofar as interested citizens, often out of concern for the common good, engage in dialogue on the issues that touch their lives" (189). Looking even at early issues in Campaign 2000, for instance, the "common good" itself was hotly debated and "dialogue" was not the method of deliberation. How can the "vernacular rhetorical model" account for the most fundamental disagreements in which most citizens are the most interested? Thus, I would prefer that Hauser took a more agonistic approach in this model rather than a deliberative, dialogic one.

Visions Through A Shattered Lens is an impressive 428-page compendium of memorable short stories by Gerard Houarner, showcasing him as a truly talented writer at the top of his form. This outstanding anthology includes: Visions Through a Shattered Lens; Find The Lost Children; Bui Do; The Chain-Lynched Man; Children In The Moonless Night; Signs Of Death; Born From The Womb Of Forever; On The Road; The Unborn; Out Of The Shadows; Like Tears, Cast In The Steps Of Her Mother; The Precipice, In Moonlight, Offers Its Depths; Bone House; Those Who Cast The Shadows; Dead Ground; Mutilation Missionary; Clown Fish; Bones Of The Maker; The Changeover; Things I Wish I Had Not Seen. Enhanced with a one-page biography for those unfamiliar with Gerard Houarner, Visions Through A Shattered Lens is very highly recommended for horror fantasy and supernatural fiction enthusiasts, - and for any discriminating reader who appreciates the discovery a genuine literary talent.

Don't let the title put you off - Visual Words: Art and the Material Book may well be the sleeper hit of 2002. Pages turned as if by magic. You'll hardly believe the shocking conclusion of this sexy thriller! Five stars? I give it six!

Maral has summarised the most important points in a very readable and useful text. For both students and engineers who want to learn more this offers a very good reference. His treatment of link budget elements and system performance analysis is uncluttered and direct. It is not uncommon for engineers to write in a style that just demonstrates their depth of knowledge. Maral demonstrates and shares his knowledge then allows you to learn from it. Thats the real winning point of this book as in other texts he has written.

I was exhausted physically and mentally as I walked into the little gift shop in Dallas Airport... This little book seemed to beckon me... I put my luggage down and opened it. The feel of the pages and the sight of those watercolors washed over me and I was litterally spellbound to read on.

Not since the fairytales of my childhood have I been torn between the illustrations and the text... yet there was no way to choose... So I read on... No with the voracity I usually have with a good book, but with the enjoyment of the first bite of Godiva chocolate or that first ray of sunlight that catches you unaware...

I bought the book. Not to have it. But to chare it. As for me, I had the experience. In the end, I kept the book... because I could not choose who to give it to. Today, I am buying 15 copies.

This book is a gift. To yourself and to others.