When a friend of mine showed up for work with Echoes and Evidence I couldn't believe it. How can anyone take the fictional writings of Joseph (multiple murder) Smith seriously?

Echoes and Eveidence attempts to prove that Smith's 1830 novel 'The Book of Mormon' is history. I'm waiting for the one that claims 'Lord of the Rings' is history.

I was then accused of being "close minded." So I started reading the book. The other employees and I couldn't stop laughing as we read the book cover to cover it's very entertaining.

Probably the funniest chapter is when they try to explain how Smith must have had god's help in "translating" BOM since it was done in only 60 days. They argue that surely an Egyptologist would have taken years to translate the book. Of course they never even address the theory that Smith made the whole thing up in 60 days.

Many outragious claims are never backed up by sources. For example they insit that horses lived in pre-Columbus America (they didn't) and that the scientific community has established this. As a source they cite an unknown science journal, and fail to cite the issue or story they are refering to.

They also go the great legnths in attempting to prove that the Jaradites (fictional Hebrew tribe) came to California by locking themselves in a giant boat for a full year with enough food while the ocean current swept them East.

The book is deviod of any real research or rational logic. I is clearly meant to preach the the Mormon choir who will believe anything they are told no matter how farcicle.

This volume consists of 13 essays by LDS scholars, providing an excellent survey of current research. Essays by Apostle Neal Maxwell, and convert Alison Coutts emphasis the spiritual values of the book. John W. Welch provides a thoughtful discussion of "The Power of Evidence in Nurturing Faith." Other essays discuss the Old World context of the Book of Mormon, the New World context, and Joseph Smith's information environment. For example, including S. Kent Brown provides "New Light From Arabia on Lehi's Trail" including mention of the 1998 finds of three 6th century altars that"secure the general location of Nahom." Various essays compare the Book of Mormon with ancient Hebrew language and literary forms, rituals, newly discovered documents, legal practices, and doctrines. John Sorenson survey's the Mesoamerican setting. John Gee's "The Wrong Type of Book" compares the Book of Mormon with the Dogberry's "Book of Pukei" satire, Spaulding's Manuscript Found, and Ethan Smith's View of the Hebrews. John Tvedtnes surveys "Ancient Texts in Support of the Book of Mormon." The volume includes a 29 page Appendix of quotes from Hugh Nibley, an "Alphabetical Listing of Hits" meaning aspects of the Book of Mormon that accurately hit the ancient world, and a scripture citation index. All essays include extensive footnoted documentation. It becomes an essential volume for any serious student of the Book of Mormon. Very readable, very timely.

Loads of Knowledge and observation are pumped in to this wonderful book. Its a blessing to have a copy of this book for the woodduck admirors.

Wood ducks were almost hunted to extinction during the turn of the 20th century - but with dedicated biologists and hunters, the duck survived. This book goes into the ecology and natural history of this magnificent bird. Too bad the pictures are in black and white - but the well written text makes up for that - based on real research and field data from all over the wood duck range. A wildlife manager's library is not complete without this book.

The Eiger is a 3970 m mountain that looms above Grindelwald in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland. Its north face has been quite literally a ca. 2000 meter-high 'vertical arena'. Although the mountain itself was first climbed in 1858 by Charles Barrington, Christian Almer, and Peter Bohren, the north face ('Nordwand' in German) was not conquered until 1938 (when Heinrich Harrer, Anderl Heckmair, Fritz Kasparek, and Wiggerl Vörg were finally successful). In the early 1930s, it was deemed one of the 'last remaining problems' of the Alps and was truly a 'vertical area', as onlookers (including reporters who made sure the rest of the world was also able to vicariously participate) were able to follow the progress of several tragic expeditions from the comfort of the patio of a hotel on an easily-accessible meadow far below. Part of the great difficulty of the climb is that the wall's north-facing aspect means that it remains snow- and ice-covered year round. The rotten rock and ice that coats the Nordwand makes things even more complicated and afternoon rock avalanches are common and treacherous. The weather is also extremely unpredictable and changeable, a condition that is caused in part by the fact that the wall is part of the northern boundary of the Alps.

The combination of extremely challenging climbing conditions with high visibility has led to a century of high drama centered about the Eiger's north face and this book does an excellent job of summarizing many aspects of this highly notorious and celebrated mountain. The book consists of an eclectic collection of short chapters by different authors about different aspects of the Eiger (and not just the north face). Each chapter is named after one of the distinctive points along the first successful route, but tells a different aspect of the story. Chapters include descriptions of the varied routes, the myriad tragedies and dramatic rescues, the debates about the morality of even attempting to climb the mountain, the controversial politics of the first successful climbers (one of whom, Heinrich Harrer, carried a Nazi flag with him), a summary of the Eiger's appearances in books and the movies, tales of people who skied and snowboarded down the mountain, and the uniquely Swiss engineering feat that is the railway tunnel bored through the mountain and on up to the Jungfrau Joch. There is also a section at the end providing information for visitors (including suggestions for alternative walks and climbs in the area for those who would rather wear sandals or are otherwise not quite ready for the north face itself) and an extensive bibliography.

My favorite feature of the book is the fantastic and abundant illustrations that range from dramatic contemporary photographs to historical photographs to artwork of various sorts, all of which serve to nicely complement the text. I should mention, however, that the quality of the printing appears to be a bit worse in the English edition than in the German-language original, which probably will detract a bit from the impact of the pictures.

If you love the mountains, their glory, their beauty and deceit, then this is the one book you need to have. Not only does it read like a thriller at times, it also has some of the most fabulous mountain photographs one can imagine. And what better mountain than the fascinating Eiger is there? Well, maybe the Matterhorn... but it does not hold such climbing fascination as the treacherous wall of stunning Eiger. So if you plan a vacation in the Bernese Oberland or just want to play couch mountaineer, this is one hell of a book. Go for it!

The book is very clear on the concepts. Give the basis needed in a very brief way. I do like the style for beign very precise and concrete, giving the reader an opportunity to learn in a fast and easy way!

This little book is packed with plenty of great information, tables, charts, formulas, defenitions, math, plenty of circuits, analysis methods and more. Plenty of advanced topics, its not cryptic to newbies and if you are an experienced engineer it wont bore you either. I think this book is worth every penny and then some.

detailed review of emergency thou suffers from a lack of information on certain key areas.can be verbose at times thou is a generally a good read

The book comes in 3 hardback volumes, well worth the price. I am a practicing Paramedic with a desire to know more about the how's and why's of patient care. The book is well organized, with a reading level of college sophomore. The section on resucitation takes ACLS just a little bit further. I consider this book recommended reading for Paramedics who want to stay on top

Tonight on "Moczygemba On..." I will be reviewing the book Daniel Cohen's ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MONSTERS. Though not as comprehensive nor as obscure as William Corliss's INCREDIBLE LIFE (see under INCREDIBLE LIFE) which I reviewed some time ago, it covers a different territory, so what are you complaining about?!? Divided up into individual sections pertaining to certain sub-categories, this book delves (huh...huh... I said "delves") into the monstrous world of CRYPTOZOOLOGY. One area discusses the eerie rumors, reports and hoaxes of EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE, such as the horrific MAD GASSER OF MATTOON (trust me, when I was ten it gave me nightmares) and SPRING HEELED JACK. More than one area is devoted to the possibility of species which science has yet to recognize, as well as some bizarre, yet officially recognized, specimens (much like INCREDIBLE LIFE [see under INCREDIBLE LIFE]). Other subjects include the folkloric tales of monsters (giants, vampires, etc.); nonhuman humanoids (the orang-pendek, the nondescript, and the ICE MAN); sea monsters (Nessie and friends); and last, but not least--- PHANTOMS: anomalous appearances of ordinary animals, ordinary appearances of anomalous animals, such evil specters as the HAIRY HANDS (trust me, when I was thirteen it gave me nightmares), devils, etc... And, I am PROUD to state: *** GEF THE TALKING MONGOOSE _DOES_ IN FACT MAKE AN APPEARANCE BETWEEN THE COVERS OF THIS BOOK... *** Thank you, you're too kind!!! AMEN, Walter Moczygemba

I must agree with Mister Moczygemba (see below). This book gave me the willies too. Does Goatman exist? Does Gef the mongoose really talk? Do phantom lions really haunt the English countryside? Perhaps we'll never know...

Grandmaster King follows the standard Cadogan Publisher's format very effectively: clear explanation of thematic ideas, key moves identified and model games employed to illustrate these ideas and moves. Each chapter is neatly summarized, games are annotated, and I think very useful to most intermediate players and ambitious beginners. I think that the coverage is comprehensive (when I compare it to MC0-14) for an opening generally regarded as solid and positional rather than dependent on specific move orders.

I just recently purchased this book and i really enjoy it. It's about time this somewhat obscure defence received more attention. Move order is 1.c4 b6, 2.d4 e6 with Black's 3rd move usually Bb7. The only drawback is if White opens 1.d4 King says it's very important to answer with e6. This of course gives White the option of 2.e4 which leads to the French defence. So you will have to brush up on the French a bit if you expect to employ this opening since 1.d4 seems more popular than 1.c4

Contrary to King's axiom that 1.d4 players would rather use 2.c4 than 2.e4, i have not found this to be the case. The book is very well written though and perhaps adding the French back into my repertoire was a good idea anyway. You won't be disappointed.

I took a class which used this textbook at the University of California, Santa Barbara, which was co-taught by one of the authors, Ed Keller. This is an introductory book that provides a decent overview of the problems we are currently facing in regard to the environment, what we can do to solve those problems, and other opportunities that our environment can give us.

Comprehensive and thorough, clear and understanable even for youth. Ilustrations contribute a lot to the overall picture.

Este trabajo de Crichton se adentra en una suerte de terror psicológico con elementos de ciencia ficción. De ritmo lento pero atrapante, quizá no sea su mejor obra pero vale la pena leerla, sobre todo porque es mejor que la película.

En este libro nos sumergiremos en el fondo del mar para investigar no solo lo que parece ser un accidente aéreo, sino tambien lo que yace escondido en el fondo de la conciencia humana. Los deseos y frustraciones que guardamos en el inconciente seran sacados a la luz de una forma brillante y sumamente entretenida. Como siempre, Crichton nos sorprende con una historia que, basada en hechos pausibles, se adentra en la ciencia ficción de manera verosimil y amena. Si te gustaron El Parque Jurasico, El Mundo Perdido o la Amenaza de Andromeda, este es un libro que no te podes perder.

This was a book that I dreaded to read for a college class. I opened it and stared at the cover with dread. However, I was very surprised to find that it was easy to understand and even.....interesting? Yes, I admit, I fell in love with the subject of genetics by reading this book. It had real world applications and provided many sample questions. The pictures were great and a perfect addition to the entire book. I really enjoyed this book.

As a undergrad at Harvard who took Prof Hartl's intro genetics class (in which we used this textbook), I can tell you that this encompasses all the information we covered in a semester-legnth class. What you miss out on, however, is Prof Hartl's funny, engaging teaching style and graphically complex computer demos. That said I learned (both from class and this book) why female cats' fur can be calico and other interesting applications of genetics. In the age of the Human Genome Project, basic genetics knowledge is crucial, and this book is a great intro to the topic.