AI Tells the bumpy story of the search for artificial intellegence from the eyes of the people who were there. The stories start in the 1950's and include present day research. It is well written and captures the reader with a touch of philosophy, asking such questions as "are computers really smart?"

It's a great pity that this book is out of print. Daniel Crevier has written an excellent history of AI, which is also insightful in its analysis of the field. It is that rare creature in AI literature, something that is written clearly and objectively for the layperson, but that also conveys the complexity of AI. AI would find a lot more use in our workplaces and homes than it already has, if more people would communicate its strengths and weaknesses as lucidly as Daniel Crevier, and focus on its practical applications rather than speculating on spiritual machines. He would do a great service to the field to bring it up to date and have it republished.

I thought this was a great book on Artificial Intelligence. It would be a good book for anyone interested in the subject at all because it is written in a way to give just enough technical detail for the enthusiast, while keeping the casual reader interested. The author does a very commendable job in his interpretation of the history of this subject. He uses personal experience as well as good research on the subject to give us a great story as well as the cold hard facts.

Of the books by Daniel Keys Moran that I've read, this is easily my favorite. He builds a complex world, and at times, the way the story is going isn't clear, but I think it's worth the effort. This was, at the time it was published, a critically hailed book by some - I remember reading a review of it in one of the free newsletters offered at Waldenbooks - and I read it as a teenager during the height of the Cold War, so the future it predicted seemed all too easily imagined. It still is a good book, unusual in its premise, and, as I've rarely seen it in a used book store, worth finding and keeping.

Moran became a cult writer with the publication of his first book, the Armageddon Blues. Let me give you some idea of what this book is like. Good? Well, I think that some readers will find enjoyment in reading it. But Moran doesn't seek the middle ground with his readers. I found it disjointed and hard to read as a continuous narrative, with some clever ideas. Unusual features of the Armageddon Blues include: (A)its presentation, in short, punchy vignettes that feel like single scenes rather than full blown chapters. Chapters?! (B) A sense of some grand, plotted machinery occurring someplace offstage in the universe, with aliens and stuff. Drama?! Only the personal stuff, about Jalian D'Arsenette y ken Selvren, his female lead, and a couple of others, guys. She doesn't like them. (C) Time travel into the past through a negative entropy universe-- where time flows backwards, basically. The best thing about this book is the tightly focused scenes, some being pretty exciting. At times I found myself laughing and saying WHAT IS HIS PLAN HERE? The book gives you just a hint of what he has planned for later books in this timeline, which he calls the Great Wheel of Existence. This book is not a part of his Continuing Time series. The Continuing Time is set on the Great Wheel, but it gets better kudos than the Armageddon Blues.

The Armageddon Blues, I found was incomparable to nearly any other sci-fi title I have ever read. It is replete with concepts and implications of science and reality that astound the imagination and occasionally are quite hilarious. Though the actual form of the book can be a bit rough and difficult to read at times, the content more then makes up for this. The "enemy of entropy" Georges Vezina driving on the road, with the stereo, heater, and air conditioner all simultaneously operating, left me laughing for minutes. An excellent book, by an excellent imaginative mind.

I had great expectations for this book. Unfortunately, it was not what I had hoped for. It is very dry, and doesn't come across as in language appropriate for the general public. I found myself disagreeing with the author throughout the book. I respect those who try alternate methods of treating ADD/ADHD. However, I think that most parents have tried everything, and that for some Ritalin has been a godsend. Of course there are many other medications now on the market, but putting my child on Ritalin three years ago made all the difference. He has his confidence back, and I believe that it will lead to a successful future. No parent wants to medicate their child, but for those who do it is not a negative thing. I found myself feeling guilty while reading this book that I had done something wrong. The last thing a parent needs is more guilt. I think the author could have been more politically correct in writing this.

This is an excellent, well-balanced book for parents, or anyone else who works or lives with a child with ADHD.
What I found particularly helpful in this book were some of the excercises the author described to help children with ADHD compensate for their restlessness, impulsiveness and distractability.
They recommends the children's game "statues" to help a child stay still longer. A stopwatch is used in most of the activities, and the goal is to "beat the clock". With statues the goal is to see how long the child can hold their "statue" position. While playing a game, the child is also practising standing still.
There is a lot of good information about medication in this book. The author is neither for or against medication, but instead provides good information on what medication can and can't do.
As a parent of a child with ADHD, I found this a very useful book.

If we had put our daughter on ritalin she would have gone into a full blown manic attack. She was diagnosed with depression with ADD as a side-effect. If you look carefully at the DSM-IV criteria for either depression or a BiPolar disorder it is easy to see how the classic symptoms of mania or depression can be misdiagnosed as ADHD/ADD. There is a current study out that shows that nearly most of the children diagnosed as bipolar have ADHD/ADD as a co-existing condition and if mistreated with a stimulant like ritalin, can further push a child into mania.

Although the setting was intriguing and characters believeable, I felt the story was cumbersome and didn't really start to flow until the later chapters. Mac is a very likeable dectective and well drawn out but the story does not move forward easily and did get frustrating because it wasn't moving forward fast enougth. The author did live in the area which made me want to finish the book because the setting and economic climate was on point. I do think the second book will have a better flow, but this book is not an easy read, particularly if you like to read crime books like Patterson and Cornwall.

Judson has created a strong portrait of a new, guilt-ridden hero in Declan MacManus; a young man with too many secrets, a deep well of personal pain, and unshakable loyalty to the few friends he has. It is to Judson's credit that the character never steps into stock territory but remains an interesting and driven soul to the end.

The book has great narrative drive that doesn't let up for a moment, with fully conceived, viable characters and so much action that the reader (never mind Mac) scarcely has time to breathe. There is murder, threatened harm, and mayhem; and no one is entirely what she or he appears to be.

My one problem with The Bone Orchard is the many references to past events for which the reader has no information; a technical mechanism to create an historical pattern of behavior for his hero. Unfortunately there are just too many of these references and they become somewhat confusing. I found myself flipping back to try to find the origins, but they weren't there. One has to fill in the blanks in some instances. This doesn't slow down the pacing of the book and given that this is the author's first published work, he'll probably be more assured in the forthcoming The Poisoned Rose (the second in the series.) I will certainly buy it. Judson is someone to watch. He's very talented and displays impressive control of his material.

An impressive first effort by Mr. Judson. There is action right from the start, and the pace never let's up. Just when I thought that I had figured out who was behind the bizarre single-car wreck (murder) witnessed by the protagonist, Mac, the author threw me another curve and I was back to square one. It was a fun trip to the end.

The other thing I enjoyed was the depth of Judson's main character, Mac. He was a three dimensional man, not just another super hero accomplishing the seemingly impossible. Such depth should lend itself well to the series which author Judson promises.

This book was a huge disappointment to someone trying to take care of a cancer patient. It is, in essence, a re-hash of the familiar food pyramid guidelines that advise low-fat, low-protein and high-carbohydrate diets, organized around specific cancers. The scientific basis, if there is one, relates to epidemiologic studies of cancer risk. It might be helpful to someone who is trying to reduce their risk of various cancers by altering their dietary habits, but I doubt if this book has much more to offer than most of what has been published on that topic over the past several years. It has no scientific grounding for those who already have cancer, and may in fact suggest dietary patterns that would undermine the nutritional needs of those who are already in treatment, when fats and proteins may be friends. For someone undergoing cancer treatment, or in recovery from that ordeal, it has very little to offer that the hand-outs in your doctor's office don't already tell you.

This is an excellent book. It allows cancer patients and their caregivers to understand why certain foods and eating styles may help or hurt. It also provides sample recipes to start the patient along in modifying his/her diet.

GREAT RECIPES AND INFORMATION FROM YEARS OF RESEARCH. A "MUST READ" PUBLICATION FOR US ALL.

this book was not what i had anticipated.
it might be great for tourists who want to see the true island living,or doll house makers, however,
as an architecture student and a caribbean native i was not impressed by the literature, or lack thereof.
excellent photography.

I live in St.Thomas, USVI and wanted to build a doll house for my 3 yr old to have as a rememberance of living on a tropical island. Since St. Thomas is a US Territory it is more Americanized, so I purchased Caribbean Style for a better refference. It is now my doll house bible. Now my daughter will have a authentic reproduction Caribbean house!

When it was first published, this great book stunned every body. I remember our surprise watching the pink cover, the blue pages, the nicely cut pages. As in Marie-France Boyer books illustrated by Eric Morin you found in this series "french style", "english style" and italian style", for the first time, artistic layout, creative photographs, technical architecture drawings and 280 pages full of pictures and precise descriptions. If you plan a trip to Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint-Barthelemy, Antigua, Nevis, Montserrat, Barbados, Haiti or Jamaica, buy this book. It is "indemodable". As invitees in Plantation Bologne, one of the best ron maker in Guadeloupe we stayed in the former distillery manager house . All architectural details of this type of houses can be found in this book. If you were lucky enough to spend some time in any of these islands, you will want to buy this book too. It is a standard in its own.

It is surprising in this day and age that the field of UFOlogy is still afforded such scant respect by members of the mainstream scientific community, as well as, the public at large. It is even more surprising when one considers the bizarre theoretical realms and possibilities that are currently being given serious attention in such areas as quantum physics and hyperdimensional theory, to name but a few. A modest investigation of UFOlogy will reveal an enormous volume of high quality, well researched material, stretching back more than half a century. And that is only the tip of the proverbial iceberg. The "contactee" movement is one of the most provacative, yet, little known periods of American culture and history. It was in the wake of the great waves of UFOs reported around the U.S. in the first years of the 1950's that the contactees came. Ranging from opportunistic charlatans and crackpots to deeply earnest men with much to lose and little to gain, a small handful of individuals unabashedly claimed to have not only seen flying saucers but met their alien occupants. They'd been taken onboard craft and engaged the benevolent extraterrestrials in extensive metaphysical colloquies, while enjoying dizzying tours of our solar system and other planets beyond. Upon their safe return, they were changed men with portents of man's potential doom in the form of nuclear holocaust, and messages of great love and hope from the aptly named "Space Brothers". If this all sounds like so much bad 50's B-movie sci-fi, it is, and that's because Life and Art have always imitated one another. But that "golly gee willickers" kitschy quality is a major part of the contactee movement's appeal. George Adamski, Howard Menger, George Van Tassel, Truman Bethurum, and Daniel Fry are among the chosen elite of the contactee movement. The followers of this semi-spiritual flying saucer cult continued to swell in numbers throughout the 50's until it finally waned into relative non-existence somewhere the mid-60's. Of all the contactees, Daniel Fry is assuredly the most credible and most believable witness. A scientist and researcher working for Aerojet General, his experience (labelled a close encounter of the 4th kind or CE-4 today) occurred at the White Sands Missile Proving Ground near Las Cruces, New Mexico, July 4, 1950. "The White Sands Incident" was released in June of '54. The fact that Fry's tale is in many ways so simple and undramatic seems to only add to the story's credibility. He tells of encountering a small remotely controlled scout craft in the desert in the middle of the night. He's given a 30 minute roundtrip flight to New York and back, during which time he converses via intercom with an alien named A-lan who resides in a larger "mothership" orbiting Earth. The account, summarized in a brief 118 pages, is riveting, and the information A-lan shares with Fry is absolutley fascinating. Fry's intelligent and unpretentious honesty can be felt in every page. Included in the second portion of the book is the 93 page "Extraterrestrial Statement" given to Fry by an acquaintance named Rolf Telano, and it is worth the price of the book alone. In a nutshell, it tells just exactly how the universe was formed, how we came to be, who the aliens are, and where we're all headed. What is interesting to note is that this book has only recently been reprinted after having been unavailable for quite some time. Many of the most recent discoveries of UFology are mentioned in this little-known book first published nearly 50 years ago. Thanks go to Horus House for keeping this wonderful little time capsule around for future generations to read and enjoy. Someday, when open "first contact" finally occurs, we'll look back and see that Daniel Fry, a man who courageously risked everything to tell his story, was far, far ahead of his time. And in that moment he will be vindicated. Enjoy the White Sands Incident.

While working as a test engineer at White Sands Proving Ground in 1950, Daniel Fry witnesses a flying saucer land. He is invited aboard for a brief flight. He learns about alien concerns and a little about alien technology. The book contains a reasonable description of what it might be like to fly on a machine propelled by gravity manipulation. In his recent book ALIEN BASE Timothy Good tells us he spent a week with Fry and his wife and believes the story to be essentially true. Also in this volume is an 85 page document entitled an Extraterrestial Statement, which was previously published as "A Spacewoman Speaks". I would like to know a lot more about the origins of this work. If you find it at all credible, it becomes the most profound part of the book. It discusses human origins, technology in a multidimensional universe, ethics (their version of the "prime directive"), religion and their concerns that nuclear war will destroy life on earth. It is claimed that the asteroid belt is the remains of a planet destroyed by its warlike civilization. Otherwise, the ideas are surprisingly compatible with writers such as Sitchin, Bramley and Buhlman -- though its 1960 copyright date predates these similar works.

This book contains the history of Earth and extraterrestrials in Dr. Fry's words. Some of the things in the book are too incredible to believe but..., this is the only book I red that explains all supernatural phenomenon about UFOs. I don't think that the content of this book could have been invented. If it was, it would not state somany facts hard to believe in such orderly way.

Drs Maki, Kiano, and Berthold have done a tremendous service to U.S. historians and future generations of Americans with their well-documented account of the redress movement for Americans of Japanese ancestry who were incarcerated in concentration camps during World War II. Besides offering a theoretical policy model to explain the successful passage of the redress initiative, the authors provide a dramatic retelling of how thousands of American citizens, groups, and ultimately, U.S. congressmen from different racial and political backgrounds joined together in their attempt to acknowledge one of the most terrible miscarriages of justice in U.S. history. Especially, the passages describing the former internee testimonies and final fight for the bill in the Congress is the stuff of high drama and speaks to the nobility and courage of our country's citizens and leaders. An exceptional book, which I hope, will finally refute any real objections to the redress bill and make clear in some increasingly isolated critics' minds, the distinction between the the WWII Japanese Military -- and loyal Americans of Japanese ancestry who fought hard for the survival and principals of this country.

This is a great book detailing how the case for redress was formed. It contains great info for those studying the great tragedy that hit the Japanese American community during WWII --their internment in American Concentration Camps. And it serves as a reminder for us all that we need to live in harmony in order for our great country the United States to continue to succeed both socially and economically in the future.

This is "the" book on the behind the scenes action of how redress was finally achieved for all Japanese Americans, who were illegally incarcerated in concentration camps for crimes they did not commit. The fact that these camps were unconstitional has been proven countless times (refer: President Reagan's apology in 1988). The credibility of the book is proven by the academic careers of the university professors who wrote this tell-tale book (as opposed to the national enquirer level writing of the person who wrote the book mentioned in the below review) and its use as a textbook in the finest universities in America (Harvard, UCLA, UCBerkeley, to name a few). A must reading for those with an interest in ethnic studies and American history/policy.

I had read this book and used it for a research reference in my graduate work. Although Wile expresses interesting ways to go about marital therapy, the overall quality of the book was almost like fighting with the couple. The book seemed more like a novel with dramatic overtones. If you are interested in learning more about what a person is actually thinking, listen to yourself.

As a masters student in psychology this book was required reading. It is a terrific account of a first hand case study involving a couple. You get to read both sides and the therapist view point. Very enlightning and helps the beginner to see what the master sees. Also good for anyone looking for more insight into their own relationship.

Before it went out of print, "After the Honeymoon: how conflict can improve your relationship" was my standard wedding gift. I was fortunate to have a few session with him 10 years ago, and I still put his principles into practice on a daily basis. I also use them when I teach about conflict in my Interpersonal Communication 101 class. He goes beyond the standard advice, which most of my students already know (things like "don't loose your temper") and helps couples deal with the situations we actually find ourselves in (things like we do loose our tempers, its actually normal, and so now what?)

I found his use of examples very helpful, his approach heartening, and his suggestions practical, and though it takes willingness and commitment, they have really paid off. I felt empowered and hopeful. Owning his books is like having compassionate, insightful and skilled couple's councelor in your pocket. Take advantage of his immense contribution to the field.

You've got to Read Gail's book, Which Bible is God's Word. In this book, she answers many of the fraudulent claims about the inaccuracy of her first book, "New Age Bible Versions". If you're going to read a bias report about why Gail Riplinger is wrong, you owe it to yourself to read why she's right. Also, for more information on the Bible Version topic, visit Chick.com and click under "Information" where it says Bible Versions. You can also read some entire books online there. God bless, and remember to be very critical of anything that doubts the infallibility and inerrancy of God's Word.

This is a small, but excellent book that sheds important light on the Riplinger madness that has been in full swing since her book, "New Age Bible Versions" appeared. The author here goes into little known facts about the King James Version of the Bible that need to be brought out, proving that it just did not drop from Heaven in 1611, and all Christians before that date were in darkness and ignorance, and everything since is worthless and a travesty. People need to realize that their tunnel-visioned "worship" of the KJV and rejection of honest, good, formal equivalence translations is splitting churches wide apart and making those not informed confused and causing them to doubt the Word of God written. Even the KJV translators called the poorest and weakest translations the Word of God. This small book will help people understand, and hopefully, open some minds that are terribly narrow or closed. If it succeeds in doing that, it has achieved its purpose.

Riplinger is one of the most vocal advocates of the heterodoxy that archaic KJV is the only Bible we should use. Many works have shown that she frequently indulges in misquotes and slanders, and has no qualifications in the original languages. People have been misled and the results have split churches. So it's good to have a concise answer to her claims, but a shame that such books had to be written.

Her book NABV is full of circular reasoning, condmening modern translations should be condemned for "changing" or "omitting" things from the KJV. But this presupposes that the what has to be demonstrated, that KJV should be the standard, rather than the original Hebrew and Greek (none of the Bible's human authors spoke English, even the Jacobean variety, which seems to surpise some KJVOs ;) Therefore it is highly improper to claim that a criticism of the KJV is an attack on Biblical inerrancy, a doctrine strongly affirmed by the translators of the NIV, NASB and NKJV.

Most KJV-only supporters are unaware that their so-called 1611 version is actually the significantly revised 1769 version of Benjamin Blayney of Oxford. There are many additional ironies -- the typical Independent Baptist KJVO pastor would *never* invite the KJV translators to speak in his pulpit if they were alive today, because they were Anglican baby spinklers. Also, I've known of Independent Baptists who show Riplinger's videos during their service, but would never have her speak in person because she's a woman.

Ironically, the KJV translators were clearly *not* KJV-only! In their preface to their readers, they advocated a translation in the language that people spoke, commended a "variety of versions", distinguished the "originall" [sic] from copies, commended the New Testament writers for using the Septuagint, and emphatically disclaimed that their translation was perfect.

The original KJV-1611 also contained the Apocrypha (accepted as Scripture by the Roman Catholics) and cross references to it without any disclaimer that they were not Scripture. In fact they even induded Apocryphal books in their Bible reading guide. Yet KJVO propaganda frequently accuses the modern versions of being part of a Roman Catholic plot! The original KJV also had 8000 footnotes, often dismissed as a diabolical addition in modern translations! The KJV also contains a number of paraphrases, e.g. "God forbid" where the word "God" is not in the Greek, yet KJVOs frequently claim that paraphrases are "diabolical".

Since KJVOs frequently claim that the modern versions undermine the deity of Christ, it's handy to show that the modern versions are actually clearer in many places. For example, in Titus 2:13 and 2 Peter 1:1, the Granville Sharp rule shows that the correct translation is "... our Great God and Saviour, Jesus Christ ...". This rule was named after its discoverer, a Bible scholar and anti-slavery activist, who thought that the KJV's translation had obscured clear statementsof Christ's deity. But Riplinger dismisses this rule, which gives the inevitable impression that she's more interested in preserving the KJV than in clear teachings of vital doctrines.