I quite enjoyed this book, even though some readers will be more familiar with Feng Shui than the writer assumes. It includes the basic fundamentals of Feng Shui with observation of your kitty for better attunement to the flow of energy. You don't even necessarily need to think of your cat as a "familiar" to find this book helpful. If you believe that your animals are better in tune to Earth's energy than you are, than you can definitely use this book for more insight into Feng Shui and your beloved cat!

They are the cats of the house! and it is all about their favorite places to be...even if it means on top of my head! The book was great to read, gave us great ideas, and made us purrrrrr at the pictures! I had never thought about the fact that the kitties like to be in certain places in the house (ie their kitty bed, their litter box, and where they eat), and this taught me something new about them!

It's well written and easy to follow but the "advanced" claim is misleading. There are some useful tips, pointers and ideas but if you want to learn some advanced techniques you are better to get out on the web and start searching. The CDML section is particularly lightweight.

In FileMaker Pro Advanced For Windows & Macintosh, Cynthia Baron and Daniel Peck successfully collaborate to present a visual, task-based approach to learning FileMaker, as they use pictures to guide the reader through the software, clearly illustrating what to do and how to do it. The layout is ideal for use as a reference book and offers concise, "user friendly" steps and explanations. FileMaker Pro Advanced For Windows & Macintosh is an ideal, very highly recommended how-to guide for intermediate and advanced level FileMaker Pro users.

Five Years After tells the story of what happened to the welfare recipients who participated in the influential welfare-to-work experiments conducted by several states in the mid-1980s. The authors review the distinctive goals and procedures of evaluations performed in Arkansas, Baltimore, San Diego, and Virginia, and then examine five years of follow-up data to determine whether the initial positive impact on employment, earnings, and welfare costs held up over time. The results were surprisingly consistent. Low-cost programs that saved money by getting individuals into jobs quickly did little to reduce poverty in the long run. Only higher-cost educational programs enabled welfare recipients to hold down jobs successfully and stay off welfare.

"Five Years After tells the story of what happened to the welfare recipients who participated in the influential welfare-to-work experiments conducted by several states in the mid-1980s. The authors review the distinctive goals and procedures of evaluations performed in Arkansas, Baltimore, San Diego, and Virginia, and then examine five years of follow-up data to determine whether the initial positive impact on employment, earnings, and welfare costs held up over time. The results were surprisingly consistent. Low-cost programs that saved money by getting individuals into jobs quickly did little to reduce poverty in the long run. Only higher-cost educational programs enabled welfare recipients to hold down jobs successfully and stay off welfare." as stated by the Russell foundation.

Robert F. Hoke led an interesting life. He was a young man when the Civil War broke out (mid-twenties) and enlisted as a lieutenant in the 1st North Carolina Volunteers, seeing combat at the Battle of Big Bethel in Virginia in 1861. Four years later, a Major General, he was one of the principle players at the Battle of Bentonville, one of the last battles of the Civil War. In between he missed few battles (though Gettysburg was one; he'd been severely wounded), rose quickly through the ranks to prominence, and was roundly and pretty universally praised, at least according to the author. All of these things are summarized relatively competently in 14 of the 17 chapters of this book; the remaining chapters cover his pre- and post-war life, and summarize his achievments. What then is my gripe? Well, I have several.

First, the author is a bit more pro-Confederate than you would expect in this day and age. Granted both author and subject are from the same part of North Carolina, but is that any excuse for the use of the word "Negro?" I haven't seen that in a book published since the '50s, perhaps early '60s. And no, it's not part of a quotation. Captured North Carolina soldiers who enlist in the Union army are traitors, while Union soldiers who wind up in Confederate ranks are "trators" (note the quote, implying the author disagrees with the judgement of treason). It's all a bit much.

Second, the author imparts a great deal of wisdom and skill to Hoke. I have no problem with some of it, but the idea that he was so skilful that General Lee would want himself replaced by Hoke should Lee be incapacitated or killed seems to stretch the bounds of believability a bit too much.

Third, the author is handicapped by the characteristic that he imparts to Hoke in the subtitle; modesty. Hoke never wrote much of anything about his war service, kept no diary during the war, wrote few letters discussing it (at least that have survived), and never gave speeches or anything. He never attended veterans' reunions (very unusual for a Civil War general from either side) saying that the war was over, and it was time to look forward. Consequently, the book is very much Hoke as others saw him, not as he saw things himself. This last point, I will grant you, is not the author's fault, but it does hamper the book somewhat in that the picture of Hoke is almost exclusively external; we have no idea what he's thinking most of the time.

Lastly, there are no maps. In a book of Civil War biography like this where the author is trying to tell you that Hagood's brigade was deployed to the east of the swamp, facing a creek, with Hill's division on his left, you need to be able to look at the map to see which creek or river, etc. No one has the capability to look at all this stuff and visualize where everyone is on the battlefield.

I have a collection of over 500 books on the Civil War. The best one by far is Gen R.F. Hoke. Daniel Barefoot puts his heart and soul into his work. Daniel has the same qualities as Gen. Hoke and I guess that's why the book is so great. This book takes you through the life of R.F. Hoke from cradle to death. After reading this biography you will understand why Gen. Lee chose Gen. Hoke to assume his command should something terrible befall Lee. A must for every student of the Civil War.

Unfortunately I sold this book during undergrad once my genetics course was over. Now at Medical School, I am rebuying it cause I know it works. Good explanations, pictures, ect. I would recommend it to anyone who wants a straight explanation...it's great if you are not a research based person.

Genetics is confusing. True or false? Genetics is quite enjoyable. True or false?

The answer can be true to either question, depending on which book you use to learn genetics for the first time.

Fortunately for me, our Biology department @BU chose Prof. Hartl's "Genetics." The book comes with nice diagrams to demonstrate certain concepts such as maternal effect and the Hardy Weinberg principle.

Of course, this book isn't perfect; it could use some improvements. Chapter 12--especially the section on bicoid genes in drosophila--took a while to slog through.

I suppose Prof. Hartl tried his best here, but this topic is confusing to begin with. It would have helped if pg 530-541 were rewritten. (I know that sounds very vague and fuzzy, but something about those pages just didn't click like other sections of the book).

Even if your Bio department doesn't use this version of "Genetics," I would recommend treating it as a reference book.

Good luck with genetics! Believe me, it CAN be fun and interesting....

-TheDeliman

ps: To be honest, the GeNETics sections at the end of each chapter were quite useless. Readers won't read much if they were written out of the Fifth Edition.... :)

I bought this book because I was particularly taken with authorLuke Johnson's "Reading Romans" and because I was equally delighted with the first book I purchased in the Sacra Pagina series, "John" by F. Maloney.

The commentary seems a bit thin in this volume to me, and I found it distracting that each section of the book presents first the scriptural passage to be discussed, then notes on the translation second, and finally the commentary. For me, this broke the cadence of the text -- inserting the "end notes" between the passage and the analysis -- and made the book feel more like a companion guide to a text on learning historical Greek.

Sad to say, as much as I enjoyed this book's thorough discussion, I took away more understanding and a more cohesive sense of Luke's Gospel from reading the one chapter about Luke in Raymond Brown's last work on the New Testament. I looked to Sacra Pagina to provide a more in-depth exegetical and hermeneutic commentary.... and it did.

It provides a clear and concise summary of the Gospel. I am a deacon in the Catholic Church and I use it for both homily preparation and teaching. It uses plain english to present what many complicate.

I did like the Grant Hill book ,but I thought it could have been longer. I like learning about Grant Hill he is a awsome player! I think if you want to do a autobiografe on Grant Hill you should read this book. It gives good facts about Grant,and its not hard to read. There are about 6 characters in the book that all play important part in Grant's career. I can't say it was the best book I've ever read but it gets a good spot. I would recamend anyone to this book if you are interested in Garant Hill.

If you want to know about Calvin Hill (Grants Father), buy this book. If you want to know about The history of Grants career, buy this book. If you want to know how Grant got his First name buy this book. If you want to learn about how to get Grant to the altar, buy some other book. This is a good book for a fan of the man's game, and his real personality. If you are a lust crazed fan trying to findout if he has a girlfriend, or what his ideal woman is like please don't buy this book, it will only make you angry. This book is a good book, for a fan of the man and the game, not just a fan of the man.

We used this as the primary text in my college grammar class, and the teacher used it as a supplement to lectures. He would assign the reading so we grasped the concepts, and then would elaborate and show us how to use it in everyday life. I must say I enjoyed using this book. It was easy reading without being condescending and as grammar is not usually a favorite subject, this book helps make the process as painless as possible.

I am very pleased with this workbook style, English grammar book. I am using this for my students in the lower grades of high school (9th and 10th grades) for a supplemental review of grammar. The format is easy to read and use, with the material and the questions spaced so that information is not overwhelming for a student. The answers for the workpages are in the back of the book, instead of at the end of the chapter, as in other supplemental grammar books. It is easy to remove the answer section until time to grade the work. I think this would be an excellent book for homeschoolers.

The world is full of injustices. This book is about those terrible things that happen to good people, and how other good people can be cruel and unfeeling. It is also about the power of love, the power of God, and how He really does work ALL things together for good if we can only open our minds to see the good. This book is truly about healing and renewal, of a brave little boy who unwittingly, in his innocence, brought about a tremendous change in his community.

Burgess Daniels made me cry. Through the tears he made me chuckle. He made me think about so many things I wouldn't know where to start to enumerate them. He made me thankful that God is still alive and well and on His throne. Most of all he took me back to my childhood. It was as if I were personally in Tynbee, Tennessee, participating in the story, not reading about it. Every one of the characters in this book had a parallel in my own life.

Thank you, Mr. Daniels, for a great read and a moving spiritual experience.

The world is full of injustices. This book is about those terrible things that happen to good people, and how other good people can be cruel and unfeeling. It is also about the power of love, the power of God, and how He really does work ALL things together for good if we can only open our minds to see the good. This book is truly about healing and renewal, of a brave little boy who unwittingly, in his innocence, brought about a change in his community.

Burgess Daniels made me cry. Through the tears he made me chuckle. He made me think about so many things I wouldn't know where to start to enumerate them. He made me thankful that God is still alive and well and on His throne. Most of all he took me back to my childhood. It was as if I were personally in Tynbee, Tennessee, participating in the story, not reading about it. Every one of the characters in this book had a parallel in my own life.

As I was reading, I was reminded of a poem that I haven't thought of for at least thirty years; now I can't get it, or Rine O'Casey, out of my mind. The poem goes in part something like this:

...Now don't you be weepin' for this pretty bit of clay, For the little boy who lived there is done gone and run away. The Lord didn't give you that baby, not by a hundred thousand miles He just thought you need some sunshine, so He lent him for a while...

Thank you, Mr. Daniels, for a great read and a moving spiritual experience.

Weiss achieves difficult combination of unlikable charachters with sympathetic plights. Hell on Wheels makes you think about your dark side, about what you would do and what you would forgive. Not to mention, it's entertaining as hell. Weiss is a master.

Originally published several years ago, this is the story of a man recalling through therapy of sculpture how he became wheelchair bound and his feelings on being a disabled athlete. Very funny and rather sad in places, anyone who enjoyed his Roaches Have No King (a.k.a. Unnatural Selection) book will enjoy it.