This book is extraordinarily well researched, argued and written. An absolutely impressive work-I recommend Dr. Wickremeratne's books for anyone interested in the real history of South Asia and not just the usual, fadish, slip-shod sociological "theory" of the moment. This is the definitive text for any serious scholar and student of history.

The book is well written and contains 5 sections, each dealing with one of five alien races - in this case the two major races Hivers and Droyne, the mysterious Ancients and two strange minor races (Inheritors and Lithkind). Each section has an in-depth description of the race, its history and culture and its relations to other races, adventure seeds, racial templates and some equipment and starships. Also included comes a set of cardboard Droyne coins, that can be used in their casting ceremonies (rules and suggestions for their use and a table that can be used instead of the coins are included in the Droyne section).

Of course the two major races (each gets about 50 of the book's 144 pages, the Hivers section including short descriptions and templates for some of the other races from the Federation, like the Ithklur and the Gurvin) and the Ancients (about 20 pages) are coverd more in detail than the two minor races (ten pages each). Still even they contain a lot of good background information and offer many adventure possibilities to any campaign set near the 2000 worlds and the Hiver Federation.

I found the book to be extremely usefull, especially (as they contain a lot of stuff I will probably use in my GURPS Traveller campaign) the Droyne and Ancients sections.

I don't know if there is a lot of new information (as compared to supplements from Classic Traveller and other editions of the game), but if you are playing GURPS Traveller and intend to include any of these races in your campaign, this book is well worth its price.

In my opinion it's the best of the three GT:Alien Races-books so far published by Steve Jackson Games.

This is one of the most clearly written book about writing I have come across.

It starts off with clear guidelines on good writing and then further elaborates into various writing formats, like letter, memo etc.

It has even included a chapter on common grammar mistake. Very comprehansive and useful. highly recommended.

This book is an edited collection of chapters written by knowledgeable researchers in the field of evolutionary computation. The collection is very well organized, and it covers in adequate depth many topics of evolutionary algorithms. This is an expensive book, but it is worth the price if you are really interested in a good reference book of this area. I recommend it highly.

Definitely one of the better books in the series. Discussion of common corporate issues. Provides good solutions. I've read 4 in the series and like this one the most.

Hundreds of 50 plus Americans share their secrets for healthy aging with future generations, in inspirational letters of 200 words or less. What's the #1 secret almost all of them share? It's not what you think. Order it, and be inspired.

"If flirting were a car, the man has his hands on the steering wheel. The woman has her feet on the accelerator and brake pedals. He decides where they are going. She decides how fast." ~Thomas David Kehoe

Dating is a journey into the unknown. Not only do you have to access your personal beliefs, you also have to equip yourself with dating knowledge.

Men now expect a woman to call them part of the time, while some women are sometimes still waiting at home for men to call them. This can promote frustration as men and women struggle to fit into the new modern dating pattern.

Men and women are traditionally hardwired for fixed masculine and feminine roles. In "Hearts and Minds," Thomas David Kehoe shows how men and women are capable of using both masculine and feminine energy to improve their relationships.

The authors has includes some intriguing facts and concepts:

The Ancient Greeks had six words for love - we need or give various types of love in different stages of our lives.

Is he/she just your friend or are you really dating? How can you tell?
How do you play the dating game?

How do you make the object of your desire want you?
Does speed dating work?

When should you call her?

The first section of the book is essential in order to understand the terms used later and casually throughout. The writing builds upon itself in such a way that I was amazed at the organization and fluid association of thoughts.

The book is divided into four main sections:

Science:
The Evolution of the Human Brain
How Women Select Men
How Men Select Women
How Our Ancestors Lived
Monogamy and Polygamy
Hormones
Communication Styles

Life Stages:
Childhood - Seeking Unconditional Love
Adolescence-Seeking Romantic Love
Adulthood-Families and Forgiveness
Agape-Altruistic Love

Relationships:
Where Couples Met
Flirting
How to Write a Personal Ad
Dating
Sex
Becoming a Couple
Conflict in Relationships

Archetypes:

Emotional Control Systems
Zeus-Hera
Poseidon-Athena
Apollo-Artemis
Hermes-Hestia
Ares-Hephaestus-Aphrodite
Dionysus-Demeter
Hades-Persephone

The Archetypes section is fascinating. You will be able to analyze your own relationships. There are 7 couples to analyze. These personality types have become recognizable through history and here these archetypes appear in the ancient world as gods. They are amazingly true!

I also enjoyed the humor in this book. There was one point when I was laughing so hard I could hardly see the page. Thomas David Kehoe displays great creativity and has a wicked streak of wit. The scientific explanations made complete sense. You will find wonderful quotes, entire passages and bold headings that organize the thoughts beautifully.

Once I started reading, I could not put this book down. I became intellectually intrigued and learned interesting facts not found in other relationships books. This is a truly unique look at how men and women interact and how you can find a relationship of the soul.

-TheRebeccaReview.com

This textbook is one of the most famus and reliable in the world. It covers all the field of hepatology, and is satisfaactory for specalists of hepatology as well as general physicians.Especially, the chapter of liver regeneration is well organized and stimulous.

The contents are very comprehensive and indeed ambitous. It compares and comments both exact and heuristic algorithimic methods in this discipline. Reasonably formal. Good start for those students who want an entire landscape of these scheduling techniques.

Can others see us more clearly than we see ourselves? Hiroshi Sugimoto, 49, was born in Japan but has lived in the United States for more than half his life. His serene photographs of drive-in theatres and movie palaces pay tribute to the role played by the cinema in the creation of a modern American myth. Another series, of dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, looks at these tableaux of prehistoric nature and wildlife as actual moments frozen in time. Characterized by extremely long exposures, Sugimoto's images compress time while enlarging our understanding of what the decisive moment in photography can mean. Other series, of seascapes, or of Buddhas, seem timeless. In 1996 Sugimoto became one of the few contemporary photographers to have a major solo exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. See also Motion Picture by Hiroshi Sugimoto (Milano: Skira, 1995) [isbn 88 8118 025 1