This is an exhaustive dictionary of haitian creole. Have used the book in an intensive creole course. Found this dictionary to be the best of several offered. Gives definition as well as usage guidelines. This make the book an excellent resourse for those new to the language as well as to all who need or want to use creole.

Silver in America 1840-1940: A Century of Splendor is a highly readable, well-documented overview of the of the development of the American silverware industry. The author, Dr. Charles Venable, has skillfully woven into this study the historic, economic, and social factors that impacted this industry as well as the influence that the silverware industry had in shaping the social rituals and customs of the era. Venable also provides a great deal of detail on the production, technology, and marketing of silver. This book, although replete with marvelous photographs and illustrations, is not a pattern identication guide and readers interested in such reference material would no doubt be disappointed. For those readers who are serious lovers of American silver this book is must reading and a necessary addition to one's library.

This book is about a decent citizen's struggle against a liberal government in South Central Detroit to secure livable housing for the city's poor. The hero, Chuck Costa, had to fight at virtually every turn to keep his apartments and his good tenants because not only did the criminal element gang up on him, but the do-gooder left-winged government ganged up on him too, causing him to lose a lifetime of hard work. But this tough man was not done in, to the chagrin of the dumb and dirty politicians. With his enthusiasm, love for people, and ingenuity, Costa learned a way around the new restrictive laws and was able to gain his fortune back.

This book grabs the reader from the very first page when it talks about blood stained sidewalks. With humor, action, and a common sense stance on landlording, this book should be read by everyone to open their eyes to how hard it is being a landlord. The landlord is the most abused type of person there is and many give in, but those that develop thick skins like Costa's can become successful enough to look beyond the hardships. The only bad part about the book is that it ends. It is a true story and I have often wondered what Costa has done since the time the book was written. I researched on the Internet and found that he ran for mayor three times and lost against the leftwing establishment, and he still is living in Detroit helping the poor. Really helping them, not pretending to like the government does. As a landlord I have had my share of problems, but after reading this book, I learned I have no room to complain!

I liked this book very much. I got the book for a college class that I was taking and I found myself reading more than what was assigned to me by the teacher. The chapters flow together and you can even skip around if you want too. I refer to the book quite often. I am a biological science major and it tackles all the issues such as nuture vs. nature and even has a whole chapter devoted to the biology of Psychology. The book has many colorful pictures and test such as visual test. I recomend this book for anyone entering the helping profession.

I WAS IMPRESSED BY CHARLES ALBERT'S MEDIUNISTIC GIFT, HE TELLS YOU IN THE BOOK HOW TO CONTACT PSYCHIC ANGELS WITH AUTOMATIC WRITING, BUT YOU HAVE TO KNOW HOW THIS IS DONE, AND THE PROPER WAY OF CONTACTING THEM. THEY TOLD ME ABOUT MY FUTURE, AND ALSO HELPED ME BY GIVING ME STOCK TIPS OF THE FUTURE! I ALSO WENT ON HIS WEB SITE THAT IS THE BEST ABOUT SPIRIT ANGELS [...] IN THIS SITE HE OFFERS TRUE HELP FOR ANYONE THAT WANTS TO BECOME RICH WITH THE PREDICTIONS THAT ANGELS WHO ARE ALL PSYCHIC CAN GIVE YOU! I HAVE MADE A LOT OF MONEY FROM THEIR PREDICTIONS, AND AT THIS WEB SITE, YOU CAN ALSO FIND TRUE BOOKS OF HEAVEN BY EDGAR ALLAN POE AND HEMINGWAY! I BOUGHT ALL OF THESE BOOKS! I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT HE ALSO MADE CONTACT WITH AN ANGEL THAT KNEW OUR GOD JEHOVA! AND GOD WAS PLEASED TO HELP CHARLES ALBERT IN HIS FABULOUS BOOK OF HEAVEN, BY DICTATING MANY CHAPTERS TO HIM, ABOUT THE SECRETS OF CREATION! hE IS THE BEST MEDIUM THAT I'VE SEEN, HE ALSO HAS MUSIC OF HEAVEN OF BEETHOVEN(A PIANO CONCERTO THAT WILL BE RECORDED AT A FUTURE DATE! ) AND HE ALSO WORKS WITH ANGEL GUIDES, THAT DICTATED ALL OF THE SECRETS OF SPIRITUAL LIFE! LIKE HOW WE GO TO HEAVEN, AND WHO WILL BE THERE WAITING FOR US! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK! IT WILL CHANGE YOUR ECONOMIC LIFE! I HAVE MADE ALOT OF MONEY SO FAR, FROM THE PREDICTIONS OF THE ANGELS! IT WORKS! BUY IT TODAY!

As I sat at a traffic light and observed another motorist talking on a cell phone, I recalled Albert Jay Nock's observations in "Snoring as a Fine Art." Like the English novelists Kingsley Amis and Evelyn Waugh, Nock thought that most of the world's problems were caused by people who were too busy, and that the world be a better place if there were less meddling, less anxious do-gooding, and more sleeping, preferably a European siesta after lunch.

John Henry Newman foresaw the modern mentality which knows the price of everything but the value of nothing. Our untraditional "busy-ness" robs us of the introspection and philosophic habit of mind which Newman thought was the purpose of education. Now the cell phones keep us from even one minute of reflection. For once I agreed with Emerson: "Things are in the saddle, and ride mankind."

Nock lived in the progressive era of the early 20th century, the era of Wilson and FDR, whose Leftist militarism, interventionism, and Puritanism were enough to make any man bitter. In these essays he provided what his collectivist age needed -- a healthy dose of skepticism and individualism. Although I agree with Henry Regnery that Nock advanced the conservatism of his time, many of his ideas now look less like conservatism and more like prescriptions for loneliness and isolation. Nowhere did I see a defense of the social group, which has always been the root of conservatism.

His welcome comments in favor of civilization and the humane life contradict his comments in favor of liberty and equality without limitation. What Nock calls radicalism and anarchism do not lead to the humane life or to civilization. Although he quotes Burke, he overlooks Burke's emphasis on ordered liberty. Nock's view that the state is the enemy is a libertarian, rather than a conservative, opinion. Where Nock spends a great deal of time upset at the world, conservatives tend to accept things as they are, with an eye to the smaller satisfactions of limited freedom in a fallible world, a world which often thwarts human desire and ambition. Nock seems to have overlooked the self-evident truth that mankind does not naturally lean toward the angelic, a failing which, according to Alexander Hamilton, makes government necessary in the first place.

There is more than a little Marxism in Nock's attempt to separate Americans into clear categories of upper, middle, and low, and to define them in reference to the idea of exploitation. His desire for equality, moreover, contradicts his desire for a Remnant. On the one hand, he ascribes to the critic the holy vocation of encouraging the Remnant; on the other, he describes himself as superfluous.

Thus there is a mercurial quality to Nock's essays, a curious combination of exaggeration, despair, and an optimism which seems forced and ideal rather than grounded in everyday life. It may be that Nock attained some peace late in life, that he was able to accept men as they are. But that acceptance is the exception rather than the norm in his writing, and usually gives way to an unsatisfying ambivalence.

Albert Jay Nock was perhaps one of the only three truly enduring bellettrists 20th century American letters yielded up. He deployed a truly lyric and insinuating prose style of uncommon grace and oddly puckish wit, and it served to unfurl one of the rarest of American minds - a shamelessly recalcitrant individualist whose intellectual evolution never obstructed or abrogated the core of the man: that the individual deserved his long-stolen propers; that the lowest common denominator should be tolerated but not consecrated or canonised; and, above all, that the State was an organism worthy of that which its crimes ever deserves: the fear and loathing of any and every man and woman who cares a whack about his or her fellows. To read him is a singular joy. And you will find no more sensible or beautifully-balanced introduction to the man and his singularity of writing than in this volume which Mr. Hamilton has composed with uncommon brilliance.

This is a wonderful collection of some of Nock's finest essays. It offers a great insight into one of the most brilliant (and overlooked) minds of the 20th century. He is a very gifted writer and a truly dedicated lover of liberty. If you enjoyed "Our Enemy The State" you will surely cherish this book.

Mr. Fisher shows us here how Millionaires really think and act. We can see the world from their perspective and get an idea of what it's really like being a Millionaire. He clearly shows that wealth is indeed a state of mind. That's where it all begins.

Thank You, Steve.

I've been in a "prosperity conscious" mode for the past several weeks and have been devouring books on money. I found Mark Fisher's book one of the best! I have highlighted sections on nearly every page. Yes, it's "old" information, but it never hurts to hear it again and again and again. That's how we change that subconscious mind he talks about. Truly, if you follow the principles, you will learn to Think Like a Millionaire.

I have all of Mark Fishers' books. He is a very intersting writer. His books give sound advice about money or how to obtain it. Mark does a good job of instilling in us that we can have it all. Just shoot for the stars and stay focused on your dreams and it will happen. There is nothing that we can imagine, that we can't do. So what are we waitnig for, let's begin the journey of self fullfillment.

Although the book has some decent descriptions of the anatomy of the rabbit, it doesn't have a single photograph of a dissection. The entire book was comprised of black and white drawings and sketches, which was totally disappointing. This is not the book you want to buy as a dissection aide, although it does have some nice tables and charts for muscle and nerve function, which would better serve as a study aide.

I am a Veterinary anatomist. I want to take any information about rabbit anatomy.

This is a great book to use in a pre-service teacher education program. However, I am a long-time art educator and I still refer to it because it has a wide range of information on issues we encounter every day. This year I am teaching the art class for undergraduate elementary teachers and it is proving a very valuable resource. It is written in a readable, highly practical way with lots of examples that make adding art into an elementary curriculum not seem so foreign or so daunting. I do feel that there is a need for other supplemental reading and resources to accompany this text, but it is a great overall art education text, especially for the generalist teacher.

Tales of an American Hobo was a collection of short stories about the life of a Hobo. This book taught me a lot of lessons in life one being, "Treat everyone with the respect that you would liked to be treated with." The hobo in this book was always disrespected and discriminated against in his life. The cops in the towns that he traveled to would tell him to leave and never come back. They didn't even give him a chance to start over and get his life going. He meet some nice people on his journey. He was as kind as possible to them and never took more than he would need to survive. There were the other people who tricked him into thinking that they where nice and gave him water that was bad and made him sick.