This book rivals, and in many instances surpasses, the great underwater photography works of Chris Newbert (Within A Rainbowed Sea, In A Sea Of Dreams). I never thought I'd live to see a work of underwater art more stunning than Newbert's, but Doubilet has certainly raised the bar. The black and white work is haunting (especially the manta shots) and his use of light is mindbending. If you love the ocean and its sea-peoples, buy this book -- you won't regret it!

After flipping through the book once, I was stunned at Doubilet's ability to capture the art that abounds under the sea. I've seen many of the images in National Geographic, but I've never lingered over them like I do in this book. Although the sea is filled with light and shadow and color, I think his most stunning photos are in black and white. They capture an almost etherial emotion and reduce the images to simple forms of light and contrast. I feel that this is Doubilet's Magnum Opus, and perhaps solidifies his position as the great underwater photographer of our time. Buy the book, study the photos, read the captions and dream of diving in some of the most beautiful places on earth.

I had unknowingly admired Doubilet's work in many National Geographic articles over the years. The recent Great White cover photo was fantastic although a little untimely as it had to be hidden from my girlfriend who I was going diving with for 2 weeks a month later.

I was proud of a few photos I took on that holiday but when I saw this book I almost threw my camera away. Doubilet takes underwater photography to another level altogether. This book displays Doubilet's talent and dedication to the full with a diverse portfolio taken over many years from all over the world. The light in his trademark above & below water photo's is so perfectly balanced my friends assumed it was manipulated.

Buy this book for anyone who appreciates natural beauty. My Mother and girlfriend were first on my list and just as impressed.

This book was given to my wife as a birthday present from the principal of the high school where she is an english teacher.I read it and I was very inpressed.It actually helped me a month later when I went to purchase a vehicle for myself.Either change the title ladies,or include the men-we need help too.Anyway,thank you -it is helpful,and a great read.I am a sergent in the police force,and when I first brought this book to the station,my buddies kidded me--later, they thanked me and bought it for their wives.

I cannot believe that a book about about automobiles could be written with "class." Well thank goodness for first times.I was attracted to this book by the cover, and when I read the reviews, I knew that I must have it. It was the smartest thing I have done in years. I saved myself time, agoney, and a lot of money, and at the same time enjoyed reading every word.--I am an attorney- you think I would know how to purchase a car without having to rely on a book.------the book now resides in the library at my firm.

Read a write- up of your guide in a New York periodical. I bought it the next day. FANTASTIC! My husband loved it as much as I did. We can't wait for your next book to come out.THANK YOU LADIES!

Excellent book! If you liked the 1960's series you MUST own this book. This is the outer limits bible. I enjoyed the pictures and in depth and detailed description on each episode, such as air date and quotes from the Outer Limits control voice. Some of the episodes dealt with some pretty touchy subjects for the 1960's such as the episode The Expanding Human which deals with consciousness expanding drugs. A classical Jekyll and Hyde story that is one of the best. I own all of the Outer Limits videos and this book describes them verbatim. An excellent read.

Back in the era of Black and White television, a dark and scary show was broadcast that controlled our television sets and placed fear in our minds about the unknown and the possibility that alien life forms could be lurking around the corner. The Outer Limits worked on those fears and produced new phobias! An ordinary vacumn cleaner picks up a dust ball in the corner and produces an indestructable and violent electrical monster that can make you disappear! A saucer ride in an amusement park is producing mysterious sounds at 3AM in the morning and a lonely security guard checks it out only to find out that the spaceship is REAL and there is an alien on-board! Our poor guard is zapped into eternity! Micro waves combined with radio station power contact a creature from the Andromeda galaxy, who is drawn in by a power surge to haunt our neighborhood. I saw these episodes one by one and as a result....stayed clear of vacumn cleaners, especially industrial type shop vacs being operated by maids and always left balls of dust in corners alone, I never went on a single ride in an amusement park...it may be a source for alien abduction ... I stayed away from Radio stations with large towers. I also stayed away from old victorian houses in the country, because one episode featured an alien who was upstairs and the house was a trap for the alien to infest your mind and hold you prisoner, possibly forever! As each episode was broadcast, it was one more ordinary thing to stay away from! Thank God it did not last too many seasons or I might have been housebound forever! Anyway, this is a great book about the series and covers every angle about the writers, music and work that went into the show about special effects and scripts. One of the most innovative and challenging shows ever to broadcast, this book is the final word on the subject. Well recommended, but don't go near any amusement parks!

As a fan of The Outer Limits since a teenager in the early-
mid 1960s, I must congratulate David Schow on creating such a
comprehensive reference volume. Haven't had so much absorbing
fun since reading Bill Warren's "Keep Watching The Skies!"!

Simply put, "The Outer Limits Companion" has given me much greater perspective and understanding of that enduring
Sci-Fi TV Series.

So what was the dominant motif of The Outer Limits? This book
provides the answer: in the words of story editor Lou Morheim,
"...we wanted to say things that had both a dramatic and an
intellectual impact, and we were looking for ways to open people's minds to alien things - alien philosophies, creatures,
cultures." And more pointedly from actor Leonard Nimoy, "...The
Outer Limits routinely tested the resolve of human nature against alien true grit.".

From the most "awesome and mysterious" (The Galaxy Being), to the most "dark and diabolical" (Nightmare), to the most "light
and whimsical" (Controlled Experiment), Schow evaluates each
episode in depth in an objective manner, while interspersing
revealing insights via views of the main participants.

The biographical information was of particular interest. I was
taken aback by the high quality credentials and talent of many
of the show's participants. Perhaps the most accomplished elder,
Director Byron Haskin (War of the Worlds -1953), with his caustic anti-network stance, merits an entire book on his own
life!

Plentiful photos and illustrations nicely complement the text,
while informative appendices and an index round out the book.

I could go on and on, but will suffice here to say that "The Outer Limits Companion" is truly encyclopedic and will be sure to
titillate the afferent nerve endings of any Outer Limits aficionado.

THE ROAD FROM HOME, A True Story of Courage, Survival and Hope by David Kherdian, Beech Tree Books Reviewed by Y. Stephen Bulbulian Although considered juvenile literature, poet David Kherdian's award-winning story of his mother's young life is a story of silent determination, hope and ultimately survival. This is far more than juvenile literature. Through unbelievable adversity and suffering, there is astounding good luck and grace in the face of misfortune. "The Road From Home" is also a sociological slice of life into the being and ways of the Armenians, historic inhabitants of Anatolia, now Turkish territory. Driven from their homes and massacred, this is a classic story of Armenian survival. The young girl, Veron Dumehjian, lived a placid life in the home of her well-to-do family. She loved her family home and the garden with "the poppies that grew beyond [the] garden wall." Her desire to return to the garden kept her hopes up during years of adversity. Kherdian describes the customs, traditions, holidays, rituals, the Armenian words, and even the food, that immortalizes the life of the peaceful people, annihilated by the Turkish genocide. This book is excellent sociology, written as no sociologist could.

In her eighth year, Veron's life, the Armenian homes and countryside are darkened by the black cloud of Turkish repression. In the latter-days of the previous century, and in 1909, in Adana, Armenians suffered barbarities at the hands of the Turks, under the rule of Abdul Hamid..

Young Veron began hearing words like "deportation, massacres and annihilation." Her uncles were conscripted into the Turkish army; World War One had broken out. Using the war as an excuse, the Turks began a protracted annihilation of the Armenians. Given three days to prepare, the Dumehjian family began their forced march from the family home into the Syrian desert. Veron slowly loses all of her immediate family, brother, sister, mother, father, grandfather during the course of the journey. She becomes an orphan, nearly starved and survives with the help of deposed women (aunties) from her village. Ending up in an orphanage in Aleppo, she becomes reacquainted with relatives. Miraculously, she returns to her beloved grandmother, still living in the family home in the old village, only to discover she could not return to the idealized home she dreamed of. All things had changed, all lives were irreparably damaged by the lose of loved ones and the destruction of the Armenians. Her own grandmother, with her family lost, becomes Veron's slave-master.

Relocated in Smyrna, on the Mediterranean coast, Veron lives through yet another round of atrocities at the hands of the Turks. With uncommon luck, she and an aunt are rescued and sent to a refugee camp in Greece, where life begins again in the pursuit of normalcy. From there, she becomes a gracious and beautiful young women and a fiancee to a pre-arranged marriage in America.

"The Road From Home, " is the story of insurmountable hardship and suffering inflicted on the soul of an innocent young girl. Her ability to block the horror and tragedy from her thoughts, sublimating the pain and death she experienced daily during the darkest moments, summonsed her strength and fortitude to live. Many souls were trampled, giving her life beauty and triumph.

An outstanding and award-winning book, it is the winner of the Newbery Honor Book Award, the Jane Addams Peace Award and many others. David Kherdian crafts his mother's story, a history similar to thousands of Armenian survivors in diaspora, a sad story filled with overriding hope. The magnitude of the story and the young girl's resilience, where strength and determination overcome adversity, makes this a moving and memorable reading experience, and a story to be remembered and retold.

The Road From Home is a wonderfully told account of a young Armenian girl, Veron, who was forced out of her home in Turkey. She and her family were sent into the desert by the Turkish government to die. The Armenian Genocide is an event in history that not many people know about. Reading this book will give a better understanding of this unspeakably horrible act in history. As an Armenian myself, I would like to recommend this book to everyone so they may be able to understand what the Armenian race in Turkey went through in the year 1915, and how the survivors dealt with losing their families.

Although this book may have been written for children and young adults it can be enjoyed by all adult readers. It is a first person narrative in the voice of a girl, Veron Dumehjian. She is a survivor and her story includes many twists and turns which are part of the family history of many Armenian and Greek Americans. A description of the 1922 Catastrophe at Smyrna is included as well as the dreadful 1915 march. Veron Dumehjian is a real heroine for our time, worthy of emulation. This book, written by her son, is not a novel but is a smooth read and moves along quickly. (I would recommend "Zabelle" for a recent fictionalized comparable tale.)

Just finished another interesting paperback book I bought thru Amazon.com titled
Three Cats and Two Dogs--One Journey Through Multiple Pet Loss by David Congalton. Copyright 2000 Publisher: NewSage Press

It is a story about a writer who is also a radio talk show host and his wife who lose all their five pets one night in December 1997 to an accidental fire while the couple was out. In the months that followed, not only were they grief stricken and felt a deep sense of loss but also felt a sense of guilt and great emptiness. Within months and after lots and lots of tears, they started to "move on" as best they could. Within two years they had rebuilt their fur family including among them several handicapped animals. At the end of the book, their family consisted of a grand total of nine cats, one kitten and four dogs and they couldn't seem happier although they will always think about the night when all 5 of their pets died.
This is a great book for anyone who has ever lost a pet and would understand the couple's grieving process. And happily the book does end on a joyous note.
Happy Reading.

In the last year, my wife and I have lost our dog and cat, both to old age. We were devastated and I'm surprised by how deep our grief went. Close friends gave us various books and articles to read about pet loss, but I just couldn't bring myself to read any of them.

Then I came across "Three Cats, Two Dogs" by David Congalton at my local bookstore. I read it in one night; I literally could not put this book down. Here's a couple in California who lose five pets in a house fire in 1997 and guess what? They end up going through enormous grief, but then turn around and adopt ANOTHER set of animals, refusing to give up on their compassion for animals. You can't read this without crying, but then you're overwhelmed with admiration for this couple's courage.

I especially enjoyed the little essays in between the chapters. Apparently the author used to write for a newspaper and he shares some of his old newspaper columns about the individual animals who died in the fire. What a wonderful tribute.

When I finished reading "Three Cats, Two Dogs," I realized that it was more than OK to grieve for dead pets. Anyone who has ever loved a companion animal will benefit from this book.

Three Cats, Two Dogs is a beautifully written and moving book. David Congalton powerfully recounts the experience of losing his pets, and of how he moved through grief and recovery into new pet ownership. Congalton is a wonderful story teller. With clear, vivid prose, he describes his five wonderful companions and their tragic loss. The book is never maudlin or over-sentimental: the author confronts the emotional devastation of multiple pet loss with a clear eye and great wisdom. This isn't just a book about a sad event--it's about how we all learn to cope with death, and how we can take the loss of loved ones and grow to even greater love and understanding.

If you've ever lost a pet, read this book. If you've ever loved an animal, read this book. It will heal your soul, and bring you deeper understanding of the vital place of companion animals in our lives.

This is the last book in the Seafort saga which actually deals with Nick Seafort himself. Having somehow survived countless alien attacks and the wrath of the Admiralty, he is assigned to the Academy to help train cadets having become an international hero. Those of you who have read the other Seafort books will know what Nick thought of that . . . Once in the Academy he is faced with international crisis and an alien armada advancing on Earth, and hatches a plan to defeat them that will condemn him for the rest of his life. This is a worthy end to the Nick Seafort saga, and it has an interesting twist at the end which will surprise those who have stuck with the series from the beginning.

I read 4 of the books in the series in less than a week without stopping and evertime I finished one I always felt like I'd just been punched in the guts. There are a couple of problems that prevented me from letting me give it a 10, like the navy of the future being very much like a navy of 100-200 years ago in the past (regression?), but in emotional context, this series rates more than 10. It's rare that you get a hero that takes full personal recriminations for executing correct but hard decisions. The fact that everbody else took him for a hero just hits him even harder. This book started out a bit slow, but the climax and ending has got to be the best. What is the most unforgivable sin of all? Lying and sending children to their deaths to save Earth. I wandered around in a daze for days afterwards thinking of it.

You may notice that there are fewer reviews for this book. Please be assured that it is only because all the readers have to catch up on lost sleep :). Feintuch brings us the final first-person Seafort novel with the same power of the others. The final confrontation with the "fish" forces Seafort to make a decision that far surpasses all his previous actions. Just when you think that Nicholas could not possibly torment his soul more than he has, he must go even farther than before. I didn't think that was possible until I read this book. A must for anyone who has read the Hope series.

When Sabrina catches a twenty-four hour virus called Spellfluenza, her powers transfer to the nearest mortal - Libby, Westbridge High's richest and snobbiest person! When Libby realizes her magical powers, she wants nothing less than global domination. Therefore, she makes a plan to steal the powers of Drell, head of the Witches' Council. Once done, Sabrina, her aunts, Salem, and a now mortal Drell must pass three tests or the universe will become one big shopping mall dedicated to Libby!

[5 stars]I was enchanted immediately! I found myself giggling aloud at some points and committing unladylike LOUD laughter at others! Don't miss out on this one!

I loved this book! It had a fabulous plot. The witch virus Sabrina catches, spellfluenza, is defined very originally. This is a wonderful book to add to the series. I recommend this book to anyone who likes Sabrina or witchcraft and magic. This is a very well-thought book. Kudos to the authors!! In the book, Sabrina gets a nasty witch virus known as spellfluenza. When Sabrina sneezes at someone, she loses her powers to them. At first, Sabrina sneezes in pairs, but then, Libby gets in the way of one sneeze. Sabrina tries to stop Libby, knowing that Libby will find out she has powers sooner or later and who knows what she'll do with them? Can Sabrina, a mere mortal, outsmart Libby, the witch??? Read the book and find out!!!!!

I read this book two times, cause it was so good! Sabrina gets a serious case of spellfluenza, and she sneezes her powers into Libby! Well, Libby also gets Drell's powers, and now Sabrina, Hilda, Zelda, Salem and Drell have to complete three tasks in Libby's infinite shopping mall (In the Other Realm) to get to meet her and get her powers back! I recomend this book for everyone! IT'S GREAT!

I've purchased several Aikido/Martial Arts books in the past few years and I must say that this one is the best. It is difficult, if not impossible, to describe Aikido techniques in text; thus, proper illustration and easy to follow photographic sequences are critical to any Aikido text. This book has the most illuminating graphic representations of Aikido techniques of any that I have read so far. They even thought to number the photos in the sequences (a supprisingly novel concept). The accompanying description and explanation are quite well written. I wish all Aikido books were this well done.

It should be said that this book was written by Gozo Shidoa, the founder of Yoshinkan Aikido. Yoshinkan is a style that your local dojo may or may not practice. However, I find myself continually comming back to this book despite the fact that my own dojo doesn't practice Yoshinkan.

Aikido is different from other martial arts I've studied: There are so many parts to any given maneuver that it can be hard, in one's mind, to assemble the pieces into a fluid movement. This book's photographs and captions are the most instructive I've seen, and it has taken a lot of my confusion out of learning aikido.

This isn't your book if you want to read on spirituality or history. However, Shioda does an excellent job of detailing, and giving proper emphasis to, throws and "controls" found again and again in variations of techniques. He points out common mistakes. I find that reading this book enables me to duplicate classroom demonstrations I'd previously found much more difficult to understand. I think Shioda's combination of meticulous photography, along with the book's comprehensive scope, makes this book a great text if you practice for fitness, love of physics or aesthetics, or self-defense.

This isn't your book if you want to read on spirituality or history. However, Shioda does an excellent job of detailing, and giving proper emphasis to, throws and "controls" found again and again in variations of techniques. He points out common mistakes. I find that reading this book enables me to duplicate classroom demonstrations I'd previously found much more difficult to understand. I think Shioda's combination of meticulous photography, along with the book's comprehensive scope, makes this book a great text if you practice for fitness, love of physics or aesthetics, or self-defense.

I am part of a vast network of Jews who send jokes back and forth over the Internet. None are as funny as the ones in this book (and I'm very sensitive about stereotypes). I suspect people who don't laugh out loud of 1) not being Jewish, 2) not being able to read, or 3) having problems that must be solved with powerful drugs. I say that we pressure publishers to reissue Bader's other book, How to Be an Extremely Reform Jew.

So you thought I would / Write a Jewish haiku to / Sell this book. Guess not.

Bader, a Hahvahd Lawyer, and the author of"How to Be an Extremely Reform Jew" provides the essence of the faith in 5-7-5 / 17 syllable portions. Like the Japanese ahiku, the Jewish haiku (or CHAI-ku) includes 'a kigo', or a 'season word' hinting at a time of year. It is sheer genius. My favorites were one about a mohel pruning the growth in his garden and: Heimlich. Is that a / Jewish name? I wonder as / a diner turns blue.

This is a unique book. I haven't seen another one like it! Japanese imagery is intertwined with Jewish themes to create some highly original humor. It doesn't rely on stereotypes. It parodies old stereotypes and it includes new areas in its haikus. "No fins, no flippers... the gefilte fish swims with...some difficulty" or "Seven-foot Jews in ... the NBA slam-dunking... my alarm clock rings." Some of the poems are downright hilarious. All have a certain fun quality. I have given the book to countless people at this point, all of whom enjoyed it. Almost any intelligent reader will get it and sometimes even laugh out loud.

To start with Sabrina is told by her aunts [Hilda and Zelda] that she is a witch! Surley not, Sabrina thinks that they are just playing a trick on her so packs her bags ready for school. within one lesson Sabrina has already made friends and enemies. Theres Harvey who she has not realy spoken to yet becouse Libby quickly snatched him away, and Jenny who was the new girl last year. Sabrina finally believes that she is a witch when she wishes dead frogs back to life in Biology and it happens!!! Sabrina faces many chalengies through the book ,which make it interesting but parts of it , like the Rudy Kazootie episode got a bit boring. I liked the book and would recomend it to people aged nine to fourteen .

I loved this book! Hilda and Zelda have to tell Sabrina that she is a witch! (And she does not beleve them at first!) Then she starts doing magic when she does not really want to. Very funny. It's good.

I really loved the book, it was awesome!!!!! I loved the man dough part! I also liked when Sabrina babysits the little boy and turns him into a full grown man!!!! I also found the start very interesting when Sabrina finds out she's a witch and her cat, Salem, talks!!!!! I have to give it to ya author(s), you really caught my eye on that book!!!!!!!!! Thanx for the great interest and keep writing!!

Karli McKinnon age 10