Within the realms of contemporary concern and interest about ethnic identity and global diversity "Peoples of the World" provides excellent presentation and commentary.The book starts with "Introduction: Ethnicity and Culture" by David Maybury-Lewis
which offers one of the best dicussions I have ever read on trying to identify these elusive concepts and how they relate to the contemporary world. From there various specialists discuss a sample of about 150 groups and cultures from all six continents. Their text is supplemented by excellent photography of some of these groups/cultures which portrays them not in their traditional pasts but as they live today. The text closes with "Afterword: Cultures in Crisis" by Wade Davis which establishes an interesting concept of the"ethnosphere" and how many of its components (cultures) are imperilled by the onrush of contemporary technological and societal development. The book closes with an extensive list of groups/fcultures and their locations around the world, perhaps one of the largest such list ever published (although not totally complete).
The book offers an excellent summation of the peoples of the world at the dawn of the twentyfirst century. It strikes a good balance by presenting the realities especially of smaller indigenous ethnic groups/cultures around the world but largely avoids the contemporary fashion to patronize them. Although I disagree with some points in the Afterword I highly reccommend this book to anyone who is interested in the nature of mankind.

This item should contain a notice that that the audio-text is being read BY ANOTHER PERSON, and is not a lecture by Syed Idries Shah himself (which this referee wrongly assumed it to be). But this is by the way... Nice to meet you.

dozens of two-dimensional patterns used in Islamic art are both reproduced and represented in modular form on a schematic grid. ideal for copying, scaling, measuring etc. good source for designers,artists, historians. my daughter uses the designs as patterns for embroidery and needlework. biggest drawback is that the color scheme used in the printing (black, blue, white) does not reproduce well in photocopy.

Principles of Modern Chemistry's strength is that it is well illustrated with very useful graphs, and provided a good overview of basic chemistry throughout most of its contents. The narrative generally followed logically and clearly, if not always in-depth enough. However, when it came to quantum mechanics, the explanations were quite lacking and the structure was rather muddled. Around chapter 15, the book really ceased to be satisfactory, and it would be more efficient to simply skim the illustrations.

I never actually used this book; I TAed for a class that used it. I ended up reading alot of it and thought that it was pretty good, but didn't cover all the math and derivations that were used in the course. Its a good book for basic general chemistry, but it does not explain the math very well. I also wouldn't reccommend it for students who have never taken chemistry at all because its probably too advanced. Take home message: its a more advanced general chem book, but fails miserably in explaining the math.

I have read the other reviews, but I think this is an excellent text for general chemistry (or introductory courses). The fundamentals are well-explained, and the core itself is easily comprehensible and detailed... a wonderful read.

This book would be a great book worth 4 stars if it wasn't for all the advertising in the book. It's a good thing it's spiral bound, and you can always rip out the advertising. This book teaches you a few entry techniques for stocks and options and has forms for recording and paper trading. Get rid of all the damn advertising, and this would be a great book!

Once past all the advertising, the book is a good tool for learning when to enter and exit a trade. However, I found that the examples used often are more "ideal" than what is actually found in the market. Use some more difficult examples, David, and teach us how to really understand what's going on with a stock.

This book can change your success rate in the market by leaps and bounds. Why would anybody put real money in the market unless they had worked the bugs out first!!!! This book is also great for the experienced trader to enhance their trades. Anyone trading today should not be without this book. Check out his new software for practice and real trades - it's incredible!

what was mr. garrow thinking when he wrote this book? obviously he wasn't thinking about the well being of the country. his book is one sided and uninformed. i think he should do some real research before writing a book. anyways, what can he say about abortion? he's a man! it's certainly something he'll never have to deal with.

I purchased this text for an Indepdendent Study course, figuring I could at least flip through the book and gain a summary idea of the case's depths and legal foundation. Although I prided myself on a good grasp of Roe prior to this point, reading the expansive text gave me a greater understanding and appreciation for the case.

While this book might be better suited for policy wonks and/or those with some legal training, the substantial read is definently worth it. Even if it is not as animated or lively as other histories of the historic 1973 Supreme Court decision, it is essential to understanding that case in the larger context of constitutional law and public policy. The right to privacy had gradually been building prior to the Roe case, and did not happen in a vaccum as some opponents would later claim.

The book concludes with an equally impressive account of the years following Roe and the combined impact of subsequent/rulings and legislation. Because this book does not rely on the "interest groups/grassroots" perspective, individuals in search of such information need to be prepared for further research.

This book is a must read for anyone exploring the law surrounding reproductive rights in this country. I would highly recommend it to anyone with an interest in the law, in the legal right to privacy, and who is willing and eager to learn. It is by far the most enlightening and simply outstanding book I have read on the subject.

As one reviewer said, the book is trying to be simple. Some of the examples are so simple that they don't even test you're learning. And the more challenging examples seem to come out of nowhere. Also the organization is slightly convoluted and a little hard to follow with a full understanding. I recommend attaining another chem book to supplement this one if you must get this for a class. I personally found this book to be so confusing.

A book that tries to be simple and at the same time rigorous. In my opinion, not succeeding to well in any of these attempts.

The book was written by one of my teachers here at Georgia Tech. The book went into depth on many things, but some of their explanations were confusing to me. Their organization was very weird in the way they taught the subject. I would recommend another text to go along with it if you find this one a little confusing.