i highly, and happily, recommend this book!! there are beautiful images and it is an excellent study of his work. absolutely wonderful, all exhibition catalogues should be treated this well!

Julian Chapuis' superb Tilman Riemenschneider covers the master sculptor who worked during the late Middle Ages, creating fine pieces. He was one of the first to abandon polychromy: this documents about fifty of his works in an intriguing new title.

This book cites studies of thousands of patients and their outcomes from various back pain treatments. It says what works and what doesn't. It tells you how to find professional help and what you can do yourself to get better. It is packed with facts about medicines and treatments. If your back hurts, read it.

This is the best book I've read on back pain. It is written by three very knowledgeable doctors. Statements are backed up with recent researh and well documented.

Their approach to back treatment is cautious and conservatve. Avoid unnecessary tests, treatments and, especially, surgery.

Their statement that you should think of your back ache as "the tension headache of the back..." was very helpful to me.

Anyone who has struggled with this problem should buy this book immediately!

Tunneling remains a demanding business that requires skilled labor, capable management and constant adaptation to new technologies. The RETC is held to share advances in underground construction as well as to offer innovative solutions to the challenges inherent in this work. Construction companies are becoming increasingly global, acquiring and merging with companies around the world. Tunneling equipment has an international character that literally knows no boundaries. The conference proceedings also address globalization both as it relates to tunneling technologies and to the changing workforce. Papers in in this volume cover projects in 20 countries. The papers are divided into 18 main sections which are entitled San Diego Tunneling; Microtunneling; Soft Ground; Mining; Large Tunnels; Site Characterization; Ground Improvement rehabilitation/Water Control; TBM Case Histories; International Projects/Asia I; Large Rock Tunnels; TBM and Other Case Histories; International Projects/Asia II; Innovative Technologies; TBM and NATM Case Histories; Design and Planning; New Projects; Difficult Ground; and Water and Gas Control. Blank and white illustrations are provided throughout and a comprehensive index is provided.

The best source for answers to all 401(k) Plan questions from medium to advanced levels of sophistication. Fully annotated with references to tax law code sections and/or regulations. Absolutely indispensable to the retirement plan professional or sophisticated plan sponsor. Our firm buys the latest edition every year.

My 6th grade theater class was completely mesmerized by this book. It brought to life all of the questions they had about some of the origins of theater. Thank you so much!

This book serves its purpose well. It clearly walks the reader through elements of national security, the actors, processes, and how Americans have traditionally approached it. With a unique perspective on the military element of power, the book also covers regional security issues and early twenty first century topics. As a senior level undergraduate text or as a basis to launch into discussion in graduate level seminars, American National Security conveys the fundamentals of U.S. security policy in a clear, articulate manner.

Jordan and Taylor both taught in the Department of Social Sciences at West Point in the early 1970's. Mazaar joined them for the 5th edition after directing the Millennium Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. The book was designed to convey the basics of policy and process in American national security. The fifth edition is currently in use at the Army's Command & General Staff College for officers at the rank of major enrolled in strategic studies. It serves well as a foundation to discuss national security strategy and policy.

The book has two weaknesses. It is due for a revision given the dynamic nature of the post Cold War environment, especially since 9/11. It also lacks the standard amount of pictures, graphs and charts that normally accompany today's college texts. The book contains all black and white text with limited charts, maps and cartoons. Although this has not been a problem at the master's level, it could be perceived as a drawback to generating undergraduate interest in the subject matter.

Notwithstanding the above criticism, Taylor, Jordan and Mazaar have created a text that lays out the basics of national security policy, actors and institutions. Highly recommended.

This book is about the ethnographer. F.E. Williams.
He spent twenty years as Government Anthropologist in the Australian Territory of Papua.
Between 1922 and 1939, Williams took photographs in about eighteen different ethnographic locations throughout the eight administrative divisions of the territory.
235 images are printed in large format and beautiful quality, about 200 appear in print for the first time.

This book blends the necessary theory with practical application to provide the reader with a riviting insight into the world of linear statistical models.

I have read a pre-release version of this book and it is great. Anyone intersted in the aquaria of sharks or rays really needs to get a copy of this book! It is the 1st book ever to deal with the selection and maintaining of sharks and rays in home aquarium. Not only that but the book is very well priced.

Standing in the middle of Central Park's Sheep Meadow is the best place to appreciate some of Mr. William's works- at least 6 can be seen from this vantage point. Architecture has many styles; much like the Fashion industry. In a search for a more permanent vocabulary of design, Mr. Williams has combined a strong philosophical approach to urbanism and design with the pragmatic concerns of actually getting something built. His designs try to transcend the "fashions" of the day, hoping to serve the profits of Trumps, Zeckendorfs and other Princes of Finance, while paying respect to the quintessential New York eyries that his buildings thrust themselves into the company of. Less known than some of the darlings of the Architecture magazine paparazzi, his work has made a major statement on the New York skyline, and will be appreciated long after the trendy lobby boutiques have morphed dozens of times. -Bryan Winter AIA 11.1.97