There is no easy way to identify a plant to species, but if it is in California it is far easier to use this volume than the others. Although it was written in 1925, the line drawings are for me priceless. Be advised that names change in 75 years even if plants do not, you will need a modern flora to reference the old name. HIGHLY recommended, but technical.

This is an excellent guide. Very comprehensive, however you must have formal education in botany and plant ID in order to effectively use the guide to key plants to genus and or species. Not recommended for the average person. Just people who are plant nerds!

This book is an excellent botanical key listing a huge number of plants. It is not your average "audubon" guide, since it requires you to key out the plant in question using botanical systematics. Definitely a good reference book, but hard to use casually to find out what that tree is in your front yard!

I needed a text to teach an economics class with and searched for weeks with little satisfaction. Then I ran across this under utilized text. The writing is "brilliant" and the authors, especially Mr. Myers seem to have a very firm and realistic grasp of the essential concepts of "Economics"

This is an outstanding economics textbook. Can be used as a quick primer on what the basics of the field are all about. I believe that the author of this book is a truly remarkable and extraordinary individual and everyone should listen to him closely.

When watching Ken Burn's "Jazz" on television, look for Vanderzee's contribution; when viewing Ken Burns' "Baseball" on video, look for Vanderzee's contribution; when you see images of African-Americans sitting in parlors, going to church in their Sunday finest, or heading off to war, their hearts full of patriotism even in the midst of racial separatism, look for Vanderzee's contribution - he was there. Our history is so much more than what we have seen on television and read in the newspapers; we are so much more than the victimized remains of a harsh and unjustice past; we have survived and found dignity in the most bizarre places, and Vanderzee and other photographers like him went to these places and perserved a dignity that is only now being revealed. Thank you Ms. Willis.

This book is exceptional treatment of VanDerZee's photography and the role he played in the development of twentieth century photography. His use of the discipline to represent African American role in 20th century American history and photography. Most cities had at least one serious African American photographer who helped document black life in that city. His use of photography as survival tool and the expression of life in Harlem during the Harlem Renaissance.

VanDerZee's work survived the most incredible changes in the field of photography i.e. from flash powder to the electronic flash. In VanDerZee's work you can find portraits of great historical African Americans such as Marcus Garvey, W.E.B. Dubois, Romare Bearden, Muhammed Ali, Bill Cosby and many hard working African Americans.VanDerZee photographed for eighty plus years. This book should be read and study by all beginning photographers so that the must understand what one must do to survive in the discipline.

This is actually three products: the screen itself, a critical hits pamphlet and the index for the WFRP rulebook.

As GM screens go, this one is tip top. I'm a fan of "Walls of Fear and Ignorance", some GM's use them, some don't. I like them. The better screens will give you a nice concise listing of important rules at a glance. That is exactly what this one does. It is four paneled. The "GM's side" lists rules for Standard Tests, Healing, Vision Ranges In Darkness, Availability of Items, Subsistence, two panels of combat rules and the fourth panel covers Movement. All usefull. The opposite side is full color. It includes two full color art prints and a two panel map of the Old World. The map being aimed towards the players is most usefull for them, as they have a handy reference as to where they are and/or where they are headed during travel. Besides the screen, this product includes two booklets.

'GM's Screen and Reference Pack' is 16 pages consisting of an 11 page index to the rulebook that (in my not so humble opinion) should have been IN the rulebook. The remaining pages consist of an Almanac based upon the one found in "Shadows over Bogenhafen", but expanded and if printed out, usefull. It lists the days of the week (there are 8), Holy-Days and Months and an explanation of the Imperial Year. There are two pages which can be copied and used to keep track of time in the campaign. The last page is a one page Equipment reference.

The second booklet, 'Critical Hits' is 16 pages as well. It is an expansion of the Critical Hits from the rulebook. It lists Crits for sharp hand weapons, Blunt Hand Weapons, Teeth and Claws, Arrows and Bolts, Firearms, Falling and Crushing, and Fire and Energy. There are two pages of Critical Fumbles and a one page reference for Critical Hits rules. Critical Hits and Fumbles are an important part of the WFRP combat system and add a great amount of enjoyment to the game.

This is a great product and is one of the three "must buys" for WFRP. Buy this with the rule book, and Shadows over Bogenhafen for a fantastic campaign.

The WFRP GM screen is indispensible for GM's in WFRP. It helps very much to be able not to review the rulebook at many instances, and to use the rulebook not for quick reference, but to look up specific instances of rules. In addition, the added crit tables are very useful, especially in unlikely combat situations that are brought up using the standard combat crit tables.

Coming out of RazorBlade Press, Hideous Progeny is one monstrously beautiful anthology that explores the world as it would have been if Dr. Victor Frankenstein's gruesome experiments had not gone awry. Writers such as Tim Lebbon, Peter Crowther, Steven Volk, Steve Rasnic Tem, and Rhys Hughes (to name just a few) each donate a small literary organ to the mix, and everything is skilfully stitched together into a marvellous book by first-time editor Brian Willis.

Cosmetically, the book is a two-face: while cover design by Chris Nurse is nothing short of outstanding, the internal layout is not without blemish. For example, outside margins are too wide, story titles are not always at the same height in the page, and the author's name is italicised in some but not all of the instances. Another gripe I have is that page numbers on the right-hand pages are left-aligned; plus, headers have no indication about the stories presented below them: these will give you a bad time if you want to riffle through the book to look up a specific something. There are a few extra typesetting warts and moles as well, as I noticed some characters showing up in a different size than the rest of the text, uneven spacing between words, typos derived from bad OCR, and so on. I sincerely encourage RazorBlade Press to pay more attention to internal design in the future, and run a few spell checks as well. Still, don't let appearances fool you, because the writing on these pages is top-notch.

In the whole, I was not in the least disappointed by Hideous Progeny while expecting quality work. Many short stories surprised me by their original angles, and all are very well written. The subjects are quite varied too, although some do overlap a little - it seems inevitable given the limitations inherent to their collective premise. I have my favourites, of course: Peter Crowther's piece is shocking yet touching at the same time, and the idea behind "Mad Jack" is a simple but nevertheless brilliant one. "The Banker of Ingolstadt" is perhaps the funniest in the book, and I found Steven Volk's "Blitzenstein" to rank among the best.

Whatever shortcomings the book has, they're quickly overwhelmed by the superb fiction it it, not to mention a downright gorgeous cover. For £6.99, it's well worth getting Hideous Progeny: not only will you be adding a fine specimen of a book to your library, you'll also be helping small press business to thrive. Because I want to see more from RazorBlade Press. Oh yeah.

Like many in the Lecture Notes series this book provides comprehensive coverage of the subject. The important syndromes and most of the undergraduate syllabus are dealt with in a clear and straight forward manner making this as good a text for a first look as for last minute revision. More interested readers will find it a good launch pad for more in-depth studies. I recommend it to undergraduate medics as a book that should get you through finals with room to spare.

Today, many people are using self-prescribed over-the-counter medicines and supplements without the advise or knowledge of their physician or pharmacist. This reference book has all the information needed for personal choices and for professional health care workers counselling their clients. It contains background information on natural medicines, herbs, nutrition, homeopathy, and glandular extracts. Alphabetical listings are by the common, rather than Latin, name so specific substances are easy to locate. Over 80 different health conditions are listed ranging from acne to ulcer, from epilepsy and diabetes to hypertention and osteoporosis. Under each condition are life style recommendations and a "decision tree" to guide health care workers before a natural supplement is considered. Page numbers are given for each substance listed for cross-reference. The last section of the book provides charts and lists that include a quick reference for herbs (dosage, reported uses, comlimentary, adverse, and interactive drug effects); a nutraceutical chart (same info as above); a homeopathic reference for common complaints; vitamins and minerals chart(RDA, uses, food sources, deficiency symptoms, toxicity); a drug-induced nutrient depletions chart; cancer chemotherapy considerations; herbal medicine in pediatrics; an unsafe herbs list; pregnacy considerations; and organ system support using natural products. This book is an excellent source of information on natural products in an easy-to-use format.

This book is one of the most helpful architecture and furniture books I have found. The met has put together a wide variety of periods and locations to let us look into the rooms of times past. The pictures are stunning and the descriptions are very informative.

Half of this book is about famous paleontologists, what dinosaurs are, and how they became extinct. The next half has at least 80 pictures and paintings of different species of dinosaurs, and a description of their characteristics and how they live. I would especially recommend it to 11 and 12 year olds who know their dinosaurs. WARNING: This is not a little kid's book. It does contain A LOT of information. It has at least a page on each species of dinosaur, but I think it should go into even more detail on these amazing animals.

We used this book to get a complete overview of these wonderful creatures. The book is large sized and has wonderful color pictures. The text is easy to read for ages 9 and up and can be read aloud to younger kids, so the book works for whole families. There are all sorts of hands on projects, great little pieces about some famous dinosaur excavators and dinosaur moments in history. Of course all the information about how the shape of the continents took place, how fossils are made, the geological time, etc. is there and complete. We were really impressed with the ease in which we could gather information from the book.

I got this book as a gift. From the first page, I knew that I liked it! The detailed pictures show texture and are colorful. It is easy to read and understand. On each page there are different boxes with crafts you can do and interesting facts. (for example, some small carnivore dinosaurs ate their young when they were starving.)

I use this book for research in school and when I write stories. I have read it many times and it seems like it's new every time! If you know any kids that like to read and like dinosaurs, this is a book for them. There are exciting and surprising things on every page!

This is an unusual story--exciting. The characters are well drawn from the 1970's with plenty of action, some violence, some romance. The main character, Sam Lockhart, fights the exploding drug trade--not always in the most orthodox manner. A good read.

I found this jewel on the referral of a friend and thoroughly enjoyed the "edge of your seat" war on drugs theme and the interesting characters. Reminiscent of Don Johnson, J.C. Samson Lockhart is as interesting and colorful a hero as I've read about in a long time. If you have time to pick it up...just make sure you have time to finish it because you won't be able to put it down!