This book was required reading for my "Age of Revolution" class - a fact that you can take as an endorsement or as something quite the opposite.

Is it light? Oh no. Is it difficult and dry? Nope, not that either. This is one of the books that is going to make you work a little at first if you're not already burning to know how Necker planned to solve the ancient regime's tax crisis or desperate to get some clarification on the Girondins versus the Montagnards.

No, it's not an easy start, but hang in there, because with this much information it's worth stretching out of pablum-mode. I don't think there's a single superfluous sentence in this book. (Something my classmates apparently concurred with, as I watched them highlight entire pages at times.) It's a lot to digest, but while it isn't a rollicking good time it also isn't plodding or, for that matter, very long.

The transcripts of important documents are a nice touch, as is the chronology, and the glossary, although brief, is vital to a beginner to this topic such as myself.

At the end of the day, can you really go wrong with a book that not only repeats the shouts of...where appropriate and explains the origins of Lobster Thermidor, but that also quickly disabuses the reader of any Dickensian notions of peasants rising and nobles guillotined? Ah no, here's the book that taught me it was the aristocrats that revolted first and that more peasant heads went lopping into the basket than any bewigged silk-wearers'...

This is the worst piece of English literature that I have everhad the misfortune of reading. The author pulls on your heartstringswith promises of happy endings and perfect promises, but in the end hedashes all of your hopes away with several fatal blows. I would not have finished reading this "book" if it had not been for all of the precious time I had invested into reading it. I wanted to incinerate the book when I began the final chapter, not only because I knew the ending, but primarily because the ending was concocted of wound stinging salt. I do not enjoy being utterly depressed by mere men such as Thomas Hardy. Once again, I'll reiterate; I loathe this.

Anthony (extremely annoyed) Cross

Tess of the D'Ubervilles is a classic by Thomas Hardy. It is a "hard read" because of the way authors wrote in Hardy's day. Tess of the D'Ubervilles by Terence Wright is one of those critical works that tear into a classic and give you the author's opinion on the work and that analyzes the work. It seems to be a fairly easy read for such a work. Which means if you want a good critical work because your "Teach" has assigned Tess by Hardy to you, this might be what you are looking for.

I read this book back in 8th grade and I love it so much! It saddens me how people criticize such an amazingly wonderful classic. It had a great storyline. Thomas Hardy was a great author and poet, and I think this was one of his greatest works!

Sure, I get it. Get a box of that magnetic poetry stuff. stick the pieces inside a pumpkin and shake it all up. Tip the pumpkin upside down. Now make a poem (try to sound southern and rural). No, that's never been done before. yeah, this alphabet soup rates a billion stars. I can't wait for girlfriend poem # 814. Or a best friends series of hardhitting poems.

C.D. Wright's poetry has a sway to it. It is honest, carnal. There's something dance-like about it. Its hard to pinpoint why I like it so much. Its just so full of life. I especially like her girl friend poems. They really struck a chord in me. This is my favorite line from Girl Friend Poem #2: "Today is the best day since yesterday/We share a sense of rivers..."

Too bad this book is out of print because I need to buy it. I recently heard C.D. Wright read from Tremble and I was deeply struck by the authenticity of her voice. Her poems are utterly original, true to the self, rythmically fascinating, and I believe she is a poet whose work will be read a hundred years from now. Her poems kick major...

I really enjoy the Using Series, and look for them whenever I want to learn more about a certain topic. However, this book is deplorable. It is not made for anyone looking to write their own code, or anyone who actually wants to program. All this book tries to do is show you how to use someone else's code. I do not mean another module, such as the infamous CGI.pm moudle, but rather using another script and "tweaking" it for your needs. It also does not seek to explain the theory behind the code. I was also quite disappointed in how it was organized. The Using Seies are good books, but this one doesn't belong in the family. There are much better books out there that will serve your needs.

I found this book to be hard to read and poorly written. The examples are very difficult to follow because most are only code segments not the full code. This makes it very diffcult to follow. As any experienced programmer will tell you "Nothing helps more than a good example.". This book is highly lacking of good examples. I have several years of experience with programming in several languages, which allowed me to fill the gaps in the examples, how ever a beginning programmer would be lost. In conclusion I do not recommend this book to a programmer of any level.

I found this book to be hard to read and poorly written. The examples are very difficult to follow because most are only code segments not the full code. This makes it very diffcult to follow. As any experienced programmer will tell you "Nothing helps more than a good example.". This book is highly lacking of good examples. I have several years of experience with programming in several languages, which allowed me to fill the gaps in the examples, how ever a beginning programmer would be lost. In conclusion I do not recommend this book to a programmer of any level.

This book has some great photographs, but does not say enough about breeding. Maybe breeding is very simple. If so, the authors should say so. When I finished the book, I did not feel that I had learned much about breeding. It was kind of like leaving a restaurant without feeling full.

It has excellent photos and it covers most of the boas and pythons you may purchase but, if you already have the snakes and you are looking for information about breeding them this book doesn't help much. It has enough information to help you make up your mind if you still haven't decided on what species to buy for breeding.

THIS BOOK IS VERY GOOD FOR THE NEW SNAKE OWNER AND THE UNSURE. IT HAS USEFUL INFORMATION ON MANY DIFFRENT TYPES OF BOAS AND PYTHONS. THE BOOK DOES NOT USE "LARGE WORDS" THAT COULD CONFUSE READERS AND THOSE IT DOES THEY EXPLAIN THEM IN THE BACK. I WORK IN A PETSHOP AND THE BOOK IS REALLY CLOSE TO THE REAL THING. IT'S A GOOD BOOK FOR GETTING STARTED. IT ALSO HAS GREAT PICTURES.

I actually used this book more than the critical commentaries for my Greek exegesis class in Romans. That's not to say that folks like Kasemann, Moo, Schreiner, Cranfield and Dunn have made invaluable contributions. However, the commentary format does make it difficult at times to trace what the author's main point is. This lost one star b/c of the nature of the work. A collection of essays is always bound to have uneven quality, and the best essays do not allow their authors to develop fully their arguments. This lost another star b/c it merely gives you a snapshot of where Romans scholarship is, but does not necessarily revolutionize the discussion. An example of a revolutionary Pauline monograph is Sanders' _Paul and Palestinian Judaism_. Perhaps one could include Hays' _Echoes of Scripture in the Letters of Paul_ and Wright's The Climax of the Covenant_

The review of Gunderson (see below) is incorrect in saying that Gordon Fee has not investigated Romans. In Fee's magisterial book on Pauline pneumatology, _God's Empowering Presence_, a large section is devoted to Romans. Fee (these days) has been pointing out the proto-Trinitarian strands in Paul (esp. in Romans 8:9-11), and that is challenging the biblical studies guild's assumption that emphasizes historical distance between the ecumenical councils of the 4th century and the NT.

A reading of the introduction certainly tells you the genuine affection and respect the contributers have for Prof. Fee. With Gunderson, I found Wright's essay on the New Exodus the most memorable. It makes me want to read Hays' _Echos of Scripture in Paul_. Particularly enjoyable was Watts' essay on the "Righteous One" (Rom 1:16-17; cf. Hab 2:4). Longnecker's contribution on the rhetorical argument of Romans 1-8 is a good foretaste for his commentary with Eerdmans (New International Greek Testament Commentary). Will he do for Romans what Betz did for Galatians? It's a tougher case to prove in Romans, but it just makes sense to apply the best insights of rhetorical criticism to this magisterial letter.

For the controversial issue of the "Wretched Man" of Romans 7, I found Packer's essay a bit underpowered in the light of the great exegetes (a point Packer concedes). Some of the other contributions are decent but I can't remember what they said.

After reading a basic introductory commentary of Romans, Romans & The People of God is a good place to begin for further study. This book introduces us to some of the complexities of deeper reading in Romans. What is the main focus of Romans? Richard Longenecker gives us his views of the central role of 5:1-8:39 in chapter four. Romans 7 with its highly controversial "wrethed man that I am" passage is covered historically and theologically by J.I Packer in chapter five.

I personally found N.T. Wright's chapter on the New Exodus, New Inheritance (chapter 2) to be particularly helpful in applying Richard Hays' "echoes" concept to Romans 3-8. The Exodus theme behind these chapters make sense and Wright's view of "the righteousness of God" as God's faithfulness to the Abrahamic covenant also adds much to understanding this important letter. Rikki Watts does a good introduction to the connection of 1:16-17 to Habakkuk 2:4 in chapter one.

What is helpful about this book is the division into three sections. The first, Exegetical Essays, deal with most of the problematic verses in Romans. While section two covers interesting thematic essays, and the final one deals with pastoral/sermonic essays.

I am not quite sure why this book is a "festschrift" for Gorden Fee since he is not particulary known for Romans studies, but as a book to take one into the more intricate matters and problems of Romans it is very good place to begin.

Too often it's assumed that all environmentalists are white, class-privileged neo-hippies and that people of color are too busy with "real" issues. This book shows that activists of color are extremely dedicated to fighting pollutants in their community. This book stresses that a disproportionate number of communities of color have been targeted for toxic wastes sites, etc.; so it is not environmental classism, but specifically environmental racism. This book does a good job in showing how Blacks, Native Americans, and Latinos are equally engaged in fighting this tragedy. This book may be too simplistic for longtime activists. For non-scientists like myself, many of the chemical compounds mentioned and stuff like that went right over my head (figuratively, of course). Still, this helped me learn more on the topic and is a good starter book. I think this book can help bring progressives across color lines together.

I was expecting an intelligent, informed checklist with pertinent information about the region's reptile fauna. Instead it reads more like a children's book. Grainy outdated pics and a measly one or two lines of description about each animal. There are many more books on this subject that are more informed and thorough in their approach. Just my opinion though.

An especially useful guide for those who spend a lot of time in the outdoors and are located in the Southwestern USA. The book has color pictures, which makes it easier to identify the animals that are encountered. Also included are prevention tips when dealing with certain animals, and also some emergency methods for the possibily of a snake bite. Overall this is a very good book for identfying snakes, lizards and turtles of the southwest.

If you got an "A" in all of your Calc. classes, you won't need this book. If you got "B"s or "C"s, and are looking for guidance from this solutions manual, you will get very little. This book skips to every 3rd problem (i.e. 3, 6, 9, 12, etc.) and barely explains the steps. It gives the solution, and maybe 1 or 2 steps along the way. That's it. This book is very thin, only about 125 pages, and was the most expensive of all the solutions manuals I've bought before. This book needs to be redone to mirror other solutions manuals, which give nearly complete solutions to ALL ODD NUMBER PROBLEMS. In my opinion, don't waste your money on this book, instead, make sure you have an excellent professor, or find a really good tutor.

the book is very thin.( a big stack of blank pages at the end to give weight) it could habe been part of the textbook. they just want more money although the book is very needed indeed

this textbook supplement is a very usefull tool for students. The original author, zill, is excellent; thus, the problems are somewhat tricky; furthermore, the solutions are worked out to good extent: they show the neccesary steps, but leave some work for the student; thus, knowledge of the material is still necessary.

This is another waste of money book written in one of those monotone styles of an old fart!

His study is so minute to be a disection of something till there is nothing.

This person is a writer in the style of a false profit.

Read the The true book for free and dont bother with this, what a waste of money!