My synopsis on what I read so far was the one that brought me to the conclusion that this book is boring starting of with we would appreciate to read more about that's person's life as a child, where there people who did not want him to succeed? Was there any defects that may have enabled him to not become famous? you know things, but, the book did have it's interesting thoughts and it was a good book, just that when you write one next time try to let us know as much as you can.

This attractive book is a fascinating look at horse-borne soldiers throughout history. The chapters focus primarily on the development of cavalry in the West, and go a great length towards showing the evolution of the equipment of the cavalryman (including the development of the tank). Along the way, there are many wonderful color pictures, which helps to bring this book alive.

I found this to be quite an informative book. It lacks the focus of its companion, The Footsoldier (by the same author), but for all that it does a very good job of informing the reader, and it is quite an entertaining read. I highly recommend this book.

This is a very suspensful book. You will not get bored. It centers around a teenage girl named Rebecca, who needs a summer job and a little fun this summer!! She finds out that the eccentric owner of the very creepy, Pig Island, needs six physically fit teens to help him with his new " Survival Camp" that he's starting on the island. So, Rebecca thinks it's great money so why not? She decides to apply and gets the job. Together with 5 others, Rebecca soon realizes that the owner really wants them on the island so he can hunt them like animals. Very bloody death scenes...beheadings....will Rebecca survive the summer??????

With this book you learn about how different classes of people lived by following them for a day. Although the book is split in four sections they are all connected in some way. The book is never boring as the characters tell you about their lives.

I really liked this book mostly for the romance in it, but it was a good book all together. The author explained the characters really well so it made a good picture in your mind. This book is set in a modern time but in a western scene. The main character has my favorite attitude because she is very funny.

This is a good introductory book in performance measurement. It offers a team approach methodology for organizations desiring improvement. It is an excellent pratical guide for the novice.

this book is a good practise for students that they study for intermediate

Mirrorstone is a good book that my son & I enjoyed reading. The illustrations are really superb. The story line is good and gripping at times. My son (7 yrs old) liked the book, but I thought that while the story was good, it could've been improved upon and little more thought through.
The storyline is about a modern boy who was brought into the past to retrieve the mirrorstone (magical mirror). Without giving too much of the plot, I think that given the basic storyline and the characters created to fullfill that story line, there could've been much more room for character development.
But even said all that, I thing that this book is one of the better "non chapter" books for young children. The illustrations are breath-taking (even as adult I enjoyed looking through the book), the holograms are really well done, and the story line, while not very complex, still point certain things out to the children.

A good overview of US law. There are issues which are matters of opinion and not explained well enough (ex. ethics), and perhaps needn't be addressed at all in a law book. The examples and the references make it a worthy purchase overall.

A language proficiency interview (LPI) is where a person's speaking ability in a foreign language is assessed in a face-to-face interview with a native-level speaker. This book looks at how good a measure of speaking ability an LPI provides. It would primarily be useful to language testers, but would also be of interest to language teachers and researchers in second language acquisition. There are 14 papers by academic authors from a wide variety of disciplines. As there are no chapter summaries, the reader must plow through a lot of jargon to understand the issues and conclusions. Data are drawn from both native English speakers learning foreign languages and speakers of other languages studying English. The transripts show how difficult it is for testers to elicit and for students to produce a smooth flow of talk. Many of the contributors compare LPIs to natural conversation. Differences arise because the purpose of an LPI is to obtain a ratable sample of speech, not to hold a conversation: the tester largely controls the topics, who speaks and for how long. One author points out, however, that many interactions in English for non-native speakers also occur in interview-like situations. Some problems with LPIs are cultural. For example, in an interview in English the interviewees may provide short literal answers to questions because they do not realize that a question is an invitation to talk. In Korean, interviewees may not understand that spoken confirmation sequences, which would be unnecessary in English, help to establish the participants' status and power relationships. Two alternatives to LPIs are considered. One is the simulated oral proficiency interview, where students listen to and record their responses on tape. This is quicker and cheaper to administer than an LPI, but is of course less interactive and further removed from a conversation. The other alternative is for students to record their own conversation with a native-level speaker. While the writer lists the micro-skills that contribute to successful conversation, she has not worked out the rating scheme. "Talking and Testing" provides a comprehensive examination of the problems of language proficiency interviews and is an important text in the field of language testing. It will make you consider the meaning of what goes on in this kind of language test, whether you are the tester, testee, or an interested observer.