This book on Model-Based Depth Imaging is the best that I've read in years. As a passionate Geologist, I would recommend this book to anyone who not only has a career in geology, but also just a passing intrest in Model-Based Depth Imaging. It reads more like a novel. I could barely put it down! A MUST READ!

I was extrememly impressed with the contents and techniques described in this book. Not only is it excellent for student photographers, those beginning photography, and amateur photographers!

The following techniques are covered:

Burning and Dodging
test strips
Defying gravity
stop action
shapes in space
multiple exposures
hidden patterns
Aperature setting
Callotypes

I highly recommend this book for anyone wanting to improve their photographic eye as well as their skills.

"Stop in the Name of Love" is amazing! It's about a couple in highschool, Kyle and Holly. Their love is magic at first, but then turns to cold abuse. This book features both sides of the story, to let you know what each character thinks about the situation. I so recommend that everyone read this book.

This book is among the best myhology books I have ever read. It is expanded to the best and most popular of Greek Myths. For example, The Labors of Hercules, The Quest for the Golden Fleece and more.

I am very happy to see that this book has been reprinted. I have two copies from the mid-70's, well-thumbed and dog-eared from being read so often. What the authors have to say about the way perception affects the world that we and other animals perceive, and how they say it, is timeless. To be read and enoyed by everyone, from ages 10 and up.

This book was the first Nancy Drew And Hardy Boys book I read.it was pretty hard to figure out and it was exciting the whole time! I liked the way Nancy and the Hardy Boys met up. I think they should have more creative ways for them to meet. It was a great story!

It was wonderful, exciting and thrilling. All of Carolyn Keene's Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys books are real exciting and once you start you just keep going. If you've read her other books you'll love this one.

I think this book is great. It's the first "Nancy Drew & hardy Boys Super mystery" I've ever read. But I think there should have been more romance between Nancy & Frank. Otherwise this a fantastic book & I highly recomend it!

This classic guide was the first of its type, and thus probably got more people into birding than any other book. Peterson uses ink drawings to show the important "field marks" for identifying species. The downside to these drawings is that they tend to idealize the birds, showing them in perfect postures and making the field marks more prominent than they really are. Many competitors, such as the Audubon Guide and the Stokes Guide, use photographs instead. Photographs give a more accurate portrayal of the subtleties of color and pattern in plumage, but there are always those poor shots in a photographic guide that are blurry or show the bird at a bad angle. Whether you decide that a guide based on drawings or photographs is best for you, I would strongly suggest that you pick up an audio recording of birdsongs, such as "Birding by Ear," or the "Field Guide to Eastern/Central Bird Songs," both put out by Peterson's. As any experienced birder will tell you, the ear is just as important as the eye, especially in summer, when birds are often hidden by foliage.

I've got several field guides dealing with the identification of birds. This one from Roger Tory Peterson is the best and most impressive. I first got a copy of it many years ago when I was very young. I've always taken it with me whenever I go birdwatching. I have that much confidence in it. Peterson's drawings are excellent, clear, and in full color. The field guide includes all of the birds of eastern and central North America. This includes accidentals, exotics, and escapes. The field guide also includes roadside and flight silhouettes. These silhouettes really do help in the identification of many species of birds. The book also has a systematic checklist that you can use to mark off the birds that you've seen. Range maps are included, too. All the vital information needed to identify birds in the field is here. Information such as habitat, voice, and length. The range maps have a section of their own in the back of the book. Peterson's method of identifying birds by conspicuous field marks (The "Peterson System") is great. This system has always been a real help. Arrows point to various parts of the bird that most readily help to identify it. There's also a section in the front of the guide that explains how to identify birds. This section is very informative. I've used this field guide for many years. I have other field guides that stay on the shelf whenever I go birdwatching. This guide from Roger Tory Peterson isn't one of those. This is the best field guide on the market. I recommend it.

Being a nature freak myself, I enjoy just leafing through this guide to look at all of the wonderful species of birds that there are, just in Eastern North America. Peterson's genious and talent are very evident in this book. His drawings show his meticulous efforts to help educate beginners and pros alike about the wonderful world of Ornithology. Although the gull and warbler section of the book are quite lengthy, they are so important because of the great diversity of those species. This is a fantastic companion on family trips, especially those that are out of your normal realm. I first used the field guide in my junior Honors Biology class when we watched in the fall for the migrating geese and ducks and also in the spring for the returning travelers. Peterson specifically notes the identification arrows that can eleviate confusion about certain members of the same genus. Also, his range maps assist in answering questions about the whereabouts of certain birds at certain times of the year. I love to feed birds in my backyard while identifying all of my visitors throughout the summer. His checklist is also very helpful. My most thrilling birding moment was when I saw a pair of bald eagles hunting for fish within two miles of my high school! To see them in the book and to see them in person are two completely different things. Also, another area of interest is the description of the calls of birds. I always wonder how someone could come up with words to describe the sound that a bird makes. But Peterson does a wonderful job in describing these tones. Another helpful entity is his overhead views of the larger birds, like eagles and hawks.
All in all this guide is one of the most helpful guides I have ever used. This is the perfect type of company that you should take on your vacations, camping trips, and outdoor activities. Not only does this guide help to identify birds in their natural habitat, it also helps people appreciate the gifts that nature has to offer. Peterson's descriptions are unmatched in the world of birding and birdwatching. From mergansers to kites to finches to exotics, this guide covers all birds, all in one cover.

I have never read an Agatha Christie novel before this, and I must say that she does live up to all the hype and talk I have heard. The book was absolutely fabulous -- with an intriguing and engaging plot, surprising moments, and good insight into the characters and motives. I found myself continually replaying the events of the novel in my head after reading the novel in wonder and awe of how such a murder could take place. I also fell in love with the cute Belgian invesigator, Hercule Poirot -- who in some ways seems to possess a certain instinct and subtlety in his manners which many other detectives seem to lack. The books is a great read and I would recommend it to anyone who wishes to expose himself to one of the foundations of the mystery genre.

Agatha Christie is the world's best-known mystery author, and she is the most widely published author of all time in any language, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare.
In her lifetime she wrote 79 crime mysteries and her books have been translated into more languages than Shakespeare.
Agatha Christie was born in Torquay in 1890, and she died in 1979, after a lot of written novels and plays.

The plot takes place in a small village, called King's Abbot, and the book features one of Christie's most famous characters, the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot.
Even though Poirot wants to retire after a long career, he becomes involved in a strange and mysterious murder.
The victim is Roger Ackroyd, a wealthy man who knew that the woman he loved had poisoned her brutal first husband, and also suspected that someone had been blackmailing her.
After she commits suicide he gets a letter where she has written some fatal information. Unfortunately, before he can finish the letter, he gets stabbed to death.
This confusing murder, which takes place in a large mansion, causes everyone at the crime scene to become a suspect.
Poirot, who is assisted by the village doctor, Dr. Sheppard, have this magical way to collect all the clues he is after. You get really surprised that he finally gets all the clues together and also how he can think of and see all things you do not even have thought of.
You read this book mostly through Dr. Sheppard's eyes and he tries to understand all the clues that Poirot gets, but he does not.
Hercule Poirot unravels a lot of complicated secrets about all the suspects and you, through that, get to know the characters. You read the book, through clues and reveals, until of course he finds out who the killer is.
My personal reaction over this book is that it is very well written. All the clues and all the descriptions are very thought through.
I got really surprised and shocked over the ending of the book. Actually I never suspected the person who eventually turns out to be the murderer. The thoughts that Poirot had never entered my mind, and I think this was the thing that made this book good, the astounding end.

Having to read this book for my Crime Stories class at my college, I knew that I should read it before it was assigned so as to actually enjoy it and not have the classic case of "assigned-book-equals-boring-book"-syndrome that too many students have to suffer. I read it about two weeks before it was assigned, and finished it today. Oh my god, that was amazing!

Written in a complex (not to mention dated) style, this book is narrated by one James Sheppard, a small-town doctor in Victorian England. He introduces us to the town and its characters (which, I might add, there are a LOT of), and the whole mystery itself. It also features the super detective Hercule Poirot, in his fourth adventure (yes, this is part of a series...fortunately it doesn't seem to involve any of the other books except through vague mentions).

As to the mystery, I won't get too into it, it involves the suicide and possible blackmail of a woman, a wealthy man's murder, and...okay, just read it and find out for yourself. It's just so interesting; it's a quick read, and once you put this book down...just...I can't begin to describe it. Let's just say that I could not believe how everything turned out in the end. Read it, and I hope you enjoy it as much.

I am a huge fan of the Amber series. The characters are well developed and the plot forces you to read on. For anyone who hasn't read the original series that begins with "The Nine Princes of Amber," read them. They are spellbinding literature.

This novel is no different. I sat reading for hours, literally unable to put the book down. Its words carried me to places beyond this reality. However, there is a huge drawback to this book. You will become hooked on a series without a clear resolution. The final book in the "Amber" series, "The Prince of Chaos," fails to tie up some necessary loose ends and leaves you asking questions like, "What happened to Corwin and the new Pattern?" This is a great book and a riveting series. Still I must say, shame on you Roger Zelazny for not giving me the closure I so deperately needed. Your loyal fans deserve more.

Trumps of Doom marks the return to the setting of Roger Zelazny's Amber series. The first five books told the story of Corwin, prince of Amber. This sixth book in the saga deals with Corwin's son Merlin. Having spent a number of years on our earth, Merlin has been dealing with a series of assassination attempts. As he tries to resolve the issue he is drawn into a deeper plot threatening the very heart of reality, Amber itself. If you have not read any of Zelazny's Amber novels previously I highly recommend them. I found this to be one of the most exciting, becoming even more so as this second series progresses. Merlin is a much easier character to relate to as he is a little more like an average person. All of the characters of Corwin's generation are a little too experienced, cynical, and aware for the average person to empathize with. Merlin on the other hand bumbles his way through a number of problems, often surviving through sheer luck. While powerful he is a a much easier character to relate to.

of course merlin isn't corwin, thank god, if he was then what would be the point of a "sequel series"? i found this book to be the most interesting of books 6-10 other than the 9th book in the series. granted the "2nd series of the amber chronicles" isn't as inspired or original as books 1-5, but its still way better than most of the other sci-fi/fantasy novels out there! zelazny always seemed to be on top of his form, he never betrayed his style and ceaselessly used "logical" surprises, not contrived surprises, as well as incorporating a sense of humor. the only qualm i have about the book is that its too short!!!

The Adventures of Robin Hood by Roger Lancelyn Green is an excellent retelling of the Robin Hood Tales. All of the normal stories are told: those of Robin and Marian's romance, those of the archery match, and those of the marriage of Allan-a-Dale. Each story is ably written. All of the usual characters also appear: Friar Tuck, Little John, Maid Marian, Will Scarlet, and (surprise) Robin Hood. The Adventures of Robin Hood is an easy read. It is well suited for children to read and become acquainted with Robin for the first time. My favorite section to this edition is the prologue. In it, Green writes where he derived his stories from. Among the books listed is Thomas Love Peacock's brilliant, if forgotten, Maid Marian. This publication of the adventures of Robin Hood is very entertaining, and it is very informative.

The Adventures of Robin Hood by Roger Lancelyn Green is a brilliant retelling of the Robin Hood tales. All of the stories are here. Robin's fight with Little John is related, as is the archery contest, Robin's love affair with Marion, and the wedding of Allan-a-Dale. All of the characters like Friar Tuck, Will Scarlet, Little John, Maid Marion, and (guess what!) Robin Hood make their appearances. Overall, the tales are well told, and the book is very complete. My favorite portion of this edition is the prologue in which the author writes from where the stories are derived. There, I was turned to Thomas Love Peacock's brilliant, if forgotten, tales of Robin Hood entitled Maid Marian. This edition will help to keep the adventures of Robin Hood in the minds of children for another generation.

I read this book when I was a kid, and I can't recommend it highly enough to parents and kids who are looking for classic high adventure. It's timeless, yet provides good role models for boys (Robin Hood was the original cool do-gooder) and for girls, since Roger Greene's Maid Marian is more than a match for Robin with sword and bow and arrow.