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The book is what is promised: questions in step 2 format with very good explanations.
Amazon service was excellent.

The indexed questions at the back of the book make this a great resource for shelf and board studying.

I think this book is a great way to prepare for the SSAT and ISEE. It provides lots of great information on the test and it gives you tips on how you can do better on the test. I had to take the SSAT and I don't know how I would've done so good if I hadn't read this book. You should check it out!! It's really worth it!!

We bought several review resources. Peterson's was the best. It offers extensive guidance about preparing for the test and had lots of hints for success in taking it.

Its practice questions were right on in level of difficulty. Questions in other resources were too easy or too hard. Several only provided limited practice questions.

Our daughter scored in the 99th percentile. While we think she would have done well anyway, the Peterson materials boosted her score a good deal, we are convinced.

This book is really excellent, it have a lot the exercices and tips about Photoshop 6.0, the chapter about the photoshop plugins is wonderfuld and the color and color corrections references great too.

I'm Argentinian, sorry for my bad english.

I loved it, i think it is the best book available until now, it has fabulous graphics, examples, the quality is the best i have ever seen in a book !!

This book was amazing! It has everything in it; love, sword fighting, suspense, and of course the battle of good against evil. I really loved this book, and I think anyone who is looking for a good entertaining book should read it. This writer is wonderful! I can't wait to see what he writes next!!!

This is a truly great fantasy Novel. I enjoyed every word of the unique styling of this author. I am desperately searching for other titles from this author. This is the best book I have read in a long time. I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys fantasy. I also really enjoyed the cover art for this book. This is the real deal.

"The author of 'Read and Spell by Sound' pioneered this material in public schools for 30 years. She adapted her knowledge as a speech-language pathologist to meet the needs of students who were not learning to read and spell by sight. The result is tremendous. An absolutely useful set of lesson plans to meet the needs of all students struggling to read. This manual, written for the lay person, is a must for every teacher and parent. The pretest is particularly an eye-opener into the complexities of processing sounds for speaking, reading and spelling." G. Darby Bennett, Ph.D.

As a speech language pathologist, Lorna Werner understands that reading cannot be accomplished successfully until the learner has become proficient in spoken language and is aware that each word contains individual sounds (phonemes)....I strongly recommend this manual, especially to parents and teachers of individuals with dyslexia" Sylvia O. Richardson, M.D.

I took a chance when ordering this book but it turned out the very best book on the subject. This book has both order and a extremely well thought out plan. Both Scientific and reaches to common sense, which Barbara courageously enters into. I don't care what type of rehabilitaion you offer, this book will help. By all means. Also read Mad Light by Karl Mark Maddox

Love the book. OTA students and all OTs this is a great goal writing book !!

Science is Fiction was amazing! If you like Painleve you'll like the book. It's filled with so many interesting essays, and I found the interview with Painleve to be particularly interesting and entertaining.

Science is Fiction: The Films of Jean Painleve, edited by Andy Masaki Bellows and Marina McDougall with Brigitte Berg, exposes the reader to the odd and beautiful films of Jean Painlevé (1902-1989), who was both an artist and a scientist. These professions do not often mix, but in Painlevé's case, his scientific side made his film work stronger and stranger. He was the first to photograph sea creatures underwater, and he was also involved with surrealist artists like André Breton, Antonin Artaud, and film giant Georges Franju, in addition to his racecar driving pursuits. The images in his films are a combination of classroom science instruction and dance.

Painlevé was focused on aesthetics as well as scientific commentary in his films. According to this book, his two masterpieces are L'Hippocampe ("The Seahorse") and Le Vampire ("The Vampire"). L'Hippocampe (1934) is about the mating process between the male and female seahorse: The viewer sees a female laying eggs into the abdomen of a male, where he fertilizes them. To Painlevé, this represented the perfect relationship between the sexes. On a darker note, Le Vampire (1945) is a film that lends a political flavor to the behavior of vampire bats. The film stills displayed in the book are quite creepy. In one scene, as a bat falls asleep, it extends one of its wings in a Nazi-like salute.

Painlevé didn't believe that there was a separation between science and art. Throughout his life he founded a series of movie clubs as well as film schools. This lavishly designed book by designer Jean Wilcox is a perfect complement to the aesthetics of Painlevé. It is a book fetishist's dream date. Very rarely in this business does one see such a perfect combination of content, text, and design. Imagine the film viewer who went to see one of Painlevé's films expecting a dry documentary, but instead encountering a strange and poetic way of looking at the world.

This book provides a valuable insight into an era of excitement and adventure into a way of life.

This fascinating read is well illustrated and has an interesting chapture on the pop scence which is not to be missed.

An excellent read even for those who missed this era and an interesting read for those were there.

Whether new to the scene or an ardent follower, Scooter Boys captures the essence of a generation. Scooter Boys gives you the flavours of an era where scooters surpassed a mode of transport and became a way of life.

A well written balance of social history and anecdotal recollections supported by a mix of revealing pictures.

For those who were there it brings back memories of a golden age. For those who weren't this well written and witty book gives a colourful insight into what they have missed.

This was a wonderful and compelling read that had to be returned to again and again. Definately one for the bookshelf.

Dr, Mac Kenzie simply states many difficulties parents have in dealing with their children and offers concrete, practical suggestions to alleviate these situations. His well-organized book is easy to read. A comprehensive index makes the book a must-have reference.

From the perspective of a parent of four children under 13, this book tells it like it REALLY IS! In thinking back to before we had children, I can honestly say that I would have read and benefitted from it, because I saw so much that I recognized from my childhood that I could relate to. There are lots of 'ahas' in this book. The solutions are common sense and eminently 'do-able'. There is no way to recommend it enough.

I must be honest and admit that I've only read the UK version of this book, but when I saw it had come out in the US, I thought I had to let all you US single girls out there have my top tip for surviving single life: Buy this book!!!

Imogen Lloyd Webber manages to be both very funny and very wise. She divides her book into chapters, each dealing with a different issue that a single girl might encounter on her epic journey through boyfriends, parents, friends, work etc etc etc. A book you can, as I did, read straight through in one sitting, or one to dip in and out of when you need a little friendly advice. I can't recommend it highly enough.

I have this book and have recommended it to ALL of my single girl friends. It's cute and funny with a touch of a girl power attitude and imparts words of wisdom about being happy with yourself and taking advantage of the delights of being single (and there are quite a few!) rather than wallowing in being alone. Imogen Lloyd Webber offers some good advice to ANY girl, not just the single ones and I found so much advice that I have applied to my single life!