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My little girl LOVES this book and so do I. It is really cute and I even liked it so much that I bought 15 copies to give to all of my nieces and nephews. It is a great book for any child. I highly recomend it.

My 3.5 year old daughter loves the book, read it many times over and over. About imaginary friend of a little girl, which plays and makes a lot of mess in her room, who is everywhere, but mom and dad can't see him.

"Uses of the Past" is dense. I had to read it twice to understand what was going on, then a third time for appreciation. Muller is an interesting combination of Historian, Philosopher and Mensch. Although a very small amount of his perceptions are dated (1955), the vast majority of his work is remarkably relavant to 2003. The great puzzle of Human Civilization is not solved in this work, but in his own way, Muller, through odd details and well-developed discriptions of ancient cultures and their human impact, ends up as a pessimistic optimist. I've read lots of history (and just enough philosophy to not go crazy) and I think this is a great take on a difficult subject. I'm trying to buy a hardcover edition.
If you're going to read two books in a row to get yourself thinking about the future of the human race, I recommend "Living Within Limits" (Garrett Hardin, 1995), and "Uses of The Past". In that order, they'll definitely get your internal debate going.

A sweeping inquiry into the lessons of history, focusing on Rome & Greece, Christianity & Judaism, the Byzantine empire, the Middle Ages, and Russia & China. Several readings are required to digest all the information. Why is this fine book still out of print?

Excellent book. The book goes through access step by step. It shows you visually what the screen should look like after you performed the given tasks. It is very comprehensive and touches on every aspect of the program step by step.

For years, I have been searching for a good Access book, only to end up quitting half way through or losing interest. This book ended all of that -- it is perfect! This is one of the best computer books I have ever used. I highly recommend it.

The first of its kind, Neil Arnold's 'Monster - The A-Z of Zooform Phenomena' is truly a literary wonder. Ambitious and well written, 'Monster' is the first book to ever attempt to chronicle in one volume the multitude of zooforms that have terrified mankind since the beginning of our species. Not to be mistaken for another cryptid book, 'zooforms' (a term coined in 1990 by Jon Downes of the CFZ), by definition, are supernatural manifestations in animal, or quasi-animal, form, spectral creatures which only briefly visit this world from the twilight dimensions of some other time and place beyond human reckoning.Packed with hundreds of entries describing spectral entities from all over the world, 'Monster' shows us that we are not alone here in our own dimension; that we are being visited by a host of anomalies from phantom felids and hell-hounds to shape-shifting werewolves, griffins, dwarves, waterhorses and winged humanoids which cannot possibly be flesh and blood entities. At just under 400 pages in length this book is sure to provide the reader with hour after hour of beastly delights. As a Fortean writer myself I can appreciate the monumental effort that has gone into producing such a mammoth tome and whole-heartedly applaud Arnold's attention to the detailed research he's put into it. Invaluable as a reference guide, 'Monster' is a must have addition to any Fortean library. Extremely entertaining and thought provoking, this book is most highly recommended to anyone interested in learning just what type of monsters may lurk in the shadows of our world, waiting patiently for unwary passersby. Best read in the safety of one's well lighted living room. A monumental effort!

B.M.nunnelly
Author - 'Mysterious Kentucky'

As an author in the strange-creature genre, I'm always looking for new, comprehensive and well-researched reference books. It helps if they are fun, besides. Neil Arnold's new "MONSTER!" book hits each of those nails on their warty, pointy-eared heads. Even Karl P. Shuker, a pre-eminent writer and researcher in this field who wrote the foreword, confesses to finding entries in Arnold's book of creatures he had never before heard or dreamt of. Arranged alphabetically for easy look-up, the entries also contain brief commentaries on the "zooform" likelihood of the creature in question, explaining their relation to other known or unknown entities and opinions on the reliability of the report. Arnold also enforces his own ratings system, from 1-4 stars, on the solidity of each entry.

Speaking of solidity, Arnold makes it clear up front that he believes many of the creatures described in the book are "zooform" or non-flesh-and-blood in nature. He does his best to sort them out, which increases the book's usefulness as a reference source. "Mystery cats," for instance, rate 3 stars and the comment that they are simply out-of-place felids, while the Karakura, "a vague night-demon from Turkish lore" rates only one star and a note that too little is known about it.

I rate Arnold's book five stars, with the comment that anyone wanting to bone up on unknown creatures throughout world history will want MONSTERS! at their fingertips. And I'm still swooning over the revelation of Japanese vampire cats and the High Hat Sasquatch. - Linda S. Godfrey, author Strange Wisconsin; More Badger State Weirdness, The Beast of Bray Road, and Hunting the American Werewolf.

I have never been into genealogy, but this book gave me a lot of thoughts about odd things that have happended to me over the years. Many times I just thought they were "Meer Coincidences", now I am truly wondering if there was not more involved. This book was loaned to me by a friend who is very "into genealogy research". I thought that this was not my type reading material, but I did not want to offend her. Once I picked the book up and started reading, I could not put it down !!

I was hooked on Hank's book from the first few pages. I am seriously into genealogy and always believed there was a higher power that led me to information I would never have found any other way.

The naysayers can say whatever they want but there is no "logical" explanation that can explain how people found long sought for, critical information for their genealogical research by having a book come off the shelf and land on the floor to the page containing that information or how they picked up a book that they didn't give a second thought to and opened up the page to where the information was.

I had loads of fun reading this and highly recommend this book to people who think how they found some information was "strange."

As a zoo volunteer and storyteller, I look for books that will be of interest to children. This book, captures the life of a flamingo. The illustrations are of good quality. This story I will be reading in front of the flamingo exhibit at the zoo.

zoo volunteer and storyteller.

This is a Wonderful and accurate story about the Flamingo Colony on Inagua in the Bahamas. I've bought 4 copies of the book to give to friends who are either bird watchers, or are interested in Bahamian natural history.

The pictures are engaging. The format of the text makes it easy to target what kids are really interested in. Too bad it's out of print. One terrific book!!!

i loved reading about all the animals and looking at the pictures of them. i recommend it to almost all ages. It's great

Donald Trotter has put a lot of energy and research into making this beautiful garden book earth friendly. How nice it is to read an entire book devoted to keeping our earth safe from chemicals. I take my book into the garden with me!

Dr. Trotter's book is beautifully illustrated, fun to read, very imformative and easy to understand. A great source for the answers to questions you may have concerning citters, bugs and problems in the garden. A must read for any gardener!

I purchased this book shortly after I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, and I have found it to be a reliable and trustworthy book for evaluating "natural" treatments. There is much helpful information in general about fibromyalgia, and the discussions of the included therapies are useful and accurate. In particular, I appreciate that unusual adverse effects are included for herbs and vitamins, which helped me to avoid potential problems that could occur due to my health history. I only tried one remedy in this book out of all those provided, but it has been a very helpful one that I continue with the blessing of my doctor. If you have fibromyalgia, you may find a safe and effective alternative therapy here, and it is also a good basic guide to many supplements as well.

Excellent reference guide for Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome sufferers. All therapies are natural and very beneficial. It also warns you on what medicines should not be mixed with others. It lists important websites. And, it helps you create a regimen of therapies and vitamins that are right for you.

The best thing about this book is that it is written alphabetically with the headings in nice big letters so you can find what you want quickly. Ms. Stewart does not overwhelm you with exhausting detail, but gets to the point quickly and efficiently. She covers all the predictable things plus a few extras to reflect the times - homosexuality (actually she says the correct term is gays), manners for children, e-mail etiquette. I'd say she covered it all and I would recommend this book as an easy and informative reference tool. It's fun just to read it for no other reason than it is so enjoyable.

This book is wonderfull. Is fast, accurate, readable and easy to understand. I reccomend to everyone who like to know about real manners.