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Its a shame that the dvds and videos of only fools and horses are not avalible to buy in the USA, because it is quite simply the greatest TV comedy ever. As for the book, you cant go wrong, details on all the characters, episodes, sets atc. No Brit or american should be without it. Brilliant.

Well written, easy to understand advice on raising a cat. Lots of Color Pictures. Has a glossary to explain cat terminology. Data on different cat breeds.

...but does anyone know if there's a 1999 edition...

Helpfully indexed, clearly written, and illustrated with clear pictures of pressure points, this book enabled me to treat a long-standing problem even though I had no previous experience with acupressure.

Its a school textbook, not sure which grade.
For someone like me with absolutely no experience in programming it is a good book. I want to start working with microcontrollers and before investing too much money in harware I wanted to get some experience in programming. This book starts out doing very basic programs but advances thru more difficult problems but in a way where you build upon what you have learned in the previous section....Like I said before its a school textbook.

I have used this book with the free BASIC program at Liberty Basic....you can google Liberty Basic for their free program which is very easy to use.

To most lawyers and law firm administrators, selecting and implementing a computerized case management system is an intimidating and sometimes overwhelming task. Andy Adkins, the author of this book, has the technical expertise and writing ability to guide non-experts through the process with common sense--and a healthy dose of humor. He keeps the techno-babble to a minimum while educating the reader enough to understand how case management works and interacts with what is actually happening in a real law office. By the time the final page is turned, the reader will be surprised at how much has been learned and how much confidence gained. Non-experts tossed into the computer world rarely read a technical book completely through. This valuable handbook is the exception.

Now HERE is a music guide for the masses. It's filled with interesting narratives about composers and compositions. Anyone can enjoy it no matter how much or how little musical education one might have. Tovey is quoted but in a friendly way. It seems to cover all the bases from C.P.E. Bach to Deems Taylor. Great fun and loads of useful information.

Know what a GOBO is? Need a refresher on painting techniques? Or need to know how to light your stage or build special scenery? It's in this book!! An excellent resource book for amateur and professional alike. You'll find yourself referring back to it many, many times during the course of producing a play. I wouldn't want to be without it and recommend it to directors, producers and anyone involved in theatre!!

Laura Z. Hobson (1900-1986) is best known for the bestselling 1947 novel GENTLEMEN'S AGREEMENT, in which she exposes the anti-Semitism simmering under the surface of American life. But this was not her only novel, nor was it her only novel on a controversial subject.

CONSENTING ADULT concerns New York couple Ken and Tessa--liberal, intelligent, affluent, both successfully employed in the publishing industry, both happy with each other and their three children. But when youngest son Jeff informs them he is homosexual he tests not only the strength of their love for him, but for each other as well.

The focus of the novel is not so much Jeff as it is his parents and how they react to his sexuality. Seen primarily through the eyes of mother Tessa, the novel spans a decade in time in which medical, psychiatric, and social attitudes toward homosexuality begin to undergo a profound change. As such, it is in some respects a "snapshot in time;" as the novel begins, for instance, Jeff requests psychoanalysis as a "cure"--a common line of thought in the early 1960s. But the focus of the novel is less on Jeff himself than on his parents, who find themselves at odds with each other over how best to support him and how best to react to his situation.

The result is a novel that does not so much concern a homosexual person as it concerns family and social response to homosexuality, and it is quite a remarkable portrait. How does one respond--particularly at a point in time when homosexuality is generally considered unspeakable--to a homosexual child? At one point in the novel Tessa notes that, life-long liberal that she is, she would know exactly how to respond if it were the son of a friend or if she read an article concerning such a situation in the newspaper. But there is a tremendous gap between fact and theory, and stock responses are of no assistance to her as she struggles to find her way.

Published in 1975, CONSENTING ADULT received very positive reviews but was somewhat overshadowed by such novels as Patricia Nell Warren's THE FRONT RUNNER and Rita Mae Brown's RUBYFRUIT JUNGLE, both of which were bestsellers focusing directly on gay characters. Hobson's CONSENTING ADULT is considerably less splashy in content and considerably more subtle in tone, but it is no less remarkable for that; this is a fine, elegantly written novel that deserves a wider readership than it presently has. Strongly recommended.

GFT, Amazon Reviewer

This is by far the best book for beginners or even experienced people I've read on the subject. I'm new to the whole thing and this is the only book I've read out of about six, that shows how to fold, then shows the result of that fold for many different techniques and patterns. It shows batik being done in Indonesia by experts then provides practical instruction. It also covers something I'd never heard of tritik - using stitches instead of tieing. Very well done. I wish it could be updated to discuss new dyes and materials.