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Super Dinosaur GuideReview Date: 2007-02-10
Small but pleasingReview Date: 2007-02-06
JP GuideReview Date: 2005-08-23
For young and old dino lovers!Review Date: 2003-07-07
High interest and educational quality alikeReview Date: 2002-09-06

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Incredible ResultsReview Date: 2008-03-20
Helps to learn drawingReview Date: 2007-05-06
This book is Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Review Date: 2006-09-24
We all love this book!Review Date: 2005-08-30
I am a homeschooling mother and would recommend this book to anyone with children, homeschool or not. They will love it.
Wow - how fun is this ?!?!?!Review Date: 2005-09-20
Basically, each page has three-four sentences for them to copy with a full picture already done above it on the same page. On the next page, the main object of the picture (a pig for example) is drawn with basic shapes in a step-by-step manner - even my older girls love to try to draw them.
I can't wait to get the next book in the series - great idea!!!!

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Excellent TextReview Date: 1999-12-21
Excellent!! Very Practical and clarifying bookReview Date: 2000-08-04
Very illuminating and informativeReview Date: 1998-12-19
For ISDN/SS7/Syncronisation in one book the bestReview Date: 2001-03-02
Outstanding book on SS7Review Date: 1999-12-26

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Great cookbook!Review Date: 2007-06-18
An excellent read for all kinds of cooks!Review Date: 2007-06-17
Must buy book for all the beginner cooks out there!Review Date: 2007-06-15
Other than recipes, Vineeth also gives out valuable information such as how to shop for ingredients saving me lot of dollars in the process!!
Love to Eat? Great book to take it to the next level.....Review Date: 2007-06-14
Solid fundamentals, basic information, and common sense - ingredients that are insanely hard to find in most cookbooks out there, are the cornerstones of this book. If nothing, it is just over 100 pages long and a really quick and interesting read for anyone who wishes to take the first step towards culinary depths.
A Motivational Guide to Getting Started, with Interesting RecipesReview Date: 2007-06-19
The first couple chapters discuss why to cook, what you need, and how to shop at the store. Like many people who prefer takeout to cooking, I demand instant gratification and these chapters were somewhat too methodical for my tastes.
My guidance to you is: skip the first chapter, but check out the "$3000" line when you need inspiration to cook. Then skip to page 25 and buy the things listed there. You can probably skip to the takeaways page for chapter three as well and look back if any of the bullets intrigue you.
As a bachelor who has learned a couple tricks over the years, I was impressed and intrigued by the simple list of cooking materials. I have occasionally told people that using a wok (#5) was one of my secrets to fast, cheap, versatile cooking. Other items were presented to me in a new light, like the casserole dish (#9).
There is a chart on page 51 which in my mind alone warrants the price of the book. Basically, it compares a few different kinds of cuisine (Indian, Thai, Italian, etc.) and how they differ by flavor base, spices, herbs, flame, and so on. I occasionally raised an eyebrow when looking at the chart - for example, Italian listed onion above garlic and omitted olive oil - but it is still really cool.
The selection of recipes is wide, with some emphasis on Indian recipes. There are wraps, soups, and stews as well as normal stuff. Some of the recipes take a while to make, but quite a number of recipes are between 15 mins and one hour. The instructions are clear. I can't tell you how good the recipes are, because I haven't cooked any yet... maybe someday soon :-).

Well worth itReview Date: 2008-04-07
Early exploration of AmericaReview Date: 2006-11-10
I bought this novel as it puts a lot of history and philosophy of the early exploration of America in a good context. You will get a good feel for life in England during the early days when England, Spain and France were fighting over imagined gold.
I bought this for my 14 year old son so he would learn the times of early exploration really were and the forces in play at the time.
have read it a million times!!!Review Date: 2006-09-20
superlative action, adventure swashbuckler.
the story of an irish prince who becomes a fugitive, becomes the greatest swordsman of his time and wins back what is his by right.
action, adventure, romance, a little bit of history, mystery, drama, sentiment, earthy philosophy - this book has it all!
pity that lamour never got to writing a sequel to it - though apparently he did desire to do one.
A Very good read!!Review Date: 2002-10-22
My Personal FavoriteReview Date: 2003-07-07


A good read anytime!Review Date: 2000-07-16
I enjoyed reading how tough it was to convert some of the farmers to the methods of modern veterinary medicine, and it was interesting to read the different methods the farmers had preferred to treat the illnesses in their livestock and pets until their was more modern help available.
Good Vet Stories, Great Portrait of AlabamaReview Date: 2001-04-18
Master Story TellerReview Date: 2005-06-16
McCormack is a master storyteller. With his careful choice of words, he conveys the character of the place with all its color. While chatting with some locals at a general store, McCormack quipped he went into veterinary rather than human medicine because he didn't like dealing with people. But he tells us that this is absolutely not true-if there's one skill that a vet must have above all others, it's the ability to deal with people, to understand their needs and character. In this book, McCormack regales us with tales of how he came to learn this lesson.
nicely writtenReview Date: 2005-05-24
The Next Best Thing Than Being There Assisting Dr. McCormackReview Date: 2001-05-26
Dr. McCormack in the US can be likened to James Herriott of England. His stories of animals that he treated and the start of his career in the 1960's makes the reader feel they are right along side him assisting in whatever procedure needs to be done to his animal patient.
I am a person of great compassion for animals and as a reader, I was truly appreciative that the love and compassion that Dr. McCormack has for his animal patients shines through to the reader's soul. I laughed with this book..I have cried with this book...I have pulled for the sick animal in this book...I have rooted Dr. McCormack through as he treated tough cases in this book.
There are books about animals and then there are the special books about animals because the respect, compassion from the writer is there and the animal patients become real as one reads along the journey in the book.
If you are a James Herriott fan or an animal lover who is a reader, I highly, and I stress highly, suggest getting this book and reading it!

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Just getting Married.......or ....Been Married???Review Date: 2007-10-01
Great resourceReview Date: 2004-12-20
This book does mention Catholicism is a few sections, but overall, it is more geared toward any practicing Christian. I highly recommend it to any newly or long-married couple.
Full of important insightsReview Date: 2007-08-05
For Better ForeverReview Date: 2007-03-20
highly readable and helpfulReview Date: 2006-06-01

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userReview Date: 2007-09-04
Start from very basic phenomena and go further to the molecular level. Easy to read for anyone who is interested in this field.
DNA to Diversity Review Date: 2008-06-15
Evo-Devo For The Graduate StudentReview Date: 2006-09-06
We have about 25,000 genes. Some of these are "tool kit" genes that we share with all other animals. They evolved well before the Cambrian explosion over 540 million years ago from a bilaterally symmetrical common ancestor. Almost exact counterparts are found in apes and mice, and close counterparts in arthropods and worms. Next to most genes is a stretch of so-called "junk DNA" that does not code for genes. These DNA segments contain from three to twenty (or more) switches that collectively turn that gene on or off. The switches are activated or repressed by the differing concentration gradients of the protein products of other genes produced by neighboring cells. By virtue of the servo-feedback loops creating unique combinations of the protein products of tool kit genes, cells of the early embryo create a geographical map of their future body.
An escalating orchestra of domino effects builds complexity, each new development affecting the others. The tool kit genes and the other core genes that control biochemical function from bacteria to man are resistant to mutation. Novelty and speciation comes from the infinite variety of changes that come from the readily mutable genetic switches - allowing for changes in a segment without mortally wounding the rest of the animal. Not a single biologist 40 years ago would have predicted these discoveries.
The exciting developments of evo-devo have sent jolts of electricity through the evolutionary community. Nothing basic has been overturned; much has been enhanced. For example: It used to be thought that eyes had evolved independently many, many times - after all, the lumps of light sensitivity in primitive wormlike creatures, the compound eyes of insects, and the eyes of mammals have more differences than commonalities. As it turns out, the making of each eye-like organ is directed by a PAX6 tool kit gene. Not only that, if the PAX6 gene from the mouse is artificially introduced into the genetic material destined for the leg of the fly, an eye will form on the fly leg...and it's not a mouse eye - it's a fly eye. The mouse PAX6 gene switches - influenced by chemical gradients from adjacent tissue in the fly embryo - cause the gene to produce a fly eye! Astounding!
Tool kit genes (and other genes) are frequently named after the anomaly that doesn't develop when that gene is absent. The TINMAN gene controls development of the heart and circulatory system from butterflies to badgers - named after the Wizard of Oz character who had no heart. The wealth of information presented in this book will surprise, educate, and entertain the reader - and evo-devo researchers have just scratched the surface. New graduates in biology are surging into this explosive and previously neglected science.
There are three other books that I know of that cover these captivating discoveries of the last 30 years:
"Coming to Life," by Christiane Nusslein-Volhard. This fine book, written by a Nobel Prize winner for her meticulous ground-breaking work on fruit flies emphasizes the concentration gradients, which are indeed central to the story.
"The Plausibility of Life," by Kirschner and Gerhart. These authors are so excited about the new findings, they think it deserves a name - facilitated variation - and of course, they thought of the name. It is an excellent book with more basic sciences than the book under review, emphasizing how evo-devo facilitates novelty through an enhanced Baldwin Effect.
"Endless Forms Most Beautiful," also by Sean B. Carroll, written more for the college graduate who has taken a little biology.
I have studied them all. For the general public, "Endless Forms Most Beautiful" is the best. For those more familiar with molecular biochemistry and genetics, "DNA to Diversity" contains much more specific information - although anyone who would like one book would like the other.
"From DNA to Diversity" is a superbly written book -essential reading for the advanced reader who wishes to keep up with the stunning advances that have occurred in evolutionary knowledge during the past thirty years.
Which Evo-Devo Book for You?Review Date: 2005-11-15
My own background is this: My formal education in biology consisted of an introductory course in college 40-odd years ago. Since then I've read a lot and in the last two years I've had a very strong interest in molecular and evolutionary biology. (For more info, click on my name, above. My Profile also has a link to my Listmania list of evolution books. Note that you don't have to be a grad student to read this book.)
I read From DNA to Diversity first and it was too much for me. I then read Endless Forms. That was pretty understandable, so I went back to Diversity and found it reasonable clear. I have since read it a third time and I am very fond of it.
Of the thousands of genes involved in the early development of animals, this book concentrates on a few, along with the proteins with which they interact and the various body parts they affect. Special attention is paid to the Hox genes and their insect homologues. Because these have large-scale effects in development, changes in them and in their regulation have profound effects on evolution. I especially enjoyed the section where Carroll combined many bits of information to show us the basic features that must have been present in the first bilaterally symmetric animal, that tiny but promising ancestor of us all. This is one of the bonuses we get for making the extra effort to read the grad-level book.
I find the text very clear and the overall organization - starting with the workings of the major toolkit genes, proceeding through descriptions of how those genes direct the overall shaping of the animal, and on to general considerations of evolution -- proceeds nicely.
[2 June 2007: This was one of the first reviews I wrote and I have added bits as my skills have improved. It got to be a bit patchy, so I have just finished a mafor revision.]
Prelude to a TextReview Date: 2007-06-02
It is a marvellous book, and like a text, it requires and rewards re-reading. Unlike a text, however, it virtually demands to be read in order; not only do the latter chapters build on the earlier ones, but the degree of difficulty in the presentation increases dramatically as the pages turn. As befits a book which assumes a sophisticated readership, there are fewer "detours" into polemics supporting green politics or mocking creationist theory. The photograpsh and the charts are terrific -- full color, clear, and as easy to read and interpret as the difficult subject matter will allow.
Because of the nature of the book, the discussion is less "thesis-bound" than Carrroll's other writings. Rather, he begins with a history of animal life, brings in detail about how embryonic development and genetic control of that process produces the diversity upon which natural selection can act, and weaves the two themes together to demonstrate how the process of forming animal bodies interacts with the changing environment to produce the multiplicity of animal forms we see today. And, Carroll goes on to show, the process is endless and at once aleatory and highly constrained.
I recall an episode of the old "Twilight Zone" series where a British World War One fighter pilot flies through a time warp and lands on an American Air Force base, circa 1960. He talks to one of the airman, and says, "We had no idea how advanced you are." The reader of Carroll's book is likely to have the same thoughts about the field of evo-devo. In Thirty years, these people have gone from the discovery of the nature of the DNA molecule to the brink of an ability to create life a test-tube. I had no idea they had advanced so far so fast.

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Wonderful book a must read!!Review Date: 2007-09-27
"Go the Distance" is a winner!!Review Date: 2004-01-21
If you're ready for honestyReview Date: 2002-05-04
Real Advise for Real PeopleReview Date: 2002-05-30
In the end, it's not about where you start, it's where you finish. Sound advise from a sound writer who has a lot to say. Listening will help you win the race and enjoy the journey.
RacingReview Date: 2002-06-13
Then I found the book Go the Distance. Though I was immediately drawn to the theme, I felt skeptical that a book could redirect my path when few others had. I was wrong.
As I sampled the first pages of the book, I was practicing my usual disciplined, "give it a chance mode." I expected to have to dig into the plot of this new book a bit before I gained the desire to finish it. I was so surprised to feel my pulse quicken and my eyes mist over when I was only finishing the dedication. Rowell proved two important points to me while his page numbers were still Roman. He had something to say to one of those deep fears and mysteries in my heart: "How can I be really successful?" Not, "How can I be more productive, efficient, wealthy, intelligent, muscular?" (I've already read all those.) How can I find the purpose for which I was created and live in it? More importantly, Rowell's style proved that he knew how to tell me.
Rowell chose to dedicate a book about success to two of his former teachers. "I would tell Mom over the phone," he writes, "Be sure and tell Mr. Trotter about me." How many times have I wanted the real winners in my life to be proud of me? And I as I go further down the road, how I long to know that I will be the kind of cheerleaders that these men were! Because Rowell could show how these two men made him believe that he had worth, I knew that he was speaking to the kind of success I sought. And, I was hungry for more.
After hooking me, Go the Distance changed my own race strategy dramatically. It offered the experience of many who have run much further than I've gone. This author spares me a published personal agenda. He offers instead a compilation of many interviews with winners and what they can share about their own successes. Having already practiced many of their strategies along the way, Rowell is able to weave these together with his own insights into a game plan that reads like a great story.
Perhaps the most powerful personal application I found in Go the Distance was in the time management arena. When I read about Ken Hatch in chapter one, I winced painfully and felt the need to look over my shoulder to see if someone was watching. For years I've resolved again and again to simplify and not live in such a hurried frenzy. Reading Go the Distance provoked me to stop asking, "How can I fit more in?" "What would make me more productive?" and to ask instead, "Why do I feel such a need to produce?" "How can I stay focused on my purpose?"
Making these kinds of changes in the questions I ask myself has been the catalyst to finally getting me on the right path towards finding my own purpose. I am so hopeful after reading Go the Distance that I will finish well. Finally in all the books I've read, I have one that has helped me focus on the finish line rather than chase my own tail.


Golf Psychology for WomenReview Date: 2000-11-13
Everyday Confidence!Review Date: 2000-11-14
Golf Psychology for WomenReview Date: 2000-11-13
Easy steps for golf successReview Date: 2000-12-12
A tough game made easier!Review Date: 2000-11-13
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It has lots of information and feels like a Field Guide we can take anywhere.