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Dinosaur Field Guide (Jurassic Park Institute)
Published in School & Library Binding by Topeka Bindery (2001-10)
Author: M. K. Brett-Surman
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Super Dinosaur Guide
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-02-10
My daughter and I really like this colorful and thorough guide.
It has lots of information and feels like a Field Guide we can take anywhere.

Small but pleasing
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Review Date: 2007-02-06
My 4 years old son is a dino lover, and enjoyed the book very much. Especially, he favored the attached mini poster with small images of many dino species.

JP Guide
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2005-08-23
My 5 & 6 year olds who have been obsessed with dinosaurs for the last 3 years, love this book. They sit and read for HOURS and have learned all the specs on their favorite dinosaurs. As a parent, I think this book has a lot of great information and is simple enough for my 5 year old to read. Hope this helps!

For young and old dino lovers!
Helpful Votes: 4 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2003-07-07
I have a 5 and 7 year old. We all think this book is great! It's colorful and informative and Up-To-Date! One feature I enjoy pointing out to my kids is the little images which compare the dinosaurs size to a human child's size. That way we get an even better idea how big the creatures were.

High interest and educational quality alike
Helpful Votes: 6 out of 7 total.
Review Date: 2002-09-06
Promising high interest and educational quality alike is this dinosaur 'field guide' for all ages, which packs in museum-quality dinosaur illustrations, expertise by two paleontologist authors, and details on dinosaur digs and places to see fossils in the field. Web sites, museums, and bibliographies are also included in this highly visual, appealing guide.

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Draw Write Now, Book 1: On the Farm-Kids and Critters-Storybook Characters (Draw-Write-Now)
Published in Paperback by Barker Creek Publishing (1994-10)
Authors: Marie Hablitzel and Kim Stitzer
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Incredible Results
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-03-20
My 5 year old went from scribbling and frustration to drawing a discernible hen in 5 minutes! It has already done wonders for her self-esteem. She now says, "I can draw! This is easy!" She wants to draw everything in the book. I wish I had known about these months ago! I just ordered the whole set.

Helps to learn drawing
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2007-05-06
This book has given my 5 yr old son confidence by helping him to draw simple animals that he thought were too difficult to draw. He has not been as interested in the writing part. It would have been nice if it was like a workbook with blank pages across from each page so he could practice right in there.

This book is Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2006-09-24
I homeschool my kids and I bought this book for our art lessons. This is such an easy to follow drawing book. My kids are ages 5,7 & 10. All 3 are finding it easy to follow and their drawings are so good. I like to do the pictures myself. I like how the next step of the drawing is in a different color, it makes it so much easier. My 7 yr old even sat down with the book by herself and drew a picture without any help, and it turned out really nice. Hope this helps.

We all love this book!
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2005-08-30
My girls, 8 and 4, love this book. I am amazed at how well their drawings come out. Not only are their drawings fantastic but the older girl utilizes the writing exercises and thinks they are fun - unlike other writing exercises.

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 ?!?!?!
Helpful Votes: 4 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2005-09-20
Bought this for my 5 YO daughter - it gave her incentive to practice her printing - she wasn't allowed to attemp the drawing part until the writing part was finished.
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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Engineering Networks for Synchronization, Ccs7, and Isdn
Published in Hardcover by Wiley-IEEE Press (1997-05-20)
Author: P. K. Bhatnagar
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Excellent Text
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Review Date: 1999-12-21
This is a book with a strong focus on modern telecom networks. It has helped me achieve a good understanding of SS 7 - both the protocols and the network aspects. And herein lies the strength of the book - its stress on both the 'academic' and the 'practical'. I would recommned this book to all those who wish to obtain technical insight about mobile, ISDN and Intelligent networks - as SS 7 is at the core of all three. practical aspects.

Excellent!! Very Practical and clarifying book
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2000-08-04
This book covers all standards used in the world in a very complete way. It describes all aspects of the digital technologies used in the telephony world. I have used it several times in the last weeks, while making some avaliation tests in ISUP and DSS1 and it was very useful!

Very illuminating and informative
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 1998-12-19
A text that builds up the subject step by step. Of particular merit is the tutorials on all three subjects - SS7, ISDN and Synchronization. The main theme is rightly SS7 considering its significance in modern telecom networks. A good text both for students and professionals. More details should be provided on U-interface. Perhaps the author will include this in the Second edition.

For ISDN/SS7/Syncronisation in one book the best
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2001-03-02
If you need to know about the ISDN, network syncronisation and non-advanced SS7 this book is the best. It is a shame though that the book does not cover SS7 user parts such as SCCP,TCAP and due to date of publication does not have BISUP, Etc. The book is extremely well written.

Outstanding book on SS7
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 1999-12-26
This book is packed with ready to use information on SS7. Eversince I got hold of this book, I have used it on numerous occasions in my work. Though I bought it mainly for SS7, I found the chapters on network synchronization and timing truly revealing. Very few telecom engineers are aware of the significance of timing in telecom networks. I do not know of any text that treats this subject so convincingly. In conclusion, a great work.

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Everyday Cooking for Beginners: B-R-E-A-K That Kitchen In!
Published in Paperback by LULU (2006-11-14)
Author: Vineeth Subramanyam
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Great cookbook!
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-06-18
I'm fairly experienced in the kitchen, but I still found this cookbook very helpful for preparing meals I'm less experienced with--especially the vegetarian dishes. Recipes are presented along with a difficulty rating to assist with planning, which is a nice touch. I can't wait to make my own sambar!

An excellent read for all kinds of cooks!
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Review Date: 2007-06-17
I found Vineeth's book to be a straight-forward, easy-to-follow narrative for aspiring and experienced cooks alike. Vineeth's approach of considering your cooking tools and your grocery shopping habits first - before you cook - is extremely helpful. I also appreciate how he gets right to some creative and delicious recipes. I'm fairly new to the kitchen, but Vineeth's step-by-step instruction has enabled me to prepare some tasty dishes that look good too!

Must buy book for all the beginner cooks out there!
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-06-15
For a beginner cook like me, Everyday Cooking for Beginners is an exceptional value. I tried out few dishes suggested in the book, and for an awful cook like myself, they turned out really good!

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.....
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-06-14
I love good food. But, to find great food everyday and then to pay for it is really time consuming and expensive. I found myself in a similar situation to the author a few years ago and I learnt to cook out of the very necessity of cooking for myself and craving for the same tastes I had experienced at home. This book will surely get you started on that front, and will take you a little further than that if you like.

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 Recipes
Helpful Votes: 5 out of 6 total.
Review Date: 2007-06-19
This book is directed primarily to people who don't know how to cook and could use some inspiration and guidance to get started. I am a lot like this kind of person (I especially was a couple years ago).

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 :-).

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Fair Blows the Wind
Published in Hardcover by G K Hall & Co (1980-04)
Author: Louis L'Amour
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Well worth it
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-04-07
For the first few pages, perhaps the first chapter and a small way into the second, I found this a difficult read. It is my policy, however, to read at least the first 100 pages of a book, and then decide whether to read on. I am very glad I did! This is a fine tale of a boy growing into adulthood, and all the trials he faced. It rings true with what I know of the period, and is a wonderful example of good literature. It is not a light read, but it is certainly worth reading, if you are interested in the period, sword play, sailing, history, or a good tale. Enjoy!

Early exploration of America
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Review Date: 2006-11-10
I am a die hard Lamour fan having read all of his novels (several times).

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!!!
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2006-09-20
louis lamour is easily my favoritest author - and this is my favoritest book of his.

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!!
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2002-10-22
I thought that this book was very well written. I really liked the way Lamor described the fight scenes and the characters in extreme detail. This really gave me the idea of what it was like in those times. People made a lot of money through trade just like Chantry. If you like the art of fencing, this book is for you.

My Personal Favorite
Helpful Votes: 6 out of 6 total.
Review Date: 2003-07-07
My grandfather collected and owned every original Lous L'Amour western novel. When I was 15 he passed the collection onto me. While this is not the best example of L'Amour's work it is certinaly my favorite. Another favorite of mine is "Last of the Breed", but "Fair Blows the Wind" is the book that I come back to read over and over time and again. I would recommend this book to anyone. No book collection is complete without this.

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Fields and Pastures New: My First Year As a Country Vet (G K Hall Large Print Book Series)
Published in Hardcover by G K Hall & Co (1996-02)
Author: John McCormack
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A good read anytime!
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2000-07-16
I really enjoyed this book. It had good detail, and you really felt like you were going on the rounds with Dr. McCormack. I have read it several times since I bought it, and it is hard to put down each time, even though I know the outcome!

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 Alabama
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2001-04-18
My people are not from Choctaw County, but we're from "around there." This is not only a sympathetic and heartfelt account of a rural vet practice in the sixties; it's a very accurate look at the folks you were likely to meet then and there, both the good and the bad. I have met most of the folks he talks about, or at least their near relations. Dr. McCormack's extended meditation on the verbal mangling of his job description by his neighbors is alone worth the price of admission, although the account of his visit to the Governor's Mansion driving the "rounds vehicle" and a too-long-delayed boar cutting run it very close. Excellent book.

Master Story Teller
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2005-06-16
This book relates some of McCormack's adventures as the new vet in a southern country town during the early 1960s. McCormack grew up on a farm in Tennessee. His college roommate, a pre-vet major, interested him in veterinary science. Once he earned his veterinary degree and had a few years of experience under his belt, he set off in search of a town where he could hang up his shingle with an independent veterinary practice. At the time, Butler, Alabama had no licensed vet, so it seemed like a reasonable place for a new vet to make a start. In this book, McCormack describes the characters he met, both human and bovine, during that first year in Butler.

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 written
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2005-05-24
I really enjoyed this book. It was well written and entertaining. I loved the Herriot stories so much, this is another great book about vet stories. It will definately be worth your time.

The Next Best Thing Than Being There Assisting Dr. McCormack
Helpful Votes: 5 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 2001-05-26
I own the hardback copy of this book...actually I have owned it for a few years now. It is one of those books that become a literary treasure in your bookcase. I was so hooked on this book when I first got it, I read it from cover to cover in one day...I just couldn't put it down!

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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For Better...Forever!: A Catholic Guide to Lifelong Marriage
Published in Paperback by Our Sunday Visitor (1999-03)
Author: Gregory K. Popcak
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Just getting Married.......or ....Been Married???
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2007-10-01
This book will give you the love you know to be the truth of what marriage is and how we must live it......Kudo's

Great resource
Helpful Votes: 18 out of 18 total.
Review Date: 2004-12-20
I was extremely pleased with this book. This book is great for any marriage, including good marriages. My husband and I have a solid, stable marriage, but it can always be better and more faith-filled. This book provides a great foundation for creating a great marriage. It discusses bringing Jesus into your marriage and how to be Christ to your partner; how to be a loving mate even when you don't feel like it; what the different "love-languages" are, and more.

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 insights
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2007-08-05
Loved this book! Highly recommended for any Catholic couple, whether or not you are having perceived marital tensions. Even for happy couples, this book can help you find even greater meaning and intimacy in your marriage.

For Better Forever
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2007-03-20
This book is a great tool for any married couple. If you think you have a good marriage ... this book can help you make it better. If your marriage isn't so good ... you can improve your marriage if you are willing to be extrememly honest with yourself and you are willing to work to improve your marriage.

highly readable and helpful
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2006-06-01
Every marriage needs help but not every couple is ready for a marriage counselor. This book helps you understand what kind of marriage you have and how to make it better. It also helps you see that the very things you wish your spouse would do for you are often the things God is asking of you! Highly readable and helpful.

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From DNA to Diversity: Molecular Genetics and the Evolution of Animal Design
Published in Paperback by Blackwell Science (2001-01)
Authors: Sean B. Carroll, Jennifer K. Grenier, and Scott D. Weatherbee
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Review Date: 2007-09-04
this book is well orgnized and clear stated. It contains many concepts about evo-devo field. Also this version includes many updated information about development and evolution.
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
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2008-06-15
Excellent book. Had to get it for my Evo-Devo class, and ended up loving it. It's plastered with genetic lingo, so if you've never taken a genetics or developmental biology class, you might struggle a bit, but what do you expect with a book called DNA to Diversity? For all you debaters out there, Sean Carroll heavily sides with the cis-regulatory argument of genetic modification, so beware to all you trans people. Not only was this book a joy to read, but it's handy as well. It's about half the size of a normal textbook, so it's easy to move.

Evo-Devo For The Graduate Student
Helpful Votes: 11 out of 11 total.
Review 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?
Helpful Votes: 18 out of 19 total.
Review Date: 2005-11-15
High School, College, Grad School? This book is at the grad school level. Carroll has also written Endless Forms Most Beautiful at the college level and The Making of the Fittest at the high school level. (You can check on "Read all my reviews" to read more about these.)

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 Text
Helpful Votes: 6 out of 6 total.
Review Date: 2007-06-02
In a sense, Carroll has written the same book three times. "The making of the Fittest" is a work for the general reader explaining how our knowledge of genetics and embryonic development impacts and expands our knowledge of evolutionary biology (and vice-versa). His most famous book, "Endless Forms Most Beautiful," is aimed at college upperclassmen, and deal in more detail with the science of "Evo-Devo," evolutionary development. "From DNA to Diversity" covers much the same ground, but does so in a more technical and sophisticated manner. It appears aimed at graduate students and upper-division zoology majors. Presumably Carroll's next step it to write a graduate-level textbook. Toward the ent, "From DNA" reads like one.

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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Go the Distance: 21 Habits & Attitudes for Winning at Life
Published in Paperback by B&H Publishing Group (2002-03)
Authors: Edward K. Rowell and Ed Rowell
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Wonderful book a must read!!
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Review Date: 2007-09-27
Wow! where to begin. This is a book that everyone must read. Get it today and start the beginning of a new life.

"Go the Distance" is a winner!!
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2004-01-21
Ed has a very down-home, yet practical style of writing. You feel like you are in the room with the author and hanging on every word. In Go the Distance, he offers great advice for looking at life from a different perspective. By changing our paradigm and the way we approach life can make all the difference. The way this book is written, you can really get into it or if you're like me, I'll read a couple of chapters and then set a book down and come back to it later. With Go the Distance, I found my self not wanting to put the book down. I can't wait for Ed's next book!!

If you're ready for honesty
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2002-05-04
How many books on success and leadership have you read where the author borrows from so many other sources that it's tough to tell what's new and different about the book? Well, you'll have no such quibbles with Ed Rowell's Go the Distance. Ed looks unflinchingly at aspects of life that can easily bring us to our knees. He's so honest about life struggles, in fact, that you'll be weeping before you finish reading. But he doesn't leave us there. He takes the next, rare step of actually supplying us with helpful direction. He doesn't promise that success comes quickly or easily, or that success will always be what you expect. But you know that he's in there slugging away, just like you are. And after you've read his book, maybe you'll be able to avoid a few of life's bigger blows because you're equipped with Ed's wise and practical advice.

Real Advise for Real People
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2002-05-30
So often in the world of self-help this and self-help that, major points get lost in the writer going on and on about how HE or SHE overcame negative circumstances and eventually found happiness, rather than on practical steps that can be implemented in the life of the reader. While Ed Rowell does draw upon his own life and the lives of his family and friends to make his points, he does so only to illustrate how YOU can benefit from the very practical, very thoughtful principles contained within the pages of Go The Distance. For me, I realized that life is more about my relationship with God than it is my relationship to failure and adversity. Ed Rowell points out that our response to life is more important than what life throws at us - which sometimes can be a substantial mess of stuff.

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.

Racing
Helpful Votes: 6 out of 8 total.
Review Date: 2002-06-13
"Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us," Hebrews 12:1. For years this race has teased me. My feet have pounded the road with this cheering challenge dancing around in my head. The problem is that this challenge was almost crowded out by all the theories floating around with it. No matter how badly I wanted to win I couldn't ever seem to come up with a clear plan, just a resolve to try harder, run faster, be better. But none of these were means to the end I was seeking. They were only goals themselves.

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.

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Golf Confidence for Women: Simple Ideas to Play Your Best
Published in Audio Cassette by The K.C. Wilder Company, Inc. (1999-03-15)
Authors: Kathryn Wilder, Karen Wilder, and Robert Winters
List price: $6.95
Used price: $4.17

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Golf Psychology for Women
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2000-11-13
I love the integration of golf-psychology and golf-instruction in one place. This audio has real people who provide useful tips and strategies to improve your golf game. A great gift for corporate women golfers.

Everyday Confidence!
Helpful Votes: 4 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2000-11-14
This audio is full of wisdom on how to develop golf-confidence, and enhance your EVERYDAY CONFIDENCE! These authors quote top LPGA instructors on how to STAY-IN-THE-PRESENT, PLAY WITH CONFIDENCE, AND HOW TO FORGIVE YOURSELF FOR ANY MISTAKES OR ERRORS YOU MAKE ON THE COURSE. This audio inspired me to be more committed to my passion--the game of golf!

Golf Psychology for Women
Helpful Votes: 4 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2000-11-13
I love the integration of golf-psychology and golf-instruction in one place. This audio has real people who provide useful tips and strategies to improve your golf game. A great gift for corporate women golfers.

Easy steps for golf success
Helpful Votes: 5 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 2000-12-12
Superb Job! Thanks for conveying easy to follow steps and techniques guaranteed to improve golf skills. This audio provides the tools on how to play and respond to situations out on the golf course. It gave me the internal focus to drive out distractions and key into making things happen in my golf game. A Must Buy for Golf Enthusiasts.

A tough game made easier!
Helpful Votes: 5 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 2000-11-13
What a great tape! I love listening to it before a round of golf. I am so much more at ease on the golf course. Thanks to the tips provided on this tape, I am really so much smarter mentally on the golf course. This has helped me shoot lower scores. I know golf is a diffucult game, but the golf pro, Karen does a great job of reviewing the fundamentals. She gives specific golf drills that are easy to understand and follow. I now enjoy practicing because I have a set routine to perform on the practice range. I have also noticed that my overall outlook on life is so much more positive! I can't wait for the next project by these authors!


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