L. J. Smith Books

I can learn the basic of the psychology from this book since this is the textbook of my college!

Just as the authors said, 'The Tradition Continues', this work explains every aspects and perspective of Psychology to me in depth. I think this is a 'must-have' for all beginning Psychology students.

We used this textbook for my AP Psychology class, and it served its purpose well. The book does an excellent job at covering everything and giving an introduction to the field. Plenty of good examples, as well as diagrams and such to help explain, are given. My only complaint is that the text is often incredibly dry, making reading difficult; but if you can look past that, it provides a very good "introduction to psychology", as the title says it will.

This book is interesting to anyone interested in the topic of psychology. It handles almost every topic, from biology to social mechanisms. There are lots of nice real-life examples, interspersed with humorous cartoons. Every time when someone asks me what the study of psychology entails, I lend them this book because it is instantly illuminating. Highly recommended.

Excellent book, it put every aspect of psychology in common words and terms that I could understand and brought me to a higher level of understanding.

I strongly recommend this book for those who are studying their first courses in aerodynamics. It is indeed clear, easy to understand, and, above all, very illustrated. In point of fact, I have liked aerodynamics because of this book. I used this book in my first course in aerodynamics instead of the required book given by my university (K.F.U.P.M), which was " Fundamentals of Aerodynamics written by John D. Anderson, because it avoids the complexity of derivations of equations, which might be the nightmare for some aerodynamics students particularly the beginners. Over and above this, I have been very willing and interested in reading the text because the authors have avoided tautology. Furthermore, I have digested a lots of concepts because of its very clear figures which have made a great impression on me, you know, one picture worth a 1000 words as the saying goes.

As far as the examples given in each chapter are concerned, I believe that the authors should have added extra examples in order to see the applications of the important theories and their equations. Anyhow, some of the provided examples did come in my major exams.

Like other aerodynamics books I have seen, this book does not provide the students with the solution of the problems given at the end of each chapter. I found that some of the theoretical questions given at the end of each chapter were among the questions my instructor used to give us in his quizzes, major, and final exams. The other thing I don not like about this book, similar to other aerodynamics books, is that it does not have a glossary. Thus, Students will have to read the text to find the definitions of the new terms. However, the definitions given are easy to memorize and comprehend as well.

For those who are interested in full derivations of equations, I believe that this book will not be very helpful to them. They should buy " Fundamentals of Aerodynamics written by John D. Anderson" immediately.

I believe very strongly that using both of the books I mentioned above will enable the student to pass his/her course with flying colors. I am sure as eggs are eggs that they will come in handy in quizzes, majors, final exams, plus term projects. I used both of them and I got "B". Believe you me, you will make it God willing, as I did.

This book and the "Fundamentals of Aerodynamics" by J.D. Anderson are the BEST aerodynamics text for the engineering students. I highly recommed them to every aerospace and mechanical engineering students.

The book provides a great foundation in aerodynamics principles and theory for aeronautical engineers or mechanical engineers studying aerospace engineering. The book is well organized and well written with clear and easy to follow explanations.

This is a reader-friendly book that most mechanical or aeronautical engineering students who require a down to earth book that teaches the fundamentals of aerodynamics will find interesting and informative.

Although this is not the best book on the market, it nevertheless is worth investing in as it provides a basic though comprehensive guide to aerodynamics with a focus on fundamental principles and techniques, incorporating the latest advances in software and in hardware that have resulted in the ever increasing use of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in aircraft design.

German Aircraft of the Second World War is a hardback book measuring 11" x 8" (28cm x 20cm) containing almost 400 pages of solid information. Whilst the opportunities to visit any warplane underwater are extreme rare, I have visited hundreds of ships which met their fate at the hands of such aircraft and this book has yet to let me down as I search for the detailed knowledge I seek to complete the entire story of each such shipwreck.

Just as there are different makes, models and special editions with the motor cars of yesterday and today, so there were many variants of the different aircraft - not only because those aircraft evolved as they were improved, but also because some were converted to undertake a more specialist role. For example, there are over 9 pages devoted to just the Heinkel HE111 and all it's variants so, it does seem reasonable to assume all that modifications for the many other aircraft are also all there.

As one might expect, the bulk of the book is taken up with Fixed Wing Aircraft (as was the bulk of the German Luftwaffe) after which are sections on Rotary Wing Aircraft (helicopters), Fixed Wing Aircraft Projects and Missiles. There are sufficient photographs throughout the book to ensure each aircraft is well represented.

For many people, I am certain this will be the only book on the is subject they will ever need.

NM

A rival title to Green's WARPALNES OF THE THIRD REICH, of similar vintage and also presenting some errors that only recently were corrected by intense research, nevertheless a superb title for all those searching for a Luftwaffe Encyclopedia, but not to be considered accurate, a good and value acquisition for those really interested on the subject

A contemporary work to "Warplanes Of The Third Reich." This book lacks the sheer number of photographs in "Warplanes...", but is an invaluable resource nonetheless. The book is extremely detailed and covers all aircraft and variants employed by the NAZIs during the Second World War. Errors are minimal to non-existant and the book's detail is every bit that of "Warplanes..." This book is a "must" for the serious student of World War Two combat aircraft.

This is a great book for ER residents or medical students desiring a concise text of emergency radiology.

I am an emergecy medicine physician.I first bought this edition as a resident;I found it excellent then and now.It is written in an easy to learn format,with radiographs and illustrations side by side for comparison.As it's only 105 pages ,it can be read quickly. I wholeheartedly recommend this book to all students and residents.Hat's off for a great book.Buy it!

This is a fabulous book. Most of the essays are well worth your time. It is divided into 3 sections:
The Theory of Bible Translation
The History of Bible Translation
The Practice of Bible Translation
I particularly appreciated the articles by Don Carson and Mark Strauss, in which they interact with criticism of the TNIV, the updated version of the NIV. I like the way that both authors discuss the gender language debate and provide us with useful updates to what they had to say in their helpful books on the subject.

Silva's article "Are Translators Traitors?" explains the difficulty of transmitting the nuances of one language into another, even when you are bilingual.

Those who are dismissive of the NIV and the later TNIV need to absorb what these writers tell us. They show how all versions interpret, including so-called literal versions. They also help us to step back from our immersion in the language of the KJV and think about how God's Word should be communicated in the 21st century.

I have been one of numerous people influenced by the teaching ministry of Dr. Ronald Youngblood, a man whom I call both a gentleman and a scholar. This book is comprised of 21 essays that were dedicated to Dr. Youngblood's honor. Personally I have been taught by several of the contributors(James Smith, Mark Strauss, Walter Wessel). Thus, for me, reading through this compilation was a delight because of my familiarity with these people during my time in the mid-1980s/early 1990s at Bethel Seminary San Diego. Dr. Youngblood's mastery in the classroom as well as his style (nobody has a more dry sense of humor, as any student of his can attest) and scholarship are duly noted in these pages.

As far as this book's collection of essays goes, most of the topics are only going to interest the biblical scholars. If you're not familiar with the ancient languages and other technical writing, the vast majority of this book will have little impact. Personally, I did not bother reading a quarter of the essays from their beginning to end because the individual content of these particular chapters just did not interest me.

However, this is not to say that there are not some jewels here. In fact, let me briefly mention four of my favorite essays. First, chapter 3 by D.A. Carson ("The limits of functional equivalence in Bible translation--and other limits, too") gives a good history of the gender-neutral debate, especially as the Today's New International Version (TNIV) is concerned. This is an informative chapter for those not very familiar with the background of the TNIV controversy, and thus I recommend it.

A second essay was the book's next chapter by Mark Strauss ("Current issues in the gender-language debate: A response to Vern Plythress and Wayne Grudem"). I liked it because: a) it was cutting edge and not just a rehash of previous work, which a number of these essays were; b) it deals with the current TNIV controversy from the perspective of Dr. Strauss, who does a good job answering his (and the TNIV) critics. Even if you disagree with Dr. Strauss, one must admit that his points are worthy of consideration.

Third, I liked Dick France's chapter 7 ("The Bible in English: An Overview"). Of course, general overviews of the translation of the Bible are a dime a dozen, and some may criticize its inclusion. However, I think that this was one of the most interesting and informative overviews on Bible translation I have ever read.

Finally, I appreciated John Stek's chapter 10 ("The New International Version: How it Came to Be"). This is one of the most detailed histories of the NIV in a short-order format. Based on the faithfulness of God and those (including Dr. Youngblood) who responded to His calling, I believe the process of the NIV translation was quite ethical and completed in a godly fashion. Perhaps this is why God has blessed its use throughout the world.

Each person is different and may find other chapters to be of more interest, but for me, these four essays made the purchase of this book worthwhile. May God continue to bless the work of Dr. Youngblood, and may we continue to work through the texts of scripture provided to us by God Himself.

Awesome movie! Funny, very-well paced, charming. Overall
outstanding, even a nose better than X-mas vacation! "Why don't you just give me half of what you were going to bet, I'll take you outside, kick you in the nuts, and we'll call it a night!" The work they did on the soundtrack/sound editing on this movie is tremendous, it adds so much to the humor and atmosphere, outstanding work!

This is the first Vacation entry without John Hughes and sorely misses his creative spark. Several scenes have the characters remind us, (usually Chevy} "can't we do something nice as a family once more?" Nudity and profanity are controlled. Rocks, paper and scissors are played like kids do on a church youth group bus. Dino DeLorentis once said, "I made a family picture once. My family came to see it and everybody hated it." I am not against good family pictures. Make one because you really want one. But people having an unwanted family picture like this should consider an abortion.

I don't understand how fans of the series insist that this is the worst one. For coming out eight years after the last installment, this movie is better than you'd expect. Unlike European Vacation, where without Chevy, the film would be unwatchable, here we have a great looking movie with likable stars that present an irresistable postcard for Las Vegas. Beverly D'Angelo is still quite lovely and the Griswold kids are likable and good looking, unlike the annoying, ugly kids that ruined European Vacation (no disrespect to Jason Lively and Dana Hill, but their characters were written rather shrill and irritating). Randy Quaid and crew aren't entirely necessary, but they don't hurt the film either. The only thing I could critique is Chevy himself. He's obviously aged since Christmas Vacation and seems a little uninterested. The ocassionally spotty screenplay has him doing silly things (like the whole Hoover Dam sequence) but he still assumes the role with comfort and command. It's good that they ended the series with this. They wrapped the series up with dignity intact.

this movie is the funnest thing i have ever seen . I watch this movie every time i am getting ready to go to vegas.

We have all the Chevy Chase Vacation movies, they will always be a classic for our family. We take Christmas Vacation to our summer cabin and watch it whenever the grandchildren are there. We have now added this to our collection for the lake and I'm sure this will be a tradition also. Wish he'd make some more.

Awesome movie! Funny, very-well paced, charming. Overall
outstanding, even a nose better than X-mas vacation! "Why don't you just give me half of what you were going to bet, I'll take you outside, kick you in the nuts, and we'll call it a night!" The work they did on the soundtrack/sound editing on this movie is tremendous, it adds so much to the humor and atmosphere, outstanding work!

This is the first Vacation entry without John Hughes and sorely misses his creative spark. Several scenes have the characters remind us, (usually Chevy} "can't we do something nice as a family once more?" Nudity and profanity are controlled. Rocks, paper and scissors are played like kids do on a church youth group bus. Dino DeLorentis once said, "I made a family picture once. My family came to see it and everybody hated it." I am not against good family pictures. Make one because you really want one. But people having an unwanted family picture like this should consider an abortion.

I don't understand how fans of the series insist that this is the worst one. For coming out eight years after the last installment, this movie is better than you'd expect. Unlike European Vacation, where without Chevy, the film would be unwatchable, here we have a great looking movie with likable stars that present an irresistable postcard for Las Vegas. Beverly D'Angelo is still quite lovely and the Griswold kids are likable and good looking, unlike the annoying, ugly kids that ruined European Vacation (no disrespect to Jason Lively and Dana Hill, but their characters were written rather shrill and irritating). Randy Quaid and crew aren't entirely necessary, but they don't hurt the film either. The only thing I could critique is Chevy himself. He's obviously aged since Christmas Vacation and seems a little uninterested. The ocassionally spotty screenplay has him doing silly things (like the whole Hoover Dam sequence) but he still assumes the role with comfort and command. It's good that they ended the series with this. They wrapped the series up with dignity intact.

this movie is the funnest thing i have ever seen . I watch this movie every time i am getting ready to go to vegas.

We have all the Chevy Chase Vacation movies, they will always be a classic for our family. We take Christmas Vacation to our summer cabin and watch it whenever the grandchildren are there. We have now added this to our collection for the lake and I'm sure this will be a tradition also. Wish he'd make some more.

To sum up my impression of Dec 6, I found it hard to follow, yet informative. It kept my interest even though I felt like I was missing vast chunks of plot, descriptions, etc. There were many situations that to me seemed implausible yet thought if I wasn't missing so much plot that perhaps they would make sense. Despite not feeling like I was getting the entire thing, the characters seemed very interesting, which means to me how really interesting they would be if I was smart enough to get the whole plot.

Hard to follow. It seemed like the events, spare the flashbacks to childhood were occurring in one day. This seemed really hard to believe. My mind kept trying to squish everything into one day and I ran into all kinds of logical hurdles, thinking, "this is this time, but what time did they bomb Pearl Harbor? and what about the international date line?" And then it was Dec 8 in Japan, but we think of it as Dec 7. Dec 6, was that Japan time or our time? Does the story last over 2 days? That would make a lot more sense to me for all those things in the book to occur over 2 rather than 1 day. In that case they should have named it "Dec 6 and 7 in the Japanese Time Zone" but that may have seemed a little clunky, but it would have alleviated a lot of confusion for me.

Suffice it to say I found the time logistics challenging and this contributed to my overall distraction and inability to really focus on the author's amazing storytelling/descriptive abilities.

Informative. We generally get the western view point - "ATTACKED!" "A day that will live in infamy" etc. And though some cynics say we drew Japan into the war they never were able to clearly explain to me, or I wasn't able to understand, how we forced a country to attack us. This narrative gives some explanation. An island, no natural resources, being starved of oil and other things by embargo - add some Yamoto spirit and - whammo! -we have a world war on our hands.

The strange world of honor. It's something we hear about in the west but to see this description - honor on the first person level, a compassionate inside story, made the Japanese character so much more understandable. When he described the celebration after their "victory" at Pearl Harbor I can imagine similar celebrations in the US. Patriotic pride, 4th of July Parades. These things tend to make me feel nervous.

Kept my interest. Based on the above. Harry being so smart I wondered what he had up his sleeve. However I didn't know if I would have been so driven to complete the book if it wasn't assigned as part of a book club. The club kept me going when otherwise I may have given up.

Some implausibility. How is it that a lone American, a swindler, gets access to the oil records of these large corporations and dupes the Japanese navy into thinking that there were large reserves of oil hidden in Hawaii. I don't know. It may have been explained but because of the confusion I was having with the international date line I may have missed it.

Interesting characters. Kiko the art teacher, Ishigami as evil incarnate, the force of destruction no one can beat, like a gay Jason (from Friday the 13th) who happens to be a samurai colonel. And, of course Michiko, the infatuated fatalistic lover who would like nothing more than to a murder suicide.

Colorful descriptions. I particularly enjoyed the ambassador's party when Harry was a kid, playing tug of war, beating up the big guy, climbing the fence, I could just see the fire flies. I felt like there were a lot of great description that I probably missed because I was so confused by the logistics of the plot. I could benefit by a re-read. But I probably won't.

Poor Harry is neither a fish or a chicken, but halfway between. And the world of December 6 1941 is deeply in need of a strong swimmer. Really a very well written and researched novel by the master that would have gotten him lynched as late as 1950 for the politics. Harry is the social chameleon ( shape shifter) and gambler whose bet ( debts) all come due at once.
An unexpected clairvoyance in the main Japanese characters leads to an unlikely surprise ending.
More of an entertaining historical fantasy than anything that could actually have taken place.Man In A High Castle

This is the first book of Martin Cruz Smith that I have read and overall I would say that the book was pretty good. The sequences of flashbacks was a little too much for me and at times I almost forgot what time period we were in.

The story was very well done and made you question the main characters character many times over. Even at this point I wonder if he was a good guy or just another thief.

I will read another Smith book again.

Terrific characters and plot but the sense of place in pre-wwII Japan is the most outstnding quality of the book. Highly recomended.

The days leading up to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor form the basis of this thriller focused on an American who lived in Japan from birth to his late teens, then returned ten years later--after the Nanking Massacre but before the United States entered the war. The son of missionaries who often left him in the care of others while they traveled, Harry Niles, as an adolescent, always considered himself more Japanese than American, though he was often tormented, and sometimes even tortured, by his Japanese peers for being different. When he embarrasses his parents by flouting their strict morality, he is hauled back to the United States in disgrace.

In the ensuing decade at "home," Harry learns how to manipulate others, becoming successful professionally by bending, if not ignoring, the rules. When he returns to Japan, he is distrusted by his fellow countrymen, while, at the same time, equally distrusted by his Japanese counterparts. Owning a Tokyo nightclub and living with Michiko, a woman whose self-serving nature matches his own, Harry reconnects with some of his acquaintances from high school, some of whom are now in the Japanese armed forces, and finds himself dealing with powerful yakuza figures, Nazi businessmen, and the confused diplomatic community. When he becomes privy to information which suggests an attack on Pearl Harbor is imminent, Harry tries to prevent war while protecting his own neck.

Filled with realistic details which reflect a great deal of research into the political and cultural background of the period, the novel uses Harry's split loyalties to show Japan's belief that its desire to control the Pacific is no different from England's control of its colonies during the Empire. Showing the Japanese point of view, the author provides action scenes reflecting life in Tokyo for people ranging from Prime Minister Tojo to geishas and prostitutes, and the international colony of businessmen. Scenes of everyday life ring true, not just in terms of physical details but in terms of the cultural milieu of the characters.

Harry is not an admirable character, either to the Americans or to the Japanese, but he, unlike many of the people with whom he associates, makes no pretenses of being anything other than who and what he is. Suspense develops relative to Harry's predicaments, a necessary structural device since readers already know the historical outcome. The final confrontation between Harry and members of the Japanese military, however, is less realistic than one would expect and the introduction of samurai values into the scene seems gratuitous and even trite, an easy way out of a difficult problem of plot. Still, the novel is exciting, well-researched, and imaginative, another one of Cruz Smith's carefully written historical thrillers. n Mary Whipple

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I really really liked the Fury but really didn't get into the Dark Reunion. I think The Dark Reunion left more open doors then if it would have ended at The Fury. Was there more to Meredith...didn't it seem like something was always going to be revealed about her but wasn't? And Damon's character was elvolving since book 1 and in the last he just flatlined. Then the tension between Bonnie & Damon and the human guy(lol can't remember his name)...it got started then never developed. The human story in the beginning of the Dark Reunion was soooo drawn out I couldn't wait till the vampire came into play. Eh, just not a satisifying end all around.

I loved this book. I highly recommend it for anyone who likes fantasy and vampire novels. It's the second volume in a series so make sure you read the first one beforehand. I couldn't put it down.

I read the first three books after finding them at my old school library years ago. And I must admit, I ALMOST didn't read them. Thank goodness I did! I fell in love with "The Vampire Diaries" series after reading them the first time. I reread them again and again, checking them out more than once just to read them over and over!

Later I found the fourth one, and it's just as great as the others! The fact that Bonnie was the main character made it even better, as she is one of my favorite characters.

If I hadn't read "The Vampire Diaries," I would have never known about this great writer and her wonderful books!

I read this books way back when they first came out in the early 90's and was overjoyed to find they had been reissued, although I wish they would have been reissued separately instead of in an omnibus edition. The original Vampire Diaries trilogy is brilliant: fast-paced, clever, and well-written, culminating in a climax that will leave the reader with pulse racing.

The epilogue, Dark Reunion, was, unfortunately, a let down. I would recommend reading the original trilogy and skipping on the entirety of the fourth volume - it's muddy and lacks the spark and clarity of the first three. Trust me, you're not missing out on anything.

Definitely worth reading, however, if you are looking for something to page through while waiting for Meyer's next Twilight book to be released.

Ok so I can't actually tell you I hated the first part because the books are well written, but once you get to the second book you'll see. They build this story up and then all of the sudden its from Bonnies point of view I mean are you kidding its even worse when you see the reason for the change in point of view. If he had not changed the point of view it would have been an amazing book oh well he sucks though. First part was good and you might as well buy it so ok just don't get too excited by the end.

I've had much better math books than this one. However it does the job but the examples and things that it covers aren't as good as my other calculus book.

This is the most comprehensive, yet easy to understand book on multivariable calculus I have ever seen. It's packed with lots of tips, examples, explanations and graphs. It even includes "how to"'s on multivariable applications using the TI-92. These authors really know how to teach.