V Books

Author David Vizard is known for other Chev engine building books and this one is just as good.

This book caters for the chevy cylinder heads but the tips and techniques can be used on cylinder heads not just Chev.This book has a lot to offer any engine builder.It does get a bit too technical but most people will understand it.

Highly recommended.

As with many of David Vizards books this one exceeded my expectations. It opened new avenues of thought regarding head modifications and then proceeded to explore those avenues thoroughly. Mr. Vizard is one of the few that shares his knowledge in a manner that very few do. To many "experts" under estimate our ability to learn and understand, or else they don't want to go through the bother. Mr. Vizard does so in a very convincing manner. Thanks for all the horsepower, torque, and reliability, David. This book covered porting, hardware, modification in your own shop, and can be utilized to any level you wish. I keep returning to it to advance in my own practice.

This is THE BEST book on cylinder head porting for street and stripe use. David Vizard clearly explains the reasoning behind his recommendations, and has flowbench and dyno data to back it up. The information in this book can be applied to ANY cylinder head, whether looking for that last bit of performance from aftermarket heads or improving OEM cylinder heads.

The book is very well written and understandable. The illustrations and photographs are top notch. I would recommend this book to anyone seeking knowledge about cylinder heads and the modification there of. Many of the techniques illustrated in this book can be applied to other types of cylinder heads with favorable results. I would like to see an update to this book that would include porting information on some of the many new cylinder heads and manufacturers that have hit the market since this book was published.

I have been searching for a book like this for years! It contains everything you need to know to be able to successfully port your own cyclinder heads. David Vizard has done an excellent job of explaining, in a language that most people should be able to understand, the principles of cyclinder head design and how they function. I HIGHLY recommend this book, and all other books David has written (I own all of his books, and not one has disappointed me).

Ernst denBroeder

clear, concise...a pleasure. made my name change easy. thanks nolo!

The 7th edition of this book was my main reference as I successfully completed a legal name change. It did a good job helping me through the process without the assistance of a lawyer ("In Pro Per"). I would also suggest finding a good paralegal to help in typing up the forms.

This book packs a wallup!
It was complete, concise, and easy to follow.
I definately could not of made the change without the help of this book.
I do not recommend trying to change your name without this - it walks you through from A to Z, not missing a beat.

Excellent book.

Well written, containing all the neccessary information and forms, this book is an invaluable resource for those individuals who are interested in legally changing their name in California.

Pro's and con's are examined about Court Ordered Name Changes and Common Usage methodologies. Well thought out and written in a very readable and comprehensive style...this book answers almost any question you may have regarding the implications of changing you name.

Highly recommended....by far, the best book I have seen on the market around this issue.

I'm really enamored of Nolo Press's self-help legal guides. This one saved me $400 in legal fees. Just follow the steps outlined and it will guide you safely through even a court hearing, if you want to be able to change your passport. If, in the process, you decide you want to change any deeds your old name appears on, you can use their quite inexpensive guide to updating Deeds in California. As for typing up the forms -- neat printing does the job, too.

This book helped me out so much in my neurobiology class. I would definitely suggest it as a great reference for anyone taking an upper level neuro class who needs great pictures and drawings of the "tracts." The CD is also a lot of help for studying.

some sections are a little weat such as N-histology, however, great illistrations, and easily readable, also the atlas that goes along with the text is a must. I especailly like the section on N-vasulature CSF, also the Thalmus is covered pretty well

I'd recommend The Human Brain: An introduction to its functional anatomy as well. Great texts for an introduction to the human brain.

It's concise and fits the needs of those less familiar with the topic of neuroanatomy but the level of detail serves as a great source of reference for the more advanced individuals.

Very comprehensive, beautifully edited book. Personnally, I like neuroanatomy books a lot. This is not the first one I've bought, but it is definitely one of the best. Sections on clinical imaging are a nice little extra that you will not find in most of the other anatomy books.

Andrew Jackson, the President of the United States in 1844,
tells Martin Van Buren, his vice president and successor, that "joint control is no control" because under the terms of the Treaty of Ghent, the United States and Britain have joint
control of the Oregon Territory. The book's set in 1837, which historically, isn't when the Oregon-bound settlers
set out. Chalk it up to dramatic license. You have your
cast of characters: Whip Holt, the assistant wagonmaster,
he takes over after Sam Brentwood leads the wagon train as far as Independence, Missouri. Sam marries Cathy van
Ayl's widowed sister, Claudia, and they stay on there to outfit
future wagon trains. You have Henry St. Claire, a British
spy, whose mission for Her Majesty's Government, is to
sabotage it. You also have a beautiful Russian, I forget her name, but she's blackmailed by the Czar's government into
sabotaging it too. Then there's Hosea, a runaway slave,
you also have the Taylor family, Danny, an escaped endentured servant, and Stalking Horse, a Cherokee Indian.
You also have a man dying of consumption, a father with a
daughter, and his illegitimate granddaughter. There's also
a bankrupt planter and his daughter, also named Claudia.
I highly recommend it.

The greatest series of historical fiction starts with a bang. Hey, someone contradicts Andrew Jackson in the FIRST sentence.

With an interesting cast of characters, as well as action and intrigue, this book has it all as the wagon train starts its journey to Oregon by covering the eastern half of the US. Historically, settlers Oregon-bound did not start until around 1844, but we can let that slide. What is strange is that THE principle cast in this book take a diminished role in future titles, save for Cathy Van Ayl. (I'm not counting Whip, who was more prominent later on in Nebraska and aafterward). A MUST READ.

This is the first book in the Wagon's West series.

The president of the USA is calling in favors. He wants to make sure that the west is American territory and not British or Russian. To do this he calls on his old friend Sam Brentwood and asks him to start a wagon train to Oregon. Sam agrees and will guide the train to Independence, MO where he will stay and make a way station for the future trains to come.

This is where you first meet all the main characters and learn the interaction between them and the types of things that they must face if they are going to try and forge a new life in the west for themselves.

This is the story of their struggles against the British & Russian forces trying to keep them for making the trip.

This book is one of the 7th printing from back in the early 80's. If you are interested in the settlement of the American West this is one series that you need to revisit.

The year is 1837. United States' President Andrew Jackson, his Vice-president, Martin Van Buren, and financier and fur trader, John Jacob Astor, are in a race with the British and the Russians to settle and claim the Oregon Territory. Jackson calls upon his close friend, mountain man and rugged veteran Sam Brentwood, to put together a wagon train with the purpose of traveling overland to Oregon and settling the territory. The train of prairie schooners eventually includes over 500 people - folks who were willing to risk their lives to make the first overland trip across America in an entourage of this kind. They were motivated by the gift of 600 acres of free land to homestead in Oregon, and the opportunity to start new lives. The financial situation in the US was terrible during this period. Due to a major depression many of the potential Oregonians had lost their jobs, life savings and/or property.

Brentwood, the wagonmaster, and his assistant Whip Holt, begin the journey in Long Island along with a beautiful, feisty widow, her younger sister, and the sister's elderly husband. The small group pick up more people and covered wagons as they slowly move cross-country to Independence, Missouri. Missouri is the frontier town where Sam Brentwood will set-up a trading depot and leave the wagon train in charge of Whip Holt. Missouri will be the pioneers' last look at civilization until the Pacific Northwest is reached.

This is Book 1 of 24 in Dana Fuller Ross's fabulous "Wagons West" series. This fictional account of the first wagon train to cross the US is extraordinary. The characters are complex and very well developed. They obviously grow and change throughout the journey of almost three years. The author vividly brings history to life here. And the politics behind the settling of the West are fascinating, as are the descriptions of the land and the Native Americans the group encounters along the way. As one would expect, the novel is filled with tales of adventure, hardship, courage, love, loss, tragedy and triumph. Many details have been taken from actual diaries and journals of early settlers. Reader BEWARE! Once you start this book you won't be able to stop until you have read all 24 novels. The next one is "Nebraska," and deals with the second leg of the trip from Independence to the foothills of the rocky Mountains. Very highly recommended!
JANA

Dana Fuller Ross captured my interest in the first paragraph of Independence, Vol. I of Wagons West Series. He kept my interest through 22 more volumes of Wagons West plus the sequel of The Holts, An American Dynasty and a The Frontier Trilogy of Wagons West. In the story of the first wagon train from the east coast to Independence, Ross introduces the Holts, the Brentwoods, the Blakes, the Indian White Elk and many other characters that will dominate the pages of this imaginative story for the next 100 years. This becomes my own community as we struggle across the great rivers, plains, deserts and mountains to California, Oregon, Washington and Hiwaii. American History comes alive when this community becomes a part of the Discovery of Gold in the West, the development of Oregon and California, the Revolutions in Hawaii, Cuba and the Phillipines, and the World Wars I & II. I have never been so captivated by one writer as I have been with Dana Fuller Ross. I warn you if you read Independence you are in for many exciting hours of entertainment for some time to come. I read them all between February 1997 and February 1998 and was I sorry when I finished the last one.

The book is easy to read. The information is presented in an user friendly way at the end of every chapter are valuable resources. I would strongly recommend the text to anyone working with or caring for infants and toddlers.

The book and companion book were in great shape. Book was brand new and cheaper than it was in stores for being used (at the date of purchase). Shipment was quick and no problems.

Rarely...very rarely does a book approach this kind of perfection...every once in a while.

I had the pleasure of attending a lecture by Gonzalez-Mena, so I realize the depth of her wisdom on babies and toddlers. This book incapsulates all of her ideas with vivid color and comprehensive, but brief, chapters. She even includes tons of citations and research to solidify her points.

It's the natural companion for the WestED Program for Infant Toddler Caregivers (PITC). The champion guidebook bar-none for infant/toddler caregivers.

I think anyone can learn a great deal from this book. I had to buy it for my college class child development and I learned alot from it.

Janet Gonzalez-Mena and Dianne Widmeyer Eyer have developed a precise method of working with groups of infants and toddlers based on the relationship principle. Their philosophy is one of respect for the child. I have recommended this book to many new educarers and they all have thanked me, saying it was the best guide they had come across. It is a "must read" for all who work with infants and toddlers in group care as well as for the parents of those children.

No doubt one of the best works of literature known to us. Although influenced by the events of his day, Dante would have made a great writer and thinker in our time. My dream is to write a follow-up to Dante's "Divine Comedy" using events since the time of Dante, and presenting more subjective views of religion and the afterlife. I plan to start this project in the near future and who knows how long before it's completion........could be years. I think this would be a novel idea and I have yet to see any other such modern day works.

Compared to most modern stories about the afterlife, Dante's "Divine Comedy" actually has some punch and originaity to it! The writing is also incredible and you could choke on the symbolism. If you can stand the heat, come on in the kitchen!

Absolutely excellent. Ciardi's description of the Canto, and the actual translated text followed by his notes helped me disect and understand Inferno better than anyone's translation to date.

There are suppositions, where Ciardi does his best to determine or even guess what Dante's intentions where with phrases and descriptions. This is not by any means a negative attribute of his efforts. Any speculation is clearly stated, and determined using history, Greek mythology, and Dante's political entanglements at the time of his writings.

This is a copy worth collecting. Too bad Random House has discontinued both Pergatorio and Paradisio in hard cover though...hard to find.

There's no doubt about it...Ciardi's is the best translation of the haunting and powerful poem about the medieval view of God's divine plan. Ciardi dumps archaisms and goes for the throat of Dante's poetry and meaning. You'll never touch another translation after you read this!

Ciardi's translation of Dante's Inferno is one of the very best. Its major strength is the intensity and power of its language. Although the translation is now more than fifty years old, it remains fresh, unencumbered by archaisms. Ciardi is a poet and it shows. I found myself more stunned by the horrors of hell in this translation than any other I've seen. Chills ran down my spine as I read about Count Ugolino encased in the ice.

This edition includes a plot summary before each canto, and footnotes telling you which dead Florentine did what after each canto. For the first-time reader, these are truly helpful -- indeed, essential.

Unlike most translators who completely abandon the idea of making Dante rhyme in English, Ciardi preserves a partial rhyme scheme. The first and third lines of each tercet rhyme, while the middle rhyme is dropped. While Ciardi's translation is reasonably faithful to the original, he had to take minor liberties with the text to make it rhyme. The excellent Musa and Hollander translations are more literal and straightforward, and the Hollander version comes in a handy bilingual edition if you want to try your hand at reading Dante's incredible Italian. Still, the best poetic translation of the Inferno in English remains Ciardi's.

Un manual muy práctico para que los niños aprender con facilidad el inglés... LES GUSTARA..

Mom is using this noce book to teach us.
We have a lot of fun while learning

PARA QUE LOS NIÑOS APRENDAN INGLÈS EN CASA !!

This book to me is a must be for the bi-lingual household. A head start for the child especially. I agree 100% with the reader in Arizona that a parent cannot rely on the system to teach your child. Children learn more during the first 3 years of developement at the feet of their parents especially than any other time. PLEASE PLEASE recommend this book to all who have little ones being raised in a home where Spanish may be the first language. I have seen the stuggle of child who can not speak english well in the school systems in the USA.Gift the gift that shall last a life time and make it an easier one.

WHEN NOW, YOU CAN TEACH YOUR KINDS a better English with this fun, easy book.
Make your child THE TOP IN HIS/HER CLASS, the best in English.
Afther all, they will be speaking it for the rest of their lives...
Don't you think it's worthy to spend a little time teaching them and, even more, enhancing your own Englsh ?

I have finished reading The Intimate Soul and have found it to be very helpful with cultivating a relationship with myself as well as a more genuine relationship with my partner of 10 years. I have been following Laura Hyde's work for years and have found her to be one of the most authentic authors I have ever read. She really shares herself (and life) in this book which I find to be very, very helpful. I have recommended this book to all of my friends!

Laura courageously shares her own intimacy issues, illustrating firsthand that you must look inward to become truly intimate with others. "The Intimate Soul" is a moving book. I've found myself drawn back to it, re-reading parts over again, gleaning new "lightbulb moments" as I continue my journey to live authentically and deepen my relationships with others. A friend I've talked with about the book wants to borrow it. I'm finely going to buy her a copy of her own. I don't want to part with mine!

I have finished reading The Intimate Soul and have found it to be very helpful with cultivating a relationship with myself as well as a more genuine relationship with my partner of 10 years. I have been following Laura Hyde's work for years and have found her to be one of the most authentic authors I have ever read. She really shares herself (and life) in this book which I find to be very, very helpful. I have recommended this book to all of my friends!

The Intimate Soul: Living the spiritually authentic and intimate life...

by Laura V. Hyde, 2001, Sustainable Solutions Press.

Michigan's own Laura Hyde exquisitely crafts a book with substance and heart. She blends the wisdom of The Course in Miracles with insights only experience and wisdom can create. Based on the premise that "intimacy can only exist to the extent that you are in touch with your deepest most authentic self," Hyde opens the rulebook and inserts new rules for spiritually evolved partnership.

Carving beyond the barriers of safety and complacency, Hyde asks questions that bring us face to face with our soul. From there she elicits the spiritually empowered man and woman. She describes paths to moving beyond the fear of intimacy. Through case studies, and her personal vulnerable journey she begins to map out a new route to intimacy, based on unconditional love and a commitment to growth.

There are prayers for healing throughout the book. Hyde also addresses the perplexing area of sexuality and spirituality. Her concepts are easy to understand and the delivery is very relaxed and illuminating. By calling fear by its name, she reroutes the mind toward a vision of transforming love and healing.

Reviewed by Ellen Waara, phenomenews, Detroit, MI

In The Intimate Soul author Laura V. Hyde shares from her own life on how to develop meaningful and authentic intimacy. Her words connects us to our souls and to "stripping away the masks" that we wear. While reading it, I felt empowered to be my real self, to let go of what others think of me, and to live a life that works for me.

If you want authentic intimacy with yourself and others, I highly recommend this book!

Having lived in Louisville for seven years and having visited Tuscany, Italian Love Stories was a delightful read. If I'd never been to either Louisville or Tuscany, I'd certainly want to visit both after reading the book. Italian Love Stories verifies that people ARE the same all over the world. I can't wait to visit Tuscany again, and I can't wait to read Crane's next book!

A light look at how two seemingly disparate cultures, those of Tuscany and Kentucky, share many basic human characteristics. Valtri Crane has managed to take a personal part of her life and paint it in a way anyone can appreciate, whether or not you've had the chance to enjoy either Tuscany or Kentucky.

Valtri Crane's eccentric and nutty Italian-American father becomes a character many will identify with, regardless of ethnicity. And the descriptions of her Tuscan and Kentuckian experiences will both enlighten and prompt a few smiles as well.

The story is loaded with vivid and beautiful images, like the Italian cats that eat "mouse tartar" and the Tuscan bread with olive oil that "tastes of angels". And many clever observations are delightfully mixed in, such as... there is no First National Bank in Cincinnati, nor is there a Second National Bank. However, there is indeed one bank in Cincinnati called "The Fifth and Third National Bank". Valtri Crane makes these and many more insightful and funny observations throughout. And her ability to tell you something interesting and then, pages later when you've forgotten it, cleverly remind you of it with a different twist, is frequent and fun.

A pleasant and easy read that should make us all look around at our everyday experience a little more closely.

For a delightful and humorous description of life in Tuscany by a Kentuckian who knows the roots of her family in both places, this is a wonderful read. Sometimes we laugh and sometimes we laugh out loud and sometimes we just enjoy the descriptions of owning a house in another country with it's trials and tribulations. Donna Crane is a writer.

Wonderful light reading. The author's use of her own family experiences brings a downhome feel to the book. Made me want to visit Tuscany some day. Looking forward to seeing another book published soon.

Wonderful sense of humor. Takes a simple topic and makes it sing. Strange how I can feel the Tuscan winds blowing through the Kentucky bluegrass.

If you're a fan of Ballard, this is definitely worth reading. If think you may be a fan, it may be even more useful. It may seem pricey for only 176 pages, but don't be fooled: the book is 8.5" x 11" and contains a lot of material.

The book has 8 sections. Most importantly, they include Interviews, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Criticism, and a Reference section that includes a two page piece by Ballard entitled "What I believe."

The fiction section includes some things readers may have already read (Ch.1 of Crash, and a portion of the Atrocity Exhibition.) But there are other interesting short pieces that may be more difficult to find (Notes Towards a Mental Breakdown and Sixty Minute Zoom). The same can be said about the Non-Fiction section.

I think the book really shines in the first 54 pages which contain three interviews with Ballard. These early interviews (early 1980s), along with "What I believe," really give the reader a sense of what Ballard is getting at as he weaves his re-occuring theme of psychopathology throughout his novels. You get a great sense of the man and his beliefs. They give the novice Ballard fan much more insight into what exactly Ballard is getting at throughout his works, and will likely make his novels much easier to grasp.

In sum, I am very satisfied with this book. I have other Ballard products from RE Search (J.G. Ballard: Quotes and J.G. Ballard: Conversations) and have consistently been impressed with the quality of product that RE Search puts out.

RE/SEARCH PUBLICATIONS #8/9 is devoted to the work and thought and thoughtful work of one jg ballard. it is a collection of excerpts from his novels, film reviews, interviews and assorted ephemera from the science fiction meister.
if you are at all interested in the mind of a space age prophet, #8/9 is a wonderful primer.
if you are at all sympathetic to the esoteric and fabulous you should also check out RE/SEARCH PUBLICATIONS themselves for a goldmine of interesting reading.

Buy this book and read a few pages every morning. Your days will be better because if it. The man has vision, and reading his words can help you focus your own. Great book.

This book is an amazing introduction to the works of a man with great thoughts. The introductory interview contains almost too much information and opinions; it is hard to wrap your mind around. But for those of you up to the challenge, it is great reading. Ballard's fiction and non-fiction excerpts are all enticing and the biography is very interesting, giving justice to the very exciting life Ballard has lived. An excellent read for anyone interested in finding a new author, or for those who simply want to read more of Ballard's works.

This Re/Search volume includes a comprehensive bibliography and numerous interviews with Ballard, most done during the 80's. I was amazed to see an 80's interview with ballard by Grahme Ravell, who has come into fame in his own right since then. Re/Search Ballard also has numerous excerpts as well as The Atrocity Exibition in full. The volume is filled with intriguing Ballard quotes, photos and other Ballard miscellany that would surely be difficult or impossible to find anywhere else. Well packaged, informative and useful. For the Ballard fan, not the new reader.