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I took, maybe, nine units of accounting in college. It isn't my favorite subject. If my work involved numbers, I'd rather be in finance which is forward-looking (as opposed to accounting which is backward-looking since it reviews historical performance).

To my pleasant surprise, this book made learning (or re-learning) accounting quite enjoyable. The authors are respected instructors and their expertise is evident in the book's instructional design.

Be sure to utilize the online component of the book. It uses Flash animation and features chapter reviews, quizzes, tutorials, flash cards, et al. The online component complements the written text very well.

What Paul Gilster points out about web surfing works for FINDING IT ON THE INTERNET in general. Like all sites, search terms and tools are created differently so get to know them but be picky and patient: the Internet can have a waiting line. Keep the little black bookmark list of favorites up-to-date. Be as specific as possible with search terms, but be willing to change them regularly. Look over your shoulder when dealing with relevance rankings and title searches. Keep up with the paperwork: organize results into topics. The author's nicely organized and written book surfs well with Phil Bradley's INTERNET POWER SEARCHING, John R Levine's THE INTERNET FOR DUMMIES and MORE INTERNET FOR DUMMIES, Valerie Quercia's INTERNET IN A NUTSHELL, and Roy Tennant's CROSSING THE INTERNET THRESHOLD.

"Finding your true self is a great read, either for cover to cover reading or to be kept as a desk reference. Katherine has an easy style of writing that makes subjects like hypnosis come to life. I really enjoyed the many case histories. Finding your true self is an invaluable aid for learning about the most important person in your life-yourself."

The Book Fly-Tying by Helen Shaw shows the way flys used to be tyed and gives all of the flytying nouns meaning. If you have ever wondered what a hackle is or any technicle question about different materials or techniqes this is the book for you. The only sad thing about this book is that it was written in the 50's and 60's as the materials show. but if you ever wondered how they made them from scratch this is the book for you!!!

Heln Shaw is known as one of the great fly tyers of all times

The book is exceptionally well written, and the research behind it is powerful and compelling. I first came across Povinelli's work in a special Scientific American issue on intelligence, where he debated his former mentor, Gordon Gallup, on the nature and extent of chimpanzee self awareness. I was wowed by the strength and elegence of his reasoning then, and again in his previous book, "What Young Chimpanzees Know About Seeing", perhaps all the more so because his conclusions run so completely counter to what I had been conditioned to think about chimps from depictions in popular culture.

This book is even better and more full of revelations than his previous work. I couldn't put it down. On top of that, it is an outstanding example of the rigorous application of scientific method, and could provide many terrific examples for teachers trying to teach the scientific method to students.

"Folk Physics for Apes" is probably the best scientific book I've read, beating out tough competition from "The Selfish Gene" and "The Extended Phenotype" (R. Dawkins), "The Dinosaur Heresies" (R. Bakker), as well as other top notch books on the nature of mind, like "An Anthropologist on Mars" (O. Sacks) and "The Rediscovery of the Mind" (J. Searle).

Simply the best!

The 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis Shop manual has all of the data and details I have needed to repair brakes and electrical switches. Since Chilton manuals for the full size Fords aren't easily found this was a good buy

No Commen

These tapes may not be for all readers. But, because the production is so straight-laced and the content is so...precise, it ends up being a great laugh. The production is so professional that it really ends up being a serious language course!

I really like the idea of a cookbook of practical training tips and Ms. Bozarth is the best person to edit it. You can tell that people who contributed their ideas and materials are real working trainers and their stuff has already been useful for some of my classes. Pair this with Ms. Bozarth's other two books and you have a great training library.

The book has an emphasis on the origins of the ninja culture itself and then flows into the origins of the specific weapons used by the people who would later be known as ninja. In addition to the obvious purpose to inform the reader of the ninja's mysterious past, I feel the book was written to denounce myths and Hollywood representations the ninja have come to be known for today. I truly appreciate the author's attention to detail in his drawings so the reader may picture how the tools and weapons were used for both survival and basic instruments for gardening and construction. The book is of course not without its faults. Many readers may struggle with the vocabulary without first consulting the glossary of terms given in the book. After reading this book, I feel I have a deeper understanding and richer appreciation for what I have learned in the martial arts and the potential the art of ninjutsu has to offer.