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This book was a good overview of equine photography. I am an intermediate photographer with moderate horse knowledge. It was easy to understand and implement - even with my lower level skills. The pictures in the book were amazing! Most of the book covered photography, but the video part was very informative and simple to understand. I would definitely recommend this book if you are going to photograph or video horses even just for fun.

I am a fairly experienced photographer who has recently taken up horse show photography. I found this book very, very helpful--especially the sections on the particular phase of each gait which will result in the best photo. I purchased this and Lesli Groves' book, and found them to compliment each other--but if I could only buy one, it would be this one. Specifically, the 'troubleshooting' and 'planning the perfect shot' chapters are excellent; I am equally enthusiastic about the chapters he on computers, printers, and paper. The examples clearly explain the text. I learned a lot from this book, and my first photo practice session showed a significant improvement in my work.

This is the best studio lighting textbook I have ever found. It's well written, concise, and well illustrated. Kolb and Overturf do an excellent job of explaining everything from the most basic lighting setup to the most complex. Natural light, hot lights and strobes are all covered. In addition there's a significant amount of information on set construction and excellent suggestions for designing your own studio. Best of all Kolb has put a great deal of effort into explaining why one would want to choose a particular approach to lighting a subject. The underlying message being - just because you can doesn't mean you should.

Unfortunately the publisher has chosen not to reprint this book. As the current used prices indicate - it's in demand. Someone in the McGraw-Hill sales department needs to take notice. Too bad they're not because I'm trying to adopt a new book for my large format photography and lighting class and no other seems to fit the bill quite as well.

This is an excellent studio photography textbook.It does not use the dry "how to" approach which is the downfall of many photography books.Full of stimulating theory and helpful specifics this book has changed the way I work in the studio and teach photography.

Thomas Williams' Poet Power!: The Practical Poet's Complete Guide To Getting Published covers every aspect and facet of the process of submitting poetry for publication. Williams explains how the business of publishing works and provides a crash course in the economics of publishing and what it means to the aspiring poet seeking publication. Poet Power! goes on to explain what editors want and the "7 Secrets" of publishable poetry; how to get published in magazines; how to have a volume of poetry published; designing and publishing one's own books of poetry; becoming the editor of one's own chapbook series; selling poetry in bookstores, retail outlets, and catalogs; gaining personal visibility in order to succeed as a published poet; and how to enhanced one's reputation as a published poet in order to achieve worthwhile goals and becoming a spokesperson for poetry in the community. "Must" reading for all aspiring poets yearning to break into print, and for published poets seeking to expand their literary audiences, Poet Power! is reader friendly, authoritative and accurate, comprehensive and practical.

This is the book you want to get if you need lots of information on getting your poetry into print or marketing your poetry if you are self-publishing. It has lots of good info and ideas I would not have thought of...A couplet: It's a Great Book, Do take a look!

In my opinion the best book about Mathematica
programming around. Not just a list of rules,
but written from the perspective of a computer
scientist, with reasoning behind each construct.
For the person that wants to know why they are
doing what they are doing, rather than just what
they should be doing.
Amazing that it was ever allowed to go out of
print.
Covers all styles of programming, procedural,
recurrsive and functional.

This book is an useful complement to the official documentation of the Wolfram. After have read The Mathematica book you needs to pass to this book if you wants to be programmed in serious way with Mathematica. Precious the fundamental concepts with which you is been able to really understand all or almost of Mathematica. It bring again a lot of useful necessary rules for cause efficient code. Useful for an advanced custom of Mathematica. The only negative appearance ( that but it doesn't alter the excellent judgment ) is that it has not adjourned most recent release 4

This book review is different, because Power Tools:
Top Executive Coaches Put You on the Fast Track to Success
is different. The brainchild of Ann Mah, a Legislator in State of
Kansas, in her spare time brought nineteen of the best Business &
Personal Coaches to share their insights, in one chapter. "Success
is what you do in your spare time."

The result is a three-part focus with six chapters in each section:
essential tools for managers, tools to build winning teams, and high
impact leadership. For the reason that this is a multi-authored book
gives it a special diversity of solid viewpoints, but on a far-reaching
area of topics: from giving and receiving feedback, office politics for women, career management (hang on for the ride!), to foreign service etiquette and an amazing array of foundational leadership skills for success.

If you struggle upon occasion with the "boss" or as the leader, struggle
with your employees, the book is a must-read. At just 227 pages and the
suggested $14.95 price, it's a steal for your library - or gift to your boss!
In the back of the book are more pages of resources for personal-development minded people representing the 18 coaches superb products. The book may change your paradigm -- your pattern of thinking -- about supervision, management and leadership -- lessons that often spillover to your personal life quality.

I had the pleasure of meeting David Nelson at the Navigator 2007 conference for 911 dispatchers in Las Vegas, his classes were fantastic great man, when I got home I bought this book.!!!(david nelson is one of the authors)
Outstanding ideas for anyone who wants to be a great supervisor. It takes alot more than just telling people what to do and this book will help you with that!! I recommend this book to anyone who is thinking about becoming a supervisor anyone who doesnt want to be like the last supervisor you had!!!

Very few trading text have intelligent instruction on Elliott wave, fib price target projections, Indicators analysis, Tradestation programming, trading band methodology, trading plans, and trading systems all in one text. There is something there for all discipline levels and has much of what is needed in any real trading system except the customized methods each individual trader feels comfortable with. The author was very gracious with valid information, and this is a valuable reference book.

While most books on computerized trading systems were written by technical analysts and programmers, very few were written by a real-time disciplined trader. Robert T.H. Lee is all-in-one. Not only the book is well written and illustrated, the Glossary is well prepared and the Bibliography shows that the author is well read and a true expert in the financial field.

I laughed, I cried, I walked away a solid PowerBuilder Developer.

The book was soooo well written, it made it easy to learn PowerBuilder. I'd never even programmed before. Now I'm living la vida loca in San Diego, and I owe it all to the great, great man who wrote this book. You changed my life. If I could only repay you.

As mentioned above I thought the book was teriffic. Hats off to the author!

Instead of wasting your time having you build applications you'll never use, this book gets you into real Powerbuilder code. It takes time to explain some of the basics, but it is a well-written reference for intermediate to expert PB5 programmers. Excellent coverage of the new PB5 features and great help in migrating from 4.0! I recommend any PB developer to add this book to their library.

One of the best book I read on powerbuilder. it is a good learning book for the intermediate & expert PB5 programmer.

This book is a really good tool for anyone doing or thinking about doing this kind of work. Good practical information.

Collaboratively compiled and edited by Lana Temple-Plotz, Ted P. Stricklett, Christena B. Baker, and Michael N. Sterba, Practical Tools For Foster Parents: Foster Care Solutions is a straightforward and "foster parent friendly" guide to creating a safe environment, building a positive relationship with a foster child, working with the foster child's parents (even when they are uncooperative or hostile), teaching a foster child decision-making skills, how to handling transitions, and much, much more. Practical Tools Forfoster Parents is very highly recommended reading for anyone looking into the challenges and rewards of foster care.

This guide is a must-have for all parents. The tools and tips are clearly explained and easy-to-understand. Most parents want to be more effective, and to build healthy relationships with their children, and this book is amazing in presenting ways to address the various challenges faced by parents. I've increased my awareness and understanding of why my children do certain things and how to effectively communicate with them. Way impressive! I plan to give this book as a gift to those closest to me that care for children. Bravo!

I used the information right away with my teenager AND my husband. Yes, the information works with children, but it also works with all people. The Seven Healthy Hats of Communication and Active Listening are two chapters or tools that make the book a great purchase. The more I use it, the more I like it. I am recommending this to everyone I know, not just parents.