Iowa Books

I found this book well researched, well-written, and absolutely fascinating. It describes the lives and contributions of women on the frontier, as Iowa was in the 1840's through 1870. It covers women's work, their homes, their family lives, their work outside the home -- I found particularly interesting the study of the impact of the Civil War on women's lives, and of women's work to support the war effort. Since most histories of the frontier experience concentrate on men, this work fills a gap by illuminating a largely ignored facet.

I'm am older lady taking this University Geology of Iowa course and this book was super to prepare me for whats coming in school. Its got lots of amazing facts about the state I've lived in all my life and thought I knew...Read this book! you won't be sorry.....

I live right around the area that all these stories took place. I actually lived in one of the towns that a storie took place. I absolutly loved this book. It was writen very well, and the stories were very....um whats the word? cool? It will work.
I suggest that you read this book. I really enjoyed it. And I think that all of you will too.

Global Media Economics is a good source for people are starting to learn about the globalization of media in various aspects. It's a compilation of data and overview plus trend by many writers. There are six chapters and very intensive. Last chapter is most interesting - like a conclusion with some thoghts to follow: Global Pattern and Issues. Good for classroom and workplace.

from the book flap: With infinite patience they observed nest building, mating, egg laying, incubating, brooding, and care of the young...They came to feel accepted by the kinglet families they watched and were able to feed them by hand, pick them up, weigh them, and band them with no resistance or alarm...As he relates the stories of Noodnik, the fidelity of the kinglet parents, the nestlings who lost a parent, the female who confused her nest buidling with feeding her young, and many others, the reader will come to share their feelings of closeness with this forest creature.

This book is a collection of papers that were presented at the 1998 International Colloquium on Grammatical Inference. Grammatical inference is a subfield of machine learning, inductive inference, and pattern classification. Applications of grammatical inference include speech recognition and speech production, computational molecular biology, information extraction, and music composition, among others. The articles included in the book are representative of some of the best current work in grammatical inference. I enthusiastically recommend the book to anyone interested in learning about the current advances in this subfield of machine learning.

I don't know how I stumbled on this book but I'm so glad I did. It contains detailed maps of 27 auto tours "away from the interstates" in Iowa - into what I would call the "real Iowa" This book contains sites along each tour. And happiest of all for me -- the sections on Northeast Iowa -- the tree-laden hills, the valleys, the Mississippi River - are full of Accurate Information! Which I'm so happy to find after years of looking through books that misrepresent us of the Driftless corner of the state. Mike Whye did his homework. If you want to see the real Iowa take a look in this book for ideas. Particularly good if you are interested in natural beauty, outdoors recreation, and historical sites -- highlights the diverse enjoyments of Iowa.

Marilyn Coffey's work is simply wonderful. Every Nebraska history classroom should consider purchasing this book. As a Master Alumnus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Coffey holds a M.F.A in creative writing. Her use of adjectives is captivating in this 186 page read. The photos provided by the Nebraska State Historical Society add a clever touch. Every Husker fan should definitely read Great Plains Patchwork by Coffey.

Marilyn Coffey's work is one that should be in every Nebraska history classroom. It is terrific for all ages. As a Master Alumnus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Coffey holds a M.F.A. in creative writing. She uses the skills learned to capture the reader's attention in this "hard to put down" read of 186 pages. Pictures paint a thousand words. I especially loved the unique photos courtesy of the Nebraska State Historical Society. Every true blooded Husker or former Husker needs to read Great Plains Patchwork by Coffey.

I was looking for a book that might list Latin names of common beasties, this is much more than that. The book contains a very thorough listing of Greek and Latin words commonly used in science, how to use them properly, examples of their various forms in usage (singular versus plural, different forms of the word itself), and the nomenclatural history of certain science areas. There is a LOT of information packed into this volume. I think it would be a useful reference volume for anyone studying Greek, Latin or any of the sciences that rely heavily on the use of this type of nomeclature. It's just a plain interesting book to look at for the layperson as well.