Chambers Books

This book is written by an Irish author and is very factual. Though interesting it is a very historical reading.

This book is an excellent introductory book to graphical data analysis. If you are an advanced reader, this book is a good one to have lying around for reference (especially since it costs so little and does not take up much space). The book relies heavily on the use of S-PLUS, a grapical and statistical analysis program. One thing that this text lacks is quantity of examples. The text is also lacking in that there is a lot of material in simple paragraph format rather than broken down steps of procedures. However, the quality of the examples that are included is very high and they usually encompass theoretical concepts completely. With that said, this book covers a wide variety of methods of analysis ranging from simple histograms to advanced data transformation and also touches on a bit of probability.

It is a good book. It is fun to make those hideouts.I like "The Pole Bean Teepee."

I have been a piano student for nine years. I purchased this book, and the diffuculty is high if you are a new student. I find some pieces to be harder then others. I would ask your childs teacher about what diffculty level they play befor buying this book.

When Easter Eggs that ring when touched fall from the sky, it's both a new kind of First Contact and a love story. The question is--what kind of love?

An original science fiction novel from the author of SPARROWHAWK.

Two brothers and two diaries! Written eight years apart these separate narratives mold together to form an interesting unity that will keep you intrigued and asking questions right to the end.

Gerald, the elder brother, is a pompous conservative. In his senior school year he and his companions are putting together a time capsule which is not meant to be unearthed for 100 years. Gerald is writing his diary for the capsule. It is meant to be a record of the times, including the Falklands War, but gradually becomes a more personal record of private battles.

The light-hearted Hugh, the younger brother, is also in his senior school year and is also interested in history. The momentous events of Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait seems to dwarf his apparently petty life. Where is the meaning in all this he wonders? Then Hugh comments to Gerald that his beloved time capsule is going to be dug up as part of a new building project. Gerald seems strangely agitated by the news.

This is a story about public history and private history and the things that really motivate us and mold us into the people we are. Does nothing ever really change as Gerald comments? Do we really understand the events and people around us, or can they have surprisingly hidden depths?

This is the definitive book on Beaumont. Beaumont is blessed with a great past, which is given a scholarly disecting in this book. The citys oil rich past gave rise to some beautiful mansions and public buildings, and some very colorful history. Whether you are interested in Beaumont or not, you will get a great deal out of this book, it's well written with nice archieval images mixed with recent images. Often the city is forgotten because of the meteoric rise of Houston to its east, but much the oil history of the state really resides in Beaumont, and amazingly alot of this history still remains, in the beauty of the McFaddin Ward Manison or the majestic Jefferson County Courthouse, Beaumonts oil rich history is on display for all to see.

If American author Robert W. Chambers (1865-1933) is remembered at all today, it is for his macabre works, including his 1895 book, The King in Yellow. However, around the turn of the twentieth century, Mr. Chambers switched over to writing in the much more lucrative genre of romantic, historical fiction.

The Maid-at-arms is the story of two young people during the American Revolution - George Ormond and Dorothy Varick. Thrown together by family responsibilities, their love can never be. And yet, with the war intruding upon their comfortable New York world, everything is thrown into chaos, and anything is possible...

Overall, I found this to be a pretty good, if lightweight read. The story is interesting, and I loved the author's use of the upper-class New York seigniory class with its slavery and pretensions as a backdrop to the story. So, if you like good historical fiction, then I highly recommend this book to you. It's quite an interesting read.

Still a teenager, Vel hesitantly accepts the crown that makes him king of Hope. Unused to this role in any sense though being a former con man helps, Vel turns to the Lord of the Church Denon for advice. However, the monarchy leads Vel to new problems as a rebellion is multiplied by a nasty winter depleting food supplies.

Vel journeys to the Frill, alien enemies with an alleged food supply, to make peace and trade. Instead, Vel meets Blakes, a clone of the English poet William Blake living inside a computer. Blakes once used Hitler methods to try to conquer Earth and subsequently was exiled to this planet. Still, he is Vel's only hope to provide sound advice without his unseemly ambition strong enough to take the throne away from the lad.

Though clearly a middle book plot (nothing of significance is resolved), HOPE'S WAR is an entertaining speculative fiction tale that examines the relativity of good and evil. The key characters (Vel, Blakes, and Denon) are multidimensional and the latter two retain qualities from the first novel (see HOPE'S END). Though the support cast contains no meaningful depth, fans will delight in Stephen Chamber's latest novel and hope the next book comes out rather soon.

Harriet Klausner

Love the pictures. So many early childhood standards are related to the contents of the book. Its a keeper.