Clay Books

Clay Moltz has done us a great service by producing an accurate, thorough, and well-reasoned account of national and global space security, including how we got where we are and where we might be going. This is particularly refreshing because much of the writing that has been done on this topic in recent years has lacked some or all of the above qualities.
The majority of the book (about 230 of the 329 pages of text) takes us through the first half-century of the space age from the perspective of space security issues. This is more than just a litany of geopolitical events, technological developments, and international agreements. It is a well-crafted retelling that ties together a multitude of threads in a way that brings clarity to the discussion of the philosophies, political motivations, and range of potential behaviors in space security activities. Those who are steeped in the history and policy of this subject will tread familiar ground in this 50-year narrative, and will find it valuable as a well-documented reference. For those who are new to the subject, this book is perhaps the quickest way to get up to speed as it consolidates a wealth of literature into one understandable package. It will make an outstanding textbook for graduate courses in security policy, and also for advanced undergraduates.
The author clearly draws on dissertation research that was done 20 years earlier, but it is updated and merged smoothly with more recent work that benefits from two decades of further research and experience. The numerous footnotes are a great resource and many include web addresses of source documents. In addition to the references, there are a significant number of informational footnotes. My only quibble with the presentation is that these notes typically contain material that could have been incorporated into the main text without distracting from the narrative.
The book's conclusions are that continued military restraint in space is in the best interests of U.S. and global security, and that transnational partnerships are to be encouraged. This summary statement (in my own words) does not do justice to the logical and balanced argument that Clay Moltz presents. He also recognizes that the future could take any of several different vectors, which makes me hope that Clay will revise this book every few years. But don't wait for the next edition. If you have any interest in this subject, read the book - whether or not you agree with his conclusions.

This small book has many cute and very well-executed designs for embellishing paper greeting cards with polymer clay objects. Molded and modelled or cut with cookie cutters or templates, the designs are easy to make.

Instructions are clear and well-written and there are adequate photos/diagrams to illustrate the steps and some variations. Many themes included.

I would think this book well-suited for a paper-arts enthusiast who wants to add polymer elements to their pieces but doesn't know where to start, or for any crafty person who is unfamiliar with polymer clay.

it was sent in a timely manner, in very good condition and would buy from the seller again

David Fitzgerald is one of Oklahoma's top photographers and this book just makes you want to travel to all the wonderful spots he's captured on film!

I think kids love clay and dough more than any other art medium ... and this book gives you ideas for making your own recipes with the kids, and then exploring how the doughs/mixtures react, and also making things!! The book also has some other sculpture projects thatkids love and are excellent for birthday parties or classrooms alike. These are some of my favorite ideas of all!! I hope you will enjoy them too.

MaryAnn F. Kohl

Ann,
LOVE THIS BOOK.
Meet Keisha Logan, a young professional with a high paying job. With that high paying job comes all the PERKS like a nice car, condo. Keisha is a loving, confident, single and love it so she thought. Keisha has 3 wonderful friends who has her back as well as 2 sisters. Keisha give her time and money to a community center to help other. That is one of the things I thinks that make Keisha the special person that she is. As always Keisha is like a lot woman who work all the time and don't have a personal life outside of work. Keisha along with her friends thought that a certain type of guy is need to, but what Keisha learn is that your HEART love who it LOVE and it may not be the person you want it to be.

Meet Wendall Russell struggling to keep on the right side of the law. Here is a man who grew up in a broken home and have done some thing when he was younger. Wendall is a man who after tragic struck his family decided he wanted to be and make more out of his life. Some time all a person need is someone to be in their corner and Wendall had that through a man name Alex. Wendall is a security guard at Keisha place of business it is love at first sight for Wendall & Keisha but Keisha doesn't want to believe she could like let along fall in love with a man like Wendall. Wendall surprise Keisha through out this book. My mama has always told me and still tell me today that you "Can't Judge A Book By It Cover" and with Keisha that what she does with Wendall.

You are going to love reading this book because both couple learn a lesson in the book and Wendall deal with his past and Keisha fall in love with a AWESOME man. You are just going to love Wendall.

Thanks Ann for a great book and I am hoping we have more books coming there are just to many people story that need to be told. FRIENDS & SISTER STORIES.

SMILE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Louise

This book was great I couldn't put it down til I had read it cover to cover. The accurate portrayal of Southern culture in the 60's made my mouth water, and left me wanting more. Mr. Clayton has outdone himself with this succulent novel about Love, Betrayal, loss, and recovery. EXCELLENT SHOW ALL AROUND!

Great characters in a fresh original story. Once you pick up "The Public Works" you better plan on taking time to finish as you won't want to put it down!

When speaking of the Underground ('subway' to Americans), Londoners distinguish between the cut-and-cover lines such as the Metropolitan and Circle Lines, which were built just below street level to handle mainline-size trains, as opposed to the deep-level tubes, in which small-profile trains travel through tight tunnels with only a few inches to spare. This book is the ultimate history of London's deep-level tubes, such as the Northern, Piccadilly, Central, and Victoria Lines.

After some historical introductory material, the authors begin with the first tube train in 1890, which today functions as part of the Northern Line. Every aspect of the history of this system is discussed in detail, including rolling stock, station design, political issues, finances, planning decisions, and accidents. The book is arranged in chronological order, with approximately 200 b&w photos and diagrams. To give some idea of the book's span of coverage, the Jubilee extension through Canary Wharf is discussed, but hadn't opened at the time the book was written. I thought this book was superb, but the enormous amount of detail is suitable only for the dedicated subway fan.

We tend to be centered around our own language so that works originally written in English predominate. We pick up a few works from French or German, and a little from other languages such as Russian. Works such as this one, written in Sanskrit are part of the classic literature of India, but are very little known here.

This play is a true classic, and rivals 'The Prince' in content and sophistication. It is set just after Alexander's invasion of India (about 325 B.C.) and concerns the interplay between the chief advisor of the previous dynasty (Rakshasa) and his replacement in the new court. It brings a maturity and an insight to the stage in a manner just a bit different than normally seen on our stages.

This book presents a new translation with the original Sanskrit on the left hand side and the translation by the late Michael Coulson on the right hand side.