Guides and Directories Books

This is a great book for both the beginner and experienced shortwave radio listener. This book lists tons of stations with the frequencies and time they are on the air in an easy to read format.

Find a station on a frequency and don't have a clue as to what station it is? Just look in the blue pages, it lists every shortwave frequency and has a table that lists station, time they are on, and language spoken for that frequency. This book also has a section with a list of stations that broadcast in english, along with frequencies and time.

Along with frequency information this book also has reviews on a few of the popular radios on the market along with some in depth information on a few stations on the air.

Overall this is a great book to have for the avid shortwave listener.

Why do you have to pay for so many advertisments? This book should be free.

I purchased this book to learn more about radio. Great book for learning about the "how to" of World radio and packed with lots of information for the experienced radio person. It comes complete with listening times for World Radio stations. The program guide is somewhat difficult to understand at first. I also subscribe to a magazine, Monitoring Times. This magazine is like a monthly TV guide with local times listed for your time zone. This book and the magazine make a great tool for the World radio listener.

SW band-cruising can be entertaining. But just as a good map can help you to better enjoy a road trip or sunday drive then a good 'map' of the shortwave bands can also make the shortwave-surfing experience much more rewarding. By far and away the best 'map' is the Passport To World Band Radio which is published annually. This is a great book that contains a wealth of information on equipment and procedures as well as the broadcaster's frequency listings showing who is on the air at what time. It also gives contact details for the broadcasters - a boon for those who extend their hobby to collecting QSL cards.

Hard-core DX-ers with Ten-Tec or Racal gea through to enthusiastic newcomers with a budget portable - all manner of SW listening is catered for by this book. Buy it every year!

"Passport to World Band Radio" is so easy to read and understand -- you will just love it! I am new to short-wave. I became tired of the US media never touching on global concerns so I decided to find out how I could listen to global news services. I bought myself a short-wave radio and this book. Now I'm set!!

"Passport" tells you everything you need to know on how to get started listening to short-wave. It tells you where to tune, day or night, to find all the great global programs, and it even gives you tips on how to position your built-in telescopic antenna or set one up.

Does World Time confuse you? Well, fear not! With "Passport" you will receive step-by-step instructions on determining your World Time. If you do not want to figure it out, just look at the chart they provide for your convenience!

"Passport" doesn't leave you in the dark when it comes to station listings. They make sure to tell you what stations they feel are superior and worth hearing. If you are new to short-wave and do not have a lot of time on your hands, this is a definite PLUS. (Oh, and "Passport" makes sure you know when a country is changing its frequency for the summer/winter months.)

If you like skipping around the dial and come across something that possibly sounds french and want to find out more, you simply need to search by frequency and time to get all the detailed information about the station you are listening to.

I know you will enjoy this book. I do not have one single complaint about it!

Enjoy,

A.

I have been buying jewelry for many years, and my biggest regret is that I have not taken the time to learn about the different types and quality of gems available. This book has certainly taught me a lot of things that jewelry store sales people never told me. I am sure that the information that I learned from this book will be of great help in my future purchases.

One thing that retail jewelers count on is that the public is unwilling to do its homework.

And if you've got tens of thousands of dollars to spend and don't much care where it goes, don't buy this book (but feel free to send me some of that money).

On the other hand, if you're like most of us, you want to get the best value for your money, and this book will definitely help by giving great tips when buying diamonds and other gems.

Not only that, this book can give you some creative ideas. Looking for something beyond the cheap "frozen spit" diamonds that are being sold all over these days? For the same money, you can buy a colored stone or cultured pearl that will look better and be a better value. Want a nice, bright green stone but haven't got $10k for an emerald? This book can give some affordable alternatives, like maybe a tsavorite.

This is a tremendous resource, written in an easy-to-understand style, and organized in a way that makes referring to it inviting.

MY NAME IS ZARIS119 .I HAVE MANY COLLECTIONS OFF GEMS STONE, SOME OF THEM ARE POWERFULL AND SPIRITUAL THIS BOOK I THING TO MUCH GUIDING LINE.

This book is a must have for anyone, novice or expert! I was looking for something that would educate me in my new "hobby" of gem collecting and ran across this valuable book. It contains sections from how to purchase great diamonds to colored gemstones (my favorites!). The first part of the book deals with examining stones, how to hold the stone when examining it, using a loupe (those round magnifying glass-type things that are used by jewlers), identifying the parts of a gem (yes, there are parts of gem such as a table, a girdle, a crown, a pavilion and a cutlet) , and the different cuts of stones (round, trilliant, pear, Marquise, oval, emerald, etc.). The second part of the book deals exclusively about diamonds, the importance of the cut and proportion, body color and grades, faulty cuts, girdle faults, popular and nonpopular shapes, desirable colors, diamond flaws, clarity and how it's determined, V, VV, S, I explained, weight, spotting frauds, and comparing diamond prices. Section 3 is about colored gemstones, determing value, gemstone treatment, fraud, purchasing colored gems, and pearls. Part 4 is about Design and Style and offers important advice before buying. Part 6, the final chapter, offers important advice after you purchase a gemstone. There's even a section that gives retail prices, by carat, on each type of gemstone! Lots of important diagrams too! My next book to purchase that will compliment this book is Gem Identificatin Made Easy by Antoinette Matlins and A.C. Bonanno. This book will explain how to use pocket, portable and laboratory instruments to identify diamonds and colored gems! Yeah, baby! No more guessing!

This book is exactly what I needed to substantially increase my knowledge of colored gemstones. It contains several 4 to 5 page sections of colored gemstone pictures with identification and a very informative section that gives general price per carat ranges for a large variety of gems. I've just added loose gemstones to my retail stock and I've referred to this guide so often that I know many of the page numbers by heart.

I bought this book for my daughter who is a senior in college. She loved it, having already acted on some of the ideas. Much better than so-called college advisors.

The Renaissance Soul: Life Design for People with Too Many Passions to Pick Just One People with lots of interests often enjoy walking outside the beaten path. Just last night I was coaching a young woman who definitely wants to do something different this spring but has not yet been to college. Ideally she wants to be in a warm climate, earn rather than spend money, and participate in making the world a better place. The Back Door Guide was all we really needed. We just started with the geographical index in the back, picked locations of interest, and read the reports on what was available in that area. The book is so well-organized that I could check to see if a given program required being a college student and, if necessary, eliminate it without having to read anything else. Then I could check the pay/earn info, again without having to read farther if it didn't apply. So in a very short time we found several very exciting possibilities and all the URL info, etc. we needed to find out even more. Anyone who prefers variety and combination over doing just one thing should have this book on their book shelf!

Excellent resource for the pure pleasure of doing something different. If you have the time, resources and an adventurous spirit, just go out and buy this book and then just do it!

"pretty good book. Wish there were more photos and that the photos were in color. Also I would have liked a few more animal short term job adventures. I noticed the book focused a lot on students and US locations but did include a section on global jobs and adventures abroad. loved how the book offered a good variety of jobs for all types of people with website and other critical info on each job!"

What a great book! You could literally live your life with this book going from one volunteer opportunity to another. The book is basically a list of short terms jobs ranging from camps to dude ranches to museums. It tells you if they pay you anything, if they feed you, if they board you, how long the job is for, and it gives descriptions and contact info. This is an excellent all in one resources for jobs in the US so quit the desk job and travel around volunteering for a living. This will inspire you to do it!

I have read , Information Trapping by Tara Calishain(read my review), Mastering Online Research by Maura Shaw and now, Find it Online.

In my opinion , Find it Online is the best. I learned so much more about online research from it then the previous 2 books. That not say, that I didnt learn anything for Information Trapping, it is great for information that need constant updating and Online Research, I learned to use advanced searching more effectively.

But Find it now , gave me a plan, even before you begin to search online, that will in the long run save you time. And it convinced me that for real important research, a combination of a fee based service with free online searches are the only way to go. I have and still do have an aversion to paying for anything that could be had for free but Alan Schlein makes a good argument to use it when there is a lot at stake.

Now, for my negatives, although the book indicated that it was revised 2006, a lot of the information is dated and has not be revised. The book still talks about ICQ, and he never talks about You Tube even though that has revolutionized the internet, not one word and this was revised last year? And how about myspace and facebook? Looking for someone in their 20 or so age, that is the first place to look. Not one word, revised last year?
But the great information makes up for this,and some typos. It is worth the price and I look forward to the next revision but before buying I will check to see if he included all of the lastest web advances. I hope Alan and his people do not get lazy and do minor changes , that will be a shame.

This book is just Fantastic, it provides in detail all you want to know about Researching. It's very up to date.

Ignore "Complete" in the title. No book can hope to match the breadth of the Web. But Schlein does a commendable job in succinctly describing several hundred websites. The value in this book is in his selection. The websites typically have reliable content and lots of it.

In terms of doing online research, it's mostly at a high school or undergraduate level. If you are a grad student or a professional researcher, then the websites covered here are typically too broad for your needs.

Schlein also advises the reader on how to guard against various online perils like spam and phishing. Well, ok, for the latter, he really doesn't offer much except warning you to be on guard. Partly a reflection of the lack of a good programmatic defense against phishing.

I explored the guide at a friend's house and was astounded by the number of references available to anyone who wants to know all there is to know. I work at a newspaper, take foreign language classes and am interested in fine arts.... Just to read the titles of websites is fun.

Of the many books I have read and own on this subject, this one flows the best and is the easiest to read. That said, this book does not speak to the technical in terms the hows/whys of resources.

Since the age 14, I have looked at Peterson's and CollegeBoard and all the websites and guidebooks in between, and yet it was not until I opened this great book that i was satisfied. I did not want the stats anymore, I did not want the tuition costs, NO.. i wanted the experience of the school from the student's perspectives presented in a logical, unbiased manner without spending hundreds of dollars on plane tickets and car rentals for endless campus visits--- we have a winner! If you look through the book you can see that there are both ups and downs listed. For example, Boston College, he pointed out didn't have the qulaity of education to justify its popularity. Pro's and Cons are listed. Fiske clearly describes various aspects of the schools through quotes tediousley collected from student surveys. The phrase- "straight from the horses mouth" couldn't be more appropriate here. My routine as i approach my senior year is: think about college, start stressing, stress some more, whip out the ol' Fiske guide to review my top choice schools, and then be able to breath again.... The book is good for both a lost student or anxious parent. It includes a range of colleges for all types of people, and if you are just lost and read the book cover to cover-- it is truly the best starting place. You can start to figure out what you want in a college and which colleges have it. I would reccommend strlongly reading the introduction explaining his ratings, and i hope you buy this book because wherever you are in the college process- It is the book for you.

If you're conducting the college search, you definitely need to read this book. It is very comprehensive and provides tons of useful information to get you on your way. I am the author of The ABC's of College Life, a savvy street-smart guide, and I give the Fiske Guide to Colleges two thumbs up!

When deciding on a college in 1991, I extensively used this book. I liked the story-like format that gave a glipse of what I believed to be what a particular school would "feel like" if I attended it. I ultimately chose Pomona College and graduated in 1996.

One of the passages from the 1991 book describes that students sometimes relax by "tossing a frisbee between kegs of beer parked on the lawn". Pomona's alcohol policy was changed in 1990 to EXPLICTLY prohibit any activity of this sort...this SIMPLY WASN'T ALLOWED...in fact this passage was so out-of-step with campus culture as to be laughable. During my first two years at Pomona (1992-1994) there was something of an alcohol gestapo that sought out students drinking in their own rooms, to say nothing of stomping out any possiblity of public consumption of alcohol. The point is, at least one of the book's descriptions about campus culture was WAY off base...perhaps it was a remnant from an earlier time (mid 1980's?) when campus culture would have permited public consumption of alcohol....perhaps the book was just a year or two out of date?

Well, in ensuing years I sometimes picked up the latest Fiske guide in a bookstore to see what was being written about my school. 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000...each edition maintained the same passage about kegs on the lawn.

I began to wonder if Fiske ever actually revised the content of the book apart from adjusting the fluctuating SAT and demographic numbers. I have not read the 2002 version, but BE WARY. If their description of my school can maintain a grossly incorrect passage for more than a decade, what might be written about the school that you're interested in that is similarly incorrect or outdated?

DO NOT TRUST THIS BOOK to get it right. Use multiple sources and VISIT the schools you're thinking about if you can afford to do so! Good luck to you!

Fiske's guide is one of the better guides. It provides detailed prose summaries of each college's strengths. Its primary problem is that it basically says something nice about every school and isn't the most candid book. I found it helpful to use this book in conjunction with a book like Allen's "College Admissions Trade Secrets" to navigate my way through the admissions process. Fiske's book provides a basic intro to each college and Allen's book provides the details and dirt of the admissions process. I also found Princeton Review's book helpful in conjunction with Fiske's book. Review's book has a lot of subjective info, but it adds the candid details that Fiske's book lacks.

As a professional college advisor, I purchase the updated version of the Fiske Guide to Colleges for my office the moment it is available. Why Fiske as opposed to the Princeton Review, Kaplan or Peterson's you ask? Because, in my opinion, it is one of the best publications on the market today.

There are several features which make it both unique and user-friendly. For families just beginning this difficult process, I have found that the most useful inclusion in this guide is the section where it states where students who apply to a certain college also apply. So, if you research Georgetown (of course I had to use my alma mater for an example) and really like the school, Fiske would tell you that students who applied to Georgetown also might apply to universities like U Penn, Duke, Harvard, Johns Hopkins and UVA. Thus, Fiske is a great help in expanding and creating a student's list. It is also an excellent starting point.

Another one of my favorite features of this guide is that it discussed the academic strengths of a college. If for example, you are thinking about engineering as a major, Fiske will let you know if that is considered to be a strong program of study at a particular university. While some may feel that high school seniors do not really know what they want to study or do in life, I have found that a student who wants to study chemistry, for example, will often end up majoring or minoring in a science or related field. The same holds true for those interested in liberal arts or social science. While this generalization does not hold true in every case, it is a trend that I have noticed. If you are concerned about switching majors and not locking yourself into one particular program, look for a school that is strong across the curriculum as opposed to one that focuses in a particular area. By examining Fiske's strength of program listings for each school you are interested in, you will better be able to determine if a school can meet your academic needs.

There is one way in which Fiske could improve future guides. It would be useful to have a table in the Appendix which listed schools by strength of major. Hence, if you were seeking an institution that was strong in economics, you could reference the appendix's economics section and review a list of schools whose economic programs were considered strong. This would make the guide easier to use.

Overall, I would advise you to make the Fiske Guide one of your first purchases when beginning the college process in January of your junior year. It will be an excellent resource and serve you well up to the day you mail your applications.

I have used this book more than the US News and World report. I give this book more value than the other one. I like the student reviews.

My daughter and I referred to this book hundreds of times when starting her college search - I believe information is current and accurate.

Have recommended to friends

This, along with Fiske's Guide to Colleges, are essential to the college search process. The hard data includes all the deadlines, a quality of life rating, demographic makeup, and lots of facts about admissions and financial aid. Very useful are the "comparable colleges" section which begins with the banner "Applicants Also Look At" and the "Survey Says" section.

This book is a great way to start the college search. My kids liked it since the basic facts for each college appear on two pages, quick and easy stats to review.

I saw the 2005 edition of this guide at one of the colleges we visited and really liked it. So I bought it. However the new 2007 edition is so much tamer and more politically correct than the earlier one that it is much more boring and much less helpful than the 2005 version. The student comments have been totally watered down and the star ratings are gone.

Bottom line: you're much better off getting your hands on a used copy of the 2005 edition (which is called The best 357 Colleges).

CHEF'S NIGHT OUT authors Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page are hosts of a new show of the same name that is aired on TaxiVu in the backseats of New York City taxicabs. They interview top chefs about their favorite places to eat in the city, and provide insider tips on what to order when you're there and what else not to miss. This book tells where 100 top chefs across the U.S. like to eat on their nights off -- where Daniel Boulud eats in New York City, where Charlie Trotter eats in Chicago, where Nancy Silverton and Mark Peel eat in Los Angeles. I can't imagine a better book to guide me to great restaurants in San Francisco, Washington, DC, Detroit or New Orleans -- or any of the other dozens of cities covered. Even if I don't make it to all of these places, I still enjoy reading about them and learning more about how top chefs think about food and restaurants. Still, after reading CHEF'S NIGHT OUT, I'm planning a trip to New Orleans so I can check out Uglesich's (a favorite of everyone from Todd English to Anne Rosenzweig to Charlie Trotter)!!

"Dornenburg and Page have once again unearthed the secrets of the restaurant business and made every reader an insider." --PHYLLIS RICHMAN, THE WASHINGTON POST

"This book may be the ultimate insider's guide to eating out. A copy of Chef's Night Out will live in my carry-on to deip into while in transit and to feast from when I arrive." --LYNNE ROSSETTO KASPER, THE SPLENDID TABLE

"Chef's Night Out answers, beautifully, my favorite question for fellow chefs: Where do you like to eat, and why?" --MARIO BATALI, BABBO, ESCA AND LUPA

"An utterly engaging and comprehensive view of dining for pleasure. Chef's Night Out is a must for every discerning diner." --ALAIN DUCASSE, ALAIN DUCASSE (NYC AND PARIS)

"What a fantastic resource! These are the kinds of places where we get all our inspiration. We can hardly wait to start tasting!" --MARY SUE MILLIKEN AND SUSAN FENIGER, BORDER GRILL AND CIUDAD

"Everything they write reflects Karen and Andrew's passion for great food and their affection for the people who create and celebrate it. Where do chefs eat? Of course I want to know." --GAEL GREENE, NEW YORK MAGAZINE

"Chef's Night Out is my new reference book for dining out around the country. If you love eating out, get this book!" --CHARLIE TROTTER, CHARLIE TROTTER'S

"From San Francisco to Boston, Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page have created a must-have guide for the most discriminating palates." --MAYOR WILLIE L. BROWN JR., MAYOR OF SAN FRANCISCO

This book is a great resource for people looking for a great place to eat. Whether you are a business traveler or a casual "summer vacation with the family" traveler, this book will tell you all the best places in major cities across the country to enjoy a delicious meal. Who better to ask about good food than some of the best chefs in the nation. I've recommended this book to several people and they all have enjoyed it. Do yourself a favor and GET THIS BOOK! You won't regret it!

Chef's Night Out by Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page tells you where the best chefs across America like to eat and why. This simple idea packs a lot of information into it. It's not just a list of four-star restaurants. You also find out where they go for burgers and oysters and pizza and steak and in the process you find out what they think makes for a great burger and oyster and pizza and steak. It's an education just to read about why they like these places and the food they serve, even if I never make it to half these places (which are in cities from New York to Los Angeles, but also cities I never go to like Atlanta and Baltimore). There are also a lot of interesting articles on things like what kinds of wine to drink with different ethnic foods, which is worth the price of the book in itself. This book is a must for any professional chef who wants to know how the top 100 chefs think about food (and who they are).

And the purpose of this book is....Well, to be honest, I was not quite sure. Then two hours passed, and I was still reading it.

That was my first impression of Chef's Night Out, the latest publication from Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page, the same team that brought us Becoming a Chef, Culinary Artistry and Dining Out.

Chef's Night Out serves as a mouthpiece for over one hundred chefs, highlighting their favorite restaurants, what they eat, and why they eat there. The index of contributing chefs reads like a Who's Who of American cooking: Charlie Trotter, Daniel Boulud, Todd English, Rick Bayless and Francois Payard, to name but a few. The restaurant recommendations, however, range from upscale destinations like Nobu, Bobby Flay's choice for inventive Japanese cuisine, to downtown recommendations like Pho Bang, Jean-Georges Vongerichten's house of pleasure of simple Vietnamese food.

What makes the book really interesting is reading why the chefs like to eat at a certain restaurant -- understanding what a great chef thinks makes a great restaurant serves up an unusual learning experience. Additionally, there is a multitude of short educational essays throughout the book -- not all of which come from chefs. Stephen Beckta, sommelier of Cafe Boulud, writes an outstanding piece, unveiling his wine philosophies: Serving Wine to Industry Insiders, Wine and Food Pairing Guidelines, Matching Wines and World Cuisines, and Palate of the People, describing how a client's palate is often based on their geographic origins. His three-page article alone makes the book worth picking up.

So, if you are the kind of food lover who has the money to spare and loves to read easily-digestible short stories -- like Norman Van Aken's snippet on Cooking in Miami, Charlie Trotter's tips on creating a memorable dining experience, or just that Mario Batali likes well-done hot dogs from Gray's Papaya, then this is one for you.

--Jeremy Emmerson

Received this as a present and loved it. Very helpful articles as well as advice, such as sample query letters, interviews with writers, editors, and agents. Of course, it also has a list of presses, agents, and magazines, with a glossary in the back if you want to search for presses, agents and magazines interested in certain genres or categories (e.g. lesbian and gay, multicultural, etc.)

Definitely a keeper for at least a few more years, but if you're using an older edition you might want to check if the markets are still open/reading.

I checked this book out of my local library -- I've not used this particular edtion of these books put out by Writer's Digest. They aren't repetitive though. Each has a specific focus. I'm beginning to think I like these annuals as much for the insightful, encouraging and informative articles that they always contain, as for the listing information! I don't have a writer's group that I belong to, so reading these articles is uplifting. I enjoy reading the thoughts and insights of people for whom the writing life is of utmost importance. So these books are are a learning experience in many ways.

This book takes people's money and uses up trees. Just use the Internet and you'll get a lot more information, and for free. People in the publishing industry--editors and agents--move around like gophers, popping up here and there on a regular basis. No book is going to be reliable, and a book made up of sloppily acquired information is going to be worse than no book at all, because you'll think it's right. Even the Internet sources can steer a writer to obsolete information, but at least you have numerous sources to draw from.

If you're a fiction writer, you'll find all sorts of useful information in this book. Especially if you're relatively new to the scene and not an experienced insider. The first 150 pages consist of interviews and articles about writing, some of which were not of interest to me. But these pieces covered many topics and included materials for literary writers and genre writers too.

The Resources section at the back of the book included a highly useful glossary of genres, in case you're one of the many confused by the proliferation of sub-categories and markets in this area. Also, on page 544, there was a listing of corporate behemoths and the presses they own. (OK, this info changes frequently, but this will give you a place to start tracing who's really in charge.)

The listings of agents, lit magazines, genre markets, mass market magazines, workshops, prizes was comprehensive enough. (Of course, you'll want to go to their individual websites to check for recent staffing changes and detailed submission guidelines.) I was happy to see a section of online magazines too.

There are lots of lists and indexes sorted so that you can find information quickly. This book is well organized and easy to use.

If you ARE an insider with a long history and lots of literary contacts, you may not find this book as helpful; save your money and go to the websites. But for the rest, I'd recommend this book.

This book is just what the doctor ordered for this aspiring beginning writer. Having no idea where to submit, nor the in and outs of submission, this is proving to be an invaluable resource. I am grateful it exists!

Oh, thanks for the catchy title and the book that gives direction to and acknowledges the "others"... those outside the box, who don't know there IS a box. They will solve the future...

Perhaps I'm too old and traditional (something of which I've rarely been accused), but I found the format of this book confusing. It is like a print version of the hand-held camera films, complete with jiggles and interruptions. It was hard to find and follow a cohesive thought. That said, I found the descriptions of the handful of schools the author highlights to be interesting and helpful. And the interrupting material was useful and interesting as well.

When I was looking into colleges, it would have been invaluable to have Cool Colleges to help me find the college that was right for me. Luckily, I stumbled upon one of the many colleges included in this book on a "college search road trip" with my parents. Asher does a great job describing colleges around the country that appeal to the "hyper-intelligent, self-directed, late blooming, and just plain different" students looking for a college to go to that will fit their unique personalities. This book paints a picture through interviews, lists, and essays of college life at each institution. You are sure to find a college in this book that is uniquely you.

My daughter is starting the process of looking at colleges, so I am in the process of obtaining information about various colleges. As a somewhat unusual teen, with unusual tastes, I am particularly looking for colleges that are unique or off beat.

While this book does have some good information, it was difficult to find due to the incredibly poor layout. It was more like reading a catalog than a book about schools.

In addition, while many kids may not know about these schools, many others may. My daughter has been contacted by almost all of the colleges in the book that would interest her. How? By filling out the ACT and SAT questionnaires and letting the colleges that matched her desires find her.

My recommendation would be to check this out of the library or the guidance office and see if it might help you. If so, go ahead and buy it.

While Asher's advice and opinion may seem a bit heavy-handed or biased to some, he does provide a unique perspective about the college experience, from admissions all the way to post-graduation. The author went beyond the usual "K.Y.O.O.T." principle (Keep Your Options Open, Tiger) and described some pretty unique individual schools and programs. Most notably, he gives mention to the Robert E. Cook Honors College, a program about which people in some higher-level institutions are beginning to speak with respect and admiration. I would recommend this book to any college-bound student who may want to look beyond the usual horizons and try something different.

very concise guide which covers the majority of the 4 year colleges. testing data is very good. like the arrangements which tell which colleges are good for specific majors.

No better source exists, even online, for those in search of the college or colleges that offer majors, minors or coursework in disparate subjects. If you have a child who wants to major in 'cognitive studies' and minor in 'creative writing,' changes her/his mind six months later to a double major in 'electrical engineering' and 'urban planning,' and you think there may be more changes coming before the final decisions are made of where to apply and where to attend, this is a book you'll want to live with for a couple of years.

This is the book my son's guidance counselor went to when he told her what he was interested in studying in college. We used the lists over and over when deciding where to look. It is a great cross reference guide. Finally, I decided to buy the book, which I will use in our next college search.

It is a good concise reference of the best college courses availible through out the USA. It also highlights the SAT and ACT requirements for those said colleges/courses.

Rugg's recommendations is a comprehensive list service, with accompanying statistics for the colleges. It is well prepared but BEWARE! This is a reference tool for high school guidance offices rather than a primer for parents and students going through the search process. The summary of the book is misleading and I purchased it, thinking it would help my son and I to become more familiar with the colleges.I gave the bok to the guidance counselor and he is using it as a reference.
I recommend the Fiske Book of Colleges, or a similar publication that contains very informative explanations for each college and also contains the statistics the Rugg's book contains.