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This book teaches the material in a very understandable fashion. It uses the geometric approach which can be confusing for some students that have not had enough linear algebra, although it does present a very basic review. I've used a couple other books (e.g. Stapleton), but this one is definitely the best.

Seber pays meticulous attention to detail. Not only does he present a comprehensive text on regression, but his precise, straight-forward language separates this work from other books on the topic. This is a "must-have" for any serious statisticians library.

I really like this book and I found it to be an easy read. The author made everything facinating, even the "waste management system" (toilet). I did have a problem though some pages were missing in the middle of my book (I don't know if it was my copy or if it was a publishing error)overall an excellant read that I would recommend to people @ NASA today so they could see what we could do as todays culture seems to have forgotten.

-Wilfred A. Roberge

This is the official NASA history of the Skylab orbital workshop program. Long the dream of spaceflight enthusiasts, space stations became the core mission of both the American and Soviet space programs during the 1970s. From virtually the beginning of the twentieth century, those interested in the human exploration of space have viewed as central to that endeavor the building of a massive Earth-orbital space station that would serve as the jumping off point to the Moon and the planets. Always, space exploration enthusiasts believed, a permanently-occupied space station was a necessary outpost in the new frontier of space. In 1903 Russian schoolteacher Konstantin E. Tsiolkovskiy studied this possibility and argued for the creation of a dramatic wheeled space station that rotated slowly to approximate gravity with centrifugal force. During the 1920s Romanian-German space flight theorist Hermann Oberth and Austrian engineer Hermann Noordung both elaborated on the concept of the orbital space station as a base for voyages into space. In the 1950s, Wernher von Braun also emphasized the role of an orbital space station as a laboratory, observatory, industrial plant, launching platform, dry-dock, and military facility.

Although it did not pursue a space station during the Apollo era, as the program was reaching completion in the 1960s NASA began to forge ahead with a plan to use Apollo technology to realize at least partially the longstanding dream of a space station. What NASA built was a relatively small orbital space platform, called Skylab, in 1973-1974. After initial problems with the workshop, NASA sent three crews to Skylab. During the three missions, a total of nine astronauts occupied the Skylab workshop for a total of 171 days and 13 hours. In Skylab, both the total hours in space and the total hours spent in performance of EVA under microgravity conditions exceeded the combined totals of all of the world's previous space flights up to that time.

Following the final occupied phase of the Skylab mission, ground controllers performed some engineering tests of certain Skylab systems (tests that ground personnel were reluctant to do while astronauts were aboard), positioned the orbital workshop into a stable attitude, and shut down its systems. Unfortunately, on 11 July 1979, Skylab reentered the Earth's atmosphere. The debris scattered from the southeastern Indian Ocean across a sparsely populated section of western Australia. It was an inauspicious ending to the first American space station.

This story is well told in this very fine historical study. The book was published through the Government Printing Office by NASA in 1983. It is now out of print, but available on the second-hand market. For those who do not need a physical copy of it on their shelves, it is also available for downloading free of charge by NASA at http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4208/sp4208.htm courtesy of the NASA History Division.

This is a wonderful study. Ms. Arthur encourages you to dig deeper in Bible and to get as much out of it as God leads. I started this study in a time in my life where I needed the blessings and encouragement she helps you find. It help me put my life into perspective and ahowed me things that i needed to change and how what I do, and how I do things effects others.

great book for people who want to really get into the Bible. Really helps you to "disect" the Word and see how it applies to you individually! Recommend it highly!

Edward Malone, reporter for the Daily Gazette, finds himself caught up in the claims of the eccentric Professor G. E. Challenger to have found a South American plateau where dinosaurs still live. Malone volunteers for a fact-finding mission, along with the dubious Professor Summerlee and the fearless big game hunter Lord John Roxton. The band voyages to South America, journeys to the plateau, and finds it filled with plants and animals for many different epochs. Finding themselves marooned on the plateau, the team faces many dangers and adventures.

While somewhat dated, this book is well written and exciting to read. As a matter of fact, part of the book's charm is its pre-Great War feel. If you like adventure stories, Arthur Conan Doyle, or big game hunters, then this book is for you!

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is best known as the creator of Sherlock Holmes. Just like his contemporary, H.G. Wells, Conan Doyle was fascinated not only with the life of the mind but with life itself. His scientific protagonist, Professor George Edward Challenger, is part genius, part insufferable boor, part explorer, and part skeptic, an exemplar of early twentieth century man, a pure product of the Edwardian Age, when all things were still possible.

Born in the year of the "Titanic," THE LOST WORLD (1912) is a stop-time photograph of a culture on the edge of cataclysmic change. Somewhat quaint with its references to "electric broughams" and the like, THE LOST WORLD predates The Great War by only two years, and gives us a vision of Imperial Britain when it still ruled the Earth. Cocksure of their own infallibility, the characters of THE LOST WORLD are catapulted back in time to face an untamed natural world in which they find themselves reduced from world-conquerors to mere denizens of a wholly different universe, forced to live only by their wits and wiles.

The values espoused in THE LOST WORLD are rather alien to us nowadays. While it is true that Professor Challenger refers to "race" in the late Nineteenth Century fashion of referencing "the Anglo-Saxon race" this does not mean, as some reviewers have posited, that Conan Doyle was a "racist." The imposition of early 21st Century values on early 20th Century thinking is dangerous and can lead to some ill-placed criticisms being levied against those contemporary thinkers---and, after all, our Political Correctness is as much a fad of thought as was their Social Darwinism. Social Darwinism died when the so-called "superior races" slaughtered each other in two World Wars. Conan Doyle had yet to see the Battle of Verdun, and probably only dimly grasped the nearness of Hiroshima and Auschwitz to his own time. As a matter of fact, his Edwardian Age was the tail end of what was probably the greatest single century of human endeavor and progress, a world in which optimism, rationalism and science reigned supreme. There was no unsolvable problem. This reviewer had to wonder if, in making Professor Challenger such a weird specimen (he is described as a sheer genius, but possessing a huge head and a gnomish, hairy body) he wasn't poking a bit of critical fun at his complacent fellow countrymen.

THE LOST WORLD is the great-granddaddy of all prehistoric monster movies. The line of descent from THE LOST WORLD's isolated South American plateau, the dinosaur-ridden Maple White Land, to KING KONG's frightening Skull Island, to Michael Crichton's feral biotech nightmare JURASSIC PARK is direct and absolutely unmistakeable, and includes GODZILLA, GORGO, and THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS among its innumerable progeny.

This is a book, as the Dedication makes clear, to "the Men in all Boys and the Boy in Every Man," sheer fun, in other words. Having the tale told to us ten thousand times in the last century does not detract from Arthur Conan Doyle's well-told and dramatically-imagined story, even though THE LOST WORLD is a somewhat obscure work, often referenced but rarely read nowadays.

First principles remain first principles for very good reasons, and if you are seeking a well-written and colorful adventure story (or if you just want to see where Spielberg got it all from onscreen), THE LOST WORLD comes very highly recommended.

Edward Malone, reporter for the Daily Gazette, finds himself caught up in the claims of the eccentric Professor G. E. Challenger to have found a South American plateau where dinosaurs still live. Malone volunteers for a fact-finding mission, along with the dubious Professor Summerlee and the fearless big game hunter Lord John Roxton. The band voyages to South America, journeys to the plateau, and finds it filled with plants and animals for many different epochs. Finding themselves marooned on the plateau, the team faces many dangers and adventures.

While somewhat dated, this book is well written and exciting to read. As a matter of fact, part of the book's charm is its pre-Great War feel. If you like adventure stories, Arthur Conan Doyle, or big game hunters, then this book is for you!

This book is vastly entertaining. The characters are enjoyable, the plot is great, and I especially love the illustrations throughout the book. This book is the epitome of adventure and intrigue. Read it.

My daughter was introduced to this book when she was just 12 months. She is now 19 months and simply adores it. She insists that I read it to her every night. She refers to it as "Covis" and loves the part when the animals creep up behind Clovis while he's having a drink. She stands up on the bed an creeps while shhhshing with her finger against her mouth just like the ape does. It's too funny! I guess what I like about this book is that it has got a great lesson in it and it imparts it so well to kids. Love it!

I bought this for my 2 year old last summer. I'm still reading this one. Cute, creative, interactive(can play along). My son always goes diving under the blankets or behind my wife when I read pretending he is scared. My second favorite right behind "Russell the Sheep".

Arthur Just is a professor at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana with his areas of expertise being New Testament theology, liturgical history, and catechesis. This commentary is the second in his two-volume commentary on Luke's Gospel in the Concordia Commentary Series. This particular volume does not contain an introduction (as this is found in volume 1), but does begin with a table of contents, prefaces, a table of icons (see below), and a bibliography. An index of volumes one and two conclude this commentary.

Arthur Just views the Gospel of Luke's primary purpose as being a book of catechesis (Christian instruction) for believers and seekers. As such, Just always comments with an eye toward teaching the fledgling Christian the basics of doctrine, identity of Jesus, and the role of the post-ascension Church. He also holds basic theological assumptions concerning the text. Namely, that St. Luke wrote the text, that his original writing is an infallible work inspired by God the Holy Spirit himself, that sacraments are important, and that Luke structured his Gospel in such a way so as to draw out certain theological emphases.

For each pericope, Just provides his own translation, provides extensive comments on theological insights gained from the original Greek text, writes a general comment covering the entire pericope, then comments on the various verses and details. In the outer margins of the commentary, icons are provided to alert the reader to certain recurring themes in Scripture (e.g. one icon alerts the reader to comments on Eschatology, another icon alerts the reader to comments related to the Temple, etc.). Just finds chiastic structure fairly often in the various pericopes and shows how such a draws out overlooked Scriptural statements. Just also places a focus on the unity and interconnectedness of Luke's Gospel as a whole. He often shows the continuation of a Lukan theme and/or how Christ sets a pattern early on in Luke then continues to fulfill that pattern.

Of particular importance for Just is the account of the Last Supper and the account of Jesus appearing on the road to Emmaus. When the Last Supper is introduced in Luke 22:14-23, Just slows down his commentary significantly as he places the meal in its historical context, analyzes the grammar, shows the early Church's understanding and use of Holy Communion, and shows what Holy Communion means for the Church today. He concludes that in the Last Supper/Holy Communion, Christ has made himself the fulfillment of the Old Testament Passover and remains present with his Church as they continue to proclaim his death (and subsequent resurrection) in Commuion. Further, Just draws out the significance of Jesus post-resurrection meals with his disciples in Luke 24. Throughout the commentary, Just draws connections between the various pericopes and the Jesus post-resurrection discourse on the road to Emmaus. By proclaiming himself the fulfillment of Old Testament prophesy and through the sudden "opening of the eyes" of the Emmaus disciples, Just continually draws out Luke-Old Testament connections and also argues that there is a sudden break between the pre- and post-resurrection people of God in theological understanding

This volume contains two excurses: "Luke's Travel Narrative" and "The Old Testament Witness to Christ." Just's work in this second excurses is to be particularly commended as he analyzes Luke (and Jesus') use of the Old Testament (Pentateuch, Prophets, and Psalms) to show Luke's concern for typology, fulfillment of prophesy in Christ, and continuation of the Old Testament in Jesus.

Just is certainly a strong and respected scholar. His comments are well-thought-out, excellent connections are made between the various pericopes within Luke (and between Luke and the Old Testament), various scholarly arguments are presented and given respect, and the literary unity of Luke is well presented, defended, and explained. Also of special note is Just's excellent treatment of Luke 18:15-17 Yet, this side if heaven, we all want for perfection; this commentary is not without its flaws. At times, Just fails to "sell" me on his theory that Luke's primary function is catechesis; his connections between the various pericopes and the Emmaus account are hit-and-miss, and his translations tend to be wooden. Although he purposefully presents wooden translations in order to draw out Greek emphases, they are often confusing and distracting. 19:5: "And as he came to the place, Jesus, looking up, said to him, `Zacchaeus, hurrying, come down, for today in your house it is necessary for me to abide.'" 10:25: "And behold, a certain lawyer stood up, putting him to the test, saying, `Teacher, having done what shall I inherit eternal life?'" If you have no trouble with these, you'll have no trouble with Just's other translations.

Yet these flaws are admittedly minor and the strength of Just's arguments require the discernment of each individual reader. In all, this is an excellent, well structured, Christ-centered, conservative, scholarly work that deserves wide readership. Highly recommended.

Just is passionate about his subject matter, Luke's Gospel. Here in two volumes he provides not only a historical commentary on what Bible exegetes have said about this inspired text, but also adds his take: incarnational and sacramental theology.

As the series exhibits in each volume, so these two provide the original language comments on grammar, textual criticism, etc. which is so vital to the pastor or advanced layperson.

Then he proceeds to the actual commentary on each section showing that meal/table fellowship with the Lord is major Scriptural theme and substance of the third Gospel.

I find this commentary most valuable and turn to it often to test my exegesis and find thoughtstarters for my preaching/teaching. It will most certainly be a valuable aid to both Lutheran and other confessional Christians as well. Highly recommended. Worth the investment of time and money.

With Richard Diebenkorn, Paul Wonner, and other area artists, Theophilus Brown was a member of the group that became known as the San Francisco Bay Area Figurative Movement. Formed in the 1950s, by the 1960s, the Movement had gained national prominence. Brown, like the others and more so than most of them, made a decided turn from the abstract expressionism and pop art dominant at the time. Brown, like the others, did landscapes as well as figures. His city and industrial landscapes have a geometric formality and sharp coloration like those of Diebenkorn; though Brown's retain closer representation. The persons in Brown's portraits are recognizable individuals; while he employs limited cubist techniques and imaginative, unconventional color. As William Inge perceptively described the artist's work in 1967, "[T]he human figure takes its place as a natural part of the landscape, unseparated from it, as in the Matisse interiors. Man is not portraitured against a physical world that serves him as a mere backdrop. He is an integral part of that world." The figures in Brown's paintings always seem a natural part of the overall scene despite their cubist accents and unnatural colors and occasional De Kooningesque electric striations of vivid color.

Even while turning to figure painting and related kinds based on the physical, visible world, Brown's paintings nonetheless display influences from De Kooning, Rothko, and Leger; who taught him in the latter 1940s. The paintings also display influences from Picasso, Braque, and Guston; all of whom Brown knew in his movement from Europe to New York to California.

The "turn to figurative art" denotes the long middle period of Brown's work. In the first stages of his career, the work shows Modernist art's characteristic disinterest of representation in favor of celebration of materials and raw imagination. In the last stages of Brown's career beginning at the opening of the 21st century, he again, in an unplanned and unexpected way, makes modernist art in a style of the day. In the early 2000's, Brown took "colorful little screeds" that were remnants clinging to his palette of acrylics he had been working with and "pinned them to the wall" for assembling into collages. "Like the Proustian sweet, the inherent beauty of these viscous snippets recalled the open-ended, improvisational traits of Willem de Kooning, the gestural physicality of Jackson Pollock" and also traits from Franz Kline and Mark Rothko. Closing with these most recent works of Brown's, the art historian and critic and curator John Arthur completes a comprehensive, multifaceted overview of Brown's career.

Yes! A long overdue book on a wonderful artist. Fans of Brown's work or those who admire the Bay Area Figurative Painters will definitely want this book to add to their library. John Arthur"s commentary on the history of realism and how Brown fits in historically is insightful, funny, witty, and most importantly readable. This book is a great value. I was very surprised that a book with so many color reproductions would be this well priced. You will be very happy with this addition to your library.

Elaine and Arthur Aron are sociologists, who have accompanied the scientific researches of the Maharishi Effect through the last 20 years. Maharishi Effect is called the phenomenon that a large number of the population (1% or more) practicing Transcendental Meditation can reduce negative tendencies like crime in society. The fascinating synthesis of this book is a perspective of world peace on the solid ground of scientific research. Strongly recommended for all who love life and peace.

I picked this book up in an attitude of utter skepticism. "TM can make a more peaceful society - hogwash!"

Then I read the whole book. It is well-written, well-argued, and based on what seems to be very good research. It looks like there may be some truth to this unbelievable claim - if enough people practice this form of meditation, social indicators improve. Less crime, less "noise" in the society, more coherence.

This is a genuinely hopeful book. I'm glad I read it.

This book describes in clear detail how to properly bind a book for maximum durability. It includes details on case bindings (the easiest and weakest), library bindings (one of the strongest), flexible and sunk-cord bindings (traditional), and limp bindings. Although the author makes much about having the right tools, his descriptions are clear enough that one can improvise. With this book, I was able to make a book from paper, boards, and leather that came out quite well on my first try.

Of the many popular books in print today on bookbinding, this one is by far the most comprehensive. It reads like a graduate level textbook and must be studied carefully; it isn't conducive to casual reading. Many of the sentences are difficult to understand and must be thought about for awhile to figure out. Nevertheless, I wouldn't want to undertake a new step in the binding process without first reading what this book has to say. I strongly recommend it for the serious student of bookbinding.