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Few books have been written that tell about the Native American's side of history. This book tells about the Nez Perce stories of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in Idaho. Zoa Swayne spent decades interviewing tribal elders and studying the journals before putting this book together. Clark met 3 Nez Perce boys on the Weippe Prairie, Zoa discovered the names of 2 of the boys. Lewis and Clark spent 2 1/2 weeks in the Nez Perce country building canoes before continuing on to the Pacific Ocean and nearly 2 months on the return trip, so there is a lot to tell.

Ms. Swayne has done an excellent job of telling the story of one indian tribe's encounters with American explorers. Not really a portrayal of Lewis and Clark themselves, it is more a glimpse into what the world looked like to the Nez Perce 200 years ago. It's told from the Indians' point of view, based on oral and written history collected after much research by Ms Swayne. Each stage of the unfolding story is contrasted with entries from Lewis's and Clarke's journals. The different views of the same developments provides real insight into the different world views and problems faced by the Indians and the explorers.

It's a fairly short book written in the style of a novel, and is a good relaxing read for adults or teenagers.

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This book is very appropriate for those new or experienced teachers begginers in the use of the technology in higher education. The authors of a very didactic way focus in the importance of understanding the nature of the learning that is wanted to obtain before deciding the technology that will be used

IMPRINT, By Paul Bates.

The present-tense, stiff-masculine action in this novel is reminiscent of the hardboiled detective novels from the forties and fifties. The protagonist, Wyatt, spends an inordinate amount of time thinking, an apparent attempt to present him as a sympathetic character. In general, this fails. Wyatt doesn't seem terribly motivated or bright. Nevertheless, there are some redeeming and curious qualities to this novel. For one, Wyatt's tendency to lose his extremities while sleeping. Why he wakes with an arm or a leg missing is never really explained - but he has the eerie ability to rebuild the missing parts by the power of his mind. That unique ability makes his DNA valuable. This alone is enough to keep most science fiction fans reading. It certainly grabbed my attention.

Wyatt misses his true love, Jenny. Jenny disappeared and none of Wyatt's friends remember her. It happens a lot in this book. Some people `disappear' themselves, and others are erased by the powers that be. We learn this is how the government controls the population, and the surviving masses prefer to forget their missing loved ones rather than search for them or even remember them. Wyatt is the exception.

Wyatt is a sweeper - a frightening profession with a certain prestige. He is authorized to carry a wand. The wand, carried in a holster beneath his arm, can instantly destroy anything organic, reducing it to smoke and ash. He goes out with other sweepers to eliminate drossies (people) animals or things in places where they don't belong. The job pays a very modest wage, enough for Wyatt to eat and pay the rent on his drab apartment in the worst area of the city. Wyatt often wonders if his sweet Jennie has been `swept.'

This world is a coldhearted place. No one seems to be kind or pleasant. There is no real tenderness or interaction between characters. Love is sex, sex is love. Conversations are brief. Dialogue provides information, but does not succeed in any real character-building.

Wyatt is offered a job he cannot logically or economically refuse. He becomes the bodyguard for a very powerful man and is dragged into a power struggle between feuding warlords. On his days off, Wyatt visits his latest girlfriend for sex or he stays in and studies, not appearing to have a definite preference. He gets a bit of education, but he is no wiser or more interesting.

Wyatt is very good with the wand, and can fry two or three drossies at a time. He impresses his boss again and again. He's earning good wages now, in the form of credits.

Eventually we meet Jenny. She is meek, tearful and she prefers her life in the Archives, locked away, studying and filing, or whatever devout Archivists do. It's a letdown as far as long lost reunions go. Luckily, it's not the climax.

Wyatt has some exciting adventures in the last third of the book, and they are worth the wait. He gains some initiative and travels to an area where a terrible plague is blamed for massive loss of life. While there he learns a number of things about his powerful boss and none of the things are good. He discovers that he is partly to blame for the loss of life in this sector. Does this change Wyatt for the better? No, he goes right back to frying people, in the employment of his evil boss.

The employer's daughter, Anastasia, is Wyatt's personal trainer. She kicks and punches him up, down and sideways on a regular basis. She is the only truly interesting character in this tale. What she sees in Wyatt is a mystery. Maybe it's because he bathes regularly and dresses sharp? Don't know. Over the length of this book he changes from out an ignorant dud to an educated dud.

Action scenes are this writer's strongest talent. The futuristic city, the limbs dissolving and rebuilding, the space station, the secret weapon, the bloody battle between the warlords, those are the genuinely entertaining parts. 'Imprint' is an better than average read if you're not insistent on sympathetic, believable characters. The ending was somewhat predictable, and it came, ultimately, as a relief to this reader.

The world is a bleak and dark place for people like Wyatt Weston who lives below the poverty line. Not having an income is one way of disappearing or being killed which has the benefit of keeping the population stable since natural resources are disappearing at an alarming rate. Wyatt has a unique talent of waking up missing a body part and being able through the power of his mind to regenerate it.

Rachel Void wants Wyatt but she has left behind Heartland where all the decision makers and power brokers live under a dome because the air that everyone else breathes in the world is polluted. A chance meeting with one of the leaders of Heartland Victor Crist earns Wyatt the job of bodyguard, a dangerous job since his new employer wants to change the world order. Wyatt doesn't know that if he makes it through the coup alive, he probably will play a strong role in what will be a new world.

Not one word in this entire novel indicates this is planet earth. It could be any world where the plague and religious wars destroyed much of the orb and there is very little chance of nature regenerating itself without a major paradigm shift. Readers will find this dark grim work reminiscent of A CLOCKWORK ORANGE where those in control know what lies beyond the next symphony. Paul J. Bates has written a work that takes the reader one step beyond the edge.

Harriet Klausner

Then again, even if you are a librarian, don't bother.

I shouldn't say these types of things about this book as I studied under one of its authors in graduate school, but let's be perfectly honest for a minute... it's boring!

Actually, "For Information Specialists" is not that bad. Bates, White, and Wilson make some interesting hypotheses about the way people gather information, so the work has merit, it's just that the writing style is lacking and the content, dry as a bone.

I'm a PhD student in the field of library and information studies and want to say that this is the best book in our discipline. It covers all the essential ideas about information organization and access in the form of clear, creative, and at moments funny essays. [For example, you've just got to smile over Bates' coinage of the verb "bibble" (to use a bibliography) or White's wry critique of bibliographic essays being awkwardly "file-ish."] At different times in my student career one and then the other of the chapters have been my favorite -- whether Bates' Search Tactics or White's External Memory. The three authors happen to be some of the greatest contributors to this discipline in the last 30 years, and these are all seminal pieces. Another reviewer called this book boring, and I object. Every chapter is lively and the authors and editor (White) obviously took great pains to teach and cajole the reader through very abstract matters. In style and substance, nothing compares to this book in the field of library and information studies.

I purchased this book with my eye on one section in particular... the one that purports to have a list of publishers and their contact information. When I received the book, I was excited to flip it open and find, indeed, a list of information for many publishers in the industry. What I soon found out, however, that what seems to be a large amount of information really isn't.

First, there are a striking number of major publishers that are simply missing from the book. For example, the publisher that historically works the most with outside studios, Take Two (and their subsidiaries, Gathering of Developers, Rockstar, etc.) have no listing whatsoever. There is some solace in seeing companies like Microsoft Games... but they state firmly in their entry that they do not accept unsolicited submissions - which is exactly what a reader of this book would be doing. What's more, many of the entries in this section were obviously lifted straight from forms filled out by the companies themselves... complete with spelling errors, grammatical hash and useless statements.

The lists of developers and contractors seems to be a bit more of a help - particular for those that are looking for employment or for specialized contract labor to help them augment their own skills. However, this is something that is available through other outlet such as the perennial favorite, Gamasutra.com.

The other sections of this book hold some value, depending on your knowledge and exposure to the industry. There are some decent articles in Section 1 by some good names in the business. They provide an array of education, advice, encouragement and caution to those who may be looking at getting into the industry.

The last section of recommended reading, URLs, etc. is material you could find on your own. It is only really valuable if you are completely incapable of performing the most basic of searches via your engine of choice. Of course, if you couldn't Google with a reasonable level of skill, you probably wouldn't be the type of person that would be looking for this book in the first place.

All in all, it is nice to have this information between a pair of covers... but don't expect an all-encompassing tome of who's who and who wants you. On the other hand, for the price they are charging, it may be worth it to just pick it up so you don't have to burn the calories acquiring the information on your own.

Game Developer's Market Guide answers this difficult question: "How do I get a job in game development?" It provides students with a clear and complete resource for understanding and breaking into the game industry. Most importantly, this book helps an aspiring developer figure out what their goals really are, and how to achieve them.

The book is organized into three coherent segments. The first portion is a series of articles describing various aspects of the game industry, including the business, the freelance lifestyle, agents and recruiters, legal issues, game design, and explanations of the various components and jobs involved in both the production and management of a game.

The second portion of this book is a compendium of publishers, developers, contractors, distributors, game recruiters, schools, and industry events. Each entry listed in this section provides a full description of the company, contact information, a brief history, and its function in the industry.

The third portion of the book is a list of important organizations and websites with which any serious developer should be familiar.

This is an enjoyable, well-structured, and well-formatted book containing a wealth of useful information. It succeeds in providing a solid foundation in the fundamentals of the game industry. The articles in this book present concrete examples and crucial information from some of the industry's top developers that empower readers to competently formulate an approach to entering the game industry.

In addition to the articles, the company list is an invaluable resource to student developers. One of the most difficult aspects of job application strategies for any student is gathering a list of prospective employers. This book provides a comprehensive list of companies that enables a reader to quickly track down contact information as well as identify companies that they might have otherwise overlooked.

The final section of the book provides links and information about popular game development organizations and websites. It provides an important foundation for students to understand and get involved with the community.

Regardless of whether you are an artist, programmer, designer, producer, tester, veteran, or novice, I highly recommend this book as an essential resource for understanding and existing within the game industry. Bates has fluidly organized the most important aspects of the game industry into a single comprehensive and easy to read reference guide. Each chapter is filled with information and tips that are crucial to the success of any game developer.

After I read the book to my child a few times, he handled his next visit to the doctor noticeably better than in the past.

This book is good for 2 to 3 year olds. The illustrations resemble real life. The children in my class enjoyed it.

I have not read this book yet in its entirety, but I dont want to let the foregoing review be the only word on the subject here--I am sorry that reviewer found it "heavy going," I'll testify that I found the thinking in the two chapters I did read, 13 and 16, to be absolutely gripping and provocative, more than enough to cause me to order my own copy of the book. My sense of this work's importance is that of Mr. Tillotson's.

I read this book because it won a Pulitzer Prize, and because I so greatly enjoyed the biographies of Keats by Aileen Ward and by Robert Gittings. But I found much of this book tough going. The study of some of the longer poems simply did not interest me. But the account of Keats' last year is very well-done and absorbing.

I was so excited when I heard about this title. Having read the other titles by the same publisher (Vampire and Werewolf: The Apocalypse)I was sure I was in for a good read. Unfortunatly, the book seems very detailed oriented which makes it long-winded and eventually it is like reading a book for history class and not a role-playing game. I do enjoy the book and look forward to playing the game, but it falls short of the excitment that Vampire generated.

When I first heard about a space suplement from the revised White Wolf system I was enthralled. How would they top their earlier titles? I was surprised by the amazing writing, the depth of ideas and philosophical concepts and how the system wraps all of the earlier systems into one, of sorts. The Vampire, werewolf, wraith, changeling, and mage titles all dealt with the coming of the armageddon and attainment of ultimate power, and if you look at the Aeon concept you will see that this is a game that addresses humanities placement in that battle, with all those supernaturals becoming the abberants, and humanity finally awakening to its own battle. You won't find your religious awakening, as many have tried with Vampire, or an alternate personality as with most of the other systems. Instead, you'll find a game that asks you to use your own human ingenuity, imagination, and creativity, NO MORE NAMBY PAMBY RULES AND DETAILED REGULATIONS FOR THOSE WITHOUT IMAGINATIONS. It may seem long winded, but that's because they are addressing the UNIVERSE, and over 200 years of humantiy that cannot be just brushed over...get this game if you want a true challenge for your character and yourself.

Libro muy bueno para tenet en cuenta en el desarrollo personal, empresarial y espiritual del liderazgo.

Need to understand your spouse? Your children? Your neighbour? Your boss? Your client? Need to learn about it in spanish? This is THE book. Necesita comprender a su marido/mujer? A sus hijos? A su vecino? A su jefe? A su cliente? Necesita saberlo en español? Este es EL libro.

I have had this book for a few years and it has helped in keeping my collection in order. It has almost every can produced in the United States from the first cone top, up through 1991. It has black and white photos of most cans, and a complete list of every can they found, ranging from standard issues,(from every bottler and variation) all the way to bank tops, and special events. I never actually counted, but I would say that there are at least 2000 cans listed in this book. I have over 1400 cans and this book has helped fill the gaps that are in my collection. And it's also alot easier to find what it is I am searching for, now that I know what's out there. The prices are subject to debate. All cans are valued by rarity. But value is in the eye of the collector. I would love to see an updated version, and this book does lack in foriegn cans (only a hundred or so listed and pictured). But it's a great way to start your collection, or keep track of what cans you need prior to '91. There is also a list of collectors, and some helpful tips in how to preserve and rate the condition of your cans.

I have had this book for a few years and it has helped in keeping my collection in order. It has almost every can produced in the United States from the first cone top, up through 1991. It has black and white photos of most cans, and a complete list of every can they found, ranging from standard issues,(from every bottler and variation) all the way to bank tops, and special events. I never actually counted, but I would say that there are at least 2000 cans listed in this book. I have over 1400 cans and this book has helped fill the gaps that are in my collection. And it's also alot easier to find what it is I am searching for, now that I know what's out there. The prices are subject to debate. All cans are valued by rarity. But value is in the eye of the collector. I would love to see an updated version, and this book does lack in foriegn cans (only a hundred or so listed and pictured). But it's a great way to start your collection, or keep track of what cans you need prior to '91. There is also a list of collectors, and some helpful tips in how to preserve and rate the condition of your cans.