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This book was bought for my daughter who is in a LPN course her teacher suggested this book for a report. She was very happy with the book and information it gave.

This book was hunted down for sentimental reasons but now my twin boys LOVE it!!! Great book with terrific educational value too - two things in one - gotta love that!!

I got this book to help my 4 year old son understand why we poop. We're having some battles over potty training, and I wanted him to know the whole process, in hopes that he would have less anxiety about pooping on the potty. He understands digestion now, and we talk about it frequently, but alas, no pooping on the potty!

This book is about a diner cook who loves to eat healthy food and we find out what happens to that food in this well written and illustrated book by Paul Showers and Edward Miller. There are little experiments and up close photos of digestive organs which can delightfully gross out your child while one reads and learns about this important system of the body.

My 4 year old daughter wants to be a doctor when she grows up so I am always on the look out for books about the body. I love all of the "Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science" books and they have several very good books available regarding how the body works.

My 5-year-old son thinks it is good because it teaches how the food gets digested. My 8-year-old daughter thinks she learned a lot from the book. I personally enjoy reading it too!

Reading 'Winning the Influence Game' was an eye opening experience on how important it is understand how government can influence business. The authors have provided a blueprint for creating a strategy which can change government from an adversary to an ally. More importantly, a well thought out strategy can become your most valuable competitive weapon. If I had viewed government as a partner 10 years ago, there is no doubt in my mind that my venture capital business would be much larger and far more profitable today.

This book is essential reading for anyone needing to implement and manage corporate strategy in a rapidly changing economy. The authors provide a well-informed and interesting perspective on how to navigate government relations while maintaining a competitive advantage. This is an important contribution to current management theory that provides ample food for thought, as well as solid recommendations for practical application. Interesting, focused, well written and useful!

If you've ever wanted to be part of a special interest group or a corporate lobbying machine, but didn't know where to start, experts Michael Watkins, Mickey Edwards and Usha Thakrar have written a handbook for you. The authors write intelligently and provide information in great detail with no fluff. We [...] recommend this book to those in business and organizations of all sizes who are - or should be - playing the influence game.

Too many leaders, focused on starting or expanding businesses, think that markets and competition exist in a vacuum. This very insightful book reminds us that the background of government regulation is also make-or-break. The authors' insights and strategies are intellectually well-grounded, yet oriented to someone who has to apply them in the real world. A must have.

This book is absolutely essential reading for anyone working to develop and sustain business success in a global marketplace that is increasingly subject to governmental regulations. An excellent balance of sound theory and practical application that make this well-written and interesting book a worthwhile investment.

The storyline was great (I continued to think about the characters and story days after finishing the book), but the book as a whole was just good. It could have been much better if the author had used a competent editor. Aside from the glaring typos, misspellings and punctuation errors, an editor could have helped the author tighten the prose and polish the book into a more professional-feeling novel. As someone who works in publishing, I winced each time I came across an error.

If this writer comes out with any more books, I will be the first in the store because this is the most awesome and heart stopping book in America. It made me cry until I couldn't cry anymore. "A Year Since Yesterday" sometimes kept me up all night just waiting to see what would happen next. I would totally recomand this book to anyone! The Best Book EVER!!!!!!!!

I AM NOT USUALLY A FICTION READER BUT ON A RECENT TRIP TO THE BOOKSTORE FOR SUMMER READING MATERIAL THIS BOOK CAUGHT MY EYE. I THINK THIS BOOK HAS MORE INFO ON THE GRIEVEING PROCESS AND HOW IT AFFECTS DIFFERENT PEOPLE DIFFERENTLY THAN ANY SELF HELP BOOK ONE COULD IMAGINE. THIS AUTHOR HAS TAPPED INTO THE SOUL OF LOSS AND GRIEVING AND MANAGED TO WRITE AN ENGROSSING AND BEAUTIFUL STORY ABOUT IT. I LITERALLY COULD NOT PUT THIS BOOK DOWN, IT HAUNTED ME, AND I ONLY WISH IT HAD BEEN 800 PAGES LONG. BEST OF LUCK TO THE AUTHOR, ANY MORE COMING SOON?????

I was twisted at the heart until I finished this book. It was very dramatic at times and I had a hard time putting it down in order to go to sleep. The author keeps you married to the book by his ever so intriguing character's. I loved the book and recommend it to all!

I read this book because it was recommend by a friend, and I am glad I did. I had never heard of the author before, but he has written a wonderful book. I received my copy via the mail on a Saturday and found I could not put it down. The story keeps you guessing and wanting to know what is coming next. There were times when I laughed out loud and times I had to hold back the tears. Mr. Zintel is very descriptive and was able to allow the reader to relate to both the Characters and the story. The ending has an unexpected twist that was especially Joyful yet sad at the same time. The story actually made me appreciate some of the things I have in my own life. I highly recommend you take the time to read this one, you will be glad you did.

Edward G. Kardos is a master of description. The writing is poetic and beautiful. I also applaud his grasp of the spiritual side of life.

This was a great story of self. The central theme carries throughout the book. Kardos does a great job showing us in everyday activity we can become closer to ourselves in reflection that eventually leads to enlightenment. The charactors are real and make you feel you are part of the story. An excellent read.

A great story about coming of age that keeps the reader engaged. The plot and character development are excellent.

This is a short book that I read slowly...savoring the story, its unfolding evolution of human potentials and the creation of spiritual enlightenment. This is a book about growing and responding to the challenges to one's consciousness and the provocations of events in a boy's life. Yet, I think there are universal themes to which we can all relate. The story is woven together with characters, events, and subjects that give a sense of fear and courage, dread and hope, and limitations and releases. It evoked reflections on my youth and the future. Worthy of each moment of time in the reading!!!

Set in the seventies at a Catholic boys boarding school in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, Yours, Aiden by Edward G. Kardos is a compelling and engagingly written story of friendship, the word used to describe a long, slow process of enlightenment as well as a term applicable to the process of healing and learning to make sense of life. Spanning twenty years, and centered around a secluded spot of inspiration, Yours, Aiden is a strongly recommended and emotionally moving saga.

I have read few books that can artistically work with esoteric content without getting trite, awkward or moralistic. In my opinion, "The Celestine Prophecy" is a figment that should have been left sealed in the author's imagination. "Zanoni" on the other hand is a tale with an intriguing plot that all the while leads the reader into unexpected and profound esoteric content. This is a book I will be returning to read several more times.

Zanoni is a wonderful romance story as well as an eye-opener to the possibilities within humankind. It is not a true story. However it is indeed true in many senses.

This is a beautifully written novel which reveals through the use of storytelling many occult mysteries. After reading this wonderful book, I was surprised to realize how many of my other books make reference to it. Overall, a delightful story with profound implications.

WOW!!!People are FINALLY catching on to this book of GREAT Occult literature. Too bad we have to use the word Occult. It reads like a roller coaster ride. Pure Class. I have read this Gem at least three times, and still cry at the end of it. REALLY! Most people don't know that Lytton was a member of Parlement in London, and was a good friend of Dickens, too. His books are not of Dicken's popularity, but this one was his best work. I read once that he went to a seance and a spirit rapped out to him there, "I am the spirit that influnced you to write Z (Zanoni)". He wrote dozens of novels, and plays, and confessed that of all of them "Zanoni" was his favorite book, that he had written. He was also renowned to be one of the leaders of a Rosicrucian group in London, too. Why do I tell you all of this? Because he was Genius and this work of art is, too! Lytton, also, said, "It (Zanoni) is a truth for those who can comprehend it, and an extravagance for those that can't". A more beautiful Romance there has never been written about, except for, maybe, Romeo and Juliet. There is much TRUTH within these pages. I love this book, and it has blessed me, truly, for reading it. Buy the book, period.

This is one of the great masterpieces of occult fiction, astonishing considering when it was written. It was an important influence on the later esoteric movements of the late 1800s and early 1900s. It is usually beautifully written, but does have parts which are a little slow going. The author is also obsessed with the French Revolution, you will actually find Robespierre as a character in the book! The best parts -- the premiere of the opera of the violinist, the description of Mejnour's castle, the Greek island, the calling of Adon-Ai, are unforgettable.

I am a fairly new Believer, and in the past have study with the NIV version of the bible. I have thorougly enjoyed the KJV because I feel as though the essence of what GOD was ( and is ) speaking has been preserved. Even in the language, the bible is very easy to follow, and the footnotes help if you feel you don't quite understand. The layout is very concise, yet easy to adapt to. I love this Bible.

First of all, I love to study the Word of God. It is practically all I do in my free time as of late. To do that, I need a Study Bible that gives me extensive notes, maps, charts, tables, etc. that let me know just about everything I really need to know all in one book.

There is only one book that has stood up to my expectations and has given me all that I have wanted for the most part. It is the Zondervan KJV Study Bible. Not only is it the classic King James Version (in my opinion, the most accurate) but I get all that I want. The notes are rich in content and will satisfy anyone who likes to delve into Scripture. The tables and charts help explain major aspects of Scripture that are in best expressed in that format. At the beginning of the book, they even include a time line that presents the major Biblical events from Abraham to Christ.

This has got to be the ultimate of ultimate Study Bibles!! (For those of you who enjoy the NIV, there is also a Study Bible by Zondervan that gives you the exact same content that this Study Bible does.)

I find the Zondervan Study Bible to be very informative and have been able to find just about anything I would need.

This book will open your eyes to the truths that our society has been ignoring for much too long! An excellent guide for the post-modern thinker. Contains key concepts that will change your life, helping you too live happier and healthier! I believe that everyone needs to read this book, if only to open their eyes to see what our society has turned into instead of going through our daily routines, ignoring what other people have instilled in our brains, telling us how we should be living our lives. This is a very very important book and must be read as many people as possible. After you read this book you will begin to notice things happening in the world that you haven't noticed before. It will open your eyes to a new way of living, a better way of living. I recommend this book to all of you.

This is the King James Version of the NIV Study Bible--the notes are basically identical, just adapted to the KJV wording. The notes and references are plentiful--some may say there are too many! Nearly every verse of the Bible is covered with a comment or outline of some type. While this is a conservative study bible, sometimes other more liberal interpretations are listed along with the conservative position. Besides the copious and helpful notes, there is a subject index, concordance, and colored maps and a historical timeline. Interspersed throughout the entire Bible are pertinent maps, charts, outlines, etc. The KJV Study Bible also has brief word definitions or substitutions for outdated words listed in the center column, which is helpful if you prefer the KJV but stumble on some of the wording.

The binding and pages are typical Zondervan---cheap and not likely to hold up long. I have the large print edition; the print is wonderful to read, but of course makes this book HUGE and heavy--not a Bible to carry around.

All in all, this study bible will give you hours and hours of reading and study pleasure.

[This review refers to the Dover Thrift verse
edition of the AENEID translated into English
by Charles J. Billson in 1906.]

As incredible as it may seem, I prefer this
Billson verse translation over that of Allen
Mandelbaum (which I also have in the Bantam
Classic edition, 1970). What causes one person
to like one translation, and another to prefer
someone else's? It is a matter of taste, but
also of conditioning through aesthetic experience
and expectation. I have read a great many poems
in a great many forms. To my sense and sensibility
there is something about the Mandelbaum translation
of the AENEID which is too confining...too clipped...
it does not seem, to me, to flow freely. And yet
Billson's translation has archaic word choices --
but the flow of his translation seems more interesting
and "freer" than that of Mandelbaum.
Here is a sample of Mandelbaum:

I sing of arms and of a man: his fate
had made him fugitive; he was the first
to journey from the coasts of Troy as far
as Italy and the Lavinian shores.
Across the lands and waters he was battered
beneath the violence of High Ones, for
the savage Juno's unforgetting anger;
and many sufferings were his in war --
[Bantam Classic, 1970.]

And here is Billson in the Dover edition with
the same passage:

Arms and the Man I sing, who first from Troy
A Doom-led exile, on Lavinian shores
Reached Italy; long tossed on sea and land
By Heaven's rude arm, through Juno's brooding
ire,
And war-worn long ere building for his Gods
A Home in Latium: whence [came] the Latin race,
The Lords of Alba, and high-towering Rome.

To my senses, and sensibility, there is something
about Billson's language and flow which seems to
have more august grandeur -- epic style, sound, and
sweep.
Here is an even more telling example -- the famous
scene in which Aeneas plucks the Golden Bough:

[Mandelbaum:] ...just so
the gold leaves seemed against the dark-green
ilex;
so in the gentle wind, the thin gold leaf
was crackling. And at once Aeneas plucks it
and, eager, breaks the hesitating bough
and carries it into the Sibyl's house.

[Billson:] So on that shadowy oak the leafy gold
Glimmered, and tinkled in the rustling air.
Forthwith Aeneas grasped the clinging bough,
And plucked, and bare it toward the Sibyl's
cell.

There seems to me a fineness of poetic sensitivity
there, in Billson, to choose those words just so --
and have the words almost resonate with the sounds
of the objects they are describing.

Roman society was enamoured of Greek culture -- many of the best 'Roman' things were Greek; the major gods were derivative of the Greek pantheon; philosophy, literature, science, political ideals, architecture -- all this was adopted from the Greeks. It makes sense that, at the point of their ascendancy in the world, they would long for an epic history similar to the Homeric legends; the Iliad and the Odyssey, written some 500 years after the actual events they depict, tell of the heroism of the Greeks in their battle against Troy (Ilium). The Aeneid, written by Vergil 700 years after Homer, at the commission of Augustus (himself in the process of consolidating his authority over Rome), turns the heroic victory of the much-admired Greeks on its head by postulating a survivor from Troy, Aeneas, who undergoes as journey akin to the Odyssey, even further afield.

Vergil constructs Aeneas, a very minor character in the Iliad, as the princely survivor and pilgrim from Troy, on a journey through the Mediterranean in search of a new home. According to Fitzgerald, who wrote a brief postscript to the poem, Vergil created a Homeric hero set in a Homeric age, purposefully following the Iliad and Odyssey as if they were formula, in the way that many a Hollywood director follows the formulaic pattern of past successful films. Vergil did not create the Trojan legend of Roman origins, but his poem solidified the notion in popular and scholarly sentiment.

Vergil sets the seeds for future animosity between Carthage and Rome in the Aeneid, too -- the curse of queen Dido on the descendants of Aeneas of never-ending strife played into then-recent recollections of war in the Roman mind. Books I through VI are much more studied than VII through XII, but the whole of the Aeneid is a spectacular tale.

Fitzgerald's modern and accessible translation makes the Aeneid really come to life for modern readers. It is a verse translation, not forced into word-by-word construction nor into false, flowery and stuffy structured verse that would seem formal and distant. This is a language familiar to modern readers, just as Vergil's Latin would have been readily accessible to the listeners and readers of his time.

Vergil died before he could complete the story. He wished it to be burned; fortunately, Augustus had other ideas. Still, there are incomplete lines and thoughts, and occasional conflicts in the storyline that one assumes might have been worked out in the end, had more editing time been available. Despite these, the Aeneid remains a masterpiece, and Fitzgerald's translation will be a standard bearer for some time to come.

What a shame that THIS edition of them all is printed in the worst edition. The paper is brittly, gauzy and somewhat iridescent, the ink is sallow on the paper, the book lacks an introduction, any critical notes (any indication that the last words of the text are in fact the last words, and not a typo or printer's error, seeing as how they end at the bottom of the page and are followed immediately by the plastic cover).

It is perhaps because of the Aeneid that the phrase "les traductions sont comme les femmes: quand elles sont belles, elles ne sont pas fideles; quand elles sont fideles, elles ne sont pas belles." I have spent much of the summer in meticulous scrutiny of four editions of the aeneid: the lind, mandelbaum, humphries, and billson. the process has led me to some resultant nasty and pretentious slants of minds against the first and third of the abovelisted translations, which are in many parts mistaken, lacking in detail, and overall, diluted and generalized. the billson is actually a very difficult text if one is without a firm grounding in the english poetry that flourished a few centuries ago; billson takes delightful ''liberties'' in his word choices, and takes a unique and exhilarating grammar form, that is typically ''classical''.

i do not recommend reading this one, nor reading it in close comparison to all the other available translations. pick up a copy of wheelock's latin instead.

This review is one of the this particular translation and not of Virgil's Aeneid. This translation is outstanding. It is a prose translation undoubtedly made by some nineteenth century British Classicist. That, however, takes nothing away from it. This is the one translation I have found that actually succeeds at keeping the beauty of Virgil's words. It makes for great sounding language and it is not spoiled by modern idioms or expressions. The translator keeps his text very literal and yet somehow manages not to sound redundant or awkward. Indeed, the words simply flow. I do not know who the translator is and oddly enough, the book doesn't tell you either. I highly recommend this translation especially to anyone who is tired of the classics not sounding like classics.

The Roman poet Virgil, normally content with evocations of farming, animal husbandry and rustic scenes, here takes up the task of crafting an epic worthy of Rome's greatness and success as a world power. Taking as his model the Odyssey of Homer, Virgil traces the wanderings of Aeneas, hero of the Trojan Wars, as he wends his way toward Italy and his destiny -- to found Rome. Along the way he falls in love with Queen Dido of Carthage. There are lots of scenes of battles and one-on-one fighting, and they are occasionally more gory than Homer ever was (or perhaps it just seems that way because we know more about the victims' psyches than we did with Homer's characters). Be prepared for a rather abrupt ending, but the good news is you won't have to wade through obsequies and other formalisms in a denouement that could only have been anticlimactic. The prose translation I heard (on the Blackstone unabridged tapes) was undoubtedly accurate but not very noble. Someday I'll try it again with a poetic version.

This is an excellent guide to Afghanistan. Both for the expert and the newcomer. Given the current security situation in Afghanistan, I would recommend the Essential Field Guide as a must to all US and Coalition soldiers and peacekeepers. It could save their lives and US policy.

The guide provides exactly the sort of quick understanding with excellent overviews and infobriefs on culture, economies, health, environment, ethnic groups etc. that would prove more than useful through a more thorough understanding of this country and its people. Edward Girardet, who has written for the Christian Science Monitor and National Geographic, is also one of the top experts on the country since first reporting it at the beginning of the Soviet invasion. Apart from its information, the guide is simply a joy - and incredibly interesting - to read. Anyone serious about Afghanistan - aid worker, journalist, diplomat, academic, traveller, human rights advocate...should have a copy if not in their pocket then certainly on their bookshelves. Political science and journalism students should also study this as a must. It beats most other books on Afghanistan. Girardet and Walter and the Crosslines publishers should definitely do other books on humanitarian and conflict zones elsewhere. If they can do the same for Africa or the Middle East as they have with Afghanistan, they are doing an incredible service to all concerned.

CROSSLINES ESSENTIAL FIELD GUIDE TO AFGHANISTAN

Published by CROSSLINES Global Report and Media Action International (formerly the International Centre for Humanitarian Reporting-ICHR)

The Crosslines Essential Field Guide to AFGHANISTAN Is the only detailed guidebook dealing with the current situation of the country available in English. Although certain elements in the book have been overtaken by recent events, the field guide is still essential reading for all journalists, aid workers, diplomats and military personnel operating in the region or otherwise interested in Afghanistan. Journalists and relief workers from the BBC, TIME, UNHCR, UNICEF and other media or aid groups have already informed us that the Essential Guide to AFGHANISTAN is the best thing going for quick and informed background information.

The book features over 500 pages of political, humanitarian and military analysis, biographies of key Taliban and opposition players, essential information briefs on agriculture, medical relief, environment, culture etc. as well as all regions of the country, street maps, advice on health and security, phrasebooks in Persian and Pashto, contact details for diplomats, aid agencies and journalists. Specially commissioned essays written leading experts analyse the country's political, military, humanitarian, and cultural situation. All country data was collated through first hand field research the editors.

The editors are Edward Girardet (a journalist and former correspondent for The Christian Science Monitor; also author of Afghanistan - the Soviet War) and Jonathan Walter (a former officer with the British Army's Brigade of Gurkhas, and editor of the World Disasters Report)

The new (2005)edition of this guide brings the story up to 2004 and contains ample documentation regarding the struggling new democracy of Afghanistan. The writing is rich in colorful, touching, scary, revealing details that tend to get filtered out of official and semi-official reports. I found the discussions of deforestation, landmines, and security particularly helpful. Written from a European perspective, the book provides many useful suggestions for travel in Afghanistan that usefully complement advice from American sources.

This book was made for the use of relief workers working in Afghanistan. Aid for Aid participated in helping provide the maps for this book .

Crosslines Essential Field Guide to Afghanistan tells the full story about Afghanistan in a way I can't find in any other book. Whether it's politics, culture or humanitarian information you're after - it's all in there. I never realised how big those Buddhas were that the Taliban blew up until I saw a picture in this book! If you want to understand more about the country at the centre of world news, this is the book to buy!

I brought this for my daughter when she was 2 and we are still reading it 3 or 4 times a week 2 years later.
The book has stayed a favorite because my daughter always notices something different each time she looks at it. The Book introduces many different types of vehicles, how they work and what they all do. It has sparked many coversations from how littering is bad for the planet to how sidewalks are made. It's a good read and a great learning tool too. A nice bonus is the many different road signs listed on the front and back book flaps!

I have a four year old son who received this book a a gift for his second birthday. He absolutely loves it. We still read it all the time. It makes a great gift too.

The first sentence sets up a rhyme and rhythm that I expected to continue through the book, but it does not, and I find the text a little awkward because of that. The subject matter is very popular and the book does an excellent job of describing tons of different vehicles and what they do. The illustration style is pleasant to look at, however, some of the objects the letter is highlighting are not prominent in the page. The"Keep Left" sign for the letter K is almost lost in all the other objects on the page. If you have a car and truck enthusiast it would be worth it to get this book. If you are looking for an excellent alphabet book, keep looking.

My two-year-old son loves this book. We checked and re-checked it out from the library for half a year before we finally got him his own copy. He can easily identify the 26 vehicles and road signs that appear in the book, and -- due to countless readings -- he has the text almost completely memorized. He "reads" it aloud before he goes to sleep, and we hear him "reading" it again first thing in the morning (he sleeps with it in his crib).

Thanks in large part to this book, he and his twin sister are quite alert in the car, pointing out logging trucks, jeeps, hook and ladder trucks... It helps keep us all happy when we're on the road.

My son simply cannot get enough of cars and trucks. Priddy's "My Big Truck Book" seems to have started it all. Later we got him DK's "My First Truck Board Book," and for his third birthday we will be giving him Dk's "Things That Go."

My son is nearly 2 and this is a book he chooses nightly to read. The various means of transportation thrill him. His vocabulary has grown from this book. He now points out all types of things from vans to tractors to the zamboni machine at the end of the book. A great book and something I would recomend.

I'm in the business of teaching writing to business professionals and this book is a godsend. The instructional material up-front is right on, the useful appendixes at the end of the book are great (especially the grammar hotline directory which guides readers to grammar helplines throughout the country), but the greatest value are the model letters themselves. Plus the book comes with a software diskette that has the templates for all the model letters. This is great stuff

Great book, plus software templates for all routine business correspondence. Highly recommend.

The model letters in The AMA Handbook of Business Letters are a godsend. And they come on a disk that's included with the book. Better than impersonal form letters, these models let you adapt to your own situation and send off the best correspendence you can imagine. There's also a great primer on writing and grammar, plus handy appendices of words to watch, common punctuation snafus, and a list of free grammar hotlines you can call around the country. Well worth the price. I'd buy it for my whole sales force.

I was excited to get my book in the mail, however, when I opened the disk that came with the book it was for Wordperfect 5.1 & MS Word 2.0. I have contacted the publisher in regards if there is a newer disk because I like many others use WordPerfect 9 and Microsoft Word. I received instructions that I can not get to work in DOS or Windows. One of the reasons I purchased the book was to get the disk and sample letters! What a disappointment! I have a disk I cannot use at this point. Buyer's Beware!

Businesses seeking indepth coverage and plenty of examples will appreciate the weightier AMA Handbook Of Business Letters by Jeffrey Seglin and Edward Coleman. Unlike its easier competitor, this provides a series of guidelines and tutorials on the basics of writing letters and includes over 350 models for memos, faxes, emails, and business letters. The accompanying CD allows for choosing a model and quickly producing a finished result.