Greene Books

This book was a surprising book. I use the combacks to people that are rude to me. I use the insults for anyone. It is a pretty good book and I'd recomend it to anyone who has trouble standing up to bullies. This book also made me laugh all over. Read it today!

I found this book quite amusing, it is full of interesting stories and quotes, but it got slightly boring as it neared the end. All in all a good purchase.

This book is reasonably accessible to those who may not have had any previous exposure to complex analysis. Many parts of the text are well written and easy to read and I really enjoyed the exposition on harmonic functions. With that being said, however, there are some things that I did not particularly like.

I thought it was strange that the author discusses the Cauchy integral formula for a disk, develops more aspects of the theory, and then later comes back to deal with homotopy theory and topology insofar as integration is concerned. In this aspect, Conway's treatise on the subject is superior, in my opinion.

I also prefer Conway's proof of Mittag-Leffler's theorem which is eloquent and a good application of Runge's Theorem. Additionally, I prefer Conway's proof of the Picard theorems as well (Conway uses Montel-Caratheodory which in and of itself is interesting while Greene and Krantz use the modular function and there are a few choice spots when Krantz is a bit vague).

Finally, some of the proofs and exercises contain errors (most of them minor, some of them not so minor) and a few of the proofs are quite difficult to follow at times while Conway's book seems more readable in these areas. This comment mainly applies to the 2nd edition and it is quite conceivable that the author has remedied these errors in the 3rd edition.

Overall, this book has some value. I believe that this book, coupled with Conway's book is a good combination. There are many things that Greene and Krantz do that I prefer over Conway and vice versa although if I had to compare the two, I would prefer Conway.

This book is rather unorthodox in a number of respects, but it has become one of my favourite texts in complex analysis. The authors claim that their motivation for their presentation of the subject is to emphasize the interconnectedness of complex function theory with multivariable calculus, and de-emphasize the connection with topology. While I do not exactly agree with these goals, I think they do an excellent job of acheiving them. My only complaint about the book is that a few proofs in early chapters result in a sea of differential operators that is resolved by a plug-and-chug computation, something I'd always rather avoid.

The level of the book is elementary, especially for a graduate text, and I appreciate the authors for making honest and reasonable claims about the accessibility of their book. This book would probably even work well for someone who has not had a prior course in complex analysis, such as senior undergraduates. Some of the more advanced topics are presented in clearer ways in this book than I have seen elsewhere.

This book has a wealth of exercises, and the difficulty level is somewhat inconsistent. Some of the exercises are outright inane--possibly inappropriate for a graduate-level text, but useful for rote practice. Others are more interesting. I appreciate, however, the inclusion of more elementary exercises: many graduate texts have the problem of not including enough such exercises, which can make it hard for students to master the fundamentals. This book avoids this pitfall.

The best part about this book is the prose. This book is well-written and is a pleasure to read. Theorems and results are well-motivated, and necessary nuances are effectively communicated through the text. The authors do not over-emphasize equations: they use words in a proof when they are clearer.

The book is well-indexed and comprehensive. A student with prior background in Complex analysis might want to read the first chapter to get familiar with the authors' incessant use of differential operators, and then feel free to skip around. I think this book would make an excellent textbook for a course in complex analysis, although the unusual development in the first chapter might annoy some professors.

This was the next to last in the first series of Fortunes of Texas that I had started reading. In the Gifts of Fortune, are three love stories of those people who made a profound impact on Patrick Fortune's recovery. He continues to be a generous and giving soul. Re-affirms faith in lost loves.

Gifts of Fortune is a book that revolves around Ryan Fortune and the gifts that he gives to people that are important to him. Each person is important to Ryan for different reasons.
THE HOLIDAY HEIR introduces us to Nico Tan-efi the King of Imarco. Nico saved Ryan from financial disaster, and in return Ryan gives Nico a ring that has the Double Crown inlay. Ryan swears that the ring holds the magical power to make true love survive. Nico can only hope that the mystical power is true and helps him win back his one true love. ... In THE CHRISTMAS HOUSE we are introduced to Jessamine Mitchell and Sebastian Quentin. Ryan feels the need to thank these two people for pulling him out of a burning car and saving his life. Ryan knows that they are both orphans and decides to give them a very expensive house to share. Ryan secretly hopes that the house brings these two strangers together. I was a bit disappointed with the abrupt ending of this story. In MAGGIE'S MIRACLE we finally meet the doctor that saved Ryan's life when somone tried to kill him with poison. Dr. Maggie Taylor never gave up on saving Ryan and in return he gives her two million dollars to help her fund he own research lab. Maggie's sister has a rare blood disorder and with Ryan's money she can afford to open her own research lab. Maggie also hires the best research doctor available, Dr. Elliott Sandwell. Sparks fly when these two get together. I have to admit that I liked Nico's story the best because there was a family connection between him and the Fortunes. The other two stories were okay, but other than Ryan being the one to give them their "gifts" they had no other connection to the Fortune books. I am eager to get back to the Fortune clan with the next book in the series...

Charmaine's parents are divorced, and her older sister Cissia is coming from San Francisco to New York City for a visit. It's been seven years since Charmaine has seen Cissia. On Cissia's last visit, Cissia was a total snot and so pretty Charmaine could have thrown up! From Cissia's point of view, she is going to be stuffed in a New York apartment for two whole weeks. And the worst part for Cissia is that Charmaine has a cute boyfriend and a great best friend. Cissia is completely green with envy. Cissia's mother believes boys just try to kiss you and then break your heart, leaving you alone. Her mom also believes that friends are only snobs who try to trick you into giving them things they want. Charmaine thinks this is an extreme way of thinking. To top all of this off, a suspicious old man and a little girl might be following them. The absolute worst part is that Charmaine and Cissia are starting to become friends!

Very well written,and page-turning! I could not put it down from the beginning. Charmaine and Cissa are well formed characters. I loved this book!

This is another book in the Rookie Reader series. This book is ok. It is about two boys who are outside on the ice. There is not really much of a story. There are only 58 words in 28 pages. The pictures are excellent though. It is targeted for early readers. It might be hard for a child to tell you what happened in this story since it is so short. I really like some other Carol Greene books better.("Hi, Clouds" and "Rain! Rain!")

Oh, boy! Ice! Ice on houses. Ice on trees. Whee! Ice is pretty. Let's skate on ice. Around... around... Whee! Ice is fun. -- And this book will be fun for your pre-schooler. There are some very important words here, like, around, boy, cat, cold, drip, fun, hat, houses, ice, is and eleven more that are necessary for beginning readers and they are really driven home by Paul Sharp's wonderful illustration.

I like all the Rookie Reader books. They are just a great way to get a little pre-schooler started on his or her reading career. And an early start is so important in today's world. Children need every advantage they can get, so if you're a parent or guardian of a precious little one, I highly recommend Rookie Reader books. The dividends they will pay in the long run will be priceless.

This book is fabulous. I can't imagine what the previous reviewer was thinking only giving this 3 stars while raving about the book; probably a mistake. This set is clearly worth 5 stars. The included booklet is compact, but well-written and very instructive. It's not the most detailed writing, but it's not meant to be -- the book is designed to be an accessible start toward a meaningful creative endeavor, and it achieves its goal with style. The book was written by a world-class artist who makes and sells mobiles, and he offers important tips based on his experience. The set also includes beautiful pre-cut paper pieces that can be used to make your own mobile. This set is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Thank you, Mr. Rose, for your excellent work.

This book was fantastic -- beautifully done and quietly insightful. The art of Kinetic sculpture can be truly awe inspiring, ranging from the majestic Calder to YOU! The reader of this book! You will have an opportunity to create a mobile for yourself. Mobiles are a great way to display one's uniqueness, and this book is a very good starting poing.

Marco Polo was born in Korcula in 1254-1324. He went to Asia for 24 years. Then he traveled the whole China and returned to tell the tale, which became the greatest travelouge. The Polo brothers went to Surai, on the Volga river were they traded for years. Then they got stranded for three years in Bukhara. Then they were abrubtly rescued in Bukhara by the arival of a VIP emissary from Hulagu Khan in the west.

Marco Polo was born in Korcula in 1254-1324. He went to Asia for 24 years. Then he traveled the whole China and returned to tell the tale, which became the greatest travelouge. The Polo brothers went to Surai, on the Volga river were they traded for years. Then they got stranded for three years in Bukhara. Then they were abrubtly rescued in Bukhara by the arival of a VIP emissary from Hulagu Khan in the west.

I gave the companion book FELL AND FOUL PLAY a five star review, and would have handed it 6 if Amazon's system had allowed, but this book just isn't as great, and this time around I liked it even less. It begins in a brilliant note, with "The House in Goblin Wood," perhaps the best of all Carr's short stories, but then we get the turgid novelette "All in a Maze," which unfortunately shows how Henry Merrivale just sank beneath a lot of extraneous comic tics and died. The strange thing about this collection is that you can see some of Carr's repeated devices and characterizations. In "All in a Maze" I got tired very dam-quick of its heroine, a half English half French girl who strikes the dumb hero as irresistibly cute and outspoken, with her kooky English and her upfront attitude towards oo-la-la. Oh, she's wretched! Carr must have really had a thing for the half-French girl, for she shows up again almost at the end of the book, under the name of "Jacqueline," this time, the enterprising Parisian journalist new in London and determined to crack the case of "The Clue of the Red Wig." She's ghastly under either guise.

I also have found, to my astonishment, that the Colonel March stories aren't as wonderful as I remembered. In fact they seem to me to be the same story again and again. I question editor Greene's judgment in rejigging the arrangement of the stories to present them as they were written chronologically, instead of the way Carr and Ellery Queen put them together, for anyhow the present way just makes it glaringly obvious that "The New Invisible Man" and "The Crime in Nobody's Room" are practically twins in plot and mood. I guess I don't think Carr's creation of Colonel March--who gets his man because, he boasts over and over, he concentrates on what's *obvious*--is very convincing. The "obvious" thing is supposed to be paradoxical in a Chesterton-esque way, but in fact, most of the Queer Complaints stories do not feature him glomming on to the obvious, not by a long shot.

"Blind Man's Hood" and "New Murders for Old," half ghost stories, half detection, are an acquired taste, and this time around I could see what I could not previously, they are pretty brilliant! But the two new discoveries, "The Diamond Pentacle" and "Scotland Yard's Christmas," well, you can see why Carr forgot their existence. I like them but both of them are super weird and the latter, with its emphasis on the physically freakish, is like something Senator Brooks U. Banner might have been investigating. Tasteless? Yes, kind of.

However when I read this book again I might think otherwise, and I do like "The Footprint in the Sky" with Colonel March and "Lair of the Devil Fish" is an outstanding radio play. And Doug Greene's notes and erudition are a model of what an editor can do to help shape a book and its reception.

A collection of two short stories featuring H.M., nine stories featuring Colonel march, and seven other non-series tales. Each story has an introduction by Douglas Greene.

Table of contents:

H.M.:

The House In Goblin Wood
All in A Maze

Col. March:

The New Invisible Man
The Crime In Nobody's Room
Error At Daybreak
Hot Money
Death In The Dressing Room
The Empty Flat
The Silver Curtain
The Footprint In The Sky
William Wilson's Racket

Others:

Blind Man's Hood
New Murders For Old
The Diamond Pentacle
Strictly Diplomatic
The Clue Of The Red Wig
Lair Of The Devil-Fish
Scotland Yard's Christmas

A good read. The book gives an informative accounting of the circumstances leading up to this still unsolved murder. Details of the investigation by Pat Garrett (of Billy the Kid fame) and others are fascinating. One will be hard put not to draw your own conclusions of who was guilty of this crime.

Written by avid Old West historian Corey Recko, Murder on the White Sands: The Disappearance of Albert and Henry Fountain is the true story of murder and scandal that plagued the New Mexico territory in 1896, sparking outrage and delaying its advance toward statehood. When prominent attorney Col. Albert Jennings Fountain and his eight-year-old son Henry disappeared from the White Sands of New Mexico, the cattle thieves they were progressing were presumed the most likely suspects. Evidence pointed toward three sheriff's deputies who had close ties to powerful ex-judge, lawyer, and politician Albert B. Fall. Governor Thornton, desperate for results, appointed Pat Garrett - the man made famous for killing Billy the Kidd fifteen years earlier - as the new sheriff. The hunt to bring justice to Albert and Henry Fountain's alleged killers would span years, and culminate in a bloody shootout followed by a trial rife with intimidation and missing witnesses, and a "not guilty" verdict. Murder on the White Sands delves into the story of the Fountain case and its aftermath, reconstructing what happened to the Fountains and who their killers most likely were. An absorbing contribution to western and New Mexico state history shelves.

Description from the book back cover:

On a dark and windy night ... Storm-tossed Bree Reynaud knocked on the door of a spooky mansion, never expecting to be greeted by an attractive man and his wise-beyond-her-years daughter. Simon Courtland was cranky, but when he offered the exhausted Bree the spare bedroom, she accepted - not anticipating he'd show up there later as a half-clad sleepwalker! Staid, serious Simon knew his life lacked ... something. He claimed that all he wanted was for Bree to stay on as housekeeper, when what he really needed was her love. Could he ever face the fact that he was truly sleepwalking through life, refusing to awaken to a lifetime of happiness with this dream come true?

Sort of a beauty and the beast type story. I would love to see that house/castle. I very much enjoy Ms. Greene's stories. This one is a bit light but that may be because I read it right after I read "Night of the Hunter". "Hunter" is my favorite Green book so far. This one is a nice read. Her heroines are always people I would like to know or be like. Strong, self-sufficient women who don't shy away from getting their man.