Gregory Books

Clinton Gregory is a fanciful little boy who lives a secret life after everyone else is asleep. He wrestles dragons, rockets into space, teaches dinosaurs new tricks, and eats with giants. And he has even more secret plans for next week.

In this author-illustrated book, we get to see a child's imagination at work. Using paraphernalia from his room, Clinton Gregory creates the most elaborate fantasy worlds in which he plays. You, the reader, only see what Clinton Gregory envisions, but as he begins in his rather normal little boy bedroom, you can flip back to see which piece was the springboard for this newest adventure.

I love picture books that encourage imaginative thinking in children. And my kids love to see what Clinton Gregory will participate in next. (Though, my daughter thinks it is absolutely unfair that she doesn't get to know the secret of "next week.") The illustrations are bright, full-page and lively--with a tip of the hat to Escher. They make me want to jump in and fly around the world on plates of spaghetti.

This book has just the right amount of whimsy and silliness to keep kids asking for it again and again.

Armchair Interviews agrees.

Bruce Whatley's CLINTON GREGORY'S SECRET tells of Clinton who has seven secrets just from last week - involving dragons, giants, pirates and more. For Clinton has a very active imagination, and it might even get the best of him in this hilarious story of too many secrets.

If you wonder what XO or Fine Champagne stands for this book is for you. The Cognac Companion provides helpful information on how to read Cognac labels, what glassware to use, and if your favorite Cognac house accepts visitors. The Cognac house listing is a great way to expand your knowledge beyond what you might find in your local retailer. I would recommend this book to the casual consumer as well as the connoisseur.

I love this book! Cognac is my favorite drink and this little book packs so much info. I love reading about the popular AND obscure cognac houses. The pictures are great and I would like to use it as my tour guide for France one day!

I am very impressed with this book, it allows us a view into Russell's thinking and personal research notes as he struggled with his theories of knowledge and logical atomism.

What is most interesting is to see his thought process 'behind the scenes' of some of his greatest ideas.

It is also good to have his famous essay 'On Denoting' finally available in book form.

For all lovers of this subject and fans of this man's thinking, this book is indispensible.

World War One was an epoch-making event which transformed the philosophy of Bertrand Russell from based mainly on logic, mathematics and epistemology to haumanitarian issues such as pacificism, freedom and the role of the state. "Collected Papers of Bertrand Russell: Pacifism and Revolution, 1916-18" provides glimpses into this transition and elucidates Russell's main arguments for pacifism and socialism: "No good to the community, of any sort or kind, results from the private ownership of land. If men were reasonable they would decree that it should cease tomorrow..." As private property is protected by the State, and the fraud and plunder that constitute property are sanctioned by legislation and enforced by weapons and war, Russell argued that the State is therefor a great evil and its functions must be taken over by community-based cooperatives and worker's syndicates. Fascinating, provocative and necessary reading.

We've been to Colorado a number of times but had no idea most of the sites described ever existed. I guess that's because most guidebooks don't include things accessable only by dirt roads. If you have or can rent a four wheel drive, this is a must.

Gregory knows Colorado and has written the best travel companion for Southern Colorado. Like Scenic Colorado - Northern Region, this volume is tighly constructed to offer the traveler the best, in-depth information for enjoying the region. Included are very detailed directions to breathtaking sights that most would miss without Gregory's assistance. Also included are very accurate suggestion on how long you'll want to plan to visit a site, best times of day to take photos at the site and many other helpful tips. Knowing Colorado as he does, Gregory shares both his knowledge, and passion, for the region with his readers in a well prepared text that allows the traveler to discover and enjoy the state in a way usually reserved for the natives.

I started getting my hands dirty with paleosols after realizing the importance for both environmental change research and geoarchaeology (see especially the work by the geoarchaeologist Vance Holliday).

The unsurpassed book Soils of the Past by Retallack, which came highly recommended by the geographer John Huggett, naturally lead to this book, which a European bookseller foolishly dumped for $12 years ago.

Remarkable photos that would make even the hardest of hard-rock geologists gain an appreciation for ancient soils. You can get a taste of what's in this book by clicking on the photos at 'Paleopedology', a course description at Retallack's U of O web site.
See also the methods employed by soil researchers who give their best shot at determining the ancient environments these deposits initally were formed in.
Retallack has gotten down and dirty in the debates to explain the K/T and Permian extinctions. You'll find Greg cited in WHEN LIFE NEARLY DIED by Benton. Exciting and important work for America's finest doctor of dirt.

Amazingly, you'll also find YEC geocranks like Carl Froede (see GEOLOGY BY DESIGN) attemtping to employ paleosol analysis to demonstrate that the Earth is no older than 10,000 years. But then again, Froede is not even qualified to test soils for a new septic system leachfield.

This is an excellant and easy to read book about paleosols. It covers all of the basic science behind paleosol identification, paleoclimate interpretation from paleosols, and the current classification schemes. The pictures are fantastic and highly entertaining. Retallack has succeeded in writing a book that combines textbook quality knowledge with ease of reading and stimulating text. This is a book to sit and read on a weekend afternoon as much as it is a valuable resource for interpreting paleosols. In fact the only thing wrong with this book is its absurd price, otherwise it is a must have.

For those interested in this subsection of IPE this is a great introductory textbook. It highlights the various systems under use and the last third focuses on very interesting phenomena that has been occurring recently, privatization. It is very clearly written and you do not need much background in economics to get a lot out of this book.

This is what every economics textbook should aspire to be: detailed, clear and compelling to read. Perhaps the greatest resource is the notes and extensive suggested readings after each chapter (grouped by topic).
There is however one downside. Since this is such an extraordinary text you may not find too many used editions to purchase. This one's a keeper!

I found this book very interesting in terms of what the realities of premed realy are. I learned a lot of things that I was currently unaware of, and it gave me a stronger basis on what to expect in the next four years of my education, as a highschool student, it provided me with a lot of insight on how to prepare for premed classes, and how to balance my studying/working with my free time. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in a career in medicine, as it will explain to you what to expect and how to handle it.

Finally. A well written, practical book for pre- med students. The author is both a doctor and a lawyer. This fact alone gives him fabulous credibility. Extremely informative book. Also an excellent source for relatives of pre-med students, as that it explains what to expect.

This book isn't about writing viruses. The book is about how you can help defend against the threats of the internet. This is a very introductory book for the non-technical reader. Overall it gives a good organized summary of what you can do to protect yourself all of which are subjects that this book gives a very brief overview of.

The one thing about viruses that I've always wanted to know: why do people want to write and propagate virus programs. Surprisingly he does make some comments about virus writers, not to specifically identify them, but to give some history and general comments. I don't know that this was a help, but it's at least interesting.

Beyond viruses, this book also goes into other forms of nasty programs like Trojan Horses, HiJackers (that replace your home page with theirs), worms, Phishing Scams, and Spyware. I'd have liked to have seen just a little more about some of these, such as an evaluation of the anti- software that is available.

Like all the For Dummies books, this is a good introductory book, not the final word. But if you have a computer connected to the web, you'd best be paying at least some attention to Viruses, and this is a good start.

It may come as a surprise to some critics - at least to those who reduce conservatism to either a form of corporatism or Christian theocracy - that the conservative movement has deep and diverse roots. This book collects some of the writings of the primary movers and discusses the similarities and differences between the ideas of each individual and movement.

This is a collection of political theory, not a history of the politics over this period. However, that doesn't mean the discussion isn't dry or boring. Moreover, this makes it a book that will be useful as a reference guide for longer than most other political books put out for the lay reader.

This is a book that, in my humble opinion, probably should be on the desk of every self-described "conservative" leader and activist across America. It's that useful.

I say "self-described," because one of the key recurring features in American conservative history has been the drive by one brand of "conservatives" to purge another brand from movement or party for not meeting the first brand's standards of "real" conservatism. Not surprisingly, therefore, some folks of one or another stripe might argue with the inclusion of the Buchananites, or the Rothbardians, or the Southern Agrarians, or the neo-cons in a book about "conservatives."

As much as it is a documentary history of modern conservatism, though, this book is a useful reminder of how much the various shoots and branches of conservatism still have in common today. Anyone who has read, for example, Dinesh D'Souza's denunciation of libertarians in "Letters to a Young Conservative" would do well to read Rothbard's pre-emptive (1980) refutation of D'Souza's arguments in "What is Libertarianism?" (pp. 262-273). Similarly, the frequent willingness of some to credit William F. Buckley with "inventing" conservatism in the 1950s should note editor Schneider's deliberate dating of the contents of this volume back to 1930. While the vital contributions of Buckley and the Sharon Conference are not slighted, the roots of modern conservatism in the pre-war Old Right are here given the credit they deserve.

There are many other important contributions here that deserve to be read and understood by conscientious conservatives. F.A. Hayek's 1959 work "Why I am not a Conservative" (pp. 180-194), as one example, is perhaps better known by its title than by the contents of Hayek's actual argument. For while he shows that he is not, in fact, *a* "conservative," he also reveals his devotion to ideals very much in line with tradition and a conservative approach to philosophy and life.

Through it all, insightful essays and introductions by Schneider himself tie the individual readings together thematically, and also present the various themes and movements within the larger context of the history of American conservatism.

On the whole, this volume probably won't resolve the principled differences between, say, Bill Kristol and Sam Francis. But it will help reveal how both men's philosophical stands arise from the same general pool of conservative history. It may not, and perhaps should not, reverse the "conservative crack-up" that has developed in the last years and decades and restore a unified "conservative movement." But it may at least provide a much-needed philosophical and historical context for anyone who uses that much-abused label to describe themselves. And given how few modern conservatives seem to know -- or care -- about their own history, that can only be a good thing.

Expertly compiled and organized by experienced educator Rosette Liberman, The Cooper Hill College Application Essay Bible is a unique anthology comprised of eighty essays complemented by a structured analysis that teaches college applicants how to best present their academic and personal strengths most favorably and memorably. Direct, practical, laced with occasional humor, The Cooper Hill College Application Essay Bible will lead readers in a step-by-step process that begins with the selection of a topic and continues through the process to the final "do's and don'ts" of the college application essay. Enhanced with indices listing essays by topic and by the 80 colleges and universities that have accepted the writers, The Cooper Hill College Application Essay Bible is a seminal and cornerstone addition to the highschool guidance counselor's reference shelf and strongly recommended for anyone seeking to apply for admission to American colleges and universities.

The book covers everything from improving writing efficiency to spotting and correcting rhetorical fallacies. The index makes the book accessable for research. A really handy guide and reference.