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The Art of the Lion King
Published in Hardcover by Hyperion Books (1994-07)
Authors: Christopher Finch and James Earl Jones
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A great book, I'll never regret this purchase.
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-10-18
I tend to do things without paying as much attention as I should, like buying this book without researching it's details.

I bought the book because my 5 year old daugher loves to draw, and because she's nuts over the Lion King at the moment. I figured it would be great for her to see not just finished work (like what winds up on television) but to also see sketches, concept drawing and paintings, and the like.

So I bought it. When I received it and saw it's pocket size I was so happy! It's absolutely the perfect size for a little kiddo like her, but the content is professional, serious and mature as I had expected. It's hard cover, totally full of pictures, and has glossy pages printed on high-quality paper. Some folks might have been put off by the size but for my purposes it was more than perfect!

We have great fun looking through it together and looking at all the different styles of artwork. If you or your kid likes to draw or paint, and likes this movie, You'll really be sorry if you don't buy a copy. No I don't work for Disney or Amazon. I just like to encourage and support my childs love for art any chance I get, and boy was this a great addition to her library.

A fantastic example of concept art for anybody!
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2004-02-18
Apart from the fact that my copy was close to pocket size, i thought that this book was fantastic. Not only does it come filled with amazing concepts, it also is accompanied with the Lion King Storyline. As an illustrator and student animator, it is a wonderful addition to my resources. The sketches through to the complete full colour images are for any Lion King fan, artists or just someone wanting a beautiful coffee table book. If your from overseas like myself and cannot get these kind of books in Australia, i reccommend Amazon and their associate stores. Buy this, its great.

Best of the "The Art Of" series!
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 2000-06-06
I received this book as a birthday present last month. To say the least, I was overwhelmed with all the artwork in this book. I love it! The artwork and production animation is breathtaking! It's a really awesome book, I'd get it if I were you! You can't go wrong with "The Art of The Lion King"!!!

Wonderful graphics, including ones the public never sees
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 1999-01-21
This book is one of the most exquisite things to come out of The Lion King. The graphics are beautiful. Most of the pictures are ones that are used for the storyboard and layout scenes. I reccommend it to anyone who loves The Lion King, or just Disney in general. Order with confidence - the book is worth much more than its price tag. It is also much more convient than the larger, more expensive version which I believe is no longer being produced.

AMAZING ART ANIMATION
Helpful Votes: 6 out of 6 total.
Review Date: 2005-07-03

"The Lion King," Disney's 32nd animated film proved to be a smashing success, appealing to young, old, and those in between. As it filled movie houses, Disney mania swept the country again. The breathtaking visual effects that fascinated so many are brought to stunning life in "The Art of the Lion King" by Christopher Finch.

This lavish folio-size volume traces the creative process utilized in making the film, from black and white sketches to glorious full-color reproductions and even splendid fold-outs, one exhibiting the surreal beauty of the African natural world.

Actor James Earl Jones, the voice of Mufasa the Lion King in the film, contributes the foreword, while the text is by Christopher Finch, author of "The Art of Walt Disney."

Those fascinated by the art of animation and those touched by the story of Mufasa, Simba and Scar will treasure this color and fact filled memento.

- Gail Cooke

James
Bargained for Exchange
Published in Hardcover by Scorpion Books (2001-04-01)
Author: James Macomber
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Clany and Grisham mixed into one
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2004-05-25
I have just finished Jim Macomber's novel, Bargained for Exchange. Even though it was written in 1996, it is spot on regarding today's events. It is also very perceptive, projecting many of today's policies and attitudes towards terror and the Mid-East geo-political situation as a former special forces operative turned lawyer finds himself embroiled in a terror, espionage, legal intrigue story that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

The intrigue and action come quickly and are sustained throughout the book without being over-done or rendering the book as a single dimensional work.

The characters, their development, the storyline and the attention to detail are exquisite and play together very well indeed. You come to know and care for the protaganists and come to understand the morbid and ideological motivations of the adversaries in a tale that keeps you glued to the pages.

Macomber also sends many great messages through his story. Honor, integrity, loyalty and commitment to truth and to what is right come across clearly while political correctness and expediency, barbarism, deceit and treachory are shown for the true dangers they are.

I believe Macomber's work in this regard to be the equal or better of works by Clancy and Grisham...except Macomber combines both genres into one.

One word of caution...this book should not be considered a family oriented novel. You would not have your younger children or teenagers read it. There is explicit sexual content and language which was a major distraction for me given my own standards regarding having entertainement materiel with such content around the house, regardless of how well it is otherwise put together...and believe me, Macomber's work is otherwise very, very well put together.

Spellbinder
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2001-12-26
I couldn't wait to finish this book. There were elements of Ludlum and Clancy throughout. A fine read, well worth the time.

Bargained for Exchange
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2001-06-07
Gripping! I kept reading faster & faster, but didn't want to miss anything. Couldn't wait to get to the end ... and what an ending it was!

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Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2003-08-19
I enjoyed 'Bargained for Exchange' even though international thrillers are not my usual choice in novels. I was intrigued by the main character John Cann and was 'hooked' in the first few pages.

Then I became quickly enthralled with the other characters and found myself thinking of them as real people. Macomber interweaves many locations & characters so well that his very creative story is easy to follow.

I am reluctant to give away any of the plot but will say this much....I found myself moved to tears over what happened to Janie; then felt tremendous anger. The last few chapters are page turners during which I found myself 'cheering' for John Cann against the bad guys.

Imagine a novelist that combines Clancy's best 'thriller' skills along with the legal expertise of Grisham....that's James Macomber!

I highly recommend 'Bargained for Exchange' and look forward to reading more of John Cann's adventures.

Exciting novel that brings out your emotions.
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2002-01-30
Very original novel. While it is fiction, it was quite clear that the President and those running for Prime Minister of Israel referred to real people (that is if you call Bill Clinton a real person). It shows some of what is wrong in the Universties today and how the P.C. crwod has taken over. It ended with an exciting and satisfying climax. The characters seemed real, some likable, some the opposite. I appreciated Geoff Metcalf turning me onto the book and I cannot wait for his next one.

James
Basic Principles and Calculations in Chemical Engineering
Published in Paperback by Pearson Education (2003-12-18)
Authors: David M. Himmelblau and James B. Riggs
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Chemical/Process Engineer
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2006-06-30
This book is well worth the money. I was very impressed by the examples and excellent explanations. Highly recommend this book to any chemical or process engineer

A well written book
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2007-11-28
I bought this book when I was taking my course in material and energy balances, I have got the one by Felder and Rosseau which I thought, no offence to the authors, totally awful, and not good for self-teaching at all. I have another title ("Introduction to Chemical Processes") by Regina Murphy which although not on the same level as this, is a much light-hearted approach to the same subject matter. On the whole for anyone who wants to teach and understand material and energy balances for Chemical Engineers, this book is one I would recommend highly.

From an Industrial Practitioner of Process Measurement & Control
Helpful Votes: 12 out of 12 total.
Review Date: 2006-07-09
This book is an excellent reference on Chemical Engineering Principles and Calculations for any engineer or practitioner working in the process industries. I am an Electronic Engineer, but I have been working for the last 16 years as an Instrumentation, Automation and Process Control Engineer for the Oil & Gas Industry. As a result I have been involved with Chemical Engineering issues in a day to day basic.

I have found this book to be an ideal self-study guide. In this Edition the authors have included several categories of problems sets to assist in self-study. Self-assessment tests with answers (in Appendix A) follow each section, and thought and discussion problems follow the self-assessment tests.

If a non Chemical Engineer can learn Chemical Engineering Principles from this book, I guarantee that any Chemical Engineering student or practitioner will find this readable textbook very useful.

Great Textbook
Helpful Votes: 4 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2008-02-24
This was the book that got me started in Chemical Engineering. Nowadays, I solve a problem every few years and need a refresher. The first chapter starts out with details on units and basic concepts. The next chapter evolves into more and more complicated material balances. The following chapters discuss concepts such as adiabatic flame temperature, Clausius-Clapeyron's equation (vapor pressure relates to heat of vaporization), average heat capacity and enthalpy of flue gases, psychrometry (water-air only), etc.. In the final section, the complexity of combined heat and material balances is addressed.

In all, this is an excellent book for an introduction to Chemical Engineering or, as I use it now, as a great reference. I've had to retire my first copy and am using a new version. One bit of advice: get good copies of large and small psychrometry charts: 10-110 F dry bulb (small chart); 10-260+ (large chart).Put these in an envelope in the flap of the book for quick access.

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A winner text!
Helpful Votes: 9 out of 9 total.
Review Date: 2004-07-29
This book is a classic . With all my respects to the next authors , this book belongs from its initial release to a selected dinasty of works made with an unusual passion style , and that invisible factor seems to make the clear difference . The presentation , the precise comments and the appraoch given to every chapter where the essential concepts of Mass balance or Energy balance are so brilliantly shown that it is literally impossible for you not to win with this .
And after you bought it you will wonder in silent voice of course ( Do we need a teacher for Chemical Engineering Principles? ) .
If you acquire this one and then the Whitwell and Tonner (see my review) , How can you lose ?
Fundamental for Chemical , Production and Industrial Engineering.

James
Be Gentle, Be Faithful: Daily Meditations for Busy Christians
Published in Paperback by ACTA Publications (2007-10-15)
Author: OCSO, James, Stephen Behrens
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Adding a lift to life
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2000-06-03
Beginning each day with Fr. Behrens' meditations lifts my spirits and helps me find the humor, joy and love of God in seemingly ordinary things. His personal experiences and thoughts shine a fresh light on each day's Scripture passage. I also find that his vignettes of the daily lives of the monks demystify holiness and help me pursue it in my daily life.

365 Gifts
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2000-07-12
This book is full of "story sparks" that only take seconds to read but open the doors to considerable wisdom and hope - with humor as a bonus. The deft way that each is connected to a few lines of well-chosen scriptures breaks open that medium as well, connecting it unforgettably to lived experience.

One a Day
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2000-05-18
This book contains a daily dose of wisdom to go along with that morning coffee, toast and multi vitamin. It's easy to digest and helps nourish the mind and soul throughout the day. The snippets of scripture and Fr. Behrens life stories, cause us to slow down and take another, deeper look into ourselves and our past.

Be Gentle, Be Faithful, Be Moved
Helpful Votes: 4 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2001-08-28
This gentle, faithful little book is full of wonders to be read, and re-read -- personal insights, quick asides, random thoughts, elegant sermonettes on life and living. James Stephen Behrens doesn't waste words; these quick essays are like Cistercian chapels, with no unnecessary adornment, nothing to distract the mind from the matter at hand. This makes you savor each word, contemplate each story. Sometimes, in this book, the simplest notions are the most moving -- why he thinks, for example, that the most eloquent prayer is one word, "Stay." When I started leafing through this book, I folded over the corners of pages I liked. Bad idea. Now, nearly all the pages are dog-eared. But the best news is that discovering this book has simplified my Christmas shopping. Now I know what to get people who seem to have everything: this little package of wisdom, a book that looks at commonplace things with uncommon grace.

"Grace Is Everywhere"
Helpful Votes: 4 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2000-05-13
I have just come to know James Stephen Behrens and it is a fortunate discovery! Although I have read comments comparing him to Thomas Merton, also a Trappist priest-writer,I find his bill of fare served differently. There is a profound simplicity in the reflections as presented in this book. One must chew the words slowly to savor the delicacy of the banquet Behrens puts before the reader. He has taken the common place and elevated it to the supernatural where it belongs. I cannot look at my everyday world with the same eyes since feasting on "GraceIs Everywhere."

James
Beginning Dynamic Websites: with ASP.NET Web Matrix (Programmer to Programmer)
Published in Paperback by Wrox (2003-02-08)
Authors: Dave Sussman, James Greenwood, Alex Homer, Colt Kwong, and John M. West
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A Thorough Introduction to Interactive Websites
Helpful Votes: 12 out of 13 total.
Review Date: 2004-03-22
I am new to programming.

This book starts at the beginning: building a graphical web page in Web Matrix. Following a entertaining blend of practical, funny and insightful steps, in a short period I was using Visual Basic.Net and databases to add dynamic features, controls and web services.

I was amazed at how easy it is to do. This book provides an enjoyable was to grasp a firm foundation in ASP.NET programming.

Absolutely great book for beginners (static to dynamic web)
Helpful Votes: 15 out of 15 total.
Review Date: 2003-07-26
I am a college student having some programming knowledge but totally new in dynamic/ data-driven web creation. I found this book really helpful to get started from static to exciting data-driven stuff with ASP and MSDE. Although WebMatrix has a limitation(which was developed by a team of people from Microsoft at their spare time), it's a real great tool for beginner to get to know how to install database engine, create a data table, link to your web form with drag-n-drop and some hands-on coding (provided in the book). If you need to go on to industrial level, this book or WebMartix won't help.
Chap 1 starts with step by step instructions on how to install .NET framwork, MSDE (you need this if you don't have SQL running), then WebMartix (which has its own web server, you don't need IIS to run samples from the book). One of the great styles of this book is easy-to-follow-and-understand examples which has "Try It Out" & "How it Works" section which explains the code line by line in detail. I found Chap16 and 17 really helpful for general knowledge on "Web Services" and "Beyond WebMatrix," but make sure you finish this book first, then go on to more exciting Visual Studio .NET (which is a "bigbrother" of WebMatrix)
Oh..2 case studies at the back of the book, which explains step by step how to make a guestbook, reconizing customer and "log-on" stuff..and the CD includes some software WebMatrix, MSDE, etc..
Thanks to David Sussman and Wrox P2P

The best reference for ASP.Net Beginners
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 2005-02-03
Great combination and perfect fit of beginning book and tool: ASP.Net Web Matrix. Excellent examples and basic ASP.Net concepts explanation.

The best book I found to start ASP .NET
Helpful Votes: 4 out of 7 total.
Review Date: 2004-02-21
You will be amazed when you read it. It is a step by step guide. I highly recommend this book for ASP .NET so far.

Not bad, good examples
Helpful Votes: 5 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 2004-07-13
This book is a not bad introduction to ASP.NET. The reason I purchased it is I really needed to master Web Matrix ASAP and Mr. Sussman's book was quite helpful in accomplishing that goal. Of course, it is better to begin with Visual Studio since Web Matrix is somewhat limited resemblance of Visual Studuo but Web Matrix has something nobody could resist - it is free.
Make sure you learn as profoundly as possible chapters about datagrids and reusable content; these two are absolutely irreplaceble components of practically any online database application. Also pay attention to inclusion of namespaces at the very top of your code, it is forgetable. The only thing which was not working for me is Web Services. Other code samples work fine.
I would recommend to start with this book to anybody who needs to master ASP.NET.

James
Black Flash
Published in Paperback by iUniverse, Inc. (2005-07-22)
Author: Michael James Grant
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Wanting more!!!
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2006-01-27
Black Flash had me not wanting to stop reading. I have not been much of a book reader, but after reading this, I have contacted Grant through his website http://www.michaeljamesgrant.com for suggestions of other books to entertain me with a similar style! His other book "The Reunion" was just awesome, different than Black Flash...but just as good! I very much look forward to his next book!

Very exciting thriller.
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2006-01-10
Very cleverly written thriller. I started out trying to get a better feel for these characters and in the end, the disconnect of the central characters was crucial to the plot. This one does have movie written all over it!

"A FLASH OF EXCELLENCE"
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2006-01-08
Black Flash, Wow, I couldn't put it down. A thriller! I was captured by the characters , cared for them and feared for them. I began looking behind my back! A journey to the unknown and the familiar that kept me intrigued. Did someone say a movie, absolutly. Im looking forward to Michael J. Grants next book.

JCWTF
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2006-02-04
Black Flash had me riveted from beginning to end. I couldn't put the book down. A very well written thriller, the description and style of writing was so vivid that I felt like I could see the action happening on the page.

An Invigorating Ride
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2006-01-07
Michael James Grant's second book, 'Black Flash,' is an invigorating ride. This thrilling story about a group of strangers who find out they have a lot in common is brilliantly constructed. The pace of this dynamic, unpredictable story is exhilarating and was impossible to put down. Very few books keep me on the edge of my seat like this one.

I would highly recommend 'Black Flash' to anyone looking to escape into an exciting world of action and mystery.

James
Blasted Heaths and Blessed Green: A Golfer's Pilgrimage to the Courses of Scotland
Published in Paperback by Simon & Schuster (2003-07-28)
Author: James W. Finegan
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The Essential Guides to Links Golf
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-01-08
Above all others that I have read (and that about includes them all)Finegan's books are absolutely essential while planning (and during) a trip to Scotland or Ireland. My trips to both countries were enhanced immensely by these wonderful texts. Finegan is a great writer in the old style--passionate, elegant, grandiose in the best possible sense. His enthusiasm and love for the game, the royal and acient game, are infectious and tempts one to follow in his footsteps when he advises, for example, to deplane in Shannon, drive the hour to Lahinch, and strike the first shot up that glorious sandhill even before one has checked in The Greenbrier Inn or some such place. I still relive, years after my trips, the great times on the brilliant links by reading Finegan, and dream of going back.

Great Golf Book
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2000-11-30
As others have said this is a great book to have if you are going to take a golfing vacation to Scotland. Mr. Finegan provides wonderful information about many diferent course. I enjoyed reading it before I went and even more after I returned and played a number of the courses. Would love to return some day to play the ones we missed!!!

Comprehesive review of playing golf in Scotland.
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 1999-03-03
My husband and I are planning our once-in-a- lifetime pilgrimage to Scotland in July 1999. So far, this is the best and most comprehensive book we have read regarding the courses recommeded to us by our travel agent. Other books only highlighted the most famous courses (British Open quality) and left out many of the "less famous" but equally charming golf courses available to the public.

Read it before you go and upon return.
Helpful Votes: 14 out of 14 total.
Review Date: 1999-06-08
A friend gave me this book as a gift just before my first golf trip to Scotland. I played 10 of the 40 courses he reviewed. I read the entire book before the trip but enjoyed it much more after having played the courses. Many great tips in the book, as well. For example, we stayed in a Bed and Breakfast in Gullane and the author mentioned a restaurant there which he considered the best in Scotland. He is correct and we would have missed this wonderful experience without his book. His descriptions of many of the golf holes on the courses he covered were just great. For the golfer who enjoys the British Open and the Ryder Cup, this book will be delicious.

THE indispensable source for your Scottish golf pilgrimage
Helpful Votes: 24 out of 24 total.
Review Date: 2000-02-07
Blasted Heaths is a true gem of a book. James Finegan literally knows the country - its golf, its people, its nature - like the back of his hand. You get expert, finely crafted, hole-by-hole reviews of over sixty courses. As a added bonus, there are restaurant reviews and lodging suggestions.

The book is divided into geographical regions and is helpful in helping you lay out your agenda. Sure, you know to play St. Andrews, Troon and Turnberry, but the book helps you go beyond the usual brand names.

An example of how 'Blasted Heaths' can pay off: Gleneagles is quite the amazing golfing experience, but perhaps a bit too steep in the wallet for this 20+ handicapper. Finegan points out a course right next door (Auchterarder G. C.) that, while certainly not in Gleneagles class, has a 'handful of first-rate holes' at about one-third the cost. A great recommendation! Not the holy, near-religious experience Finergan associates with Royal Dornoch, Cruden Bay, and Machrihanish and others, but it shows that the book can be used for all levels (skill and monetary) of golf.

My one recommendation (seconded by Finergan) is that you spend a couple of days in St. Andrews and soak up the environment. There's enough golf to keep you there for 3+ days, and the town itself has a real university feel and exudes charm and history. I suggest staying out of the hotels and setting up in one the many cozy guest houses a block or two from The Old Course. My wife and I stayed at the Craigmore House (ph: 334-472-142). You'll need a reservation, but it's well worth your planning ahead.

James
Boswell's London Journal, 1762-1763
Published in Paperback by Yale University Press (2004-05-10)
Author: James Boswell
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Boswell and his two johnsons
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2008-02-11
Scotsman of high ideals and weak moral fibre spends several months in London crashing dinner parties, schmoozing aristocrats and chowing down on free food. On his way to and from these shindigs, he nails hookers and gets the clap. (Quote of the book: "She is in all probability a most consummate dissembling whore.") Resolves to change his ways. Doesn't. Writes lots of nasty things about various fifteen-minuters of his day and also meets a few bona fide intellectual lights like Johnson. This book is a salacious page-turner, beautifully written by a young man with an indiscriminate penis but a keen eye for character. Highly recommended for teenage boys with summer reading lists; it offers enough smut to be interesting, while you get credit for reading a classic.

Where's the video?
Helpful Votes: 10 out of 10 total.
Review Date: 2002-09-17
Tired of all those solemn "memoirs" and "remembrances" that are on the library shelves? Well, this one will knock your socks off!
If Boswell were alive today and using videotape instead of a quill pen, the talk shows would have him as their constant guest.

I'm not sure if I'd want to have known him, but this lecher, alcoholic, and moocher had a keen eye for London high- and low-life that will keep you hanging on every page.

Pure delight
Helpful Votes: 28 out of 28 total.
Review Date: 2002-02-19
To anyone who, like myself, has found a real and deep enjoyment in reading the Life of Johnson, I can only recommend Boswell's own diaries. The first volume - his 'London Journal' starting in the year he met Johnson - is pure delight. Boswell always saw himself as a character acting in the drama of life, and he could be almost excruciatingly honest and objective about himself. His voluminous diaries record all the trivia, triumphs, and despairs of his own life, day by day and year by year.

My own opinion is that Boswell is a far better diarist than Pepys, though not nearly as well known in this respect. There is a fascination about seeing his whole life recorded from youth to shortly before his death, with all the same force and liveliness that went into his Life of Johnson. His inner life is at least as entertaining as his outer life. He seems totally determined to write about himself as he wrote about Johnson - warts and all.

It's this courage and honesty about himself that makes us respect Boswell even when he is at his most foolish or debauched. The diaries make it extremely clear that he was no idiot, and that the Life of Johnson was no fortuitous masterpiece. From his diaries he comes across as a deeply sensitive, romantic, self-conscious man. Charming, likeable, and often playing the clown to his acquaintances; but often filled with self-doubt, frustration, insecurity, and a deep depression that he concealed from all except his closest friends.

We see Boswell puffed up with vanity at some silly social success, and the same Boswell quietly devoting large amounts of time and money that he could ill spare to helping people in trouble. We see Boswell in love again and again with totally unsuitable women, and eventually marrying the cousin who had always been a good, close friend rather than an object of wild romance. We see Boswell in his vibrant youth, and his tragic final years, as an alcoholic filled with bitter shame and despair, yet unable to reform.

His diaries are certainly one of the great undiscovered treasures of literature. They deserve to be a lot better known than they are.

A timeless classic
Helpful Votes: 6 out of 6 total.
Review Date: 1999-11-19
It has been quite awhile since I have read this book but and can remember few details. What sticks in the mind is the complete humanity displayed by its author. Frankly, Boswell is unlikable and hardly to be admired but his passion and candidness make this book very readable today. Not many tomes from this era can make this claim. It is a must read for both those interested in Johnson and those students of the human condition.

Fabulous!
Helpful Votes: 8 out of 8 total.
Review Date: 2005-03-31
I read this book to prepare for a trip to London a few months ago and loved it! What an honest journal that sums up the wonderful daily life of a prolific man. There are no big ideas or revelations but I got so much out of each and every detail Boswell offered. Extremely insightful and engrossing!

James
Bowhunting Equipment & Skills: Learn From the Experts at Bowhunter Magazine (The Complete Hunter)
Published in Hardcover by Creative Publishing international (1997-01-01)
Authors: M.R. James, G. Fred Asbell, Dave Holt, and Dwight Schuh
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Awesome!
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-04-06
I have shot a bare bow nearly all my life. When I finally decided to buy a new bow with all the accessories, I wasn't sure where to start and how to use all the new stuff. This book was excellent in helping me become familiar with my new bow. The pictures are great and the text very educational. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn or re-learn about the bow and arrow.

Great Overview book of archery
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-09-29
This book is great for highlighting many aspects of archery and providing information that is useful for a beginner and experienced archer. It is a nice text that compiles information that would be useful to have as a reference. There are tuning methods, suggestions for shooting form, tips on how to fix your bow and add accessories. A very solid book with plenty of pictures for any archery fan.

GREAT FOR THE BEGINNING BOWHUNTER
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2007-01-16
I very much enjoyed this book. It was a great refresher since I haven't shot a bow in quite a few years. It also had lots of great information I didn't know, such as paper tuning, in depth information on arrows and arrow selection. I highly recommend this book.

I hope to become a bowhunnter
Helpful Votes: 4 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 2005-08-04
i cant say i have any bow hunting skill whatsoever but this book has taught my what to look for in equipment and to practice my posture. i recomend this for people looking for a vague idea on equipment to buy, but not for the specifics.

Amazing in Detail and Information
Helpful Votes: 8 out of 8 total.
Review Date: 2006-08-07
EVERYTHING you always wanted to know about Bow Hunting but were too intimidated to ask. Being a woman just picking up the sport of bow hunting at age 37 I would walk into sporting goods and archery stores and be overwhelmed by the amount of information I needed to know before I ever purchased a bow. This book helped me know what equipment I needed and what equipment was just smoke and mirrors. It also prepared me for "target panic" and explained in detail about every other facet that I could have ever thought of and even some I didn't consider. Great for anyone just picking up the sport.

James
A Cabinetmaker's Notebook
Published in Hardcover by Van Nostrand Reinhold Co (1976)
Author: James Krenov
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Great woodworkers read
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-05-30
Not a practical cabinet making how to book, but not intended to be. This is a wonderful book of philosophy and idealism designed to inspire artistry in wood. It is easy to see and catch Krenov's passion for producing beauty.

The most influential modern book on cabinetmaking
Helpful Votes: 12 out of 12 total.
Review Date: 2004-09-02
The most influential modern book on cabinetmaking, July 9, 1998
Reviewer: A reader
First published in 1975, The Cabinetmaker's Notebook is a modern classic for those who wish to pursue cabinetmaking as a mode of sensitive self-expression. That may seem like a mouthful, but you either build cabinets because you need to store things, or for some less practical reason. As Red Green says "If your wife doesn't find you handsome, she should at least find you handy". That is one reason beyond the practical, A kind of I want to impress people stage. But when you get beyond that; the house is full of furniture, and your wife actually wishes you would come in from the shop once in a while, what keeps you out there? If it is a desire to do your best work, with the best tools and wood you can find then this book may be for you.
Why do I call it the most influential book of its kind? Well partly because it influenced me, but it also struck a cord when it first came out in the seventies and the woodworking revival was underway. It is pretty much as valid today as then. Krenov, who grew up in the U.S., wrote these books while living in Sweden. They proved so popular that a school was created stateside at which he still teaches. Krenov's insights are of some use to people who pursue other crafts.

The most likely volumes to share shelf space with this and other Krenov books are; George Nakashima The Soul of a Tree (worth it for the pictures alone) and Sam Maloof Woodworker (ditto)

The Wood Comes First
Helpful Votes: 8 out of 9 total.
Review Date: 2006-04-09
As woodworking books go, James Krenov's "A Cabinet Maker's Notebook" is an anomaly. What you won't find is any detailed plan on how to build Krenov cabinets. On fact, what you will find is the reason why you won't find step-by-step instructions. This is as close as woodworking comes to a philosophy book. Krenov is sharing the inside of his head, and his head doesn't quite work like anyone else's. It is a chance to look at the why's, not the how.

Krenov's life has been a serendipitous one, living in Siberia, Alaska, Sweden, and parts in between. And holding a number of jobs while he was at it. The result is a woodworker who has had so many influences that his style has become unique and often imitated. But imitating James Krenov is a lost task unless you are willing to work and think the way he does. And, as truth would have it, if you would do that you would be a fine craftsman, but your work would be different from Krenov's, and that would be the point.

Krenov the woodworker is a careful meticulous man who does much of his work with hand tools. One who accumulates wood and makes it part of the family, waiting patiently until idea and material gel in his mind. Then, with a few rough sketches in hand, produced another of his pieces that he will be quick to tell you are unobtrusive, soft, and friendly. They are also unmistakably Krenov's in their subtlety and total commitment to craftsmanship.

This book is about many aspects of Krenov's like - his love for wood and cats, his personal history, and his philosophy. There is one sizeable section where he talks about several of his pieces - quick tours that may very well leave you stunned when you realize the completeness of his vision. If I just once accomplish something as beautiful as a Krenov cabinet what a proud wood shaper I will be.

Another Essential
Helpful Votes: 8 out of 8 total.
Review Date: 2005-12-08
Another of the essential books for woodworkers. Even if you don't like the style of Krenov's work you can't help but be touched by his philosophy and be a better woodworker because of it. This is the authors most philosophical work but don't let that scare you - there's noting dry or academic here - just good advice on loving what you do. Another classic.

an inspiration to an age...
Helpful Votes: 9 out of 9 total.
Review Date: 2006-02-17
I just read the book. It is a personal statement, and an inspiration to those who wish to do fine woodworking, and learn attitudes that will help you excel at whatever you do. Just as weightlifting helps your strength overall, this book helps you improve your outlook on life, your work ethic, and most importantly, how to deal with the struggles of frustration and finishing long difficult projects. I was surprised to read that he was plagued by self-doubt regarding his ability for many yrs. He talks here about his childhood, parents, and how he met his wife, so it's more personal. His cabinet work is astounding in its attention to detail, and he can literally work with thousandths of an inch by hand...as well as design beautiful pieces, work with wood grain, types of wood, etc. This book covers the personal, emotional, ethical, environmental, and even spiritual aspects of fine craftsmanship and personal fulfillment. Does it have all the answers? No, he himself says he can't tell you whether or not to "sell out" and do fast, cheap, commercial work. But his insights, intelligence, and experience can go a long way to help you work out these issues for yourself, as we all must do at one time or another. Read this book, then "The Fine Art of Cabinetmaking" which discusses details of how to sharpen planes, chisels, select wood, etc. A must-read for any thoughtful craftsman....


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