Nova Books

This book allows children and adults to learn more about the stars above. The author is able to tell the ancient and modern stories in such a way that you can't help but learn and have fun. A must buy!

I absolutely loved this book! It had suspense and drama! After the first chapter I didn't want to put it down. The carefully thoughtout details made for a very realistic plot.

Now in an updated fourth edition and additionally enhanced with the inclusion of an accompany CD, Small Business Legal Forms Simplified by business attorney Daniel Sitarz is a comprehensive resource of all the legal forms needed to operate a small business in America. Valid in all 50 states and Washington DC, Small Business Legal Forms Simplified covers everything from contracts and leases to collection documents, employment contracts, sale documents, and much more. Each section of forms comes with a general introduction, though the bulk of the forms are so simple to use they speak for themselves. An accompanying CD-ROM includes all the forms (Adobe Acrobat Reader included) for easy printing, though they can be directly photocopied from the book. Small Business Legal Forms Simplified is a must-have for day-to-day situations; all the forms within are in crystal-clear English, not convoluted legalese. A "must-have" resource for any small business owner.

I am a second grader. I can read chapter books but I still like picture books . This one was great. It was very exciting and the illustrations were beautiful. I would recommend it to any child.

This book is written in very simple form and easily understood. I believe that it was written for those of us who want the truth without alot of extra words. The insight derived from this book is priceless, for me.

I initially picked up this book because it was set in Nova Scotia, the province of my roots. What a surprise I had in how much I enjoyed the read, actually several times over.I felt the author did an exceptional job in portraying the angst felt by the main character. At times I felt there was some stereotyping of Maritimers but it did not take away from the story. The author's character development was realistic, as was her handling of sensitive subject matters. The sensitivity of the subject matter added to the interest and the intrigue of the story.I don't think you will be disappointed if you give this book a try. I read alot and it is now one of my all time favourites.

One almost imagines hearing a great sucking sound of wind caused by massive withdrawal of interest in the clinical care of schizophrenic patients generally, but of suicidal schizophrenic patients in particular. Schizophrenics have been neurobiologized. Psychotherapy for schizophrenic patients has largely been abandoned, though its usefulness, especially when accompanied by good drug management, cannot be questioned. This excellent book is a breeze blowing in the opposite direction, calling our attention to a vast segment of suffering patients, bringing a distillation of excellent basic information clinicians need to help them. There is really no other book like it available, and the authors who write in it represent a true international consensus. Do not let it pass you by.

John T. Maltsberger, M.D.
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
McLean Hospital - Harvard Medical School, USA


"Tatarelli, Pompili and Girardi provide an important contribution to suicidology. Their book is a goldmine for anyone involved in the prevention and understanding of suicide in schizophrenia".


Edwin S. Shneidman, Ph.D.
Professor of Thanatology Emeritus, UCLA, Los Angeles
Founder, American Association of Suicidology
Founder Editor, Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Reviews: Swissair Down

"Swissair Down is a thorough, decent and authoritative book...Ledger's
obvious love of aviation and his sorrow at the pack 'em and stack 'em
grubbiness of the major airlines gives the book a doleful power."
Adair Brouwer, reviewer -Quill & Quire literary review magazine -Toronto

"Ledger presents his closely reasoned conjecture regarding Swissair
111's final moments".... a piquant mix of fact, informed
conjecture and speculation..." Bob Merrick - Canadian Flight Magazine,
Canadian Owner's and Pilot's Assoc. -Toronto

"This is a thought provoking book. It is scary without being
sensationalist. Highly reccommended." Stephen Beecroft-Stoney Creek News -
Ontario

"Don Ledger's arguments seem tight and frightening. The fact that he is
a pilot himself, lends credence to his views." -Atlantic Books Today N.S.

"In an explosive final chapter, Ledger theorizes that co-pilot Stefan
Lowe or pilot Urs Zimmermann was trying to ditch in the water when they
realized that they wouldn't be able to find Halifax International
Airport."
David Redwood-The Daily News

"Pilot and author Don Ledger has written an account of the events
leading up to the tragic crash of ..Flight 111...with a view to
illuminating the cause of the crash and preventing such a thing from
ever happening again."
Sunday Books "Best of the Rest" The Sunday Daily News

This book is excellent. It is one of the best books I have ever read. I would definetely suggest it to anyone that has any interest in communist Germany history. It seems that the author spent alot of time doing research and writing it.

_Talking the Talk_ discusses how the Western scientific tradition has influenced which discourses count as "valid" professional communication; this has been to the exclusion of discourses that are "unconventional" (i.e., cannot be measured via scientific protocols). Historically, certain features of agrarian discourses, such as the heavy reliance upon anecdotal narrative, have invalidated these discourses as unconventional.

With the recent, dramatic changes in agriculture, however, so too have agrarian discourses changed. _Talking_ chronicles an Iowa State University Extension program as representative of these changes and their impact on Iowa's family farms today.