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Advanced Skywatching: The Backyard Astronomer's Guide to Starhopping and Exploring the Universe (The Nature ...

12 reviews
Alan Dyer, Robert A. Garfinkle, ...

Time-Life Books, 1997

A book that anyone with an interest in astronomy should read
This book is very helpful, even if you are just an amiture astronomer like me. This book tells you how to navigate through the Heavens. It tells you what stars you can see, the dates that you can see them, even the times that you cansee them. This book tells you what to look for when buying a telescope, how to spot a trash scope, and what types are good to purchase for your needs. This ...

A Book of Two Halves: Football Short Stories

1 review

Phoenix, 2001

Awesome Footie Stories
Awesome collection of 25 short stories and essays about soccer. My favorites were Stephen Baxter's "Clods," Tim Pears' "Ebony International" Nicholas Lezards' "The Beautiful Game," Steve Grant's "Casuals," Geoff Nicholson's "The Winning Side," Mark Morris's "The Shirt," and Mark Timlin's "Wonder Boy." That said, almost every story has something worthwhile about it, and for a soccer fan, this ...

Conjunto

1 review
John Dyer

University of Texas Press, 2005

Incredible
Not knowing a lot about this kind of music, I was very interested to buy this book and learn more about this genre. To my suprise it was filled with incredible, very honest photography. These photographs truly show the love these musicians have for their music, heritage and culture. Photographed in what seems to be their environment, only brings more clarity to the world in which they live. The ...

The Oxford Guide to Film Studies

3 reviews

Oxford University Press, USA, 1998

excellent summary
excellent summary! If you want to know the depth and breadth of film (or cinema) studies, you need to read this book.

The Enjoyment of Management

1 review
Frederick C Dyer, John M. Dyer

Dow Jones-Irwin, 1971

The Enjoyment of Management
The Enjoyment of Management is concerned with how a good manager can bring out the best in his people by recognizing their contributions to the company, by turning their negative qualities into positive forces, by motivating them instead of browbeating them, and in many other ways. The authors use interesting and colorful examples and terms to make their points - "Turnip Reaction" describes how ...

The Selected Essays of John Berger

4 reviews
John Berger

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2001

Indispensable
I happened to pick this book up in a store because I had read one novel of Berger's, Pig Earth, which I thought was very good. I knew he was an art critic, but I never had any particular urge to read art criticism; I didn't think visual art needed a lot of explaining. Just reading the three page essay on Jackson Pollock convinced me that, at least regarding the type of criticism that Berger ...

Playing It Straight: Personal Conversations on Recovery, Transformation and Success

2 reviews
David Dodd, Tai Babilonia, ...

Health Communications, 1996

A wonderful book!
I was attracted to the many well-known names listed on the cover, but once I began reading the book, I was overwhelmed with its passion and solutions. David Dodd has done a remarkable job which is reflected in this collection of interviews. My favorite part, however, is the introduction to the book, where the author tells his personal story on how he became sober with the help of Steven ...

From Shiloh to San Juan: The Life of "Fightin' Joe" Wheeler (Southern Biography)

4 reviews
John P. Dyer

Louisiana State University Press, 1992

Great History
Dyer's book is one of the best I've seen regarding Joseph Wheeler. Born in GA, raised in CT, obtaining his West Point commission from a NY senator, Wheeler was a product of both North and South. Robert E. Lee proclaimed that Wheeler was one of the two best cavalry commanders in the War Between the States (the other was J.E.B. Stuart) -- he was also one of the youngest, reaching the rank of ...

Awakening from Grief: Finding the Way Back to Joy

27 reviews
John E. Welshons

New World Library, 2003

My light at the end of the tunnel
I found this book incredibly helpful when I was dealing with the death of my husband on 9/11. Even over 5 years later, I still refer to it for inspiration and have found the words to still ring true. I have found my way back to joy and this book offered me the light at the end of the tunnel during my long journey. I am forever indebted to John for his words.

Backyard Astronomy: Your Guide to Starhopping and Exploring the Universe (Nature Company Guides)

2 reviews
Alan Dyer, Robert A. Garfinkle, ...

Nature Company Guides, 2001

A Best Buy - But Beware! It's a Repeat
This beautifully produced book is a superb addition to the library of any backyard astronomer or anyone from eight to eighty. It's a best buy for several reasons. The first is its outstanding quality. The second is the BEWARE!. This book is actually a softcover, otherwise identical reprint of "Advanced Skywatching", ISBN: 0783549415, published in 1997, also by Time-Life. Perhaps Time-Life ...

100 New Maths Framework Lessons for Year 6 (100 Maths Framework Lessons Series)
John Davis, Sonia Tibbatts, ...

Scholastic, 2007

American Cinema and Hollywood: Critical Approaches

Oxford University Press, USA, 2000

American Cinema and Hollywood provides a clear and authoritative guide to one of the most important areas of film study. Comprehensive and up-to-date, it looks at the history of American cinema, the emergence of the studio system, the key characteristics of Hollywood films, and Hollywood's relationship with both American society and the world beyond. A team of international experts explains the key concepts and arguments involved in the study of ...

All New 100 Maths Lessons Year 6 (All New 100 Maths Lessons)
John Davis, Sonia Tibbatts, ...

Scholastic, 2005

The gallant Hood

1 review
John P Dyer

Bobbs-Merrill, 1950

A Slanted look at Hood
I found Dyer's book on Hood to be very slanted and also boring. Dyer paints a rosy picture of Hood and pretty much states throughout the book that Hood did nothing wrong as a general. Another annoying thing about the book is that often times Dyer gets off Hood and begins to write about Lee, Longstreet, or someone else Hood served under. When writing about battles, Dyer often writes of the ...

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