Reviews (9)

Excellent Book
I bought this book before buying a house and it helped me a great deal, explained in detail the different types of mortgages and gave great advice.I recommend this book for anyone who wants to better understand the mortgage process.

A MUST HAVE
A must have book for everyone in the mortgage industry and consumers. I'm a new Loan Officer and the book has really helped me understand the terminology I need to better serve my clients well.

A Must Have
I love it. It read well and is just the right book for someone learning the Mortgage biz... ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Encyclopedias    5. Finance    6. Mortgage loans    7. Mortgages    8. Real Estate - General    9. Real Estate - Mortgages    10. Real Estate Finance    11. Real Estate Investment    12. Real property    13. Reference - General    14. Business & Economics / Real Estate    15. Business & Management   

Editorial Review

For the maps alone, this book is worth it. Following 1,250 pages that describe and explain the people, places, terms, and events of the Bible from Aaron to Zurishaddai, the 16 spectacular maps detail the political entities and boundaries of biblical times, bringing the historic times to vivid life. A fascinating book, an impressive collection of scholarship, and a possession to cherish, the 188 contributors and five editors show what can be produced if you don't cut corners on excellence. ... Read more

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great dictionary
The articles are precise and concise and give reference to other subjects.As a seminary student, I find this an invaluable tool in paper preparation.The editors have done an admirable job in preparing a volume that covers an inexhaustbly deep subject in a fair and complete manner.

A Resource for Serious Bible Study
This dictionary offers the very best of biblical scholarship in an easy to use volume.It makes a wonderful companion to the Harper Collins Study Bible, but will enhance your study of any Bible.It is an excellent resource for academic and personal study, aimed at offering a variety of information from names, places, history, and more.

HarperCollins Bible Dictionary
This Bible dictionary is a one volume source for nearly everything associated with or found in the Bible.It covers the Bible cover to cover with personalities, places, themes, concepts, etc.Anyone who needs a resource for Bible studies or just for general knowledge will want to own this book.Church libraries should have it available for library users. This is an excellent resource.
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Subjects:  1. Bible    2. Bible - Reference - Dictionaries & Encyclopedias    3. Bible Commentary    4. Dictionaries    5. Dictionaries - General    6. Reference    7. Religion    8. Religion - Commentaries / Reference    9. Biblical studies, criticism & exegesis    10. Reference works    11. Religion / Reference   

Editorial Review

Much has changed in the role and use of ornamental grasses over the past 100 years. Whereas turn-of-the-century gardeners had perhaps a dozen perennial grasses to choose from, today's gardeners have hundreds. Ornamental grasses now embody a huge array of textures, forms, sizes, colors, flowering times, and cultural adaptations. Read more

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Masterful, Encyclopedic Guide Full of Helpful Photos
Rick Darke's book is typical of his work. It is extremely well written, a detailed, very thorough guide to ornamental grasses, full of helpful pictures as well as information on growing and maintaining grasses. This book should be a classic for decades to come.

Absolutely Fantastic
This is such a wonderful informational book... AND ... a gorgeous coffee table book. It is terrific from beginning to end! If you like or are interested in, or even thinking about Ornamental Grasses ... then THIS IS THE BOOK FOR YOU! I can't imagine anyone who has an interest in Ornamental Grasses NOT LOVING THIS BOOK, and would be delighted they purchased it. My only concern is that it is going to look dog-earred from my reading it over and over and over again ... which frankly takes away from its beauty on our coffee table.

Buy 2 copies...
This book is structured, written, photographed and edited with parallel purpose and effect: communication of the author's respect and regard for the book's subject and for its readers. Mr. Darke sets out to inform and does so with enconomy but in full course; when he instructs, he teaches the novice and gives pause to the critic; when he photographs he shows his passion and inspires with the nature and wonder of his subjects. The book is encyclopedic, yet its prose is always to the point with the agreeable dryness of a good, well-bodied wine. Credible, trustworthy, enlightening. This is the best gardening book I have ever read. Negatives? Only one: Mr. Darke's standards are unimpeachable; those of the book's typographer and designer, however, are not. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Encyclopedias    2. Gardening    3. Gardening / Horticulture    4. Gardening/Plants    5. General    6. Grasses    7. Ornamental Plants    8. Ornamental grasses    9. Pictorial works    10. Plants - Grasses    11. Reference    12. Gardening / Flowers / Perennials    13. Gardening: plants   

Reviews (15)

A ton of info
I purchased this book as a gift for my husband but I find myself looking through it also. An amazing amount of information! The downside is the book's size - it takes up a lot of space on the coffee table.

A MUST FOR THE DISCERNING COLLEGIATE HISTORIAN
I have written three books on the history of USC football, and am working on a fourth: ranking the 25 greatest all-time traditions and best single-season teams ever. I found this work to be an important tool. Without it, I would have had to use the web or call a bunch of overworked SIDs and ask them to be my de facto reearch assistants. That's close!
ESPN College Football Encyclopedia
Fast transaction very happy with the product will buy form seller again ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Encyclopedias    2. Football    3. Football - College    4. Football - General    5. History    6. Reference    7. Reference And Information Services    8. Sports    9. Sports & Recreation    10. Statistics    11. United States    12. Sports & Recreation / General   

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Oh, Yikes! Oh, Yes!!!!!
This is a book kids have been waiting for. As a school librarian, I can testify that copies of Oh, Yuck! are never on the shelf. Now there is a waiting list for Oh, Yikes! as well. Masoff writes in the most entertaining manner. She fully understands the mind of a child. Kids are so wildly amused by the subjects and the illustrations that they don't notice she's managed to include more facts than most text books. This is a wonderful book!!!!

Awesome!!
We thought nothing could top "Oh Yuck!", but my son cannot keep his nose out of this book!! It is fascinating, educational and most of all...fun and hilarious. What better way to learn?? ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Anecdotes    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Encyclopedias, Juvenile    5. History    6. Juvenile General And Reference Works    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Reference - Encyclopedias    9. Encyclopaedias & reference works    10. Juvenile Nonfiction / Reference / Encyclopedias   

Reviews (21)

Research oriented traders, read this one!!
Wow!For the research oriented person, this book is great!Not
Best Book on Building Trading Strategies
This is by far the most complete and advanced work I've read on the subject.However, read Robert Pardo's "Design, Testing, and Optimization of Trading Systems" first if you are new to backtesting.

A must read for strategy traders
This is a good book.Everyone who is thinking about trading and/or is trading already should get a copy of the book.There isn't any "holy grail" strategy in this book, by the way.Rather, this book is about teaching how all these different indicators have performed under strict test conditions and unveils some of the mysteries about different strategies that people have talked about over the years.IMO, the author's work can be the basis of a great system.The first step has already been taken by the author, and you just have to elaborate it to add your flair and style.Happy trading! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Commodity futures    5. Futures And Options Trading    6. Insurance - General    7. Investments & Securities - General    8. Personal Finance - Investing    9. Business & Economics / Investments & Securities    10. Investment & securities   

Subjects:  1. Asia    2. Asia - General    3. Asia - History    4. Encyclopedias    5. History    6. History - General History    7. History: American    8. History / United States / General    9. Humanities    10. Laws of Other Jurisdictions & General Law    11. Reference works    12. USA   

Reviews (7)

Nothing compares
I own and operate a nursery using both of these books as a primary resource when purchasing conifers from growers.When customers refer to these books at our library, they comment on how beautiful the many conifers are available.My only wish the book had w/b zone hardiness and growth habit.Buy it.ProGardens, Inc.East Amherst, New York.

Conifers : The Illustrated Encyclopedia (Two Volume Set)
Two world authorities compiled this outstanding conifer book featuring 2347 excellent, sharp photos reproduced beautifully on high quality paper.Each picture was taken at the proper distance to show the tree's outstanding detail.Captions are a sentence or two with location oftenincluded.For detail use a good companion book such as the Manual ofCultivated Conifers by Krussmann.Imperative for landscapers and a joy fortree lovers -- a bargain at the cover price.A quality bookclearly at the top of my list of favorites.

great book to figure out what you have growing in your yard.
pictures are great !!butlacks the necessary info on growing,care,climate zones&changes of sasons on the plants.but i love it for all it'svisual contents ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Conifers    2. Gardening    3. Gardening / Horticulture    4. Gardening/Plants    5. Ornamental conifers    6. Pictorial works    7. Reference    8. Trees    9. Botany & plant sciences    10. Gardening / Trees    11. Horticulture    12. Reference works    13. Shrubs & trees   

Editorial Review

Arnold Schwarzenegger hasn't competed as a bodybuilder since he won the Mr. Olympia title in 1980, but he remains the sport's No. 1 icon. He hosts an annual bodybuilding contest in Columbus, Ohio, and allows a column to be ghost-written under his name in a muscle magazine. Today's bodybuilders may have bigger muscles than Arnold ever did, but everyone inside and outside the iron game gives him credit for exponentially broadening the popularity of physique training.Read more

Reviews (229)

Wonderful, Comprehensive, User-Friendly... But Where Are the Women?!
With all of the other verbose reviews posted here extolling the various perks of this massive encyclopedia, I will merely say succinctly that "The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding" nearly covers the sport from A to Z without missing a beat.It is a great reference book and I have been finding it very inspirational whenever I set out to develop a new routine for myself.The many personal stories told in Arnold's friendly voice are also generally interesting, and the chapters dealing more specifically with competitions and nutrition are noteworthy.
The Most Comprehensive Book Of It's Kind!
I originally bought this book around 20 years ago. I read it from cover to cover many times andlearned a tremendous amount! Years ago, I regrettably lent it out without ever getting it back so I recently bought another copy for my son when he started weight training.
arnold schwarzenegger bible
this is a must own for all lifters, beginers or vetrens of the sport. great pictures and info. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Bodybuilding    2. Bodybuilding & Weight Training    3. Exercise    4. Massage & Reflexotherapy    5. Reference    6. Sports & Recreation    7. Weight training    8. Reference works    9. Sports & Recreation / General   

Reviews (4)

Not what I expected
I purchased this book as a quick reference for our bible history lessons -
A Good Reference Tool
While this Bible dictionary is not a complete or exhaustive type dictionary, it is amazingly broad. The contents of some of the subjects include its background and some present information. This is just a great one volume Bible doctionary to have. Zondervan press made a right move to reprint Dr. Tenny's work.

Excellent reference work
I purchased this dictionary some years ago and it has been a constantcompanion to my bible.I take it everywhere I take my bible.I havecompared the entries to other dictionaries and although it doesn't containeverything (what single volume can?) it does have certain references thatare excluded by the others.For example, the term "ephod" I wasunable to locate in any other dictionary but found it here not only with adefinition but a picture as well.I enjoy just reading it by itself andhave learned and clarified much.I highly recommend it as one of the bestsingle volume pictorial dictionaries available to anyone seeking greaterunderstanding of the Bible and the way things were. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Bible    2. Bible - Reference - Dictionaries & Encyclopedias    3. Bible Commentary    4. Christianity - Education - General    5. Dictionaries    6. Reference    7. Religion    8. Religion - Commentaries / Reference    9. Biblical concordances & commentaries    10. Christian Interest    11. Religion / Bible / Reference   

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Would be 5 stars except for some errors I found
I have been interested in pro football stats since the late 1950s, so I ordered this new encyclopedia immediately (I have all the other ones referred to in this one).And as the authors said might might happen, once I got the book yesterday, I was up until the wee hours of the morning perusing it!
Incredible Value, A Must Have, Room For Improvement
I have been buying Football stat books since the 1970's so I feel like I can offer a well informed opinion. I have been waiting for a book like this since Total Football II became out of date and overall I am very pleased. This book raises the bar, it's got pretty much everything and then some, but there are some areas that need to be improved.
Oh, Baby.
It has all the crap you'd expect for something like this, like the main stats for every player, a list of all the head coaches and their yearly records, hall of fame members (including yearly finalists), pro-bowl rosters, yearly standings (with more detailed stats than you'll easily find anywhere else) complete with a blurb on the season, and top-five finishers in a variety of categories.
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Subjects:  1. Encyclopedias    2. Football    3. Football - General    4. Reference    5. Sports    6. Sports & Recreation    7. SPORTS - SPORTS Gen TRD PB    8. Sports & Recreation / Football    9. Sale Books   

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About this book
This book has explained fundamentals of neurology with outmost clarity, reading a topic from this book leaves behind indelible mark of understanding.I recommend this book for every resident, fellow, practicing neurologist and every medical library. Read more

Subjects:  1. Encyclopedias    2. Life Sciences - Anatomy & Physiology    3. Medical    4. Medical / Nursing    5. Neurology - General    6. Neurophysiology    7. Neuroscience    8. Neurosciences    9. Reference    10. Science    11. Medical / Neurology    12. Neurology & clinical neurophysiology    13. Reference works   

Reviews (6)

My favorite all time cookbook
I recieved my first copy of this book 20 years ago and used it until the cover was falling apart. I ordered another from Amazon and I still love this book. The recipes are accurate and taste great.
disappointed
The item that was pictured was the one I thought I ordered. appearently not. I hope the seller fixes the picture as to not mislead another customer.

WISH I OWNED A COPY
This is the only way I have been able to contact you.Read more

Subjects:  1. Cookery    2. General    3. Sale Adult - Cooking / Wine    4. Non-Classifiable    5. Sale Books   

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His most definitive work
So many books have been written about Bob Dylan that one would wonder at the need for another - but this isn't a reference book alone; it provides a fun ,readable text which packs in over eight hundred entries, over twenty pages of illustration, and everything there is to known about Dylan, including a searchable cd-rom to boot. Critic Michael Gray has written about Dylan before, but this is his most definitive work and represents the culminating achievement of a world authority on the topic: if there's only one Dylan reference your public library holding can afford, it should be this definitive guide.
Simply a book of the author's questionable opinions!!
This can hardly be called an "encyclopedia"...it's just an unorganzied compilation of the author's opinions, which, many times, are so far off from reality that it invalidates the entire book!Pass on this one...there are decent Dylan booksworth buying...or just watch the PBS documentary for facts!

Opinionated and great fun
A little surprised to be given this for my birthday a few weeks ago (I'm not the world's most devoted Dylan fan, although I do find him fascinating), it took me several days before I even opened the book. Fully expecting it to be a dry compendium of facts and short biographies. It turns out this is, instead, a great mix of opinion, information, and critical judgment - not all of it polite, but always nicely written. The author, Michael Gray, takes on all-comers, and is often amusingly "politically incorrect" in his views on figures like Bono, Pete Seeger, Eric Clapton, and Dave Stewart. Gray is also generous in his praise for many, many others including Elvis, Joni Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix, and dozens of old blues singers - so the book ends up painting a vivid picture of decades of American music and culture in general. My only complaint (so far) would be that the entries on Dylan songs and albums are uneven - but if you can cope with that, and with an author who has strong opinions, you'll find a great deal to love (and probably something to hate!) in this genuinely unusual and thoughtful book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1941-    2. Dylan, Bob,    3. Encyclopedias    4. Genres & Styles - Pop Vocal    5. Music    6. Music/Songbooks    7. Reference    8. Contemporary popular music   

Subjects:  1. Asylum, Right of    2. Emigration & Immigration    3. Emigration and immigration    4. Encyclopedias    5. General    6. Immigrants    7. Law    8. Sociology    9. Sociology - General    10. Immigration & emigration    11. Law / General   

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Great information

You've got to read this book!
I received this book as a gift. There are quite a few books on this subject on the market and this one is the best. I too could not put it down and finished it in 3 days. It's a huge book, a great resource that is well researched and written.. I have a few friends who've purchased this book and really loved it too. I can highly recommend this book
Mayo Clinic - Family Health Book
The Mayo Family Health book is a "wealth of information."
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Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Encyclopedias    3. English    4. General    5. Health & Fitness    6. Health - General    7. Health/Fitness    8. Medicine    9. Medicine, Popular    10. Personal Health    11. Popular Works    12. Reference    13. Medical / Reference   

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Nothing Else is Worth Knowing
I just got this book and let me just say that the words inside are some of the finest ever put between two covers.It's all so informative.So much so that one may think that it is perhaps, too informative, but I doubt it.It's perfect.You'll find some of the most obscure and some of the most well-known facts, on the same page.Incredible.
An Ultimate Music Box
I fell in love with this book from the very first time that i put my eyes on this page of amazon, but, on that time it had a limited edition and it was sould out. I`ve waited more than 3 months for him to arrive but then it was impossible... One day, by hazard i found it on Fnac in Portugal, it was the only one of it`s kind so i bought it imediately and must tell you that it is really music to your ears to read this amazing book. It is the best book i`ve ever seen about music and i have more than five encyclopedias about the subject so believe it when i say that this book really entertains you with the good and consistent information, the beautiful pictures about the artists, the design, the uk and us charts and much more... From Elvis to Abba, from Eminen to Norah Jones, from Sinead O`Connor to Alanis, from Celine to Mariah, from The Who to Nirvana, from Notorious BIG to Massive Attack, from The Ronnettes to Take That, from Brenda Lee and Janis Joplin to Britney Spears and Christina it really has it all !!!

Valiant effort but not perfect.
This is probably the best book of its type to date. But it is not without it's problems. The first is that both of its authors are British. Hence it skews to the right of the Atlantic. Not that I don't feel myself, that British Rock has produced some of the best acts of all time, but for instance there are more entries on and photos of Gary Glitter than Alice Cooper. Gary Glitter? This is just one example. Some one in a review here mentioned the happy inclusion of Yes. If you look through the entries for that band you'll find at least Two mistakes saying that Fragile was their third album, (it was the fourth) and that Owner of a Lonely Heart is from Big Generator (it wasn't). This may seem like nitpicking but these are just the equivalent of what might be found on one page. It makes one wonder how many more of the presented "facts" are not trustworthy? You expect more from music critics on the voting board of the Rock & roll Hall of Fame. In the end though it's a valiant effort they undertook, and I'm glad I bought the book. It could/should have been a five star book though. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Encyclopedias    2. Genres & Styles - Rock    3. History and criticism    4. Music    5. Music/Songbooks    6. Reference    7. Rock Music    8. Music / Rock   

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Perfect Book For 3D Modellers and general Artists
This book is really the reference book for furniture and has a Wide variety of furniture types covered! About 99% of the books pages contain Beautiful and 100% clear Photographs.
Furniture by Judith Miller
A few months ago, I found this book while browsing through the shelves at a local bookstore. The fantastic pictures and descriptions in the book ignited my interest in furniture history. This is not a how-to book, but if you want an understanding of the details that are characteristic of particular furniture styles -- as well as some background on the historical, political and social forces that influenced these designs -- you probably won't find a better reference manual.
Great new book
This is an absolutely beautiful book.The photography is spectacular, all of the pieces are on a white background so you can really see the details.It has a lot of information accompanying the photos and covers all the major time periods.I would like to use this as a text for the History of Interiors class I teach. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Encyclopedias    5. Furniture    6. Furniture Arts And Crafts    7. History    8. Styles    9. Antiques & Collectibles / Furniture   

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Impressive customer service !
I e-mailed the publisher to ask for an update of a celebrity address. He was fast with an answer. He also mentioned he has started a new service to autograph collectors. He will answer any question on the subject of autoghaph collecting for FREE!
Here's The List of Celebrity Autographs
I have known David Moore for many years and he is the only author of celebrity directories that uses and updates his address list on daily basis. For me, here is a list of celebrities who I have contacted and received autographs through the mail. They are: Sarah Jessica Parker, Bill Gates, Roy Clark, Gillian Anderson, Nicholas Cage, Bill Cosby, James Garner, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Gary Trudeau, Olivia Newton-John, Brandi Chastain, James Watson, Sandra Day O'Connor, Harmon Killebrew, George Bush, Betty Ford, Jimmy Carter, Leann Rhimes, Muhammad Ali, Angela Landsbury, Reba McEntire, Jay Leno, Faith Hill, Tommy John, Tom Hanks, Michael Eisner, Nolan Ryan, Tony Bennet, Colin Powell, Robert Duvall, John Mellencamp, Whoopi Goldberg and many others. If you want excellent results and great customer service, I highly recommend David Moore's book.

This Author is an Expert
After I purchased this book I contacted the author, Mr. Moore to ask him about collecting autographs by index cards or by photographs. He was prompt and very informative with his reply. If you want questions answered about auotgraph collecting, get in touch with him, you will be happy you did. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles / Autographs    2. Antiques & Collectibles / Popular Culture    3. Directories    4. Reference    5. Reference / Directories    6. Autographs    7. Celebrities    8. Encyclopedias    9. Pop Arts / Pop Culture    10. Rich & Famous   

Subjects:  1. Animals - General    2. Children's 9-12 - Animals/Pets    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 3-4    5. Juvenile General And Reference Works    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile Zoological Sciences    8. Reference - Encyclopedias    9. Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / General