Builder

Well focused and aimed at the home builder in 6500 degree-day and colder climes, e.g. Minnesota, it contains a complete roundup of insulation, ventilation, and moisture-proofing problems. The basic format consists of a text discussion of a topic, followed by a section containing numerous architectural drawings that illustrate the material. These subjects are misunderstood by many, so it's good to have a book that covers the material in easy-to-understand language and drawings.

I have reviewed lots of books and magazines on residential building techniques for energy and resource efficieny. There is a lot of confusion and misinformation out there. This book clears it up in one authoritative and concise guide to building techniques. For those who want to know how and why to build it right. Best source available on moisture control and insulation applications. Challenges some conventional wisdom. Concepts demonstrated in great graphics. Listiburek is a respected expert.

ý'm a student in civil engineering department of civil engineering department of Middle East Technical University-ANKARA.I can only say "excellent" for this book.

This National Geographic book does a great job of explaining in some detail how bridges, roads, tunnels, aquaducts and others were built. It focuses on the 19th and 20th centuries and has many pictures and illustrations. I liked it as much as our 13-year-old son did.

I read this book over 45 years ago while completing my undergraduate studies in Engineering. I have never forgotten it!! The significant substories within the book describe the development of wire rope; the construction of the first successful suspension bridge across the Niagara Gorge; the details of construction of the Brooklyn Bridge; and the comparison of the sway bracing of the Brooklyn Bridge and the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and its ultimate fate. These could all have been the subject of separate books and each was facinating in itself.

This fascinating book descibes the the story of the brooklyn bridge in New York, and the story of their builders, the roebling brothers. Roebling had the great idea of building a bridge not with stiff beams, but with two big soft ropes made of fibers of strong and elastic steel. An idea, which now is used with nearly all Bridges of wide span. I love this book, because it is not an engineering report, but the touching story of the life of mainly the elder Roebling brother, who dedicated his health and his life to this bridge.

I could read this book nearly 40 years ago, and still it is one of my favorites. I do not posess it, and I deeply regret that it is not available any more. Hopefully AMAZON can find some and put them on their stock...

Syeus' books opens up our eyes not only to an urban culture often forgotten, but to the mathematics of geodesic domes for completely non-math-oriented individuals. Personally, I detested math throughout my High School and College career, but Mr. Mottel's clear writing helped me to truly understand the logic behind the structures. I recommend this book to all my friends.

Yes, it may be surprising, but Syeus' book is by far the best I've ever read. If it came down to a choice between shakespeare and syeus, I know which one I'd choose. The writing was crisp, clear, succinct; overall just a pleasure to read. You also wind up knowing more about building a geodesic dome than you'd EVER have thought possible. A must read for all.

I am heartbroken that his wonderful adventure is no longer available. New books are great, but some works can't be replaced.

All of Jim Kjelgaard's books are wonderful reading for the young person. They take you to place far away. The young outdoorsman will love his books and can learn a great deal about things such as honor, discipline, and character, while exploring Mr. Kjelgaard's books. They will provide many hours of reading pleasure....

If you are interested in building a geodesic dome house, dome greenhouse, dome tent or just your own personal space this book is loaded with inspiration. Lots of useful information, photos and peoples experiences with the dome. There is a dome manufacturers listing but being a dated book, many are not in business anymore. Not much in the way of helpful geodesic math but something for the dome enthusiast to enjoy. The original Domebuilders Handbook had more in the way of math (chord factors, angles etc.) Visually I really enjoyed the book.

This is an excellent dome builder's book that portrays the evolution of the dome from ancient times right through contemporary industrial and commercial structure and further through its use as a custom built or prefabricated home design. It contains beautiful color prints of real people's dome homes. There are also many design and building approaches outlined to help the reader get a feel for what it would be like to really build and live in one of these beautiful structures. Very interesting, and a good "read," from the ancients to Bucky Fuller.

I grew up in Michigan, but had little idea of these ripping good tales. If you liked this book, try also the delightful "Eighty Acres."

Burton Folsom's Empire Builders is a stunning tour de force--a compelling tale of great entrepreneurs and how their contributions carved a great state out of a mosquito-infested, swamp-filled territory.

The stories of how Will Kellogg got going in the corn flakes business, how Herbert Dow whipped the German bromine cartel, how John Jacob Astor built a flourishing fur trade in direct competition with the federal government, and how Henry Ford and Billy Durant made Michigan a car-producing behemoth are among the fascinating accounts Folsom weaves into this book. Underlying it all is a time-honored principle that so many of today's historians (being left-leaning tenured academics living in their own world while feeding off the toil of the very risk-taking businesspeople they love to criticize)seem to ignore: get government involved in enterprise and the result is poverty and disaster; leave people alone in a free society and the result is opportunity and prosperity for ! all.

Thank you, Dr. Folsom, for this most enlightening and lively history. I hope your employer lets you write many more such works.

James McFarlane's and Jens Arup's translations of Ibsen have long been classics and are arguably the best. Although they were published in England almost forty years ago, they still sound remarkably fresh and will be in print for many years to come.

In "A Doll's House" (1879), Ibsen casts us into the world of Nora Helmer, a young Norwegian housewife and Nordic Madame Bovary. Highlighting the restricted position of women in male-dominated society, the play sparked such an uproar in Scandinavia when it appeared that "many a social invitation during that winter bore the words: 'You are requested not to mention Ibsen's Doll's House!'" In fact, Hedwig Niemann-Raabe, the actress who was to play Nora on tour in Germany, was so appalled at the ending of this play -- at this female "monster" -- that she demanded Ibsen write an alternative one in German, which he did (a "barbaric outrage", in his words). McFarlane has appended this German-language ending (and a translation in English).

Based on the theme, "The sins of the fathers shall be visited on the children," "Ghosts" (1881) is one of Ibsen's most riveting plays. Like "A Doll's House", it, too, was denounced on its début ("crapulous stuff", "an open drain", one London reviewer called it -- certainly a Victorian exaggeration). As in most of his plays, Ibsen probes the hypocrisies of patriarchal society, which he deems to be rotten at its core, and stultifying provincial life ("Doesn't the sun ever shine here?"). Typically, he also casts women in a favorable light.

"A Doll's House" and "Ghosts" established Ibsen's reputation as one of the finest playwrights in Europe, but his next two plays -- "Hedda Gabler" (1890) and "The Master Builder" (1892) -- gave him undisputed international fame. As McFarlane points out, the 1890s "were the years when the publication of a new Ibsen play sent profound cultural reverberations throughout Europe and the world." "Hedda Gabler" marks Ibsen's shift away from highly controversial dramas primarily concerned with social and sexual injustice to "domestic" plays that addressed the struggle of individuals to control each other, people who "want to control the world, but cannot control [themselves]." "Hedda Gabler" is a thoroughly electrifying drama about a married woman's devouring sense of decay and confinement. "The Master Builder", which Ibsen coupled with "Hedda Gabler", is his riveting look into sexual potency and the domination of youth by age.

These plays are not as dark and dirty as they might seem. Whatever reviewers may have said about them when they came out and whatever gloomy stuff psychiatrists have written about them since, if you're at all familiar with prime-time television, they won't offend you -- in fact, you probably wont even lift an eyebrow. Still, I found myself glued to them for hours and I've read them before. Find a copy for your shelf!

Actually, I've only read two of these plays before but I did
want to list the names of the four included in this volume:

A Doll's House;
Ghosts;
Hedda Gabler;
The Master Builder.

Masterful social drama (to sound like a back-of-the-book blurb).
Seriously though, Ibsen's plays are wonderful.

When I bought "Funk Bass" I thought it was gonna be just another book with a couple of cool licks and a couple of good exercises and another badly recorded cd, but I was pleasantly surprised.

First of all, I recognised myself completely in the introduction where Mr. Liebman describes bad exercise-habits, so I was immediately motivated to do every exercise in this book.

Also, the way this book is written, it's almost like there's actually someone sitting next to you and encouraging you to continue to practice. The exercises are really helpful and the licks in chapter 5 and 6 really groove. The cd is good and because of the way it's recorded you can mute the bass-guitar or the drums by turning the balance completely to the left or the right speaker. There's also a lot of useful information about effects and a great discography.

I think that I'm a much better bass-player after practicing with this book for a couple of months. So if you want to be a better (funk-)bassplayer: buy this book and follow the instructions step by step.

This book was written very well, and has very important things in it. FUNK BASS made me five times better the bass player I was. For those beginners, I recommend this book to you, for FUN BASS and FUNK BASS. This book contains good slapping and popping exercise, cool bass techniques, good advice, a discography, what you need, cool basic patterns, "groovy" bass lines, and much more. This was an achievement. I keep turning back to this book! A must-have for any bass player!

This is a very nice set of tapes-and accompanying book for the intermediate student. The tapes are very clear, with frequent self tests to build vocabulary and skill. I would recommend this over the "Pimsleur Instant Conversation" program any day. You learn much more than "Ich spreche Deutsch", etc. There is everyday conversation mixed in with the conjugated verbs. A very nice second level course.

I'm a big believer in the neccessity of constantly listening and practicing speaking a language EVERY DAY when trying to learn a new language. Especially if you don't live in or near a country that speaks the language you're trying to learn. For that reason I picked up this book/4 cassette course and have been very pleased with the improvement in my conversations with a German-speaking Austrian friend.

The first half of the book provides verb conjugation charts for 150 verbs. Most of which I found very useful although I was a bit puzzled over the inclusion of "donnern" (to thunder) and "blitzen" (to lightening). Unless one plans to spend a lot of time engaging in weather conversations I would've picked other verbs to fill those slots. Nonetheless, the other verbs are very common and used constantly in conversation.

The second half of the book provides almost an exact word-for-word transcript of everything spoken on the tapes. There are a few discrepancies but not many. The most valuable resource in my opinion are the 4 tapes of extensive German dialogues that illustrate common usage of the verbs and their tenses. The tapes alone are worth the price because you actually don't need the book. These tapes are so complete they can be used as a "learn-while-you-drive" type intermediate course. I wish more book/cassette courses used this combination approach. Many courses assume you will practice only while learning with the book in hand. My problem is that to truly learn a language proficiently I need a lot more time than just those times when I have the book with me. And that's where these tapes truly shine. The book is a good extra and I'm glad they include it. But you could get along just fine simply using the tapes alone. So naturally I use both. Get this course and practice the exercises and you will definitely see improvements in your speaking and comprehension of many troublesome German verbs in all their tenses.