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This book puts a greater emphasis on the artist's focus and state of mind than it does on technique.. Sound a little "Zen-like?" It is, in a lot of ways, but "you will draw what the mind sees" until you learn to draw what the eye sees. "The problem," Jacobs writes, "is not that we don't see well enough but that we do not draw what we see. We draw what we think." This is coming from a man whose drawings look like the masterpieces of da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael. Better listen to him.

While developing your mental-visual muscles, Jacobs goes into symmetry, balance, and light. But only after opening your eyes to what you see before you so your art won't be contaminated from an image file in your brain.

Each topic is broken down into bite-sized segments--you can literally read a topic and digest it in 5 minutes or less. Or, if you want to sit down for the full meal, read and absorb several topics, review some you've read before, and skip ahead to some other stuff you found in the index. Then go draw. You'll be flexing art muscles you never knew you had. And you will be very pleased with your results.

It's a quick and easy way to go around your way while administrating Linux machine provided you have some familiarity with the operating system environment.

The book gives you solutions and answers to lots of common (and uncommon, and sometimes too simple to be worth mentioning in any other book) problems and questions. The book is ordered according to topics and each topic contains related questions and answers. Each question also has reference to other possible questions. For example, in installing a printer, a question such as 'How to connect to Windows printer from Linux' refers to 'How to install printer on Linux and access it from Windows'.

Very useful for someone who is actually working with Linux and need to refer to a book every now and then for quick answers, but definitely not for someone who is just starting to learn Linux administration or hoping to learn it by using this book.

The tourist doesn't have to be concerned about what to do in an emergency in a given community. The tourist is more interested in learning who to file a complaint in case something goes wrong in a community or with any of its merchants or features. For example look at the information on Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian province, on the east coast of China across from Taiwan. There is no population or temperature data at the start of this section(P. 317). There are no estimated prices to take a bus, train or plane to Hong Kong, Xiamen or Shanghai. There is a brief section identifying a few major hotels and two restaurants outside of the hotels in Fuzhou. But, for excursions and day trips there is more information than many of the other books with which this is being compared. In the "Practical Information" section (Pp. 322-323), there are five travel services identified, a place for tourists to file complaints and a tourist hotline. Other books focusing more on travelers would include practical information on police, health care facilities, postal services and media. Fuzhou is a city gaining more importance due to location and the expansion of the Hong Kong/Canton trading areas.

Fuzhou is listed in Chapter 16, Pp. 317-420 "EAST CHINA." This chapter includes many other cities such as Nanjing, Wuxi and Suzhou. But, there is no separate map for East China. There are individual maps for Nanjing (5.5 million) and Qingdao (2 million) but no other cities. Also some of the cities listed cannot be found on the overall China map, even if over one million people live in them.

Chapter 15 "SHANGHAI" on Pp. 275-316 covers China's second or third most populated city, depending if Hong Kong is counted (not by this author). The chapter presents lots of helpful information on hotels, places to eat by cuisine type, night life and shopping. There is also 1 1/2 pages devoted to excursions outside of Shanghai. But, Shanghai is such an exciting, growing city that one can stay in it for a while. "Shanghai is the best city to shop in China outside of Hong Kong for selection and quality, and time should be set aside here to shop if interested" (P. 308). There is a short "Sidebar" on P. 304 "FOLLOW PRESIDENT CLINTON'S SHANGHAI ITINERARY." The code of the Shanghai map on P. 289 does not show locations of the Shanghai Library, General Motors Plant or Portman Hotel (585 rooms were used by the group).

There are good bits of information on China but I could not find a list of Chinese and English words. Rely on a guide and take a small Chinese/English dictionary.

China is a safe, fascinating country. This book is enjoyable, especially for tourists. The Center for Disease Control and author recommends some shots that should be taken. ...END

Tips about what to do & watch out for in everything from hotels, touring, tipping, eating etc. were good, valid, clear and - most importantly - easy to find in the book when you're in a hurry on a crowded street in Beijing.

While some other books simply tell you to beware of rip offs - with cab drivers for example, this book goes on to tell you what you should expect to pay.

There are also small history sections for lots of key cities. Although I was on a hand held tour for 12 days, I kept this book in my carryon wherever I went - plane, ship, or bus!

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Shelly, a nurse has been strongly affected by an attempted date rape. She spends her time volunteering at a local rape crisis center and mentoring her troubled niece. Justin has inherited the CEO position at the family owned Hopetown Savings Bank. Like Shelly, Justin harbors a burdensome past. His adulterous wife asked for his forgiveness seconds before she dies. Unable to forgive her, Justin spends his days engrossed in the bank's operations.

Justin's terminally ill father, Phillip Thornton, hires Shelly as his private nurse. Day by day, Shelly and Justin draw closer to each other, slowly trusting with their hearts again. Unfortunately, their relationship becomes threatened by a common enemy.

Once the reader begins reading this book, it will not be easy to put it down. Shelly and Justin's relationship goes up and down as they learn to trust and reveal buried insecurities. The novel's concluding chapters will no doubt draw emotions and tears! This debut is a great romantic read!

This book was great! It shows how a young courageous woman overcame her fears, and learned to open her heart and love again! This is an exciting first novel from Ms. Monkou, and I look forward to reading her next book!

However, even those with little interest in Jewish culture should be able to appreciate this work, as Amichai's commentary on the ephemerality of life, the beauty of love and the capriciousness of the world bears a profound appeal to all readers. I would recommend this book as a prime example of how beautiful modern poetry can be. Amichai takes ancient symbols and historical allusions, fits them into a uniquely modern meditation, and the result is breathtaking.