Student Study Resource Study Outlines Solutions to Odd Numbered Problems and Ready Notes for Use with Accounting : What the Numbers Mean

Average customer rating:
Student Study Resource Study Outlines Solutions to Odd Numbered Problems and Ready Notes for Use with Accounting : What the Numbers Mean

Manufacturer: McGraw Hill
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0072561491

Average customer rating:
Student Study Resource-Study Outlines/Solutions to Odd-Numbered Problems/Ready Notes for use with Accounting: What the NUmbers Mean
David Marshall
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill/Irwin
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OGNBG0

Average customer rating:
Student Study Resource: Study Outlines, Solutions to Odd-Numbered Problems, Ready Notes for use with Accounting: What the Numbers Mean
David Marshall , Wayne William McManus , and Daniel Viele
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill/Irwin
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Accounting | Industries & Professions | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books | Auditing | Bookkeeping | Financial | General | Governmental | International | Management | Taxes
General | Science | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0072475986

Average customer rating:
Student Study Resource; Study Outlines, Solutions to Odd-Numbered Problems and Ready Notes for Use with Accounting: What the Numbers Mean
David H. Marshall; Wayne W. McManus; Daniel F. Viele
Manufacturer: McGraw Hill
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OG368S

Average customer rating:
Study Outline/Ready Notes/Solutions to Odd Number Problems for use with Accounting: What the Numbers Mean
David H. Marshall , Wayne W. McManus , and Wayne William McManus
Manufacturer: Mcgraw-Hill College
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
General | Accounting | Industries & Professions | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
General | Accounting | Accounting & Finance | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 025626855X

Average customer rating:
Student Study Resource: Study Outlines, Solutions to Odd-Numbered Problems, Ready Notes for use with Accounting: What the Numbers Mean
Wayne William McManus, Daniel Viele David Marshall
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill/Irwin
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OG3N40

Book Description

Understand -- and benefit from -- the Social Security disability system

Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability is an essential book for anyone dealing with a long-term or permanent disability. Written both for first-time applicants and those who already receive Social Security disability, the book demystifies the program in plain English, thoroughly explaining:

-what Social Security disability is
-what benefits are available to disabled children
-how to prove a disability
-how age, education and work experience affect benefits
-whether or not one can work while receiving benefits
-how to appeal a denial of benefits
-how to respond to a Continuing Disability Review
-and much more

Plus: The included CD-ROM provides in-depth medical listings to help you determine what you qualify for. It covers breathing disabilities, heart disease, mental disorders, speech impairments, cancer, immune system disorders -- and much more.

The 3rd edition is completely updated with the latest rules, information and medical listings. User-friendly appendices translate bureaucratic terms, provide medical-vocational rules, and list Social Security benefit publications.

Customer Reviews:

Keeping Your Social Security Benefits.......2007-06-08

This book gave you examples of the language you need to use. Pretty easy to read and I did find it helpful.

Great book; up-to-date information.......2007-05-27

this is a must for those of us who deserve disability, but will have to fight for our rights. some of us have what's referred to as "invisible problems" such as chronic severe back problems, Fibromyalgia, MS, etc, and this book is really good. Certainly worth the price.

Very Informative.......2007-01-10

This book gave a step by step process to apply for social security disability. It also answered every question that I had. This is a must read for anyone considering disability.

Essential.......2007-01-06

I had this and just gave it to a friend to use for his SSI. This book is a must for anyone pursuing or already receiving SSI and/or SSDI. Cut through the crapo of Bureaucracy and get the facts.

Good not Great.......2006-07-06

I would have given this book a five star rating, but it did not include two important SSA forms. The forms are sent to a claimant when his/her file is sent to the state office for development. These two forms are SSA-3373-BK (Function Report- Adult) and SSA-3380-BK (Function Report-Adult-Third Party). The two forms have to do with your Activities of Daily living, and when received have a 10 day return time. The forms can be found on the net, but you have to know they exist.

Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability: Getting & Keeping Your Benefits (Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability, 1st ed)

Average customer rating:

Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability
Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability by Iii MD et al.
A great reference book overall
MUST HAVE
Get and keep your ssdi

Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability: Getting & Keeping Your Benefits (Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability, 1st ed)
David A. Morton III , and Spencer Sherman
Manufacturer: Nolo.com
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Reference | Health, Mind & Body | Subjects | Books

Divorce & Separation | Family & Health Law | Law | Subjects | Books

General | Law | Subjects | Books

General | Practical Guides | Law | Subjects | Books

General | Reference | Medicine | Subjects | Books

Look Inside Health Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books

Look Inside Nonfiction Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books

Look Inside Science Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books
Similar Items:

ASIN: 0873375742

Book Description

Social Security disability is an enormous program, with hundreds of thousands of people participating each year. Consequently, it's easy for both participants and first-time applicants to get lost in the system's bureaucracy.

Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability is an essential book for anyone dealing with a long-term or permanent disability. Written both for first-time applicants and those who already receive Social Security disability, Dr. David Morton's book demystifies the program in plain English, thoroughly explaining:

* what Social Security disability is
* what benefits are available to disabled children
* how to prove a disability
* how age, education and work experience affect benefits
* whether or not one can work while receiving benefits
* how to appeal a denial of benefits
* how to respond to a Continuing Disability Review * and much more

Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability also provides in-depth information on various health problems, including:

* breathing disabilities
* heart disease
* mental disorders
* speech impairments
* cancer
* immune system disorders
* and much more

This comprehensive and compassionate book, packed with tear-out forms and a sample disability application, covers both Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income. User-friendly appendices translate bureaucratic terms, list medical-vocational rules, and provide a list of social-security benefit publications. Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability is an indispensable resource for anyone suffering from any disability.

Customer Reviews:

Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability.......2006-02-12

Not at all helpful if you are filling out an application for SSDI benefits. More than 3/4 of the book is on the appeal process and social security system jargon. You can tell it is written by a lawyer, its worthless.

Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability by Iii MD et al........2005-05-23

This book is invaluable for anyone contemplating a disability claim or for anyone seeking to preserve benefits. The authors explain the elements of a claim; namely the severity of an impairment and its impact on the ability to function in a work environment or setting. The MINE claims are predefined by the law. These are "Medical Improvement Not Expected". i.e. a number of debilitating arthritic diseases or diseases of the musculo-skeletal system

The 20CFR 404 provides an impairment list of conditions. The basic question is whether or not you can do a prior job or another similar one. The criteria will consider factors including
exertion, posture, manipulation, vision, communication,
environment and symptomatology. Major joint disfunctions are
an important marker for disability, as well as, loss of spinal
motion. Obstructive breathing disorders may qualify for disability, as well as, inflammatory conditions and chronic
digestive conditions which interfere with work.

This book will prove invaluable if you are dealing with the
government on a claim. The details of the evaluation process
are set forth in an easy-to-read format. The volume is worth the
price if you intend to apply its contents dispassionately.

A great reference book overall.......2004-03-11

This is an excellent book of the whole area of Social Security Disability benefits and how to fill the forms out completely, when to seek an attorney for appeals etc, and a rather extensive section on what the term disability means to Social Security and what diseases, conditions etc qualify and which do not. The only area lacking was disabled spousal Social Security Disability coverage, which a spouse under age 50 with no minor children must file for in the same way the working spouse who becomes disabled would have to do. I plan on donating my copy which I bought via Amazon.com to my local public library.

MUST HAVE.......2003-07-10

Filing for Social Security Disability benefits is not easy. This guide explains EVERYTHING in easy to understand terms. I wish I had ordered it before the first denial. I am using this book while filing a reconsideration. The suggestions provided have really opened my eyes to the process. I highly recommend this book to people who want a little extra information on the SSA's thought process when going over your application.

Get and keep your ssdi.......2002-07-15

Bought this book as part of prep for application for ssdi. (also bought how to get ssi and ssdi by mike davis and dis workbook for ss applicants by doug. smith). Each book explained a diff part of the ssdi process. This book told what each med diagnosis needed to establish to qualify for perm. disability. And it goes on to explain how to keep your ssdi once you get your award. I did win my case the first try using the info in the 3 books. Having them made all the diff in the world in understanding the ssdi process. Best $[money]. (all 3 books) I ever spent...

Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability: Getting & Keeping Your Benefits Second Edition

Average customer rating:

Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability: Getting & Keeping Your Benefits Second Edition
David A III, Morton
Manufacturer: Nolo
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000J4W9LA

Book Description

Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.

Customer Reviews:

Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03

Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.

Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19

Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.

Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09

There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.

For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.

Very Interesting.......2007-03-07

It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.

History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10

Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.

I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.

Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.

Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.

I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.

This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.

Average customer rating:

Great Cases of the Supreme Court
Robert H. Ratcliffe
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Reference | Law Practice | Law | Subjects | Books

Statutes & Cases | Law | Subjects | Books

Average customer rating:

Great Cases of the Supreme Court
Houghton Mifflin Company
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin College Div
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Law | Subjects | Books

General | Law | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0395201802

Great cases of the Supreme Court (Trailmarks of liberty series)

Average customer rating:

Great cases of the Supreme Court (Trailmarks of liberty series)

Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

Statutes & Cases | Law | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0395119170

Great Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court: Ratings and Case Studies (American University Studies Series X, Political Science)

Average customer rating:

Required Reading...

Great Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court: Ratings and Case Studies (American University Studies Series X, Political Science)
William D. Pederson
Manufacturer: Peter Lang Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Civil Procedure | Procedures & Litigation | Law | Subjects | Books

General | Politics | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books

All Titles | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books
ASIN: 0820420662

Customer Reviews:

Required Reading..........2000-06-19

Once again, William D. Pederson and his esteemed colleagues provide a well written yet easy to read book for everyone. I found this book to be a joy to read, even though it was on my required reading list for a political science class...a list that usually does not contain anything worthy of writing a review for. In Great Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court, I found the selections of Marguerite Plummer (Louis D. Brandeis & Benjamin Cardozo) especially "great." Her eloquent writing style combined with her ability not to get bogged down in the nitty-gritty of minute opinions allowed for a well-rounded view of the justices to come out. Another selection that I found to be intellectually stimulating was the Oliver Wendall Holmes Jr. selection by Patrick Gerry which discussed the "you can't yell fire in a crowded theater," coining the metaphor of comparing seditious speech to falsely shouting fire in a theater. Other selections well worth the time of reading include the great John Marshall, Roger B. Taney, William O. Douglas,& Earl Warren. Although Supreme Court Justices may not be everybody's "bag", Great Justices of the Supreme Court offers an excellent overview and great starting point for anyone looking to broaden their intrest in the field of Supreme Court Justices.

Illustrated Great Decisions Of The Supreme Court

Average customer rating:

Illustrated Great Decisions Of The Supreme Court
Tony Mauro
Manufacturer: CQ Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Courts | Procedures & Litigation | Law | Subjects | Books

General | Law | Subjects | Books

Legal History | Perspectives on Law | Law | Subjects | Books

General | Politics | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books

Federal Government | Government | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books

Almanacs | Almanacs & Yearbooks | Reference | Subjects | Books

All Titles | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books

Nonfiction | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books

Professional | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books

Reference | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books
ASIN: 1568029640

Leaders of the Pack: Polls & Case Studies of Great Supreme Court Justices (Teaching Texts in Law and Politics, V. 35)

Average customer rating:

Leaders of the Pack: Polls & Case Studies of Great Supreme Court Justices (Teaching Texts in Law and Politics, V. 35)

Manufacturer: Peter Lang Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Civil Procedure | Procedures & Litigation | Law | Subjects | Books

General | Law | Subjects | Books

General | Legal Education | Law | Subjects | Books

General | Politics | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books

Leadership | Politics | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 082046306X

Book Description

Greatness and leadership are two ideas that often intersect, especially in the imagery of leading the pack of more than one hundred Supreme Court justices. Despite differences in interpretation, there are points of agreement concerning the names of the most remarkable people who have been and are the leaders of the pack. This book clarifies constitutional law and the history of America's highest bench by exploring the personalities and times of sixteen justices, from John Marshall to Sandra Day O'Connor and William H. Rehnquist.

NINE SCORPIONS IN A BOTTLE GREAT JUDGES AND CASES OF THE SUPREME COURT

Average customer rating:

NINE SCORPIONS IN A BOTTLE GREAT JUDGES AND CASES OF THE SUPREME COURT

Manufacturer: Arcade books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000GQ3YRY

Nine Scorpions in a Bottle: Great Judges & Cases of Supreme Court

Average customer rating:

Nine Scorpions in a Bottle: Great Judges & Cases of Supreme Court
Max Lerner
Manufacturer: Arcade
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000NQI54Y

Nine Scorpions in a Bottle: Great Judges & Cases of the Supreme Court

Average customer rating:

Nine Scorpions in a Bottle: Great Judges & Cases of the Supreme Court
Max Lerner
Manufacturer: Arcade Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Law | Subjects | Books

Reference | Law Practice | Law | Subjects | Books

General | Law | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books

Amazon.com

To paraphrase the great humorist Finley Peter Dunne, the Constitution follows the flag and the Supreme Court follows the election returns. Journalist and scholar Max Lerner, on the other hand, followed the Supreme Court for more than 60 years. Lerner analyzes the great minds and judicial decisions that have, over the course of his entire career, done so much to shape America's national character. Portraits of John Marshall, Louis Brandeis, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Earl Warren, Felix Frankfurter, Robert Jackson, and William O. Douglas belie Dunne's comic remark. These fiercely independent thinkers followed no election returns but used their intellect and vision to preserve the American Constitution. Lerner's essays on the Court's moments of both majesty and shame are dedicated "to the newest generation of constitutional students." Among the subjects are "The Supreme Court and American Capitalism," "Watergate as Constitutional Crisis," and "The Bork Wars as Confirmation Crisis." Nonpartisan and clear-eyed, Lerner's discussions of the justices and their most important cases will enrich anyone's understanding of American culture and law. --Nancy Starr

Book Description

To paraphrase the great humorist Finley Peter Dunne, the Constitution follows the flag and the Supreme Court follows the election returns.Journalist and scholar Max Lerner, on the other hand, followed the Supreme Court for more than 60 years. Lerner analyzes the great minds and judicial decisions that have, over the course of his entire career, done so much to shape America's national character. Portraits of John Marshall, Louis Brandeis, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Earl Warren, Felix Frankfurter, Robert Jackson, and William O. Douglas belie Dunne's comic remark. These fiercely independent thinkers followed no election returns but used their intellect and vision to preserve the American Constitution. Lerner's essays on the Court's moments of both majesty and shame are dedicated "to the newest generation of constitutional students." Among the subjects are "The Supreme Court and American Capitalism," "Watergate as Constitutional Crisis," and "The Bork Wars as Confirmation Crisis." Nonpartisan and clear-eyed, Lerner's discussions of the justices and their most important cases will enrich anyone's understanding of American culture and law. --Nancy Starr

Average customer rating:

Catch a Falling Star and Put It In Your Pocket

Makes a great gift

Education with artwork!

The Box of Stars: A Practical Guide to the Mythology of the Night Sky
Catherine Tennant
Manufacturer: Bulfinch Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Cards

Astronomy | Astronomy | Science | Subjects | Books
Solar System | Astronomy | Science | Subjects | Books
Star-Gazing | Astronomy | Science | Subjects | Books
Astronomy | Astronomy | Professional Science | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books
Reference | Outdoors & Nature | Subjects | Books
Similar Items:

The Starlore Handbook: An Essential Guide to the Night Sky

Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning (Dover Books on Astronomy)

The Book of Constellations: Discover the Secrets in the Stars

A Walk through the Heavens: A Guide to Stars and Constellations and their Legends

Find the Constellations

ASIN: 0821220381

Customer Reviews:

Catch a Falling Star and Put It In Your Pocket.......2002-11-04

I got this as the perfect gift for ME, but it really would make a wonderful gift for just about anybody. Who hasn't enjoyed gazing up at the diamonds in the sky and who hasn't tried to visualize the constellations? I love this set. I'm not an astronomer, I just love looking at the stars and I enjoy the myths about the characters that wheel above us in the starry heavens. This set contains a very well written 87 page guide book that is a quality paperback measuring 5 1/2" X 8", thirty-two cards that are slightly larger, and maps of the hemispheres. The book gives us the myth behind each of the constellations included in the set and also tells us about the major stars in each of the constellations, giving us brief scientific information as well as how to locate the constellation. It is not a professional astronomer's handbook, but is intended for the novice, and as such is excellent. The cards were invented by "a lady" in 1825 in London and were originally hand-painted. She called them Urania's Mirror. They are an original way to learn to recognize the constellations. Each card is pierced with tiny holes of varying sizes that glitter when held up to the light. These look like the constellations and give one an image to look for in the night sky. They are made of sturdy card stock and are colorful and have the abundant charm of 19th century map art. This is a super teaching aid and seems more "hands-on" and intimate than learning strictly from a book. The box that the book and cards come in is very sturdy and will hold up to lots of wear. It is not like the chintzy material that, for example, a Tarot deck would come in. It has a removable top, separate from the bottom, rather than tuck-in flaps. It is a deep indigo color with gold lettering, very attractive. It is meant to be a quality gift set that will last.

Makes a great gift.......2002-01-15

This box of stars holds a neat little pocketbook guide to the 88 constellations plus the legends & myths behind them. Its definitely a starter guide so don't expect a full size book. Its more like a thick pamphlet of the major legends. I bought it for the beautiful llustrations drawn in that old world cartography art. Its a great coffee table book/box. If you're looking for the same artwork, there's a blankbook planisphere on amazon by Paperblanks Book Company.

Education with artwork!.......2000-01-08

While the information is more mythological than astronomical, this is a very interesting little "box". It gives the full stories of the major constellations, and information on locating them. Where it excells, is in the set of cards that come with it. They are beautiful portraits of the constellations in their mythological forms, and the major stars are "punched" so that when held up to the light you can get a sense of what it will look like outdoors. Very tastefully done, it is the kind of item that would hook a young person on astronomy. It's even nice for old people too.

Books:

Books Index

Books Home

Recommended Books