5 comments about A Place of My Own: The Architecture of Daydreams.

1. I love Michael Pollan's books-- I think he's a great researcher and is very good at presenting that information. However, any time he writes about his own experiences this annoying voice and character emerges-- that of a geek, perhaps-- and it's definitely not someone you want to spend a few hours with.
   
   I'm in the architecture/building profession, so many things Michael discovers in this book about architecture and building is not news to me. That said, I LOVE reading about the design process and why clients/architects/contractors make decisions and what ensues from those decisions. I wish there could have been more of this, plus more drawings/photos and pictures. I loved every moment spent with the architect and the handyman/builder. I wish it could have been more of them, less whiny/geeky Pollan. I wish that Pollan had not tried to wax rhapsodic everytime he picked up a hammer or chisel. He tries too hard to build connections with Walden and devotes too many pages to his "knowledge" gleaned from a superficial study of architectural history and theory. (And a bizarre homage to the architectural skills of Thomas Jefferson, which really doesn't fit.) There are really two (or three), disjointed books here. This book could have been better written by the architect.



2. I picked up this book after reading Omnivore's Dilemma. This book is the Omnivore's Dilemma for architecture and building. I found it to give a fantastic overview of the history of architecture, the difficulties in translating the architect's plans into something realistic (paring things down to form over function), and the realities of making a structure from the ground up.
   This book however is not a manual of how to build. If you are interested in building or creating things out of scratch it will be very happy with this book. This might better be titled the philosophy of building.... a place of one's own.



3. I was astonished to see that there are *any* less than stellar reviews for this book, so let me speak in defense of Michael Pollan's sophomore effort: You Must Read This Book!
   
   For those who loved The Omnivore's Dilemma, this book describes the process by which the cradle of that great work was itself brought to life. As a person married to an author, and as a person who himself writes more than the average American, Pollan's process of articulating his own dreams (and fears) for his own writing house literally brought tears to my eyes, so profound his subject and so universal its truths. It is a brilliant synthesis of abstract and concrete--the construction of a physical space *so that* greater mental heights can be imagined and obtained.
   
   For those who celebrate the way that Pollan has helped us restore some measure of our own humanity by helping us reconnect with what is true about food (and by learning how to avoid what is false about edible food-like substances), let only those who are truly roofless cast the first stone against this book! For the rest of us, whether we own, rent, or live more transiently in some sheltering construct, this book teaches the truly multi-dimensional ways that dwellings come to be, and how the manifold relationships that condense into built forms continue to express those relationships, even to those who are not yet born.
   
   For those who love Pollan's ways with words, this book is full of fridge-worthy sentences and page-worthy paragraphs.
   
   For those who enjoyed meeting Joel Salatin in "Part III: Grass" of the Omnivore's Dilemma, in this book we meet the prototype from the building trade, Joe Benney. Indeed, I'd be willing to bet that without Joe's training in the manual arts, Michael would never have made it past the first handshake with Mr. Salatin of Polyface farms.
   
   For those who complain "this book is nothing new", fooey. Yes it was first published more than a decade ago, but as a book I had not read, it was new to me. The new paperback format is far more friendly to me and my traveling lifestyle. And the new preface provides an opportunity for Pollan to complete some factual and cultural arcs that were anticipated by the foundations he laid in 1997. (In that way, every finished building is really the start of a new, unimagined next building.)
   
   So...I loved it, and I suspect that if you have ever dreamed about building a place for your own dreams, you will love it, too!



4. I loved The Omnivore's Dilemna. I've read some of Pollan's essays. So I was excited to see that early in his writing career he had written a book about building his own tiny writing house, particularly since small architectural buildings are fascinating to me.
   
   Well, the book is boring! For the same reasons that The Omnivore's Dilemna was interesting: namely, that he integrates science, reason, knowledge with emotion. In The Omnivore's Dilemna, he explained the science and technology, and gave an in-depth overview of the many ways food gets from nature to your stomach. In contrast, A Place Of My Own is packed with filler consisting of homespun wisdom about the nature of place, or what he calls "what makes a place a place." I would be okay with 5 pages of that, but I'd say this boring discussion takes up most of the book. It infects everything.
   
   For "A Place Of My Own," I was expecting a book similar to Thoreau's chapter "Economy" in Walden. In some ways, it is. But it has a lot of BS. Essentially, Pollan hires a professional architect, who creates what is described as one of the most complicated one-room writing huts imaginable, and Pollan hires assistants, goes through building code processes, pours foundations, etc etc. Far from the process of dreaming up a little writing hut and building it over the summer. He's essentially building a minimal hut for daydreams and writing in a convoluted and commercial way.
   
   Along the way, he tries feng shui in an unbearable 5-page ordeal that describes him running down a hill to find the best river of chi. Most of the book reads like that. Countless pages are spent describing concrete, steel, and other products. At page 301, the book ends, and I was shaken. I had given hours and hours to that?
   
   If the book had been cut to a third of its present size, it would have been a lot better.
   
   Until this happens, you may not want to waste your time.



5. I have read several of Michael Pollan's books on food (Ominvore's Dilema, In Defense of Food, Botany of Desire). I thoroughly enjoyed them so I expected the same experience with this book. However, once I started reading it became evident that my enjoyment level would not be the same. This is a re-distribution of a book written early in his career and I suspect it was reprinted based on the popularity of his other, more recent works.
   
   The story itself could have been told with far fewer words. He spends entire chapters discussing windows, roofs, site selection, etc. Very boring.
   
   Buy this book as an aid to sleeping.

5 comments about Google SketchUp for Site Design: A Guide to Modeling Site Plans, Terrain and Architecture.

1. I am excited to see new publications that are relating our digital design tools directly to the profession. Daniel has created an extremely valuable resource for site design professionals using Google Sketchup. The book does an excellent job setting the groundwork for using Sketchup in site design, all of the fundamentals are covered in the books introduction for new Sketchup users. I appreciate that after the introduction the book quickly gets into how to apply Sketchup to site design projects.
   
   As an experienced Sketchup user and 3d modeler I found many parts of this book informative. It is great to understand Daniel's modeling methodology which is broken down in well written step by step tutorials. The chapters explaining the sandbox tools and other terrain modeling methods is something that has been missing in online tutorials and other Sketchup publications. The detail available in the tutorials is amazing and will allow individuals to really understand what is happening in the software and how to apply it to their projects.
   
   Google Sketchup for Site Design makes a significant contribution to the profession and I look forward to Daniel's next book.



2. Book came in time as expected. It was an excellent conditions. had no trouble with the delivery or the seller. thank you



3. This book is the missing link connecting what SketchUp is being used for and what it can be used for. SketchUp's simplicity and ease of use is a virtue, but it is also a crux in that so many people don't push the envelope because they think they know all there is to know about it - which often involves creating purely architectonic forms. Daniel's book is full of insightful "ah ha" examples that will have you applying SketchUp's tools to site design in no time.



4. I'm very happy I purchased this book... It's a very comprehensive guide, I recommed it to Sketch-up users whether you're a novice or a well-worn user.



5. Google Sketchup for Site Design is an excellent resource for those in the fields of Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Urban Planning and design to learn one of the leading software tools for digital graphics. This book is filled with excellent full-color illustrations and images that really help those of us who are graphically inclined! The book gives step by step instructions that are clear and easy to understand - perfect for the SketchUp beginner or novice. The most useful section for the design professionals is Part 4 - AutoCAD to SketchUp. Since AutoCAD is the professional standard for drafting, this section focuses on how to bring your CAD plans into SketchUp to complete your illustration and 3D graphics. Overall this book is highly recommended!!

5 comments about Mastering AutoCAD 2010 and AutoCAD LT 2010.

1. ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC BOOK, FIRST TIME USERS OF AUTOCAD SHOULD HAVE THE BOOK AS A BIBLE TO EXPLORE AND SELF-EDUCATE THEMSELVES. PURCHASE OF THE BOOK IS ONE OF THE BEST AND THE MOST IMPORTANT STEPS TO START THE JOURNEY WITH AUTOCAD'S AMAZING AND SPECTACULAR POSIBILITIES. HAVE FUN!!!



2. This is a clear & comprehensive reference for AutoCAD 2010. I found it easy to read and follow. Recently it was very helpful when I needed guidance for program customization. Highly recommended as an excellent reference - beginners might be better off with a another more simple tutorial such as AutoCAD 2010 for Dummies.



3. It is a good book. But I needed it to do some electrical drawing. It doesn't have examples in Electrical drawings and schematics...
   
   However it is a good Autocad book



4. Like always this is a good product from Omura. Amazon sent it on time, product protected, and I had no troubles



5. This book is very useful to the beginner in autocad and as you become more advance this book will
   become more and more useful, So the more advance you become the more useful the book becomes.
   The book is well organized, easy to follow and understand.
   You will get very comprehensive guide with the exercises available to each chapter.
   I can say this book possibly is the best teacher I will ever have.

5 comments about A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series).

1. This book provided very valuable insight into the type of home that we wanted to build. We ultimately bought a home that we did not design, but this book helped us to develop values that would assist us in finding a home that would nurture us and our environment.



2. Lent it to a client and of course, never got it back. Bought it originally back in college. Everyone in the design field should be required to read this book.



3. This classic architecture work contains abundant wisdom and practical direction for living for every thinking person. I first read it nearly thirty years ago and used its principles to create a garden that delights to this day. When I found it again, I was eager to read the parts I had skipped over the first time. To my sorrow, the book is no longer relevant to the way most people now live. There is barely any nod to electronic communication or entertainment. If you want to be overwhelmed by how much we have lost, or changed, since this was written, I highly recommend it. I hope that, as with other lost arts, a new generation will be fascinated by the old ways people used to live, and will adopt the good and reinvent human spaces. Big box stores, super highways, multiplex cinemas, malls, security-driven barriers and other structures such as looping airport approaches and chaotic store layout, fractured product placement in retail outlets: all were not thought of in this work. The serenity of the human soul was the overriding value. It is easy to see the world today is organized more like a bandit's trap than a serene living arena. Definitely a deep and thought-provoking read.



4. I love to have this book on hand to refer to when I am thinking about making changes to my living space or when I just want to let my imagine roam. Recently we designed a small cottage and found it invaluable as we worked to create the most livable and economical space.



5. An excellent book to peruse before sleeping, as its great wellspring of clear and concise ideas and examples consistently inspire dreams about how - in concrete, practical terms - we can improve the tenor of our daily lives at home and in community.

5 comments about The Smart Growth Manual.

1. This book's laudable objective is to present, very specifically, how smart growth can actually be implemented. A considerable number of elements are presented, some very detailed, in fact similar to building standards, others very general that would be difficult to apply as such. The book is structured in four sections: regions, neighbourhoods, streets and buildings. Strangely for a work with a pro-urban standpoint, downtowns are not treated as such, although passing references are made here and there.
   
   Odd editorial choices were made with respect to the book's production. First, doubtlessly to project a green image, the fibre-packed paper used is very obviously recycled _ as was current when recycling first was introduced decades ago. This leads to a very poor printing quality of the colour photographs _ which are perhaps not all that artistic and telling in the first place. Second, the book is pocket-size, presumably so that it can be easily carried to meetings. This of course restricts importantly the space available for text. As each item is covered on a single page and each is illustrated with a photograph, needless to say that content is not very elaborate. Third, pages are not numbered, most likely to avoid confusion with the hierarchy of the items presented (1.1, 1.2, etc.). This actually makes consulting the book a bit confusing as these section numbers are not written on the right-hand page corners.
   
   At the end of the book, several pages are devoted to listing the addresses of various local groups devoted to the promotion of smart growth in the United States. This list, of course, is liable to being quickly outdated. So, why not refer to a single Web site?
   
   Actually, why not replace the whole book with a Web site where references to other sources could be liberally provided? With BlackBerries and iPhones, its portability would not be reduced and it could constantly be improved and updated.



2. Finally, after a dozen years of discussion about sprawl versus smart growth, the definitive manual is here. Andrés Duany, Jeff Speck and Mike Lydon have written an artfully concise, universally accessible handbook that balances basic concepts with complex details. The book mixes substantial "best planning practice" and development wisdom with brilliant insight. It proves (by describing observable cause and effect), that championing smart growth will result in highly livable places that are also environmentally and economically sustainable.
   
   Each page-long tutorial features a title, a half-page of understandable text and an illustrative photograph or diagram. The subjects are rationally organized by scale, from the region to the neighborhood to the lot and building. The rural to urban transect is described near the beginning as an organizing system for planning. Like the transect itself, the book integrates environmental, design, building development and financial concerns.
   
   The United States has long needed a "how to" catalogue for growth that can also serve to measure the quality of development. This book is it. If followed, it could literally change the American landscape and our long-term future for success.
   
   "The Smart Growth Manual" should be distributed nationwide to elected officials, governments, developers, planners, architects and community activists.



3. This is a great reference manual for those in the design and development worlds as well as a great introduction and reasonably quick education for those who are first being exposed to the principals of Smart Growth. A very comprehensive 'list' of principals and design considerations that EVERY project would do well to take into consideration. This book is delightful in can be easily understood while not skimping on content. Highly recommended.



4. This book is likely to change things. It works from both sides: for planners and politicians to teach themselves and others, and for citizens concerned about what planners might do. It will help planners get new visions across. And help them ease valid citizen concerns and even NIMBY concerns. It conveys concepts by showing reality ... which sounds very good no matter what side you are on. I studied urban planning 30+ years ago and walked away from it as it seemed more wrong than right. This book will go a long way to making things right.



5. I've only had time to skim it so far, but the ideas, the organization - and the brevity - are excellent.

5 comments about Google SketchUp 7 For Dummies.

1. This the most wonderful book I have read,it hit the point of what.
   If every body that got stuck in using Sketchup7 read this a lot more stuff would be finished.
   thanks John



2. This book is very helpful in understanding SketchUp. A lot of SketchUp you have to figure out by doing, but this does make some of it a little easier.



3. I'm learning Sketchup so I can use it for a project in a foundation art-design class. I want my students and myself to have a solid grounding in the basics so we can use the program in more expressive ways.
   
   This book provides a clearly written, step by step guide for beginning users or for more experienced users who want to improve their skills. There are plenty of simple examples and enough more complex constructions to whet your appetite if you're interested in going further.
   
   It's like having a very helpful person right at your side who can give you a solid grounding in the basics. I found Sketchup really frustrating when I was just exploring it by myself, because I was bringing too many assumptions from my past drawing experience. This book helped me understand how and why Sketchup works the way it does. It's helping me to "think" in Sketchup more easily.
   
   And for me, I really appreciate having a written text so that I can try things on the screen and then be able to easily check the text for tips or further instructions. It's just less stressful than having to constantly pause a video. Plus, having page references is an easier way to refresh my memory than searching for an online tutorial and then finding the right section.
   
   I'm going to recommend it to my students.



4. I am so glad I bought this book. I had played around with SketchUp for months but always got frustrated when things didn't work the way I thought they should. Within the first few chapters of this book the light bulb went on and I finally 'got it.'
   
   The only reason I did not give it 5 stars it that I felt some of the examples 'skipped' steps... I often found myself needing to page back several times because something seemed to be missing something between step "A" and "B"... a bit frustrating but not a big deal. I think the author just assumes your going to do little intermediate steps on your own.
   
   If you really want a great foundation for using this amazing software - start here.



5. This SketchUP 7 for Dummies book is a good basic intro to SketchUP, but does not cover any intermediate or advanced topics or skills (except it does cover "Photo Match" modeling from photos OK). If you bought his previous book, (not a "Dummies" book) on SketchUP 6 you probably need not buy this book... this is virtually that book, word for word, and picture by picture (It was pretty good too), with just a little bit of new info on things like Dynamic Components. I wish the book went just a little deeper into the topics covered...its a bit too surface in coverage. It also does not cover some entire aspects of both the FREE as well as the PRO versions. The biggest weakness of this book (and his previous book) is the quality of the illustrations. These COULD be very good and helpful. They are primarily screen shots of the program in use. However they are so small, low contrast, and fuzzy that the important info supposedly being conveyed is hard to glean. SketchUP works so easy because of clever, simple use of COLOR, THICKNESS and DASHES etc of lines... these are crucial to use (and see). The illustrations fail to capture these well. As screen shots it would have been very easy to spend a few seconds with each image in a simple image editor enhancing contrast, etc. The writing style is friendly, easy to understand, and clear. IF the images were handled better, and larger, this would be an EXCELLENT beginning intro book; as it is, it is GOOD book.

5 comments about Revit Architecture 2010: No Experience Required.

1. I hope see more images in this book. It should be easy to understand, but I find it is not my case.
   May be it is new thing, the book has some mistake need new edition.



2. I agree with all of the positive reviewers, but please note: the East/West mislabeling is VERY annoying. In many more than 50% of the instances where you are asked to view an "east" or "west" wing, elevation, etc. it is the opposite. Pretty amusing, since in the Acknowledgments, the author specifically thanks his technical editor "... for keeping my east, west and all of my words straight." Perhaps he shouldn't have been so generous with his thanks. She clearly did an awful job.



3. This is hands down the best Revit Architecture book for beginners I have come across.
   After completing the exercises you will have :
   
   1. Modeled and dimensioned a whole building
   2. Developed custom facade types as well as use typical facade types (doors and windows too)
   3. Created typical and custom interior wall types and openings
   4. Created typical and various sloped floors all with appropriate finishes
   5. created flat and dormer roofs
   6. created interior elements, troffers, soffits, ceilings, openings, light fixtures
   7. Created basic structural elements, framing, foundations, footings and grids
   8. Created various stairs, ramps and railings
   9. Created details of various types - as well as custom annotations and tables
   11. Created sheets for typical building construction drawings
   10. Created various schedules with an emphisis on windows and doors
   11. Created area plans
   12. Created families (basic and one specific to doors)
   13. Created a Site model and it's specific Topography
   14. Created presentation renderings, walk throughs and solar (sun/shadow) studies
   
   It even gets into some Project phasing (existing to demo to new construction) and hits upon how to model various design options.
   
   It is ordered in the same way you would logically build a model for a simple building and how the BIM model should be saved for work-sharing.
   
   I agree with the other reviewers that it can be a bit basic and repetitive but it does so in a logical way - and besides that's what you need when you begin with a new type of software especially one as vast as Revit. It repeats the stuff you should really know and will use again and again.
   
   Get this one if you work in an architecture firm that is transitioning to Revit. Even though the book is huge (over 900 pages) it's is an easy read and you can probably get through the whole thing in a month if you set aside an hour or two a day to go through it page by page. It will get you started on the right foot and get you to a near intermediate level when you are familiar with the contents.
   
   The reason for the four stars instead of five is that it is really weak on showing you how to create custom elements of your own (furniture, signage etc.) or importing and using a base model from another 3D modeling program.



4. I wish I could give this book 5 stars for the excellent content, but there are just too many errors (and NOT just the East/West errors)! The publisher has a website that has a list of errata, but it doesn't even come close to catching everything. For example, there are many instances where the author instructs you to go to the "Basics tab of the design bar". Unfortunately, the "design bar" was eliminated in Revit 2010; they redesigned the interface and went to a "Ribbon" style. I have found a few other references to items that only existed in previous versions of Revit, but the "design bar" error is by far the most common.
   
   The good news is that (aside from the errors) it a superbly written book! I was made aware of this book when I became a last-minute replacement instructor for a college class in Revit 2010. This book had already been selected as the class text, so I didn't have much choice. But now that I am about half way through the book, I wouldn't use any other! The author takes you through creating a commercial building step-by-step; the sequence is logical, and the instructions are very clear.
   
   I would highly recommend this book as a classroom text (as long as the instructor knows enough to flag the errors), or for someone who has just enough Revit experience to recognize the errors, but wants to have a better understanding how to use the program on real-world projects. I would NOT recommend it for the rank beginner, only because they could go mad trying to find tools that don't exist in this version of the software.
   
   I see that the author has a new Revit book due out on May 24, 2010 (presumably on Revit 2011), and if it is anywhere near as good as this 2010 book, I will definitely be using it as the required text for my future classes. I have my fingers crossed that Mr. Wing has taken the advice of Amazon reviewer Patrick W. Langford, and has fired his editor/proofreader!
   
   It is a shame that such a well-conceived book is marred by so many obvious and preventable small glitches.



5. I am an architecture student.I am use to using CAD for past 5yrs.I Have no experience with Revit.
   I have just gone through 1st few chapters of this book and I loved it. The author has very well explained each command step-by-step and given screen shots of each command, hence its hard not to get it. The author has also compared at places to CAD which is helpful for me and has given a few tips about how it can be made similar to it.
   The 2 negative points I would say is, even for the rendering chapters, there are no colored pictures which may make it look little less interesting. The 2nd one, would be that there are a few minor mistakes in the book, which might confuse the users who have no CAD experience.
   Over all I will definitely recommend this book to the beginners and one requires no prior CAD/ any drafting tool knowledge to understand this book.

2 comments about AutoCAD 2010 and AutoCAD LT 2010: No Experience Required.

1. I started using AutoCad with version 2.1 more than 20 years ago. Back then, there was no LT or 3D AutoCad and it cost around $2500. LT has far more capability than that early version at about 1/3 the cost. All of the original input commands, the command line, general format and look are pretty much the same. Those old drawings I created back then pull up just fine. Most of the changes deal with tool tips and dialog boxes to help the new user. Long time users will find them annoying but it is fairly easy to modify to turn them off. Since most construction and fabrication drawings are 2D, LT is adequate for most applications. If you truly need 3D modeling, there are much better programs other than the full version AutoCad. Don't expect much support out of Autodesk for any of their products, LT included. In my experience, they have always offered little to none. Their focus is on the next release to generate income from changes that are of little to no value to most experienced users. In the early years, you could upgrade any previous version to the latest release. Now, they only let you run one or two versions back and if you don't upgrade, you will have to purchase a new copy. Why does this matter you ask? Well, if you are working with other businesses and they have a newer version, you cannot pull up their drawings unless they save it to an older format. Most folks don't want the hassle for several legitimate reasons. They however can still load your older format drawings. Trust me, it gets to be a mess, so if you are in business, every 18 months or so, Autodesk will come out with a new release and you will need to upgrade.
   Overall, LT is a very good program and AutoCad is the defacto standard for 2D CAD. If there was something better, I would probably be using it just because Autodesk has such an arrogant anti-customer attitude. They are the Microsoft of CAD.



2. I'm a German engineer and manager who lives and works as a teacher & lecturer in a school for Emirati students in the Arabian Emirate ABU DHABI. I teach the Emirati students mechanical and electrical engineering (mechatronics), Technical Drawing (for Architecture and Civil Engineering), management and technical & business English.
   
   I use JON McFARLAND's book "AutoCAD 2010" for my courses in Technical Drawing (for Architecture and Civil Engineering). I can highly recommend this book for its good graphics for visualization and for its easy-to-understand explanations.
   
   You can use this book either for self-learning, or as a student or as a teacher in classroom. My students like to learn AutoCAD 2010 with this book! It is really one of the best books I have ever seen for AutoCAD (for civil engineers and for architects)!

4 comments about Building Codes Illustrated: A Guide to Understanding the 2009 International Building Code.

1. So far, so good ...is much easier to retain and understand than trying to read the International Building Code Book by itself.



2. Any college-level architecture or construction library will find the 2009 edition of Building Codes Illustrated a fine guide to the 2009 International Building Code and its concepts. Builders, engineers, interior designers and any industry professional will find this packs in an illustrated, simple coverage of the code to enhance an actual copy of the code itself. From exit-access design requirements to ducts and air transfer openings, the visual drawings provide outstanding interpretation and access of the code's real-world applications in a solid reference for any college-level or professional builder's collection.



3. The graphic diagrams are a real help in trying to visualize issues like egress. I refer my architecture school students to this book frequently when they need to get a quick understanding of life safety or accessibility issues related to their designs. This book is a real help for almost any architect whether they are at the beginning of their career or seasoned professionals looking for a refresher.



4. Building codes Illustrated, while easy to comprehend, is an unnecessary "add-on" to any architectural library.
   Better to own Architectural Graphic Standards and buy the Handbook of Universal Building codes as a supplement.

5 comments about Meggs' History of Graphic Design.

1. I received the item with great time and did not worry about how long it would take, the description is fairly accurate! As far as the item it is awesome!=]



2. If you're buying a this book, it's probably because it's required text for a class you're taking...
   
   That being said, it's a decent book as far as that goes. Well organized, pretty thorough... But hey, it's a textbook.
   
   As for the price and speed of shipment, amazing. You'd be an idiot to buy this at your campus bookstore.



3. then you need to get this book. Lots of visuals that relate to the text and a great comprehensive history. I've read it twice now since I bought it two weeks ago. I wish I would have known about before my History of graphic Design class.



4. I will definetely buy from this seller again. Very good quality book. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!



5. This is a wonderful book, and lives up to its reputation. Some of the images are not as of high quality as one would hope, but the author tells me that the next edition will have higher quality of some of the images. Overall, love the book