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William the Vehicle King
The book is a favorite of the 2-3 crowd and I look forward to sharing it at storytime.This copy is in excellent shape for an old Library book:)

Wonderful Book
We received this book as a last remanant of a picked over reject list of someone's retired books.No one wanted it based on the old pictures and type font.

What we found was a truly beautiful little story of a boy and his vehicles that so closely matches the style of play of my little boy that I'm sure the author must have been very close to a little fellow to write it so well.

This is a special little book that my 7 year old daughter likes to read to her 5 year old brother when he needs cheering up.

I sincerely wish I could find more stories by the author.

Fabulous book -- please republish!
This charming little book was originally published in 1987 in a hardbound edition.It was written by Laura P. Newton and illustrated by Jacqueline Rogers. It was published in UK under the title William, King of the Road.It was republished in 1993 as a Houghton Mifflin edition as part of The Literature Experience for kindergarten aged readers in their "My Favorite Things" read aloud version.

Okay -- it's a wonderful, short children's book. It's on several Listmania lists, and it's cited in multiple books recommending reading for children. But it's out of print and "acceptable" used copies are selling as collectible, some as high as $96.It's a read-aloud book about a preschooler who loves playing with cars. At the end of his day, his living room is filled with imaginary bridges and blocks and every car he can push. In today's video world, it's so GREAT to engage a child with real 'push it yourself' cars that don't make noise or do anything but fuel imagination.After reading the book to one of the children I babysit for, I tried to buy it to share with other children and while I was able to buy a few used copies, it seems it's time to champion this book for republication.Parents today need resources to support and encourage hands-on play.Bring Back William!Laura Newton, where are you?Twenty years is not long enough for such a lovely book to have to be collectible to be available as a gift!

William could be my son!
This is such an amazing book and I wish I could get a new copy of it.My school director thought my son would enjoy this book and lent us her copy since he LOVES cars and collects the little die cast cars everywhere we go.The story is about a little boy who plays with cars and creates different scenarios...a car crash, then emergency vehicles need to come help, then building roads with construction trucks, etc.My 2 1/2 year old son is hooked on this book and could read it every night. ... Read more

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Of the huge body of critical writing devoted to Shakespeare's plays, by far the greatest proportion is concerned with the tragedies - and, for students of English literature, a familiarity with the great tragedies remains a necessity.To deal with such a massive volume of critical writing, however is no simple task.Critical commentary on King Lear ranges across nearly three centuries and reflects the changing tastes, perceptions and literary conventions of many ages. In this Readers' Guide, Susan Bruce provides the readers with a pathway through the major writings on King Lear, tracing the development of the numerous critical debates and shifts in perspective that have led to the successive revaluations of this central work.The Guide provides extracts and essays from contemporary critics who write as academics and literary scholars, as well as from those who wrote as 'educated amateurs' in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and at each stage the secondary material is set in context and arranged to provide students with a firm grasp of the progress of critical thinking on the play. ... Read more

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Today's dynamic organizations must achieve positive results in record time - a challenge that requires managers to avoid problems before they arise and to solve these issues quickly. Human Performance Improvement (HPI) is a powerful tool that can be used to help build intellectual capital, establish and maintain a 'high-performance workplace, enhance profitability, and encourage productivity' - as well as increase return on equity and improved safety.

Written by a group of highly respected authors in the field, this book will show you how to:-

- discover and analyze performance gaps
- plan for future improvements in human performance
- design and develop cost-effective interventions to close performance gaps.

* Tools and techniques fundamental to the practice of HPI
* Incorporates the latest thinking
* Companion website available to support second edition. ... Read more

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great resource for HPI
This is a fabulous book, very well laid out and organized, with plenty of tools and descriptions for the HPI practitioner.It was one of the required texts of my MBA class in Change Management, and it was invaluable in beginning our reviews of different performance problems (all cases) in the class.I would highly recommend it for anyone interested in the field or pursuing business that would like a working knowledge of HPI; it is a great resource to have on hand.

HPI/HPT
I will be adding this text into my HPI toolbox for constant use. It has help me to understand the process more and gave me insight into how to use these tools effectively.

GoodHPIhandbook
This book is invaluable for trainners,HR practitioners and line managers who are being introduced to HPI (Human Performance Improvement) principles and practice.

The authors, all consultants and training specialists, advocate the use of HPI(human performance improvement ),a tool they argue can help build intellectual capital and establish and maintain a "high- performance workplace, enhance profitability, and encourage productivity.I highly recommend this book

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These three classic SF stories follow the adventures of Ragnar the Space Wolf, from his recruitment by the Space Marines on the savage world of Fenris to his aventures amongst the stars. Whether Ragnar and his friends are fighting orks, mutants, or the foul forces of Chaos, adventure is never far behind! ... Read more

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I keep these short.
Vikings in space? I had to resist the urge to rip off my shirt and build an interstellar longboat, and that was just after reading the description. After twenty minutes of reading, I had grown a waist long beard and somehow got my hands on a broad sword. By the end of the book, all local space monasteries has been razed and plundered, and their was a police warrant out for my arrest.

Amazing Book
I am a big David Gemmell fan. Since his death I have been looking for authors who embody his passion and style. I believe William King is one of the few who can come close to Gemmell's epic nature in stories. Recommended for every sci-fi, hardcore, gore fest fan.

Excellent Reading. For Russ and the All-Father
Okay so a friend of mine got me into Warhammer 40K with the Dawn of War 2 book by Chris Roberson and I could not put that down. I loved it. Well my girlfriend and I were in Books A Million after a movie one day and I decided to pick this up. I had read a bit about the Space Wolves on the Lexicanium wiki and my friend told me a bit about them as well and I thought they sounded cool. Well I picked this up and I could not put it down. I loved how William King starts out with Ragnar as an aspirant and writes about him progressing as a Space Wolf. The history and personalities of the Space Wolves is just so interesting. I love it. When reading about Space Marines, I feel like I'm reading about futuristic Spartans. And I also love how the Space Wolves are actually part wolf and they allow themselves to party hard. After reading the Blood Angels Omnibus, I still like the Space Wolves the most. They seem to have a better sense of smell. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who likes science fiction.

Has great characters, amazing scene/setting descriptions, but never quite takes off
It pains me to give any 40K material even a three star rating, because I do get a lot of enjoyment out of them, however there are some major flaws that cannot be ignored.

What Kind does well, he does very well. Ragnar is a perfect central story character, he is even keeled in most personality traits, allowing any reader of any inclination to attach themselves to him. It's the other characters that really give the story it's life. Sven is always an amusing and welcome counterpoint to Ragnar (as is Haegr and Torin in the next omnibus), Strybjorn is dark, brooding and we are never sure if he's going to stab our hero in the back. All the characters "feel right", which is not an easy thing for an author to do, especially in a multi-character setting. All it takes is for one personality to not be firing on all cylinders and it ruins the whole dynamic, yet King seems to shine here.

Separate from that but still related, is King's treatment of the beast that howls inside Ragnar (and of course, in his claw as well). The beast is never far from the reader's mind, in fact I've noticed that the best appears on average once every two or three pages. I believe King is trying to tap the reader into the beast of the Wolves, thereby literally making us part of the story, and I feel it works smashingly.

His descriptions of where our characters find themselves is simply amazing. The ship sailing the Fenrisian sea, the Thunderfist camp, the rocky ice mountains Ragnar and his blood claw train on, all of it is masterfully described such that the reader instantly feels every nuance King intends. The reader can smell, almost taste, the dirt and grime that is Garm, feel the bone chilling cold of Fenris, the cramped halls of the space hulk, etc.

Unfortunately, not all can be great. Where King continually falls short in his writing skill/technique, is in the action itself. Most battles start abruptly and end pretty quickly, but the worst part is that never once have I EVER felt that Ragnar was in any real danger, nor have I felt afraid for his life as our main character. Sure, we know he's going to live because he's an icon of 40K lore and is a lot more books, but that doesn't change the fact that if the stakes aren't high enough, we can't care as much as we should. THAT is basic story-writing 101, something King seems to have missed along the way.

At one point, Sven seems to bite it, but I knew he wouldn't, and was never worried about him. And of course, he miraculously survives his wound. Ragnar never even comes this close to getting gravely wounded/killed, even with dozens of chaos space marines above and below him suppressing his squad. So much of the power of King's stories is taken away from us/him by virtue of this shortcoming of his writing.

For an example of what I'm talking about, read Graham McNeil's books on The Ultramarines and Uriel Ventris. By god, the amount of brutality and punishment Uriel, Pasanius and the others in those books have endured is insane. They've been crushed nearly to death, lost limbs, shot multiple times with auto-reactive rounds, cleaved by chain axes, etc. I am ALWAYS in fear for those characters, despite knowing there are more books to come with them. But here, the main difference is that McNeill succeeds in bringing me as a reader to that brink where I wonder how our heros can possibly survive, then they take a mortal blow, but they struggle so ferociously and even special space marine organ is used in helping them survive, so I believe it when they make it out of everything alive (albeit, missing a limb or two).

If King could go the distance that McNeill does, he'd be unstoppable.

Great story, awesome adventure, couldn't put it down.
I actually read this series backwards... I picked up the second omnibus first and started reading it before I realized my mistake. I count stop reading that one either.

I really enjoyed the entire first book of the omnibus that went over the trials the Fenrisian men go through to possibly be selected as a Space Wolf initiate.

I love the story overall.
I love the Warhammer 40K universe.
I love Space Wolves.

I can't wait to read more. ... Read more

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For this updated critical edition of King Lear, Jay Halio has added a new introductory section on recent stage, film, and critical interpretations of the play. He provides a comprehensive account of Shakespeare's sources and the literary, political and folkloric influences at work in the play; a detailed reading of the action; and a substantial stage history of major productions. An updated reading list completes the edition. First Edition Hb (1992) 0-521-33111-0 First Edition Pb (1992) 0-521-33729-1 ... Read more

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Note this is just the folio text
The editor of this edition, Jay L. Halio, has made the decision to base the text purely on Shakespeare's folio, rather than on the more usual conflation of the folio and the quarto.Quarto passages which aren't in the folio appear in an appendix at the back. This means that the text in this edition departs quite significantly from the text of other editions in key places. Halio makes a scholarly case for his decision representing something closer to Shakespeare's final version of the play, but it's frustrating if you're interested in the quarto or if you want to read King Lear in its more usual modern form.

NO DELIVERY AND NO FOLLOW-UP
I received King Lear and Othello within several days of my order.However, I have never received Hamlet or MacBeth.I had noted this once or twice to Amazon.Additionally, when there was no response from the seller, I cancelled the last two.

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This is the first full-scale study of the career of late-eighteenth century entrepreneur William Duer. A member of the New York State Convention and the Continental Congress, and Assistant to the Secretary of the Treasury when the Federal government was organized, Duer had a role in all the significant changes that occurred during the revolutionary period. In addition, Duer was a stock speculator, a land promoter, an army contractor, and merchant. While he was Secretary to the Board of Treasury, Duer floated the Scioto Land Comapny, one of the biggest speculations ever attempted in the United States. ... Read more

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Essential source for Sublett / Sublette genealogy
About this book:

In 1963, the Detroit Society for Genealogical Research published a series of articles by Cameron Allen, "The Sublett (Soblet) Family of Manakintown, King William Parish, Virginia," chronicling the arrival of Abraham Soblet and his family in the New World in 1700, and the first several generations of their descendants.

Through the 1980s, these articles were collected and reprinted in book form, with additional notes and research added by Donald Jackson Sublette.Ultimately, a seventh edition was published in 1994, comprising all of Sublette's updates and a new index.

In 2000 and 2003, The American Genealogist published two new articles by Cameron Allen, focusing on the family's Huguenot ancestors in Europe before 1700: "The Soblets of the European Refuge" and "Ancestral Table of Suzanne Brian, Wife of Abraham Soblet."

This 45th Anniversary edition collects all of Cameron Allen's articles on the Soblet/Sublett/Sublette family for the first time, the result of more than four decades of research, along with a new Preface explaining the author's interest in Huguenot genealogy.

With more than 1,000 footnotes and an index of names, this book is the essential starting point for all researchers of Soblet/Sublett/Sublette family history.


About the author:


Cameron Allen, J.D., is a retired Law Librarian at Rutgers University School of Law in Newark, N.J., and a Fellow of the American Society of Genealogists. In addition to researching and publishing articles on the Soblets, Chastains, and other Huguenot families over four decades, he has been a contributing editor to The American Genealogist and a popular lecturer at genealogy conferences. ... Read more

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This is L.W. Kings' authoritative work on the Enuma Elish, the Babylonian creation myth. This etext includes the complete introduction, and the English text of the Enuma Elish and other related texts, with selected footnotes. The Enuma Elish is the earliest written creation myth, in which the God Marduk battles the chaos Goddess Tiamat and her evil minions. The name 'Enuma Elish' is derived from the first two words of the myth, meaning 'When in the Height'. Tiamat takes the form of a gigantic snake, and Marduk battles and defeats her using an arsenal of super-weapons. After his victory Marduk is made the leader of the Gods by acclamation. Marduk divides Tiamat's corpse into two portions, the upper half becoming the sky and the lower half, the earth. Marduk then creates humanity from his blood and bone.

The Enuma Elish has long been considered by scholars to be primary source material for the book of Genesis. It has also been hypothesized that this is a legend about the overthrow of the matriarchy or records of some cosmic catastrophe.--J.B. Hare ... Read more

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Poor version of an important text
I downloaded this version of the Enuma Elish on my Kindle. There is not introductory of explanatory matieral, as in other versions, and the text is poorly formatted. ... Read more

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The Greville Memoirs - A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. I is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Charles Greville is in the English language. If you enjoy the works of Charles Greville then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection. ... Read more

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The essential guide to Sublett/Sublette family genealogy.
About this book:

In 1963, the Detroit Society for Genealogical Research published a series of articles by Cameron Allen, "The Sublett (Soblet) Family of Manakintown, King William Parish, Virginia," chronicling the arrival of Abraham Soblet and his family in the New World in 1700, and the first several generations of their descendants.

Through the 1980s, these articles were collected and reprinted in book form, with additional notes and research added by Donald Jackson Sublette.Ultimately, a seventh edition was published in 1994, comprising all of Sublette's updates and a new index.

In 2000 and 2003, The American Genealogist published two new articles by Cameron Allen, focusing on the family's Huguenot ancestors in Europe before 1700: "The Soblets of the European Refuge" and "Ancestral Table of Suzanne Brian, Wife of Abraham Soblet."

This 45th Anniversary edition collects all of Cameron Allen's articles on the Soblet/Sublett/Sublette family for the first time, the result of more than four decades of research, along with a new Preface explaining the author's interest in Huguenot genealogy.

With more than 1,000 footnotes and an index of names, this book is the essential starting point for all researchers of Soblet/Sublett/Sublette family history.


About the author:

Cameron Allen, J.D., is a retired Law Librarian at Rutgers University School of Law in Newark, N.J., and a Fellow of the American Society of Genealogists. In addition to researching and publishing articles on the Soblets, Chastains, and other Huguenot families over four decades, he has been a contributing editor to The American Genealogist and a popular lecturer at genealogy conferences.


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The Sublett (Soblet) family of Manakintown, Virginia

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Somewhat disappointed
For the price I paid, I was expecting a much better edited version, something that had a longer, more detailed introduction with notes on the original manuscript, references, editorial or translation choices/preferences, and the like.I was also expecting a larger list of works cited by the editor/translator, but was sorely disappointed.The text itself leaves a lot to be desired; I have seen other editions of Malmesbury's work that provided a better text.The print was uneven and ridiculously small, and there were pages where I could barely see the letters because the type was so faint.The only reason why I am giving this edition 3-stars is because Malmesbury's text is still delightful and is important enough to be read by those interested in history.I would suggest not buying this version, however. ... Read more

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An engrossing biography of Benjamin Franklin's illegitimate son, showing how the America Revolution tore Ben and William apart. This accoutn follows William Frnklin's career from fighting in the French and Indian War to leading royal loyalists in New York, Capturing the bitterness of a family split between father and son, patriot and loyalist. ... Read more

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Excellent biography of Wm. Franklin

William Franklin, born in 1730, was the illegitimate son of Benjamin Franklin. He traveled to England with his father in 1757 and married there; upon his return he was appointed governor of New Jersey. He performed his duties well and was highly regarded by the assembly that worked under him. Skemp describes Franklin as a great conciliator, able to appreciate both sides of every argument. He knew the colonists opposed increased taxation and the sending of British troops to Boston, but he also knew how much England needed the colonies and how they couldn't afford to totally antagonize them; he tried to walk the middle ground between the two sides. It became more and more difficult for him to succeed in this tack, and after Lexington and Concord, his days as governor became numbered.

According to Skemp Franklin was vain, ambitious, authoritarian, and stubborn when it came to principles. He could be fiercely loyal, as he was to the Crown, which he believed could best serve the colonists. Rather than flee as many other royal governors did when hostilities seemed imminent, Franklin stuck it out, trying to persuade the assembly to deal with England and to reject the Continental Congress. This failed, of course, and in June 1776, he was arrested and imprisoned in Connecticut. Released in 1778, he went to British-held New York and became a leader of a loyalist group that fought against the Americans. After the war he fled the country for England, where he died in 1813.

The relation between Ben and William is an interesting one that has intrigued historians over the years. They were very close at first, but opposing views regarding Crown and country separated them; their shared vanity and unyieldiness to principle is what probably made the separation permanent. Skemp is an excellent writer and writes a very clear account of her subject's life. Included is an excellent annotated bibliography. Highly recommended. ... Read more

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The author is the first person to attempt to compile some of the nearly two centuries of missing information from this region. Ms. Fisher recreated the information from church records, newspapers, family Bibles, private notes, deeds, records from other co ... Read more

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Fun story
Wolfblade is the fourth in the Space Wolf series and the last one written by William King. Ragnar deals with the consequences of his actions from Grey Hunter, the previous book.

I enjoyed the story over all and felt it was one of the better books in the series. No real big plot twists or surprises, but a good action story. The interplay between characters is really the best part of the book. Haegr being my favorite new character. Although I miss Sven. King writing finally feels like he is comfortable in the 40k universe, something that didn't come across in earlier books. Hopefully he will come back to the series at some future point.

Not best space wolf novel
This is a book I found easy to put down,though at times the action is riveting. If u never read another space wolf book, you will find this book shortcoming in many aspects. The plot is limited in both temporal and spatial scales. Characters are extremely shallow and undeveloped, with suspension of belief in the storyline as a result. Environments also suffer, though the limited scope of the storyline would encourage painting of detailed pictures...
Positive signs? a glimpse on how earth-like planets could end up if building pressure is carried on to extremes. But even this very good opportunity is really wasted by totally unrealistic concepts, as buildings still standing after what is hinted like hundreds of meters of other buildings placed on top of them! lol...
Positive points are glimpses of an imperial assasin, navigator life, including a secret that is hinted at 200 pages before it is revealed, some battle scenes...
Only recommended if u must read all 40k novels! Pulp scifi at its most hastily thrown together type...

Ragnar continues to impress
William King has done a superb job with the Ragnar series.The characters in the books are well thought out and each show their own personality.King really works hard to bring sense to the Space Wolves and the Adeptus Astartes.Other authors would just show space marines as mindless killing machines, but some authors like King really show the inner working of the Marines and that like all of us even though they have been indoctrinated into the life of a warrior they each have a complex inner dialogue and feeling.

This book branches out from those in the omnibus as it leads Ragnar away from his bretheren in the first 3 books, and picks up his life after losing the Spear of Russ.The book takes place on Terra and the treacherous things that take place in the center of the Imperium.It is filled with new Space Wolf characters who have a decidedly different attitude than those populating the first set, but the reader will not be dissapointed.

Couldn't stop myself, read it in one sitting
If you're familiar with William King and his other Space Wolf novels, then you should be reading this one. King at his best-setting, plot, action, humor-great storytelling!

If you're not familiar with William King or the Space Wolf novels, you will probably not be disappointed by checking out the Space Wolf Omnibus which has all the 3 novels before this one.
And if you like Fantasy, you cannot miss King's Gotrek and Felix novels.

William King, Continues his greatness!
This book is fantastic.I've read all the William King - Space Wolf books and this one continues the same feel, touch, smell and sight of the 40k Universe & Space Wolf Series.Ragnar's Introduction into the Wolf Blade allows for the introduction of some great colourful characters and a change of 'setting' from the previous Space Wolf Universe but still does a convincing job of throwing our hero (Ragnar) into an unfamiliar and dangerous world.

I enjoyed how William King took Creative license and referred to things in some fairly obscure '40k fluff' and interposed it into this booking making it convincing and full of 40k sci-fi life!

Like all William King books, some knowledge of the 40k world is useful, but not mandatory and the book is written in a way you don't need to know too much of what happened in the previous books. ... Read more

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Examines the controversial arguments surrounding the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., stating that James Earl Ray was not his killer and revealing evidence to support a theory that figures in government and organized crime were actually responsible. Tour. ... Read more

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Orders of State
Bill Pepper, a personel friend of Dr. King's later became James Earl Ray's defense lawyer.Upon hearing Ray's testimony the King family was also convinced of Ray's innocence.Pepper documents the tragic day of King's death, the HSCA hearings and Ray's TV trial.We're also introduced to the stories from Ray about the mysterious Raul, who hired Ray as a bag man for his smuggling operation.Ray implicates Raul in the assasination, however Raul vanishes.There is much more to the story and I'm conviced that Ray was a patsy, much in the same way that Lee Harvey Oswald was.I look forward to the second book"Act of State" that picks up where "Orders to Kill", leaves off. ... Read more

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This series aims to introduce students to a wide variety of critical opinion and to show students, by example, how to construct a good critical essay. This collection of specially-commissioned short critical essays is designed for A level students. The essays contain diverse, often conflicting opinions, presented a clearly written and carefully structured manner which reflects the student's need to construct well thought-out arguments in the limited time examinations allow. They are also designed to act as a stimulus for independent thought and for the development of personal viewpoints. Each essay concentrates on a single area of thought or study of direct relevance to the type of essay students will be required to write, and uses textual evidence and quotations in support of the conclusions. A variety of approaches are used in the essays, to illustrate the various ways in which literary evidence can be organized to argue a viewpoint. Bryan Loughrey has been involved in A level paper-setting and policy-making. Linda Cookson has edited several Longman Study Texts titles published by Longman for the UK Secondary Schools English List. ... Read more

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Bad photocopy of an older book
I would like to be able to read this book; however, the book seems to be a bad photocopy of an old translation--which even seems to have faint pencil markings underlining some passages.Furthermore, the text has been shrunk to fit the pages so that letters blur together in places.I had a eyestrain headache forming after the first page--no way I will go the full 500+ pages.Completely useless printing.Going straight to the recycle bin. ... Read more

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