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Foundation 3ds Max 8 Architectural Visualization
If you are the beginner in 3D architectural visualization and you are looking for jumpstart in this branch of 3D business, this book is definately for you.It tells you how to organize production process from beginning to completion. Gives you illustrated advices with explanation what and how.Book is very easy to understand even if english isn't your primary language. Everything written clean and understandable.
German Grammar Cards: Compact Facts
Clear, concise, small and portable. Exactly what I was looking for...beats the heck out of making them myself.
German Grammar Cards: Compact Facts
These are well done flash cards by the same company that makes vocabulary cards for various languages. Unfortunately, this was not clear in the description - I mistakenly presumed they were large grammar charts. These flash cards are more useful for the advanced German student rather than the beginner.
Killer Market
In this story Deborah is away from the farm, away from her family, away from her courtroom and OUT of her element. With so many characters and so much attention devoted to the "strange" Savannah, Deborah's strengths take a backseat. Among all the interesting facts about the High Point Market, Deborah is not the warm character I've come to appreciate.
Killer Market
I've long enjoyed Margaret Maron's books, and especially the Judge Knott series. However, I'm disturbed to see a common theme of prejudice against asians--some incidents more subtle than others. Why is it every asian character in the books apparently assumed to be foreign born/speaking and ignorant of the customs and laws of this country. In one book, one of the story threads deal with a Vietnamese family who are hard working, but use their gardening business as a means to steal pets to eat. Judge Knott says, it isn't called prejudice to address cultural differences, and I agree...but, why is every asian reference negative? In another book, it is the adopted asian baby that was killed in a car wreck (disposable?). In the Killer Market, there are two references. One where the good judge is surprised that an asian woman speaks english without an accent; and another incident where she feels an asian man seated next to to at a dinner party for a group of judges is treating her like a "party favor". In explaining this treatment, there are also references to the asian prostituion in explaining his treatment of her (as if this was prevalent and exclusive to the asian cultures). There is not one single positive reference. Now I don't expect my characters not to have faults, but when your main character is inspired to become a judge after seeing unfair, prejudicial treatment to other minorities (blacks and hispanics), I'm disappointed. Actually, I'm more than disappointed, because this trend keeps reappearing in Margaret Maron's books. I don't expect EEO quotas on the treatment of asians, blacks, hispanics, and rednecks in books or anywhere else for that matter, but the consistent negative references offend me.
Killer Market
#5 of the Deborah Knott mysteries. My opinion of this author has not changed after reading this one. I think Maron has a very unique style of writing. I love the education a reader gets on a specific industry of North Carolina. In this one it was the furniture/decorating business. She takes an actual real life industry and weaves a mystery in it. Not only is a reader getting a fun mystery, but they are learning something about North Carolina. This is great, especially if you live in the state. The problem I have with her writing is, I find it difficult to follow her characters. I think Maron could add a few more pages to her books to give a recap of Deborah Knott and her character, as well as, more memorable information on the characters particular to the story. I find myself having to go back to figure out who is who and what part do they play in the story line quite a few times. If she did this, the rating would go from a 3 to a 5 in no time.