-------------------------------------------------------------- Chandler spake upon the waters of the Web thusly: >Ah yes... > >(2) Read John Shaw's "Closeups in Nature". You can read a bit about >it on my web page, and for maximum effect you should purchase it >by clicking the Amazon.com link, and then I'll get 5% commission. >Ah. Perhaps you misunderstand. Perhaps I do. > But speaking personally I found them just a bit overawing for a >week or two. (Look, that's what the *other* books are for, right?) >But I got over it. Please correct me if I am still misunderstanding you...but it seems as if you are saying that your reaction to Shaw's imagery is awe, and that awe causes, to use your own word, to feel "dejected" ? Why ? Why do you consider the other books a balm for this dejection ? Not as awesome ? >As for shameless plugs, yeah, yeah, but if you read my little review >you will see that one of my two criticisms of the book can be >remedied by following the *other* (0%) link to http://abe.com where >you can look for a used hardback copy. I'll take your word for that. :) --- Luis