Lerner's book is a presentation of a part of medieval millennial tradition - the lineage which originates from the powerful personage of Joachim of Fiore. Within this tradition the author traces views on the eschatological role of the Jewry in the future millennial era.
The framework of the whole book is to demonstrate that in the high Middle Ages existed a way of thinking being an alternative to so-called common Christian anti-Judaism. This "path not taken" would be a strain of thought opposed to the one which finally prevailed - the "culture of persecution" having led humanity to the nightmare of the Holocaust. To great disappointment of the present writer, the thesis so strongly emphasised at the very beginning of the book reappears only in the conclusion. The whole book focuses on nothing but the presentation of the historical evidence. Although it is admittedly very vivid and well-ordered evidence, the theme of the aforementioned "culture of persecution" is so weighty that it should be, in my view, considered more thoroughly. Perhaps it is a task for a reader to undertake...
What seems here noteworthy is that the author dealing with Joachite tradition as opposed to the "culture of persecution" does not mention the attempts made by several thinkers (esp. K. Löwith, H. de Lubac) to associate Joachim and his heirs with the totalitarian movements of the twentieth century. Funnily enough, the author does not even refer to the widespread assumption that the very millenarianism itself is inevitably connected with totalitarianism.
To sum up, the book gathers the evidence in favour of the view that not all medieval thinkers thought of the Jews in terms of Christ-killers or obdurate unbelievers. Lerner presents several figures who contradict one of the common prejudices about the Middle Ages: the view that anti-Judaism in the later Middle Ages was so overwhelming that no-one could resist it. The author shows that there were also thinkers - it must be admitted with sorrow that they were predominantly non-orthodox - who accepted the positive eschatological role of the Jewry in the future millennium.

Robert Lerner's new book is a gem of medieval studies scholarship. His elagantly written and laconic prose covers the evolution of Joachism (from Joachim de Fiore, the 12th century Italian millenarian abbot) through several major Christian thinkers. Lerner's ostensible aim here is to illuminate the rare exceptions to medieval Christian anti-Judaism. The Joachites often had startling prophecies concerning the Jews, Lerner tells us, that resulted in oppression for these thinkers. Many were executed and/or imprisoned for years: this was the price of philo-Judaism. Most interesting are his chapters on John of Rupescissa (or John of Roquetaillade) and Peter Olivi, and of course on Joachim himself. This is a must read for anybody interested in a more nuanced understanding of Christian conceptions of Jews in the middle ages.

This is a collection of stories never completed by Abraham Merritt, once a rival of Edgar Rice Burroughs for greatest contemporary fantasist, now largely forgotten.

Merritt's stories tend to be rather long, and sometimes sections are reprinted as stories in themselves! These fragments sometimes work as whole stories and sometimes don't, but are always tantalizing for Merritt fans! Others probably won't get the point...

Among the stories included in this volume are The Fox Woman, The People of the Pit, the classic story of an unnamable horror and the ruins of a lost civilization; Through the Dragon Glass, a fantasy of Oriental magic and mystery; Three Lines of Old French, in which a soldier in the trenches falls in love with a French girl 200 years old; and The Drone, The Last Poet and the Robots, The White Road, When Old Gods Wake, and The Women of the Wood.

Calling all LSU, SF 49er, and NY Giants fans. This book is a fun read, and leaves one with the feeling of having intimately known one of the greatest quarterbacks to ever wear a football uniform. As opposed to many sports books, the author's vantage point allows her to tell the story of this football icon with refreshing sensitivity. The author, through her lively descriptions, tells the story of how from his humble beginnings in East Texas, Y.A. Tittle rose to become the toast of New York, and a member of the NFL Hall of Fame.

Y.A. Tittle's unique athletic abilities, and sense of humor are framed by the parables of Greek mythology. This unique treatment is appropriate, because the author provides an inside view of growing up with a legend.

I LIKED SEVERAL THINGS IN THIS BOOK. I ALSO DISLIKED A FEW THINGS IN THIS BOOK. IT WAS INTERESTING WHEN IT STAYED FOCUSED ON THE CAREER AND LIFE OF Y.A. HIS EXPERIENCES WITH THE COLTS, 49ERS AND GIANTS IS EXCEPTIONALLY WELL DONE. THE BOOK IS WRITTEN BY HIS DAUGHTER WHO DOES A GOOD JOB OVERALL. BUT SHE RAMBLES ON AND ON ABOUT SOME BORING CHILDHOOD MEMORIES AND NEVER REALLY DOES A GOOD JOB OF TELLING US WHAT KIND OF PERSON AND FATHER TITTLE IS. SHE TRIES TO BE TO TOO DEATILED AND CREATIVE DESCRIBING THINGS OF MINOR IMPORTANCE. BUT SHE IS TALENTED AND VERY SWEET. I DONT WANT TO BE TOO HARD ON THIS BOOK. I RECOMMEND IT FOR ALL GIANT FANS AND FANS WHO WANT TO READ ABOUT A GREAT QUARTERBACK.

This is a collection of dozens of folktales culled from the Gullah tradition. They are mostly from the mid to later part of the 19th century from the coastal lowlands area of Georgia. The hundred + year-old tales are transcribed in a dialect, but they shouldn't be considered authentic renditions of the Gullah creolized language. The book has a great introduction that explains how Jones came to compile the work and write other books on a range of subjects. The dialect of the stories take a while to understand, but the glossary at the end of the book helps explain unfamiliar words. The stories are really good ones, and it is great to see this important book in print.

A must for study of the Gullah culture of the Southern Atlantic states. It is wonderful that the University of Georgia press reprinted Jones's 1888 collection.

While this book covers a vast area of gumball machines and what they should and should not look like, there are a few that were made that are not in here. However, the ones that are in this book are described in detail. They are also shown with the wrong parts so you can tell if it is original or not (good idea). This is an excellent book for the beginning gumball machine collector or for the avid collector. Overall this is an excellent start to an enjoyable hobby.

As a gum ball machine collector I have searched for a book that contained the most common gum ball machines. Now I have it! Gumball Machines Right Or Wrong is a must have for ANYONE interested in gumball machines. Not only does this book describe so many of the old machines but it is packed with 127 pages of pictures of every type of machine that is out there. Not only is this book great for collectors but for anyone that wants to go back into history and re-live the making of gumball machines. The only dislike of this book is that all of the pictures are black and white but not every book can be perfect.

Okay, I have to admit that I went to high school with David Long, so I may be a bit biased. However, as a dedicated fiction reader who ventures into history, I must say that I learned a lot about not only the election, but Lincoln himself. David is an unadulterated Lincoln fan, and the book is written from a mid-western point of view, which I found refreshing, since we normally hear the Southern or the Yankee version of the war. The basic premise that Lincoln showed incredible courage in even holding the election in a time of crisis was most interesting, but the sections on the racial diatribes of Lincoln's opponents after the Emancipation Proclamation are fascinating. Well worth the read for even the modest history buff. This book is almost too well documented which is hardly a sin, and he rarely veers into personal opinion and speculation, and certainly never wildly. Definitely worth the time.

Those readers who hate unsupported assertions and enjoy copious citations--and I am one--will love this work.

The Title of Professor Neely's biography of Lincoln is taken from Lincoln's second Message to Congress dated December 1, 1862. It is an inspiring phrase and an apt title for a Lincoln biography. Professor Neely's biography is good and solid in its analysis of Lincoln's life. It lacks, however, something of the eloquence and vision of the title and of Lincoln's words. We never learn why Lincoln considered the United States "the Last Best Hope of Earth" or what that can mean for our country today.

That said, this book is a good introduction to Lincoln and his Presidency. The book skims briefly over Lincoln's life before he became the 16th President. There are advantages to this, but the treatment of the Lincoln-Douglas debates and of the Kansas-Nebraska Act which led to them is too brief to help understand sucession and the Civil War which followed.

The book's treatment of Lincoln's relationship with his Generals and of the strategy of the War is probably the best single chapter. It has something to teach even those who are familiar with the military history of the war. The chapter on Lincoln as a pragmatic politician and on the 1864 campaign is also well done. The book treats the Emancipation Proclamation at length but to me anyway left something to be desired. (The text and some explicit treatment of it would help) and discusses the fate of Civil Liberties during the War and domestic development during the war in good but not dispositive detail.

If you are looking for an understanding of Lincoln and of the Civil War this is a good place to start but not to end. I suggest reading the book together with the complilation of Lincoln's own speeches and writings in the Library of America series.

I really enjoyed this work. I felt it could have been more in-depth, but only so much can be expected from its relatively short length. It is a good resource and point of departure for the Lincoln historian or enthusiast, but I would recommend additional reading to fill in the gaps.

The key element of Abraham Maslow's work, especially as it applies to the business world is that while organizations and economies change, people and psychology remain relatively constant. Mr. Maslow's work was about his desire to better understand what truly makes humans strive to reach their potential.

Mr. Maslow wasn't a business specialist; he was a psychologist and revolutionized behavioral sciences with seminal work on the "hierarchy of needs." Mr. Maslow's work began being preached to business students in the early 1960's through Douglas McGregor's work.

This book is a collection of published and unpublished articles and thoughts by Mr. Maslow, edited by Deborah Stevens.
This book provides insights from Maslow on fostering entrepreneurship, enhancing creativity in the workplace and maximizing the organizational effectiveness of individual workers through self-actualized work.

If you are looking for a good business book GO ELSEWHERE but if you want to learn about the hierarchy of needs or Abraham Maslow this book may be the book for you.

As a general rating I give the book 3 stars. Why? Because, outside of the basic framework on the hierarchy of needs and the evolution of man within it I found the book boring and I consistently found myself searching for groundbreaking or extremely applicable comments in various sections to the realm of business. Yes, business is about creativity and innovation (even more so in today's information age) but other books provide more insight into those areas. Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton M. Christensen is such a book.

Don't get me wrong, if you have never read Maslow you need to as it is REQUIRED READING at all the top MBA programs and truly is essential in understanding business and managing a business. Business is about people and understanding what makes them tick. However, as it pertains to reading material I found myself searching for great commentary and not getting much. I like to read a book and find myself completely absorbed by it reading 50-60 pages at a time (with this book I could never do it and I love reading heady stuff.) I read primarily business books, even some economic philosophy stuff, which is deep stuff, but it was far more thought provoking than this book.

This collection assembles Abraham Maslow's most instructive, intuitive thoughts and essays into one important volume. Gleaned from the wealth of behavioural research and analysis Dr Maslow left upon his death in 1970, the selections reveal a man comfortable with his position in history, tireless in his efforts to better understand what truly makes humans strive to reach their potential, and gifted in his ability to translate the most profound concepts and realities into entertaining, thought-provoking prose.

The timeless ideas of Maslow resonate with unimpeachable insight and clarity. Maslow innately understood that the goals and passions that so impact humans in their everyday life could be just as applicable in the work environment.

Editor Deborah C. Stephens introduces Maslow's published and unpublished works to readers unfamiliar to Maslow's management breakthroughs. From recognising and warning against management's natural progression to mechanise the human organisation to brilliant discussions of human motivation, Maslow never fails to instantly recognise the heart and soul of each encounter and provide direct, across-the-board solutions.

This book provides Maslow's outlook on management and leadership issues such as customer loyalty, entrepreneurship, and the importance of communication. Learn ways to build a work environment conducive to creativity, innovation, and maximised individual contributions as well as techniques for finding comfort in change and ambiguity, and using them to spur creativity and innovation.

The late Abraham Harold Maslow is still regarded as the world's most widely renowned, articulate and insightful authority on human behaviour and motivation. Dr Maslow has contributed seminal works to the literature of business, applying his ideas on human behaviour, personality, and motivation to the workforce. Deborah Collins Stephens is a cofounder of the Centre for Innovative Leadership. She is the coauthor of One Size Fits One and Douglas McGregor, Revisited and a collaborator on Maslow on Management.

Professor John Diggins's study is part history, part philosophy, and part polemic. The title of the book suggests a study of Abraham Lincoln and his impact on American values. The exploration of this subject alone is a formidable task, but Professor Diggins adds to it with his discussions of the American Revolution, the political philosophy of Locke, the observations on American character of de Tocqueville, the political economic theorizing of Veblen and Weber, the studies of American liberalism by Louis Hartz, and much more.

Professor Diggins argues against those scholars who see Lincoln exclusively as a pragmatic policitican and claims that our Sixteenth President sought a foundational, non-relativistic source for our political values in the principle that all men are created equal, and in the right of all to work and to strive to own property and to better themselves. Lincolns' philosophy, Diggins claims, had its roots in the Declaration of Independence and in Lockean ideas. His reading of Lincoln is supported by discussions of numberous speeches and writings, most of which can be found in the wonderful two-volume Library of America edition of Lincoln's writings.

The broad targets of Professor Diggins's book are philosophical relativists. Much of the book, however, is devoted to a polemic against modern multiculturalism and deconstruction. Lincoln, the philosophy of consensus (one shared broadly by Americans irrespective of their interest group, race, sex, status), and the value of work motivated by material self-interest are defended as an integral part of the American vision, striven for by all and, paradoxically, expanding the scope of our liberties.

The book suffers, I think, from being overly ambitious and from its structure. The arguments are unduly repetitive and this, I think, hinders Professor Diggins from developing them with the depth they deserve. The book strays too far from Lincoln. While much of the discussion of other figures in the book is valuable and illuminating, particularly the discussion of Professor Hartz and of the Federalists, it moves too far from Lincoln or, more precisely, it gives the book a loose free-wheeling character with ideas suggested rather than sufficiently developed. Similarly, Professor Diggins's criticism of multiculturalism, with which I greatly sympathize, is not well integrated with the rest of the book. It is simply too much to do a political polemic, a study of Lincoln, and a treatment of American intellectual history in a single, relatively short volume.

These quibbles to one side, the work is well worth reading. It explores our American heritage, challenges prevailing orthodoxies and offers much for further study and reflection. This is a worthwhile exploration of important issues in the nature of our precious American experience.

This book presents an excellent and very articulate summary of not only President Lincoln, but the entire nation as a whole. It sure seems that John Diggins has been 'diggin' through a lot of material, and has come up with excellent research, and it shows in the quality of this publication. Two thumbs up!

This book covers a broad field in a concise, practical way. It is short enough to be read while on a rotation but long enough to cover the basics. I had a difficult time finding a peds text that I liked, and this is the best for a summary.

i would easily rate this book as better than nelsons essentials of pediatrics and even current pediatrics.It is very readable and can actually hook u to it.Excellent charts and tables.Very good chapter on infectious diseases,and makes nephrology simpler to understand.A lot of algorithms and workups for common symptoms.Definitely recquires time commitment but the returns are more than worth it.The best book for the core rotation.I reccomend it to every student fron Hacettepe university