This book provides over 600 pictures and is certainly sufficent for any school project that might need to be done about Abraham Lincoln. Being published in 1952 does not make this book out of date. It provides huge quanities about every detail of his whole entire life. An excelent choice for any Lincoln fanatics.

Kochan and Keep have written an adequate overview of Russian history have made the all too easy mistake of trying to cover too much. The organization is roughly chronological, but as we get closer and closer the present time the narrative thread becomes more and more jumbled, jumping from topic to topic and decade to decade. Tighter chapter contol, like Riasonovsky did in his History of Russia, would have helped; i.e., this is the chapter about Peter the Great's politics, this is one is about culture during Peter's reign, and this is about the economy. Completely missing are tables or charts - there is not even a list of tsars! A great deal of text about industrial and agricultural production could have been replaced with pie charts or other graphics. It is also somewhat astonishing that a general history book would have no pictures.

For those already well-versed in Russian history, The Making of Modern Russia will provide few new insights and is rather dry at times. Russia's history is rich, provocative, and fires the imagination - from Olga in the tenth century, to Alexander Nevsky, Ivan the Terrible, Peter the Great, and even doddering old Brezhnev - to say nothing of the drama and tragedy of the Bolsheviks. I fear that one not already familiar with Russia's history will read The Making of Modern Russia and wonder what the big deal is.

Here is a collection of interesting chess essays that include chessboard meditation, chess sportsmanship (or lack of), lunacy and chess, ideas in chess, computers and chess, bridge and chess, Jews and chess, memory in chess, etc. Lots of good trivia. Abrahams talks about some of the chess personalities and grandmasters he has known. He has about 20 games, including what is known as the Abrahams defense. Written in 1974. No index. Uses English Descriptive.

I liked it. I liked the protagonist. I like the fast paced narrative and true dialogue. The only problem that I had with this novel is the ending. The easy answer for ending a complicated mystery is to just kill everyone off. Yet, in order to maintain the integrity of the protagonist, all the bad guys have to kill each other off. This works, if a traditional "Mexican standoff" can be constructed in dramatic fashion, but that is not the case here. Frankly, everything was wrapped up in too neat of a package for me.

This is another fine Dover title. Abrahams covers lots of details useful for the 1200-1800 player. Instead of buying one "Winning With The..." book at $20-25, do yourself a huge favor buy three or four of these great Dover books. These are still around after 30, 40 or 50 years because they still are relavent, unlike opening tomes which go out of print almost immediately. Everyone should have a stack of Dovers in their library. (OBTW, I do not work for Dover!)

As expected, nothing is out of bounds in this book and these three exciting minds careen into all sorts of spaces. Thankfully, they don't pull their punches and this sets up a very discernible edginess to their "trialogue" that helped dispel how much a marketing gimmick this book might be. It's not. They all take turns in the spotlight though and the responses are often so thoughtful that, if they did not rehearse answers, then you realize these guys are truly gifted thinkers.

McKenna fans will see some sides of the man that don't typically come out in his monologues or books. They only added to my appreciation of him.

I found the book difficult at times, sometimes because of the far-out topics and sometimes because I did not have the mathematics / physics / anthropology / psychedelics / morphogenetics / art / philosophical / etc. (you name it) grounding to keep up.

Going back and reading just one chapter gives me new insights over intial readings, almost guaranteed. An ASC (P. cubensis?) reading would quite probably also prove beneficial.

I first starting using this book as a novice UNIX user/developer a few years ago and now I am a sysadmin and this book is still with me on my desk. With the exception of the quintessential man pages and the sometimes avaiable UNIX guru, this book provides an explanation of important UNIX thingies (yes I am a Perl-head) raniging from vi,emacs and all the popular shells to NIS and other really esoteric topics which may require further study if more specific info is required. Also, this book which is huge was written by a team which had domain expertise no doubt and thus maximises the use of the pages. Definitely a prime candidate for UNIX books if your on the market for one and don't know where to begin .

As a final year medical student (at Queen's University Belfast) I would strongly recommend against the use of this text. The attempts at humour interfere with the already sketchy descriptions of human anatomy which the diagrams do little to help clarify. This text was universally slated by the students in my year. I cannot overemphasise how deeply I regret wasting my money on it.

I am a Final Year student at Queen's University Belfast and I'd just like to correct the horrific error my colleague has made.

This is a poorly written, hard to understand Anatomy text, which lacks sufficient detail to actually be understandable, and which contains attempts at "humour" which are, at best, weak. The book is an appalling waste of money, and provides no useful grounding in Anatomy. The diagrams are poor, the explanations vague and the whole book simply not useful for the purpose which it is meant to serve. Do not under any circumstances buy this travesty.

This book is excellent, maybe you can't get the jokes if your from Belfast but as a medical student in NY I found the jokes, as well as the clinical insights to be excellent. This is an excellent [supplementary] text for a first year medical student. Way more clinically relevant than Baby Moore's essential clinical anatomy, and way more fun to read.

I laughed all the way through. This is a great read for those who want to be in stitches...rolling on the floor! If the author is serious, which I really don't believe, this is one of the more ridiculous books I've read. Poorly written, Poorly researched, but great humor this author has...share in it.

I agree with many of Mr. Matlock's basic ideas - that the Jews have a strong connection to India. I started this read expecting to like the book, but in the end it was not so. Mr. Matlock is a ardent material realist who believes our ancestors misunderstood a rock (natural element) to be God!!! Mr. Matlock is completely out of touch with modern science, specifically quantum physics. Quantum physics is in agreement with monistic idealism, the exact opposite of material realism. Mr. Matlock has a very poor understanding of philosophy and theology. This book set a new all time record number of "Bulls**t" noted in the margins of my copy. Do not waste your money on this book.

This book discusses the true origins of the white race and the other Non Africanoid Races of man. Matlocke describes and reveals the hidden meanings of the symbolism in the bible. He uncovers the veiled truths that have remained secret until just revently. It is no wonder that a few people gave him bad reviews, either these people belong to fraternities and organiZations that strive hard to keep the sanctity of their secrets, or they are too stuck in their current paradigm to accept the disturbing reality that Matlocke has uncovered. This book is recommended to anyone who is interested in true world history, and anyone who is wise enough to find fault with the currently held, popular view of history.

Morris uses this book to take cheap shots at America and America leaders. Obviously, she has no personal knowledge of Lincoln. Her attacks are based on hearsay and stereotypess of America. Like many English writers, she thinks we are all yahoos and cowboys. Someone should remind her that those yahoos and cowboys have been subsidizing England since 1916, saved it from defeat in WW I and WW II, rebuilt its economy, landed men on the moon and won the cold war. A recent poll showed that 45% of the English would move to America if they had an opportunity. Instead of attacking us, Morris should focus her ascerbic wit on the degenerate Rnglish royal family and landed aristocracy. and the feckless Labour Party.

I have had a vague dislike of the English literary class for so long, I sometimes forget why. Jan Morris is a good reminder. The main thrust of her book is that she once believed that Abraham Lincoln was like the grape jelly she found in American restaurants; generally liked by Americans but lacking all character and certainly inferior to marmalade. In her "quest" she makes the amazing discovery that Lincoln was a somewhat complex man who was more mature at 50 than at 20 and who found the strength to take this country through the Civil War...and that's not bad for an ugly piece of trailer trash. In the course of her meanderings, she takes gratuitous potshots at various aspects of what she sees as America. Twice, with no support, she refers to Lincoln's probable homosexuality and even identifies his lover for us. The book is almost readable when Morris doesn't intrude on her writing but, without her intrusions, it is just a standard bio and probably wouldn't have been published. So the literary hook here is that we get to see an interesting contrast between a great person and a trivial one, with the author's complete lack of self-awareness serving as a running, inside joke.

This is an enjoyable readable book froma Brit's point of view.