This book is amazing! It captured me from the beginning. The main detective in this story is going through mind games with himself, his fellow cops, and those that lurk around the school yard. When the first boy comes up dead found upsided down in a trashcan outside the school yard, you automatically cannot put down the book. If you have never read this book in your life, read it. Do not deprive yourself of this amazing experience, but do not read it alone.. I loved it!

In 1096, when the first Crusaders arrived in Jerusalem, they discovered the Hospital of St. John, which healed the wounds of the heroic knights. It would be this encounter that led the hospitallers to rally around their leader Brother Gerard de Saxo and created the Order of St. John. The knights returned to Europe, but they never forgot the kindness of the hospital that healed their wounded. After the first Crusade, the Order grew in importance and received many appreciative donations that helped solidify the future for the Order. The activities of the Order of St. John throughout its history assumed the role as the defenders of Christianity. The Order gained importance and power because the knights of the order fought bravely against the vigorous Islamic world. The knights defended the Holy Land for a long time, but were finally expelled at their last stronghold at Acre in 1291. The Order of St. John moved to Cyprus for fifteen years, then Rhodes, and lastly Malta.

It is a splendid paperback on the Knights of Malta that starts with the Crusades and moves onward to the island of Malta. I recommend reading along with Sire's Knights of Malta (1994). It is an incredible book for people interested in learning in greater detail the Christian and Muslim rivalries that led to the Knights of Malta.

Yet another fine book out of the HBS stable. Badarraco uses case study and analysis to offer another study on the importance of knowledge in the business landscape. There have long been corporate interdepencies--product, service, etc--and in this information age knowledge sharing and alliances will increasingly be the lifeblood of companies. Companies must sustain and build upon their competitive advantages--read this book to find yet another way.

I can't praise this book enough. There is so little primary source material on our Native American heroes. This book is a collection of photographs, facsimiles of archival records, and transcripts of interviews and orations. These materials are accompanied by some very insightful editorial commentary. The research that went into this work must have been momumental.

The editor of this work, Mick Gidley, prepared this book as part of his Ph.D thesis. He took up where Edmond Three-Knives Meaney, Chief Joseph's official biographer, left off. Three-Knives Meaney accompanied Joseph on many trips and spent much time with Joseph during his last years on the reservation in Colville, WA. After Joseph died in 1904, Meaney "burned out" but left a wealth of research and records. Gidley uncovered these records and put together an honest and accurate biographical picture book. The focus of the book is Joseph's last years. Joseph devoted his final 25 years to civil rights work and to the education of future generations. His orations rank with Martin Luther King's and Abraham Lincoln's. In addition to information about Joseph, the work also contains information on Joseph's contemporaries (both white and Native American) who were influential on the Nez Perce reservations.

For students of Nez Perce history or for those who are just interested in knowing more about a truly decent and spiritual man, this book is a "must read".

Une théorie des systèmes qui tout embrasse à partir d'un modèle unique. Voilà enfin un modèle philosophique et mathématique qui met à jour avec une étonnante justesse l'organisation de la matière dans l'univers à tous ses niveaux d'expression. L'auteur démontre qu'il existe des types fondamentaux d'après lesquels la matière s'organise dans l'univers, depuis les particules , en passant par l'atome jusqu'au cosmos. Il démontre que les mêmes phénotypes et les mêmes lois qui gouvernent l'organisation de la matière physique sont autant responsable de l'organisation du vivant avec tous ses phénomènes collatéraux, tels l'intellect humain. Dans le creuset de la Quanto-Géométrie s'atteint enfin la Théorie de la Grande Unification ardument recherchée depuis la Relativité. Un livre passionant.

I must admit, I was ignorant of real animal abuse until I read Covino's detailed and thorough account of animal mistreatment and experimentation. Wow, what an eye opener!

Until I turned the pages of this comprehensive text, I relied on 20-20, Dateline, and other media to keep me informed about animal abuse. In addition, I would take heed from Bob Barker's words in his crusade to have fewer pets, no animal furs, etc. It all made good sense. And on occasion, I would also visit the local pet store and feel sorry for those neglected puppies trapped in a cage fit for a hamster. Yes that's animal neglect, but maybe just temporary until a good home is found. This book brings to the surface the consistent, if not sometimes permanent abuse of God's friendly animals. And they have no defense against the weapon of man's disregard for them.

The book also brings to light that the amount of animal abuse today is just staggering. I guess people forget animals have rights too. So who speaks for the cat, dog, mouse, or monkey that is subject to the daily doses of torture all in the interest of research? Simply no one. From the reading you'll get ideas what can be done to eliminate these painful laboratory experiments.

It's obvious Covino spent many months, if not years, in researching this subject. There are no exaggerations, false claims, or hypothetical theories in this well-written and lively text. It's all fact. Each chapter is footnoted with a comprehensive list of research that validates the animal victimization documented here.

I would like to see a PBS documentary based on the material in this book. (There's plenty of attention getting material to work with here.) Then maybe, just maybe, people would become more informed of animal abuse. True, the subject matter can be depressing and sad. But we should all be made aware of what many of God's animals have to endure on this earth. Read this excellent book and realize all creatures deserve their rights and their chance to serve their real purpose. Kudos to Joseph Covino, Jr. for bringing an important subject to our attention!

If you (like me) have to do a report on Marquis de Lafayette get this book! It's at a good price and it ships very quickly!

This book is a truly inspired examination of American history

I borrowed this book from a friend at his encouragement. It is such an important book that I intend to secure my own copy so that I can study it. It was a great wake up call to realize that most common people are only pawns for the big banks. We have been lied to about so many things even our money is a lie. I thought it was government backed, it is not. The Federal Reserve is not part of the government, it is owned by banks owned by private landlords. Every person who wishes to know what is really happening in our country should read this book.