Seattle Mariners by Paul Joseph is a rip-off! I'm very disappointed in the fact that the information inclosed, in this book, is dated. I'd thought I'd be getting a current book of the Mariners 2001 season. I should have been suspect when there wasn't the opportunity to view the inside of the book and there were no reviews or ratings by buyers available.

My professional background is supply chain consulting, with significant project experience in service parts logistics, inventory management and operations planning and control.

I was initially excited to purchase this book, because textbooks entirely dedicated to the topic of service parts are very rare and difficult to find. The book significantly disappointed me in several ways, however.

First, the vast majority of the content seems to be comprised of the loose-knit and very informal beliefs and ramblings of the authors. I did not find any kind of unifying framework or suggested strategy(s) presented by the authors, which I beleive is a serious absence. Also, there are several examples in the book where I believe the authors simply just made a statement, without a lot of critical thought or supporting evidence, to put words down on paper.

Second, the book is almost entirely dedicated to very technical, low-level topics (for example, part numbering), but the authors fail miserably at presenting the details in a scientific, formal and complete fashion. For example, I have a basic litmus test for inventory texts to gauge their completeness: I check the table of contents for a detailed discussion on segmentation. I am referring to robust, multi-criterion segmentation, where variables such as part criticality, usage variation, availability and dollar-volume are used in multiple ways to truly understand the supply and demand characteristics of a body of inventory. This book has no such discussion.

Last, the book seems to me to be just poorly written and produced. Subtopics within chapters do not flow, paragraphs are often fragmented, and points are often made with the implied statement of, "just believe us [the authors] because of our extensive experience." Many leading edge topics on ideas such as supply chain collaboration, information sharing, outsourcing, advanced decision support and detailed statistical analysis, are not even covered. Also, many of the graphics and diagrams are of a very low quality.

I do not recommend this book for any reader. My best suggestion would be to scour the Internet and other inventory texts if you have a critical need for content specific to service parts.

I should have noticed the 1990 publication date, but I didn't. It was only after I used the great system for identifying the right spa for me, that I realized how badly outdated this book is. At least three of the recommended spas are nowhere to be found, apparetnly out of business. And of course the pricing and program information is way, way out of date.Some prices are now double those in the book and I found four spas who have radically revised their programs. To top it all off, the cover touts "Thousands of dollars in free coupons for your next spa visit!" The "coupons" look really questionable, and you'd have to spend many thousands at many different resorts in at least six different states to use them all.

This book is certainly cute. However, it tells the readers that during at lightening storm you should put up your umbrella and huddle under it. This is a dangerous thing for children to see their Sesame Street heros doing because they think everything these heros do is ok. Hiding under an umbrella during a lighting storm puts your life in danger of being electricuted. I was very disappointed in this book. I read it at a Dr.'s office and I requested that they remove it from their book rack.

Wow. This is truly the worst book I've ever read! The intended audience is unknown. It delves into managerial as well as engineering topics.

The biggest problem is that the book is merely a collection of bullets (notes, really). There is no point to any one page of the entire book.

These are merely a collection of rambling notes about too many subjects. And there's no underlying theme or point.

As a matter of fact, I couldn't get through any chapter, as I wasn't learning a damned thing along the way. If I wanted to learn about computers, I'd get a book on that subject.

It seems that Hassab wanted to be able to tell himself "Hey, I've written a book on systems."

See for yourself. I challenge *anyone* to get anything useful from this "book."

One redeeming quality: the books in the bibliography are good.

I was required to use this book in a college class. There was nothing in the text I did not already know. The format is strange. There are very odd exercises in the book. This text is overly wordy, there is nothing educating in this text. This was by far the worst education text I have ever come across.

This book was a real insult to my intelligence, and I'm sorry I had to pay for it AND read it.

If the meaning of liberty is the act of enslaving innocent men, women and children, (throughout their natural lives), then I completely agree with the "scholars" that compiled this book. If not, I disagree.
In the same vein, I would have no comments if any horizontal 'scholar' emerges tomorrow with a book titled, "Osama Bin-Laden: The Genius of Justice".
Well, this book, ("Thomas Jefferson: Genius of Liberty"), made mockery of its subject. It swarms with undeserved sycophantic accolades. Professor Ellis edited it shortly before he came of age. Its contents are no accident. Call it the irony of 'a civilized world'.
My dear, you will like this book if you are fanatical about anything U.S.A. However, if you are a conscientious patriot, who strives to be morally reasonable (no matter what), do not bother to read it. It does not worth your time. It contains more praise-songs than honest analyses. It profanes the very ideals that you would expect it to protect.
Thomas Jefferson and true liberty are at best, two parallel lines. They have nothing in common, and will never meet.

I have the original version of this book, printed in 1960. The author begins with a statement in his foreword: "This story is true." The second paragraph echoes that statement and consists only of: "This is the true story of how Chief Joseph became a master at the white man's game of war." Obviously the author was concerned with the truthfulness of his manuscript. He attempts to persuade the reader to believe his book is the truth. But in fact, there were so many errors in this manuscript that the National Park Service and Idaho State College contracted another writer to prepare an accurate, documented historical account of the Nez Perce. That book was titled: I Will Fight No More Forever. It was published in 1963.

If what you want is a good reading book with lots of action, Thunder On The Mountains certainly delivers. You will be kept on the edge of your seat as the author takes you through the events that led up to the Nez Perce war, which was, in all reality, nothing more than a flight for freedom with skirmishes along the way. The foreword and first chapter provide a brief historical overview of the Nez Perce and describe their peaceful, agricultural lifestyle. Then, the action begins.

The reader is taken on a wild journey of almost 1700 miles through the most rugged territory in America. With all their belongings loaded onto small Appaloosa horses, the Nez Perce fled toward Canada and freedom. But the Army meant to capture them and bring them back to stockades and eventually a reservation. With only 150 men able to fight, Chief Joseph led his 450 people with their 5,000+ head of livestock toward the Canadian border. Time and again, the Army's best and freshest cavalry units attacked them. And each time, the Nez Perce either kicked their rears or fought them to a standstill before escaping once more. It became a matter of pride for the military to apprehend these poor Natives.

For 11 weeks, the fighting and retreating continued. From June 17 to October 5, they wound and backtracked their way from the Wallowa Valley upward across the snow-covered mountains toward freedom. The whites had previously promised that all Indians could live free in Montana. But according to the Army, that is where the Nez Perce were captured. They certainly were not given their freedom to live there! When they finally surrendered, the Army was astonished to find that many were barefooted.

The epilogue touches briefly on the fate of the Nez Perce after their surrender. In four pages, the author accounts for one hundred years. The most potent writing in the book lies there in the statement from Nelson A. Miles: I exerted all possible influence to have the Nez Perces returned to their native country and to receive just and humane treatment; but on the contrary, they were sent down the Missouri River to Kansas, camped for a time on the low marshy grounds near the river, and thence taken to the malarial district of the Indian territory, where fifty percent of their number died; ..."

For great reading with loads of action, this is a highly recommended book. Just do not believe that it is a true and accurate account of the Nez Perce flight for freedom. Read other books on the topic and compare the facts. You will find many discrepancies in the main, most pertinent details.

Reprinted from Gotta Write Network Online

The processes that Mr. Fields espouses in this work derides the good job many teachers do in America's public schools. His Whiteheadian perspective of relativism in instructional technique is an agnostic diatribe of treating students as customers and teachers as the attendant behind the counter in a fast-food restaurant. His self-efficacy position chooses the view that the "student-customer" should get his/her educational burger "their way," and not through time-tested methodology and the natural creativity of the teacher. This book is a revision of the failed ideas that led to the idiocy of the open classroom. Fields should return to Woodstock and stop pushing this garbage off onto educators that are "in" the classroom.