What a sensible book. This book tackles a difficult subject and ends up scoring points all over the place. My wife and I were looking for some answers and we were lucky someone recommended it to us. My wife works with troubled youngsters and wonders how she managed before she read it. Schoenberg's insights are a great assist if you've got boys around the house. Not to mention that both my wife and I now understand ME better.

In this age of overblown rhetoric, it's great to stumble on a book that states the case impassionately.

This is a book well worth the read. What I liked most about it was that the author refrained from jargon. The information is timely, as useful now as it will be twenty years from now. I suspect parents would find a wealth of background material they can use in helping their children grow into well-adjusted adults. And yes, parents! We have a daughter: no son(s). The information "fits" girls as well as boys. But to be honest, I learned a hell of a lot about myself. (I wish I had read it when I was a teenager!!!!!!!! No kidding.)

I have loved this show since I first listenend to the recording, and after seeing the show I think I may be obsessed with it. The show is completely fun and entertaining and this book does a good job at capturing the spirit and energy of the show. I particularly like all the full color photos and candids of the cast offstage as well as the "diary" entries from Marisa Jaret Winokur (Tracy) and Harvey Firestein (Edna). This book is worth it!

If you're a fan of the Broadway musical Hairspray, then you need this book. It's really that simple. In addition to a detailed history of the show, tons of photos, insider information, detailed analyses of previous versions of the script and the script that was eventually used, and even more information in general than you could possibly digest in one (or even two) readings, it's full of exactly the same kind of wacky, irreverant style and humor that's found in the show and that's helped to make it such a big success on Broadway. Hairspray: The Roots is hip, hilarious, colorful, and, in its own way, very musical.

Only one thing prevents the book from being the perfect example of its kind and earning a five star rating: it does not preserve the entire complete libretto of the show, choosing instead to eliminate the dialogue in places and replace it with scene descriptions. While this is unthinkable and incomprehensible given the sheer amount of information that was included and the great care that has been put into every other element of it, in the end, this particular frustration remains minor. If you can live with that, you'll find no other flaw in this remarkable, must-own volume.

The legendary History of Economic Analysis is without a doubt one of the greatest books of economic history ever written, but one should examine what kind of reading they're looking for before he or she embarks on this thousand page text. Schumpeter's unfinished history is divided into sections by ideology and time-period which is particularly useful but once you penetrate the well-organized table of contents, the writing becomes arcane and complex.

For a reader well-grounded in economic theory and history, I am sure that this is a bible; but for a curious reader interested in the history of economics (in a more political as opposed to theoretical perspective) this book may not be right. Highly footnoted and not very smooth writing, as well as obscure references to economists and theories results in a history that is very demanding of the reader. If you are looking for an economic history text that reads like From Dawn to Decadence you may be seriously disappointed, as I had been, but if you are a serious student of economics and are willing to spend the time to deliberate over Schumpeter's words then History of Economic Analysis is right for you.

After the considerable success of his then only in germanpublished Little Sketch of Doctrines and Methods, and while he wasteaching at Harvard, Schumpeter started working on a book wich would cover the ground of Little Sketch an beyond. What began just as leisure would become THE masterpiece in History of Economic Thought. Schumpeter spent ten years in this colossal effort and unfortunately did not finish it before his death. Nevertheless, nowhere else you will find a book more powerful and more profound on this theme. By History of Economic Analysis Schumpeter means the history of efforts made in the pursuit of comprehending economic phenomena, from Antiquity to present; not a book on history of ideologies. Schumpeter places the authors in their times and contexts, and tries to understand how they proceeded in analysing economic reality. A must for anyone interested in economic theory, history and philosophy.

This book is over 800 pages, starting from the early U.S. oil companies competing with one another in an 1890's style industrial struggle. It has detail. If you like hard data this is the source. Daunted by the size of this tome? read the last three chapters first. "The Price of Oil", "The legitimate Greatness of The Company" and "The Conclusion": these three chapters will put the present day in a new light for you. The Caspian Sea was an oil field before the Bolschevik Revolution. At that time czarist Russia was a world contender. Now Caspian Sea oil has been "rediscovered". What was the Burma oil co.? What were the yearly production figures? what were the various allocations of oil use? What role were other countries playing? This is the place to find it.

This is a wonderful account of the beginnings of the Standard Oil Company - from the perspective of one of the premier muckracker's of the 19th century. The book is mainly a series of articles strung together detailing some of the more illegal efforts of John D. Rockefeller to create a monopoly in the oil industry. It is a classic account of how to create a monopoly and has stories that involve everything from dynamiting the competition to innovative rebate plans that discourage competition..

Note that this manual does not cover all CBR600 & CBR1000 models. Many illustrations and photographs, to include wiring diagrams.

Covers Models: CBR600F, 598 cc, UK, 1987 on. CBR600F (Hurricane), 598 cc, US Feb 1987 to 1990. CBR1000F, 998 cc, UK, Jan 1987 on. CBR 1000F (Hurricane), 998 cc, US Mar 1987 to Dec 1988 and Oct through 1990. Note that this manual does not cover the CBR600F-M (599 cc) and CBR1000F-M models introduced in 1991.

GRADIREI AVERE INFORMAZIONI IN MERITO AL MANUALE DI ISTRUZIONE (TECNICO) DELLA MOTO HONDA MODELLO CBR600 F ANNO IMMATRICOLAZIONE 1989.

The book goes in length into the klan's expansion into many states and documents their success/failure and the general social reception of the community the klan was entering. The author though seems to have a pro-klan bias, and this is felt just by the title and the reading of the inside jacket. He rarely points out the evils of the klan ideology (through his use of words, especially omissions of such words as "racist" and "bigot", which many klan members seem to embody), and glamorizes the klans views on white supremacy as a normal, modern view of white christians (something very far from the truth). It glamorizes klan violence and threats of violence, and in more then a few places it accuses those against the klan as unpatriotic Americans, or ungrateful immigrants or minorities. Mr Chalmers also highlights community violence against klan activity as the real wrong and evil, something I think is a normal reaction to these "pseudo-chrisitan extremist police" who want time (and America) to stand still and unchanging for them. Some areas also hint towards the authors support for the klan's ideals. Seems like klan propaganda to me.... but a good reference none the less if you seek to journey into these dark waters. As a reference: 5 stars. I subtracted two for the author's pro-klan bias and (sometimes) unfair picture he paints....

In "Hooded Americanism," David M. Chalmers chronicles the history of the Ku Klu Klan in all of its incarnations, from immediately after the Civil War to the late 1970s. Mr. Chalmers also discusses the Klan's development and success (or lack of) in all of the states during its strongest period in the 1920s to 1930s. Mr. Chalmers also discusses in great detail the turbulent 1960s and how the Klan helped inadvertently brought about the Civil Rights legislation it fought so hard against. Exhaustively researched and well written, "Hooded Americanism" is a factual glimpse into the life of a controverisal organization and into the lives of the men and women who made it possible. Mr. Chalmers makes excellent use of contemporary newspaper accounts and editorials to paint the Klan and its standing in a given community. What I found especially intriguing was the Klan's demographics. Mr. Chalmers presents research that refutes long-held convictions that the Klan was always strongest in the South; in fact the Klan, at times, ruled the legal governments of the Midwest. Mr. Chalmers also discusses how various state legislatures and governors fought the Klan or sided with them. Again, I was surprised at how many governments actually tried to curb the growth of the Klan in their states through anti-mask laws and other legislation. This exploded notions I had that the Klan was unchallenged everywhere it went, especially in the 1920s. Mr. Chalmers has written an excellent history that encompasses in great detail the 100 years following the Civil War. I hope that he is at work on updating this important work. Highly recommended.

The sentences are complex. I found myself re-reading section after section. This was frustrating and I lost interest in the content sometimes. Also, the author makes an assumption that the reader has prior knowledge about British history and terms. I am glad the history professor is available to answer questions about Hope and Glory.

Clarke seems to incorporate almost all the major points of British history and in a simple detail that puts many a history professor to shame. He includes the Irish, and talks honestly about the Scottish, as well as the Welsh. he does not leave out what is ugly about this nation, which former authors have done repeatedly. He does not apologize but lays it out there for everyone to think upon for themselves. The American Anglo connection is stressed as he works his way through the parliament and its evolution in the last 90 years. When I lived in Britain and studied I only found out about the history Clarke writes about from cabby's.

I originally posted, "I laughed so hard that I fell off my chair... and that was from the album cover alone, I hadn't even heard the first track yet! Artistic value = 0, comedic value = 5" But you know what, now that I've listened to it a few times, I'm actually starting to like the Taeschner boys' sound. If you're looking for something different in your music library, this might be just the ticket!

The music is fast-paced and reminds me of the beach music of the 1960s mixed with the ballads reminiscent of the Kingston Trio and the Beatles.
Mark and Sean definitely make good lyrics with songs, Hippieland and John, Where Are You Now. The rest of the songs are instrumentals. Hot Smokey Burnout, the first song, is interesting because of the car sound effects and the conversations between the two as they race away from Seattle's Finest. In the end they crash. Pretty wild stuff. Definitely a good buy. I will look forward to their second album.

Not much to add to the review below, but the description states that the book is 'color throughout'. In fact, most of the photos are in black and white. However, this does not detract from the information contained. There is a color section showing some house exteriors when discussing color choices. A good choice for the new homeowner who has never painted and wants to know how to do it right. It doesn't take much more effort to do the job right than to do it wrong for lack of knowledge.

This is one of those picture books for someone who has never painted anything before. NOT FOR a pro. I ended up skimming some of it. But There were a few points mentioned that would be helpful to someone who has never painted before. So if you are looking to fix up that living room or siding in this tight market and have never painted... try this.

I originally bought this book for a GIS class, but blew through it before I even knew what our reading assignments were, just because it was so interesting. Its generally matter-of-fact tone and abundance of illustrations make it rewarding for cartography specialists and laypersons alike.

Although this book teaches how to manipulate maps in order to mislead an audience, it is more valuable as a reference to avoid having others do the same to you. Also of interest is the fact that mistakes are often responsible for the lie. This is a good buy for those who are involved with the creation of GIS maps (and those who view them!).