Review excerpted from The Journal of Southern History, May 1999, Volume LXV, by Jennifer Delton, Skidmore College.

This collection of essays is organized around a familiar, yet still unsettled question: did Jews in the South resist white supremacy? If so, did they act out of narrow self-interest or a larger humanitarian vision? Was Jewish opposition to white racism the result of a few individuals who happened to be Jews, or a prophetic mission on the part of Jews as a group? These questions provide the departure point for the sixteen essays in the book....Taken together, the essays offer a more specific and grounded understanding of what life was like for southern rabbis caught between the caution and conservatism of their congregations and the moral imperatives of their faith.....The book covers the period from the 1880s to the present. Three essays deal with the understudied 1880-1940 period, the rest focus on the post-WWII civil rights movement. Arranged chronologically, most of the articles detail the life and experiences of an individual rabbi in a wide variety of southern congregations. ...What emerges is a clear picture of the moral quandary in which southern rabbis found themselves, between serving their conservative congregations and speaking out against racial injustices. Southern rabbis nimbly negotiated this predicament by quietly educating their congregations or by joining the larger fight for civil rights.... The essay format lends itself to repetition. Each essay recounts the history and problems of black-Jewish relations in the South, the statistical data, the dilemma faced by southern rabbis, and examples of Jewisn southerners' vulnerability...The same story unfolds in each essay: a beleaguered spiritual leader who wants to do more but is caught between two different imperatives. There are two notable exceptions to this. Hollace Ava Weiner's delightful essay on Rabbi Sidney A. Wolf is seemingly unconcerned with the question of whether or not Rabbi Wolf had "done enough" and conveys what it was like for a midwestern Jew to come to a place like Corpus Christi, Texas, in 1926 and make himself and his ideas about racial and religious tolerancre an integral part of life there. In a different way, Marc Dollinger also moves beyond the question of whether rabbis did enough to analyze the complex relationship between northern and southern Jews during the civil rights movement. Although offering a comprehensive and diverse set of experiences..., the recurrence of the same story means that the questions raised by the essays rarely get explored in any depth....For instance, many of the rabbis entered civil rights work through their work in interfaith organizations. What exactly were the philosophical and organizational connections between interfaith activities and later civil rights activism and might these connections offer some insight into the later limitations of a black-Jewisn coalition? Similarly, what does it mean that Rabbi Charles Mantinband of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, had to sneak off, behind the backs of his temple members, to participate in the civil rights movement? Casually recounted in the Clive Webb essay on Mantinband, that anecdote raises a number of questions about religious leadership and particularly the question at the heart of this book -- can we talk about specifically Jewish mission to fight racism if the rabbi has to disconnect himself from his community to do the right thing? But in the end, this limitation is a mark of the book's strength. There is a wealth of useful and thought-provoking material in these pages that goes far beyond the book's stated intention.

While originally written to help advanced ESL students, this book offers a comprehensive reading skill review for middle schoolers or junior high students. If a teacher is hoping to prepare students for achievement tests in reading, this book will help

The book provides case studies reflecting various complexities in internation HR field, however most examples are not recent enough to guide students with newer ideas associated with HR. This book is definately not for keeps.

When life is rough, NY cabdriver Simon Jaffe loses himself in all the classic old detective novels, the "pulps". But on a bad day, when his nagging wife sells his book collection while he's not looking, and when the streets of New York offer him one of his worst days ever, Simon Jaffe ceases to exist after a nervous collapse in front of three dead bodies...and in his place stands Red Diamond, Private Eye.

This book is not in any way a spoof of Hammett or Chandler's works; once Jaffe transforms into ultimate toughguy Red Diamond, his investigations read much like an actual Philip Marlowe casefile. The tone is generally dead serious, the body count is high, and anything fancy-looking on the surface is probably rotten to the core while ensconced in phony high-society, greed-ridden big-business, or the cardboard world of film-making.

"Red Diamond's" cases classify more as underworld adventures. When Jaffe becomes his favourite pulp hero, his jaded bravado and total confidence get him accidently connected with some hoods almost right away. This is because the man who was Simon Jaffe now usurps Red Diamond's entire fictional past, and so sounds like a veteran PI to the world. Later, the novel shifts gears as Red Diamond not-surprisingly ends up in LA, trying to track down a missing woman and some stolen paintings. Trouble is, the missing woman is Fifi, a character from all the Red Diamond novels that Simon Jaffe used to read, so this new Red Diamond spends time searching for someone who doesn't even exist.

However, there really is a missing woman to be found...

The puzzle content of the book is lightweight and transparent, even in a subgenre where readers want more action than red herrings. But the book is quite endearing because of the fast pace, and Jaffe/Diamond's insistence on trying to locate fictional characters that he believes are just around the next corner--both Fifi, and crimeboss Rocco, who, in Red's mind, is manipulating all skullduggery from deep behind the scenes. Because Jaffe/Diamond manages to get embroiled in actual crimes that do need solving, it's intriguing to see him forge ahead and tackle them while also going on what amounts to a nightmarishly ridiculous quest to find Fifi and confront Rocco.

Raymond Chandler's true flair for taking a cynical look at a place like LA is not quite present in this Mark Schorr echo, although there is a memorable scene later in the book, at a movie-producer's home, with lots of slimey, puffed-up celebrity-types who make this one of the most nauseating parties I've ever read about. But if Schorr is not as interested in writing the bitter, searing condemnations of human hypocrisy that Chandler let fly in his character's longest speeches, or in their most jaded thoughts, then that is partly due to Schorr's slightly different agenda: showing Simon Jaffe slip into a world of self-delusion that makes him accomplish more in a few weeks than he had in his whole previous life. The suggestion seems to be that there is a fine line between reading to escape, and escaping through madness. Alas, Schorr, with his slick, fast-moving style, does miss an opprotunity to fully investigate what has happened to Simon Jaffe--hence the three-star rating.

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This book, a collection of the second wave of stories featuring "amalgamated" characters from Marvel and DC, is, in short, just so-so. The first wave introduced us to fun characters like Super-Soldier (a Superman/Captain America cross), Dark Claw (Batman/Wolverine), and Amazon (Wonder Woman/Storm). It was a new experiment and a pleasant experience. The second time is not as fun; tons of back-story knowledge is required to understand the significance of any one character. Most of the fun and energy seems to be missing.

There are, indeed, redeeming factors. The story "Super-Soldier: Man of War" is set during WWII and has some endearing guest stars. "The Dark Claw Adventures" emulates the art and story of the super-popular animated Batman series. And, as always, it is an intriguing comparison of some of the finest heroes of both universes. Fans of the first series will want this book for their collection. Anyone else will want it as a coaster for their cold drink.

i liked this strategy guide, but the thing is that there arent many cheats you can enter in these games.

How excited i was when i bought this book. A dedicated Stones follower, i snapped it up immediately. It contains many photographs, many unseen previously, although most of them are of similar situations; on stage, and at Ronnie Wood's house in Ireland. Interesting and nice photographs, however, they have limited variation, and therefore limited staying power. The book does include interviews with the band and touring musicians, adding some interesting anecdotes, however, the book is too obviously put together by a stalwart Stones fan. He does put in his own text occasionally, but, even though the Voodoo Lounge tour was a huge success, it is not exactly unbiased reporting; at the end, for instance, he says the Stones still have nothing to show for their great work from the Queen - I find this ridiculous on behalf of my favourite Stone, Keith Richards. Keith Richards may have come back from near-death and have made some of the greatest rock'n'roll music ever recorded, however he did get off a life sentence for possession of class A drugs - not a bonus! It is this ridiculous reporting that lets the book down. However, it was an interesting read (there is only one small passage by the author!) and the photos were great at first.

Mr. King has done a fine job of researching the aircraft flown by the RNAS from the time it disassociated itself from the fledgling Royal Flying Corps to its inclusion in the formation of the Royal Air Force. He has obviously done many hours of research on Commander C.R. Samson's 'armoured car navy' which roamed northern Belgium in late 1914 while they waited for their aircraft to appear. However, comparatively little space has been given to the magnificent work done by the RNAS fighter Squadrons (Naval 1, 8, 9 and 10) formed to aid the RFC during late 1916 and 1917. It is in these Squadrons that the story of RNAS comes alive. Within these Squadrons we find men such as Canadian Ray Collishaw, the third-highest scoring British ace with 68 victories and the Australian aces Bob Little with 47 victories and Rod Dallas with 39 victories. It is also noteworthy that there is little mention of Number 3 (Naval) Wing, the first Strategic Bombing Wing and the first unit to fly combined operations (British, Canadian, French, and American). This book gives a good over-view of the RNAS but says little of the day-to-day history of the units and men who made the RNAS Britain's prime aerial fighting force during 1914 and 1915.

This is a book that I've somewhat dreaded reviewing. It's a little hard to know how to rate it, and it's hard to review it without going off onto my own interpretation of the topic. (Despite the temptation, I'm going to try and avoid doing that.)

Nesbitt's essential thesis is that the blame laid by some upon General Stuart for the defeat at Gettysburg is unfair. I agree with him. However, I'm not sure I don't think he's right for the wrong reasons.

Nesbitt proposes several beliefs: Stuart's absence brought on the battle; no cavalry was left to Lee; Stuart was "late" for the battle; Stuart wasn't following orders; Stuart was joyriding; and offers to prove them false one by one. He is more successful with some of these proofs than others. He spends much of the narrative on Stuart's orders. I'm not sure this was the best strategy. The orders were confusingly written, we may not have them all, and after the war they were variously interpreted. Harping on the orders and on Lee's aide, Marshall's, possible postwar dishonesty concerning them tends, I think, to weaken Nesbitt's thesis by taking time and attention away from the real weak points in the "Stuart was to blame" argument. He gets caught up in the morass and makes some confusing and contradictory statements himself. In his discussion of the orders he does establish to my satisfaction that Stuart was not outright disobeying, though other readers have disagreed.

Nesbitt is perhaps on better ground with his discussion of postwar events -- the canonization of Lee as part of Lost Cause ideology and the fact that Stuart, being dead and not having been a favorite of some major hagiographers, made an ideal victim. Mosby's refreshingly lucid comments serve Nesbitt well here.

Time is also given to an analysis of the cavalry's role during the battle and retreat. Nesbitt points out, very cogently, that Stuart left men behind watching the Federal army who were supposed to stay in contact with Lee, but he fails to explain why these men did not, apparently, do their duty. This would be a useful thing to know, as would the reason why much of the cavalry Lee did have was off with the Second Corps, thus out of touch with Lee--but not at Stuart's bidding. Also, though the accidental nature of Gettysburg and the fact that it wasn't seen as a "high-water mark" till after the war do receive mention, Nesbitt's argument might have been stronger, I think, had he focused more on those factors.

Some rather unusual photos grace this volume, including one in which Mosby looks startlingly like actor Kyle MacLachlan.

This book will be required reading for anyone interested in the subject, but I'm afraid it may intensify controversy rather than clarifying discussion.

If a huge book of magazine listings is what you need, this book is perfect. It has most every magazine imaginable and the listings are departmentalized making them easy to find. By calling the number in the front of the book, you can order the book on disk for the computer. Bottom line, unless you need a listing of every magazine imaginable, this is not worth it.