This book is in two parts, one covering Bloody April, by Franks, and one covering Black September, by Guest. Each part starts with a brief description of the orders of battle and the main objectives, then goes into a daily narrative of all the combats: planes, pilots, squadrons, times, and places of all fights, along with the claims and losses for each side. Each day ends with a grim list of Allied casualties and a comparison of the total claims of both sides to the actual losses for which records exist. Interspersed in the catalog of each day's events are snippets from personal accounts and interesting historical comments.

As a statistical handbook, the book is invaluable. However, the authors make little attempt to analyze the fighting in the depth that their obviously vast collection of data would allow. The book is essentially a narrative of the dry facts of the encounters. Who ordered all these missions and why? Who planned them? How, in detail, did the squadrons carry out their various task? What did the average pilot in 57 Squadron think about going out again the day after a massacre at the hands of the Jastas? And most importantly, who won? One reads of the battles fought and their outcomes, but what about the planes that saw no enemies? What percentage of the RFC's missions were successful even in the slaughter of Bloody April? Such information would have been of great assistance to the reader and made the book a more complete reference work.

'Blue Highways" is one of those books that demonstrate the power and majesty of language. The author manages to express sentiments that many of us may have had, but have never been able to articulate. As good as the printed work is, the Recorded Books version is even better. Frank Muller breathes life into the story, giving the people Least-Heat Moon encounters life and moment. I would recommend this audio book to anyone.

I purchased this book in 1984 at a local pet store. This book provided insight and instruction for the care and maintenance of dozens of local and exotic snakes for me as a youth. Now, as I still read this book from time to time, I realize that it contains BETTER and often MORE ACCURATE information than any modern book I have read on snake husbandry to date. I highly recommend this title to both the beginner, as well as the advanced hobbyist.

This book has been available for about a year in an edition entitled Freedom to Change, published by Mouritz in the U.K. It has all of the (present) older edition, a few corrections, and additional material Jones had begun to prepare for an additional chapter. This remains one of the best books on the Alexander Technique.

"Bold As Love- The Jimi Hendrix Experience" is a great book on Jimi, whether you're an old fan or someone who wants an introduction. It gives a well-balanced, brief bio of JH in 115 photo-packed pages. Speaking of photos, this book really delivers in that department. Many full- and half- page photos in their original glory brilliantly illustrate the many fascinating moods of uh, maybe the coolest guy ever. 'Bold As Love' is not as exhaustive as Gleebeck's 'Electric Gypsy', but it offers a more candid look at the JH legend . If you thought 'Electric Gypsy' was a little Chandler/Kramer heavy, you might enjoy this perspective. In fact, 'Bold As Love' would be a nice companion to 'Electric Gypsy'. Worth twenty bucks just for the photos.

John Kosek is himself a fighter pilot who trained at the Air base named for Frank Luke in the 1950's. He had the distinct advantage of knowing members of the Luke family closely including many who knew and remembered him, and is married to one of Frank Luke's nieces.

The facts about Luke and the 27th Pusuit Squadron presented in this novel, which is actually much closer to narrative history than fiction, are often unique and will add considerably to the accumulation concerning that last gloriously brief period in the life of one of America's greatest air heroes. As Kosek clearly draws upon family connections and recollections, we get a different picture of some of the players than we have in prior works. Kosek is particularly hard on Luke's Squadron Commander, "Ack" Grant - and that will no doubt start some revisionist spinning in certain WWI aviation buff circles.

Would that the author would now tell the story of Frank Luke's entire life, as he clearly has facts and insights unavailable to others. And regrets that this book didn't appear sooner!!! It would have helped some of us who have written about Frank Luke to avoid a few more errors and broaden our perspective.

Recommended to anyone who wants a fast moving story of a stangely neglected and misunderstood part of our history.

Here's more than 500 new, wondrous magical treasures, brought to you by Gary Gygax and Frank Mentzer! Here, you'll find timeless jewels like the Urn of Curses (weakens clerical turning powers, makes a nice sidepiece in a Vampire's lair); Irons of Transference (shackle yourself to teleport a monster into your place; risky!); Quill of Necromancy (now the dead can finally tell their tales...); and hundreds more. The ideal way to add detail to an established campaign, since virtually every item has true power only in the hands of the cunning! A great way to encourage roleplaying and add depth to any adventure.

A wonderful text for the magician and the student of occult texts. Michael Best and Frank Brightman who edited and translated this edition give a scholarly intro and many footnotes along the way which are insightful and accurate. The Book of Secrets which has been translated many times in many languages throughout the years. Totaling 5 books: herbs; stones; beasts; marvels and planets. Each giving their mysterious compenents and each elements use in magic. I speculated the use and reality of some of these 'potions' in which one can make dogs stop barking at you, or turn invisible. However, one cant help but be intrigued and curious about some of these findings. I would guess that, due to its alchemical nature of the volume, that, like alchemy itself and the language of alchemy, it is written in a similar format, one of which is written in code and metaphor than for literate meanings and intents. Each one laid out in a clear and simple formula, what the potion does and what to do to achieve those results. Best and Brightman both argue the authenticity of the book, in that is was probably not written by Albertus Magnus himself who lived in the 1200's, but rather speculated to have been written sometime in the 1600's by a follower, based on the colloquial language of the text, where many books have been attributed to Albertus Magnus for the purpose of selling the book with a popular author. Definately a good book to add to anyones occult and magick library, as well as those that study witchcraft.

The scrolls of the Essenes and history of this Jewish sect intrigued Wilson and in 1954 he journeyed to Israel to study the scrolls. His research first appeared in the New Yorker and was revised just before his death this returns his out of print classic to new audiences.

I think it's a real masterpiece, all the time, research, memories, knowledge, and devotion that has gone into this book makes it a lifetime memory!