Ethnicity by Anothony SMith is amazing. He is a wonderful professor, scholar and author. His other books are more detailed than this one, but overall there is no one who can compare to him when it comes to the topic of Nationalism.

This book was an amazing aide in the writing of my research paper. It was great to get the ideas and point of view of som many different anthropologists.

This excellent work studies the careers and actions of many of England's Royal Navy and her most famous frigate captains during the Napoleonic Wars. 'Were I to die at this moment,' wrote Nelson after the battle of the Nile, "'want of Frigates" would be found stamped on my heart.'

Frigates, in their classical wooden form, only existed as a class of warship for a century (c1750-1850). As fast scouting cruisers, they were - again in Nelson's words -'the eyes of the Fleet'. But they were much more than that: as true fighting-ships, lightly-built but heavilyarmed, they were also the maids-of-allwork of the British navy, ready for every task short of joining in those great set-piece fleet battles which were the preserve of ships-of-the-line like Nelson's Victory.

Yet Nelson's own first command as a fully-fledged captain was of a frigate: for every young officer, command of such a ship was the essential first step towards fame and admiral's rank. And in such a ship a young captain could become a millionaire - and even a Jack Tar could win the equivalent of 16 years' pay in an afternoon.

The Eyes of the Fleet is the story of the frigate's evolution and high days, told largely through the overlapping careers of a succession of some of the most famous - and infamous - frigate captains and set against the 22-year drama of the last of the great 'French Wars'.

Excellent reading about British Frigates, "the eyes of the British fleet", just prior to and during the Napoleanic Wars. Mostly follows the exploits of six "Post Captains" from the 1780's to the 1810's, and also gives incite to the workings of the British Admiralty system during that time. A bit hard to read, but if you like things naval it reads like a Hornblower book of non-fiction

For avid readers of Patrick O'Brian's "Aubrey - Maturin" series, this book provides intruiging insights into the real-life frigate captains whose exploits are the source material for O'Brian, and the other imitators: Kent, Pope, Parkinson, Forester, et al. While the material is fascinating, the writing style takes a bit of work: Mr. Price is a master of the convoluted, parenthesized, run-on sentence. But once you get a handle on his writing style, the tales of the almost larger-than-life frigate captains like the rash but incomparable Cochrane, and the incredible Hoste, will put Jack Aubrey in a different light. His adventures and achievements -which sometimes seem so heroic as to be farfetched - are simply re-told tales from the adventures of these real-life fighting captains. In summary: terrific background for understanding the naval aspects of England's Napoleonic Wars, and the American action in the War of 1812

After reading a few of the books by any of the great Naval fiction/historical authors, this is the book that explains some of the terms you may not quite understand. After reading this book, keep it on hand while you read all the others. That way you can refer to chapters herein that can lend a bearing. Good Stuff !!!

This 28-page picture book is based on the author's post-World War II memories, as the child of Holocaust survivors, of the Hanukkah season in Germany.

The book does not cover the War period at all. This fictional tale, rather, recasts the author's post-war meeting with a German veteran of the Battle of Stalingrad who played an accordion and earned his living as a street musician. As the Horn Book quotation on this page notes, the girl goes shopping for Hanukkah with a five-mark coin in her pocket, "but, instead, gives the money to a street musician, who teaches her to play the accordion."

I can't give away the ending, but it teaches an important lesson: Those who give are often repaid many fold. Alyssa A. Lappen

This is sweet and very dear story taken from the author's childhood in Germany. The dilemma of what to do with her Chanukah gelt takes this young girl from enticing store to store, each of which she has visited before, but now has the means for a MAJOR purchase. The final choice is a suprise and a treat for the reader as well as a triumph for the girl. Carnabuci's illustrations grow on you, and he has some beautiful scenes, like the cover picture. This pair, author and illustrator, made a great book together. I hope they can collaborate on more books in the future

Anthony Brundage's book is a well-written, easy to understand introduction to the often confusing world of historical research.

Though the volume is a slim one, he introduces the reader to all the basics, including the history of the study of history, the different types of historical sources and how and where to find them, the challenges of writing the historiographical essay, note taking, and writing an essay.

This second editon also features tips for using the World Wide Web as a source, something more and more people are doing these days.

Though primarily aimed at students of history, it is a welcome addition to the bookshelf of anyone interested in studying history or conducting historical research. The Appendices and Suggestions for Further Reading are an added bonus.

The chapter on how to use a library is worth the ten bucks all on its own. It is exactly the kind of overview of research materials and their use that librarians give when someone bothers to ask! Overall, the book is simple, straightforward, and USEFUL. Everything you need to know and nothing you don't when it comes to writing history papers. The couple of hours it will take you to read this book will pay off in the depth and quality of your paper, if you follow Brundage's research advice. This is THE book to buy if you have never written a research paper and have never been inside your campus library before. It is written for history majors, but there are only two chapters that other disciplines would want to skip. Most of the book is helpful to anyone who wants to learn something from their assignment -- not just get it done.

Janis Tomlinson, the writer of this book, seems primarily concerned in showing that there is a continuity in Goya's work, that it did not suddenly change from light-hearted to dark after Goya went deaf. For the most part, I feel she achieved this end, I for one am convinced. I wish she wrote more on Goya's technique and his personal life, both of which she does not go into much. The 300 or so colour reproductions of Goya's work are excellent, and there are many good close-ups. Unfortunately, Goya produced around 1,800 works, so it is disappointing that only a fraction of them are in this book.

I was not sure how well the Eyewitness format would serve in a volume focusing on a single artist, such as Goya, as compared to looking at an art movement like Impressionism or an art form like Watercolors, but Patricia Wright makes this tour on the artist and his work quite enjoyable. The book ends up being structured by Goya's life, with key chapters focusing on the development and perfection of his artistic technique. For me, those are the most interesting chapters as I indulge in my little foray into art appreciation.

Goya is a complex figure because his art is defined by a series of key dualities: public and private, light and dark, beautiful and grotesque. Wright attempts to relate the changes in his art to Goya's life and the times in which he lived, and several connections seem fairly obvious. But it is still the changing course of his art, from religious art and tapestry cartoons, to fashionable portraits and royal commissions, to the "Black Paintings" of his later years that proves so captivating as Wright brings together biography and artistic analysis. This book works better for those who have some degree of familiarity with Goya's rather works, rather than serving as an introduction to the artist.

Yes, the art reproduced in this book is but a fraction of this artistic output, but the guiding rule here is to select works that represent a key development in technique or which show how Goya handled a particular subject. So we examine "The Parasol" for how it undermined the conventional traditions, the freedom he explored in his great fresco at the church of San Antonio de la Florida, and his fascinating "Self-Portrait with Dr. Arrieta." I prefer the more in-depth analysis of specific paintings more than I do the quicker looks at a half-dozen paintings from a particular period. Although the book is heavily illustrated with Goya's artwork, there are also examples of the tools with which he painted and the world in which he lived.

The book uses computer graphics and pictures that really make you feel like your in a Situation planning room with some the Great Generals. The Author also uses breathtaking artwork of a battle in progress that absorbs you into the bloodiest conflict of our century. From Midway to Moscow, this is definitly the kind of book every war buff should look at.

Good information on important battles, with maps and extra pictures which tell about them. But the main thing about this book which lured me in were the amazing illustrations; especially the four page fold out D-Day illustration. A must have for any world war II buff.

This book is a great example of Murray's witty and lucid writing style. However, you'd better read up on your Mann, Hemingway, and Faulkner before you read this.

This is a complicated essay; like the previous reviewer mentioned it might be a good idea to have some Thomas Mann and Hemingway under your belt.

That being said, this is the most witty, insightful, coherent and thought-provoking essays I have ever read. Not only is Murray's style pure thrilling joy to absorb, but his examinations into aesthetics, the blues, tragedy, and improvisation are masterful. This book entirely changed the way I view the role of literature and art in life.

That is about all I can say. Murray knits a view of confrontation with life in art that nimbly leaps between Hemingway and Duke Ellington. I found his conclusions about the role of the blues and books in life endlessly compelling. I consider this book to be a treasure, from one of the unsquarest cats I've ever read.

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This dandy little book shares the keys of understanding college biostatistics with you. It's what you need to know to pass exams, boards and the like. It provides clear instruction on the essentials of descriptive and inferential statistics, hypothesis testing, correlational techniques, research methods, and statistics in epidemiology. For those who struggle with beginning and intermediate statistics classes, it's a jewel.

Excellent! A FANTASTIC work by a survivor of the Back Panther party and the horrors of Castro's Police State. Any 'yuppies" out there who want to "normalize" relations with Cuba so they can get cigars NEED to read this absolutely spellbinding TRUE story!

This book is a TRUE Thriller! It Exposes the TRUTH about Fidel Castro and his "Workers Paradise" just 90 miles away! Anthony Bryant was a Black Panther and a communist revolutionary who HiJacked a plane to Havana . The Black Panther expected to find a Marxist Haven but was shocked to find himself TRAPPED Castro's hellish reality. READ it and WAKE UP to the TRUTH about Castro. An EXCELLENT source for any one interested in the 1960's and the Civil Rights movement!