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This collection of article excerpts and editor comments is a good casual read, but it has enough substance to make a worthwhile introduction to Philosophy of Law. D'Amato's preference for Natural Law & Justice theory shines through a bit, but he seems to provide enough material for every position to make a case for themselves.

One of the most interesting parts of this book is the section on Burgess's most famous novel, A Clockwork Orange. Stinson presents incredibly interesting evidence against some of the people following John J. Tilton, who wrote about very controversial ideas that related to the novel. Stinson turns out to be a credible and logical source against Tilton, regardless of who is right. When writing a research paper about A Clockwork Orange (highly reccomended) Stinson should, along with Tilton, be one of the first sources to cite. If you are interested in criticisms of Burgess's work, a great book to add to your library.

Good overview of Caro's middle period work. Sensitively photographed by John Riddy.

Anthony, in addition to being adopted, is biracial. By having Anthony's parents tell him in a forthright way, the author impresses on the reader that it is okay to be who you are and to love yourself no matter what others might think of you or say to you.

Easy to read, although sometimes dry. Excellent illustrations and definitions for either laymen, student nurses or allied health professionals.

In "Any Old Iron" Burgess gives us an entertaining tale of a Russo-Welsh family across the decades since the late 1800s. The story is ostensibly about families, war, love, birth and death - the usual fare, in other words. He also, being Burgess, gives us a liberal dose of foreign language, word play and (as a subtext that had me re-reading this book a number of times) a carefully camouflaged and delightfully off-kilter retelling of the Arthurian legend. This book is worth reading if only to see if you can tell which character was the "Fisher King" and which others correspond to legend - a marvellous romp through the legendary and the prosaic. Add in Burgess' sly wit and taste for word play and you have a story to settle down with for any number of evenings. I'm sorry Burgess is gone - we shan't see his like again for a long, long time!

In this interesting book leading scholars discuss the evidence for "fertility cult" and above all for a goddess religion in the mediterranean in prehistoric times. The discussion is sometimes hard - so hard that one of the partipicipants in the conference withdraw her contribution as a protest against one of the papers in the book! As I see it, the main difference in the discussion about ancient goddess religion is between those scholars who accept the evidence for a goddess religion and those who try to explain it away. Both these positions are well represented in this book. On one hand we have scholars like Christina Biaggi who begin from the archaeological evidence and try to interpret it - on the other hand we have those like Brian Hayden who are engaging in a frenzied polemic against all those who argue for a goddess religion. Hayden is an interesting example of academic denial - he could be seen as an almost archetypical case!

The book can be recommended for those who likes to read different opinions on this interesting subject and compare them.

Arms and Armour of the Greeks is a wonderful work of scholarship, combining sometimes-scarce archaeological evidence with historical texts and ancient artwork to provide a compelling chronology of the arms of the ancient Aegean. Intended mainly for college students and other scholars, Snodgrass has nonetheless presented the information in such a fashion as to make it good reading for the interested layman. He begins with an introduction to the difficulties encountered in researching and writing on this topic, such as the dearth of direct evidence, not to mention the problems associated with accurately identifying what little there is. He then launches into a brief discussion of the archaeological methods used in the study of the subject, from excavation to correlation with ancient texts. Snodgrass has organized the book usefully and logically, flowing chronologically from the Mycenaeans in the sixteenth century BCE through the Hellenistic Period of Alexander the Great and his successors 1200 years later. Chapter One starts off with the excavations of the Shaft Graves at Mycenae, and the rich finds discovered there by Schliemann (15). This sets up a recurring theme in the book, as much of the archaeological evidence seems to be excavated from the graves of warriors, especially the nobles. He then takes the reader to the rest of the Aegean a century or so later, still at the height of Mycenaean power. This includes an interesting discussion on the relationship and influence of the Cretans and the people of the mainland. This is where Snodgrass comes into his own, using ancient texts and artwork to try and get a glimpse of the equipment in use at the time. Quotes from the Iliad lend a sense of continuity to the discussions, as they are included in several places throughout the book. After the fall of the Mycenaean civilization, there was a period known as The Dark Age (35). Snodgrass notes that there are no examples of the art of writing from approximately 1200 to 750 BCE (35). He qualifies this, however, by saying that, although finished later in the eighth century, the Homeric Epics, the Iliad and Odyssey, incorporate many earlier elements (35). Snodgrass here brings up the argument over how historically accurate the Iliad is, stating that although much of the armor and weapons may be described with less than complete accuracy, there is some consistency. This is demonstrated by the statement, "In Homer, swords and spearheads are without exception said to be of bronze when the metal is specified" (37). While his descriptions of the weapons and armor, some coming from direct evidence, others educated speculation, are informative, they tend to be a little dry. An interesting aside, however, are his ongoing discussions of the importance of the bow, from its popularity on Crete to the Classical Athenian' and Spartan's almost total deprecation and avoidance of this useful weapon. Snodgrass now comes to the age of the hoplite, the foot soldier that will dominate Mediterranean warfare for over 300 years (49). This comprises not only his (the hoplites') panoply, or complete set of armor and weapons, but also the strategies and tactics that made him so successful. There is a large amount of space in this section, Chapter 3, dedicated to the depiction, on vases and sculpture, of the Homeric heroes in full or partial hoplite panoply. This helps to show how these heroes of the Trojan War were thought of not just as archaic characters in a story, but as contemporaries and models for the modern warrior. The author also includes a short definition of the phalanx, or tightly packed square of massed infantry (49), although he goes into greater depth on this formation later in the book. Also in this chapter, we are also treated to a discussion of the other types of soldiers in use at this time. These included light infantry and cavalry, most of whom seem to have been be mercenaries or, in the case of light infantry, those citizens too poor to afford hoplite armor (77). The rest of the book continues the discussion on the hoplite, and the evolution of his arms, armor, and tactics through the centuries. The book concludes with a discussion of the phalanx and cavalry charge as used by Philip of Macedon and his son, Alexander the Great. Overall, Arms and Armour of the Greeks is an enjoyable and informative work. It is at times a little slow in its development, but Snodgrass has made it entertaining enough to be read for its own sake, without making it seem either immature or unnecessarily heavy.