An expert in television commercials, Rutherford has compiled an exhaustive study of how Public Service Announcements play a part in derailing democracy. By dictating morality and creating an atmosphere of shame, PSAs take away our right of free thought.

Endless propaganda is one of the most engaging media books released in the recent past. An excellent companion to McLuhan and Gitlin.

The writing style is easy to read and enjoyable, much like reading a novel. The language identifies the author as English in origin, a good introduction to some of the differences Americans will notice when they arrive. It would be a good companion on the flight over while planning events for arrival, as well as valuable for advance planning and reservations.

The advice on general topics at the beginning is also well written and reflects the authors personal experience with travel therefore providing practical and useful tips for both experienced and novice travelers.

The book itself is lightweight and easy to carry, although a bit thick, and arranged for easy reference. I am using it to plan my next trip, and finding that it is much easier to find my way through than others I have used.

Because Karl Lowith suggested that CHRISTIANITY EXPOSED (1843) might have been a model for Nietzsche's THE ANTICHRIST (1893), we may understand why there has been considerable hesitation to translate this book into English. I had to see this with my own eyes, and when I did, I realized that people greatly exaggerated the alleged radical nature of Bauer's writings.

This book is far milder than THE ANTICHRIST. In fact, Bruno Bauer here mainly reviews some writings from a theologian who lived in the 1700's, namely, Johann Edelmann. By modern standards this book should never have been banned, and there should have been no hestitation to translate it into English. It is well-written, thoughtful and scholarly.

The translators have done a fine job with this edition. It is easy to read, presented in contemporary English.

This is an academic book, hardcover, mainly for University libraries and scholars, yet it has inter-disciplinary interest, I think. Historians, philosophers, theologians, theorists and political scientists will all find something of interest in this, the first English edition of one of the most feared books of 1843.

Despite the fact that Bruno Bauer, the famous Young Hegelian, wrote dozens of books, this is only the third book of Bauer's translated into English. Thanks to this translating team, the English reader has a chance to see what all the fuss was about.

Best regards,
--Paul Trejo

The raid, and the subsequent trial, resulted in a prison sentence for Cynthia, but it also brought her into the headlines. Payne's charming frankness, ready wit, and out-spoken attitude towards sex both entertained and shocked. Bailey's book explores Cynthia's childhood, her difficult teenage years, her relationships with men, and her career as a prostitute and a brothel madam. Through it all, Cynthia frankly admits her past with a refreshing and unabashed candour.

Cynthia was born in 1932. She was the oldest of two girls, and her father was absent for most of her childhood. Ironically he returned and settled down just before Cynthia's mother died. Cynthia was rarely shown affection by her father, and they clashed constantly. He was openly ashamed of Cynthia and unable to communicate with her with any sort of intimacy. It's really not surprising that Cynthia left home at the first opportunity. She engaged in a series of disastrous relationships with older men who used and abandoned her. Despite all of the terrible hardships experienced by Cynthia, she manages to relate everything with humour and good natured tolerance. Many people would have become bitter, but somehow Cynthia managed to remain almost untouched by the disappointments. Ultimately, I think this is due to the fact that she always understood her lovers--faults included. She accepted them as the flawed human beings they were, and she didn't bear a grudge for all their shortcomings. She accepted everyone--no matter what faults they had, or what quirks they exhibited.

Cynthia's first contact with prostitution came when she was working as a waitress. She was approached by a prostitute who wanted to use Cynthia's room during the daytime, and Cynthia agreed as she collected as much money for one day's rent as she earned waitressing for an entire week. From this modest beginning, she concocted a scheme to sublet rooms and flats to prostitutes. This plan failed when the rents owed to Cynthia went unpaid, and Cynthia found herself facing her landlord without the rent money. He was quite happy to make an alternative arrangement, and so Cynthia became a prostitute--specializing in "the kinky rich" older gentlemen.

The book plots Cynthia's course through her many relationships--including the rather unusual relationship she enjoyed with Retired RAF Squadron Leader Mitchell Smith. One chapter is devoted to letters from various would-be admirers applying for posts in her household. The highly-readable book also contains black and white photos of Cynthia and her many friends.

There are two films about the life of Cynthia Payne. "Wish You Were Here" focuses on her childhood and teenage years, and it really is a marvellous film. There are no references in this film to Cynthia or her later career as a Madam. The second film, "Personal Sevices" details Cynthia's adult life up until the trial for the raided 1978 Christmas Party. Many of the characters in "An English Madam" appear in "Personal Services"--although the names are changed. For further reading, the book, "Sexplicity Yours: The Trial of Cynthia Payne" by Gloria Walker and Lynne Daly details the trial for a 1986 raid on yet another of Cynthia's parties. This newsworthy party was ostensibly thrown to celebrate the filming of "Personal Services"----displacedhuman.