To a lover of Social History in general and that of Cornwall in particular, this book is a 'must'.

Quiller-Couch (Q) wrote 'The Delectable Duchy' with a love and a respect for the common man. Cornwall is a part of England where a comfortable living was almost always out of reach of the average inhabitant relying as they did on two staples : mining and fishing. Mining has always depended on the market price for metal. In Newlyn they call the south east wind the 'starvation wind' because the fishing boats could not enter or leave harbour in the days when sail was the only propulsion system.

'Q' captures the mood of the times so well that the reader can almost smell the salt wind and old ropes: the mewing of the seagulls and the ferocity of the ever present wind. He can and does lapse into the vernacular very well which gives added emphasis to the poignancy of some of the stories.

This is a collection of short stories, with each one a different facet of the Cornish psyche. Tears of sympathy, empathy and, conversely, laughter follow each other very quickly.

To a reader interested in conditions of the late 1800's, I thoroughly recommend this book.

R.E. Buckingham July 12 2000

The book was a well took a well rounded approach to Internet Information Server. It started with the very basics of NT, through setup and installation of IIS. The book has a great section on how to implement IIS while using DNS, WINS, and DHCP. The book also provides the user with a number of ways to monitor the server and how to alleviate a congested network. The only drawback to the book is that the author tries to cover too many bases with such a short book.

The book is an innovation to the bibliography of the Epistle to the Hebrews. The author applies a type of analysis that combines the methods of sociological approach and rhetorical criticism. During the past, a lot of rhetorical approaches took place on the Epistle to the Hebrews, but none of these approaches took into account the social status of the recipients of the Epistle or the values of honor and shame that according to the book direct the language of the text. Desilva, in the whole book, examines the rhetorical techniques of the author of the Hebrews in comparison with the principles and methods of the rhetorical handbooks of the ancient world. Therefore he turns to Aristotle, Isocrates, Cicero, Stoics and Quintilian. Honor and shame are examined also in the books of the Old Testament (Wisdom of Solomon, Wisdom of Ben Sira, 4 Maccabees and Proverbs).During that period, Christians had a very specific social status. They were a minority culture with particular characteristics and ideas that marginalized them from the world they lived. We learn from the text of Hebrews that the recipient community was in front of the danger to abandon their faith because of the difficulties they had already passed. The author of the Epistle is trying to persuade them to endure all these difficulties by stressing the example of Christ's Passion (12:2). It seems to me very important that the relationship between believers and Christ is placed in another level, that of honor and shame, pivotal values for Mediterranean people, or the model of patron and clients. These are two models borrowed from Social Sciences and especially from Cultural Anthropology, as they put into practice in New Testament Interpretation. They help us to understand behaviour and life of the ancient persons. One characteristic model of Desilva's approach is the example of martyrs of chapter eleven, the most rhetorical point of Hebrews, be viewed under the light of anthropological methods of analysis. The author of the book has made use of the sociological models have been used in New Testament Interpretation by J. Elliott, B. Malina and J. Neyrey. Another characteristic example is the figure of Abraham or that of Moses. Upon all these figures and events, Christ's Incarnation and Passion compose the shattering example for the believers according to honor and shame language. Very interesting is also is the sociological model of exchanging gift. In chapter six, this model is used to describe the exchanging grace for wrath. The recipient community has two opportunities. Either to glorify God or either to cause His wrath with their stance. Here there are positive or negative examples from Israel's history. Author's opinion is that Hebrews belongs to the deliberative kind of rhetorical speech and that has been influenced by Platonic Philosophy. Anyway it's a very useful book for New Testament Hermeneutics.

This is a useful and readable dictionary especially for young students. It surveys myths of the whole world , of course not completely but most of important deities are included except Allah, Iesus Khristos and YHWH. However many Japanese people are not probably contented with the scantiness of Japanese entries ,and some of these articles are doubtful or uncertain about their sources--- e.g. In the item of FUJIYAMA there is a famous story of KAGUYAHIME maybe based on a classical Japanese literature "Taketori-monogatari", but the story narrated here is very different from the original texts , so I wonder on which version the author took the authority and from what folktale Mr.Cotterell cited this story , I would like to know. I hope that the editor of dictionary should indicate titles & chapter of sources or reference texts at the end of each item.

As a former WWII marine who served in the Pacific, I found this book representative of experiences and feelings which all servicemen in that conflict encountered. I was moved by the universality of experiences we shared. Furthermore, it was exceptionally well-written and can be enjoyed by everyone, not just military personnel. The author, since it is his letters to his family throughout his tour of duty, defines chronologically the series of events in a very realistic and personal manner. The book gives a clear rendering of what it was like to be a serviceman in WWII from induction to the close of the war and reentry into civilian life. I would highly recommend "Dirt Behind Our Ears".

What happens when a "bent" opportunist finds himself personna non grata with officialdom? He looks out for number one in highly unexpected and potentially profitable ways. Eric Ambler reprises his greatest character, Arthur Abdel Simpson from Light of Day, in an entirely new adventure set in the heart of Africa.

If you have not yet read Light of Day, definitely read that wonderful novel before Dirty Story. Light of Day precedes this book in time and is the better book by a wide margin. Your appreciation of Dirty Story will be much higher as well.

Dirty Story chronicles what happened to Arthur Abdel Simpson after he used his temporary travel permit to get back into Greece at the end of Light of Day. The book opens with an interview Simpson has with the British vice-consul in Athens while attempting to renew his expired British passport. In the interview, the vice-consul strips away any remaining illusions we may have about Simpson's claims to being an honest citizen with legitimate antecedents. After describing the ugly reality behind Simpson's many claims, the vice-consul sums it all up as follows: "You're disgusting, Mr. Simpson. Your life is nothing but a long, dirty story." To add injury to the insult, the vice-consul assures Simpson that all British consular officials around the world are now aware that they should be sure not to help him.

Having neither a valid British nor an Egyptian passport, Simpson is at a loss for how to renew his Greek residence and work permits. He decides he has to raise the money for a "flag of convenience" passport from a go-between, but he hasn't the money to buy one. He soon finds himself doing another dirty deed to earn the money, for which he has to unexpectedly flee Greece while possessing neither money nor passport. In his usual opportunistic way, he pretends to be what he is not . . . and soon has convinced others that he is an experienced soldier of fortune. This false representation leads him to being shipped with a band of mercenaries into a border region contested between two African countries trying to seize a rare mineral deposit before the other side secures it.

The complications rapidly mount from there. Much like State of Siege, there are multiple allegiances and the need to watch out for one's own skin no matter how the "cause" turns out. You'll love the almost tongue-in-cheek description of the mining companies, the governments of the countries and the mercenaries. In the midst of it, Simpson plays a virtual Shakespearean clown's role in trying to upset some of the various plans, much like he did in Light of Day.

This book isn't nearly as much fun as Light of Day. It has a grimmer, darker and more serious tone. But if you love Arthur Abdel Simpson, you owe it to yourself to read this book.

After you finish this book, take some time to recount how an objective viewer might describe your background. Compare that objective account to the way you normally present yourself. Is your self-description a self-delusion, or an accurate view that will be helpful to others.

If you find that exercise to be a useful one, go on to think about what you would have to change in your life for your history to be one that others would describe with honor and admiration.

This young readers book is filled with mystery and friendship. It is a book that entertains. It reads almost like a more modern version of Little Women,only this story has a ghost. .. And if you can remember your childhood and maybe your dragon mountain...?? I grew up in Boston and I remeber my friends and I found one. It was on Goldsmith place.

The British hereditary peerage (barons and above) today numbers some 900, not counting the four royal duchies -- but of the four dozen or so dukedoms created, only twenty-six survive today: eighteen of England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom; six of Scotland; and two more of Ireland only. Of these, only three -- Norfolk, Somerset, and Hamilton -- predate Charles II, who created four dukedoms for his illegitimate sons. Nevertheless, the present hereditary dukes bear the names (and subordinate titles) of the great medieval and Tudor families: Fitzalan, Howard, Seymour, Vere, Douglas, Montagu, Mowbray, Percy, Beaufort, and Fitzgerald, among others. Moreover, only two of the surviving dukedoms -- Marlborough and Wellington -- were conferred originally on men who held no hereditary title of any kind at the start of their careers. And with present sentiment regarding hereditary peerages at its lowest ebb in centuries, there are unlikely to be any new creations. Some dukes lived like potentates with miniature courts, others made shrewd marriages, many were active Whigs, some heeded the warnings of the Industrial Revolution and established philanthropies and learned societies. But all have shared in what Trollope called "the ancient mystery of wealth and rank." An engrossing, well illustrated, sometimes titilating book which does not spare its subjects the foibles of their ancestries.

I never thought I'd find a book like this so fascinating! At first, I shook my head, thinking, "There's no way this book can relate mythology and parenting!" Boy, was I wrong. Not only do Arthur and Libby Coleman present a very interesting idea of the psychology of fatherhood, but they present a very interesting mythological arguement as well.

This book is not for the casual reader; between the heavy mythological references to the psychological jargon, it's not an easy book to read. Simpler books on parenting and mythology abound. But for those who enjoy books on unorthodox psychology and/or the evolution of mythology, you can't pass this up!

I read his first essay about Brooklyn on the NYT books site and had to buy the book. Miller captures the past while avoiding nostalgia and bitterness towards the present, a very hard trick to master. The Depression really comes alive in his books, as does the immediacy of the Communist witch hunt. For someone in her 20s, it's hard to imagine how visceral the fear must have been, but Miller describes the uneasiness in not knowing whether the world was becoming socialist, fascist, communist or holding on to democracy. His writing was also beautiful - perfectly constructed sentences.