The Next Archaeology Workbook is a great educational tool for students and anyone interested in archaeology. Are you sick of talking about archaeology as an abstract concept? Then this book is for you. The book includes an number of fictionalized archaeological problems situated all over the world. Answering these questions educates and entertains. This is how learning should be

Journalist Robert K. Massie wrote this book partly to satisfy his curiosity about how the parents of the world's most famous hemophiliac dealt with their son's illness, and as the father of a hemophiliac himself, it's no coincidence. A father's need to satisfy his curiosity about how others dealt with similar misfortune has resulted in a work that is every bit as enriching as owning a Faberge egg--perhaps even more so. One walks away from reading this text with a pretty balanced view of both the Romanovs and the reformers of society. One learns not to be surprised that most Bolsheviks were of Jewish origin given the way the Jews were treated by the Czars for centuries, as well as the way the Czars's money was spent in the years before World War I. One feels sympathy for the unspoiled, intelligent Czarevenas whose potential for helping Russia never came to full fruition, and for the fate of a society destroyed by traditional rules and a genetic snafu that had thunderclap repercussions for generations afterwards.

Stephanie Cowell has written a materpiece which is sure to be revered in years to come. She is an enormousuly talented writer of both novels and articles. Her novels transport their readers to another time and place; the time period of the great Queen Elizabeth I. Ms. Cowell captivates her audience through her mastery of the written word.

If Shakespeare was the first (and last) person to understand what is a human being, Nicholas of Cusa (1401-1464) was the first (and last) person to understand what is God. God -- of course -- is the object of mathematics. Nicholas' most important book _On Learned Ignorance_ (De Docta Ignorantia), inspired by Plotinus and pseudo-Dionysius, uses mathematical models in an attempt to describe God as the Unknowable One; in the process, Nicholas stumbles upon ideas that will later be formalized in calculus, non-Euclidean geometry, and the transfinite numbers of Cantor. Although Nicholas is best read in Latin, Jasper Hopkins' translation is at once very precise and superbly readable; the commentary is intelligent and informed

My name is Gale E. Christianson. I am the author of eight books, but not this one, which you keep listing under my name as its editor. It is a religious work and not one I want credit for editing. Could you please track its true editor and give him the credit, which he would no doubt appreciate.

This book affords the scholar and novice alike a wonderful foray into the thought of Nicholas of Cusa. A fine collection of principal titles by Cusanus, this book is one full of enigmatic charm and probing insight! The forward and introduction provide a helpful entryway to the texts which are supplemented by a useful glossary of key terms and several notes.

Nicholas The Naked Sicilian and Other Stories is an amazing short story collection written by a truly gifted writer. It is replete with characters that are zany and unforgettable. There are men who dream of loves they've lost and women they have known. There are artists who hide their talents behind the artifice of the mundane world; nightmare scenerios converge with the commonplace and it all makes for a fictive world that quivers on the edge of a dream. And yet the author pays his respect to the everyday absurdies through his wonderful prose and minute attention to details.

For instance, in The City Of New Beginnings he describes one of his finest characters, Miss Lena thus: "Yes, Miss Lena had transformed herself. She had become a lone planet, a mass of bright, then darker colors, a revolving planet where birds and butterflies, snakes and spiders came to life with her every movement, her every breath. Then the music stopped, and a siren cut through the blind. When the doorbell rang Miss Lena dressed herself in a hurry, and as I watched her I thought to myself that hers were the most beautiful, the most timeless scars that I would ever see."

On reading this book I had the uncanny feeling that I was being pulled into a mad theatre of strange tales and unusual dreamscapes that were like the paintings of Dali or Borsh. Yet it's all there to behold in the powerful prose of Militello, who is indeed a great new force to be reckoned with. For he has burst upon the tepid literary scene like a streak of lightning through storm laden sky.

I look forward to reading more from this writer, until then I'll just go on reading and rereading this fascinating book.

The Night Before Christmas-or A visit by St. Nicholas is a Christmas poem that is a must-read piece of literature. This particular version- is a reproduction of the original copy. The illustrations and print are absolutely beautiful . It takes the reader back in time to an era which truly captivates the real meaning of Christmas through the eyes of an innocent child. This classic work can be read over and over by anyone at any age. This particular version will add to anyone's heirloom Christmas collections and will no doubt be left on display for all to enjoy!

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Originally published in 1991, The Nine Giants is the fourth in a series published by Poisoned Pen Press of The Queen's Head, The Merry Devils, and The Trip To Jerusalem. Set in London during the period of romance and swashbuckling, The Nine Giants is a story of love, murder, the stage, and politics all rolled into one. Westfield's Menis a theater group sparked by the genius of the handsome and naughty Laurence Firethorn, whotranslates his enthusiastic performances to trysts with select female admirers, whether marriedor no. It is up to his book keeper, Nicholas Bracewell, to keep everything afloat. But whena body washes up on the Thames, and Nick's girlfriend Ann Hendrik's house and life is threatened, that Nick actually swings into high gear.. Not only does Nicholas minister to the needs of fickle actors around him, he also discoversthe rather elaborate plot hatched by a greedy politician, involving murder, intrigue, and conspiracy. The Nine Giants is a witty and ribald frolic, with the intensity of murderous greed at its core. Marston's characters are hilarious, the action is non-stop, and his use of language is pure bliss to the reader's inner eye. Elizabethan London resembles the political intrigues of today's world. This is a delightful read, with constant action and entertaining insights.

Shelley Glodowski
Reviewer

When the Marines faced potentially hostile crowds during UN troop withdrawals from Somalia, they were equipped with weapons designed to incapacitate without maiming or killing. They had foam laced with tear gas, guns that ejected a sticky, quickly hardening material to slow the crowd's movement, small rounds of wooden pellets and hard sponge that could knock rioters down, temporarily disabling them. According to Nick Lewer and Steven Schofield, the two British authors of this highly readable and comprehensive monograph, such non-lethal weapons could in future include acoustic, chemical, and bacteriological agents that could incapacitate crowds (or terrorists) ever more effectively.

In conventional regional conflicts, our chief concern becomes destroying the enemy's equipment while minimizing civilian casualties. Lewer and Schofield explain that the technology exists for weaponry of this kind, which could be used against rogue states, such as Iraq. It might include cruise missiles with electromagnetic pulse (EMP) warheads to render command and control centers inoperable; lasers to blind an enemy's optical equipment; caustic materials to disable tanks by fusing their moving parts or devouring their gaskets.

The authors argue that these weapons are not simply capabilities in search of missions. Rather, they think, technology is converging with operational necessity, as the revolution in military affairs (RMA) allows us to improve our ability to deal with today's increasingly unorthodox and irregular battlefields. U.S.forces trying to draw order from chaos, respond to terrorist threats, operate in urban areas, and attack a regional bully's army but not his civilian population will continue to see the advantages of non-lethal weapons.

This book presents a whole host of ethical, legal, and operational issues raised by the development of such weapons. Can the expectation of minimal casualties be met? What percentage of bruising ordnance may inadvertently kill? What international laws or domestic statutes - passed in an earlier technological environment - might the use of such weapons violate? How might the public react to weapons that blind but do not kill? These issues need exhaustive analysis as the Pentagon threads its way between operational advantage and domestic acceptability in deciding which non-lethal weapons it will incorporate into its post-Cold War operational doctrine. Above all, it will have to consider what constraints should exist on the development of weapons that would be more likely than their deadlier counterparts to be used against domestic dissidents?

To ensure that its non-lethal arsenal not only complies with international and national law but registers domestic and global sensibilities, the Defense Department has established an interdisciplinary research and development advisory group. This new Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate will receive counsel from a Human Effects Advisory Panel whose members will cumulatively have the scientific and medical expertise to judge some of the issues non-lethal weapons development raises. The Panel will itself receive analyses from the Pennsylvania State University's Institute for Non-lethal Defense Technologies. The Institute has assembled experts from throughout the university community. From the College of Engineering come scientists who will test the technologies; from the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, geologists who will evaluate their effects on the weather; from the Environmental Resource Research Institute, analysts who will assess their environmental impact; from the College of Medicine, physicians who will consider their medical effects; from the College of Health and Human Development, researchers who will provide estimates of their biomechanical and neuroendocrinal effects. The Department of Political Science will provide scholars who will try to anticipate the domestic political consequences, while lawyers from the Dickinson School of Law will warn of legal implications.

For all those engaged or interested in this project, Non-Lethal Weapons: A Fatal Attraction? Military Strategies and Technologies for 21st Century Conflict will make an excellent primer. The authors describe the daunting range of capabilities that could be placed in the R&D pipeline. They explain the essentials of each technology, and set it against the background of the medical, legal, and ethical restraints that could limit development and use. They show how such weapons have been used in the past, describe current, experimental programs for their development, and discuss how non-lethal weapons might be incorporated into future military doctrine. The book ends with a Bosnia-type scenario - both plausible and imaginative -- in which an interventionary force uses many of the capabilities they have been discussing. In sum, this book is vital reading for anyone with a professional interest in military affairs or a wish for a better understanding of a serious emerging issue that may have profound implications for the future of civil-military relations.