All one needs to do to realize the importance of this work is to watch CNNFN or any other business news channel, read the wall street journal et al. Merger, merger, merger,. The UN, World Bank, Corporate greed, A juvenile and naive population, which will happily step over the bodies of those less fortunates whose 401's didn't come through or never possessed. Of course for any of this to culminate in the true end game scenario, they must assume a greater yet degree of control of the people and their money. I suggest you read "Transfer: the end of the beginning," by Jerry Furland, also available through amazon.com. I highly recommend both of these books.

Imperial Corporations is an easily readable, fact-filled book portraying the rise of a "standardized culture" across the planet. This is a culture of Pepsico and Madonna, of Bertelmann and American Express. The book is full of scary facts about these major corporations, andothers, such as Sony and Citibank. It reads like a novel and you can breeze through it, though, as I said, it's full of incredibly interesting material on the global corporate power structure.

I found myself wishing often while reading this book that there were less accounts of studies done and more actual new information and advice. The book for me read like a long string of accounts of studies of young children (and a fair amount of studies of older children and adults) and very little telling me the authors' points of view or even much tying together all the studies. However, I did find the information on language development quite interesting. I guess whether you would want to read this depends on what you are looking for. If you are a parent looking for practical advice, look elsewhere. If you are interested in the scientific study of young childrens' minds, this might be just what you are looking for.

As parents of two young children, we couldn't put the book down. We found it to be invaluable in understanding our children. The book informs the reader about the latest research on language acquisition and emotional development, and the ways in which parents can help their children develop empathy and moral awareness. It told us what to look for when we were evaluating child care arrangements, and helped us develop strategies for dealing with the everyday stresses of working parents. The writing is clear and sensitive. This is an excellent read for parents and everyone concerned with children's well-being.

This book has sucessfully brought the science of child rearing together with the practical art. The authors have clearly shown that there is more to how our children turn out than what is hard-wired in the genes. Anyone considering children, or raising children should take the time to read this fine work