This is a fun book that should help your youngster develop an interest in American History. It is easy to read an has great illustratiions. You will not be disappointed with this purchase. Look for others by the same author.

This book about Benedict Arnold told of his heroic deeds as well as his betrayal of our country. The book shows how Benedict Arnold's need to prove that he was courageous, and his desire to be a great hero and receive recognition, led to his downfall. It is a well written book which provided both historical information and entertainment.

This book was great! It tells all about Benidict Arnold. He is a VERY interesting boy. If you really like reading about Revolutionary Heros, then this is a good book to read. Of course you might not be able to call him a hero when you find out what happens at the end. This book tells all about Benidict, before, after, and during the war. Even if you don't like reading non-fiction, you will now. For instance, did you know that Benidict was obsessed with shoes? Or that he killed his own horse because he didn't want to give it to the British? Or that the woman he married was involved in a terrible scandal? Well, if this sound intriguing... READ IT!!!

Brown paints engaging and detailed pictures of St. John and Kim Philby. The chapters on St. John are particularly interesting. To judge by Brown's book, the elder Philby led a more colorful, though less notorious life than his son Kim.

Brown ultimately fails to support his charge of treason against St. John Philby. The charge, implicit in the book's title, is never really followed through in the text. St. John, as described by Brown, was an active critic of British policy in Arabia, a gadfly, and ultimately an embittered nuisance. This is not the same as being a traitor, however.

The chapters on Kim contain no new blockbusters, though Brown draws his character deftly. Ultimately more interesting than Kim Philby the man, though, is Kim Philby the phenomenon.

Kim Philby continues to exert a fascination which extends far beyond his actual historical impact. His betrayal, and that of Burgess, MacLean, et al, seem to stand as emblematic of the decay of the English upper classes in the Post WWI period. While Brown does an admirable job painting his portrait of the man, he doesn't dwell on the question of why we still care about this brilliant, vain, aristocratic traitor.

The research was top rate; the writing was superb; the factual underpinnings for everything were uncontravertible, and the subject was fascinating. That said, there exists a political bent here that attempts to skew the reader to have a sense of sympathy for Philby. Skip it, Philby was a treacherous lowlife. Clearly Philby had a communist belief system, that's not in question. The real issue of course is, should your ideological belief system justify treasonous acts? In other words, Philby was placed in a position of trust by the British Government. Does the fact that he had the heart of a communist justify the actions he took on behalf of the Soviets? No. In fact, as demonstrated later in his life, which really isn't explored as much as it should have been, Philby clearly become disenchanted with the communist manifesto.

The bottom line, however, is that this is a great read, well done

I think I can say without exaggeration, this is possibly the most important book of the 20th Century to date, which I have just had the good fortune to read within the last 6 months or so of that century. It illuminates and supplies all the linkages between the titanic struggles for the Middle East among the Great Powers of the Nineteenth Century, and the present hellish landscape that is their legacy. Then it goes on to meticulously study the character of Kim Philby, possibly the most important man of the century and certainly the one who embodies most all the contradictions and ambiguity of it. In the end nobody could penetrate this man's psyche, not the British and Americans whom he betrayed, nor the Russians whom he supposedly served. He remained a mystery wrapped inside an enigma to the end. The book causes one to ponder, how many of the great events of this century, turned on this one man? I can see why Graham Greene was so fond of him, because he is the character Graham Greene was trying to perfect in all his novels...

I think this is a great mystery of Hank the cowdog and his not very smart sidekick Drover.It's about Hank and Drover on Halloween and trick or treater's and a ghost. The ending is the best part.

John R. Erickson's books are all great. This one happens to be the most humorous. Hank is a (dumb) funny, great guy, or actually dog! Two paws up for Erickson!!!

Our family likes to get Hank the Cowdog audiotapes from the library. This one is one of my favorites, probably due to the trouble Little Alfred and Hank get themselves into. My kids (ages 4, 6, 7 and 11) all enjoyed this tape tremendously. (I only gave it 4 stars because it doesn't have great educational or moral value--but it sure is hilarious!)

I love this book it uses exteremly rich and colorful language. J. R. Erickson is the funniest childrens writer that I know of. I suggest to anyone of anyage to try one of these books from his series. Excellent! I can't say that enough.

When Jigsaw loses his dog, Rags he has to tell his family.His friends find Rags collar and bring it to him.Jigsaw knew that someone had dognapped him.In the end he finds the person who dognapped him.

THE RUNAWAY DOG is a book about a boy, his friends, and a dog named Rags. The boy was playing Pilgrims, Indians, and a turkey. Rags was the turkey. Jones, the boy, was chasimg Rags and they did not know that he disappeared. The boy went looking for him but did not find him.
After the boy found his dog, they went to find Mr.Signorelli. He had no family. So the boy asked if he would have Thankgiving dinner with him. He said, "Yes, I will have dinner with you." That is the end of the Case Of The Runaway Dog.
I like this book. It is fun. When you get in the middle of the book you will find out who the bad person is. This is exciting book because you have to figureout clues.

This book is choc-full of useful techniques for good, solid business communication. The samples are well thought-out and are very true to life. However, the questions, especially the ethics questions do not have any answers provided. Even the instructor copy doesn't have any of the answers, so effectively it boils down to your opinions and whether or not you can defend them. Yee Hah, just like real life.

i am feeling difficulty to understand terminology(glossary required at the end of book) i think all the supported material like test bank or software must be attached with this book in form of CD(ROM)

John Lee, well known in the men's movement and the recovery movement, sets out to share with us his growth through his own troubles based on his prior relationships. His insights are well worth the read, as he shares with us the enlightenment he experiences as he tries to deal with the weight of his parents, his early rejections, and his inability to express the rage he feels in an appropriate way. His story is sometimes almost too personal: we don't really want to be there through ALL of it, somehow. And yet, we are transfixed even on the most basic responses he feels. His progress is steady and we are rewarded by the goals he achieves. Alas, like real life, there is no happy ending with the girl, the horse and the sunset. Still, the changes he feels, the inner pains he quells, these are all worth the pain he still carries, the fights he still has to fight. An enduring volume, and a must for the man still struggling with his father, struggling with his pain, or not sure why he struggles, only that he does.

I found this book helpful, hopeful and comforting for both my own pain from childhood traumas and for understanding the person I love so much who has his own demons from his childhood raised in an alcoholic family. Lee's book is probably most helpful to those who are ready and willing to face their problems and find professional help to guide them in confronting and neutralizing the pain so destructive to successful and meaningful adult relationships. A short read, an inexpensive book, but very useful!

This is another great book from The Hank The Cowdog series!
Little Alfred, has gotten himself lost IN THE DARK UNCHANTED FOREST!! Little Alfred thinks that his mother (Sally May) likes his new sister Molly better then him. He decides to run away, to the forest. Hank sees him so he dose what a blue ribbon Head of Ranch Security dog dose and follows him. But hank gets lost and is in trouble with Rip and Snort the two coyote brothers. Can Hank pull this one off? Will he be lost to fate? Well read the book!

Hank finds that he is unwanted or so he thinks and leaves the ranch. Only to come back andbe a hero.

This book is written by a man who had been diagnosed with and treated for schizophrenia. He experienced first hand the maze of interventions, the pressure to conform to treatment (or rather be compliant), and the dehumanizing effects of both the so-called mental illness and the system that addressed its treatment.

Modrow takes a detailed look at the evidence for the proposed causes of schizophrenia and delineates the weaknesses of the popularly accepted premise that it is a genetic, biologically caused disease. In particular, he aims a discerning eye on the details of the Twin and Adoption studies in which so much faith has been placed in proving the medical model. He looks at the findings of brain chemistry studies and medication effectiveness, finding the results wanting. Modrow also examines the economic factors that exert such a large influence on treatments.

The tone of the book at times is incensed, understandably so. The author delivers in thoroughness when he explores the many steps that brought psychiatry to its current state. His unique viewpoint and experience make his writing indispensable. The book serves as a good accompaniment to such titles as Breggin's "Toxic Psychiatry," Bentall's "Reconstructing Schizophrenia," Valenstein's "Blaming The Brain," Becker's "The Revolution in Psychiatry," and Szasz' "The Manufacture of Madness."

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According to author John Modrow, what the medical profession calls schizophrenia develops as a result of an individual being subjected to very severe and often cruel disparagement by significant others (parents, surrogate parents, peers) and on whose good opinion he or she is largely dependent, from infancy up, until some especially hurtful incident produces and out-and-out panic state, often during adolescence or early adulthood.

Modrow's book is a signficant and important contribution to the field of mental health.

Psychiatry and society-in-general would learn much IF they would be more attentive to what the patients themselves (Modrow et al) have to say about schizophrenia instead of what the egocentric and often aloof professionals have to say about schizophrenia.

Professionals often try to convince society that they can read a schizophrenic's mind and they know more about what is going on in a schizophrenic's mind than he does!

Modrow, who himself has lived with schizophrenia, reveals that individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia generally also display the symptoms of both bipolar disorder and multiple personality disorder, and that CONTRARY TO MAINSTREAM PSYCHIATRY'S CLAIM, THE SCHIZOPHRENIC DOES INDEED HAVE A SPLIT PERSONALITY, that the fantasies of schizophrenics indeed represent split-off portions of their personalities.

The schizophrenic's difficulty in making decisions is stymied by the "internal persecutors," the memories of past disparaging remarks and actions of parents and surrogate parents towards the schizophrenic. Because the schizophrenic has suffered as a scapegoat as a child/adolescent, he has not learned adequate skills for coping with adult interpersonal relationships, which are overwhelming and extremely frightening to him. Thus, he tends to isolate himself from others and retreats into a fantasy world of his own creation.

Both John Modrow and John Forbes Nash indeed suggest that schizophrenics themselves are often more brilliant than others, including the physicians trying to treat (or heal) them, which could also be the primary reason they become the scapegoats of others, including psychiatrists themselves and others working in the mental health field.

David Dodd has assembled a wide variety of stories to inspire and encourage addicted people to get clean. I was impressed that Twelve Step groups were NOT the focus of every tale, and that the one constant was that each individual made a PERSONAL CHOICE to forego their addiction and live sober. For all the help some people get from 12-Step groups, there are many who don't "relate" to the religiousity. But this book shows that recovery is still possible and worthwhile. The fact that most of these tales are told by celebrities and artists we KNOW only increases their value. Plus, it's nice to know that my gut feeling about Steven Tyler is "on the money" - he truly IS a mensch!!

I was attracted to the many well-known names listed on the cover, but once I began reading the book, I was overwhelmed with its passion and solutions. David Dodd has done a remarkable job which is reflected in this collection of interviews. My favorite part, however, is the introduction to the book, where the author tells his personal story on how he became sober with the help of Steven Tyler. His vivid description of the events were astonishing to me, they were absolutely incredible. This is a wonderful book!