This is a first rate collection of thinking and analysis of contemporary American Jewry and what makes it what it is. Includes articles by such important thinkers as: Feingold, Wisse, Whitfield,, Glazer, S.M. Cohen, Heilman, Liebman, and Eisen. A mist for anyone interested in the trends and developments among American Jews at the close of the 20th century.

Norman Cohen provides in Mentoring Adult Learners an excellent resource for mentors and coordinators of mentoring programs for adults. He organizes the book around six "behavioral functions" of mentoring -- a helpful focus in my view for those who would like to see their mentoring efforts have significant influence on those being mentored. Cohen effectively synthesizes the research on mentoring from the fields of education and business with awareness of adults as learners and principles of interpersonal communiction. Numerous examples and practical suggestions put flesh and blood on the solid research upon which the book rests. Cohen writes with a fluid, easy-to-understand style.

One-fourth of the book contains four appendices, two of which provide alternative forms of Cohen's Principles for Adult Mentoring Scale -- one for education and the other for business and government settings. The scale is for mentor self-assessment, and Cohen encourages use of the instrument for research on mentoring.

Other aids for the reader include a strong reference list and a helpful name and subject index. Discovery of several distracting (and at times misleading) editorial/typographical errors was disappointing, yet not enough to diminish my appreciation for this superb book.

Cohen, Norman J. (1995). Mentoring Adult Learners. Malabar, FL: Krieger Publishing Company. 208 pp. (ISBN 0-89464-850-0).

Rockwell's life story is a fascinating read, and this book features numerous beautiful, full-color reproductions of his work. The author makes a persuasive case for Rockwell as a genius whose work endures throught the decades, and it's an inspiring story for readers of all ages.

As others have noted, The Way Into Torah provides a very accessible introduction to Torah study. Dr. Cohen does a masterful job of explaining basic terms and concepts without talking down to the reader, and covers quite a bit of material in this rather short book. I have only one complaint. Although Dr. Cohen acknowledges that the Torah consists of much more than the Chumash (and uses the Midrash Rabbah extensively throughout the book), he barely mentions the two extra-biblical works that have been at the heart of Torah study for centuries -- the Mishnah and the Talmud. Perhaps the decision to more or less ignore the Talmud was based on a judgment that beginners should begin with the more familiar, and in some sense "easier," Chumash. If that judgment was made, however, I would have liked to have seen it spelled out in the text, with at least enough information provided about the Talmud to whet the student's appetite for more.

Nevertheless, if you are considering starting out on a program of Torah study, this is an excellent place to get your bearings. Dr. Cohen not only provides the basic information you need, but also explains why Torah study is important and how it can transform our lives. His love of Torah study comes across on every page, and he succeeds in making the reader want to share that experience. If all sermons were this good, you would already be studying Torah and wouldn't need this book. Until that day comes, this book ably fills the gap in both information and inspiration.

The Way Into Torah is a superbly written, highly accessible introduction for the general reading seeking guidance on how to effectively read, study, and understand the Torah, including the other books of the Bible and the related sacred texts that grew up around it. Norman Cohen is Rabbi and Professor of Midrash at Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion, and brings his expertise and experience to bear in presenting just what the Torah is and how it came about, the different approaches to studying the Torah, the various levels of understanding the Torah, and what the Torah study is an essential aspect of the Jewish experience. The Way Into Torah is an ideal beginning point for commencing a personal study of the Torah.

As I child, I was taught a bit about the Bible, but not muchof it stuck. As an adult, bouncing from teacher to teacher, tradition to tradition, I have never really come back to trying to open the Bible and understand what it might mean for me. I can tell you that this book is a great entry to getting started. I found it very helpful in the ways it is organized, and full of insights.Highly recommended.

This is a poor book to learn Ada from. I'll agree that the book is a good reference tool, once you have a firm grasp on the language. I took a course four years ago with 14 other experienced programmers (Ada, C, ...), all of them thought this book was difficult to use as a learning tool. It lacks good examples and is poorly orginized. Go elsewhere if your new to Ada 95.

Over two years back, I had to write and test huge amount of code (about 200-330K LOC) in Ada 95 (I had over 8 yrs. Ada 83 experience) in very short time. A colleague suggested to use this book. It has helped me in every way. The book contains very clear explanations about all the new concepts in Ada and it also covers the real-time issues, OOP, low-level multilingual programming, distributed programming etc.

Although, it was written for the "C" programmers who are new to Ada, I have since then worked on two more major programs and this is the only Ada95 book I am continuously using together with the Ada 95 LRM.

This book is the best Ada 95 book in the market. It covers everything about Ada 95 (core language plus all six specialized annexes). Chapters are presented in a tutorial format. Examples in the book are practical and realistic. Best of all you learn features of Ada 95 with a tremendous clarity. What is unbelievable is the ability of the author to teach you some complex topics in a step by step manner leaving no room for confusion. This book is complete in every way and entertaining. If you are a serious Ada developer this is a MUST BOOK. I use this book to teach adavnced Ada 95 classes.

I couldn't quite get the point of the book. I mean, I know that killing baby seals is bad, and also those big corporations and all, but what about Professors Harris and Chomsky and the deconstruction of the question about the operations of patriarchy and about how we have to end womyn's suffrage??? This book is on the right route but on the wrong highway, if you know what I mean.

Any conservative who bashed this book is clearly touched by what it reveals, and the b.s. of the corporate media this text points out. The only next question will be what corporation is going to buy amazon.com, there by controlling this medium. A wonderful text for any media critic

absolutely great book, necessary reading for anyone who thinks this country is "free" for anyone but the wealthy

The book is made up of a collection of editorials from FAIR, the public-interest watchdog group. The articles are short and not particularly incisive, and focus on the usual transgressions of America's corporate-owned media. As a reference source Cohen and Solomon's book is not particularly valuable: the articles are simply too brief to provide much useful depth or information. Moreover the groupings lack real coherent unity that follow through on the theme. Still and all, a revisit of Upton Sinclair's struggle against the entrenched wealth of his day (1920's & 30's) provides useful perspective on today's media struggles. And the beat goes on.

This book provides excellent examples of what the news media is all about. Cohen and Solomon explain logically and entertainingly the business of modern media. The book illustrates why, in so many cases, what is not reported is more telling than what is. An invaluable guide to understanding the sound bytes that pass for news.

Joyce Nelson's histrionic tirade makes this book an amusing, if thoroughly digusting, read. Starting with the "story" of how one of the world's largest and most respected public relations firms worked in conjunction with a latin american government regime to cover up the deaths of thousands of citizens, Nelson's little book sounds almost plausible at first. But it becomes clear by the third chapter that Nelson has a particular axe to grind against big business in general and the media in particular, and the PR professionals that adeptly serve both those institutions.This book is highly recommended for all PR practitioners, students of media, or even folks just wanting a good laugh -- but it is not to be taken seriously, under any circumstances.

Joyce Nelson's histrionic tirade makes this book an amusing, if thoroughly digusting, read. Starting with the "story" of how one of the world's largest and most respected public relations firms worked in conjunction with a latin american government regime to cover up the deaths of thousands of citizens, Nelson's little book sounds almost plausible at first. But it becomes clear by the third chapter that Nelson has a particular axe to grind against big business in general and the media in particular, and the PR professionals that adeptly serve both those institutions.This book is highly recommended for all PR practitioners, students of media, or even folks just wanting a good laugh -- but it is not to be taken seriously, under any circumstances.

Joyce Nelson takes a wonderful, easy reading, and very critical examination of the Public Relations Industry and how it is a tool of power-mongreing, regulation bending, environment destroying corporations to keep people in the dark about what is going on all around them. Joyce is a little rough around the edges at times but gives vivid and excellent examples to make her point. Definitly recommended for anyone considering a career in PR, who may perhaps reconsider.

This book asks lots of great questions and makes a lot of great statements. However, it lacks any depth as far as providing practical information about implementing a mentoring program. (eg. no examples, case studies, etc...)

The content is a good introduction to mentoring - but probably comprable to what you'd find in a chapter in most any "Managing 101" type of book.

I would not recommend this book.