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Warm caring words describe the loss of a favorite childhood friend and the hope restored in knowing that your friend is okay. For any parent or child who has ever had a favorite toy , stuffed animal or blanket.

William Clarke Quantrill, Confederate raider, self-proclaimed officer in the CSA, and many other things, good and ill, depending on who is speaking. Edward E. Leslie presents a well-researched biography of the guerilla who roamed the trans-Mississippi theater of the War Between the States, harrassing Union troops and worrying Confederate generals. There was a certain genius in the man followed by the James boys and Bloody Bill Anderson, and who led the infamous raid on Lawrence, Kansas. However, this is not only a story of the life of one man. Leslie also gives a good account of the cruel conditions present in that part of the country before and during the war. He relates more hatred and cruelty than in nearly all the rest of the country combined. It is even said in some quarters that the war began on the border between Kansas and Missouri.

The story did not end with Quantrill's death, either. The fight over the man's bones up to today is both interesting and bizarre. At the end of the book, his bones still had not all been buried in one place. In some ways, this is the most interesting part of all.

Although the organization of the book often leads to a bit of confusion, anyone interested in the border wars will enjoy it, as will many Civil War buffs. They might also enjoy the movie, "Ride with the Devil," which tells the story of young men who rode with Quantrill.

Leslie's grass roots research into the shadowy life of Civil War guerrilla chieftain William Quantrill has produced a vivid picture of the realities of life on the Missouri-Kansas frontier from the late 1850's until Quantrill's death in Kentucky in 1865 and has resulted in a book which will become the resource work in the field. Leslie spent years as a professional researcher doing background work for other authors writing on various topics, both fiction and non-fiction. Some of his research can be found in the works of James A. Michner, and others. Leslie knows how to dig out the facts of a story. On occasion, I accompanied him as he visited sites in both Missouri and Kansas where Quantrill stamped his name on the history of the War. I witnessed firsthand Leslie's feel for the subject material and his expertise and passion for fact-finding. "The Devil Knows How to Ride" tells Quantrill's story from his Ohio childhood, thru his arrival on the Kansas frontier, to his development as the leader of a band of Missouri men and boys who became the guerrillas who sacked Lawrence, Kansas and caused the Union to divert troops and resources from war operations in the East. While the story of Quantrill and his band has been told and retold, Leslie's research covered many years and addresses questions not heretofore answered: * Was Quantrill a recognized Confederate officer, or did he operate outside the rules and customs of "civilized" warfare"? * How did he achieve leadership, and then lose that leadership role of the men and boys who had at first flocked to him? * Why did he meet his death in Kentucky, and not on the Missouri-Kansas ground which he had terrorized? * What brought his followers to the band, who were they, and what became of them afterwards? * Did Quantrill teach Jesse and Frank James the lessons which led to their infamy? * What effect did his activities in Missouri have on the Civil War? * Was the man inherently evil, or was he a product of his times - fighting for what he took to be a just cause? These questions and more have been previously discussed by other authors who have not returned to the primary source material which is essential to the accurate telling of a biography that has not been addressed for many years. "The Devil Knows How to Ride" has an extensive bibliography, along with photos of documents and personalities not previously published. The depth and breath of the story, which is told in a readable and entertaining style, sets forth previously untold facts which are essential to an understanding of the tragic guerrilla warfare which rocked and shocked Missouri and Kansas during the Civil War. The book is a monumental achievement and a good read! -James P. O'Connor Nov. '96

To write a historical book like "The True Story of William Clarke Quantrill" is not an easy job.
I can fully realize how much time Edward Leslie must have spent to do his research in order to perfectly present life of politicians, guerilla fighters, soldiers and uninvolved citizens during terrible times of Civil War on the border of Missouri and Kansas. I truly appreciate his huge effort and will say without hesitation that not quite often reader can come across such a magnificent work.
This book shows that United States of America, leading economy of the world and symbol of freedom and justice, once in the past was the scene of unimaginable brutal and fierce war. Civilians were killed, soldiers-prisoners of war executed, massacres took place and "no-quarter" manner of fighting was widely practiced. Nobody could be trusted; one never knew who is his friend or enemy.
I am not very much sure what made me to read this book almost non- stop: subject that most people like to read about - killings, war and action, or fantastic description of the era and people having enough bad luck to witness it.
No doubt, I had in my hands masterpiece of a historical book.

Mr. Aguano's book was one of the first ones I read when placed in a supervisory position 10 years ago. Through people "borrowing" my copy (never to return), I'm currently on my third, highlighter marker streaked copy. I enjoy it that much!

This book is a great introduction to TQM. It is extremely easy to read, well organized, and moves quickly. It basically is a "lite" version of Deming's "Out of the Crisis." (Deming's book is a definite recommended read).

The plus side of this book is that it explains how management needs to understand the nature of variation. It explains through Deming's (now famous) "red bead experiment," how variation is inherent in all systems, and it is up to management to reduce that variation. It also shows how some of the tools of quality management, such as control charts, explain stable/unstable systems.

The minus side of this book is that it is simplistic. If you are looking for how to calculate a control chart, do not look here. If you want to understand the difference between X & R control charts and P control charts, it is not in this book. On the other side, it's not really in Deming's either. But at least Deming shows some of the calculations necessary to make a P control chart. I recommend reading Leonard Doty's "Statistical Process Control" for the hard-core SPC methodology.

Also, the author gushes a bit about Deming. I don't know how to articulate it, but the fawning over Deming oozes out of the writing. That gets annoying (to me) after a while. Fortunately, it's a short book!

In summary, if you have read Deming's "Out of the Crisis," skip this book. It more or less rehashes much of that book, without any of the statistical calculations.

If you haven't read Deming's book, by all means read this. I still feel that it should be a TQM required read for all new managers. It explains in simple terms the role of management in TQM.

P.S. If you are trying to decide between this book and Mary Walton's "The Deming Management Method," pick this one. Mary Walton's book does not deal as much as this book with the theory and application of TQM. Her book is more TQM "case history" based.

Aguayo has taken great care to truly understand Dr. Demings teachings before writing this book. He understands Deming's teachings so well that he is able to articulate them in a way that long term Deming students truly appreciate, and that those being introduced to Deming can understand. Many of the books on Deming cover the 14 points and his elements of profound knowledge in an academic way that is quite alien to most managers. I've handed Aguayo's book to probably hundreds of people now, and regardless of their education and background, they respond to it in a very profound way. One person told me that they never realized just how much they didn't know, how sheltered and narrow their views on life and managment had been, that they would never be able to look at life the same way. An excellent and useful book for anyone trying to introduce Deming to friends, co-workers and upper managers.

This book was my first introduction to Dr. Deming and it changed my entire perspective on managing. His discussions of variation and systems is clear and understandable and hits the nail on the head. It is interesting reading, easy to read, and more importantly captures the essence of Dr. Demings message. No manager's book shelf should be without it.

...the reality is catching up with the ideas projected by Admiral Owens! Battlefield communication, AirLand Battle and Operational Maneuver From the Sea are all part of the revolution (and that is no exageration) of the future that is now upon us and detailed in this book. How all this battlefield communication can be carried out are discussed, but picture it a bit this way - the Borg are here.

The American military have always operated on the idea that the individual private soldier (airman or Marine) is an archtype of the larger unit from the squad to the entire nation. A bit like fractals - each component looks like the larger unit. If the upper command are destroyed, each soldier knows what he is to do to accomplish the mission. How many times do we read of battles where companies are led not by captains but by the surviving corporal who knows the mission and takes over when required?

By lifting the fog of war thru extensive battlefield communication, each soldier, tank, fighting vehicle, attack helicopter, strike aircraft, mobile artillery piece, and commander knows what is happening, where, when, to whom. In the first Gulf War, a mobile gun would get 3rd- to 5th-hand data about a target and fire away hoping that the good guys had not moved onto the target area. Now, the good guys talk right to the gun crew and call in artillery as they need it. The same with aircraft and helicopter strikes.

The downside is that all these data are two-fold; first, the shear volume is overwhleming and available to too many levels of command. Like Nixon telephoning in a football play (yes, he did), the direction of the field can be shifted too high in the chain of command. A division commander in the field will usually be able to make a better decision than a general in Ft. Bragg, but each can now view action in real time via drones buzzing around the battlefield. It is the well controlled rear echelon general who can keep his yap shut when the action gets hot and heavy and offer help rather than opinion disguised as orders. (Oh the stories I have heard!) People can become saturated with the amount data and must learn to filter out the important from the interesting from the useless.

Second, the gear is sometimes trecherous. In Afghanistan, a trooper used his GPS to call in an airstrike. No big deal, easy as pie. Except that the batteries began to run low as he entered the target's coordinates. He popped out the old batteries, popped in new ones and sent the coordinates to the strike aircraft. Very cool - direct communication from the field to the strike! Except that he forgot, or was never told, that changing the batteries reset the GPS to HIS coordinates...Oops! You probably saw that one on CNN or Fox. "Incoming shrapnel!" Troops ducking behind mud walls, dead Americans and Afghans.

Still, the revolution means that the military of Viet Nam was as different from that of Desert Storm, as that of today is from Desert Storm. Glad to see it.

Admiral Owens' recent book, Lifting the Fog of War, is a courageous, insider's explication of what's right and what's wrong with the Pentagon, today. It is a courageous statement because it breaks with the tradition that professional, senior military leaders do not criticize their contemporary professionals. Politicians, of course, certainly the civilians who challenge "professional military judgement" as the sole guide to designing and buying future military forces -- these have always been fair targets of American military professionals who turn to literature after they retire. And the book unfortunately has a few journalistic cheap shots. But what distinguishes it from journalism -- and makes this book a serious and significant work -- is the primary author's insights to the inner world of service parochialism. (One suspects Owens' collaborator on the book -- the journalist Ed Offley -- may be responsible for the slips into administration bashing and the newsy cliches.) It is a bold assessment of the central military problem currently faced by the United States; namely, a reluctance of the professional military leadership to accelerate the American Revolution in Military Affairs. Owens' description of the promise of information technology is brilliant and wise. Here is an in-depth explication of what could be done if the Pentagon had the courage and wisdom to move more expeditiously down the path it has already chosen. But it is more than a technological tour de force. The real power of the author's insight stems from his vision of the international political leverage the United States could gain from moving faster -- and why this would be good for the world. His specific recommendations at first seem a bit esoteric. Defense wonks will know what he's talking about immediately, but maybe not everybody. But they fit with the mainstream of the argument. And if the reader can avoid the diversions into journalism, they ought to end the book convinced the recommendations are right on and hoping Owens somehow gets tapped to be the next Secretary of Defense.

With the fall of the Soviet Union, American military forces are currently being reduced in size and misused, and the mission of our military is in confusion. How can we overcome this decline?

Throughout history, confusion on the battlefield has always been a problem. As history has progressed, weapons and tactics have become more sophisticated and deadly, and confusion is still a major problem. The next Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) can lift the fog of battlefield confusion and make our military stronger than ever with the limited resources we have. This new RMA is Information Technology. The U.S. has the capability to finally remove the confusion of war by employing multiple sensors and computers to give battlefield commanders, as well as individual soldiers, a clear real-time picture of what the enemy is doing.

Admiral Turner states a clear case as to how to utilize this new information technology to our advantage. In the Gulf War, we saw a glimpse of what Information Technology can do, but we have a long way to go to fully take advantage of the technology available as well as emerging technologies.

A fascinating read and I highly recommend this book for our government and military leaders. We have a golden opportunity to "Lift the Fog of War" and keep our military "Second to None".

Luigi Pirandello's "Six Characters in Search of an Author" premiered in Rome in 1921 to audience shouts of "Maricomio!" ("Madhouse!"). Perhaps few of the theatregoers realized that the "madhouse" they had witnessed was a watershed in the history of drama. While many of the innovations of "Six Characters" may now seem commonplace, Pirandello's innovative, iconoclastic masterpiece marked a break from traditional dramatic structures and stage settings, a break which enabled twentieth century drama to develop along self-reflective imaginative lines much different than its predecessors. As Eric Bentley, the play's translator, notes in his introduction to this edition, "this was the first play ever written in which the boards of the theatre did not symbolize and represent some other place, some other reality."

"Six Characters" is set in a theatre where a director, his stage manager and a group of actors are about to rehearse another of Pirandello's plays, "The Rules of the Game". The curtain is up, the stage is empty of props and background, and the lights illuminate the bare wall at the back of the stage. It is an austere setting, a kind of theatrical analogue to the blank sheet of paper an author faces each day he sits down to write.

Suddenly, this austerity, this mundane theatrical rehearsal, is interrupted by the unexpected arrival of six characters--a father, a mother, a son, a stepdaughter, a boy, and a little girl. They are six characters who have lives, who have stories to tell, but whose dramatic text has not been written. They need an author. As Pirandello says in his 1925 introduction to the play: "Every creature of fantasy and art, in order to exist, must have his drama, that is, a drama in which he may be a character and for which he is a character. This drama is the character's raison d'etre, his vital function, necessary for his existence."

The play proceeds, with the six characters relating fragmentary scenes of incidents in their lives, scenes which are accompanied by commentary, quarrels, dialogue, and interaction among the characters and between the characters and the actors. A kind of theatrical hall of mirrors, the actors who view these characters become, in effect, an audience. The actors are also, however, the actors who will be called upon to play the parts of the six characters in the dramatic text which is being created in their presence. For these actors and these characters, the stage becomes more real than the world.

"Six Characters in Search of an Author" is a remarkable work of imagination, both in its structure and its dialogue. It is comic and absurd, tragic and ponderous. The play is a work of original genius; the text (like its characters) is open to multiple interpretations and meanings. As one character says, in an appropriate Pirandellian bit of dialogue: "[t]herein lies the drama . . . in my awareness that each of us thinks of himself as one but that, well, it's not true, each of us is many, oh so many, according to the possibilities that are in us."

There are actors preparing for a Pirandello play, when they get interrupted but six characters. Leading the six characters, the father steps up to inform them they are looking for an author and explains that the author hasn't fully brought them to life yet. The manager tries to kick them out when he is intrigued in the story they start describing.

The play starts to take its twists when the father encourages his wife to leave him for his secretary because he has gotten bored with her over the years. The mother leaves the father with the eldest son. The mother starts a new family with the man, having three children. The father starts to miss her, and seeks out the children in order to reach her. The other man eventually moves away from the city with the family and the father loses track of them. After, the other man dies the mother returns to the city with the children. She gets a job in Madame Pace's dress shop, unaware that Madame Pace is more interested in using her daughter as a prostitute. The father arrives at the dress shop and that's where it starts to get good...

The sense of tragedy and disillusion showed through in his work because of his personal experiences. In 1894, at the age of 27, he married a young woman who he never met. His parents arranged the marriage, Antonietta Portulano, the daughter of his father's business partner. Antonietta's mother had died in childbirth because of her father's insane jealousy that wouldn't allow a doctor in during the birth. Antonietta suffered a mental breakdown and became so violent that she should have been institutionalized. Pirandello kept her at home for seventeen years, terrorizing him and his three children. Their daughter was so troubled by her mother's illness that she tried to commit suicide. She failed when the old revolver failed to fire. His wife's illness played a great role in his work, contributing to the theme of madness, illusion, and isolation.

I highly enjoyed reading this story because of its turns and twists. It kept me intent because of it's abrupt turns. When the whole prostitution scene came in, I was caught off gaurd and it made the book so much more entertaining. Also, Pirandello's style of naturalism is creative but a little odd.. Luigi had a strange upbringing and a crazy wife, but his work is so warped and disillusioned that you find it very entertaining. To better understand the sporadic behavior of the characters and the novel itself, you need to read about Luigi Pirandello himself. I am one of those people who don't like to read a thousand-paged books-containing 30+pages in a chapter. This novel is short and sweet, but so good that I wanted to keep reading. For, the past year I haven't found to many novels that I've cared for, but I highly recommend reading this book. Preferably recommending to people that are open to new and random things, and if you have a bit of a twisted or normal sense of humor I guarantee you'll love it! I'm always open to any kind of novel and this one caught my attention and I actually enjoyed reading something for one!

Luigi Pirandello's "Six Characters in Search of an Author" premiered in Rome in 1921 to audience shouts of "Maricomio!" ("Madhouse!"). Perhaps few of the theatregoers realized that the "madhouse" they had witnessed was a watershed in the history of drama. While many of the innovations of "Six Characters" may now seem commonplace, Pirandello's innovative, iconoclastic masterpiece marked a break from traditional dramatic structures and stage settings, a break which enabled twentieth century drama to develop along self-reflective imaginative lines much different than its predecessors. As Eric Bentley, the play's translator, notes in his introduction to this edition, "this was the first play ever written in which the boards of the theatre did not symbolize and represent some other place, some other reality."

"Six Characters" is set in a theatre where a director, his stage manager and a group of actors are about to rehearse another of Pirandello's plays, "The Rules of the Game". The curtain is up, the stage is empty of props and background, and the lights illuminate the bare wall at the back of the stage. It is an austere setting, a kind of theatrical analogue to the blank sheet of paper an author faces each day he sits down to write.

Suddenly, this austerity, this mundane theatrical rehearsal, is interrupted by the unexpected arrival of six characters--a father, a mother, a son, a stepdaughter, a boy, and a little girl. They are six characters who have lives, who have stories to tell, but whose dramatic text has not been written. They need an author. As Pirandello says in his 1925 introduction to the play: "Every creature of fantasy and art, in order to exist, must have his drama, that is, a drama in which he may be a character and for which he is a character. This drama is the character's raison d'etre, his vital function, necessary for his existence."

The play proceeds, with the six characters relating fragmentary scenes of incidents in their lives, scenes which are accompanied by commentary, quarrels, dialogue, and interaction among the characters and between the characters and the actors. A kind of theatrical hall of mirrors, the actors who view these characters become, in effect, an audience. The actors are also, however, the actors who will be called upon to play the parts of the six characters in the dramatic text which is being created in their presence. For these actors and these characters, the stage becomes more real than the world.

"Six Characters in Search of an Author" is a remarkable work of imagination, both in its structure and its dialogue. It is comic and absurd, tragic and ponderous. The play is a work of original genius; the text (like its characters) is open to multiple interpretations and meanings. As one character says, in an appropriate Pirandellian bit of dialogue: "[t]herein lies the drama . . . in my awareness that each of us thinks of himself as one but that, well, it's not true, each of us is many, oh so many, according to the possibilities that are in us."

A wonderful discovery: Edward Bunker. An impressive accomplishment, documenting not only his survival, but especially his amazing ability and drive to write while being hammered through the slime of the California Prison System. I couldn't put it down. Capturing the 40's and 50's of a long-gone LA (especially Hollywood) with his particular perspective was most illuminating. Reminded me of the works of John Fante. The 'inside' picture of the movie business was particularly facinating. The amazing contrast between opposite poles, wealth, power & glamor, and the tough streets of those surviving on the edge is particularly effecting. This is straight talk. He talks to you and you're there. The great satisfaction of enjoying his ultimate success and recognition make this book especially commendable.

A wonderful discovery: Edward Bunker! Here's a unique view of Los Angeles, and Hollywood, in the 40's and 50's. The scope of Bunker's life is impossible to imagine: the wealth, power and glamour of Hollywood contrasted by the realities of survival on the tough streets of LA. The utter horrors of the criminal justice system, for those without means, are documented here in unabashed personal detail. It's the rare person who has experienced such dramatic contrasts in life let along live to write it. Edward Bunker's amazing drive to devour books and to write while surviving long periods of brutal incarceration is in itself a unique example of intellectual survival. His portrait of Southern California in the 40's reminded me of the writings of John Fante (Black Sparrow Press). Being a native Californian with much "Hollywood Time" I was fascinated by his descriptions of familiar places and the invisible underworld that existed beyond the vision of most of us. His glimpses into the very heart of those at the panicle of power and fame, from the vantage point of a kid looking in from the outside only to be welcomed inside and nurtured in spite of his horrendous criminal life, are fascinating. I couldn't put this book down. It really is straight talk from the depths of hell. An experience you'll share and not soon forget thanks to the skill of Edward Bunker's honest writing style. The after word provides unqualified satisfaction. For a man who should be long dead and whose name and very existence passed unnoticed, his triumphant survival and achievements leave you with a powerful, and beautiful, image of what man can do given the will to overcome the impossible.

Wonderful discovery: Edward Bunker! His "Education of a Felon" was riviting, to say the least. Here's a fancinating glimse into the long gone days of Los Angeles, and especially "Hollywood." The poles-apart contrast of his early life couldn't be more extreme. There's plenty of material here for thoughful reflection about the current state of our Criminal Justice and prison system. His work reminds me of the works of John Fante. He paints a picture of the LA of decades past with the sharpness and impact of a switchblade. His truly incredible drive to write while being hammered through the California Justice system is not just admirable but amazing. I couldn't put it down. His is a rare perspective running between two completely opposite worlds: Hollywood with all its glamor, power and wealth, and life on the edge, on the tough streets of LA where very few survived. He makes it all real. Straight talk. He's out front, talking to you without covering the shame and desperation of his early years. In the afterword we get to share a tiny glimpse of his survival and triumph, as a writer, as a human being. This leaves you with a great deal of satisfaction.

And so "education" should be, one of many great, though by no means unique, insights into the mind of mankind in W.E.B. Dubois's "Souls of Black Folk." I read this book after reading both the "Autobiography of Malcolm X" as well as Foner's "The Black Panther's Speak." Both of these books make allusion to Dubois, and in reading "Souls" I better understand the ideas and programs of Malcolm, Huey and Eldridge, their desire to be granted the same rights and privileges as all American citizens, and, where the white man continued to disallow it, their taking them "by any means necessary."

Admittedly, I have very little experience with African-American culture. "The Souls of Black Folk" I think helps bridge this gap by exploring the history - economic, social and political - and pyschology of the African-American. I came away with a much better understanding of organizations like the Freeman's Relief Association, men like Booker T. Washington, African-American Christianity and, to a small extent, the psyche of the black man in America, at least its historical antecedents, up until the early 1900s.

I have read reviews dismissing Dubois's work as outdated, especially after the '60s and the civil rights movement. Perhaps it is, though, again, I don't feel I know enough about African-American culture in our day to be able to say either way. Having said that, I am much better acquainted with other socially and economically constructed "niggers" of our world, both domestically and internationally, and in that regard I think Dubois's "Souls of Black Folk" is still very much applicable, in fact a complementary resource from which to glean insight into contemporary politics and economics. Perhaps, hopefully, there will one day be no more "niggers" on American soil. But, unfortunately, there will always be "niggers" in this world, and Dubois's lectures on removing "the great problem of the 20th century - the color line" are as important today as they were 100 years ago.

From "Of the Sons of Master and Man":
In any land, in any country under modern free competition, to lay any class of weak and despised people, be they white, black or blue, at the political mercy of their stronger, richer and more resourceful fellows, is a temptation which human nature seldom has withstood and seldom will withstand.

Perhaps basic, perhaps something one has heard numerous times, but the fact that this citation and many, many others like it to be found in "The Souls of Black Folk" were written 100 years before guys like Ralph Nader and Howard Zinn were selling hundreds of thousands of books based on a slightly different spin of the same argument is at least relevant, if not impressive.

Dubois was no racist, as any of the rest of the aforementioned group weren't either. If anything (and perhaps in this time this is a politically incorrect term) he was a classist, and merely argued for the assimilation of the black man into the society that did not understand their mutual dependence. Reading the book did not produce "white guilt" or anything the David Horwitzes of the world would like to convince me is happening to me. It provided me with a greater understanding and respect for people I daily ride the metro with, work with, am an American citizen WITH.

The Souls of Black Folks, as other reviewers have pointed out, is a masterpiece of African-American thought. But it is even more than that when we consider the context and time in which the book was written. Most of what DuBois discusses is still relevant today, and this is a tribute to the man, not only as a scholar, but as someone who was continually adapting his views in the best image and interests of black people.

Some reviewers refer to DuBois as "the Black Emerson" and, as a university instructor, I heard similar references made: 'the Black Dewey" or "the Black Park," referring to the Chicago School scholars. Du Bois was brilliant; indeed, these white men should be being called "the white Du Bois"! Du Bois literally created the scientific method of observation and qualitative research. With the junk being put out today in the name of "dissertations," simply re-read Du Bois' work on the Suppression of the African Slave Trade and his work on the Philadelphia Negro and it is clear that he needs not be compared to any white man of his time or any other: he was a renaissance man who cared about his people and, unlike too many of the scholars of day, he didn't just talk the talk or write the trite; he walked the walk and organized the unorganizable.

White racism suffered because Du Bois raised the consciousness of the black masses. But he did more than that; by renouncing his American citizenship and moving to Ghana, he proved that Pan Africanism is not just something to preach or write about (ala Molefi Asante, Tony Martin, Jeffries and other Africanists); it is a way of life, both a means and an end. Du Bois organized the first ever Pan African Congress and, in doing so, set the stage for Afrocentricity, Black Studies and the Bandung Conference which would be held in 1954 in Bandung, Indonesia. Du Bois not only affected people in this country, he was a true internationalist.

Souls of Black Folk is an important narrative that predates critical race theory. It is an important reading, which predates formal Black Studies. The book calls for elevation of black people by empowering black communities -- today's leadership is so starved for acceptance that I believe that Karenga was correct when he says that these kind of people "often doubt their own humanity."

The book should be read by all.

At the end of the century, in a few months there will be much debate about the person of the century, the writer of the century, the actor of the century and so on. This book, this writing should put DuBois at the very least in the top five ranking of the most important writer and thinker of the twentieth century. He is as far as I am concerned the Black Nostradamus. He forsaw what has been happening in recent years with the increase of hate crimes and mass acts of violence and oppression against the colored masses of the United States and the world. DuBois like no other from his time captures the spirit of the America Black and he allows his reader to read and to understand what has caused the Black consciousness to be in the state of disaster that it was in and is in in some aspects. He is a great writer and this book should be required reading in every American Literature and Black Literature class in every high school and college in this country. This is an important work not only for Blacks to read but whites as well. Well written and well received is all that I can say about this book. GREAT!!!!!

This book is well written and a must read for those who want to be informed of Clinton's actual China policies. Since this book was published, even more damning evidence has come to light regarding the wholesale theft of our most valuable nuclear technology and the proven evidence of this administration's willingness to cover up their malfeasance and negligence. Of course the Clinton spin machine immediately set out to blame previous administrations for their own ineptness. I would encourage anyone who wants to know more about the truth in trading national security secrets for illegal campaign contributions to read Senator James Inhofe's commentary or any of the books by Don McIlvaney. Of the dozens of books I've read about the Clinton administration, none has been disproven and none have been sued for libel. Can all of these people be wrong? MonicaGate was merely a smokescreen to cause scandal fatigue and distract the people from reading the serious and credible information set forth in this book. An excellent and compelling book.Dene

This is an aptly named offering, copyright in 1998, which chronicles the Clinton-Gore administration's sellout of America's security to hostile China for campaign cash: power at any price.

Since the book's publication, an alarming number of invasive security breaches have been discovered, which highlight the truth of the authors' message: There have been "any number of Chinese arms dealers, spies, narcotics traffickers, gangsters, pimps, accomplices to mass murder, communist agents, all associated in one way or another with the White House and money...."

Among the chapter rubrics one will find: The Faustian Bargain, Lippo and the Riadys, John Wang the Magician, Charlie Trie, Penetrating the System, Appeasement at Any Cost, plus several others. Yes, folks, the gang is all here.

The authors point out that both Bill Clinton and Al Gore were "targeted early in their careers to help Communist China gain access to the American political system."

Now that the eight year "reign of the rodents" in Washington, D.C. has ended, perhaps we can get to the truth and make an honest assessment of the damage that has been done. This book can certainly guide us toward that goal.

Every American owes it to themselves to read this book. Future generations will ask was Lewinsky more important than the " The Year of the Rat" One must come to the reality that the PRC thinks in terms of generations and decades not like we Americans who look at tomorrow as a future. Their clandestine work paid off in spades,China for years worked at inflitrating our system of Democracy,in the Universities, Press and Media Just look at their agents they sent from Asian nations who acted on their behalf. The book reads as a who's who in Corporate Asia. How about the Congressmen and women who we elect and so strongly support the China propaganda of open markets. Our leaders in Congress have sold out the American's in every trade policy for decades. No this is not a right wing review it is the truth Read this book before you regret not reading it. After spending trillions in defense of our nation since WWII the politicians sold out for pennies on the dollar. While Clinton professes that for the first time in years our children can go to bed knowing that their are no missles aimed at America He did forget to add that the USA's Loral and Hughes corporations made sure to make him a liar!

This book was so gripping, I read it (blush) in a single sitting at a bookstore. Never bought it. The ending could have been a bit more plausible, but I woke up the next two mornings having dreamt about it. Whew!

With Dog Eat Dog Edward Bunker shows us his talent for writing down-and-dirty, there are no keeping the punches in this shocking novel about three friends and ex-cons that come up with a plot to rip off other criminals. The book does side slightly with the criminals, but it does not glorify them as misunderstood good guys, it shows them as mean and evil at times, but also let us see that they are human, and that not all the bad that is inside them is of their own doing. Bunker might not master the language as well as seaseoned crime-fiction writers, but this adds to the authenticity of the book too, making it seem more "there", while it leads us towards the ending. The book is a character study too, and we see some truly terrible characters here, even a few without any "good" sides. It is a brutal and shocking book, and not for every one.

Edward Bunker's "Dog Eat Dog" may lack the sophisticated prose and style of a more seasoned crime writer, but its realism more than makes up for it. These men are real criminals with real evil in their hearts. They are not cartoonish buffoons like they would be in an Elmore Leonard novel. Bunker knows the hell of cocaine addiction, he knows the desperation that drives men to commit robbery, he knows the allure of the criminal life, he knows there is no true "honor" among thieves. This book is like a kick in the teeth. Unlike some cartoonish crime novels, "Dog Eat Dog" is not meant to entertain. It is an uncompromising portrayal of what it really is like to be a criminal, and how difficult (almost impossible) it is to distance yourself from the criminal lifestyle. It's not surprising that Bunker is a reformed ex-criminal. It's doubtful anyone else could have written such unflinching realism.