Mr. Enterline has written an important book, a book that looks at the maps themselves and the evidence therein. This is a refreshing change from the baseless conjectures, theories, and "trendy" interpretations that have sometimes siezed hold of the history of cartography. Enterline's interpretations will open up new debate on these early maps of the arctic regions, but it is this kind of debate that is sorely needed. Most important, however, is that Enterline has shown a true understanding of the context in which early maps were made, and how sources (earlier maps, explorers' reports, etc.) were integrated in a complex and agglutinative manner, a manner that we, as historians, must now "de-code". This book is a fine place to begin that process...

There are so many books in the trauma field it is hard to know which one to invest precious time reading. I highly recommend this book, for several reasons: 1) it is clearly written in a down-to-earth style, 2) it provides an integrated framework for understanding and working with various experiences of trauma, 3) it offers specific tools for helping people overcome the effects of trauma.

First, let me explian why I give this text 3 stars. The book is written particularly for individuals within some aspect of the Political Science discipline. Therefore, its appeal, I believe, is not toward the mass public. Although not a text that mass quanities of the American public would flock to read that does not signify a bad book. Erikson, Wright, and McIver present a very intriguing thesis. In sum, they demonstrate a strong connection between public opinion and policy in American states. Simply, liberal states produces liberal policies and conservative states produce conservative policies. Their methods of obtaining data to conclude this fact is extremely interesting. For that reason I recommend the text to anyone intrigued by the study of public opinion or State Government. For example, they examine state-level opinions surveys toward issues like welfare, Medicaid and education and then examine the ideology of state polices on those specific issues. In return, the data demonstrated the stated thesis, for example, a strong conseravtive public attitude toward educational spending produced a conservative public policy. I thank the authors for the exhausative amount of information and evidence. This book is a good example of the way in which political research is to be completed.