I have been an educator and a parent for over thirty years. I have read many printed documents on homework issues. This book has excellent information and is the best book I have seen so far on the issue. I would recommend it to anyone looking for information and/or help in assisting children and/or teachers with the homework issues we face today.

This book would be an excellent source for parents, teachers and/or administrators. I would hope to find it in every public and school library in the country.

This book will help your child and you feel much better about the homework process. Dr. Zentall and Dr. Goldstein really put homework in the right perspective. Teach your child how to do it and be available to assist if necessary.

I wish I had this book when my older daughter was in elementary school. It would have saved us a lot of headaches. The authors present a very good argument for the importance of homework and give concrete directions for parents to follow which teaches children how to do homework on their own. We made a "Learning Station" for our child as the book suggests and my son loves it.

Model research work (61 reference pages) on the ploys of Stalin's master spy Richard Sorge.
Sorge penetrated the highest power circle in Japan and had excellent connections with the Nazi-party through the German Embassy in Tokyo.
Prange proves that Sorge informed Stalin about the German attack against the Soviet-Union (operation Barbarossa) and that Stalin didn't believe him. That Sorge pinpointed the Pearl Harbor attack is for the author a myth.
Sorge got caught by the Japanese when his spy work became careless. He hoped that Moscow would save him through an exchange of prisoners, but his friends let him fall as a burnt spy. He was hanged. Only twenty years later Moscow admitted that he was an agent of the Comintern.
Excellent portrait of Sorge: a desperate soldier of WWI, who saw in communism the salvation of humanity, but also a hard drinker and a compulsive womanizer. The definitie book on Sorge. I agree with one of the rewiewers that this work is essential historical reading about WWII.

This is an excellent account of the Sorge spy ring that operated in Tokyo prior to and during WW II. Richard Sorge was an NKVD agent (predecessor to the KGB) who was sent to find out if Japan was going to attack the USSR.

His mission was a first rate success. He was able to tell Stalin that the Japanese militarists were going to attack to the south, against the East Indies, Philippines, and Australia. They would not attack Russia unless three things happened: the Germans captured Moscow, civil order broke down inside the USSR, and the Japanese Army had a significant force superiority along the Mongolian boder.

As a result of that information, Stalin pulled army divisions out of Siberia, and was able to use them for the counterattack outside Moscow in the Winter of 1941-2. That one piece of information could well have been the key to Hitler's defeat because if Moscow had fallen, the Germans probably would also have taken Stalingrad, and then captured the oil of the Middle East. Remember, the Luftwaffe didn't run out of airplanes; they ran out of fuel.

This book is an essential item for any historian of WW II.

Richard Sorge was a spy--pure and simple. I'm not denying that. He worked for Stalin. In the 1930s, Stalin sent him to Tokyo where he became a mole in the German Embassy in Tokyo. The Japanese were onto him from the beginning. It wasn't until he got sloppy that the Tokko, the Japanese secret police arrested him. He was executed in 1944. Near the end, Sorge's spy ring warned Stalin about Hitler's plan to invade the Soviet Union but Stalin refused to listen.

This comprehensive reference volume will appeal to both specialty and general-interest libraries: American Aquarium Fishes provides over 118 color and over 200 black and white photos of various species of aquarium fish, providing detailed discussions on where to find native fishes, how to collect and transport them around the globe, and regional rules of collecting. The depth and detail and the vivid photos are impressive.

It's about time that a talented group of aquarium hobbyist (who are also biologists I believe) got together to write a book that the layman can understand and appreciate. You will not find convuluted passages common in the scientific literature. Each species account is well written and contains the information that the hobbyist wants.

Goldstein, Harper, and Edwards are well known hobbyist and if there are any real experts in the field, it's these guys.

This is an all around great reference for the North American native fish hobbyist.

The world of rock, reviews and interviews by one of the most respected early critics, reprinted from the Village Voice and other magazines.

This is a much needed and enjoyable book. Although not terribly well written (in that trendy, almost-clever way), it covers material that must not be neglected. Rigoberto Torres is a treasure.

With "Desperate Hours," author Richard Goldstein effectively recreates the sinking of the Andrea Doria in 1956, one of the last great ocean liner catastrophies, but also perhaps the greatest martime rescue in history. Nearly 1700 passengers and crew were rescued from the ship after its collision with another liner, The Stockholm. Goldstein starts his story by developing the backgrounds of the key players, the two captains, the mate who was on watch on The Stockholm's bridge at the time of the collision, and many of the key passengers. He then takes the reader on board both ships during their journeys and in the fatal moments before the crash. The rest of the book deals with the rescue efforts and the heros (an yes, a few villians) that emerged from it.

Goldstein also recounts the international politics of the disaster (involving the governments and national pride of both Italy and Sweeden) and the history of Trans Atlantic travel that help give it the proper context. A little touch like including the fact that Walter Lord's bestellar about the Titanic disaster, "A Night to Remember," had just come out and helped increase passenger anxiety makes the narrative seeme even more real. He explains the mistakes that led to the collision and deals well with the aftermath, including trhe settling of the myriad of lawsuits that resulted. Many of the stories are first hand accounts from the survivors, which increases their effectiveness. Goldstein possesses a good narrative touch as a historical author, and if the book has a flaw, it is that at times it is a bit too detailed.

Overall, an "Desperate Hours" is fine reading for nautical disaster buffs and anyone with an interest in seafaring stories in genereal.

"The Desperate Hours" is an account of the collision between the passenger liners Andrea Doria and Stockhlom, which occurred on the night of July 25, 1956 south of Nantucket. Fortunately, the accident took place in summertime within heavily traveled shipping lanes. DH is not another "Night to Remember", which was the tale of the vastly more tragic and heartbreaking Titanic sinking of April, 1912. Author Goldstein is a New York Times journalist and like a good reporter faithfully follows the who-what-why-when-where- and how path to constructing solid news stories. Sergeant Joe Friday from the old "Dragnet" show always wanted "the facts ma'am" and this is exactly what readers of DH will get. Mr. Goldstein touches all the bases here, including a brief history of the ships, various personalities among the passengers (mostly those of the more glamorous Doria), a background of word the ships' Masters, and a retracing of the actions of the 2 crews leading up to the collision. Goldstein solidly recounts the frustratingly contradictory versions the 2 skippers gave of their actions in the final critical moments. "Who did or didn't do what" is explained and analyzed in layman's language. The author also covers the post accident investigations and follows up with tales of the subsequent lives of various passengers and crew. The only objection from this reviewer is its title! The rescue operation was not "desperate" at all- in act it was amazingly orderly. 5 ships, including the Stockholm, carried survivors back to New York, with 2 more vessels standing by at the scene. The Doria lingered for nearly 12 hours (the Titanic lasted 3!) before sinking. All fatalities were caused by the ships' impact, none by drowning. This is the virtual opposite of the Titanic tragedy, where an inadequate rescue effort gravely worsened the situation. Author Goldstein deserves 5 star credit for a solid soup to nuts reporting. One star is deducted for the implication of excitement and suspense that simply is not there. Those who approach DH as a first class news story, with no frills added, should not be disappointed.

I enjoyed reading this book on the tragedy of the Andrea Doria. However, I found that I didn't really learn anything new that I hadn't read years ago in the books by Alvin Moscow and William Hoffer. Yes, there were more Third Class passengers mentioned and their experiences on the Doria were recounted.Goldstein did fill in a few gaps that others had left out. But, Goldstein didn't tell the story with as much breathless anticipation as previous books on the subject. All in all, I'm glad I read the book but equally pleased that I borrowed it from the public library.

This book has it all. From how to present, prepare, and what to serve with it. There are recipes for light desserts, salads, breads and sandwiches. The soups are delicious and the recipes are easy to follow. Check it out - yo and everyone you feed will be glad you did.

If you wanted to conpare this book to a feature in the Goldstein-edited Village Voice, it would have to be Michael Musto's gossip column rather than the more thoughful social/political analysis of people like Nat Hentoff.

Sadly, there's a lot of bitchy personal attacks and parlour psychologising (which will guarantee plenty of attention in the gay press), but little serious engagement with ideas. The only "attack queer"on offer in this book is Goldstein himself.

This is another volume for people looking to have their existing prejudices confirmed, but it adds nothing to rational debate.

In The Attack Queers, Richard Goldstein focuses on the careers of Andrew Sullivan and Camille Paglia and their outspoken revulsion against queernesses different from their own. He juxtaposes their call for normalcy and assimilation against the history of punks and radicals like Harry Hay and the drag queens of Stonewall. Overall I found it to be an affirming, enjoyable book.

I was, however, disappointed that Goldstein's argument focused mostly on the so-called "homocons' " (homosexual conservatives) appearance and character, and didn't delve into the details of their arguments, as I'm used to seeing in academic writing. There was no bibliography. His criticism often felt ad hominem. I was also disappointed that more public intellectuals were not mentioned. Paglia and Sullivan may be representative of a movement, but they do not constitute a movement. And if Paglia and Sullivan have not been willing to engage in intellectual debate, surely there are other "homocons" who do so, and who could have provided useful feedback on Goldstein's thesis.

Nevertheless, the Attack Queers is still a welcome book that validated my feelings about the rhetoric of Sullivan and Vincent. He gave a couple nods to the transgendered community and suggested the relevance of his arguments to trans people, as in: "Trans activists have been saying all along that the way we have sex isn't the real reason we're oppressed; it's the way we present gender." Goldstein's baton-twirling of homo slang terms was savvy and entertaining. I appreciated his reasons for rejecting the comparison between gays and blacks in favor of the comparison between gays and Jews--he says, for example, that Jews have also faced the choice to blend in and gain privilege at the risk of losing everything that makes them unique. (For the Jewish reader, there's a few jokes thrown in just for you: e.g. the homocons' defense of machismo assures gay men that "they can be part of the 'guyim' if they repudiate their 'homokeit.'")

This book has once again caused me to question the usefulness of dichotomizing, as Goldstein does, between queers who want to blend into the norm and fit gender stereotypes, and queers who want to openly challenge the norm. I think we are each radical and conservative in different ways and at different stages in our lives. I also question the usefulness of focusing narrowly on homosexuals when there are, as Goldstein acknowledges, heterosexuals who consider themselves queer. In any case, whatever your political leaning, this book will provoke a reaction, and hopefully inspire thought.

Initally appearing to defy all odds, GLBT conservatives have become the media darlings of the 21st century precisley because the far right can use them as 'cover' for their own bias and hatred.

What little mobility and 'freedom' these talking heads exist is only allowed under the precise circumstances dictated by their homophobic 'handlers' (although given the authoritarian pull of the right, 'owners'--and all of the resulting connotations---might be a better descriptor term) thus making their attacks a misdirected outburst of frustration and stress.

Like the female anti-feminists of the 1970's, they secretly realize their 'crazy liberal' counterparts are infact completely correct with assessment of existing social structure, but are honestly torn between publicly vocalizing this click and the realization they REALLY will not be able to claim membership in the status quo upon this afformentioned disclosure.

For years, I used to feel sorry for conservative 'out group' members, whom I tended to write off as confused or dim, but now I really feel for them having learned just how vunerable and frightened they actually are. This empathy remains tempered by realization their unchecked version of 'good' public policy is a world nobody should live in.

In his book America at D-Day: A Day of Remembrance, Richard Goldstein brings readers back to a horrific day when thousands of mothers lost sons and countless wives lost husbands, June 6, 1944, D-Day. He graphically portrays a day when many troops had all but accepted the fact they would be traveling home in a body bag. Although troops on both sides had fears and apprehensions, Goldstein focuses solely on the Allied invasion forces consisting of the United States, Great Britain, and Canada. He depicts the Germans as ruthless monsters who would hide in churches and pick off red cross workers as they cared for wounded soldiers (99-100). In my eyes, his failure to recognize the Germans view diminishes the book's credibility. It should be viewed, not as a history book, but rather a book celebrating the Allies courage and resolve on a horrific day.
Each of the fourteen, easy to read chapters, deal with a different facet of D-Day. While one chapter deals with pre-invasion planning, another tackles post invasion reaction around the world. Every chapter contains a summary of one part of the invasion with first hand accounts mixed in. The stories really add a personal touch to the book. I particularly remember the story of Captain Richard "Lucky" Merrill. Soon after hitting the beach, Merrill would remove a folding shovel protruding from his vest and notice, "...a bullet hole through the shovels wooden handle...a round had entered three inches from his back" (190). Like many other war books, the author relies on a chronological approach to summarizing the invasion. He does not confuse the reader by jumping from one skirmish to the other. I feel this is a good strategy to keep the reader interested in what is happening in the book. At times, I could not put down the book; I wanted to keep reading to see how each assault would play into the larger offensive.
The best parts of the book deal with the actual invasion itself. I never realized the tremendous amount of obstacles the Allies had to penetrate in order to liberate France. A surprising number of things went wrong on D-Day. It was only through the tremendous determination that the American, British, and Canadian soldiers were able to achieve success. A real highlight of the book are the wonderful pictures Goldstein chose to accompany the text. He puts faces to the names which serves to bring an emotional involvement and attachment to the soldiers. The pictures show remarkable contrast from the beginning to the end of the book. They go from happy boys cleaning their guns, to expressionless men piling up their own friends on the beaches of Normandy. While I could never go through the emotions the troops were going through, I could at least see the sights they saw.
Although the book is strong on some points, it does have its weak points. The book is decidedly pro-American. The main focus of the book is to honor the Allied soldiers. If you are looking for a non bias account of D-Day, this is not it. While I did expect this coming from an American author, it would have been nice to have another perspective to the battles. What were the Germans thinking when they saw thousands of ships, guns ablaze off the coast of Normandy? I am sure the German troops were just as afraid as the American troops, yet Goldstein chose to ignore them. Another fault of the book is Goldstein's reliance on, "...the actual words of the soldiers, journalists, sailors, and medics who were cast upon the beaches of France" (1). While this is a good way to provide the inside information on D-Day, some of its authenticity has to be questioned. It is human nature to exaggerate about events, especially fifty years after the fact.

Richard Goldstein had a formidable challenge: take one of the most important days in American history and condense it into 300 pages. Although the book is not a true historian's account of D-Day, it is a good tribute to the fallen Allied soldiers. For writing about an event that occurred over 50 years ago, he did a very good job of invoking emotions out of me. I learned things about D-Day that I had no clue about. I found out courage is a great thing to have, but luck is better