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The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial

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The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial

Everyone has heard of this trial. However, until I heard this rendition of the trial and play I wasn't as interested. This play sheds new light on it and makes it so much more interesting and actually brought it to life for me.

In the Name of Security: The Trials of Alger Hiss / The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg / The Case of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Audio Theatre Series)

Published in Audio Cassette by L. A. Theatre Works (01 November, 1998)

Authors: Peter Goodchild, L.A. Theatre Works, David Hyde Pierce, John Rubinstein, John de Lancie, and Amy Pietz

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In the name of security

Such bleak times in our history. It brings it to life yet pulls you in and makes you feel like you are actually there.

Survival Skills of the North American Indians

Published in Paperback by Chicago Review Press (1999)

Author: Peter Goodchild

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good book

this book includes some very interesting things. a very good book.

Excellent Resource for Native American Skills

This is a very thorough, extensive book, covering nearly all aspects of Native American Living and Skills, I have yet to come across another book that is filled with such PRACTICAL information relating to wilderness survival skills as practiced by the Indian tribes of North America. I find that the author goes as in-depth as possible to explain how to apply the skills practically and efficiently, and easily. Peter Goodchild includes well-drawn sketches in most of the chapters, to go along with the written information on exactly how the skills are and were performed. This is the kind of book that I would recommend for someone serious about wilderness living, and/or someone wanting to easily learn the most practical native skills that were used for everyday life in the bush. In conclusion, this book is highly reccomended!

J. Robert Oppenheimer : shatterer of worlds

Published in Unknown Binding by British Broadcasting Corp. ()

Author: Peter Goodchild

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The Man Behind the Bomb

For those interested in the history of the atomic bomb, I strongly recommend this book. After reading Richard Rhodes' "The Making of the Atomic Bomb", I was curious to read more about Oppenheimer and this book satisfied that yen.

Goodchild's book is relatively thorough and moves quickly. I think his view of Oppenheimer is generally sympathetic and he does a nice job of showing how Oppenheimer managed the a-bomb project and kept abreast of each development in a number of then ground-breaking scientific achievements. And in a People Magazine fashion, the information about the various egos involved also made for interesting reading. This book was written for the layperson. The amount of technical information presented is limited and well-presented.

It would have been nice to have just a little more detail on the Oppenheimer trial, but was there was well-done.