The author is a Professor of Astronomy who chose to investigate Stonehenge. He concluded that Stonehenge was a sophisticated astronomical observatory designed to predict eclipses. The positioning of the stones provides a wealth of information, as does the choice of the site itself. If you can see the alignment, general relationship, and the use of these stones then you will know the reason for the construction. The author, and other astronomers, discovered the 56-year cycle of eclipses by decoding Stonehenge!

Stonehenge was constructed from about 1900BC to 1600BC. Appendix B tells how the movement of stones once each year from an initial fixed position will predict accurately every important lunar event for hundreds of years. This computer would need resetting about once every 300 years by advancing the stones by one space. Mankind generally used the cycle of the moon as a unit of timekeeping.

The most significant Stonehenge positions line up to point to some unique sun of moon position (Figure 12). Chapter 7 tell how they used an IBM 704 computer in 1961 to plot the Stonehenge positions (120 pairs of points) and calculated where the lines would hit the sky (p.105). Chapter 9 asks if the Aubrey holes can be proved to have been used as a computer? No, but it is the most reasonable solution proposed so far.

This entertaining and educational book tells about the author's investigations and conclusions. It is a classic science book for the general reader.

Put away all your wild theories and the inept investigations of amateurs. Hawkins has put the record straight for anyone bold enough to keep an open mind. The case is closed, the mystery of Stonehenge has indeed been decoded.

Where have I been, that I did not know this?
I have been to Stonehenge; the highlight of my
2 weeks in England, bought a good little book
as a momento; sat and stared at my photos, and
listened intently as documentaries described
it as an alien landing site, etc.
I'd go "hmm...aligns with the sun...
constructed by aliens...prehistory people
couldn't do that...magically formed by
Druids...hmmmmm." But never gave it serious
thought. It seemed too beyond analyzing; then
I saw this book.
"Stonehenge Decoded" from page one, gave
insight to my sleeping brain.I became totally
absorbed in the concepts revealed by
G. Hawkins. So simple, yet so profoundly
accurate. So meticulous were these early
peoples. I have a new respect and thirst for
how they lived that I didn't have before. It
took an astronomer to recognize what, to our ancestors, were so obvious. OF COURSE!!

I now seek out any book with info on Circle
Stones; some by Gerald Hawkins. History is
TIME travel to its fullest!! Here I go....back
to the future.

This is a first-rate ethnography of a little known but important community: forward-deployed American solidiers, stationed in Germany at the height of the Cold War. Hawkins mixes profound structural analysis with intimate conversational portraits, to paint a picture of a military community torn between the competing demands of army life and family responsibilities. I used the text in a large undergraduate class, "Cultural Anthropology." The students liked the book very much, and used it to test and apply the concepts they learned earlier in the semester, e.g., "social structure," "kinship," "marriage," "cultural psychology." All in all, we found it be an excellent teaching tool, not to mention an excellent ethnography. I recommend it highly.

Charles W. Nuckolls, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Anthropology
University of Alabama

For those interested in a deft, thorough, dispassionate, and readibly cogent presentation of theism, and a well-honed critique of anti-theistic nostrums, this work is a must.

First, this is a technical, academic book, targeting linguists, psychologists, cognitive scientists. Not introductory.

Having said that, I enjoyed the book tremendously. My background is in linguistics and computational linguistics. The various authors consider a) the ways in which language is a complex adaptive system (and what it means to be complex and adaptive) and b) the evidence we have about how language evolved, from various perspectives. For example, how human language differs from, but is related to, abilities and attributes of higher primates, and how the two might have been bridged. Evidence is drawn from medicine/brain science, as well as physical artifacts studied by archeologists. Other papers look at linguistic data from the perspective of various theoretical orientations, including the typological perspective, considering the types of variation that is and is NOT found in human language and what that may suggests about the language faculty. Language development stages in children, and the amazing area of creoles, in which children construct a complete language from fragmentary pieces are also of interest.

Anyone who has a good technical background in linguistics will find it accessible, and it is an engaging way to broaden your thinking about language and linguistic analysis.

The best book at providing in-depth command explanations and coding examples.

I bought this to reference back and forth. I want to read it again in a few years when I forget more of the story....

Gunther and Hawkins do excellent worik in reframing TQM into a human service perspective. Following a comprehensive overview of the principles of TQM the authors present actual cases of human service organizations utilizing TQM. the authors epilogue and guide for implementation are valuable adjuncts for any TQM initiative. This text is must reading for human service managers.

I love this Bible - I make sure this is the Bible our church gets for our graduation gifts for the seniors every year - it's also the Bible I bought my wife. The print is clear, and it's a durable Bible with lots of accurate notes.

This study Bible is one of the best versions out there. It is very easy to follow and understand. It has outlines and footnotes that allow you to apply each verse to everyday life.

I am a Seminary student and have gone through many study bibles. However, this work by W.A. Criswell is by far the best in the business.

Mr. Hawkins takes a page from his own book and helps the reader to see reality as it is. That reality being that no leader leads out in a vacuum or a neatly compartmentalized world, but exercises his influence amidst a community of relationships. With this reality in mind, Mr. Hawkins gives many practical helps and insightful gems to help the reader build and maximize his leadership in all areas of life, not just in the business realm. There are concepts here that I have not come across in any other leadership book. Because of its unique insights, richness and practicality, I will be keeping this book close by for future reference.

Hawkins provides an excellent framework from which to carefully think about leadership as a lifestyle. He effectively argues against compartmentalizing the different areas of influence (e.g., family, work) in our lives, but instead, encourages the reader to balance the conflicts that are sure to arise. He also provides useful insights into managing our lives in each area of influence so that we prove ourselves faithful in each.

The book is written in a concise and very readable manner. I highly recommend it, and have even purchased additional copies to give to friends and family!!!

The book Leadership as a Lifestyle, by John Hawkins, is a great book that talks about how leadership must be looked at as a lifestyle more than just a method of thinking. Hawkins emphasizes that the only way to become a leader is to talk, act, and use the principles of leadership in everything in your life. He breaks the book up into three major parts: (1) Leadership at Work, (2) Leadership at Home, and (3) Leadership with Friends. Each part is then broken into subparts to show how leadership principles should be applied to that specific part of your life.

Hawkins draws upon many of the different leadership skills that the O'Hair book lists. Hawkins agrees that managers are completely different than leaders. He poses the question, "Should managers be leaders?" and then follows up with "Are all managers leaders?" As we saw in the O'Hair textbook, the answers are yes and no, respectively. Hawkins then continues to discuss the different systems of management theory and how those theories can relate to leadership. He poses many questions for each of the different styles of managerial theory that O'Hair lists. Specifically, he asks how one can lead in any of the first three managerial systems from Likert's Systems of Management. He questions whether one can lead if one has no followers. Hawkins shows that to have followers, one must gain long-term loyalty and commitment. He further proves that only life-empowered leadership (essentially Likert's System 4) can accurately do such a thing.

Unlike other self-help books, Hawkins offers many questions to ask yourself as a manager, father/mother, friend, or human to test your leadership skills. For example, he states that three questions, in particular, are daily questions to ask yourself: (1) What specific people am I leading, (2) What exactly am I leading them to do or to become, and (3) Are they doing it or becoming it? If you don't know the answers to these questions, Hawkins states that you are not a leader, as you are not leading anybody. And, to quote Hawkins, "a leader with no followers is nobody."

Already I have asked myself many of the questions that Hawkins has posed. I realize that in many of my endeavors where I consider myself a leader, I am not. I may be in a position of power, but I have no followers. I need to change my lifestyle to fit that of one of life-empowered leadership. I need to be loyal and offer a commitment to all my employees. I need them to know that I am here to help, and if they are willing to follow, I can lead them. This will help me tremendously as I further my career and gain more knowledge and wisdom. Already I am re-reading Hawkins book for more in-depth information. I would definitely rate this book as a solid five star book. It has already helped me tremendously and will continue to do so for quite some time.

And speaking as one who refuses to grow up, I enjoyed Blue Spots! Yellow Spots! from "before the beginning began to begin" all the way through to its very last end. The bright and vivid colors of the characters are somewhat reminscent of 'The Muppets and Fraggle Rock'and just as entertaining. The dialogue written in a rhyme format, though simple, is directed at small children and carries within its words a much needed message that most adults today could benefit from. The book is a reminder that prejudice and bigotry are not our rights from birth but are taught to us in the behaviors of those whom we look up too. If we want to change hate to love and make this world a better place in which to live, we must begin by accepting that we are all diffenent and yet we are all the same. If Blue Spots!Yellow Spots! can make one child's attitude more tolerant of those who are different whether it be by race, creed, or color, then the book has served its purpose well. Blue Spots! Yellow Spots! is a long overdue message to the Children of today and the adults of tomorrow. A great big ATTABOY to the Atwoods for adressing such a destructive problem with such an air of innocense.

Blue Spots! Yellow Spots! begins with the line "Inside your imagination where time cannot reach you'll find the Land of Dushkin." And with this line you are immediately immersed in another world. This particular book is about yellow Frazzies with blue spots and blue Frazzies with yellow spots, both creatures that live in the land of Dushkin. Blue Frazzies don't associate with yellow Frazzies and vice versa, until a chain of events teach the Frazzies an important lesson about friendship.

With colorful language that perfectly complements brilliant illustrations, this wonderful book is a must read for all children. It takes an abstract concept, racism, and breaks it down into concrete terms that young children can understand. The message in the book, that one should not judge people by their outside appearance but rather by their inner character, is one that we all should adhere to. John and Jenean Atwood are a fabulous writing team and I anxiously await other books with additional characters from the land of Dushkin. ...