I first read this book under the title of "Sarkhan" as a college student in 1970. I was so impressed with the book that I have told friends about it for the last 30 years. This was the most insightful of the books about Vietnam available at a time when everyone was terribly concerned about what was developing there. As a political science major I was particularly interested in the steps that drew us into the Vietnam war. I have been frustrated for years about what happened to this book and why it literally disappeared from existence. If you are a history or political science buff this is a must read and if you have not read these authors other book"The Ugly American" I suggest you read it also. The new title,"The Deceptive American",may be more accurate than the original.

I first read this book while I was in Southeast Asia in late 1967 or early 1968. It was a shocker. I was living this book "in the flesh" even as I read it. Originally titled, "Sarkhan" it could easily have been Viet Nam, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, or Burma. While I wasn't a major player I experienced much of what was written by Msrs. Lederer and Burdick. I was stationed in northern Thailand, had a Hong Kong Passport, and spent many days aloft with Air America (CIA) flying to train Laotian and Cambodian troops on repair and maintenance of T-28 aircraft armament systems. I only wore a uniform while on base. This book seemed to have vanished from the bookshelves for many years (actually the U. S. Government had it removed.) First printed as "Sarkhan" in the fall of 1965, it didn't show up again until it was reprinted as "The Deceptive American" in 1977. I didn't run across a copy until December of 1998 in the Rockford, IL Public Library. Of and on I searched for "Sarkhan" for more than 30 years. For anyone who is a student of the Viet Nam series of conflicts this book summarizes the deception of the American public that took place under both the Johnson and Nixon Administrations. While still a novel, it would fall awfully close to "fact" if a few of the names were changed. I enjoyed it the first time I read it and my suspicions (concerning our Government pulling it off the shelves in the interest of security) were confirmed in the Preface of the 1977 version. Thank you Mr.Lederer.

This book is useful for beginners and advanced pray-ers alike. For beginners it will dispel so many of the doubts associated with prayer and help head off many problems and difficulties before they arise. For those already well immersed in a prayer life, Fr Boylan offers encouragement and insight garnered from his many years of deep prayer life. This book offers a solid, orthodox approach to prayer. The wackiness found in so many books on prayer is mercifully absent here. I would recommend reading this book every couple of years to ingest its deep content as one advances in prayer.

This is truly a classic in learning how to grow in friendship with the Lord Jesus. Fr. Boylan is an extremely lucid writer and will help any and all grow in prayer.

This is one of the few books I've read that, if I were an unbeliever in God through Jesus Christ, would start me thinking in new directions towards believing. The theme remains constant: that it is impossible to not be involved in spiritual warfare, a topic that is the whole of all life. There is no neutral place in which to hide from both good and evil spiritual forces, no place of perfect indifference (a belief of itself is an evil tactic!). It is also one of the few books about spiritual warfare that is strongly anchored in the Bible, not just the author's opinions. While I disagree on a few points (e.g., that demons lead people to buy lottery tickets, but can I prove that they don't?), Miller and Peterson's work is in good alignment with the Scriptures. It is the closest thing I have found to date that wasn't somewhere out in space. It is a perfect start for new believers as well as would-be believers, and is strongly reinforced by the author's pastoral experience. I'm glad to see other writers who are not afraid to mention the sonship of Jesus Christ, rather than just the generic use of the word "God." Some of the topics discussed in this book take some Christian maturity to fully grasp, challenging some parts of different beliefs, but the overall tone is sincere, candid and sober. "Disarming the darkness" is one of the few perfect books that the enemy (the devil) prefers not to be promulgated. The enemy savors thoughts of his non-existence by people on earth, so books like this-like real believers-are the salt in his wounds. This is one enemy, the authors indirectly point out, who is beyond mercy and for whom we should not feel the least bit sorry. Merely acknowledging the enemy's existence is half the battle (to a greater spiritual understanding); the other half is "disarming" his three favorite tactics: misuse of money, sex and power. I'm glad I found this book. I am very critical of "religious" (more importantly: spiritual) books, as I am with myself when it comes to these matters. Miller and Peterson's book offers reassurance that believers are tuned to the same frequency before we get off the sinking ship. I found it surprisingly short, only 160 pages, wishing the book was longer. I hunger for words like this. I look forward to a second edition. "Disarming the Darkness" should be required reading for all Christians, and also for those who are considering conversion in the slightest. Get it, read it!

This book, like many of Miller's works, blends imagination and 'humanness' with the wonderfully liberating foundation of the Word. There are so many off-the-wall presentations dealing with the influence of evil in our lives, this book is a joy to experience. Without underestimating the power and presence of the Evil One in the world, Miller clearly puts the proper perspective on the Christians stand. For Miller, the operative word here is Christian. If you are not fully given to Christ and open to the protection and leading of the Holy Spirit, you can expect problems and pain. If, on the other hand, we are true vessels for Him ... there is no fear and no risk. Calvin Miller is an expert in practicality and scripture ... a perfect blend.

I can't agree with the reviewer who spoke about this great drama as demonstrating a sort of mystical personal eternal significance. It's an open attack on Nazism, a veiled attack on Stalinism: in written form a heroic/romantic fairy tale(hence passed by the censors)(the author had been banned fom writing for adults, but allowed to present children's plays): in performance, actually a biting and bitter heart-wrenching, hysterically funny and scary political fable written with blazing imagination and uncannily acute social observation(hence banned after the first night).

A stunning book, full of magic and wisdom -- yet another masterpiece written by wonderful Eugene Schwarz. The dragon in this play is the dragon in each of us -- a deeply hated horrible being that is at times more powerful than anyone else. That is, until someone like Lancelot shows up and stands up to him. A must-read!

This new edition of the classical title looks very informative and meaningful. Perhaps a little bit more strong in the mathematical treatment will provide the customers with a text more atractive. Anyhow, it is still a good text for beginners.

Dr. Guillermo E. Martinez.

The book is fairly easy to understand. Students with little or no background in accounting were able to grasp the subject and understand the material. Thoroughly enjoyed using the text. Would have liked to see a web site available to use with the book. The test bank was effective and a time saver. I wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone wishing to use up-to-date materials with which to teach the subject of finance. Can be used in both a regular semester and a condensed class.

"Eugene Onegin" was the first major work written in Russian, helping to establish that language's illustrious literary tradition. This novel in verse brought to fame Aleksandr Pushkin, who later turned his talents from poetry on to prose fiction with such titles as "The Captain's Daughter", "The Queen of Spades", and "Dubrovskii".

Briefly, the story concerns the encounter between two landed gentry, Eugene, who is disillusioned by his former experiences of St. Petersburg, and Tatyana, a provincial girl who sees the world through her English romance poetry. Obviously, the meeting is an ugly one. The ending is left for the reader to discover, but we all get to see how pitiful Onegin really is.

This edition includes the unfinished poem, "Onegin's Journey", and the classic "The Bronze Horseman", which is famous for describing the unstoppable and cruel will of Peter the Great in modernizing Russia.

The only problem that I had was in the English translation of "Eugene Onegin". Translating a poem from one lanaguage to another, while still maintaining proper meter and rhyme is no mean feat. Nevertheless, something is lost in the delivery of the poem and unfortunately, we can appreciate only part of Pushkin's genius by reading the English translation. I'd like to learn Russian well enough to be able to read Pushkin's poetry in order to appreciate his work more fully. Well I'm working on it!

once you get in this book you get lost in depth of their characters like yevgeni onegin and tanya.I have really developed a great admiration for the write a.s.pushkin of how he played with the characters in some way ý beleive that y.onegin was himself and tanya was his one of those gales that writer flirted with them in a sensual way.

ý am pretty sure the writer had a deep sensual feeling for tanya and was trying to put her in a role at his wife's position where she was never ever had a sexual object in his real lifetime marriage with her.

ý have seen the theatrical play of this book and enjoyed very much so as ý had the pleasure of reading it.

James Falen's translation of this Russian classic is the best I have been able to find. Other translations by other Americans are nowhere near Falen's accuracy; on the other hand, Nabokov's rendition of the epic poem omits the most important part of Pushkin's masterpiece -- the iambic pentameter familiar to all Russians. James Falen combines the accuracy and the poetry to produce the best translation of Eugene Onegin available to an American reader.

Reading Eugene Onegin was my first taste of poetry outside of school. The experience was wonderful. Although the idea of deciphering a novel in verse was certainly somewhat daunting at first, especially with no guidance provided by a teacher, I discovered that I enjoyed Pushkin's poetry, which seemed so perfectly balanced even translated into English. I was sorry when it ended.

If you have ever dealt with the FAA, you will love these stories. If you have taken a flight test, had your facilities inspected or tried to get a part certificated, you will enjoy these stories. If you are a pilot, mechanic or a recovering aviator, you will find these stories irresistible. Gene Turner relates dozens of interesting, fascinating and historical accounts of amazing, puzzling and dumb things done by FAA inspectors. He also provides captivating behind-the-scenes reports of aviation testing. For coverage, click on Table of Contents in the left-hand column of this page.

Gene Turner has been a pilot and aeronautical engineer for over 50 years. He has work for and with the FAA for 38 years. He was there.

As a pilot (SEL and gliders, hang gliders and paragliders), skydiver (1,200 jumps, D-454), author and publisher of 7 books on parachutes, I fly quite often. I recommend this book to every aviator. DanPoynter@ParaPublishing.com.

Fabulous Affairs With Aircraft And Federal Aviation Airheads is a collection of short stories that provide an inside look at FAA how engineers test new aircraft, as well as government flight test pilots' experiences. Here are also examples of manufacturers trying to develop new designs, FAA engineers and inspectors who were more of a burden than a help to the progress of aircraft design development. Eugene Turner draws upon his more than thirty-eight years with FAA as an FAA Designated Engineering Representative who has worked an additional seven years aircraft design engineer in the aviation industry. Fabulous Affairs With Aircraft And Federal Aviation Airheads is an informative "must read" for any student of American aviation history in general, and the workings of the Federal Aviation Agency in particular.

This is one of the best mystery novels written about fly fishing or perhaps any subject. Just try to figure out the killer in this one. Spell-binding.

This is one of the best mystery novels I have ever read. One of the reasons I liked it so much is that I could not figure out who the mass murderer was. I thought I knew several times. I also liked the fact that the mystery took place in an unusual setting - it wasn't the normal urban cop scene. I was in a town in the Rocky Mountains, near Aspen, and had lot's of fly fishing atmosphere. The ending was pretty dramatic too, also in a fishing setting. Just great. I hope the author does more like it.

This is the first book I have so far encountered on interface growth to treat the subject in a simple, intuitive and entertaining manner. All the basic mathematical concepts are explained, the book is easy to read and contains plenty of illustrations and examples from real life. Barabasi and Stanley show how processes ranging from accumulation of snow on car windows, to bacterial colony growth on agar surfacees, are governed by similiar mathematical laws. Exercises are conceptual as well as mathematical, with many questions asking for discussion or further research. This book is essential for novices and experts alike.

This book does not deseves critics in completelly perfect