in this turn pager muki betser reveals the secretive world of isrel's elite special operation units. told with great credability and a cocky attitude muki guides the reader through israel's wars , terrorist attacks and fight for survival. revealing not only succeses but also failures and tragedy.

I read this one a while ago, but recent events brought it back into the forefront of the mind. I remember that this was a really good book and gave me a perspective of the Israeli military that I never saw before. I knew they were very good, but I had no idea.
I just hope that we don't have to resort to the level of security that they have in Israel or Northern Ireland. Also, this book makes me want to read other books about the Israeli military.

As good as Marciko's Rough Warrior. True account no holds barred combat stories. Get it!

This book has beautiful, moving quotations full of great wisdom and advice from Rebbe Nachmann that will provide inspiration at any point in time in one's life. My only complaint is that there are not more of them in this book. It is disapointingly short (about 100 pages with 1-2 quotes a page), especially for the price.

This pocketsize collection of pithy quotes and classical Hasadic stories from a mystic rabbi may ironically appeal more to New Age spiritual seekers than traditional synagogue worshippers. Rebbe Nachman of Breslov (1772-1810) avoids obscure religious references to any holy book while encouraging readers to "never despair!" and "get into the habit of dancing."
"Always remember: joy is not merely incidental to your spiritual quest," warns Nachman, a Hasadic leader in Ukraine during a turbulent time of religious persecution. "It is vital." Nachman's inspirational quotes, often given in imperative sentences, focus on the need to liberate yourself by maintaining hope and secluding yourself daily.
Adored by his followers, many modern readers will find his extremely optimistic assertions questionable. "When troubles come, as they will, take comfort in your faith that whatever happens is for the best," advises Nachman. This soothing advice, especially in light of the Holocaust and suicide bombers, remains a very difficult task for contemporary adults.
Still I have found myself drawn to this wise little book on many somber, pensive occassions. The Rebbi seems like a kind, tolerant older brother urging me forward toward the light. "Go carefully: spiritual growth must proceed slowly and steadily. Too often we want to improve ourselves and our relationships so quickly that we make ourselves frustrated and confused." Doesn't that sound very apt for the 21st century?
For whatever reason, I have found myself giving copies of this book to friends during times of emotional confusion and mild depression. It seems to strike a familiar chord and ease burdens. What more can a thin book do?

Like another book published by Jewish Lights, "The Gentle Weapon" (see my separate review of it) this book of short teachings and aphorisms of a great Rabbi of 2 centuries ago brings me comfort. In a book like this, it is best to go through it and find, perhaps two or three entries that have special meaning to you and then refer to it over and over again. There is one entry which states that attempts to get closer to God are never wasted even if you fail to reach your goal. Through some profoundly emotional times, I have prayed fervently only to have things turn out disappointingly. Therefore I ponder whether I am indeed better for searching for God even though at times I have been left empty. I recommend that you search for God by finding the entries in this book that reach you and then truly thinking about their meanings.

As to the comment of the previos reviewer the Rambam never went all the way to Syria for the Allepo Codex since it did not get there in Syria to hundred of years later according to most accounts. The Rambam himself never says that he went to Syria but that he checked the Sefer Torah that was in Egypt.

Most of the time students classical Hebrew or Biblical Hebrew have to use the Leningrad Codex. But: the modern issues of this codex do not mention that the first word of the Tenakh is written with a large Beth. This is one of the many omissions. Maybe due to what might be some sort of anti-semitic background of the original editor, some kind of misunderstanding creeps into the mind of the student who makes use of the Leningrad Codex. Better is the Aleppo Codex which contains all the original notes of the Ben Asher School. This is why Maimonides travelled all the way from Spain to Syria to check this codex . When we read the Bible, even when it is not from a Thorah-Scroll, we see the text, the form and place of the Hebrew letters and the makeup of the page. This gives a certain imprint on our mind; let us say, it influences our sub-consciousness for the better. When we make use of what might be called a non-kosher text, it influences our mind for less then the best. For instance the student of Tenakh then even can be made to believe that The Bible is not of Divine origine - G'd forbid. For this reason and for the completeness it is recommended to use the Aleppo codex for study of the Holy Scriptures. D.G.Ouwehand.

Two knowledgable authors gave in-depth treatments on the subject of DCM. The math is fairly easy to follow in most places. The biggest strength is a nice combination of theoretical and practical issues. The readers however should be benefitted from a new edition, which should include, among other things, extended exposures on ordered responses and grouped/aggregated data analyses with DCM. An introduction to the existing software and relevant issues should also be a plus.

This book is intended for serious graduate students who wish to learn demand analysis. This book is used as a text for the demand analysis course at MIT for 1st/2nd year grad students. Rigorous statistical and econometric background is a must preparation for this book. Includes very crisp and elegant proofs and dicussion. Impressive methodological treatment for demand analysis. Although all examples are drawn from the Transportation field, the content can easily be implemented for Marketing Science and other fields.

I read this book after my first year of college, where i had taken two religion courses, and i thought this book was marvelous. it looks at idolatry from the judaic perspective, and gives what i thought was a good discussion of the phenomenon from many different points of view - the torah, the prophets, Maimonides, Nachmanides - wow. It also includes some discussion of relevant but more general aspects of judaism, like the sefirot. i felt like this book helped my understanding not only of idolatry but of judaism as a whole. in short - interesting ideas, very well said.

This is a book that is deep in thought and that allows a person to do critical thinking about personal values and scripture. It isnt biased, but allows for more meaning to be found in the scripture than what is the norm. If you are looking for a book that is scholarly and that you will learn from, then this is the book to buy. One reading alone will not suffice, and each time you reread you get more out of it. It is good for people wanting to look at spirituality inside and outside of religion.

This book documents various events during 1936-44 Nazi / Hungarian control over Northern Transylvania and the resultant persecution of the Jews of that area. It describes how Romania both persecuted Jews, and in the end, provided for safe emigration for thousands. Moshe Carmilly-Weinberger and many others secured passage out of Northern Transylvania to Romania. Many people and places are documented for those interested in geneaology. The only issue I found with the book was easily following the non-chronological presentation.

it is the real story of the great work of one of the most importants romanian politicians .

This book was published after Moshe Feldrenkrais' death and is essentially a compilation of select exercises from different seminars that Moshe held over a long period of years. As a general presentation of Moshe's life-work this is not the best text ... when I was new to Awareness Through Movement I was frustrated after reading this book because I had so many unanswered questions about what each individual exercise was designed to lead me to see. But now adays there a number of good general books out there ( "Relaxercise" or Hanna's "Somatics" ). And after working through what they offer you'll appreciate the real point of this book which provides exercises that can deepen your insight into areas that you've already begun to touch

Feldenkrais was one of the century's great geniuses. Originally recognized for his nuclear physics research and for his introduction of Judo to Europe in the 30s, he developed the gentle Feldenkrais Method during the second World War in respose to his own knee problems. In Awareness Through Movement, Feldenkrais gives you a wonderful introduction to the group part of his method--Awareness Through Movement. The processes are gentle, painless and easy. The best way to use the exercises in this book is to get yourself a cassette player and to then read the instructions aloud into the cassette. Then rewind the cassette, lie down on your back, hit play and be amazed as that magnificent voice on the cassette recording shows your body how to improve more quickly than you've ever believed possible.

Moshe Feldenkrais, renaissance man, scientist, educator, wrote this book regretably in a manner more suitable for his science students. However, to be able to profit the most from these 10 fundamental Awareness Through Movement lessons is to read them out loud and transfer them to an audio-tape while your favourite relaxing music is playing in the background. Then follow these instructions - in your own voice - while being gentle with your body. Be ready to switch off your recorder after each part of an exercise and relax for 18 breaths (= 1 minute)-- or better take consideration of this fact when originally dictating the lessons to your recorder. Permit yourself to fall asleep if you feel you need to do so. Remember that your neurological system needs to be trained to accept these deeply regenerative movements and it may take some time until you feel comfortable moving in a slow and fluid manner. Gábor, Feldenkrais Movement Educator.

This is an opportunity to own the collected poetical works of Moshe Benarroch, a very intelligent and witty poet who has an in-depth comprehension of popular culture.

He has a definite style and powerful vision with political digs and towering worries and, of course, contemplations. Indeed, his poetry makes for a beautiful and thought-provoking read.

Moshe Benarroch ... publishes here in English in this 250 pages collection many of his best poems from the last 10 years. The latest poem on the book is probably "Free Aryeh Deri" from 2000, a long poem about the most famous (and according to Benarroch political) prisoner in Israel. Benarroch deals with the inequalities in Israeli society, the discrimination of Jews against Jews He does it constantly and consistently, and has been called by a critic (Yaron Avituv) "the raging bull of Israeli literature". It seems that Benarroch has a good chance of winning the corrida at the end of the day by exhausting the matador. If you think that all this will lead you to your protest poetry plate, you are in for a surprise too, this poetry is incredibly sentimental, cool and collected. The screams are surrounded by whipped cream, the noise of the cars by leaves falling, the cries by the sound of waves on the sea. After all is read and done, the message is a message of forgiveness, of knowing that we are all human and of peace. Suffering in Benarroch's poems is the way to happiness in this world, and in the next too.

Benarroch's poetry has a very personal and unique voice, influenced by Alen Ginsberg, Charles Bukowski, Pablo Neruda, Israeli and Spanish poetry, as well as South American and north American poetry. The long lines of poets who have influenced him and his encyclopedic knowledge of 20th century poetry, doesn't make him a dull poet to read. On the contrary his poetry is crystal clear, and the nuances and complexities are only seen on a third or forth reading, and not the other way round. It's accessible and simple without being simplistic.

By all means buy and read this valuable book as soon as possible. You will be richly rewarded, for it is worth your while. There is nothing superficial about these poems, no bla, bla, bla here, Thank God.
Moshe Benarroch is one of the best contemporary poets. He is also one of the most prolific. He is already an author of ten
books, including novels, toms of poetry ond prose. Thanks in part to his incredible presence on the Internet his poems are featured on hundreds of sites and are read and loved throughout the globe.
He has a faithful following in places as exotic as Budapest and Brazil. His poems have been translated into several languages including Chinese. Mr.Benarroch has this rare gift of masterful simplicity of language, while expressing a very complex message of great importance, that can be easily understood by people everywhere who are concerned about injustice, discrimination, war, terrorism, and existential matters, including marriage, love and change. His meaningful and often nostalgic poems combine the honesty of his clear voice with bittersweet beauty of his verse. Unfortunately, this volume was poorly edited
which doesn't do Mr. Benarroch's poetry justice and his publisher needs to wake up.

I was rather disappointed with this book. The author is describing her time during he holocaust and in the camps. She was made to become a prostitute. I know that stating that I was disappointed in the book is probably not politically correct, but it is honest. Sure the book is full of heart breaking stories of what she and millions more went through. There are some details of here personal experiences. I just felt that the author was scratching the surface, I wanted a richer, more detailed account of her time there. Overall I thought it was an average book, but about 100 pages too short.

An essential & compelling piece Holocaust literature, but not much value for JD/NO fanatics.

This book is hard to find, and is also a hard read. If you have come this far then your search is just beginning. Most booksellers list it as delated or out-of-print. I found a copy at my local library, of all places. But if you persevere, then you will be rewarded with a book that tells you everything you every wanted to know (and probably didn't) about life in a German concentration camp. It recounts the true story of a fourteen year-old Polish Jew schoolgirl who eventually arrived at the infamous "Joy Divsion", which was part of a camp that housed prositutes for the pleasure of German officers.

It ranks alongside "A Clockwork Orange" as one of the two most graphic and haunting books I've ever read. I think some of the imagery will remain with me a long time. There are also many allusions to Orwell's world of "1984", and there are recurrent (and sadly true) references to the Germans' twisted terminology. Even the concept of a barrack of prositutes being a "Joy Division" seems a perfect example of Orwell's "doublespeak".

I had hoped to ascertain a bit more knowledge about Joy Division's influences, but apart from the title, there is little relevance. So by that criteria, there was not much gained by reading the book, but the book became compelling in its own right, and I am glad to have read it, and might read more of his work and the genre. But note, that if your crazy about the band, and don't have the broader interest or think you could stomach this sort of thing, then there might not be much point in reading it in the first place.

Ka-Tzetnik's books are novels, in that they draw on the author's experiences and those of other inmates, but do not necessarily depict actual events and actual people. However, regardless of the context, House of Dolls is not for the faint-hearted; it makes Anne Frank's confinement seem like a Sunday School picnic.

The first link (listed below) is the best if you want info on Ka-Tzetnik & the House of Dolls. It's written as apart of an academic essay, but still quite informative and readable. My major query concerned how the author fitted into the picture, so to speak. The essay explains that it is his sister whom is the central character in the book, which is based on her diary. His character in the book is known as "Harry". The book also mentions his younger brother, Moni. Ka-Tzetnik has also written, seperately, about Moni's miserable and tortured life at Auschwitz. Ka-Tzetnik covers his own story in his book "Atrocity", apparently.

This book taps into the trend of seeing organisations in organic terms and focusing on action-based creativity. It is about creating a "minding organization," one that behaves like a human being-instantly able to adapt to new and ever-changing conditions; where the right hand literally knows what the left hand is doing.

In a minding organization, all of the parties involved in a project-whether it's developing a new product, streamlining a process, or changing a strategy-get together from the start to explore the issues. They bring insights up front that would normally be learned only later on, a kind of high-level connection that is the hallmark of the minding organization and the surest way to gain competitive advantage. The goal of a minding organization is to adapt so readily that it innovates before its competitors do.

This book shows managers how to transform their organisation into one that behaves like a living organism-alive with ideas and instantly able to adapt for survival in an increasingly complex, unpredictable global business world.

Moshe F. Rubinstein is a professor at the UCLA School of Engineering and a frequent speaker at universities and organizations all over the world. Iris R. Firstenberg is an adjunct professor in the UCLA Department of Psychology and has also taught at the UCLA School of Engineering and the Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA.

Reviewed by Azlan Adnan, Managing Partner of Azlan & Koh Knowledge and Professional Management Group.

According to the authors, "To keep up with the complexity and uncertainty of an unconventional and largely unpredictable global business world, organizations must embrace a new metaphor that will transform an organization into a minding organization. The minding organization behaves like a living organism, in which adapting is central to vitality and control." Agreeing with Drucker that organizations must manage the implications and consequences of a future that has already occurred, the authors suggest a number of strategies which will "bring the future to the present and turn creative ideas into business solutions." Their book is organized as follows:

Chapter One: The Minding Organization

Chapter Two: Transforming the Organization into an Organism

Chapter Three: Adapting and Planning

Chapter Four: Structure, Creativity, and Error: The Foundations of the Minding Organization

Chapter Five: Chaos to Order to Chaos: Embracing Uncertainty

Chapter Six: Expanding the Imagination: Frames as Filters

Chapter Seven: Kniht [Think] Backward: Visit the Future in the Present

Chapter Eight: The New Leadership: Operating on the Edge of Chaos

Chapter Nine: The Minding Organization in Action

The authors provide a rigorous analysis of each component of a process by which to "bring the future to the present and turn creative ideas into business solutions." At the conclusion of Chapter Six, they suggest that the minding organization "creates chaos deliberately up front by starting with divergent concurrent perceptions and encourages errors to surface early when the costs of detection and correction are minimal." Immediately in the next chapter, they explain that the "frames" we create "filter the world for us, allowing us to manage the tremendous amount of information available." They then examine various "filters" which could prevent us from formulating the aforementioned "divergent concurrent perceptions." The sequence of the authors' ideas thus flows logically from one chapter to the next.

In the final chapter, the authors identify thirteen "precepts" of the minding organization. By now they have explained the interrelationships between (indeed the interdependence of) these precepts; they have also provided a cohesive, comprehensive, and cost-effective plan by which to apply those precepts to the needs of any organization, regardless of its size or nature.

Those who share my high regard for this book are urged to read two books written by Peter Senge, The Fifth Discipline and The Dance of Change. Rubinstein, Firstenberg, and Senge no doubt agree with Derek Bok's observation, when criticized by parents of Harvard students after a tuition increase: "If you think education is expensive, try ignorance." In the minding organization, education is alive and well...and given its relative cost, a bargain.