Many people know about Robert Henri the leader of the Ashcan School of American painters. Few people know about Robert Henry Cozad the son of a professional gambler and wheeler dealer. This is a fascinating and touching true story of a family and their struggle to stay together.

This is a great card game. Based on the hit Munchkin which is much like taking the Fun aspects of D&D removing the teadious rederic and turning it into a slapstick card game. Star muchkin goes further turning it from a fantasy game into a sci-fi game.
This is fast to learn, easy to play and great replayability. Many characteristics lacking in many of today's ordinary games.
Other interesting games to play are Settlers of Catan, Street Car, Formula De, EuroRails, Dragon Rails, Tekal, Once upon a time and Robo Rally. Try them all.

I was introduced to this book during a Systems Analysis and Design class as part of a Master's Degree program. I was impressed with its thoroughness. Anyone serious about learning and maintaining about SDLC and techniques in systems analysis and design should keep this book.

This book discourages me. I wept through the entire book. The idea is that women are the fault of "godly" men who fall prey to their seduction. Men can't be seduced unless they are open to be seduced. There are many strong and dedicated women who function in the ministry without having to control every issue. But unfortunately, most people believe the worst in every case. I didn't like this book.

Do we not study for ourselves? Because if we did we would know that the Jezebel spirit is a spirit of control. Not so much of red fingernail polish and seduction. Control. It is a shame that we do not study for ourselves. Women have been labeled "Jezebel" for too long.

People assume too much. The Spirit of Jezebel works in both MEN and WOMEN. Geesh, people need to calm down.

I don't even watch "American Bandstand," and I know nothing about Dick Clark except:

1. That he hosted the show,

2. That 's also notorious for his "Pyramid" duo, which had been short-lived but is till aired here in New York,

3. And that on every New Years' Eve, he comes to New York to do I-bet-you-know-what.

In his history of Dick Clark and "American Bandstand," John Jackson had his choice of several stories. He could tell of Clark's ascension to the "Bandstand" podium at a strategic time, hooking Clark, his host network (ABC), and host city (Philadelphia) to pop culture prominence. Jackson could chronicle the city's fast-moving music scene, the teen singers, disc jockeys, and businessmen (Clark among them) who exploited the new music. Finally, he could tell the show's own 32-year story, as "Bandstand" led, followed, then rehashed youth culture.

Despite factual errors (putting "All You Need Is Love" on "Sgt. Pepper" shows as much Beatle knowledge as Jackson claimed Clark had) and unneeded 60s-70s rehash, Jackson's biography adddresses its subjects accurately and engagingly. Jackson sees Clark not as money-grubbing villain but driven, opportunistic businessman who "within the bounds of propriety - followed the dollar wherever it took him."

Clark fought to cult!ivate, keep, and wield a pleasant national image to his advantage. Jackson succeeds most in showing how that image served, even saved Clark's career. Clark's soft-spoken, "nice guy" image eased the transition from the scandalous, tragic tenure of original "Bandstand" host Bob Horn. It softened and widened (some said, despite Clark's objections, "whitened") rock and roll's ease into daily life and the youth buying power enjoining it. Mostly, it masked the clear-eyed, hard-charging figure who not only stood up to federal regulators and network bosses, but parlayed his "Bandstand" success into music-related (torn by 1959-60's "payola" scandal, covered in depth here despite little Clark participation), then rebuilt into complete media-based success.

Fans of early rock will enjoy Jackson's musical side trips. He looks at the "Bandstand" dancers' quick fame, the synergy and rivalry between the show, Philadelphia promoters, and disc jockeys, the rise of small record labels whi!ch (with Clark's involvement throughout) recorded national hits (Jackson tells fresh versions of the making of "At The Hop" and "The Twist"), and, finally, Clark's move to California which closed Philly music dominance (and, to believe Jackson, did little for "Bandstand," either). Figures like musician Charlie Gracie, producer Tony Mammarella, and songwriters Kal Mann and Bernie Lowe, today unknown outside Philadelphia music, are remembered either as villain or victim. The last chapters, describing Clark's adjusting the "Bandstand" image to changing musical times, are among the book's most intriguing.

The result makes "American Bandstand" unflinching, unfawning yet high-minded critique that Clark, generally no friend of critics, could support. The epilogue essays Clark's motivations, how he achieved and maintained fame and riches yet still promotes, produces, and hosts. Jackson concludes that it's what Clark enjoys doing and does best. That, and the dearth of harsh word!s for Clark by anyone in the book, makes this an incisive, fun read for pop culture fans.

This is the ultimate book on one of the early major Rock n Roll shows. Every detail you could possibly want to know about American Bandstand is in here. From the early days in Philadelphia, to the Dick Clark payola scandal, to the move to California, this book covers it. It also discuss the discrimination that existed, and how the regulars became celebrities. I really enjoyed and would recomend it to any fan of the fifties and sixties

Jacksons text still remains as the classic text for E and M. The problems are challenging and difficult I do admit. I found that having the mathematics background helped when it came to solving some of Jacksons problems. From the other reviews that I saw that gave this book low ratings probably didnt have the mathematical background to tackle this text. Before attempting to read and solve the problems of Jackson, you should have an excellent working knowledge of Multivariable calculus including vector calculus, differential equations (including partial differential equations),complex variables, Legendre and Bessel functions. If you dont have this background, you will have a very difficult time with this book.

There is a reason that so many universities use this text for graudate courses in E&M. Every single special function that I successfully avoided as an undergrad has shown up within the pages of this text. Jackson is thorough and more thorough. Chapters 2 and 3 introduce fundamental techniques that must be mastered in order to understand the rest of the text. Jackson's treatment of separation of variables (while solving Laplace's Equation) does not stop with the introduction of Legendre Polynomials and Spherical Harmonics... he then introduces Bessel Functions, and eventually connects Green's Functions with expansions in spherical and cylindrical coordinate systems. He has a brief section on mixed boundary conditions at the end of chapter 3. For anyone looking for a very comprehensive text on the subject of electrodynamics, I strongly recommend this book.

Initially, I despised this book. From peer reviews, this book is difficult, opaque, a supposedly random conglomeration of nth order Spherical Harmonics, Bessel fns etc.....
Well, this book does live up to its single reputation - difficult. But reading through the text not once, but twice or more times, I eventually get the idea. Furthermore, the text in my opinion, tries to word concepts as precisely as possible. I can't imagine how much attention Dr. Jackson gave to the little details, which is essential in sending the right message to the readers.
Therefore, I feel that this book is exceptional. The author has a strong sense of responsibility on the concepts he would like to convey to the reader.
Finally, concerning the homework problems in this book (thorn to many readers), I found out that if one actually reads Jackson carefully (not randomly browsing through looking for equations) and understanding, he gives hints to many problems. There are some problems that are really hard, but usually its due to the complexity in the math, therefore a math reference or two (e.g. Arfken and Weber) would be very helpful.
I still can't do the problems...

As one generation describes slices of history to another, the events and personalities are altered in the process. Ward shows how Jackson's persona emerged in the transfer of historical knowledge from one generation to the next.
In earning a national reputation as a war hero in the Battle of New Orleans, Jackson credited God with the victory and saw himself as a chosen instrument in His hands.
A city-wide religious ceremony was held in the aftermath of that victory. All New Orleans acknowledged humble thanksgiving to God for the successful defense of the city.
Riding the crest of this military popularity Jackson was elected president and the masses who turned out for his inaugural events were unlike any other before him. His administration was a shift from the elite to a populous approach to government. Ward includes helpful anecdotes to keep the readers abreast of some of the details of the time and places covered.

As a self pro-claimed cultural historian, John William Ward is attempting to demonstrate how Andrew Jackson captured the imagination of the people of his time (early nineteenth century America) and how the ideals of the period were "fused" in him through symbolism and myth. Although Andrew Jackson was a political figure who served as President of the United States, this book serves a "cultural study of Jackson's time" rather than a political history of his presidency. The thesis of the book is that Jackson, "who was the age's hero in a wider sense than has been commonly realized" symbolized to the people of the United States all those things upopn which they based thier national pride. This national pride, Ward contends, rested upon three main concepts; "Nature", "Providence", and "Will". These three concepts serve as major themes in the developmnet of Ward's thesis. Ward makes a very compelling argument and thouroughly supports it throughout the book with relative evidence including a variety of newspaper articles and headlines, political cartoons, speeches, poems, songs, letters, diaries, euolgies, government documents, and historical biographies. Overall, the structure of the book, the development of the thesis as it relates to the major themes, and the way in which Ward skillfully interweaves descriptive information with analytical reasoning makes for a very clear, concise, relatively easy, and interesting read. Although this book is not a political or narative history, it is a valuable and stimulating resource for any student seeking to understand this particular period in American history.

Ward was a deep, even radical, but at the same time understated, American thinker at a time when almost all of his colleagues preferred either to play it safe or to grandstand stylistically. His books were dry and careful, but produced definitive classics of the field. Jackson is his best known, but he himself preferred his translation of Grimke. To see true American thought at work, read this book.

Though it's not the worst book I've ever read, I had the hardest time getting past the third chapter. With promises that this book was interesting I was quite disappointed. The book reads like you are reading a geneology chart instead of a book of scandals. It throws in a name, and then EVERY person they are related to, who they are related to and so on. The story is interesting...if you can get past all the [crud]. If you're looking for an interesting book with history you've come to the wrong place. If you are looking for a history book with a few interesting high spots...you'll love it.

I was required to read this book for a history class in college this semester. I am usually not a big fan of history, it's not my specialty, but this book kept me interested and hooked to the story. It reads rather quickly and is very enjoyable. It is not boring as I find many accounts of history. I do not know what other books are out there about the Margaret Eaton controversy, but I think this one is tops. I definately recommend it.

This book is well-written and difficult to put down. The author did his research well. It is a good explanation of the Margaret Eaton Affair and of the social mores that women were expected to live by in the 1820s and 1830s. It is also a classic example of the theory that "men get their identity by what they do; women, by their family." Margaret Eaton could not escape that she was the daughter of a "tavern-keeper" and many of the slanders against her were merely based on the prejudices of the time concerning the stereotypical behavior of the daughters of tavern-keepers.

This book was one of the worst psychology books I've read. It has a very...Ameri-centric view of psychology, and the author tells horrible anecdotes and even has his baby pictures in the book. Have fun with this one in class, kids.

This textbook is a broad introduction to the various lines of research and theory comprising the modern field of psychology. Besides being readable, the novel approach to study exercises, such as "Interactivities," (Exercises relating to the Internet) make the text a valuable resource.

The manner of presentation in "Systems Analysis and Design in a Changing World" always starts in mid-stream, assuming far too much previous specialized business and technical knowledge on the part of the student. Concepts appear at the beginning of chapters like thunderbolts out of the blue, with little context to help the student understand the actual meaning or significance of the ideas.

Instead of presenting the evidence and steps of reasoning that led up to the concepts and principles in a clear and simple way, the student is given a succession of unmanageable assertions encoded in jargon-filled terminology, to be retained as frozen dogma.

The style and flavor of the writing is extremely artificial and pedantic (at times I found myself asking whether the book was written by a human or generated by a computer). Consequently, most students end up trying to memorize the content without understanding what it actually means or how it applies.

The only positive quality I can attribute to this book is that it presents the phases of systems analysis and design in logical sequence. What it fails to do is explain how each of the principles was discovered by reasoning from observation in a clear, comprehensible and conversational way.

Most of the other textbooks are outdated. The logical structure flow of the book is very good. I use it in my course, taught at the College level. Students have no problem following the book. Examples are good and exercises are clear. The only bad point, the treatment of databases, is light. It will be better if Oracle, SAP, DB2, Siebel, PeopleSoft, Baan, Sybase ... can be included in details. I would recommend to all my colleagues and students.

This book covers the different methodologies and best practices used in project management and business gathering processes. It is a good reference for all levels.