This collection is - as Dr. Piccione points out - somewhat dated, assembled as it was - almost 100 years ago (hence only 4 stars). At the time of its original publication it was the pinnacle of its kind and collected together all extant memorials with new translations.
More material - much more - has been garnered since and some of the historical perspectives of Breasted will have - perforce - been pushed off the mark. Still and all - this series gathers togther all of that earlier material that laid the foundation for the egyptology today. Much of that material was then (and is likely still) available only in obscure articles, locations, manuscripts. Here it all is.
By all means, adjust the dates of certain epochs in the light of modern 'knowledge'; but that adjustment is just gravy. Here's the meat.

These volumes, written by a distinguished American Egyptologist, were first published in 1906 and 1907. In his introduction to this re-edition, Egyptologist Peter Piccione provides a short biography of the author as well as a historical account of the 5 tomes. Volume 1 discusses the First through the Seventeenth Dynasties; Volume 2, the Eighteenth Dynasty; Volume 3, the Nineteenth Dynasty; and Volume 4, the Twentieth through Twenty-Sixth Dynasties. Volume 5 contains supplementary bibliographies and indices for the previous volumes; Piccione has added a more recent bibliography that proves to be quite useful. Each book offers a description of texts along with comments on historicity and significance, before continuing onto easy-to-understand translations. Many of the texts included are never-before-seen passages, while others are quite popular: the Palermo Stone, Letter of Pepi II, Tale of Sinuhe, Tomb of Rekhmire, Capture of Kadesh, Papyrus Harris, Adoption Stela of Nitocris, and so on. This is the most complete, easy-to-consult translation of Egyptian historical texts ever available in the field of Egyptology. A highly recommended ressource for students and scholars.

The only reason I didnt give it a higher rating is because like anything else these days, this book being 4 or 5 years old, the info on cigar brands is already very dated. The rest of it is a fine read on how to select, light, smoke and care for your stogies.

This is a great book if you're looking to get acquainted with cigars. Its truly relaxed approach is best appreciated while smoking a cigar

Having only had the book in my possession for an evening so far, I am struck by the range of photographs included in this much-needed collection, but also by the strangely ambivalent accompanying essays, which, admittedly I've only perused. As with many cultural and pseudo-scientific records produced under colonialism, there is much that is problematic with these photographs and more, the person and Empire responsible for their creation. In another review, Dr. Johnston feels that this book will contribute to increased tourism to the "Golden Land". This is exactly the spirit in which some of these photographs were made or reproduced in their contemporary context: to be consumed by inhabitants of the First World. Burma is not a Golden Land and has existed in the Western imagination as an idyllic repository for an "untouched and original" romantic primitivism. This book shows otherwise and in an indirect manner, points to some of the root causes for the genocidal strife encompassing Burma under the brutal State Peace and Development Council and its coetrie of merciless generals. As someone who does extensive collaborative documentary work with children here in the United States and with Karen refugee children on the Thai-Burma border, I'm disappointed by this book's tone and its indistinct or muffled point-of-view. The era of objective scholarship has passed. The images contained here have enormous bearing on both passive spectators in the West and on the ethnic minorities still struggling against cultural exploitation by eager tourists and fighting for political and religious autonomy and liberation from the dictators who inherited the crude construct of imposed nationhood from the departing British colonisers. As you read and examine this book, I urge you to so critically, to search out other information and to educate yourself and in so doing honor the visual memory of the people contained in these pages.

Superb photos, informative text - all in all, a fascinating work and a book which will surely entice many more tourists to the Golden Land....

Cool Deal is a violent whodunit, set in, of all places, proud-to-be-safe-and-politically-correct Palo Alto, California. Believe me, the attitude is real, because I worked there for five years and also know many people who were raised in town. Crimes like these are not supposed to happen in places like this--the bloody murder of a hot-shot attorney-- and the law, the media, and the citizens are quick to demand a solution and to suspect Trucker James Deal, a newbie Private Eye who makes ends meet by cleaning swimming pools with his freind and sorta-mentor Jason. Being an ex-sheriff's deputy, Trucker's natural reaction is to clear his name, and he immediately stirs it up sufficiently to upset the deceased man's wife, his law-partner, this partner's spouse, and several media personalities, not to mention the killer. Consequently, both Deal and his lover are soon attacked, adding revenge to his motivation, and Deal has to enlist the help of Jason, his ex-partner (a Sheriff's Sergeant), Kim Lockwood, a family-law attorney and former lover, an apologetic P.I., and Jason's grandson, Grinder. Soon it's unclear who's hunting who, and an explosive shoot-out in a public park shatters the city's calm, yet again!
The action starts in a beautiful Palo Alto backyard and moves up and down the San Francisco Peninsula before ending in the San Jose International Airport's parking structure, and Peninsula sights and energy help the writing feel realistic and the characters real. Whether you approve of violent solutions or not, you'll feel sympathy for Deal and his friends: real folks with emotional needs and hard choices every day.
If you've ever lived or worked in Palo Alto or around the San Francisco Bay Area or even visited, you'll recognize familiar locations, weather, traffic, and attitude. I thought it was a kick to read, so give Cool Deal a try.

Great book!!! A real page turner. Littlefield shows amazing aptitude for action, exposition, and character... hard to believe it's only his second novel! I look forward to many great things for this bright and skilled author. If you're a fan of mysteries, it doesn't get any better than this! Peninsula locals will especially appreciate his expert painting of the area, and the colorful characters that inhabit it. I read it twice! A+!!!!

My accounting professor was awful and it was this book that saved my grade in the class. It provides very detailed explanations and summaries of each concept it covers throughout the chapter, not just at the end of the section. The accompanying working papers and study guide were also very informative and helpful.

Best book so far for teahing accounting. This is the book for learning accounting.

If you've ever visited the California coast or hung out around Monterey Bay--or any seacoast, for that matter--you'll get a kick out of this mystery! Fogstalker is full of local sites and coastal weather and sounds, and you'll recognize life at the seacoast, for sure. Nick and Sarah Worther retired to the small town of Aptos to escape the hassles of Silicon Valley, however, they're soon up to their necks in a brutal murder of a young friend's intended and find Nick targeted by a violent killer, a wannabe local terror. Soon they've also attracted the attention of the sheriff and find themselves up against an old enemy and opening the old emotional wounds of their young friend's difficult youth. The book makes great escapist reading. These folks certainly aren't hard-core sleuths, but I say check 'em out and you won't be disappointed!

I didn't know what to expect when I picked up Fogstalker on the recommendation of a friend, but I was instantly drawn into the story from the first page. The characters are very well written (I feel like I know Nick and Sarah personally!) and the novel is very well plotted. I was very surprised to find that Fogstalker is a debut novel. It reads like it has been written by a seasoned veteran of mystery writing. Great read!

I'm not much of a book reader. I usually stick to magizines and news paper articals;But I must say I consider this book to be one of the better Books I have read. Some parts seemed to drag on forever, but then again Their were so many suprises and secrets that it all evened out. If I do ever decide to read a book or novel I like to read Gothic Mysteries. This book struck my fansy when I saw that it had the word Haunting in it. For the most part The Haunting of Lamb House was very injoyable!

This book describes the intertwined lives of the persons who live in Lamb House over the course of many years: a crippled boy whose greatest desire never comes true; Henry James and his infatuation with various younger men; and other characters. And I do mean characters! These are not run-of-the-mill folks. They are interesting and quirky and unique. I also sensed some tongue-in-cheek pokes at sexuality, which were amusing. The entire book is enjoyable.

I have searched far and wide to find a book that examines Henry James in such vivid detail. I especially enjoyed Donadio's examination of James' vivid Tie collection. Donadio's own illustrious break dancing career makes him the perfect man to document Nietzsche's own prolific moves. While Donadio's style is dry at times, he quickly remounts his literary horse, drawing the reader into a trance-like state of literary ectasy. If that isn't the artistic will, I don't know what is!

Any true student of American literature would love hiding away with Donadio and a six pack, ready to appreciate approach life with renewed vigor.

How do I condense pure genius into written form? Look, I'm not saying you should read the work of Stephen Donadio, and I'm not saying you shouldn't read the work of Stephen Donadio. All I'm saying is that if you do read this unqiue encounter with American literary genius, you should do so with an open mind and a vast hunger for knowledge.

What the novel lacks in physical beauty is made up for with equisite dressing of large themes. Donadio accentuates the boring side of life with skillful ear hair. One might compare Donadio to literay great William Faulkner, who so avidly described hunting for a bear without a compass.

Stephen Donadio, we live in your shadow.

I always enjoy James's work for its entertaining readability and good humor; he is a scholar and a gentleman even to the opponents he slices up in his books and lectures. I did tire of the endless-seeming arguments against the rationalists who think in terms of a unified universe, however; I know that giving them a bad time was the point of James's book, but about halfway through his arguments began to seem polemical to me and I almost got bored. Nevertheless, I do recommend this, especially if you're looking into the radically empirical and pluralistic side of the philosophical house.

William James again proves himself the champion of the average man. James' Fideististic approach to religion and the nature of existence is displayed in full form here as he attacks the intellectualist foundation of modern philosophy.

Jennifer, period 3

This is a review on The turn of the Screw and Daisy Miller by
Henry James. The turn of the Screw is a haunting ghost story of this woman that is a governess and moves into an old English mansion to care for two children Miles, and Flora. The governess start seeing things and she realizes that these people are not human but ghosts and she thinks that they are going to possess the children. This short novel is a horrifying classic ghost story that was actually not bad. The short novel of Daisy Miller is a tale of a governess on vacation with her family in Italy and she falls in deeply in love with her employer. This is a sad love story that Henry makes you use your imagination on. She is swept off her feet by her employer, Frederick Forsyth. But his suspicions about her friendship with an Italian man lead him, and the rest of society, to abandon her. Only after she is dead that he realizes her actions were spontaneous and out of generosity.That is my review on these short novels by Henry James.

esta obra es una novela de ambiguedades, no como otras novelas de henry james que son de ritmo lento y hasta medio aburridas, esta obra es rapida y su brevedad la hace mas deliciosa. al final quedamos con las dudas sobre lo que paso en la casa con los ninos y la maestra. solo nos queda imaginarnos que paso al final y mas alla... muy buena. LUIS MENDEZ