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Schooling Sexualities looks at schools as sites for the production of sexualities, so every aspect of what happens in schools has a relevance, as well as that which happens beyond schools but which is pertinent to them. One of its strengths is in its breadth and the way in which it places the discussion of sexuality and schooling within the context of the nation as it is produced through politics, the Press and in educational discourse.

Part One seeks to embed an understanding of the dominant discourses of sexuality and schooling within the wider but specifically located context of the nation, traced through government policy and practice around sexuality and the regulative commentaries of the Press, through the 1990s. Focusing on the borderlands of dominant heterosexuality, it explores its points of breakdown, questioning its 'naturalness' and producing it as a socially constructed category, which can be and indeed is often breached. It goes on to explore how these potentially damaging breaches are handled and contained by 'splitting off' other sexual categories as natural but different and so barely tolerated, in the case of pluralistic political discourses, or by disorganising constructive thought around sexuality in the case of the Press. The careful tracing of the ways in which dominant heterosexuality is recuperated and reaffirmed by its defenders is a very important part of this book's work.

Part Two focuses on schools themselves. It looks at lesbian and gay teachers and pupils in schools as a way of exploring the way in which compulsory heterosexuality is maintained, but also to explore the possibilities of resistance or even existence for those at its borders. This section contains some significantly new ideas in relation to compulsory schooling and sexuality. The idea of teaching as seduction is one such idea, and provides an interesting jumping off point for future work.

The taken for grantedness about the course that the oppression of lesbian and gay teachers will take is questioned, especially in Mr Stuart's story, for example. This is an empowering story, although the authors are realistic in the way in which they show just how heterosexuality maintains itself in the long term against such resistance. It nevertheless shows the possibilities and surprises such challenges can produce. Enmeshed in this are stories which demonstrate just how urgent it is to change the landscape of sexuality in schools: stories of both pupils and teachers dehumanised by heterosexist practice.

The final chapter identifies four pre-emergent elements for us to hang on to and work with, which have the potential to transform the whole field of sexuality and education.

The Sociology Student Writer's Manual is an excellent resource. Every student, major and minor, in the discipline will benefit from a close study of each chapter. Following the instructions will make citations and referencing a cinch! All the tips and clues necessary to provide your instructor with perfect copy, both in content and in form, are included. There is even a chapter on the www. This offering is both a writer's manual and a model for doing research, with examples in all areas of the sociological endeavor. IT IS WELL WORTH THE INVESTMENT!

Although H. Richard Niebuhr is known less in America than his brother Reinhold, nonetheless Richard's theology should continue to be examined by Christians because of its timelessness. This particular collection, while not Richard's best known works or even very polished in its language at times, still imparts some warnings and insights we all need to hear. The Cole Lecture series on the "Next Steps in Theology" are somewhat outdated but general enough to have meaning for any Christian involved in theological education.

But the gems of the book are two short pieces that are memorable Christian witnesses unto themselves. "A Christian Interpretation of War" forcefully states that God is sovereign in war, regardless and often despite the intentions of its actors. Richard's objectivity is intense, and you can tell that he truly and prayerfully struggled with his own biases in order to write this work. And the epilogue on what the church does during war should be posted on every pastor's wall.

H. Richard's sermon on I Corinthians 1:18, "The Logic of the Cross," was preached at Yale Divinity School over fifty years ago and still speaks to our human tendency to ignore the cross. Richard directly confronts our desire to earn survival and to outlast our enemies. By doing so, Richard opens up the word "perishing" so that we can then understand how we are "being saved" in this moment when we have faith in the power of God through the cross. He suggests a relationship between our survival instinct and our faith that is both realistic and uplifting.

This book was a visual journey into the lives of early 20th century black america. Many of the pictures could be termed as "dignified photo essays" of life in the black community.You feel as though you are right there behind the lenses of these photo's while they're being taken. They almost have an "ethereal beauty" about them. In these photo's you can see the dignity of a race of people who were considered low class at the time of the photographs, but in the way they are portrayed you feel like you're in the presence of royalty. "A visual treat for the eye's" is the best way to describe this book . It is also well worth reading as you enjoy the beautiful photography! I would highly recommended this book to african americans and those who enjoy a look into the past!

This book, a collection of essays on Buddhadharma, race, and writing in America, is vintage Johnson: the essays are wise, funny, and genuinely erudite. As a spiritual writer, as a critic of predominent intellectual trends in American culture, and as a careful and intelligent arbiter in the on-going reconstruction of American identity, Johnson offers clear and memorable essays on an astonishing variety of topics. My two favorites are "A Phenomenology of ON MORAL FICTION" and "An American Milk Bottle." This book is a reader's feast.

It is one of the greatest books of all times. While the human race is being pushed even more into emotional savagery by the pseudo-intellectuals and false gurus, this book courageously discusses the divine enlightenment possible through rational thought.

It might not be easy to really make the transition from imperative to object oriented programming, but if you are trying to do this, plan to try to do this, or for whatever are forced to try and do this, you *must* own and have read this book. That's my simple opinion.

For a lot of people this book take as a whole might be a bit to much. After all, its basically an introduction of the concept(s) involved and then 'just' a kind of catalog of OOP design patterns that have proven themselves in multiple practical projects before. The book does not actually take you by the hand and try to teach you something per se. But if OOP is important to you, and even if this book is too much for you at this point in time, I think it best to at least come in contact with it as soon as possible (=now) and keep coming back to it. You will feel the whole concept clicking into place soon enough, especially getting you hands dirty on some practical examples and actually seeing them work and seeing what benefits the use of the design patterns can bring you.

(If you're a VisualBasic programmer, you might benefit a lot from 'Microsoft Visual Basic Design Patterns (Microsoft Professional Series)' by William Stamatakis as well...)

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After years of writing code of all kinds,

Fun Video games as a kid,
Compilers for the heck of it,
Graphics programs for the love of art,
Interesting AI programs because I am a CS guy,
Boring Database Applications because I have to pay bills,
Nifty n-tiered web apps because the World went crazy..,

I found a programming book that could still teach me something.

After books from Knuth, Djikstra, The Aho Gang and the like, here is a book which goes straight to the point.

The book summarizes a basic set of Software Design Patterns, which have been found over and over in all the software we create.
Design Patterns is the perfect answer to all you OOP questions, Its an approach to sofware design as well as reuse.

If you are an artist, you would appreciate Design patterns better. The masters of the Renaissance began to see the world in terms of basic geometric forms..Spheres, Cubes, Cones and cylinders..this helped them in analysing an object..(any object, from the Human body to the Mountains and rivers.). Once they analysed any thing into its basic forms it was just a matter of detail. So, if you practice how to draw these basic shapes from different angles, and lighting,etc., and you learn how to analyse any thing into basic shapes, you have become a master.

The authors categorize all different software pieces into Creational, Structural and Behavioural patterns. Providing several possible patterns in each of these categories. A software designer, when confronted with a design problem, based on the needs, can pick a pattern from this catalogue and then fill in the details.

Well written, with UML diagrams too.

Caution: If you are new to programming, come back to this book a bit later.

This is absolutely one of the best books on OO design. I am a System Archtect and I can't image how my design (and Java) would look like without applying the concepts and patterns described in this book. This book, IMHO, plays a much more important role and should enjoy a much higher reputation than the UML series written by the 3 Amigos.

This book is definitely not for those who still do not understand the virtue of the concepts presented in the book. This book is not for programmer level either(although they can still greatly benefit from the book to enter the next level). The examples in the book are in C++ but the patterns it describes is language independent. Those who really know Java(not just reading sth like Teach Yourself Java in XX days,weekends,in a nutshells, etc) should tell immediately that lots of patterns are already applied in Java, especially in J2EE. Knowing the patterns in the books not only make your design step up to the next level, but now also a MUST if you want to pass the perfessional certificate exam like SCEA. I have to say no one can claim they know OO design without knowing the concepts and patterns described in this book.

This is one of those few books in computer world that will receive more and more recognization as time gose by. In three years no one will even mention 90% of those books currently getting five stars, but this one, I have to say, will be in top in foreseeable future and much longer.

I totally agree that this book is a little bit hard to read. Please think it this way, anything you can learn in 10 minutes is useless and of little market value because anybody can do the same. Those who grasp the essence missed by the majority are distinguished and of high value....

The movie Jeramiah Johnson has always been one of my favorites. It turns out that the true account of the life of John Jonston (his real name), though no less fascinating, is not much like the movie at all. The movie portrays a lonley man haunted by relentless attacks from the Crow Indians. This is partly true, but if you have seen the movie and think you know a little of the history of the man, you will be amazed at how much you did not know after reading the book. This was a truly violent, ruthless man, living in a time and place where those traits were not uncommon.

The book reads quickly and gives you a sense of awe for the man, and the manner which he and his companions lived. Though the book is mainly based on documented accounts of those who knew Johnston, I sometimes found parts of it hard to believe. One example is simply the sheer number of Indians this man kills throughout the book. That alone is nearly beyond belief, and I wonder if some of the accounts may have been exaggerated. That aside, the book was very enjoyable. A true taste of the harshness of the place and the people of that time. You'll never look at a liver the same after reading this book!

Possibly the best fur era book I have read. John Johnson is what the free trapper really was. If you are ready to get away from the "fantasy land" of the historical novelist, and immerse yourself in what was, this book by Thorp will bring you there. Open the book, keep your powder dry and watch your topknot. If I don't see you at the grave on Sepulveda (Big Anton's name) then I'll see you on the trail.

I have read this book a number of times. Having grown up in Wyoming, I am familiar with much of the country and many of the people described in the book. Opening this book is like going home all over again. This is not an "historical novel" but a retelling of actual events that reads better than any fictional adventure story. The best part about the book is that it turns the giants of the American West into real people, with real foibles and follies. The mountain men weren't super heroes, but regular people living a hard and dangerous life. It's an excellent snapshot of the realities of frontier life, told by the people who lived there. Thank God Raymond Thorp interviewed these men before all knowledge of their lives passed into obscurity.

This book presents a lot of information I had never seen, detailing the Pentagon's covert actions in Vietnam. It's main charm is that it is well researched, using previously secret information. The book's serious drawback is that it really needed an editor. The chapters read like individual journal articles: state a theme, present the facts, conclude that you showed what you claimed initially. I am currently half way through, and every interesting fact has been repeated three times, down to identical quotation snippets. The book is not organized by group within SOG, or by timeline. A better presentation would have been shorter, and "taught the lessons of Vietnam" better.

The Secret War Against Hanoi by Richard H. Schultz, Jr. is yet another example of how the higher-ups in Washington failed the soldiers on the ground in Vietnam. Schultz details the beginnings of our clandestine operations during the Vietnam War and the micromanaged progression they took under Lyndon Johnson's administration.

The story of our covert actions begins immediately after John Kennedy inauguration. Kennedy convened his first national security meeting and was wholely dissatisfied with American efforts to counter North Vietnam's promotion of the Viet Cong. Kennedy insisted that the US do to North Vietnam what they were doing to South Vietnam. Neither Kennedy nor anyone else present at that meeting would know exactly what we were in for because of that directive.

Schultz makes it clear that once the Pentagon was handed the responsibility for covert operations in Southeast Asia that they were almost assured of failing. The military neither wanted nor could handle the covert operations that were truly necessary to bring about the withdraw of North Vietnamese support for the Viet Cong. The army in particular was against the Pentagon's use of covert operations as a means of furthering the war effort. They believed 100 percent in conventional military methods and did not believe that special forces were going to contribute one bit to the war effort.

To go along with the military's disinterest was the civilian leadership's unreasonable expectations regarding covert operations. Many members of the Kennedy and Johnson administrations did not fully grasp the difficulty of conducting successful covert operations against a "denied target" like North Vietnam. Kennedy himself believed that the CIA was merely dragging its feet regarding North Vietnam due to a lack of resources or competence or both.

Too often the senior military brass left the special forces units in Vietnam out to dry with inadequate resources and staffing. They refused to staff the units with the senior level people which normally went with the important missions in Vietnam. It was something that the Pentagon wished would just go away.

Coupled with the military's cold shoulder, the special operators had to deal with the bureaucratic nightmare that was Vietnam policy. If their operations requests made it through the Defense Department, they then had to travel the hallways of the State Department before final approval by President Johnson. Very little of what the special operators wanted to do ever made it all the way through Washington intact.

The Secret War Against Hanoi is illustrative of the way in which democracies have trouble conducting wars that dictatorships do not. It was fear that kept special forces from even coming close to fulfilling the promise that they had in Vietnam. It was the fear of what our allies would say, what the Chinese or Soviets would do, and, most importantly to the members of the Johnson administration, what the voters would think.

The Secret War Against Hanoi is not very surprising in light of what we already know about the Vietnam War. However, it does provide some good insight into how not to conduct covert operations. While the United States has not had enough success with covert operations to say that we have developed a workable method, we certainly should take the lesson away from Vietnam about what the wrong methods are.

Richard Shultz has uncovered many new facts about how the CIA and the military carried out secret operations during the Vietnam War. His careful research and brutal honesty tells the story--warts and all. He gives both a strategic and a tactical perspective. You will get to know well some extraordinary characters who fought political, diplomatic and bureaucratic barriers to try to undermine the regime in Hanoi. Many lessons here for future conflicts.