Burden of rejoinder! Plan meet need! Fiat? Fiat who? Hey, stop talking so fast! And what's this "kritik" thing?

Okay, let's face it, it's old. It's from the days before politics disads, and when "cards" really were 3x5 index cards. Obviously a poor resource for intruducing anyone to the contemporary debate forum. If you're a novice who wants to learn to win rounds, this is not the place to look. Reading this my first year of debate just made me more confused than when I started. Debate has changed a lot since this book came out. The theory, style, and lingo are all so different today that this book is practically useless as a learning tool.

On the other hand, for long-time debaters who want to codify their style to be more powerful, intuitive, and organized, this may prove quite helpful. The methods of evaluating and presenting arguments that this book investigates are really quite good, and the section on cross-examination is second to none. I've judged too many high school rounds where debaters waste time, let their opponents weasel out of certain death in cross-ex, or simply don't see the obvious fallacious connection between disad links they havn't seen before. If nothing else, this book could boost your speaker points a few notches here and there.

I only gave it three stars because it no longer lives up to its title, but I didn't give it less because every time I skim it it's enlightening.

"ONE STOP SHOPPING" I highly recommend this book for professors teaching undergraduate Critical Thinking and Debate Courses.

For days, I searched for a book that my students (could afford $)would ENJOY reading. In addition to Freeley's book this is the one I adopted for my class at Emerson College.

It CLEARLY (using pleasant layout & copy) explains * The Debate Process * Building The Debate Case * Elements of Debate * Research * Constructing Affirmative and Negative Cases * Refutations * Cross Examination

Speakers Duties, Delivery Style, etc.

THIS 143 PAGE PAPERBACK CAN GO ANYWHERE...

Well I read the book and in it there are a lot of interesting facts and different ways to identify animals and plants. But the only downside is that it is not good for quick identification because you need to first find the page for your specific animal group then find out exactly which species it is.

This book is a very good book. However, the only drawback is that in the field when you go camping or whereever you are trying to identify something you need to thumb through pages until the pages match your observations of the specimen then identify by pictures. Now everything gets identified, but it just takes a little longer to do then other field guides.

This is a concise review about the current events happening in the airline industry. Although it is written a few years ago, it still provides valuable insights into an industry that has been experiencing tremendous change. The book could have been written better. It has some rough reading moments. The book get's more interesting in the second half of the book. Most importantly, it is quite accurate for what a business manager or an investor needs to know about the airline business in a quick 200 page summary! Perfect for learning about many facets of the airline industry in a week-end.

This book is a useful introduction to APL2 -- IBM's modern dialect of the APL language. APL2 is available for many platforms, including Windows, OS2, RS6000 and IBM mainframes.

The first thing to keep in mind about the book is that IBM's bundling it with IBM APL2/Windows and IBM APL2/OS2, so if you're planning on buying these implementations, perhaps you want to wait and get the copy with your software. Otherwise, if you're using the free TryAPL2 or your site has a license for APL2 and you need the documentation, then this book is very useful and helpful.

Having said this, here is what the book WON'T teach you:

- Shared variables. How APL2 manages communication with other processors, with other APL2 systems, etc. This is a very important topic.

- The associated and auxiliary processors: How APL2 manages screen IO, how APL2 talks to REXX or to your operating system, how to manage files from APL2 (!!!), etc.

You should keep these in mind because when you'll be done with the APL2 at a Glance book, you might wonder, for example, how to do file IO in APL2 -- you'll need the APL2 user guide to help you with this and other topics.

This is a simple, easy-to-read book of recipes. The author makes cooking chinese food at home a breeze! If you love asian cooking, and are sick of ordering in, try these recipes. I have made about 6 dishes including Shrimp in Lobster Sauce and Spring Rolls, and I was surprised how well they turned out. I reccommend this book to anyone who loves cooking with a wok.

Whether you are a disney fan or not, you must know that nearly all protagonist are acted up by either aniamal characters or those lovely princesses who are mostly welcomed. This book told us about the stories of six princesses from the original films and those of them are familiar to us.After reading this collection, I almost think of these six princesses-Snow white, Jasmine, Bell, Cinderella, Aurora and Ariel every day.They are so pretty , friendly , sweet and clever and brillant ! We can ever learn how to love the others from this book. Though I am no more a child , i don't think such a good book needs to be regulated by the aging limit, I would like to share it to all people in the whole world. It was magic that creates those great stories and this was also magic that make me couldn't put the book down till i've finished it.It can also help you to develop better relstionships with others. Owning this book is just like my dream comes true !

This is an incredibly useful book. I liked the layout and the use of tables, that are quick and easy to review for interpretations of different subtests. The review of profile types is well planned and easy to follow, the descriptors are very down to earth, the adjectives used are "user friendly." I would recommend this to anyone interpreting MMPI profiles.

December 1948: Peking is held by nationalist troops but surrounded and besieged by communist forces. Amid the tension in the city and the power stuggles between various factions, Inspector Bei of the Peking police probes the connections between the burning to death of a Taoist abbot on the steps of his temple, a series of brutal murders of high-priced prostitutes, and a mysterious organization called the Purple Mountain. My favorite kind of mystery, one that incorporates actual historical persons and events (Mao Zedong, Chou Enlai, Lin Piao, the siege of Peking) into an absorbing story. (Max Allan Collins also does this sort of thing especially well in his Nate Heller novels.)

The author does an excellent job of pulling together material from many sources to provide interesting insights into one of Hollywoood's most popular actors. Unfortunately, Mr. Garner did not provide an interview for the author and very little of his private life is revealed.

It is enjoyable to hear the background behind his various movies and TV series as well as his other business ventures.

The reader is left with an impression that Mr. Garner is a much deeper and more complex man than one would suspect.

This book was written in 1985 and so much of Mr. Garner's life is not covered. After a mid-life crisis involving numerous lawsuits, a troubled marriage, poor health, deep depression, and the "cancelled" Rockford Files, Mr. Garner seems to have mellowed considerably. It would be very interesting to update this bio with current info.

Somewhat interesting but I ran into a similar problem with another book about Ireland I read recently - it is written as if you have great familiarity with Irish history (which I don't). Very little is explored in-depth, some areas of Irish history seemed skimmed over or omitted entirely. Like the last book I read, it's okay for a review but not for the beginning "student". I'll try again somewhere else.

As a student of Dr. Duffy's I have seen the actual man in action and I do not belive this book represents in whole the genius of the man. This book in its simplicity, limits the intelligence of its reader to but a few pages in which, though well presented, are not close to touching the genius of the editor. I believe that this work, though informational and well made does not show the skill of the editor as an historian. To truly appreciate Dr. Duffy one has to read a work entirely of his own rather than this piece.

Editor Sean Duffy's Atlas of Irish history is a fine, worthy addition to your Irish-related library. Whether you're a newcomer to Irish history or a card-carrying gaelophile, this atlas has much to offer, covering several thousand years of Irish history in a concise, highly readable, and strikingly visual manner.

The concept of the Irish Atlas is simple yet highly effective. Generally one page of text is followed by a thematic map. For example, a chapter on the Viking wars of the 8th century is accompanied by a helpful map that reveals the exact location in Ireland of Viking raids, settlements, and more. In another later chapter, The Ulster Question, a fine overview of this critical and longstanding issue is followed by a map that reveals the distribution of Protestants and Catholics in Ulster, 1911. Other chapters include, but are by no means limited to, the 1798 Rebellion, the pre-famine economy, World War 1 & the Easter Rising, and 1990s Ireland.

While some readers might quibble with the rather limited text, it's important to remember this is an atlas. The text (solidly written, by the way) is meant as an overview to these pivotal events in Irish history. It should be used as a gateway to more detailed writings. (The atlas concludes with a two-page "further reading" section.) As for the maps, editor Duffy concedes they "show facts rather than influences or ideas..." But this reader found the maps instructive and creative, a fine complement to the text.

Kudos to Mr. Duffy and his collaborators on the Irish Atlas. It does indeed go "some way to explain the story of this unique and fascinating place."