Basic text. Makes for some interesting war tactics. Considering how Caesar loved to play propaganda, it makes one wonder how much is near what truly happened.
**Recommend for entertaining reading of early Roman
empire--Sci-Fi novel called Damsel in the Rough. It's a
first-person take on events after Caesar's death by a woman
from Brooklyn.

I read this book in college. I think it is a fascinating proposition that economic class is more significant than race. I haven't read this book in 10+ years, but it is a compelling theory especially when you consider it was written 25+ years ago.

This book is positively BRILLIANT! A great gift for anyone interested in the work of the often overlooked von Mayer or physics in general.

This is a quaint and charming book full of the obscure history of the Dark Ages. Liudprand, the writer, was a churchman in an Italy that had recently been overrun by waves of German invaders -- Lombards and Franks -- and integrated into the great feudalistic German Empire that then dominated central Europe.

This book has an introduction by the English historian John Julius Norwich, who probably came across Liudprand's writings when he was doing research for his own history of the Byzantine Empire. Indeed it is Luidprand's account of his embassy to Constantinople that is the most fascinating and cohesive part of this book, as he expresses the manly contempt of the semi-civilized barbarian for the servile, effete, and overcivilized Byzantines.

In the light of recent events, it is easy to draw parallels between the German Empire, the Byzantines, and the threat posed to Christendom by expansionary Islam, on the one hand, and the United States, the European nations, and the threat to democracy posed by terrorism and tyranny, on the other. In other words, no matter how obscure it may seem, we can learn a lot form this period of history too.

One criticism I have is that the editors have not bothered to give a clear chronological framework, so that the year in which the events described occur is left up to one's imagination.

Don't know what to get "your" jokster for his/her birthday? Well look no further! I ran across this book and out of the nearly 50 I leafed through this book gave me what I was looking for....a great laugh! Althought the cover is true to form and the jokes inside may offend some, everyone should get a copy of this!

For the student of hand analysis, this eccentric and unusual book is worth reading for two main reasons; firstly because of the philosophical approach that Spier takes to the hand - as a psycho-therapist, he was interested in the hand from the point of view of resolving psychological problems before they become pathologies in need of psycho-analysis; and secondly because Spier is the handreader who originated the understanding of the association of the condition of the little finger with a person's sexuality. From this, all observations about the significance of a low-set little finger, rings worn on this digit (etc) have derived.

The book contains some interesting prints and photographs of hands as well as an introduction by CG Jung, whom Spier introduced to the art. Spier was also the teacher of the Polish psychiatrist and handreader Charlotte Wolff and whilst it is true that not all of his ideas have made their way into the mainstream of handreading thought, they still hold considerable sway in schools within Germany and Israel, for instance, where papers on the psychological and psychiatric significance of hands are regularly published in scientific journals.

For those approaching the work of Spier from the vantage point of psycho-therapy / analytical psychology, you may learn something about the human psyche from reading this book that will change the way you view people forever. It is clear that this is the impact that Spier had upon Jung - and why, indeed, it was that Jung decided to contribute his supportive foreword to the book. There is much more to handreading than is supposed by many...

Hume describes, as usual, in pithy and concise English, the events from Bosworth Field, in 1485, which led directly to the coronation of Henry VII, to the coronation of Henry VIII, who is the central figure in this volume, which might arguably serve as Henry's biography.

In this period, we learn how Henry VII formed close alliances with Ferdinand of Aragon, the wealthy prince of Spain, whose daughter, the Infanta Catherine, at 18 years of age, was first betrothed to the future king's elder brother Arthur (16 years old); but when Arthur dies, Henry, not wishing to return the dowry of 200,000 ducats, dumps Catherine onto his younger son, the future Henry VIII (who is 12 at this time). This fact alone might have caused much of the resentment toward the queen, whom Henry later divorced.

These incidents, the "divorce" of the monarch, the break with Rome, the tightrope walked by Henry between catholicism and the Lutheran principles, the growing power and wealth of Spain, the rivalries and jealousies between that nation and England and France; the growth and spread of protestant reform; Henry's absolute control over the government, his arbitrary and ruthless rule over the people, who esteemed him highly; his death, and the accession of Edward VI, and later, Mary, who reversed the policies of her father, and married Philip II of Spain, a catholic monarch; and Mary's death, and the succession of Elizabeth, close the volume.

As this volume becomes more particular than its predecessors, and covers a period of little more than 70 years, its detail somewhat hampers the flow of events, whereas the first two volumes were more general.

Still, an excellent work of history, and a very good read.

This book takes the reader through a comprehensive survey of major U.S. foreign policy from the early days of U.S. existence up to the publish date. It is thorough yet not so detailed that it bogs you down.

Arguably, this is the best review of hydrocracking I have ever read. The authors discuss all aspects of commercial hydrocracking. The bibiography alone justifies the purchase price. The emphasis is on catalyst preparation and characterization, but reaction kinetics and process specifics are also discussed.

I loved growing up a Patches Pal with JP Patches, Gertrude and the rest. This book if full of pictures and memories as well as great behind the scenes stories.
Like others who are quoted in the story, meeting JP Patches was a thrill in my life. Glancing through the book I started to read it and ended up reading it in one sitting; it was wonderful but could have been longer!!![.]
If you grew up in the Seattle area in the 50's - 70's you'll enjoy this book.
We love you JP Patches! (I rated this 4 rather than 5 stars as I wanted the book to be longer.)