Paul and Lentz (1977) is a hallmark study in the history of psychology. Paul uses painstaking methodological rigor to establish the Social Learning Program as "treatment of choice" for the chronically mentally ill, in terms of behavioral, community and cost outcomes. This book is a model for scientific psychologists and a great learning tool for students. The experimental design in itself is worthy of a seminar in scientific methods. Moreover, Paul's discussion of implementation of effective mental health programs in "real world" systems is sobering while his insights are refreshing. A must read for all in the mental health field.

I enjoyed this book as it reveals the stories behind the stars. It is suprisingly inspirational. This wonderful book prompted me to read Barbara Barrie's equally wonderful book, Second Act about her bout with colon cancer. Both Books givew great insight into life. Fame, beauty and Stardom matters not. One does not feel alone after reading these two wonderful books. One never knows what waits.

"History must be told through the eyes of people that have experienced it..." wrote Vine Deloria, Jr., American Indian author, in his 1972 book Of Utmost Good Faith.

Taking a similar documentary approach in his new book A RACE AT BAY, journalist Robert G. Hays looks to the past for some answers to understanding the cultural conflicts between the Native American Indians and the ever-expanding population of white settlers in America during the late nineteenth century.

Using well-selected editorials from the New York Times between 1860 and 1900, Hays skillfully focuses the reader's attention on the role of the press in defining and influencing public opinion on what the editorial writers called the "Indian problem."

But what was the Indian problem? To most non-Indians of that time, particularly economic opportunists and frontier settlers, the American Indian simply was in the way of national expansion and progress. Indians were either to be contai! ned or exterminated if efforts to "civilize" them failed. And civilization, as Hays amply illustrates, "was defined in the whites' terms."

Many Americans in the "civilized" eastern states of that time held the belief of the nineteenth century historian John Fiske that the race of aboriginal Americans could be identified by three cultural classifications: "barbarous," "savage," and "half-civilized." As Robert Hays points out the Times editorial writers also were not immune to these popular xenophobic expressions and added a few of their own like "greasy red men," "dusky savages," and "Lo." It is not surprising, therefore, that the editors of the Times used the typical "we/they" attitude in their otherwise critical reporting of the treatment of the American Indians.

A RACE AT BAY is well organized in eleven short chapters each presenting a topic that can be read in or out of s! equence of the others. Hays begins each of his chapters wit! h an insightful overview of his selected editorials. At the end of the book is a complete index that should prove particularly useful to readers who want to focus on selected issues within the same thread of discussion.

In one of his longest chapters Robert Hays covers the contentious topic on Indian policy--as debated and (re)defined by the U.S. Congress, as implemented by the Department of Interior, as discharged by the Department of War, and as defended or ridiculed by the New York Times as in the following editorial excerpt from May 22, 1870:

"There is a white problem to be dealt with along the whole of our vast frontier, in order even to get at our Indian problem...why the Russians and French and English have always succeeded better with the Indians than we have, is, not that they are more humane or more just than we are, or have more tenderness for the red race than we have, but that their system of governing the white race is different...they do not permit t! he sparse and half-civilized communities which collect on their frontier to govern themselves as we do under our Territorial system."

A clear, consistent, and equitable national policy for the American Indians was never realized then, and remains just as elusive today, as a Times editorial writer on October 7, 1879, admonishes with the question "What has Congress ever done to define the course of conduct which should be pursued toward the Indians?"

Perhaps the enigmatic answer lies in an old Indian quote: "The only promise that the Government kept with the Indian was the promise to take the Indians' land, and it did."

This is the most wonderful book for United States History. Whether you take the course, or just want to know about our country, it is a great, easy to comprehend text. Although it is out of print, I have had this book for about 10 years now. I actually found this book in a school garbage pail! LUCKY ME! It was definately a find of a life time!

I first read Journey of the Magi, I picked the book up at the library. I was totally shocked at the content, but nonetheless hooked. So much so that I went on the Net to track down the author to see if he had written other books. At first I wondered if he was arrogant, then I saw the true scholary intelligence of the writer. This is a brilliant man. A realist. If you wish to read something educational and so funny that I actually laugh out loud, this is the writer for you. I also felt that no matter his circumstances, he truly is a good compassionate man. I first read The journey of the Magi in January, I have since gone on to read all five of his books and I am a lifer. A brilliant read.

I'd give this ten out of five if I could. I know that"essential reading" is a much overused phrase, but anyone interested in poetry should read this. Graves was his own "Movement" and his own "School". No one wrote poetry like he did, and no one wrote and thought about poetry quite the same way either. In the essays collected here he could be wilful, pig-headed and cantankerous. He is never less than thought provoking and often very funny. At times his insistance that the Poet MUST be this or MUST do that can grate... (Like Eliot and many others when he's talking about "The Poet" he's talking about himself) but even when you're disagreeing with him most violently or feel the need to say "Stop, wait, that can't be right" ... what he says is worth thinking about. Although his knowledge of his subject was as profound as any scholars, he insisted on filtering that knowledge through his personal experience as practising poet. And that's what makes this so fascinating and so valuable. He doesn't pretend to to be objective. But he stands by his own standards, which he makes explicit, and applies them ruthlessly. If you write poetry, there's a lot to learn here about writing. (Graves was one of the great revisers and on several occasions he walks his audience through the process). If you teach poetry, there's a lot to think about. "Legitimate criticism of poetry" is worth the price of admission. And if you are interested in the problems of translating poetry his flattening of Pound and his defence of his own translation of the Rubaiyyat (Which was hammered by the critics If memory serves)are both worth reading.
If you are the type of modern reader who gets indignant with a writer who does not say what you think they should, don't bother. Graves never said what people wanted to hear, only what he felt he had to say.

A great source book of information about Camp Santanoni for anyone who has visited this or any other great camp in the Adirondacks. The book is full of historical information, stories, drawings and photographs chronicalling Camp Santanoni - from the influences of Japanese culture on Robert Pruyn (Santanoni's original owner) as a young man, to the present state of this wonderful Adirondack treasure. The photos of the families influenced by Santanoni, the illustrations of the conceptual framework of the architecture, and photos of the land and supporting buildings are numerous and well placed. Simply a thorough and entertaining book.

As we are reminded in this stunning pictorial chronology there is little on our shores to rival the grand beauty and dramatic history of the Southwest. Photographer George H. H. Huey illustrates the volume with contemporary photos of landscapes from Arizona, California, New Mexico, Colorado, Texas, and Utah.

Presenting the stories of this region and its peoples - Indian, Hispanic and Anglo - the author begins with the Clovis people, who can be traced back some 13,000 years, and then he moves on to the Pueblo and Hopi tribes who found homes on in the mesas of Arizona.

Spanish and French missionaries and explorers also play a role in the area's rich cultural background. Among the first missionaries to pioneeer the Southwest were Eusebio Kino and Junipero Serra who traveled to California to convert the native peoples and claim land for the Spanish king. Expeditions from France were largely focused on Texas.

Perhaps most impressive of all is the recounting of William Becknell's forging of the Santa Fe Trail.

Walker brings the area to the present with nuclear research, contemporary border issues, unparalleled growth, and diminishing resources.

Both fascinating and edifying, "Gold, God & Grandeur" will be of interest to all Southwesterners.

- Gail Cooke

This book teaches an attorney what is not taught in law school, strategy, the single best book I've ever read. Highly recommend it to any litigation attorney.