This is a very interesting history of the Rosenberg case from the point of view of David Greenglass, Ethel Rosenberg's brother... I would recommend it to all Rosenberg case buffs for its portrait of Ethel's family relationships and background... Greenglass comes off as one strange and unlikeable guy...

I do have a couple of criticisms of the book. For a NY Times editor, Sam Roberts, the author doesn't write all that well. Some of his sentences are confusing with pronouns that refer back to previous sentences, only the reader doesn't know to which person previously mentioned. There are a also number of passages which seem to me to contain confusing non-sequitors... reading The Brother is a bit like coming in in the middle of a movie.

This is one of the most brilliant works of non-fiction I have ever read. The trial and execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg has always been a sensitive and controversial subject for Americans. Although many authors have written books on the subject, only one has been able to talk to the chief witness who testified against the Rosenbergs and sent them to the electric chair for espionage, Ethel's brother, David Greenglass. Sam Roberts did some excellent research and has found a bounty of never before told information about the case and the family. Every chapter is more exciting than the one before it. Excellent job Sam

In 1953, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed for passing information about the atomic bomb to the Russians. They remain the only Americans to get the death penalty for spying in peacetime, which indicates the extraordinary nature of their case. Current spies might expect prison at worst, and possibly a country club prison at that. The Cold War is over, and we have new fears, but an examination of the fifty-year-old case is welcome. _The Brother: The Untold Story of Atomic Spy David Greenglass and How He Sent His Sister, Ethel Rosenberg, to the Electric Chair_ (Random House) by Sam Roberts gives a surprising, fresh view of the case. Roberts can rightly claim that this is an "untold story" because after years of persistence, he was able to find Greenglass, living under a different identity, and conduct interviews. True to the nature of a disreputable stoolpigeon, Greenglass started singing for a fee.

Greenglass, a member of the Communist Party, somehow got assigned to work on the Manhattan Project after being drafted in 1943. His brother-in-law Julius Rosenberg persuaded Greenglass's wife Ruth to talk to him about supplying atomic secrets, and David agreed. He got paid for the information. When the FBI nailed him, he was ready to implicate Julius. When Ruth implicated Ethel, days before the trial, David changed his testimony to corroborate his wife's, always cooperating in order to keep Ruth from getting charged. Playing the wife card again, the feds attempted to get information on Julius's contacts by charging Ethel and then holding the death penalty over her. The idea was that Julius would sing in order to keep Ethel alive for their two young sons. This seems immoral today, and indeed, it is now illegal to use the death penalty as coercion towards cooperation. The eagerness that the feds had to execute the Rosenbergs proved to be a gigantic misjudgment. Communist sympathizers the world over took advantage of the Rosenbergs' plight, especially of the electrocution looming over Ethel. The Rosenbergs were more valuable as martyrs than any information about bombs which Greenglass had stolen.

It is certainly controversial that Greenglass is getting paid for his participation in interviews, but the new information seems worth it. Greenglass had no say in what was going to be written in the book, and could not tell what was to be in it until it was printed; the picture Roberts paints is far from flattering. Remarkably, his wife did not know of his participation in the interviews before the book was published. Roberts has gone to other previously unavailable sources as well, and the story is fascinating. There were serious mistakes made in the trial, well detailed here, and as a result the controversy about the outcome will never be settled. Roberts often gives details that aptly summarize the era; for instance, an FBI account of Ethel's arrest says that she "made a typical Communist remonstrance, demanding a warrant and the right to call an attorney." There are other candidates for the nomination of "Trial of the Century," but it is hard to top this one. If it does not measure up to a laudable presentation of gathering of evidence, prosecution, and execution, and was eventually more comfort to our enemies than to ourselves, we might, living under the threat of terrorist attacks fifty years later, learn useful lessons here about excessive government zeal.

The book would get 5 stars from me if only Wrox would spend the money on hiring an indexer for this book. It's very difficult to quickly find which pages have the information you need on most subjects and keywords.

Truly excellent. Starts from ABC and goes all the way down to Z with a very pleasant and intelligent presentation. One of the best books on programming I have ever come across. A must. FDV

I'm a beginner in VBA and I bough this book one week ago and I find it excellent. I have tried to learn VBA with other books before with no success. This book is easy to follow and gives lots of easy examples. Personally I learn best working with examples. No problem recommending this book for other beginners.
Ok it doesn't come with a CD, but it's no problem downloading what you need from the home page.

Good luck!

in this turn pager muki betser reveals the secretive world of isrel's elite special operation units. told with great credability and a cocky attitude muki guides the reader through israel's wars , terrorist attacks and fight for survival. revealing not only succeses but also failures and tragedy.

I read this one a while ago, but recent events brought it back into the forefront of the mind. I remember that this was a really good book and gave me a perspective of the Israeli military that I never saw before. I knew they were very good, but I had no idea.
I just hope that we don't have to resort to the level of security that they have in Israel or Northern Ireland. Also, this book makes me want to read other books about the Israeli military.

As good as Marciko's Rough Warrior. True account no holds barred combat stories. Get it!

This book is a must to have in your resources for a parent or those who work with kids. My daycare children LOVE the activities that have come from this book! Believe me, it will keep them busy for a while!

Our school has an annual family math & science night where classrooms have age-appropriate activities for kids & families to do together. This book is laid out so well it was easy to present them in a class. Am buying a copy for our school!

This book was written by Julius and Ethel Rosenberg's sons. In light of David Greenglass' recent confession, I recommend this book. If nothing else, it shows the trauma these two boys went through during our national witch hunt.

I read this book during my senior year of high school for an English paper and was fortunate enough to have met Mr. Meeropol who is a college professor in my hometown (and apparently the author of other books available on Amazon.com!). This book was one of the first texts I had read that caused me to question the version of past events that History books tell. I had always been told that the Europeans had saved the "savages" in the New World, the Crusades had been about enlightenment, and that the Rosenbergs were guilty. After reading this book, things went from black and white to the subtle shades of grey that more closely resemble the world we live in. It also helped me understand the strength of character of the Meeropol brothers. No matter what your individual interpretation of the Rosenberg trial is, a person has to take notice of the great personal courage that it took for this average couple to stand up for their beliefs, even when it meant they would be killed. We have leaders nowadays that change their minds in a heartbeat at the mere mention of a high disapproval rating. While I am not communist, nor very liberal (in a Massachusetts sense!) I have to say that this is a compelling book of loss, strength and doing what is right, even when it is not convenient to do so:)
I would strongly recommend reading this book, or possibly making it part of a summer reading program for high school students. I'm so glad I looked up that college professor and didn't just write my English paper on a relative or a neighbor! I learned a lot:) Thank you for allowing an 18 yr old kid to interview you:)

Kat Roy, USAFA 98. Tell Mrs Moriarity I said "hello".

Perhaps it's unfair of me to rate this book, since I didn't make it to the end. It was disappointing, since I've liked others of Coover's books. This one is written in a stream of consciousness style reminiscent of James Joyce/"Ulysses" (which I liked a lot). Similarly, it also is incredibly literate and erudite, lots of language play which still somehow was mostly just hard and not fun the way language should and can be. I could appreciate the humor intellectually, but it wasn't really funny. The subject matter is a cynical take on a dark subject, the Rosenberg executions. I can certainly understand why it's release was so contoversial. It might help to know more about the period but as someone who came of political age (later) during the Watergate years I know little about Nixon as VP and many of the social references were los on me.

When The Public Burning was first published in 1977, Richard Nixon was the ultimate political pariah. His public perception, shaped by Watergate and his resignation, was reinforced by Woodward and Bernstein's fictionalized The Final Days, a brutal account of Nixon's disintegrating psyche. Nixon's own memoir RN was perhaps his worst book, self-pitying, incredibly defensive, too weak-willed to be called defiant.

In this context, Coover's treatment of Nixon in this novel is not as cruel as it may appear. Coover gives Nixon a literary soul, self-doubt, knowledge of his private and public sins and an odd desire to be one with the artists and rebels of the world. True, Coover's Nixon bares his bottom in public, becomes the boy-toy of Uncle Sam and is caught pleasuring himself in a most embarrassing moment ... but Coover's over-the-top cruelty to Nixon has a purpose.

Nixon, the man "born in the house my father built" had to make horrific compromises to attain power, then faced the most public humiliation once attaining it. The burden of American power, personified by Uncle Sam, demands more than any humble human can bear. No wonder he finally walked away.

In the wake of the Clinton impeachment, Coover's work has more resonance than ever. Americans ask the impossible of our public figures ... and then we glory in their failings. Coover brilliantly uses cruelty to reveal the sadism in the heart of our body politic.

A brilliant, savage and unrelenting look at what the US is today. Not as subtle as Gaddis, more powerful than Pynchon, a fabulous and terrifying novel which would have made Swift and Joyce proud.

Having lived in Israel for 4 years I anticipated a novel with insight into the Israeli Psyche. All I got was a 3rd rate thriller, with no thrills and much tedious prose.

A great Avram Cohen story by Robert Rosenberg, like all the author's books, a real eye-opened about Israel: what CNN and the New York Times don't report because they don't know Israel the way he does. This time Cohen looks into what seems to be the accidental death of his protege, and finds clues leading to the Russian mafia -- and corruption. A must-read for anyone who loves a good mystery/thriller as well as anyone interested in Israel the way it really is.

Those readers who are searching for another of those cliche ridden thrillers about brave Israeli Mossad agents pursuing bloody Arab terrorists or conniving Iranian arm smugglers should not read this book or any other of his mysteries about Avram Cohen, an Israeli detective whose complex personality and the moral dilemmas he faces in his work reflect the Real Reality of contemporary Israel. It is an Israel that is a colorful social and political mosaic,and has a dark side that is unfamiliar even to those Americans and Europeans who observe the politics of the Jewish state on a daily basis: the decadent lifestyle of Tel-Aviv; religious fanatics and political extermists; Russian gangsters and serial killers;a society that is moving beyond the idealism and unity of the early Zionist era into a projecting the kind of political and social polarization that led to the assassination of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin. Rosenberg, a former correspondent for The Jerusalem Post and Time magazine,who operates an Israeli based webzine is able to provide us with the flavor and the vibes of this New Israel. He is also a very talented writer that has created in Avram Cohen an original character that is becoming more interesting and more intriguing in each new mystery that is added to the series. I don't want to ruin the reader's pleasure by revealing the the plot in "An Accidental Murder." What Rosenberg does in his new novel is to tie the past with the present, focus on the way history, including the Holocaust, still effects the Israeli psyche. In any case, if like intelligent and literary mysteries, if you enjoy reading John Le Carre, if The Third Man is one of your favorite films, and if you are interested in the politics of Israel and the Middle East, you should get to know Avram Cohen.

This textbook presented the classical approach to thermodynamic theory of equilibrium and excluded the statistical viewpoint.

I. M. Klotz and R. M. Rosenberg focussed their "Chemical thermodynamics" for the chemistry student, although some applications in geology and biology are also taught.

The chapter of mathematical preparation is straightforward and perfectly complemented by the analytical and graphical mathematical techniques shown in chapter twenty-three.

I hope that the reader agrees with me in that the Klotz and Rosenberg's discussion of enthalpy and enthalpy of reaction is excellent.

In the subsequent pages we find topics in ideal and real gases, Gibbs free energy, useful work, phase transitions, chemical potential, the second and third laws and non-electrolyte solutions.

Finally, it should be emphasized that the treatment of electrolyte solutions has been updated.

Very good read. Unusual Setting, not many book set in Jerusalem which mades it more fun. That changes with a move to L.A. Add all the adjustments the hero has to make. Plus a very good mystery. If you can find this book, it is worth the read.

This book simply lacks the psychological depth of the Karp novels, which I have read every one of. This leads me to believe that Mr. Tanenbaum employs the service of an excellent ghost writer, although we may never know...

Being somewhat familiar with the case of the so-called "cop-killers" Tanenbaum prosecuted and eventually wrote about, I had to read this book. Though I found the book to be filled with numerous self serving inaccuracies and half truths, I was glad to have read it. The New York Three, who are; Jalil Muntaqim (Tony Bottom), Albert "Nuh" Washington and Herman Bell, are not the cop killing trio you will read about. Nor was the Black Liberation Army, the group to which they belonged, a gang of murderers as it is portrayed in this "book". The real thugs and criminals were the government and its Counter Intelligence Program (COINTELPRO) which routinely harassed, falsely imprisoned and even murdered members of the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army (among others). The case of Dhoruba Bin Wahad (Richard Moore) and Geronimo ji-jaga (Elmer Pratt) are prime examples of this. Each of them were Black Panther and Black Liberation Army members and were released after 19 and 29 years of false imprisonment, after being able to prove their innocence and the government frame up in cases much like the one written of by Mr. Taaenbaum. In fact, Dhoruba's case was cited in the "Badge of the Assassin" and was portrayed as being guilty. It took 19 years to proove him wrong. Yet, if you were to read the court transcripts, you may have falsely locked them up yourself. Likewise in "Badge of the Assassin." The way it reads you may feel they were the killers. What the book leaves out and what was kept from their trials was the evidence of police and government cover/frame-up. Evidence that when the defense got too close to revealing was conveniently "lost" by the feds and police. It's long time the New York Three were set free as Dhoruba and Geronimo were. Maybe this will help open a door exposing one of America's best kept secrets, political prisoners exist in the USA. Albert Washington, Herman Bell and Jalil Muntaqim are only three out of many dozens. For more information on these and other COINTELPRO cases read "Still Black Still Strong", "Agents of Repression" and "Assata". This would only be for starters.

Two NYC Patrolmen, Waverly Jones and Joseph Piagentini, are visciously ambushed on the night of 21 May, 1971. Who killed them and why? This book delves into those questions and more as the prosecutor who handled the case tells, in vivid and amazing detail, of the assassination, investigation, capture, and trial of the accused cop-killers. A must-read for everybody who knows what justice is, and for those who have yet to find out.