Writing about the Holocaust, Schwarz argues, is not just a literary but a moral problem. Each of his fifteen well-crafted chapters is a miniature lesson in the ethics of representing the unrepresentable. He takes us through the politics and the pitfalls and the artistic achievements of the major Holocaust narratives, and he does so with the sure hand of a master critic and the self-awareness of a true humanist. This is a book to read and to re-read.

Surely there has never been a more gut-wrenching and yet revealing discussion of the nature of human evil than Daniel Schwarz's "Imagining the Holocaust." Mr. Schwarz examines the tragedy not only through the eyes and voices of survivors and the survivors' children, but in the words of novelists in about twenty-five narratives including Wiesel's Night, Levi's Survival in Auschwitz, The Dairy of Anne Frank, Appelfeld's Badenheim 1939, Schwarz-Bart's The Last of the Just, and Spiegelman's cartoon Maus. But when reading Maus, we cannot laugh! Except perhaps as a nervous reflex to the unmitigated horror which is echoed in the voices of the unspeakable tragedy. For even in an event as traumatic as the Holocaust, Schwarz argues that we need to distinguish between what happened and how we remember what happened. Moreover, how we remember and retell the event. For imagination plays a crucial role both in our acts of memory and the act of telling. Imagination is a gift which enables us to see ourselves as "other." And imaginative language, he shows, invades the gates of the unspeakable and creates historical reality. Likewise, Schwarz demonstrates how his authors use imagination and memory to discover courage and faith in the depths of the soul. Even in the Holocaust's "Heart of Darkness." And so it is with this in mind that I can do no better than wholeheartedly recommend Mr. Schwarz's "Imagining the Holocaust." --W. Pearce Brown Ithaca, New York

Ultimately, Daniel Cohen achieves his sense of balance in "The Impeachment of William Jefferson Clinton" by finding all the parties involved guilty of something. The Republican party was able to take advantage of competing standards in being critical of Clinton's behavior, applying a legal standard to his political behavior and a political standard to his legal actions. In a similar fashion Cohen uses various standards to find fault with one and all, which, I dare say, is a position most young readers can readily buy into.

In 1998 the U.S. House of Representatives voted for two articles of impeachment against President Clinton: committing perjury and obstructing justice. Clinton was acquitted by the U.S. Senate after a brief trial, but Cohen is well aware that the story involves much more than the Constitutional issues. Cohen presents the Monica Lewinsky scandal in the context of the "Character" issue that had followed Clinton throughout his run for the White House. Detailing the string of events that brought Lewinsky to the attention of Special Prosecutor Kenneth Starr. Even though he is writing for a younger audience, Cohen pays attention to details: he points out the employee photograph of Lewinski from the Department of Defense was used because it was the only one available until journalists finally tracked her down. A small detail, but important because in the world of news images matter. The chapters in which Cohen details how the White House counterattacked the building story and the testimony that became the focal point of the impeachment effort.

During the whole impeachment affair I always like to read news magazines rather than newspapers, because I appreciated the sense of perspective that you get from something that comes out weekly rather than daily. Cohen certainly takes advantage of the persepctive time affords him. I also like the fact that Cohen does not let his objectivity stand in the way of being critical: he notes that Betty Currie, the president's secretary, would have been an obvious witness to call but that the impeachment managers did not want to have a string of black witnesses being questioned by white males. Again, I think this sort of detail speaks to the quality of this book.

Ultimately, the information in this book may enlighten, but it probably will not persuade anybody, mainly because everybody's mind is made up on this one. I remember thinking it was a big mistake for the U.S. Supreme Court to let lawyers go after a sitting U.S. President in a civil trial and when Clinton denied having "sexual relations" with Lewinski I immediately knew that he was ruling out intercourse, but not other things. Along with what happened in Florida, it was an interesting couple of years educating children about the wonderful world of politics in this country. Of course, I am not sure too many students are interested in beating this particular dead horse, but this is an excellent treatment of the sordid chapter of recent American history.

Extremely well-written in an unbiased telling of the facts, Cohen presents this entire scandal in "the best light possible." Told chronologically, he incudes black/white photos and documents that keep this book moving at an acceptable pace. A much appreciated addition to any school or public library, this will be a popular reference for any school project concerning Presidents. Readers are left to draw their own conclusions about the "charmed" life and bad choices of this U. S. President. You can't do much better than that, Mr. Cohen.

In this simple, lovely paperback the life & times of two quiet, introspective pioneers come alive. They left the land of their birth for Seattle in America, arriving in the 1919. There they thrived within their community & their church. Until that fateful day when Iwao was snatched away shortly after Pearl Harbor. The World War II correspondence of this Issei couple throughout the dark years of their separate internments is the heart of this biography. Yet the memorabilia & superb black & white photographs of the NorthWest region give a greater insight into these quiet, devoted Americans. Truly an inspiring study in forgiveness & endurance. ........................

This is the true story of a married couple who were sent to separate internment camps during World War II. It is a heart-wrenching, but heart-warming story, told mainly in his letters to her, as she was too depressed or too ill to write much of the time. All Americans should know the full details of this shameful time in our history. This book shows how a man can love his wife under any circumstance. Highly recommended!

Inside AutoCad 12 For DOS ISBN 1562050559
While a co-worker was spending hundreds of dollars to
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While a co-worker was spending hundreds of dollars to
learn AutoCad at the local collage, I learned as much at
the same pace at home with this fine book. It should be sub-titled as a tutorial. The book begins assuming you know nothing about AutoCad,
and carefully explains in a straight-forward method all you need to know. Everything is done in sequence so each excercise teaches
new commands to be used in following drawings. It is a great primer
for new users learning 2-D basics, and I have shared it with experienced users at work as a reference manual for 2-D
and 3-D drawings. The book comes with a disk with programs
to help you learn which was a real time-saver for me. I would recommend this book to all beginning and professional
AutoCad users. I have other titles from The New Riders Publishing Company, and they have all been a very good investment.

Daniel Cole's path-breaking study of the myths and realities of environmental regula tion in Poland is "must-reading" for anyone concerned with how the former communi st countries can become modern democracies. At last, From Red To Green provides the West w ith a clear-eyed and definitive exposition of falacy of environmental protection during the communist era and the efforts to achieve genuine reform in Poland's post-Soviet political life. Cole masterfully synthesizes the historical, political, socio-economic factors impac ting on environmental policy in Poland's past, providing a base to assess environmental pro tection today. Cole has established himself as one of the most penetrating analysts of adm inistrative law in the former Soviet bloc, and here he harnesses his strengths to produce a provocative analysis of a country which has probably engaged reform and modernization more aggressively than any other former sattelite state. For those involved in research on poli cy in the post-communist world, From Red To Green offers a pragmatic and compelling vision. For those in charge of environmental policy-making in the region, it is required reading.

Mark Brzezinski, Hogan & Hartson LLP, Washington, DC

INSTITUTING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION is excellent. Of the handful of good studies of the environmental degradation inflicted on Central European countries under communism, Cole's book is one of the best. What sets it apart from other examinations of environmental problems is its focus on the legal rationalities and irrationalities of "real socialism" in Poland. This is a topic much neglected by social scientists and economists, who tend to assume that communism was, if not exactly law-less, at least a social order in which the law mattered much less than dozens of other factors. Cole's book has convinced me that socialist law is a necessary and important variable to be considered, that the law in communist Poland was deeply intertwined with the other political, social, ideological, and economic variables to which most analysts devote their attention.

It is one of the finest in-depth case study I have encountered of the problems of establishing the rule of law during the last years of a communist regime trying to implement reforms and during the more fundamental transition from communism to democratic government and a market economy. It will stand as a model for any future studies of such non-environmental topics as communist and post-communist labor law, property reform, and so on.

Quite apart from its status as legal analysis, this is a superb study of the relation between politics, economics, social interests, and ideology. Its audience will extend far beyond legal scholars. In fact, this book should have an impact on such disciplines as Environmental Studies, Political Science, Economics, History, and Sociology. Needless to say, this is more than most legal texts achieve.

This book is as thoroughly researched as any I have read on the topic. Hardly a source is left untouched. At the same time, never is there a hint of the problem afflicting all too many academic studies, the needless compiling of bibliographic references for the sake of displaying the references. Cole has obviously read everything that is worth reading (and more!), and integrates this material into a coherent whole.

I bought this book based on the review of it written by the author. He wrote exactly what he described -- a treatise on all types of insulation and other means of blocking heat flow for applications around the home, etc. No high temperature ceramic stuff or cryogenic stuff is covered in this book. In particular, the chapters on fiber glass batt insulation, rigid board insulation and radiant barriers are well detailed and will give you the exact infomation needed to deal with contractors, or buy exactly what you need for your next remodeling or other project that involves insulation. A cursory review of the other chapters also showed good information, but was less relavent to my project. This book is as well detailed as any John Wiley book; Much better detail than you would expect from a McGraw-Hill publication. Copyright is 2001. This book is up to date. Engineers and architechts will find it to be a page turner. Even ordinary folks who might be spending thousands or tens of thousands of dollars on remodeling their home should buy this book just so they can help their contractor avoid making huge mistakes at the home owner's expense. Also covered in detail in this book are the development of modern insulations and insulation products used in the past.

The Insulation Handbook, my third book, explores a full range of insulation materials and methods in one complete resource. The 500 page text contains over 140 illustrations along with a resource guide to facilitate correspondence with the product manufacturers of the materials discussed. Although the book is geared toward the residential architect and homebuilder, the informative and easy-to-understand writing style allows the text to be easily understood by the homeowner and architectural intern without sacrificing technical information.

As everyone knows, electric bills, gas bills, oil bills, HVAC repair bills, etc., are an everyday part of homeownership. As most homeowners, contractors, designers and architects already know, there is no magic pill to swallow in order to avoid the monetary realities in obtaining thermal comfort. But there is joy to be found in knowing the homeowner's most precious commodity is constructed using the most efficient, most environmentally responsible, most vermin resistant or maybe even the least expensive method available. There are a number of reasons as to why this book should be an essential part of a professional library. Geared as a resource in the evaluation of the many different types of insulation materials, The Insulation Handbook demonstrates that R-value is no longer the only consideration when choosing residential insulation. Other properties that now demand, and deserve, proper review are the material's cost, fire resistance, mold resistance, insect resistance, vermin and moisture transmission, environmental benefits, health impact as well as the ease and appropriateness of its application.

The organization of the book's text is simple and logical. The concepts of thermal comfort, vapor transmission, insulation principles and building codes provide the reader with a solid understanding of the "how's and whys" of building insulation. The chapters that discuss specific insulation materials are organized by application method; such as loose fill, blanket types, sprayed-in-place, foamed-in-place and rigid board products.

The scope of The Insulation Handbook goes beyond conventional insulation materials. Historical products from the early to mid-20th century, such as asbestos, insulating board and urea formaldehyde foam insulation (UFFI) are examined. Alternative strategies and materials are also discussed at length. Reflective insulation systems, as one example, demonstrate the use of a system of reflective sheets (radiant barriers) and air spaces that act as insulation when designed together. Also discussed are ceramic coatings, earth wall construction, straw bale construction as well as engineered systems such as in structural insulated panels (SIPs) and insulating concrete formwork (ICF).

I have also investigated some of the insulation materials that designers may encounter in the foreseeable future. Not only are these technologies a significant departure from conventional thermal mass-type materials, they are generally thinner, lighter and possess much higher R-values than common insulation materials available today. For example, a silica aerogel, in a 90 percent vacuum, has a thermal resistance of R-20 per inch. Other products, such as vacuum insulated panels (VIPs) can attain R-values of R-16 to R-40 per inch at room temperature.

The transfer of energy, heat, air and moisture is never-ending. My task as an author was to make the extreme amount of information available so that we, as architects, designers and builders can make informed and wise decisions regarding the critical selection of an insulation method. It has become paramount to understand why the proper installation of insulation materials is so critical to the life cycle cost of a structure and the thermal comfort of the occupant.

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I use this textbook and its previous edition to teach International Business to senior level students in cyberspace. I consider this the most readable text on the subject. This edition has been slimmed down from the previous edition, and it is an improvement to an excellent text. My students agree that this text is great.

Anyone who needs a comprehensive book on this field should purchase this text, it is worth every penny!

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Sharon S. Brehm is a respected social psychologist who has composed a witty, fun, and insightful tome regarding the many fascinating contributions her field has made to the study of love relationships. Popular press books may or may not offer valid advice--they aren't relying on scientific research, but rather on opinions (which often conflict with the opinions found in still other books). Brehm offers her readers information that is reliable and valid, and perhaps most importantly, useful. Better still, her book is equally applicable for men and women. As a psychology professor and a consultant for individuals seeking their life mate, I read and use many books--texts and popular press--on this issue. Brehm's book is among my most trusted resources, and it gives readers the best of all worlds: excellent and engaging writing that is easily understood, information that is eminently useful, and solid research evidence rather than opinion alone. Should you live together? Does marriage really make people happier than if they had remained single? What attracts romantic partners? If you want "just the facts," this is the place to go for them. (If you want opinion-type popular-press books that support "the facts" and thus really do give good advice, I highly recommend "If I'm So Wonderful, Why Am I Still Single?" by Susan Page, as well as "How to Find the Love of Your Life," by Ben Dominitz, "The Rules," by Ellen Fein and Sherrie Schneider [note: "The Rules" are for women only], and "Mars and Venus on a Date," by John Gray.)

Confused about your conflicts with your significant other? Do you want to find out why people are attracted to some people but not others? Reading this book for my sociology class in college allowed me to better comprehend my own relationships. The book collects together social psychological research on intimate relationships, discussing such topics as attraction, sexuality, power, conflict, loneliness, and relationship development. Unlike other non-scholarly books written about relationships, this text is based on studies published by psychologists. Their conclusions can help you better understand your own relationships, but of course each individual person may differ from what sociologists generally conclude about human beings. Even though this book was written for psychology courses, the text is not too difficult to understand. This book is extremely interesting, and I highly recommend it to anyone who has been, wants to be, or is currently in a relationship - which is, basically, everyone

This is a brilliant effort, and easily the best work on telecommunications history in a politico-economic context that I have read. Headrick does the hard work, provides the detail, and then makes genuinely insightful comments to educate the reader as to the meaning of various events. It is rare to read such a well researched, straight forward book, and it is even easy to read. A complete success.

Daniel Headrick has written an essential resource by those working such issues as communications, national security, intelligence, and history. "The Invisible Weapon" describes the development of telecommunications from 1851 to 1945. Mr. Headrick shows how the new technology permitted the expansion of Britain's empire, and London's international influence.

Each section of the book brings to light the enormous impact the new telegraphic system had on world events. Mr. Headrick describes how Britain was able to secure near monopoly on important telegraphic technology, how London used its submarine cables to link the Empire, and how it controlled information to weaken its enemies. One cannot help but be captured by the amazing parallels to today's communications developments. Indeed, "The Invisible Weapon" has been noted on the bookshelves of experts in information warfare

The book contains clear and concise maps, excellent tables and figures,! and thorough footnotes. Each chapter contains an excellent conclusions section. The only flaw noted by this reviewer is the jacket design, so dull and grey that it likely hindered sales. Nevertheless, "The Invisible Weapon" will no doubt find a prominent place on bookshelves for decades to come.

A missing piece of the Native American literature. So many stories are about the removal, or the myths. But how did the Cherokee actually live? What did they eat? What kind of games did they play? This book expertly deals with these everyday issues.

It is a clearly written book with bright, graceful illustrations. I enjoyed reading it to my daughters several times. And now they are older they enjoy learning Cherokee words.

An excellent book...and one every librarian should consider having.

I was astonished to read of something that pertained to my family history. I am so amazed by Daniel Pennington's writing's. He made me feel like I was there watching this in real life. This will be a great tool to teach my children about my heritage.