That Crusoe would have so matured and improved with age having been stuck on an island for most of his life? Life begins at sixty for Robinson Crusoe. Friday is dead in Robinson Crusoe though, so the blurb is wrong.

This was the first novel I read. I was thoroughly impressed with the combination of drama and horror in this book. To anybody who has not read this book, I strongly recommend this book. I hope this book is put back in print

In light of the deteriorating situation in the Middle East, Monk's An Aesthetic Occupation offers an enlightening perspective on the tired discourse of recrimination and counter-recrimination that has guided the Palestine conflict for over a hundred years. Monk's analysis of architecture as the focus of the accusations fired from both sides does not recreate the rhetoric of the historical actors he engages. Rather, as Monk himself would put it, his book is a history of the history of how architecture has been deployed in the conflict. And as such, the book both gets at the very emptiness of the ideologies that drive this conflict, and demonstrates the eternal return of that emptiness as both sides re-invoke architecture as the epicenter of historical ethnic claims on the land. In this, we need only remind ourselves that the current violence was sparked by Ariel Sharon's visit to the Temple Mount in the autumn of 2000, in a blatant disregard (and repetition) of a history of ideological discourse about architecture and ownership of place that goes back at least to General Charles Gordon, the nineteenth-century British imperialist with whom Monk begins his study.

In short, this is an excellent book, excellent because it is able to articulate and theorize the discursive and aesthetic apparatus in which Middle Eastern politics of the conflict have been caught. Monk does not offer explicit solutions out of that morass, but one is still forced to believe that enlightenment and analysis are the first step toward a solution. It is here that Monk's book offers something for the present and for the future.

This lyrically penned and exquisitely illustrated story is sure to delight children from ages 3 to 60. The story is well developed and extremely well written and the illustrations are absolutely breath-taking...this book is a true work of art. I have purchased it for all my nieces, nephews, and other children I know, as well as grandparents and parents alike. Knowing you will enjoy this I encourage you to look at Kin Eagle's nursery rhymes..."It's Raining, It's Pouring" and "Hey Diddle Diddle".

I loved this account of Aviators. Rock On

This book is a great find that anyone would love if you like to read about historic events! I reccomend this book to anyone interested in history.

This is an inteligent, well written and extremely thought provoking book which takes a critical look at the current state of world free market capitalism. The main thrust of the books argument is that governments of the left have given up the fight in the reform of capitalism and in doing so have focussed their intervention onto the citizen, ie from market control to social control. I think this argument is very true looking at the policies of the British 'New Labour' government over the last 2 years. The book gives a very interesting cultural tour over the last 50 years which compliments the politcal sea changes over this period.

Davis DL. The aggressive adolescent. Binghamton, New York: Haworth Press, 2000, 158 pages,

This book is written by a clinical psychologist with many years of experience within the Ohio State mental health, rehabilitation and corrections system. It is easely read, full of illustrative case stories with treatment interventions and valuable information for the professional working with aggressive adolescents. The book presents statistics about juvenile violence and crime in American society, developmental theories on adolescent violence, assessment and treatment options. The inserted stories facilitates the understanding. The last chapter gives advice on how "to find a good mechanic". Many of the case histories give a story of prior abuse and neglect in the life of the adolescent, who later commits violent crime or murder and preventive measures within the family and by society is therefore called for. The Aggressive Adolescent is written in down to earth language. I especially liked the inclusion of information about the author and a reader friendly index, items that often times are missing in otherwise good books. I can therefore recommend the book for professionals working with aggressive, violent or crime prone adolescents.

Professor Joav Merrick, MD, DMSc Medical Director, Division for the Mentally Retarded, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Box 1260, IL-91012 Jerusalem, Israel; Email: jmerrick@aquanet.co.il

The front cover contains a quote from Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry: "The wrong people are putting their arms around your kids." This caught my eye and got me interested, but it barely scratches the surface. The exposing of a sinister under current perpetuated by the public schools at the urging of the NEA and the US Department of Education is horrifying. If they have their way, the roles of the teaching profession will continue to increase in spite of growing incompetence and at the cost of an educated society that can read or even think independently. My wife is a teacher exiting the profession having decided to abandon the public school system rather than attempting to rectify its problems from within. It delineates the confusing rhetoric that "educators" use to hide the true goals from parents while stealing the hearts of children and indoctrinating them into a social ethic that derides traditional values and places parents in unfavorable light. This book shows a compelling argument for private or home schooling and convicts me to do all I can with that which the Lord has endowed me.

A clearly-written, logically-organized overview of aircraft jet engine design including thermodynamics, cycle analysis, and component design and evaluation. Includes an overview of how jet engine design fits into the overall process of aircraft design.