Thomas describes the time period between what is known as the two major acts before the revolution...which were obviously the Stamp acts and Boston Massacre. He tells of how this time..where the Townshend duties take affect predictied what would happen in teh future, that this is what forced teh Tea Party and the Boston Massacre to onccur. And he is absolutely correct! Anyone who enjoys history like me shoudl read this book, it lets you know just how far England was willing to go to not let us out of their reach. Please, for your sake, Read this novel!!!

Goossen's text & tape are welcome supplamental materials to a 2-yr study of Navajo. He provides sound examples on "how Navajo is spoken", vitally important in Navajo. He provides many good examples on how nouns, and verbs, and positional markers are used. I spent 2 years @ 65 hours a week training in Navajo to gain a 'basic' ability to speak to weavers. Gossen's work served as a useful platform in our student search for additional reference material. Both tape & text must be used in conjunction with a grounded study of Navajo - which means "lots of spoken training". Gossen provides good reference material on Navajo dialogue/conversation. Best used in sessions with native speakers. Would recommend it to students who are studying Navajo.

The Navajo Language is a fairly difficult language to learn, and there are few books out there that can teach you the Language. In general, cultural practices of the Navajo are seldomly documented and packaged for sale--it's a cultural thing. But this book is the most extensive book out there. Unlike what a previous reviwer claimed, THERE ARE english translations for the Navajo words in the book, including a glossary in the back. YOU WILL NEED THE TAPES to accompany this book!! You just can't read the book and learn the language---the tapes are required. Navajo is a very "throaty" language and it takes a lot of prctice to learn it. Furthermore, I would suggest buying the Navajo-English Dictionary after you have mastered the book.

I cannot praise this book too highly. For years I have been searching for a good Dine (Navajo) course and this is by far the best one I have seen. It is clear, concise and user-friendly while also being thorough and grammatically accurate. The lessons are structured around useful, every-day language in the form of dialogues, stories, grammmatical explanations and exercises. The book includes an appendix of Dine verb structure and a two-way vocabulary, Dine/English and English/Dine. I haven't got the tapes yet, but the book is wonderful and definitely a valuable acquisition for anyone interested in learning to speak the Dine language.

I found this Bible to be very difficult to rate. On the one hand, the Byzantine lectionary is highly useful and some of the references to patristic interpretations of selected texts are useful. However, the rest of the Bible is basically junk and shows that the editors' are beginners in the Orthodox Faith who are still fundamentally "evangelical protestant" in their outlook and who have not yet really begun to understand the essence of Orthodox Christianity. The essay on the Orthodox Church is unnecessarily polemical and hostile to Roman Catholic Christians. The book introductions do not take into account any critical scholarship and are utterly useless. Previous reviewers have already pointed out a number of places where the notes do not accurately reflect good Orthdox exegesis. The morning and evening prayers in the back are a nice addition, but it is puzzling that those devotions omit prayers to the Mother of God and the the saints, thus downplaying the intercession of the Saints. It is also puzzling that the editors used the New King James Version when the Revised Standard Version is the official English translation for both the Orthdox and the Byzantine Catholic Churches. This reviewer recommends that Orthodox and Eastern Catholics use the New Oxford Annotated Bible, Revised Standard Version, as their primary study Bible, since it includes the complete canon of Scripture, has more useful, scholarly notes and is the official English edition of the Orthdox and Eastern Catholic Churches.

This book does a good job in providing commentary notes on Bibilcal passages with an Easern Orthodox viewpoint. The right amount of information is given. It assumes the reader has no or very little knowledge so as not to confuse potential readers, including new converts, curiosity seekers, or cradle Orthodox who have never really studied their faith.

It is filled with iconograpgy throughout and the end of the book has special sections in regards to Orthodox views, prayers, and doctrines. It is done in an easy fomat to spark one for further study and research.

This study Bible should be in any serious Bible students libarary regardless of religion. The views of the East have been often neglected by the West and the East has a rich tradition the West can learn and enjoy.

Up until this century it was taboo to put commentary into a Bible for fear that folk would take the notes and interpretations as if they were part of the Bible itself. Well, they were right! However, now everyone and his brother puts footnotes and explanations in their texts of the Scriptures, so now the Orthodox do as well. This is not THE Orthodox Study Bible (as reviewer Matt asserts above - and, yes Matt, you are nit-picking!), nor does it pretend to be. The articles and notes are intended to help elucidate the Scriptures and provide some introductory articles on Orthodox topics, but this is not a full-blown Bible commentary, nor a course in New Testament theology. The complaints of the critics tend to be essentially that it isn't enough. Well, then they need to write a multi-volume commentary to suit their needs. However, for the average layperson who's lucky to crack open the Bible occasionally, this fits the bill just fine. Remember, there is no "official" Orthodox translation of the Bible except for the original Greek. Thus, the NKJV is one of the better texts and the footnotes are there to make occasional comments as to translation problems and errors. No, they don't cover all the issues, but as I said before, to do that you would need a multi-volume Orthodox commentary that takes up half your bookshelf. Hopefully, at some future date, such a work will be undertaken. For now, this is a modest and well-needed starting point. +Fr. William Christ

This book is a quick way for the editor's of Writer's Digest to make money. The information provided is about selling not writing and it repeats itself over and over again. It's a compilation of writer's explaining how to sell in various articles that Writer's Digest has published over the years. All of the information is uninspiring and very redundant. It has a very pretty cover though.

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Writer's Digest produces fine books for the writing professional but the one that really lays the foundation for the starting freelancer is this tome. The book is really a collection of articles written by professional writers in a veriety of genres. Each article is loaded with tips, tricks, and helpful, timely information that every beginning freelancer needs to know. From how to get published, to the basics of running your own freelance business, this book covers it all. (Did I mention that it covers it all! )

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This book was good in it's premise--that too often we go through life without giving much thought to the nurturing of the soul within. Good point that Moore makes here and he was definitely leading the way for America to turn to a more spiritual approach to everyday life and the way we look at things. For a period of time, an author just had to toss the word, "Soul" in the title to sell some extra copies. Chicken Soup and everything else for the Soul, etc. So there is a recognized need there. Does Moore address this need? Yes and no. Moore doesn't seem to fall overboard into blatant spiritual new age guruism, but he's definitely leaning on the rail. As a psychotherapist, the descriptions of case studies and Moore's redress to his patients to get at what is inside their soul causing the pain holds validity. Where the validity is lost though, is when Moore tries to stretch this focus on the soul out to assigning souls to every object. The internal organs have souls, coffee tables, and the good majority of people (excepting politicians, Los Angeles, and techno dance remakers of originally good songs). Hang on to the life raft, Moore, you're almost falling starboard into the drink. Great focus--to get back to the soul, though I think there are probably better books out there to read and enlighten the subject.

As I sat on a plane returning from a conference in San Francisco, I saw an advertisement for the Fairmont hotels - where the conference had been held. It read, "Some say we're the heart of these cities - we prefer to think of ourselves as their soul." I did not leave my heart in San Francisco, and I cannot say that I found my soul (or the city's) at the Fairmont either. Such confusion may explain why one might write or read a book titled Care of the Soul. This New York Times bestseller is by a well-known lecturer and writer. Thomas Moore, as a former Roman Catholic monk and psychotherapist for many years, asserts, "The greatest malady of the twentieth century, implicated in all of our troubles and affecting us individually and socially, is 'loss of soul."

Moore hopes to encourage us to "give voice to our souls." He believes that care for the soul takes place in ways fundamentally different from how we usually approach our quests for happiness. He uses insightful connections to archetypal psychology and mythology. Moore makes the case for a "continuous process that concerns itself not so much with 'fixing' a central flaw as with attending to the small details of everyday life, as well as to major decisions and changes." As a therapist, Moore endeavors to give back to a person what is problematical in ways that reveal the problem's necessity and value. As a theologian, Moore sees the mystery of the soul within this same context of embracing contradiction and paradox.

Human history records generations that have studied the soul. Yet, that which we claim animates and embodies what is the essence of life and of the individual continues to bewilder us. We seem to sense the dangers of losing soulfulness, but less able to speak clearly about how we could nurture and care for our souls. Is the secret to be found it what we tend to reject? Are we meant to be more at ease with the idiosyncrasies and unexpected things of life? Such is Moore's premise, as he attempts to take his reader on a journey to the "unfathomable mystery that is the very seed and heart of each individual."

Since my days in college as a struggling English major, I have found books like this one helpfully digested in a seminar or discussion group. That is why I chose it for a Lenten study. It will challenge you to find some way of giving your soul the attention you give your body, mind, and emotions. If spirituality is about how we connect faith and everyday life, then Moore is on the right track wondering about how we cultivate "depth and sacredness in everyday life."

In a time when the communications in writing and on the radio and television waves all appear to be proclaiming Armageddon, when crime is mounting not only in the terrorist activities throughout the globe but also on our hometown sidewalks, streets, neighborhoods and schools, and when lasting relationships and friendships seem to be taking on the semblance of extinction - in these perilous and sad times Thomas Moore's CARE OF THE SOUL glows with particular meaning. In this wondrously simple book Moore reacquaints us with the self and the sacredness of our individual being (or soul). He encourages us to be introspective, find the core of our being, honor the beauty of our uniqueness, love our human frailty, and in doing so we can grow to be a whole person, capable of loving our self and extending that love to all of mankind. Does that sound banal in the year 2002? Well, perhaps that is our universal failing. Would that we could broadcast this book's message in place of all the media blitz of war and death and terror and gloom! And perhaps if we individually read and absorb Moore's thoughtful teachings then the sharing of this new self respect could alter the course of current events. A beautifully written, incredibly valuable book, and a worthy gift to ones you love!

This book fills in some background about the movie that might have been cut from the final version. Enjoyable sidelight about the Pinkertons, and also, you understand why the horses were so upset at the start of the movie.

I agree wholeheartedly about the annoyance of "Cindy Crawford hair". Where in the heck did that come from. It took me a while to get back in the mood after that ridiculous anachronism.

After Reading this book, and listening to the Movie, I think that he needs to do A little more movie watching.

I bought this book for my daughter because she really liked the movie and wanted to read the story. It reads very concisely yet has enough meat on its bones to make it interesting. It also contains eight pages of color photographs from the film. Very good!

I can quite clearly remember the amazement with which I first read the opening paragraphs of Bailey's American Pageant six years ago in high school; and even now, after graduating from college in a field completely unrelated to history, I return to this text to read in my spare time just for the sheer enjoyment of it. I hesitate to even call it a text: rather, it is almost a work of art. Personally, I am flabbergasted by some of the negative reviews I've read below. Of course someone will not like this book when they haven't read it all semester, and then they have an approaching final and try to quickly skim the text and learn all the "important facts" of this nation's history. This book isn't written to satisfy the poor study habits of a mediocre, disinterested student who could care less about history; it is written to express history as seen and studied and understood through the eyes of an absolute genius: Thomas Bailey. For those who believe the book is opinionated, I'll agree with that notion. That's what historians are supposed to do -- they shape and mold historical events into tangible, real entities that one can relate to, rather than just relate dry facts and statistics. (That's what an encyclopedia or government records are for.) If I could, I would give this book more than 5 stars -- surely it deserves as much.

I read this book first in high school several years ago as part of an advanced placement U.S. History course. I hated it then - but love it now. Bailey captures the depth of the issues the nation faced in each step of its development. His accuracy and profound insight keep the subject matter from becoming too dry. What I loved most about the text is that it never over-simplifies the significant historical events such as the political struggles of the 1st and 2nd continental congresses, secession issues and America's position in both World Wars. He digs deep beneath the surface to paint a thorough understanding of what the root causes were of historic events. The 10th addition adds interesting subsections that profile the various immigrant cultures that influenced American history. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to understand the nation's history and the people who made it.

I teach Advanced Placement American History at a Catholic High School. We have been using Bailey's ninth edition since its publication in 1991. I truly feel it is the best book out there for my purposes, and believe me I have read alot of other Texts.

Bailey and Kennedy are extremely entertaining, and informative. I and all of my students from the past enjoy their short but funny anecdotes and sayings. I always tell my students that I am not here to defend Bailey but to give his point of view along with other historians.

I had so much fun reading this book that I got a hernia! Peter Thomas and Frank present their wizadry in such a way that one could never mistake them for proprietors. They suckle the "teets" of the 80's cow until only powdered milk would resolve their finance. Undeniably, the highlight of this book is when Peter Thomas takes his shot at the musty moguls known as the "Lompom Twins"! Boy, did I laugh!

These incouragable fellows have done it again! An exceptional representaion of this impish decade is presented in a masterful manner by Peter Thomas and Frank. My temples almost imploded due to laughter when I read Peter Thomas' justification of the "Lompom Twins". I also almost seared myself after reading the "Ode to Russ" and all its colossal wisdom. No human could expand on this phenomenon as well as Peter Thomas and Frank. Kudos my green friends! Keep up the great work.

This book is tremendously funny. I love Peter Thomas and Frank's candid approach towards the uninspiring decade that we know as the eighties. This book helped me get through a couple of tough years upstate at Elmira State Penitentiary. Since, I've been released, I've gained a new perspective on life and have Peter Thomas and Frank to thank. You good men have made a better man out of me through levity and humor. At first, the days were long and dreary but when my C.O. lent me that book, the days became brighter. I needed to keep it!

THANKS AGAIN! You will always be in my thoughts!

I found this book a very poor effort. This is neither a hands-on approach or a practical approach. It is full of waffle and I get the impression that the authors were not really sure of the subject they wrote about. I look forward to the book that Gareth M. De Bruyn will write on R/3 & the Internet !

This is a very one sided and very SAP-oriented book, but it will give you an indication of the SAP-blessed way of doing things. Just be aware there are lots of falsehoods and generalizations, e.g. "mainframes cannot connect to the internet.", when one of the first successful things of the internet was LISTSERVs from the IBM VM operating system long before SAP could even pronounce let alone spell internet. Like most SAP stuff it pats SAP liberally on the back and paints themselves as the conveyers of "THE TRUTH". If you read it with a critical eye and believe about one half it is a good book and at the very least when people start slinging the buzzwords which is a favourite pastime in the SAP world you will be able to accurately gauge there knowledge.

I am using this book as one of my required textbooks this quarter at the University of Washington. As indicated by the title of the book, the focus of the book is on how current SAP R/3 users can make R/3's functions available over the Internet. The authors have not attempted to explain similar efforts by the other major ERP vendors.

As a professor, my choices of books and of ERP systems have been easy. SAP has provided its R/3 system to more than 70 American universities and to more than 350 universities worldwide. Only recently did J.D. Edwards start a grant program for universities. Anyone may search amazon.com's database and discover that there are very few books available on any aspect of the other ERP systems. The authors of this book should be applauded for writing an excellent book for use in universities.

As a professor, I expect authors to provide a theoretical framework in the first chapter. These authors passed my test by covering basic concepts of the extended supply chain in the first chapter. Systems developers need to understand why they are developing a new system and how to evaluate the success or failure of the new system. The authors have not provided a step-by-step guide for developers and for programmers. Readers will not find a CD-ROM at the back of the book. Instead, the authors have explained what you need to know about SAP R/3 and about the Internet to make them work together.

The authors discussed centralized, loosely coupled, and decentralized systems. A correct representation of the views of the authors about the use of mainframe computers may be found on page 18: "There is one exception: mainframe systems, such as those used in many large enterprises, for example insurance companies. Terminals attached to these systems cannot accept the client software required for the Internet." The authors understand the difference between a mainframe computer and a terminal.

For an opposing view, I require my students to read Andrew White's white paper: "The Value Equation: Value Chain Management, Collaboration and the Internet." This white paper explains why Logility, Inc. has taken a different approach to extended supply chain management than that taken by the ERP system vendors. You may find the white paper at the Collaboration Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment site: http://www.cpfr.org/

My students must read also the excellent materials you may find at the Web sites of RosettaNet and of the Uniform Code Council: http://www.rosettanet.org/ http://www.uc-council.org/

In sum, this is a good, introductory book for SAP R/3 users who want to provide R/3's functions over the Internet. There are already entire books on supply chain management and on the Internet. This book provides a good starting point for understanding how to combine SAP R/3 and the Internet. Someday, perhaps other vendors will find the courage to provide their systems and books for critical evaluation and use in universities. I am still waiting for other reviewers to cite better books.