Perhaps the most influential conduct book of the eighteenth century, Gregory's *Father's Legacy* is a must-read for any student of conduct literature -- right up there with Hannah More's *Strictures on Female Education* in its conservatism and prudery. If you want to understand where idiocies like *The Rules* come from, you'll find it here.

This is what may be called passing on "old fashioned" advice from father to daughter, but I think it is an example of a father who honestly cares enough about his daughters to advise them on what IS proper. I think these words ring just as true today as they did in 1796. I wish that publishers WOULD continue to keep works like this in print. Some valuable truths might be imparted on our society about the reality of human interaction.

Anyone interested in American history in general, or American military history in particular, will appreciate the discovery of an untapped diary of an American soldier. Gregory Daddis has unlocked one such diary of a young artillery officer in World War II. What is more, Daddis offers a history of one of the least mentioned, "work horse," divisions, as Russell F. Weigley discribes it in the Foreword, in the European Theater: the U.S. 8th Infantry Division. Daddis reproduces the daily journal entries of George Schwend verbatum. Schwend hides his emotions and sticks to logging his daily routine. Other than his obvious love for his fiance Jean at home, we never know his fears, hopes, aspirations or opinions. Yet the entries shed interesting insight to the training of the U.S. Army (Gen. Eisenhower called the 8th Division the best trained unit to enter the ETO). From the cultural aspect, Schwend lists every movie he saw in three years in the Army. In addition, Schwend's log shows the postal system during the war years, was quite efficient. According to Schwend's daily weather discriptions, except for scattered days, perhaps the weather in Europe (and the 8th Division was in the thick of it) was not abnormally cold as some historians have claimed. Throughout the book, Daddis placed Schwend and the 266 days the 8th Division saw combat from Normandy, Brittany, the bitter Hurtgen Forest, the crossings of the Roer and Rhine Rivers and the horror encountered at the Wobbelin concentration camp in overall perspective. As a veteran of the Persian Gulf War, Major Daddis offers some analysis of his own on combined operations, the role of artillery, and the command structure of the U.S. Army in World War II. Daddis draws from a wealth of sources including some unpublished manuscripts housed at the West Point library, used here for the first time. My only criticism is the book is too short. A valuable addition to the lexicon of the "citizen-soldier!"

Before I begin, I must acknowledge that this book was written by my nephew and it is based on his grandfather's (my father and name sake) WWII journals.

Greg Daddis, the author, is a graduate of West Point, a veteran of Desert Storm and currently serving as a Major in the US Army. This is not 'Saving Private Ryan', but a very factual, meticulously researched and well documented perspective on WWII, as it correlates to the actual journal entries made by my dad as he began basic training, then on to Officer Candidate's School (90 day wonders), overseas for the build up in England, on to the war in Europe and his eventual return to the states. Greg makes a point of the fact that we fought WWII with a civilian army and my dad epitomizes that fact.

More 'History Channel' then 'Hollywood'...Greg took no 'literary license' and included every journal entry exactly as it was written, without corrections or deletions...he then provided a detailed and documented historical perspective as it related to the entries that were being made in the journals and spaced throughout the book.

As to my 5 star rating...it's a book written by my nephew who I'm very proud of, about my father who I loved dearly...what other rating could I possibly have given it? ;-)

Terrific book composed with attention to detail. Extremely informative from beginning to end. Excellent reference book and teaching tool addressing every facet of the Fire Service. Another excellent written contribution to the Fire Service by Co-author, Chief Gregory C.Berk.

Greg Berk does an excellent job of portraying the classroom skills of firefighting into this book. He is an excellent firefighter and is an excellent chief officer. I highly recommend this book to new firefighters.

Finally, Mr. McDonald has brought Flynn back. This book is great, just as great as the previous three entries. Pick this one up right away! And don't worry, you don't need to read the first three to follow this story. Now if we can only get him to write another Fletch.

Flynn's World is an excellent return to the Flynn series. It takes place shortly after the previous Flynn novel finished, but you do not need to have read any of the other Flynn novels to enjoy this one (you will not understand 2 or 3 obscure references, but they are not critical in any way to the enjoyment of the book).

There are 3 main plots: a boy gets his ear nailed to a tree, an aging professor is being threatened, and a fellow police officer is apparently arresting only minorities. Each plot illustrates the theme of the book (basically, 'you must know where you're coming from to understand/have any idea of where you're going').

The subplot of the boy nailed to the tree gets the most attention, and it is the most interesting one as well. Its resolution is heartwarming. The subplot of the harassed professor is interesting, but I figured it out as soon as the harassing character appeared. The discussions of campus/office politics around this plot are interesting.

The subplot of the bigoted police office gets the least amount of space, and lacks interest as well. It seems tacked on.

It is good to see that Cocky has been reinstated.

If you've read and enjoyed previous Flynn novels, or other McDonald novels, you won't need a positive review to convince you to buy this book.

If you've never read anything by McDonald, this is as good a place to start, and I highly recommend that you do start. He's a real treat to read.

This is an extremely good book but also very sad. I explained a little about what happened in this story to my mother (who reads animal ark books after i do) and because she doesn't like sad books she couldn't bear to read it. I recommend this book if you don't mind sad books but I wouldn't recommend it if you don't like sad books

I loved this book! It was cool how Nick tried to save the farm all by hiself but had to get help in the end. I was confused though. The first twin foals were black not brown. but then I figured out why they had brown colts. If you love animal ark, or just like horses, you should read this book.

This is a great book that tells all about fossils

I'm rarely so impressed by a book that I write a review. This one, however, is special. The authors are able to convey a great deal of difficult to understand information in a way that is not only straightforward and easy to understand, but also fun and humorous! It explains evolutionary concepts as it guides you through fossil-finding techniques. It is sprinkled with simple experiments to deepen understanding of each concept. My five-year-old sat through the first 50 pages, then protested when I had to stop to cook dinner. I'm with him. We were both learning and loving it.

Another in the series by Mr. Douglas regarding former head of the Gestapo (Geheimstaatspolizei), Heinrich Mueller, nearly each page drops bombs that will make you think. If you prefer television to thinking, you can pass it by, but if you like a purportedly nonfiction page-turner, where it is the content, not the style, that really grabs you, this is a must. Shatters all preconceptions about the 20th century.

This adds to data on what really happened in WWII.

You must read to understand.

Coming from a mother of two boys with Down syndrome, I was justtouched at the story. Gregory has a captivating way of literallyentering the mind of Cindy and the way she processes her day to dayactivities. This wonderful lesson in empathy helps us realize thatso-called "special-needs" people are a lot more like therest of us than they are different.

I am in awe of what Nan Gregory has been able to accomplish by page 2, the respect she has for her young audience's intelligence, and for all the seeds of other stories she plants along the way but chooses not to tell. Ron Lightburn's gorgeous, moody, illustrations help draw the reader (or listener) into Cindy's world, far away from sentimentality and cuteness. A great book; one day hope to read it (and Charlotte's Web) aloud without sobbing. Please give us more of Cindy.

This is one of the best books I've ever read in Stochastic Processes. Prof. Lawler presents Markov Chains (Finite, Countable and Continuous), Optimal Stopping, Martingales and Brownian motion concisely and straight to the gist of the subject. The exercises set at the end of each chapter fall into 2 categories: for people who read the book well and actually understand what has been stated, and to people who have a thorough understanding of solid probability theory (harder exercises).

Furthermore, it is such a small book that makes me wonder how so many information could fit in there.

The only small drawback is the few typos which can be picked up easily by the diligent reader.

In total is an extremelly good book, especially for people that haven't had an extensive contact w/ the subject before (or even measure theory), without losing any point of precision whatsoever.

In a very concise and clear way, this book gives readers all need to know in stochastic processes. It is very successful in approaching all problems and theorems without any measure theory. Great for students with all kinds of math background.

This is a really great book! It helped me realize that abuse comes in all different forms, not just bruises and broken bones. It is simple, yet to the point. It is easy to follow and it encouraged and helped me to leave a very destructive and emotionally abusive relationship. I recommend this to anybody who needs help and encouragement getting out of abusive situations!

As a couselor, I use this book during group sessions. It seems to relate to every victim of domestic violence. There is a leader's guide available to use as well. The package is great.