An indispensable member of the unorthodox AIDS trilogy--including The Stonewall Experiment by Ian Young and What if Everything You Thought You Knew about AIDS was Wrong by Christine Maggiore--this book presents articles and essays by several men who have a lot to say about why AIDS happened and why it continues to happen. And it has very little if nothing to do with a virus. Citing every possibility from epidemic hysteria to psychoneuroimmunology to death by poisoning, this book alone does more for AIDS research than 18 years and 40 billion dollars of "official" research will ever contribute. Whether you agree that there's something terribly amiss with AIDS research and official explanations and treatments or not, this book is an amazing grass-roots attempt to open up dialog and encourage the kind of critical thought sorely needed in the highly political AIDS Industry. After reading this book, you'll come to realize that the socially-constructed disease known as AIDS can stop if we want it to--we have the power and always have.

"The AIDS Cult" presents an array of truly mind-opening essays from a variety of radical thinkers. The main message of the book may be summed up, roughly, as follows: The "AIDS" epidemic is not the result of a retrovirus called "HIV". It is the result of a variety of social, psychological, and cultural phenomena, which have mistakenly been slighted by Western medicine in favor of tiny bits of genetic material magnified dozens of times using PCR. The cost of this mistaken oversight is our continuing inability to deal with "AIDS" in a humane and compassionate manner. People always look at me with strange eyes when I start talking about psychological, social, and cultural causes of "AIDS". They often say, "You're nuts, Darin. That's just crap. Boy, do you need some counselling." Yet I wonder who really needs the "counselling"? The fact is, the relationship between mind and body in the history of medicine has always been the RULE, not the EXCEPTION. As anyone who has studied cognitive science or psychopharmacology knows, biochemical reactions in the brain have a tremendous effect on all sorts of bodily functions, including the immune system and the lymph node system. The biochemical reactions which occur in the brain are themselves profoundly influenced by a variety of factors, both "psychological" and "physiological". To argue in favor of a point at which "bodily" illness ends and "mental" illness begins is specious and self-defeating. Unfortunately, the ghost of Descartes is alive and well today, and we can't seem to break free from the shackles he created. Perhaps the "AIDS" epidemic will force us to confront Descartes face-to-face and run him down and give him a good beating. When someone responds to my ideas with "that's crap", or "you need counselling, Darin", the implicit assumption is that non-materialist causes of disease are somehow "not real", or "beyond the realm of scientific debate". I try to remind people that atoms and molecules themselves were "not real" for quite a long time in the history of science, until a group of people began to develop a coherent theory of them. Regardless, there already exists a "scientific" theory of this kind -- it's called psychoneuroimmunology (PNI), and it's one of the fastest growing areas of research today. It's producing many more promising results than the intellectually bankrupt "germ theory" of disease, upon which so much money is wasted every year. I suggest you do a websearch on PNI, and see what you come up with. At any rate, I hope this book will run through a long life and provide inspiration for future research and ideas. It provides the most compelling and persuasive explanation for how on earth "people of the late 20th century could possibly believe anything as manifestly preposterous as the now-preaviling AIDS myths." (John Lauritsen) Sooner or later, people will _wake up_, and realize that AIDS is _not_ caused by promiscuity and two fluids containing a virus. And when they wake up, the first book which will help them sort out the human enigma of the "AIDS" phenomenon will be the "AIDS Cult". I trust it won't be the last

After experimenting with several math texts in our early years of home schooling, we tried Saxon. I now have three children at various levels in the series. My eldest student, having used Saxon since grade 3, is currently half-way through the Algebra II text.

One of the key distinguishing features of Saxon is the continuous review. As in traditional texts, each day's lesson presents one to two new concepts, but most texts then have the student do 30 of that type of problem only. Saxon will give several practice problems then the student will have 25 to 30 problems of mixed type, a few of which will be the new topic the rest are problems from previous lessons. This continuity of practice allows students to develop long-term memory of procedures as well as make connections between different math concepts and strategies. In many of the levels, each problem references what lesson the concept was taught in so students can easily look back if he has trouble. Unfortunately, Algebra II (second Edition) does not have this feature. I anticipate that future editions will remedy this however.

As far as the Saxon series in general, student test results are an easy benchmark to go by. Standardized test results have not arrived yet for current exams but two year old test results (equivalent to the Saxon 7/6 text) show the following for the Stanford 9 exam for 7th grade:
Poblem Solving 75th percentile
Procedures 58th percentile.
Specifics of subtest results: Above average in measurement, estimation, number relationships, number systems, probability, and geometry; Average in Problem solving strategies, patterns and functions, algebra; below average in statistics. I anticipate the next exam results (Algebra II) to show an even greater percentile rank.

this alebra book is great. it taught me geometry and advanced algebra at the same time. it is a combonation of two books in one.

As the title states, the reviews included are intended for books for those in grades seven through ten. This is a reference work and it contains short, one or two sentence reviews of both fiction and non-fiction young adult books. General reference books such as encyclopedias were not reviewed. The 2000 edition contains 11, 730 titles. Many of the books included contain review citations. The preface states that that Best Books For Young Adult Readers was designed to help librarians evaluate their current collection, build new collections, build reading lists and finally to provide reading guidance to young adults.

I have never thought I could find a book that was packed with so much information! With over 1000 pages of book titles, authors and discriptions, it is easily a book I know I can trust. Best of all, all of its books are just for teens(Ages 12-18)! With all the books out these days that focus on trash, it's really hard to find a good book to read, in my opinion. I'm a book-loving teen, myself, constantly searching for a new book. The reason I like this book is because with so many titles, with descriptions, to choose from, I don't have to spend a lot of time at the library like I used to. =)

I read this book as a child and re-read it everytime I visited my grandmother's farm. It never fails to delight people of all ages in communicating the Christian based parables within it.
I was sorry to see that it is no longer in print. It is timeless.

Hooray! I read this book almost 40 years ago and I am so happy to see it again. It contains great parables that kids of all ages will be able to relate to and remember. The issues are timeless and parents would be well advised to read it to and with their children.

This was the most helpful book I have ever read on prayer. It was not only informational, but very practical for my spiritual life.

This journal is taking me to a deeper level of relationship with God. This 30-day journal has Bible quotes and lots of prompting with the prayer process. My prayer style before this book was lots and lots of requests. This book is teaching me not just to talk, but to listen, and to commit to Jesus with all my heart. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to go deeper in their faith.

"Digging Dinosaurs" is far more than the continueing search for traces of these vanished beasts. It is a glimpse into the mind and lives of the people who have dedicated their lives to understanding this fascinating topic. Co-authored by Jack Horner, probably the most influential paleontologist alive today, the book reads at times more like a novel than a scholarly research. Fast paced, often humerous, this is a great read for anyone interested in our world's far ancient past.

Digging Dinosaurs really gave a clear and interesting spin on the work that goes behind finding fossils. I loved it!

This book, written in novel form and taken after the Lone Wolf Series (writen by Joe Dever), takes place in Magnamund, a vast world where the peoples only real protection from their mortal enemies, the Darklords, are a few handfulls of the finest warriors: the Kai Lords.

Vonatar, an apprentice in the Brotherhood of the Crystal Star (a wizards guild) kills one member after secretly learning the forbiden Right Hand magiks. He goes to meet the Darklords and start the fiercest war ever seen in magnamund, one which would almost completely wipe out the Kai Lords.

Only one boy can save them. A mere Kai Initiate, Silent Wolf must track down the mighty Vonatar and stop him at all costs...but can he endure all of the harshness of Magnamunds terrain, creatures and enemies? Read Eclipse of the Kai to find out!

I have been THE Lonewolf fan since early childhood. My collection is vast, and this is one of the books I have. Purely wanderous, mythical, and what pure fantasy is all about.

Starting of as a setting for the gamebooks, starting of with Flight from the dark, this novel, being the first Legends novel, sets the scene and explores te world and characters which are included in the game book.

So good, written well, and fantastic for the imagination. Some one PLEASE make this into a film.

Casella has a great way of describing small town massachusetts in the early 1900's. His stories are rich and interesting for those who have italian heritage. Casella is a great storyteller.

John Casella has a way of capturing the flavor of small town central massachusetts. The stories are rich with detail of life in the early 1900's. This book would interest anyone who has italian heritage. Casella is a great storyteller!

I would have to agree with the other reviewer: this book is a great introduction to English literature. It held my interest in high school, and I met many of my still favorite authors for the first time in this anthology. The only flaw is having to choose between a Hamlet and Macbeth edition... it would be well worth doing both in one book! I still give it 5 stars.

You could not ask for a more complete collection of works by England's greatest authors. From Shakespeare to Chaucer to Blake, this textbook has them all. There is a nice variety of genres as well, to include essays, poems, plays, and short works. Anyone who loved high school English class will love this book.

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.