Charles Williams Books

I have an autistic son am I am currently in a 4 week therapy program that includes an online class and this was one of the reading reccomendations. I checked it out at the library and liked it so much that I decided to buy a copy. It's to bad that I can't find one but I have to say to anyone interested in reading this book,. . . for parents all around you must read this book!! I wish that they could pass it out at hospitals because it really gives any first time parent out there a good foundation of basic good principles to live by. This is a must read for any new parent!!!

This is s good source of ideas for teaching your kids about how to act and react to their environment.

(originally posted May 7, 2000)
This is one of those rare books that could easily be overlooked, which is a shame because of its value in bringing some of our early 20th century Presidents back to life. Author Charles Willis Thompson was a journalist who covered and personally knew figures like President (Theodore) Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson. From first-hand experience, Thompson's descriptions of their different personal and administrative styles, as well as their varying relationship with the press are fascinating-- his level of detail and personal knowledge would be impossible to replicate.

Originally published around 1929, it's amusing to hear Thompson speak of these people in contemporary terms. But the real charm of the book lies in its humorous anecdotes-like T.R. on the campaign trail and his walking in on his staff's poker game. Thompson writes in a very straightforward manner, never shying away from revealing his impressions-while his admiration of Roosevelt is obvious, so to is his impression of President Harding as little more than an imbecile.

The book re-humanizes these famous leaders and dismisses some of the widely-accepted misconceptions that history has perpetuated about their personalities. When a historian writes for the hundredth time that Roosevelt was a "vigorous, adventurous figure," does this really tell us anything substantial? A prior familiarity with these Presidents or the time period would be helpful as it probably wouldn't work well if you're looking for an introductory book or in-depth biography about these men. A fun read for any history buff...

This is one of those rare books that could easily be overlooked, which is a shame because of its value in bringing some of our early 20th century Presidents back to life. Author Charles Willis Thompson was a journalist who covered and personally knew figures like President (Theodore) Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson. From first-hand experience, Thompson's descriptions of their different personal and administrative styles, as well as their varying relationship with the press are fascinating-- his level of detail and personal knowledge would be impossible to replicate. Originally published around 1929, it's amusing to hear Thompson speak of these people in contemporary terms. But the real charm of the book lies in its humorous anecdotes-like T.R. on the campaign trail and his walking in on his staff's poker game. Thompson writes in a very straightforward manner, never shying away from revealing his impressions-while his admiration of Roosevelt is obvious, so to is his impression of President Harding as little more than an imbecile.

The book re-humanizes these famous leaders and dismisses some of the widely-accepted misconceptions that history has perpetuated about their personalities. When a historian writes for the hundredth time that Roosevelt was a "vigorous, adventurous figure," does this really tell us anything substantial? A prior familiarity with these Presidents or the time period would be helpful as it probably wouldn't work well if you're looking for an introductory book or in-depth biography about these men. A fun read for any history buff...

As a Medical Transcriptionist I find this book to be an invaluable tool. I use this book not only to find the correct spelling of the drugs but also to find drug usages, doseages, generics, and brand names. I especially like the indication/therapeutic category index. Many times it is difficult to determine exactly what a physician is dictating. I can go to the back, find the illness being treated, and most of the time locate the drug that the doctor has dictated. This book is very comprehensive, up-to-date, and very easy to use. It is the book that I refer to most.

As a Medical Transcriptionist this book is an invaluable resource. I have used it not only to look up the correct spelling of drugs but also to cross reference doseages, generics, and usages. I especially like the indication/therapeutic category index. Many times it is difficult to understand what the physicians dictate, it is helpful to be able to go to the back to see if the drug I think that they have said matches the diagnosis. I highly recommend this book.

If you want to read a book full of double dealing, skullduggery, back stabbing this is your book. From the time the Bank of California decided to open a branch in Virginia, to the time, they closed the branch, it is really interesting, and spell binding.

Don't let the title fool you, this is a wonderful place to start learning about Virginia City and the Comstock Lode! I have the cheep paper back and I loan it to everyone. Thay all say its GREAT. I think every school kid in this state should read it. My faverate book on gold, and its about Silver!

As one who preferred the Eighteenth Century in graduate school, I was astonished at the revelation that Romantic Natural Histories created in my understanding of the Romantics. For the FIRST time I began to imagine the intellectual ferment that was resulting from the work of the likes of Erasmus Darwin (and the Lunar Society), let alone Charles Darwin. I understood that the Romantics were not simpering sentimentalists, but artists and thinkers who were responding imaginatively to the science of their time (think Mary Shelley and Galvani, John Keats and the study of medicine--etc., etc.). In their awareness of contemporary science, they have much in common with writers today. See also Verlyn Klinkenborg's Timothy; or Notes of an Abject Tortoise (Knopf 2006), a work of imaginative fiction told from the point of view of the tortoise that lived for many years in the garden of Gilbert White, whose journals and letters lead the entries in RNH. Ashton Nichols with his book has revolutionized my own understanding and respect for the Romantics, and has brought them decisively into the modern world. I do not see how schools can ever again teach them in isolation from the understandings are opened up for us here. This book needs to stay in print for a long, long time.

This anthology will be especially useful for courses in Romanticism, ecocriticism, or literature and the environment. The volume reveals how much poets from Blake to Tennyson knew about the natural science of their times and how much scientists like Humphry Davy and Charles Darwin knew, and cared about, imaginative literature. The collection reminds us of a time when poetry and science were more closely linked than they seem to be today, while also revealing the origins of many of our own assumptions about relationships between human beings and the natural world. A timeline from 1750-1859 and numerous illustrations help to solidify these connections.

Thomas Campbell's latest addition to his several other books on the Confederate Navy is the most exciting, as an 'old, mostly unknown' hero emerges to the spotlight he so well deserves. This first, complete biography of Lt. Charles W. Read, CSN, skillfully weaves various obscure sources of information, mostly unknown except to serious students of the Confederate Navy, to new family histories recently discovered. Many of the generous number of photographs have never been seen in public before. Read's participation on such ships as the CSS McRAE, ARKANSAS, FLORIDA AND WEBB are but a portion of the many thrilling experiences he originated and encountered. A brief history of each of the ships such as with Capt. Maffitt on the CSS FLORIDA fills the reader with anticipation of the next chase and adventure. Charles Read's overland escapades will surprise many students of the army to find they were done by navy personnel. In short, this book is a must for anyone who wants to learn of a true life adventurer and to ask themselves "why haven't we heard of him before?". Thomas Campbell is to be commended for this work. John E. Ellis, founder, Confederate Navy Research Center, Mobile, Alabama, http://www.csnavy.org

Excellent in-depth coverage for those who want more than the usual cursory overview. R. Thomas Campbell's Sea Hawk Of The Confederacy brings drama to the naval war, providing both a biography of Charles W. Read, a Confederate Navy officer whose battles were legendary, and a narrative style which reads like a novel while incorporating plenty of strategy and military facts.

Urang's book was published in 1971, during an earlier focus upon Tolkien, as well as his colleagues Lewis and Williams. This was originally written as Urang's dissertation on theology and fantasy writing. Urang's writing is precise, engaging, and fascinating. It is an excellent book to read for Tolkien fans and others. I'm amazed that it hasn't been brought back into print, yet. I highly recommend it!

For fans of Tolkien, CS Lewis and Charles Williams, this is a must read. Urang does tremendous work as he relates these excellent writers to theology and religious teaching.

Peter Carey

The title is "That Black Men Might Live." This book is written about African American males' reluctance to seek proper health care, even when they are sick. The book properly addresses the fact that women are key in the struggle to turn around this problem. Rev. Charles Williams was ill for more than a year and ignored the urgings of his female companion to get testing until it was too late. This book would be a tremendous gift from women to the men that they care about in life as it would suggest to them that we are one; that their future is entwined with ours and that we want men to live long, healthy lives. The book is an excellent "read" and I enjoyed it tremendously. The message was even more compelling. I highly recommend "That Black Men Might Live."

I thoroughly enjoyed reading "That Black Men Might Live." I think that it worked on several levels. First, it revealed a lot about Rev. Charles Williams who started an organization that has grown to be one of the most successful black groups in the country - Indiana Black Expo. Beyond his own interesting biographer, it is tremendously impressive how he has chose to use what many people would deem a complete "negative" as a "plus." He got served the proverbial lemon and decided to make lemonade. Diagnosed with prostate cancer in its final stages, Rev. Williams could have chosen to go quietly and inconspicuously into the night. But once you read how his entire life has been dedicated to public service, it's no surprise that he decided to go public to bring attention not to himself, but to the need for black men to become more aware of prostate cancer. I am proud that he and the writer, Vernon A. Williams, have decided to take on such an important project. I wish we could get books written like this for African Americans in so many other health areas where we have serious issues. Until then, I salute, "That Black Men Might Live." It's not only meaningful, it is also extremely good reading.

Great text for radiology residents and attendings. Very lucid text. Great description of interstitial lung disease. Highly recommended.

Simply a must have, Dr. Webb has done a wonder job in addressing a difficult subject that seems to define the general radiologist, the ability to interpret a chest radiograph and CT. The text is easy to follow with key points reiterated in summary boxes through out the text. The selection of images and drawings is outstanding and puts meaning to the written text. Particularly strong is the chapter on interstitial lung disease, a topic that notoriously gives one fits. Quite simply, the entire pulmonary section is extremely well done. If I found a weakness, it would be the congenital heart disease section, personally, I think Dr. Lonergan at AFIP presents the material in a very resident friendly manner and the concepts are more easily gleaned and remembered. Skip Brandt and Helms which is picture poor and especially confusing on ILD; as well as, the baby Fraser and Pare, which espouses a number of confusing percentages and leaves you guessing like a poorly dictated radiology report listing everything but the kitchen sink in the differential and recommending clinical correlation, in fine radiology form.

If you are a medical student looking to get a jump on your radiology residency, a first-year radiology resident trying to make sense of different attendings calling something interstitial while another airspace disease, an upper-level resident trying to pull everything together before the boards or a clinician looking for a good introduction to chest radiology (whether it is to help you interpret films on your own or to better understand the CXR or CT reports), you simply can't go wrong with Thoracic Imaging.

Simply stated this is the best book on the subjects of the Offerings and tthe Feasts of Israel.

It is a 2 part book that had to be placed side by side to show the beauty of God's intent. This book is full of details if nothing else. The author divides each offering into 8 categories!! The Feasts are divided into 3 categories.

Even though this book is chock full of information, the author ALWAYS shows Jesus through each of the offerings and the feasts. The New Testament Jesus is revealed through the Old Testament writtings.

"Thus Shalt Thou Serve"is a wonderful exposition of the five Levitical offerings and the Feasts of the Lord.