Mississippi Books

A nice collection of letters written by a Mississippi officer during the Civil War. I've been doing research on the Confederate army, and these letters were very helpful. The editorial notes are copious and the letters themselves have great content. Anyone doing research on Civil War soldiers should check it out.

This is a valuable book (resource) for budding entrepreneurs. It seems to try to cover all the bases for starting a small business, but it can't do them all well in the space available between its covers. The book is only 288 pages long. If you are in the planning stages of starting a small business, then I highly recommend you get a copy of this book. Read it, study it, and outline it. There are helpful checklists to help you grasp the subjects. You will come up with a plethora of keywords and terms that you will want to google to find Web pages giving more detailed (and maybe more current) information.

I am a SCORE counselor (Senior Corps of Retired Executives) who typically does face-to-face counseling sessions three nights a month. It would really be neat if my clients would read this book BEFORE they came to their session with me because they would pretty much be "educated customers" ready to ask educated questions. Our sessions would be so much more beneficial.

My favorite chapters were:

1. Initial business concerns
2. Your business' structure
3. Business start-up details
5. Sources of business assistance (SCORE is mentioned here)
7. Your smart business plan (and a good sample plan is included)
8. Obtaining the financing you need

The book is weak when it comes to how the Internet can be used in corresponding, hiring, and marketing. But this is just one example of how googling keywords and concepts found in the book will make the book more complete. Don't treat the book as authoritative on the law. It isn't. Nor was it ever intended to be. It is light on tax information as it relates to small business.

I was particularly impressed with the material presented in Chapter 2: Choice of Legal Entity. That subject is sorely ignored in most small business books, and it is critically important. It is a subject I regularly must spend a great deal of time discussing at my SCORE sessions. This book does a pretty good job on the topic.

Chapters 4 and 9 through 12 are easy to find fault with. The topic of each could fill a book. But having these topics covered definitely will help a budding entrepreneur know some of the issues they raise.

I would have liked the book more if Chapter 6 (marketing) had been less superficial. When I read it I got the impression that the author was more a public relations expert than a marketing expert. I generally categorize public relations as a subset of marketing. Marketing includes advertising, public relations, and a whole host of other promotion techniques. I did not get this message when I read the book. I also would have liked the book better if the Internet, email, and Web sites had been discussed more. But there are many books on those subjects. Therefore, I can't complain too much about the limited discussion of computers.

When you read this book it may feel a little like it was produced on an assembly line. Maybe it was? There are 51 versions of this book sold; one for each state and the District of Columbia. Content is king, and this book has it. 5 stars!

I have read many books on Hawks, and I enjoy "Hawks on Hawks," very much.

This book, however, turned out to be interesting in a surprising way. Most of these interviews come from the late Sixties and early Seventies, when Hawks' career was ending. You can see Hawks putting a brave face on his late work, glad for the chance to be working, but once his career is over, he assesses those films very clearly. Also of interest is that the book shows how the first generation of film students came to Hawks, seeking his input on the political struggles of the era and the emerging women's movement. Seeing the clash between their expectations and Hawks' opinions is almost a movie in itself.

Also, Hawks expresses himself vigorously about other directors, something I hadn't really seen before. (He is especially harsh on post-WWII Capra.)

So even if you have read "Hawks on Hawks," "Howard Hawks Inteviews" will surprise you and give you a fuller portrait of the man behind all those terrific movies.

Much has been written about Huey of the decades, truths and falsities. This book is something that is missing from the large amount of information written about Huey. This is not a historical critique or timeline of the Panthers, but, a look into Huey's evolution while leader of the Panthers. From Black Nationalist to internationalist.

A much needed missing piece about Huey's theoretical development.

St. Louis physician and Southern sympathizer, Dr. McPheeters' experience with Federal arrest and banishment, plus his day-by-day account of life in camp and with the local populace, gives an excellent picture of the impact of the Civil War in the Western Theater. You'll also gain knowledge of medical treatment, Confederate Trans-Mississippi politics, and military excursions by General Stirling Price.

My name is Joe Philipson. The guy that wrote this book is my uncle.

I just thought everyone would like to know that...yah he won some awards and stuff for it.

He lives in Nimbia, Africa in the peacecorp and majored in African studies so he knows what he's talking about.

Having grown up in the South, I was very impressed with how exact and on the mark this book was with Southern Traditions. The author was very well versed in all accounts of this book. In a Brother's Eyes, will touch you with every emotion you have and leave you wanting more. By the end I was became part of the McLachlan family and was rooting for all the characters. Once you start reading, you won't be able to put it down until the end!

Wildlife observer and photographer Joe Hudspeth, Jr. provides a fine portfolio of colorful close-up wildlife shot taken from the wetlands of Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, Louisiana and Texas with In The Southern Wild, sharing his achievements here with any who are interested in either wildlife photography or Southern wetlands. Rick Bass provides the foreword to an exceptional and enthusiastically recommended visual treat of close-up wildlife encounters.

I want to know all about Mississipi City Histor

This book is an excellent source for understanding North American Indian customs and life style prior to the appearance of European settlers. It is very well documented with good authenticity. The journals by Nicholas Perrot are vivid and interesting.