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You knew where you stood with Woody. Furthermore, he was a teacher and would help his students. The man was a throw back to helping man-kind. You need to read the book. rpmotz

One other example for reality (truth - considering the author!)being far more riveting than fiction! The decay of american Law (and society, for that matter) is traced back to how a profession betrayed itself! The "Miranda" debacle of Bobby K. started the real breakdown. An entire virtual industry emerged from it and corroded the integrity of not only the legal profession, but dragged down with it also the medical one into a "profit-sharing" business! BRAVO! Mr. Mayer should team up with other disillusioned professionals to create similar eposes!

You can tell from Publishers Weakly's humorless, ignorant, and anti-intellectual "review" that this is an intelligent and significant book, which therefore doesn't matter to those who see books as commodities.

While today it's not a high-profile city, in the mid-19th century Cincinnati was the third-largest city in the US, and the wealth derived from that status led to the creation of many cultural and educational landmarks, most of which still exist today. For example, the city's top-regarded Symphony Orchestra is made up of the members of the Musicians Union, #1. By the early 20th century Cincinnati's power and resources attracted the notice of political bosses as far away as New York, who took over the city only to be turned back in a precedent-setting, peaceful citizen revolt that created the City-Manager form of government.

Against this backdrop, in 1988 Cincinnati celebrated its Bicentennial, taking in the various periods of its history: a crude, frontier settlement; a lively time as a major stop for inland water trade; a period preceding Chicago as "Hog Butcher of the World"; the main target of Prohibitionist Carrie Nation's wrath as the headquarters of many breweries; and today as a sophisticated, economically and culturally diverse city. And more - whew!

To mark this occasion the Cincinnati Historical Society published this lavishly illustrated, highly readable history of the city, initially in two spiral-bound, hard-cover editions in 1988. What made it special among such histories is the fact that during the Works Projects Administration days of the Depression a cadre of skilled but unemployed historians and writers were hired to write a history of the city, and this book incorporates nearly all of that brilliant work, simply bringing it up to date.

While at times some institutional reverence shows through, by and large the book is independent of its sponsors and tells the city's story, warts and all. From the 1930s to the mid-1980s Cincinnati was a politically conservative town, although that has changed in the past 20 years as an influx of economic immigrants have joined the ranks.

The native, long-time resident or newcomer to Cincinnati will find something to delight in this book. Yes, I live in Cincinnati and love it, but appreciate the criticiams aired in this book. It should be a model for any popular urban history.

Big Chuck Schodowski tells this story in his own words. At 74 years old, he's had a tremendous career, and made countless friends. Tom Feran, who co-wrote the book, does a great job of letting the Conversational style of Big Chuck come through in the narrative. To read this book, is to hear Big Chuck talking like he's standing right next to you sharing a beer.

I loved this book. We are a home schooling family and I wanted a book to use to learn about the state of Ohio. This book has lots of worksheets that are fun and inviting. I recommend this book.

The Big Rivers is an excellent book. It takes the older elementary student through the water cycle using the big flood of '93 as a living example. I recommend this book for every library. Teachers this book is a great non-fiction book for use as supplemental reading for any environmental education curriculum.

Yeah, how can I? This is one of those charming yet welcomingly unsentimental slice of life Americana kinds of memoirs that take us back to an era that wasn't so long ago, but which also serves to effortlessly illustrate how much life in America has changed in a short time. I liked this book a lot, both for its interesting autobiographical quality and also for the fact that I knew the places the imminently honest Mr. Schwartz talks about with a mix of humor and wise hindsight. My grandparents actually lived in College Hill, Ohio back from about the mid-1950's to 1965, practically down the street from the locations in this memoir, so how cool is that? I truly enjoyed reading about Richard B. Schwartz's childhood and adolescence, his trips to Y dances and church events, his summer job building houses, his times spent playing in the woods at a local park, and beating the stuffing out of a local kid who realllly had it coming to him. For its tales of fire breathing Catholic school administrators, drag races on the Beechmont Levee, to its description of an honest to goodness evening spent seeing the incomparable Buddy Holly perform not long before his death, The Biggest City In America is a treasure.

This is an awesome set for those who want to learn about Ohio birds, their sounds and basic behaviors and details of their nests and habitats. I used these in my classroom for the first time this year and they greatly added to the fun and joy for the students and myself. The book companion Field Guide Book provides beautiful photos and information.

This book is an excellent read. It is a must read for all cultures