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a book which comprises in a language accessible to all many different and important discoveries about the necessity for iron on the earth. many fascinating interviews with the scientists who did the research. It teaches much about a variety of disciplines; chemistry, biology, geology, physics, oceanography and others. very interesting and easy to understand. IF the composition of the world and its organisms fascinates you, you must read this book.

This fascinating book is about the often-neglected but vitally important roles of iron in biology. Each chapter is discreet, easily read, exciting, and thought-provoking. For example, until reading this book, I did not realize that the growth of prehistoric life was limited by bacteria's ability to acquire iron. A chapter describes how early life used reduced iron for energy because oxygen was not yet available. Other, more modern chapter topics include biological magnets, hemochromatosis, and the devastating effects of iron deficiency anemia in 3rd world.

This book, written by physicist Eugenie Vorburger Mielczarek and science writer Sharon Berstch McGrayne, covers the wide-ranging role of iron in living organisms ranging from the early forms of life to the plants and animals of today. The treatment includes not only sufficient scientific background material to explain the processes, but also interesting details about the investigators who were involved in the key discoveries along the way. It is aimed at general readership and reviews studies which are not widely known to nonspecialists.

The result is a fascinating story of way starting from the way in which life may have first emerged in an oxygen-poor environment at thermal springs in the sea, possibly involving complex organic molecules containing iron and sulfur. Later, as plants evolved to be capable of photosynthesis, the oxygen content of the atmosphere gradually increased. This had a huge impact on both the chemical composition of the oceans as well as leading to the evolution of complex plants and animals. The way in which iron plays an essential role in facilitating the efficient use of oxygen to provide energy in animals is discussed in this book in a way which would enable the nonscientist to grasp the fundamentals of these processes. In addition, the dramatic dire consequences to plants and animals growing in iron-deficient environments is pointed out.

Finally, this book addresses the mystery of animal migration in birds and other animals. This unusual phenomenon appears to be associated with earth's magnetic field in some cases. The discovery of magnetite (a crystalline form of iron oxide which is magnetic) crystals in the brains of some birds and fish points to a possible mechanism whereby magnetic effects can be associated with the direction-finding capabilities of some organisms. The ability of organisms to "maufacture" magnetic inorganic crystals certainly does appear remarkable.

Thus, readers of this book will be exposed to a engrossing treatment of the many ways in which the element iron has played an essential part in important biological processes and phenomena.

Unlike militant feminism in England, which destroyed property, the militant movement in the United States was expressed in parades, speeches, banners, and other techniques designed to attract publicity and further the suffrage cause, according to Linda Ford. Suffrage techniques were not violent, but they attracted violence, especially during World War I. Ford provides a history of the militant movement, biographies of militant feminists, a thoughtful analysis of the techniques the militants used and a balanced look at their accomplishments This is a scholarly work and resembles the video based on it only slightly. The previous reviewer who said that it was even better because it provided many more facts was correct. The book is interesting and very readable, providing much needed insight into a part of the suffrage movement few of us have heard enough about.

This book is great. It is better than the movie. It made me, as a woman, understand what all the fuss was about and how hard these woman worked to get what they wanted. I really admire these women for what they stood for and for going through all of this for all the women everywhere. Thanks ladies.

I purchased the book after viewing the HBO special because I wanted to compare history and Hollywood. I was very impressed by the in-depth history given in the book. It is very educational without having a feminist overtone. I wanted to learn what the "Ironed Jawed Angels" did to change the course of women's lives, and to learn about those women who received the well earned nickname. Some of there are nothing short of fascinating. These women not only endured physical violence, but actually inflicted physical pain on themselves in order to get the press's attention. Nothing new about it now but back then it was pioneering. I learned a lot from this book and I have a new found appreciation for my rights that these women faught and died for. This is espcially hellpful for research purposes if you are in school.

I Highly Recommend it! Very interesting and useful book!!! Every health conscious cook would like to fry on cast iron- no danger of Teflon!

The Cast Iron way to Cook by Sue Cutts is an excellent investment for those that enjoy or want to learn about cooking with Le Creuset cast iron. The book is full of recipes accompanied with step by step instructions and tantalizing images. Besides providing recipes, this book explains the purpose, and care for each pan. The recipes are divided into sections based on which pans to use.

While the recipes alone are a worthy reason for purchasing this book, understanding how to use and care for your pans is an equally good reason. The latter may even help save money. Proper care for your Le Creuset will help it last a lifetime. Once understanding a pan may perform the same function of another, your purchase decisions will help you choose the pans you really need. For example, the buffet casseroles can also be used like a skillet in addition to preparing casseroles. Once you own a buffet casserole (one of my favorite Le Creuset pieces) buying the skillet may no longer be necessary.

PROS:
Full of recipes
Explains the purpose, and care for each pan
Can help save you money

CONS:
I didn't buy this book soon enough

Besides providing great recipes (recipes are arranged according to individual pieces i.e. French Ovens, Buffet Casseroles etc.) it also contains valuable "use and care" tips. Thanks to this book, I now have a greater understanding and appreciation of the versatility and function of the different pieces.

The Lemon Chicken Gratiné recipe is wonderful!! Can't wait to try more!

My only regret is that I wish I had seen this book prior to my first Le Creuset purchase. However, since receiving this book as a present I've added several more Le Creuset pieces to my collection. :p

Massey is an excellent and witty author and a great observer of the passing towns and countryside. The book is full of interesting historical insights, empathetic sketches of canal life, fascinating facts about food and wine and he shares lessons learned the hard way navigating an old vessel through the often shallow and sometimes confusing waterways of France, Belgium and Holland. We would love to have been his guest on some of these votages. Bravo!

The leaky boat in question is a 60-year-old barge, LIONEL owned by a 60-year-old Canadian couple. The book recounts Massey's trip from Holland, Belgium and France. Told with humor and candor, it is a delightful voyage despite a less-than-perfect beginning: Lionel had sunk over the winter, and Massy retuned to leaking water pumps, pips and a hole in the hull. After eight years of cruising, the 68-year-old Masseys decide to sell LIONEL This reader shed a tear at the end of the book when their leaky iron boat chugged down the river with new owners.

Hart Massey's engaging tale of purchasing and travelling in an old barge is sure to make to yearn for the freedom of barge life. With his wife and the dog Joss he sets out to travel the canals of Holland, Belgium and France meeting adventure and misadventure along the way. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anyone who loves armchair travels or has thought of buying a barge.

This book is a great collection of easy to read and easy to follow directions. Some of the recipes might be over the head of the first time dutch oven user but cooking with a dutch oven is so easy and the directions so well written that you will be cooking the most complex recipes in no time.

I have over 25 years experience in the Boy Scouts of America and have been dutch oven cooking for almost as long.

As a former Scoutmaster, My scouts and I have cooked many a meal in Dutch oven and cast iron cookware. After browsing through this cookbook, I plan to dig out my dutch oven and try some of the recipes I had never thought of.

Great cook book like the way it tells you how much charcoal to use easy to follow .

For someone who hasn't the original issues and wants to have a collection of stories with Iron Man's different armors from the classic era this is a good find. The book starts nicely with Iron Man's origin story from issue #47 and continues with the Space armor from issues #142-144. Issue #144 for those with short memory features again the Mark-I armor along with the first meeting between Tony Stark and Jim Rhodes. Next comes issue #152 with the Stealth armor featured only in 6 pages and issue #153 in order to not let the story of the previous issue unfinished. Issue #200 follows with the first appearance of the Silver armor and the confrontation between Tony Stark's Iron Man and Obadiah Stane's Iron Monger. The closing story for this book comes with issue #218 and the Deep-Sea armor.

A nice addition to this book would be the Stealth armor's more prominent appearance from issue #229 and the return to the red and gold armor from issue #231 but since these are included in the Armor Wars book the publisher optioned not to have the same stories in two different publications. Maybe in the future we'll see an updated edition along with the more recent armors.

The book is a paperback, not a hardcover as the Demon in a Bottle book, with glossy paper and beautiful colours and every issue is featured with it's original cover.

The Many Armors of Iron Man is just as the title implies: a collection featuring stories that demonstrate the various armors of Iron Man over different eras. The Stealth Armor, the Deep Sea Armor, the Space Armor, the Hulk-buster Armor; it's just about all here. There is a variety of talent behind the issues collected here, including longtime writing duo David Micheline and Bob Layton, as well as Roy Thomas, Barry Windsor-Smith, John Romita, Jr., and the great Denny O'Neil. While this TPB features all this variety, there really isn't a whole lot else to really recommend it. It is worth a look at the very least for new fans to see all the historic Iron Man designs, and worth a look for older fans that just want to refresh their memories, but as a whole, there just isn't enough here to hold one's attention for very long. Worth checking out definitely for all Iron Man fans, but whether or not it's worth picking up is a different story.

Any fan of Iron Man, espescially the classic stories, will enjoy this book. I highly recomend it. It is actually a collection of stories featuring the Deep-Sea Armor, Stealth Armor, etc... In my opinion the multi-part story featuring the Space Armor is worth the price of admission alone.

Like it's predecessor, "May it Please The Court", "The First Amendment" contains cassettes with edited oral arguments before the Supreme Court. The highlights of the arguments are held together by commentary from Peter Irons, who also introduces each case with a brief history and a review of the legal questions involved. It also finishes with another short talk by Irons, indicating how the Court ruled and talking a bit about the opinions. The companion book has transcripts of the cassettes, as well as highlights from the opinions in the case.

Whereas the previous book contained 23 cases and one introduction to the court, this one has only 16 cases. Moreover, four cases are in fact repeats from the previous book. The cases in this one are, with the issue involved in parenthesis: R.A.V v. City of St. Paul (cross burning); Texas v. Johnson (flag burning, included in the previous book); Tinker v. Des Moines (Vietnam protest by high school students, also in the previous book); U.S. vs. O'Brien (draft card burning as protest), Abbington v. Schempp (school prayer, included in the previous book); Barnes v. Glen Theater (nude dancing); Branzburg v. Hayes (disclosure of a reporter's sources); Cohen v. California (vulgar speech); Employment Division v. Smith (religious use of peyote); Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeyer (censorship of school papers); Hustler Magazine v. Falwell (suing for emotional distress from a parody); Hurley v. Irish-American Gays, Lesbian and Bisexual Group of Boston (gays marching on St. Patrick's Parade); Miller v. California (obsenity), New York Times v. Sullivan (libel); and New York Times v. United States (prior restraint and the Pentagon Papers, included in the previous book).

One difference in this book from the previous one is also the period represented by the cases. Whereas the 23 cases in "May it Please the Court" were loaded towards the Warren and early Burger period (11 cases were from the Warren Court, 9 from the Burger Court, most in the early 70's, and only 3 from the Rehnquist Court), in this one most cases are much more recent. 8 cases are from the Rehnquist court, only one of which had been included in the previous book; 4 are from the Burger court, with one previously included, and 4 are from the Warren court, only two of which are published here for the first time.

As I said in my review of "May it Please The Court", it is unfortunate that the full opinions are not included in the companion book. In addition to this, whereas in "May it Please the Court" the companion book listed the cases in the same order as they appeared on the cassettes, this is not the case in "The First Amendment" which, while not tragic, is certainly somewhat annoying. There are also a number of careless mistakes that could easily have been corrected. In one case, Irons talks about the "Reagan Administration" for a case argued in 1972 (it was the Nixon administration). In that same case, in the final summary, in the cassette Irons makes a mistake, talks to the recorder operator and they agree to edit it, and he retakes the paragraph from the top; this could easily have been fixed if a bit of care had been given to the check the final product. It is unfortunate that such carelessness, easily corrected, should creep into an otherwise excellent book. It is also unfortunate that there are repeats from the previous book. Although the cases in question are certainly both important and relevant, perhaps they could have been added in addition to new cases. Four cases is the content of one full cassette, so even though the four repeats are spread through the four tapes, it means the book contains only three tapes worth of new cases.

Listening to the arguments is very instructive. It gives us a glimpse into how the Supreme Court works. Listening to tough hypotheticals and skeptical questions from Scalia, Hugo Black, O'Connor, or Rehnquist, and imagining the lawyers squirming under the glares of the justices can be quite an amusing and instructive lesson. Irons does a good job of putting the case in perspective and joining together the segments of arguments selected, even if he does let his personal liberal slant (to which I have no personal objection, it should be said) interfere every now and then. Although I am not a lawyer, I came out knowing a lot more about the constitution and about the Supreme Court than I did when I came in, and I shall listen to the cassettes and the arguments many times in the future. I recommend the book, and I hope the publisher will correct the few mistakes that appear in it when they prepare the next edition.

For those unable to wait through the 5-minute spectator line at the Supreme Court, these tapes provide a unique opportunity to participate in some of the most fascinating legal arguments of the last half-century. Creches, student newspapers, prior restraint -- all find their way up through the judicial system for oral argument in front of the nine justices. Advocates from the government, big firms, the ACLU all meet their destiny in a withering crossfire of tough hypotheticals from Brennan and Scalia. A nice change of pace from Raffi tapes for the kids.

I teach political science at local junior colleges. As a result, I am always on the lookout for material that will be both interesting and useful in the classroom.

I recently presented the recording of "Tinker v. Des Moines" (symbolic speech; Vietnam) to one of my classes. The entire class was focused on the voices so well that we discussed specific exchanges after the twenty-odd minute recorded session concluded with a degree of recall I have not often experienced with audio-video material, which can sometimes distract and inform in equal parts. Having a text with a transcript of the tape program, including the narrator's comments, was very helpful in going over and clarifying these exchanges.

The text also contains edited versions of the majority decision written by Justice Fortas, as well as nearly two pages of Justice Black's dissent. The latter is a significant dissent that was subsequently cited in another case, "Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier," which is also included in this volume.

My only complaint is that the material is on cassette and not on compact disk. I find this a minor inconvenience, in that it requires that I remember to "queue up" the cassette prior to beginning the class on those cases, such as "Tinker", that are in the "middle" of a side of a cassette.

But if you're curious to get a "feeling" as to how the Supreme Court "sounds", this book-and-cassettes combination is for you. If you teach this material, save your money and buy it.

Trevor's book is a joy to read over and over. Using his infectious sense of humour, Trevor inspires the reader to learn how to balance the serious and creative sides of life. He inspires you to stretch your boundaries by rediscovering play, by undertaking new skills like painting or by looking inward and rediscovering yourself. When you need a pick me up, just reading a chapter or two will rejuvenate your spirit.

This is a must read for everybody. Too many of us have forgotten how to laugh at and with ourselves. Life is too short not to have fun with it. Get this book. Read it. Send it to everybody you know. Trevor has put together a wonderful introspective that should be read again and again.

Trevor has a unique way of using humor to get his points across. This is a must-read!

Its a good thing that Doc Shapiro's writing skills far exceed his golfing ability ! If you are ready for a rugged journey into the mentality of the golfer and the plight of the common man, this book will not disappoint. So grab your xanax and a shot of tequila and enjoy the ride.

Having read "Golf's Mental Hazards" by this author (a sports psychology book) I wasn't surprised as to how the characters were developed. Their psychological makeup was built from the "Mental Hazard Profiles" expounded in "Golf's Mental Hazards". While this isn't bad, the characters are rather stereotypical in personality resulting in their interactions being predicable.

While not a bad read, this book is not in league with "Golf in the Kingdom" and "The Legend of Bagger Vance." I would recommend "Nine Iron John" as a light read for those who enjoy golf stories but don't expect enlightenment.

After reading Shapiro's brilliant, "Golf's Mental Hazards," I had to check out the literary skills of this noted sports psychologist and I must say, was quite impressed. Nine-Iron John is a tale about a golf outing to a mythical island off the coast of South Carolina, where a young man and an older friend of his, set out to par a hole - known as the Savage - that has NEVER before been parred. That's right - NEVER BEEN PARRED! Now, this sounds awfully silly, but in the context of this fast-paced, quick-read, it is all entirely believable. This is a book that gets into the heart of the male psyche and does so with poignant moments and a whole lot of very funny scenarios. Shapiro proves that in addition to being a masterful psychologist, he is also a very gifted writer. Nine-Iron John will make you laugh and make you cry, and every golfer who who has ever looked to find himself in his golf game, who has used golf to avoid problems in the "real world," who questions the nature of his place on this planet, will love this book. A wonderful fantasy, that seems entirely real, I rate Nine-Iron John right up there with "Golf in the Kingdom" and "The Legend of Bagger Vance." Bring on the movie!

In the 1980s fortyish Red Baker was downsized as part of a sixty percent workforce reduction at Larmel Steel. He has few options as the industry laid off a large chunk of the lunch bucket brigade. His best friend Dog also fired blames the "Nips", but Red knows better. Still he fears telling his spouse and children even avoiding going home until he has no choice but to explain that his aspirations of the American dream have been shattered.

Unable to cope with his inability to no longer take care of his family and considered non-trainable at his age, Red accepts menial jobs to bring in some income after unemployment checks end. However, he proves incapable of switching from a highly regarded skill of a steel worker to a car park attendant so he is fired. His esteem shatters further as his neighbors belittle him for not keeping a job; his wife Wanda, his son Ace, and Dog worry about him; even his mistress Crystal thinks he is losing it. Turning to alcohol and desperate, Red persuades Dog to do an act of stupidity.

This is a reprint of an insightful 1980s character study in which a hard working honest man doing the right thing finds his beliefs castrated as he falls from despair to depression to amoral behavior. Red is a terrific protagonist who feels he played fair, but was unfairly treated by his firm and society. His relationship with his wife is falling apart, but that looks glowing compared to his son who cannot hide his animosity as his heroic father suddenly increasingly lets him down. Still poignant today, readers of deep social issues will appreciate Robert Ward's strong tale though the story line needs time to truly take off as the first segue introduces the audience to a stunned deer in the headlights Red. Readers will want to take the time to get to the meat of this terrific tale.

Harriet Klausner

This novel won the PEN West Best Novel of 1985 and is now is new in paperback. Ward, the author of seven novels, and is also a screenwriter who has worked on Hill Street Blues and Miami Vice.

Red Baker is laid off from his 20-year job in the steel mills of Baltimore and loses it big time--drugs, booze and women (Crystal, a dancer at Lily's Bar). He and his friend Dog struggle to survive after the layoffs with horrible jobs and humiliation after humiliation.

Red's wife Wanda and his teenage basketball star son, Ace, stick by him as much as they can, but it is difficult. Despairing, Dog and Red eventually succumb to the lure of crime, and Dog is killed. Now the man they robbed, Vinnie, is after Red. He is beat up and told he has a few weeks to return the money. Red thinks his only way out is to kill Vinnie, and he urges Wanda to take Ace and leave town. Wanda however, has a different idea. Red's family sticks by him, and helps hold him together.

Ward has written a moving and compelling drama of blue-collar suffering and the desperate effort to survive.

Armchair Interviews says: Although dark and heavy, the story has a redeeming end.

Highly evocative novel set in late 1970s/early 1980s de-industrializing Baltimore as seen through the eyes of permanently laid-off steelworker Red Baker. No prior knowledge of the milieu is required: A friend unfamiliar with the geographic and social specifics that Robert Ward describes attests to the fact that it conveys a feel for Baltimore's industrial decline, and the individual tragedies that accompanied its transition to a post-industrial economy.