cd5a2fe1-708b-4969-b8be-cc3cfd0d3304TrueNewShip84New_YorkAmazonLargeBooksreviewrank239090239090942597346http://www.amazon.com/Doughboy-Fighting-Sixty-Ninth-Remembrance-World/dp/0942597346%3FSubscriptionId%3D05ERXYTS89KFGEPQR5G2%26tag%3Dthebookrevi0b-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D09425973461473967http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/514YTMZ4CQL._SL75_.jpg7550http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/514YTMZ4CQL._SL160_.jpg160107http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/514YTMZ4CQL.jpg475317Albert M. EttingerEttinger A. ChurchillHardcover940.41274797809425973491250942597346White Mane PubEnglishEnglishEnglish9502495USD$24.95White Mane Pub1286Book1992-01White Mane PubWhite Mane Pub140650416USD$4.160900005.04109425973465002003-12-02

Doughboy Good Reading

I enjoyed this account of Al Ettinger's travels with the 69th infantry during WWI. It's interesting to find that he held so much detail in his mind so many years after the events, and after many years of not talking about it- finally opens up and recounts everything in such great specificity. I also appreciated that the accounts were checked out by his son in such detail to verify specifics before publishing- after all, no one's memory is perfect. The book is interleaved with historical maps and summaries of allied strategy, giving the reader a yardstick as to where the events fit in history. I really got a good feel for the deep sense of camaraderie that Ettinger developed with the people there in the ranks, and his heroes, especially concerning Father Patrick Duffy, a guy anyone would want to know in whatever place in history that he or she was born in. The only shortcoming of the book (and it is slight) is that it leaves out the outcome of Lt. Quirt (a pseudonym) in the epilogue. Great reading.09425973465111998-08-27

Above-average memoirs.

Private Ettinger, in his brief military career, managed to experience the battle of the Argonne Forest, survive four close shell bursts, a personal strafing by a German pilot, and some spectacular crashes on his dispatch-rider motorcycle, to provide us with one of the most engaging memoirs of the American Expiditionary Forces.<br> His very readable and entertaining reminiscences, augmented by some first-rate research by his son, are enhanced by rare photos, interesting appendices, and details of organization of a unit with some of the most colorful characters in American military history, such as "Wild Bill" Donovan, Father Duffy, Joyce Kilmer, and Douglas Macarthur (who personally delivered the author from incarceration).<br> Ettinger's story is highly recommended as a vivid window into the world of the doughboy, and a fine unit history as well. <p> (The "score" rating is an unfortunately ineradicable feature of the page. This reviewer does not "score" books.)09425973465011998-04-03

"There ought to be more books like this one." (Wash. Times)

"It is enthralling and difficult to put down before completion." --Military Images <p> "A vivid portrait if a colorful outfit, DOUGHBOY places its emphasis on the human factor ... an invaluable and entertaining firsthand portrait of leadership, loyalty and morale -- the soul of any U.S. Army regiment." --Military History Magazine <p> "This well organized book becomes one of those rare war memoirs that has been back-checked for facts, that has such meticulous evidence of accuracy, it transcends the normal colorful remembrance to become a true work of history." --Gannett News Service <p> "Don't let 'A Doughboy With the Fighting 69th' escape you. It is destined to be a classic." --Irish Edition, Phila. <p> "An eye- witness account of World War I doughboy experience from a less than model soldier...a lively, personal account of both courage and realistic Army life." --The Bookwatch <p> "Although I have read many autobiographical accounts of famous generals and their bloody campaigns, few have touched me with the same effect as this story of one of America's true doughboy heros." --Ronnie Shimron, Curator, Jewish War Veterans09425973465011998-02-16

"There ought to be more books like this one." --Wash. Times

"It is enthralling and difficult to put down before completion. Afterward it is to be savored." --Military Images/ "A vivid portrait of a colorful outfit...an invaluable and entertaining firsthand portrait of leadership, loyalty and morale ... --Military History/ "This well organized book becomes one of those rare war memoirs that has been back-checked for facts, that has such meticulous evidence of accuracy, it transcends the normal colorful remembrance to become a true work of history." --Gannett News Service (John Hanchette)/ "Don't let [Doughboy] escape you. It is destined to be a classic." --Irish Edition (Philadelphia)/ "... a lively, personal account of both courage and and realistic Army life." --The BookwatchA World War I veteran recalls his experiences in Europe as a member of Douglas MacArthur's famed Rainbow Division, in a vivid memoir of American participation of the tragic war. Reprint.08032594762375General2Biographies & Memoirs1000Subjects283155Books2424Military & Spies2419Professionals & Academics2Biographies & Memoirs1000Subjects283155Books886496General465244Military2396Leaders & Notable People2Biographies & Memoirs1000Subjects283155Books4953General4935Europe9History1000Subjects283155Books5014General5011Military9History1000Subjects283155Books5030World War I5011Military9History1000Subjects283155Books14279191New York14278871State & Local4853United States4808Americas9History1000Subjects283155Books394181011Hardcover394174011Binding (binding)388186011Refinements283155Books618083011Printed Books618072011Format (feature_browse-bin)388186011Refinements283155Books548NC83O8ES8Best of World War One1574882015http://www.amazon.com/Duty-Honor-Privilege-Stocking-Hindenburg/dp/1574882015%3FSubscriptionId%3D05ERXYTS89KFGEPQR5G2%26tag%3Dthebookrevi0b-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D15748820151874636http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41656V88B8L._SL75_.jpg7550http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41656V88B8L._SL160_.jpg160106http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41656V88B8L.jpg475314Stephen L. HarrisHardcover940.4127397815748820181571574882015Brassey's IncEnglishEnglishEnglish9132795USD$27.95Brassey's Inc1374Book2001-06-01Brassey's IncBrassey's Inc154606950USD$9.50745USD$7.4561400005.04115748820154442003-02-21

Very good

Being a native New Yorker and a lover of history I was pulled into this book. With few "unit histories" of the Great War, this one is a must for any serious reader. The unit, made up from the elite of NYC, and men of more humble backgrounds from upper NY, forged a unit while not heralded, most certainly worthy of this book. The story, while never quick moving, will be interesting for the serious reader. The unit saw serious action in breaching the Hindenburg line while attached to the British. Good for the serious student.15748820155342002-03-06

Duty, Honor, Privilege

A wonderful read. Well-documented and beautifully presented. It realistically evokes a time when honor fueled men to do their perceived duty without hesitation and with great patriotism.<p>The book via letters and diaries creates a true emotional atmosphere of World War I and those committed to serve. It would make a superb film!15748820155332001-12-06

A Stirring reaccounting of a moment in history

Not to be forgotten the men of L Regiment. Thank you Mr Harris for the insight to a time before I was born and frankly of a different type of men who had so much to give and so much to lose but honor and duty were so important to them all. This was a wonderful book and if you lived as I did in the Hudson River Valley the memories of all of this are so important to me.15748820155662001-06-20

Powerfully visual history ... a very good story

This book is well written, well researched and well titled. I devoured it in three sittings. While the First World War has been eclipsed by the Second World War for most Americans, this story captures a fascinating piece of America's earliest military history as a world power. I particularly enjoyed the vivid descriptions which the author used to recreate the past. The arduous conditions the men experienced in South Carolina, where they trained at a partially built national cantonment, are so well drawn it unfolds like a movie. Their surroundings in the U.S. and abroad are brought dramatically to life. The troopship's approach to the French sea coast and entry into Brest harbor, the march through the city and the French countryside complete with the smells of tree blossoms, the troop trains, the billets, etc. were all wonderful. The graphic descriptions of life in the training areas, the reserve areas, marching to the front, entering the trenches, enduring incessant bombardments, making nighttime forays into "No Man's Land" and fighting the big battles was gripping.<p>The author's diligent research makes this a good read and good history. This reader became convinced that what was known as the Silk Stocking Regiment was far more than spoiled rich boys playing war. When they entered the war they may have been naive, but they rose to the challenges they faced with great courage. Despite suffering terrible casualties they fought valiantly. Their parent unit, the 27th Division, did not fight with the main American forces, the A.E.F., in France. It was assigned to the British Expeditionary Forces (B.E.F.), ultimately under the command of an Australian General, but that did not dampen their fighting spirit. <p>These soldiers enjoyed broad public support of the people of New York, both upstate farmers ("apple knockers") and New York City socialites, because it blended men from both. The book goes to great length exploring the pedigrees of many of the men of the historic old New York 7th Regiment. It leaves no doubt that many of the men came from the highest class of American society. We are also introduced to some of the "apple knockers". The story proves to be a very interesting social history. The trials, accomplishments and valor left this reviewer feeling very proud of these American soldiers. That feeling of pride is tempered with sadness for the many lives of these fine men which were given so unselfishly.On September 29, 1918, a regiment of volunteers from New York State, many of them rich boys from Manhattan, attacked the famed Hindenburg Line, one of the strongest defenseive systems ever devised. In the tradition of the Union Army's heroic assaults on Confederate entrenchments during the closing battles of the Civil War, the doughboys hurled themselves at the center of a desperate but still powerful army. At a frightful cost, they broke the enemy and, just as their Union forebears had done, helped bring a terrible war to a close. Interweaving extracts from letters, diaries, and previously published accounts, DUTY, HONOR, PRIVILEGE follows the patrician 7th New York Regiment from the spring of 1917 when war is declared, through its merger with the plebian 1st regiment from Upstate New York (forming the 107th), to training with the British in France aand the heroic attack on the Hindenburg Line. Finally, we witness their triumphant welcome-home parade, still believed to be the biggest parade in New York City history.1574886517157488635508050793191594628661B000MTEFWS4953General4935Europe9History1000Subjects283155Books5014General5011Military9History1000Subjects283155Books5023General5022United States5011Military9History1000Subjects283155Books5030World War I5011Military9History1000Subjects283155Books16244121Regiments5011Military9History1000Subjects283155Books5039General5035World9History1000Subjects283155Books14450Military Science9History1000Subjects283155Books394181011Hardcover394174011Binding (binding)388186011Refinements283155Books618083011Printed Books618072011Format (feature_browse-bin)388186011Refinements283155Books0788425269http://www.amazon.com/Ever-True-Artillery-Counties-Canadian/dp/0788425269%3FSubscriptionId%3D05ERXYTS89KFGEPQR5G2%26tag%3Dthebookrevi0b-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D07884252691868556http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41RDBJFB47L._SL75_.jpg7548http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41RDBJFB47L._SL160_.jpg160103http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41RDBJFB47L.jpg475305Lisa SaundersPaperback973.744710929780788425264600788425269Heritage Books Inc.EnglishEnglishEnglish8201950USD$19.50Heritage Books Inc.202Book2004-04Heritage Books Inc.Heritage Books Inc.355201950USD$19.503417USD$34.175200005.04107884252695002007-02-09

History Brought to Your Door

EVER TRUE sweeps the dust off history, reading makes one look forward to the next letter as if we were waiting for the postman.07884252695002006-06-29

Can't put it down!

A really great read for the Civil War history buff. Highly recommended, very readable and hard to put down. Excellent work by Lisa Saunders.07884252695002004-04-23

GREAT BOOK

I started reading yesterday and could not put it down. It is so interesting to have a look at the Civil War through the eyes of those that lived it, and Saunders' historical notes are facsinating. It amazes me to think that those letters were waiting for her to find and bring back out to the light of day. I am eagerly looking forward to being able to read more later today!07884252695222004-04-19

Ordinary folks in extraordinary circumstances

"Ever True" is a stunning account of ordinary folks in extraordinary circumstances, folks who never lose their down-to-earth qualities while they learn the ways of a more sophisticated world.<p>David Sisson, Professor of English and avid genealogistThe transcribed letters of Charles McDowell and his wife, Nancy, display remarkable devotion, and offer readers a unique perspective of the Civil War. Read little known details about: hangings; prostitution; amputations; desertions; theft and murder among Union troops; personal contacts with Lincoln and Seward (of "Seward's Alaskan Folly"); battles of Cold Harbor, Jerusalem Plank Road, Monocacy, Opequon, Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek, the Siege of Petersburg, Moseby's Men, and the Shenandoah Valley Campaign. This story is cohesive and informative yet charming and romantic in a very personal way. Vintage photographs enhance the text. 2004, 5½x8½, paper, 202 pp.2375General2Biographies & Memoirs1000Subjects283155Books2393General2376Historical2Biographies & Memoirs1000Subjects283155Books465254General465252Civil War2395United States2376Historical2Biographies & Memoirs1000Subjects283155Books1043840Canadian2376Historical2Biographies & Memoirs1000Subjects283155Books465246United States Civil War465244Military2396Leaders & Notable People2Biographies & Memoirs1000Subjects283155Books11881General11880Genealogy21Reference1000Subjects283155Books14273341New York14273021United States11880Genealogy21Reference1000Subjects283155Books465222General4868Civil War4853United States4808Americas9History1000Subjects283155Books14279191New York14278871State & Local4853United States4808Americas9History1000Subjects283155Books1043874General4809Canada4808Americas9History1000Subjects283155Books400272011Paperback394184011Mass Market401237011Trade394174011Binding (binding)388186011Refinements283155Books618083011Printed Books618072011Format (feature_browse-bin)388186011Refinements283155BooksR3H1GK82HFI1U1Books about millitary familiesB0007FA25Qhttp://www.amazon.com/Poet-New-York-Evergreen-book/dp/B0007FA25Q%3FSubscriptionId%3D05ERXYTS89KFGEPQR5G2%26tag%3Dthebookrevi0b-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB0007FA25QFederico García LorcaUnknown BindingGrove PressEnglishEnglishGrove Press192Book1955Grove PressGrove Press3000USD$30.001500USD$15.000110005.041B0007FA25Q5002006-05-08

Nightmare in New York

Lorca had a pessimistic and dark impression of the New York during the Great Depression years. Lorca describes a city populated by ghosts and nightmares. This is one of the most shocking poetic works of the XX century. <br />I recommend the CD 'Omega'. It is an experimental 'flamenco' work by the `cantaor' Enrique Morente, based on the poems of `Poet in New York'. This music album will help you to go deeper into the book.B0007FA25Q5222005-07-08

Lorca: A True Definition of a Poet

After reading "Poeta en Nueva York" I found out that it was really worth learning spanish. I am not exaggerating but some of Lorca's verses make me cry. They have so much emotion and fantasy in them, and they talk about experiences that take place deep inside me. The poems are surrealist but that is also what makes them amazing. The best poem is probably "Fabula y Rueda de Los Tres Amigos" where Lorca beautifully conveys his feelings towards his relationships with others and the struggle he sees within them. Strangely enough at the end of the poem he describes a lot of events concerning his death which actually coincided with his murder a few years later. Lorca's relation with the moon reflected through his simple yet overwhelming words is also charming and inspiring. I discovered through them that there was a lot more in that celestial body orbiting the earth than what I used to see before. You will feel that poetry is just flowing out of Federico. He didn't to exert a lot of effort to sound that marvellous and that right.B0007FA25Q5332004-11-26

powerful and chilling account....

After reading "A Poet in New York," I can say this much: <br />"I don't think I am planning a trip to New York very soon." Lorca's account of the city was so visceral, raw and cruel, I could feel the hauntingly dead interactions between people, and those people's relationships to the material world around them. The accounts of violence in the streets are equally as cold and boldly unapologetic as his observations of the early morning hours when the city is first waking up. <br /> <br />Gabriel Garcia Lorca truly shows that when it comes to the movements as a city with ties to industry, capitalistic gain and material wealth, there is no division between the life of the human being and the life of the machine. There is almost an automated, "conveyor belt" feeling to the mechanical movement of life in the city. As soon as energy is poured into an endeavor, it is also poured out just as easily. People are as disposable as sheet metal. Their blood, their organs and their instruments of movement could be ripped away and demolished as quickly and non-emotionally as one would destroy the framework of a building and it would be of no concern to anyone else. <br /> <br />I believe that Lorca's observations and journal entries are a reflection of not only the mindset of one of the most well known cities in the world, applicable to the 1930s, but is also quite accurately a reflection of the state of the world today.B0007FA25Q512141998-01-02

One of the most complex and rich books of Lorca

Federico García Lorca is among the most celebrated Spanish poets of all time. The beauty of his writing has given him a place in the gallery of the best Spanish writers. This book he wrote when he was a student at Columbia University relies on the influence he got from the surrealistic movements that were running on Europe at the time. Thus, it gets far from the poetic language used in his other books, most notably in Romancero Gitano: verses leave the regularity of the romance to explore new and rich arrangements; the metaphors grow more complex and ellaborate, making a delicious challenge to the reader; one can read a poem time and again for days and will still be unsure of its real meaning. Besides this some of the poems reach a new height on Lorca's poetry. To anybody just seeking to discover Lorca and his world, Romancero Gitano seems to be a best approach in my oppinion, but if you know it and like it, I can't help recommending Poet in New York as a new horizon to discover. If your approach to this book is open-minded, you won't be disappointed.Composed while the poet was a student at Columbia University in 1929 and 1930, this book expressed the young Lorca's amazed and indignant reaction to the vastness, brutality and loneliness of the American megalopolis. Photographs.0374526915067977401708112137650811216225089255276X10259General10248Poetry17Literature & Fiction1000Subjects283155Books0767906608http://www.amazon.com/Eyewitness-Wall-Street-Dreamers-Schemers/dp/0767906608%3FSubscriptionId%3D05ERXYTS89KFGEPQR5G2%26tag%3Dthebookrevi0b-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D0767906608391180http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51YQ9CV8FRL._SL75_.jpg7550http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51YQ9CV8FRL._SL160_.jpg160106http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51YQ9CV8FRL.jpg475315David ColbertHardcover332.097397807679066091400767906608BroadwayEnglishEnglishEnglish9303000USD$30.00Broadway1416Book2001-08-21Broadway2001-08-21Broadway1556301198USD$11.9852USD$0.5253100005.04107679066085222003-07-01

Excellent! A must read for any investor

I completed this 369 page "story book" in two days. It had been so interesting that I just could not put it down. <p>It's no exaggeration to regard it as a story book. Somehow the reality is more harsh and crueler than fictitious TV drama and movies, and the history of the investment world is surely no exception. <p>Back to the book. This is in fact an excellent collection of writings from books, journals amd newspapers of different witnesses to the author's selection of major debacles of the past four centuries. There are twelve parts of unequal period, with a timeline of critical incidents in the beginning of each part, followed by selected witness reports as mentioned above. Certainly, not everything could be accounted detailedly (so I would like to recommend "Devil Take the Hindmost: A History of Financial Speculation by Edward Chancellor", a book that dug deeper but not as wide) but readers certainly would have a very correct idea of what went wrong. <p>As a CFA charterholder (not yet, passed all three levels of exam but not paid the fees), I strongly recommend AIMR to put this book into the required list of reading to warn its members of the limitation of the financial techniques or theories or calculations or integrity stuff we try to preach. Anyway, a must read for anyone, especially serious players!<p>p.s. One minor drawback: Soros was not there. He should have been.07679066085332002-01-27

see the brilliance of wall street's greats

this book gives you a window look into the brilliance of wall streets finest players , as well as the big scammers. this book gave me a better knowledge of how the market works and how the economic cycle is always repeating itself. it gave you a nice history into how wall street was established and how it evolved into the market it is today.07679066085442001-11-16

Highly Recommended!

Editor David Colbert collected a multitude of printed source material - diaries, private letters, memoirs and articles - that spans 400 years, and, as the title promises, provides plenty of accounts from eyewitnesses to Wall Street. Organized chronologically, the book also includes Colbert's timelines and his original introductions for each piece. Divided into sections that reflect every era, the book is an insightful and often hilarious romp through financial history. We [...] recommend this book to all readers - there's something here for everyone, even if you don't think you give a hoot about the stock market. Colbert's collection is a sweeping, unusual look at social, economic, political and cultural history.<br />07679066085442001-09-26

Terrific -- very enjoyable and informative

I don't work in finance, but I found Eyewitness to Wall Street very enjoyable and informative. It's a sweep of stories that captures the impact of Wall Street over the centuries -- and this subject seems even more relevant after the terrorist attacks that attempted to end the Street's intense vitality. This book does a wonderful job of defining and explaining, and thoughtfully celebrating, that vitality.In the tradition of his acclaimed books <i>Eyewitness to America</i> and<i> Eyewitness to the American West</i>, David Colbert draws on diaries, private letters, memoirs, and reportage to bring the 400 year history of the world’s most famous street to life in the words of the people whose lives were deeply entwined in Wall Street’s performance. <i>Eyewitness to Wall Street</i> illuminates how the getting and spending of Wall Street is inextricably linked with America’s national character.<br><br>From our first IPO–the European fund-raising that launched America’s colonization–through today’s mass obsession with the Dow and Nasdaq, <i>Eyewitness to Wall Street</i> brims with accounts from people who saw it happen–poets and speculators, patriots and criminals, politicians and reporters–including Daniel Defoe, Mark Twain, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Andrew Carnegie, Muriel Siebert, Warren Buffet, Connie Bruck, Christopher Buckley and Michael Lewis. Their accounts reveal the myriad ways that Wall Street has served not only as the epicenter of American finance but as a major factor in the larger events of American history, from the way Wall Street traders saved the Continental Army from bankruptcy and helped finance the Union during the Civil War to how Americans were suckered by the bull market of early 1929, and struggled through the rebuilding of modern Wall Street. <br><br>More than half of the book is devoted to the contemporary era, defined by the “greed is good” 1980s, the bull market 1990s, and the Internet millionaires and inflated markets of the twenty-first century's beginning. But whether it’s a description of how Wall Street took its name from a wall of logs in New Amsterdam or a look at our present-day market mania, the eyewitnesses collected here share a knack for revealing the human side of business.<br><br>Through the firsthand reports of those who experienced the manias, panics and crashes, <i>Eyewitness to Wall Street</i> is a colorful, dramatic and revealing work of popular history.007135619304522818061586486837047015263X03930476792589Economic History2581Economics3Business & Investing1000Subjects283155Books2612General3Business & Investing1000Subjects283155Books2674Stocks2665Investing3Business & Investing1000Subjects283155Books4870General4853United States4808Americas9History1000Subjects283155Books14279191New York14278871State & Local4853United States4808Americas9History1000Subjects283155Books394181011Hardcover394174011Binding (binding)388186011Refinements283155Books618083011Printed Books618072011Format (feature_browse-bin)388186011Refinements283155Books3PLU33I3P9BCBBooks for TradersW2EBZ05D90QLFamous Financial PanicsB000HWYK52http://www.amazon.com/Family-Installments-Memories-Growing-Hispanic/dp/B000HWYK52%3FSubscriptionId%3D05ERXYTS89KFGEPQR5G2%26tag%3Dthebookrevi0b-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB000HWYK522038311http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51WR19HF77L._SL75_.jpg7548http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51WR19HF77L._SL160_.jpg160103http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51WR19HF77L.jpg500321Edward RiveraPaperbackBargain Price1295USD$12.951299Book1983-07-31752USD$7.52397USD$3.9781100005.041B000HWYK525552002-02-15

One of the greatest pieces of Latino fiction ever written.

I met Ed Rivera personally two years ago. He taught creative writing at a college in New York City. I've just read this book now, almost six months after he passed away and it is incredible how inspirational he can be, both in person and in the written word. In Family Installments, Ed Rivera has set the example for future writers. He has done something that not even Piri Thomas, with all due respect, did in his novel, Down These Mean Streets. Ed Rivera presented a story that truly captures the Latino's experience, from the native country all the way to life in the United States, mainly in New York City. Ed Rivera tells this story with a clever blend of grimness and humor that is difficult to imitate. His characters are powerfully vivid and his prose is rich and sharp. These details are what bring the story to life. But what adds to the charm of the story is the way Ed Rivera can make even the most difficult and embarassing situations very humorous. The book is a real treat for Latinos and non--Latinos alike. I give it five stars.B000HWYK525222001-08-28

Truly a Gift !

This is a must read for hispanics and non-hispanics alike. A treasure for any individual interested in the immigrant experience. An excellent read!!B000HWYK525552001-02-02

Hispanic exodus truly revealed

Rivera has opened the window to the world of what struggling Hispanic families had to endure just to become an almost invisible dust particle on the sill of America. This book captures the true essence of latin struggle and desperation to find a better life, the rigors of the ruthless yet merciful city (New York), and the good times though turbulent times. This book captures the pain, and frustrations of the Hispanic community coming to a newland, seeing it through the eyes of a developing juvinile into his manhood. This is a small nich in the historical carvings of being Hispanic. Thank you Mr. Rivera for writing this autobiography. As a young hispanic youth growing up in Corona, Queens during the early 80's, I can relate to the struggles your family and yourself have undergone. I was born in New York, but my father shared the same sufferings your father had upon migrating to America for a better life. He told me stories of living in the Dominican Republic and seeing pure poverty, then coming to America to work like a mule for close to nothing, saving every penny to bring my mother over and their new born daughter. We survived in a one bedroom apartment for 14 years...we were seven kids then. "My father also wears glasses fit for microscope". This is a great book, I hope you enjoy it as I have.B000HWYK525452000-01-14

Boricua's Incredible Journey

This book takes you on a journey from a small town in the rural sector of Puerto Rico to the struggles Puerto Ricans faced and still face in the U.S. Rivera captures experiences so vividly, one can have a clear mental picture of what ia going on. This book captures your emotions and ties you to the story-line and lives of these characters.15587635621558853855B000EPFVRS1594483299B000GG4GXA2370Hispanic & Latino2365Ethnic & National2Biographies & Memoirs1000Subjects283155Books400272011Paperback394184011Mass Market401237011Trade394174011Binding (binding)388186011Refinements283155Books618083011Printed Books618072011Format (feature_browse-bin)388186011Refinements283155Books2880463165http://www.amazon.com/Famous-American-Illustrators-Illustration-Reference/dp/2880463165%3FSubscriptionId%3D05ERXYTS89KFGEPQR5G2%26tag%3Dthebookrevi0b-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D28804631651272574http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41B4DJ0HDEL._SL75_.jpg7574http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41B4DJ0HDEL._SL160_.jpg160157http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41B4DJ0HDEL.jpg475467Arpi ErmoyanN. Y.) Society of Illustrators (New YorkHardcover70897828804631681032880463165Watson-Guptill PublicationsEnglishEnglishEnglish12125500USD$55.00Watson-Guptill Publications1217Book1998-03Watson-Guptill PublicationsWatson-Guptill Publications443118529995USD$299.952800USD$28.003900005.04128804631655342008-03-28

The Golden Age of American Illustrators

Note: I offended an immature person by giving negative reviews to books attempting to "prove the Book of Mormon." Rather than answer my criticisms, that person gives my reviews negative votes. Oh, well. <br /> <br />Your "helpful" votes are appreciated, and please remember that a short review (recommendation in this case) is good if it leads you to a great book. <br /> <br />I own this edition, and I would highly recommend it. I agree with the other reviewers. This is a must-have book for anyone with an interest in art. <br /> <br />My copy is from 1997. That edition (p. 112) contains the most wonderful scene of two children and a dog running up a hill with a beautiful valley in the background. It's from the cover of the "Saturday Evening Post" of May, 1960. Done in light greens and yellows, this painting is very evocative of an innocent youthful world. <br /> <br />I wish that painting had been larger. If someone knows where I could obtain a copy, please leave a message here. <br /> <br />"Famous American Illustrators" is full of large-format pictures that give the reader an appreciation for the talent and imagination that has gone into these paintings. What a wonderful world these artists created. <br /> <br />Thanks, and you will enjoy this book. Highly recommended.28804631655442005-09-03

Outstanding artists

The Walt Reed book referred to by the other reviewers contains many more artists, but it has far smaller reproductions because there is so much packed in. By contrast the present book has some magnificent large and colourful illustrations that allow the reader to gain a better appreciation of each of the artists. The colour balance is wonderful (unlike some art books) and the selection of illustrators is great.288046316559131998-12-31

An excellent book listing sample illustrations.

The book is an excellent supplement to one of the title by WaltReed-The Illustrators in America: 1880 to 1980. The book containnumerous sample illustrations by elected members of the American Society of Illustrators.28804631655891998-12-30

An excellent book listing sample illustrations.

Books on illustrators, from the golden age to the present, with their vast sample illustrations are in constant demand these days due to titles going throught out-of-print listings. One excellent reference source-The Illustrator in America:1880- 1980 by Walt Reed contains hundreds of works by illustrators from the late 19th century to the 1980's. The book unfortunately, is now out-of-print. Now, a new recent addition has been published-Famous American Illustrators. The various listings and samples of illustrators from the book are all elected members of the American Society of Illustrators. The book is an excellent supplement for Walt Reed's title where the readers can view more samples of each of the illustrators' unique styles.Fascinating insights into the lives and works of 82 top artists elected to the Illustrators Hall of Fame make this an inspiring reference for professionals, students, collectors, art historians, and appreciators of fine commercial art. From illustrators such as N.C. Wyeth to Charles Dana Gibson to Thomas Nast, profiles and major examples of each artist's work give a sweeping overview of the art of illustration. 450 color illustrations.006055488608230065731427610231082301671407148451839History4762Africa4808Americas4873Ancient16252761Arctic & Antarctica4884Asia385090011Audiobooks4921Australia & Oceania4935Europe4984Gay & Lesbian4987Historical Study300954Large Print4995Middle East5011Military14450Military Science5032Russia4853United States5035World1000Subjects283155Books21Reference11444Almanacs & Yearbooks11448Atlases & Maps385096011Audiobooks11461Business Skills2572Careers11626Catalogs & Directories11472Consumer Guides11475Dictionaries & Thesauruses11628Education11713Encyclopedias11761Etiquette11773Foreign Languages11871Fun Facts11880Genealogy408268General2576Job Hunting300955Large Print10975Law11891Publishing & Books11902Quotations301751Spanish-Language Reference1099190Study Guides11904Test Prep Central11970Words & Language12015Writing1000Subjects283155Books1066General1064History & Criticism1Arts & Photography1000Subjects283155Books1523General1522Museums & Collections1Arts & Photography1000Subjects283155Books15762791General1525Exhibition Catalogs1524Museums1522Museums & Collections1Arts & Photography1000Subjects283155Books1834General336835011Reference1Arts & Photography1000Subjects283155Books1837General1830Instructional & How-To1Arts & Photography1000Subjects283155Books1846Illustration1841Commercial1829Graphic Design336832011Design & Decorative Arts1Arts & Photography1000Subjects283155Books1879General1876Painting1Arts & Photography1000Subjects283155Books394181011Hardcover394174011Binding (binding)388186011Refinements283155Books618083011Printed Books618072011Format (feature_browse-bin)388186011Refinements283155BooksB0015UB08Khttp://www.amazon.com/Fifty-Fifty/dp/B0015UB08K%3FSubscriptionId%3D05ERXYTS89KFGEPQR5G2%26tag%3Dthebookrevi0b-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB0015UB08K71726Robbie Clipper SethiKindle Edition813.54Kindle BookSilicon PressEnglish2495USD$24.95Silicon Press1217eBooks2003-01-01Silicon Press2003-01-01Silicon Press999USD$9.99100011ATVPDKIKX0DERhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/help/seller/home.html?seller=ATVPDKIKX0DERNewnewwuPfVGIE0OtGYWq9WLXfQUtLiDZRxws%2FHhGXkUCU5ARIOpLt0guqEZ%2BrIzr2YWx%2BFW%2FNSiBarATh00GYLaZLqA%3D%3D999USD$9.99Usually ships in 24 hours5.041B0015UB08K5002003-08-30

Fifty-Fifty = 100

This book explores both generational and cultural aspects of Indian families transplanted to and from the U.S. It is a delightful read on its own merits, but can also be applied to any immigrant experience. The expectations from the originating country and the dilution which occurs over time is portrayed with great understanding.B0015UB08K5002003-07-25

A Novel that Celebrates Diversity's Complexity

Just finished Robbie Sethi's novel FIFTY-FIFTY. Enjoyed the voyages per chapter. I felt i have just returned from a world that I am happy to know more about, especially because I am intent upon trying to open myself to what may be exotic, foreign, or so much like what i know that I am blind to sameness. What branching lineage for each chapter. What a tour de force of novelistic orchestration! Seventeen main characters interacting or ignoring or judging and showing up and disappearing. I feel my first and strongest and most lingering impression is how different the expectations are when families are internationally mobile and also realistically skeptical about how secure life and status can be where ever one lives. Of course, the novel intends to show that, but I feel for the first time I came to understand why, frankly, I have so often been intrigued by and alienated from recently arrived immigrants--and even those who have settled close to me in New York City. At least in the Punjabi heritage it was made clear how dependent relatives are and also thwarted, made proud, and confused. Felt the love affair between Natisha and Lalita was finely drawn, and the author captured the attitude and dilemma of the African-American father of Kunti's baby devastatingly accurately based on my experience. Too many young men now handle their lives just as he tried to. Captured Kenya well also, a rather schizophrenic society I was not comfortable in--and for some of the same reasons as the Kaurs and Singhs!<br>I thought a lot about the Indian and Pakistani students I have taught and how what is occurring at home and in their communities shapes how they may think and behave. They are often the most mysterious group in my experience--and the novel enabled me to comprehend how social and economic and cultural pressures and expectations distinguish them from many other ethnicities. I am being rather sociological in my appreciation, but that is how I was most directly impacted. Robbie Sethi can enter into other cultures so confidently and empathetically? empathically? I admire that very much. I wanted to thank her for writing FIFTY FIFTY, and I hope she reads these comments.B0015UB08K4772003-02-10

A strong, compassionate tale of a Sikh family

In her first book, THE BRIDE WORE RED, Robbie Clipper Sethi established herself as a skilled cultural translator as she explored the lives of three American women and the families of the Indian men they married. Now, with FIFTY-FIFTY, she introduces her readers to yet another Punjabi Sikh family, this one spread over four continents and struggling to adapt to their adopted lands. Told with startling compassion and insight, this novel offers a complex and realistic view of what it means to be an immigrant.<p>Like Sethi's first book, which was described as a "novel-in-stories," FIFTY-FIFTY is told through multiple voices, each with its own titled chapter. From the Gill family matriarch Biji to her four children to her grandchildren, they each tell their part of the family history. Although the chapters could stand alone as short stories, their real power comes from their compilation. The best chapters are "Exile," "Three Sisters," "The Curse of Life," and "Double Mind." Sethi writes with a no-nonsense style; however, the moments she chooses to reveal are lyrical. I could not help feeling for every one of these displaced individuals. By the time I finished FIFTY-FIFTY, I did not want to leave these self-exiled characters who, despite all that they have suffered, continue to harbor hope.<p>I highly recommend this for readers of literary fiction and those interested in cross-cultural and immigrant issues.B0015UB08K5332003-01-02

Sethi's second novel another stunning success

Sethi's second novel is a clever, daring, and sharply insightful panorama of a family's struggle to transcend the inevitable entropy of the family structure as a result of time, distance, and tradition. The children of Biji have, by choice or obligation, traveled disparate paths, spanning continents and generations, and through their darkly realistic struggles to satisfy both their roles as members of a family and their individual desires, we are given not only a powerful and profound lesson on culture, spirituality, and imperialism, but a carefully sharp and gripping portrayal of the universal struggles that all humans share. Unlike the conventional novel, Sethi's tale is told through a series of stories, each presenting a unique's character's perspective in his or her own voice. From the compelling story of young Rosa Gill's attempt to identify in a suburban California culture that treats "the other" as a form of boutique cataloguing, to the dark descents into self-destruction of cousins Kunti and Rajit, and even the tale of Biji herself, a political refugee and dominant head of the family, these tales intertwine in a way that is brilliant and wholly fulfilling. No stone is left unturned, and the reader is left with a mosaic of human existence that is much more than a "multicultural" tale, but a beautiful and frightening commentary on the universal struggle against loneliness, responsibility, identity, and alienation. The expansive scope at the book does, at times, create a somewhat off-putting separation between character and reader, but Sethi's ability to mold, color, and develop a versatile stock of voices is brilliant enough to bring you into a universe that crosses continents, cultures, and personalities, and shows that the deepest emotions are those that do not know such boundaries.Like the linked collections and novels-in-stories of Junot Diaz, Louise Erdrich, and Julia Alvarez, like Faulkner's classics The Sound and the Fury and As I Lay Dying, Robbie Clipper Sethi's Fifty-Fifty tells the story of a family and their culture from a variety of points of view in their own individual voices. Gulab Kaur Gill is not the only member of this Punjabi Sikh family to live through "countless" lives, without ever reincarnating. After the Partition of India in 1947, the Gills start again in New Delhi. As a place where her three grown daughters and son can live together and prosper, Gulab looks to the Middle East, "where so many of our boys had gone to make money off the rich Arabs." But politics interferes again, and her daughters fly like dandelion seeds to Africa and England. She sends her son to America, where "No one gets kicked out." <P>One by one, three generations tell their stories of desire, loss, and hope. Granddaughter Rosa begins with her assimilation to the multi-culture of a California high school. She introduces us to family, then lets her grandmother recount the family's odyssey from east to west. Like global bungee jumpers, Rosa's cousins and Gulab's grandchildren bounce back and forth between the east and west, giving birth, going wrong, struggling with American values, falling in love, and finding-or losing-themselves. </P> <P>Gulab's expectations run throughout these testimonials, obsessing her daughters and burdening her son as he works to realize the American Dream. They may be read as chapters of a continuous narrative or as individual stories-a global album of this family's progress from loss to gain. </P> <P>Globalization and affordable communications and travel have shrunk our world in the twenty-first century. Fifty-Fifty brings this world closer, making enjoyable and familiar what was once exotic and remote. Robbie Clipper Sethi reveals the hearts and souls beneath the surface of these new American faces increasingly visible on the streets of America, in its schools, and in the workplace. She will make you laugh. And think. And cry. </P>1000Subjects1Arts & Photography2Biographies & Memoirs3Business & Investing4Children's Books4366Comics & Graphic Novels5Computers & Internet6Cooking, Food & Wine86Entertainment301889Gay & Lesbian10Health, Mind & Body9History48Home & Garden10777Law17Literature & Fiction13996Medicine18Mystery & Thrillers53Nonfiction290060Outdoors & Nature20Parenting & Families173507Professional & Technical21Reference22Religion & Spirituality23Romance75Science25Science Fiction & Fantasy26Sports28Teens27Travel283155Books618073011Kindle Books618072011Format (feature_browse-bin)388186011Refinements283155Books157052011Contemporary Fiction157028011Fiction154606011Kindle Books133141011Categories133140011Kindle StoreB000K2VB24http://www.amazon.com/Final-Seconds-Unabridged-August-David/dp/B000K2VB24%3FSubscriptionId%3D05ERXYTS89KFGEPQR5G2%26tag%3Dthebookrevi0b-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB000K2VB24http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Zl9qjTKUL._SL75_.jpg7575http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Zl9qjTKUL._SL160_.jpg160160http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Zl9qjTKUL.jpg500500August, John, David LutzAudio Downloadaudible.com3295USD$32.95audible.comBookaudible.comaudible.com1730USD$17.30100011ATVPDKIKX0DERhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/help/seller/home.html?seller=ATVPDKIKX0DERNewnewDd0ED7U5cMyz3bsfHveQfEFDSnUfzbZS8Sj9kTHBU2d9enOF7m%2B7izlip1wD5BqmUvAxxsIhV8uaPYWTNiKaZQ%3D%3D1730USD$17.30Usually ships in 24 hours5.041B000K2VB245222000-06-17

Oneof the best books I've ever read!

John Lutz and David August did an unbelievable job at writing Final Seconds. I was blown away by the suspense and mystery of this novel. They should make more books together. I recommend this book to anyone who wants a good read. (Final Seconds would make a great movie!)B000K2VB245121999-09-29

Wheres the movie?

Lots of action that makes you read this book more than once! I hope they make a movie out of this!B000K2VB245111999-02-07

Holy Smokes

This book is great. It has a lot of twists and turns. It keeps you reading right to the end. There was a couple of times where I felt bad for bad guy and thought that he was going to prove victorious over the good guy. It really is suspense filled. Read it.B000K2VB245231998-05-07

Excellent, thrilling, interesting characters

If you want a good, entertaining book, you could not choose a better one than thisWill Harper, pensioned off by the NYPD Bomb Squad, goes back to work when a letter bomb kills Jimmy Fahey, his former partner, and the celebrity author Fahey is working for. Connecting the bombing to a series of seemingly unrelated incidents involving other celebrities, Harper hooks up with a former FBI profiler named Alderman who helps him home in on a suspect. With uncooperative officials always a step behind their every move and the killer always a terrifying step ahead, the countdown begins on the planned assassination of the killer's next victim: a visiting British princess. The pair must stop the maniacal predator before he blows one of the world's most famous women sky high. <P>"Lutz always delivers the goods, and this is no exception." (Booklist)0786012846078601515207860163450786016353078601516011360Retirement Planning11352Aging Parents20Parenting & Families1000Subjects283155Books0679030190http://www.amazon.com/Flashmaps-New-York-Ultimate-Information/dp/0679030190%3FSubscriptionId%3D05ERXYTS89KFGEPQR5G2%26tag%3Dthebookrevi0b-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D06790301906763322Fodor'sPaperback912.74719780679030195500679030190Fodor'sEnglishEnglishEnglish875995USD$9.95Fodor's1144Book1996-04-02Fodor's1996-04-02Fodor's35450895USD$8.951USD$0.0121300005.04106790301905121999-08-19

Great Travel Companion Book!

If you want a small lightweight book that has everything about New York, this is your book. Since New York has lots of sidestreets, and you can easily get lost there, you will love the maps and directions. The shopping section even has street maps with every single store on every single street! This book is great for shopping information.06790301905001999-08-16

NYC Island Hopping made easy.

NYC Island Hopping made easy06790301905001999-08-04

I LOVE Flashmaps New York!

Flashmaps is a wonderful guide to carry with you when you are trying to find that fabulous restaurant in "The City". All of my friends love this book and have bought one for themselves.06790301905001998-10-17

Easy and efficient for getting around NYC

Flashmaps '98 is a very easy to use guide. There is a special map for every subject like a college map, a hospital map, a sightseeing map and much more. Almost like a two-in-one guide."Excellent guides for leisure or business travelers." -- USA Today<br>Looking for a Greenwich Village jazz club or a Broadway theater? A midtown restaurant or the nearest subway station? Wherever you want to go, Flashmaps will get you there quickly. First-time visitors or lifelong residents -- anyone can easily navigate New York with Flashmaps.<br><br><br><b>The ultimate street and information finder</b><br><br><br>Loads of useful information, from hospitals and colleges to bus and subway lines, zip codes, and more -- all located on special subject maps in full color.<br>Maps for every need, keyed to thousands of listings of essential phone numbers and addresses.<br>A perfect resource for city dwellers and for visitors who want a quick-reference guide.11450Atlases11448Atlases & Maps21Reference1000Subjects283155Books11453Maps11448Atlases & Maps21Reference1000Subjects283155Books17041Guidebooks17025Reference & Tips27Travel1000Subjects283155Books17240Mid Atlantic17236Northeast17228Regions17227United States27Travel1000Subjects283155Books17369General17367New York17263States17227United States27Travel1000Subjects283155Books17371New York City17367New York17263States17227United States27Travel1000Subjects283155Books400272011Paperback394184011Mass Market401237011Trade394174011Binding (binding)388186011Refinements283155Books618083011Printed Books618072011Format (feature_browse-bin)388186011Refinements283155Books