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Carl Munck has discovered that all of the pyramids, mounds, and ancient structures (such as Stonehenge) are all related to each other mathematically on a grid. In a presentation which requires no more understanding of math than multiplication and division, he presents irrefutable evidence that the builders of ancient structures were not "hairy barbarians", but advanced in the subjects of mathematics, geodetics and architecture. He shows that they thoroughly understood the concepts of PI, the Radian, trigonometry, the circumference of the earth, and a lot more besides!
Mr. Munck is a retired USAF colonel.
The planetary grid Mr. Munck has discovered is an elegant mathematical strucutre in which each object has a precise place. These ancient objects were built to be deciphered by obvious means: the physical characteristics of the structure itself. By simply observing the object's geometry, it's position on the planetary grid can be obtained. The author presents his case clearly, complete with detailed maps showing the precise position of all objects under discussion, and many drawings.
Mr. Munck shows that the key to the deciphering of this planetary grid is the Great Pyramid in Egypt, and that previous attempts to find relationships between these structures failed becuase of the use of the Greenwich meridian. Use of Greenwich does not show any correlations at all, however, when the precise longitude of the Great Pyramid is used, viola!! all of the structures fit neatly into place. The Great Pyramid also turns out to be the master index of the global grid.
The implications of this are enormous -- too enormous for Carl to have had his books published in the mainstream press. It quite simply blows away the subjects of archaeology and ancient history. Those academics who have built their careers on knowledge of these subjects want nothing to do with Carl's work -- but it is now available to the layman. I would suggest that you read it -- your world will never be the same again. That is why in the title to this review I say it is not for the weak-minded-- if you are one of those terminal skeptics who will only accept what you learned at University, or from CNN, or the New York Times, or NPR, don't bother reading this. You will hate it. But, if you are willing to expand your mental horizons, this book will be a revelation to you.
This book is, quite simply, a work of genius. I am very pleased that it is now available at Amazon. If you want an exciting, mindblowing read that takes a little effort (but not too much!), pick this one up.

Joe Mitola is the 'father' of both software-defined radio (SDR) and cognitive radio, a term he coined in 1998. Not surprisingly, this is the definitive book on the latter and should be read in conjunction with Bruce Fette's equally excellent book "Cognitive Radio Technology".
Mitola's job at MITRE Corp. is over-the-horizon thinking, and he certainly delivers here. Mitola defines a cognitive radio as "the integration of substantial computational intelligence--particularly machine learning, vision, and natural language processing--into software-defined radio (SDR). CR embeds a RF-domain intelligent agent as a radio and information access proxy for the user." While an intelligent handset is a way off (5G?), all of the underlying technologies are available today in portable devices. Designer engineers would do well to read this volume to see where the future of wireless communication lies.

It is a great pleasure and honor to write the review for the book by Fette. I am a communication engineer who practiced and taught communication systems for the last 34 years. It is heartening to see the progress in radio communication as this has changed the life style of people at large. From analog to digital to programmable to software defined and now to intelligent (cognitive) radio design we are feeling the future changes as to how people might use the radio technologies in the next 25 years. By studing this book from Fette one can easily guess where radio technologies will be heading. This book, and "Cognitive Radio Architecture" by J. Mitola, have come almost at the same time. While this book provides a general and more technological overview of various aspects of Cognitive radio, the book by J. Mitola gives specific architectural overview of the future radio. I feel both the books are must for those interested in studying and researching in the field of Radio Design both for commercial and military applications. My conclusion is that for Fifth Generation Cellular Radio these are the books to start with. Complimented by the research Articles (e.g. IEEE papaers) one can correctly find the way to radio development. I first congratulate Joseph Mitola for providing the lead in Software Defined/Cognitive radio concepts, and then appreciate the writer Fette for providing an excellent description of Cognitive radio with provision of connection to Software Defoined radio.
I am prticularly interested in Learning Strategies which modify the knowledgebase for making good decision to provide desired QoS in mobile communication systems (environment).
My congratualtions to both J. Mitola and Fette as they have given us the timely information on the subject.
Thank you.

This book covers topics rarely found anywhere else. Hands-on hardware experience, or a book like this is required to actually build and/or simulate sensors with fidelity required to fully understand their behavior and performance. Phase noise is one example and they add a twist even more rare, that phase noise is aliased into the doppler target region by PRF harmonics above the target in frequency. That is, PRF modes, like rain or ground clutter, carry power spread into the target region through phase noise "down" instead of up in frequency (as we usually expect) over the doppler passband. Once described its rather obvious, but until such exposure, this is a phenomena likely to be missed. For that and other similar revelations this book has value. Sadly, Artech books have a nasty habit of passing over typos, making equations excessively frustrating to guess at what the author meant; they have weak, almost pointless indexes (though this volume's index is quite good); and we learn nothing about the authors. Even so, Artech remains one of the paramount sources of radar and electrical engineering. A good book, offered as part of the course at Georgia Tech (it's authors) when available.

The winner of numerous awards, Dr. Kaufman's accomplishments in the humanities stretch from positions as a professor of German language and literature at Queens College, professor of American Studies at Kiel University in Germany, professor of music history at Antwerp University, to violinist with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra and the Flemish Opera in Antwerp.

In reviewing this collection of Dr. Kaufman's plays, I would like focus on my 3 favorites.

Lucky To Be Here, is a short & engaging autobiographical work illustrating some of the author's experiences as a child growing up in Toledo, Ohio, during the Second World War. Appropriately lighter in tone and content than some of his other works, Lucky is almost on par with Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs and will surely please Dr. Kaufman's many admirers. In this play, readers will recognize Dr. Kaufman's uncanny ability to transport the reader into the atmosphere of the subject at hand. This is virtually a hallmark of the author's creativity. Consider the following passage from Lucky: "President Roosevelt called it `a date which will live in infamy'. People say we've got to fight back, to `remember Pearl Harbor'. Maybe the Japs will become even bolder and attack California because that's closest to Japan. Mrs. Bauer says children shouldn't concern themselves with such things. It's our duty to keep on studying and do our best to learn. She means I shouldn't practice my violin any less than before Pearl Harbor."

Pals, an award winning play, is a humorous dialogue between a Wall Street executive and a street wise worker. An entertaining work, Pals is an ironic study of fate and man. Pals won First Prize in the 25th Anniversary Playwriting Competition of the American Theatre Company in Brussels, and was produced by the company that same year. This would be an excellent work for a college or high school production, by the way.

By far the best known and most profound of Dr. Kaufman's works is his radio play Last Supper, for which he received the BBC's prestigious Best Play from Europe award. The BBC World Service also produced and broadcast the play. In this work Dr. Kaufman does a superb job of depicting the sadness, horror, despair and hope of a family of Jewish refugees who have fled Nazi Germany and are temporarily living in Holland in January 1940. "Temporarily" it is for they are waiting in limbo to be either captured by invading German forces or to escape on one of the very few ships still sailing to America. It is easy to see why Dr. Kaufman was awarded the BBC's highest honor for a radio play written in Europe.

This book is an absolute must for any record collector with an interest in Victor records. Though small in size, no space is wasted and no expense spared to give the Victor aficionado clear and precise photographs - many in color, to illustrate the various label types. This enables any collector, from the neophyte to the more knowledgeable, to place a reasonable issue date on the record he has in his hand - not merely when it was recorded.

Charts and graphs included provide, as accurately as currently possible, chronological placement of various records according to size, price class, and label type. The book places a large emphasis on the Red Seal (celebrity classical) label type, but the popular categories are not overlooked. The text is clear, concise, and quite readable, especially when one considers the huge amount of numerical information presented.

A most interesting feature is a central section featuring Victor's most "important" classical artists of the period, taking the opportunity to use tenor Enrico Caruso (arguably Victor's greatest-ever recording artist) as an example to show every label variety presented. Since his recordings have been readily available in virtually every recording format since 1902, this is a most appropriate example. A useful annotated bibliography concludes the book.

In conclusion, no serious collector of 78-rpm records should be without this book. It has already reached somewhat of a cult status and deserves it, and your purchase of this book will ensure that Sherman, Moran, and Nauck continue the excellent research they have done in the field of vintage recordings. If you don't buy it here, buy it somewhere!

All I can say is that as a long time Lone Ranger fan, I Love this book! Nuff said!

Professor Edgerton provides an excellent history of American television, providing his unique insights as a media expert in an engaging writing style that is enjoyable yet scholarly. The book is filled with antidotes and critical events that tell the fascinating story of American's favorite pasttime. The book will be valuable both to those who seriously study television and to media professionals who create and produce television. American and international students and educators will also find the book especially insightful about the important role of television in American society. As a scholar and media practitioner who has studied television around the world for the past 20 years, I highly recommend it.

There are many books on Columbus but none surpass the quality of the writing and the way the authors lay out the history of the great discovery including what led Columbus to his decision to sail west into an unknown sea. His dealings with Spain's royalty and his later misfortunes are put in context with the times he lived in. A real pleasure to read.

great set for otr fans i remember these shows from years ago PS. my dad use to say when i listened to this these shows:: " you will rot your brain on that stuff " no brain rot yet dr don.w.k. md,phd