Butler Books

The product of many years of detailed, analytical and painstaking research. Brimming with references and details of the people and events of Yeats life and times. As such it is a great opening for further study into modern Ireland and modern literature. I do think that there are many incidences of repetation and there is definately some scholastic axe grinding going on.
On the whole it is a good read and highly recommended. Conflicts raised are necessary and a good reflection on the life of a poet who lived for more than 40 years on the edge of a wave of turbulent changes.

Great book, but Amazon seems to have problems shipping things this big. Mine was damaged and had to be returned. I have had similar problems with other large books ordered from Amazon. Lately, I have experienced a marked decrease in Amazon service and received multiple damaged books.

This is a good tool to exercise for IQ test, however I was surprised in how short the book itself is.
It begins with a historic introduction about IQ test, which is interesting but does not help you much if your a busy person trying to get ready for taking a entering test for you MBA.

A fascinating work, but it would be really good to look at policy, domestic AND international, and fiscal issues alongside the technical ones when looking at why certain projects were canceled. TSR-2 still rankles, especially when the F-111 was effectively forced down Britain's (& Australia's) throat by the US. Still, its great data for the historians.

The book referenced here has been newly revised and retitled: Establishing a System of Policies and Procedures. It is being used as a textbook at the college level. The author has strong opinions and sage advise.

Professor Carter's presentation on the theory of reinsurance is nothing less than superb. If you are interested in getting a firm grasp of the subject you cannot do better.

The only reason that I have not given the book five stars is that while the theory is covered in depth, the book's coverage of reinsurance markets and how they operate is a bit sketchy; presumably it simply was not Professor Carter's intent to cover that.

Juliana (the butler's daughter) is entrusted with Cort, the heir to Collingwood, when the first heir is kidnapped. She and the baby are returning to the parents of the child when the home explodes and kills the parents, and puts her dad in a coma. They immediately call "The Guardian" who is supposed to protect them from harm in case of an emergency. The Guardian marries her for her own protection, and the protection of Cort. The Guardian is Hunter Sinclair, godfather of Cort, and trusted friend of the dead couple. While Juliana and Hunter rush to find the killer, they also find themselves falling in love.

I finished the book in a day. It is not long, but it is a great story, full of intrigue and love. The characters are interesting and have a past that makes their distrust of one another very reasonable. There will be more in the series and I am looking forward to it!

Fascinating look at elegant living, through the expert perspective of an actual English butler (his service began in 1922). The book is roughly equal parts reminiscences about the way the great houses operated, and step-by-step instructions on serving port, polishing shoes, setting the table, and caring for silver. His instructions on folding clothes for travel are thoroughly effective. Sprinkled throughout are more extreme tidbits, such as the proper way to iron a newspaper (so that Gentleman #2 has a "fresh" newspaper, once Gentleman #1 has finished with it). What comes through, loud and clear, is Mr. Ager's craftsmanlike pride in the work that he did. Flicking the dust off a suit jacket takes skill, and hearing him teach that skill is a pleasure.

This paperback edition of T.K. Derry's "Campaign in Noway" is the official history of the British intervention in Norway between April and June, 1940. It is written at the operational level of war and from the perspective of the British theater commander. The actions of Norwegian, French, Polish, and German forces are addressed at lesser levels of detail.

The Second World War began with the invasion of Poland in September 1939, but in April 1940, the Western Front was still quiet. Germany opened hostilities with a lightning thrust into Norway by air and sea. The British Fleet missed preempting the invasion by perhaps hours. British authorities immediately decided to send help to the beleagured Norwegians, who were being rapidly overrun.

As Derry narrates, the British intervention was clumsy, poorly planned, and ultimately unsuccessful. The deployed British forces were for the most part inadequately trained and unprepared for the harsh conditions in which they fought in Norway. More importantly, the Germans essentially negated the overwhelming naval superiority of the British by quickly gaining air superiority over most of Norway. Under constant air attack, British forces were compelled to withdraw from successive landing points in Central Norway.

Only around Narvik in the far North were the Allies nearly successful. Narvik was at the extreme reach of the German Air Force, and the British fleet quickly wiped out a German naval flotilla, trapping the German invasion force in the mountains adjacent to the Swedish border. This late success came just as the Germans began their invasion of France, and allied troops were withdrawn from Norway.

First published in 1952, "Campaign in Norway" is an excellent case study in force projection as it was practiced at the beginning of World War II. Derry is entirely fair in assigning both credit and blame in discussing the joint British military effort. His narrative is enhanced by a small selection of maps, diagrams, and photographs.

This book is highly recommended to students of the Second World War and of the Operational Art.

Sarah A. Butler's book is an excellent primer on pastoral care for those who are entering a caring ministry either on a professional or lay level. The sections on "Listening" and "Focus on Feelings" are good basic stuff, but absent in most introductory pastoral care books. I am making this book mandatory reading for basic Clinical Pastoral Education students and it should be mandatory for any lay ministry training. Experienced parish pastors and chaplains will find it a good review that provides needed "capatability checking" for their own pastoral ministry. The "Spiritual Application" sections at the end of each chapter are thought-provoking and pedagogical.