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While Stan has passed from this life to the next. His poems ring so true to the soul. It is assured that at least one poem will set itself deeply within you. LA

This is a thought provoking book of poetry. From the foundations of love through the foundations of war. The poems center on the reality of life. From the exhilarating to the depressing aspects of life. That is what life is about. You will enjoy reading this book.

The Real Rosewood is a truthful compeling most accurate depiction of the tragic events which acurred in Rosewood florida in 1923. This book will not only provide information and records of residents at the time, but will also elimenate the need for expensive tours which provide little information on the subject. I will definately be ordering the second volume which should be available in 2004.
Thanks for the time, Matt & Jennifer Gregory

Liz:

I have just completed my fifth reading of your book "The True Story of Rosewood." The book certainly brought back a flood of memories of my investigation of this case from 1994 through 1999. As you know, I am an investigator with the Civil Rights Division of the Florida Attorney General's Office in Ft. Lauderdale and I was assigned to this case in early 1994. My assignment was to determine precisely what occurred in Rosewood during the week of January 1923 and to develop a list of names of the people who lived in Rosewood during that time. I then traced the descendants of those residents from 1923 to 1994. I created a list of 1,308 descendants, and managed to locate all but eight people. I was also required to locate any survivors of the Rosewood massacre who were still alive in 1994, and to provide information as to the legitimate residency of descendants who filed claims with the State for compensation. This was a massive undertaking for our office and for me personally.

As I began to search the records in the courthouse in Alachua County, I not only located a great deal of the information I was seeking, but I managed to locate ten people who were survivors of that terrible week. As I interviewed each of them, I began to realize just how much the people of Rosewood endured during a very tragic time. I tried to imagine myself living in Rosewood during a time when people suffered so much every day, and I tried very hard to understand what it must have been like to have a family murdered and property destroyed simply because of the color of one's skin. I was devastated by the thought that human beings can do so much harm to one another because of who or what they are. I was very much affected by the results of my investigation. I never really got over those feelings of sadness.

During this investigation, the Office of Civil Rights created a Hate Crimes Training Program designed to teach law enforcement officers to recognize, investigate and process crimes against individuals and groups because of their race, color, ethnicity, and other protected classes. I was especially interested in this program because I was well aware of what people who hate could do to each other, and I was also aware that the law enforcement community was not trained to enforce a very powerful Florida statute. I created this program for law enforcement personnel, and as a part of the program that deals with understanding why our communities have so much hate, I also created a presentation entitled "The Story of Rosewood." This presentation has been a huge success and is requested by every police agency that requests our training program. The Rosewood story promotes a clear understanding of what hate can really do and what we can do to prevent another tragedy.

Your book presents the facts even more clearly that I did in five years of investigation,and it was a pleasure to read. Your book will assist me very much in the many questions we continue to receive to this day from various people. Congratulation on a great piece of literary work.

Frank M. Beisler
Senior Investigator
Office of the Attorney General
Office of Civil Rights

As a former Submarine crewman, a friend of mine recommended this book so I could see how the "other half" lived. I started reading it and couldn't put it down. The type of sonar-dipping helicopter the author crewed was an enemy to submarines. It was very interesting to get glimpse into the lives of these brave people flying contraptions with no glide potential in horrible weather and no visibility. Mr. Manthos has a very engaging writing style and masterfully recreates his experience from boot camp to aircraft carrier. His descriptions come alive -- you LIVE the experience with him. There are a lot of military life and experience books out there. However, this one is unique. Manthos nails it. How sailors think, how they work, how they see the world and how they grow. It's an exciting book and a great character essay. A great read.

Jeffrey Magid FTBC(SS) (former)

Imagine it's 1972. You're sipping your morning coffee and flipping through the newspaper to the draft lottery section...and discover your birthdate is "number 1" in the draft call-up. That's how Steel Beach begins and from page one I was hooked. I couldn't put the book down until I'd read it cover-to-cover.

Throughout this memoir, Jeff Manthos does an excellent job of combining honesty, humor and riveting details, ultimately giving the reader a captivating glimpse into the life of a naval aircrewman. While reading this book there were several times when my heart was pounding with anticipation over what would happen next.

I wouldn't classify this book as humor, however, one particular section had me laughing so hard the tears streamed down my cheeks. I approached my husband (a U.S. Army Soldier) and tried reading that section to him, but I was laughing so hard he couldn't understand me. Finally, I handed him the book and through my fit of laughter, pointed out which pages to read. He did and had the same reaction--gut-wrenching laughter.

Although Steel Beach is focused on Manthos' life in the military, the prose is written in an easy-to-understand fashion, making it ideal for readers that are military enthusiasts and those unfamiliar with the military.

I give Steel Beach a five-star rating because: a) it held my attention from beginning to end; and b) it made me laugh until I cried.

My father, still alive, was a member of the crew on the CV-5 Yorktown when it shipped out from the east coast. He told me they changed the numbers on the ship going through the Panama Canal to "confuse" the enemy, and then repainted when it joined the Pacific group. He was in Pearl Harbor a few weeks after the attack and said there were still large oil slicks and the occassional body still floating up at that point. A horrible scene to ship into when you are only about 17. The battles at Coral Sea left the ship in bad shape and the quick turnaround to Midway did not help.

This book adds to the list of good books on the subject. Rendevous at Midway, written by a sailor on the ship with many shipmates including my father is another good one. Too bad most Americans do not know much about these ships and the crews who were so very young and so instrumental in turning the war with Japan.

At 84, my dad is one of the few survivors still alive. I hope we talk to all of them before their memories and souls leave us forever.

U.S. ship naming policy was established by an act of Congress in 1819. Under the Act of Congress of March 5, 1819, "all third-rate ships", those under 19 guns, "are to be
named for the Cities and Towns of the States of the Union."
What does that mean? It means exactly what it says. All cruisers and submarines, (today's third-rate line ships), are
to be named for the Cities and Towns of the States of the
Union. The current USS Yorktown, (CG-48), is a guided missile cruiser. The nuclear attack submarine USS Los Angeles, on the other hand, is another story. However, it
conforms to US ship-naming policy. What about the first-rates? The ships-of-the-line, or battleships? Under U.S.
law, they're named for the States of the Union. Unlike British
ship naming policy, which is different from ours, they name
their ships for cities. For example, HMS Belfast, is a battleship. Here, she'd be a cruiser. The first Yorktown was a sloop-of-war built at the Gosport, (Norfolk), Navy Yard, in
1839, fitted out in 1840, commissioned in 1842, and sunk off the west coast of Africa in 1850, when she was part of a
little-known chapter in American history---the U.S. Navy's Antislavery Patrol, which unlike Britain's, was unpopular because it was fighting the economic lifeblood of the South.
Begun in the 1820s to crack down on the smuggling of slaves into the United States, it was unlike the Antipiracy Patrol in the Caribbean and ships were peeled away from the less glamorous, ugly, stepsister, the Antislavery Patrol.
The second Yorktown was a steam-driven schooner-rigged
small cruiser, although she was classified as a gunboat.
She served in the Navy from 1888 until 1919 when she was
sold for scrap. The third Yorktown was the aircraft carrier that was sunk at Midway.

A great reference tool for anyone interested in US naval operations, especially carrier ops in the last quarter of the 20 century. Appears to be very well researched volume and the book is well organized. While not exactly a good bedtime read, this volume is a must-have for anyone interested in what the US carrier fleet and its associated air wings were doing from the end of Vietnam War, up till just before 9/11.

Definitely a must have for a hardcore naval buff or a library reference shelf.

Another beautiful book from Schiffer Publishing. It's the most complete story of the Navy's recent carriers available. 1974 was a watershed year in that the carriers used in Viet Nam were more than just a little weary. They needed heavy repair, or replacement. This makes it a good starting place for a book like this.

From 1974 until now, here is just about the complete history of U.S. carrier operations. It has chapters on the carriers themselves (each carrier used by the Navy during this time), the deployments where they went into action, the Air Wings, the Fighter Squadrons, Attack Squadrons and all the other squadrons that make up the fleet. And yes, the Marines are included also.

The book is beautifully illustrated and printed, and uses seqn bindings for a long life. It is hands down the most complete recent book on carriers available and highly recommended.

The Title: The Tip of the Spear is the small percentage of military people who are at the forefront of any operation. It's not the supply people, or the intelligence people. It's the warriors, those people right at the front line. And for a lot of years now, that's where the cariers have been, right at the 'pointy end' of U.S. forces.

This is quite possibly the most comprehensive book ever written on the human condition, be it the dawn of the 20th century (when the book was written) or the dawn of the 21st century.

This book sadly fell out of print a few years ago, and I am so happy that it is once again available and able to enlighten a whole new generation. Edward Carpenter was a turn-of-the-century poet and philosopher who collected his works into this magnificent volume. He writes about democracy, not in the political sense, but in the social sense. Writing on equality, love, hope and the need to express one's sense of joy in a world that holds so much, Carpenter opens the mind and heart to the true issues that are fundamental to all people.

Carpenter's poetry and prose are inspirational and true to everyone's life, regardless of class, color or creed. He truly celebrates life the way it should be celebrated. A glorious tour-de-force, Towards Democracy is a book I would recommend to anyone and everyone.

I was given this book in 1991 by a friend as a going away (to college) gift. I was going through many changes in my life, and facing massive depression because of them. He gave me the book after turning to a passage that directly related to my situation, and I have read it no less than five times cover-to-cover. I believe that fate sent him to that book, and in turn, brought it into my life.

Any time I feel down-trodden or unable to focus on what is really important in my life, I read a little. It never fails to help. I have shared this book with friends, and they all think it is one of the most brilliant and eloquent books they've read.

Don't get me wrong, this is not a book centered on religion, and many of the essays are descriptions of places Carpenter's seen. However, it is his unique vision of the world, his wonderful prose and immense respect of life that make this a book that belongs in every library.

There are certain people and particular pieces of literature that belong to the fabric of man's truest nature. This book, like "Leaves Of Grass" and "Walden" and Emerson's essays, belongs in that category. This is one of those books that are for those quiet moments when the inner space within needs nourishment. Carpenter is the type of man I long to talk to. He understands the fundamentals of the human experience. He is very different than W.W. yet very similar. W.W.'s poetry is more to my liking but Carpenter's temperament and perspective makes W.W. more poignant and relevant. Very powerful lives and natures entangled in the cosmic dance of life. They compliment one another. This is a book to be sipped and savoured in the quiet moments at either the beginning or end of one's day.

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AIRCRAFT CARRIER by John Winton is a fictional account of British corsair pilots operating from a British aircraft carrier (one of four) of the British Pacific Fleet in the last months of the war. Whilst the American Fleet was investing Okinawa the BPF was acting in support by suppressing Japanese air activities against Okinawa from Sakishima Gunto and other nearby Japanese held islands between Formosa and Okinawa. In an environment where a single pass was dangerous and a second pass suicidal, the British pilots kept up the ground strafing pressure for weeks on end. The British carrier's superior radar and hurricane bow are referred to, and once hit their armoured deck enables them to stay on station and repair much faster than their American counterparts. There is also reference to the later British invention of the mirror landing system. However the British carrier's role is effected by limited aircraft carrying capacity and by lower fuel endurance. After being downed and rescued at sea by an American submarine the principal character takes leave in Sydney, which was the BPF home port. A short intense respite then back to the war and death for many pilots with the end of the war now in clear sight. This is one of the few novels of the British Pacific Fleet in action and it paints a very clear picture of its role and activities. Fantastic book, with excellent aerial descriptions, and a great WW2 story.

Capt. Macintyre has done a 1st rate job on the new capital ship and its role in the 2 world wars. Its a hell of a good story and he does it honor by his telling of it.

For a child with an interest in aviation, this book is a simple introduction to Naval Aviation and the basic aspects of an Aircraft Carrier.

Each page has a main question that a child might typically ask with a short explanation using accessible vocabulary. A short glossary and index are found at the back of the book.