Clayton Books

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This is probably one of the most enlightening books about farming on the Plains that I have read. Farmer DeLoach kept a daily diary of his thoughts about the weather, crop prices, World War I and it's affect on life on the Plains, and other "routine" occurances. Editor Neugebauer has enhanced the content by explaining and documenting the historical events that DeLoach wrote about. For example, when farmers were shipping grain overseas during WWI, he feared starvation for people in the U.S. if the Germans kept sinking the grain shipments, yet DeLoach said no one could talk about it because of the sedition acts that had been passed. Editor Neugebauer explains the sedition acts and farmer DeLoach's fears. In another example, DeLoach mentioned that the President of the U.S. had appealed to cotton gins to shut down in an attempt to drive the price of cotton up. The attempt failed because too much of the bumper crop had already been harvested, Neugebauer explained. I found the editor's notes to be very helpful and the pen and ink illustrations to be outstanding. This book *shows* the kind of effort and persistence early farming on the Plains required.

I recently purchased this book after I have checked a copy of it out in my local library MANY times ! This is a must have. All the instructions are clear, concise, and easy to follow. The pictures are awesome and make this even more easier to understand.
I love this book !

This book is great if you need to actually build an expert system. It takes you through all the very strange and winding steps and really leads you in creating your system. If you need to build an expert system, buy this book

This book that tells the stories of twelve individuals who all find some way to reconcile science and religion in their daily lives and work. Together these narratives paint an image of great beauty and cohesion. Certainly in many instances there are conflicts perceived between science and religion, but the overwhelming consensus seems to be that these conflicts are superficial.

It is too easy to fall into the routine of discussing faith or religion as a purely intellectual pursuit instead of a personal journey. This book turns the tables on philosophical religious discourse and instead has a look at individual perspectives in the form of transcribed interviews with real people who consider themselves scientists.

Somehow, each person has an idea, however well formed, of just how science and religion fit together. Regardless of the extent to which someone has studied science, religion, or both, and regardless of one's knowledge and prior experiences with science and religion, everybody has a paradigm from which they operate. This book takes that and runs with it.

Anybody who has ever thought about science or pondered faith has something to glean from this book. You will find yourself agreeing with new ideas and questioning your own beliefs about science and faith.

I cannot recommend it highly enough!

This book was great I couldn't put it down til I had read it cover to cover. The accurate portrayal of Southern culture in the 60's made my mouth water, and left me wanting more. Mr. Clayton has outdone himself with this succulent novel about Love, Betrayal, loss, and recovery. EXCELLENT SHOW ALL AROUND!

This is an astonishing book. Clayton manages to give a concise overview of what the Enlightenment philosophers did with the image of God they inherited from the Middle Ages. Also, Clayton links this overview to how metaphysics and theology relate to science. Although one of my criticisms is that he discusses mainly German philosophers like Kant, Leibniz and Schelling (and briefly Descartes and Spinoza as well), it is well worth a read. Clayton states that this book is the first of a two-part work. I do wonder when there will be a sequel to this book.

Protecting What Matters: Technology, Security, and Liberty since 9/11 presents a thoughtful array of views on one of the critical issues of our time: balancing privacy and civil liberties with heightened security concerns in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. In a learned and lucid introduction, Clayton Northouse displays an impressive legal, moral, and philosophical mastery of the various debates regarding national security and civil liberties. Beginning with an overview of the aborted 2001 Pentagon program TIA (Total Information Awareness), which planned to create an enormous database aiming to "provide the government with an all-seeing eye on the world," (3) the book's introduction discusses government attempts to strengthen national security, efforts that culminated in the 2001 PATRIOT Act. Northouse's introduction also situates our current debates about national security in the context of some two hundred years of American history. Beginning with President Adams' notorious Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798, and reviewing similar actions taken by President Lincoln during the Civil War, the US Congress in 1917 in the midst of the World War I, and President Roosevelt in the tense weeks after the Pearl Harbor bombings, Northouse shows how in times of acute threat to American security, our government has repeatedly taken measures, often viewed as impulsive and myopic by the gaze of history, to increase surveillance, detain or persecute `threatening' people, and allow for stronger executive powers. In our ADHD media culture where catchy sound bites by slick politicians and entertaining on-screen spats between well-heeled partisans pass as genuine debate, Northouse reminds us that current efforts to balance our fundamental needs for collective security and individual rights have strong roots in our country's rich history. The implicit message here seems to be that our past has much to teach us, if we would only listen.

The high points of this consistently engaging book are the closing chapters written by Senators John Kyle (R-AZ) and Russ Feingold (D-WI) assessing the constitutionality and effectiveness of the PATRIOT Act. Senator Kyle offers an intelligent and impassioned defense of government actions to defend the American people in a time of unprecedented danger. Senator Feingold, in an equally thoughtful piece, presents his strong objections to the PATRIOT Act, while simultaneously emphasizing the need to provide robust security for our country. In sum, Northouse has assembled an intelligent and energetic army of scholars, lawyers, policy makers, and government officials to do battle over one of the most pressing concerns in the post 9-11 world. In sum, Northouse's work raises the level of debate in our country while simultaneously demonstrating the need for further dialogue, sharper analysis, and more effective legislation in addressing a central issue of our time.

We checked this out of the library months ago, but the message really hit home with my 3-year-old daughter. Now whenever she is being bossy and rude, we can just point out that she is being like "Rodney Dog" and she gets the message.

Quarter-Acre Of Heartache is a history of the survival of the Golden Hill Tribe in Trumbull Connecticut told in the words of Chief Big Eagle, spokesman for the oldest and smallest Indian reservation in America. In order to survive, Big Eagle and the tribe have endured many daunting legal, social and physical challenges. A history of injustice unfolds in the words of Big Eagle. Will it continue or will it be reconciled? The victory of building a traditional log cabin on the site of the Golden Hill reservation only comes after incredible legal and personal challenges and delays and more delays. Many black and white photos enrich the biographical text taken by Claude Clayton Smith. In the afterword by the author, it is stated that the entire " question of jurisdiction has been reopened with a new intensity, and the Indian tribes of Connecticut continue to squabble among themselves, as they did over three hundred years ago, while trying to unite in the face of the white man's rule (p. 168)." For varied audiences.