Curtis Books

Curtis Jones' book is indispensable reading for anyone serious about understanding the underlying causes of the Middle East conflicts. It provides the modern reader with the necessary foundation for understanding the modern struggles, rivalries, and conflicts in that region. The 16 chapters and two tables, provide little known relevant facts and statistics in an engaging and lucid manner. The book starts by providing the reader with a good overview of the events in the past millennia, and breaks up the land area into seven distinct geographic zones in a way that helps us connect historical events with the particular geography.

The book details the strategic importance of this area to West--because of the abundance of petroleum reserves. The reader will find details about the corporate battle for control of the Middle East oil fields at the start of the 20th Century, and the effect of broken promises made by Western countries on the stability, development, and politics of the region. The Middle East was a major theater of military operations during World War I, and Arab contributions to the Allied war effort was extremely important in defining the outcome of that war.

There is a chapter on the Israeli-Palestinian and Israeli-Arab conflicts. There are lessons to be learned from reading this book. For, example, a U.S policy - decision to punish Egypt in 1956, by withdrawing funds essential for its development, led to the nationalization of the Suez Canal, the Suez war, intervention by U.S to stop the invading countries. However, the way that war was resolved led to three other wars.

Finally, Curtis Jones is the product of a generation that still believes in a universal standard of justice, where terror "suspects" are not disenfranchised of their human rights, and where the U.S. is not disinterested in counting civilian casualties inflicted in Afghanistan, and Iraq. I recommend this book without reservation. A must read!

An amazing book by an amazing writer. Curtis Wilkie brings his reader through an amazing string of events that changed the South and her people. He elouquently ties history and his personal experiences together for a must read book for people in and out of the South.

This is an exceptional book. Curtis Brown deals with the reality of how canine gait and structure effects performance. A must have for the breeder of working dogs.

The book arrived in excellent condition and in a timely manner. Can't ask more than that!

This book is a compilation of lots of factual and historical items of interest to anyone wondering what the Dominican Order of the Roman Catholic Church is about. It is especially targeted to the branch of the Order known as Dominican Laity and contains the Rule for Lay Dominicans as well as the statutes of the Western U.S. Province.

Although this book bears the legend `The Rise And Fall Of The KKK In Middle America' it's really the story of the rise and fall of charismatic Grand Dragon David Stephanson and the Klan of Indiana. Of course, that is not a bad thing, because the story is quite fascinating, and as the author deftly points out, still relevant today.
Stephenson, something of a near do well, finds success and almost unlimited power through the newly reborn KKK of the twenties. Although he seemed to have little use for the philosophy that drove the organization he still was able to use it to propel him to a position of prominence similar to political bosses like Tweed or like minded populists like Huey Long. He even dreamed of one day becoming President, and according to some accounts, a strong man in the style of Mussolini.
The Klan of the twenties had little relation to either its predecessors or it's ancestors of today, except for the ceremonies, the hood and the hatred. In fact, they had more in common with Christian right groups like The Moral Majority. The Klan of the twenties, modern sympathizers may want to note, was more concerned with the dangers of papists than of blacks. Indeed, the anti-catholic nature of the Klan was the probably the predominate feature of the organization, and one of the reasons they opposed Democratic President aspirant Al Smith. The other reason of course was `demon rum'. We tend to forget the importance of wets and drys in the era of prohibition, but the KKK of the 20s were as much about moral crusading and nationalism as Catholic bashing. Made up of WASPs of the fundamentalist persuasion, they attempted to impose their moral values on everyone, much like right wingers today, and much like right wing groups today, their leader failed to live up to the diktat's he wished to impose on others.
Stephenson, himself a drunk and slut, fell from grace after causing the demise of a young girl whom he desired. He kidnapped her, he raped her, he bit her viciously and did not bother to get her help when she took poison in response to his amorous attentions. Stephenson's minions mostly abandoned him at this point, except those that denied it ever took place. Indeed, despite his overt threats, even the politicians that he owned were willing to be exposed rather than defend him. One might think that moral crusaders of our own time could learn a lesson from this true-life parable, but that is perhaps asking too much.

Over 400 pages of concise, encyclopedic information on vitamins, minerals, drugs, chemicals in food that could help benefit or harm pregnant mother and baby. A must-have!

It had everything i needed to know for my report on England in the 1660's

Because I am not a French historian, I was very pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this book! Sarah Curtis has produced a fascinating look at the inner workings of Catholic education in France after the Revolution. Historians will, of course, rejoice in this book, but anyone who is the product of "old style" Catholic education will also find much here that is valuable and surprising. For example, Curtis quotes the 1896 annual report of the Comite des Ecoles Libres of Lyon: "It is well to know spelling and arithmetic, but it less useful to know how to spell words than to know how one must live." The impact of this philosophy, Curtis convincingly demonstrates, left an enduring imprint on French education and culture. Curtis's lively prose adds to the book's overall appeal.

Bought as a gift. Curtis photos are always a hit.