Gregory Books

The author is a clergyman in Portland, Maine who writes in his preciously few spare hours. This one is a winner. It is a superlative study, and will no doubt change lives. The incisive analysis of what it is to be a faithful churchgoer in a turbulent time in world history is, without any doubt from any source that could be mentioned, other than the obvious ones that any reviewer would have in mind, provided that reviewer were theologically trained in one of the mainline institutions, such as Union, Devoeux, or Sibley, were not such pillars of sanctity and ceremony as the Western institutions, in any event never ceased to be. No more really needs to be said. First-rate.

The author is a clergyman in Portland, Maine who writes in his preciously few spare hours. This one is a winner. It is a superlative study, and will no doubt change lives. The incisive analysis of what it is to be a faithful churchgoer in a turbulent time in world history is, without any doubt from any source that could be mentioned, other than the obvious ones that any reviewer would have in mind, provided that reviewer were theologically trained in one of the mainline institutions, such as Union, Devoeux, or Sibley, were not such pillars of sanctity and ceremony as the Western institutions, in any event never ceased to be. No more really need be said. First-rate.

Perhaps the most influential conduct book of the eighteenth century, Gregory's *Father's Legacy* is a must-read for any student of conduct literature -- right up there with Hannah More's *Strictures on Female Education* in its conservatism and prudery. If you want to understand where idiocies like *The Rules* come from, you'll find it here.

This is what may be called passing on "old fashioned" advice from father to daughter, but I think it is an example of a father who honestly cares enough about his daughters to advise them on what IS proper. I think these words ring just as true today as they did in 1796. I wish that publishers WOULD continue to keep works like this in print. Some valuable truths might be imparted on our society about the reality of human interaction.

Before I begin, I must acknowledge that this book was written by my nephew and it is based on his grandfather's (my father and name sake) WWII journals.

Greg Daddis, the author, is a graduate of West Point, a veteran of Desert Storm and currently serving as a Major in the US Army. This is not 'Saving Private Ryan', but a very factual, meticulously researched and well documented perspective on WWII, as it correlates to the actual journal entries made by my dad as he began basic training, then on to Officer Candidate's School (90 day wonders), overseas for the build up in England, on to the war in Europe and his eventual return to the states. Greg makes a point of the fact that we fought WWII with a civilian army and my dad epitomizes that fact.

More 'History Channel' then 'Hollywood'...Greg took no 'literary license' and included every journal entry exactly as it was written, without corrections or deletions...he then provided a detailed and documented historical perspective as it related to the entries that were being made in the journals and spaced throughout the book.

As to my 5 star rating...it's a book written by my nephew who I'm very proud of, about my father who I loved dearly...what other rating could I possibly have given it? ;-)

Anyone interested in American history in general, or American military history in particular, will appreciate the discovery of an untapped diary of an American soldier. Gregory Daddis has unlocked one such diary of a young artillery officer in World War II. What is more, Daddis offers a history of one of the least mentioned, "work horse," divisions, as Russell F. Weigley discribes it in the Foreword, in the European Theater: the U.S. 8th Infantry Division. Daddis reproduces the daily journal entries of George Schwend verbatum. Schwend hides his emotions and sticks to logging his daily routine. Other than his obvious love for his fiance Jean at home, we never know his fears, hopes, aspirations or opinions. Yet the entries shed interesting insight to the training of the U.S. Army (Gen. Eisenhower called the 8th Division the best trained unit to enter the ETO). From the cultural aspect, Schwend lists every movie he saw in three years in the Army. In addition, Schwend's log shows the postal system during the war years, was quite efficient. According to Schwend's daily weather discriptions, except for scattered days, perhaps the weather in Europe (and the 8th Division was in the thick of it) was not abnormally cold as some historians have claimed. Throughout the book, Daddis placed Schwend and the 266 days the 8th Division saw combat from Normandy, Brittany, the bitter Hurtgen Forest, the crossings of the Roer and Rhine Rivers and the horror encountered at the Wobbelin concentration camp in overall perspective. As a veteran of the Persian Gulf War, Major Daddis offers some analysis of his own on combined operations, the role of artillery, and the command structure of the U.S. Army in World War II. Daddis draws from a wealth of sources including some unpublished manuscripts housed at the West Point library, used here for the first time. My only criticism is the book is too short. A valuable addition to the lexicon of the "citizen-soldier!"

Terrific book composed with attention to detail. Extremely informative from beginning to end. Excellent reference book and teaching tool addressing every facet of the Fire Service. Another excellent written contribution to the Fire Service by Co-author, Chief Gregory C.Berk.

Greg Berk does an excellent job of portraying the classroom skills of firefighting into this book. He is an excellent firefighter and is an excellent chief officer. I highly recommend this book to new firefighters.

I loved this book! It was cool how Nick tried to save the farm all by hiself but had to get help in the end. I was confused though. The first twin foals were black not brown. but then I figured out why they had brown colts. If you love animal ark, or just like horses, you should read this book.

This is an extremely good book but also very sad. I explained a little about what happened in this story to my mother (who reads animal ark books after i do) and because she doesn't like sad books she couldn't bear to read it. I recommend this book if you don't mind sad books but I wouldn't recommend it if you don't like sad books

At a quarter to 11:00 on the night of January 27, 1972, two rookie patrolmen, Gregory Foster and Rocco Laurie, were on their beat, poised on this corner of 11th Street and Avenue B. As they stood, perhaps talking, perhaps only pausing silently for a moment, three, or maybe four, men came toward them across the intersection, parted to pass, then suddenly spun around and unleashed a thundering volley of shots into the backs of the two cops. As the pair went down, the men stood over them and fired again and again - Laurie took six slugs, Foster eight. One of the gunmen fled North up Avenue B; the others jumped into a getaway car and sped away. Hours later the car was found idling by the L subway station at 14th Street and First Avenue. Empty shells were found in the station itself, indicating that the killers had fled, courtesy of the MTA, into Brooklyn. Foster died instantly, Laurie on the operating table early the next day.

Two cops mercilessly assassinated was shocking enough, but Foster and Laurie were only the latest victims of a nearly yearlong vendetta against the NYPD. On May 19, 1971, patrolman Nicholas Binetti and Thomas Curry flagged down a car at Riverside Drive and 106th Street for a minor traffic violation. Suddenly, their patrol car was riddled by a burst of machine gunfire from the car. Though gravely wounded, neither died. Two days later patrolmen Waverly Jones and Joseph Piagentini, walking out of a project called the Colonial Park Houses at 159-20 Harlem River Drive in Inwood, were ambushed. This pair was not so lucky - the attack was fatal for both.

The UPI received a communiqué after the Foster and Laurie shooting:

This is from the George Jackson Squad of the Black Liberation Army about the pigs wiped out in lower Manhattan last night. No longer will black people tolerate Attica and oppression and exploitation and rape of our black community.

This is the start of our spring offensive. There is more to come.

We remember Attica.

The George Jackson Squad of the BLA

The Black Liberation Army had arisen in 1969 from the ashes of a Black Panther Party decimated by arrests and schisms. Unlike the Panthers, who were given to grand public gestures and self-promotion, the BLA was an underground and extremely secretive group of revolutionary black nationalists. They considered the Panthers too moderate, even sell-outs. The BLA viewed black ghettoes as sovereign territory, the police as invaders, and themselves as the armed resistance. To this group, Foster (black) and Laurie (white) were but foot soldiers of an enemy army.

From the investigation of the Binetti-Curry and Jones-Piagentini murders the police had a sheaf full of suspected BLA members, and eyewitnesses in the vicinity of 11th and B picked out several mugshots. Within a week the police knew who they were looking for. They found them, by accident, in St. Louis. A shootout after a routine stop for a traffic violation lead to the arrest of Henry Brown and death of Ronald Carter, shot accidentally by Brown in the confusion. In their car the cops found an arsenal of assorted handguns, rifles, ammunition, and, most important, Laurie's .38 caliber Smith & Wesson. Shortly after, a U-Haul trailer was found filled with household goods, mattresses, and political literature. It had been moving day for the BLA. Investigators found that the trailer had been rented by JoAnne Chesimard and Andrew Jackson, two others wanted for questioning in the case. The other main suspects were Ronald Anderson and Herman Bell.

Henry Brown was eventually acquitted of the Foster-Laurie killings but was hauled back to St. Louis to begin a 25-year sentence in another case. Andrew Jackson was arrested in April 1973 in Brooklyn. Herman Bell was arrested in New Orleans in October of that year. JoAnne Chesimard, who had changed her name to Assata Shakur, was captured in 1973 in a shootout on the New Jersey Turnpike, In 1979, she escaped from prison and now lives in Cuba.

Forget the epic novels of today. Forget all the great fiction that has been written in the course of history, for it has absolutely nothing on the story of New York City Patrolmen Gregory Foster and Rocco Laurie. This is the story of their lives and their tragic deaths, murdered by back-shooting cop-killers on the 27th of January, 1972. This is, without a doubt, the most true-to-life, compelling, and it is probably the saddest book you will ever read. Period.

Excellent read.Ordered several copies for friends children, and they all loved it.Couldn't put it down,even when they arrived at "Sea World"

This coming of age tale involves a friendship between two boys that have been friends for years. The friendship is tested when one of the boys has to decide how far he's willing to go to help his friend when some trouble arises over the use of a gun. This book is extremely well written and quite the page turner. It would make an excellent public and school library purchase. Hope to see many more books from first time author Gregory Walters.

Yeah, what a book! There are so many filmmakers who use this device of stories from multiple perspectives coming together in the end (a la crash and snatch). It takes a real talent to keep a READER in a disjointed journey. Bravo Mr. Conners! Maybe he should option the screenplay next!

This is a very well put together book, with a totally different story, and style. At first, I found the situation surreal, but as the story developed,it got better and better, and the building of the story around the main people from their own perspective was very clever. As the story builds and the shift from one character to another jumps, I was at times tempted to find the continuation of that character, and come back to where I left off, and I had to fight the temptation. That is a very good indication of the author maintaining and building the reader's interest. The drama mounts as the "four" characters' tales unfold around incidents which first seem random, and innocent, but later build into something of a cataclysmic nature.
A great read.
Angela Hooper

I purchased this book at an ALA convention and was fortunate enough to have a chance to speak with the author. It was very obvious that he has a great love of and knowledge of our founding fathers and of the Constitution. That love of his subject comes through as he describes the reasons why it is important to maintain a seperation of Church and State and the fallacies of the "Christian Nation" rhetoric that's becoming more and more common these days.

Franklin, Jefferson, & Madison: On Religion And The State by Constitutional history expert and scholar Gregory Schaaf (Co-coordinator of the Center for Indigenous Arts & Cultures, an historical archive and museum located in Sante Fe, New Mexico) showcases the life stories of Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison with a special emphasis upon their respective religious views and expressions of faith as recorded in their correspondences and other writings as revealed in their personal papers housed in the Library of Congress, the National Archives, and other library collections. These three "founding fathers" shared the similar views that one of the most fundamental rights in the new American republic was that of the Freedom of Religion; that no government official (or anyone else) should be able to interfere with any citizen's free exercise of whatever their religious beliefs and practices should be; that the newly formed United State of America should not adopt any religions as "official"; that federal tax dollars should never be allocated to the support of any particular church or support any specific religious group; that all of the different religions, Christian or non-Christian should be respected; and that the doctrine of Church/State separation should be maintained from the local municipal level to that of the national government. Franklin, Jefferson, & Madison: On Religion And The State offers a superbly presented contribution to what our political heritage truly was with respect to the issues of Church and State, and is a timely and very highly recommended contribution to the contemporary national dialogue over the proper role of the religious community with respect to the secular government, and the secular government's involvement with religious issues.

Great quality printing and binding. Very comprehensive and interesting coverage of fMRI. Book highly recommended.

This book is perfect for the new researcher trying to get a good grasp of the principles of fMRI. It covers the concepts, the engineering and experimental design of fMRI scanners and the studies they can be used for. The explanations are clear and made clearer still by the excellent use of analogy and pleasing diagrams. It even covers the basics of experimental design which really helps the novice. The book also comes with data sets which allow one to try out ones image processing skills.

This book is highly recommended for those studying for higher degrees and is almost unique in that it is far more accessible than any of its rivals. Highly recommended.