Gregory Books

Greg Treverton has written a much needed overview of the national intelligence process and correctly identified the challenges which face the US, in a post-9/11 world. His views of the world beyond 2010 are quite revealing and his challenges to the intelligence community to assess threats to the US are precisely focused. His views on the major intelligence entities reveal urgent modifications of structure and process, if the intelligence community is going to regain relevance with national customers. As a teacher of intelligence process, specifically as it relates to strategic warning, I believe this book is essential reading for anyone who aspires to be a true intelligence professional. This book will help even the wisest analyst understand how to maximize available sources and methods. The quest to provide the best possible intelligence is a goal which must be achieved.

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I thought this was a great book. It explains the process from A-Z and throws in NEC code references. For those without any wiring knowledge at all, it will be very beneficial to get you up to speed. I will use this book along with Rex Cauldwells book and the Black and Decker home wiring book to wire my next home.
I also have the Residential Series Plumbing book also, which I highly recommend.

Wonderful collection of essays on the general theme of who Edward Abbey was. Some of the writers include Wendell Berry, Ed's friend Jack Loeffler, Gary "Jafey Rider" Snyder, Dave Petersen and Terry Tempest Williams. From this partial list of contributors, it's obvious that this is a book full of personal observances about one of the west's most hated and best loved figures. Since his death in 1989, the legend of Ed Abbey has perhaps grown beyond manageability. The essays collected here simultaneously feed that legend, while speaking of the actual person behind the lore. This juxtaposition creates an interesting tension throughout the book, as those who knew the man grapple with the public vs. the private Abbey. Abbey himself is also called to task to reveal a bit of himself through a couple of interviews. In hopes that the issue may never be solved and that the world will continue to discuss Abbey, here is what Ed had to say about himself, taken from the Poetry Center Interview: "The real Edward Abbey -- whoever the hell that is -- is a real shy, timid fellow, but the character I create in my journalism is perhaps a person I would like to be: bold, brash, daring...I guess some people mistake the creation for the author, but that's their problem." Resist Much, Obey Little is essential reading for those who knew Ed, as well as for those who are just discovering him.

Another fellow managed to cover all the eloquent intellectualities, but the simple truth is that this here book is a good look at a great man. Abbey is legendary, indeed, and that's a good thing, for the stuff he defended deserves a hero and the folks he poked mercilessly with his sharp stick wit (just about about all of us, but especially money-grubbing land-rapers and the lackadaisical dogs who can't bother to oppose them) deserved the poking. Buy this book, then let it collect dust until you've read through Abbey's words to discover him for yourself.

I normally find "how to" books dull. Not this time. I feel like I've been climbing with someone form the old school. It's not often you can gain true experience from reading a book.

This book will give you the basics of what you need to know to begin rock climbing, or to help you move on from top roping to lead climbing. But, unlike the other "how to" books out there on rock climbing, it is written in a breezy, entertaining style that will hold your interest like a good novel. You won't feel like you're reading a "how to" book at all. It even makes you laugh! I recommend it highly.

Romance 101- Lessons in Love: This is a nugget, a truly fun book full of resources. Why isn't it available on Amazon? Please find it and make it available to all those Amazon shoppers searching for that one great book that will teach them everything they need to learn about having a successful love relationship.

This is the best book I've ever run across in years of looking at relationship issues. It's concise, fun, informative and has a simple format which includes other book titles to consult. I've recommended this book to hundreds of patients but we can't get it any more. If anyone knows where some are please let me know - I want them for lenders to patients!

Wilkey's story masterfully personifies the hearts of each of his characters in Royal Trouble in the Animal Kingdom. Kids of all ages will enjoy this story of greed and good conquering all!!! If you enjoyed C.S. Lewis's the Chronicles of Narnia...then this is the book for you!!!

PS: The sequel is even better!!!!!!!!

If you like a story of adventure and intrigue, then this book is for you! Greg Wilkey has created a magical world where animals struggle with many of the same issues we struggle with in our world today...power, greed, and survival. Only when the animals unite can any of their problems be solved. A great way to illustrate these ideas for kids!

A wonderful first book from a promising author!

I have used this book several times for a quick reference, more thorough reviews and as a bibliographic source. It has been invaluable in all respects. In most cases it was the only reference I could find on discinplinary history or aspects of that history.

I am the editor of the book and just want to put in a good word so people might know what to expect from it. First, it is two volumes, long and richly detailed -- so it's worth the price. The authors --all 140-- are very well informed on their various geosciences but also on their histories. How was the geological column unravelled and where did those names come from? How have storms or northern lights or ocean currents been understood in different times and places? How did our expansion into space affect our understanding of the Earth? All of these stories and many more are told in these volumes in ways that both inform and challenge. These stories are also authoritative reflections of the "state of the art" in history of Earth Science. So if you are a student or a professional historian of science, these volumes provide a basis for further research. There is a "Guide to Resources for Research in the History of Geosciences". An alphabetical index includes over 2000 people who have contributed to geoscience, including their full names and birth-death dates in most cases.

I would appreciate hearing from anyone who would like to know more about "Sciences of the Earth" or about this field in history.

In "Secrets of the Ancient World", the authors look at the information given in several of Edgar Cayce's readings, reviewing each in light of current scientific findings/knowledge. The main focus here is on Cayce's version of various biblical stories, as well as the information he gave about Atlantis & his earth change prophecies.

One of the things I really liked about this book is that they didn't only discuss those readings for which scientific evidence is showing the possibility of Cayce's correctness. In fact, at times the authors point out where some of the readings were contradictory & share some possible reasons for this.

What I found most intriguing is how Cayce's readings put a "human face" on current scientific findings (mostly archeology & DNA research). For example, it's hard to understand what a group of people were like just through their pottery & artifacts - but where cayce was right on the archeological part of the reading, it lends credance to what he said about who they were as a people.

It's also exciting to see how new findings are impacting (and in many cases shattering) the past archeological, geological, & biological scientific theories that most people held as fact. For instance, it's finally being recognized that "modern" humans have been on this planet for more than 9,500 years - prior to this, many scientists had "etched in stone" that there was no way that this could be possible. Also, research on mitochondrial DNA is now allowing us to see how & where various people migrated throughout ancient times, thus shattering many long-held beliefs concerning the who, what, where, & when of these periods in time.

Below is just a sampling of what you'll find in "Secrets of the Ancient World":

*Noah's flood - is it truth or fiction?
*Genetics research - will it confirm the existence of Atlantis & Mu?
*The search for the Hall of Records
*The pyramids
*Mound builders
*Lilith & Amilius - ancient legend fact?
*The Tower of Babel - legend or fact?
*The parting of the Red Sea
*Apparitions of Mary
*The "Second Coming"
*Earth changes & the science of prophecy

Overall, I found this book to be quite intriguing! If you are at all interested in what science is now showing regarding the Cayce readings then this book is for you!

This books provides a great review and overview of Edgar Cayce's statements related to the origin and destiny of our human race.

Things which for us today are only legends and myths have a basis in reality at some level. Maybe there really was for example a 'medussa' who had snakes of living hair.

Very interesting for me was the idea that Polaris, the North Star, has become lined up with the entrance to The Great Pyramid in 2004. This alignment indicates that our human race is approaching the beginning of a new age or a new 'root race', the fifth root race. This is tied in with the Mayan calendar that indicates that the current age started arouond 3100 BC and will end in December 2012.

The book also contains a chapter about the various apparitions of the Mother Of God at Fatima and other places. Interestingly the Cayce material related to Mary has its parallels in Catholic tradition. Cayce indicated that Mary is the twin soul of the Christ spirit and was created from Adam as is indicated in the bible. It can be interesting to see how the Catholic Church has its own interpretation of these ideas.

The book also talks about the time when the apostles spoke in one language but everyone could understand them. This may not have been a verbal language but instead is a type of radiation that even the plants and animals can understand. Our ability to understand the radiation was lost as is indicated in the Tower Of Babel story in the bible.

Surprisingly the authors feel that Edgar Cayce's statement that the Great Pyramid is 10,500 years old is wrong based on carbon dating of material from the pyramid. But I don't think Edgar Cayce was ever wrong. Sometimes for example he said things would happen in '98 and people thought he meant 1998 but he could just have easily meant 2098 or even 3198.

I think what may be happening there is the radiation from the Great Pyramid nuclear reactions messed up the carbon dating.

Jeff Marzano

Ufo...Contact from Planet Iarga

(which I donated to the ARE library and which mentions Edgar Cayce)

The Giza Power Plant : Technologies of Ancient Egypt

The Mystery of the Crystal Skulls: Unlocking the Secrets of the Past, Present, and Future

Edgar Cayce's Atlantis

Edgar Cayce's Egypt: Psychic Revelations on the Most Fascinating Civilization Ever Known

Dr. Hamilton's "Self and Others" is a wonderful book, very helpful for beginning therapists. Dr. Hamilton (or, may I call you "N. Gregory?") bridges ego psychology and self psychology to give an understandable overview of object relations. I like the approach of not getting bogged down in the inter-paradigmatic debates, but just pulling bits and pieces from disparate models and fitting them together into a developmental scaffolding.

The book starts with an overview of self, object, and ego. Part 2 provides a nice summary of individual development, from birth, separation-individuation, to object constancy. We next get a comprehensive but clear run-through of the psychological mechanism involved, such as integration, projection, incorporation, and the inherently convoluted projective identification.

Part three describes the object relations continuum, still referencing descriptive diagnoses by recognizable labels but conceptualizing these as constellations of symptoms that correlate with deficiencies in specific early developmental tasks (psychotic organization originating as far back as autistic stages, borderline personality organization stemming from rapprochement, and neurotic personality organization being tied in to whole object relations). A little dense, but overall it is understandable without feeling oversimplified. Hamilton is also careful not to be too rigid with the schema. He doesn't overstate the model, he doesn't deny the complexity of the dynamics involved, doesn't assert causation to the point of being deterministic. The chapter on narcissistic personality disorder is particularly important in this modern pseudo-capitalist oligarchy we live in, which fosters plenty of narcissism in all of us. (No, not you.)

Part 4 focuses on treatment, linking object relations theory to the actual clinical practice, with chapters on technique, countertransference, groups, systems, and parallel processes.

Part 5 gets a little trippy, exploring object relations in broader contexts such as folklore, myths, reality vs. unreality, out-of-body experiences and hypnotism.

Overall, 5 stars, two thumbs up, an important book. It's not a quick read but it is a worthy one. If I had to nitpick and try to be critical, I might say that it always seems odd to me when authors reference themselves, cite their own work in a passage (speaking of narcissistic personality styles). At first glance one assumes it is a reference to supporting literature, a sign of a well-researched monograph. But when you think about it, it just means the author still agrees with something they wrote at an earlier time.

Also, check out some of the prose. Here's a description of the infant in the autistic first two months of life:

"They seem to live in a world of light and color, warm and cold, pain and pleasure, loud and quiet, still and moved. This world, it appears, is not divided into sets of opposites as is this description, which is divided thus because of the nature of language. During this preverbal, neonatal time, perceptions probably run together in a synesthesia. Moist sweetness, warm colors, and felt visions prevail. Perceptions may equally well fragment into unconnected bits of light, noise, touch, smell, and taste."

Hey, Boy, that's some awfully purdy writing, you sure you're a scientist?

It is an excellent book. A very thorough resource on Object Relations theory and its application to counseling. It is readable and explains the theory in a meaningful and helpful way. It's a great resource for graduate students and counselors of any age and experience!

I bought this one for my nine year old son. He received a tank setup for Christmas. Before I would let him start it up, I asked him to review the book. When he was done, we talked about the different responsibilities of taking care of a fish tank.

To my surprise, he grasped the fundamentals immediately. I took a look at the book and discovered that it truly held a wealth of information for the beginner. Everything from water filters to alkalinity.

There were no in depth details, but enough to make the reader grasp the concept and be able to ask intelligent questions.

An adult could probably go through this book in an hour or two. My son took several days and was pleased with his accomplishment.

I purchased this book back when I started this hobby. This book helped me out in so many ways I cannot explain. I especially like the part when it states all of the diseases that can occur. I would not purchase this book If you intend to use it as a fish encyclopedia. It does tell you about some good and bad beginner fish though. Happy Reading

Jon