Marshall Books

As a teacher of adults with learning handicaps and also a mixed group of ESL and adults who want their GED, the Kim Marshall Series is outstanding! Flexible, concise, clear and very easy to use. They are also adaptable for any class. I would recommend this entire series to teachers in traditional classroom settings, adult education programs, ESL and those who are Home School Educators. Be aware, the prices here are really quite high!

King's X: Common Law and the death of Sir Harry Oakes

This book tells about the murder of Sir Harry Oakes, identifies the murderers, and explains the involvement of others in this officially unsolved murder. The evidence against the accused son-in-law was forged and fabricated by Miami detectives brought in by the Duke of Windsor! Few were neutral about Sir Harry Oakes. To some he was a benefactor and philanthropist, to others he was a robber and cruel oppressor. Oakes made a huge fortune by discovering gold in Ontario; earlier he sought gold in the Yukon and elsewhere. He migrated to the Bahamas, which had no income tax, and spent money developing the island (p.12)

Chapter 2 is a short biography of the Prince of Wales. He had average abilities, and poor judgment that created his bad luck. [An argument against hereditary rule?] He threw away his throne to marry a twice-divorced adventuress. Chapter 3 gives the biography of Wallis Warfield, who learned to please other people. David and Wallis were joined in mutual hedonism (p.35). Chapter 5 tells of the history of piracy, corruption, and crookedness in the Bahamas. It was settled by Loyalists and Southerner. Their social and economic structure is parasitic. Chapter 6 tells of Sir Harry's death: struck by a winch lever that had four prongs (p/67). Sir Harry reneged on a deal with Meyer Lansky! The body was returned to his bed, and set afire as a warning to others. The solution came from an unnamed informant (p.69). Chapter 9 tells of the amazing exploits of Raymond Schindler, a famous investigator. The Bahamian police destroyed evidence (p.91). Chapter 10 explains the origins of the police under the Common Law system. Chapter 11 gives a short history of the Common Law. Cross-examination is distinctive to the Common Law system; it tests the truthfulness of the witnesses (p.127). Chapter 16 notes the medical testimony about the murder. "Time of death can be determined accurately only by non-medical evidence: (p.152). De Marigny was at the murder scene before the search for fingerprints (pp.172-3). Chapter 19 has the testimony of the fingerprint expert on Exhibit J; this cross-examination was one of the most brilliant in history (p.205). Chapter 21 tells of the problem with this sole fingerprint (p.226). Erle Stanley Gardner's comment is still true today (p.242). Chapter 26 shows the technique of attacking the defendant's character to sway the jury. Legitimate alibis often fail to convince because they involve a relative, neighbor, or friend. Experts disputed the validity of the fingerprint. A Police Captain saw Harold Christie in the passenger seat of a station wagon when he should have been in bed! The Judge summed up the case "against the Crown" (p.301). The jury quickly returned a "not guilty" verdict, and the crowds celebrated. Leonarde Keeler used his polygraph to test de Marigny and found his statements truthful.

Chapter 33 suggests de Marigny would have been convicted under a Civil Law system where he would have "to prove his innocence". [But this assumes he would have been indicted.] Civil Law was created by kings and emperors, not from popular customs. Precedents of prior cases have no effect; there is no habeas corpus, or rules against torture. Common Law judges have had historical independence, and balanced the interests and right of the people against their rulers. There are four basic conditions for personal rights and democratic government. Chapter 34 warns us of attacks on the Common Law system (p.318). Lawyers do not train as apprentices in law offices, law schools do not train them as advocates. Houts suggests five steps to cure this problem (pp.322-324). Trial by jury is the only truly democratic form of participation left in the justice system. Houts suggests five steps to improve the police; we can't go back to the private vigilante system of previous centuries (p.326). The police must gather all the facts in the case, and not ignore or suppress evidence. The judge, jury, and prosecutor will do the rest.

The Knights of the Prince have spread his ways all across the realm. Now it is time for the believers to be taken to the Kingdom Across the Sea where the King lives while the rest of the world of unbelievers undergoes many tribulations. When the boats land in their new home the Knights of the Prince are admitted to a beautiful new world where peace and harmony reign. Some years later, the ruler of Chessington prepares to make a last stand against Lucius and his Shadow Warriors.

It is time for the Prince and his Knights to return and fight the Dark Lord.. Their victory sends Lucius and his Shadow Warrior to the Wasteland prison and the Knights sets about to create a government where the Prince is the ruler. The new world is a place of peace and prosperity until all is threatened when Lucius and his minions escape their prison and go to war against the Prince.

Readers will get a glimpse of what paradise might look like in KINGDOM'S REIGN. There is a lot of action in this novel told from the perspective of Cedric, a warrior in the Knights of the Prince who becomes a politician when the Prince wins the first battle against Lucius. Based on biblical prophecies couched in a fantasy like setting, readers will find themselves absorbed with this enthralling allegory.

Harriet Klausner

I should have known that I was destined to be a historian, given that this was my childhood picture book. My mother's copy is dogeared and threadbare and beloved. The scholarship is not necessarily the highest, and some of the illustrations are over-romanticised Victorian engravings, but it gives an excellent thumbnail sketch of every ruler of England from Edgbert (giving it a leg-up on many other survays, which begin with William the Conqueror or, if they are better, Edward the Confessor) to Elizabeth II, listing birth date and place, marriage(s), children (legitmate and illegitamate), date, cause and place of death, and place of burial, with a essay ranging from two paragraphs to two pages, depending on the importance of the ruler.

It also gives the same information for all the rulers of Scotland, and information, although not as complete, for the native princes of Wales. Not authoritative, but filled with a great deal of basic information, and illustrations of places and tomb monuments.

If you can imagine A.A. Milne writing a British history, this could be it. Here is how it begins:

"Ever and ever so long ago there was a Very Important King kind of person called Julius. He lived in Rome and ruled all the Romans. He was a very Conquering kind of person too. So he began to conquer all the people he knew, for their own good. Because he said: 'The Romans know far more than anyone else and are far more clever than the others, so it will do them good to be conquered and taught things. Besides when we have conquered them we can make them work for Us and we can take all their gold and things, so we will have a lot more money and fun too.' So Julius went out Conquering."

My older children loved it, and now that I'm reading it to my youngest (5), the older two (11 and 13) are listening in. I think this is my favorite H.E. Marshall book (and we have quite a few of them!)

This is a wonderful book full of beautiful pictures. The details are great from the different Hanboks to the drawings of nature. It is very relaxing to sit down and color a picture or two on a rainy afternoon. The vocabulary is relevant and helpful and has the English, hangul, and phonetic pronunciation for each picture. I have really enjoyed this book tremendously and reccomend it for anyone who wants to learn some Korean or remember the time that they spent in that wonderful country.

In a very low-budget publication of the Unabomer's Manifesto (before Kazcynski's capture), which was available in anarchist bookstores and other bookstores, there was an extensive preface in which whoever the very 90's anarchist was who wrote it tried to distance his movement from the Freedom Club and the Unabomer. He suggested that if people were interested in such thought, they should instead read things like. . . and this book was one that was mentioned. I wrote myself a note to buy it, but I haven't gotten around to it, yet. Now, I've received an Amazon.com gift certificate from an online supply company for ordering 5 things in the month of March. That promotion was against my company's policy, apparently, and some supervisors and managers were concerned about it. They almost didn't let the online supplier give away the promotional gift certificates, but then they decided, well, they can't have the Starbuck's or the Century theaters certificates, but they can have the Amazon.com gift certificates, and they should try to buy books that will apply to their jobs. . . That's cool. I'm thiniking of buying this book. I gave it five stars, because I haven't found anything wrong with it yet, and I'm very optimistic about it. I hope you have a really great day. Love, Dave

THE ORGANIZATION OF THE FUTURE is the best compilation of essays that I have seen on different ways to organize businesses and nonprofits to achieve different kinds of results. The book is full of intriguing questions and choices, and lots of good ideas about how to make the desired changes you select. Anyone who manages people should read this book, and refer to it when effectiveness questions arise. The only thing that seemed to be missing from this book was a "clean slate" approach to organizations, by imagining what has never existed before. That would be an intriguing addition for future editions. The Drucker Foundation has done a real service to us all by creating its series (THE LEADER ..., THE ORGANIZATION ..., and THE COMMUNITY OF THE FUTURE). I hope that a future version will appear on THE MANAGEMENT PROCESSES OF THE FUTURE. That would be an invaluble complement to this outstanding series.

This was a gift for my husband who is part native american. He LOVED IT!

This book contains much detail on the technical aspects of
real estate law. It describes rights, duties and obligations
of brokers. In addition, the authors cover different mortgage
amortization assumptions and secured transactions. The concept
of depreciation and tax-sheltered income is explained. The
whole area of title insurance is explained together with
illustrative cases and citations. The benefits and pitfalls of
condominum conversion/ownership are explained. Overall, the work will benefit anyone seeking to explore real estate as an
investment.