Ware Books

This book shows how George W. Bush's life and experiences uniquely prepared him for his role as President of the United States, at a such pivotal time in the history of our county. This book does a good job of countering the liberal-left media's dis-information campaign.

It shows how GWB has risen to the challenges presented by terrorist attacks on our country, and how he has stood firm, despite pressure on every side, to back down, in the face of aggression.

He was raised in a tradition of true statesmanship, and has unfailingly put the interestes or our country above all else, choosing to sacrifice temporary popularity for doing the right thing.

History will view him as one of our greatest presidents.

Sure, the "pundits" and "talking heads" are having a field day right now, taking pot-shots at the President just because there is some tactical tweaking going on in Iraq , but pause for a moment to recall some of the outstanding characteristics that impelled us to elect President Bush. TWICE! That's what this fine book brings to light

What the "pundits" fail to comprehend is that the seeming "incuriosity" of the President (to employ one of the media's pet pejoratives) reflects a voracious, non-judgemental absorption of facts, ideas and information from those surrounding him. Only after this process does he sit down with the logical objectivity of a CEO to determine what course is best for America.

That said, this book is NOT a tribute to G. W. Bush. It is a HOW TO book, that can teach and instill similar leadership qualities in those willing to learn. I think we can all agree that the rest of the world would quake if they thought our industries and government were controlled by a group of men (and women) with the same leadership skills and panache as W. (Let me add here that, if Chrysler had had decent [Bushian] leadership, Mercedes would be using American made parts, and not the other way around!)

Lastly, it's important to understand that many people simply don't "get" the President's leadership style. Often - though not always - blinded by partisanship, they simply refuse to accept or understand the necessity and appropriateness of his decisions. With that kind of negativity, how can they? Fortunately, at least their children will reap the results of the breathtaking strategic vision and leadership of President Bush.

RE: reader who doesn't think GWB Presidency is genius -
this book is a compilation of stories/examples describing the 10 behaviors that make GWB, the man, a leadership genius. The stories/examples cover his college years through his first term Presidency. After each example there are 2 sections:
1. what the experts say about this leadership behavior
2. step by step how the reader can successfully implement this in their own leadership

No matter your thoughts on Bush Presidential policy or politics you can get ideas for enhancing your leadership from the book

I saw one of the author's (Thompson) speak once and it was much more of a political rally or a serious discussion on leadership in an organizational context. Even though I questioned the sanity of anyone who writes a book with the words "genius," "common sense," and "GW Bush" in the same title, I decided to give it a try.

What I found is a book that is emblamatic of Bush's whole presidency. The rare glimpses we do get of Bush in public are scripted and fake (this is a fact, as recently proven. He has to be the worst public speaking president ever). Thus, any impression we get of him is clearly scripted with a few buzz words (9/11, freedom, tax relief, etc.) thrown in for effect. It should be no wonder, then, that Bush is seen as a man of little substance or depth, a syncophantic lackey for Cheney and his colleagues.

This book follows in that tradition. It presents a made-up, scripted version account of Bush's leadership style and conviently glosses over his costly leadership mistakes (cronyism, relying on anecdote over evidence, lacking credibility).

So, while this book is worthwhile in that outlines good leadership techniques in general, by attaching these characteristics to GW it reads like a surreal painting - taking common sense, ordinary objects and placing them in a contradictory setting. While they make sense in the real world, in their new context they make absolutely no sense at all.

I flipped through this, as usual, the usual Bush platitude and down-home country good sense, Mom and Apple Pie.

If there was ever a president who made me want to vomit more, it was before I was born.

This book has lots of nice pictures and drawings that show good detail of the different patterns. There are lots of patterns to choose from including some that are very old. The only problem is that it doesn't really have a good variety of brands. Also, it took me a while to figure out where the values are. Once I figured that out, I got real tired of flipping back to the front cover over and over to see what my pieces were worth. However, if you've got the right brands this could be the perfect book for you!

A collection of ads and drawings of silverplate patterns. I have 5 different patterns that we collect. This book only had 2 of the five.

There are so many good photos, line drawings, and catalog pages. It is organized by manufacturers name,and then sub catgorized alphabetically by pattern name. No need for a contents page when you are trying to identify a piece you have.Look up your pattern by what the backstamp says on it.There are all the top collectible patterns in this book and the lesser quality patterns were left out that are of little demand. The orignal catalog pages are very informative and show the original prices for the silver. A must for the dealer, and dealer wanna-be.

If you have an old set of silverplate or odd pieces, especially older ornate pieces of flatware,this is a good guide, well illustrated, with many reproductions of original catalogs. I found pattern names of several odd serving pieces which led to a search for matching place settings.

Although this book sounded great, it was very disappointing...A very expensive book for the little knowledge in it...Lots of pages, but little information....Has many manufacturer's advertisement pictures and pages and pages of the same pattern, but not very helpful as far as identification!!! Very limited manufacturers and patterns...I wouldn't waste my time or money on purchasing this particular book, even for the novice it covers very little, unless you just like looking at pictures...

The cover states "A handbook and resource for pastry cooks, chefs, and restaurantiers" and "A comprehensive reference for professional chefs, advanced culinary students, and serious amateurs"; it is nothing of the sort. If you are a working professional, it is very interesting but only of limited utility.

In fact, this book is an update of "The Hotel and Restaurant Dessert Book" published in 1927. In terms of update, the authors seem to have done little more than drop in some recipes for cheesecake, cookies, and brownies. I do not have the original, so cannot say for sure how they updated or improved the original, but I suspect it was little more than normalizing ingredients and measurements. One of the contributors is listed as a Johnson and Wales faculty member, but I doubt that his contribution was anymore than reviewing the galleys as a moonlighting gig.

Every production kitchen has an official recipe notebook: looseleaf pages in a 3 ring binder (I know that this is suppose to be the electronic information age, but I have yet to see a kitchen that has its recipes on a PDA). This interesting volume is one such notebook from a hotel pastry kitchen in the 1920's (some would say the pinnacle of Georgian dining elegance) that supported several different venues: buffets, a few sit down restaurants, room service, special events, catering. It is fascinating to see the rather plain white breads served, and the variety sherbets and ices available at the time but now extinct, even in very fine dining establishments.

This book has only barebones recipes. There is no educational or explanatory material. When the recipe says "let proof twice" or "bring the syrup to 16 degrees Baume", you better know what are doing, since the recipes provide no further information than instructions like these. I found the chapter on breads particularly useless.

It has chapters on French and Viennese Pastry, petit fours and fancy cakes, puddings and sauces, cakes pies and quick breads, ices, and bread. The table of contents has nothing more than the information in the previous sentence. Some further organization, a list of recipes or chapter sub-headings, would be very useful since some chapters have more than 100 recipes randomly assembled.

I was really disappointed with this book. Even though it offers a incredibly wide variety of desserts, it explains all of them too briefly (why "step-by-step"?). You must know everything. Besides that, its glossary has general information. And it is not for homebakers since all the recipes are presented in very, very large quantities, perhaps for a restaurant. It is very tiresome to be dividing the recipe, not only one time, but two or three times! There are 16 color photos, it is true, but you must guess what desserts are pictured in it.(?)

Strictly for professionals, this book provides an exhaustive collection of basic professional recipes. The author assumes that the reader is well versed in making everything from genoise to buttercream and therefore the instructions are brief. A great resource for pastry chefs who need basic institutional sized recipes that can then be customized to their liking. After all..... pastry is art!

This is a collection of all three 'Ware' are books, Wetware, Software, and Realware. All three of these books have recived very good reviews, and are also considered to be some of the best CyberPunk literature out there. Even if you have the three books in your collection, you should definitely get this.

It's a really odd world of the future, but very well constructed. With a very breezy, funky style, this is a new take on the robot/human conflict that runs all the way from Florida to the Moon where the Boppers grow human organs in "pink tanks" and the aging human population can look forward to uploading their consciousness for later life. Very mind-bending in a way, but fun reading, not so ponderous and dark as a lot of sci-fi tends to be.

It's hard to know what to say about this book. I enjoyed the novel, though I wouldn't say it was among the very best of fantasy. I was pleased that the author avoided some of the common fantasy pitfalls, like having the natives on another planet speek english or having a magic spell to give them the language.

This is the story of David Shaw and Mrs Catlin, who on David's 18th birthday go into a cave and end up in the world of Shushuan. They get sold into slavery and things develop from there.(I won't tell you all the story -read it yourself:) The author has put together an enjoyable fantasy world and I'm happy to have read this book. There is also a sequel called "beyond Freedom" by the same author. If he writes any more in this sequence I'll probably read it. It's interesting to read a contemporary fantasy that originates in the UK and no the USA.

Interesting book...primarily intended for an academic audience....shows a lot of examples and tools...

The contents of this book are deeply philosophic. The poetry constitutes its luminary feature. The illustrations are intriguing, but of mediocre quality. This book needs editing to achieve more clarity. Overall, a worthwhile venture.

Can't wait till her next book comes out: The Making and Unmaking of Blackness. And maybe another: The lack of Color in People of Color!

First of all, the recommended age for all of the Little Colonal books is low. These are best read by 10 to 12 year olds to appreciate the quaintness of their style. I read the originals as a kid in the 30's from the books which my mother received, one by one, every Christmas as they were published from 1895 to 1912. I reread them when MY kids were little and now, again, just a week or so ago. This time I am fascinated by the story they tell of the mores and culture of the period. Many today will be offended by the southern attitude toward black people and will laugh at the idealism. However, by the time this last book about Mary Ware was written there is a distinct change toward women, social responsibility toward the poor, and a sense that Ms. Johnston is a suffragette in the most important way. This last book in the series shouldn't be read by itself. Start at the beginning with The Little Colonal stories, Houseparty, Boarding School,etc., on to The Little Colonal's Knight Comes Riding to get a real sense of who Mary Ware was and why she matures as the capable person she is.

Susan Ware's documentary history of women in the 20th century has some great material, but very little of it is ground-breaking, and much of it is a rather narrow representation of the female experience. There are the ubiquitous documents and accounts of the Progressivism and the sufferage movement, the impact of the Great Depression and World War Two on the home, and the "birth" of feminism in the late 1950's and 1960's, through to material on the sexual revolution of the 80's. Frankly, I was a bit diasppointed.

As a history teacher, I am regularly appalled at the relative lack of attention that women in history are given. If one were to judge by the materials in this book, women have not had much influence in America. Obviliously this is not the case, hence my rating. Furthermore, women of color are not well represented, nor are the experiences of immigrants, rural women, and similar groups. Ware's anthology is primarily comprised of the experiences of white, urban women. A strength of the book are its 3 "photo essays", depicting the obstacles women faced in the workplace, at home, and in education.

In my opinion, better books on the subject are Rosalyn Baxandall's _America's Working Women_ and Gerda Lerner's _The Female Experience_.