Warren Books

This is Professor Elliott's classic on runes. It was written in 1959 & has been a valuable source for basic factual information ever since. Although it acknowledges the surviving Heathen & magical symbolism of the rune names & poems, it sticks to the basic academic facts. This is an essential introduction for anyone serious about learning the runes. Even more so for those who have been duped by the rubbish written in many of the New-Age manuals out there.

Sweyn
The Rune Primer: A Down to Earth Guide to the Runes

This is basic information on what is known about english & scandinavian runes (with an emphasis on english runes), without all the new-age magic bulls**t found in most other books. If you're going to make up fantasies about the runes, read this first so you can base them somewhat on reality! This book is academic, that is, its carefully researched & truthful.

This is basic information on what is known about english & scandinavian runes (with an emphasis on english runes), without all the new-age magic bulls**t found in most other books. If you're going to make up fantasies about the runes, read this first so you can base them somewhat on reality! This book is academic, that is, its carefully researched & truthful.

I particularly enjoyed reading this account of such a remarkable historic event. The author captures both past and present with compelling details.

Wonderful, vivid, and touching. The personal viewpoint and first-hand account is very moving. Thanks for writing it.

With the "greatest generation" dying off, it is memoirs like this that we need.

This is a super book with loads of great stories and wonderful photographs! A must own for any skiier.

Ray Atkeson was the premier skiing photographer in the 30's - 50's. Through his beautiful photographs you'll enjoy seeing the early days of skiing in the Pacific Northwest, Utah, Colorado and California. It's remarkable not only for the photographs, but for the camera equipment Ray had to use to capture these scenes. See the ski areas, equipment and clothing from this early area. This is a terrific coffee table pictorial of a bygone skiing days.

First saw this book in the Denver, CO airport. What a great book. If you like skiing you will enjoy the photos in this book - particularly if you frequent any of the resorts featured in the photos (most of which are in the western US - WA, CO, UT, CA). Like most any ski related item associated with Warren Miller - awesome!

I'm a great Alan Dunn fan, as his books never disappoint. Not only is he a great demonstrator, his books (this one is no exception) provide superb step-by-step instructions with great illustrations. Whether I'm looking for inspiration on design, or how-to instructions, I turn to one of two authors - Alan Dunn is one of them. I like the way he structures his books logically. This one covers the subject of orchids, and it's the logical place to look if you want to know how to construct just about any variety you can think of!

This book shows great detail in the process of making the flowers. I also like the flower arrangements, either for cakes or vases.

the book sugar orchids is complete, the orchids look like real, is very n ice thank yuo for showning how i can made this beautifull flowers

this book ships in 1 to 2 days. it is a very great book about sports. many sports writers hve never played the games they cover or had poor college careers that they blow out of proportion in order to fill out their resume, but pat jordan is not one of those people. he knows his stuff. he can compete. i think all sports fans should read this great book.

This book is a collection of essays -- long magazine articles -- by a freelance writer who used to be a professional baseball player. His careers (baseball and writing) are documented in his memoirs, A False Spring and A Nice Tuesday. Having read those books first, I had a good insight into the author, which made this book more enjoyable but was not really necessary to appreciate the writing in it.

Jordan has a very good eye for detail and is not hesitant to give his opinion of why certain people succeed and others fail. Of course, it is an opinion, but his writing style is so persuasive that the explanations are as satisfying for the reader as if they were proven facts.

I believe that the pieces in Suitors of Spring appeared in Sports Illustrated in the '70s. I wish that SI would run this type of article now. However, they have succumbed to the ESPN Magazine syndrome and now favor the hip, smack-talking articles that fit neatly on a page or two.

If that is what you prefer, this book is not for you. Instead, Jordan explores a range of baseball players some of whom had tremendous success (Tom Seaver) and some nearly none (Steve Dalkowski) and takes the time necessary to do so. Some wof these players were good organization men (Woody Huyke) and some were so nonconformist as to make you wonder how they ever played professional baseball in the first place (Bo Belinsky). What this wide range of characters share, besides baseball, is being revealed to us by a writer of uncommon insight and skill.

One note for other Pat Jordan devotees: you may want to skip the smarmy 70s-style introduction. In that introduction, Jordan uses the "I'm OK, you're OK" style so prevalent at that time and describes how writing what would be "A False Spring" was excellent therapy for him and helped him to exorcise his demons. Those of us who have read his other work know better. All-in-all, that is a minor detour that does not detract from a very enjoyable read.

Those of us who are profesional sportswriters spend a lot of time in press boxes with other writers who criticize what they see on the field, but either never played the game or never played it well. "The Suitors of Spring" is brilliantly written by Pat Jordan, who did play the game. It also brings to mind some of the best sports books ever. "Ball Four's" Jim Bouton played the game. "North Dallas Forty's" Peter Gent played the game.
Having stood on the mound, facing down a hitter with the bases loaded, the crowd yelling, the opposition hurling insults, your future on the line and the hair standing up on the back of his neck, is an experience known by few. Jordan knows it.
Here he writes about pitchers, his specialty. He writes about superstars like Tom Seaver, playboys like Bo Belinsky, hardthrowing drunks like Steve Dalkowski, 6-6 lefties who never lived up their potential, like Sam McDowell, and prep phenoms from his home state of Connecticut who met the same fate as the author.
Jordan's talent is not one that can be learned in a literary class. He is of the school of hard knoocks, rough hewn, real, human. Bravo, Pat.

STEVEN TRAVERS
AUTHOR OF "BARRY BONDS: BASEBALL'S SUPERMAN"

Warren Peary presents and in depth look at not only the pitfalls of dieting but of nutrition and health. I would recommend it to anyone who struggles with loosing weight.

This books that cuts through all the hype and tells it like it is if you are serious about eating healthily. Everything is based on real research and Perry gives you links back to everything so you can verify it yourself. There is no secret formula, quick-fix diet or overnight solution to eating losing weight and eating healthy - the book outlines what you should be doing in a clear, understandable way. I'm eating more than ever and I feel healthier by basically changing my eating habits. I highly recommend you read this book and buy a copy of it for any one you seriously care about.

Peary does an excellent job explaining why the popular high protein diets are not doing any of us any good. In chapter four, Peary debunks the myth that diets high in carbohydrate cause an over production of insulin which increases fat production and storage by stating "High protein diet books tell you to avoid or minimize carbohydrates to avoid raising blood sugar. This, they claim, is the only thing that raises insulin and causes hyperinsulinemia. They like to claim that proteins and fats keep blood sugar low and this keeps insulin low. Sounds good, except it is false. Both protein and fat have dramatic effects on insulin." Peary does a good job supporting and explaining things by actually citing scientific research. One citation proves that proteins also stimulate the release of insulin - not just carbs - and insulin levels are high after a meal as a result of too many calories, not just how many carbs were consumed. He also explains why eating too many calories plus excess weight are to blame for insulin resistance and high inulin levels.

Peary's reviews of scientific and clinical literature is comprehensive. Everything is well-referenced providing you with confidence that he knows what he is talking about! -- Laura Garrett, RD, LD, owner of NutrActive.com

Another excellent choice from Ruth Myers. I've enjoyed many of her other books and this one definitely is just as chock full of truth and provocative reading as her other selections. She writes with depth and sensitivity, yet with much practicality.

Just as promised, thanks.

Thirty-One Days of Power: Learning to Live in Spiritual Victory (31 Days Series)

Of the three "31 days" devotionals that Ruth (and Warren) Meyer has written this third book is by far her best!

This book follows the thought processes of a group of scientists in New Mexico trying to make economics more scientific. Specifically, they are attempting to use principles from the field of quantum physics and complexity science to show how societies might evolve from simple beginnings to develop more complex economic structures like banks and stock markets. Along the way they are assisted by a fictional family of "Thogs" who have been around for some 50,000 years. These Thogs instruct the scientists on how these various institutions were initially developed. While the concepts presented here are fairly complicated, the book presents them in such a way that makes both the accounting and physics easy to understand.

This book is a "great read." It tells in a creative and charming manner the story of how accounting came to be over the course of tens of thousands of years. Accounting students will enjoy it because of it's fresh approach.

But that's only half the story. At another level, there are some fairly important ideas that lie behind this book, which will be evident to all who peak into Dr. Z's backpack and read some of these pieces.

By using simple examples that resemble parables, this book describes how humans devised an economic institution with powerful and far-reaching consequences. The juxtaposition of historical narrative with the ongoing experimentation in complexity science is extraordinarily creative. And, the book offers a different perspective on modern accounting standard setting in the process. In sum, I've been reading "accounting books" for 30 years, and this is an exceptionally interesting one. This is definitely worth a look and very likely a careful second reading as well.

This book is a great read. For anyone who wants to understand why accounting is very necessary. Easy to read--each chapter is short and makes a new point the reader had not thought about before.

I had the opportunity to hear Trapper speak at the Boise Power series in SLC a few months ago. He is a tremendous speaker!! Tick Tock is an excellent book in solving the challenge of creating balance. The exercises are great and the stories are truly engaging. I would recommend this to anyone.

I had the opportunity to hear Trapper speak at the Boise Power Series in SLC. He was superb! By far the most engaging speaker in the group - and I received a copy of this wonderful book. After having worked through it....I am online to buy some for gifts! Don't miss out on this!

I've had the good fortune of attending a seminar by Trapper Woods in the late 90's and have waited for several years for him to write a book. He was by far the most gifted speaker I'd ever heard and his message was one that helped me immeasurably in my professional and personal life.

The message in this book is profound. Regardless of how much "stuff" we've accumulated in our lives, regardless of how much money we earn, the real key to happiness and productivity is to live in accordance with our values. What is most beneficial about "Tick Tock, Who Broke the Clock", are the exercises that force us to look deep inside and (sometimes painfully) grade ourselves on how we're measuring up. Based upon our deepest core values, we then establish activities that help us bridge the gap between where we are and where we need to be in order to live a life of congruency.

Thank you Trapper and Bill for this gem of a book. Your message is powerful and deep. Very very well done!

Throughout most of its history, the Supreme Court has been been dominated by the forces of private property and white privilege. The Court has tortured the plain language of the Constitution to accommodate Southern apartheid, to disenfranchise minorities, and to tolerate the repression of labor unions and socialists. Progressives who look to the Court to enlarge American democracy ignore the history of the institution. Instead, they seek inspiration from the anomalous Warren Court of the 1950s and '60s. This book explains why.

"The Warren Court and the Pursuit of Justice" is a gem of popular legal history. It tells the story of how the Warren Court breathed life into the Constitution by ending school segregation, expanding freedom of speech, constitutionalizing state criminal justice systems, and requiring states to draw electoral districts on the principle of one man/one vote. Horwitz writes clearly and economically, and packs a great deal of legal, historical, and biographical material into a small space. His focus is not on technical legal doctrine. Instead, he aims to situate the Warren Court within the political and social history of the era, in the process offering the reader mini-essays on topics such as the civil rights movement and McCarthyism. His hero is William Brennan. His book is a total success.

For honoring our best democratic traditions, the Warren Court was vilified by racists, McCarthyites, and Richard Nixon. As Horwitz observes, "Impeach Earl Warren" signs blossomed in the states of the Old Confederacy. This was telling. Conservatives may hate to admit it, but modern conservative court-bashing predates Roe v. Wade by many years. Its social and political roots can be traced to the massive extralegal resistance to desegregation in the South. To the extent a Court can be judged by its enemies, the Warren Court was on the side of the angels.

That was long ago. The politics of the Supreme Court have undergone a seachange since the time of Earl Warren. No one should be surprised if the new Roberts Court pushes a conservative agenda that strengthens Presidents and prosecutors, while disempowering consumers, workers, and minorities. All the while, progressives will wring their hands and act as if the Court is betraying its traditions. In reality, it will be reverting to norm. Much will depend on who wins the White House and the Senate in 2008, for, as Horwtiz demonstrates, the bottomline is politics.

Professor Horowitz provides a very accessible accounting of the Warren Court's impact on America and American jurisprudence. For those with legal training, this short history puts all the doctrines learned in law school-the void for vagueness application to the First Amendment, the Carolene Products Footnote Four analysis-into a tidy, compact context. For the non-lawyer, Horowitz avoids the legalese and shows how the Warren Court rulings affected the course of American events. Horowitz examines the court's impact in several areas: civil rights, democractic principles of governance, free speech, and the incorporation doctrine as applied to criminal procedure. Horowitz truly has admiration for his subject, but that admiration is not unqualified, and he takes the court to task for buckling under McCarthyism and for not standing up for its First Amendment principles, although Horowitz clearly blames one justice, Justice Frankfurter, for the court's reluctance to take on McCarthy. An excellent summary of the Warren Court, its decisions, and the justices who together made up its collective personality.

I just took a class with Professor Horwitz of the same title here at Harvard, and this book clearly summarizes the major themes of the Warren Court. It is wonderfully written, moves very fast, but there are details given about this wonderful era of change.

The book centers on the Warren Court's view of substantive democracy as a central organizing principle for the many decisions. It espouses the ideal that while responding to times, the Court also had higher ideals and used these two together.

The book works through major case areas and is divided as such, looking first at the race relations and civil rights cases, then moving on to the response to McCarthyism with Free Speech, and views of Rights and Democracy. Each section builds on each other until Horwitz's great theme is revealed.

It really gives the reader a great understanding of the Court, and one can come out of it feeling great. It works well with the course and would work very well on its own too.