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I have taught with Dorothy for many years. I have watched her implement these graph-it items over the years and have "borrowed" many in the past myself. I have seen for myself the excitement generated by these activities. They're Great! Congratulations Dorothy on a job well done! Being a seventh grade Math teacher,I highly recommend these materials for all math and non-math instructors. How can you go wrong with materials written and used in the "trenches" by a fellow instructor.

I (and many others) believe the best place to start with Doc Smith's "Lensman" series is Galactic Patrol; and as I've said why, at length, in my review of that opus, I won't repeat it here.

"Gray Lensman" begins where "Patrol" left off, and never flags, from the start to the finish.

Smith at this point is a massively improved writer from the author of the earlier Skylark series, and much more confident in his characters: Richard Seaton, for instance, never has the moments of self-doubt that trouble Kinnison, and would certainly never burst into tears (as the latter does when his nurse won't feed him beefsteak in hospital!).

Even more unexpected is the development of an impish sense of humour, manifested in several places, but most notably in the exploits of Wild Bill Williams of Aldebaran II, in the present volume -- surely one of the most entertaining episodes in the whole of Golden Age SF.

I've never understood critics -- including the normally-perspicacious Brian Aldiss* -- who say that Smith couldn't write. True, he probably never gave T.S. Eliot (his exact contemporary) any sleepless nights, and better authors have certainly stood on his shoulders; but the Lensman series is F-U-N, and without it the SF world would be a much duller place.

*in Billion Year Spree, later revised as Trillion Year Spree.

Once again, William D. Pederson and his esteemed colleagues provide a well written yet easy to read book for everyone. I found this book to be a joy to read, even though it was on my required reading list for a political science class...a list that usually does not contain anything worthy of writing a review for. In Great Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court, I found the selections of Marguerite Plummer (Louis D. Brandeis & Benjamin Cardozo) especially "great." Her eloquent writing style combined with her ability not to get bogged down in the nitty-gritty of minute opinions allowed for a well-rounded view of the justices to come out. Another selection that I found to be intellectually stimulating was the Oliver Wendall Holmes Jr. selection by Patrick Gerry which discussed the "you can't yell fire in a crowded theater," coining the metaphor of comparing seditious speech to falsely shouting fire in a theater. Other selections well worth the time of reading include the great John Marshall, Roger B. Taney, William O. Douglas,& Earl Warren. Although Supreme Court Justices may not be everybody's "bag", Great Justices of the Supreme Court offers an excellent overview and great starting point for anyone looking to broaden their intrest in the field of Supreme Court Justices.

Alexander the Great, was born on or around July 20, 356 B.C.E., and is my favorite personality to read about in history. To me he is the whole package general, statesman, conqueror, and philosopher. The smartest man who ever lived, Aristotle, tutored him. Alexander conquered more of the known world than any other figure in history, accomplishing all this before he dies at the ripe old age of 33. Some people called him conqueror and violent overlord. Some other called him civilizer and even God! All of them yet, called him "The Great". He was the first man in modern history that took this name, "The Great"! Even as a young boy, he shows great promise.

Diodorus a Greek historian who lived from 80-20 BCE wrote 40 books of world history. He is an uncritical compiler who used good sources and produced them faithfully. His work is one of the oldest works available and is based on eyewitness accounts. He does a better job than most in explaining the battle scenes, and seems to be more balanced in his admiration and criticism of Alexander then any of the other early biographers. I love his Bucephalus Story, and I recount it here so you get a flavor of the promise this young Alexander shows.

The legend begins with Philoneicus, a Thessalian, bringing a wild horse to Philip for him to buy. None of the hands was able to handle it, and Philip grew upset at Philoneicus for bringing such an unstable horse to him. Alexander, however, publicly defied his father and claimed that he could handle the horse. The bet between Philip and Alexander was that if Alexander could ride the horse, Philip would buy it, if not, Alexander would have to pay the price of the horse, which was 13 talents, an enormous sum for a boy of Alexander's age to have.

Alexander apparently noticed that the horse had been shying away from its own shadow, and so he led it gently into the sun, so that its shadow was behind it, all the while stroking it gently and whispering into its ear, (Alexander seems to be the original horse whisperer). Eventually the horse let Alexander mount him, and Alexander was able to show his equestrian skill to his father and all who were watching. The incident so impressed Alexander's father, King Philip that he told the boy "Look thee out a kingdom equal to and worthy of you, for Macedonia is too little for thee". He named the horse Bucephalus, which means Ox head, and rode it across Asia, founding a city in its honor in India after its death. This story gives you an inkling about the man.

This book is a necessary read for students of Alexander, I also recommend Plutarch's and Arrian's work, and from contemporary writers, J. F. C. Fuller and Tarn. Most of Alexander's greatest military traits are in the area of military logistics and to understand his genius in this area I highly recommend reading, "Alexander the Great and the Logistics of the Macedonian Army," by Donald W. Engels.

As a retired U. S. Army Major, I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in ancient warfare, and history.

I started reading this book in a local bookstore and it got me curious so I had to purchase the book to find out the rest of the story. I found the book to be excellent: it keeps you on the edge of your seat, it leads you to believe things (only to find out you didn't know what you thought you knew), it has different twists to throw you off, is well written, and is easy to read. To be honest, I'm 32 years old and pick up "young adult" type books in order to give me a break from books by Grisham or Clancey. It's good to enjoy a book without having to think too hard. I have not read any other books in this series (and have watched X-Files only once), but I'm going to start.

If you have been looking for the one book which combines Sunday School, evangelism and church growth, look no further. This is it! Growing an Evangelistic Sunday School remarkably synthesizes the best classical and contemporary literature on Sunday School work, church growth, and evangelism.

It is all about souls! This book explains how Evangelism is the soul of the Sunday School program. Evangelist will reach them and the Sunday School will teach them. The Lord said, "Go out into the highways and hedges and compel them to come in, that My house may be full!"

Growing an Evangelistic Sunday School is a book for the church in our times. Ken Hemphill and Wayne Jones are on target because the Sunday School provides the organization and the personnel of that army for our Lord to win our communities to Christ. They incorporate the best of church growth and evangelistic concepts in a strategy to fulfill Christ's commission.

This book of Malcolm X's Speeches was begun while Malcolm was alive with the publisher and the editor that Malcolm selected, and speeches he wanted in the book. This begins the series of books by Malcolm X published by Pathfinder Press in collaboration with his family as more speeches, interviews, and talks by Malcolm X have been discovered. The aim here is to put Malcolm X's words first. Read them for yourself. Find out why Malcolmwas a reasoned, passionate, but uncompromising opponent of US imperialism's wars against oppressed peoples, in Africa, in Vietnam, in the Mid-East. Malcolm can really inspire you about the fights we need.

I bought a copy of Weiser new a year or two before it went out of print. For many years I have hoped someone would reprint this book. Weiser writes from a Roman Catholic perspective and includes a number of observances unique to the Roman Catholic Church. But, most of the book deals with holidays common to all Christians. Little things associated with a particular holiday, like the Easter parade, are explained in the context of their original Christian purpose. Further, the book explains differences in observance as practiced in different nations and cultures. It is a wealth of information I have used very often during the last thirty years.

The most useful portions of the book deal with holidays like Christmas, Easter, and Halloween, etc. Surprisingly, much of this material from Weiser is showing up on the Internet. Do a search for "Weiser Handbook of Christian Feasts" and you will find it without hunting for a copy of the book.

I thoroughly recommend the purchase of this book to anyone engaged in the study of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy as it almost functions as a "bible" of standard spectra for the elements. I also like the simple summary of the technique which actually includes a lot of information that would be hard to tease out of the overly technical texts on XPS that are around. For Universities and Research Institutes who have personnel experienced in XPS or who have the instrumentation, it is an essential purchase

Zeigler captures the excitement and the science behind such an extreme sport.