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"Packed with evidence and insights, A New Engagement? captures the changing nature of citizen participation in America. Generational differences underlie that change, which is remaking our civic and political life. This breakthrough study should be read by all--scholars, pundits, politicos, activists, and citizens--who seek a better understanding of tomorrow's America." -- Thomas E. Patterson, Harvard University

"Based on an impressive array of evidence, this is the fullest and most important work to date on the social and political engagement of all sorts--or the lack of it--of different age cohorts in contemporary America. It persuasively shows how history, perceptions of government performance, and social, cultural, and economic experiences have shaped and distinguished the social and political outlooks and behavior of different generations of adults in the United States." -- Robert Y. Shapiro, Columbia University

"This book is an outstanding study of shifting patterns of civic engagement among successive generations of American citizens. A key finding: generational differences matter, and we should pay more attention to indications of declining political involvement among young adults." -- William A. Galston, Saul Stern Professor, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland

"Understanding the future of democracy in America requires us to understand how young people are being mobilized into public life. The impressive range of data collected for and presented in this book are unparalleled in scope or quality for their insights into the public involvement of young Americans. This highly original study is indispensable for understanding how Americans under 30 are orienting themselves to civic life." -- Scott L. Althaus, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

It took me forever to find the th volume of this series. I don't know if I was looking to hard. I had the 9th before I got this one.
Great story, things get stickier for Professor X and his X-men. I can't wait to see more characters from the X-men world.

Dr. Zustiak does an excellent job in examining the sociological traits of the Gen X crowd. The book is written from the perspective of reaching the needs of Gen X with the Christian message and world view. However,one need not be a Christian to appreciate the information shared on the social and personal needs of Gen X. A fine study.

I can't believe I'm the first person to write about this book. I feel like such a numbnut, compared to the grace I found within the pages of Night of a Thousand Blossoms. I honestly don't read a whole lot of poetry. And now my words will most likely be the first to defile it's intent. I did go on a Rumi binge recently and found that worthwile, as I did this. Somehow LA suburbia becomes the Garden of Gethsemane. I don't know. The mundane just creeps alive, thankfully without any grandiosity. I found myself wanting to share every other poem with my girlfriend. The ugly becomes serene and the beautiful damned. Read it. The words choked me. I loved it.

This is not the sticky sweet story of lost kitty finds a home, it is the story of a street can, his trials and adventures. The text is quite well done, realistic and the art work is great. This book will appeal to animal lover in all kids and give them some understanding just what a street animal has to go through in a day. While the book is not overly harsh, it does give a good portrayal and is quite realistic. Recommend you add this one to your library if you can find a copy.

I suppose that some of the work in this book, one of a 13 volume set written between 1916 and 1932 (reprinted in the 1960s, has been changed by more recent scholarship, but there is still nothing to equal this fantastic achievement. The set includes not only the more familiar myths such as Greek and Roman, but pretty well succeeds in its goal to include all of humanity. The text is extremely detailed but very readable; none of the turgid prose so often associated with academia. The volumes contain numerous illustrations, both in the text and as plates (mostly black & white.)
One of the most useful parts of the set is the final volume, an extremely detailed index, which allows the reader to pursue a theme, or even a topic as specific as the significance of belts, across all the volumes. The individual volumes do not have their own indices, but the tables of contents are fairly detailed. The books appear to have been issued without dust jackets.

I bought this book as a modeler for details. As an aircraft engineer myself, this is the most valuable book concerning the X-15. If you like to do details in your models than this book is a must have.Also the development of the aircraft is written with great knowledge. Superb...

It was excellant that Amazon had this when I couldn't find it in my local store. I like having every issue possible and Amazon helped me continue that. Thanks!

From back cover:

"In this..fascinating book, George Michanowsky, a specialist in Mesopotamian astronomy, leads an armchair expedition that links outer space and ancient history in a way that...Erich von Daniken and Immanuel Velikovsky cannot."
- Boyce Rensberger, The New York Times

"George Michanowsky's brilliant and scholarly [work] easily propels him into the front rank of those select few who are expert in deciphering the ancient astronomical texts relating to events recorded at the dawn of civilization. Ingeniously combining the most modern with what may be the earliest of all astrophysical observations, Michanowsky has come to a startling, yet scientifically responsible, conclusion about the genesis of civilization itself."
- Dr. Richard Stothers, NASA Institute for Space Studies

"...a scholarly and wide-ranging study of scientific sources. Michanowsky's investigation of certain cuneiform passages and other material relating to the star lore and astronomy of ancient Mesopotamia has been highly conscientious throughout."
- Dr. Vaughn E. Crawford, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Kennedy's first book of poems for kids was a hilarious journey into pure nonsense, all done in deft rhyme and meter. Kids are sure to like the pure unsentimental whimsy of these imaginative rhymes and the absurd characters they conjure. There hasn't been such unabashed craziness since Dr. Seuss. Noted illustrator David McPhail (of "Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore" fame) adds finely wrought black-and-white pen drawings.