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Evie and her father are fortunate - they were slaves, but when their owner, a kind, elderly man, died, it was in his will that they become free. But Evie's mother belonged to a different man, and remained a slave. So for years, Evie's father saved up to buy her freedom, and finally he has enough. But when spitefull, predjudiced boys steal their freedom papers, everything they have worked so hard for is in jeopardy. Now Evie must save her family from a horrible fate - being sold back into slavery. I highly reccomend this book to historical fiction fans.

Evie was a slave but when her owner died it was in his will that Evie and her father would be freed. But Mama belonged to a different man. Evie's family saved up to buy Mama but the family's neighbors are determined that they will not be free and Evie and her family discover just how dangerous freedom can be.

This book is about Evie Peach, a free black girl in St. Louis. The day has finally come! Her Papa has saved up to buy Mama freedom. But being free is dangerous, especially when your Irish neighbors are your worst enemy.

Since May 1994, I have thoroughly enjoyed reading, researching, preaching and teaching from Biblical Text with my KJV Exegeses Ready Research Bible. I have also had the pleasure of buying copies of them for my fellow-ministers (i.e. those in other nations). They in turn, have reveled in the enunciated truths revealed by the emboldened words that bring clarity and exuberant Divine revelation. Absolultely a good Bible to aid in Messianic illumination. The only drawback I have encountered is that although this Bible has a great exegetical dictionary, it does not have a concordance. Therefore, I have purchased separate concordances to tuck inside my Bible case. Otherwise, I can not recommend this Bible too highly. One example of how is clarifies truth is with the understanding of just who the saints are -- the "mercied". Hallelujah!

I recommend this book to anyone, regardless of whether you are an avid studier of the Word or not! This KJV is Truth, the Word as it was written originally. (If you look at the NKJV and NIV preface on the change of YHWH to LORD, you'll see what I mean.) It will amplify and bring light to any confusion you once had. To anyone looking for a Bible, this is the one to get!

This project by Herb Jahn is very good and I recommend it, but only to people serious about the Bible. It is very wordy (with traditional renderings and the proper ones dispersed throughout), but can halp one get the flavor of a meaning of a certain passage. The Lexicon in back will be very handy.

You will also see many words in the original, especially names (e.g. "Yah Veh" instead of "the LORD", "Yah Shua" over "Jesus", "Petros" over "Peter")

If you truly want to know what the Bible in the originals taught, get it (but have a regular translation for church!).

This book is a visual delight! It has large, glossy pages replete with beautiful and fascinating photographs and diagrams supporting a variety of interesting articles. Considering the truly extraordinary presentation quality, the price is very reasonable. I suspect HHMI is deliberately asking a modest price in order to increase sales and therefore the number of people who might become interested in the topic -- they do other kinds of outreach to educate/motivate potential scientists. Kudos to them.

Any smart high school student or college undergrad who has had a good experience with a course in biology would probably be delighted by this book.

Exploring the Biomedical Revolution examines the work of frontline scientists and how they are changing the face of modern medicine, with chapters presenting articles on research enhanced by vivid color photos. Many titles on biomedicine are inaccessible to lay audiences; not so this book, which focuses on explanations which are easy to understand, yet with plenty of scientific detail added for those involved in health care. Highly recommended.

~This book is very well-written, composed of many short (c. 2 pg) articles on various subjects relating to biology/medicine, such as Sickle Cell disorder and Huntington's Disease. Not only are these articles very informative, they are interesting. ~On top of that, there are some really great pictures, including a pull-out poster of deadly microbes. ~The material covered in this book is fascinating, but it's not something that you think about every day (unless you're a biologist or you're really into biomedicine). It stimulates thought, and brings you to the realization that, yes, this is sort of cool. I was somewhat interested in the broad category of biology and medicine, but when I bought this book, I was affirmed in my belief that biomedicine is a remarkably intriguing field of study. ~I would strongly recommend this book to anyone remotely interested in biomedicine. It is a truly amazing book! 5 stars!

When I was a graduate student at Stanford in the late 1970s Sid Resnick was an assistant professor there. I took a course in stochastic processes from him. His presentation was engaging and humorous as is his writing style. This is more readily appreciated in one of his other books "A Probability Path".

This is one of several good texts on the theory of extremes that came out in the 1980s. The book is rigorous and formal and deals primarily with the iid case (the exception is extremes of moving averages). It differs from the others in that it treats the relationship between extremes and record values.

Resnick also deals with a characterization of tail behavior called regular variation that is a very useful tool in developing some of the theory. Like Leadbetter et al. he uses the point process approach but he does not exploit its application to stationary processes the way they do.

In the 1980s Resnick went on to Colorado State University where he had a very fruitful collaboration with Richard Davis. That is where he was at teh time of this text and the results of their joint research is reflected in the text. It also includes material on multivariate extremes and extremal processes.

Currently Resnick is a professor at Cornell University.

When I was a graduate student at Stanford in the late 1970s Sid Resnick was an assistant professor there. I took a course in stochastic processes from him. His presentation was engaging and humorous as is his writing style. This is more readily appreciated in one of his other books "A Probability Path".
This is one of several good texts on the theory of extremes that came out in the 1980s. The book is rigorous and formal and deals primarily with the iid case (the exception is extremes of moving averages). It differs from the others in that it treats the relationship between extremes and record values.

Resnick also deals with a characterization of tail behavior called regular variation that is a very useful tool in developing some of the theory. Like Leadbetter et al. he uses the point process approach but he does not exploit its application to stationary processes the way they do.

In the 1980s Resnick went on to Colorado State University where he had a very fruitful collaboration with Richard Davis. That is where he was at teh time of this text and the results of their joint research is reflected in the text. It also includes material on multivariate extremes and extremal processes.

Currently Resnick is a professor of statistics and operations research at Cornell University. This was one of Resnick's early works and is now available in a less expensive paperback editon.

superbly written, lucid , clear text communicating fundamental concepts of basic stochastic processes, probability theory in a fashion, books designed for those subjects fall woefully short relative to resnick's exposition. extreme value theory is clearly presented in a fashion which makes it look easy!

When I saw a copy of this book I was immediately pleased with its appearance and organization. My interest was fully primed so I purchased the book and began to read. I discovered that the book was very pleasant and easy to read. The new organizing principle set forth in the book provides a beautiful and convincing flow of relationships which carry the reader to the conclusion that a very acceptable explanation has been given for the existance of three quark-lepton families.

Gerald Fitzpatrick's book addresses what the physics community has called "The Family Problem," i.e., why did nature choose to create the basic building blocks of matter in triplicate? All known matter in the universe is made of the subatomic particles which are called quarks and leptons. Quarks bind together strongly to form protons and neutrons while the familiar leptons, namely, the electron and the elusive electrically neutral (electron) neutrino experience only electroweak interactions. But nature didn't stop there. These particles are found in three families despite the fact that the known matter in the universe is made of only those particles that are members of the first family. The second and third families consist of two additional quark doublets plus the muon and tau leptons as well as two additional neutrino flavors. In the words of the famous physicist I. I. Rabi when confronted by the discovery of one of these EXTRA PARTICLES (the muon) " Who ordered that?" The otherwise highly successful description of the sub atomic realm "The Standard Model" is unable to shed any light on this mystery. This" Family Problem", is the problem that Fitzpatrick addresses in this book. Fitzpatrick's approach is a unique application of the Cayley-Hamilton theorem (for matrices) that extends the so called fermion-sector of the standard model. Using this theorem he develops a simple but compelling mathematical structure to expand the standard model to incorporate these "extra" particles. This mathematical approach utilizes a Lorentz 2- space that naturally accounts for nature's triplication of families. Postulating an eigen function, utilizing the standard model's fermion number as the eigen value, the author derives all the quark and lepton Quantum numbers as an intrinsic feature of his theory. In addition, based on the mathematical structure that Fitzpatrick utilizes in his theory, a topological distinction is revealed between the first family and the second and third families. Based on this theory the first family may be thought of as having a cylindrical topology while the two higher families have a Mobius strip topological configuration. Finally the author summarizes possible connections of his theory with Planck level physics and Supersymmetry. Fitzpatrick's book is a must read for anyone who has a curiosity about the wonders of the subatomic world. The author's style is clear and straight forward and every facet of his theory is explained in adequate detail. Throughout this book the reader will find himself on an adventure of mathematical beauty and profound physical insight.

Despite the phenomenological success of the "standard model of
quarks and leptons" in providing a framework for analyzing high
energy particle experiments using particle masses up to the highest
energies currently available in accelerator laboratories, it remains
"ad hoc" in a vital respect. We have found three
generations of quarks and leptons, which fit together in the way that
the standard model provides, but there is no generally accepted reason
why the sequence should stop at three. Gerald Fitzpatrick goes
slightly outside the usual model by generalizing the scalar
"fermion number" to quantum numbers in a two-dimensional
real space attached to each fermion or antifermion. To do this he
invokes an "organizing principle," which accomplishes
precisely what is needed to solve this "family problem"
posed by the observational cutoff at three generations. In so doing
he provides a parsimonious formulation of the quantum numbers of the
standard model, consistent with all currently known facts. At the end
of the book he even provides speculative reasons why his model could
be the low-energy consequence of some theory which takes the final
step of unifying gravitation with the strong, electromagnetic and weak
interactions covered by the standard model. I sincerely hope that
some young theoretical physicist will have the courage to step just
slightly beyond conventional approaches and explore the path
Fitzpatrick has opened up. Rich rewards could lie down that
road.

H. Pierre Noyes
Professor, Theoretical Physics

Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
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I have been involved in corporate turnarounds and strategic renewal for more than two decades. Many companies, unfortunately, attempt to rely on chance, fate, luck or magic to solve their growth issues or they continue to stay wedded to the same strategies that have led to their stalled growth while still expecting different outcomes. Now, there is a book and an author that has a better solution. Dr. Meyer offers a rigorous but pragmatic approach for enterprises that truly wish to ensure sustained growth. Moreover, he demonstrates in a tangible way that his approach really works by highlighting companies who have followed his methodology. If you are an executive who wants to learn how to leverage knowledge, innovation, and creative business models to ensure long-term corporate growth, this is a must read. F.G. Crane, Former President, QMA Consulting Group Ltd.

Most enterprises understand that they must innovate if they hope to survive and grow. The quest for radical, new-to-the-world innovation is one way to go, but is costly, uncertain, and often takes ten years or more to bear fruit. The other path--the path most often taken--is incremental innovation of existing product/service lines for current customers and markets. This incremental approach is safer and faster, and keeps the cash registers ringing, but cannot revitalize the business.

In THE FAST PATH TO CORPORATE GROW, Marc Meyer provides a third option for business managers and R&D professionals: innovation in markets and in business models. His book offers a practical method for leveraging existing technical capabilities and know-how to new customer groups. He provides an answer to the question: "How can we serve new customers and create new businesses from the technological capabilities we have already mastered?"

Well worth reading. Many examples of successful implementation.

All enterprises are in transition whether they like it or not. Marc Meyer presents explicit examples of how enlightened management address the inevitable "transitions" they face in the pursuit of corporate growth by leveraging knowledge and technologies that have the latent potential of stimulation of their paths to growth. He presents compelling approaches that have produced signification growth and revitalization of their established methods of new product or services development. His methods require disciplines that, at first blush, seem difficult and too rigorous to implement within the organizations. However, his examples of IBM, Mars, and Honda give confidence of successful outcomes if applied. His general principles can be applied and are aptly suitable to arrays of product or services with unexpected positive results even in the face of difficulties, impediments, and risks. This book requires a serious "reading" worthy of the effort. Alvin P. Lehnerd

Dr. Hess has authored one of the most significant books in print on the use of field fortifications during the US Civil War and the relationship of these works to the actual campaigns. Although there are some other books that do include some of this information, including several excellent post-war sources from the 19th century, this book does a remarkable job of putting the subject in perspective. Many so called "Civil War" experts simply do not realize the significance of the role of field and permanent fortifications during many of the key campaigns of the war and reduce everything to simple terms stating "there were breastworks, etc..." They simply give no detail and the reader can not understand such details as why some of these "works" were easily overrun, why some railroad cuts made great defensive positions and others did not, or even why on Cemetary Ridge at Gettysburg the troops of II Corps could not entrench themselves.
Hess not only describes what the defenses consisted of, but also shows how they affected the campaign. He also includes background information as well as detailing the events related to the campaigns. The book does not rehash the old story of bullets and beans in these operations, instead with Hess we see its bullets, beans and spades.
The reader will soon notice this book does not cover all the operations of the Civil War where fortifications were involved, but that is because this is the first volume with two additional ones planned. The publisher did a good job in reproducing the photos. One serious flaw is a lack of maps for the reader to follow everything mentioned in the text. This usually results from the publisher attempting to save on production expenses and there is not much the author can do to correct it. On the other hand, any expert or buff will have other books available with the missing maps they need for folowing the text (the first volume of the old West Point Atlas of American Wars has just about every map you may need).
This volume covers the eastern theater through April 1864 and includes a good deal of information on the defenses of Washington and Richmond (which are more than just field fortifications). It also covers the battles of the Peninsula Campaign of 1862 where fortifications played a key role. The limited role of field fortifications in some of the campaigns of Northern Virginia are included as well as information on how work was done to protect Harrisburg and even far off Pittsburgh with fixed defenses against Lee's second invasion of the north.
This book is not intended for fast reading or skimming, but instead created for those who have a real interest in the Civil War and want to enjoy a good read.

A book on Civil War fortifications should be dry as the Sahara and as easy to get thru as a concrete block wall. In the hands of a lesser author that would be true! What we have is a very readable, intelligent history of the Civil War in the east with emphases on fortifications. The author chooses to follow the campaigns and discuss the use of or lack of fortifications during the campaign and in the ongoing war. This simple idea gives the reader a very good overview of the war and a very intelligent discussion of how and why "digging in" became the norm.
We start with a discussion of the American approach to battle and the theory of when and why fortifications were appropriate. This prepares us for the war's early months when armies use fixed forts to control areas but look for "a fair fight in the open". Reality meets theory during the Peninsula Campaign and The Seven Days as first one side and than the other is forced to dig. Hard lessons are quickly forgotten as the main armies struggle with the ideas of offensive or defensive actions and the fear fortifications will foster a defensive mentality. This interplay makes John B. Hood's actions outside Atlanta much easier to understand, something the book does not cover but a student of the war will grasp.
The three chapters on the war in the Carolinas are excellent! "The Reduction of Battery Wagner" alone almost pays for the book. I have not read a better account of Civil War sieges and the impact on the men than in this chapter.
The book ends with Mine Run and the Union not attacking the extensive fortifications in the area. When we reach the fall of 1863, the reader fully understands and appreciates the revolution that has occurred. The stage is set for the second volume "Trench Warfare under Grant & Lee".
A very good Glossary takes care of vocabulary problems. Within a couple of chapters, even a novice reader will seldom have to refer to it. Maps, illustrations and photographs are common and well placed giving us the visual information we need to supplement the text.
This is not a basic book! However, it is not an advanced tome that requires a military education or years of study to enjoy. The reader needs a good idea of the events in the East from 1861 to 1863. You will have to be prepared to check the glossary on a regular basic for the first 20 to 50 pages too. After that, you will have a very informative, intelligent learning experience.

In popular perception of Civil War combat, entrenchments were something that came along late in the war when troops, weary of being targets when marching across open fields, took to digging in the earth to find protection. As Hess amply demonstrates in this new volume, the first of a projected trilogy, entrenchments in fact were an integral part of the Civil War landscape from the earliest months. He backs his narrative with numerous citations from official and unofficial accounts and he discusses the details of how entrenchments were made (and how they evolved as the war went on). This volume is an important contribution to understanding how the war was fought and to better fix its place in the continuing development of military theory and technology.

Great book makes locating missing persons easy......we are a family again

Years of searching.......I found my sister lost from birth

Using commonly available resources, the author guides the reader to access information . . . that helps to find someone.

Lost track of your family . . . searching for an old friend . . . need to get in touch with someone who's moved . . . it's not only possible, it's EASY!

Try it for yourself!!

This, the third book in the much acclaimed Irish Trilogy, offers a unique insight into the life and times of the 1916 Easter Rebellion and the years that followed. Walter Macken was a Master Storyteller, who wrote about Irish life "from the inside", drawing the reader in completely. A book you won't want to put down until the very last page, and one that you will read, and re-read! A book that is as good today as when it was first published.

The Scorching Wind is the third in a trilogy that began during Cromwellian days in Ireland in the mid 1600's, and ends with this novel in the early 1900's. It is the story of a Connacht family through the generations, and this final book in the trilogy begins in 1916 and ends after the truce of 1922. It is the story of a young man, the son of a school teacher, and his brother. The young man, who is a medical student, is not politically inclined but is drawn into the struggles for freedom in Ireland. It is a powerful story of a young man and the fight within himself, the love for his older brother, and the tragic events that led to the establishment of the Free State of Ireland. Excellent book and a powerful and passionate historical trilogy.

Walter Macken, a native of Galway, was born in 1915 and died in his home city at the age of 51. A writer, an actor and a playwright, he is perhaps best known for his novel "Flight of the Doves" - which was adapted for the cinema - and his "Irish Trilogy". "The Scorching Wind" is the third book of this trilogy, and is set in the early 1900s. Although the book itself is a work of fiction, many of the 'background' events actually happened - for example, the Easter Rising of 1916, the partition of Ireland in 1921 and the Irish Civil War (1922-23).

The book opens in the West of Ireland in 1915, with two brothers resting in the shade of a haystack. Much to the disgust of their father, Dualta - the elder brother - has joined the British Army. Dualta believed the words of John Redmond, the leader of the Home Rule Party at Westminster. Redmond had suggested that Ireland would be granted Home Rule if the Irish Volunteers fought for the British in the Great War - a false promise. The book focuses more on Dominic, however - the younger of the two brothers. He sees his brother off to war, the pair travelling with a close friend called Poric into town. Poric has also disappointed Dominic's father, his former teacher, by joining the police. Shortly after leaving his brother and friend. Dominic meets a man called Sam Browne - who gradually involves Dominic in the struggle for freedom. Among the many others who also become involved are Lowry, an acquaintance of Dominic's at college and the pretty Finola Brady - not to mention Poric and Dualta, on his return from war.

While this is the third book in a trilogy, it's not strictly necessary to read them in order. However, I think it's probably better if you do - if you enjoy one of them, I have no doubt you'll enjoy all three. It appears the heroes of the two previous books (Dominick, in "Seek the Fair Land" and Dualta, in "The Silent People") are ancestors of the two brother. In a way, I found this to be the saddest book of the three, with the differences between the two brothers becoming more pronounced as the book progresses. (If you've enjoyed this book, you might also want to try "Call My Brother Back", by Michael McLaverty. It's set in Belfast, at the same time as this book - McLavery, like Macken, is an excellent storyteller.)

Your trainer will injure every horse in the shedrow, most within 90 days, guaranteed. According to Tom Ivers our race horses lack the physical conditioning necessary to perform what they are being asked to perform. And hence, Fit Race Horse I (1983) to Fit Race Horse II, and all the superb tapes, newsletters, books and lectures in between. The best Ivers' book was the original with its witty insight into the sport. The Race Horse Owners' Manual was the most complete. Tom Ivers is a pioneer in bringing science to the racetrack in nutrition, shoeing, veterinary, and exercise physiology. Ivers summarized, compiled, exploded the old wives' tales and generally exposed the questionable world of the professional horse trainer. Ivers valuable contribution to the sport one day will be recognized. Much of Mr. Ivers work is out of print, so Fit II, probably the weakest of his work, is what we have, but it still contains much of the prior work and conclusions. Ivers overlooked that in athletics everybody trains differently and I am unable to endorse the exercise prescriptions, even having followed them religiously with a couple of horses. But despite that one flaw, besides Ross Staadens invaluable "Winning Trainers", Ivers work is easily the best I've read on training race horses.

If you're new to the race horse business, read this book and learn it. If you've been in it for a while hold on to your hat, he's going to walk all over your feelings. The content is orderly, clear, and written in a manner that keeps topics such as spiculated red blood cells from putting you to sleep. Which is a good thing because he goes into a lot of detail. The main topic is interval training for all breeds. He asumes that you're already a horseman or have one on your team, so he concentrates on the specifics of this very intense form of training. He makes complete sense and insists that you can make any conventionally trained horse better(lots)with his methods. This book is a must for any racing owner or trainer, and is worth every cent of what I first thought to be a rather expensive book.

This is without doubt the best equine book which I have ever purchased. When ordering this book I considered it expensive, but the expensive product is very often the cheapest.

Tom Ivers predominantly focuses on all aspects of interval training and writes of how to get incredible increases in performance through his techniques and also how to build and maintain a fit tough racing machine. You discover what a professional race horse trainer should know and should be.

When you get to the last page in this book, go back to page 1 and start over again and again. The wealth of information is unsurpassed and is protrayed in a thoroughly professional way.

This book is an absolute must for every racehorse owner and trainer alike.