Memorials Books

This book is an excellent master peice of Nobel Laureate Professor Abdus Salam which describes the legendery work of Nobel Laureate Paul.Dirac.This book explains the life and work of Paul.Dirac who is the father of Quantum Mechanics. Paul.Dirac was the mentor of Professor Abdus Salam in Cambridge University and also a long term visitor of The Abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics ,Trieste ,Italy and Imperial College , London. From : Zarak Khan N.E.D University Karachi Pakistan.

This is a book for children, but adults would find it an excellent read. Ms. Ayer, a non-jew writes about the museum and you feel as if you are visiting there yourself. This book is an emotional journey for the reader, it includes pictures of children who were killed at the hands of the nazi's. It described the museums exhibits in great detail, and even though I personally dont think I can emotionally handle it, the book would be a great read before actually visiting the museum.

I have never really embraced my Jewish roots, but with the help of this book and other holocaust readings in recent days, I am glad to say that I am now able to see myself as a Jew. If you are on the fence about your Judaism, read this book, it will draw you toward Judaism.

For all those anti-semites who say the holocaust never happened, I wish you were right. To think that there is such horrible cruelty in this world and hatred makes me terribly sad.

May peace prevail

Elliot Richardson, who passed away on New Year's Eve 1999 and made brilliant contributions in the fields of government, law and diplomacy, also left us with three books. This volume is his shortest (76 pages) and the only difficult-to-find of the three (The Creative Balance, 1976,is out of print but easily found and Reflections of a Radical Moderate, 1996, is still available in hardback and most recently in paper 2000). The Uses and Limitations of Law originated as a series of three lectures in 1981, the Dorab Tata Memorial Lectures, given by Richardson in Bombay and Delhi, India, and published a year later. Introduced by J.R.D. Tata and with other introductory and concluding remarks by Ambassador N. A. Palkhivala, the book's chapters follow the order of his speeches: (1) Riding the Wave: Stability, Flexibility and Change, (2) The Need for Global Systems, and (3) A Constitution for Economic Development. Richardson's outlook is captured, in part, when he wrote, "The more I have seen of life and government, and of the problems besetting the world, the more I am struck by the importance of the power of imagination." He addresses the challenge that politicians and statesman face in stopping aggression; he even draws similarities between the behavior of nations and small children since "Nations are allowed to be -- indeed expected to be-- touchy, proud, resentful, and mean in a degree that would not be tolerated in an adult."Richardson draws from his vast experience in sub-cabinet, cabinet and ambassador posts to explain the balance of power during the Cold War, the importance of the United Nations, and most importantly, his experiences from 1977-1980 as U.S. Ambassador-at-Large and chief of the delegation to the Law of the Sea Conference. Palkhivala comments on Richardson's impact during the Law of the Sea, saying "that the human race owes a deep debt of gratitude to Ambassador Richardson and I would like to say what I said in my private letter to him when that accord was reached, that in history this accord may well come to be known as the Richardson Convention."In chapter two Richardson illustrates his belief that it is possible for countries to "achieve consensus on complex and divisive issues." In one of his dicussions on the profession of law, Richardson writes how "the history of civilization is the history of myriads of solved conflicts." The third chapter reviews the mechanisms necessary for the necessary international cooperation to allow economic development.While the material covered in these pages is not easy reading, the fact that this is a book of speeches gives the volume a friendly and sincere voice. Like his other books, speeches and articles, this work is important because of his extraordinary track record of accomplishments throughout his 79 years, from his World War II experiences to that evening on October 20, 1973, when he established his primary reputation as the Attorney General who refused to obey President Nixon's orders to fire the Watergate special prosecutor Archibald Cox.

I WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO THE AUTHOR MICHAEL KATAKIS WHO USED MY BROTHERS NAME (WAYNE D STIGEN) ON THE FRONT COVER OF HIS BOOK. ALSO WRITING A WONDERFUL PAGE ABOUT HIM.(PAGE 1) WALL 25, LINE 91. HIS BOOK WAS FOUND BY A COUSIN OF MINE, DOWNTOWN CHICAGO. SHE THEN SENT IT TO MY PARENTS. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK HIM FOR REMEMBERING HIM. PLEASE CONTACT NOREEN STIGEN AT EMAIL BELOW

This book is great. I recommend it to all who come across this great piece of literature. By the way, the author is my dad.

This book has over 150 photos and nearly 400 Vietnam War Memorials listed from every state in the nation. It is the only book anywhere to give the background information on all of these monuments. ... .

Winner of the 2001 Bronze Medal for historical fiction from ForeWord Magazine, Forever Green: Ireland Now And Again is an anthology of writings by Cathal Liam ranging from mind-expanding stories to political commentary and fluid poetry (including thematically appropriate poems by others as well as Liam's own verse). Remembering the Ireland of decades gone by, and scrutinizing political happenings in the Ireland of today, Forever Green is a compelling, emotional and heartfelt work embracing the continual flux of Irish culture up to the modern day.

I recently finished this book and found it a joy to read. Not only is it detailed and extensive in its scope, but the author shares with us his passion for the material. The most important aspect of this book compared to others (and there are far too few discussing memorials) is the fact that he has expanded the definition of a memorial to include not just the stone and bronze equine statues we are familiar with but also private collections, public buildings, streets, parks, restaurants with military themes, and in some cases even whole towns. I never realized how pervasive our wars are in our daily lives, no matter how subconscious.
The author also has a balanced and fair assessment of the wars he covers, neither judging too harshly nor pulling punches. Through this balanced approach we actually see how memorials have affected our opinions of war and vice-versa - the very thing I had hoped to find here.
I highly recommend this book, not just for those interested in memorials, but for anyone who wants a more holistic view of how societies choose to remember war.

Another great book from Stephen L. Moore. Just like his earlier book on USS Spadefish,Spadefish: On Patrol with a Top-Scoring WWII Submarine, this new book has just the right mix of human responses, memories, and lives with the details and statistics. Thank you Mr. Moore for helping keep this history alive for those who didn't live it.

Beautiful B&W-photo's, then and now, of long forgotten parts of the old WW1-battlefields in Belgium and France. Overgrown trenches, forts, memorials, remnants of cemeteries and much more, with short stories about their history.