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There are other reviews posted at the publisher website for the book: http://www.scarecrowpress.com/Catalog/SingleBook.shtml?command=Search&db=%5EDB/CATALOG.db&eqSKUdata=0810839539 I'd copy the reviews onto the Amazon website, but I don't know what 'star rating' the reviewers would have intended.

John Merrifield's book is simply the best book on the subject of choice available today. Merrifield, a colleague of the Father of School Choice, Milton Friedman, is an academic who has dedicated himself to the study of this subject. He is not some dilitante who wants to make a few dollars from the sale of a sloppily-written book. He has brought all the power of his impressive intellect to bear upon his topic. It is also the most up-to-date study of a complex subject which changes and evolves every year. Most other books on the subject which were once quite informative are now like an old newspaper -- a part of dusty history.

Merrifield is at his best in understanding and presenting all arguments against choice. He has been to the academic conferences -- the birth places of the liberal spin. He knows firsthand what arguments the Democrats will use against choice next year and he offers well-reasoned and effective counters to each shot the liberals have offered or will offer.

As a scholar, Merrifield is used to tough scrutiny. His work has stood up to peer review. His work has been challenged at rigorous academic conferences. It has been improved by a man whose ideas are constantly evolving. The reader of this book has the benefit of all of that intellectual ferment. The mistakes in ideas and tactics have been weeded out of this book.

The reader of this book will be getting the best, most cutting-edge work on the subject.

John Merrifield exhibits a first-clss undrstanding of how the marketplace works, why it works well, and how it should work in the context of schooling. Rather than have an educational elite or tyranical majority make the choices for our children, Dr. Merrifield argues that parents in consultation with their children should be allowed to make such choices themselves. School vouchers, originally proposed by Milton Friedman, provides just such a way. While the prinicple is simple and would have the effect of keeping costs low and quality high, the political application of those principles has been sorely lacking. The handful of experiments with vouchers have had the decks stacked against them, as Dr. Merrifield demonstrates convincingly. In short, John Merrifield's book effectively supports his position in favor of vouchers by laying out both the conceptual and empirical framework for understanding what he has termed "the school choice wars."

This book is packed with what every parent of every school age child should be aware of in our society today. The authors, both being in the teaching profession for many years, show the wealth of experience they have gained over the course of their careers in education. Very informative read!

A School for Every Child is a well-written, informative guide to every type of education offered to the public. It is a must for parents to explore various types of educational institutions and opportunities that are available to meet the vast array of learning styles of children. Educators will appreciate the descriptions and statistical research included for each school. I especially enjoyed the chapters on charter schools and Christian schools.

A timely, informed book that explains the present problems in education today. Every school should have this book in their libraries. Education is possible in this country today not just school attendance. Informed parents will see that their children do have a right to first rate education whether in the public schools or a school of choice. It is time for our public schools to recognize the problems facing them and do something about it.

Gary Martin was a professor of mine at Northern Arizona University. A great guy. And, this is a good easy read, too. He's the expert. Hope I said that good enough for an "A" haha. Already got the "A" - Gary did a great job.

The book arrived quickly and in good condition, I would buy from them again.

This was a great resource for me during my entire Master's Degree coursework. A must have for anybody in Educational Leadership.

I am an elementary school teacher and the mother of three young children so I have read a lot of books that say they are filled with easy-to-do science experiments but this is by far the best of its kind that I have read. Within the first two hours my kids and I did three of the experiments AND had a great time together AND learned something!

Many science experiment books out there either have bad science in them, poorly designed experiments, or unclear directions (or, unfortunately, all three). This book has great experiments that are easy and fun to do. And, the science behind the experiments is accurate and clearly explained. As a scientist, science teacher, and parent, this book is the first one my list of recommendations!

I ordered several books to prepare for the experiments I wanted to present for the "Bring Your Kids to Work" Day. This was, by far, the most useful and most interesting book I received. You can use the experiments listed in the book, and tailor them for younger or older children very easily. I'm going to order the sequel, "Science Explorer, Out and About," today!

I loved this book. To be able to understand how the physical universe works and how I relate to it, makes me more able. Simple as that. It has made me a much more causitive person, and made my life much easier and happier.

that is one of the best book a man can get . the knowledge in this book can save you from sad and very bad life. here you can find the knoledge you need for a better future for yourself.

What are the qualities and attributes and capabilities of the Human Spirit? What exactly is the Physical Universe? You were immensely powerful once, so what happened? How can you rise to greater heights of awareness and ability and once again become the YOU that you actually are? This book by L. Ron Hubbard embraces the essence of Scientology. You need this information.

Scientology 8-8008 was originally written by Hubbard in London in October 1952 as the textbook for an upcoming series of lectures which he delivered to students in Philadelphia in December of that year.

The title of this book, "Scientology 8-8008" is actually a formulaic/symbolic statement of the Goal of Scientology. Translated it means: "The attainment of Infinity by reducing the apparent infinity of the Physical Universe to "0" and then taking the apparent "0" value of one's own universe and increasing it to Infinity". (An "8" laid on its side is the symbol for infinity).

Scientology 8-8008 is the best book you will ever read on Spirituality and your Native Abilities. It really does contain the Truth that will set you Free.

This excellent book begins with a comprehensive new, needed and fascinatingly pregnant restatement by Michael I. Good of the history of the Seduction Theory, well after the importantly unsettling 1984 contribution by Jeffrey Masson. A many-voiced chorus of distinguished contributors brings forward (among other things) the psychoanalytically fertile distinction between "abuse" (in which the victim may be utterly passive and wholly noncontributory, from the perspective of the Law), and the "seduction" which has the specific deferred effect peculiar to psychoanalytic inquiry. This distinction (among other elements of the book) leads to an illumination of "the Freudian thing" (in the words of Lacan) with its innovative departure from the "whodunnit" type of explanation the police seek, and also from a physician's investigation into "what brought it on" and -- most importantly -- from the "interrogation" of Nature which began with Francis Bacon's 17th "Novum Organum." That notion of Science is exemplified by Freud's early Seduction Theory itself. In abandoning the Seduction Theory which psychoanalytic evidence cannot verify (according to contributor Robert Michels), the reader may conclude that Freud adopted a psychoanalytic "Novum Organum," a new kind of inquiry into the phenomena, neither Science nor Law nor a police investigation into abuse or trauma (bringing to mind the image of Sherlock Holmes with his big magnifying glass), but what Theodor Reik called "Listening with the Third Ear," (bringing to mind an intent listener with a large ear horn), initiated by a seductive invitation by the analyst to "say what comes to mind," a seduction which itself sets up one of the subjects of the psychoanalytic working-through. Louis H. Hamel, Jr., Esq.

THE SEDUCTION THEORY IN ITS SECOND CENTURY:
TRAUMA, FANTASY, AND REALITY TODAY

Edited with an Introduction and Postscript by Michael I. Good, M.D.

Committee of Pychoanalytic Psychotherapeutic Publications and Organizations,
Monograph I

Arnold D. Richards, M.D.
Book Series Editor

CONTENTS:

Series Editor's Foreword
Arnold D. Richards, M.D.

Preface and Acknowledgments

Contributors

Editor's Introduction:
The Roots of the Seduction Theory: A Perspective from Genesis to Scientia Sexualis
Michael I. Good, M.D.

Part I: WHAT IS THE SEDUCTION HYPOTHESIS? WHY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT IT TODAY?

Introduction
Chair: Owen Renik, M.D.

1. The Seductions of History: Sexual Trauma in Freud's Theory and
Historiography
George J. Makari, M.D.
2. The Ambiguity of Seduction in the Development of Freud's Thinking
Jay Greenberg, Ph.D.

Discussion of "What is the Seduction Hypothesis? Why Are We Talking about it Today?"
Helen C. Meyers, M.D.
On Literal Misreadings and Reconstructed Truths
Henry F. Smith, M.D.

General Discussion and Audience Questions

Part II: ANALYSTS AT WORK WITH PATIENTS WHOSE LIVES ARE CHARACTERIZED BY THE TRAUMAS OF EVERYDAY LIFE

Introduction
Chair: Arnold M. Cooper, M.D.

3. Trauma and Pathogenesis
Jacob A. Arlow, M.D.
4. Psychological Trauma of Everyday Life
Scott Dowling, M.D.
5. What Happened Matters, and What Really Happened Really Matters
Marylou Lionells, Ph.D.
6. Traumas of Everyday LIfe: A Self Psychological Perspective on the
Neuroses
Anna Ornstein, M.D.

Discussion of Analysts at Work with Patients whose Lives are Characterized by the Traumas of Everyday Life
Robert Michels, M.D.

General Discussion

Part III: ANALYSTS AT WORK WITH SEVERELY TRAUMATIZED PATIENTS

Introduction: The Analytic Aims in the Treatment of Severely Traumatized Patients
Chair: Leon Hoffman

7. Living the Experience of Childhood Seduction: A Brief Account of an Unusual
Psychoanalysis
Peter Fonagy, Ph.D.
8. A View of Severely Traumatized Patients--Soul Murder Victims
Leonard Shengold, M.D.

Discussion of Papers by Fonagy and Shengold
Glen O. Gabbard, M.D.

General Discussion

Part IV: CONCLUDING PAPERS

Introduction
Chair: Arnold Rothstein, M.D.

9. Freud and the Seduction Hypothesis
Steven J. Ellman, Ph.D.
10. The Seduction Hypothesis Axis: What's External, What's Internal, and What's In
Between?
Stephen A. Mitchell, Ph.D.

Postscript
The Seduction Theory: A Leitmotif in the Evolution of Psychoanalytic Theory, But Is It a Testable Hypothesis?
Michael I. Good, M.D.

Name Index
Subject Index

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"Not many books can be stamped 'significant' from their inception, but this one can. It has a measure of historic significance by reason of drawing together contributions from the major psychoanalytic groups operating in the United States. Moreover, it achieves a high level of conceptual and clinical significance in the scope of its subject matter and the competence of the respective contributors. The background of the place of seduction in Freud's thinking and the various perspectives of the ensuing controversies swirling around the seduction hypothesis
and its supposed abandonment are thoroughly explored in considerable depth. The major focus is on the theory and treatment of trauma---explored and discussed from the vantage points of a wide range of theoretical perspectives. The degree of openness and willingness to listen and discuss is laudatory. The contributions cast a wide net, focusing at one level on the traumas of everyday life that arguably form the stuff of the clinical experience of everyday analysis, and at another level on
the more severe traumas in seriously disturbed patients that leave their residues of murderous rage and severe personality impairment. The contributions maintain a high level of discourse and provide a remarkable overview of the history and understanding of seduction-trauma in psychopathology and analytic theory. I have not seen a better synthesis of points of view and issues related to the themes of seduction and trauma than this. Analysts treating patients suffering from the effects of seduction and/or trauma will value these well-integrated contributions, and students of the sexual abuse and traumatization of children will encounter a rich mine of theoretical insights and clinical applications that will fully reward their perusal of these pages. The editor and organizers of this conference are to be congratulated!"

-- W. W. Meissner, S.J., M.D., Training and Supervising Analyst, Psychoanalytic Institute of New England, East; University Professor of Psychoanalysis, Boston College; author of The Therapeutic Alliance and Freud and Psychoanalysis, and other books.

As a participant in the reform process described in this book, I was anxious to read Dr. Bain's depiction. He has captured the essence of the change process in a very readable format. The strategies for implementing comprehensive reform are laid out in manageable, instructive chunks. The concept of comprehensive school reform takes on a whole new meaning in this book. Every aspect of a school's complexities has been thought of. The core business of schools - teaching and learning - is a central theme that permeates throughout. I recommend the book for anyone interested in learning about the theory behind effective educational reform and how a complete plan for implementing such reform can take place.

As schools and school systems continue to look for research-based approaches to school improvement, Alan's book provides the research in a way that is directly tied to proven practice along with examples. Both small and large school systems (along with school departments, teams and grade levels) grapple with how to scale up reform by not doing "more". Alan provides "I can touch it and feel it" examples for doing less and getting more.

This book is a must-read for anyone interested in planning, creating, implementing or reforming schools for diverse learners on a large, or small, scale. The author responds to all the commonly identified issues that have emerged from recent literature. The topic of the book fills a gap in current knowledge and makes a very comprehensive contribution - it respects and responds to the challenge of site-based reform with a complete theory-based approach. The author's themes are clearly stated and he puts technology in a meaningful context and includes actual examples. The book gives evidence of a theory into practice approach supported by a longitudinal account of a change process. The author's own perspectives and interests are demonstrated by addressing controversial issues relating to performance evaluation and student feedback, with a new emergent approach to feedback that emphasises the role feedback can have as a basis for collaboration about the learning process.

The Self-Organizing School expresses its case clearly and is highly readable.

I picked up Janice Calnan's book mostly out of curiosity since I have a keen interest in the smooth implementation of new projects and ideas. Shortly thereafter, and with very little warning, organizational convulsions suddently started to happen. My department was changed overnight. Some people were let go, others reassigned, new roles were in store for those that remained. "Change" was now very up close, personal and not a lot of fun. The book helped me focus on the right things in order to get through it all.

The "secrets" are a collection of new and simple ideas that caused a shift in my assumptions and behaviours. Once I began to think about and understand the concepts over a period of time, I found it much easier to manage my emotions and produce results.

Janice Calnan's book SHIFT was brought to me about a month ago while I was conducting workshops at a government accountability conference in Ottawa. In just the five minutes I had to scan the opening "Letter to the Reader" and Introduction, I knew I was onto something special. I have been involved in the work of quality and organizational improvement for about 20 years. I am a certified "business book junkie," consuming dozens of titles a year. Janice Calnan's SHIFT is a remarkable piece of work. Ms. Calnan offers a simple, clear path for people to begin the process of personal change needed to craft more effective and successful organizations. It is obvious that Janice Calnan has spent a great deal of time working with, and learning from people at all levels of organizational structures. She has distilled the complex and seemingly arcane art of organizational improvement into a clear and transformational process. The book's ideas are set out in a simple, straightforward style, that is likely to appeal to even the most entrenched "old thinking" business practitioner. Janice Calnan's book has earned a top spot on my own reference shelf, along such classics as Peter Scholtes' TEAM Handbook, and the works of Deming, Juran, Townsend, Peters, and Wheatley. If you are engaged in the work of organizational change, I would highly recommend this book.

ABOUT THE REVIEWER: Bruce Waltuck is a 25-year veteran of the United States Department of Labor. In 1989 he was asked by Labor Secretary Elizabeth Dole to "rethink the Department's management system." Together with colleague Jim Armshaw, Bruce co-created the DOL's award-winning Employee Involvement and Quality Improvement System. Bruce has lectured and taught throughout the United States, Canada, Brazil, and Singapore. He is widely known for his expertise with labor-management cooperation for quality improvement, strategic planning, data collection and performance measurement, and Baldrige-based assessment. He has authored book chapters, and published numerous articles in academic journals and magazines. He is currently pursuing his interests in the application of complex adaptive systems science to organizational behavior and improvement. He is listed in both U.S. and international editions of Who's Who. He resides in central New Jersey.

The ideas and tools offered up in Janice's book are positioned for business leaders, but are useful for the other half of your waking hours. Janice includes many stories outside the work place that demonstrate how her ideas impact the personal life of her clients and herself. Well read or trained business people will be familiar with a lot of the concepts, what is unique and useful is; the different perspective, the connection of the ideas and the exercises Janice presents to the reader. The understanding of human nature gained as a psychotherapist is clear in each chapter as Janice explains how to change the way people behave in organizations. The ideas and tools are carefully woven into a logical progression throughout the book, however you can get value by starting anywhere or reading a single chapter. At the end of each short chapter you will find some exercises often phrased as questions to the reader. I found the exercises very useful for putting the ideas into action. The saying good things come in small packages applies here, a physically small book with a big impact.

Having reviewed this book before and after it's publication, I can say without a doubt that this is the best book to date on how to implement a effective, systematic reuse program. The book addresses all aspects of Software Reuse, from organizational factors to implementation technologies. All the authors have experience with implementing reuse programs in the real world, and they speak from experience as well as from expertise. If you are at all interested in Software Reuse, or with improving software development productivity, you need this book.

Don't limit yourself to code reusability. This book goes further. Think about reusability from the beginning, put it into your analysis and design models.

The book talks about an _architecture_ and a _process_ to achieve software reusability. I found the book hard to read. Sometimes I felt they did not "hit-the-ground". My problem? I was thinking in code. Don't let that happen to you.

The authors talk about a complete organized process to achieve reusability. The book is a must if you are thinking in reusability.

Read it!

This is an excellent book for developers, architects, project managers, and development managers. It clearly explains how to adjust your development practices to achieve reuse at all levels. I found it particularly helpful in diagnosing common management issues that hinder reuse practices. This book has helped me gather the information needed to effectively establish reusability.

Most of what is found in this book is in False Prophet and Islam in the End Times. But there are still little nuggets here and there that are worth reading. I just skipped over the other stuff I already knew. All in all, I would say this is a book worth having. You can never have enough [spiritual] ammunition.

"He who testivies to these things says, 'Yes, I am coming quickly.'" Revelation 22:20

Verses like this in the Bible have plagued me with doubt as long as I can remember. How could the Lord be coming quickly if these words were written 1900 years ago? Throughout the last two millenniums, Christians have always believed the Second Coming was at hand. Doesn't this seem to take away from the validity of the Bible? I struggled with this problem until I read this book.

SOZO by Ellis Skolfield is a must-read to any Bible scholar, skeptic, or student. It is intense reading filled with historical facts backed up by prophetic scripture. From the Islamic mosque, the Dome of the Rock, sitting high on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, to the uncanny victory of Israel in the Six-Day War, this book does what no other book on the market does: its shows us how Bible prophecy is real.

This book challenges your beliefs....makes you get into the WORD and question what and why you have been taught the doctrines of your church..... make your minister and friends read it to begin a worthy discussion