This is a great book. It has full color photographs of practically every medal issued by the government since 1939. It also gives the criteria for each award. If you collect medals or are just interested in thier history, this is an excellent book.

Shows color plates of all medals, ribbons awarded by the United States. Also shows Foreign Awards authorized as part of U.S. military uniform. The basic criterion for each award is given so you can see if you might be eligible for this award. There are also sections on devices (oak leaves etc.), their meaning and wear, how to wear medals in proper order and on civilian clothing. (a pin is considered appropriate) A section is devoted to the issue of U.S. Medals to Veterans, Retirees and thier families. A Hardcover book which only costs a bit more than the softcover. Generally a well done book. My only criticism as a collector is that it does not show the reverse side of medals. Ed Jones Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 753

Crabb sets forth the idea that our deep longings for true relationship inevitably lead to pain and hurt. Attempts to avoid the pain of sorrow, disappointing relationships, or conflicts rob us of the experience of our true humanness. In reality, these circumstances can push us on to a deeper awareness of our dependency on God, which in turn frees us to love ourselves and others as fallen, not-yet-glorified human beings. Though the book is intended to assist counselors and others who facilitate change in others, it also offers many insights for anyone who is seriously interested in understanding human behavior.

I was required to read this book for my Biblical Foundations of Counseling class, and I am so glad I actually read it! This book seriously helps you understand the workings of your own mind and even if you don't have deep rooted issue, you still are able to understand things like your thought process better! I recommend anyone who wants to understand the way sinful humans think to read this book! I loved it! I hate to read and I couldn't put it down! If you like to read interesting books(cause usually one likes to read boring books) read this one! Crabb has done it again!

This book does a *superb* job of explaining the insides of VMS - how it works, whys of implementation, data structures everything.

I used this book as a system administrator for several real-time VAX/VMS projects, and this book made a huge difference for me - no other VMS book explains so well how VMS keeps time and the fine details of scheduling.

I only wish this book would be updated for the latest version of VMS and for the Alpha processor - this book is (for now) two major releases behind the actual releases.

I believe the previous reviewer had a different book in mind. This manual contains the gory details of how VMS operates on VAX systems. It provides information necessary and usefull to writers of privileged and kernel mode code, drivers, and other things that just can't be written in user context. A must have for VAX/VMS system programmers.

The book is well written and covers everything I wanted to know about vinegar. Who knew there was so much to know? The vinegar man did. The research, as reflected by end notes and bibliography, is immense. If I want to know more, I can take the references and spend years in study. Lucky for me, the vinegar man has done it for all of us. If you are into zymurgy, or have dabbled in making vinegar read this book.

For the Lovers of the good food and cooking methods and usage of the vinegar their qualities and correct use is an excelent handbook. In the book you will find excellent examples of which vinegar you will need to use for the correct taste. Not all the vinegar's are the same as not all the wines are.

In the book you will find how to Appreciate,make and enjoy VINEGAR. PUT IT SIMPLE is excellent

Having read everything ever written on Lawrence, and even written a book myself, I can unconditionally state that this is the best book in the field. I unconditionally reccomend it to all readers, whether neophytes wanting to learn about the "myth behind the man," or seasonsed Lawrence experts. Although each essay shines in its own way, Stang's stands out as a major new contribution to Lawrence scholarship.

Having read everything ever written on Lawrence, and even written a book on him myself, I can state without qualification that this book contains the best work ever produced on Lawrence "of Arabia." I reccomend it both to the first-time reader wanting to go beyond the Lawrence of legend, and to the long-time academic devotee of the military and intellectual career of this icon of the 20th century. Although each essay is excellent in its own way, Stang's stands out as a pillar of Lawrence scholarship.

this book is great. Personally i like war books like redwall, but this was equally good. There were good characters and all that good stuff. the only bad thing about the book was names that sounded like jibberish. I really only give it a 4.5 but that wasnt an option for my star rating.

Of all of the books by Louise Lawrence that I have read, this one gripped me the most. I loved the perspective of a race that was on the brink of extinction and how it showed that if you bind together and use words and reason then you can create everlasting peace.

a must read if you are a real baseball fan, even if you only heard about most of these players from your father ...

This is the perfect baseball book for all seasons, but especially now with the World Series over, and spring training still months away. It also seems appropriate to me that this book is set during one of the "Golden Ages" of baseball between 1947 and 1964, a time when the only stats that mattered reflected exploits on the field, rather than tallies of bank accounts off the diamond, as we have heard so much about in the past few seasons.

So sit back, curl up in front of the fire, and dip in and out of this massive volume, which is edited and organized in a way that allows just such delights. Packed with stories about the game's greats, and not-so-greats, it offers wonderful insights into how the men who delighted in playing a boy's game actually felt, thought and acted, as told in their own words. There are baseball heroics here aplenty, but also some bitter truths and some all-too human behavior that just serves to make these men all the more real, and fascinating.

Editor and author Danny Peary obviously loves the game, and isn't tainted with the sort of "celebrity awe" that characterizes so much of today's sports' coverage, and its cynical flip-side. Of course, he does pay homage to the greats of this era, but he also rekindles a thousand memories for those of us old enough to remember some of the less celebrated, but nonetheless extraordinary characters who once inhabited the game. Hopefully, younger readers will also delight in meeting these men as well, who had wondrous names such as Vic Power, Minnie Minoso and Pumpsie Green. Need I say more?

A great review of some of the finest advertising ever created. A little DDB-centric, but that's to be expected, as they were hands-down the driving force behind the creative revolution. Absolutely worth buying, if you can find a copy at a reasonable price.

In the sixties and seventies, Doyle Dane Bernbach was the toast of New York advertising, revolutionizing the look, style, and standards of creative work. This is the best book about that golden period, and one of the better books about advertising, period.

I sincerely wish someone would reprint this work. It should be required reading for every advertising student - and every brand manager, for that matter.

In addition to reading tips for lectors, the scriptural insights and background material are excellent! I use it not only for lector training, but also in an informal discussion class on the Sunday readings. Even though I am very well versed in Scripture, Mick's insights have often given me a new perspective on the reading at hand.

Of all the resources available for preparing for the Ministry of the Word--this is by far the most important. Lawrence Mick provides thoughtful commentary on the Sunday Readings providing insights to both the historical background as well as tips for reading the passage. He also includes both the New American Bible (NAB) as well as the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) which helps you further understand the scripture. Included also in this book is a brief introduction to the Ministry of the Word in general. However if you are interested in formation I would recommend a book devoted to the subject such as "A Well Trained Tongue" by Aelred Rosser.

I read this book about twice every year while in high school, from freshman to senior year. Although the title promises this to be a "story of suspence," it is actually more a story of tensions: Anna's tension between her desire to love the austere beauty around her and her disappointment that she hasn't made friends at her new school and is miserable in her solitude; her sister Ruth's tension between hating the Wyndcliffe as well as her weird younger sister and loving the freedom (and biker boyfriend) her family's move to the country has given her; Anna's brother Simon's tension between moving out of the family house to attend college and coming back when his favorite sister (Anna) seems to need an excorism; and the ghost John's tensions between his past (as a greedy industrialist's heir who gave it all up to live as a starving poet and coal miner and, eventually, a jilted lover who died accidentally) and his present as a lonely 150-year-old spirit who has the opportunity to again learn how to trust someone (by befriending Anna). Then there are the tensions within John and Anna's relationship--a worldy-wise young man with a naive teenager, a spirit with a flesh-and-blood person, etc. There's a sexual tension of sorts between them, too. But so the story doesn't fly apart, the similarities among the characters anchor all the tensions. There are times within the story when it seems history replays itself: John was misunderstood by his family and so is Anna. Anna's older sister Ruth seems to be the reincarnation of John's self-possessed girlfriend Sorrel. And Simon? Sometimes, since he is a musician, he is like John artistically and emphathetically. On other occasions, he is harsh like his sister Ruth. And he understands his youngest sister Anna's insecurities, having the ability to bring her closer to maturity than even John can. Simon is probably the least dysfunctional character in the whole story. In the end, he eases the tensions in the story. How he does that, though, is where the suspense enters. And where I end my description of the story. However, I will add that this book sparked my interest in the poet John Keats who seems to be the tragic model for the John Hollis ghost character. Keats' poem La Belle Dame Sans Merci begins the book and is nearly echoed by a poem John Hollis writes through Anna in the middle of the story. This book was everything I wanted in a story as a teenager: paranormal, romance, philosophy, literature, history, and tragedy. And, even though I haven't read the book in over ten years, scenes in it remain as vivid images in my memory. The book remains my favorite piece of fiction to this day.

An excellent ghost love story, between a fifteen year old girl and the ghost of a young man living in her new home. Touching and endearing. Annie is moved to desolate house near the cliffs in England. She is unhappy in the move and depressed, until she meets John, a ghost from the previous century who died tragically after his heart is broken by a faithless girl. He befriends Annie, an unusual relationship forms that is happy and sad. I will not give away the ending, but the story continues in the book "Sing and scatter daisies." I highly recommend this for the younger teen generation.