This is a great Metamusic tape for those who are just discovering the Monroe Institutes wonderful line of hemi-sync products.It invokes a peaceful, relaxing feeling.Of all the tapes I own, this is the one I play the most.

Pues tome este curso hace un ano y con el autor del mismo, Dr. Monroe en la Universidad de Akron, Ohio.
El libro cumple a cabalidad con su objetivo, el de introducir al estudiante de geografia y de otras areas al mundo de las estadisticas. Haciendo ver facil lo complicado el libro explica de manera clara y utilizando ejemplos de la vida real lo que le hace pertinente y util.
Es un libro que todos deberian tener de referencia para esos momentos de crisis estadisticalenxistenciales.

The celebrated painting of "Washington Crossing the Deleware" shows two future presidents. In addition to the prominently displayed Father of Our Country, the young officer clutching the American flag is James Monroe. There is an element of irony in this painting since the two most famous foreign policy propositions in American history were established by these two men: Washington's admonition that the United States should get involved in no foreign entanglements and the Monroe Doctrine, which declared that every nation "is exclusively the judge of the Government best suited to itself" and that no other nation could interfere with that self-determination. Consequently, young readers will find in Charles Wetzel's biography of "James Monroe" for the World Leaders: Past & Present series an understanding of the Monroe Doctrine that goes well beyond the simple idea that European powers need to stay out of the Western Hemisphere to something more fundamental (and which is clearly embodied in the War for Iraqi Freedom).

This volume tells how Monroe was born into a distinguished Virginia family who left the College of William and Mary to enlist in the Continental Army and serve under Washington. Wounded at the Battle of Trenton after the crossing of the Deleware, Monroe ended the war as a major. A disciple of Thomas Jefferson, Monroe's political career led him to become governor of Virginia and during the Jefferson administration served as ambassador to France, Spain and England. Because of his diplomatic service Monroe was appointed Secretary of State by President James Madison. However, it was as Secretary of War during the War of 1812 that Monroe became a national hero (in contemporary terms, this would mean he went from Colin Powell to Donald Rumsfeld, thereby becoming one of the few men to be a memorable Secretary of War). Elected to the Presidency in 1816, Monroe served two terms in what is now known as the Era of Good Feelings.

This is an informative biography aimed at an older school audience and its major strength is that it focuses more on the political aspects of Monroe's public life than on standard biographical details. The volume is illustrated with historic paintings, etchings, and drawings, including several editorial cartoons that are intriguing looks at the political times in which Monroe lived. The World Leaders: Past & Present series consists of 157 biographies written especially for young adults to introduce them to men and women whose ideas and actions have determined the course of history. This includes world leaders from John Adams to Zhou Enlai, going back to Pericles and up to Ronald Reagan. All the volumes include a prologue "On Leadership" by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.

This juvenile biography of James Monroe for the first series of the Encyclopedia of Presidents series begins where most standard American history textbooks end with their consideration of this particular president, namely with the foreign policy doctrine that bears his name. Christine Maloney Fitz-Gerald gives the Monroe Doctrine credit for keeping European nations out of the Western Hemisphere and a war involving the United States for almost a century, giving the young nation time to grow, settle the West, and become a first-rate world power. There are certainly other reasons for European non-involvement on this side of the globe, but at least the idea here is clearly to credit Monroe with a significant accomplishment.

This book details the story of Monroe's life, although because Monroe managed to preserve his privacy in a way guaranteed to make all other occupants of the White House jealous, his biographers are at a disadvantage. Consequently, Fitz-Gerald deals mainly with Monroe's public life, from junior officer on Washington's staff during the Revolution, to a distinguished diplomatic career in Europe, and his great service during the War of 1812 when he served as both Secretary of State and Secretary of War in the administration of James Madison. The strength of this particular juvenile biography of Monroe is on the issues and accomplishment of his two terms as president. Young readers will get a much better sense of what else he did besides announce the Monroe Doctrine, such as his three-month tour of the country, the issue of Spanish Florida, and why it was the people of the newly formed nation of Liberia named their capital Monroeville after the American president.

This volume is illustrated with mostly engravings and drawings contemporary to the life and times of James Monroe. There are even a few choice editorial cartoons included, one of which is from the end of the 19th-century with the Monroe Doctrine being emboided by the Great White Fleet sent around the world by Theodore Roosevelt. Although these first series volumes in the Encyclopedia of Presidents series always look like they were printed up in the fifties, these are very informative presidential biographies. For those who already have a basic understanding of Monroe's political career, this volume will provided additional layers of information.

In reading the various juvenile biographies of James Monroe I have decided that what I learned in school about the fifth President was an inadequate measure of the man. The two things that were hammered home about Monroe was that he wrote the Monroe Doctrine, which told the European nations to stay out of the New World, and that his two terms in the White House were known as the Era of Good Feelings, a polite way of saying nothing significant happened. What I have discovered is that, like the Declaration of Independence, the Monroe Doctrine has become even more important today. After all, the idea that "all men are created equal" was not readily accepted or acted upon until Abraham Lincoln gave the words new political potency at in the Gettysburg Address. The Monroe Doctrine did more than tell the European powers to stay on their side of the globe; it established a principle for self-determination that is at the basis of the proposed democratization of Iraq.

Ann Graham Gaines wrote this volume for the Our Presidents series and focuses primarily on the details of Monroe's political career. There is relatively less about his private life, mainly because Monroe apparently made a point of providing little or no details about his youth and family. Once again, there are four chapters: A Start in Politics focuses primarily on his military service during the American Revolution (he is the young officer holding the flag in the famous painting of 'Washington Crossing the Delaware'). Monroe was a bit too young to be a Founding Father, coming as he did from Virginia, which had plenty of great men before him in line. In fact, Monroe voted against ratifying the Constitution because of it took power away from the states and gave it to the federal government. Life as a Diplomatic covers Monroe's impressive diplomatic resume as the United States representative to France, where he helped negotiate the Louisiana Purchase along with Robert Livingston. Although Monroe did serve as Governor of Virginia, he made a bigger mark on diplomatic missions to England and Spain.

Blessed with Peace covers Monroe's moment of glory comes during the War of 1812. Already Secretary of State in the Madison administration, Monroe because Secretary of War as well after the British attacked Washington. Young readers will undoubtedly be struck by the idea of a cabinet member who was a combination of Colin Powell and Donald Rumsfeld. Because of that service Monroe was the obvious choice to follow James Madison in the White House. A World Power looks at both of Monroe's terms in office and his final years after leaving politics. This is where the Monroe Doctrine comes into play and offers an interesting twist on George Washington's foreign policy dictum for the government not to become entangled in foreign alliances. Young readers and their teachers should pay attention to the description of that doctrine, which emphasizes the commitment to democratic governments.

As always, this is a nice looking volume, filled with paintings contemporary to Monroe. Each chapter includes a sidebar that provides details on the Monroe plantation called Highland that was designed by Thomas Jefferson, the Louisiana Purchase, the American West, and the Monroe Doctrine. The margins usually contain Interesting Facts, such as how Elizabeth Monroe requested the wife of the Marquis de Lafayette during the French Revolution and that Monroe was the third of the first five Presidents to die on July 4th (five years after John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died on the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence). Gaines has again provided an informative volume about an American president that should meet the needs of any young student asked to research James Monroe.

February of 2001 found me on a hilltop next to an old barn about ten miles from the Vermont border. It was cold out, that's for sure. New England winter is no joke!

Soon, however, I was sweltering, as I was being ushered through the hot attic of an old barn, past row after row of thick rods of colored glass, and down onto the working floor of Josh Simpson's hot shop.

I was standing there, a couple of paces from four or five furnaces, fiery orange crucibles of molten glass, watching T-shirted apprentices clad in protective eye-shields, colored to keep out heat and ultraviolet radiation, when a friendly man I had never seen before showed up at my left elbow.

"Hi, I'm Josh," he said, and as we chatted about glass art, and how he started out with glass to begin with, he told me some of the stories you can read in this excellent book.

The book gives you photographs showing how his beautiful glass 'megaplanets', intricate and astounding, have been inspired by ice, by scenery, and by crystal-clear, detailed, yet strangely unfamiliar views of the earth from space. The close-up photos of Josh's pieces of glass art are startling. You can really see why glass is the most-collected stuff in the world.

Andrew Chaikin describes exactly how Josh makes a megaplanet, a challenging process illustrated with some of the most evocative photographs of molten glass you can imagine.

That's interesting enough as it is, but the second part of the book, where you can clearly see Josh's artistic imagination at work, and almost hear him talk as he writes in a warm, autobiographical voice, is intriguing.

This book comes as close as you can get to being in Josh Simpson's brain and seeing the images in the world which inspire his glass art, and then actually visiting Josh Simpson's studio to see him create it.

If you're at all interested in glass art, "Josh Simpson: Glass Artist" is definitely worth reading.

P.S. Getting the book will be a lot less uncomfortable than actually being in the hot shop, which I believe is probably not open to the public.

This book teaches you about how computer "scientists" have tried to make a program that can beat the world's best chess player. It talks about programs from the '50s to '90s with moves and diagrams about the games. It has pictures of the authors of the programs such as Robert Hyatt programmer of Cray Blitz or Dave Kittinger author of WChess. It is highly detailed and shows you how a computer chess program plays. If you get this book be prepared for a real lesson on computer chess. You'd be surprised how chess programs have gone from losing to a complete beginner to beating a world champion!

Ruth Monroe, one of the most innovative leaders in candle design, understood the basics of candlemaking and imparted her knowledge to many in the '60s and '70s. The author of a little magazine written for the dedicated candlemaker, this book was a MUST for them. She, along with Margaret Hosford, had explored the chemistry of waxes and were able to make suggestions on formulas and their appropriateness to different types of candles. From the basic dipped and molded taper, the floating candle, thru the milk carton and professional metal molds, she explored them all. She even took us thru ceramic molding. And while water and wax don't mix, as every candlemaker knows, we were taught to control and use the two together in ice candles and swirled wax decor on tapers and molded pillars. Applied decorations were suggested.
Her magazine took us even further. Those of us who were fortu -nate enough to attend workshops, and know her personally found her patient in teaching, and delighted to share her discoveries and knowledge. Her book reflects this in the clarity with which it is written, and the basics imparted.

Engrossing and enchanting. Written with great incite and tenderness for two wonderful American immortals. The author must have been an insider and a close friend of both persons and is using a pen name because the details give her away. The writer is a she of course? Or maybe not.
The best book I've read since River Island, The Summer People at Barley Point.