This book is easy to read and presents excellent information on the seven rays and how they impact our lives. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in studying the seven rays. Sanaya Roman - author Living with Joy

No one on this earth knows more about the seven rays than Dr. Baker. They are the true powers behind astrology and psychology. Baker has a way of taking a very difficult subject and making it understandable. Anyone with an interest in psychology or astrology must read this work.

I live in the American West and am a Pilot. Mr. Terman's descriptive naration is amazing! I have stood on bluffs outside of Dillon Montana while employed by a siesmic exploration crew and, he made feel as though I were there again. Just east of St. George Utah there is a deserted strip .. as he outlines, I know the place.I will bet that the mountains of Cuba are just as he says. Great plot! Lots of well developed side stories! Truely a very well done historical novel.

The author's descriptions are so vivid, during an airplane ride into Cuba I found myself gasping for oxygen the same as the character I was reading about. Full of intricate details and twisted plots -- I keep looking for more by this author, but haven't found an

What the book did right, the movie missed completely. The book got right into the action while the movie took forever to get started. Very fast moving novel (the lengthy descriptions of gun collections is understandable, since the story is told in the first person, by a gun nut). You'll find yourself believing that people like this exist (and they probably do).

this was one of the many novels that appeared in the early 70s to cash in on the success of the book and movie ''deliverance''.......but its two fisted brutality and lack of sympathetic characters make this a unsettling look at honor and macho.....nevertheless, this is compelling throughout,and stands out among the glut of these released in that era......''shoot ''was made into a unsuccessful movie and the books first sentence was ''borrowed'' by stephen king for his novella ''the mist''............it also has similarities to the movie ''southern comfort''..........if you pick up ''shoot'', you probably will finish it in one shot.........to my knowledge fairbairn only wrote one other novel after this,which im sure disappointed many.........what happens when jenrette and his buddies return to the place of their first skirmish will probably not surprise many,but the aftermath willstay with you..........

Unlike many of today's "how to" books, this concise collection of amazing insights encourages simplifying our lives rather than hyping more and more complex strategies for doing more, getting more, and reaching higher.

After a couple of reads, you might want to throw away that complicated, expensive three ring binder of daily lists and calendars that reach out five years into the future. Maybe you'll find that it is ok to have a day without a check list of prioritized items. Maybe you'll end the day without a feeling of frustration because you didn't advance all of the "A-1" items.

If you let these insights sink in, you might find out that there is happiness in life's simple things, in your family, and in your job. This collection will probably help you understand that you are already happy but that you've been too busy to appreciate the riches in your life.

This small book is formatted to fit your busy schedule, but before you finish the last page, you'll wish for a more expanded collection of these "truisims".

The author comes from the "Heartland" and it shows. His insights are the nuggets of a spiritual human-being, at peace with himself, yet yearning to discover more. By sharing personal epiphanies and offering up much novel to chew on, I was not disappointed with this selection. Take it to your cabin on the lake, and if you can't, just read a page, then close your eyes... you'll "see" the placid waters.

Skyraider: The Douglas A-1 "Flying Dump Truck" is the story of an basic American military aircraft from its conception in June 1944 by Douglas Aircraft designer Ed Heinemann, to its initial launch nine months later. It was continuously employed by the U.S. Navy and Air Force during Korea and Vietnam. This sturdy, stubby, prop-driven attack plane was a true aeronautical workhorse and called a "flying dump truck" because of its enormous capacity for ordnance to be delivered to the assigned target. Not only did the American armed forces rely on the A-1 but so did allied forces including the British, French, and Swedish. Navy Captain Rosario Rausa brings a special expertise to his aviation history of this remarkable plane from its beginnings down to its last mission (shooting down MiG jets over Vietnam). These stories of the A-1 and the men who piloted it into aviation history is very highly recommended reading for all students of aviation history and military buffs.

CAPT Rausa spent a lot of time researching this work - and even more time strapped into the seat of the Skyraider. The stories, the history, the memories his work rekindles are all tremendous. Some of my stories are reccounted - along with those of officers and men I served with and served under. I loaned my copy to my Dad and found that his Boss was in it! This book is a must for any military aviation afficianado. CWO4 James W. Doran, USN (RET): AOAN, VA-122, A-1E/H/J, 1963-1964 AO3, VA-52, A-1H/J, 1964-1966 AO2, VA-125, A-1E, 1966-1969

This book is well-written and beautifully illustrated and long overdue. Some of the pen and ink illustrations didn't reproduce well but that is a minor point. I can't remember how many times I have purchased books for my kids and wished there were more Native American books written and illustated by REAL Native Americans! And the fact that it is about the legends of my own people makes it even more important to me. This book will take its rightful place next to GIVING THANKS by Jake Swamp. Niawenkowa to the authors and artists!

Oneida, Joanne Shenandoah and Mohawk, Doug George have put together a superb selection of Iroquois stories with considerable attention given to detail, accuracy and their significance to the people from whom they came. It includes the Iroquois concept of creation and several other ancient stories.

Magnificent works of art by John and David Fadden serve to illustrate this "picture" book which is appropriate for children ages 4 to 104.

It is a perfect book for gifts as well as for classroom use in elementary schools or college courses in Native American Studies.

This is a wonderful resource for teachers of all grade levels. The authors provide detailed descriptions of lessons, techniques, and sound teaching practices. Their ideas inspire creativity while providing an approach to teaching children that is student centered. They take into consideration student learning styles, the multiple intelligences, and student interest. While their specific unit ideas can immediately be included in your classroom curriculum, they also provide unit guidelines so you can design units of your own including their key ideas. In addition, they provide many references, answers to common questions, and a list of their favorite teaching strategies. I would recommend this book, and others by the same authors, to all teachers.

Social Studies At the Center: Integrating Kids, Content, and Literacy is an immensely useful guide to using social studies content as the core of an integrated school curriculum. Plainly written by teachers, for teachers, the book's backbone is a detailed pair of fourth and fifth grade units, "Windows on the World" and "Immigration." Both units feature lesson plans that may be followed as closely--or loosely--as one wishes. In a helpful Q & A section, the authors grapple with hard questions like "How Do I Learn to Listen to My Students?" "What About Testing?" "How Do You Foster Student Inquiry?" and "What about Textbooks?" The authors' answers are relevant and timely for any teacher in any stage of his or her career. For myself, the most useful part of the book is the unit on Immigration. I've already started a modified unit with my middle school students, and it's proven so compelling that even my most reluctant learners have found joy in it. I've only owned Social Studies At the Center for a few weeks, and already it's dog-eared, scribbled-in, and thoroughly indispensable.

The Battle of Soissons was a joint US-French effort to defeat an impending German offensive by launching a counteroffensive of their own. As the authors noted, "this battle was the first true measure of the AEF's ability to fight at the basic organizational level, the division. Everything up to this battle consisted of battalion and regimental fights, with the exception of the 2nd Division fight at Chateau Thierry. That battle involved the division in offensive operations, but it began as a meeting engagement - an emergency stopgap operation. Soissons was supposed to be a carefully planned deliberate attack." The book is well organized and beautifully written. The authors analyze the actions of the various units, key commanders, the influence of terrain, criticality of communications, integration of artillery and infantry, as well as a host of other factors. Their narrative regarding the difference in tactics between the experienced French and neophyte American Army is equally instructive. However, what truly distinguishes this book from others is the clear prose and lucid explanation of events taking place on an all too confusing battlefield. I strongly recommend it to World War I "buffs" as well as novice readers interested in learning something about the "War to End All Wars". Of special note is the fascinating examination of the actions of various brigade and regimental commanders, as well as senior officers within the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) high command. Clearly, Soissons 1918 does not ignore the "human element" in combat. This aspect alone elevates the book above most of the recently published works dealing with WW1.

On July 18-21, 1918, American and French divisions fought and won the bitter Battle of Soissons. This critical battle was the start of the Aisne-Marne Offensive and marked the turning point of WW1. Soissons was the turning point because the Germans were unable to regain the offense and the Allies began their offensive operations that ended the war.

Colonels Hillman and Johnson's fine work, Soissons 1918, is a detailed study of the Battle of Soissons but, more importantly, it is the only the book available on this critical battle. The authors, both West Point graduates and decorated combat veterans, present a thorough analysis of the inexperienced U.S. Army, a very detailed accounting of the 3-day battle, and a critical look at the command leadership during the battle.

The authors did exhaustive research of the primary and secondary documentation at the U.S. Army of Military History Institute, the U.S. Army Center of Military History, the Library of Congress, and the National Archives. The bibliography and index reflects not only U.S. Army but French and German sources, as well as personal papers of the battle's veterans-survivors. For U.S. Army historians and military history buffs, this book is a must read.

The authors' writing skills make this scholarly work an "exciting, easy" read, editorially well-written, even though the battle was a desperate, bitter and bloody affair. The Texas A&M University Press did a fine job publishing the book: providing numerous photographs, and the all-important maps for a military history work.

This book is particularly important to anyone interested in the U.S. Army's most famous infantry divisions,;the 2nd U.S. Infantry Division - the "Indianheads," and the 1st U.S. Infantry Division- the "Big Red One, the U.S. Marine Corps, and the French Army's French Foreign Legion. The Marine Corps's Marine Brigade, the well-known victors of Belleu Wood, was attached to the 2nd Infantry Division. Two companion books of note, George B. Clark's Devil Dogs: Fighting Marines in WW1, C.A. Brannen's Over There: A Marine in the Great War, provide additional coverage of the battle.

If you, the AMAZON reader, need more persuasion, noted military historians and writers have enthusiastically endorsed the book. Dr. Edward "Mac" Coffman, the renown author of The War to End all Wars, said the book is "an important work." LTG Harold G. Moore, Jr. (USMA'45), the author of We Were Soldiers Once and Young, said of the book: "Superbly researched account of American military leadership and unit actions in the Soissons blood bath...A 'must read' for students and historians of WW1."

I've read many books on the spiritual life but Doug Rumford's Soulshaping was the best. Our entire church staff read this book together taking one chapter a week. We all loved it and found Rumford engaging, insightful, theologically solid, and down-to-earth practical. Along with helping the reader to put spiritual disciplines into practice, Rumford assists the reader in doing honest self-assessment. This book needs to go into reprint. It deserves the attention of anyone who is serious about nurturing the inner life with God.

This book describes many different Christian disciplines, from prayer to fasting to reflective journaling. It assists you in setting goals for your walk with Jesus and provides information on how to grow towards those goals. It is a relevant guide to Christian growth.

The book provides a solid introduction to all aspects of speech communication, including human-human communication (production, hearing and perception), physical aspects of spoken language (speech analysis), speech coding and enhancement for efficient storage and transmission, as well as speech recognition and synthesis, and speaker recognition.
Each chapter explains the basic principles and is suitable for readers with some background in signal processing, computer science or phonetics. However, beyond the basic principles, the book contains an extensive survey of the state of the art in the different areas and can serve as an up-to-date reference book for many areas of speech communication, and often also provides a brief discussion of new and controversial research areas. Each chapter contains a comprehensive lists of references, and the book provides pointers to web resources in all areas of speech processing.

I am new to speech processing and this book was my starter for this subject. It is a very good beginning, but still very indepth leaving information for later studies. It is structured very logical and the extensive literature and web references are very helpful