This book was recommended by my sister-in-law, who is 1/2 Lakota Sioux. I wanted to understand more about the culture, the language, the inner feelings of the Sioux. This depiction, from a Lakota who went through the changes from freedom to confinement in his formative years, was sobering. I happened to find a 1951 version at a library and am now ordering the updated version to keep. I will be reading it again. I cried when I realized what my ancestors had done.

I HAVE READ THE BOOK A NUMBER OF TIMES. I HAVE PURCHASED A DOZEN OR SO COPIES..GAVE THEM TO FRIENDS. I EVEN TRIED THE PART IN THE BOOK WHERE WE BAKED COOKIES..TOOK THEM TO NEIGHBORS..INVITING THEM OVER FOR FAMILY NIGHT. I WROTE A BOOK INSPIRED BY SOME OF HIS STORIES..INCLUDING TWO POEMS ABOUT TOPICS IN THE BOOK. I HAVE PARTICIPATED IN MANY MISSIONARY AND YOUNG MEN ACTIVITIES..USING THESE PRECEPYS.. NICE JOB BROTHER SMITH. THE TITLE OF MY WORK..IS THE CONVERSION OF BIG FOOT! RICK C. JONES BILLINGS, MONTANA

The colors and textures of the images in this book are truly breathtaking

Few people are aware of the war described by Norman Davies. In 1920, the Polish David defeated the Soviet Goliath. This, at very least, spared Eastern Europe from Communism for 25 years. Possibly, Communism would have gone on to global conquest had it not been for the outcome of this battle.

If you are interested in aviation history, a fan of vintage aircraft, a modelling enthusiast or a student of middle European affairs in the twentieth century, this book is - quite simply - a gem. The publishers, Hikoki, have an enviable reputation for high quality books which tackle unusual subjects (the air war in Biafra, the Coronation fly-past, photo-reconnaissance in south-east Asia in WWII are recent examples) and make them seem indispensable. This book on the Polish Air Force (1918-39) is one of their VERY best. A hardback of 302 pages, it contains nearly 470 black and white photos and 131 colour profile side-views to accompany the text which is split into three main sections. The first deals with the short period 1918-20 which saw the reconstitution of Poland after 120 years of divided serfdom to Russia, Germany and Austria, only to find itself in an immediate shooting war against Russian Bolsheviks. The fledgling Polish Air Force was equipped with an assortment of ex-German, French and White Russian planes and the authors deal with the overall progress of the conflict plus individual unit histories. The second section covers the inter-war period of 1920-38. For a newly-emerged nation with no WWI aircraft industry, Poland developed some extremely attractive aircraft, of which the most famous - the PZL parasol gull-winged fighter series - get pride of place. The suppression of coups-d'etat and sabre-rattling against Lithuania and Czechoslovakia are minor punctuations of the years of peace that precede section three - 1939. Some seventy pages are devoted to the annihilation of Polish forces by Germany in just over two weeks, the disbanding of air force units and the exodus of flyers and ground crew to join other air forces. There are further short sections on Polish Naval Aviation and Balloon Units, together with numerous maps, tables of aircraft and aero engine production, armaments, losses, personnel, Orders of Battle, glossaries of Polish terms and pronunciation and more. The text is very readable, but it is serious, factual and dense and may not suit those who like their history "chatty". Some colour profiles are accompanied by planform views, most are not. These points aside, the overall verdict is EXCELLENT. You get an awful lot for your money and five stars hardly seems enough.

Linda has done a terrific job of creating a story that is entertaining and enlightening.

This is a story about a teenage girl and her family who are struggling to accept the death of their mother. It's difficult to continue living when someone you love is gone. With God's help and the love and guidance of a friend Wakara and her family learn how to live one day at a time, exercising perseverence and trust even in the toughest circumstances.

The characters and situations in this book feel real and the story is exciting. I had a hard time putting it down.

Although this book is written for young adults it's good for us old adults, too. I thoroughly enjoyed it and highly recommend it.

The book starts out simple - Old friends reuniting. But things change when spacecraft disappear and zombes appear.

Outstanding reading!!! This is the sixth book I've read of the Stareagle Adventures by Sydney DeFraites, III. He really goes out on a limb to keep you interested in the books!

Keep them coming!!

Six years ago, historians, Wesley Phillips Newton and Jerome A. Ennels, proposed a series of articles on the history of Maxwell Air Force Base to the Advertiser. The series that began in 1992, ended on October 8 1997 at a book signing and reception for the authors of "The Wisdom of Eagles: A History of Maxwell Air Force Base" at the Court Street offices of Black Belt Press. Both authors possess expertise in air power history. Ennels served as Director of History for Air University from 1977 to 1981, and as director of Maxwell AFB's Office of History since then. Newton served as a contract historian at the Air Force Historical Division from 1957 to 1961. He is Professor Emeritus of History at Auburn University, where he taught from 1964 to his retirement in 1987. Before proceeding with this review, I need to post a disclaimer: Wes Newton and Jerome Ennels are friends of mine. Having said that, I want to say that The Wisdom of Eagles is everything I expected it to be, plus some significant things I didn't expect. I expected to read about brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, and their flying machine. What I didn't expect was to read that some of the first people in Montgomery to see an airplane in flight may have been the black residents of Douglassville. Former slaves established the community of Douglassville after the Civil War, then, as free black men and women, continued to work the land as sharecroppers. The same flat land West of Montgomery at a bend in the Alabama River, became the home of the Wright Flying School at the turn of the century, and of Maxwell AFB today. I expected that authors, Ennels and Newton, would write about Montgomery's famous couple, F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald. As authors, how could they miss the opportunity to write a few words about arguably the most famous author ever? They took advantage of the opportunity and wrote a few words about the man who penned The Great Gatsby by describing some of the escapades of his bride, Montgomery's native daughter and original jazz age flapper, Zelda Sayre. They wrote about young pilots who "were reputed to have buzzed her home on the outskirts of downtown [Montgomery]." I didn't expect to read that [in 1942], "When a War Department-sponsored white lecturer visited Maxwell...Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald again defied local mores as one of two white Montgomery women who escorted him to Tuskegee." I expected and found it very interesting to read about the famous bands and entertainers, like Count Basie, Duke Ellington and Lena Horne who visited the area. Most performed in Tuskegee, entertaining black cadets learning to fly the Army Air Corps' combat aircraft during World War II. I didn't expect the many wonderful pictures that authors Ennels and Newton included in the book, like the one of World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Joe Lewis, when he fought at Maxwell as Sergeant Lewis. They have also included a rich pictorial album of local personalities. Most of all I really didn't expect that I would believe The Wisdom of Eagles, at 200-plus pages, was too short. But, I do. With this book, Jerome Ennels and Wes Newton have "raised the bar" for professional historians. The Wisdom of Eagles is the first comprehensive history of a U.S. Military installation by professional historians that explores the social, economic, operational, and educational aspects of events. The authors masterfully wrote of a military base in Montgomery, Alabama, at a time when race relations in the South shamed America, without dishonoring anyone. Ennels and Newton bring the military history of Montgomery to life and they do it without using racial stereotypes or omitting worthwhile history to protect traditional stereotypes. Because they wrote in a style that should become a standard -- history that includes all of us -- I am nominating Jerome Ennels and Wesley Newton as candidates for the Montgomery Advertiser's Black History "Difference Makers.

I read this book years ago, and was left inspired and sometimes tearful at the way Oglesby forced me to confront not just my inadequacies, but the value I have in the eyes of God. This book isn't really an easy read; the modern-day tale of the Prodigal Son and his Older Brother is mingled with the revelation of how each of us carries traits of both the lost child and the child who never wanders but loses his soul within himself. And the moments when the Prodigal returns, as well as the final drama, are life-changing. It breaks my heart that this book is out-of-print; maybe with enough demand, it will see the light of publishing day again!

Kinkade's "With Wings Like Eagles" will restore a sense of pride in America to even the most hardened cynic. Biblical passages are woven with reflections on our country's history to show that our nation does indeed have a purpose in God's plan. Given what the citizens of America went through with the 2000 presidential election, it would be easy to lose heart about our political process. But just sitting a while with this book, and reflecting on the great but simple values that built this country, will rouse in the reader a sense of pride and purpose that goes beyond political partisanship and bickering. With Wings Like Eagles shows, both through its writings and Kinkade's paintings, that the greatness of America lies not only in its Constitution but on the moral fiber and values of its individual citizens.