The title of this book can be somewhat intimidating. Do not let it be so! Grant is seeking to find if the small towns of New England were organized in a democratic fashion. I found Grant's work to be more than a question of democracy, and more than a book about the town of Kent. The period covered in the book is approximately 1732-1800. Great social history emerges from this work, both on a regional basis and a much larger one- that of many similar New England towns. I chose this book as a genealogist looking for background material on one of my ancestral towns. It certainly gave me that, and more. Gaining an understanding of life during the time covered in the book was most helpful. In addition, many people from the town of Kent are specifically mentioned, a plus for Kent researchers. I would recommend this to anyone who is a history buff, especially if interested in New England. If you are looking for a no-brainer, this is not your book. But it is not dry or complicated either. I would say that the author reaches a wide audience in his style. It is not for anyone who does not wish to give the question raised some thought. I finished it quickly and will read it again.

The plot was very shallow with little detail given to support the flow of the fictional content or the historical background of the story. Movement from one event to another was often bumpy. Character development, in most cases, was weak. The book was a disappointment considering the excitment of the historical backdrop.

I received this book as a gift and found it an enjoyable, quick and easy read. I'm a twentysomething who often felt I grew up in the shadow of the 60s, so I can't speak to the accuracy of the interviews but have long been intrigued by the period.

I learned a fair amount about what happened in the 60s, and the format helps put you in the minds of the selected participants. I think any historical study should include direct testimonials, and in that sense I found the book helpful but by no means comprehensive, and not that well balanced.

The testimonials shed light on a few critical areas: the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War and its detractors, sexual liberation, the women's movement and student protest. The accounts included in the book are pretty weighted toward the left, which as a liberal was somewhat comfortable, but it would have been better to hear from authority and establishment figures as well: police officers, academic administrators, parents, elected officials. The book offers no analysis of the success or failures of its participants' actions, or their lasting effects. It also would help if the interviews were more current as they seem about 10 years behind. However, it was interesting to see where these people are now, and it was encouraging that most of them stand by their actions and continue living lives that manifest similar beliefs. And it was good to hear from some who became cynical and/or conservative. Some subjects interviewed were more articulate than others, but a handful I found very lucid and insightful. I gleaned several ideas for avenues I might pursue in studying the 1960s.

Overall, I would recommend this book if you are trying to make some sense of the 1960s in America. It's worth the short time it takes to read. But I would definitely include it among many books rather than relying on it too heavily; it's not an especially profound or analytical examination of the topic.

Follows Custer's military life from battle to battle from the Civil War to Indian fighter to his gloriously stupid death at Little Big Horn. An inspiring leader who always rode at the front of his troops, he finally led them into the greatest victory ever won by the Sioux. Much is made of his devotion to wife Libbie. Disobeying orders, he once abandoned his regiment to check on her well-being and was suspended without pay for almost a year. Drawings, photos, maps, glossary, bibliography, websites, index, chronology all included

This is an intensive study of the excavations at Guila Naquitz, and is clearly an immensely intelligent and important piece of work. It accomplishes its goal by describing the intricacies of the evidence from the site, but unfortunately the book fails for the general reader. Even with training in anthropology this is an extremely dense work and does not lend itself to easy interpretation. But the information is detailed and well-documented if you can ever dig that deep.

Good & easy read for beginners. Text has not been updated to reflect changes in tax law. Lacks some meat for those of us that have a few mortgage closings under our belts. Good basic premise - to shop around for the best deal.

Doran Fairchild, antique dealer, goes away for a few nights with her neighbor, Reverend Rodney Chelmarsh, Vicar of St. Crispin's. The lovers find it difficult to keep the tryst a secret when burglaries, thefts and murders abound.

I enjoyed the Sayers-like references to literature and the Jonathan Gash-like discussion of antiques. However, you should avoid this book if you find it irritating when (1) heroines withhold evidence from the police or (2) heroines, knowing that there is a murderer at large, place themselves in dangerous situations.

I picked up Prison Tattoos at a college bookstore because it was on sale. It included temporary tattoos made from some of the convicts' designs, which was also novel.

I mainly enjoyed the introduction and conclusion of the book, discussing prison and tattooing, the reasons, the methods, the meanings, everything. It included a discussion of the penal system's dislike of tattooing in prison facilities.

The images were striking, but they were mostly of full bodies and torsos, so the actual tattoos were hard to see any detail in. Also, being a showcase of prison work, there were few pieces that looked particularly good. However, as a gallery of the genre, it got the point across.

I am glad I purchased this book, as I found it interesting, but it was not the valuable guide that I had hoped that it would be.

this book helped me and my boyfriend relax together and enjoy ourselves, it really did work.

Even a beginner should avoid this book. To begin with, the book is littered with grammatical and graphical errors, as well as poor explanations for configuring sites. Secondly, the author spends more time trying to SELL MS Exchange rather than showing you how to CONFIGURE it; I mean really, there should be a law against abusing the word "robust". I was warned about books like this one waaaay back in school (something about a 10-foot pole).

Ok, so my first exchange install was 5.0 a couple of years back - but now owning both versions of the Using Exchange Server books and extensive Exchange Admin experience - I gotta tell ya - there has to be a better book out there.

It seems that the layout and general reading of this book are almost identical to the earlier edition - dry, dry and dry.

Missing real world issues with installation errors you may run into and common maintence proceedures that a typical Exchange Admin might follow.

Excellent book, covers the features of exchange in superb detail. There is no one book that will ever teach you everything about exchange but this book used in combination with Tony Redmonds exchange 5.5 planning and implementation guide will certainly get you well on your way to having an excellent overview of the subject.

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