Earl J. Hamilton spent a good part of his productive life gathering enormous amounts of data on the evolution of prices, wages and the value of money in Spain form 1350 to 1800. In this volume, the second of Hamilton's "trilogy", he presents his main findings on the critical period between 1500 and 1650, when Spain rose to dominate the world and at the same time laid the foundations of its future decline. Hamilton emphasizes the key role of American precious metals in fueling the Spanish political and military expansion, as well as its effects on prices, wages , geopolitical ambitions and the ultimate demise of the empire on which the sun never set. Carefully constructed series for imports of gold and silver, price indexes for as many as 150 commodities and wages during the whole 150 years period at several locations are the fruit of prime quality research on almost every primary source available. Despite being originally published in 1928, this work still provides excellent raw material for researchers, and will continue to do so for many years to come.

Victoria Hamilton has done a superb piece of research on contemporary psychoanalytic thought. Under her skilled analysis, questionaires and interviews with 65 analysts of varying theoretical persuasion in Great Britain and the United States yield fascinating insights into the relation of psychoanalytic theory and technique. Hamilton has an unerring eye for the real issues underlying theoretical differences. She is able to show that most analysts know more about the variety of issues that arise inevitably in the therapeutic relationship than their theoretical loyalties allow them to conceptualize. The serious limitations of current clinical theory appear clearly as she demonstrates that when analysts approach the clinical situation from different angles, their practical concerns often converge in unexpected ways. Nevertheless, she shows that a residue of serious differences remains in some analytic approaches. Her book makes an excellent case for the pluralistic approach she herself advocates.

This lovely book illustrates common flowers and herbs with anecdotes from pilgrim's diaries. The combination of historical perspective and herbal uses brings our heritage to life. The flowers and herbs are depicted with delicate line drawings. Highly recommended!

If you've ever seen the movie "Gaslight" with Ingrid Bergman and wondered where it came from. This is the play. It is about a handsome husband, Mr. Manningham, who is torturing his wife into insanity. Moments after her husband has left the house on one of his "walks", she gets a visiter who proves to her that her husband is a criminal and that he is trying to dispose of her. This is when the Manningham's begin to play a thrilling, exciting melodramatic game.

Prof. Hamilton's work on apprenticeship is based on modifying the centuries-old German apprenticeship program to the different culture of the US and Canada. This important work was picked up on early on by Bill Clinton, then Governer of Arkansas (the book jacket has a quote from Bill!), and was largely responsible for the School to Work Transitions Act. Necessary reading for anyone who is interested in a way to make education more meaningful for the majority of our high school students.

Truly a superb and important work!
This book should be read not only by all those interested in military history and the Vietnam war, but particularly by those interested in understanding better the circumstances facing the United States and its allies today in the war on terrorism. Hamilton's insights on insurgent organizations, terror cells, and strategic design in historical context, can be well applied by policy makers today in understanding the depth of problems now being faced. Lessons learned then would not need to be repeated as mistakes today. This book is not overwhelming in repetitious fact finding, and Hamilton's minimalist writing style is appreciated. Academics will also enjoy the marvelous research and constructed bibliography. Recommended to all readers interested in like subjects related to contemporary military strategic thought and history, and to government officials of the highest rank.

Hamilton's 1990 work is the definitive modern biography of the great English Edwardian-era book illustrator Arthur Rackham. In addition to a splendid if somewhat hagiographic text, this oversized volume contains hundreds of examples of Rackham's best work in color and black-and-white and includes many items that have not previously been reproduced. Rackham was chiefly an illustrator of childrens' books and his unusual, indeed unique work has well stood the test of time. The soft-cover version now available is attractively priced and makes a fine, imaginative gift even for people who have never heard of Arthur Rackham.

The stories included in this anthology were some of those I grew up with. Back then, kids could go to garage sales and pick up dozens of comics for a few dimes apiece. Not so today, where everything has been indexed price-wise and counter-indexed.

A good read for those of you who prefer more self-contained stories rather than today's lengthy multi-issued epics, but they were fun and at times rather silly.

The introduction is well written, and gives the reader some insight into the era. The Comics Code was in effect, which forced the company and writers to be more careful in what they put out.

The one drawback (in my humble opinion) is sometimes how embarrasing the dialogue is. I cringe a bit when I read the thought balloons between Batman and Batwoman. One wonders if the writers were conscious of that at the time.

Still, it's nice to see Bruce and Dick have a better friendship than what's coming across these days.

The artwork, some by Dick Sprang is great,and reminds me of the time when everything in the comics was indexed like the contents of Batman's utility belt where it possessed maps showing what tools went where.

A fun read. I look forward to Superman in the Fifties.

This book is not only well written, but it is Life Changing. It made me look at my faith and see if i was really such a good Christian, if i was willing to die for my belief. This book if too awesome to pass by, and i can't say enough praise, he was led by the spirit to write it.

John Hamilton's "Behind the Terror" volume in the War on Terrorism series begins with the important question most young students would most like to have answered: "Why do they hate us?" After all, the idea that people would deliberately fly airlines into skyscrapers is foreign to our way of thinking. Consequently, in searching for the answers, Hamilton tries to explain the roots and beliefs of the terrorists responsible for what happened on September 11th.

Specifically, this book looks at five aspects: (1) Terrorism and War considers how armies have used terror from the time of the Romans in the Punic Wars against Carthage to World War II, in which Hamilton covers how both sides targeted civilians. (2) Anti-Colonialism considers how terrorism has been used by weak groups to fight overwhelmingly powerful governments, and notes that the dilemma of calling someone a terrorist or a freedom fighter can be rather troubling, pointing out how the term could apply to Nelson Mandela's efforts fighting apartheid in South Africa or the creation of the state of Israel. (3) International Terrorism focuses more specifically on the actions of Palestinean supporters, mostly targeted against Israelis. (4) Religious Terrorism starts off by comparing the Jewish extremist who assassinated Yitzhak Rabin with the Islamic suicide bombers of HAMAS, provides a brief history lesson on fundamentalist extremists from the Thuggees and Assassins to Timothy McVeigh, and then devotes a lengthy section to the recent activities of militant Islamic fundamentalists. (5) Anti-Americanism is presented as basically anti-Westernism, when American defining the West for the entire world, not just Muslims. This chapter touches briefly on the Crusades, and if I had one strong suggestion for revising this book it would be that historical tensions between Muslims and Christians could be explored more.

The final chapters in this book look at Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda in terms of September 11th, which raises a final important question: What to do about terrorism? Hamilton does a nice job of presenting the geo-political situation in a straightforward fashion, calling for engagement with radical regimens while continuing to support Israel and stop state supported terrorism. Overall, this is a solid introduction to the roots of terrorism today. Hamilton covers all of the bases and obviously tries to maintain a fair and balanced presentation throughout the book. A companion volume in this series on Osama bin Laden provides more details about both the terrorist leader and the al-Qaeda organization.