I wasn't sure what I was expecting when I picked up "Chippewa Customs" by Frances Densmore. Written in the early part of the 20th century, it's a book that has remained readable and certainly enjoyable throughout the years.

Frances Densmore paints a very vivid picture of the Chippewa/Ojibwe people, from how they picked their names, to what they wore in winter, to the fact that they liked fish-heads as a delicacy, or the sleeping arrangements inside the family wigwam. It's absolutely screaming-full of all those little details that you're constantly trying to find but never can seem to put your finger on.

They're right here, of course! My only complaint is that the ceremonies (Marriage, births, etc) are only touched upon barely. I would have liked to hear more about those particular aspects.

Chippewa Customs is a detailed and facinating book, containing extensive information that will assist in my research on the history of the Chippewa tribe. This is my first tool to begin my search for distant ancestors. God bless the Author Frances Densmore.

Frances Densmore lived with and studied the Chippewa people of Minnesota for several years. Her research has proved an invaluable resource for anyone wishing to know more about this fascinating cultural group. This book is chock full of information, from naming ceremonies to marriage customs to burial rites. If it were not for Mrs. Densmore, many valuable facts on an important people group would be lost

This is an excellent and well-written book. It is accessible and well documented. Some of the facts are stunning, which makes for a good reminder: if you aren't angry then you aren't paying attention. I highly encourage you to give it a read; it isn't a waste of time since it is such a fast page-turner and b/c it is riddled with information. You might as well take a look at what we are subsidizing.

I feel this book is an excellent resource in realizing the history our government has being prejudice. This book details the ideals of the COINTELPRO (COunter INTELligence PROgram), the progam that was created by the FBI in order to stop the progress that blacks, hispanics, and women had been making in the 60's and 70's. I feel it is a necessity to have and/or read if you are currently studying the history of political rights. A real quick shout-out to Zack de la Rocha of Rage Against the Machine for helping me discover this book by using a piece of it in his song 'Wake Up'.

The more times I use this book as a reference, the more I find. To call it a wealth of information is to wildly understate the case. It is more like a bottomless pit...

At first glance, the book's most impressive attribute is the large number of documents which are reproduced (a picture's worth a thousand words, I guess). But then one find's one's self getting caught up in the explanatory narrative, and the documents shift into their proper background or ullustrational focus. And then there's the notes, hundreds of them, each brimming with detailed explanations of particular points, citations, suggested readings.

There's just no end to it. If one were to be allowed only one book on the FBI, this would definitiely be it!

Any chance the authors will be updating it any time soon?

The author presents the reader with an inside view of a law enforcement agency that has many unheralded successes and a few well publicized imperfections. The ATF is well respected by members of law enforcement and despised by many anti-gun control advocates and is often the subject of curiosity by those not directly alinged with either position

What has not been known until Vizzard authored this book, even by many of it's own employees is the influences of not only other government agencies but the anti-gun control organizations as well as party politics in the development of polices and missions by the leaders in this Bureau.

I spent nearly a quarter of a century as an agent with ATF and it's predecessor organization. I arrived on the scene (1959) as the heyday of liquor enforcement was fading. I was assigned to Bureau headquarters during the years when the Gun Control Act of 1968, and the Explosives Control Act of 1970, were enacted into law. I served in various managment positions in Washington, DC and later spent time on the firing line in two district offices (Detroit and Louisville) as the Assistant and finally as the Special Agent in Charge. My last two years with ATF before my retirement in 1983, were spent working on the streets and I received first hand knowledge of what it meant to be a "street agent" operating under the rules established as the result of the influence of internal and external politics.

The author has managed to capture the nuances of the pressures involved in enforcing laws that are not popular with segments of our society that have political clout. Politics are not limited to outside the agency and Mr. Vizzard has analyzed these as well. This book should be required reading for all special agents now on the job, former agents will be surprised to learn just how little they really knew about what was happening behind the scenes while working for ATF, all persons interested in government operations and even those persons who take umbrage of the law! s enforced by this battered but still proud agency will be impressed with the contents of "In The Cross Fire."

I was an ATF Agent and manager from April 1972 until Jan. 1997. Based upon my knowledge and experience, I am convinced this will be the best book ever written about ATF's history and development thru 1997. It is MUST reading for anyone who has ever been an ATF Agent, or anyone who is seriously interested in understanding ATF and how it got to be the way it is.

Among other things, it provides the most concise, thorough, accurate and comprehensive account of the tragedy at Waco that most readers will ever review. For this alone it is worth reading (and this opinion includes my own study of (1) the Treasury Dept.'s own report on The Investigation of Vernon Wayne Howell, AKA David Koresh, which is for sale by the U.S. Gov't Printing Office, and is well worth reading in its own right; and (2) hours before the TV in 1995 watching the House Congressional subcommittee hearing on Waco, which was completely inadequate, confusing, misleading and an absolute failure at discovering the truth - proof once again that politicians fail to get almost anything right). So if you really want to build your understanding of the events at Waco, read this book.

And the book is about much more than just Waco. It tells the real source of ATF's strengths (its agents, not its management), and why, because of these agents, with their "determination to perform in spite of inadequate resources, training, policy, leadership, and political support", ATF has been able (at least in the past, but probably not now or in the near future) to successfully compete with the FBI, an agency that was/is "far larger, better known, more prestigious, and infinitely better funded". And if you read carefully, you might even learn why this superior performance is doomed not to continue.

If you are an ATF Agent, with the typical love/hate relationship that most agents have with ATF, this book will speed you again through all of the conflicting emotions you have felt. And if you are one of ATF's critics, you will learn many things you did not know or even consider knowing before reading this book, and hopefully will begin to understand that in many instances you have criticized things that do not deserve criticism, and have failed to criticize the things that do. If you care at all about ATF, pro or con, READ THIS BOOK!

I was in ATF agent from April 1972 until I retired in January 1997, serving as both a field agent and a manager. Because of this experience and knowledge, I am convinced that this will be the best book ever written about the history of ATF. It is MUST reading for anyone who is or ever has been an ATF agent. It is also must reading for anyone who is seriously interested in understanding why ATF is as it is, and how it got that way. Among other things, it provides the most concise, thorough, accurate, and comprehensive overall account of the tragedy at Waco that I have ever read or heard. For this alone, it is worth reading. And this opinion includes my own complete study of (1) the Treasury Dept.'s own report on Waco, to wit, the Investigation of Vernon Wayne Howell, aka David Koresh, which is for sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, and (2) hours before the television listening to the complete live Congressional house subcommittee hearings on Waco (incidentally, completely confusing and misleading, and an absolute failure at discovering facts - proof once again of Congress' repeated failure to get almost anything right). So read the Treasury Dept.'s report if you want (it is actually worthwhile), or waste your time watching Congress, but if you really want to know, read Vizzard's book. But the book is about much more than just Waco. Read it and learn the real source of ATF's strength (it's agents, not its management), and why, because of these agents, with their "determination to perform in spite of inadequate resources, training, policy, leadership, and political support", ATF has been (at least in the past, but probably not now or in the future) been able to successfully compete with the FBI, an agency that was "far larger, better known, more prestigious, and infinitely better funded". And learn (if you read carefully) why this superior performance is doomed not to continue in the future. If you are an ATF Agent, with the traditional love/hate relationship that most agents have with the agency, this book will speed you again through all of the conflicting emotions you have experienced on the job. And even if you are one of ATF's most severe critics, you will learn many things you did not know or even consider knowing before reading this book, and hopefully you will even begin to understand that in many instances you have been criticizing things that do not deserve criticism, and failing to criticize things that do. If you care at all about ATF, pro or con, READ THIS BOOK!

Though the plot was somewhat thin and didn't hold together all that well, what this book lacks in literary merit it more than makes up for with numbers.

Though there are plenty of large numbers, like 347,991, all the numbers you remember from childhood are also present. The number 9 is a scene-stealer, as usual. I'm told that the Count from Sesame Street had a hand in the editing, and I was able to detect his influence here and there.

My only suggestion is that there should be a character map at the begining of the book, like they have at the beginning of a play. Whenever the number 5.4% came up, I racked my brains trying to remember if that was the same 5.4% that had appeared a hundred pages ago as the unemployment rate. Or was it rate of increase in air pollution measurements over major urban areas? I don't know. But a quick character map would have cleared it right up, saving me a lot of flipping back and forth.

this is one of the best historical Statistical Abstracts of the U.S. that I have ever read. Its really takes adventure to the edge, escpecially when it gets to the health and nutrition section. I severely recomend taking a night out and reading this absolutely great literature.

No, you'll never use *all* the tables.

But, if you're ever interested in "the numbers", this book is usually the best place to start.

Written insightfully. You will find both humor and seriousness. He addresses social problems, bureau red-tape, the mob, specific investigations and more.

This is a solid account of FBI work as it really is, showing that agents are neither flawless supermen nor incompetent idiots--that they're human, in other words. Very readable, too.

I found this book to be insightful and well written. Phil Kerby seems to tell you the good and the bad about the FBI. I could feel his pride as I read the book. If you are interested in the FBI, crimefighting, and more, this book is for you. I truly enjoyed it.

"Cloaked Mode" is a witty and clever collection of stories as told through the Case Files of the World Espionage Bureau. The reader is whisked away on wirlwind adventures with WEB Agents Attewelle and Terry. Each case is a story unto itself with its own momentum and unpredictable ending. Raetz brilliantly paints wonderful and exciting images of the exotic locations and blend in the native tongue of the locales for some added flavor, wrapping the reader into the story.

W. G. Raetz has used his extensive background in law enforcement and familiarity with military tactics to propel us into the world of the World Espionage Bureau (WEB). The agents that we follow are multifaceted, three-dimensional people who excel in their duties and also maintain distinct and believable interpersonal relationships. It is clear that the author has traveled extensively and his familiarity with foreign landscapes, customs, and languages are apparent throughout the novel.

Each of the stories can be read on their own in 'bedside' fashion or together as a page-turner.

No matter how you choose to be absorbed in this work, you'll be left wanting for more at the end.

Deep Cover is a personal account by a former FBI agent. The book focuses on his assignment to infiltrate the Weather Underground. If Deep Cover pulls any punches, hides any unethical or illegal activities on the part of the nation's police, we must assume such incidents were truly horrific because what is revealed here is very troubling. Excellent book for people who think cops care about the law.

authored by Cril Payne, a deep cover FBI agent assigned to infiltrate the weatherman underground in the 60's and 70's, this diary of his experiences is unlike any document you have ever read about this extraordinary era

i really liked this nancy drew and hardy boys super mystery. it was intriuging and suspenseful. i especially liked the ending of it because it was hard to guess who the culprit of the crime was. joe and frank's mystery was not as good as nancy's in the story though. which is okay because a lot of times their mystery is a lot more suspenseful. as for the romance aspect a different guy other then frank liked nancy and i really want nancy and frank to hook up so i was disappointed but overall it was a smashing book.

When Nancy Drew goes undercover at the FBI Academy to protect a trainee, she has no idea that Frank and Joe Hardy are there as well. Nancy has been asked to be a 'guardian angel' for Judy Noll, the senator's daughter. An unknown assasin has already tried to kill Judy once, and the FBI needs some help. Soon after she arrives, Nancy meets Frank and Joe, who are also posing as trainees. They are working 'to expose a corrupt FBI agent in an industrial espionage scheme.' All is normal at first. Then Judy's roomate, Erin, is found murdered on a jogging trail. The hypothesis is that the killer mistaked her for Judy. Nancy decides that the only way she can save Judy is to pretend to be Judy. Set herself up as the target. Both girls look alike. Then Nancy stumbles upon a dark secret which changes the whole situation. The question isn't "Who wants Judy murdered?" but it's "Who wants Erin killed?"

Meanwhile, Frank and Joe are on their own assignment. Though I personally think Nancy's part is the more exciting one, F and J have big parts in the book as well. A good mystery for anyone, with a special twist at the end. I loved Spies and Lies! It's one of my favorite Nancy Drew & Hardy Boys books!

This is an excellent book which happens to be the first one of the series which I read.It led to my reading each and every book of that series.Nancy Drew & Frank and Joe are undercover there.Nancy- hired by special agent Burr,to act as a bodyguard to Judy Noll but ends up solving the case as you guess.Frank & Joe-undercover too hired by the Network to solve the case of the watchdog which they do. The book's great.It's super thrilling all right.There's murder,there's suspence and everything a good book needs.Though it needs some romance

Written from a typical partisan perspective, i.e. republicans, democrats, liberals, conservatives. No mention of participants' connections to Elite groups, i.e. Council on Foreign Relations, Trilateral Commission, Bilderbergs. A good documentary, none the less.

There have been so many books on this subject which have attempted to present one or another political party's point of view in a convincing manner that it is truly refreshing to read an author who gets her facts straight and lets the reader come to his or her own conclusions. Olmsted looks carefully at these investigations, and presents them honestly and with understanding. Good job!

If anyone still believes the mainstream press protects the interests of the average citizen, this book will disabuse you of that notion very quickly. Olmstead delivers a fascinating and lively expose of how the Washington press corps -- faced with a real opportunity in the 1970s to bring light and accountability into one of the darkest corners of our government -- turned tail and ran. Her book goes a long way towards explaining why media coverage of the so-called "intelligence community" is so lame and subservient, even to this day. Well-written, thoroughly enjoyable, and damned infuriating.